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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 001-32892

MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware		20-3547095
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

1200 Abernathy Road N.E.

Suite 1200

Atlanta, GA 30328

(Address of principal executive offices)

(770) 206-4200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes x No

There were 161,685,150 shares of common stock of the registrant outstanding at July 31, 2016.

PART I


Item 1.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

	June 30,			September 30,
	2016			2015
	(in millions, except share amounts)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	148.3		$	113.1
Receivables, net	185.5			175.3
Inventories	215.2			219.1
Deferred income taxes	—			28.3
Other current assets	17.8			13.7
Total current assets	566.8			549.5
Property, plant and equipment, net	146.5			148.9
Intangible assets	491.4			507.3
Other noncurrent assets	26.2			24.1
Total assets	$	1,230.9		$	1,229.8

Liabilities and equity:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	5.9		$	6.1
Accounts payable	82.0			98.7
Other current liabilities	70.2			63.2
Total current liabilities	158.1			168.0
Long-term debt	480.1			482.9
Deferred income taxes	107.9			145.3
Other noncurrent liabilities	90.4			65.8
Total liabilities	836.5			862.0

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

Common stock: 600,000,000 shares authorized; 161,633,178 and 160,497,841 shares outstanding at June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively	1.6			1.6
Additional paid-in capital	1,567.2			1,574.8
Accumulated deficit	(1,105.4		)	(1,142.8		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(70.2		)	(67.3		)
Total Company stockholders’ equity	393.2			366.3
Noncontrolling interest	1.2			1.5
Total equity	394.4			367.8
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,230.9		$	1,229.8

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Net sales	$	310.1	$	301.0	$	836.4	$	853.1
Cost of sales	203.0		204.8		575.7		603.5
Gross profit	107.1		96.2		260.7		249.6
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	55.9		52.9		163.6		163.7
Pension settlement	16.6		—		16.6		—
Loss on Walter receivable	—		11.6		—		11.6
Other charges	4.9		0.2		6.6		9.1
Total operating expenses	77.4		64.7		186.8		184.4
Operating income	29.7		31.5		73.9		65.2
Interest expense, net	6.0		6.3		18.0		21.8
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—		—		—		31.3
Income before income taxes	23.7		25.2		55.9		12.1
Income tax expense	8.2		8.7		18.5		3.5
Net income	$	15.5	$	16.5	$	37.4	$	8.6

Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.10	$	0.10	$	0.23	$	0.05
Diluted	$	0.09	$	0.10	$	0.23	$	0.05

Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	161.6		160.8		161.2		160.5
Diluted	163.6		163.5		163.3		163.3

Dividends declared per share	$	—	$	0.020	$	0.070	$	0.055

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
	(in millions)
Net income	$	15.5		$	16.5		$	37.4		$	8.6
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Minimum pension liability	7.2			(5.2		)	(1.2		)	(15.7		)
Income tax effects	(2.8		)	2.0			0.5			6.1
Foreign currency translation	(0.2		)	1.0			0.8			(4.7		)
Derivative fair value change	(1.8		)	0.9			(4.9		)	0.9
Income tax effects	0.7			(0.4		)	1.9			(0.4		)
	3.1			(1.7		)	(2.9		)	(13.8		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	18.6		$	14.8		$	34.5		$	(5.2	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 (UNAUDITED)

	Common stock		Additional paid-in capital			Accumulated deficit			Accumulated other comprehensive loss			Non-controlling interest			Total
	(in millions)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	1.6	$	1,574.8		$	(1,142.8	)	$	(67.3	)	$	1.5		$	367.8
Net income	—		—			37.4			—			(0.3		)	37.1
Dividends declared	—		(11.3		)	—			—			—			(11.3		)
Shares retained for employee taxes	—		(3.2		)	—			—			—			(3.2		)
Stock-based compensation	—		4.0			—			—			—			4.0
Stock issued under stock compensation plans	—		2.9			—			—			—			2.9
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—		—			—			(2.9		)	—			(2.9		)
Balance at June 30, 2016	$	1.6	$	1,567.2		$	(1,105.4	)	$	(70.2	)	$	1.2		$	394.4

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

	Nine months ended
	June 30,
	2016			2015
	(in millions)
Operating activities:
Net income	$	37.4		$	8.6
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	21.0			21.2
Amortization	18.2			22.0
Retirement plan expense	20.2			0.4
Stock-based compensation	4.0			3.6
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—			31.3
Loss on Walter receivable	—			11.6
Deferred income taxes	(7.8		)	1.1
Other, net	3.1			4.8
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(9.8		)	13.0
Inventories	4.2			(33.3		)
Other assets	(7.0		)	(2.0		)
Liabilities	(9.9		)	(63.1		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	73.6			19.2
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(22.6		)	(26.3		)
Proceeds from sales of assets	0.2			4.9
Other	—			0.3
Net cash used in investing activities	(22.4		)	(21.1		)
Financing activities:
Dividends paid	(11.3		)	(8.8		)
Employee taxes related to stock-based compensation	(3.2		)	(2.4		)
Repayments of debt	(3.8		)	(587.7		)
Issuance of debt	—			512.5
Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation	—			3.2
Stock repurchased under buyback program	—			(5.0		)
Issuance of common stock	2.9			2.9
Financing costs paid	(0.1		)	(8.5		)
Other	(0.3		)	(0.7		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(15.8		)	(94.5		)
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash	(0.2		)	(3.3		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	35.2			(99.7		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	113.1			161.1
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	148.3		$	61.4

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)


Note 1.	Organization

Mueller Water Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, operates in three business segments: Mueller Co., Anvil and Mueller Technologies. Mueller Co. manufactures valves for water and gas systems, including butterfly, iron gate, tapping, check, knife, plug and ball valves, as well as dry-barrel and wet-barrel fire hydrants. Anvil manufactures and sources a broad range of products, including a variety of fittings, couplings, hangers and related products. Mueller Technologies offers metering systems, leak detection, pipe condition assessment and other related products and services. The “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Mueller Water Products, Inc. and its subsidiaries. With regard to the Company’s segments, “we,” “us” or “our” may also refer to the segment being discussed.

Mueller Co. owns a 49% ownership interest in an industrial valve joint venture. Due to substantive control features in the operating agreement, all of the joint venture’s assets, liabilities and results of operations are included in our consolidated financial statements. The net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest is included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Noncontrolling interest is recorded at its carrying value, which approximates fair value.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, whenever we refer to a particular year, we mean our fiscal year ended or ending September 30 in that particular calendar year.

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which require us to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, sales and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities for the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. In our opinion, all normal and recurring adjustments that we consider necessary for a fair financial statement presentation have been made. Certain reclassifications have been made to previously reported amounts to conform to the current presentation. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data at September 30, 2015 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.

At March 31, 2016, we adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. Most significantly, this update changes the accounting for “excess tax benefits” related to stock-based compensation awards by requiring such benefits be included in earnings, rather than recorded directly to additional paid-in capital.

At December 31, 2015, we adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update 2015-17 Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, which requires that all deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities, netted by tax jurisdiction, be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. The prior period condensed consolidated balance sheet has not been reclassified.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 Leases, which will require us to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for those leases currently referred to as operating leases. This requirement is effective for 2020, although early adoption is permitted. The update allows for several different methods of application and adoption of the requirement. We are currently evaluating these methods, in what period we will adopt the requirement, and the impact of this requirement, which we do not believe will be material to our consolidated financial statements as a whole.


Note 2.	Other Operating Expenses

During the quarter ended June 30, 2016, we initiated certain demolition and related activities for our Statesboro, Georgia property, some of the costs of which are indemnified by Tyco as explained in Note 10. We have recorded a receivable from Tyco for our estimated recovery under the indemnification and a net charge of $3.6 million under the caption other charges.

In December 2014, Mueller Co. sold certain assets related to its municipal casting operations in Canada and closed the associated facility. These actions resulted in other charges of $7.2 million, which was comprised of a $2.5 million impairment charge, $2.3 million of environmental remediation costs and $2.4 million of severance and other costs. These operations generated net sales of $11.5 million during 2014.


Note 3.	Borrowing Arrangements

The components of our long-term debt are presented below.



	June 30,			September 30,
	2016			2015
	(in millions)
ABL Agreement	$	—		$	—
Term Loan	490.6			494.0
Other	2.0			2.4
Deferred financing costs	(6.6		)	(7.4		)
	486.0			489.0
Less current portion	(5.9		)	(6.1		)
Long-term debt	$	480.1		$	482.9

ABL Agreement. At June 30, 2016, our asset based lending agreement (“ABL Agreement”) consisted of a revolving credit facility for up to $225 million of revolving credit borrowings, swing line loans and letters of credit. The ABL Agreement permits us to increase the size of the credit facility by an additional $150 million in certain circumstances subject to adequate borrowing base availability. We may borrow up to $25 million through swing line loans and may have up to $60 million of letters of credit outstanding.

Borrowings under the ABL Agreement bear interest at a floating rate equal to LIBOR, plus a margin ranging from 175 to 225 basis points, or a base rate, as defined in the ABL Agreement, plus a margin ranging from 75 to 125 basis points. At June 30, 2016, the applicable rate was LIBOR plus 175 basis points.

The ABL Agreement was scheduled to terminate on December 18, 2017. We pay a commitment fee for any unused borrowing capacity under the ABL Agreement of either 37.5 basis points per annum or 25 basis points per annum, based on daily average availability during the previous calendar quarter. At June 30, 2016, our commitment fee was 37.5 basis points. Our obligations under the ABL Agreement are secured by a first-priority perfected lien on all of our U.S. receivables and inventories, certain cash and other supporting obligations. Borrowings are not subject to any financial maintenance covenants unless excess availability is less than the greater of $22.5 million and 10% of the aggregate commitments under the ABL Agreement. Excess availability based on June 30, 2016 data, as reduced by outstanding letters of credit, interest rate swap contract liabilities and accrued fees and expenses of $30.1 million, was $173.4 million.

On July 13, 2016, we amended the ABL agreement and extended its maturity date to July 13, 2021. Additionally, we improved financial and other terms, including reducing interest rate margins and commitment fees.

Term Loan. On November 25, 2014, we entered into a $500.0 million senior secured term loan (“Term Loan”). The proceeds from the Term Loan, along with other cash, were used to prepay our 7.375% Senior Subordinated Notes and 8.75% Senior Unsecured Notes and to satisfy and discharge our obligations under the respective indentures. We recorded a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $31.3 million.

The Term Loan accrues interest at a floating rate equal to LIBOR, subject to a floor of 0.75%, plus 325 basis points. At June 30, 2016, the weighted-average effective interest rate was 4.02%. We may voluntarily repay amounts borrowed under the Term Loan at any time. The principal amount of the Term Loan is required to be repaid in quarterly installments of $1.25 million, with any remaining principal due on November 25, 2021. The Term Loan is guaranteed by substantially all of our U.S. subsidiaries and is secured by essentially all of our assets, although the ABL Agreement has a senior claim on certain collateral securing borrowings thereunder. The Term Loan is reported net of unamortized discount of $1.9 million. Based on quoted market prices, the outstanding Term Loan had a fair value of $493.7 million at June 30, 2016.

The Term Loan contains affirmative and negative operating covenants applicable to us and our restricted subsidiaries. We believe we were compliant with these covenants at June 30, 2016 and expect to remain in compliance through June 30, 2017.


Note 4.	Derivative Financial Instruments

We are exposed to interest rate risk that we manage to some extent using derivative instruments. We have four interest rate swap contracts with an aggregate notional amount of $150.0 million and with forward start dates of September 30, 2016. Following that date, we expect to make quarterly interest payments calculated on this notional amount at a rate equal to a fixed rate of 2.341% minus 3-month LIBOR subject to a floor of 0.75%. If 3-month LIBOR exceeds the fixed rate, we would instead receive quarterly interest payments.

In conjunction with the LIBOR-based interest payments under our Term Loan, these swap contracts effectively fix the interest rate on $150.0 million of our Term Loan borrowings at 5.591% from September 30, 2016 through September 30, 2021.

We have designated our interest rate swap contracts as cash flow hedges of these future Term Loan interest payments and elected to apply the “shortcut” method of assessing hedge effectiveness. As a result, the gain or loss on the swap contracts is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) and will be reclassified into interest expense as the related interest payments are made.

The fair values of the swap contracts are presented below.



	June 30,		September 30,
	2016		2015
	(in millions)
Other current liabilities	$	1.7	$	—
Other noncurrent liabilities	5.8		2.6
	$	7.5	$	2.6

The fair values and the classification of the fair values between current and noncurrent portions are based on calculated cash flows using publicly available interest rate forward rate yield curve information, but amounts due at the actual settlement dates are dependent on actual rates in effect at the settlement dates and may differ significantly from amounts shown above.


Note. 5	Retirement Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for our pension plans are as follows.



	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
	(in millions)
Service cost	$	0.5		$	0.5		$	1.3		$	1.5
Interest cost	5.0			5.0			15.1			15.0
Expected return on plan assets	(4.9		)	(6.2		)	(15.1		)	(18.5		)
Amortization of actuarial net loss	0.7			0.8			2.3			2.4
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1.3		$	0.1		$	3.6		$	0.4

The amortization of actuarial losses, net of tax, is recorded as a component of other comprehensive income (loss).

During the 2016 third quarter, our U.S. pension plan (“Plan”) completed a pension obligation settlement program targeting vested, terminated participants not yet receiving benefits. Approximately 75% of eligible participants accepted settlement offers. The Plan distributed assets totaling $58.5 million and remeasured its liabilities in June 2016. We incurred a non-cash charge of $16.6 million as a result of the program, which had an immaterial impact on the Plan’s funded ratio.


Note 6.	Stock-based Compensation Plans

We have granted various forms of stock-based compensation, including stock options, restricted stock units and both cash-settled and stock-settled performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) under our Amended and Restated 2006 Mueller Water Products, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the “2006 Stock Plan”).

A PRSU award represents a target number of units that may be paid out at the end of a multi-year award cycle consisting of a series of annual performance periods coinciding with our fiscal years. After we determine the financial performance targets related to PRSUs for a given performance period, typically during the first quarter of that fiscal year, we consider that portion of a PRSU award to be granted. Thus, each award consists of a grant in the year of award and grants in the designated following years. Settlement will range from zero to two times the number of PRSUs granted, depending on our financial performance against the targets. As determined at the date of award, PRSUs may settle in cash-value equivalent of, or directly in, shares of our common stock.

The stock-settled PRSUs awarded in 2013 settled in the quarter ended December 31, 2015 with an issuance of 542,212 shares of our common stock. This settlement reflected payouts of zero times target for the 2015 performance period, two times target for the 2014 performance period and two times target for the 2013 performance period.

We awarded 233,471 stock-settled PRSUs in the quarter ended December 31, 2015 that will settle in three years.

We have granted cash-settled Phantom Plan instruments under the Mueller Water Products, Inc. Phantom Plan (“Phantom Plan”). At June 30, 2016, the outstanding Phantom Plan instruments had a fair value of $11.42 per instrument and our liability for Phantom Plan instruments was $2.9 million.

We granted stock-based compensation awards under the 2006 Stock Plan, the Mueller Water Products, Inc. 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the Phantom Plan during the nine months ended June 30, 2016 as follows.



	Number granted	Weighted average grant date fair value per instrument		Total grant date fair value (in millions)
Quarter ended December 31, 2015:
Restricted stock units	233,471	$	9.38	$	2.2
Employee stock purchase plan instruments	61,313	1.84		0.1
Phantom Plan instruments	232,090	9.38		2.2
PRSUs: 2016 award	77,824	9.38		0.7
2015 award	80,229	9.38		0.8
2014 award	90,849	9.38		0.9
Quarter ended March 31, 2016:
Restricted stock units	93,849	8.63		0.8
Phantom Plan instruments	1,500	8.11		—
Employee stock purchase plan instruments	58,411	1.67		0.1
Quarter ended June 30, 2016:
Restricted stock units	32,935	10.92		0.4
Phantom Plan instruments	69,285	11.43		0.8
Employee stock purchase plan instruments	53,112	1.82		0.1
				$	9.1

We recorded stock-based compensation expense of $2.1 million and $0.6 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $6.6 million and $5.9 million during the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. At June 30, 2016, there was approximately $6.3 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to stock-based compensation arrangements, and 235,876 PRSUs that have been awarded but not yet granted.

We excluded 257,811 and 1,021,028 of stock-based compensation instruments from the calculations of diluted earnings per share for the quarters ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and 925,296 and 993,148 for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, since their inclusion would have been antidilutive.


Note 7.	Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

Selected supplemental balance sheet information is presented below.



	June 30,			September 30,
	2016			2015
	(in millions)
Inventories:
Purchased components and raw material	$	76.8		$	77.8
Work in process	37.9			40.7
Finished goods	100.5			100.6
	$	215.2		$	219.1
Property, plant and equipment:
Land	$	9.9		$	9.4
Buildings	80.5			79.3
Machinery and equipment	366.2			350.7
Construction in progress	16.0			20.1
	472.6			459.5
Accumulated depreciation	(326.1		)	(310.6		)
	$	146.5		$	148.9
Other current liabilities:
Compensation and benefits	$	30.8		$	30.5
Customer rebates	12.8			15.4
Taxes other than income taxes	3.7			4.0
Warranty	2.5			2.9
Income taxes	5.0			0.8
Environmental	6.6			1.9
Interest	0.5			0.5
Restructuring	—			0.1
Other	8.3			7.1
	$	70.2		$	63.2

Gross liabilities for unrecognized income tax benefits	$	2.9		$	2.6


Note 8.	Segment Information

Summarized financial information for our segments is presented below.



	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
	(in millions)
Net sales, excluding intercompany:
Mueller Co.	$	198.7		$	187.8		$	525.6		$	510.2
Anvil	85.4			89.2			251.4			277.4
Mueller Technologies	26.0			24.0			59.4			65.5
	$	310.1		$	301.0		$	836.4		$	853.1
Intercompany sales:
Mueller Co.	$	1.5		$	1.8		$	4.4		$	5.4
Anvil	—			—			0.1			0.1
Mueller Technologies	—			—			—			—
	$	1.5		$	1.8		$	4.5		$	5.5
Operating income (loss):
Mueller Co.	$	51.7		$	46.7		$	110.4		$	91.5
Anvil	6.5			7.0			18.1			21.4
Mueller Technologies	(1.5		)	(3.5		)	(10.2		)	(11.1		)
Corporate	(27.0		)	(18.7		)	(44.4		)	(36.6		)
	$	29.7		$	31.5		$	73.9		$	65.2
Depreciation and amortization:
Mueller Co.	$	8.5		$	9.7		$	25.5		$	29.1
Anvil	3.3			3.6			9.9			10.8
Mueller Technologies	1.2			1.1			3.5			3.0
Corporate	0.1			0.1			0.3			0.3
	$	13.1		$	14.5		$	39.2		$	43.2
Operating expenses, excluding SG&A:
Mueller Co.	$	2.4		$	0.1		$	3.0		$	8.2
Anvil	0.9			0.2			1.5			0.4
Mueller Technologies	—			—			0.5			0.1
Corporate	18.2			11.5			18.2			12.0
	$	21.5		$	11.8		$	23.2		$	20.7
Capital expenditures:
Mueller Co.	$	3.6		$	4.8		$	12.4		$	13.1
Anvil	2.3			2.5			5.6			8.5
Mueller Technologies	1.4			1.9			4.5			4.6
Corporate	—			0.1			0.1			0.1
	$	7.3		$	9.3		$	22.6		$	26.3


Note 9.	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated other comprehensive loss is presented below.



	Minimum pension liability, net of tax			Foreign currency translation			Derivative instruments, net of tax			Total

Balance at September 30, 2015	$	(59.4	)	$	(6.3	)	$	(1.6	)	$	(67.3	)
Current period other comprehensive income (loss)	(0.7		)	0.8			(3.0		)	(2.9		)
Balance at June 30, 2016	$	(60.1	)	$	(5.5	)	$	(4.6	)	$	(70.2	)


Note 10.	Commitments and Contingencies

We are involved in various legal proceedings that have arisen in the normal course of operations, including the proceedings summarized below. The effect of the outcome of these matters on our financial statements cannot be predicted with certainty as any such effect depends on the amount and timing of the resolution of such matters. Other than the litigation described below, we do not believe that any of our outstanding litigation would have a material adverse effect on our business or prospects.

Environmental. We are subject to a wide variety of laws and regulations concerning the protection of the environment, both with respect to the operations at many of our properties and with respect to remediating environmental conditions that may exist at our own or other properties. We accrue for environmental expenses resulting from existing conditions that relate to past operations when the costs are probable and reasonably estimable.

In the acquisition agreement pursuant to which a predecessor to Tyco sold our businesses to a previous owner in August 1999, Tyco agreed to indemnify us and our affiliates, among other things, for all “Excluded Liabilities.” Excluded Liabilities include, among other things, substantially all liabilities relating to the time prior to August 1999, including environmental liabilities. The indemnity survives indefinitely. Tyco’s indemnity does not cover liabilities to the extent caused by us or the operation of our businesses after August 1999, nor does it cover liabilities arising with respect to businesses or sites acquired after August 1999. Since 2007, Tyco has engaged in multiple corporate changes. While none of these transactions directly affects the indemnification obligations of the Tyco indemnitors under the 1999 acquisition agreement, the result of such transactions is that the assets of, and control over, such Tyco indemnitors has changed. Should any of these Tyco indemnitors become financially unable or fail to comply with the terms of the indemnity, we may be responsible for such obligations or liabilities.

In September 1987, we implemented an Administrative Consent Order (“ACO”) for our Burlington, New Jersey property, which was required under the New Jersey Environmental Cleanup Responsibility Act (now known as the Industrial Site Recovery Act). The ACO required soil and ground-water cleanup, and we completed, and received final approval on, the soil cleanup required by the ACO. We retained this property when we sold our former U.S. Pipe segment. We expect ground-water issues as well as issues associated with the demolition of former manufacturing facilities at this site will continue and remediation by us could be required. Long-term ground-water monitoring may also be required, but we do not know how long such monitoring would be required and do not believe monitoring or further remediation costs, if any, will have a material adverse effect on any of our financial statements.

On July 13, 2010, Rohcan Investments Limited, the former owner of property leased by Mueller Canada Ltd. and located in Milton, Ontario, filed suit against Mueller Canada Ltd. and its directors seeking C$10.0 million in damages arising from the defendants’ alleged environmental contamination of the property and breach of lease. Mueller Canada Ltd. leased the property from 1988 through 2008. We are pursuing indemnification from a former owner for certain potential liabilities that are alleged in this lawsuit, and we have accrued for other liabilities not covered by indemnification. On December 7, 2011, the court denied the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment.

The purchaser of U.S. Pipe has been identified as a “potentially responsible party” (“PRP”) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“Superfund”) in connection with a former manufacturing facility operated by U.S. Pipe that was in the vicinity of a Superfund site located in North Birmingham, Alabama. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement relating to our sale of U.S. Pipe, we agreed to indemnify the purchaser for certain environmental liabilities, including those arising out of the former manufacturing site located in North Birmingham. Accordingly, the purchaser tendered the matter to us for indemnification, which we accepted. Ultimate liability for the site will depend on many factors that have not yet been determined, including the determination of EPA’s remediation costs, the number and financial viability of the other PRPs (there are four other PRPs currently) and the determination of the final allocation of the costs among the PRPs, if any. Accordingly, because the amount of such costs cannot be reasonably estimated at this time, no amounts were accrued for this matter at June 30, 2016.

Walter Energy. Each member of the Walter Energy consolidated group, which included us (including our subsidiaries) through December 14, 2006, is jointly and severally liable for the federal income tax liability of each other member of the consolidated group for any year in which it is a member of the group at any time during such year. Accordingly, we could be liable in the event any such federal income tax liability is incurred, and not discharged, by any other member of the Walter Energy consolidated group for any period during which we were included in the Walter Energy consolidated group.

Walter Energy effectively controlled all of our tax decisions for periods during which we were a member of the Walter Energy consolidated group for federal income tax purposes and certain combined, consolidated or unitary state and local income tax groups. Under the terms of an income tax allocation agreement between us and Walter Energy, dated May 26, 2006, we generally computed our tax liability on a stand-alone basis, but Walter Energy has sole authority to respond to and conduct all tax proceedings (including tax audits) relating to our federal income and combined state tax returns, to file all such tax returns on our behalf and to determine the amount of our liability to (or entitlement to payment from) Walter Energy for such previous periods.

According to Walter Energy’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 5, 2015 (“Walter November 2015 Filing”), a dispute exists with the IRS with regard to federal income taxes for years 1980 to 1994 and 1999 to 2001 allegedly owed by the Walter Energy consolidated group, which included U.S. Pipe during these periods. As a matter of law, we are jointly and severally liable for any final tax determination, which means we would be liable in the event Walter Energy is unable to pay any amounts owed. According to the Walter November 2015 Filing, at September 30, 2015, Walter Energy had $33.0 million of accruals for unrecognized tax benefits on the matters subject to disposition. In the Walter November 2015 Filing, Walter Energy stated it believed it had sufficient accruals to address any claims, including interest and penalties, and did not believe that any potential difference between any final settlements and amounts accrued would have a material effect on Walter Energy’s financial position, but such potential difference could be material to its results of operations in a future reporting period.

Walter Energy filed a petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in July 2015, which is pending before the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama (“Bankruptcy Case”). We continue to monitor the progress of the Bankruptcy Case to determine whether we could be liable for all or a portion of this federal income tax liability if it is incurred, and not discharged, for any period during which we were included in the Walter Energy consolidated group.

On January 11, 2016, the IRS filed a proof of claim in the Bankruptcy Case, alleging that Walter Energy owes amounts for prior taxable periods (specifically, 1983-1994, 2000-2002 and 2005) in an aggregate amount of $554.3 million ($229.1 million of which the IRS claims is entitled to priority status in the Bankruptcy Case). The IRS asserts that its claim is based on an alleged settlement of Walter Energy’s tax liability for the 1983-1995 taxable periods in connection with Walter Energy’s prior bankruptcy proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida. In the proof of claim, the IRS included an alternative calculation in the event the alleged settlement of the prior bankruptcy court is found to be non-binding, which provides for a claim by the IRS in an aggregate amount of $860.4 million ($535.3 million of which the IRS claims is entitled to priority status in the Bankruptcy Case).

According to a current report on Form 8-K filed by Walter Energy with the SEC on April 1, 2016 (“Walter April 2016 Filing”), on March 31, 2016, Walter Energy closed on the sale of substantially all of Walter Energy's Alabama assets pursuant to the provisions of Sections 105, 363 and 365 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Walter April 2016 Filing further stated that Walter Energy would have no further material business operations after April 1, 2016 and Walter Energy was evaluating its options with respect to the wind down of its remaining assets. The asset sale did not impact the IRS’ proof of claim filed in the Bankruptcy Case and the proof of claim, as well as the alleged tax liability thereunder, remain unresolved.

We cannot predict whether or to what extent we may become liable for the tax-related amounts of the Walter Energy consolidated group asserted in the IRS’ proof of claim filed in the Bankruptcy Case, in part, because: (i) the amounts owed by the Walter Energy consolidated group for certain of the taxable periods from 1980 through 2006 remain unresolved; (ii) it is

unclear whether Walter Energy will be obligated to pay any or all of such amounts owed; and (iii) in the event Walter Energy does not discharge all tax obligations for the consolidated group, it is unclear whether and to what extent the IRS will seek to enforce claims against us and any other member of the Walter Energy consolidated group. Walter Energy stated in the Walter November 2015 Filing that it believes its tax filing positions have substantial merit and it intends to vigorously defend the claims asserted by the IRS. We also intend to vigorously assert any and all available defenses against any liability we may have as a member of the Walter Energy consolidated group. However, we cannot currently estimate our liability, if any, relating to the tax-related liabilities of Walter Energy’s consolidated tax group for tax years prior to 2007, and such liability could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.

In accordance with the income tax allocation agreement entered into in connection with our spin-off from Walter Energy, Walter Energy used certain tax assets of one of our predecessors in its calendar 2006 tax return for which payment to us is required. The income tax allocation agreement only requires Walter Energy to make the payment upon realization of this tax benefit by receiving a refund or otherwise offsetting taxes due. Walter Energy owes us $11.6 million that is payable pending completion of an IRS audit of Walter Energy’s 2006 tax year and the related refund of tax from that year. As a result of the Bankruptcy Case, we wrote off this receivable during the quarter ended September 30, 2015.

Indemnifications. We are a party to contracts in which it is common for us to agree to indemnify third parties for certain liabilities that arise out of or relate to the subject matter of the contract. In some cases, this indemnity extends to related liabilities arising from the negligence of the indemnified parties, but usually excludes any liabilities caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct. We cannot estimate the potential amount of future payments under these indemnities until events arise that would trigger a liability under the indemnities.

Additionally, in connection with the sale of assets and the divestiture of businesses, such as the divestiture of our former U.S. Pipe segment, we may agree to indemnify buyers and related parties for certain losses or liabilities incurred by these parties with respect to: (i) the representations and warranties made by us to these parties in connection with the sale and (ii) liabilities related to the pre-closing operations of the assets or business sold. Indemnities related to pre-closing operations generally include certain environmental, tax and other liabilities not assumed by these parties in the transaction.

Indemnities related to the pre-closing operations of sold assets or businesses normally do not represent additional liabilities to us, but simply serve to protect these parties from potential liability associated with our obligations existing at the time of the sale. As with any liability, we have accrued for those pre-closing obligations that are considered probable and reasonably estimable. Should circumstances change, increasing the likelihood of payments related to a specific indemnity, we will accrue a liability when future payment is probable and the amount is reasonably estimable.

Other Matters. Anvil is in a dispute with Victaulic Company (“Victaulic”) regarding two patents held by Victaulic, U.S. Patent 7,086,131 (“131 Patent”) and U.S. Patent 7,712,796 (“796 Patent” and collectively with the 131 Patent, “U.S. Patents”), which Anvil believes are invalid. The U.S. Patents potentially relate to a coupling product currently manufactured and marketed by Anvil. Anvil filed multiple reexamination requests with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) regarding the U.S. Patents, and the PTO granted the requests. Although the PTO examiner initially invalidated most of the claims of the 796 Patent, the PTO examiner affirmed the validity of the 796 Patent in September 2014. The PTO examiner’s decision with respect to the 796 Patent has been appealed by Anvil and awaits review by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. In April 2015, the PTO examiner invalidated the original claim of the 131 Patent but found patentable several claims added during reexamination that appear substantially similar to those included in the 796 Patent. However, on July 13, 2016, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued a decision rejecting all claims of the 131 Patent as invalid. Relatedly, Anvil and Victaulic are engaged in lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and in the Federal Court of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Georgia District Court litigation has been stayed pending the final outcome of the ongoing reexaminations of the U.S. Patents by the PTO. Although Anvil intends to continue to vigorously contest the validity of the U.S. Patents, as well as Victaulic’s related patents in Canada, and to defend itself against any counterclaims made by Victaulic, the probability of a favorable or unfavorable outcome with respect to these proceedings is unknown. Any number of potential outcomes is possible due to the multiple claims associated with the proceedings, each of which is in different stages and subject to appeal. Further, there are a number of highly complex factual and technical issues involved, and it is uncertain whether a favorable or unfavorable result with respect to a particular ruling or proceeding will impact the other matters in controversy. Accordingly, we have not recorded any accrual with respect to these proceedings and a range of liability is not reasonably estimable.

We are party to a number of other lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability cases for products manufactured by us or third parties. We provide for costs relating to these matters when a loss is probable and the amount is reasonably estimable. Administrative costs related to these matters are expensed as incurred. The effect of the outcome of these matters on our future financial statements cannot be predicted with certainty as any such effect depends on the amount and timing of the resolution of such matters. While the results of litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, we

believe that the final outcome of such other litigation is not likely to have a materially adverse effect on our business or prospects.


Note 11.	Subsequent Events

On July 27, 2016, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.03 per share on our common stock, payable on or about August 19, 2016 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 8, 2016.


Item 2.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto that appear elsewhere in this report. This report contains certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements that address activities, events or developments that we intend, expect, plan, project, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make regarding our expectations for net sales or other financial results in 2016 and the outlook for general economic conditions, spending by municipalities and the residential and non-residential construction markets. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and assessments made by us in light of our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including regional, national or global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory conditions and the other factors described under the section entitled “RISK FACTORS” in Item 1A. of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2015 (“Annual Report”) and of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. Undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend to update forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, whenever we refer to a particular year, we mean our fiscal year ended or ending September 30 in that particular calendar year. We manage our businesses and report operations through three business segments, Mueller Co., Anvil and Mueller Technologies based largely on the products sold and the customers served.

Overview

Organization

On October 3, 2005, Walter Energy acquired all outstanding shares of capital stock representing the Mueller Co. and Anvil businesses and contributed them to its U.S. Pipe business to form the Company. In June 2006, we completed an initial public offering of 28,750,000 shares of Series A common stock and in December 2006, Walter Energy distributed to its shareholders all of its equity interests in the Company, consisting of all of the Company’s outstanding shares of Series B common stock. On January 28, 2009, each share of Series B common stock was converted into one share of Series A common stock and the Series A designation was discontinued.

Business

We expect our two primary end markets, repair and replacement of water infrastructure driven by municipal spending and new water infrastructure installation driven by residential construction to grow in 2016. We expect the residential construction market to grow faster than municipal spending.

Mueller Co.

We estimate approximately 70% of Mueller Co.’s 2015 net sales were for repair and replacement directly related to municipal water infrastructure spending, approximately 25% were related to residential construction activity and approximately 5% were related to natural gas utilities.

Municipal spending in 2015 was relatively strong compared with the prior year period and economic forecasts predict this trend will continue. According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, state and local tax receipts for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 were up year-over-year and, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, the trailing twelve-month average consumer price index for water and sewerage rates at June 30, 2016 was up 4.8%. However, water conservation efforts, particularly in areas impacted by drought conditions, have resulted in lower overall receipts for some U.S. water utilities.

The year-over-year percentage change in housing starts is a key indicator of demand for Mueller Co.’s products sold in the residential construction market. In June 2016, Zelman & Associates forecasted an 8% increase in U.S. housing starts for calendar 2016 compared to the prior year, and in July 2016, Blue Chip Consensus forecasted an 8% increase.

We expect 2016 fourth quarter domestic shipments of valves, hydrants and brass products to grow about 10% compared with the prior year and overall Mueller Co.’s net sales percentage growth to be in the low-to-mid single digits, each on a year-over-year basis. We expect Mueller Co.’s operating income percentage growth in the 2016 fourth quarter to improve at a greater rate than 10%.

Anvil

In 2015, approximately 85% of Anvil’s net sales were generated by non-residential construction spending. Several leading indicators related to non-residential construction appear to be signaling growth in this market, but signals are still mixed. For example, the Architectural Billings Index for June 2016 remained above 50, which indicates growth. Although the July 2016 Blue Chip Consensus forecasted a 0.4% decrease in non-residential fixed investment in calendar 2016 compared to the prior year, their forecast for calendar 2017 was a 3.1% increase over calendar 2016.

Sales to the oil & gas market accounted for approximately 7% of Anvil’s net sales for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2016, down from approximately 10% during 2015. Historically, the trend in U.S. rig counts has closely correlated with the direction of demand for Anvil’s products that are sold into the oil & gas market. According to Baker Hughes Incorporated at July 29, 2016, while the U.S. land-based rig count is down approximately 47% on a year-over-year basis, it has increased 15% since the end of May 2016.

We expect Anvil’s net sales in the 2016 fourth quarter to decline as a percentage in the low to mid single digits compared to the prior year. We expect shipments into the oil & gas market to decline between $3 million and $4 million year-over year. Net sales into the fire protection market are expected to increase in the 2016 fourth quarter but not enough to offset the decline in net sales into the oil & gas market. Finally, we expect Anvil's operating income in the 2016 fourth quarter to be essentially flat compared to the prior year period.

Mueller Technologies

The municipal market is the key end market for Mueller Technologies' businesses. These businesses are project-oriented and depend on customer adoption of their technology-based products and services. Mueller Systems is benefiting from its recent introduction of new, longer-range radio capabilities, and its growth strategy is focused on the advanced metering infrastructure (“AMI”) segments of the market. In the 2016 third quarter, AMI product shipments grew $9.3 million and AMI backlog and projects awarded increased approximately 10%, in each case compared to the prior year period. Echologics’ net sales in the 2016 third quarter increased 33% compared to the prior year period as its fixed and mobile leak detection technologies continue to gain traction in the market.

We expect Mueller Technologies’ growth in AMI shipments in the 2016 fourth quarter will more than offset the decline in the automatic meter reading (“AMR”) product sales to a major customer when compared to the prior year period. We also expect its operating performance to improve due to higher shipment volumes at both Mueller Systems and Echologics, and a more favorable product mix with more AMI product shipments. With this improvement, we expect both Mueller Systems and Mueller Technologies as a whole to be slightly profitable in the 2016 fourth quarter.

Consolidated

In June 2016, the Company's U.S. pension plan completed a pension benefit settlement program. Lump-sum distributions to fully settle existing pension obligations were offered to all vested participants who are no longer working for the Company and not yet receiving benefits. Approximately 75% of these participants accepted the offer. These distributions are intended to reduce obligations associated with providing future pension benefits.

On a consolidated basis, we expect 2016 net sales to be about the same as 2015 with strong growth at Mueller Co., Mueller Technologies to be down slightly, and Anvil's net sales to be lower by about 8% to 10%. We expect higher operating income and operating margin, primarily resulting from lower raw material and other costs.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2015



	Three months ended June 30, 2016
	Mueller Co.		Anvil		Mueller Technologies			Corporate			Total
	(in millions)
Net sales	$	198.7	$	85.4	$	26.0		$	—		$	310.1
Gross profit	$	77.5	$	23.9	$	5.7		$	—		$	107.1
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	23.4		16.5		7.2			8.8			55.9
Pension settlement	2.2		0.5		—			13.9			16.6
Other charges	0.2		0.4		—			4.3			4.9
	25.8		17.4		7.2			27.0			77.4
Operating income (loss)	$	51.7	$	6.5	$	(1.5	)	$	(27.0	)	29.7
Interest expense, net											6.0
Income before income taxes											23.7
Income tax expense											8.2
Net income											$	15.5

	Three months ended June 30, 2015
	Mueller Co.		Anvil		Mueller Technologies			Corporate			Total
	(in millions)
Net sales	$	187.8	$	89.2	$	24.0		$	—		$	301.0
Gross profit	$	67.9	$	24.0	$	4.3		$	—		$	96.2
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	21.1		16.8		7.8			7.2			52.9
Loss on Walter receivable	—		—		—			11.6			11.6
Other charges	0.1		0.2		—			(0.1		)	0.2
	21.2		17.0		7.8			18.7			64.7
Operating income (loss)	$	46.7	$	7.0	$	(3.5	)	$	(18.7	)	31.5
Interest expense, net											6.3
Income before income taxes											25.2
Income tax expense											8.7
Net income											$	16.5

Consolidated Analysis

Net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 increased $9.1 million to $310.1 million from $301.0 million due primarily to higher shipment volumes at Mueller Co. and Mueller Technologies, which were partially offset by lower shipment volumes at Anvil.

Gross profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 increased $10.9 million to $107.1 million from $96.2 million in the prior year period primarily due to Mueller Co. Gross margin increased to 34.5% for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 compared to 32.0% in the prior year period. This improvement was driven mostly by lower raw material and other costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 increased to $55.9 million from $52.9 million in the prior year period due primarily to higher personnel-related expenses. SG&A as a percentage of net sales was 18.0% in the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and 17.6% in the prior year period.

The 2016 third quarter non-cash pension settlement charge was a result of our pension benefit settlement program and the other charges were primarily associated with an idle foundry property.

Interest expense, net declined $0.3 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2016 compared to the prior year period. The components of interest expense, net are provided below.



	Three months ended
	June 30,
	2016			2015
	(in millions)
Term Loan	$	5.0		$	5.1
Deferred financing costs amortization	0.5			0.5
ABL Agreement	0.3			0.6
Other interest expense	0.3			0.1
	6.1			6.3
Interest income	(0.1		)	—
	$	6.0		$	6.3

Income tax for the quarters ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 was 34.6% and 34.5% of income before income taxes, respectively.

Segment Analysis

Mueller Co.

Net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 increased to $198.7 million from $187.8 million in the prior year period. Growth in both municipal spending and residential construction led to a 9% increase in domestic net sales of valves, hydrants and brass products over the prior year period.

Gross profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 increased to $77.5 million from $67.9 million in the prior year period due to lower raw material and other costs and higher shipment volumes. Gross margin increased to 39.0% for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 compared to 36.2% in the prior year period.

SG&A for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 increased to $23.4 million from $21.1 million in the prior year period. SG&A was 11.8% and 11.2% of net sales for the quarters ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Anvil

Net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 declined to $85.4 million from $89.2 million in the prior year period primarily due to a $3.2 million decline in net sales into the oil & gas market compared to the prior year period. Lower shipment volumes to the oil & gas market and to customers outside the U.S. were partially offset by improvement in fire protection shipment volumes, resulting in a total shipment volume decrease of $2.7 million compared to the prior year period.

Gross profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 stayed relatively flat at $23.9 million compared to $24.0 million in the prior year. Gross margin was 28.0% in the quarter ended June 30, 2016 compared to 26.9% in the prior year period primarily due to lower raw material costs and other cost savings.

SG&A decreased to $16.5 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2016 from $16.8 million in the prior year period. SG&A was 19.3% and 18.8% of net sales for the quarters ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Mueller Technologies

Net sales in the quarter ended June 30, 2016 grew to $26.0 million from $24.0 million in the prior year period. This increase was primarily due to $9.3 million in higher year-over-year shipments of AMI products, which was substantially offset by an $8.0 million decrease in sales of AMR products primarily to one customer.

Gross profit in the quarter ended June 30, 2016 was $5.7 million compared to $4.3 million in the prior year period. Gross margin increased to 21.9% in the quarter ended June 30, 2016 compared to 17.9% in the prior year period. These increases are primarily due to the growth in shipments of higher-margin AMI products.

SG&A decreased to $7.2 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2016 from $7.8 million in the prior year period. SG&A decreased to 27.7% of net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 from 32.5% of net sales in the prior year period. The reduction in SG&A was related to cost savings initiatives.

Corporate

SG&A was $8.8 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2016 compared to $7.2 million in the prior year period primarily due to higher personnel-related expenses.

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared to Nine Months Ended June 30, 2015



	Nine months ended June 30, 2016
	Mueller Co.		Anvil		Mueller Technologies			Corporate			Total
	(in millions)
Net sales	$	525.6	$	251.4	$	59.4		$	—		$	836.4
Gross profit	$	179.2	$	70.6	$	10.9		$	—		$	260.7
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	65.8		51.0		20.6			26.2			163.6
Pension settlement	2.2		0.5		—			13.9			16.6
Other charges	0.8		1.0		0.5			4.3			6.6
	68.8		52.5		21.1			44.4			186.8
Operating income (loss)	$	110.4	$	18.1	$	(10.2	)	$	(44.4	)	73.9
Interest expense, net											18.0
Income before income taxes											55.9
Income tax expense											18.5
Net income											$	37.4

	Nine months ended June 30, 2015
	Mueller Co.		Anvil		Mueller Technologies			Corporate			Total
	(in millions)
Net sales	$	510.2	$	277.4	$	65.5		$	—		$	853.1
Gross profit	$	163.3	$	75.6	$	10.7		$	—		$	249.6
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	63.6		53.8		21.7			24.6			163.7
Loss on Walter receivable	—		—		—			11.6			11.6
Other charges	8.2		0.4		0.1			0.4			9.1
	71.8		54.2		21.8			36.6			184.4
Operating income (loss)	$	91.5	$	21.4	$	(11.1	)	$	(36.6	)	65.2
Interest expense, net											21.8
Loss on early extinguishment of debt											31.3
Income before income taxes											12.1
Income tax expense											3.5
Net income											$	8.6

Consolidated Analysis

Net sales for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 declined $16.7 million to $836.4 million from $853.1 million mostly due to $10.4 million of net lower shipment volumes primarily due to declines at Anvil and $4.7 million of currency impact.

Gross profit for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 increased to $260.7 million from $249.6 million in the prior year period. Gross margin increased to 31.2% for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 compared to 29.3% in the prior year period. This improvement was driven mostly by lower raw material and other costs.

SG&A for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 of $163.6 million was essentially flat compared with the prior year period. SG&A as a percentage of net sales was 19.6% in the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 19.2% in the prior year period.

The 2016 non-cash pension settlement charge was a result of our pension benefit settlement program and the other charges were primarily associated with an idle foundry property.

Interest expense, net decreased $3.8 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2016 compared to the prior year period. The components of interest expense, net are provided below. We entered into the Term Loan in November 2014 and used the proceeds, along with other cash, to repay the Senior Subordinated Notes and the Senior Unsecured Notes. We recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt for $31.3 million upon repaying the Notes.



	Nine months ended
	June 30,
	2016			2015
	(in millions)
Term Loan	$	15.3		$	12.3
Deferred financing costs amortization	1.4			1.5
ABL Agreement	0.9			1.4
7.375% Senior Subordinated Notes	—			4.0
8.75% Senior Unsecured Notes	—			2.4
Other interest expense	0.6			0.3
	18.2			21.9
Interest income	(0.2		)	(0.1		)
	$	18.0		$	21.8

Income tax expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 included benefits of $0.8 million related to a legislative change for research and development tax credits and $0.5 million associated with the adoption of new accounting rules related to stock compensation plans. Excluding these benefits, the effective income tax rate would have been approximately 36%.

Segment Analysis

Mueller Co.

Net sales for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 increased to $525.6 million from $510.2 million in the prior year period. Growth in both municipal spending and residential construction led to an increase in domestic net sales of valves, hydrants and brass products of $20.5 million over the prior year period. This increase was offset by $7.6 million of lower sales of water treatment valves at Henry Pratt.

Gross profit for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 increased to $179.2 million from $163.3 million in the prior year period due to lower raw material and other costs and higher shipment volumes. Gross margin increased to 34.1% for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 compared to 32.0% in the prior year period.

SG&A for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 increased to $65.8 million from $63.6 million in the prior year period. SG&A was 12.5% of net sales for each of the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

Anvil

Net sales for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 declined to $251.4 million from $277.4 million in the prior year period primarily due to a decline in net sales into the oil & gas market of $21.7 million compared to the prior year period. Total shipment volumes for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $23.8 million compared to the prior year period.

Gross profit for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 decreased to $70.6 million from $75.6 million in the prior year period due to lower shipment volumes into the oil & gas market , partially offset by growth in shipment volumes of fire protection products, engineered pipe support shipments to a nuclear power plant project in Taiwan and lower raw material and other costs. Gross margin was 28.1% in the nine months ended June 30, 2016 compared to 27.3% in the prior year period.

SG&A decreased to $51.0 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2016 from $53.8 million in the prior year period primarily due to lower personnel-related expenses. SG&A was 20.3% and 19.4% of net sales for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Mueller Technologies

Net sales in the nine months ended June 30, 2016 declined to $59.4 million from $65.5 million in the prior year period primarily due to $20.3 million of lower shipment volumes of AMR products primarily to one customer, although this was offset by $14.9 million of increased shipment volumes of higher-margin AMI products.

Despite this decline in sales, gross profit in the nine months ended June 30, 2016 increased to $10.9 million from $10.7 million in the prior year period. Gross margin increased to 18.4% in the nine months ended June 30, 2016 from 16.3% in the prior year period. These increases were primarily due to the growth in shipments of higher-margin AMI products.

SG&A decreased to $20.6 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2016 from $21.7 million in the prior year period. SG&A increased to 34.7% of net sales for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 from 33.1% of net sales in the prior year period.

Corporate

SG&A increased to $26.2 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2016 from $24.6 million in the prior year period primarily due to higher personnel-related expenses.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We refinanced our debt in November 2014 by repaying all of our Senior Subordinated Notes and Senior Unsecured Notes and entering into a $500.0 million term loan that matures on November 25, 2021.

We had cash and cash equivalents of $148.3 million at June 30, 2016 and $173.4 million of additional borrowing capacity under our ABL Agreement based on June 30, 2016 data. Undistributed earnings from our subsidiaries in Canada and China are considered to be permanently invested outside the United States. At June 30, 2016, cash and cash equivalents included $16.3 million and $6.2 million in Canada and China, respectively.

The ABL Agreement and Term Loan contain customary representations and warranties, covenants and provisions governing an event of default. The covenants restrict our ability to engage in certain specified activities, including but not limited to the payment of dividends and the redemption of our common stock. On July 13, 2016, we amended the ABL agreement and extended its maturity date to July 13, 2021. Additionally, we improved financial and other terms, including reducing interest rate margins and commitment fees.

Cash flows from operating activities are categorized below.



	Nine months ended
	June 30,
	2016			2015
	(in millions)
Collections from customers	$	826.7		$	866.2
Disbursements, other than interest and income taxes	(715.8		)	(810.8		)
Interest payments, net	(15.8		)	(31.2		)
Income tax payments, net	(21.5		)	(5.0		)
Cash provided by operating activities	$	73.6		$	19.2

On average, we collect receivables from customers about one quarter after we ship the related products. The decrease in collections from customers during the nine months ended June 30, 2016 compared to the prior year period is primarily due to decreased net sales between the nine month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

Decreased disbursements, other than interest and income taxes, during the nine months ended June 30, 2016 reflect lower purchasing activity and differences in the timing of expenditures.

Interest payments were lower during the nine months ended June 30, 2016 compared to the prior year period due the reduced interest expense under the new debt structure described above, higher interest payments related to the debt that was retired in November 2014 and the timing of interest payments related to the debt that was retired.

Income tax payments were higher during the nine months ended June 30, 2016 compared to the prior year period because we have exhausted our net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income taxes. For the full year, we expect 2016 income tax payments to be substantially higher than the $13.3 million paid in 2015.

Capital expenditures were $22.6 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $26.3 million in the prior year period. We estimate 2016 capital expenditures will be between $38 million and $40 million.

We anticipate that our existing cash, cash equivalents and borrowing capacity combined with our expected operating cash flows will be sufficient to meet our anticipated operating expenses, income tax payments, capital expenditures and debt service obligations as they become due through June 30, 2017. However, our ability to make these payments will depend partly upon our future operating performance, which will be affected by general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory, business and other factors beyond our control.

ABL Agreement

On July 13, 2016, we amended our ABL Agreement. With this amendment, the ABL Agreement consists of a revolving credit facility for up to $225 million of revolving credit borrowings, swing line loans and letters of credit. The ABL Agreement permits us to increase the size of the credit facility by an additional $150 million in certain circumstances subject to adequate borrowing base availability. We may borrow up to $25 million through swing line loans and may have up to $60 million of letters of credit outstanding.

Borrowings under the ABL Agreement bear interest at a floating rate equal to LIBOR, plus a margin ranging from 125 to 150 basis points, or a base rate, as defined in the ABL Agreement, plus a margin ranging from 25 to 50 basis points. At July 13, 2016, the applicable LIBOR-based margin was 125 basis points.

The ABL Agreement terminates on July 13, 2021. We pay a commitment fee for any unused borrowing capacity under the ABL Agreement of 25 basis points per annum.

The ABL Agreement is subject to mandatory prepayments if total outstanding borrowings under the ABL Agreement are greater than the aggregate commitments under the revolving credit facility or if we dispose of overdue accounts receivable in certain circumstances. The borrowing base under the ABL Agreement is equal to the sum of (a) 85% of the value of eligible accounts receivable and (b) the lesser of (i) 65% of the value of eligible inventories or (ii) 85% of the net orderly liquidation value of the value of eligible inventories, less certain reserves. Prepayments can be made at any time with no penalty.

Substantially all of our U.S. subsidiaries are borrowers under the ABL Agreement and are jointly and severally liable for any outstanding borrowings. Our obligations under the ABL Agreement are secured by a first-priority perfected lien on all of our U.S. on site inventories, accounts receivable, certain cash and other supporting obligations.

Borrowings are not subject to any financial maintenance covenants unless excess availability is less than the greater of $17.5 million and 10% of the “Loan Cap” as defined in the ABL Agreement.

Term Loan

We had $492.5 million face value outstanding under the Term Loan at June 30, 2016. Term Loan borrowings accrue interest at a floating rate equal to LIBOR, subject to a floor of 0.75%, plus 325 basis points. We may voluntarily repay amounts borrowed under the Term Loan at any time. The principal amount of the Term Loan is required to be repaid in quarterly installments of $1.25 million and matures on November 25, 2021. The Term Loan is guaranteed by substantially all of our U.S. subsidiaries and secured by essentially all of our assets, although the ABL Agreement has a senior claim on certain collateral securing borrowings thereunder.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as “structured finance” or “special purpose” entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. In addition, at June 30, 2016 we did not have any undisclosed borrowings, debt, derivative contracts or synthetic leases. Therefore, we were not exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could have arisen had we engaged in such relationships.

We use letters of credit and surety bonds in the ordinary course of business to ensure the performance of contractual obligations. At June 30, 2016, we had $22.4 million of letters of credit and $36.6 million of surety bonds outstanding.

Seasonality

Our business is dependent upon the construction industry, which is seasonal due to the impact of cold weather conditions. Net sales and operating income have historically been lowest in the quarterly periods ending December 31 and March 31 when the northern United States and all of Canada generally face weather conditions that restrict significant construction activity.


Item 3.	QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

We have four interest rate swap contracts with forward start dates. We expect these swap contracts will fix the effective interest rate on $150.0 million of our borrowings under the Term Loan at 5.591% from September 30, 2016 through September 30, 2021. These swap contracts are accounted for as effective hedges. These swap contracts had a liability fair value of $7.5 million at June 30, 2016.


Item 4.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

During the quarter ended June 30, 2016, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded, based on an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) by our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, that such disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls can prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. There are inherent limitations in all control systems, including the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of one or more persons. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and, while our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to be effective under circumstances where they should reasonably be expected to operate effectively, there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Because of the inherent limitations in any control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

PART II OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Refer to the information provided in Note 10 to the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements presented in Item 1 of Part I of this report.


Item 1A.	RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in PART I, “Item 1A. RISK FACTORS” in our Annual Report and in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, each of which could materially affect our business, financial condition or operating results. These described risks are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not known to us or that we deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results.


Item 6.	EXHIBITS



Exhibit No.		Document
10.19.3*		Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated July 12, 2016. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19.3 to Mueller Water Products, Inc. Form 10-Q (File no. 001-32892) filed on August 8, 2016.
10.28*		Employment Agreement, dated May 2, 2016, between Mueller Water Products Inc. and Patrick M. Donovan
10.28.1*		Executive Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated May 2, 2016, between Mueller Water Products and Patrick M. Donovan.
31.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101*		The following financial information from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language), (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Other Comprehensive Loss, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

* Filed with this quarterly report

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.



		MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.
Date:	August 8, 2016	By:	/s/ Evan L. Hart
			Evan L. Hart
			Chief Financial Officer

[EXECUTION

EXHIBIT A to

THIRD AMENDMENT

CONFORMED VERSION]

Conformed through Second Amendment

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of August 26, 2010

dated as of August 26, 2010, as amended by First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2012, Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2014, and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of July 13, 2016

among

MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.

and

EACH OF ITS BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES PARTY HERETO,

each as a Borrower,

CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,

as Lenders,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Syndication Agent,

WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC

and

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Co-Documentation Agents

and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

Sole Joint Lead Arranger Arrangers and Sole Bookrunner Joint Bookrunners

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Page

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS


1.01	Defined Terms 1


1.02	Other Interpretive Provisions 4247


1.03	Accounting Terms 4347


1.04	Uniform Commercial Code 4449


1.05	Rounding 4449


1.06	Times of Day 45; Rates 49


1.07	Letter of Credit Amounts 4549


1.08	Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents 4549


1.09	Additional Alternative Currencies 4550


1.10	Change of Currency 4650

ARTICLE II.

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS


2.01	Borrower Agent 4651


2.02	Revolving Loans 4751


2.03	Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Committed Loans 4752


2.04	Letters of Credit 5054


2.05	Swing Line Loans 5964


2.06	Prepayments 6268


2.07	Termination or Reduction of Commitments 6469


2.08	Repayment of Loans. 64 69


2.09	Interest 6470


2.10	Fees 6570


2.11	Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate 6571


2.12	Evidence of Debt 6671


2.13	Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback 6772


2.14	Sharing of Payments by Lenders 6974


2.15	Increase in Revolving Credit Facility 7075


2.16	Nature and Extent of Each Borrower’s Liability 7177


2.17	Cash Collateral 7379


2.18	Defaulting Lenders 7580


2.19	Extension of Revolving Credit Maturity Date 82

ARTICLE III.

SECURITY


3.01	Security 7785


3.02	Collateral Administration 7785


3.03	Further Assurances 7988


3.04	Information Regarding Collateral 8190

ARTICLE IV.

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY


4.01	Taxes 8190


4.02	Illegality 8595


4.03	Inability to Determine Rates 8596


4.04	Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Loans 8697


4.05	Compensation for Losses 8898


4.06	Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders 8899


4.07	Survival 89100

ARTICLE V.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS


5.01	Conditions of Initial Credit Extension 89100


5.02	Conditions to all Credit Extensions 91102

ARTICLE VI.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES


6.01	Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws 92103


6.02	Authorization; No Contravention 92103


6.03	Governmental Authorization; Other Consents 93104


6.04	Binding Effect 93104


6.05	Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect 93104


6.06	Litigation 94105


6.07	No Default 94105


6.08	Ownership of Property; Liens 94105


6.09	Environmental Compliance 94105


6.10	Insurance 94105


6.11	Taxes 94105


6.12	ERISA Compliance 95106


6.13	Subsidiaries; Equity Interests 96107


6.14	Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act 96107


6.15	Disclosure 96107


6.16	Compliance with Laws 96107


6.17	Intellectual Property, Licenses, Etc 97107


6.18	Senior Indebtedness 97108


6.19	OFAC 97108


6.20	USA PATRIOT Act 97108


6.21	Anti-Corruption Laws 108


6.22	EEA Financial Institutions 108

ARTICLE VII.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS


7.01	Financial Statements 98109


7.02	Certificates; Other Information 99110


7.03	Notices 101112


7.04	Payment of Obligations 101112


7.05	Preservation of Existence, Etc 101112


7.06	Maintenance of Properties 101113


7.07	Maintenance of Insurance; Condemnation Proceeds 102113


7.08	Compliance with Laws 102113


7.09	Books and Records 102113


7.10	Inspection Rights; Appraisals 102114


7.11	Use of Proceeds 103114


7.12	New Subsidiaries 103114


7.13	Compliance with ERISA 104115


7.14	Further Assurances 104115


7.15	Unrestricted Subsidiaries 104116


7.16	Licenses 106117


7.17	Landlord and Storage Agreements 106118


7.18	Anti-Corruption Laws 118

ARTICLE VIII.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS


8.01	Liens 107118


8.02	Investments 109120


8.03	Indebtedness 110122


8.04	Fundamental Changes 112124


8.05	Dispositions 113124


8.06	Restricted Payments 114125


8.07	Change in Nature of Business 114126


8.08	Transactions with Affiliates 114126


8.09	Burdensome Agreements 115126


8.10	Use of Proceeds 116127


8.11	Prepayment of Indebtedness; Amendment to Material Agreements 116127


8.12	Financial Covenant 117128


8.13	Acquisitions 117128


8.14	Creation of New Subsidiaries 118129


8.15	Sanctions 129


8.16	Anti-Corruption Laws 130

ARTICLE IX.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES


9.01	Events of Default 118130


9.02	Remedies Upon Event of Default 120132


9.03	Application of Funds 121133

ARTICLE X.

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT


10.01	Appointment and Authority 123135


10.02	Rights as a Lender 123135


10.03	Exculpatory Provisions 123135


10.04	Reliance by Administrative Agent 124136


10.05	Delegation of Duties 124137


10.06	Resignation of Administrative Agent 125137


10.07	Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders 125138


10.08	No Other Duties, Etc 126138


10.09	Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 126; Credit Bidding 138


10.10	Collateral Matters 127140


10.11	Other Collateral Matters 127141


10.12	Related Credit Providers 128142

ARTICLE XI.

MISCELLANEOUS


11.01	Amendments, Etc 128142


11.02	Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication 130144


11.03	No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies 132146


11.04	Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver 133147


11.05	Marshalling; Payments Set Aside 135149


11.06	Successors and Assigns 135149


11.07	Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality 141155


11.08	Right of Setoff 141156


11.09	Interest Rate Limitation 142156


11.10	Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness 142157


11.11	Survival of Representations and Warranties 142157


11.12	Severability 143157


11.13	Replacement of Lenders 143157


11.14	Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc 144158


11.15	Waiver of Jury Trial 145159


11.16	USA PATRIOT Act Notice 145159


11.17	No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 145160


11.18	Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents 160


11.19	Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions 161

SIGNATURES S-1

SCHEDULES

1.01 Unrestricted Subsidiaries

1.02 Existing Letters of Credit

2.01 Commitments and Pro Rata Shares

3.02(d) Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts

3.04 Information Regarding Collateral

5.01 Good Standing and Foreign Qualification Jurisdictions

6.06 Litigation

6.09 Environmental Matters

6.11 Proposed Tax Assessments

6.12(d) ERISA Compliance

6.13(a) Subsidiaries

6.13(b) Other Equity Investments

8.01 Existing Liens

8.02 Existing Investments

8.03 Existing Indebtedness

11.02 Administrative Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices

EXHIBITS

Form of

A Revolving Loan Notice

B Swing Line Loan Notice

C Revolving Loan Note

D Compliance Certificate

E Assignment and Assumption

F Security Agreement

G Borrowing Base Certificate

H Borrower Joinder Agreement

I United States Tax Compliance Certificate

CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of August 26, 2010, among MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), MUELLER GROUP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Mueller Group”), ANVIL INTERNATIONAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Anvil”), HENRY PRATT COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HPC”), HYDRO GATE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Hydro”), J.B. SMITH MFG CO., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“JB Smith”), JAMES JONES COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“James Jones”), MILLIKEN VALVE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Milliken”), MUELLER CO. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MC”), MUELLER INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MI”), MUELLER SERVICE CALIFORNIA, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Mueller California”), MUELLER SERVICE CO., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MSC”), MUELLER SYSTEMS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MS”), U.S. PIPE VALVE & HYDRANT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Hydrant”), ECHOLOGICS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (”“Echologics”), MUELLER CO. INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (”MIH”), MUELLER PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (”MPH”), OSP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (”“OSP”) (each of the Company, Mueller Group, Anvil, HPC, Hydro, JB Smith, James Jones, Milliken, MC, MI, Mueller California, MSC, MS, Hydrant, Echologics, MIH, MPH and OSP may be referred to individually, as a “Borrower” and collectively herein, as “Borrowers”), EACH LENDER FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, and an L/C Issuer.

Preliminary Statements

A.The Borrowers have requested that Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer provide a credit facility to the Borrowers to finance their mutual and collective business enterprises.

B.The Lenders are willing to provide the credit facility on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

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

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

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

“Account” means any account (as that term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC) of any Borrower or any Subsidiary.

“Accounts Formula Amount” means the sum of (a) 90% of the Value of Eligible Investment Grade Accounts and (b) 85% of the Value of Eligible Non-Investment Grade Accounts; provided that, notwithstanding the exclusion under the proviso in the definition of “Eligible Accounts”, (ai) 50% of the Value of Accounts purchased or otherwise acquired by a Borrower in an Acquisition permitted under Section 8.13 (as such Value is reflected on the financial statements of the target of such Acquisition (or if such statements are not available or not applicable, as reasonably estimated by the Borrower Agent and approved by the Administrative Agent)) shall be included on and from the date of the consummation of the Acquisition in the calculation of the Borrowing Base (including for the purpose of determining Availability for Loans being made hereunder on the date of the consummation of such Acquisition to pay consideration owed in respect thereof) until the earlier of (iA) 90 days following the consummation of the Acquisition pursuant to which such Accounts were acquired or (iiB) such time as the Administrative Agent has completed a customary due diligence investigation as to such Accounts and such target (which investigation may, at the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, include a Field Exam) with results satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, at which time the actual Value and eligibility of such Accounts under the Borrowing Base shall be calculated and implemented accordingly, and (bii) 50% of the Value of Accounts to be purchased or otherwise acquired by a Borrower in an Acquisition permitted under Section 8.13 shall be included for the purpose of determining Availability in the calculation of Pro Forma Availability in connection with such Acquisition; provided, however, that in each case of clause (ai) and (bii) above, (A1) Accounts that would be excluded from the Borrowing Base on the basis of clauses (a), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) or (l) of the definition of Eligible Accounts may be excluded from the determination of the Value of such acquired Accounts by the Administrative Agent and (B2) in no event shall the sum of the Value of such acquired Accounts included in the Borrowing Base, Availability and Pro Forma Availability plus the Value of

the acquired Inventory included in the Borrowing Base, Availability and Pro Forma Availability pursuant to the definition of “Inventory Formula Amount” exceed 10% of the lesser of, as at any date of determination, (x) the Borrowing Base (calculated without giving effect to any L/C Reserve) and (y) the Aggregate Commitments.

“Acquisition” means the acquisition of (a) a controlling equity or other ownership interest in another Person (including the purchase of an option, warrant or convertible or similar type security to acquire such a controlling interest at the time it becomes exercisable by the holder thereof), whether by purchase of such equity or other ownership interest or upon exercise of an option or warrant for, or conversion of securities into, such equity or other ownership interest, or (b) assets of another Person which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or of a line or lines of business conducted by such Person.

“Additional Commitment Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(c).

“Additional Commitment Extension Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(d).

“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

“Administrative Agent’s Office” means, with respect to any currency, the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 11.02 with respect to such currency, or such other address or account with respect to such currency as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Borrower Agent and the Lenders.

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

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. Additionally, a Person shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Person if such other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power to vote 20% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors, managing general partners or the equivalent.

“Aggregate Commitments” means, as at any date of determination thereof, the sum of all Revolving Credit Commitments of all Lenders at such date.

“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.

“Allocable Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(c).

“Alternative Currency” means each of Euro, Sterling, Yen, Canadian Dollar, Australian Dollar and each other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.09.

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

“Applicable Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(b).

“Applicable Rate” means with respect to any Type of Loan, the percentages per annum set forth below, based upon the Average Availability for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter:



Level	Average Availability (as a percentage of Aggregate Commitments)	Eurocurrency Rate Loans	Base Rate Loans
I	>66.650%	1/25/751	0.750.25%
II	< 66.650% but > 33.3%	2/1/2050	1.000.50%
III	< 33.3%	2.25%	1.25%

From the First Third Amendment Effective Date through the end of the first full fiscal quarter thereafter, margins shall be determined as if Level III were applicable. Thereafter, any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in Average Availability shall become effective as of the first calendar day of each fiscal quarter. Average Availability shall be calculated by

the Administrative Agent based on the Borrowing Base Certificates delivered from time to time pursuant to Section 3.02 (as the same may be adjusted in accordance with Section 3.02) and, with respect to Reserves and outstanding Loans and L/C Obligations, Administrative Agent’s records and Credit Judgment. If any Borrowing Base Certificate (including any required financial information in support thereof) of Borrowers is not received by Administrative Agent within five Business Days of the date required pursuant to Section 3.02, then the Applicable Rate shall be determined as if the Average Availability for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is at Level IIIII until such time as such Borrowing Base Certificate and supporting information are received.

“Applicable Share” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(b).

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

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

“Arrangers” means MLPFS, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner.(a) MLPFS, (or any other registered broker-dealer wholly-owned by Bank of America Corporation to which all or substantially all of Bank of America Corporation’s or any of its subsidiaries’ investment banking, commercial lending services or related businesses may be transferred following the date of this Agreement), and (b) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners.

“Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.

“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by MarkitClear or other electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Assumed Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of a Person which is (a) in existence at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or (b) is assumed in connection with an Investment in or Acquisition of such Person, and has not been incurred or created by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.

“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any capital lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.

“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

“Auditor” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01(a).

“Australian Dollar” and “AUS$” mean lawful money of Australia.

“Availability” means the Loan Cap (excluding any applicable L/C Reserve) as of such date minus the Total Outstandings as of such date.

“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to Section 2.07, and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 9.02.

“Availability Reserve” means the sum (without duplication of any other Reserve or items that are otherwise addressed or excluded through eligibility criteria) of (a) the Rent and Charges Reserve; (b) the L/C Reserve[intentionally omitted]; (c) the

Related Credit Reserve; and (d) the aggregate amount of liabilities at any time (i) secured by Liens upon Collateral included in the Borrowing Base that are senior to Administrative Agent’s Liens or (ii) for which Administrative Agent and Lenders may be obligated to third parties in connection with this Agreement for which claims may be reasonably expected to be asserted against the Collateral included in the Borrowing Base, Administrative Agent or Lenders (but imposition of any such reserve shall not waive an Event of Default arising therefrom); provided the imposition of any such reserves or change in a reserve after the Closing Date shall not be effective until three (3) Business Days after notice thereof (which may be oral notice, promptly confirmed in writing) to the Borrower Agent (unless a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or the reserve or change in reserve is the result of a Lien, senior in priority to the Administrative Agent’s Lien, attached to Collateral included in the Borrowing Base, in which case such reserve or change in reserve shall be effective immediately); provided further that during the period from such notice until such new or changed reserve is effective, the aggregate amount of all outstanding Loans and L/C Obligations as of the date of the receipt of notice may not be increased to the extent such increase would not be permitted by virtue of the Borrowing Base as adjusted after giving effect to such Borrowing Base Modification.

“Average Availability” means for any period, the average daily amount of Availability during such period.

“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

“Bail-In Legislation” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

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

“Bank of America Fee Letter” means, collectively, (a) the letter agreement, dated as of July 30, 2010 among the Company, the Administrative Agent and BAS and (b) the letter agreement, dated as of November 29, 2012 among the Company, Bank of America and MLPFS.

“BAS” means Banc of America Securities LLC.

“Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Prime Rate for such day; (b) the Federal Funds Rate for such day, plus 0.50%; or (c) Eurocurrency Rate for a 30 day interest period as determined on such day, plus 1.00%.

“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate. All Base Rate Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.

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

“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

“Borrower Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.

“Borrower Joinder Agreement” means each Borrower Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form thereof attached hereto as Exhibit H, executed and delivered by a Domestic Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 7.12, as amended, modified, supplemented or amended and restated.

“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

“Borrowing” means any of (a) a Revolving Borrowing or (b) a Swing Line Borrowing, as the context may require.

“Borrowing Base” means, on any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the Accounts Formula Amount, plus (b) the Inventory Formula Amount, plus (c) 100% of Eligible Cash as of such date, minus the Borrowing Base Reserve; provided, that if any cash ceases to be Eligible Cash for any reason (including, without limitation, withdrawal of such cash from the requisite controlled deposit account), Borrowers immediately shall inform the Administrative Agent thereof and the Borrowing Base immediately shall be reduced by such amount.

“Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate, in the form of Exhibit G hereto and otherwise satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

“Borrowing Base Modification” means a change instituted by the Administrative Agent in its Credit Judgment to the eligibility criteria set forth in, and in accordance with, the definition of Eligible Accounts or Eligible Inventory or the imposition by Administrative Agent of any new reserve or any increase of any existing reserve. For purposes of Section 2.03(g), the Borrowing Base Modification is deemed to be imposed on the date such change or imposition is made.

“Borrowing Base Reserve” means the sum (without duplication of any other Reserve or items that are otherwise addressed or excluded through eligibility criteria, and without duplication of any of the factors taken into account in determining “Value”) of (a) the Inventory Reserve; (b) the Rent and Charges Reserve; (c) the L/C Reserve[intentionally omitted]; (d) the Related Credit Reserve; (e) the aggregate amount of liabilities secured by Liens upon Collateral included in the Borrowing Base that are senior in priority to Administrative Agent’s Liens (but imposition of any such reserve shall not waive an Event of Default arising therefrom); (f) the Dilution Reserve; and (g) such additional reserves, in such amounts and with respect to such matters, as the Administrative Agent in its Credit Judgment may elect to impose from time to time; provided the imposition of any such reserves or change in a reserve after the Closing Date shall not be effective until three (3) Business Days after notice thereof (which may be oral notice, promptly confirmed in writing) to the Borrower Agent (unless a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or the reserve or change in reserve is the result of a Lien, senior in priority to the Administrative Agent’s Lien, attached to Collateral included in the Borrowing Base, in which case such reserve or change in reserve shall be effective immediately); provided further that during the period from such notice until such new or changed reserve is effective, the aggregate amount of all outstanding Loans and L/C Obligations as of the date of the receipt of notice may not be increased to the extent such increase would not be permitted by virtue of the Borrowing Base as adjusted after giving effect to such Borrowing Base Modification.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office with respect to Obligations denominated in Dollars is located and:

(a) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Dollars, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Dollars in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or any other dealings in Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market;

(b) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and /or payments in Euro in respect of any Letter of Credit issued in an Alternative Currency consisting of Euros, means a TARGET Day; and

(c) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in a currency other than Dollars or Euro in respect of a Letter of Credit issued in an Alternative Currency other than Euro, means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency.

“Canadian Dollar” and “CAN$” mean lawful money of Canada.

“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer (as applicable) and the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations, or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of any thereof, cash or deposit account balances, in each case denominated in Dollars, or, if the L/C Issuer benefitting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) the L/C Issuer in the exercise of their reasonable discretion. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

“Cash Equivalents” means any of the following types of property, to the extent owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens created under the Security Instruments):

(a) cash, denominated in Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Australian Dollars, Euros, Sterling or Yen;

(b) readily marketable direct obligations of the government of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or obligations the timely payment of principal and interest on which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the government of the United States or any state or municipality thereof, in each case so long as such obligation has an investment grade rating by S&P and Moody’s;

(c) commercial paper rated at least P-1 (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody’s and A-1 (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency if at any time neither

Moody’s and S&P shall be rating such obligations; provided that up to 25% of the aggregate amount of Investments in Cash Equivalents pursuant to this subpart (c) of the definition thereof may be in commercial paper that is rated (I) at least P-1 (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody’s and at least A-2 (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P, or (II) at least P-2 (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody’s and at least A-1 (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P;

(d) insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, or time deposits with any Lender or with any commercial bank that (i) is a member of the Federal Reserve System, (ii) issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described in the first portion of clause (c) above (without regard to the proviso), (iii) is organized under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof and (iv) has combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000;

(e) readily marketable general obligations of any corporation organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America, payable in the United States of America, expressed to mature not later than twelve months following the date of acquisition thereof and rated A or better by S&P or A2 or better by Moody’s;

(f) readily marketable shares of investment companies or money market funds that, in each case, invest solely in the foregoing Investments consistent with the description in clauses (a) through (e) above; and

(g) in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company organized or having its principal place of business outside the United States, investments denominated in the currency of the jurisdiction in which such Subsidiary is organized or has its principal place of business which are similar in nature and substantially the same in term and ratings to the items specified in clauses (a) through (f) above.

“CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.

“CFC Holdco” means (i) MC, (ii) Echologics and (iii) each other Domestic Subsidiary that has no material assets other than capital stock of one or more direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs.

“Change in Law” means (a) any change arising from the enactment or enforcement of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, as amended, or any rules, regulations, interpretations, guidelines or directives promulgated thereunder, and (b) the occurrence, after the date of this AgreementThird Amendment Effective Date, of any of the following: (ia) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (iib) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (iiic) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

“Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:

(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire (such right, an “option right”), whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the Voting Securities of the Company on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or

(b) during any period of 24 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Company cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body (excluding, in the case of both clause (ii) and clause (iii), any individual whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member of that board or equivalent governing body occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation

of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person or group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the board of directors).

(c) any “change of control” (or term having an equivalent meaning) shall occur under the Senior Notes Documents or the Subordinated Notes DocumentsTerm Loan Agreement.

“Closing Date” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 5.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 11.01 (or, in the case of Section 5.01(b), waived by the Person entitled to receive the applicable payment).

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

“Collateral” means, collectively, certain property of the Borrowers in which the Administrative Agent or any Lender is granted a Lien under any Security Instrument as security for all or any portion of the Obligations or any other obligation arising under any Loan Document.

“Commitment Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.10(a).

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

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

“Consolidated Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, for any period the sum of (without duplication) all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period for items that would be classified as “property, plant or equipment” or comparable items on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including without limitation all transactional costs incurred in connection with such expenditures provided the same have been capitalized; provided, that Consolidated Capital Expenditures shall exclude any portion of the purchase price of an Acquisition permitted by Section 8.13 which is accounted for as a capital expenditure.

“Consolidated Cash Interest Charges” means, for any period, for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, that portion of Consolidated Interest Charges that is either paid or required to be paid in cash during such period.

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period and in each case without duplication (including any duplication with any item excluded in calculating Consolidated Net Income), with respect to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP, an amount equal to:

(a) Consolidated Net Income for such period,


plus	(b) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period, to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income,


plus	(c) the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes for such period, to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income,


plus	(d) depreciation and depletion expense, to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income,


plus	(e) amortization expense, to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income,


plus	(f) all other non-cash charges or expenses (excluding any non-cash charges representing an accrual of, or reserve for, cash charges to be paid within the next twelve months) to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income,


plus	(g) any amounts deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income representing mark-to-market losses related to interest rate hedges that must be recognized currently in net income under Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement 133Accounting Standards Codification 815 (to the extent not included in Consolidated Interest Charges),


minus	(h) any amounts added in determining Consolidated Net Income representing mark-to-market gains related to interest rate hedges that must be recognized currently in net income under Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement 133Accounting Standards Codification 815 (to the extent not included in Consolidated Interest Charges),


minus	(i) all other non-cash income or gains added in determining Consolidated Net Income,


plus	(j) any amounts deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income consisting of (i) out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with the Transactions of up to $7,000,000 and (ii) make-whole amounts, call premiums and similar amounts paid in connection with the refinancing of the Senior Notes and the Subordinated Notes in an aggregate amount not to exceed $26,000,0002,500,000;

plus

(k) any amounts deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income representing cash restructuring costs, or cash costs reasonably determined by the Company to be associated with facility or product line closures, consolidation or rationalization, not to exceed (i) $15,000,000 in the aggregate incurred during the fiscal year of the Company ending September 30, 2010 and (ii) $5,000,000 in the aggregate incurred during any fiscal year of the Company occurring after September 30, 2010; and


plus	(l) proceeds received from claims under business interruption insurance;

provided, however, Consolidated EBITDA shall be decreased by the amount of any cash expenditures in such period related to non-cash charges added back to Consolidated Net Income in computing Consolidated EBITDA during any prior periods.

“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means the ratio, determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recent Measurement Period, of (a) Consolidated EBITDA minus Consolidated Capital Expenditures (other than Excluded Capital Expenditures) minus cash taxes paid, to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges.

“Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, for any period, for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of, without duplication, (a) Consolidated Cash Interest Charges paid or required to be paid during such period, (b) all current maturities of long term Consolidated Funded Indebtedness paid in cash during such period (other than any payments due at the maturity of such Consolidated Funded Indebtedness), (c) all mandatory principal payments paid in cash on Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (other than repayment of certain Indebtedness (including the term loans under the Existing Agreement) on the Closing Date) during such period, (d) all Restricted Payments made in cash during such period and (e) cash contributions to Pension Plans equal to the lesser of (i) all such cash contributions to Pension Plans in excess of the amounts reflected in the profit and loss statements of the Company for such period and (ii) $5,000,000.

“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, (b) all purchase money Indebtedness, (c) all direct obligations arising under standby and commercial letters of credit (excluding the undrawn amount thereof), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties (excluding the amounts available thereunder as to which demand for payment has not yet been made), surety bonds (excluding the amounts available thereunder as to which demand for payment has not yet been made) and similar instruments, (d) all obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the Ordinary Course of Business), (e) Attributable Indebtedness in respect of capital leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations, (f) without duplication, all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through (e) above of Persons other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, and (g) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, to the extent such Indebtedness is recourse to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary.

“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any period, for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of the following (without duplication), in each case net of interest income earned (without duplication) on cash balances or under Swap Contracts hedging against, or otherwise entered into to manage risks relating to, fluctuations in interest rates to the extent such interest income is included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income: (a) all interest, and (b) the portion of rent expense of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to such period under capital leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income after taxation of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for that period excluding (a) net losses or gains realized in connection with (i) any sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any asset (other than in the Ordinary Course of Business), or (ii) repayment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness, and (b) extraordinary or nonrecurring income (or expense), including, any compensation charge incurred in connection with the Transactions, in the case of clauses (a) and (b) above, calculated on an after tax basis; provided that there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income, without duplication, (x) the net income or loss of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions are not actually paid to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in cash, (y) net income or loss of any Person in which any other Person (other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) has an ownership interest, except to the extent of (A) in the case of the Company or a Subsidiary, the amount thereof representing the ownership interest of the Company or applicable Subsidiary and (B) in the case of any Person other than a Subsidiary, the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid in cash to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary by such Person during such period and (z) the net income of any Person the ability of which to make Restricted Payments is restricted by any Restrictive Agreement at the time of the determination of Consolidated Net Income, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid in cash to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary by such Person during such period.

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

“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

“Core Business” means any material line of business conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and any business reasonably related or incidental thereto.

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

“Credit Judgment” means the Administrative Agent’s judgment exercised reasonably and in good faith, based upon its consideration of any factor that it believes (a) could materially and adversely affect the quantity, quality, mix or value of Collateral (including any applicable Laws that may inhibit collection of an Account), the enforceability or priority of the Administrative Agent’s Liens, or the amount that the Administrative Agent and Lenders could receive in liquidation of any Collateral; (b) suggests that any collateral report or financial information delivered by the Borrower Agent or any Borrower is incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect; (c) materially increases the likelihood of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law involving a Borrower; or (d) creates or could result in a Default or Event of Default. In exercising such judgment, the Administrative Agent may consider any factors that could increase the credit risk of lending to Borrowers on the security of the Collateral.

“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would unless cured or waived be an Event of Default.

“Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (a) the Base Rate plus (b) the Applicable Rate with respect to Base Rate Loans plus (c) 2% per annum; provided, however, that (i) with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Eurocurrency Rate Loan plus 2% per annum, and (ii) with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, the Default Rate shall equal the Letter of Credit Fee, then in effect plus 2% per annum, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

“Defaulting Lender” means, means, subject to Section 2.18(b), any Lender that, as determined by the Administrative Agent, (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect ofparticipation in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans,) within threetwo Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunderwhen

due, (b) has notified anythe Borrower or, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit(unless such writing or public statement relates to such lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in a manner satisfactorywriting to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its funding obligationsprospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, or (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointmentassets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interestEquity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.18(b)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination.

“Deposit Account Control Agreement” means each control agreement in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its reasonable discretion executed by each financial institution at which Deposit Accounts of the Borrowers are held (other than Excluded Deposit Accounts) in favor of the Administrative Agent.

“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.

“Dilution Percent” means the percent, determined for the most recent Measurement Period, equal to (a) bad debt write-downs or write-offs, discounts, returns, promotions, credits, credit memos and other dilutive items with respect to Accounts which are recorded to reduce accounts receivable consistent with the current and historical practices of the Borrowers or by a field examination conducted by the Administrative Agent’s employees or representatives, in each case as determined by the Administrative Agent in its Credit Judgment, divided by (b) gross sales; provided that in no event shall the Dilution Percent be less than zero.

“Dilution Reserve” means, at any date of determination, (a) the percentage amount by which the Dilution Percent exceeds 5% times (b) the amount of Eligible Accounts of the Borrowers.

“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property (including any Equity Interest), or part thereof, by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.

“Disqualified Equity Interest” means any Equity Interest that, 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 (other than an event solely within the control of the issuer thereof), matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, is convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness (except to the extent convertible or exchangeable at the option of the issuer of the debt instrument governing such Indebtedness) or redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date; provided, however, that (i) with respect to any Equity Interests issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interest shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, resignation, death or disability and (ii) any class of Equity Interest of such Person that by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of an Equity Interest that is not a Disqualified Equity Interest, such Equity Interests shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Equity Interests and (iii) only the portion of such Equity Interests which so matures or is so mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be

deemed to be Disqualified Equity Interests. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Equity Interest that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because the holders thereof (or the holders of any security into, or for, which such Equity Interest is convertible, exchangeable or exercisable) have the right to require a Borrower to repurchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests to the extent the terms of such Equity Interest provide that the issuer thereof may not repurchase such Equity Interest unless such repurchase complies with the terms of Section 8.06(d) or (e).

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

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

“Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries” means all Domestic Subsidiaries of the Company that are Restricted Subsidiaries.

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States (but excluding any territory or possession thereof).

“Dominion Account” means any special account established by Borrowers at Bank of America or another bank acceptable to the Administrative Agent, over which the Administrative Agent has a Deposit Account Control Agreement.

“Dominion Trigger Period” means the period (a) commencing on the day after (i) the occurrence of a Specified Event of Default or (ii) the continuation for threefive consecutive Business Days of (i) an Event of Default occurring and continuing or (ii) Availability being less than the Dominion Trigger Threshold and (b) continuing until the date that during the previous thirty (30) consecutive days, (i) no Specified Event of Default has existed and (ii) Availability has been greater than the Dominion Trigger Threshold at all times during such period.

“Dominion Trigger Threshold” means the greater of (a) 10% of the Aggregate CommitmentsLoan Cap at such time and (b) $22,500,000.17,500,000.

“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a Subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

“Eligible Account” means an Account owing to a Borrower that arises in the Ordinary Course of Business from the sale of goods or services and is payable in Dollars or Canadian Dollars; provided that no Account shall be an Eligible Account if (a) it is unpaid for more than 60 days after the original due date, or more than 120 days after the original invoice date; (b) 50% or more of the Accounts owing by the Account Debtor are not Eligible Accounts under the foregoing clause; (c) when aggregated with other Accounts owing by the Account Debtor, it exceeds 10% (or in the case of (i) HD Supply, Inc., 30% and (ii) Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., 20%) of the aggregate Eligible Accounts (or such higher percentage as the Administrative Agent may establish for the Account Debtor from time to time); (d) it does not conform with a covenant or representation herein in any material respect; (e) it (i) is owing by a creditor or supplier, or (ii) is otherwise subject to a potential offset, counterclaim, dispute, deduction, discount, recoupment, reserve, defense, chargeback, credit or allowance (but, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), ineligibility shall be limited to the amount of such potential offset, counterclaim, dispute, deduction, discount, recoupment, reserve, defense, chargeback, credit or allowance) unless (A) the Administrative Agent, in its Credit Judgment, has established an appropriate Borrowing Base Reserve and determines to include such Account as an Eligible Account or (B) such Account Debtor has entered into an agreement reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to waive such rights; (f) an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Account Debtor; or the Account Debtor has failed, has suspended or ceased doing business, is liquidating, dissolving or winding up its affairs, or is not Solvent; or the Borrower Agent is not able to bring suit or enforce remedies against the Account Debtor through judicial process; (g) the Account Debtor is organized or has its principal offices or assets

outside the United States or Canada, unless such Account is backed by an irrevocable letter of credit that has been confirmed by a financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and on terms, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, payable in the full face amount of the face value of the Account in Dollars at a place of payment located within the United States and has been duly assigned to the Administrative Agent; (h) it is subject to the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended from time to time, or any other applicable law now or hereafter existing similar in effect thereto, unless the applicable Borrower has assigned its right to payments of such Account so as to comply with the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended from time to time, or any such other applicable law; (i) it is not subject to a duly perfected, first priority Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, or is subject to any other Lien other than Permitted Liens (provided that no such Permitted Lien is prior to the Lien of the Administrative Agent); (j) the goods giving rise to it have not been delivered to and accepted by the Account Debtor, the services giving rise to it have not been accepted by the Account Debtor, or it otherwise does not represent a final sale; (k) it is evidenced by Chattel Paper or an Instrument of any kind, or has been reduced to judgment; (l) its payment has been extended, the Account Debtor has made a partial payment (except partial payments reflecting retainage in the Ordinary Course of Business), or it arises from a sale on a cash-on-delivery basis; (m) it arises from a sale to an Affiliate, from a sale on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-or-return, sale-on-approval, consignment, or other repurchase or return basis, or from a sale to a Person for personal, family or household purposes; (n) it represents a progress billing or relates to services for which a performance, surety or completion bond or similar assurance has been issued; (o) it includes a billing for interest, fees or late charges, but ineligibility shall be limited to the extent thereof; or (p) such Account is deemed by the Administrative Agent to be unacceptable as an Eligible Account in the exercise of its Credit Judgment; provided, however, except as set forth in the definition of Accounts Formula Amount, none of the Accounts of any Person acquired or created in an Acquisition shall be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base until the Administrative Agent has conducted Field Exams reasonably required by it with results reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Person owning such Accounts shall be a (directly or indirectly) wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company and have become a Borrower. In calculating delinquent portions of Accounts under clauses (a) and (b), credit balances more than 60 days past due or more than 120 days past the original invoice date will be excluded.

“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.06(b)(iii), and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.06(b)(iii)).

“Eligible Cash” means, at any time, unrestricted, non-operating cash of the U.S. Borrowers denominated in U.S. Dollars that (a) does not consist of proceeds of accounts receivable that are otherwise included at such time in the calculation of the Borrowing Base and (b) is pledged to the Administrative Agent and held in Deposit Accounts at the Administrative Agent that are subject to a Deposit Account Control Agreement (which Deposit Account Control Agreement provides that the Administrative Agent has sole control of the disposition of the amounts so deposited at all times, whether or not during a Dominion Trigger Period).

“Eligible Inventory” means Inventory owned by a Borrower which has not been deemed unacceptable as Eligible Inventory by the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its Credit Judgment; provided that no Inventory shall be Eligible Inventory unless it (a) is finished goods, raw materials, purchase parts or work-in-process and not packaging or shipping materials, labels, samples, display items, bags, replacement parts or manufacturing supplies; (b) is not held on consignment, nor subject to any deposit or downpayment; (c) is not damaged, defective, shopworn or otherwise unfit for sale; (d) is not slow-moving, obsolete or unmerchantable; (e) meets all applicable standards imposed by any applicable Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over where the product is to be sold, and does not constitute hazardous materials under any Environmental Law; (f) conforms with the covenants and representations herein in all material respects; (g) is subject to the Administrative Agent’s duly perfected, first priority Lien, and no other Lien other than Permitted Liens (provided that no such Permitted Lien is prior to the Lien of the Administrative Agent); (h) is within the continental United States or Canada, is not in transit except between locations of Borrowers (or between locations of Borrowers and processors or vendors in the Ordinary Course of Business), and is not consigned to any Person; (i) is not subject to any warehouse receipt or negotiable Document; (j) is not subject to any License or other arrangement that restricts such Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s right to dispose of such Inventory, unless the Administrative Agent has received an appropriate Lien Waiver; and (k) is not located on leased premises or in the possession of a warehouseman, processor, repairman, mechanic, shipper, freight forwarder or other Person, unless the lessor or such Person has delivered a Lien Waiver or an appropriate Rent and Charges Reserve has been established; provided, however, except as set forth in the definition of Inventory Formula Amount, none of the Inventory of any Person acquired or created in an Acquisition shall be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base until the Administrative Agent has conducted Field Exams and appraisals reasonably required by it with results reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Person owning such Inventory shall be a (directly or indirectly) wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company and have become a Borrower.

“Eligible Investment Grade Accounts” means any Eligible Accounts owing from an Account Debtor that has a corporate family rating of at least BBB- by S&P and Baa3 Moody’s.

“Eligible Non-Investment Grade Accounts” means any Eligible Accounts that are not Eligible Investment Grade Accounts.

“EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.

“Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.

“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Company, any other Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

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

“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) the incurrence by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any material liability with respect to a complete or partial withdrawal by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate or the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; or (h) the imposition of any material liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Company or any ERISA Affiliate; or (i) a failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to meet all applicable material requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of a Pension Plan, whether or not waived, or the failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to make, in all material respects, any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan.

“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

“Euro” and “EUR” mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.

“Eurocurrency Rate” means:

(a) with respect to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to (i) the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate or the successor thereto if the British Bankers Association is no longer making a LIBOR rate available (“LIBOR”), the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), or a comparable or

successor rate approved by the Administrative Agent, as published by Reuterson the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or other commercially available source providing quotations of LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two London Banking Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period, or (ii) if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “Eurocurrency Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in Same Day Funds in the approximate amount of the Eurocurrency Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two London Banking Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; and;

(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to (i) LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time determined daily on each Business Day (or as to any day that is not a London Banking Day, on the next preceding London Banking Day) for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for a term of one month commencing that day or (ii) if such published rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the date of determination in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Base Rate Loan being made or maintained by Bank of America and with a term equal to one month would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank Eurocurrency market at their request at the date and time of determination.; and

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

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

“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Excluded Assets” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

“Excluded Capital Expenditures” means Consolidated Capital Expenditures (a) financed with Indebtedness permitted hereunder other than Revolving Loans, or (b) made with (i) net proceeds from Dispositions permitted under clauses (a), (c), (e), (f) or (h) of Section 8.05, or (ii) proceeds of insurance arising from any casualty or other insured damage or from condemnation or similar awards with respect to any property or asset.

“Excluded Deposit Account” means any Deposit Account or Securities Account (a) used exclusively for payroll, payroll taxes, employee benefits or similar operational disbursements, (b) that constitutes a trust account or a fiduciary account, (c) maintained in the Ordinary Course of Business containing not more than $200,000 at the end of any Business Day or (d) maintained in the Ordinary Course of Business containing not more than $500,000 for a period of not more than three consecutive Business Days at any time (and not more than $500,000 in the aggregate at the end of any Business Day for all such Excluded Deposit Accounts arising under clauses (c) and (d)).

“Excluded Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of any Borrower that is (i) a CFC Holdco (other than MC and Echologics) or (ii) a direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC.

“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to any “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises

under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrowers hereunder or under any Loan Document, (a) taxes any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from any payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in whichfranchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office is located (or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable Lending Office is located), (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which a Borrower is located, (c) any backup withholding tax that is required by the Code to be withheld fromlocated in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to aor for the account of such Lender that has failed to comply with clause (A) of Section 4.01(e)(ii), (d) Taxes imposed by reason of Sections 1471 or 1472 of the Code, and (e) in the case of any Foreign Lender (other than an assigneewith respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or commitment (other than pursuant to aan assignment request by the Borrower Agent under Section 11.13), any United States withholding tax that (i) is required to be imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender pursuant to the Laws in force at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a newunder Section 11.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(ii), Section 4.01(a)(iii) or Section 4.01(c), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office) or (ii) is, (c) Taxes attributable to such Foreign LenderRecipient’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with clause (B) of Section 4.01(e)(ii), except to the extent that such Foreign 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 the Borrowers with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(ii) or (c)Section 4.01(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.

“Existing Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 24, 2007, among the Company, Mueller Group, Bank of America, as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders, as amended through the Closing Date.

“Existing Letters of Credit” means the letter of credit issued and outstanding under the Existing Agreement which are identified on Schedule 1.02 hereto.

“Existing Maturity Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(a).

“Extended Maturity Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(b).

“Extending Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(e).

“Extension Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement (which may, at the option of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Agent, be in the form of an amendment and restatement of this Agreement) among the Borrowers, the applicable extending Lenders and/or Additional Commitment Extension Lenders, the Administrative Agent and, to the extent required by Section 2.19, the L/C Issuer and/or the Swing Line Lender, implementing an extension in accordance with Section 2.19.

“Facility Termination Date” means the date as of which all of the following shall have occurred: (a) the Borrowers shall have permanently terminated the Revolving Credit Facility and by final payment in full in cash of all Outstanding Amounts, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and fees thereon, other than (i) the undrawn portion of Letters of Credit, and (ii) all fees relating to any Letters of Credit accruing after such date (which fees shall be payable solely for the account of the L/C Issuer and shall be computed (based on interest rates and the Applicable Rate then in effect) on such undrawn amounts to the respective expiry dates of the Letters of Credit), in each case as have been fully Cash Collateralized or as to which other arrangements with respect thereto satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall have been made, (b) the Aggregate Commitments, if any, shall have terminated or expired, and (c) the obligations and liabilities of each Borrower under all Related Credit Arrangements shall have been fully, finally and irrevocably paid and satisfied in full in cash and the Related Credit Arrangements shall have expired or been terminated, or other arrangements satisfactory to the counterparties shall have been made with respect thereto; provided that notwithstanding full payment or Cash Collateralization of the Obligations as provided herein, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to terminate its Liens in any Collateral unless, with respect to any damages the

Administrative Agent may incur as a result of the dishonor or return of Payment Items applied to Obligations, the Administrative Agent receives (a) a written agreement, executed by Borrowers and any Person whose advances are used in whole or in part to satisfy the Obligations, indemnifying the Administrative Agent and Lenders from any such damages; or (b) such Cash Collateral as the Administrative Agent, in its discretion, deems necessary to protect against any such damages.

“Fair Market Value” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantially comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) and any applicable intergovernmental agreements with respect thereto.

“Field Exam” means any visit and inspection of the properties, assets and records of any Borrower during the term of this Agreement in accordance with the provisions set forth herein, which shall include access to such properties, assets and records sufficient to permit the Administrative Agent or its representatives to examine, audit and make extracts from any Borrower’s books and records, make examinations and audits of any Borrower’s other financial matters and Collateral as Administrative Agent deems appropriate in its Credit Judgment, and discussions with its officers, employees, agents, advisors and independent accountants regarding such Borrower’s business, financial condition, assets, prospects and results of operations.

“First Amendment Effective Date” means the “First Amendment Effective Date” as defined in that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 18, 2012 among Borrowers, Lenders and Administrative Agent.

"Fiscal Month" means each fiscal month of the Company and its Subsidiaries as established by the Company from time to time, it being understood that the end of each Fiscal Month shall correspond with the latest closure of such Fiscal Month for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

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

“Fixed Charge Trigger Period” means the period (a) commencing on the day that Availability is less than the Fixed Charge Trigger Threshold and (b) continuing until the date that during the previous thirty (30) consecutive days, Availability has been greater than or equal to the Fixed Charge Trigger Threshold at all times during such period.

“Fixed Charge Trigger Threshold” means the greater of (a) 10% of the Aggregate CommitmentsLoan Cap at such time and (b) $22,500,000.17,500,000.

“Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (a) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (b) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (c) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (d) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (e) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

“Foreign Benefit Law” means any Law of any foreign nation or any province, state, territory, protectorate or other political subdivision thereof regulating, relating to, or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning, any Plan or Pension Plan.

“Foreign Lender” means any(a) if the Borrowers are U.S. Persons, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrowers are not U.S. Persons, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdictionjurisdictions other than that in which the Company is residentBorrowers are residents for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

“Foreign Pension Plan” means any plan, arrangement, understanding or scheme maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary that provides retirement or deferred compensation benefits covering any employee or former employee and which is administered under any Foreign Benefit Law or regulated by any Governmental Authority other than the United States.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

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

“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof and (c) with respect to the Administrative Agent, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of Protective Advances other than Protective Advances as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

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

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as published by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

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

“Granting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(h).

“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, any (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

“Guarantor Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(c).

“Guarantors” means, collectively, (a) each Person that shall execute and deliver a guaranty of the Obligations and (b) with respect to the payment and performance by each Specified Loan Party of its obligations under its Guarantee with respect to all Swap Obligations, a Borrower.

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

“Honor Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c).

“Impacted Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.03.

“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

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

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

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

(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

(f) capital leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person;

(g) all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase or payment in respect of any Disqualified Equity Interest; and

(h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, to the extent such Indebtedness is recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of any capital lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.

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

“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 11.04.

“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07.

“Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2014, by and between the Administrative Agent and the Term Loan Agent and acknowledged by the Borrowers.

“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, (i) the last day of the relevant Interest Period, (ii) if the Interest Period is greater than three months, the first day of each calendar quarter with respect to interest accrued through the last day of each calendar quarter ending immediately prior to such date, (iii) any date that such Loan is prepaid or converted, in whole or in part, and (iv) the Revolving Credit Maturity Date; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), (i) the first day of each calendar quarter with respect to interest accrued through the last day of each calendar quarter ending immediately prior to such date, (ii) any date that such Loan is prepaid or converted, in whole or in part, and (iii) the Revolving Credit Maturity Date; provided, further, that interest accruing at the Default Rate shall be payable from time to time upon demand of the Administrative Agent.

“Interest Period” means, as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending, in each case, on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower Agent in its Revolving Loan Notice; provided that:

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

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

(iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.

“Inventory Formula Amount” means the lesser of (ia) 6570% of the Value of Eligible Inventory; or (iib) 85% of the NOLV Percentage of the Value of Eligible Inventory; provided that, notwithstanding the exclusion under the proviso in the definition of “Eligible Inventory”, (ai) 35% of the Value of Inventory purchased or otherwise acquired by a Borrower in an Acquisition permitted under Section 8.13 (as such Value is reflected on the financial statements of the target of such Acquisition (or if such statements are not available or not applicable, as reasonably estimated by the Borrower Agent and approved by the Administrative Agent)) shall be included on and from the date of the consummation of the Acquisition in the calculation of the Borrowing Base (including for the purpose of determining Availability for Loans being made hereunder on the date of the consummation of such Acquisition to pay consideration owed in respect thereof) until the earlier of (iA) 90 days following the consummation of the Acquisition pursuant to which such Inventory was acquired or (iiB) such time as the Administrative Agent has completed a customary due diligence investigation as to such Inventory and such target (which investigation may, at the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, include a Field Exam and appraisals) with results satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, at which time the actual Value and eligibility of such Inventory under the Borrowing Base shall be calculated and implemented accordingly, and (bii) 35% of the Value of Inventory to be purchased or otherwise acquired by a Borrower in an Acquisition permitted under Section 8.13 shall be included for the purpose of determining Availability in the calculation of Pro Forma Availability in connection with such Acquisition; provided, however, that in each case of clause (ai) and (bii), in no event shall the sum of the Value of such acquired Inventory included in the Borrowing Base, Availability and Pro Forma Availability plus the Value of the acquired Accounts included in the Borrowing Base, Availability and Pro Forma Availability pursuant to the definition of “Accounts Formula Amount” exceed 10% of the lesser of, as at any date of determination, (x) the Borrowing Base (calculated without giving effect to any L/C Reserve) and (y) the Aggregate Commitments.

“Inventory Reserve” means reserves established by Administrative Agent in its Credit Judgment to reflect factors that may negatively impact the Value of Inventory, including change in salability, obsolescence, seasonality, theft, shrinkage, imbalance, change in composition or mix, markdowns and vendor chargebacks.

“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment, less all returns of principal or equity thereon (and without adjustment by reason of the financial condition of such other Person) and shall, if made by the transfer or exchange of property other than cash, be deemed to have been made in an original principal or capital amount equal to the fair market value of such property at the time of such transfer or exchange.

“IP Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.17.

“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

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

“Joinder Agreements” means, collectively, the Borrower Joinder Agreements and the Security Joinder Agreements.

"JPMorgan" means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A.

“JPMS” means J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

“Landlord Lien State” means Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, and such other state(s) determined by the Administrative Agent in its Credit Judgment in which a landlord’s claim for rent may have priority over the Liens of the Administrative Agent granted herein.

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

“L/C Advance” means each Revolving Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. All L/C Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.

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

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

“L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, plus (b) the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings, plus (c) if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Fees. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.07. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

“L/C Reserve” means the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate of all L/C Obligations, other than (a) those that have been Cash Collateralized in an amount equal to (i) 100% of the Dollar Equivalent amount of such L/C Obligations so long as the circumstances in clause (ii) are not applicable or (ii) at the option of the Administrative Agent, 105% of the Dollar Equivalent amount of such L/C Obligations if any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Letter of Credit Expiration Date shall have occurred or the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have terminated or have expired; and (b) if no Default or Event of Default exists, those amounts described in clause (c) of the definition of L/C Obligations.

“L/C Issuer” means each of Bank of America and JPMorgan, each in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. At any time there is more than one L/C Issuer, all singular references to the L/C Issuer shall mean any L/C Issuer, either L/C Issuer, each L/C Issuer, the L/C Issuer that has issued the applicable Letter of Credit, or both L/C Issuers, as the context may require.

“Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the context requires, includes the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender.

“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower Agent and the Administrative Agent.

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

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

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

“Letter of Credit Fees” means, collectively or individually as the context may indicate, the fees with respect to Letters of Credit described in Section 2.04(h).

“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $60,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Commitments. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.

“License” means any license or agreement under which a Borrower is granted IP Rights in connection with any manufacture, marketing, distribution or disposition of Collateral, any use of assets or property or any other conduct of its business.

“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

“Lien Waiver” means an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, which may provide for (a) for any material Collateral located on leased premises, the lessor waives or subordinates any Lien it may have on the Collateral, and agrees to permit Agent to enter upon the premises and remove the Collateral or to use the premises to store or dispose of the Collateral; (b) for any Collateral held by a warehouseman, processor, shipper, customs broker or freight forwarder, such Person waives or subordinates any Lien it may have on the Collateral, agrees to hold any Documents in its possession relating to the Collateral as agent for Agent, and agrees to deliver the Collateral to Agent upon request; (c) for any Collateral held by a repairman, mechanic or bailee, such Person acknowledges Agent’s Lien, waives or subordinates any Lien it may have on the Collateral, and agrees to deliver the Collateral to Agent upon request; and (d) for any Collateral subject to a Licensor’s Intellectual Property rights, the Licensor grants to Agent the right, vis-à-vis such Licensor, to enforce Agent’s Liens with respect to the Collateral, including the right to dispose of it with the benefit of the Intellectual Property, whether or not a default exists under any applicable License.

“Limited Condition Transaction” shall mean any Acquisition whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third-party financing.

“Loan” means an extension of credit under Article II in the form of a Revolving Loan, a Swing Line Loan, an Overadvance Loan or a Protective Advance.

“Loan Account” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(a).

“Loan Cap” means, on any date of determination, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Aggregate Commitments, minus (only to the extent the Borrowing Base is greater than the Aggregate Commitments) the Availability Reserve; or (b) the Borrowing Base.

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Revolving Loan Note, each Security Instrument, the Intercreditor Agreement, each Revolving Loan Notice, each Issuer Document, each Compliance Certificate, any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 and all other instruments and documents heretofore or hereafter executed or delivered to or in favor of any Lender or the Administrative Agent in connection with the Loans made and transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

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

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

“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, the operations, business, assets, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the other Borrowers, taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of any Borrower to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Borrower of any Loan Document to which it is a party or on the ability of the Administrative Agent to realize upon any material portion of the Collateral.

“Material Property” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

“Material Subsidiary” means, as of any date of determination thereof, each direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that (a) holds, owns or contributes, as the case may be, 3% or more of the net sales, assets (including Equity Interests in other Subsidiaries) or Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (calculated

as of the most recent fiscal period with respect to which the Administrative Agent shall have received financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 7.01(a) or (b) or if prior to delivery of any financial statements pursuant to such Sections, then calculated with respect to the financial statements dated as of June 30, 2010), (b) is designated by the Borrower Agent as a Material Subsidiary, or (c) Guarantees any Permitted Subordinated Debt. The Borrower Agent shall designate one or more Restricted Subsidiaries as Material Subsidiaries if, in the absence of such designation, the aggregate net sales, assets (including Equity Interests in other Subsidiaries) or contribution to Consolidated EBITDA of all Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Material Subsidiaries would exceed 3% of the net sales, assets or Consolidated EBITDA (calculated as of the most recent fiscal period with respect to which the Administrative Agent shall have received financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 7.01(a) or (b) or if prior to delivery of any financial statements pursuant to such Sections, then calculated with respect to the financial statements dated as of June 30, 2010).

“Measurement Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed twelvefour (124) consecutive Fiscal Monthsfiscal quarters of the Company and its Subsidiaries for which financial statements have or should have been delivered in accordance with Section 7.01(a) or (b).

“MLPFS” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated.

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

“Mortgage” means each of the mortgages, deeds of trust, and deeds to secure debt or such equivalent documents hereafter entered into and executed and delivered by one or more of the Borrowers (or any Subsidiary required to become a Borrower or Guarantor pursuant to the terms hereof) to the Administrative Agent, in each case, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

“Mortgaged Property” means the real properties as to which, pursuant to Section 3.03(g) or otherwise, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be granted a Lien pursuant to the Mortgages.

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

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

“Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to the sale of any asset by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.05(g), the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of the cash and cash equivalents received in connection with such sale (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received) over (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by such asset and that is required to be repaid in connection with the sale thereof (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents and Indebtedness owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary), (B) the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such sale, including any brokerage commissions, underwriting fees and discount, legal fees, finder’s fees and other similar fees and commissions, (C) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the relevant asset sale, (D) the amount of any reasonable reserve required to be established in accordance with GAAP against liabilities (other than taxes deducted pursuant to clause (C) above) to the extent such reserves are (x) associated with the assets that are the object of such sale and (y) retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, and (E) the amount of any reasonable reserve for purchase price adjustments and retained fixed liabilities reasonably expected to be payable by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection therewith to the extent such reserves are (1) associated with the assets that are the object of such sale and (2) retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the amount of any subsequent reduction of any reserve provided for in clause (D) or (E) above (other than in connection with a payment in respect of such liability) shall (X) be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of such asset sale occurring on the date of such reduction, and (Y) immediately be applied to the prepayment of Loans in accordance with Section 2.06(d);

“NOLV Percentage” means the net orderly liquidation value of Inventory, expressed as a percentage, expected to be realized at an orderly, negotiated sale held within a reasonable period of time, net of all liquidation expenses, as determined from the most recent appraisal of Borrowers’ Inventory performed by an appraiser and on terms satisfactory to Administrative Agent in the exercise of its reasonable discretion.

“Non-Extending Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(b).

“Notice Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(b).

“Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Borrower arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, Letter of Credit, or arising under any Related Credit Arrangement, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Borrower or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that the Obligations shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations.

“OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

“Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, undertaken in good faith.

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

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

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

“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Revolving Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any Revolving Borrowings and any prepayments or repayments of Revolving Loans occurring on such date; (b) with respect to Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Swing Line Loans occurring on such date; and (c) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of amounts paid under outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.

“Overadvance” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.03(g).

“Overadvance Loan” means a Base Rate Revolving Loan made when an Overadvance exists or is caused by the funding thereof.

“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of Bank of America in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market.

“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).

“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).

“Payment Item” means each check, draft or other item of payment payable to a Borrower, including those constituting proceeds of any Collateral.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

“Pension Act” means the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

“Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in, with respect to plan years ending prior to the effective date of the Pension Act, Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, each as in effect prior to the Pension Act and, thereafter, Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.

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

“Permitted Liens” means the types of Liens described in clauses (c), (d), and (r) of Section 8.01.

“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness; provided that (i) the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (ii) the average life to maturity of any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of such Indebtedness permitted hereby is not less than the then average life to maturity of the Indebtedness so refinanced or replaced, (iii) the direct or contingent obligors with respect to such Indebtedness are not changed as a result of or in connection with such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension in a manner adverse to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in any material respect and (iv) any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of Indebtedness subordinated to the Obligations shall be on terms no less favorable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and no more restrictive to the Borrowers, than the subordinated Indebtedness being refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and in an amount not less than the amount outstanding at the time thereof.

“Permitted Subordinated Debt” means, individually or collectively as the context may indicate, (a) the Subordinated Notes and (b) any otherany unsecured subordinated notes issued by the Company having terms consistent with the following: (i) subordination in right of payment to the Obligations pursuant to terms and conditions substantially similar to those set forth in the Subordinated Notes Indenture or other terms and conditions acceptable to the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, (ii) no scheduled payments of principal for at least one year following the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (iii) commercially reasonable interest rates, (iv) the absence of financial maintenance covenants, and (v) the absence of covenants or any other terms or conditions that, taken as a whole, are more restrictive than the covenants, terms and restrictions contained in this Agreement and the other applicable Loan Documents; provided, in each case that such Indebtedness is either exchanged for, or 100% of the proceeds of such Indebtedness is used to repay, redeem or repurchase, in whole or in part, the Subordinated Notes or otherany Permitted Subordinated Debt and to pay related premiums, interest, fees, costs and expenses.

“Permitted Subordinated Debt Documents” means all loan agreements, indentures, note purchase agreements, promissory notes, guarantees, and other instruments and agreements evidencing or executed in connection with Permitted Subordinated Debt, in each case as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified in accordance with Section 8.11.

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

“Plan” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan), that is maintained (i) for employees of the Company (or any such plan to which the Company is required to contribute on behalf of its employees); or (ii) for employees of an ERISA Affiliate (or any such plan to which the ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of its employees), but only if the Company or any Borrower could have an obligation to make contributions to such plan.

“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

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

“Pro Forma Availability” means for any date of calculation, the pro forma Availability on such date determined as if the applicable Acquisition, Investment, Restricted Payment or payment had been consummated on such date.

“Properly Contested” means with respect to any obligation of a Borrower, (a) the obligation is subject to a bona fide dispute regarding amount or such Borrower’s liability to pay; (b) the obligation is being properly contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently pursued; (c) appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (d) no Lien is imposed on any Collateral, unless bonded and stayed to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent; and (e) if the obligation results from entry of a judgment or other order, such judgment or order is stayed pending appeal or other judicial review.

“Protective Advance” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(h).

“Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Revolving Lender at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.18, and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments at such time; provided that if the Aggregate Commitments have been terminated at such time, then the Pro Rata Share of each Revolving Lender shall be the Pro Rata Share of such Revolving Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to Section 11.06. The initial Pro Rata Share of each Revolving Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Revolving Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Revolving Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower hereunder.

“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(c).

“Registered Public Accounting Firm” has the meaning specified in the Securities Laws and shall be independent of the Company as prescribed in the Securities Laws.

“Related Credit Arrangements” means, collectively, Related Swap Contracts and Related Treasury Management and Other Services.

“Related Credit Debt” means Indebtedness and other obligations of a Borrower arising under Related Credit Arrangements.

“Related Credit Reserve” means the aggregate amount of reserves established by Administrative Agent in amounts set forth in the written notices to the Administrative Agent referenced in the definition of "Secured Related Credit Obligations" and as such amount may be adjusted by the Administrative Agent based on such notices or otherwise increased, in its Credit Judgment, from time to time in its discretion in respect of Secured Related Credit Obligations.

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

“Related Swap Contract” means all Swap Contracts that are entered into or maintained by any Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary with a Lender or Affiliate of a Lender that are not prohibited by the express terms of the Loan Documents.

“Related Treasury Management and Other Services” means (a) all arrangements for the delivery of treasury management services, (b) all commercial credit card, merchant card and purchasing card services; and (c) all other banking products or services (including leases), other than Letters of Credit, in each case, to or for the benefit of any Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary which are entered into or maintained with a Lender or Affiliate of a Lender and which are not prohibited by the express terms of the Loan Documents.

“Rent and Charges Reserve” means the aggregate of (a) all past due rent and other amounts owing by a Borrower to any landlord, warehouseman, processor, repairman, mechanic, shipper, freight forwarder, broker or other Person who possesses any Collateral or could assert a Lien on any Collateral; and (b) a reserve at least equal to three months rent and other charges that could be payable to any such Person, unless it has executed a Lien Waiver; provided that the Administrative Agent shall not institute a Rent and Charges Reserve (or otherwise exclude Inventory from the definition of Eligible Inventory) as a result of the failure to deliver an appropriate Lien Waiver with respect to such locations leased as of the Closing Date and thereafter, until 60 days following the Closing Date (or, if later, within 60 days following the date such location is acquired or leased).

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

“Reporting Trigger Period” means the period (a) commencing on the day after the continuation for threefive (5) consecutive Business Days of Availability being less than the Reporting Trigger Threshold and (b) continuing until the date that during the previous thirty (30) consecutive days, Availability has been greater than the Reporting Trigger Threshold at all times during such period.

“Reporting Trigger Threshold” means the greater of (a) 12.5% of the Aggregate CommitmentsLoan Cap at such time and (b) $25,000,000.21,500,000.

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

“Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 5550% of the Aggregate Commitments or, if the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 9.02, Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 5550% of the Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Revolving Lender for purposes of this definition); provided that any Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings (including risk participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans) held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

“Reserve” means any reserve constituting all or any portion of the Availability Reserve or the Borrowing Base Reserve.

“Responsible Officer” means, with respect to each Borrower, the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, controller or assistant treasurer or any vice president of such Borrower or any other officer or employee of the applicable Borrower designated in a prior written notice to the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Borrower shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Borrower and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Borrower.

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to the Company’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof). For avoidance of doubt, payments pursuant to any shared services agreement described in Section 8.08 shall not be deemed to be Restricted Payments.

“Restricted Subsidiaries” means all Subsidiaries of the Company other than the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

“Restrictive Agreement” means an agreement (other than a Loan Document) that conditions or restricts the right of any Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary to declare or make any Restricted Payment.

“Revaluation Date” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following: (a) each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (b) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount), (c) each date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (d) each date of any Revolving Loan Notice for a Base Rate Loan under Section 2.04(c)(i), (e) each date of payment of funds in an Alternative Currency by the Administrative Agent to

the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(ii), and (f) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require.

“Revolving Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period, made by each of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.02.

“Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.02, (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Revolving Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

“Revolving Credit Facility” means the facility described in Sections 2.02, 2.04 and 2.05 providing for Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit to or for the benefit of the Borrowers by the Revolving Lenders, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in the maximum aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding of $225,000,000, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

“Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means the earliest of (a) December 18, 2017, (b) 60 days prior to the final maturity of the Subordinated Notes, or (cJuly 13, 2021, or (b) such earlier date upon which the Outstanding Amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility, including all accrued and unpaid interest, are required to be paid in full, and all Revolving Credit Commitments terminated, in accordance with the terms hereof.

“Revolving Lender” means each Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment or, following termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, has Revolving Loans outstanding or participations in an outstanding Letter of Credit or Swing Line Loan.

“Revolving Loan” means a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan made to any Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02, except as otherwise provided herein.

“Revolving Loan Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrowers in favor of a Revolving Lender evidencing Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

“Revolving Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Revolving Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.03(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of a Borrower.

“Royalties” means all royalties, fees, expense reimbursement and other amounts payable by a Borrower under a License.

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

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

“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country subject to a sanctions program identified on the list maintained by OFAC and available at http://www.treas.gov/offices/eotffc/ofac/sanctions/ index.html, or as otherwise published from time to time. or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions and with which dealings are prohibited under applicable law.

“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) a Person named on the list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons”any Person listed in any Sanctions related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC available at http://www.treas.gov/offices/eotffc/ofac/sdn/index.html, or as otherwise published from time to time, or (b) (i) an agency of the government of a Sanctioned Country, (ii) an organization controlled by a Sanctioned Country, or (iii) a person, the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any EU member state, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, to the extent subject to a sanctions program administered by OFAC or (c) any Person owned or controlled

by any such Person described in clause (a) or (b) above, with respect to (a), (b) or (c) above, only to the extent dealing with such Person is prohibited by applicable law.

“Sanction(s)” means applicable economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the United States Government (including without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any EU member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”).

“Sarbanes-Oxley” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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

“Second Amendment Effective Date” means the “Second Amendment Effective Date” as defined in that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 25, 2014 among Borrowers, Lenders and Administrative Agent.

“Second Lien Obligations” means Indebtedness issued by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries having terms consistent with, but not limited to, the following: (a) such Indebtedness may be secured by a Lien that is (i) secondary and expressly subordinated to the first priority security interest of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in any property constituting Collateral immediately prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date and (ii) first priority with respect to any property of the Company and its Subsidiaries other than property constituting Collateral immediately prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date; (b) the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties shall be granted a Lien on all property (other than property constituting Collateral immediately prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date) securing the Second Lien Obligations, which Lien shall be secondary and expressly subordinated to the first priority security interest of the holders of the Second Lien Obligations; (c) the terms and conditions of such Indebtedness and all Liens described under clause (a) and (b) above shall be subject to an intercreditor agreement reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers; and (d) none of the maturity date, any scheduled payment of principal (other than annual scheduled amortization of up to 1.0% of the original principal amount of such Indebtedness) or any obligation to repurchase or prepay such Indebtedness (whether absolute or at the option of the holder (other than as a result of customary mandatory prepayments)) occurs for at least one year following the Revolving Credit Maturity Date; provided that, in connection with the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (i) the Borrowers shall have entered into amendments to the Security Agreement and other Security Instruments reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to reflect the all-assets nature of the Collateral and the Administrative Agent’s Liens (subject to the intercreditor agreement referred to above), (ii) Administrative Agent shall have received on or prior to the date of consummation thereof (or, in the case of clause (C) below, concurrently with any delivery thereof to the holders of the Second Lien Obligations) (A) to the extent then required to be tested, a Compliance Certificate demonstrating compliance (calculated on a pro forma basis in accordance with Sections 1.03(c) and (d), as applicable) with the financial covenant set forth in Section 8.12, (B) fully executed copies of the definitive documentation for the Second Lien Obligations, (C) if applicable, reasonably satisfactory mortgages and mortgage related documents (including, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, appraisals, title insurance, surveys, flood zone certifications and other customary related mortgage documentation), and (D) UCC-3 amendments reflecting the all-assets nature of the Collateral and the modifications to the Security Instruments referred to above and (iii) no Event of Default shall exist immediately prior to or arise as a result of the incurrence of such Indebtedness.of the Company under the Term Loan Agreement.

“Secured Parties” means, collectively, with respect to each of the Security Instruments, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and such other Persons for whose benefit the Lien thereunder is conferred, as therein provided.

“Secured Related Credit Obligations” means Related Credit Debt owing to a Secured Related Credit Provider, up to the maximum amount (in the case of any Secured Related Credit Provider other than Bank of America and its Affiliates) specified by such provider in writing to Administrative Agent (which shall be included in the Related Credit Reserve), which amount may be established or increased (by further written notice to Administrative Agent from time to time) as long as no Default or Event of Default exists and establishment of a Related Credit Reserve for such amount and all other Secured Related Credit Obligations would not result in an Overadvance.

“Secured Related Credit Provider” means (a) Bank of America or any of its Affiliates; and (b) any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender that is a provider under a Related Credit Arrangement, provided that such provider delivers written notice to Administrative Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, by the later of (i) 10 days following the Closing Date or (ii) 10 days following the entering into of the Related Credit Arrangement, which written notice shall (A) describe the Related Credit Arrangement and set forth the maximum amount thereunder to be secured by the Collateral and the methodology to be used in calculating such amount and (B) contain an agreement by such Lender or the applicable Affiliate of a Lender to be bound by Section 10.12.

“Securities Laws” means the Securities Act of 1933, the Exchange Act, Sarbanes-Oxley and the applicable accounting and auditing principles, rules, standards and practices promulgated, approved or incorporated by the SEC or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, as each of the foregoing may be amended and in effect on any applicable date hereunder.

“Security Agreement” means the ABL Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereofNovember 25, 2014, by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, as supplemented from time to time by the execution and delivery of Security Joinder Agreements pursuant to Section 7.12.

“Security Instruments” means, collectively or individually as the context may indicate, the Security Agreement (including any Security Joinder Agreements), each Deposit Account Control Agreement, and all other agreements (including securities account control agreements), instruments and other documents, whether now existing or hereafter in effect, pursuant to which any Borrower shall grant or convey to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders a Lien in, or any other Person shall acknowledge any such Lien in, property as security for all or any portion of the Obligations or any other obligation under any Loan Document, as any of them may be reinstated from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.

“Security Joinder Agreement” means each Security Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form thereof attached to the Security Agreement, executed and delivered by a Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 7.12.

“Senior Notes” means the unsecured 8¾% senior notes due 2020 in an aggregate principal amount of $225,000,000 issued on the Closing Date by the Company pursuant to the Senior Notes Indenture, as in effect on the Closing Date and, thereafter, as amended, supplemented and/or restated or otherwise modified in accordance with Section 8.11, and any registered exchange notes issued in exchange therefor.

“Senior Notes Documents” means the Senior Notes and the Senior Notes Indenture.

“Senior Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of August 26, 2010, among the Company, the guarantors signatory thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, as in effect on the Closing Date and, thereafter, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified in accordance with Section 8.11.

“Solvent” means, as to any Person, such Person (a) owns property or assets whose fair salable value is greater than the amount required to pay all of its debts (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities); (b) owns property or assets whose present fair salable value (as defined below) is greater than the probable total liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person as they become absolute and matured; (c) is able to pay all of its debts as they mature; (d) has capital that is not unreasonably small for its business and is sufficient to carry on its business and transactions and all business and transactions in which it is about to engage; (e) is not "insolvent" within the meaning of Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code; and (f) has not incurred (by way of assumption or otherwise) any obligations or liabilities (contingent or otherwise) under any Loan Documents, or made any conveyance in connection therewith, with actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors of such Person or any of its Affiliates. "Fair salable value" means the amount that could be obtained for assets within a reasonable time, either through collection or through sale under ordinary selling conditions by a capable and diligent seller to an interested buyer who is willing (but under no compulsion) to purchase. For purposes hereof, the amount of all contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

“SPC” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(h).

“Specified Event of Default” means any Event of Default of the type described in Section 9.01(a), Section 9.01(b)(i) (solely with respect to failure to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 8.12), Section 9.01(b)(ii) (solely with respect to failure to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 3.02(a)), Section 9.01(d) (solely with respect to representations, warranties and certifications set forth in any Borrowing Base Certificate), Section 9.01(f) or Section 9.01(g).

“Specified Loan Party” means any Loan Party that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act).

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

as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that the L/C Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.

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

“Subordinated Notes” means the unsecured 7 ³/₈% senior subordinated notes due 2017 issued by the Company pursuant to the Subordinated Notes Indenture in an aggregate principal amount of $425,000,000 on May 24, 2007, as in effect on the Closing Date and, thereafter, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified in accordance with Section 8.11, and any registered exchange notes issued in exchange therefor.

“Subordinated Notes Documents” means the Subordinated Notes and the Subordinated Note Indenture.

“Subordinated Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of May 24, 2007, among the Company, the guarantors signatory thereto, and The Bank of New York, as trustee, as in effect on the Closing Date and, thereafter, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified in accordance with Section 8.11.

“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity (but not a representative office of such Person) of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company and shall include, without limitation, the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

“Swap Obligations” means with respect to any Guarantor any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

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

“Swing Line” means the revolving credit facility made available by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.05.

“Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.05.

“Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.

“Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).

“Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.05(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B or such other form as approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form

on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent pursuant), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of a Borrower.

“Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the greater of (a) $25,000,000 and (b) 10% of the Aggregate Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.

“Syndication Agent” means JPMorgan in its capacity as syndication agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor syndication agent.

“Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).

“TARGET Day” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.

“Tax Sharing Agreement” means the Income Tax Allocation Agreement dated May 26, 2006 between Walter Industries Inc. now d/b/a Walter Energy and Mueller Water Products, Inc.

“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

“Term Loan Agent” means Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Term Loan Lenders, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.

“Term Loan Agreement” means the $500,000,000 Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2014, among the Company, the guarantors signatory thereto, the Term Loan Lenders and the Term Loan Agent, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with Section 8.11(b) and the Intercreditor Agreement.

“Term Loan Documents” means the Term Loan Agreement and the other “Loan Documents” as defined in the Term Loan Agreement.

“Term Loan Lenders” means each of the “Lenders” as defined in the Term Loan Agreement.

“Third Amendment Effective Date” means the “Third Amendment Effective Date” as defined in that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of July 13, 2016 among Borrowers, Lenders and Administrative Agent.

“Title Policy” means a lender’s policy of title insurance utilizing the American Land Title Association 2006 Form extended coverage, or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, a binding marked commitment to issue such policy with a final policy to be dated the date of recording of the Mortgages, issued by a title company selected by the Borrowers and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, insuring the Lien of the applicable Mortgage in an amount at least equal to the Fair Market Value of such real property (or such lesser amount as shall be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, subject only to those exceptions which are either Liens permitted under Section 8.01 or are otherwise reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent and containing such endorsements as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably require.

“Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans and all L/C Obligations.

“Transactions” means, individually or collectively as the context may indicate, (a) the incurrence of the Second Lien Obligations, (b) the consummation of the repurchase or prepayment of the Senior Notes and/or Subordinated Notes and (b) the entering into by the Borrowers of the SecondThird Amendment to Credit Agreement on the SecondThird Amendment Effective Date.

“Tyco” means Tyco International Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of Switzerland, and any of its successors and predecessors in interest.

“Tyco Indemnity” means the indemnity provided by Tyco under certain acquisition documents pursuant to which a predecessor of Tyco sold the Mueller Co. and Anvil businesses to a predecessor owner, which indemnity continues indefinitely and covers certain liabilities (including environmental liabilities) relating to the time prior to August 1999 and which indemnity is more fully described in the Company’s periodic filings with the SEC and notes to financial statements.

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

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided that if, with respect to any financing statement or by reason of any mandatory provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the security interests granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any applicable Loan Document is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction of the United States other than New York, the term “UCC” shall also include the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions of this Agreement, each Loan Document and any financing statement relating to such perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection.

“UCP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

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

“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(c)(i).

“Unrestricted Subsidiaries” means (a) each Subsidiary of the Company listed on Schedule 1.01(a) and (b) any Subsidiary of the Company designated by the board of directors of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 7.15 subsequent to the Closing Date.

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

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

“Value” means (a) for Eligible Inventory, its value determined on the basis of the lower of cost or market, calculated on a first-in, first out basis, and excluding any portion of cost attributable to intercompany profit among Borrowers and their Affiliates; and (b) for an Eligible Account, its face amount, net of any returns, rebates, discounts (calculated on the shortest terms), credits, allowances or Taxes (including sales, excise or other taxes) that have been or could reasonably be expected to be claimed by the Account Debtor or any other Person, in each case for an Eligible Account payable in Canadian Dollars, the Dollar Equivalent of such Canadian Dollar amounts.

“Voting Securities” means shares of capital stock issued by a corporation, or equivalent interests in any other Person, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even if the right so to vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.

“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

“Yen” and “¥” mean the lawful currency of Japan.

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

(a)The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “herein,” “hereof” and

“hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

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

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

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

(b)Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower Agent or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower Agent shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower Agent shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

(c)All defined terms used in the calculation of Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio hereof shall be calculated on a historical pro forma basis giving effect (by inclusion or exclusion, as applicable), during any period of measurement that includes any Acquisition permitted by Section 8.13 or any Disposition permitted by Section 8.05(e), to the actual historical results of the Person so acquired or disposed and which amounts shall include only adjustments as are permitted under Regulation S-X of the SEC or are otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(d)Any pro forma calculation of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be made (i) as if all Indebtedness incurred or repaid or Acquisition or Investments made at the time of such measurement had been incurred or repaid or made, as applicable, on the first day of the Measurement Period most recently ended for which the Borrower Agent has delivered (or were required to deliver) financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or 7.01(b) and (ii) pro forma for any other element of the relevant transaction that would affect the calculation of Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.

(e)For the avoidance of doubt, the term “the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries” as used in the defined terms used in the calculation of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall not include any consolidation of the assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries in the assets, liabilities or results of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

(f)Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. Except as expressly provided otherwise herein, all references herein to consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries or to the determination of any amount for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable interest entity that the Company is required to consolidate pursuant to FASB Interpretation No. 46 - Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities: an interpretation of ARB No. 51 (January 2003) as if such variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein.

(g)In computing financial ratios and other financial calculations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement, all Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be calculated at par value irrespective if the Company has elected the fair value option pursuant to FASB Interpretation No. 159 - The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities-Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (February 2007).

1.04 Uniform Commercial Code. As used herein, the following terms are defined in accordance with the UCC in effect in the State of New York from time to time: “Chattel Paper,” “Commercial Tort Claim,” “Deposit Account,” “Document,” “General Intangibles,” “Instrument,” “Investment Property,” “Letter-of-Credit Right,” “Securities Account” and “Supporting Obligation.”

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

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

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

1.07 Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

1.08 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents. (a) The L/C Issuer shall determine the Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts of L/C Credit Extensions and Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative Currencies. Such Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by the Borrowers hereunder or calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the L/C Issuer.

(b)Wherever in this Agreement in connection with the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the L/C Issuer.

1.09 Additional Alternative Currencies. (a) The Borrowers may from time to time request that Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency;” provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. In the case of any such request, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer.

(b)Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., 20 Business Days prior to the date of the desired L/C Credit Extension (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, in their sole discretion). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the L/C Issuer of any such request. The L/C Issuer shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., ten Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency.

(c)Any failure by the L/C Issuer to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by the L/C Issuer to permit Letters of Credit to be issued in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer consent to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower Agent and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Letter of Credit issuances. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.09, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Borrower Agent.

1.10 Change of Currency. (a) Each obligation of the Borrowers to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption (in accordance with the EMU Legislation). If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency.

(b)Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.

(c)Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.

ARTICLE II.

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

2.01 Borrower Agent. Each Borrower hereby designates the Company (“Borrower Agent”) as its representative and agent for all purposes under the Loan Documents, including requests for Credit Extensions, designation of interest rates, delivery or receipt of communications, preparation and delivery of Borrowing Base Certificates and financial reports, receipt and payment of Obligations, requests for waivers, amendments or other accommodations, actions under the Loan Documents (including in respect of compliance with covenants), and all other dealings with Administrative Agent, L/C Issuers or any Lender. Borrower Agent hereby accepts such appointment. Administrative Agent and Lenders shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, any notice or communication (including any notice of borrowing) delivered by Borrower Agent on behalf of any Borrower. Administrative Agent and Lenders may give any notice or communication with a Borrower hereunder to Borrower Agent on behalf of such Borrower. Each of Administrative Agent, L/C Issuers and Lenders shall have the right, in its discretion, to deal exclusively with Borrower Agent for any or all purposes under the Loan Documents. Each Borrower agrees that any notice, election, communication, representation, agreement or undertaking made on its behalf by Borrower Agent shall be binding upon and enforceable against it. Upon not less than 10 days prior notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower Agent may resign at any time, such resignation to be effective upon the appointment of a successor Borrower Agent. The Administrative Agent shall give notice of such resignation to the Lenders.

2.02 Revolving Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make, convert and continue Revolving Loans to the Borrowers on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Revolving Borrowing, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Loan Cap (excluding any applicable L/C Reserve), and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Revolving Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the limits of each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.02, prepay under Section 2.06, and reborrow under this Section 2.02. Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

2.03 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Committed Loans.

(a)Each Revolving Borrowing, each conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower Agent’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to a Revolving Loan Notice, which Revolving Loan Notice may be given by telephone or other customary electronic meanstelephonic or written. Each such noticeRevolving Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurocurrency Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. Not later than 11:00 a.m., (i) three Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower Agent (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the Revolving Lenders. Each telephonic notice by the Borrower Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Revolving Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Agent (unless such Revolving Loan Notice is being delivered by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.05(c) or by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i)); provided that the lack of such prompt confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such telephonic notice. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $2,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.04(c) and 2.05(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $2,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Each Revolving Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrower Agent is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Revolving Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. Each written Revolving Loan Notice shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. If the Borrower Agent fails to specify a Type of Revolving Loans in a Revolving Loan Notice or if the Borrower Agent fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation of Loans, then the applicable Loans shall, subject to the last sentence of this Section 2.03(a), be made as, or continued as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to

the applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans. If the Borrower Agent requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in any such Revolving Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of three months.

(b)Following receipt of a Revolving Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Revolving Loans. If no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower Agent, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans as described in the preceding subsection.

Each Lender shall make the amount of its Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Revolving Loan Notice. A Revolving Lender may cause an Affiliate to fund or make the amount of its Loan available in accordance with the foregoing provisions. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 5.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 5.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower Agent on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower Agent; provided, however, that if, on the date the Revolving Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Borrower Agent, there are Swing Line Loans or L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, second, to the payment in full of any such Swing Line Loans, and third, to the Borrower Agent as provided above.

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

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

(e)After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not at any time be more than ten Interest Periods in effect with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility.

(f)Unless payment is otherwise timely made by Borrowers, the becoming due of any Obligations (whether principal, interest, fees or other charges, including costs and expenses pursuant to Section 11.04(a), L/C Obligations, Cash Collateral and Secured Related Credit Obligations) shall be deemed to be a request for Base Rate Loans on the due date, in the amount of such Obligations. The proceeds of such Base Rate Loans shall be disbursed as direct payment of the relevant Obligation. In addition, Administrative Agent may, at its option, charge such Obligations against any operating, investment or other account of a Borrower maintained with Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates.

(g)If the aggregate Revolving Loans exceed the Loan Cap (“Overadvance”) at any time, the excess amount shall be payable by Borrowers within 1 Business Day of a demand by Administrative Agent, but all such Revolving Loans shall nevertheless constitute Obligations secured by the Collateral and entitled to all benefits of the Loan Documents. Unless its authority has been revoked in writing by Required Lenders, Administrative Agent may require Lenders to honor requests for Overadvance Loans and to forbear from requiring Borrowers to cure an Overadvance, (a) when no other Event of Default is known to Administrative Agent, as long as (i) the Overadvance does not continue for more than 30 consecutive days (and no Overadvance may exist for at least five consecutive days thereafter before further Overadvance Loans are required), and (ii) the Overadvance does not exceed 10% of the Loan Cap; and (b) regardless of whether an Event of Default exists, if Administrative Agent discovers an Overadvance not previously known by it to exist, as long as from the date of such discovery the Overadvance (i) is not increased so that the total outstanding amount of the Overadvance exceeds 10% of the Loan Cap, and (ii) does not continue for more than 30 consecutive days. In no event shall Overadvance Loans be required that would cause the outstanding Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations to exceed the Aggregate Commitments. Any funding of an Overadvance Loan or sufferance of an Overadvance shall not constitute a waiver by Administrative Agent or Lenders of the Event of Default caused thereby. In no event shall any Borrower or other Borrower be deemed a beneficiary of this Section nor authorized to enforce any of its terms.

(h)Administrative Agent shall be authorized, in its discretion, at any time that any conditions in Article V are not satisfied, to make Base Rate Revolving Loans (“Protective Advances”) (a) up to an aggregate amount (when combined with any outstanding Overadvance) of up to 10% of the Loan Cap at any time, if the Administrative Agent deems such Loans necessary or desirable to preserve or protect Collateral, or to enhance the collectability or repayment of Obligations; or (b) to pay any other amounts chargeable to Borrowers under any Loan Documents, including costs, fees and expenses. Each Lender shall participate

in each Protective Advance in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such Protective Advance. In no event shall the Administrative Agent make any Protective Advance that would cause the sum of outstanding Revolving Loans plus L/C Obligations to exceed the Aggregate Commitments. Required Lenders may at any time revoke Administrative Agent’s authority to make further Protective Advances by written notice to Administrative Agent. Absent such revocation, Administrative Agent’s determination that funding of a Protective Advance is appropriate shall be conclusive.

(i)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all of the portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower Agent, the Administrative Agent, and such Lender.

2.04 Letters of Credit.

(a)The Letter of Credit Commitment.

(i)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Revolving Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the earlier to occur of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date or the termination of the Availability Period, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies at the request of the Borrower Agent for the account of the Company, any other Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and to amend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Revolving Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Company, any other Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any drawings thereunder; provided that the L/C Issuer shall not be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Revolving Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit, if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (A) the Total Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Commitments, (B) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Revolving Lender, plus such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans would exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and (C) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Borrower Agent for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower Agent that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers’ ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrowers may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.

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

(A)subject to Section 2.04(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur (i) as to standby Letters of Credit, more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last renewal, and (ii) as to commercial Letters of Credit, later than the earlier of (1) 270 days after the date of issuance thereof and (2) 60 days before the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless in each case the Required Lenders have approved such expiry date; or

(B)the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Lenders and the L/C Issuer have approved such expiry date;

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

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

(B)the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer;

(C)such Letter of Credit is in an initial amount less than the Dollar Equivalent of $10,000; provided, that the Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer agree that up to 15 Letters of Credit may be issued and outstanding hereunder in amounts less than the Dollar Equivalent of $10,000;

(D)any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the L/C Issuer with the Borrowers or such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.18(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion;

(E)except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an Alternative Currency; or

(F)the L/C Issuer does not as of the issuance date of such requested Letter of Credit issue Letters of Credit in the requested currency.

(iv)The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.

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

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

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

(i)Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower Agent delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Agent or a Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system provided by the L/C Issuer, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the L/C Issuer. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount and currency thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing or presentation thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing or presentation thereunder; (G) the name of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Borrower applicant) for whose account the Letter of Credit is to be issued, if applicable and (H) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the Borrower Agent shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require.

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

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

(iii)If the Borrower Agent so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit other than a commercial Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower Agent shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Revolving Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.04(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is five Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Lender or the Borrower Agent that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 5.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

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

(c)Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

(i)Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing or presentation of documents under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower Agent and the Administrative Agent thereof. In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the Borrowers shall reimburse the L/C Issuer in such Alternative Currency, unless (A) the L/C Issuer (at its option) shall have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars, or (B) in the absence of any such requirement for reimbursement in Dollars, the Borrower Agent shall have notified the L/C Issuer promptly following receipt of the notice of drawing that the Borrowers will reimburse the L/C Issuer in Dollars. If, for any reason, the Borrowers are prohibited by any Law from making any required payment hereunder in an Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall make such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the Alternative Currency payment amount. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower Agent of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. Not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in Dollars, or the Applicable Time on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in an Alternative Currency (each such date, an “Honor Date”), any Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing and in the applicable currency. If the Borrowers fail so to reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing or payment (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency) (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. In such event, the Borrower Agent shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.03 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 (other than the delivery of a Revolving Loan Notice). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.04(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

(ii)Each Revolving Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) make funds available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, in Dollars, at the Administrative Agent’s Office for Dollar denominated payments an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 3:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.04(c)(iii), each Revolving Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Revolving Loan to the Borrower Agent in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer in Dollars.

(iii)With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Revolving Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Revolving Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.04.

(iv)Until each Revolving Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.

(v)Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.04(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower Agent of a Revolving Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrowers to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(vi)If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(ii), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d)Repayment of Participations.

(i)At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Lender such Revolving Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.04(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrowers or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Revolving Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof in Dollars (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Revolving Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) and in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

(ii)If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Revolving Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of

the Revolving Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e)Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrowers to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit (whether or not issued for the account of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Borrower) and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be joint and several and absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

(i)any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

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

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

(iv)waiver by the L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for the L/C Issuer’s protection and not the protection of the Borrower or any waiver by the L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower;

(v)honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;

(vi)any payment made by the L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;

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

(viii)(v) any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Alternative Currency to the Company or any other Borrower or in the relevant currency markets generally; or

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

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

(f)Role of L/C Issuer. Each Revolving Lender and the Borrowers agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, a Lender, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Revolving Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. Each Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude any Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties, nor any correspondent, participant or assignee

of the L/C Issuer, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 2.04(e); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrowers may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrowers, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrowers which the Borrowers prove were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit presented for payment in strict compliance with its terms and conditions. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument endorsing, transferring or assigning or purporting to endorse, transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason. The L/C Issuer may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.

(g)Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower Agent, when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuanceUCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible to any Borrower for, and the L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against the Borrowers shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of the L/C Issuer required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where the L/C Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.

(h)Letter of Credit Fees. Subject to the provisions of the last sentence of this subsection (h), the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, in Dollars, a Letter of Credit Fee for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate for Eurocurrency Rate Loans times the Dollar Equivalent of the daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit); provided, however, any Letter of Credit Fees otherwise payable for the account of a Defaulting Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit as to which such Defaulting Lender has not provided Cash Collateral satisfactory to the L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section 2.04 shall be payable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, to the other Revolving Lenders in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective Pro Rata Shares allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.18(a)(iv), with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to the L/C Issuer for its own account. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.07. Such Letter of Credit Fees shall be computed on a monthly basis in arrears. Such Letter of Credit Fees accrued through the last day of each month and shall be due and payable on the first day of each month, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate for Eurocurrency Rate Loans during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate for Eurocurrency Rate Loans separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. At all times that the Default Rate shall be applicable to any Loans pursuant to Section 2.09(b), the Letter of Credit Fees payable under this subsection (i) shall accrue and be payable at the Default Rate.

(i)Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The Borrowers shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer in the amount of 0.125% times the Dollar Equivalent of the daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit). Such fronting fees shall be computed on a monthly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall accrue through the last day of each month and shall be due and payable on the first day of each month, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.07. In addition, the Borrowers shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit issued by it as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

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

(k)Letters of Credit Issued for Restricted Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Restricted Subsidiary or any other Borrower, each Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Restricted Subsidiaries or any other Borrower inures to the benefit of such Borrower, and that such Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Restricted Subsidiaries or other Borrower.

2.05 Swing Line Loans.

(a)The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender may, but shall not be obligated to, make loans in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.05 in Dollars (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”) to the Borrowers from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations of the Revolving Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided, however, (x) that after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Revolving Lender plus such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and provided, further, that(y) the Borrowers shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan, and (z) the Swing Line Lender shall not be under any obligation to make any Swing Line Loan if it shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that it has, or by such Credit Extension may have, Fronting Exposure. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the discretion of the Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Loans, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.05, prepay under Section 2.06, and reborrow under this Section 2.05. Each Swing Line Loan shall be abear interest only at a rate based on the Base Rate Revolving Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.

(b)Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower Agent’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent pursuant to a Swing Line Loan Notice, which Swing Line Loan Notice may be given by telephonetelephonic or written. Each such noticeSwing Line Loan Notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $500,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Each such telephonic notice by the Borrower Agent pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Agent. Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will (i) deliver notice to the Borrower Agent and the Administrative Agent as to whether it will or will not make such Swing Line Loan available to the Borrowers and, if agreeing to make such Swing Line Loan, (ii) confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Lender) prior to 1:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.05(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article V is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender may, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower Agent at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower Agent on the books of the Swing Line Lender in Same Day Funds.

(c)Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.

(i)The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion, but no less frequently than weekly, may request, on behalf of the Borrowers (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Lender make a Base Rate Revolving Loan in an amount equal to such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.03, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 5.02. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower Agent with a copy

of the applicable Revolving Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Lender shall make an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the amount specified in such Revolving Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the applicable Swing Line Loan) for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 2:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Revolving Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.05(c)(ii), each Revolving Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Revolving Loan to the Borrowers in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.

(ii)If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.05(c)(i), the request for Base Rate Revolving Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Revolving Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

(iii)If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.05(c) by the time specified in Section 2.05(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(iv)Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrowers or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrowers to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

(d)Repayment of Participations.

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

(ii)If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e)Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender. The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrowers for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Revolving Lender funds its Base Rate Revolving Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.05 to refinance such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Pro Rata Share shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

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

2.06 Prepayments.

(a)The Borrowers may, upon notice from the Borrower Agent to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (A) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans and (B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (ii) any prepayment shall be in a principal amount of $2,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof or the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment, the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurocurrency Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each applicable Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s ratable share of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower Agent, any Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 4.05. Subject to Section 2.18, each such prepayment shall be applied to the Loans of the applicable Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares.

(b)The Borrowers may, upon notice by the Borrower Agent to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (ii) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given, the Borrower Agent shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

(c)If for any reason the Total Outstandings at any time exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect, the Borrowers shall immediately prepay Revolving Loans and/or Swing Line Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans, the Total Outstandings exceed the Aggregate Commitments then in effect.

(d)In addition to any optional payments of principal of the Revolving Loans effected under subsection (a) above, if a Dominion Trigger Period then exists, no later than 30 calendar days following the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds from any Disposition of Collateral permitted by Section 8.05(g), the Borrower Agent shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a calculation of the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds and the Borrowers shall make, or shall cause the Borrower Agent to make, a prepayment to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the applicable Lenders, of the Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Net Cash Proceeds.

(e)Any prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan under this Section 2.06 shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 4.05. Each prepayment under this Section 2.06 shall be applied to the Loans of the applicable Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares.

2.07 Termination or Reduction of Commitments. The Borrowers may, upon notice by the Borrower Agent to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, or the entire remaining Aggregate Commitments, (iii) the Borrowers shall not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (iv) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Commitments, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Commitments. The amount of any such Aggregate Commitment reduction shall not be applied to the Letter of Credit Sublimit unless otherwise specified by the Borrower Agent. Any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments shall be applied to the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving Lender according to its Pro Rata Share. All commitment fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

2.08 Repayment of Loans.

(a)Each Borrower jointly and severally agrees to repay to the Revolving Lenders on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.

(b)Each Borrower jointly and severally agrees to repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the date ten Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.

(c)Each Borrower jointly and severally agrees to repay all Obligations other than Revolving Loans, including L/C Obligations and costs and expenses pursuant to Section 11.04(a), as provided in the Loan Documents or, if no payment date is specified, within 2 Business Days of a demand therefor by the Administrative Agent.

(d)The Loans, L/C Obligations and other Obligations shall constitute one general obligation of Borrowers and (unless otherwise expressly provided in any Loan Document) shall be secured by Administrative Agent’s Lien upon all Collateral; provided, however, that Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be deemed to be a creditor of, and the holder of a separate claim against, each Borrower to the extent of any Obligations jointly or severally owed by such Borrower.

2.09 Interest.

(a)Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate; and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(b)If any amount payable by any Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. Furthermore, while any Event of Default exists, the Borrowers shall pay interest, at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws, on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations upon the affirmative vote of the Required Lenders. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

(c)Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

2.10 Fees. In addition to certain fees described in subsections (h) and (i) of Section 2.04:

(a)Commitment Fee. The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) in Dollars equal to 0.3750.25% (the “Commitment Fee Percentage”) per annum times the amount by which the Aggregate Commitments exceeded the sum of (i) the average daily actual Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans (but not Swing Line Loans) and (ii) the average daily actual Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.18, during the immediately preceding calendar quarter; provided, that if, for any calendar quarter, the sum of (i) the average daily actual Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans (but not Swing Line Loans) and (ii) the average daily actual Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations is greater than or equal to 50% of the Aggregate Commitments, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.18, the Commitment Fee Percentage for such calendar quarter shall equal 0.25%. The Commitment Fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article V is not met, and the amount accrued through the end of each calendar quarter shall be due and payable in arrears on the first day of each calendar quarter, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date and on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date. The Commitment Fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.10(a), for the purposes of calculating the Commitment Fee for the calendar quarter ended December 31, 2012, the Commitment Fee Percentage from the beginning of such calendar quarter until the First Amendment Effective Date shall be deemed to be 0.50%.

(b)Other Fees. The Borrowers shall pay to the Arrangers, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders, for their own respective accounts, in Dollars, such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing (including in the Fee Letter) in the amounts and at the times so specified, including an annual administrative fee payable to the Administrative Agent. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

2.11 Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate. (a) All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including when the Base Rate is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365/366-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.13(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(b) If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Company or for any other reason, the Company or the Lenders determine that (i) Average Availability as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of Average Availability would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower Agent shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under Section 2.04(c)(iii), 2.04(h) or 2.09(b) or under Article IX. Each Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

2.12 Evidence of Debt.

(a)The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records (a “Loan Account”) maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The Loan Accounts maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrowers and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrowers hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the Loan Accounts maintained by any Lender and the Loan Accounts of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the Loan Accounts of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Revolving Loan Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such Loan Accounts. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Revolving Loan Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount, currency and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto. The Administrative Agent and each Lender may maintain a single Loan Account in the name of Borrower Agent or the Borrowers, and each Borrower confirms that such arrangement shall have no effect on the joint and several character of its liability for the Obligations.

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

(c)Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to Section 2.12(b), and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to Section 2.12(a), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, absent manifest error; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make an entry, or any finding that any entry is incorrect, in the Register or such account or accounts shall not limit or otherwise affect the Obligations.

2.13 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.

(a)General. All payments to be made by the Borrowers shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to such Lender its ratable share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent (i) after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by any Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

(b)Application of Dominion Account Balances and other Amounts. During any Dominion Trigger Period, the ledger balance in the main Dominion Account as of the end of a Business Day shall be applied to the Obligations at the beginning of the next Business Day. If, as a result of such application, a credit balance exists, the balance shall not accrue interest in favor of Borrowers and shall be made available to Borrowers as long as no Default or Event of Default exists. Each Borrower irrevocably waives the right to direct the application of any payments or Collateral proceeds, and agrees that Administrative Agent shall have the continuing, exclusive right to apply and reapply same against the Obligations, in such manner as Administrative Agent deems advisable.

(i) Funding by Lenders. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Eurocurrency Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 1:00 p.m. on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.03 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.03) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrowers a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrowers to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the Overnight Rate, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrowers, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans; provided that the Administrative Agent agrees that it shall first make a request (which request may be telephonic) for payment from such applicable Lender before making a request with respect thereto to the Borrowers. If the Borrowers and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower Agent the amount of such interest paid by the Borrowers for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrowers shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrowers may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

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

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

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

(e)Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Revolving Loans and to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 11.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Revolving Loan, to fund any participation in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans or to make any payment under Section 11.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Revolving Loan, to purchase its participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans or to make its payment under Section 11.04(c).

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

2.14 Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Revolving Loans or the participations in L/C Obligations or in Swing Line Loans held by it resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans or participations and accrued interest thereon greater than its ratable share thereof as provided herein, then

the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the applicable Revolving Loans and subparticipations in the participations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans, of the other Lenders, as the case may be, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the applicable Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans and/or other amounts owing them, provided that:

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

(ii)the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrowers pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.17, or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Revolving Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).

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

2.15 Increase in Revolving Credit Facility.

(a)Request for Increase. Provided there exists no Event of Default and no Event of Default would arise therefrom (provided that, solely in the case of any increase requested in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, such condition as of the date of funding such increase shall be that no Event of Default exists or would arise therefrom, but as of the date of the related commitment to fund such increase shall be limited to no Specified Event of Default), upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Revolving Lenders), the Borrower Agent may from time to time request an increase in the Aggregate Commitments by an amount (for all such requests) not exceeding $150,000,000 in the aggregate, which increase shall be on the same terms and conditions as then exist for the Aggregate Commitments; provided that (i) any such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of $25,000,000 (or $10,000,000 with respect to a first-in, last-out tranche) or, if less, the entire unutilized amount of the maximum amount of all such requests set forth above. At the time of sending such notice, the Borrower Agent (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each applicable Revolving Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than five Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the applicable Revolving Lenders).(b) Revolving Lender Elections to Increase. Each Revolving Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to commit to a portion of the requested increase of the Revolving Credit Facility and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Pro Rata Share. Any Revolving Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to commit to any portion of the requested increase. and (ii) up to $20,000,000 of such increase may be used to establish a “first-in, last-out” tranche upon substantially the same terms and conditions as the Revolving Credit Facility immediately before giving effect thereto, except for advance rates not to exceed (x) 5% of the Value of Eligible Non-Investment Grade Accounts and/or (y) the lesser of (a) 10% of the Value of Eligible Inventory or (b) 5% of the NOLV Percentage of the Value of Eligible Inventory, a separate borrowing base and such other changes as are reasonable and customary for a first-in, last-out facility, in each case as may be agreed in writing solely by the Administrative Agent (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld), the Borrowers and the Lenders providing such facility in an amendment to this Agreement.

(b)[Reserved].

(c)Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Revolving Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower Agent and each Revolving Lender of the Revolving Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase and subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Borrower Agent may alsoinvite one or more Lenders to increase its Commitment and also may invite additional financial institutions that are not Lenders (each, unless an Affiliate of a Lender, acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer in the exercise of itstheir reasonable discretion) to become Revolving Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel in the exercise of their reasonable discretion (each such financial institution issuing a commitment and becoming a Revolving Lender, an “Additional Commitment Lender”), provided, however, that (x) any existing Lender approached by the Borrower Agent to provide all or a portion of any such increase may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide all or any portion of such increase, and (y) without the consent of the Administrative Agent, at no time shall the Commitment of any Additional Commitment Lender be less than $5,000,000.

(d)Effective Date and Allocations. If the Aggregate Commitments are increased in accordance with this Section 2.15, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Agent shall determine the effective date (the “Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower Agent and the Revolving Lenders of the final allocation of such increase among the Lenders providing such increase and the Increase Effective Date.

(e)Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase. As a condition precedent to such increase, the Borrower Agent shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Borrower dated as of the Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of such Borrower (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Borrower approving or consenting to such increase, and (ii) in the case of the Borrower Agent, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article VI and the other Loan Documents (or, solely as of the commitment date (but not as of the funding date) with respect to an increase in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, each customary “SunGard” representation and warranty), or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.15, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 6.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 7.01, and (B) no Default exists (provided that, in the case of any Limited Condition Transaction, such condition shall be limited to any Specified Events of Default as of the date of commitment to such increase, but shall not be so limited as of the funding date of such increase). The Revolving Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date shall be reallocated and adjusted between and among the applicable Lenders, and the Borrowers shall pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 4.05 resulting therefrom, to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding applicable Revolving Loans ratable among the applicable Lenders with any revised Pro Rata Shares, as applicable, arising from any nonratable increase in the applicable Revolving Loans under this Section 2.15. In addition to and not in limitation of the foregoing, as a condition precedent to any increase pursuant to Section 2.15(a), the Borrower Agent shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Administrative Agent and/or the Revolving Lenders (or Additional Commitment Lenders) providing the applicable increase, such closing fees as shall be mutually determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Agent.

(f)Conflicting Provisions. This Section 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.14 or 11.01 to the contrary.

2.16 Nature and Extent of Each Borrower’s Liability.

(a)Joint and Several Liability. Each Borrower agrees that it is jointly and severally liable for, and absolutely and unconditionally guarantees to Administrative Agent and Lenders the prompt payment and performance of, all Obligations and all agreements under the Loan Documents. Each Borrower agrees that its guaranty obligations hereunder constitute a continuing guaranty of payment and not of collection, that such obligations shall not be discharged until the Facility Termination Date, and that such obligations are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of (i) the genuineness, validity, regularity, enforceability, subordination or any future modification of, or change in, any Obligations or Loan Document, or any other document, instrument or agreement to which any Borrower is or may become a party or be bound; (ii) the absence of any action to enforce this Agreement (including this Section) or any other Loan Document, or any waiver, consent or indulgence of any kind by Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect thereto; (iii) the existence, value or condition of, or failure to perfect a Lien or to preserve rights against, any security or guaranty for the Obligations or any action, or the absence of any action, by Administrative Agent or any Lender in respect thereof (including the release of any security or guaranty); (iv) the insolvency of any Borrower; (v) any election by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in proceeding under Debtor Relief Laws for the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code; (vi) any borrowing or grant of a Lien by any other Borrower, as debtor-in-possession under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise; (vii) the disallowance of any claims of Administrative Agent or any Lender against any Borrower for the repayment of any Obligations under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise; or (viii) any other action or circumstances that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, except full payment in cash or Cash Collateralization of all Obligations on the Facility Termination Date.

(b)Waivers. To the greatest extent permitted by applicable Law:

(i)Each Borrower expressly waives all rights that it may have now or in the future under any statute, at common law, in equity or otherwise, to compel the Administrative Agent or Lenders to marshal assets or to proceed against any Borrower, other Person or security for the payment or performance of any Obligations before, or as a condition to, proceeding against such Borrower. Each Borrower waives all defenses available to a surety, guarantor or accommodation co-obligor other than full payment of all Obligations. It is agreed among each Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders that the provisions of this Section 2.16 are of the essence of the transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents and that, but for such provisions, Administrative Agent and Lenders would decline to make Loans and issue Letters of Credit. Each Borrower acknowledges that its guaranty pursuant to this Section is necessary to the conduct and promotion of its business, and can be expected to benefit such business.

(ii)Administrative Agent and Lenders may, in their discretion, pursue such rights and remedies as they deem appropriate, including realization upon Collateral by judicial foreclosure or non‑judicial sale or enforcement, without affecting any rights and remedies under this Section 2.16. If, in taking any action in connection with the exercise of any rights or remedies, the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall forfeit any other rights or remedies, including the right to enter a deficiency judgment against any Borrower or other Person, whether because of any Applicable Laws pertaining to “election of remedies” or otherwise, each Borrower consents to such action and waives any claim based upon it, even if the action may result in loss of any rights of subrogation that such Borrower might otherwise have had. Any election of remedies that results in denial or impairment of the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to seek a deficiency judgment against any Borrower shall not impair any other Borrower’s obligation to pay the full amount of the Obligations. Each Borrower waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies, such as nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to any security for the Obligations, even though that election of remedies destroys such Borrower’s rights of subrogation against any other Person. The Administrative Agent may bid all or a portion of the Obligations at any foreclosure or trustee’s sale or at any private sale, and the amount of such bid need not be paid by the Administrative Agent but shall be credited against the Obligations. The amount of the successful bid at any such sale, whether the Administrative Agent or any other Person 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 guaranteed under this Section 2.16, notwithstanding that any present or future law or court decision may have the effect of reducing the amount of any deficiency claim to which the Administrative Agent or any Lender might otherwise be entitled but for such bidding at any such sale.

(c)Extent of Liability; Contribution.

(i)Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each Borrower’s liability under this Section 2.16 shall be limited to the greater of (i) all amounts for which such Borrower is primarily liable, as described below, and (ii) such Borrower’s Allocable Amount.

(ii)If any Borrower makes a payment under this Section 2.16 of any Obligations (other than amounts for which such Borrower is primarily liable) (a “Guarantor Payment”) that, taking into account all other Guarantor Payments 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 Payments in the same proportion that such Borrower’s Allocable Amount bore to the total Allocable Amounts of all Borrowers, then such Borrower shall be entitled to receive contribution and indemnification payments from, and to 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. The “Allocable Amount” for any Borrower shall be the maximum amount that could then be recovered from such Borrower under this Section 2.16 without rendering such payment voidable under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state fraudulent transfer or conveyance act, or similar statute, common law or any other Law.

(iii)Nothing contained in this Section 2.16 shall limit the liability of any Borrower to pay Loans made directly or indirectly to that Borrower (including Loans advanced to any other Borrower and then re-loaned or otherwise transferred to, or for the benefit of, such Borrower), L/C Obligations relating to Letters of Credit issued to support such Borrower’s business, and all accrued interest, fees, expenses and other related Obligations with respect thereto, for which such Borrower shall be primarily liable for all purposes hereunder. The Administrative Agent and Lenders shall have the right, at any time in their discretion, to condition Loans and Letters of Credit upon a separate calculation of borrowing availability for each Borrower and to restrict the disbursement and use of such Loans and Letters of Credit to such Borrower.

(d)Joint Enterprise. Each Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and Lenders make this credit facility available to Borrowers on a combined basis. The Borrowers acknowledge that the Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ willingness to extend credit and to administer the Collateral on a combined basis hereunder is done at Borrowers’ request.

(e)Subordination. Each Borrower hereby subordinates any claims, including any rights at law or in equity to payment, subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification or set off, that it may have at any time against any other Borrower, howsoever arising, to the full payment in cash or Cash Collateralization of all Obligations on the Facility Termination Date.

2.17 Cash Collateral.

(a)Certain Credit Support Events. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer (i) if the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit upon presentation and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing or (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, the Borrowers shall, in each case, immediately Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations. Upon the

request of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, if the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations as of any Revaluation Date exceeds the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect, the Borrowers shall immediately Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations in excess of the Letter of Credit Sublimit. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, immediately upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, the Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover all Fronting Exposure in respect of clause (a) of the definition thereof (after giving effect to Section 2.18(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).

(b)Grant of Security Interest. All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America. The Borrowers, and to the extent provided by any Lender, such Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.17(c). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than a Secured Party as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the applicable Fronting Exposure and other obligations secured thereby, the Borrowers or the relevant Defaulting Lender will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency.

(c)Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.17 or Sections 2.04, 2.18 or 9.02 in respect of Letters of Credit, Swing Line Loans or Protective Advances shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, Swing Line Loans, Protective Advances and obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation), prior to any other application of such property as may be provided for herein.

(d)Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or L/C Obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or L/C Obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 11.06(b)(vi))) or (ii) the Administrative Agent’s good faith determination that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, (x) that Cash Collateral furnished by or on behalf of a Borrower shall not be released during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default (and following application as provided in this Section 2.17 may be otherwise applied in accordance with Section 9.03), (y) in the case of Cash Collateral provided by the Borrowers, the Borrower Agent and the L/C Issuer may mutually agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future L/C Obligations, and (z) in the case of Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender and the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure.

2.18 Defaulting Lenders.

(a)Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

(i)Waivers and Amendments. That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 11.01.

(ii)Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article IX or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.08), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Swing Line Loan, Letter of Credit or Protective Advance; fourth, as the Borrower Agent may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Agent, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting

Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrowers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrowers against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans or L/C Borrowings were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings owed to, all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.18(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii)Certain Fees. That Defaulting Lender (x) shall not be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.10(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender) and (y) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit Fees as provided in Section 2.04(h).

(iv)Reallocation of Pro Rata Shares to Reduce Fronting Exposure. During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Protective Advances, Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans pursuant to Sections 2.03(h), 2.04 and 2.05, the “Pro Rata Share” of each non-Defaulting Lender shall be computed without giving effect to the Revolving Credit Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided, that, (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default or Event of Default exists; and (ii) the aggregate obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Protective Advances, Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Revolving Credit Commitment of that non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Loans of that Lender.

(v)Notice to Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall use reasonable efforts to give the Lenders notice of any Lender becoming a Defaulting Lender.

(b)Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower Agent, the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Protective Advances, Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares (without giving effect to Section 2.18(a)(iv)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrowers while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

2.19 Extension of Revolving Credit Maturity Date. (a) Requests for Extension. The Borrower Agent may, by notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the Lenders) not less than 30 and not more than 90 days before the then effective Revolving Credit Maturity Date (each, an “Existing Maturity Date”), request that each Lender extend the Existing Maturity Date with respect to such Lender for an additional year from the then Existing Maturity Date (each, an “Extended Maturity Date”).

(b)Lender Elections to Extend. Each Lender, acting in its sole and individual discretion, shall, by notice to the Administrative Agent given not later than the date (the “Notice Date”) that is 15 days after the date of the request for extension, advise the Administrative Agent whether or not such Lender agrees to such extension (and each Lender that determines not to so extend its Revolving Credit Maturity Date (a “Non-Extending Lender”) shall notify the Administrative Agent of such fact promptly after such determination (but in any event no later than the Notice Date) and any Lender that does not so advise the Administrative Agent on or before the Notice Date shall be deemed to be a Non-Extending Lender. The election of any Lender to agree to such extension shall not obligate any other Revolving Credit Lender to so agree.

(c)Notification by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of each Lender’s determination under this Section on the Business Day immediately following the Notice Date.

(d)Additional Commitment Extension Lenders. The Borrower Agent shall have the right to replace each Non-Extending Lender with, and add as “Lenders” under this Agreement in place thereof, one or more Eligible Assignees (each, an “Additional Commitment Extension Lender”) as provided in Section 11.13; provided that each of such Additional Commitment Extension Lenders shall enter into an Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Additional Commitment Extension Lender shall, effective immediately prior to the Existing Maturity Date with respect to each such Non-Extending Lender (or earlier if and to the extent so agreed by any such Non-Extending Lender), undertake a Revolving Credit Commitment.

(e)Minimum Extension Requirement. If (and only if) the total of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders that have agreed so to extend their Revolving Credit Maturity Date (each, an “Extending Lender”) and the additional Revolving Credit Commitments of the Additional Commitment Extension Lenders shall be more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments in effect immediately prior to the Notice Date, then, effective as of such Existing Maturity Date, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date in respect of each Extending Lender and of each Additional Commitment Extension Lender shall be extended to the date falling 365 days after the Existing Maturity Date (except that, if such date is not a Business Day, such Maturity Date as so extended shall be the next preceding Business Day) and each Additional Commitment Extension Lender shall thereupon become a “Revolving Credit Lender” for all purposes of this Agreement.

(f)Conditions to Effectiveness of Extensions. As a condition precedent to each such extension, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender shall have consented to such extension of the Revolving Credit Commitments, to the extent that such extension provides for the issuance or extension of Letters of Credit or making of Swing Line Loans at any time during the extended period, and the Borrower Agent shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Borrower dated as of the Existing Maturity Date (in sufficient copies for each Extending Lender and each Additional Commitment Extension Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of such Borrower approving or consenting to such extension and (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Borrower approving or consenting to such extension, and (ii) in the case of the Borrower Agent, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such extension, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article VI and the other Loan Documents, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Existing Maturity Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.15, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 6.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 7.01, and (B) no Default exists. In addition, on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date of each Non-Extending Lender, the Borrower shall prepay any Loans of such Non-Extending Lender outstanding on such date (together with all accrued and unpaid interest and fees with respect thereto and any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 4.05) to the extent necessary to keep outstanding Revolving Credit Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Percentages of the respective Lenders effective as of such date. In addition to and not in limitation of the foregoing, as a condition precedent to any increase pursuant to Section 2.19(a), the Borrower Agent shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Administrative Agent and/or the remaining Lenders (and Additional Commitment Extension Lenders) providing the applicable increase, such closing fees as shall be mutually determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Agent.

(g)Extension Terms. The terms of each extension in accordance with this Section 2.19 shall be determined by the Borrowers and the applicable Extending Lenders and Additional Commitment Extension Lenders (if any) and set forth in an Extension Amendment; provided that (i) the extended Loans will rank pari passu in right of payment and with respect to security with the existing Loans of Non-Extending Lenders and the borrowers and guarantors (if any) of the extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be the same as the Borrowers and guarantors (if any) with respect to the then existing Loans, (ii) on and after the applicable Extended Maturity Date, the interest rate margin, rate floors, fees, original issue discount and premium applicable to any extended Revolving Credit Commitment (and the Loans thereunder) shall be determined by the Borrowers and the applicable Extending Lenders and Additional Commitment Extension Lenders (if any), (iii) borrowing and prepayment of extended Revolving Loans, or reductions of extended Revolving Credit Commitments, and participation in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans, shall be on a pro rata basis with the other Revolving Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments (other than upon the maturity of the Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments of Non-Extending Lenders) and (iv) otherwise, the terms of the extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be substantially identical to the terms set forth herein or (taken as a whole) shall be no more favorable to the Extending Lenders than those applicable to the Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments of Non-Extending Lenders (except for financial covenants or other covenants or provisions applicable only to periods after the applicable Existing Maturity Date, which may be as agreed among the Borrowers and the applicable Existing Lenders and Additional Commitment Extension Lenders (if any)).

(h)Extension Amendment. In connection with any such extension, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each applicable Extending Lender and Additional Commitment Extension Lender, if any, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Extension Amendment and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence such Extension. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each extension. Any Extension Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower

Agent, to implement the terms of any such extension, including such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Agent in connection with such extension (including to preserve the pro rata treatment of the extended and non-extended Loans prior to the Extended Maturity Date, to provide for the repayment in full of the Loans of the Non-Extending Lenders on such Lender’s Revolving Credit Maturity Date and to provide for the reallocation of Revolving Credit Exposure upon the expiration or termination of any Revolving Credit Commitments), in each case on terms consistent with this section.

(i)Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.14 or 11.01 to the contrary.

ARTICLE III.

SECURITY

3.01 Security

(a)Generally. As security for the full and timely payment and performance of all Obligations, the Company shall, and shall cause each other Borrower to, on or before the Closing Date, do or cause to be done all things necessary in the opinion of the Administrative Agent and its counsel to grant to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a duly perfected first priority security interest in all Collateral subject to no prior Lien or other encumbrance or restriction on transfer, except as expressly permitted hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, on the Closing Date the Company shall deliver, and shall cause each other Borrower to deliver, to the Administrative Agent, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (a) the Security Agreement, which shall pledge to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties certain personal property of the Borrowers more particularly described therein, and (b) Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in form, substance and number as requested by the Administrative Agent, reflecting the Lien in favor of the Secured Parties on the Collateral, and shall take such further action and deliver or cause to be delivered such further documents as required by the Security Instruments or otherwise as the Administrative Agent may request to effect the transactions contemplated by this Article III.

3.02 Collateral Administration

(a)Borrowing Base Certificates. Borrower Agent shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Base Certificate (a)i) if the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans equals zero, within 20 days of the end of each fiscal quarter, prepared as of the close of business as of the last day of such fiscal quarter, (ii) in the case of any requested Borrowing when the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans (including the proposed principal amount of such requested Borrowing) is equal to or less than $22,500,000, quarterly in accordance with the foregoing clause (i) as well as an updated Borrowing Base Certificate with respect to such Borrowing to be delivered by the Borrower Agent to the Administrative Agent no more than five days after each such requested Borrowing, (iii) if the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans exceeds (or after giving effect to any requested Borrowing, would exceed) $22,500,000, within 20 days of the end of each Fiscal Month, prepared as of the close of business as of the previous Fiscal Month, (biv) during a Reporting Trigger Period, by 5 p.m. (New York City time) by the third Business Day of each week, as of the prior week end, and (cv) at any time an Event of Default exists, as frequently as requested by the Administrative Agent; provided that, the Borrower Agent shall have three Business Days to deliver any such requested Borrowing Base Certificate requested in accordance with clause (v). All calculations of Availability in any Borrowing Base Certificate shall originally be made by Borrower Agent and certified by a Responsible Officer, provided that the Administrative Agent, in its Credit Judgment, may from time to time review and adjust any such calculation (ax) to reflect its reasonable estimate of declines in value of any Collateral, due to collections received in the main Dominion Account or otherwise; (by) to adjust advance rates to reflect changes in dilution, quality, mix and other factors affecting Collateral; and (cz) to the extent the calculation is not made in accordance with this Agreement or does not accurately reflect any Reserve.

(b)Administration of Accounts.

(i)Records and Schedules of Accounts. Each Borrower shall keep accurate and complete records in all material respects of its Accounts, including all payments and collections thereon, and shall submit to the Administrative Agent sales, collection, reconciliation and other reports in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its reasonable discretion within 20 days of any request by the Administrative Agent. Each Borrower shall also provide to the Administrative Agent, on or before the 20th day of each Fiscal Monthfiscal quarter, if Borrowing Base Certificates are only required quarterly pursuant to Section 3.02(a), or on or before the 20^th day of each Fiscal Month, if Borrowing Base Certificates are required more frequently than quarterly pursuant to Section 3.02(a), a detailed aged trial balance of all Eligible Accounts as of the end of the preceding Fiscal Month, specifying each Account’s Account Debtor name and amount outstanding. If Accounts in an aggregate face amount of $10,000,000 or more cease to be Eligible Accounts, Borrower Agent shall notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence promptly (and in any event within one Business Day) after Borrower Agent has knowledge thereof.

(ii)Taxes. If an Account of any Borrower includes a charge for any Taxes, Administrative Agent is authorized, in its discretion, to pay the amount thereof to the proper taxing authority for the account of such

Borrower and to charge Borrowers therefor; provided, however, that neither the Administrative Agent nor Lenders shall be liable for any Taxes that may be due from Borrowers or with respect to any Collateral.

(iii)Account Verification. Whether or not a Default or Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent shall have the right at any time, in the name of the Administrative Agent, any designee of the Administrative Agent or (during the continuance of any Event of Default) any Borrower, to verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating to any Accounts of Borrowers by mail, telephone or otherwise. Borrowers shall cooperate fully with the Administrative Agent in an effort to facilitate and promptly conclude any such verification process.

(iv)Proceeds of Collateral. Borrowers shall take all necessary steps to ensure that all payments on Accounts or otherwise relating to Collateral are made directly to any Dominion Account (or a lockbox relating to any Dominion Account). If any Borrower or Subsidiary receives cash or Payment Items with respect to any Collateral, it shall hold same in trust for the Administrative Agent and promptly deposit same into any Dominion Account.

(c)Administration of Inventory.

(i)Records and Reports of Inventory. Each Borrower shall keep accurate and complete records in all material respects of its Inventory, which shall include such details as the Administrative Agent may request during a Dominion Trigger Period, and shall submit to the Administrative Agent inventory and reconciliation reports in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its reasonable discretion within 20 days of any request by the Administrative Agent. Each Borrower shall conduct a physical inventory at least once per calendar year (and on a more frequent basis if requested by the Administrative Agent when an Event of Default exists) and periodic cycle counts consistent with historical practices, and, upon the Administrative Agent’s request, shall provide to the Administrative Agent a report based on each such inventory and count promptly upon completion thereof, together with such supporting information as the Administrative Agent may request. The Administrative Agent may participate in and observe each physical count.

(d)Administration of Dominion Account, Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts.

(i)The Borrowers shall maintain Dominion Accounts pursuant to lockbox or other arrangements acceptable to the Administrative Agent. The Borrowers shall obtain an agreement (in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its reasonable discretion) from each lockbox servicer and Dominion Account bank, establishing the Administrative Agent’s control over the lockbox or Dominion Account, which may be exercised by the Administrative Agent during any Dominion Trigger Period, requiring immediate deposit of all remittances received in the lockbox to a Dominion Account, and waiving offset rights of such servicer or bank, except for customary administrative charges. If a Dominion Account is not maintained with Bank of America, the Administrative Agent may, during any Dominion Trigger Period, require immediate transfer of all funds in such account to a Dominion Account maintained with Bank of America. The Administrative Agent and Lenders assume no responsibility to Borrowers for any lockbox arrangement or Dominion Account, including any claim of accord and satisfaction or release with respect to any Payment Items accepted by any bank.

(ii)Schedule 3.02(d) sets forth all Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts maintained by Borrowers, including all Dominion Accounts. Each Borrower shall take all actions necessary to establish the Administrative Agent’s control of each such Deposit Account (other than Excluded Deposit Accounts) and Securities Accounts. Each Borrower shall be the sole account holder of each Deposit Account and Securities Account and shall not allow any other Person (other than the Administrative Agent) to have control over a Deposit Account or Securities Account or any Property deposited therein. Each Borrower shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days) notify the Administrative Agent of any opening or closing of a Deposit Account or Securities Account and, with the consent of the Administrative Agent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), will amend Schedule 3.02(d) to reflect same.

3.03 Further Assurances.

(a)Additional Documents and Instruments. At the request of the Administrative Agent, the Company will or will cause all other Borrowers, as the case may be, from time to time to execute, by its duly authorized officers, alone or with the Administrative Agent, any certificate, instrument, financing statement, control agreement, statement or document, or to procure any such certificate, instrument, statement or document, or to take such other action (and pay all connected costs) which the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary from time to time to create, continue or preserve the liens and security interests in Collateral (and the perfection and priority thereof) of the Administrative Agent contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents and specifically including all Collateral acquired by the Borrowers after the Closing Date.

(b)New Subsidiaries. Upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary and an Excluded Domestic Subsidiary) by the Company, the Company

shall, at the Company's expense and in accordance with Section 7.12, (i) cause such new Subsidiary it to become a Borrower under this agreement. Except as otherwise provided in the definitions of “Accounts Formula Amount” and “Inventory Formula Amount”, none of the Accounts or Inventory of any newly formed or acquired Subsidiary (or any Subsidiary newly designated as a Borrower) shall be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base until the Administrative Agent has conducted Field Exams and appraisals reasonably required by it with results reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Person owning such Accounts or Inventory shall be a (directly or indirectly) wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company and have become a Borrower.

(c)New Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts. Concurrently with or prior to the opening of a Deposit Account, Securities Account or commodity account by any Borrower, other than any Excluded Deposit Account, such Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Deposit Account Control Agreement covering such Deposit Account and/or a control agreement covering such Securities Account or commodity account, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, duly executed by such Borrower, Administrative Agent and the applicable bank, securities intermediary or commodity intermediary, as the case may be.

(d)Leases. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing subsection (a), prior to entering into any new lease of real property, the Company shall, and shall cause each Borrower to, use its (and their) best efforts (which shall not require the expenditure of cash or the making of any material concessions under the relevant lease) to deliver to the Administrative Agent a Lien Waiver, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, executed by the lessor of any real property that is to be leased by any Borrower for a term in excess of one year in any Landlord Lien State, to the extent the value of any personal property of the Borrowers held or to be held at such leased property exceeds (or it is anticipated that the value of such personal property will, at any point in time during the term of such leasehold term, exceed) $10,000,000.

(e)UCC Authorization. The Administrative Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized to execute (if necessary) and file or cause to be filed, with or if permitted by applicable law without the signature of any Borrower appearing thereon, all Uniform Commercial Code financing statements reflecting any Borrower as “debtor” and the Administrative Agent as “secured party”, and continuations thereof and amendments thereto, as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary or advisable to give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents.

(f)Mueller International Finance, Inc. Within 90 days of the Closing Date, or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may otherwise agree in its reasonable discretion, the Company shall cause Mueller International Finance, Inc. to be merged with and into Mueller International, Inc. (with Mueller International, Inc. continuing as the surviving Person).

(g)Material Property. Subject to the last sentence of this paragraph, with respect to any interest in any Material Property acquired by any Loan Party (or any Subsidiary required to become a Loan Party pursuant to the terms hereof) after the Second Amendment Effective Date (other than any such real property subject to a sale leaseback transaction not prohibited hereunder or Lien expressly permitted under Section 8.01(m) to the extent and for so long as the obligations relating to such transaction or Liens do not permit a Lien on such property in favor of the Secured Parties), within 90 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree) of the Second Amendment Effective Date or the date of acquisition of such Material Property, as applicable, (i) execute and deliver a Mortgage, in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, covering such interest in real property, (ii) if requested by the Administrative Agent, provide the Lenders with a Title Policy as well as a current ALTA survey thereof (or an existing ALTA survey (accompanied if necessary by a “no-change” affidavit and/or other documents)) sufficient to remove the survey exception from the Title Policy and to obtain survey coverage in the Title Policy, together with a surveyor’s certificate in form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (iii) if requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent customary legal opinions relating to the enforceability, due authorization, execution and delivery of any such Mortgage and the Lien created thereby, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (iv) if requested by the Administrative Agent, a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency standard flood hazard determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower Agent), (v) if requested by the Administrative Agent, with respect to any portion of any improvements on any such property located in a special flood hazard area, provide a copy of, or a certificate as to coverage and a declaration page relating to, the insurance policies required by Section 7.07(c), each of which (A) shall be endorsed or otherwise amended to include a lender’s loss payable endorsement, (B) shall identify the address of each property located in a special flood hazard area, (C) shall indicate the applicable flood zone designation, the flood insurance coverage and the deductible relating thereto, (D) the Borrowers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide that the insurer will give the Administrative Agent 45 days written notice of cancellation or non-renewal, and (E) shall be otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (vi) provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of payment by the Borrowers of all Title Policy premiums, search and examination charges, escrow charges and related charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of the Mortgages and issuance of the Title Policies and endorsements contemplated by clause (ii) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Loan Party (or any Subsidiary required to become a Loan Party pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents) shall be required to provide a Mortgage with respect to any Excluded Assets.

3.04 Information Regarding Collateral. Each Borrower represents, warrants and covenants that (a) the chief executive office of the Company and each other Borrower (each, a “Grantor”) at the Closing Date is located at the address or addresses specified on Schedule 3.04, and (b) Schedule 3.04 contains a true and complete list of (i) the exact legal name, jurisdiction of formation, and address within the United States of each Grantor and of each other Person that has effected any merger or consolidation with a Grantor or contributed or transferred to a Grantor any property constituting Collateral at any time since January 1, 2006 (excluding Persons making sales in the ordinary course of their businesses to a Grantor of property constituting Inventory in the hands of such seller), (ii) the exact legal name, jurisdiction of formation, jurisdiction identification number, and each location of the chief executive office of each Grantor at any time since January 1, 2006 and (iii) each location within the United States in which material goods constituting Collateral are located as of the Closing Date (together with the name of each owner of the property located at such address if not the applicable Grantor, and a summary description of the relationship between the applicable Grantor and such Person). The Company shall not change, and shall not permit any other Grantor to change, its name, jurisdiction of formation (whether by reincorporation, merger or otherwise), the location of its chief executive office or any location specified in clause (b)(iii) of the immediately preceding sentence, or use or permit any other Grantor to use, any additional trade name, trademark or other trade style, except upon giving not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and taking or causing to be taken all such action at Borrowers’ or such other Grantors’ expense as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to perfect or maintain the perfection and priority of the Lien of the Administrative Agent in Collateral.

ARTICLE IV.

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

4.01 Taxes.

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

(i)Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrowers hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall to the extent permitted by applicable Laws be made free and clear of and without reductiondeduction or withholding for any Taxes. If, however, applicable Laws require the Borrowers or, except as required by applicable Laws. If any applicable Laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Administrative Agent to withhold or deduct any Tax, such Tax shall be withheld or deducted in accordance with such Laws as determined by the Borrower Agent or) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Administrative Agent, as the case may be or a Loan Party, then the Administrative Agent or such Loan Party shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.

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

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

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

(c)Indemnifications.

(i)Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) above, each BorrowerThe Borrowers shall, and does hereby, indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuerdo hereby, jointly and severally, indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) withheld or deducted by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent 3.01) payable or paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may besuch Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of any such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower Agent by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall, and do hereby, jointly and severally, indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Lender or the L/C Issuer for any reason fails to pay indefeasibly to the Administrative Agent as required pursuant to Section 4.01(c)(ii) below.

(ii)Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) above, eachEach Lender and the L/C Issuer shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, (x) the Administrative Agent against any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities, penalties, interest and expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent by anyIndemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer (but only to the extent that the Borrowers have not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so), (y) the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, as applicable, against any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, as applicable, against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or the Borrowers in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as a result of the failure by such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to deliver, or as a result of the inaccuracy, inadequacy or deficiency of, any documentation required to be delivered by such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to the Borrower Agent orto the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (e). shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii). The agreements in this clause (ii) shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

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

(e)Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation.

(i)Each LenderAny Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower Agent and to the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by applicable Laws or when reasonably requested by the Borrower Agent or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Laws or by the taxing authorities of any jurisdiction (including any documentation necessary to prevent withholding under Sections 1471 through Section 1474 of the Code) and such other reasonably requested information as will permitreasonably requested by the Borrower Agent or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to determine (A) whether or not payments made hereunder or under any other Loan Document are subject to Taxes, (B) if applicable, the required rate of withholding or deduction, and (C) such Lender’s entitlement to any available exemption from, or reduction of, applicable Taxes in respect of all payments to be made to such Lender by the

Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise to establish such Lender’s status for withholding tax purposes in the applicable jurisdiction as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower Agent or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower Agent or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower Agent or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 4.01(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii)Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if ain the event that the Borrower is resident for tax purposes in the United States,a U.S. Person,

(A) (A) any Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the CodeU.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower Agent and the Administrative Agent executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by applicable Laws or reasonably requested by the Borrower Agent or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower Agent or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements; andon or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

(B) each Foreign Lender that is entitled under the Code or any applicable treaty to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower Agent and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower Agent or the Administrative Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:

(I) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming eligibility forthe benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party,(II) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(III2) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY and all required supporting documentation, copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(IV3) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under sectionSection 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of sectionSection 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of anythe Borrower within the meaning of sectionSection 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in sectionSection 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service copies of IRS Form W-8BEN,-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable); or

(V) executed originals4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2 or Exhibit I-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect

partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

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

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower Agent and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower Agent or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower Agent or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower Agent and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement. For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the effective date of this Agreement, the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) the Loans and this Agreement as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).

(iii) Each Lender shall(iii) Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 4.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly (A) notify the Borrower Agent and the Administrative Agent of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction, and (B) take such steps as shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, and as may be reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its Lending Office) to avoid any requirement of applicable Laws of any jurisdiction that the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent make any withholding or deduction for taxes from amounts payable to such Lenderin writing of its legal inability to do so.

(f)Treatment of Certain Refunds. IfUnless required by applicable Laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender or the L/C Issuer, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be. If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Borrower or with respect to which any Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section, 4.01, it shall pay to such Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by anya Borrower under this Section 4.01 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may besuch Recipient, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that each Borrowerthe Borrowers, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, agreesRecipient, agrees, jointly and severally, to repay the amount paid over to any Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C IssuerRecipient in the event the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C IssuerRecipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to any Borrower pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such tax had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuerany Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Borrower or any other Person.

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

4.02 Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower Agent through the Administrative Agent, (i) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended, and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Agent that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (x) the Borrowers shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurocurrency Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans and (y) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

4.03 Inability to Determine Rates. If the Required Lenders determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof, (a) the Administrative Agent determines that (ai) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or (bii) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (c) in each case with respect to clause (a) (i) above, “Impacted Loans”), or (b) the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) determines that for any reason the Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower Agent and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurocurrency Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower Agent may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans (to the extent of the affected Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Administrative Agent has made the determination described in clause (a) (i) of this section, the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower Agent and the affected Lenders, may establish an alternative interest rate for the Impacted Loans, in which case, such alternative rate of interest shall apply with respect to the Impacted Loans until (1) the Administrative Agent revokes the notice delivered with respect to the Impacted Loans under clause (a) of the first sentence of this section, (2) the Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Agent that such alternative interest rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding the Impacted Loans, or (3) any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to such alternative rate of interest or to determine or charge interest rates based upon such rate or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to do any of the foregoing and provides the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Agent written notice thereof.

4.04 Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Loans.

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

(i)impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 4.04(e)) or the L/C Issuer ;

(ii)subject any Lender or the L/C Issuer to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any participation in a Letter of Credit, or any Eurocurrency Rate Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender or the L/C Issuer in respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 4.01 and the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax payable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer); orRecipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

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

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

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

(c)Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.

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

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

such additional interest from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable 10 days from receipt of such notice.

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

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

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

(c)any failure by any Borrower to make payment of any drawing under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment thereof in a different currency; or

(d)any assignment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower Agent pursuant to Section 11.13;

including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. The Borrowers shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.

For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrowers to the Lenders under this Section 4.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurocurrency Rate Loan made by it at the Eurocurrency Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurocurrency Rate Loan was in fact so funded.

4.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(a)Designation of a Different Lending Office. Each Lender may make any Credit Extension to any Borrower through any Lending Office, provided that the exercise of this option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay the Credit Extension in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 4.04, or requires the Borrowers are required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amountamounts to any Lender, the L/C Issuer, or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 4.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 4.02, then at the request of the Borrower Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 4.01 or 4.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 4.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be. The Borrowers hereby agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or the L/C Issuer in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b)Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 4.04, or if the Borrowers are required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amountamounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 4.01, and in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different Lending Office in accordance with Section 4.06(a) that would eliminate such compensation, Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts, the Borrowers may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 11.13.

4.07 Survival. All of the Borrowers’ obligations under this Article IV shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, and resignation of the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE V.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

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

(a)The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Borrower, each

dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel:

(i)executed counterparts of this Agreement and each of the Security Instruments;

(ii)Revolving Loan Notes executed by the Borrowers in favor of each Revolving Lender requesting such a Revolving Loan Note;

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

(iv)such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Borrower is duly organized or formed, and that each Borrower is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in its jurisdiction of organization and in any other jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, including certified copies of each Borrower’s Organization Documents, stockholders’ agreements, certificates of good standing and/or qualification to engage in business from each jurisdiction identified on Schedule 5.01 hereto;

(v)a favorable opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel to the Borrowers, and appropriate local counsel to the Borrowers, each addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, as to the matters concerning the Borrowers and the Loan Documents as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request;

(vi)certificates of Responsible Officers of the Company or the applicable Borrowers either (A) identifying all consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower and the validity against each such Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and stating that such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, and attaching true and correct copies thereof or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so required;

(vii)a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Agent certifying (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 5.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied and (B) as to the matters described in Section 5.01(d);

(viii)evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of the consummation, prior to or substantially simultaneously with the occurrence of the Closing Date, of the issuance of the Senior Notes in accordance with the terms of the Senior Notes Indenture and receipt of the net proceeds thereof by the Company in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, with the receipt of all necessary material governmental, stockholder and third party consents and approvals; [intentionally omitted];

(ix)(i) audited financial statements of Company and its Subsidiaries for each of the three fiscal years immediately preceding the Closing Date and (ii) unaudited interim financial statements for Company and its Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2010.

(x)a certificate signed by any financial officer of the Company that is a Responsible Officer certifying that, after giving effect to the entering into of the Loan Documents and the consummation of all of the Transactions on or prior to the Closing Date, the Company and Subsidiaries, measured on a consolidated basis, are Solvent;

(xi)evidence that all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Loan Documents has been obtained and is in effect;

(xii)an initial Borrowing Base Certificate which calculates the Borrowing Base as of the Fiscal Month ended July 2010 and an initial Revolving Loan Notice;

(xiii)delivery of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, suitable in form and substance for filing in all places required by applicable law to perfect the Liens of the Administrative Agent under the Security Instruments as a first priority Lien as to items of Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by the filing of financing statements, and such other documents and/or evidence of other actions as may be reasonably necessary under applicable law to perfect the Liens of the Administrative Agent under such Security Instruments as a first priority Lien in and to such other Collateral as the Administrative Agent may require;

(xiv)Uniform Commercial Code search results showing only those Liens as are acceptable to the Lenders; and

(xv)such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or the Required Lenders may reasonably require.

(b)Any fees required to be paid on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid.

(c)Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall have paid all reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of such reasonable fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such reasonable fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent).

(d)The Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that after giving effect to (i) the initial Credit Extension hereunder, (ii) consummation of the Transactions and (iii) any payables stretched beyond their customary payment practices, Availability shall be at least $125,000,000.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 10.04, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 5.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

5.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Revolving Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Revolving Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans) or make the initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a)The representations and warranties of the Company and each other Borrower contained in Article VI or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects in the case of any representations and warranties qualified by materiality) on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects in the case of any representations and warranties qualified by materiality) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 5.02(a), the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 6.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 7.01.

(b)No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof.

(c)The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

(d)No limitation exists on any Borrowing or Credit Extension contained in Article II.

(e)Subject to Section 2.03(g) and (h), after giving effect to each Credit Extension, Total Outstandings do not exceed the Loan Cap (excluding any applicable LC Reserve).

(f)In the case of an L/C Credit Extension to be denominated in an Alternative Currency, there shall not have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls which in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer would make it impracticable for such L/C Credit Extension to be denominated in the relevant Alternative Currency.

Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Revolving Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Revolving Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans) submitted by the Borrower Agent shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 5.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

ARTICLE VI.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, subject to the limitation set forth in Section 5.02(a), that:

6.01 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. Each Borrower (a) is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, organization or formation, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses,

authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business as is now being conducted and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to consummate the Transactions to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license, and (d) is in compliance with all Laws; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i), (c) or (d), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.02 Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower of each Loan Document to which such Person is party, and the consummation of the Transactions to which it is a party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of the Organization Documents of any such Person; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law.

6.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Borrower of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the consummation of the Transactions to which it is a party.

6.04 Binding Effect. This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Borrower that is party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Borrower, enforceable against each Borrower that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, except (a) as rights to indemnification hereunder may be limited by applicable Law and (b) as the enforcement hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.

6.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

(a)The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness.

(b)The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries dated as of June 30, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter then ended and/or nine months then ended (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.

(c)Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d)The Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, have no material indebtedness or other liabilities, direct or contingent, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness, except to the extent (i) set forth in the most recent of (A) the Audited Financial Statements and (B) the financial statements most recently delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b), (ii) set forth on Schedule 8.03, or (iii) incurred since the date referred to in subsection (i) hereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

(e)As of the Closing Date, the Company and the other Borrowers, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

6.06 Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of any Borrower after due investigation, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or net sales that (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any of the Transactions or (b) except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 6.06, either individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there has been no adverse change in the status, or financial effect on any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, of the matters described on Schedule 6.06 which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.07 No Default. No Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has

occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

6.08 Ownership of Property; Liens. Each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The property of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 8.01.

6.09 Environmental Compliance. Each Borrower conducts in the Ordinary Course of Business a review of the effect of existing Environmental Laws and claims alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their respective businesses, operations and properties, and as a result thereof each Borrower has reasonably concluded that, except as set forth on Schedule 6.09, such Environmental Laws and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.10 Insurance. The properties of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Company or the applicable Subsidiary operates, none of which insurance shall be provided by any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate of the Borrowers.

6.11 Taxes. The Company and its Subsidiaries have filed all material Federal, state and other tax returns and reports required to be filed, except where the failure to file such returns or reports could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and have paid all material Federal, state and other taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being Properly Contested. Except as specifically described on Schedule 6.11 hereto, there is no proposed tax assessment against the Company or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary thereof is party to any tax sharing agreement other than the Tax Sharing Agreement.

6.12 ERISA Compliance.

(a)Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws. Each Pension Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the form of such Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the Internal Revenue Service. To the best knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred that would prevent or cause the loss of such tax-qualified status.

(b)There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a non-exempt prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules described in section 4975 of the Code or Part 4 of Title I of ERISA with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)(i) No ERISA Event has occurred for which any liability remains unsatisfied, and neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate is aware of any fact, event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to constitute or result in an ERISA Event with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (ii) the Company and each ERISA Affiliate has met all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of each Pension Plan, and no waiver of the minimum funding standards under the Pension Funding Rules has been applied for or obtained; (iii) as of the most recent valuation date for any Pension Plan, the funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Code) is 60% or higher and neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause the funding target attainment percentage for any such plan to drop below 60% as of the most recent valuation date; (iv) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability to the PBGC other than for the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due that are unpaid; (v) to the knowledge of the Borrowers, neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or Section 4212(c) of ERISA; and (vi) no Pension Plan has been terminated by the plan administrator thereof nor by the PBGC, and no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that could reasonably be expected to cause the PBGC to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Pension Plan.

(d)Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to, or has any unsatisfied obligation to contribute to, or liability under, any terminated Pension Plan.

(e)Each Foreign Pension Plan governed by any Foreign Benefit Law is (i) funded to at least the minimum level required by law or, if higher, to the level required by the terms governing the Plan, (ii) provided for or recognized in the financial statements most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent or (iii) estimated in the formal notes to the financial statements most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent; provided, that the failure to so fund, provide for, recognize or estimate the

liabilities arising under such Plan shall not be deemed to be a breach of this representation unless such failure could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.13 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests. No Borrower (a) has any Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Schedule 6.13(a) or created or acquired in compliance with Section 7.12, and (b) has any equity investments in any other corporation or entity other than those specifically disclosed Schedule 6.13(b) or made after the Closing Date in compliance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

6.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act. No Borrower is engaged nor will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. No Borrower owns any margin stock. None of the Borrowers, any Person Controlling any Borrower, nor any Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

6.15 Disclosure. Each Borrower has disclosed or caused the Borrower Agent to disclose to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No report, financial statement, certificate (including the Borrowing Base Certificates) or other information furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf of any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (in each case, as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, each Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

6.16 Compliance with Laws. Each Borrower and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.17 Intellectual Property, Licenses, Etc. Each Borrower and its Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without known conflict with the IP Rights of any other Person, except to the extent any failure so to own or possess the right to use could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of each Borrower, the operation by each Borrower and its Subsidiaries of their respective businesses does not infringe upon any IP Rights held by any other Person.

6.18 Senior Indebtedness. All Obligations including those to pay principal of and interest (including post-petition interest, whether or not allowed as a claim under bankruptcy or similar laws) on the Loans and other Obligations, and fees and expenses in connection therewith, constitute “Designated Senior Indebtedness” or similar term relating to the Obligations and all such Obligations are entitled to the benefits of the subordination created by the Subordinated Notes Indenture or any otherany applicable Permitted Subordinated Debt Document, as applicable. Each Borrower acknowledges that the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer is entering into this Agreement and is extending its Commitments in reliance upon the subordination provisions of the Subordinated Notes Indenture orany applicable Permitted Subordinated Debt Document.

6.19 OFAC. None of the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer, their respective Affiliates (a) is a Sanctioned Person, (b) has more than 15% of its assets in Sanctioned Countries, or (c) derives more than 15% of its operating income from investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Countries. No part of the proceeds of any Credit Extension hereunder will be used directly or indirectly to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned CountryNo Borrower, nor any Subsidiary of such Borrower, nor, to the knowledge of such Borrower and its Subsidiaries, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative thereof, is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by any individual or entity that is (a) currently the subject or target of any Sanctions, (b) included on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals, HMT’s Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets and the Investment Ban List or, to the knowledge of such Borrower, any similar list enforced by any other relevant sanctions authority or (c) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.

6.20 USA PATRIOT Act. Each Borrower and its Subsidiaries is in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) 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) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (ii) the Uniting And Strengthening America By Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept And Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001). No part of the proceeds of the Loans or Letters of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official

or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.

6.21 Anti-Corruption Laws. Each Borrower and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance in all material respects with applicable Sanctions, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and, to the knowledge of such Borrower, other similar anti-corruption laws in other applicable jurisdictions and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.

6.22 EEA Financial Institutions. No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.

ARTICLE VII.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, each Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 7.01, 7.02, 7.03 and 7.11) cause each Restricted Subsidiary to:

7.01 Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

(a)within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company or, if earlier, 15 days after the date required to be filed with the SEC (without giving effect to any extension permitted by the SEC), a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, and audited and accompanied by (i) a report and opinion of a Registered Public Accounting Firm of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (the “Auditor”), which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with audit standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and applicable Securities Laws and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit or with respect to the absence of material misstatement and (ii) to the extent required to be prepared under applicable Securities Laws, the report(s) of management on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Items 308(a) and 308(c) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act, the Auditor’s attestation report on management’s assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as filed with the SEC on Form 10-K for the Company, and an independent assessment by the Auditor as to the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as required by Auditing Standard No. 2 of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board;

(b)within 3045 days after the end of each Fiscal Month (but within 45 days after the last Fiscal Month of a fiscal quarter and(or as soon as available but in any event within 90 days after the last Fiscal Monthfiscal quarter in a fiscal year), unaudited consolidated balance sheets as of the end of such monthfiscal quarter and the related statements of income and cash flow for such monthfiscal quarter and for the portion of the Fiscal Yearfiscal year then elapsed, on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Subsidiaries, setting forth in comparative form corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Yearfiscal year and certified by any financial officer of the Company that is a Responsible Officer as prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such monthfiscal quarter and period, subject to normal year end adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(c)simultaneously with the delivery of each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements, or otherwise demonstrating in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent compliance with the provisions of Section 7.15 relating to the Unrestricted Subsidiaries; and

(d)no later than 60 days following the end of each fiscal year, annual financial projections of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, of (i) consolidated balance sheets and statements of income or operations and cash flows and (ii) Availability for the Company and its Subsidiaries for the current fiscal year, month by month.

As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 7.02(d), the Borrowers shall not be separately required to furnish such information under clause (a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Borrowers to furnish the information and materials described in subsections (a) and (b) above at the times specified therein.

7.02 Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:

(a)concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 7.01(a), a certificate of its independent certified public accountants certifying such financial statements and stating that in making the examination necessary they have not become aware of any Default in respect of any term, covenant, condition of Section 8.12 or other provision in so far as they relate to accounting matters or, if any such Default shall exist, stating the nature and status of such event;

(b)a Compliance Certificate executed by the any financial officer of the Company that is a Responsible Officer which provides a reasonably detailed calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio delivered concurrently with delivery of financial statements under Sections 7.01 (a) and (b) above, whether or not a Fixed Charge Trigger Period then exists;

(c)promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent, documents and other information supporting the calculation of any defined term used in the computation in any Compliance Certificate of the financial covenant set forth in Section 8.12;

(d)promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement sent to the stockholders of the Company, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Company may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

(e)at the Administrative Agent’s request during a Dominion Trigger Period (but not more frequently than monthly unless a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), a listing of each Borrower's trade payables, specifying the trade creditor and balance due all in form satisfactory to Administrative Agent; and

(f)promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of any Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b) or Section 7.02(d) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower Agent posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower Agent’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 11.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower Agent’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) the Borrower Agent shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that requests the Borrower Agent to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Borrower Agent shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent and each Lender of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrowers shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 7.02(b) to the Administrative Agent. Except for such Compliance Certificates, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrowers with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

Each Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrowers hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrowers or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. Each Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as any Borrower is the issuer of any outstanding debt or equity securities that are registered or issued pursuant to a private offering or is actively contemplating issuing any such securities, (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC”, each Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to any Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 11.07); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor”; and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowers shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.”

7.03 Notices. Promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

(a)of the occurrence of any Default;

(b)of any(i) the filing of a notice of lien by the Internal Revenue Service or other Governmental Authority against any Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any other material development, with respect to the matters described in Schedule 6.06 under the heading “Walter Energy-related Income Taxes” or (ii) any other matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, including (iA) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of any Borrower or any Subsidiary; (iiB) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between any Borrower or any Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority; (iiiC) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting any Borrower or any Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws; violation or asserted violation of any applicable Law;

(c)of the occurrence of any ERISA Event; and

(d)of (i) any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Borrower or any Subsidiary, including the discharge, withdrawal or resignation of the Company’s Auditors or (ii) any determination by the Borrower Agent referred to in Section 2.11(b).

Each notice pursuant to this Section 7.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Agent setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrowers have taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 7.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.

7.04 Payment of Obligations. Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable (taking into account any extensions), all its obligations and liabilities, including (a) all tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being Properly Contested; (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property, except to the extent that any such Lien would otherwise be permitted by Section 8.01; and (c) all Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than $10,000,000, as and when due and payable, but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness.

7.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc. (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation except in a transaction permitted by Section 8.04 or 8.05; (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.06 Maintenance of Properties. (a) Maintain, preserve and protect all of its properties (other than insignificant properties) and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) use the standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance of its facilities.

7.07 Maintenance of Insurance; Condemnation Proceeds.

(a)Any proceeds of insurance (other than proceeds from workers’ compensation or D&O insurance) covering Collateral and any awards arising from condemnation of any Collateral shall be deposited to a Dominion Account.

(b)The Borrowers shall maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons and (i) naming the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as lenders loss payee and (ii) providing for not less than 30 days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent of termination, lapse or cancellation of such insurance, none of which insurance (other than worker’s compensation insurance, disability insurance and other similar types of insurance that do not constitute the insurance of its properties or of interruptions to its business operations) shall be provided by any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate of the Borrowers.

(c)If any portion of any Mortgaged Property is at any time located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the Flood Insurance Laws, then the Borrowers shall, or shall cause the applicable Loan Party to (a) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient

to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws and (b) deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, including evidence of annual renewals of such insurance.

7.08 Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws (including without limitation all applicable Environmental Laws) and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being Properly Contested; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.09 Books and Records. (a) Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrowers or such Subsidiary, as the case may be; and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over any Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.

7.10 Inspection Rights; Appraisals.

(a)Permit the Administrative Agent or its designees or representatives from time to time, subject (except when a Default or Event of Default exists) to reasonable notice and normal business hours, to conduct Field Exams and/or appraisals of Inventory; provided that representatives of the Borrowers shall be given the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the independent accountants. Lenders may participate in any such Field Exams at their own expense. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any duty to any Borrower to make any Field Exam, nor to share any results of any Field Exam with any Borrower, other than results of appraisals, which may be shared with the Borrower Agent upon request. The Borrowers acknowledge that all Field Exams, appraisals and reports are prepared by or for the Administrative Agent and Lenders for their purposes, and Borrowers shall not be entitled to rely upon them.

(b)Reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket charges, costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with Field Exams and Inventory appraisals conducted up to two timesone time during any 12 month period, plus, during any Dominion Trigger Period,time when Average Availability is less than the greater of (i) 15% of the Loan Cap and (ii) $26,250,000, one additional Field Exam and one additional Inventory appraisal for such 12 month period; provided that, if at any time Total Outstandings are less than $60,000,000, the Administrative Agent may waive the requirement for an Inventory appraisal once every two years; provided, further, however, that if a Field Exam or Inventory appraisal is conducted during the continuance of an Event of Default, all charges, costs and expenses therefor shall be reimbursed by Borrowers without regard to such limits. The Borrowers specifically agree to pay the Administrative Agent’s then standard charges for each day that an employee of the Administrative Agent or its Affiliates is engaged in any Field Exam activities for all Field Exams conducted as provided herein, and shall pay the standard charges of the Administrative Agent’s internal appraisal group. This Section shall not be construed to limit the Administrative Agent’s right to use third parties to conduct Field Exams.

7.11 Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions (i) to refinance certain Indebtedness under the Existing Agreement, (ii) to pay fees and expenses in connection with the Transactions, and/or (iii) for working capital, capital expenditures, and other general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document.

7.12 New Subsidiaries. As soon as practicable but in any event within 30 Business Days following the acquisition or creation of any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Domestic Subsidiary), or the time any existing Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary and any Excluded Domestic Subsidiary) is otherwise required to become a Borrower in compliance with Section 3.03(b) or Section 7.15(b)(i), in each such case, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent each of the following, as applicable:

(a)a Borrower Joinder Agreement duly executed by such Domestic Subsidiary;

(b)a Security Joinder Agreement duly executed by such Domestic Subsidiary;

(c)Uniform Commercial Code financing statements naming such Domestic Subsidiary as “Debtor” and naming the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as “Secured Party,” in form, substance and number sufficient in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and its special counsel to be filed in all Uniform Commercial Code filing offices and in all jurisdictions in which filing is necessary to perfect in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties the Lien on the Collateral conferred under such Security Instrument to the extent such Lien may be perfected by Uniform Commercial Code filing;

(d)upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, an opinion of counsel to each Domestic Subsidiary executing Joinder Agreements, pursuant to this Section 7.12, dated as of the date of delivery of such applicable Joinder Agreements (and other Loan Documents) provided for in this Section 7.12 and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, each of which opinions may be in form and substance, including assumptions and qualifications contained therein, substantially similar to those opinions of counsel delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a);

(e)current copies of the Organization Documents of each such Domestic Subsidiary, minutes of duly called and conducted meetings (or duly effected consent actions) of the Board of Directors, partners, or appropriate committees thereof (and, if required by such Organization Documents or applicable law, of the stockholders, members or partners) of such Domestic Subsidiary authorizing the actions and the execution and delivery of documents described in this Section 7.12, all certified by the applicable Governmental Authority or appropriate officer as the Administrative Agent may elect; and

(f)upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, updated certificates of insurance required under Section 7.07 evidencing such new Domestic Subsidiary is included in the coverage required therein.

7.13 Compliance with ERISA. Do, and cause each of its ERISA Affiliates to do, each of the following: (a) maintain each Plan and Foreign Pension Plan in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable Laws, including Foreign Benefit Laws; (b) cause each Plan which is qualified under section 401(a) of the Code to maintain such qualification; (c) cause each Foreign Pension Plan subject to any Foreign Benefit Law to maintain any required approvals by any Governmental Authority regulating such Foreign Pension Plan, (d) make all required contributions to any Plan subject to the Pension Funding Rules, and (e) make all required contributions and payments to any Foreign Pension Plans.

7.14 Further Assurances. At the Borrowers’ cost and expense, upon request of the Administrative Agent, duly execute and deliver or cause to be duly executed and delivered, to the Administrative Agent such further instruments, documents, certificates, financing and continuation statements, and do and cause to be done such further acts that may be reasonably necessary or advisable in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to carry out more effectively the provisions and purposes of this Agreement, the Security Instruments and the other Loan Documents.

7.15 Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

(a)The Borrower Agent may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) immediately before and after such designation, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) no Restricted Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it was previously designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary or if any of its Subsidiaries is a Restricted Subsidiary (unless such Subsidiaries are being designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries simultaneously therewith), (iii) immediately after giving effect to such designation (A) the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, on a historical pro forma basis, with the covenants set forth in Sections 8.02 and 8.12, (B) Pro Forma Availability shall be at least the greater of 25% of the Aggregate Commitments,Loan Cap and $43,750,000, (C) the aggregate amount of net sales of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate amount of net sales of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, (D) the consolidated EBITDA (measured on the same basis as “Consolidated EBITDA” provided herein, but for the Unrestricted Subsidiaries only) of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall not exceed 10% of the Consolidated EBITDA (measured as if all Subsidiaries were Restricted Subsidiaries for this purpose) of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, and (E) the aggregate amount of total assets of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and (iv) prior to the effectiveness of any such designation, the Borrower Agent shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations demonstrating compliance with the preceding subsections (iii)(A) through (iii)(E). The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment by the Company therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Company's direct or indirect equity ownership percentage of the net worth of such designated Restricted Subsidiary immediately prior to such designation (such net worth to be calculated without regard to any guarantee provided by such designated Restricted Subsidiary) and (ii) without duplication, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness owed by such designated Unrestricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries (to the extent such Subsidiaries are not previously Unrestricted Subsidiaries) to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary immediately prior to such designation, all calculated, except as set forth in the parenthetical to clause (i), on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (and such designation shall only be permitted to the extent such Investment is permitted under Section 8.02).

(b)If at any time:

(i)an Unrestricted Subsidiary becomes a guarantor of the Subordinated Notes, the Senior Notes or of any otherany Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, then the Borrower Agent shall provide prompt notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, and in any case within 10 days of such occurrence, and such Subsidiary shall automatically become a Restricted Subsidiary and a Borrower hereunder in compliance with, and otherwise satisfy the provisions of, Section 7.12, or

(ii)any of the following occurs: (x) the aggregate amount of net sales of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries exceeds 10% of the aggregate amount of net sales of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, (y) the consolidated EBITDA (measured on the same basis as “Consolidated EBITDA” provided herein, but for the Unrestricted Subsidiaries only) of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries exceeds 10% of the Consolidated EBITDA (measured as if all Subsidiaries were Restricted Subsidiaries for this purpose) of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, or (z) the aggregate amount of total assets of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries exceeds 10% of the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, then in any such case the Borrower Agent will promptly,

and in any event within 10 days thereafter, designate one or more Unrestricted Subsidiaries a Restricted Subsidiaries so that, after such designation, none of the tests in subsections (x), (y) and (z) is then violated.

(c)If at any time a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in compliance with this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to, and shall at the request of the Borrower Agent, (i) release such Unrestricted Subsidiary from any Loan Document to which it is a party and release any Administrative Agent's Liens on the property or assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, and (ii) all Accounts and Inventory of such Subsidiary shall be excluded from the Borrowing Base.

(d)If at any time any Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such Restricted Subsidiary shall, to the extent required thereby, comply with the provisions of Section 7.12 within the time required therein.

(e)Except as otherwise provided in the definitions of “Accounts Formula Amount” and “Inventory Formula Amount”, none of the Accounts or Inventory of any Subsidiary newly designated as a Borrower shall be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base until Agent has conducted Field Exams and appraisals reasonably required by it with results reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Person owning such Accounts or Inventory shall be a (directly or indirectly) wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company and have become a Borrower.

7.16 Licenses. (a) Keep in full force and effect each License (i) the expiration or termination of which could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the realizable value in the use or sale of a material amount of Inventory or (ii) the expiration or termination of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (each a "Material License"); (b) promptly notify Administrative Agent of (i) any material modification to any such Material License that could reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to any Borrower or the Administrative Agent or any Lender and (ii) entering into any new Material License; (c) pay all Royalties (other than immaterial Royalties or Royalties being Properly Contested) arising under such Material Licenses when due (subject to any cure or grace period applicable thereto); and (d) notify Administrative Agent of any material default or material breach asserted in writing by any Person to have occurred under any such Material License.

7.17 Landlord and Storage Agreements. Upon request, provide Administrative Agent with copies of all existing and future agreements entered into between a Borrower and any landlord, warehouseman, processor, shipper, bailee or other Person that owns any premises at which any Collateral with an aggregate value of $3,000,000 or greater may be kept or that otherwise may possess any Collateral with an aggregate value of $3,000,000 or greater, but in each case, only if any Collateral is reasonably likely to remain on such premises or in such possession, as applicable, for at least 30 days.

7.18 Anti-Corruption Laws. Conduct its businesses in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and, to its knowledge, other similar anti-corruption laws in other applicable jurisdictions, and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.

ARTICLE VIII.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, no Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

8.01 Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or net sales, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:

(a)Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;

(b)Liens existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 8.01 and any renewals or extensions thereof, provided that the property covered thereby consists only of the property covered by the Liens being renewed or extended and any renewal or extension of the obligations secured or benefited thereby is permitted by Section 8.03(b);

(c)Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, not yet due or which are being Properly Contested;

(d)Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, repairmen, landlords or other like Liens imposed by Law or arising in the Ordinary Course of Business which are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or which are being Properly Contested;

(e)Liens, pledges or deposits in the Ordinary Course of Business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA or a Foreign Benefit Law;

(f)Liens or deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, and including deposits (but not Liens) related to the acquisition of property;

(g)(i) Liens with respect to minor imperfections of title and easements, rights-of-way, covenants, consents, reservations, encroachments, variations and zoning and other similar restrictions, charges, encumbrances or title defects affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person and does not materially detract from the value of or materially impair the use by the Borrowers in the ordinary course of its business of the property subject to or to be subject to such encumbrance;

(h)any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor and any restriction or encumbrance to which the interest or title of such lessor or sublessor may be subject (i) that is incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, (ii) if arising with respect to rent or any other obligation, such rent or other obligation is not in default, and (iii) either individually or when aggregated with all other Liens described in clauses (a) through (g) in effect on any date of determination, could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(i)Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 9.01 or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments;

(j)Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03(e); provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost or fair market value, whichever is lower, of the property being acquired on the date of acquisition;

(k)Liens in the nature of trustees’ Liens granted pursuant to any indenture governing any Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.03, in each case in favor of the trustee (but not the holders of such Indebtedness) under such indenture and securing only obligations to pay compensation to such trustee, to reimburse its expenses and to indemnify it under the terms thereof;

(l)Liens of sellers of goods to the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries arising under Article 2 of the UCC or similar provisions of applicable law in the Ordinary Course of Business, covering only the goods sold and securing only the unpaid purchase price for such goods and related expenses;

(m)Liens securing Assumed Indebtedness of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to Section 8.03(f); provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property of any Domestic Subsidiary that would constitute Collateral if such Domestic Subsidiary were a Borrower, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than property of the Subsidiary acquired, or the property acquired, and proceeds thereof in connection with such Assumed Indebtedness and shall not attach to any assets of the Borrowers or the Restricted Subsidiaries theretofore existing or (except for any such proceeds) which arise after the date thereof, and (iii) the Assumed Indebtedness and other secured Indebtedness of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries secured by any such Lien does not exceed the fair market value of the property being acquired in connection with such Assumed Indebtedness;

(n)Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness incurred by such Unrestricted Subsidiaries;

(o)Liens on assets of Excluded Domestic Subsidiaries or Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company securing Indebtedness of such Excluded Domestic Subsidiaries or Foreign Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to clauses (g) and, (i) or (k) of Section 8.03;

(p)operating leases or subleases granted by the Borrowers or the Restricted Subsidiaries to any other Person in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(q)[reserved];

(r)Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.03(n);

(s)Liens on specific items of Inventory or other goods 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 shipment or storage of such Inventory or goods;

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

(u)Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements regarding operating leases or consignments; and

(v)additional Liens attaching to assets that are not included in the Collateral so long as the aggregate principal amount of the obligations so secured does not exceed $15,000,000 at any time outstanding.

8.02 Investments. Make any Investments, except:

(a)Investments held by the Borrowers or the Restricted Subsidiaries in the form of Cash Equivalents;

(b)loans and advances to officers, directors and employees of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries either (i) made in the Ordinary Course of Business of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries as conducted on the Closing Date to the extent permitted by applicable Law, or (ii) made in connection with the relocation of any such officer, director or employee in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $5,000,000;

(c)Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the Ordinary Course of Business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;

(d)Guarantees, and letters of credit issued in support of such Guarantees, permitted by Section 8.03;

(e)equity Investments existing as of the date hereof and as set forth in Schedule 6.13(a) or Schedule 6.13(b) and other Investments existing as of the date hereof and as set forth in Schedule 8.02 and extensions or renewals thereof, provided that no such extension or renewal shall be permitted if it would (x) increase the amount of such Investment at the time of such extension or renewal or (y) result in a Default hereunder;

(f)Investments constituting Consolidated Capital Expenditures;

(g)Investments in the form of non-cash consideration received from a Disposition permitted by Section 8.05(e);

(h)Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of the transfer of Equity Interests of aan Excluded Domestic Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary to anotherany Excluded Domestic Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary;

(i)Investments made or held by any Excluded Domestic Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary of the Company that is a Restricted Subsidiary in any otherExcluded Domestic Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary of the Company that is a Restricted Subsidiary;

(j)Investments of (i) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the Company or any other Borrower at any time, (ii) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Restricted Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary existing as of the date hereof and (iii) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Unrestricted Subsidiary or Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Borrower made after the date hereof in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $5,000,00025,000,000;

(k)Investments in the form of securities of any Person acquired in an Acquisition permitted hereunder and Assumed Indebtedness in respect of a Person or property acquired in an Acquisition permitted hereunder;

(l)Investments in Swap Contracts permitted to be maintained under Section 8.03(d);

(m)Investments consisting of Indebtedness held by the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries arising on account of the accrual of interest on such Investments;

(n)Investments consisting of extensions of credit to customers and vendors in the Ordinary Course of Business in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $2,000,000;

(o)Investments consisting of intercompany loans by any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary to any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary of the Company in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $15,000,000; and[intentionally omitted]; and

(p)other Investments if, prior to each such Investment, the Borrower Agent has delivered a certificate to the Administrative Agent demonstrating that either (i) Pro Forma Availability shall be at leastis greater than or equal to the greater of 15% of the Aggregate CommitmentsLoan Cap and $26,250,000 for each day during the 30 day period prior to such Investment and immediately after giving effect thereto, andor (ii) if Pro Forma Availability shall not be at least 25% of the Aggregate Commitmentsis greater than or equal to the greater of 10%, but less than 15%, of the Loan Cap and $17,500,000 for each day during the 30 day period prior to such Investment and immediately after giving effect thereto, and in the case of this clause (ii) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (calculated on a pro forma basis giving effect to such Investment and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, all in accordance with Section 1.03(d)) as of the most recently ended Measurement Period shall beis at least 1.00 to 1.00; and

(q)other Investments made on or after the Third Amendment Effective Date during the term of this Agreement in an aggregate amount of up to $15,000,00020,000,000;

provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) any Investment which when made complies with the requirements of the definition of the term “Cash Equivalent” may continue to be held notwithstanding that such Investment if made thereafter would not comply with such requirements; and (ii) no Investment otherwise permitted by clause (d) (except to the extent related to Indebtedness then

permitted to be incurred under Section 8.03), (k) or (p) shall be permitted to be made if, immediately before or after giving effect thereto, any Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

8.03 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a)Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;

(b)Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 8.03 and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness of such Indebtedness;

(c)Guarantees of the Borrowers or other Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of the Borrowers or other Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness described in clauses (i) or (k) below), provided that (i) any guarantee of Permitted Subordinated Debt or of any other Indebtedness permitted hereunder that is subordinated to the Obligations shall be subordinated to the Obligations on substantially the same terms as such Permitted Subordinated Debt or other subordinated Indebtedness and (ii) the Borrowers may provide Guarantees of Indebtedness described in clause (g) below, provided such Guarantees shall be unsecured and all such Indebtedness Guaranteed by this clause (c)(ii) shall not exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate;

(d)obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary existing or arising under any Swap Contract, provided that (i) such obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the Ordinary Course of Business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with liabilities, commitments, investments, assets, cash flows or property held or reasonably anticipated by such Person, or changes in the value of securities issued by such Person, and not for purposes of speculation or taking a “market view;” and (ii) such Swap Contract does not contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting party from its obligation to make payments on outstanding transactions to the defaulting party;

(e)Indebtedness in respect of capital leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations and purchase money obligations for real property and fixed or capital assets within the limitations set forth in Section 8.01(j); provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness at any one time outstanding shall not exceed $50,000,000;

(f)Assumed Indebtedness of the Borrowers in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $75,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(g)Indebtedness of Excluded Domestic Subsidiaries or Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company in an aggregate principal amount on the date of incurrence thereof not exceeding 10% of the total assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal year of the Company;

(h)the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(i)Indebtedness of (i) any Borrower owing to a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) (x) any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Borrower owing to any Borrower or any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary or (y) any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company owing to a Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary; provided that (A) in the case of any Indebtedness described in subpart (ii) above, the Investment by such Borrower or Domestic Subsidiary is permitted by Section 8.02(oj), 8.02(p) or 8.02(pq), and (B) any such Indebtedness described in clause (i) or (ii)(y) which is owing to the Company or any of its Domestic Restricted Subsidiariesother Borrower, (1) to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, such Indebtedness shall be evidenced by one or more promissory notes in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent which shall be duly executed and delivered to (and indorsed to the order of) the Administrative Agent in pledge pursuant to a pledge agreement acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (2) in the case of any such Indebtedness owed by a Person other than a Borrower, such Indebtedness shall not be forgiven or otherwise discharged for any consideration other than payment (Dollar for Dollar) in cash unless the Administrative Agent otherwise consents;

(j)surety bonds permitted under Section 8.01;

(k)Indebtedness of any Excluded Domestic Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary owing to any otherExcluded Domestic Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary;

(l)Permitted Subordinated Debt and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness of such Permitted Subordinated Debt;

(m)other unsecured Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, any increase in theso long as, to the extent the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes and/or the Subordinated Notes) so long asany such Indebtedness exceeds $15,000,000, the weighted average life to maturity of any such excess Indebtedness is more than six months following the Revolving Credit Maturity Date in effect at the time such excess Indebtedness was incurred;

(n)Second Lien Obligations in an aggregate principal amount on the date of incurrence thereof not to exceed $500,000,000 plus the amount of any incremental facility relating thereto, and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness of such

Second Lien Obligations (to the extent subject to an intercreditor agreement substantially the same as any intercreditor agreement applicable to the Second Lien Obligations it refinancesthe Intercreditor Agreement); and

(o)the Senior Notes and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness of such Senior Notes;[intentionally omitted];

provided that (i) no Indebtedness otherwise permitted by clause (e), (f), (g), (i) (as such clause (i) relates to loans made by any Borrower to Restricted Subsidiaries which are not Borrowers), (m) or (n) may be incurred if, immediately before or after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, any Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (ii) all such Indebtedness of the type described in clause (i)(i)(y) above that is owed to Subsidiaries that are not Borrowers shall be subordinated, in writing, to the Obligations upon terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

8.04 Fundamental Changes. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom:

(a)any Restricted Subsidiary may merge with a Borrower or any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that when a Borrower is merging with a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person; and

(b)any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to a Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Borrower, then the transferee must also be a Borrower; and

(c)a merger or consolidation necessary to consummate (i) an Acquisition permitted by and in compliance with Section 8.13 or (ii) a Disposition permitted by and in compliance with Section 8.05 shall be permitted hereunder.

8.05 Dispositions. Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except:

(a)Dispositions in the Ordinary Course of Business (so long as such Disposition does not constitute a Disposition of all or a substantial part of the Company’s and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ assets, taken as a whole) or of obsolete or worn out property;

(b)any Disposition that constitutes (i) an Investment permitted under Section 8.02, (ii) a Lien permitted under Section 8.01, (ii) a merger or Disposition permitted under Section 8.04(a) or (b), or (iii) a Restricted Payment permitted under Section 8.06;

(c)Dispositions for fair market value of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such equipment or real property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement equipment or real property;

(d)Dispositions of property by a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary or, solely with respect to Dispositions of the Equity Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary, to the Company or a Domestic Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor of such property is a Borrower, the transferee thereof must be a Borrower;

(e)Dispositions of assets or Equity Interests of the Subsidiaries, so long as (i) each such Disposition is, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, for fair market value, (ii) both before and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (iii) immediately after giving effect to such Disposition, Pro Forma Availability shall be at least 20% of the Aggregate Commitments and (iv) the aggregate amount of all Dispositions made pursuant to this subsection in any one fiscal year of the Company does not exceed 20% of the total assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal year of the Company;

(f)such Disposition that results from a casualty or condemnation in respect of such property or assets and is not otherwise an Event of Default under Section 9.01;

(g)such Disposition that consists of the sale or discount of overdue accounts receivable that are not Eligible Accounts in the Ordinary Course of Business in an aggregate original amount for all such Accounts in any fiscal year of up to $5,000,000, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof, provided that the Net Cash Proceeds from such Disposition shall be deposited in a Dominion Account; and

(h)Dispositions of assets with respect to which the fair market value of all such assets Disposed of, whether individually or in a series of related transactions, does not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement.

8.06 Restricted Payments. Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that, in each case (except Section 8.06(a)) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (both before and after the making of such Restricted Payment):

(a)(i) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Company and to wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries that are Borrowers and (ii) each Excluded Domestic Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to any Excluded Domestic Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary;

(b)the Company and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common Equity Interests of such Person;

(c)the Company and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its common stock or other common Equity Interests or warrants or options to acquire any such shares in connection with customary employee or management agreements, plans or arrangements;

(d)the Company shall be permitted to make Restricted Payments in the form of cash dividends to the holders of common stock of the Company in an aggregate amount in any fiscal year not to exceed $15,000,00035,000,000; and

(e)the Company and each Subsidiary shall be permitted to make other Restricted Payments in the form of cash dividends, distributions, purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of or with respect to Equity Interests if, prior to each such Restricted Payment, the Borrower Agent has delivered a certificate to the Administrative Agent demonstrating that either (Ai) Pro Forma Availability shall beis greater than or equal to the greater of 17.5% of the Aggregate CommitmentsLoan Cap and $30,625,000 for each day during the 30 day period prior to such Restricted Payment and immediately after making such Restricted Payment, and (Bgiving effect thereto, or (ii) if Pro Forma Availability shall not be at least 30% of the Aggregate Commitmentsis greater than or equal to the greater of 12.5%, but less than 17.5%, of the Loan Cap and $21,875,000 for each day during the 30 day period prior to such Restricted Payment and immediately after giving effect thereto, and in the case of this clause (ii) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (calculated on a pro forma basis giving effect to such Restricted Payment in accordance with Section 1.03(d)) as of the most recently ended Measurement Period shall beis at least 1.101.00 to 1.00.

8.07 Change in Nature of Business. Engage in any material line of business that is not a Core Business.

8.08 Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Company, whether or not in the Ordinary Course of Business, other than (a) transactions on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to such Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be obtainable by such Borrower or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, (b) the consummation by such Borrower and its Subsidiaries of the transactions effected by the Loan Documents, (c) any employment arrangement entered into by such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course of Business and consistent with the past practices of such Borrower or such Subsidiary, (d) transactions between or among the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries or between or among Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case to the extent permitted under the terms of the Loan Documents, (e) the declaration and payment of dividends and the making of distributions to all holders of any class of capital stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent otherwise permitted under Section 8.06, (f) the Tax Sharing Agreement, and (g) shared service arrangements entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business and allocating expenses and fees reasonably in accordance with the services provided.

8.09 Burdensome Agreements. Enter into any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that:

(a)requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure another obligation of such Person, except any such provision contained in (i) the Subordinated Notes Indenture or the Senior Notes Indenture to the extent such provision does not require such a grant of a Lien to secure the Subordinated Notes or the Senior Notes if a Lien is granted securing the Obligations, or (ii) the document evidencing any Second Lien Obligationsthe Term Loan Documents; or

(b)limits the ability (i) of any Restricted Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to the Company or any Borrower or to otherwise transfer property to the Company or any Borrower other than customary restrictions required in connection with (x) financings permitted by this Agreement, the limitations of which are no more restrictive than the corresponding limitations applicable to the Borrowers hereunder, and (y) Dispositions permitted by this Agreement and which limitations cover only such assets or Person(s) which are the subject matter of such Dispositions and, prior to such Disposition, permit the Liens granted under the Loan Documents therein, and (ii) of any Restricted Subsidiary to Guarantee the Indebtedness of the Borrowers or become a direct Borrower hereunder, or (iii) of any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person; provided, however, that this clause (iii) shall not prohibit:

(A) a negative pledge contained in either (x) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary as of the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in any transaction otherwise permitted hereunder or (y) Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 8.03, in each case so long as such provision does not impair or conflict with any Security Instrument or with Section 7.12 hereof;

(B) provisions limiting Liens on property as may be contained in the terms of any Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03(e) or (f) solely to the extent any such limitations relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness;

(C) provisions of any Law, order or agreement giving rise to a prior Lien permitted under Section 8.01(c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (i), (n), (o), and (p) limiting Liens on property, and only on such property, subject to such prior Lien; and

(D) such provisions as may be contained in any refinancing or replacing Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03, provided that the terms of such provisions shall be no less favorable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as were contained in the Indebtedness being refinanced or replaced.

8.10 Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, in any manner that might cause the Credit Extension or the application of such proceeds to violate Regulations T, U or X of the FRB, in each case as in effect on the date or dates of such Credit Extension and such use of proceeds.

8.11 Prepayment of Indebtedness; Amendment to Material Agreements.

(a)Prepay, redeem, purchase, repurchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof any Indebtedness that is either subordinated to the Indebtedness hereunder or has a stated maturity date later than the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms thereof, including in each case pursuant to any change of control, sale of assets, issuance of any equity or otherwise as may be set forth in the terms thereof or available to the Borrowers at its option, except, so long as no Default (other than in the case of clause (iii) below) or Event of Default shall exist prior to or immediately thereafter, prepayments, redemptions, purchases, repurchases, defeasances or other satisfaction (collectively, a "Prepayment") of:

(i)Indebtedness made with the proceeds of any Permitted Subordinated Debt;

(ii)Indebtedness made with the proceeds of (A) the Second Lien Obligations and (B) other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 8.03 and containing terms and conditions (including terms of subordination, security and maturity) no less favorable in any material respect to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders than the Indebtedness being Prepaid therewith;

(iii)the Second Lien Obligations in connection with any mandatory prepayments required pursuant to the definitive documentation for the Second Lien ObligationsTerm Loan Agreement; provided the Borrower Agent shall deliver notice of such Prepayment to the Administrative Agent substantially concurrently with any notice thereof required to be delivered to any holder of the Second Lien Obligations, or if none, substantially concurrently with the making thereof; and

(iv)any Indebtedness so long as (Athe Borrower Agent shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, substantially concurrently with the making of such Prepayment, a certificate demonstrating that either (i) Pro Forma Availability shall beis greater than or equal to the greater of 15% of the Aggregate CommitmentsLoan Cap and $26,250,000 for each day during the 30 day period prior to such Prepayment and immediately after making such Prepayment, (Bgiving effect thereto, or (ii) if Pro Forma Availability shall not be at least 25% of the Aggregate Commitmentsis greater than or equal to 10%, but less than 15%, of the Loan Cap and $17,500,000 for each day during the 30 day period prior to such Prepayment and immediately after giving effect thereto, and in the case of this clause (ii) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (calculated on a pro forma basis giving effect to such Prepayment in accordance with Section 1.03(d)) as of the most recently ended Measurement Period shall be at least 1.00 to 1.00 and (C) the Borrower Agent shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, substantially concurrently with the making of such Prepayment, a certificate demonstrating compliance with items (A) and (B) above.is at least 1.00 to 1.00.

(b)Amend, modify or change in any manner any term or condition of (i) any Subordinated Note or the Subordinated Notes Indenture or the Senior Notes or the Senior Notes Indenture, (ii) any other Permitted Subordinated Debt Document, (iii) the definitive documentation for or any other Indebtedness (other than the Second Lien Obligations, or (iv) any Indebtedness) with a stated maturity date outside the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, in each case so that the terms and conditions thereof are less favorable in any material respect to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders than the terms of such Indebtedness as of the Closingearlier of the Third Amendment Effective Date or date of incurrence thereof, or (ii) any Term Loan Documents except to the extent such amendment, modification or change is not prohibited under the Intercreditor Agreement.

8.12 Financial Covenant. Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.00 to 1.00 determined as of (i) the last day of the Measurement Period most recently ended before the commencement of a Fixed Charge Trigger Period and (ii) the last day of each Measurement Period thereafter ending during any Fixed Charge Trigger Period.

8.13 Acquisitions. Enter into any agreement, contract, binding commitment or other arrangement providing for any Acquisition, or take any action to solicit the tender of securities or proxies in respect thereof in order to effect any Acquisition, or Consummate any Acquisition unless:

(a)the Person to be (or whose assets are to be) acquired does not oppose such Acquisition and the line or lines of business of the Person to be acquired either (i) constitute Core Businesses or (ii) consist of the sales of products to the same end-markets served by the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(b)no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing either immediately prior to or immediately after giving effect to such Acquisition; provided that, in the case of any Limited Condition Transaction, such condition shall be limited to any Specified Default;

(c)after giving pro forma effect to such Acquisition and all Indebtedness incurred or repaid in connection therewith, the Borrower Agent has delivered a certificate to the Administrative Agent demonstrating that either (i) Pro Forma Availability shall beis greater than or equal to the greater of 15% of the Aggregate CommitmentsLoan Cap and $26,250,000 for each day during the 30 day period prior to such Acquisition and immediately after giving effect thereto, andor (ii) if Pro Forma Availability shall not be at least 25% of the Aggregate Commitmentsis greater than or equal to the greater of 10%, but less than 15%, of the Loan Cap and $17,500,000 for each day during the 30 day period prior to such Acquisition and immediately after giving effect thereto, and in the case of this clause (ii) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (calculated on a pro forma basis giving effect to such Acquisition and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith and any other relevant factor, all in accordance with Section 1.03(d)) as of the most recently ended Measurement Period shall be at least 1.00 to 1.00; and

(d)the Borrower Agent shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent prior to the date on which any such Acquisition is to be consummated, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (i) certifying that all of the requirements set forth above will be satisfied on or prior to the consummation of such Acquisition and (ii) a reasonably detailed calculation of item (c) above (and such certificate shall be updated as necessary to make it accurate as of the date the Acquisition is consummated).

Except as otherwise provided in the definitions of “Accounts Formula Amount” and “Inventory Formula Amount”, none of the Accounts or Inventory of any Person acquired or created in an Acquisition shall be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base until the Administrative Agent has conducted Field Exams and appraisals reasonably required by it with results reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Person owning such Accounts or Inventory shall be a (directly or indirectly) wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company and have become a Borrower.

8.14 Creation of New Subsidiaries. Create or acquire any new Subsidiary after the Closing Date other than Restricted Subsidiaries created or acquired in accordance with Section 7.12, provided that any Unrestricted Subsidiary may create a Subsidiary that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

8.15 Sanctions. Directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity, to fund any activities of or business with any individual or entity, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time such proceeds are so used, lent, contributed or otherwise made available, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Borrower or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, any other individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arrangers, Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer, Swing Line Lender, or otherwise) of Sanctions.

8.16 Anti-Corruption Laws. Directly or indirectly use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for any purpose which would breach the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, other similar anti-corruption laws in other applicable jurisdictions.

ARTICLE IX.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

9.01 Events of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:

(a)Non-Payment. Any Borrower fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation, or (ii) within three days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any commitment or other fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

(b)Specific Covenants. Any Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained (i) in any of Sections 7.03(a) or (b), 7.05 (other than with respect to the maintenance of good standing), 7.10, 7.11 or 7.12 or Article VIII, or (ii) in any of Sections 3.02(a), 3.02(d), 7.02(b) or 7.07 and such failure referenced in this clause (ii) continues for three or more Business Days, or (iii) in Sections 7.01 or 7.02 (other than 7.02(b)) and such failure referenced in this clause (iii) continues for fifteen or more Business Days ; or

(c)Other Defaults. Any Borrower fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days after the earlier of (i) receipt of notice of such default by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Agent from the Administrative Agent, or (ii) any Responsible Officer of the Borrower Agent becomes aware of such default; or

(d)Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Borrower herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading when made or deemed made in any material respect; or

(e)Cross-Default. (i) The Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any other Borrower (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise, and after passage of any grace period) in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than $25,000,000, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, and such default continues for more than the period of grace, if any, therein specified, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any other Borrower is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any other Borrower is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by the company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any other Borrower as a result thereof is greater than $25,000,000;

(f)Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. The Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any other Borrower institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

(g)Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) The Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any other Borrower becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within 30 days after its issue or levy; (iii) the Borrowers are enjoined or in any way prevented by any Governmental Authority from conducting all or substantially all of the business of the Borrowers taken as a whole for a period in excess of 30 days; or (iv) the Borrowers otherwise cease or suspend operation of or liquidate, or take any action to cease or suspend operation of or liquidate, all or substantially all of the business of the Borrowers taken as a whole; or

(h)Judgments. There is entered against the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any other Borrower (i) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding $20,000,000 (to the extent not covered by (A) insurance provided by a Person described in Section 7.07 as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage or (B) the Tyco Indemnity to the extent Tyco has not disputed its indemnity obligation), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, such judgment or order remains unvacated and unpaid and either (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or

(i)ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an amount that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an amount that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) the benefit liabilities of all Plans governed by Foreign Benefit Laws, or the funding of which are regulated by any Foreign Benefit Laws, at any time exceed all such Plans’ assets, as computed in accordance with

applicable law as of the most recent valuation date for such Plans in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(j) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any Loan Document, or any Lien granted thereunder, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect (except with respect to immaterial assets); or any Borrower or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any Lien granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Instruments; or any Borrower denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document; or

(k)Permitted Subordinated Debt. The subordination provisions relating to any Permitted Subordinated Debt or anythe Second Lien Obligations (the “Subordination Provisions”) shall fail to be enforceable by the Lenders (which have not effectively waived the benefits thereof) in accordance with the terms thereof, or the principal or interest on any Loan, any L/C Obligation or other Obligations shall fail to constitute “designated senior debt” (or any other similar term) under any document, instrument or agreement evidencing such Permitted Subordinated Debt or Second Lien Obligations; or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, disavow or contest in any manner (i) the effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any of the Subordination Provisions, or (ii) that any of such Subordination Provisions exist for the benefit of the Secured Parties; or

(l)Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control.

9.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

(a)declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

(b)declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers;

(c)require that the Borrowers Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and

(d)exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable Law;

provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrowers to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

9.03 Application of Funds.

(a)After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 9.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 9.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.17 and 2.18, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article IV) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest, Letter of Credit Fees and other Obligations expressly described in clauses Third through Fifth below) payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the L/C Issuer and amounts payable under Article IV), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans, L/C Borrowings and other Obligations, ratably among the Lenders and the L/C Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

Fourth, to (i) the payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings (ratably among the Lenders and the L/C Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts held by them), (ii) the payment of Secured Related Credit Obligations arising under Related Swap Contracts (to the Lenders party (either directly or through an Affiliate) to such Related Swap Contracts), and (iii) to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprising the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrowers pursuant to Sections 2.04 and 2.17, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer; provided that if the amounts available are insufficient to make all payments provided for in this clause Fourth, that portion allocable to clause (iii) shall be applied first to pay Outstanding Amounts of Revolving Loans, L/C Borrowings and Secured Related Credit Obligations arising under Related Swap Contracts before being utilized to Cash Collateralize L/C Obligations;

Fifth, to payment of Secured Related Credit Obligations other than those arising under Related Swap Contracts;

Sixth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Borrowers owing under or in respect of the Loan Document that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, or any of them, on such date, ratably based on the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date; and

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrowers or as otherwise required by Law.

(b)Subject to Sections 2.04(c) and 2.17, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fourth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above. Amounts distributed with respect to any Secured Related Credit Obligations shall be the lesser of the maximum Secured Related Credit Obligations last reported to the Administrative Agent or the actual Secured Related Credit Obligations as calculated by the methodology reported to the Administrative Agent for determining the amount due. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to calculate the amount to be distributed with respect to any Secured Related Credit Obligations, and may request a reasonably detailed calculation of such amount from the applicable Secured Party. If a Secured Party fails to deliver such calculation within five days following request by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume the amount to be distributed is zero. The allocations set forth in this Section 9.03(b) are solely to determine the rights and priorities of Administrative Agent and Secured Parties as among themselves, and may be changed by agreement among them without the consent of any Borrower. This Section 9.03(b) is not for the benefit of or enforceable by any Borrower.

(c)Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any application of amounts made by it in good faith under this Section 9.03 and, if any such application is subsequently determined to have been made in error, the sole recourse of any Lender or other Person to which such amount should have been made shall be to recover the amount from the Person that actually received it (and, if such amount was received by any Lender, such Lender hereby agrees to return it).

ARTICLE X.

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

10.01 Appointment and Authority. Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and neither the Company nor any other Borrower shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties. Administrative Agent alone shall be authorized to determine whether any Accounts or Inventory constitute Eligible Accounts or Eligible Inventory, or whether to impose or release any Reserve (in each case, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), or whether any conditions to funding any Loan or to issuance of a Letter of Credit have been satisfied, which determinations and judgments, if exercised in good faith, shall exonerate Administrative Agent from liability to any Lender or other Person for any error in judgment or mistake.

10.02 Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include

the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

10.03 Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

(a)shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b)shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and

(c)shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

(d)The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 11.01 and 9.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer.

(e)The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article V or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

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

10.05 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

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

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

(c) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any Collateralcollateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such Collateralcollateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiringremoved) Administrative Agent (other than as provided in Section 4.01(g) and other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Borrowers to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrowers and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 11.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them (i) while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, (b) the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (c) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit and (ii) after such resignation or removal for as long as any of them continues to act in any capacity hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including (a) acting as collateral agent or otherwise holding any collateral security on behalf of any of the Lenders and (b) in respect of any actions taken in connection with transferring the agency to any successor Administrative Agent.

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

10.08 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Bookrunners, Arrangers, Syndication Agent or Co-Documentation Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder.

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

(a)to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.04(h) and (i), 2.10 and 11.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b)to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.10 and 11.04.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations (including accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Secured Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, or any similar Laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Borrower is subject, (b) at any other sale or foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable Law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that would vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) in the asset or assets so purchased (or in the Equity Interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are used to consummate such purchase). In connection with any such bid (i) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles to make a bid, (ii) to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or Equity Interests thereof shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by the vote of the Required Lenders, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in clauses (a) through (i) of Section 11.01 of this Agreement, (iii) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to assign the relevant Obligations to any such acquisition vehicle pro rata by the Lenders, as a result of which each of the Lenders shall be deemed to have received a pro rata portion of any Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by such an acquisition vehicle on account of the assignment of the Obligations to be credit bid, all without the need for any Secured Party or acquisition vehicle to take any further action, and (iv) to the extent that Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of debt credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Lenders pro rata and the Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of the Obligations that had been assigned to the acquisition vehicle shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action.

10.10 Collateral Matters. TheWithout limiting the provision of Section 10.09, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion,

(a)to release any Lien on any Collateral (i) upon the occurrence of the Facility Termination Date, (ii) that is Disposed or to be Disposed as part of or in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document to a Person that is not a Borrower, (iii) as provided in Section 7.15(c) with respect to Subsidiaries that become Unrestricted Subsidiaries in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or (iv(iv) that constitutes “Excluded Assets” (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement), or (v) subject to Section 11.01, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders;

(b)to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 8.01(j); and

(c)to release any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Borrower from its obligations under the Loan Documents if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder (including pursuant to its designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in compliance with the terms hereof, including Section 7.15).

If as a result of any transaction not prohibited by this Agreement (i) any Borrower becomes an Excluded Domestic Subsidiary or a Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC, then (x) such Borrower shall be automatically released from this Agreement and each other Loan Document, (y) any Lien on any Collateral of such Borrower shall be automatically released and (z) the Voting Stock (as defined in the Security Agreement) of such Borrower (other than 65% of the total outstanding Voting Stock of a CFC Holdco or Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC that, in each case, is directly owned by a Borrower) shall be automatically released from the security interests created by the Loan Documents, or (ii) any CFC Holdco or any Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC ceases to be directly owned by a Borrower, then the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary shall be automatically released from any security interests created by the Loan Documents. In connection with any termination or release pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent and any applicable Lender shall promptly execute and deliver to any Borrower, at such Borrower’s expense, all documents that such Borrower shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this paragraph shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Borrower from its obligations under the Loan Documents pursuant to this Section 10.10.

The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.

10.11 Other Collateral Matters.

(a)Care of Collateral. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to assure that any Collateral exists or is owned by a Borrower, or is cared for, protected or insured, nor to assure that the Administrative Agent’s Liens have been properly created, perfected or enforced, or are entitled to any particular priority, nor to exercise any duty of care with respect to any Collateral.

(b)Lenders as Agent For Perfection by Possession or Control. The Administrative Agent and Secured Parties appoint each Lender as agent (for the benefit of Secured Parties) for the purpose of perfecting Liens in any Collateral held or controlled by such Lender, to the extent such Liens are perfected by possession or control. If any Lender obtains possession or control of any Collateral, it shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof and, promptly upon Administrative Agent’s request, deliver such Collateral to Administrative Agent or otherwise deal with it in accordance with Administrative Agent’s instructions.

(c)Reports. The Administrative Agent shall promptly forward to each Lender, when complete, copies of any Field Exam or appraisal report prepared by or for the Administrative Agent with respect to any Borrower or Collateral (“Report”). Each Lender agrees (a) that neither Bank of America nor the Administrative Agent makes any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any Report, and shall not be liable for any information contained in or omitted from any Report; (b) that the Reports are not intended to be comprehensive audits or examinations, and that the Administrative Agent or any other Person performing any audit or examination will inspect only specific information regarding Obligations or the Collateral and will rely significantly upon Borrowers’ books and records as well as upon representations of Borrowers’ officers and employees; and (c) to keep all Reports confidential and strictly for such Lender’s internal use, and not to distribute any Report (or the contents thereof) to any Person (except to such Lender’s Participants, attorneys and accountants) or use any Report in any manner other than administration of the Loans and other Obligations. Each Lender shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and any other Person preparing a Report from any action such Lender may take as a result of or any conclusion it may draw from any Report, as well as from any all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable

judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent) arising as a direct or indirect result of the Administrative Agent furnishing a Report to such Lender.

10.12 Related Credit Providers. Each Secured Related Credit Provider, by delivery of a notice to Administrative Agent of the creation of a Related Credit Arrangement, agrees to be bound by Section 9.03 and this Article X. Each Secured Related Credit Provider shall indemnify and hold harmless Agent Indemnitees, to the extent not reimbursed by Borrowers, against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses that may be incurred by or asserted against any Agent Indemnitee in connection with such provider’s Secured Related Credit Obligations.

ARTICLE XI.

MISCELLANEOUS

11.01 Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrowers therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrowers, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a)waive any condition set forth in (i) Section 5.01(a) (except to the extent otherwise provided for in Section 5.01(a)) or, (ii) in the case of the initial Credit Extension, Section 5.02, in each case without the written consent of each Lender;

(b)extend or increase the Revolving Credit Commitment of any Revolving Lender (or reinstate any Revolving Credit Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 9.02) without the written consent of such Revolving Lender;

(c)postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them), including the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, or any scheduled reduction of the Aggregate Commitments hereunder or under any other Loan Document, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(d)reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (v) of the second proviso to this Section 11.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary (i) to amend the definition of “Default Rate” (so long as such amendment does not result in the Default Rate being lower than the interest rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as applicable) or to waive any obligation of the Borrowers to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate or (ii) to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein);

(e)change Section 2.14 or Section 9.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(f)change any provision of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender;

(g)release any material Borrower from the this Agreement or any material Security Instrument to which it is a party without the written consent of each Lender, except to the extent such Borrower is the subject of a Disposition permitted by Section 8.05 (in which case such release may be made by the Administrative Agent acting alone);

(h)release all or substantially all of the Collateral without the written consent of each Lender except with respect to Dispositions and releases of Collateral permitted or required hereunder (including pursuant to Section 8.05) or as provided in the other Loan Documents (in which case such release may be made by the Administrative Agent acting alone); or

(i)without the prior written consent of all Lenders, amend the definition of "Borrowing Base", "Accounts Formula Amount" (including any advance rate therein), "Inventory Formula Amount" (including any advance rate therein), "Eligible Inventory", "Eligible Accounts" or "Loan Cap" in a manner that would increase the availability; provided that the foregoing shall not limit the discretion of the Administrative Agent to change, establish or eliminate any Reserves;

and, provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iv) Section 11.06(h) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification; (v) the

Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the respective parties thereto; (vi) no amendment, waiver or consent which has the effect of enabling the Borrowers to satisfy any condition to a Borrowing contained in Section 5.02 hereof which, but for such amendment, waiver or consent would not be satisfied, shall be effective to require the Revolving Lenders, the Swing Line Lender or the L/C Issuer to make any additional Revolving Loan or Swing Line Loan, or to issue any additional or renew any existing Letter of Credit, unless and until the Required Lenders (or, if applicable, all Revolving Lenders) shall have approved such amendment, waiver or consent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Revolving Credit Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers (i) to add one or more additional revolving credit or term loan facilities to this Agreement (as to which no Lender shall have any obligation to participate) and to permit the extensions of credit and all related obligations and liabilities arising in connection therewith from time to time outstanding to share, on a last-out or subordinated basis to the existing facilities hereunder, in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the obligations and liabilities from time to time outstanding in respect of the existing facilities hereunder, and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, to permit, as deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Required Lenders, the Lenders providing such additional credit facilities to participate in any required vote or action required to be approved by the Required Lenders or by any other number, percentage or class of Lenders hereunder.

11.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.

(a)Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone or in the case of notices otherwise expressly provided herein (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier or electronic mail as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(i)if to a Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 11.02, as changed pursuant to subsection (d) below; and

(ii)if to any other Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire, as changed pursuant to subsection (d) below (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Borrowers).

Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business dayBusiness Day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).

(b)Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e‑mail, FpML messaging and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Borrowers may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address

as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient.

(c)The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to any Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of a Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through Platform, any other electronic messaging service, or through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to any Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

(d)Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower Agent, the other Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower Agent, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform (a “Private Side Person”) in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Company or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to be a consent by any party hereto to any Private Side Person providing any such Borrower Materials from the “Private Side” of the Platform that are not available on the “Public Side” of the Platform to any person at such Public Lender who has not been selected as a Private Side Person, or otherwise acting in violation of the provisions of Section 11.07 with respect to any such Borrower Materials.

(e)Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic notices, Revolving Loan Notices, Letter of Credit Applications and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrowers even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrowers shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrowers. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

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

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Borrowers or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 9.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuer; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) the L/C

Issuer from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 11.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.14), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Borrower under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.14, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

11.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

(a)Costs and Expenses. The Borrowers shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates and the Arrangers (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, each Lender, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or the Arrangers (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Arrangers), in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit; provided, however, that in the case of clause (i), (ii) and (iii) above, all costs and expenses of legal counsel shall be limited to one counsel for the Administrative Agent and one counsel for the Lenders and to the extent necessary, one special or local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction unless, in the reasonable opinion of any Lender, representation of all such Lenders would be inappropriate due to the existence of an actual or potential conflict of interest.

(b)Indemnification by the Borrowers. Each Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (includinglimited, in the case of legal counsel, to the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee and expenses of one primary legal counsel to the Indemnitees, taken as a whole (or in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest by an Indemnitee, additional counsel to the affected Indemnitees), and one local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include one special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) to the Indemnitees in connection with claims, actions or proceedings by any Indemnitee against any Borrower under any Loan Document), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or byPerson (including the Borrowers or any other Borrower) other than such Indemnitee and its Related Parties arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters addressed in Section 4.01), (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or emanating from any property owned, leased or operated by the Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrowers or any other Borrower, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or, (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrowers or any other Borrower against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if such Borrower or such Borrower has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or (z) result from any dispute that does not involve an act or omission by any Borrower or any Affiliate of any Borrower and that is brought by any Indemnitee against any other Indemnitee (other than in its capacity as Administrative Agent, an Arranger, or similar role hereunder). This Section 11.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

(c)Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Borrowers for any reason fail to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuer or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on such Lender’s portion of Loans, commitments and risk participations with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the L/C Issuer in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.13(e).

(d)Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrowers shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

(e)Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor.

(f)Survival. The agreements in this Section shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, the replacement of any Lender and the occurrence of the Facility Termination Date.

11.05 Marshalling; Payments Set Aside. None of Administrative Agent or Lenders shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Borrower or against any Obligations. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of any Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, in the applicable currency of such recovery or payment. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the occurrence of the Facility Termination Date.

11.06 Successors and Assigns.

(a)Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrowers may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section, or (iv) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of subsection (h) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b)Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitment and its Revolving Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations) at the time owing to it (such Lender’s portion of Loans, commitments and risk participations with respect to each of the Revolving Credit Facility (each, an “Applicable Facility”) being referred to in this Section 11.06 as its “Applicable Share”)) at the time owing to it); provided that

(i)except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Applicable Share of the Applicable Facility at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate

of a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to a Lender, the aggregate amount of the Applicable Share (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) with respect to each Applicable Facility, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000 with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, unless the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower Agent otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that the Borrower Agent shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof), provided, however, that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met;

(ii)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 Applicable Facility, except that this clause (ii) shall not (A) prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among the Applicable Facilities on a non-pro rata basis or (B) apply to rights in respect of Swing Line Loans;

(iii)any assignment of a Revolving Credit Commitment must be approved by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower Agent (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that the Borrower Agent shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof) unless the Person that is the proposed assignee is itself a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (whether or not the proposed assignee would otherwise qualify as an Eligible Assignee);

(iv)the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500 payable by the assigning Lender, provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment, and the Eligible Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire;

(v)no such assignment shall be made (A) to any Borrower or any of the Borrowers’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries, or (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), or (C) to a natural person; and

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

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Revolving Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 4.01, 4.04, 4.05, and 11.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Upon request, the Borrowers (at their expense) shall execute and deliver Revolving Loan Notes to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation

in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Lender shall assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (an “Exiting Lender”), to the extent such Exiting Lender or an Affiliate thereof is a Secured Related Credit Provider at the time of such assignment, (a) such Exiting Lender or Affiliate shall continue to be a Secured Related Credit Provider solely with respect to Secured Related Credit Obligations arising under Related Credit Arrangements entered into prior to such assignment and shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.03 in its capacity as a Secured Related Credit Provider and (b) such Exiting Lender and such Affiliate shall continue to be subject to (i) notification requirements under the definition of “Secured Related Credit Obligation”, and (ii) the requirements, including indemnification obligations, under Sections 9.03 and 10.12.

(c)Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers (and such agency being solely for tax purposes) (in such capacity, subject to Section 11.17), shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Revolving Credit Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative 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. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of designation, of any Lender as a Defaulting Lender. The Register shall be available for inspection by each of the Borrowers and the L/C Issuer at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In addition, at any time that a request for a consent for a material or substantive change to the Loan Documents is pending, any Lender may request and receive from the Administrative Agent a copy of the Register.

(d)Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, any Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, a Defaulting Lender or a Borrower or any of the Borrowers’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 11.01 that affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section, the Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 4.01, 4.04 and 4.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.14 as though it were a Lender.

Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(e)Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 4.01 or 4.04 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower Agent’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 4.01 unless the Borrower Agent is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrowers, to comply with Section 4.01(e) as though it were a Lender.

(f)Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Revolving Loan Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(g)Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

(h)Special Purpose Funding Vehicles. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Agent (an “SPC”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof or, if it fails to do so, to make such payment to the Administrative Agent as is required under Section 2.13(c)(ii). Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement (including its obligations under Section 4.04), (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the lender of record hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Revolving Credit Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the occurrence of the Facility Termination Date) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior debt of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower Agent and the Administrative Agent and with the payment of a processing fee in the amount of $2,500, assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.

(i)Resignation as L/C Issuer and/or Swing Line Lender after Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America resigns as Administrative Agent or either of Bank of America or JPMorgan assigns all of its Revolving Credit Commitment, Revolving Loans, pursuant to subsection (b) above, such Person may, (i) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower Agent and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) in the case of Bank of America, upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower Agent, resign as Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer, or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower Agent shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders willing to serve in such capacity a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder, as the case may be; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower Agent to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of such Person as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If Bank of America or JPMorgan resigns as L/C Issuer, such Person shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.04(c)). If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(c). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or Swing Line Lender, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such successor or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of such L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.

11.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates, its auditors and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents, advisors and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association

of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same or at least as restrictive as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrowers and their obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower Agent or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrowers or any Subsidiary.

For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Company or any Subsidiary relating to the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Company or any Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of information received from the Company or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, any information not marked “PUBLIC” at the time of delivery will be deemed to be confidential; provided, that any information marked “PUBLIC may also be marked “Confidential”. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including Federal and state securities Laws.

11.08 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrowers against any and all of the obligations of the Borrowers now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrowers may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.18 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Borrower Agent and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

11.09 Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrowers. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

11.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 5.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together,

bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

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

11.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.12, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

11.13 Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 4.04, if the Borrowers are required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 4.01, if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, or if any Lender fails to approve any amendment, waiver or consent requested by Borrower Agent pursuant to Section 11.01 that has received the written approval of not less than the Required Lenders but also requires the approval of such Lender, or if any other circumstance exists hereunder that gives the Borrowers the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto, then in each such case the Borrower Agent may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 11.06), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:

(a)the Borrower Agent shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 11.06(b);

(b)such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 4.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower Agent (in the case of all other amounts);

(c)in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 4.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 4.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

(d)in the case of any such assignment resulting from the refusal of a Lender to approve a requested amendment, waiver or consent, the Person to whom such assignment is being made has agreed to approve such requested amendment, waiver or consent; and

(e)such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws.

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrowers to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

11.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

(a)GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(b)SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. EACH BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY

AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWERS OR THEIR PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

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

(d)SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 11.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

11.15 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

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

11.17 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between each Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) each Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for any Borrower or any of its Affiliates or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent nor either Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to any Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a board range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrowers and their Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor either Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to any Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, each Arranger and each Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

11.18 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents. The words “execution,” “execute”, “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumptions, amendments or other Revolving

Loan Notices, Swingline Loan Notices, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it.

11.19 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Solely to the extent any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an EEA Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a)the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b)the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

i.a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

ii.a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

iii.the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

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Signature Page

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

BORROWERS:

MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.

ANVIL INTERNATIONAL LLC

ECHOLOGICS, LLC

HENRY PRATT COMPANY, LLC

HYDRO GATE, LLC

J.B. SMITH MFG CO., LLC

JAMES JONES COMPANY, LLC

MILLIKEN VALVE, LLC

MUELLER CO. INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC

MUELLER CO. LLC

MUELLER GROUP, LLC

MUELLER INTERNATIONAL, LLC

MUELLER PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC

MUELLER SERVICE CALIFORNIA, INC.

MUELLER SERVICE CO., LLC

MUELLER SYSTEMS LLC

OSP, LLC

U.S. PIPE VALVE & HYDRANT, LLC

By:

Name:

Title:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent

By:

Name:

Title:

LENDERS:

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

By:

Name:

Title:

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Signature Page

WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, as a Lender

By:

Name:

Title:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender

By:

Name:

Title:

SUNTRUST BANK, as a Lender

By:

Name:

Title:

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender

By:

Name:

Title:

TD BANK, N.A., as a Lender

By:

Name:

Title:

SCHEDULE 2.01

COMMITMENTS AND PRO RATA SHARES

(Asas of the FirstThird Amendment Effective Date)



Lender		Revolving Credit Commitment	Pro Rata Revolving Share
Bank of America, N.A.	$	70,000,00060,000,000.00	31.11111111226.6666666667%
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.		55,000,000.00	24.4444444444%
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC		60,000,00050,000,000.00	26.66666666722.2222222222%
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.		36,500,000	16.222222222%
SunTrust Bank		36,500,00038,000,000.00	16.22222222216.8888888889%
TD Bank, N.A.		18,000,000.00	8.0000000000%
Goldman Sachs Bank USA		5,500,0004,000,000.00	2.4444444441.7777777778%
TD Bank, N.A.		16,500,000	7.333333333%
Total	$	225,000,000.00	100.000000000%

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of May 2, 2016 by and between Mueller Water Products, Inc. (the “Company”) and Patrick M. Donovan (“Executive”). This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of Executive’s employment and termination of employment with the Company whenever that occurs.

The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to approval by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Compensation and Human Resources Committee”).

ARTICLE I: TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Prior Agreements. Executive acknowledges and represents that any and all prior employment agreements including, without limitation, any agreements set forth in the offer letter dated April 1, 2016, are terminated and that the only obligations and duties between the Company and Executive with respect to any severance are those expressly set forth in this Agreement and those set forth in the Executive Change-in-Control Severance Agreement between Executive and the Company dated as of the date hereof (the “Change-in-Control Severance Agreement”). Executive represents and warrants that Executive is not a party to any other agreement or obligation for personal services and that there exists no impediment or restraint, contractual or otherwise on Executive’s power, right or ability to accept the Company’s offer of employment and to perform the employment specified in this Agreement.

2.Employment.

Beginning May 2, 2016 (the “Commencement Date”), Executive will serve as an employee of the Company and, beginning May 16, 2016, Executive will serve as President of the Company’s Anvil business (“Anvil”) and will report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Prior to May 16, 2016, in connection with Executive’s transition to become President of Anvil, Executive will perform such transition-related matters and such other services as may be assigned to Executive from time to time by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. From and after May 16, 2016, Executive will have the responsibilities generally consistent with his position as President of Anvil and such other and additional responsibilities as may be assigned to Executive from time to time by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Executive acknowledges that this Agreement contemplates any possible future promotion and any assignment of responsibilities with respect to any affiliate or subsidiary of the Company, which may be made without amendment of this Agreement. Executive’s designated work location will be at Anvil’s headquarters in Exeter, New Hampshire. This Agreement will continue in effect for three (3) full years from the Commencement Date. At the end of such three (3) year period and, if extended, at the end of each additional year thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall be extended automatically for one (1) additional year, unless the Company delivers written notice six (6) months prior to the end of such term stating that the Agreement will not be extended. In such case, the Agreement will terminate at the end of such term.

Executive shall devote substantially all of Executive’s working time, attention and energies to the business of Anvil. With permission of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Executive may be involved in charitable and professional activities and serve on boards of not for-profit entities, in each case in accordance with the Company’s then-current policies with regard to such matters and in a manner and in organizations that will not adversely affect Executive’s performance or reflect unfavorably on the Company. Executive may not serve on any for-profit board without the prior permission of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). In no event will Executive be covered by any insurance policies of the Company for service on other boards unless pursuant to a specific written endorsement approved by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and obtained by Executive.

3.Compensation and Benefits.


a.	Executive’s base salary (“Salary”) will be $385,000 per year. Executive’s Salary and job performance will be reviewed at least once per year consistent with the practices of the Company.

Executive is entitled to participate in the Company’s Management Incentive Program (“MIP”), as in effect from time to time and as approved by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee. Executive’s initial target annual bonus will be seventy-five percent (75%) of Executive’s Salary in effect for such year (“Target Bonus”). Executive’s actual annual bonus (the “Bonus”) may range from 0% to 200% of Target Bonus and will be determined based upon corporate and/or individual performance factors established by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee. Target Bonus ranges, Target Bonus and performance goals may be changed in accordance with the applicable plan and without amendment of this Agreement. Executive must be employed on the date the Board approves the Bonus payable with respect to any fiscal year to be eligible to receive an

annual Bonus for such fiscal year. For Fiscal Year 2016, the Bonus will be awarded on a pro-rata basis for the period of time employed, based on actual results and the existing and to be agreed upon targets.

Executive will be eligible for equity-based awards under the Company’s Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan consistent with its application to executives generally at the level of responsibility held and with the terms of such program, as in effect from time to time. Equity awards will be granted and priced at the time the Company normally distributes its grants to executives using a modified Black-Scholes valuation. Targets are market-based, are established by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee, and may change from time to time. All targets established and equity awards are granted at the discretion of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee.


d.	Executive will be eligible to participate in any retirement, profit sharing, health or welfare benefit generally made available by the Company to similarly situated executive employees, as in effect from time to time, including, without limitation:


i.	Life and group health (medical, dental, etc.) benefits generally applicable to executives in the location in which Executive is primarily based, as in effect from time to time and in accordance with their terms.


ii.	The Company’s Retirement Savings Plan, generally applicable to salaried employees in the location in which Executive is primarily based, as in effect from time to time and in accordance with its terms.


iii.	The Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, generally applicable to salaried employees in the location in which Executive is primarily based, as in effect from time to time and in accordance with its terms.


iv.	Four weeks of annual vacation to be used in accordance with the Company’s vacation policies generally applicable to executives in the location in which Executive is primarily based, as in effect from time to time.


v.	Expense reimbursement for properly documented ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of employment hereunder in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy.


e.	Executive shall be entitled to a car allowance of $1,500 per month.


f.	Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement of financial planning expenses in accordance with the Company’s policy for executive financial planning. This shall be equal to $10,000 during Executive’s first calendar year of employment and $7,500 in the following calendar year and beyond.


g.	Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement up to $3,000 for expenses of an annual physical in accordance with the Company’s policy for executive physical exams, which amount shall be treated as taxable income.


h.	Executive agrees to comply with policies as adopted from time to time by the Board for executives, which includes stock ownership guidelines, which currently require Executive to accumulate two times Executive’s Salary in Company stock over a five year period.

On the Commencement Date, Executive will receive an equity grant with a grant date fair value equal to $250,000 in the form of restricted stock units, which will “cliff” vest on the earlier of the consummation of a sale or disposition of Anvil or the third anniversary of the date of grant (the “Vesting Date”). The valuation of such grants will be made by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee’s independent compensation consultant. If Executive is not employed by the Company on the Vesting Date, such restricted stock units shall be forfeited. Any other equity awards shall be granted at the discretion of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee.

Executive shall receive a sign-on bonus of $50,000 that shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the Commencement Date. In the event Executive terminates employment on a voluntary basis within one (1) year of the Commencement Date (other than a termination following the consummation of a sale or disposition of Anvil), Executive will repay the full amount of the signon bonus to the Company within thirty (30) days of Executive’s date of termination of employment.


k.	Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s standard relocation policy with respect to his relocation to the Exeter, New Hampshire area in connection with his commencement of employment pursuant to this Agreement.

The reimbursement of expenses during a year will not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other year. With respect to reimbursement of any expenses, in no event shall such an expense be reimbursed after the last day of the

year following the year in which the expense was incurred. This provision has no effect on the policies of the Company with respect to expense reimbursement.

Termination of Employment - Death; By Company for Cause or Disability; By Executive’s Resignation Other Than for Good Reason. Executive’s employment automatically terminates upon Executive’s death. The Company may terminate Executive’s employment on account of Disability or for Cause. Executive may voluntarily resign or retire from employment, in each case other than for Good Reason, upon not less than fifteen (15) business days’ prior written notice to the Company. Upon termination of employment for any of the foregoing reasons, Executive will be entitled to Salary through the date of termination of employment, and other benefits in accordance with the terms of the Company’s retirement, insurance, and other applicable plans and programs then in effect.

For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” occurs if Executive has been physically or mentally incapacitated so as to render Executive incapable of performing the essential functions of any substantial gainful activity, or Executive has received income replacement benefits under a Company plan for at least three (3) months, and, in either instance, that incapacity is expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of at least twelve (12) months. Executive’s receipt of disability benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan or receipt of Social Security disability benefits, among other possible evidence, shall be deemed conclusive evidence of Disability for purposes of this Agreement.

For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Cause” means any of the following: Executive’s: (i) conviction or guilty plea of a felony or conviction or guilty plea of any crime involving fraud or dishonesty; (ii) theft or embezzlement of property from the Company or Anvil; (iii) willful and continued refusal to perform the duties of Executive’s position in all material respects (other than any such failure resulting from Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness) that continues for more than fifteen (15) business days after the Company gives Executive written notice of the failure, specifying what duties Executive failed to perform and an opportunity to cure within thirty (30) days; (iv) fraudulent preparation of financial information with respect to the Company or Anvil; (v) willful engagement in conduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or Anvil, monetarily or otherwise, provided that no act or failure to act on Executive’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the action or omission was in the best interests of the Company or Anvil; or (vi) willful violation of policies or procedures of the Company or Anvil, including but not limited to, the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Compliance Program (or any successor policy) then in effect.


c.	For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Good Reason” shall have the meaning set forth in Article I, Section 6(b).


5.	Involuntary Termination of Employment by the Company. If the Company involuntarily terminates the employment of Executive other than as set forth in Article I, Section 4, Executive will be entitled to the benefits set forth below.

“Severance Benefits” consist of:


i.	Lump sum payment of unpaid Salary and other benefits, including accrued but unused vacation pay and unreimbursed business expenses, accrued to the date of termination of employment and paid on the same basis as paid upon any voluntary termination of employment.

ii.

A total amount equal to 240% of Executive’s current annual rate of Salary (the “Base Amount”). Payment of the Base Amount shall be made in substantially equal monthly installments over eighteen (18) months from the date of Executive’s separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code). The first such installment shall be paid within sixty (60) days following Executive’s separation from service and subsequent installments shall be paid on the last business day of each succeeding month; provided, however, that Executive’s entitlement to each such installment shall be contingent upon execution (and non-revocation) by Executive of the release under Article III, Section 1. All payments are subject to applicable taxes.

iii.

The Company will allow Executive to continue medical and dental coverage for Executive and Executive’s eligible dependents (as provided to its active employees) for up to eighteen (18) months following the date of termination of employment, but only if Executive pays the COBRA rate for such coverage (“Extended Coverage”). If Executive declines Extended Coverage or becomes eligible for medical and/or dental coverage through another employer (including an employer of Executive’s spouse), such Extended Coverage will cease. The COBRA election period and COBRA maximum period of coverage will begin on the date the Extended Coverage ceases, subject to the rules and limitations that apply to COBRA coverage.

In addition to the amounts described elsewhere in this Agreement, Executive shall be paid an amount each month equal to 150% of the applicable monthly COBRA rate for the coverage that is extended, reduced by applicable withholdings. For this purpose, the applicable COBRA rate is the cost of COBRA coverage, determined as of the date of termination of employment, for the level of medical and/or dental coverage Executive has in effect on the date of termination of employment. Such amount shall be paid to Executive each month beginning in the month following Executive’s date of termination of employment and continuing for eighteen (18) months; provided, however, this monthly payment shall cease and shall not be payable after the month in which Executive ceases to be eligible for Extended Coverage or becomes eligible for medical and/or dental coverage through another employer (including an employer of Executive’s spouse).

iv.

Executive will continue group life insurance coverage for a period of eighteen (18) months following Executive’s termination of employment date on the same terms and conditions as prior to the termination of employment; provided, however, that if such continuance is not permitted under the Company’s group life insurance program, Executive will receive a cash payment from the Company in an amount equivalent to the imputed insurance premiums that would otherwise be made by the Company to provide such life insurance coverage.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if Executive is a “specified employee” under Section 409A of the Code determined under the Company’s methodology, then any payment(s) to Executive described in this Agreement that (A) constitute “deferred compensation” to an Executive under Section 409A; (B) are not exempt from Section 409A; and (C) are otherwise payable within 6 months after Executive’s separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) shall instead be made on the date 6 months and 1 day after such separation from service, and such payment(s) shall be increased by an amount equal to interest on each such payment(s) at a rate of interest equal to the Federal Funds Rate in effect as of the date of termination of employment from the date on which such payment(s) would have been made in the absence of this provision and the payment date described in this sentence. The Federal Funds Rate shall mean the “Federal Funds Effective Rate” as issued in the Money Rates column of The Wall Street Journal on the date prior to the calculation of any interest under this Agreement.

vi.

Notwithstanding contrary provisions in any executive incentive bonus plan or in Section 3(b) of this Article I, Executive will be paid an annual bonus for the fiscal year in which the termination of employment occurs determined (based on actual performance) and paid in the same manner as for all other executive participants in the Company’s annual bonus program; provided that such bonus will be pro-rated for the portion of the fiscal year during which Executive was actively employed and will be paid within seventy five (75) days after the end of such fiscal year.

vii.

The Company will cover reasonable expenses related to outplacement services, the cost and duration of which shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion; provided, however, the outplacement assistance is intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A under the exemption in Treas. Reg. § l.409A-l (b)(9)(v)(A) and, thus, (i) the services will be limited as necessary to be “reasonable” under Code Section 409A, (ii) the services shall be provided by no later than the last day of the second calendar year following the year in which Executive’s date of termination of employment occurs, and (iii) no related payments will be paid beyond the third calendar year after the year in which Executive’s termination of employment occurs.

For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent the Company determines not to renew or extend this Agreement pursuant to Article I, Section 2(a), such determination shall not entitle Executive to the benefits set forth in this Article I, Section 5.

Termination by Executive for Good Reason. If Executive terminates employment for Good Reason, Executive will be entitled to the same benefits as if employment had been terminated involuntarily under Article I, Section 5. Any benefits provided under this Section are conditioned on Executive giving written notice to the Company under subsection (a) below and meeting the requirements for a satisfactory release as set forth in Article III, Section 1.

Termination for Good Reason means delivery of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason by Executive given to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer within ninety (90) days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the Notice, unless such circumstances are substantially corrected by the Company prior to the date of termination specified in the Notice of Termination for Good Reason. A “Notice of Termination for Good Reason” shall mean a written notice that: (i) indicates the specific termination provision or provisions contained in this Agreement relied upon; (ii) sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for Termination for Good Reason; and (iii) indicates Executive’s intended date of termination of employment.

The failure by Executive to set forth in the Notice of Termination for Good Reason any facts or circumstances which contribute to the showing of Good Reason shall not waive any right of Executive hereunder or preclude Executive from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing his rights hereunder. The Notice of Termination for Good Reason shall provide for a date of termination of employment not less than fifteen (15) nor more than thirty (30) days after the date such Notice of Termination for Good Reason is given; provided that in the case of the events set forth in Article I, Sections 6(b)(i) or (ii), the date may be not less than twenty (20) days after the giving of such notice.


b.	For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” means, without Executive’s express written consent, the occurrence of any one (1) or more of the following to the extent that there is, or would be if not corrected, a material negative change in Executive’s employment relationship with the Company:

The assignment of duties to Executive that are materially inconsistent with Executive’s then-current authorities, duties, responsibilities, and status as an executive and/or officer of the Company, or a material reduction or alteration in the nature or status of Executive’s authorities, duties, or responsibilities from those in effect as of ninety (90) calendar days prior to the reassignment, other than an insubstantial and inadvertent act that is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by Executive.


ii.	A material reduction by the Company of Executive’s Salary, as the same may be increased from time to time.

Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, a “Good Reason” event shall not have occurred if (A) Executive is offered a position of comparable responsibility and compensation with the Company, Anvil or any successor of the Company or Anvil, or (B) the amount of the Bonus fluctuates due to performance considerations under the Company’s incentive program(s) in effect from time to time.

Unless Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Disability, Executive’s right to terminate his employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness. Executive’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any circumstance constituting Good Reason herein.

Clawback. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary and only to the extent required by law, if the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, then Executive agrees to reimburse the Company for (a) any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation received by Executive from the Company during the 12-month period following the first public issuance or filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (whichever first occurs) of the financial document embodying such financial reporting requirement and (b) any profits realized from the sale of securities of the Company during such 12-month period. The Compensation and Human Resources Committee shall have the exclusive authority to interpret and enforce this provision.


8.	Taxes and Tax Equalization. The Company shall withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city, or other taxes as legally shall be required.


9.	Compliance with Code Section 409A.

Each of the payments of severance and continued medical benefits under Article I, Sections 4 and 5 above are designated as separate payments for purposes of the short-term deferral rules under Treasury Regulation Section l.409A-1(b)(4)(i)(F), the exemption for involuntary terminations under separation pay plans under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-l(b)(9)(iii), and the exemption for medical expense reimbursements under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A- 1(b)(9)(v)(B).

It is the intention of the Company and Executive that this Agreement not result in unfavorable tax consequences to Executive under Code Section 409A. Accordingly, Executive consents to any amendment of this Agreement as the Company may reasonably make in furtherance of such intention, and the Company shall promptly provide, or make available to, Executive a copy of such amendment. Any such amendments shall be made in a manner that preserves to the maximum extent possible the intended benefits to Executive. This Section 9(b) does not create an obligation on the part of the Company to modify this Agreement and does not guarantee that the amounts or benefits owed under this Agreement will not be subject to interest and penalties under Code Section 409A.

ARTICLE II: POST EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS


1.	Noncompetition. Executive agrees as follows:

During the term of Executive’s employment with the Company and for the period of twelve (12) months following the date of termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason whatsoever, Executive will not perform Competitive Services, directly or indirectly, for any person, entity, business, or enterprise in the United States (the “Territory “) engaged in the business of the Company, including Anvil, as being carried on as of the Commencement Date (“Competing Business”). For the purposes of this restriction, “Competitive Services” means performing services as the President or in another senior leadership position for any entity that manufactures water infrastructure or pipe related products for use in non-residential construction and duties substantially similar to those duties Executive will perform for the Company under this Agreement or, in the case of managerial or executive duties, managerial or executive duties for a competitor; provided, however, that Executive’s employment by any person that purchases all or substantially all of the assets of Anvil from the Company shall not be deemed to be Competitive Services following the completion of such purchase.


b.	Executive acknowledges and agrees as follows:


i.	Executive is familiar with the business of the Company and Anvil and the commercial and competitive nature of the industry and recognizes that the value of the Company’s and Anvil’s business would be injured if Executive performed Competitive Services for a Competing Business.


ii.	The non-competition provisions contained in this Article II are essential to the continued good will and profitability of the Company and Anvil.


iii.	In the course of employment with the Company, Executive will become familiar with the trade secrets and other Confidential Information (as defined below) of the Company and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and related entities, and that Executive’s services will be of special, unique, and extraordinary value to the Company and Anvil.

iv.

Executive’s skills and abilities enable Executive to seek and obtain similar employment in a business other than a Competing Business, and Executive possesses other skills that will serve as the basis for employment opportunities that are not prohibited by this Non-Competition Agreement. When Executive’s employment with the Company terminates, Executive expects to be able to earn a livelihood without violating the terms of this Agreement.

Nonsolicitation of Employees and Contractors. During the term of Executive’s employment with the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason whatsoever, Executive shall not, either on his own account or for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity within the Territory; (a) solicit any employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or related entities to leave his or her employment with any such entity; (b) induce or attempt to induce any such employee to breach his or her employment arrangements with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or related entities; or (c) induce or attempt to induce any independent contractors to leave or terminate their relationships with the Company.

Nonsolicitation of Customers. During the term of Executive’s employment with the Company and for a period of two (2) years following the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason whatsoever, Executive shall not directly or indirectly solicit or attempt to solicit any current customer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or related entities with which Executive had material contact during his employment with the Company: (a) to cease doing business in whole or in part with or through the Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or related entities; or (b) to do business with any other person, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity which performs services competitive to those provided by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or related entities. This restriction on post-employment conduct shall apply only to solicitation for the purpose of selling or offering products or services that are similar to or which compete with those products or services offered by the Company (including Anvil) during the period of Executive’s employment. For purposes of this Article II, Section 3, “material contact” shall be defined as any communication intended or expected to develop or further a business relationship and customers about which Executive learned confidential information as a result of his employment.

Developments. Executive agrees that all inventions, improvements, trade secrets, reports, manuals, computer programs, systems, tapes and other ideas and materials developed or invented by Executive during the period of Executive’s employment with the Company, either solely or in collaboration with others, which relate to the actual or anticipated business or research of the Company (including Anvil), which result from or are suggested by any work Executive may do for the Company (including Anvil), or which result from use of the Company’s or Anvil’s premises or the Company’s or Anvil’s, or either of their respective customers’, property (collectively, the “Developments”) shall be the sole and

exclusive property of the Company. Executive hereby assigns to the Company Executive’s entire right and interest in any Developments and will hereafter execute any documents in connection therewith that the Company may reasonably request. This section does not apply to any inventions that Executive made prior to his employment by the Company, or to any inventions that Executive develops entirely on his own time without using any of the Company’s or Anvil’s equipment, supplies, facilities or the Company’s or Anvil’s, or either of their respective customers’, confidential information and which do not relate to the Company’s or Anvil’s business, anticipated research and developments or the work Executive has performed for the Company.

Non-Disparagement. Following the termination of employment under this Agreement for any reason and continuing for so long as the Company or any affiliate, successor or assigns thereof carries on the name or like business within the Territory, neither the Company nor Executive shall, directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of, or in conjunction with, any other person, persons, company, partnership, corporation, business entity or otherwise (a) make any statements or announcements or permit anyone to make any public statements or announcements concerning Executive’s reasons for termination of employment with the Company without Executive’s consent, or (b) make any statements that are inflammatory, detrimental, slanderous, or negative in any way to the interests of the Company or its affiliated entities on the one hand, or Executive, on the other hand.


6.	Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure.

Executive acknowledges that, in the course of Executive’s employment, Executive will have access to confidential information, trade secrets, knowledge or data relating to the Company and its businesses, including but not limited to information disclosed to Executive, or known by Executive as a consequence of or through employment with the Company, where such information is not generally known in the trade or industry, and where such information refers or relates in any manner whatsoever to the business activities, processes, services, or products of the Company, or any affiliates (“Confidential Information”).

Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, business and development plans (whether contemplated, initiated, or completed), mergers and acquisitions, pricing information, business contacts, sources of supply, customer information (including customer lists, customer preferences, and sales history), methods of operation, results of analysis, customer lists (including advertising contacts), business forecasts, financial data, costs, revenues, and similar information.

Confidential Information is to be protected regardless of its format (tangible or intangible); thus, it includes information maintained in electronic form (such as e mails, computer files, or information on a cell phone, Blackberry, or other personal data device). Information that is in the public domain, other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement, shall not constitute Confidential Information.

Executive agrees that during employment and during the two (2) year period thereafter, Executive will not use or disclose, on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity, any Confidential Information to employees of the Company who do not have a need-to-know or to third parties; provided, however, that Executive may disclose Confidential Information during employment in the normal course of business.


e.	Executive agrees that this non-disclosure obligation shall extend longer than two (2) years after termination of employment as to any materials or information that constitutes a trade secret of the Company under applicable law, for the full period of time in which such materials or information remain a trade secret, if longer than two (2) years.


f.	Executive agrees to take all reasonable precautions to safeguard and prevent disclosure of Confidential Information to unauthorized persons or entities.

ARTICLE III: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Release. As a condition of receiving any severance payments under this Agreement, Executive must sign and not revoke, within the deadlines provided by the Company and in compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, a written release of all claims against the Company and its affiliates, directors, officers, and employees including, without limitation, claims relating to employment discrimination of any kind, wage payment, breach of contract, claims for workers compensation, unemployment, disability and severance claims that Executive has or may have at the termination of employment. In addition, Executive will agree not to sue the Company or any other entities or persons released.


2.	Intellectual Property. Executive agrees that Executive has no right to use, for the benefit of Executive or anyone other than the Company, any of the copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, and inventions of the Company.


3.	Return of Property. Executive agrees that upon termination of employment or, prior to such termination at the request of the Company, Executive shall return to the Company all documents, copies, recordings of any kind, papers, computer records, and other material in Executive’s possession or under Executive’s control which may contain or be derived from

Confidential Information, together with all other documents, notes, other work product, and other material and property belonging or relating to the Company, and any tangible Company property, including any computer equipment, cell phone, pager, Blackberry or other electronic messaging device, and keys. Executive will not copy or delete any information on such property prior to the return of Company property.

Injunctive Relief. Executive and the Company recognize that the services to be rendered by Executive are of a special, unique, unusual, and extraordinary character having a peculiar value, the loss of which will cause the Company immediate and irreparable harm which cannot be adequately compensated in damages. Executive and the Company further recognize that disclosure of any Confidential Information or breach of the provisions of this Agreement will give rise to immediate and irreparable injury to the Company that is inadequately compensable in damages. In the event of a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, Executive agrees and consents that the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief, both preliminary and permanent, without bond, and Executive will not raise the defense that the Company has an adequate remedy at law. In addition, the Company shall be entitled to any other legal or equitable remedies as may be available under law. The remedies provided in this Agreement shall be deemed cumulative and the exercise of one shall not preclude the exercise of any other remedy at law or in equity for the same event or any, other event.


5.	Successors.

The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, reorganization, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, liquidation, or otherwise) of all or a significant portion of the assets of the Company by agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Executive, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. Regardless of whether such agreement is executed, this Agreement shall be binding upon any successor in accordance with the operation of law and such successor shall be deemed the “Company” for purposes of this Agreement.

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees. If Executive dies while any amount would still be payable to Executive hereunder had Executive continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive’s devisee, legatee, or other designee, or if there is no such designee, to Executive’s estate.


6.	Miscellaneous.

Employment Status. This Agreement is not, and nothing herein shall be deemed to create, an employment contract between Executive and the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Executive understands and agrees that Executive’s employment with the Company is at-will, which means that either Executive or Company may, subject to the terms of this Agreement terminate this Agreement at any time with or without cause and with or without notice. Executive acknowledges that the rights of the Company remain wholly intact to change or reduce at any time and from time to time his compensation, title, responsibilities, location, and all other aspects of the employment relationship, or to discharge him (subject to such discharge possibly qualifying Executive for severance under Article I, Section 4 or 5).

Agreement. This Agreement and the Change-in-Control Severance Agreement together contain the entire understanding of the Company and Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations, representations and statements, whether oral, written, implied or expressed, relating to such subject matter. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will Executive be entitled to payment under this and the Change-in-Control Severance Agreement.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, if there is any inconsistency between the terms and provisions of this Agreement and (i) the terms and provisions of Company-sponsored compensation and welfare plans and programs, this Agreement’s terms and provisions shall completely supersede and replace the conflicting terms of the Company-sponsored compensation and welfare plans and programs, where applicable or (ii) the terms and provisions of the Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, the Change-in-Control Severance Agreement shall completely supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Agreement, where applicable.


c.	Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder shall be sufficient if in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand or if sent by registered or certified mail to Executive at the last address he filed in writing with the Company or, in the case of the Company, at its principal office.


d.	Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be original, but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument, and all signatures need not appear on any one counterpart.

Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Agreement, and the Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included. Further, the captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force and effect. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall have no obligation to make any payment to Executive hereunder to the extent, but only to the extent, that such payment is prohibited by the terms of any final order of a federal or state court or regulatory agency of competent jurisdiction; provided, however, that such an order shall not affect, impair, or invalidate any provision of this Agreement not expressly subject to such order.


f.	Modification. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived, or discharged unless such modification, waiver, or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and by a member of the Board, as applicable, or by the respective parties’ legal representatives or successors.


g.	Applicable Law. To the extent not preempted by the laws of the United States, the laws of the State of Delaware shall be the controlling law in all matters relating to this Agreement without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws.

Consent to Forum. Executive expressly consents and submits that the exclusive jurisdiction for any controversy, dispute, or claim between the parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement or Executive’s employment with the Company that are not required to be submitted to arbitration pursuant to Article IV of this Agreement (such as claims for injunctive or equitable relief described in Article III, Section 4 of this Agreement) shall be the courts in the State of Delaware. Executive expressly consents to the exercise of personal jurisdiction over Executive by the courts in the State of Delaware. Executive hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection or defense that a Delaware court does not have personal jurisdiction over Executive, is an improper venue, or constitutes an inconvenient forum.

ARTICLE IV: DISPUTE RESOLUTION; MUTUAL AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE

Executive and the Company agree that, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, final and binding arbitration shall be the exclusive remedy for any controversy, dispute, or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or Executive’s employment with the Company, including Executive’s hire, treatment in the workplace, or termination of employment. For example, if Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated and he contends that the termination violates any statute, contract or public policy, then Executive will submit the matter to arbitration for resolution, in lieu of any court or jury trial to which Executive would otherwise might be entitled.

This Article covers all common-law and statutory claims, including, but not limited to, any claim for breach of contract (including this Agreement) and for violation of laws forbidding discrimination on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, disability, or any other basis covered by applicable federal, state, or local law, and includes claims against the Company and/or any parents, affiliates, owners, officers, directors, employees, agents, general partners or limited partners of the Company, to the extent such claims involve, in any way, this Agreement or Executive’s employment with the Company. This Article covers all judicial claims that could be brought by either party to this Agreement, but does not cover administrative claims for workers’ compensation or unemployment compensation benefits or the filing of charges with government agencies that prohibit waiver of the right to file a charge, and does not preclude either party to the Agreement from seeking emergency injunctive relief in the courts as provided for in Article III, Sections 4 and 6(h).

The arbitration shall be governed by JAMS Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedure except as modified herein. If the party chooses to have the arbitration proceeding administered by a third party, then the arbitration shall be administered by JAMS. If the party chooses to have the arbitration administered by JAMS, then the arbitration will “commence” in accordance with the JAMS Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedure. If the party chooses to have this matter arbitrated privately, then the arbitration will be deemed to “commence” on the date that the party, pursuant to Article III, Section 6(c), provides a demand for arbitration and notice of claims and remedies sought outlining the facts relied upon, legal theories, and statement of claimed relief (“Demand”). The responding party shall serve a response to the claims and any counterclaims within fifteen (15) business days from the date of receipt of the Demand.


4.	Any arbitration shall be held in Atlanta, Georgia (unless the parties mutually agree in writing to another location within the United States) within 120 days of the commencement of the arbitration.


5.	The arbitration shall take place before a single arbitrator to be appointed by mutual agreement of counsel for each party or, if counsel cannot agree, then pursuant to the procedures set forth by JAMS. The parties may not have any ex parte communications with the arbitrator.


6.	The arbitrator may award any relief otherwise available to the parties by law or equity.


7.	The parties are limited to two (2) depositions per side, and limited written discovery as may be required by the arbitrator, not to exceed that allowed under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.


8.	Any hearing in this matter shall be completed within 120 days of the date of commencement of the arbitration, as the term “commencement” is defined by JAMS. The arbitrator shall issue its award within thirty (30) days of the last hearing day.

Unless Executive objects, the Company will pay the arbitrator’s fees. Each party shall pay its own costs and attorneys’ fees, if any, unless the arbitrator rules otherwise. A court may enter judgment upon the arbitrator’s award, either by confirming the award, or vacating, modifying or connecting the award, on any ground referred to in the Federal Arbitration Act, or where the findings of fact are not supported by substantial evidence, or where the conclusions of law are erroneous.

10.

The provisions of this Article are severable, meaning that if any provision in this Article IV (“Dispute Resolution; Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate”) is determined to be unenforceable and cannot be reformed under applicable law, the remaining provisions shall remain in full effect; provided, however, that any amendment of an unenforceable provision shall only be to the extent necessary and shall preserve the intent of the parties hereto. It is agreed and understood that the scope of this Article, including questions of arbitrability of any dispute, shall be determined by the arbitrator.

11.

Executive acknowledges that prior to accepting the provisions of this Article IV and signing this Agreement, Executive has been given an opportunity to consult with an attorney and to review the JAMS Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedure that would govern the dispute resolution process under this Article. In signing this Agreement, the parties acknowledge that the right to a court trial and trial by jury is of value, and knowingly and voluntarily waive such right for any dispute subject to the terms of this Article.

Initials: Executive ____________ the Company ____________

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.

By: /s/ Gregory E. Hyland

Gregory E. Hyland

Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Patrick M. Donovan

Patrick M. Donovan

EXECUTIVE CHANGE-IN-CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

THIS EXECUTIVE CHANGE-IN-CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT is made, entered into, and is effective as of May 2, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as the “Effective Date”), by and between Mueller Water Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Patrick M. Donovan (“Executive”). Executive acknowledges and represents that any and all prior agreements for Change in Control severance are terminated and replaced entirely by this Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that circumstances may arise in which a Change in Control occurs, through acquisition or otherwise, thereby causing uncertainty of employment without regard to Executive’s competence or past contributions. Such uncertainty may result in the loss of the valuable services of Executive to the detriment of the Company and its shareholders; and

WHEREAS, both the Company and Executive are desirous that any proposal for a Change in Control will be considered by Executive objectively and with reference only to the business interests of the Company and its shareholders; and

WHEREAS, Executive will be in a better position to consider the Company’s best interests if Executive is afforded reasonable security, as provided in this Agreement, against altered conditions of employment which could result from any such Change in Control.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties set forth in this Agreement, and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

Article 1. Definitions

Wherever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below and, when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word is capitalized:


(a)	“Agreement” means this Executive Change-in-Control Severance Agreement.


(b)	“Anvil” means the Company’s Anvil business.


(c)	“Base Salary” means, at any time, the then regular annual rate of pay which Executive is receiving as annual salary, excluding amounts: (i) received under short-term or long-term incentive or other bonus plans, regardless of whether or not the amounts are deferred, or (ii) designated by the Company as payment toward reimbursement of expenses.


(d)	“Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.


(e)	“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.


(f)	“Cause” shall be determined solely by the Committee in the exercise of good faith and reasonable judgment, and shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following:


(i)	Executive’s conviction or guilty plea of a felony or conviction or guilty plea of any crime involving fraud or dishonesty;


(ii)	Executive’s theft or embezzlement of property from the Company or Anvil;

(iii)

Executive’s willful and continued refusal to perform the duties of Executive’s position in all material respects (other than any such failure resulting from Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness), that continues for more than fifteen (15) business days after the Company gives Executive written notice of the failure, specifying what duties Executive failed to perform and an opportunity to cure within thirty (30) days;


(iv)	Executive’s fraudulent preparation of financial information with respect to the Company or Anvil;

(v)

Executive’s willful engagement in conduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or Anvil, monetarily or otherwise; provided that no act or failure to act on Executive’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the action or omission was in the best interests of the Company or Anvil; or


(vi)	Executive’s willful violation of policies or procedures of the Company or Anvil, including but not limited to, the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Compliance Program (or any successor policy) then in effect.


(g)	“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any one (1) or more of the following events:

(i)

Any Person (other than the Company or any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, and any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or such proportionately owned corporation) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than thirty percent (30%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;

(ii)

During any period of not more than thirty-six (36) consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority (rounded up to the nearest whole number) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof;

(iii)

The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than: (i) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or (ii) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person acquires more than thirty percent (30%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or


(iv)	The Company’s stockholders approve a plan or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (or any transaction or series of transactions having a similar effect).


(h)	“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.


(i)	“Committee” means the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board, or, if no Compensation and Human Resources Committee exists, then the full Board, or a committee of the Board, as appointed by the full Board to administer this Agreement.


(j)	“Company” means Mueller Water Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (including any and all subsidiaries), or any successor thereto as provided in Article 9 herein.

(k)

“Disability” or “Disabled” means that Executive has been physically or mentally incapacitated so as to render Executive incapable of performing the essential functions of any substantial gainful activity, or Executive has received income replacement benefits under a Company plan for at least three (3) months, and, in either instance, that incapacity is expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of at least twelve (12) months. Executive’s receipt of disability benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan or receipt of Social Security disability benefits, among other possible evidence, shall be deemed conclusive evidence of Disability for purposes of this Agreement.


(l)	“Effective Date of Termination” means the date on which a Qualifying Termination occurs, as provided in Section 2.2 herein, which triggers the payment of Severance Benefits hereunder.


(m)	“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


(n)	“Federal Funds Rate” shall mean the “Federal Funds Effective Rate” as issued in the Money Rates column of The Wall Street Journal.


(o)	“Good Reason” means, without Executive’s express written consent, the occurrence on or after a Change in Control of any one (1) or more of the following to the extent that there is, or would be if not corrected, a material negative change in Executive’s employment relationship with the Company:


(i)	Following Executive’s appointment as President of Anvil, the assignment of duties to Executive that are materially inconsistent with Executive’s then-current authorities, duties, responsibilities, and status as an executive and/or officer of the Company, or a material reduction or alteration in the nature or

status of Executive’s authorities, duties, or responsibilities from those in effect as of ninety (90) calendar days prior to the Change in Control, other than an insubstantial and inadvertent act that is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by Executive;


(ii)	A material reduction by the Company of Executive’s Base Salary, as the same may be increased from time to time;

(iii)

The failure of the Company to continue in effect any of the Company’s material short- and long-term incentive compensation plans, or employee benefit or retirement plans, policies, practices, or other compensation arrangements in which Executive participates unless such failure to continue the plan, policy, practice, or arrangement pertains to all plan participants generally; or the failure by the Company to continue Executive’s participation therein on substantially the same basis, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the level of Executive’s participation relative to other participants, as existed immediately prior to the Change in Control;


(iv)	The failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform the Company’s obligations under this Agreement, as contemplated in Article 9 herein; and


(v)	A material breach of this Agreement by the Company which is not remedied by the Company within ten (10) business days of receipt of written notice of such breach delivered by Executive to the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, a “Good Reason” event shall not have occurred if Executive is offered a position of comparable responsibility and compensation with the Company, Anvil or any successor of the Company or Anvil.


(p)	“Notice of Termination” shall mean a written notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated.

(q)

“Notice of Termination for Good Reason” shall mean a notice that (i) indicates the specific termination provision or provisions relied upon, (ii) sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for Termination for Good Reason and (iii) indicates a date of termination of employment. The failure by Executive to set forth in the Notice of Termination for Good Reason any facts or circumstances which contribute to the showing of Good Reason shall not waive any right of Executive hereunder or preclude Executive from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing his rights hereunder. The Notice of Termination for Good Reason shall provide for a date of termination of employment not less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days after the date such Notice of Termination for Good Reason is given; provided that in the case of the events set forth in Article I, Section (o), subsections (i) or (ii), the date may be not less than twenty (20) days after the giving of such notice.


(r)	“Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d).


(s)	“Qualifying Termination” means Executive’s “separation from service” (as such term is used in Code Section 409A) upon any of the events described in Section 2.2 herein, the occurrence of which triggers the payment of Severance Benefits hereunder.


(t)	“Severance Benefits” mean the payment of severance compensation as provided in Section 2.3 herein.

Article 2. Severance Benefits

2.1Right to Severance Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to receive from the Company Severance Benefits as described in Section 2.3 herein, if there has been a Change in Control and if, within twenty-four (24) calendar months thereafter, Executive’s employment with the Company shall end for any reason specified in Section 2.2 herein as being a Qualifying Termination.

Executive shall not be entitled to receive Severance Benefits if he is terminated for Cause, or if his employment with the Company ends due to death, Disability, voluntary normal retirement (as defined under the then established rules of the Company’s tax-qualified retirement plan), or due to a voluntary termination of employment for reasons other than as specified in Section 2.2(b) herein.

If benefits are triggered hereunder, and under another Company-related severance plan or program, the benefits under this Agreement shall be paid under the terms hereof, and any duplicative benefits under such other plan or program shall be forfeited.

2.2Qualifying Termination. The occurrence of any one of the following events within twenty-four (24) calendar months after a Change in Control shall trigger the payment of Severance Benefits to Executive under this Agreement:


(a)	The Company’s involuntary termination of Executive’s employment without Cause; and


(b)	Executive’s voluntary employment termination for Good Reason.

For purposes of this Agreement, a Qualifying Termination shall not include a termination of employment by reason of death, Disability, or voluntary normal retirement (as such term is defined under the then established rules of the Company’s tax-qualified retirement plan), Executive’s voluntary termination for reasons other than as specified in Section 2.2(b) herein, or the Company’s involuntary termination for Cause.

2.3Description of Severance Benefits. In the event Executive becomes entitled to receive Severance Benefits, as provided in Sections 2.1 and 2.2 herein, the Company shall pay to Executive and provide him with the following Severance Benefits:


(a)	A lump-sum amount equal to Executive’s unpaid Base Salary, accrued vacation pay, unreimbursed business expenses, and all other items earned by and owed to Executive through and including the Effective Date of Termination.


(b)	A lump-sum amount equal to Executive’s annual bonus award earned as of the Effective Date of Termination, based on actual year-to-date performance, as determined at the Committee’s discretion (excluding any special bonus payments). This payment will be in lieu of any other payment to be made to Executive under the annual bonus plan in which Executive is then participating for the plan year.

(c)

An aggregate amount equal to one and one-half (1.5) multiplied by the sum of the following: (i) the higher of: (A) Executive’s annual rate of Base Salary in effect upon the Effective Date of Termination, or (B) Executive’s annual rate of Base Salary in effect on the date of the Change in Control; and (ii) the average of the actual annual bonus earned (whether or not deferred) by Executive under the annual bonus plan (excluding any special bonus payments) in which Executive participated in the three (3) years preceding the year in which Executive’s Effective Date of Termination occurs. The first installment shall be equal to 1/18th of the aggregate amount, and shall be paid within sixty (60) days following the Effective Date of Termination, and subsequent installments shall be paid on the last business day of each succeeding month; provided that Executive’s entitlement to each such installment shall be contingent upon execution (and non-revocation) by Executive of a release as described in Section 10.1 before the payment date under this Agreement for each such installment. Each monthly installment thereafter shall increase by a percentage equal to l/12th of the Federal Funds rate in effect on the last day of the month preceding payment. All payments are subject to applicable taxes.

(d)

A lump-sum amount equal to 50% of the higher of: (i) Executive’s annual rate of Base Salary in effect upon the Effective Date of Termination, or (ii) Executive’s annual rate of Base Salary in effect on the date of the Change in Control. Such amount shall be in consideration for Executive entering into a non-compete agreement as described in Article 4 herein. All payments are subject to applicable taxes.


(e)	Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, an immediate full vesting and lapse of all restrictions on any and all outstanding equity-based long-term incentives, including but not limited to stock options and restricted stock awards held by Executive. This provision shall override any conflicting language contained in Executive’s respective Award Agreements.

(f)

To the extent that Executive’s employer contribution account, other than for matching contributions, in the Mueller Water Products, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (“RSP”) is forfeited upon termination of employment, a lump sum amount equal to the amounts forfeited under the RSP will be paid, subject to applicable taxes, during the sixty (60) day period following the Effective Date of Termination.

(g)

Continuation for twenty-four (24) months of Executive’s medical insurance and life insurance coverage. These benefits shall be provided by the Company to Executive beginning immediately upon the Effective Date of Termination. Such benefits shall be provided to Executive at the same coverage level and cost to Executive as in effect immediately prior to Executive’s Effective Date of Termination.


(h)	Executive shall qualify for full COBRA health benefit continuation coverage beginning upon the expiration of the aforementioned twenty-four (24) month period.


(i)	Notwithstanding the above, these medical and life insurance benefits shall be discontinued prior to the end of the stated continuation period in the event Executive receives substantially similar benefits from a subsequent

employer, as determined solely by the Committee in good faith. For purposes of enforcing this offset provision, Executive shall be deemed to have a duty to keep the Company informed as to the terms and conditions of any subsequent employment and the corresponding benefits earned from such employment, and shall provide, or cause to provide, to the Company in writing correct, complete, and timely information concerning the same.

(j)

From Executive’s date of termination of employment until the earlier of (i) twenty-four (24) months following such date of termination or (ii) the date immediately prior to the date of Executive’s employment with a subsequent employer, the Company will provide Executive with outplacement services from a nationally recognized outplacement firm selected by Executive, subject to the limits described in this subsection. The aggregate amount paid by the Company for outplacement services will not exceed an amount equal to 35% of Executive’s annual rate of base salary as of the date of termination of employment (the “Total Outplacement Value”). Further, the cost for such services paid by the Company during any calendar year will not exceed the number of months in that calendar year during which Executive is entitled to this benefit multiplied by 1/24 of the Total Outplacement Value.

2.4Reduction of Severance Benefits. In no event shall any payment described in this Agreement exceed the amount permitted by Code Section 280G. Therefore, if the aggregate present value (determined in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 280G) of both the payments under this Agreement and all other payments to Executive in the nature of compensation (the “Aggregate Payments”) would result in a “parachute payment,” as defined under Code Section 280G, then the Aggregate Payments shall not be greater than an amount equal to 2.99 multiplied by Executive’s “base amount” for the “base period”, as those terms are defined under Code Section 280G. In the event the Aggregate Payments are required to be reduced pursuant to this Section 2.4, the portions of the Aggregate Payments that would be paid latest in time will be reduced first and if multiple portions of the Aggregate Payments to be reduced are paid at the same time, any non-cash payments will be reduced before any cash payments, and any remaining cash payments will be reduced pro rata.

2.5Termination for Total and Permanent Disability. Following a Change in Control, if Executive’s employment is terminated with the Company due to Disability, Executive’s benefits shall be determined in accordance with the Company’s retirement, insurance, and other applicable plans and programs then in effect.

2.6Termination for Retirement or Death. Following a Change in Control, if Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by reason of his voluntary normal retirement (as defined under the then established rules of the Company’s tax-qualified retirement plan), or death, Executive’s benefits shall be determined in accordance with the Company’s retirement, survivor’s benefits, insurance, and other applicable programs then in effect.

2.7Termination for Cause or by Executive Other Than for Good Reason. Following a Change in Control, if Executive’s employment is terminated either: (i) by the Company for Cause; or (ii) voluntarily by Executive for reasons other than as specified in Section 2.2(b) herein, the Company shall pay Executive his full Base Salary at the rate then in effect, accrued vacation, and other items earned by and owed to Executive through the Effective Date of Termination, plus all other amounts to which Executive is entitled under any compensation plans of the Company at the time such payments are due, and the Company shall have no further obligations to Executive under this Agreement.

2.8Notice of Termination. Any termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party. Termination by Executive for Good Reason requires delivery of a Notice of Termination by Executive for Good Reason given to the Company’s Senior Vice President of Human Resources within ninety (90) days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the Notice, unless such circumstances are substantially corrected prior to the date of termination specified in the Notice of Termination for Good Reason.

Article 3. Form and Timing of Severance Benefits

3.1Form and Timing of Severance Benefits. The Severance Benefits described in Sections 2.3(a), 2.3(b), and 2.3(d) herein shall be paid in cash to Executive in a single lump sum as soon as practicable following the Effective Date of Termination, but in no event beyond ten (10) calendar days from such date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if Executive is a “specified employee” under Section 409A of the Code, then any payment(s) to Executive described under Section 2.3 herein upon his or her termination of employment that (A) constitute “deferred compensation to an Executive under Section 409A; (B) are not exempt from Section 409A on account of separation of service (within the meaning of Section 409A) and (C) are otherwise payable within 6 months after Executive’s termination of employment shall instead be made on the date 6 months and 1 day after such termination of employment, and such payment(s) shall be increased by an amount equal to interest on such payment(s) at a rate of interest equal to the Federal Funds Rate in effect as of the date of termination of employment from the date on which such payment(s) would have been made in the absence of this provision and the payment date described in this sentence.

3.2Withholding of Taxes. The Company shall withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city, or other taxes as legally shall be required.

Article 4. Noncompetition and Confidentiality

In the event Executive becomes entitled to receive Severance Benefits as provided in Section 2.3 herein, the following shall apply:

(a)

Noncompetition. During the term of employment and for a period of twelve (12) months after the Effective Date of Termination, Executive shall not: (i) directly or indirectly act in conceit or conspire with any person employed by the Company in order to engage in or prepare to engage in or to have a financial or other interest in any business or any activity which he knows (or reasonably should have known) to be directly competitive with the business of the Company as then being carried on; or (ii) serve as an employee, agent, partner, shareholder, director or consultant for, or in any other capacity participate, engage, or have a financial or other interest in any business or any activity which he knows (or reasonably should have known) to be directly competitive with the business of the Company as then being carried on (provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Executive may own up to two percent (2%) of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of a company whose securities are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act).

(b)

Confidentiality. The Company has advised Executive and Executive acknowledges that it is the policy of the Company to maintain as secret and confidential all Protected Information (as defined below), and that Protected Information has been and will be developed at substantial cost and effort to the Company. All Protected Information shall remain confidential permanently and no Executive shall at any time, directly or indirectly, divulge, furnish, or make accessible to any person, firm, corporation, association, or other entity (otherwise than as may be required in the regular course of Executive’s employment with the Company), nor use in any manner, either during the term of employment or after termination, at any time, for any reason, any Protected Information, or cause any such information of the Company to enter the public domain.

For purposes of this Agreement, “Protected Information” means trade secrets, confidential and proprietary business information of the Company, and any other information of the Company, including, but not limited to, customer lists (including potential customers), sources of supply, processes, plans, materials, pricing information, internal memoranda, marketing plans, internal policies, and products and services which may be developed from time to time by the Company and its agents or employees, including Executive; provided, however, that information that is in the public domain (other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement), approved for release by the Company or lawfully obtained from third parties who are not bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Company, is not Protected Information.

(c)

Nonsolicitation. During the term of employment and for a period of twelve (12) months after the Effective Date of Termination, Executive shall not employ or retain or solicit for employment or arrange to have any other person, firm, or other entity employ or retain or solicit for employment or otherwise participate in the employment or retention of any person who is an employee or consultant of the Company.


(d)	Cooperation. Executive agrees to cooperate with the Company and its attorneys in connection with any and all lawsuits, claims, investigations, or similar proceedings that have been or could be asserted at any time arising out of or related in any way to Executive’s employment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.


(e)	Non-Disparagement. At all times, Executive agrees not to disparage the Company or otherwise make comments harmful to the Company’s reputation.

Article 5.

Reserved.

Article 6. The Company’s Payment Obligation

6.1 Payment Obligations Absolute. The Company’s obligation to make the payments and the arrangements provided for herein shall be absolute and unconditional, and shall not be affected by any circumstances including, without limitation, any offset, counterclaim, recoupment, defense, or other right which the Company may have against Executive or anyone else. All amounts payable by the Company hereunder shall be paid without notice or demand. Each and every payment made hereunder by the Company shall be final, and the Company shall not seek to recover all or any party of such payment from Executive or from whomsoever may be entitled thereto, for any reasons whatsoever.

Executive shall not be obligated to seek other employment in mitigation of the amounts payable or arrangements made under any provision of this Agreement, and the obtaining of any such other employment shall in no event effect any reduction of the Company’s

obligations to make the payments and arrangements required to be made under this Agreement, except to the extent provided in Sections 2.3(g) and 2.3(h) herein.

6.2 Contractual Rights to Benefits. This Agreement establishes and vests in Executive a contractual right to the benefits to which he is entitled hereunder. However, nothing herein contained shall require or be deemed to require, or prohibit or be deemed to prohibit, the Company to segregate, earmark, or otherwise set aside any funds or other assets, in trust or otherwise, to provide for any payments to be made or required hereunder.

Article 7. Term of Agreement

This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in effect for two (2) full years. However, at the end of such two (2) year period and, if extended, at the end of each additional year thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall be extended automatically for one (1) additional year, unless either party delivers written notice six (6) months prior to the end of such term stating that the Agreement will not be extended. In such case, the Agreement will terminate at the end of such term.

However, in the event of a Change in Control, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for two (2) years from the date of the Change in Control.

Article 8. Legal Remedies

8.1 Payment of Legal Fees. If Executive incurs reasonable legal fees or other expenses (including expert witness and accounting fees) on or after the date of the Company’s announcement of a Change in Control and within a reasonable time after the Change in Control occurs, in an effort to interpret this Agreement or to secure, preserve, establish entitlement to, or obtain benefits under this Agreement (including the fees and other expenses of Executive’s legal counsel), the Company shall, regardless of the outcome of such effort, reimburse Executive on a current basis for such fees and expenses. Reimbursement of legal fees and expenses shall be made monthly within ten (10) days after Executive’s written submission of a request for reimbursement together with evidence that such fees and expenses were incurred. If Executive does not prevail (after exhaustion of all available judicial remedies) in respect of a claim by Executive or by the Company hereunder, and the Company establishes before a court of competent jurisdiction, by clear and convincing evidence, that Executive had no reasonable basis for his claim hereunder, or for his response to the Company’s claim hereunder, or acted in bad faith, no further reimbursement for legal fees and expenses shall be due to Executive in respect of such claim and Executive shall refund any amounts previously reimbursed hereunder with respect to such claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any reimbursement payment must be paid to Executive by the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which Executive incurs the related fees or expenses.

8.2. Dispute Resolution; Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate.

(a)

Executive and Employer agree that, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, final and binding arbitration shall be the exclusive remedy for any controversy, dispute, or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or Executive’s employment with Employer, including Executive’s hire, treatment in the workplace, or termination of employment. For example, if Executive’s employment with Employer is terminated and he contends that the termination violates any statute, contract or public policy, then Executive will submit the matter to arbitration for resolution, in lieu of any court or jury trial to which Executive would otherwise might be entitled.

(b)

This Section covers all common law and statutory claims, including, but not limited to, any claim for breach of contract (including this Agreement) and for violation of laws forbidding discrimination on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, disability, or any other basis covered by applicable federal, state, or local law, and includes claims against Employer and/or any parents, affiliates, owners, officers, directors, employees, agents, general partners or limited partners of Employer, to the extent such claims involve, in any way, this Agreement or Executive’s employment with Employer. This Section covers all judicial claims that could be brought by either party to this Agreement, but does not cover administrative claims for workers’ compensation or unemployment compensation benefits or the filing of charges with government agencies that prohibit waiver of the right to file a charge.

(c)

The arbitration shall be governed by JAMS Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedure except as modified herein. If the party chooses to have the arbitration proceeding administered by a third party, then the arbitration shall be administered by JAMS. If the party chooses to have the arbitration administered by JAMS, then the arbitration will “commence” in accordance with the JAMS Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedure. If the party chooses to have this matter arbitrated privately, then the arbitration will be deemed to “commence” on the date that the party provides a demand for arbitration and notice of claims and remedies sought outlining the facts relied upon, legal theories, and statement of claimed relief (“Demand”). The responding party shall serve a response to the claims and any counterclaims within fifteen (15) business days from the date of receipt of the Demand.


(d)	Any arbitration shall be held in Atlanta, Georgia (unless the parties mutually agree in writing to another location within the United States) within 120 days of the commencement of the arbitration.


(e)	The arbitration shall take place before a single arbitrator to be appointed by mutual agreement of counsel for each party or, if counsel cannot agree, then pursuant to the procedures set forth by JAMS. The parties may not have any ex parte communications with the arbitrator.


(f)	The arbitrator may award any relief otherwise available to the parties by law or equity.


(g)	The parties are limited to two (2) depositions per side, and limited written discovery as may be required by the arbitrator, not to exceed that allowed under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.


(h)	Any hearing in this matter shall be completed within 120 days of the date of commencement of the arbitration, as the term “commencement” is defined by JAMS. The arbitrator shall issue its award within thirty (30) days of the last hearing day.

(i)

Unless Executive objects, Employer will pay the arbitrator’s fees. Each party shall pay its own costs and attorneys’ fees, if any, unless the arbitrator rules otherwise. A court may enter judgment upon the arbitrator’s award, either by confirming the award, or vacating, modifying or correcting the award, on any ground referred to in the Federal Arbitration Act, or wherethe findings of fact are not supported by substantial evidence, or where the conclusions of law are erroneous.

(j)

The provision s of this Section are severable, meaning that if any provision in this Section 8.2 (“Dispute Resolution: Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate”) is determined to be unenforceable and cannot be reformed under applicable law, the remaining provisions shall remain in full effect; provided, however, that any amendment of an unenforceable provision shall only be to the extent necessary and shall preserve the intent of the parties hereto. It is agreed and understood that the scope of this Section, including questions of arbitrability of any dispute, shall be determined by the arbitrator.

(k)

Executive acknowledges that prior to accepting the provisions of this Section 8.2 and signing this Agreement, Executive has been given an opportunity to consult with an attorney and to review the JAMS Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedure that would govern the dispute resolution process under this Section. In signing this Agreement, the parties acknowledge that the right to a court trial and trial by jury is of value, and knowingly and voluntarily waive such right for any dispute subject to the terms of this Section.

Initials: Executive ____________ the Company ____________

Article 9. Successors

9.1 Successors to the Company. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, reorganization, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, liquidation, or otherwise) of all or a significant portion of the assets of the Company by agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Executive, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. Regardless of whether such agreement is executed, this Agreement shall be binding upon any successor in accordance with the operation of law and such successor shall be deemed the “Company” for purposes of this Agreement.

9.2 Assignment by Executive. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees. If Executive dies while any amount would still be payable to him hereunder had he continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive’s devisee, legatee, or other designee, or if there is no such designee, to Executive’s estate.

Article 10. Miscellaneous

10.1 Release. As a condition of receiving any severance payments under this Agreement, Executive must sign and not revoke, within the deadlines provided by the Company and in compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, a written release of all claims against the Company and its affiliates, directors, officers, and employees, including, without limitation, claims relating to employment discrimination of any kind, wage payment, breach of contract, claims for workers compensation, unemployment, disability and severance claims that Executive has or may have at the termination of employment. In addition, Executive will agree not to sue the Company or any other entities or persons released.

10.2 Employment Status. This Agreement is not, and nothing herein shall be deemed to create, an employment contract between Executive and the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Executive acknowledges that the rights of the Company remain wholly intact to change or reduce at any time and from time to time his compensation, title, responsibilities, location, and

all other aspects of the employment relationship, or to discharge him prior to a Change in Control (subject to such discharge possibly being considered a Qualifying Termination pursuant to Section 2.2).

10.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the Company and Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations, representations and statements, whether oral, written, implied or expressed, relating to such subject matter. In addition, the payments provided for under this Agreement in the event of Executive’s termination of employment shall be in lieu of any severance benefits payable under any severance plan, program, or policy of the Company to which he might otherwise be entitled.

10.4 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder shall be sufficient if in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand or if sent by registered or certified mail to Executive at the last address he has filed in writing with the Company or, in the case of the Company, at its principal offices.

10.5 Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be original, but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument, and all signatures need not appear on any one counterpart.

10.6 Conflicting Agreements. Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that his entering into this Agreement, and the obligations and duties undertaken by him hereunder, will not conflict with, constitute a breach of, or otherwise violate the terms of, any other employment or other agreement to which he is a party, except to the extent any such conflict, breach, or violation under any such agreement has been disclosed to the Board in writing in advance of the signing of this Agreement.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, if there is any inconsistency between the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the terms and provisions of Company-sponsored compensation and welfare plans and programs or any employment agreement with Executive, this Agreement’s terms and provisions shall completely supersede and replace the conflicting terms of the Company-sponsored compensation and welfare plans and programs or employment agreement, where applicable.

10.7 Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Agreement, and the Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included. Further, the captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force and effect.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall have no obligation to make any payment to Executive hereunder to the extent, but only to the extent, that such payment is prohibited by the terms of any final order of a federal or state court or regulatory agency of competent jurisdiction; provided, however, that such an order shall not affect, impair, or invalidate any provision of this Agreement not expressly subject to such order.

10.8 Modification. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived, or discharged unless such modification, waiver, or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and by a member of the Board, as applicable, or by the respective parties’ legal representatives or successors.

10.9 Applicable Law. To the extent not preempted by the laws of the United States, the laws of Delaware shall be the controlling law in all matters relating to this Agreement without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.

By: /s/ Gregory E. Hyland

Gregory E. Hyland

Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

Patrick M. Donovan

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Gregory E. Hyland, certify that:


1.	I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Mueller Water Products, Inc.;


2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:


a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: August 8, 2016

/s/ Gregory E. Hyland

Gregory E. Hyland

Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Evan L. Hart, certify that:


1.	I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Mueller Water Products, Inc.;


2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:


a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: August 8, 2016

/s/ Evan L. Hart

Evan L. Hart,

Senior Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Mueller Water Products, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 (the “Report”), I, Gregory E. Hyland, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: August 8, 2016

/s/ Gregory E. Hyland

Gregory E. Hyland

Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Mueller Water Products, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 (the “Report”), I, Evan L. Hart, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: August 8, 2016

Evan L. Hart,

Senior Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer

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