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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
October 26, 2007
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Delaware   000-50289   05-0567906
         
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)
Identification No.)
  (IRS Employer
1600 N. Desert Drive
Tempe, Arizona
85281
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(602) 389-8888
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-10.73
EX-10.74
EX-10.75
EX-10.76
EX-10.77
EX-10.78
EX-10.79
EX-99.1


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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     On October 26, 2007, we and certain of our domestic subsidiaries, Syntax-Brillian SPE, Inc., Syntax Groups Corporation, Syntax Corporation, and Vivitar Corporation, entered into a credit and guaranty agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with certain lenders and Silver Point Finance, LLC, as administrative agent, collateral agent, and lead arranger (“Silver Point”) for (1) a term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $150,000,000, consisting of two tranches, (a) a $110,000,000 term loan (the “Tranche A Term Loan”) and (b) a $40,000,000 term loan (the “Tranche A-1 Term Loan”), and (2) a revolving credit facility in the maximum commitment of $100,000,000 (the “Revolving Loan”). A copy of the press release announcing the transaction is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
     Each of the Tranche A Term Loan and the Tranche A-1 Term Loan matures on the date that is the earliest to occur of (1) October 26, 2012 and (2) the date that all Tranche A Term Loans or Tranche A-1 Term Loans, as applicable, shall become due and payable in full under the Credit Agreement, whether by acceleration or otherwise. The Revolving Loan matures on the date that is the earliest to occur of (1) October 26, 2012, (2) the date the revolving commitments are permanently reduced to zero pursuant to certain terms of the Credit Agreement, and (3) the date of the termination of the revolving commitments pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
     Borrowings under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at the applicable base rate (the “Base Rate”) plus 5% or LIBOR plus 6%, to be selected at our option. The Base Rate is equal to, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (1) 5% per annum, and (2) the greater of (a) the prime rate in effect on such day, and (b) the federal funds effective rate in effect on such day plus 1%. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the prime rate or the federal funds effective rate shall be effective on the effective day of such change in the prime rate or the federal funds effective rate, respectively.
     The obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a first priority blanket lien on substantially all of our assets, including a pledge of all of the capital stock of each of our domestic subsidiaries and 65% of all the capital stock of each of our first tier foreign subsidiaries, pursuant to a pledge and security agreement entered into with Silver Point. The obligations under the Credit Agreement are also guaranteed by our domestic subsidiaries under terms contained in the Credit Agreement.
     The Credit Agreement contains customary limitations, including limitations on indebtedness, liens, investments, acquisitions, dividends, stock repurchases, stock redemptions, redemption or prepayment of other debt, mergers, consolidations, sales of assets, capital expenditures, and transactions with affiliates. We are also subject to financial covenants, including minimum fixed charge coverage ratios, maximum leverage ratios, and minimum EBITDA and revenue levels.

 


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     The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default, including, without limitation, nonpayment of principal, interest, fees, or other amounts when due; violation of covenants; breaches of representations or warranties; cross defaults; change of control; dissolution; insolvency; bankruptcy events; and material judgments. Some of these events of default allow for grace periods or are qualified by materiality concepts. In addition to the foregoing, the Credit Agreement contains events of default that are tied to dissolution, insolvency, or bankruptcy events of certain of our key business partners, consisting of South China House of Technology Consultants Ltd., Olevia Far East, Taiwan Kolin Co. Ltd., DigiMedia Technology Co., Ltd., and TCV Group.
     In addition, as compensation for Silver Point’s services, we issued ten-year warrants to the following affiliated entities of Silver Point (1) Silver Point Capital, L.P., (2) SPCP Group, L.L.C., and (3) SPCP Group III LLC (collectively, the “Warrantholders”), exercisable in the aggregate into approximately 5.28 million shares of our common stock, at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. In connection with the issuance of these warrants, we entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Warrantholders which provides for certain mandatory and “piggyback” registration rights with respect to our common stock issued upon exercise of the warrants. We also entered into a Warrantholders Rights Agreement with the Warrantholders and certain of our stockholders under which we and those stockholders are subject to certain tag-along and preemptive rights and restrictions on the transfer of shares of our common stock.
     We also intend to issue 83,149 warrants at an exercise price of $0.01 per share to Durham Capital, LLC as compensation for its services as placement agent in connection with this transaction.
     The foregoing summaries of the Credit Agreement and related documents described above do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the documents themselves, which are filed as exhibits to this Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
     The disclosure provided in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
     The disclosure provided in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02 with respect to the terms and issuance of the warrants to Silver Point Capital, L.P., SPCP Group, L.L.C., and SPCP Group III LLC, as well as the warrants to be issued to Durham Capital, LLC. The issuance of these warrants were made in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In this regard, the securities were issued to a limited number of institutional recipients that made representations to us that (1) the securities were being acquired by the recipients for investment only and not with view to of for sale in connection with any distribution of the securities, (2) the purchasers had such knowledge, sophistication, and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the warrants, and (3) the recipients are “accredited investors” within the meaning of the Securities Act. The issuance of the warrants to Silver Point Capital, L.P., SPCP Group, L.L.C., and SPCP Group III LLC occurred on October 26, 2007.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
     Not applicable.
     (b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
     Not applicable.
     (c) Shell Company Transactions.
     Not applicable.

 


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     (d) Exhibits.
     
Exhibit    
Number    
 
   
10.73
  Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2007, by and among Syntax-Brillian Corporation and Syntax-Brillian SPE, Inc., as Borrowers, Certain Subsidiaries of Syntax-Brillian Corporation, as Guarantors, Various Lenders, and Silver Point Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, and Lead Arranger
 
   
10.74
  Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2007, by and among Syntax-Brillian Corporation and Certain Subsidiaries of Syntax-Brillian Corporation in favor of Silver Point Finance, LLC
 
   
10.75
  Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2007, by and among Syntax-Brillian Corporation, Silver Point Capital, L.P., SPCP Group, L.L.C., and SPCP Group III LLC
 
   
10.76
  Warrantholder Rights Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2007, by and among Syntax-Brillian Corporation, Silver Point Capital, L.P., SPCP Group, L.L.C., SPCP Group III LLC, and Certain Stockholders of Syntax-Brillian Corporation
 
   
10.77
  Warrant to purchase shares of common stock of Syntax-Brillian Corporation issued to Silver Point Capital, L.P., dated October 26, 2007
 
   
10.78
  Warrant to purchase shares of common stock of Syntax-Brillian Corporation issued to SPCP Group, L.L.C., dated October 26, 2007
 
   
10.79
  Warrant to purchase shares of common stock of Syntax-Brillian Corporation issued to SPCP Group III LLC, dated October 26, 2007
 
   
99.1
  Press release from Syntax-Brillian Corporation, dated October 30, 2007, entitled “Syntax-Brillian Secures $250 Million in Strategic Financing”

 


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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 hereunto duly authorized.
         
  SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
 
Date: October 31, 2007  By:   /s/ John S. Hodgson    
    John S. Hodgson   
    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
 
   
10.73
  Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2007, by and among Syntax-Brillian Corporation and Syntax-Brillian SPE, Inc., as Borrowers, Certain Subsidiaries of Syntax-Brillian Corporation, as Guarantors, Various Lenders, and Silver Point Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, and Lead Arranger
 
   
10.74
  Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2007, by and among Syntax-Brillian Corporation and Certain Subsidiaries of Syntax-Brillian Corporation in favor of Silver Point Finance, LLC
 
   
10.75
  Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2007, by and among Syntax-Brillian Corporation, Silver Point Capital, L.P., SPCP Group, L.L.C., and SPCP Group III LLC
 
   
10.76
  Warrantholder Rights Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2007, by and among Syntax-Brillian Corporation, Silver Point Capital, L.P., SPCP Group, L.L.C., SPCP Group III LLC, and Certain Stockholders of Syntax-Brillian Corporation
 
   
10.77
  Warrant to purchase shares of common stock of Syntax-Brillian Corporation issued to Silver Point Capital, L.P., dated October 26, 2007
 
   
10.78
  Warrant to purchase shares of common stock of Syntax-Brillian Corporation issued to SPCP Group, L.L.C., dated October 26, 2007
 
   
10.79
  Warrant to purchase shares of common stock of Syntax-Brillian Corporation issued to SPCP Group III LLC, dated October 26, 2007
 
   
99.1
  Press release from Syntax-Brillian Corporation, dated October 30, 2007, entitled “Syntax-Brillian Secures $250 Million in Strategic Financing”

 

EX-10.73 2 p74538exv10w73.htm EX-10.73 exv10w73
 

Exhibit 10.73
CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
dated as of October 26, 2007
among
SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
and
SYNTAX-BRILLIAN SPE, INC.,
as Borrowers
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION,
as Guarantors,
VARIOUS LENDERS,
and
SILVER POINT FINANCE, LLC,
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, and Lead Arranger
 
$250,000,000 Senior Secured Credit Facilities
 

 


 

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SECTION 1.
  DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION     2  
1.1
  Definitions     2  
1.2
  Accounting Terms     45  
1.3
  Interpretation, etc     45  
 
           
SECTION 2.
  LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT     45  
2.1
  Term Loans     45  
2.2
  Revolving Loans     46  
2.3
  Issuance of Letters of Credit and Purchase of Participations Therein     47  
2.4
  Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds     51  
2.5
  Use of Proceeds     52  
2.6
  Evidence of Debt; Register; Lenders’ Books and Records; Notes     52  
2.7
  Interest on Loans     53  
2.8
  Conversion/Continuation     55  
2.9
  Default Interest     55  
2.10
  Fees     55  
2.11
  Scheduled Payments/Commitment Reductions     56  
2.12
  Voluntary Prepayments/Commitment Reductions     57  
2.13
  Mandatory Prepayments/Commitment Reductions     58  
2.14
  Application of Prepayments/Reductions     60  
2.15
  General Provisions Regarding Payments     62  
2.16
  Ratable Sharing     66  
2.17
  Making or Maintaining LIBOR Rate Loans     66  
2.18
  Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on LIBOR Rate Loans     68  
2.19
  Taxes; Withholding, etc     70  
2.20
  Obligation to Mitigate     73  
2.21
  Defaulting Lenders     73  
2.22
  Removal or Replacement of a Lender     74  
 
           
SECTION 3.
  CONDITIONS PRECEDENT     75  
3.1
  Closing Date     75  
3.2
  Conditions to Each Credit Extension     80  
 
           
SECTION 4.
  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES     82  
4.1
  Organization; Requisite Power and Authority; Qualification     82  
4.2
  Capital Stock and Ownership     82  
4.3
  Due Authorization     82  
4.4
  No Conflict     82  
4.5
  Governmental Consents     83  
4.6
  Binding Obligation     83  
4.7
  Historical Financial Statements     83  
4.8
  Projections     83  
4.9
  No Material Adverse Change     84  
4.10
  No Restricted Junior Payments     84  
4.11
  Adverse Proceedings, etc     84  

 


 

             
4.12
  Payment of Taxes and Other Amounts     84  
4.13
  Properties     84  
4.14
  Environmental Matters     85  
4.15
  No Defaults     86  
4.16
  Material Contracts     86  
4.17
  Governmental Regulation     86  
4.18
  Margin Stock     86  
4.19
  Employee Matters     86  
4.20
  Employee Benefit Plans     87  
4.21
  Certain Fees     88  
4.22
  Solvency     88  
4.23
  Intentionally Omitted     88  
4.24
  Compliance with Statutes, etc     88  
4.25
  Disclosure     88  
4.26
  Terrorism Laws     88  
4.27
  Insurance     88  
4.28
  Common Enterprise     89  
4.29
  Security Interest in Collateral     89  
4.30
  Affiliate Transactions     89  
4.31
  Intellectual Property     89  
4.32
  Permits, Etc     90  
4.33
  Customers and Suppliers     90  
4.34
  Flood Zone     90  
 
           
SECTION 5.
  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS     91  
5.1
  Financial Statements and Other Reports     91  
5.2
  Existence     97  
5.3
  Payment of Taxes and Claims     97  
5.4
  Maintenance of Properties     97  
5.5
  Insurance     97  
5.6
  Books and Records; Inspections     98  
5.7
  Lenders Meetings     98  
5.8
  Compliance with Laws     99  
5.9
  Environmental     99  
5.10
  Subsidiaries     101  
5.11
  Additional Material Real Estate Assets     102  
5.12
  Intentionally Omitted     103  
5.13
  Intentionally Omitted     103  
5.14
  Further Assurances     103  
5.15
  Miscellaneous Business Covenants     103  
5.16
  Use of Proceeds     103  
5.17
  Post Closing Matters     104  
5.18
  Key Man Insurance     104  
5.19
  Foreign Credit Insurance     104  
5.20
  Projections     104  
5.21
  Independent Director     104  

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SECTION 6.
  NEGATIVE COVENANTS     104  
6.1
  Indebtedness     105  
6.2
  Liens     107  
6.3
  No Further Negative Pledges     108  
6.4
  Restricted Junior Payments     108  
6.5
  Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions     109  
6.6
  Investments     109  
6.7
  Financial Covenants     110  
6.8
  Fundamental Changes; Disposition of Assets; Acquisitions     112  
6.9
  Disposal of Subsidiary Interests     114  
6.10
  Sales and Lease Backs     114  
6.11
  Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates     114  
6.12
  Conduct of Business     114  
6.13
  Permitted Activities of SPV     114  
6.14
  Amendments or Waivers of Certain Contractual Obligations     115  
6.15
  Customers and Suppliers     115  
6.16
  Fiscal Year     115  
6.17
  Deposit Accounts     115  
6.18
  Amendments to Organizational Agreements and Material Contracts     115  
6.19
  Prepayments of Certain Indebtedness     115  
6.20
  Issuance of Capital Stock     116  
6.21
  Affiliate Payments     116  
6.22
  Accounts     116  
6.23
  Judgments and Litigations     116  
6.24
  Panel Inventory     116  
 
           
SECTION 7.
  GUARANTY     116  
7.1
  Guaranty of the Obligations     116  
7.2
  Contribution by Guarantors     117  
7.3
  Payment by Guarantors     117  
7.4
  Liability of Guarantors Absolute     118  
7.5
  Waivers by Guarantors     120  
7.6
  Guarantors’ Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, etc     120  
7.7
  Subordination of Other Obligations     121  
7.8
  Continuing Guaranty     121  
7.9
  Authority of Guarantors or Borrowers     121  
7.10
  Financial Condition of Borrowers     121  
7.11
  Bankruptcy, etc.     122  
7.12
  Discharge of Guaranty Upon Sale of Guarantor     122  
7.13
  Taxes     123  
 
           
SECTION 8.
  EVENTS OF DEFAULT     123  
8.1
  Events of Default     123  
 
           
SECTION 9.
  AGENTS     126  
9.1
  Appointment of Agents     126  
9.2
  Powers and Duties     127  
9.3
  General Immunity     127  

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9.4
  Agents Entitled to Act as Lender     128  
9.5
  Lenders’ Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgment     129  
9.6
  Right to Indemnity     129  
9.7
  Successor Administrative Agent     130  
9.8
  Collateral Matters, Collateral, Documents and Guaranty     132  
9.9
  Posting of Approved Electronic Communications     133  
9.10
  Proofs of Claim     134  
9.11
  Agents and Arrangers     135  
 
           
SECTION 10.
  MISCELLANEOUS     135  
10.1
  Notices     135  
10.2
  Expenses     135  
10.3
  Indemnity     136  
10.4
  Set Off     137  
10.5
  Amendments and Waivers     137  
10.6
  Successors and Assigns; Participations     139  
10.7
  Special Purpose Funding Vehicles     142  
10.8
  Independence of Covenants     143  
10.9
  Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements     143  
10.10
  No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative     143  
10.11
  Marshalling; Payments Set Aside     144  
10.12
  Severability     144  
10.13
  Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders’ Rights     144  
10.14
  Headings     144  
10.15
  APPLICABLE LAW     144  
10.16
  CONSENT TO JURISDICTION     145  
10.17
  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL     145  
10.18
  Confidentiality     146  
10.19
  Usury Savings Clause     147  
10.20
  Counterparts     147  
10.21
  Effectiveness     147  
10.22
  Patriot Act     147  
10.23
  Disclosure     148  
10.24
  Appointment for Perfection     148  
10.25
  Advertising and Publicity     148  
10.26
  Foreign Currency     148  
10.27
  Immunity     149  

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APPENDICES:
    A-1     Tranche A Term Loan Commitments
 
    A-2     Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitments
 
    A-3     Revolving Commitments
 
    B     Notice Addresses
 
           
SCHEDULES:
    1.1(a)     Certain Material Real Estate Assets
 
    1.1(b)     Contractor Agreements
 
    1.1(c)     Panel Deposit Agreements
 
    1.1(d)     Contractor Documents
 
    4.1     Jurisdictions of Organization and Qualification
 
    4.2     Capital Stock and Ownership
 
    4.13     Real Estate Assets
 
    4.16     Material Contracts
 
    4.27     Insurance
 
    5.17     Certain Post Closing Matters
 
    6.1     Certain Indebtedness
 
    6.2     Certain Liens
 
    6.6     Certain Investments
 
    6.8(c)     Foreign Subsidiaries to be Dissolved
 
    6.11     Certain Affiliate Transactions
 
           
EXHIBITS:
    A-1     Funding Notice
 
    A-2     Conversion/Continuation Notice
 
    A-3     Issuance Notice
 
    B-1     Tranche A Term Loan Note
 
    B-2     Tranche A-1 Term Loan Note
 
    B-3     Revolving Loan Note
 
    C     Compliance Certificate
 
    D     Opinions of Counsel
 
    E     Assignment Agreement
 
    F     Certificate Regarding Non-bank Status
 
    G-1     Closing Date Certificate
 
    G-2     Solvency Certificate
 
    H     Counterpart Agreement
 
    I-1     Pledge and Security Agreement
 
    I-2     Hong Kong Fixed and Floating Security Document
 
    I-3     Hong Kong Share Charge
 
    J     [Reserved]
 
    K     Landlord Consent and Subordination Agreement
 
    L     Borrowing Base Certificate
 
    M     Bailee’s Letter

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CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
          This CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of October 26, 2007 is entered into by and among  , SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Company”), SYNTAX-BRILLIAN SPE, INC., a Delaware corporation (“SPV”, and together with the Company, each a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”) and CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF COMPANY, as Guarantors, the Lenders party hereto from time to time and SILVER POINT FINANCE, LLC (“Silver Point”), as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”), Collateral Agent (in such capacity, “Collateral Agent”), and Lead Arranger (in such capacity, the “Lead Arranger”).
RECITALS:
          WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in these Recitals shall have the respective meanings set forth for such terms in Section 1.1 hereof;
          WHEREAS, Lenders have agreed to extend certain credit facilities to Borrowers, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $250,000,000, consisting of (a) $110,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Tranche A Term Loans to be made to the Company, (b) $40,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Tranche A-1 Term Loans to be made to the SPV, and (c) up to $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments to be made available to the Company, which will include a $10,000,000 sub-facility for the issuance of Letters of Credit, the proceeds of which will be used to (i) repay the Existing Indebtedness (as hereinafter defined), (ii) finance the acquisition by SPV of up to $40,000,000 of Panel Inventory (as hereinafter defined) to be applied in accordance with the Panel Deposit Agreements (as hereinafter defined), (iii) finance the working capital and general corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the payment of the amounts specified in the Flow of Funds Agreement), and (iv) pay fees and expenses associated with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the refinancing of the Existing Indebtedness. The Letters of Credit will be used for general working capital purposes;
          WHEREAS, Company has agreed to secure all of its Obligations as a Borrower of the Tranche A Term Loans, the Revolving Loans and the Letters of Credit and as a Guarantor of the Tranche A-1 Term Loans by granting to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a First Priority Lien on substantially all of its assets, including a pledge of all of the Capital Stock of each of its Domestic Subsidiaries and sixty five percent (65%) of all the Capital Stock of each of its first tier Foreign Subsidiaries;
          WHEREAS, SPV has agreed to secure all of its Obligations as a Borrower of the Tranche A-1 Term Loans by granting to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a First Priority Lien on all of its assets;
          WHEREAS, each Guarantor has agreed to guarantee the obligations of Borrowers hereunder and to secure all of its Obligations by granting to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a First Priority Lien on substantially all of its assets, including a pledge of all of the Capital Stock of each of its Domestic Subsidiaries and sixty five percent (65%) of all the Capital Stock of each of its first tier Foreign Subsidiaries.

 


 

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
     SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
          1.1 Definitions. The following terms used herein, including in the preamble, recitals, exhibits and schedules hereto, shall have the following meanings:
          “Account(s)” means any account or Account as defined under the UCC.
          “Account Debtor” means each Person who is in any way obligated on or in connection with any Account.
          “Adjusted LIBOR Rate” means, for any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to an Interest Period for a LIBOR Rate Loan, the greater of (A) four percent (4.0%) per annum and (B) the rate per annum obtained by dividing (and rounding upward to the next whole multiple of one-sixteenth of one percent (1/16 of 1%)) (i) (a) the rate per annum (rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent (1/100 of 1%)) equal to the rate determined by Administrative Agent to be the offered rate which appears on the page of the Reuters Screen which displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate (such page currently being Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page) for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such period) with a term equivalent to such period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, or (b) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (a) does not appear on such page or service or if such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate per annum (rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent (1/100 of 1%)) equal to the rate determined by Administrative Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service which displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such period) with a term equivalent to such period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, or (c) in the event the rates referenced in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) are not available, the rate per annum (rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent (1/100 of 1%)) equal to the offered quotation rate to first class banks in the London interbank market for deposits (for delivery on the first day of the relevant period) in Dollars of amounts in same day funds comparable to the principal amount of the applicable Loan, for which the Adjusted LIBOR Rate is then being determined with maturities comparable to such period as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date as determined by Administrative Agent in accordance with its customary practices, by (ii) an amount equal to (a) one, minus (b) the Applicable Reserve Requirement.
          “Adjusted Working Capital Assets” means, as at any date of determination, an amount determined on a consolidated basis for Company and its Subsidiaries equal to (i) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts as such date of determination of (a) Cash, plus (b) Cash Equivalents, plus (c) the net amount at such date of all Accounts outstanding other than Accounts for which the Account Debtor is either SCHOT or Olevia Far East, plus (d) Inventory.
          “Administrative Agent” as defined in the preamble hereto.

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          “Administrative Agent’s Account” means an account at a bank designated by Administrative Agent from time to time as the account into which Credit Parties shall make all payments to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Agents and Lenders holding the Tranche A Term Loans and the Tranche A-1 Term Loans under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
          “Administrative Agent Loan Account” means an account maintained hereunder by the Administrative Agent on its books of account at the Payment Office, and with respect to each Borrower, in which Company will be charged by the Administrative Agent with all Tranche A Term Loans made to, and all other Obligations with respect to the Tranche A Term Loans incurred by, Company, and in which SPV will be charged by the Administrative Agent with all Tranche A-1 Term Loans made to, and all other Obligations with respect to the Tranche A-1 Term Loans incurred by, SPV.
          “Adverse Proceeding” means any action, suit, proceeding (whether administrative, judicial or otherwise), governmental investigation or arbitration (whether or not purportedly on behalf of Company or any of its Subsidiaries) at law or in equity, or before or by any Governmental Authority, domestic or foreign (including any Environmental Claims) or other regulatory body or any mediator or arbitrator whether pending or, to the best knowledge of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any property of Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
          “Affected Lender” as defined in Section 2.17(b).
          “Affected Loans” as defined in Section 2.17(b).
          “Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control(including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling,” “controlled byand "under common control with"), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (i) to vote five percent (5%) or more of the Securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person, or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall any Agent, Borrowing Base Agent or Lender be considered an “Affiliate” of any Credit Party.
          “Agent” means (i) each of Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and (ii) solely with respect to Section 9, each of Administrative Agent, Borrowing Base Agent and Collateral Agent.
          “Agent Advances” as defined in Section 9.8(c).
          “Aggregate Amounts Due” as defined in Section 2.16.
          “Aggregate Payments” as defined in Section 7.2.

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          “Agreement” means this Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2007, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and any annexes, exhibits, schedules to any of the foregoing.
          “Applicable Borrower” means (i) with respect to the Tranche A Term Loans, Company, (ii) with respect to the Tranche A-1 Term Loans, SPV, and (iii) with respect to the Revolving Loans, Company.
          “Applicable Margin” means (i) with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans, a percentage, per annum, equal to six percent (6.0%); and (ii) with respect to Base Rate Loans, a percentage, per annum, equal to five percent (5.0%).
          “Applicable Reserve Requirement” means, at any time, for any LIBOR Rate Loan, the maximum rate, expressed as a decimal, at which reserves (including any basic marginal, special, supplemental, emergency or other reserves) are required to be maintained with respect thereto against “Eurocurrency Liabilities” (as such term is defined in Regulation D) under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other applicable banking regulator. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the Applicable Reserve Requirement shall reflect any other reserves required to be maintained by such member banks with respect to (i) any category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the applicable Adjusted LIBOR Rate or any other interest rate of a Loan is to be determined, or (ii) any category of extensions of credit or other assets which include LIBOR Rate Loans. A LIBOR Rate Loan shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency liabilities and as such shall be deemed subject to reserve requirements without benefits of credit for proration, exceptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to the applicable Lender. The rate of interest on LIBOR Rate Loans shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Applicable Reserve Requirement.
          “Asset Sale” means a sale, lease or sublease (as lessor or sublessor), sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition to, or any exchange of property with, any Person, in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or any part of Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ businesses, assets or properties of any kind, whether real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including the Capital Stock of any of Company’s Subsidiaries, other than inventory sold or leased in the ordinary course of business.
          “Assignment Agreement” means an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E, with such amendments or modifications as may be approved by Administrative Agent.
          “Attributable Debt” means as of the date of determination thereof, without duplication, (i) in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction, the net present value (discounted according to GAAP at the cost of debt implied in the lease) of the obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the then-remaining term of any applicable lease, and (ii) the principal balance outstanding under any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product to which such Person is a party, where

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such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP.
          “Authorized Officer” means, as applied to any Person, any individual holding the position of chairman of the board (if an officer), chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer or treasurer, in each case, whose signatures and incumbency have been certified to Administrative Agent.
          “Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the amount equal to the lesser of (a) the sum of the Revolving Commitments of each Lender at such time, and (b) (i) for the period from the Closing Date until the date that is ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, (A) $150,000,000, plus the amount, if any, by which the Borrowing Base at such time exceeds $150,000,000, minus (B) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding at such time, and (ii) for the period from the date that is 90 days following the Closing Date until the Revolving Credit Termination Date, (A) the Borrowing Base at such time, minus (B) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding at such time.
          “Bailee’s Letter” means a Bailee Letter substantially in the form of Exhibit M with such amendments or modifications as may be approved by Collateral Agent.
          “Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” or any similar legislation in a relevant jurisdiction, in each case, as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
          “Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (A) five percent (5.0%) per annum and (B) the greater of (i) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, and (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1.0%). Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
          “Base Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.
          “Beneficiary” means each Agent, Borrowing Base Agent and Lender.
          “Borrower” and “Borrowers” as defined in the preamble hereto.
          “Borrowing Base” means, at any time, the difference between (i) the sum of (A) up to eighty-five percent (85.0%) of the value of the Net Amount of Eligible Accounts of the Credit Parties at such time, less the amount, if any, of the Dilution Reserve, plus (B) for the period from the Closing Date until the date that is ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, up to twenty-five percent (25.0%) of the value of the Net Amount of Eligible Foreign Accounts of the Credit Parties at such time, less the amount, if any, of the Dilution Reserve, plus (C) up to eighty-five percent (85.0%) of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Inventory of the Credit Parties, as set forth in the most recent Inventory appraisal obtained by the Administrative Agent, plus (D) for the period from the Closing Date until the date that is ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the lesser of (x) up to thirty-seven and one-half percent (37.5%) of the value of the Eligible Panel Inventory of SPV, and (y) the aggregate outstanding principal

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amount of the Tranche A-1 Term Loan, in each case, as determined by the Borrowing Base Agent and the Administrative Agent in their reasonable business judgment, and (ii) such reserves (other than the Dilution Reserve) as the Administrative Agent or the Borrowing Base Agent may deem appropriate in the exercise of their reasonable business judgment, including, without limitation any reserves or other adjustments established by the Borrowing Base Agent or the Administrative Agent on the basis of any collateral audits conducted hereunder. In the event that the Administrative Agent or the Borrowing Base Agent, at any time in their reasonable discretion, determines that the Dollar amount of Eligible Accounts or Eligible Foreign Accounts collectable by Credit Parties is reduced or diluted as a result of discounts or rebates granted by Credit Parties to the respective Account Debtor(s), returned or rejected Inventory or services, or such other reasons or factors as the Administrative Agent or the Borrowing Base Agent reasonably deems applicable, the Administrative Agent or the Borrowing Base Agent may, in their reasonable discretion, reduce or otherwise modify the percentage of Eligible Accounts or Eligible Foreign Accounts, as applicable, included within the Borrowing Base and/or reduce the dollar amount of Eligible Accounts or Eligible Foreign Accounts, as applicable, by an amount determined by Administrative Agent or the Borrowing Base Agent in their reasonable credit judgment.
          “Borrowing Base Agent” means The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc., in its capacity as borrowing base agent, together with its permitted successors and assigns in accordance with Section 9.7.
          “Borrowing Base Agent’s Account” means an account at a bank designated by Borrowing Base Agent from time to time as the account into which Credit Parties shall make all payments to Borrowing Base Agent for the benefit of Agents, Borrowing Base Agent and Lenders holding Revolving Loans under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
          “Borrowing Base Agent Loan Account” means an account maintained hereunder by the Borrowing Base Agent on its books of account at the Payment Office, and with respect to Company, in which Company will be charged by the Borrowing Base Agent with all Revolving Loans made to, and all other Obligations with respect to the Revolving Loans incurred by, and Letter of Credit Usage incurred for the account of, Company.
          “Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of each Borrower and setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base in compliance with Section 5.1(q), substantially in the form of Exhibit L.
          “Business Day” means (i) any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or is a day on which banking institutions located in such state are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close, and (ii) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with the Adjusted LIBOR Rate or any LIBOR Rate Loans, the term "Business Dayshall mean any day which is a Business Day described in clause (i) and which is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
          “Business Trade Secrets” as defined in Section 4.31.

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          “Capital Lease” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee (or the equivalent) that, in conformity with GAAP, is or should be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.
          “Capital Stock” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing.
          “Cash” means money, currency or a credit balance in any demand or Deposit Account.
          “Cash Equivalents” means, as at any date of determination, (i) marketable securities (a) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed as to interest and principal by the United States Government, or (b) issued by any agency of the United States the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year after such date; (ii) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case maturing within one year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s; (iii) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s; (iv) certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one year after such date and issued or accepted by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia that (a) is at least "adequately capitalized(as defined in the regulations of its primary Federal banking regulator), and (b) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) of not less than $100,000,000; and (v) shares of any money market mutual fund that (a) has at least ninety five percent (95%) of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, (b) has net assets of not less than $500,000,000, and (c) has the highest rating obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s.
          “Certificate Regarding Non-Bank Status” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F.
          “Change of Control” means, at any time, (i) any Person or "group(within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) (a) shall have acquired, directly or indirectly, beneficial or of record ownership of twenty-five percent (25.0%) or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting and/or economic interest in the outstanding Capital Stock of Company or (b) shall have obtained the power (whether or not exercised) to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Company; or (ii) Company shall cease to beneficially own and control one hundred percent (100%) on a fully diluted basis of the economic and voting interest in the outstanding Capital Stock of each other Credit Party (except to the extent expressly permitted pursuant to Section 6.8 hereof); or (iii) the majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors (or similar governing body) of

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Company cease to be occupied by Persons who either (a) were members of the board of directors of Company on the Closing Date, or (b) were nominated for election or appointed by the board of directors of Company, a majority of whom were directors on the Closing Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously approved by a majority of such directors; or (iv) any event, transaction or occurrence as a result of which James Ching Hua Li shall for any reason cease to be actively engaged in the day-to-day management of Company in the role he serves on the Closing Date, unless an interim or permanent successor reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders is appointed within a period of time deemed reasonable by Administrative Agent.
          “Class” means (i) with respect to Lenders, each of the following classes of Lenders: (a) Lenders having Tranche A Term Loan Exposure, (b) Lenders having Tranche A-1 Term Loan Exposure, and (c) Lenders having Revolving Exposure, and (ii) with respect to Loans, each of the following classes of Loans: (a) Tranche A Term Loans, (b) Tranche A-1 Term Loans, and (c) Revolving Loans.
          “Closing Date” means the date on which the Term Loans are made.
          “Closing Date Certificate” means a Closing Date Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1.
          “Collateral” means, collectively, all of the property and assets and all interests therein and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by any Person upon which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted by such Person pursuant to the Collateral Documents or any other Credit Documents as security for the Obligations.
          “Collateral Access Agreement” means any Landlord Collateral Access Agreements, Bailee Letters, or any other agreement, acknowledgement or certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and the Borrowing Base Agent pursuant to which a mortgagee or lessor of real property on which Collateral is stored or otherwise located, or a warehouseman, processor, converter facility or other bailee of Inventory or other property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, acknowledges the Liens under the Collateral Documents and subordinates or waives any Liens held by such Person on such property and, in the case of any such agreement with a mortgagee or lessor, permits the Collateral Agent reasonable access to and the use of such real property during the continuance of an Event of Default to assemble, complete and sell any Collateral stored or otherwise located thereon.
          “Collateral Agent” as defined in the preamble hereto.
          “Collateral Documents” means the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Mortgages, the Hong Kong Fixed and Floating Security Document, the Hong Kong Share Charge, any Collateral Access Agreements, the Collateral Questionnaire and all other acknowledgments, certificates, control agreements, financing statements (and non-U.S. equivalents thereof), instruments, documents and agreements delivered by any Credit Party pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents in order to grant to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a Lien on any real, personal or mixed property of that

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Credit Party as security for the Obligations, in each case, as such Collateral Documents may be amended or otherwise modified from time to time.
          “Collateral Questionnaire” means a perfection certificate in form satisfactory to Collateral Agent that provides information with respect to the personal or mixed property of each Credit Party.
          “Commitment” means any Revolving Commitment, Tranche A Term Loan Commitment or Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment.
          “Communications” as defined in Section 9.9(a).
          “Company” as defined in the preamble hereto.
          “Company Obligations” means all liabilities and obligations of every nature of each Company and its Subsidiaries (other than SPV) from time to time owed to the Agents (including former Agents), Borrowing Base Agent, the Lenders or any of them or Issuing Bank, under any Credit Document, in connection with the Tranche A Term Loans, the Revolving Commitments, and the Revolving Loans, whether for principal, interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Credit Party, would have accrued on any such Company Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Credit Party for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under Letters of Credit or payments made by Administrative Agent or any Lender under or in connection with any L/C Funding Support, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise and whether primary, secondary, direct, indirect, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including obligations of performance).
          “Compliance Certificate” means a Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
          “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means, for any period, an amount determined for Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis equal to:
  (i)   the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of:
  (a)   Consolidated Net Income, plus
 
  (b)   Consolidated Interest Expense, plus
 
  (c)   provisions for taxes based on income, plus
 
  (d)   total depreciation expense, plus
 
  (e)   total amortization expense, plus
 
  (f)   other non-Cash items reducing Consolidated Net Income (excluding any such non-Cash item to the extent that it represents an accrual or reserve for potential Cash items in any future period

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      or amortization of a prepaid Cash item that was paid in a prior period), minus
  (ii)   the sum, without duplication of the amounts for such period of:
  (a)   other non-Cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding any such non-Cash item to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for potential Cash item in any prior period), plus
 
  (b)   interest income, plus
 
  (c)   extraordinary gains and other income;
          “Consolidated Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures of Company and its Subsidiaries during such period determined on a consolidated basis that, in accordance with GAAP, are or should be included in "purchase of property and equipment (including the portion of liabilities under any Capital Lease that is or should be capitalized in accordance with GAAP) or which should otherwise be capitalizedor similar items reflected in the consolidated statement of cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries.
          “Consolidated Cash Interest Expense” means, for any period, Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, excluding any amount not payable in Cash.
          “Consolidated Current Assets” means, as at any date of determination, the total assets of Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP after deducting any appropriate and adequate reserves therefor in conformity with GAAP, excluding Cash and Cash Equivalents.
          “Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, as at any date of determination, the total liabilities of Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current liabilities in conformity with GAAP, excluding (i) the current portion of long term debt, and (ii) outstanding Revolving Loans.
          “Consolidated Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, an amount (if positive) determined for Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis equal to:
  (i)   the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of:
  (a)   Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, plus
 
  (b)   interest income, plus
 
  (c)   other non-ordinary course income, plus
 
  (d)   the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment, minus

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  (ii)   the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of:
  (a)   voluntary and scheduled repayments of Consolidated Total Debt (excluding repayments of any revolving credit indebtedness except to the extent the obligation of the relevant lenders to make such revolving credit available is permanently reduced or terminated in connection with such repayments, to the extent of such reduction or termination), plus
 
  (b)   Consolidated Capital Expenditures, plus
 
  (c)   Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, plus
 
  (d)   provisions for current taxes based on income of Company and its Subsidiaries and payable in cash with respect to such period.
          “Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, for any period, the sum, without duplication, of the amounts determined for Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis equal to:
  (i)   Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, plus
 
  (ii)   scheduled payments of principal on Consolidated Total Debt, plus
 
  (iii)   Consolidated Capital Expenditures, plus
 
  (iv)   dividends or distributions paid in cash, plus
 
  (v)   the portion of taxes based on income actually paid in cash and provisions for cash income taxes, as each of the foregoing is made during such period in conformity with GAAP.
          “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, total interest expense (including that portion attributable to Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP and capitalized interest) of Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis with respect to all outstanding Consolidated Total Debt, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and net costs under Interest Rate Agreements.
          “Consolidated Liquidity” means, for any period, an amount determined for Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis equal to the sum of (i) unrestricted cash-on-hand of the Credit Parties, held in a deposit account in the United States, which is subject to a control agreement in favor of the Collateral Agent, which is free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent securing the Obligations), plus (ii) Availability at such time.

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          “Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period:
  (i)   the net income (or loss) of Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period determined in conformity with GAAP, minus
 
  (ii)   the sum of:
  (a)   the income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of Company) in which any other Person (other than Company or any of its Subsidiaries) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to Company or any of its Subsidiaries by such Person during such period, plus
 
  (b)   the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of Company or is merged into or consolidated with Company or any of its Subsidiaries or that Person’s assets are acquired by Company or any of its Subsidiaries, plus
 
  (c)   the income of any Subsidiary of Company to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Subsidiary, plus
 
  (d)   any after-tax gains or losses attributable to Asset Sales or returned surplus assets of any Pension Plan, plus
 
  (e)   (to the extent not included in clauses (a) through (d) above) any net extraordinary gains or net extraordinary losses.
          “Consolidated Total Debt” means, without duplication, as at any date of determination: the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of Company and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
          “Consolidated Working Capital” means, as at any date of determination, the excess or deficiency of Consolidated Current Assets over Consolidated Current Liabilities.
          “Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment” means, for any period on a consolidated basis, the amount (which may be a negative number) by which Consolidated Working Capital as of the beginning of such period exceeds (or is less than) Consolidated Working Capital as of the end of such period.

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          “Contractor” means a manufacturer and/or processor engaged by SPV to assemble Panel Inventory and other components into LCD Televisions on behalf of SPV, which Contractor shall be reasonably acceptable to the Agents.
          “Contractor Agreement” means an agreement between SPV and a Contractor, pursuant to which the Contractor (and each of its subcontractors) disclaims ownership, subject to the terms specified therein, in the Panel Inventory, the components and the completed LCD Televisions. Each Contractor Agreement in effect on the Closing Date is specified on Schedule 1.1(b) hereto.
          “Contractor Documents” means each of the documents and agreements specified on Schedule 1.1(d) entered into between a Contractor and a Credit Party.
          “Contractual Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any provision of any Security issued by that Person or of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement or other instrument to which that Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound or to which it or any of its properties is subject.
          “Contributing Guarantors” as defined in Section 7.2.
          “Conversion/Continuation Date” means the effective date of a continuation or conversion, as the case may be, as set forth in the applicable Conversion/Continuation Notice.
          “Conversion/Continuation Notice” means a Conversion/Continuation Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.
          “Counterpart Agreement” means a Counterpart Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit H delivered by a Credit Party pursuant to Section 5.10.
          “Credit Date” means the date of a Credit Extension.
          “Credit Document” means any of this Agreement, the Notes, if any, the Collateral Documents, the Fee Letter, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, the Flow of Funds Agreement, any Contractor Agreement, any Panel Deposit Agreement, any Letter of Credit Applications, the Factoring Assignment Agreement, all documents, instruments and agreements relating to L/C Funding Support, including any reimbursement agreements or other documents or certificates executed by Company in favor of Issuing Bank relating to Letters of Credit, and all other certificates, documents, instruments or agreements executed and delivered by a Credit Party for the benefit of any Agent, Borrowing Base Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender in connection herewith.
          “Credit Extension” means the making, conversion or continuance of a Loan or the issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit.
          “Credit Party” means each Borrower and each Guarantor.
          “Currency Agreement” means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, futures contract, option contract, synthetic or other similar agreement or arrangement,

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each of which is for the purpose of hedging the foreign currency risk associated with Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ operations and not for speculative purposes.
          “Default” means a condition or event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
          “Default Excess” means, with respect to any Defaulting Lender, the excess, if any, of such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans of all Lenders (calculated as if all Defaulting Lenders (other than such Defaulting Lender) had funded all of their respective Defaulted Loans) over the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans of such Defaulting Lender.
          “Default Period” means, with respect to any Defaulting Lender, the period commencing on the date of the applicable Funding Default and ending on the earliest of the following dates: (i) the date on which all Commitments are cancelled or terminated and/or the Obligations are declared or become immediately due and payable, (ii) the date on which (a) the Default Excess with respect to such Defaulting Lender shall have been reduced to zero (whether by the funding by such Defaulting Lender of any Defaulted Loans of such Defaulting Lender or by the non-pro rata application of any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of the Loans in accordance with the terms of Section 2.12 or Section 2.13 or by a combination thereof), and (b) such Defaulting Lender shall have delivered to each Applicable Borrower and Administrative Agent a written reaffirmation of its intention to honor its obligations hereunder with respect to its Commitments, and (iii) the date on which the Credit Parties, Administrative Agent and Requisite Lenders waive all Funding Defaults of such Defaulting Lender in writing.
          “Defaulted Loan” as defined in Section 2.21.
          “Defaulting Lender” as defined in Section 2.21.
          “Default Rate” means any interest payable pursuant to Section 2.9.
          “Deposit Account” means a demand, time, savings, passbook or like account with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization, other than an account evidenced by a negotiable certificate of deposit.
          “Dilution” means a percentage, based upon the experience during a period determined by the Administrative Agent or the Borrowing Base Agent in its reasonable business judgment, that is the result of dividing the dollar amount of (a) bad debt write-downs, discounts, warranty claims, advertising allowances, credits, or other dilutive items with respect to the Credit Parties’ Accounts during such period, by (b) the Credit Parties’ billings with respect to Accounts during such period.
          “Dilution Reserve” means, as of any date of determination, an amount sufficient to reduce the advance rate against Eligible Accounts or Eligible Foreign Accounts, as applicable, by one percentage point for each percentage point by which Dilution is in excess of 5%.
          "Disqualified Capital Stock” means Capital Stock 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

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happening of any event, (a) matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the first anniversary of the Final Maturity Date, (b) is convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (i) debt securities or (ii) any Capital Stock referred to in clause (a) above, in each case at any time prior to the first anniversary of the Final Maturity Date, (c) contains any repurchase obligation that may come into effect prior to payment in full of all Obligations, (d) requires cash dividend payments prior to one year after the Final Maturity Date, (e) does not provide that any claims of any holder of such Capital Stock may have against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including any claims as judgment creditor or other creditor in respect of claims for the breach of any covenant contained therein) shall be fully subordinated (including a full remedy bar) to the Obligations in a manner satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (f) provides the holders of such Capital Stock thereof with any rights to receive any cash upon the occurrence of a change of control prior to the first anniversary date on which the Obligations have been irrevocably paid in full, unless the rights to receive such cash are contingent upon the Obligations being irrevocably paid in full, or (g) is prohibited by the terms of this Agreement. As used in this definition “Final Maturity Date” means October 26, 2012.
          “Dollars” and the sign “$” mean the lawful money of the United States of America.
          “Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
          “Eligible Account” means an Account which has been included in a Borrowing Base Certificate as an Eligible Account to determine the Borrowing Base, and as to which Account, unless otherwise approved by Administrative Agent and the Borrowing Base Agent in their reasonable discretion, the following is true and accurate as of the time it was utilized to determine the Borrowing Base:
          (i) such Account arose in the ordinary course of the business of a Credit Party out of either (a) a bona fide sale of Inventory by a Credit Party, and in such case such Inventory has in fact been shipped to the appropriate Account Debtor or the sale has otherwise been consummated in accordance with such order, or (b) services performed by a Credit Party under an enforceable contract (written or oral), and in such case such services have in fact been performed for the appropriate Account Debtor in accordance with such contract;
          (ii) such Account represents a legally valid and enforceable claim which is due and owing to a Credit Party by such Account Debtor and for at least such amount as is represented by Company and SPV to Borrowing Base Agent in the applicable Borrowing Base Certificate;
          (iii) such Account is evidenced by an invoice dated not later than the date of shipment of the related Inventory or the performance of the services, or other evidence of billing reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and Borrowing Base Agent giving

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rise to such Account is owing less than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of the invoice corresponding to such Account and less than sixty (60) days after the due date of the invoice corresponding to such Account;
          (iv) the unpaid balance of such Account as represented by Company and SPV to Borrowing Base Agent in the applicable Borrowing Base Certificate is not subject to any defense, counterclaim, setoff, contra account, credit, allowance or adjustment actually known to a Credit Party or asserted by the Account Debtor because of returned, rejected, repossessed, disputed, inferior or damaged Inventory or services, or for any other reason;
          (v) the transactions resulting in the creation of such Account comply with all applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations of the jurisdiction in which such Account was created where the failure to comply therewith could reasonably be expected to impair the collectibility of such Account;
          (vi) such Accounts do not represent a right to receive progress payments and other advance billings that are due prior to the completion of performance by a Credit Party of the subject contract for goods or services;
          (vii) such Account does not arise in a transaction wherein goods are placed on consignment or are sold pursuant to a guaranteed sale, a sale or return, a sale on approval, a bill and hold, or any other terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor may be conditional;
          (viii) such Account is lawfully owned by a Credit Party free and clear of any Lien other than the Lien in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of Agents, Borrowing Base Agent and Lenders granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents and otherwise continues to be in full conformity with all representations and warranties made by a Credit Party to Agents, Borrowing Base Agent and Lenders with respect thereto in the Credit Documents;
          (ix) such Account is not owing by an Account Debtor who, as of the date of determination, has failed to pay fifty percent (50%) or more of the aggregate amount of its Accounts owing to a Credit Party within less than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of the invoices corresponding to such Accounts and less than sixty (60) days after the due dates of the invoices corresponding to such Accounts;
          (x) such Account is unconditionally payable in Dollars and is not represented by any note, trade acceptance, draft or other negotiable instrument or by any chattel paper, except any such as has been endorsed and delivered by a Credit Party pursuant to or in accordance with the Collateral Documents or this Agreement on or prior to such Account’s inclusion in any applicable Borrowing Base Certificate;
          (xi) no Credit Party has received, with respect to such Account, any notice of the death of any general partner of the related Account Debtor, nor of the dissolution, liquidation, termination of existence, insolvency, business failure, creditors meeting of the related Account Debtor for the purposes of obtaining any financial concession or

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accommodation, appointment of a receiver or trustee for any part of the property of, assignment for the benefit of creditors by, or the filing of a petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws by or against, such Account Debtor;
          (xii) the Account Debtor on such Account is not:
                    (a) an Affiliate of Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
                    (b) the United States of America or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or any other foreign or domestic governmental entity, in each case, unless such Credit Party has complied with the provisions of the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (or the non-U.S. equivalent thereof, as applicable);
                    (c) a Person who is formed under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States, unless such Account is secured by a letter of credit or a guaranty issued by a bank reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and Borrowing Base Agent and in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent and Borrowing Base Agent, in the exercise of their reasonable credit judgment;
                    (d) an individual; or
                    (e) a supplier to or creditor of a Credit Party, unless such Account Debtor has executed a no-offset letter satisfactory to Administrative Agent and Borrowing Base Agent;
          (xiii) such Account is not subject to collection by an outside claims processor;
          (xiv) the otherwise Eligible Accounts of any Account Debtor do not exceed 20% of all Eligible Accounts, provided, that such percentage as applied to a particular Account Debtor and its Affiliates is subject to reduction by Administrative Agent and Borrowing Base Agent in their reasonable business judgment if the creditworthiness of such Account Debtor deteriorates; and
          (xv) such Account is not owing by an Account Debtor the continued collectability of whose obligations Administrative Agent and Borrowing Base Agent shall have determined, acting in the exercise of its reasonable credit judgment, have become materially impaired and Administrative Agent or Borrowing Base Agent shall have notified Company are thus not deemed to constitute Eligible Accounts; and
          (xvi) such Account satisfies any other eligibility criteria established from time to time by Administrative Agent and the Borrowing Base Agent, all in accordance with ordinary and customary lending standards, as reasonably determined by them.
               Any Account which is at any time an Eligible Account but which fails to meet any of the foregoing requirements at a subsequent date of determination, shall immediately cease to be an Eligible Account for so long as it does not meet any of the foregoing requirements; provided, that such requirements may be revised from time to time by Administrative Agent or

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the Borrowing Base Agent in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment to address the results of any audits performed by Agents or Borrowing Base Agent after the Closing Date. Eligible Accounts shall be calculated net of customer deposits and unapplied cash remitted to any Credit Party.
          Notwithstanding the foregoing, Accounts of a Credit Party shall be deemed to be Eligible Accounts if such Accounts are generated in the ordinary course of business of such Credit Party and are purchased and credit approved and continue to be credit approved, in each case by Factor, under the Factoring Agreement and are and continue to be subject to the Factoring Assignment Agreement.
          “Eligible Assignee” means (i) in the case of the Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments, (a) any Lender with Revolving Exposure or any Affiliate (other than a natural person) of any Lender with Revolving Exposure, (b) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having total assets or net worth in excess of $500,000,000, (c) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or a political subdivision of any such country and which has total assets or net worth in excess of $500,000,000, provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States, and (d) a finance company, insurance company, or other financial institution or fund that is engaged in making, purchasing, or otherwise investing in commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and having (together with its Affiliates) total assets or net worth in excess of $500,000,000, (ii) in the case of the Term Loans, (a) any Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender and any Related Fund (any two or more Related Funds being treated as a single Eligible Assignee for all purposes hereof), and (b) any commercial bank, insurance company, investment or mutual fund or other entity that is an "accredited investor (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) and which extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses, and (iii) any other Person (other than a natural Person) approved by Administrative Agent; provided, that neither Company nor any Affiliate of Company shall, in any event, be an Eligible Assignee.
          “Eligible Foreign Accounts” means an Account (a) that satisfies all of the criteria for an Eligible Account set forth in the definition thereof (other than clauses (iii), (ix), (xii)(c) and (xv) thereof), (b) for which the Account Debtor is SCHOT, and (c) that is evidenced by an invoice dated not later than the date of shipment of the related Inventory or the performance of the services, or other evidence of billing reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and Borrowing Base Agent giving rise to such Account and is owing less than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of the invoice corresponding to such Account and less than sixty (60) days after the due date of the invoice corresponding to such Account; provided, that if SCHOT has failed to pay fifty percent (50%) or more of the aggregate amount of its Accounts owing to a Credit Party within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of the invoice corresponding to such Accounts or within sixty (60) days since the original due date of the invoices corresponding to such Accounts, no Accounts owing to the Credit Parties from SCHOT shall be deemed to be Eligible Foreign Accounts.
          “Eligible Inventory” means all Inventory consisting of all finished goods, raw materials and RMA Inventory of any Credit Party which meets each of the following requirements:

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          (i) it is lawfully owned by a Credit Party free and clear of any Lien other than the Lien in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of Agents, Borrowing Base Agent and Lenders granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents and otherwise continues to be in full conformity with all representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties to Agents, Borrowing Base Agent and Lenders with respect thereto in the Credit Documents;
          (ii) it was acquired in the ordinary course of business of a Credit Party, does not represent damaged, obsolete or unsaleable goods and may be lawfully sold;
          (iii) it is in the possession and control of a Credit Party and it is stored and held in facilities owned by a Credit Party or, if such facilities are not so owned, Collateral Agent is in possession of a Collateral Access Agreement;
          (iv) it is not Inventory produced in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and subject to the “hot goods” provisions contained in Title 29 U.S.C. §215;
          (v) it is located in the United States or in any territory or possession of the United States that has adopted Article 9 of the UCC;
          (vi) it is not “in transit” or held or acquired by a Credit Party on consignment other than Inventory (A) in transit between one United States location of a Credit Party to another United States location of a Credit Party or (B) in transit to a Person party to a Collateral Access Agreement;
          (vii) it is not tooling;
          (viii) no Account has been created or issued with respect to it;
          (ix) no document of title has been created or issued with respect to it, other than documents of title with respect thereto that are consigned and delivered to Collateral Agent at a location within the United States;
          (x) it does not consist of goods that are slow moving (which for purposes of this Agreement, shall mean goods that will not be sold within three (3) months based on the last six (6) months of sales of such good, but shall exclude any new goods that have been available for sale for less than three (3) months as determined in Administrative Agent’s and Borrowing Base Agent’s reasonable discretion), supplies or goods that constitute spare parts, packaging and shipping materials, bill and hold goods or defective goods;
          (xi) it is not work in process;
          (xii) it is not capitalized expenses constituting Inventory; and
          (xiii) Administrative Agent or Borrowing Base Agent shall not have determined in its reasonable credit judgment, that such Inventory is no longer saleable to its intended purchasers.

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          In addition, the following shall not be deemed to be Eligible Inventory:
  (A)   returned units under repair;
 
  (B)   parts for repairs;
 
  (C)   marketing and testing units;
 
  (D)   damaged goods under dispute;
 
  (E)   lower of cost or market reserve; and
 
  (F)   Kolin rebate Inventory adjustments.
          Inventory which is at any time Eligible Inventory but which fails to meet any of the foregoing requirements at a subsequent date of determination shall forthwith cease to be Eligible Inventory for so long as it does not meet any of the foregoing requirements; provided, that such requirements may be revised from time to time by Administrative Agent or Borrowing Base Agent in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment to address the results of any appraisals or audits performed by Agents or Borrowing Base Agent after the Closing Date.
          “Eligible Panel Inventory” means all Panel Inventory of SPV which meets each of the following requirements:
          (i) it is lawfully owned by SPV free and clear of all Liens and otherwise continues to be in full conformity with all representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties to Agents, Borrowing Base Agent and Lenders with respect thereto in the Credit Documents;
          (ii) it was acquired in the ordinary course of business of SPV, does not represent damaged, obsolete or unsaleable goods and may be lawfully sold;
          (iii) it is in the possession and control of, or “in transit” to, a Contractor that has executed a Contractor Agreement in favor of the SPV, or “in transit” to a Credit Party or a customer of a Credit Party;
          (iv) it is not produced in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or subject to the “hot goods” provisions contained in Title 29 U.S.C. §215;
          (v) no Account has been created or issued with respect to it;
          (vi) no document of title has been created or issued with respect to it, other than documents of title with respect thereto that are (x) issued in the name of a Contractor that has executed a Contractor Agreement in favor of the SPV, so long as such Panel Inventory is held outside the United States, or (y) issued in the name of SPV and consigned and delivered to Collateral Agent at a location within the United States; and

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          (vii) Administrative Agent or Borrowing Base Agent shall not have determined in its reasonable credit judgment, that such Panel Inventory is no longer saleable to its intended purchasers.
          Panel Inventory which is at any time Eligible Panel Inventory but which fails to meet any of the foregoing requirements at a subsequent date of determination shall forthwith cease to be Eligible Panel Inventory for so long as it does not meet any of the foregoing requirements; provided, that such requirements may be revised from time to time by Administrative Agent or Borrowing Base Agent in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment to address the results of any appraisals or audits performed by Agents or Borrowing Base Agent after the Closing Date.
          “Employee Benefit Plan” means any "employee benefit planas defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA which is or was sponsored, maintained or contributed to by, or required to be contributed by, Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates.
          “Environmental Claim” means any investigation, notice, notice of violation, claim, action, suit, proceeding, demand, abatement order complaint, summons, citation, direction, penalty, fine, investigation or other order, directive or proceeding (conditional or otherwise), by any Governmental Authority or any other Person, arising (i) pursuant to or in connection with any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law; (ii) in connection with any Hazardous Material or any actual or alleged Hazardous Materials Activity; or (iii) in connection with any actual or alleged damage, injury, threat or harm to health, safety, natural resources or the environment.
          “Environmental Laws” means any and all current or future foreign or domestic, federal, state or local (or any subdivision of any of them), statutes, ordinances, orders, rules, by-laws, regulations, judgments, guidelines, policies, Governmental Authorizations, or any other requirements of Governmental Authorities imposing liability or establishing standards of conduct for or relating to (i) public health and safety, protection of the environment or other environmental matters, including those relating to any Hazardous Materials Activity; (ii) the generation, use, storage, transportation or disposal of Hazardous Materials; or (iii) occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene, land use or the protection of human, plant or animal health or welfare.
          “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto, in each case together with the regulations thereunder.
          “ERISA Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, (i) any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person is a member; (ii) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person is a member; and (iii) any member of an affiliated service group within the meaning of Section 414(m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person, any corporation described in clause (i) above or any trade or business described in clause (ii) above is a member. Any former

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ERISA Affiliate of Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall continue to be considered an ERISA Affiliate of Company or any such Subsidiary within the meaning of this definition with respect to the period such entity was an ERISA Affiliate of Company or such Subsidiary and with respect to liabilities arising after such period for which Company or such Subsidiary could be liable under the Internal Revenue Code or ERISA.
          “ERISA Event” means (i) a "reportable eventwithin the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan (excluding those for which the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC has been waived by regulation); (ii) the failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to any Pension Plan (whether or not waived in accordance with Section 412(d) of the Internal Revenue Code) or the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 412(m) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (iii) notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (iv) the withdrawal by Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from any Pension Plan with two or more non-related contributing sponsors or the termination of any such Pension Plan resulting in liability to Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA; (v) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan, or the occurrence of any event or condition which might reasonably constitute grounds under ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (vi) the imposition of liability on Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (vii) the withdrawal of Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan if there is any liability or potential liability therefor, or the receipt by Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of notice from any Multiemployer Plan that it is in reorganization or insolvency pursuant to Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA, or that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A or 4042 of ERISA; (viii) the occurrence of an act or omission which could give rise to the imposition on Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of fines, penalties, taxes or related charges under Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue Code or under Section 409, Section 502(c), (i) or (l), or Section 4071 of ERISA in respect of any Employee Benefit Plan; (ix) the assertion of a material claim (other than routine claims for benefits) against any Employee Benefit Plan or the assets thereof, or against Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in connection with any Employee Benefit Plan; (x) receipt from the Internal Revenue Service of notice of the failure of any Pension Plan (or any other Employee Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code) to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the failure of any trust forming part of any Pension Plan to qualify for exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; (xi) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) or 412(n) of the Internal Revenue Code or pursuant to ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan, (xii) the imposition of any material liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than the PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates; (xiii) any equivalent event, action, condition, proceeding or otherwise under similar laws of any other

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jurisdiction, or (xiv) any other event or condition with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan that could reasonably be expected to result in material liability of Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
          “Event of Default” means each of the conditions or events set forth in Section 8.1.
          “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
          “Existing Credit Documents” means (i) the Amended and Restated Factoring Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2006, between The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc. and Syntax Corporation, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Business Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2006 and as amended February 21, 2007, by and among Preferred Bank, Company, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation, in each case, together with all documents executed in connection therewith, and in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Closing Date.
          “Existing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under the Existing Credit Documents.
          “Extraordinary Receipts” means any cash received by or paid to or for the account of Company or any of its Subsidiaries not in the ordinary course of business, including any foreign, United States, state or local tax refunds, pension plan reversions, judgments, proceeds of settlements or other consideration of any kind in connection with any cause of action, condemnation awards (and payments in lieu thereof), indemnity payments and any purchase price adjustment received in connection with any purchase agreement and proceeds of insurance (excluding, however, any Net Asset Sale Proceeds which are subject to Section 2.13(a) and any Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds which are subject to Section 2.13(b)).
          “Facility” means any real property (including all buildings, fixtures or other improvements located thereon) now, hereafter or heretofore owned, leased, operated or used by Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors or Affiliates.
          “Factor” means The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc., in its capacity as factor under the Factoring Agreement.
          “Factoring Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Factoring Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2006, by and between Syntax Corporation and the Factor, and as later supplemented to add Company and Syntax Group Corporation, as parties thereto, as amended by the amendment dated as of the date hereof and described in Section 3.1 and as otherwise amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
          “Factoring Assignment Agreement” means the Assignment and Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Factor and the Borrowing Base Agent, as the same may be amended or otherwise modified from time to time.
          “Fair Share Contribution Amount” as defined in Section 7.2.

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          “Fair Share” as defined in Section 7.2.
          “Federal Funds Effective Rate” means for any day, the rate per annum (expressed, as a decimal, rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher one-hundredth of one percent (1/100 of 1%)) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided, that, (i) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective 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 (ii) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
          “Fee Letter” means the letter agreement dated the date hereof between Company and Administrative Agent.
          “Financial Officer Certification” means, with respect to the financial statements for which such certification is required, the certification of the chief financial officer of Company that such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated, in each case in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis, subject, in the case of interim financial statements, to changes resulting from normal audit and year-end adjustments.
          “Financial Plan” as defined in Section 5.1(i).
          “First Priority” means, with respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Collateral Document, that such Lien is a valid, legal and enforceable Lien having priority over all other Liens to which such Collateral is subject, other than any Permitted Lien that is permitted to have priority over the Lien of the Collateral Agent.
          “Fiscal Quarter” means a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year.
          “Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of Company and its Subsidiaries ending on June 30th of each calendar year.
          “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means the ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the four-Fiscal Quarter period then ending, taken as a single accounting period to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such four-Fiscal Quarter period (provided, that (i) for the four Fiscal Quarter period ending December 31, 2007, Consolidated Fixed Charges shall be the Consolidated Fixed Charges for the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2007 multiplied by four, (ii) for the four Fiscal Quarter period ending March 31, 2008, Consolidated Fixed Charges shall be the Consolidated Fixed Charges for the two Fiscal Quarter period ending March 31, 2008 multiplied by two, and (iii) for the four Fiscal Quarter period ending June 30, 2008, Consolidated Fixed Charges shall be the Consolidated Fixed Charges for the three Fiscal Quarter period ending June 30, 2008 multiplied by 4/3).

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          “Flood Hazard Property” means any Real Estate Asset subject to a mortgage in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and located in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mud slide hazards.
          “Flow of Funds Agreement” means that certain Flow of Funds Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party, each Agent, Borrowing Base Agent, each Lender and any other person party thereto, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, in connection with the disbursement of Loan proceeds in accordance with Section 2.5 of this Agreement.
          “Foreign Currency” as defined in Section 10.26.
          “Foreign Currency Conversion Date” as defined in Section 10.26.
          “Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
          “Funding Default” as defined in Section 2.21.
          “Funding Guarantor” as defined in Section 7.2.
          “Funding Notice” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
          “GAAP” means, subject to the limitations on the application thereof set forth in Section 1.2, United States generally accepted accounting principles in effect as of the date of determination thereof.
          “Governmental Acts” means any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto government or Governmental Authority.
          “Governmental Authority” means any Federal, state, municipal, national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any entity or officer exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case whether associated with a state of the United States, the United States, or a foreign entity or government.
          “Governmental Authorization” means any permit, license, authorization, plan, directive, consent order or consent decree of or from any Governmental Authority.
          “Granting Lender” as defined in Section 10.7.
          “Grantor” as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement.
          “Guarantee” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, that is (a) an obligation of such Person the primary purpose or intent of which is to provide assurance to an

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obligee that the obligation of the obligor thereof will be paid or discharged, or any agreement relating thereto will be complied with, or the holders thereof will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss in respect thereof; or (b) a liability of such Person for an obligation of another through any agreement (contingent or otherwise) (i) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such obligation or any security therefor, or to provide funds for the payment or discharge of such obligation (whether in the form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital contributions or otherwise) or (ii) to maintain the solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of another if, in the case of any agreement described under subclauses (i) or (ii) of this clause (b), the primary purpose or intent thereof is as described in clause (a) above.
          “Guaranteed Obligations” as defined in Section 7.1.
          “Guarantor” means (i) with respect to the Company Obligations, each Domestic Subsidiary of Company (other than SPV), and (ii) with respect to the SPV Obligations, Company and each Domestic Subsidiary of Company (other than the SPV).
          “Guaranty” means the guaranty of each Guarantor set forth in Section 7.
          “Hazardous Materials” shall include, without regard to amount and/or concentration (a) any element, compound, or chemical that is defined, listed or otherwise classified as a contaminant, pollutant, toxic pollutant, toxic or hazardous substances, extremely hazardous substance or chemical, hazardous waste, medical waste, biohazardous or infectious waste, special waste, or solid waste under Environmental Laws; (b) petroleum, petroleum-based or petroleum-derived products; (c) polychlorinated biphenyls; (d) any substance exhibiting a hazardous waste characteristic under Environmental Law including but not limited to corrosivity, ignitibility, toxicity or reactivity as well as any radioactive or explosive materials; and (e) any asbestos-containing materials.
          “Hazardous Materials Activity” means any past, current, proposed or threatened activity, event or occurrence involving any Hazardous Materials, including the use, manufacture, possession, storage, holding, presence, existence, location, Release, threatened Release, discharge, placement, generation, transportation, processing, construction, treatment, abatement, removal, remediation, disposal, disposition or handling of any Hazardous Materials, and any Remedial Action with respect to any of the foregoing.
          “Highest Lawful Rate” means the maximum lawful interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, charged, or received under the laws applicable to any Lender which are presently in effect or, to the extent allowed by law, under such applicable laws which may hereafter be in effect and which allow a higher maximum nonusurious interest rate than applicable laws now allow.
          “Historical Financial Statements” means as of the Closing Date, (i) the audited financial statements of Company and its Subsidiaries, for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2007, consisting of balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, and (ii) for the interim period from July 1, 2007 to the Closing Date, internally prepared, unaudited financial statements of Company and its Subsidiaries, consisting of a balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of income,

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stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each quarterly period completed prior to forty-six (46) days before the Closing Date and for each monthly period completed prior to thirty-one (31) days prior to the Closing Date, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), certified by the chief financial officer of Company that such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated, subject, if applicable, to changes resulting from audit and normal year end adjustments.
          “Hong Kong Fixed and Floating Security Document” means the Hong Kong law fixed and floating security document to be granted by Company in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2.
          “Hong Kong Share Charge” means the Hong Kong law share charge to be granted by Vivitar Corporation in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit I-3.
          “Increased Cost Lender” as defined in Section 2.22.
          “Indebtedness,as applied to any Person, means, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness for borrowed money; (ii) that portion of obligations with respect to Capital Leases that is properly classified as a liability on a balance sheet in conformity with GAAP; (iii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds or similar instruments or upon which interest payments are customarily paid and all obligations in respect of drafts accepted representing extensions of credit whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money; (iv) any obligation owed for all or any part of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business having a term of less than four (4) months that are not overdue by more than sixty (60) days) which purchase price is (a) due more than four (4) months from the date of incurrence of the obligation in respect thereof or (b) evidenced by a note or similar written instrument; (v) all obligations created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such person, (vi) all indebtedness secured by any Lien on any property or asset owned or held by that Person regardless of whether the indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed by that Person or is nonrecourse to the credit of that Person; (vii) the face amount of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued, bankers’ acceptances facilities, surety bond and similar credit transactions for the account of that Person or as to which that Person is otherwise liable for reimbursement of drawings or drafts; (viii) the direct or indirect guaranty, endorsement (otherwise than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with recourse by such Person of the obligation of another; (ix) any obligation of such Person the primary purpose or intent of which is to provide assurance to an obligee that the obligation of the obligor thereof will be paid or discharged, or any agreement relating thereto will be complied with, or the holders thereof will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss in respect thereof; (x) any liability of such Person for an obligation of another through any agreement (contingent or otherwise) (a) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such obligation or any security therefor, or to provide funds for the payment or discharge of such obligation (whether in the form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital contributions or otherwise) or (b) to maintain the solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of another if, in the case of any agreement described under

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subclauses (a) or (b) of this clause (x), the primary purpose or intent thereof is as described in clause (ix) above; (xi) all obligations of such Person in respect of any exchange traded or over the counter derivative transaction, including any Interest Rate Agreement and Currency Agreement, whether entered into for hedging or speculative purposes; (xii) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Capital Stock of such Person and (xii) all Attributable Debt of such Person. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly non-recourse to such Person.
          “Indemnified Liabilities” means, collectively, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages (including natural resource damages), penalties, claims (including Environmental Claims), costs (including the costs of any investigation, study, sampling, testing, abatement, cleanup, removal, remediation or other response action necessary to remove, remediate, clean up or abate any Hazardous Materials Activity), expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for Indemnitees in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened by any Person, whether or not any such Indemnitee shall be designated as a party or a potential party thereto, and any fees or expenses incurred by Indemnitees in enforcing this indemnity), whether direct, indirect or consequential and whether based on any Federal, state or foreign laws, statutes, rules or regulations (including securities and commercial laws, statutes, rules or regulations and Environmental Laws), on common law or equitable cause or on contract or otherwise, that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any such Indemnitee, in any manner relating to or arising out of (i) this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including the Lenders’ agreement to make Credit Extensions or the use or intended use of the proceeds thereof, or any enforcement of any of the Credit Documents (including any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of the Guaranty)); (ii) the statements contained in the commitment letter or proposal letter delivered by any Lender to Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (iii) any Environmental Claim against or any Hazardous Materials Activity relating to or arising from, directly or indirectly, any past or present activity, operation, land ownership, or practice of Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
          “Indemnitee” as defined in Section 10.3(a).
          “Indemnitee Agent Party” as defined in Section 9.6.
          “Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other national, state, provincial or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief.
          “Intercompany Subordination Agreement” means that certain Intercompany Subordination Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, made by the Credit Parties and their

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Subsidiaries in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents, Borrowing Base Agent and the Lenders.
          “Interest Payment Date” means with respect to (i) any Base Rate Loan, (a) the last day of each month, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and (b) the final maturity date of such Loan; and (ii) any LIBOR Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan.
          “Interest Period” means, in connection with a LIBOR Rate Loan, an interest period of one, two or three months, as selected by the Applicable Borrower in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, (i) initially, commencing on the Credit Date or Conversion/Continuation Date thereof, as the case may be; and (ii) thereafter, commencing on the day on which the immediately preceding Interest Period expires; provided, that, (a) if an Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day unless no further Business Day occurs in such month, in which case such Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding Business Day; (b) 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, subject to clauses (c) and (d) of this definition, end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; (c) no Interest Period with respect to any portion of any Term Loans shall extend beyond the Term Loan Maturity Date; and (d) no Interest Period with respect to any portion of the Revolving Loans shall extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
          “Interest Rate Agreement” means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement, each of which is (i) for the purpose of hedging the interest rate exposure associated with Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ operations, (ii) approved by Administrative Agent, and (iii) not for speculative purposes.
          “Interest Rate Determination Date” means, with respect to any Interest Period, the date that is two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.
          “Internal Control Event” means a material weakness in, or fraud that involves management of Company, which fraud has a material effect on Company’s internal controls over, public reporting, in each case as described in the Securities Laws.
          “Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to the date hereof and from time to time hereafter, and any successor statute.
          “Inventory” means, with respect to any Person, all of such Person’s now owned and hereafter existing or acquired goods, wherever located, which (a) are held by such Person for sale; or (b) consist of raw materials, work in process, finished goods or materials used or consumed in its business.
          “Investment” means (i) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition by Company or any of its Subsidiaries of, or of a beneficial interest in, any of the Securities of any other Person; (ii) any direct or indirect redemption, retirement, purchase or other acquisition for

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value, by any Subsidiary of Company from any Person, of any Capital Stock of such Person; (iii) any direct or indirect loan, advance or capital contributions by Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any other Person, including all Indebtedness and Accounts from that other Person that are not current assets or did not arise from sales to that other Person in the ordinary course of business; and (iv) any direct or indirect Guarantee of any obligations of any other Person. The amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additions thereto, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment.
          “Issuance Notice” means an Issuance Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-3.
          “Issuing Bank” means any financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent to issue Letters of Credit, in each case together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity, and the term “Issuing Bank” in each such instance, shall mean the Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit.
          “Joint Venture” means a joint venture, partnership or other similar arrangement, whether in corporate, partnership or other legal form; provided, that, in no event shall any corporate Subsidiary of any Person be considered to be a Joint Venture to which such Person is a party.
          “Landlord Collateral Access Agreement” means a Landlord Consent and Subordination Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit K with such amendments or modifications as may be approved by Collateral Agent.
          “Landlord Consent and Estoppel” means, with respect to any Leasehold Property, a letter, certificate or other instrument in writing from the lessor under the related lease, pursuant to which, among other things, the landlord consents to the granting of a Mortgage on such Leasehold Property by the Credit Party tenant, such Landlord Consent and Estoppel to be in form and substance acceptable to Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion, but in any event, sufficient for Collateral Agent to obtain a Title Policy with respect to such Mortgage.
          “LCD Television” means a television that utilizes liquid crystal display technology.
          “L/C Funding Support” means any reimbursement arrangement, guaranty, cash collateral arrangement or other credit support provided by Administrative Agent to an Issuing Bank in respect of any Letter of Credit issued for the benefit of Company.
          “Lead Arranger” as defined in the preamble hereto.
          “Leasehold Property” means any leasehold interest of any Credit Party as lessee under any lease of real property, other than any such leasehold interest designated from time to time by Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion as not being required to be included in the Collateral.

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          “Lender” means each lender listed on the signature pages hereto as a Lender, and any other Person that becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment Agreement other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment Agreement.
          “Letter of Credit” means a standby letter of credit issued or to be issued by and Issuing Bank for the benefit of the Company.
          “Letter of Credit Application” as defined in Section 2.3(a).
          “Letter of Credit Sublimit” means the lesser of (i) $10,000,000, and (ii) Availability at such time.
          “Letter of Credit Usage” means, as at any date of determination and without duplication, the sum of (i) the maximum aggregate amount which is, or at any time thereafter may become, available for drawing under all Letters of Credit then outstanding, and (ii) the aggregate amount of all drawings under Letters of Credit honored by Issuing Bank the repayment of which shall not, at such time, have been funded with a drawing of a Revolving Loan.
          “Leverage Ratio” means the ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter of:
  (i)   the greater of (A) Consolidated Total Debt as of such day and (B) the average daily Consolidated Total Debt for the four-quarter Fiscal Quarter ending on such date, to
 
  (ii)   Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the four-Fiscal Quarter period ending on such date.
          “LIBOR Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBOR Rate.
          “Lien” means (i) any lien, mortgage, pledge, assignment, hypothec, deed of trust, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any lease in the nature thereof) and any option, trust or other preferential arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing, and (ii) in the case of Securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such Securities.
          “Loan” means a Tranche A Term Loan, a Tranche A-1 Term Loan, and a Revolving Loan.
          “Margin Stock” as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as in effect from time to time.
          “Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on and/or material adverse developments with respect to (i) the business operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) a significant portion of the industry or business segment in which Company or its Subsidiaries operate or rely upon if such effect or development is reasonably likely to have a material adverse

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effect on Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (iii) the ability of any Credit Party to fully and timely perform its Obligations; (iv) the legality, validity, binding effect, or enforceability against a Credit Party of a Credit Document to which it is a party; (v) the Collateral or the Collateral Agent’s Liens (on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties) on the Collateral or the priority of such Liens; or (vi) the rights, remedies and benefits available to, or conferred upon, any Agent, Borrowing Base Agent, and any Lender or any Secured Party under any Credit Document.
          “Material Contract” means, collectively, (a) any contract or other arrangement to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (other than the Credit Documents) for which breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (b) any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing (i) Indebtedness, in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or more, (ii) each contract or agreement to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party involving aggregate consideration payable to or by Company or such Subsidiary during any calendar year of $1,000,000 or more (other than purchase orders in the ordinary course of the business of Company or such Subsidiary and other than contracts that by their terms may be terminated by Company or such Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business upon less than 60 days’ notice without penalty or premium), (iii) all Contractor Documents, and (iv) any agreement that the Company files with the SEC as a “Material Contract”.
          “Material Improvements” means the buildings, improvements, structures and fixtures now or subsequently located on the Real Estate Assets that are used in connection with the business of Company or any of its Subsidiaries and are material to the operation thereof.
          “Material Real Estate Asset” means (i) (a) any fee-owned Real Estate Asset having a fair market value in excess of $500,000 as of any date of determination, and (b) all Leasehold Properties other than those with respect to which the aggregate payments under the term of the lease are less than $2,500,000 per annum, or (ii) any Real Estate Asset that the Requisite Lenders have determined is material to the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Company or any Subsidiary thereof, including any listed on Schedule 1.1(a).
          “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investor Services, Inc.
          “Mortgage” means a Mortgage executed by a Credit Party in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
          “Multiemployer Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan which is a "multiemployer planas defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA or such equivalent plan under non-U.S. law.
          “NAIC” means The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and any successor thereto.

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          “Narrative Report” means, with respect to the financial statements for which such narrative report is required, a narrative report describing the operations of Company and its Subsidiaries in the form prepared for presentation to senior management thereof for the applicable month, Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such period to which such financial statements relate with comparison to and variances from the immediately preceding period and budget; provided, that so long as Company files the applicable 10-Q and 10-K reports for the applicable reporting period, such reports shall be deemed to be the “Narrative Report” for such period.
          “Net Amount of Eligible Accounts” means (i) in the case of Accounts not purchased by Factor under the Factoring Agreement, the aggregate unpaid invoice amount of Eligible Accounts less, without duplication, sales, excise or similar taxes, returns, discounts, chargebacks, claims, advance payments, credits, rebates and allowances of any nature at any time issued, owing, granted, outstanding, available or claimed with respect to such Eligible Accounts, and (ii) in the case of Accounts purchased by Factor under the Factoring Agreement and sums due under the Factoring Agreement, deductions for factoring charges, discounts, estimated anticipation, chargebacks based upon disputes and returns, chargebacks of department risk accounts purchased with recourse, and all other charges, offsets and reserves under the Factoring Agreement.
          “Net Amount of Eligible Foreign Accounts” means the aggregate unpaid invoice amount of Eligible Foreign Accounts less, without duplication, sales, excise or similar taxes, returns, discounts, chargebacks, claims, advance payments, credits, rebates and allowances of any nature at any time issued, owing, granted, outstanding, available or claimed with respect to such Eligible Foreign Accounts.
          “Net Asset Sale Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, an amount equal to: (i) the sum of Cash payments and Cash Equivalents received by Company or any of its Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale (including any Cash or Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received), minus (ii) any bona fide direct costs incurred in connection with such Asset Sale, including (a) income or gains taxes paid or payable by the seller as a result of any gain recognized in connection with such Asset Sale during the tax period the sale occurs (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax-sharing arrangements), (b) payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or penalty, if any, and interest on any Indebtedness (other than the Loans) that is secured by a Lien on the stock or assets in question and that is required to be repaid under the terms thereof as a result of such Asset Sale, and (c) a reasonable reserve for any indemnification payments (fixed or contingent) attributable to seller’s indemnities and representations and warranties to purchaser in respect of such Asset Sale undertaken by Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such Asset Sale; provided that upon release of any such reserve, the amount released shall be considered Net Asset Sale Proceeds).
          “Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds” means an amount equal to: (i) any Cash payments or proceeds received by Company or any of its Subsidiaries (a) under any casualty, business interruption or "key maninsurance policies in respect of any covered loss thereunder, or (b) as a result of the taking of any assets of Company or any of its Subsidiaries by

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any Person pursuant to the power of eminent domain, condemnation or otherwise, or pursuant to a sale of any such assets to a purchaser with such power under threat of such a taking, minus (ii) (a) any actual and reasonable costs incurred by Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the adjustment or settlement of any claims of Company or such Subsidiary in respect thereof, and (b) any bona fide direct costs incurred in connection with any sale of such assets as referred to in clause (i)(b) of this definition, including income taxes paid or payable as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax-sharing arrangements).
          “Net Mark-to-Market Exposure” of a Person means, as of any date of determination, the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from Rate Management Transactions. As used in this definition, “unrealized losses” means the fair market value of the cost to such Person of replacing such Rate Management Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming the Rate Management Transaction were to be terminated as of that date), and “unrealized profits” means the fair market value of the gain to such Person of replacing such Rate Management Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Rate Management Transaction were to be terminated as of that date).
          “Net Orderly Liquidation Value” means, with respect to Eligible Inventory, as of any date of determination, the net orderly liquidation value thereof, minus deductions for expenses related to any proposed liquidation of such Eligible Inventory, as determined by an independent third party appraiser acceptable to the Agents and the Lenders, taking into account the difference in the net orderly liquidation value between finished goods, raw materials and RMA Inventory.
          “Non-U.S. Lender” as defined in Section 2.19(e).
          “Note” means a Tranche A Term Loan Note, a Tranche A-1 Term Loan Note or a Revolving Loan Note.
          “Notice” means a Funding Notice, an Issuance Notice, or a Conversion/Continuation Notice.
          “Obligations” means collectively, the Company Obligations and the SPV Obligations.
          “Obligations Currency” as defined in Section 10.26.
          “Obligee Guarantor” as defined in Section 7.7.
          “Operating Lease Obligations” means all obligations for the payment of rent for any real or personal property under leases or agreements to lease, other than with respect to Capital Leases.
          “Organizational Documents” means (i) with respect to any corporation, its certificate or articles of incorporation or organization, as amended, and its by laws, as amended, (ii) with respect to any limited partnership, its certificate of limited partnership, as amended, and

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its partnership agreement, as amended, (iii) with respect to any general partnership, its partnership agreement, as amended, (iv) with respect to any limited liability company, its articles of organization, as amended, and its operating agreement, as amended and (v) with respect to any other type of entity, its corresponding organizational documents. In the event any term or condition of this Agreement or any other Credit Document requires any Organizational Document to be certified by a secretary of state or similar governmental official, the reference to any such "Organizational Documentshall only be to a document of a type customarily certified by such governmental official.
          “Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, registration, recording, filing, transfer, documentary, excise or property Taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any of the other Credit Documents or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to or in connection with, any Credit Document.
          “Panel Deposit” means a deposit made with a Panel Manufacturer towards the purchase price of Panel Inventory.
          “Panel Deposit Agreement” means an agreement between SPV and a Panel Manufacturer satisfactory to the Collateral Agent pursuant to which SPV agrees to make a Panel Deposit with such Panel Manufacturer for application to the purchase price of Panel Inventory that SPV has ordered from Panel Manufacturer. Each Panel Deposit Agreement in effect on the Closing Date is specified on Schedule 1.1(c) hereto.
          “Panel Inventory” means thin-filmed transistor liquid crystal display panels designed for installation into LCD Televisions; provided, however, that, solely for purposes of the definition of the term “Eligible Panel Inventory”, the term “Panel Inventory” shall also include, without duplication, the LCD Televisions manufactured from the panels described above.
          "Panel Manufacturer” means a manufacturer, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that produces Panel Inventory for, among others, SPV.
          “Participant” as defined in Section 10.6(h).
          “Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001).
          “Payment Office” means (i) with respect to the Borrowing Base Agent, the Borrowing Base Agent’s office located at 300 South Grand Avenue, 12th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071 or at such other office or offices of the Borrowing Base Agent as may be designated in writing from time to time by the Borrowing Base Agent to the Collateral Agent and the Borrowers and (ii) with respect to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent’s office located at Two Greenwich Plaza, 1st Floor, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 or at such other office or offices of the Administrative Agent as may be designated in writing from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Collateral Agent and the Borrowers.

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          “PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto and any equivalent entity under non-U.S. law.
          “Pension Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and equivalent plans under non-U.S. law.
          “Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition by Company or any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets of, all of the Capital Stock of, or a business line or unit or a division of, any Person; provided,
          (a) immediately prior to, and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom;
          (b) all transactions in connection therewith shall be consummated, in all material respects, in accordance with all applicable laws and in conformity with all applicable Governmental Authorizations;
          (c) in the case of the acquisition of Capital Stock, all of the Capital Stock (except for any such Securities in the nature of directors’ qualifying shares required pursuant to applicable law) acquired or otherwise issued by such Person or any newly formed Subsidiary of Company in connection with such acquisition shall be owned one hundred percent (100%) by Company or a Guarantor Subsidiary thereof, and Company shall have taken, or caused to be taken, as of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary of Company, each of the actions set forth in Sections 5.10 and/or 5.11, as applicable;
          (d) Company and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.7 on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such acquisition as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended, (as determined in accordance with Section 6.7 (j));
          (e) Company shall have delivered to Administrative Agent (A) at least 30 Business Days prior to such proposed acquisition, a Compliance Certificate evidencing compliance with Section 6.7 as required under clause (iv) above, together with all relevant financial information with respect to such acquired assets, including the aggregate consideration for such acquisition and any other information required to demonstrate compliance with Section 6.7;
          (f) any Person or assets or division as acquired in accordance herewith (y) shall be in same business or lines of business in which Company and/or its Subsidiaries are engaged as of the Closing Date and (z) shall have generated positive cash flow for the four quarter period most recently ended prior to the date of such acquisition;
          (g) the acquisition shall have been approved by the board of directors or other governing body or controlling Person of the Person acquired or the Person from whom such assets or division is acquired; and

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          (h) as of the date of the acquisition, the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer of Company shall provide a certificate to Administrative Agent and the Lenders certifying as to the matters set forth in the foregoing clauses and further certifying that the acquisition shall not have a Material Adverse Effect.
          “Permitted Liens” means each of the Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.2.
          “Person” means and includes natural persons, corporations, limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, joint stock companies, Joint Ventures, associations, companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts, business trusts or other organizations, whether or not legal entities, and Governmental Authorities.
          “Platform” as defined in Section 9.9(b).
          “Pledge and Security Agreement” means the Pledge and Security Agreement to be executed by each Borrower and each Guarantor substantially in the form of Exhibit I, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
          “Prepayment Date” as defined in Section 2.14(c).
          “Prime Rate” means the rate of interest publicly announced by the Reference Bank in New York, New York from time to time as its reference rate, base rate or prime rate. The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer. Any Agent, Borrowing Base Agent or any other Lender may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime Rate.
          “Principal Office” means, for each of Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Borrowing Base Agent, such Person’s "Principal Officeas set forth on Appendix B, or such other office as such Person may from time to time designate in writing to Company, Administrative Agent and each Lender.
          “Projections” as defined in Section 4.8.
          “Pro Rata Share” means (i) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Tranche A Term Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of that Lender, by (b) the aggregate Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders; (ii) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Tranche A-1 Term Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Tranche A-1 Term Loan Exposure of that Lender, by (b) the aggregate Tranche A-1 Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders; and (iii) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Revolving Commitment or Revolving Loans of any Lender or any Letters of Credit issued or participations purchased therein by any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Revolving Exposure of that Lender, by (b) the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders. For all other purposes with respect to each Lender, “Pro Rata Share” means the percentage obtained by dividing (A) an amount equal to the sum of the Tranche A Term Loan Exposure, the Tranche A-1 Term Loan Exposure and the Revolving Exposure of that Lender, by

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(B) an amount equal to the sum of the aggregate Tranche A Term Loan Exposure, the aggregate Tranche A-1 Term Loan Exposure and the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders.
          “Rate Management Transaction” means any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered by any Credit Party which is a rate swap, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, forward transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether linked to one or more interest rates, foreign currencies, commodity prices, equity prices or other financial measures; provided, that, in order to qualify as a Rate Management Transaction under this Agreement for any purpose other than the definition of the term “Indebtedness”, any such transaction shall be entered into for risk management purposes associated with Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ operations and not for speculative purposes.
          “Real Estate Asset” means, at any time of determination, any interest (fee, leasehold or otherwise) then owned by any Credit Party in any real property.
          “Record Document” means, with respect to any Leasehold Property, (i) the lease evidencing such Leasehold Property or a memorandum thereof, executed and acknowledged by the owner of the affected real property, as lessor, or (ii) if such Leasehold Property was acquired or subleased from the holder of a Recorded Leasehold Interest, the applicable assignment or sublease document, executed and acknowledged by such holder, in each case in form sufficient to give such constructive notice upon recordation and otherwise in form reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent.
          “Recorded Leasehold Interest” means a Leasehold Property with respect to which a Record Document has been recorded in all places necessary or desirable, in Administrative Agent’s reasonable judgment, to give constructive notice of such Leasehold Property to third-party purchasers and encumbrances of the affected real property.
          “Reference Bank” means JPMorgan Chase Bank and its successors and any other commercial bank designated by Administrative Agent to the Applicable Borrower from time to time.
          “Refusal Option” as defined in Section 2.14(c).
          “Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.
          “Reimbursement Date” as defined in Section 2.3(d).
          “Related Fund” means, with respect to any Lender that is an investment fund, any other investment fund that invests in commercial loans and that is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor. With respect to Silver Point, Related Fund shall also include any swap, special purpose vehicles

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purchasing or acquiring security interests in collateralized loan obligations or any other vehicle through which Silver Point may leverage its investments from time to time.
          “Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment (including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material), including the movement of any Hazardous Material through the air, soil, surface water or groundwater.
          “Remedial Action” means all actions taken to (i) clean up, remove, remediate, contain, treat, monitor, assess, evaluate or in any other way address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment; (ii) prevent or minimize a Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials so they do not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment; (iii) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations and post-remedial operation and maintenance activities; or (iv) any other actions authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9601.
          “Replacement Lender” as defined in Section 2.22.
          “Requisite Class Lenders” means, at any time of determination, but subject to the provisions of Section 2.21, (i) for the Class of Lenders having Tranche A Term Loan Exposure and/or Tranche A-1 Term Loan Exposure, Lenders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of sum of the aggregate Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders and the aggregate Tranche A-1 Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders; and (ii) for the Class of Lenders having Revolving Exposure, Lenders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders.
          “Requisite Lenders” means Requisite Class Lenders with respect to each of (i) the Class of Lenders having Tranche A Term Loan Exposure and/or Tranche A-1 Term Loan Exposure; and (ii) the Class of Lenders having Revolving Exposure.
          “Restricted Junior Payment” means (i) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of stock of Company or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares of that class of stock to the holders of that class; (ii) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of stock of Company or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding; (iii) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of stock of Company or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding; (iv) any management or similar fees payable to any Affiliate of any Credit Party, and (v) any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance (including in-substance or legal defeasance), sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any subordinated Indebtedness.

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          “Revenues” means, for any period, the gross revenues of Company and its Subsidiaries generated from sales to Account Debtors located in the United States, on a consolidated basis, calculated in accordance with GAAP.
          “Revolving Commitment” means the commitment of a Lender to make or otherwise fund any Revolving Loan and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and “Revolving Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate. The amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment, if any, is set forth on Appendix A-3 or in the applicable Assignment Agreement, subject to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments as of the Closing Date is $100,000,000.
          “Revolving Commitment Period” means the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
          “Revolving Commitment Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) October 31, 2007, if the Term Loans are not made on or before that date; (ii) October 26, 2012; (iii) the date the Revolving Commitments are permanently reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.12(b) or 2.13; and (iv) the date of the termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 8.1.
          “Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, (i) prior to the termination of the Revolving Commitments, that Lender’s Revolving Commitment; and (ii) after the termination of the Revolving Commitments, the sum, without duplication, of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of that Lender and (b) the aggregate amount of all participations by that Lender in obligations of Administrative Agent in respect of any L/C Funding Support.
          “Revolving Loan” means a Loan made by a Lender to Company pursuant to Section 2.2(a) and/or Section 2.22.
          “Revolving Loan Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-3, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
          “Revolving Loan Register” as defined in Section 2.6(b).
          "RMA Inventory” means merchandise returned to a Credit Party from customers.
          “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw Hill Corporation.
          “SCHOT” means South China House of Technology Consultants Ltd., a company formed under the laws of Hong Kong.
          “Secured Parties” means the Agents, Borrowing Base Agent and the Lenders.
          “Securities” means any stock, shares, partnership interests, voting trust certificates, certificates of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement or

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arrangement, options, warrants, bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as "securitiesor any certificates of interest, shares or participations in temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing.
          “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
          “Securities Laws” means the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the applicable accounting and auditing principles, rules, standards and practices promulgated, approved or incorporated by the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, as each of the foregoing may be amended and in effect on any applicable date hereunder.
          “Silver Point” as defined in the preamble hereto.
          “Solvency Certificate” means a Solvency Certificate of the chief financial officer of Company substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2.
          “Solvent” means, with respect to any Credit Party, that as of the date of determination, both (i) (a) the sum of such Credit Party’s debt and liabilities (including contingent liabilities) does not exceed the present fair saleable value of such Credit Party’s present assets; (b) such Credit Party’s capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business as contemplated on the Closing Date and reflected in the Projections or with respect to any transaction contemplated or undertaken after the Closing Date; and (c) such Person has not incurred and does not intend to incur, or believe (nor should it reasonably believe) that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise); and (ii) such Person is "solventwithin the meaning given that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5).
          “SPC” as defined in Section 10.7.
          “Specified Account Debtor” means each of SCHOT and Olevia Far East, in each case, so long as, at the time of determination thereof, such Person owes $10,000,000 or more in the aggregate to any one or more of the Credit Parties.
          “Specified Party” means each of (i) Taiwan Kolin Co. Ltd., (ii) DigiMedia Technology Co., Ltd. and (iii) TCV Group.
          “Specified Preferred Bank Indebtedness” as defined in Section 6.1.
          “SPV” as defined in the preamble hereto.

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          “SPV Obligations” means all liabilities and obligations of every nature of SPV from time to time owed to the Agents (including former Agents), the Lenders or any of them under any Credit Document in respect of the Tranche A-1 Term Loan, whether for principal, interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to SPV, would have accrued on any such Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against SPV for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise and whether primary, secondary, direct, indirect, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including obligations of performance).
          “Subject Transaction” as defined in Section 6.7.
          “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of shares of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons (whether directors, managers, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; provided, that, in determining the percentage of ownership interests of any Person controlled by another Person, no ownership interest in the nature of a "qualifying shareof the former Person shall be deemed to be outstanding.
          “Tax” means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, assessment, charge, fee, deduction or withholding of any nature and whatever called, by whomsoever, on whomsoever and wherever imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed; (including, without limitation, real estate taxes); provided, that Tax on the overall net incomeof a Person shall be construed as a reference to a tax imposed by the jurisdiction in which that Person is organized or in which that Person’s applicable principal office (and/or, in the case of a Lender, its lending office) is located or in which that Person (and/or, in the case of a Lender, its lending office) is deemed to be doing business (other than a jurisdiction in which such Person is treated as doing business as a result of its entering into any Credit Document or its participation in the transactions governed thereby) on all or part of the net income, profits or gains (whether worldwide, or only insofar as such income, profits or gains are considered to arise in or to relate to a particular jurisdiction, or otherwise) of that Person (and/or, in the case of a Lender, its applicable lending office).
          “Tax-Related Person” means a Person (including a beneficial owner of an interest in a pass-through entity) whose income is realized through or determined by reference to an Agent, a Lender or Participant or any Tax Related Person of any of the foregoing.
          “Term Loan” means a Tranche A Term Loan or a Tranche A-1 Term Loan.
          “Term Loan Commitment” means the Tranche A Term Loan Commitment, or the Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment, and “Term Loan Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders.

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          “Term Loan Maturity Date” means the Tranche A Term Loan Maturity Date and the Tranche A-1 Term Loan Maturity Date.
          “Term Loan Register” as defined in Section 2.6(b).
          “Terminated Lender” as defined in Section 2.22.
          “Terrorism Laws” means any of the following (a) Executive Order 13224 issued by the President of the United States, (b) the Terrorism Sanctions Regulations (Title 31 Part 595 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations), (c) the Terrorism List Governments Sanctions Regulations (Title 31 Part 596 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations), (d) the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations (Title 31 Part 597 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations), (e) the Patriot Act (as it may be subsequently codified), (f) all other present and future legal requirements of any Governmental Authority addressing, relating to, or attempting to eliminate, terrorist acts and acts of war and (g) any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto or pursuant to any legal requirements of any Governmental Authority governing terrorist acts or acts of war.
          “Title Policy” as defined in Section 5.11.
          “Tooling Expenditures” means expenditures in respect of jigs, dies, fixtures, molds, patterns, taps, gauges, other equipment and manufacturing aids, all components of these items, and replacements of these items, used for the production of parts and components of Inventory of the Credit Parties.
          “Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments” means, as at any date of determination and without duplication, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans (other than Revolving Loans made for the purpose of reimbursing Issuing Bank for any amount drawn, or which may be drawn, under any Letter of Credit, but not yet so applied), and (ii) the Letter of Credit Usage.
          “Tranche A Term Loan” means a Tranche A Term Loan made by a Lender to Company pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i).
          “Tranche A Term Loan Commitment” means the commitment of a Lender to make or otherwise fund a Tranche A Term Loan and “Tranche A Term Loan Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate. The amount of each Lender’s Tranche A Term Loan Commitment, if any, is set forth on Appendix A 1 or in the applicable Assignment Agreement, subject to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The aggregate amount of the Tranche A Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $110,000,000.
          “Tranche A Term Loan Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche A Term Loans of such Lender; provided, that at any time prior to the making of the Tranche A Term Loans, the Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s Tranche A Term Loan Commitment.

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          “Tranche A Term Loan Maturity Date” means the earlier of (i) October 26, 2012, and (ii) the date that all Tranche A Term Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise.
          “Tranche A Term Loan Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-1, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
          “Tranche A-1 Term Loan” means a Tranche A-1 Term Loan made by a Lender to SPV pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(ii).
          “Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment” means the commitment of a Lender to make or otherwise fund a Tranche A-1 Term Loan and “Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate. The amount of each Lender’s Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment, if any, is set forth on Appendix A 2 or in the applicable Assignment Agreement, subject to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The aggregate amount of the Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $40,000,000.
          “Tranche A-1 Term Loan Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche A-1 Term Loans of such Lender; provided, that at any time prior to the making of the Tranche A-1 Term Loans, the Tranche A-1 Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment.
          “Tranche A-1 Term Loan Maturity Date” means the earlier of (i) October 26, 2012, and (ii) the date that all Tranche A-1 Term Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise.
          “Tranche A-1 Term Loan Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-2, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
          “Transaction Costs” means the fees, costs and expenses payable by Company or any of Company’s Subsidiaries on or before the Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents.
          “Type of Loan” means with respect to either Term Loans or Revolving Loans, a Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan.
          “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar or equivalent legislation) as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.
          “Unadjusted LIBOR Rate Component” means that component of the interest costs to the Applicable Borrower in respect of a LIBOR Rate Loan that is based upon the rate obtained pursuant to clause (B)(i) of the definition of Adjusted LIBOR Rate.
          “Waivable Prepayment” as defined in Section 2.14(c).

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          1.2 Accounting Terms. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in conformity with GAAP. Financial statements and other information required to be delivered by Company to Lenders pursuant to Section 5.1(a), 5.1(b) and 5.1(c) shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect at the time of such preparation (and delivered together with the reconciliation statements provided for in Section 5.1(e), if applicable). Subject to the foregoing, calculations in connection with the definitions, covenants and other provisions hereof shall utilize accounting principles and policies in conformity with those used to prepare the Historical Financial Statements.
          1.3 Interpretation, etc. Any of the terms defined herein may, unless the context otherwise requires, be used in the singular or the plural, depending on the reference. References herein to any Section, Appendix, Schedule or Exhibit shall be to a Section, an Appendix, a Schedule or an Exhibit, as the case may be, hereof unless otherwise specifically provided. The use in any Credit Document of the words “include” or “including,” when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not no limiting language (such as “without limitation” or “but not limited to” or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter. The use herein of the word “issue” or “issuance” with respect to any Letter of Credit shall be deemed to include any amendment, extension renewal or replacement thereof.
     SECTION 2. LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
          2.1 Term Loans.
          (a) Loan Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
                    (i) each Lender severally agrees to make, on the Closing Date, a Tranche A Term Loan to Company in an amount equal to such Lender’s Tranche A Term Loan Commitment; and
                    (ii) each Lender severally agrees to make, on the Closing Date, Tranche A-1 Term Loan to SPV in an amount equal to such Lender’s Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment.
          The Applicable Borrowers may make only one borrowing under each of the Tranche A Term Loan Commitment and the Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment which shall be on the Closing Date. The aggregate principal amount of Term Loans borrowed by the Borrowers on the Closing Date must be $150,000,000. Any amount borrowed under this Section 2.1(a) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Subject to Sections 2.11 and 2.12, all amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Tranche A Term Loans and the Tranche A-1 Term Loans shall be paid in full no later than the Tranche A Term Loan Maturity Date and the Tranche A-1 Term Loan Maturity Date, respectively. Each Lender’s Tranche A Term Loan Commitment and Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without

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further action on the Closing Date after giving effect to the funding of such Lender’s Tranche A Term Loan Commitment and Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment, if any, on such date.
          (b) Borrowing Mechanics for Term Loans.
                    (i) The Applicable Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent a fully executed Funding Notice no later than 11 a.m. (New York time) on the Closing Date. Promptly upon receipt by Administrative Agent of such Funding Notice, Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed borrowing. Administrative Agent and Lenders may act without liability upon the basis of written, telecopied or telephonic notice believed by Administrative Agent in good faith to be from the Applicable Borrower (or from any Authorized Officer thereof designated in writing purportedly from the Applicable Borrower to Administrative Agent). Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to rely conclusively on any Authorized Officer’s authority to request a Term Loan on behalf of the Applicable Borrower until Administrative Agent receives written notice to the contrary. Administrative Agent and Lenders shall have no duty to verify the authenticity of the signature appearing on any written Funding Notice.
                    (ii) Each Lender shall make its Tranche A Term Loan and/or Tranche A-1 Term Loan, as the case may be, available to Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date, by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, to Administrative Agent’s Account. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of the Term Loans available to the Applicable Borrower on the Closing Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Loans received by Administrative Agent from Lenders with a Tranche Term Loan A Commitment or a Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment, as applicable, to be credited to the account designated by the Applicable Borrower in the Flow of Funds Agreement.
          2.2 Revolving Loans.
          (a) Revolving Commitment. During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans to Company in an aggregate amount up to but not exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided, that after giving effect to the making of any Revolving Loans in no event shall the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments exceed Availability at such time. Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.2(a) may be repaid and reborrowed during the Revolving Commitment Period. Each Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall expire on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date and all Revolving Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Revolving Loans and the Revolving Commitments shall be paid in full no later than such date.
          (b) Borrowing Mechanics for Revolving Loans.
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that amount, and Revolving Loans that are LIBOR Rate Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount.
                    (ii) Whenever Company desires that Lenders make Revolving Loans, Company shall deliver to Borrowing Base Agent a fully executed and delivered Funding Notice no later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed Credit Date in the case of a LIBOR Rate Loan, and at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed Credit Date in the case of a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Funding Notice for a Revolving Loan that is a LIBOR Rate Loan shall be irrevocable when given, and Company shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance therewith. Borrowing Base Agent and Lenders may act without liability upon the basis of written, telecopied or telephonic notice believed by Borrowing Base Agent in good faith to be from Company (or from any Authorized Officer thereof designated in writing purportedly from Company to Borrowing Base Agent). Borrowing Base Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to rely conclusively on any Authorized Officer’s authority to request a Revolving Loan on behalf of Company until Borrowing Base Agent receives written notice to the contrary. Borrowing Base Agent and Lenders shall have no duty to verify the authenticity of the signature appearing on any written Funding Notice.
                    (iii) Notice of receipt of each Funding Notice in respect of Revolving Loans, together with the amount of each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, if any, together with the applicable interest rate, shall be provided by Borrowing Base Agent to each applicable Lender with a Revolving Commitment by telefacsimile with reasonable promptness, but (provided that Borrowing Base Agent shall have received such notice by 10:00 a.m. (New York City time)) not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the same day as Borrowing Base Agent’s receipt of such Notice from Company.
                    (iv) Each Lender shall make the amount of its Revolving Loan available to Borrowing Base Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the applicable Credit Date by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, to Borrowing Base Agent’s Account. Except as provided herein, upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, Borrowing Base Agent shall make the proceeds of such Revolving Loans available to Company on the applicable Credit Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Revolving Loans received by Borrowing Base Agent from Lenders to be credited to the account of Company or such other account as may be designated in writing to Borrowing Base Agent by Company.
          2.3 Issuance of Letters of Credit and Purchase of Participations Therein
          (a) Letters of Credit. During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit for the account of Company in the aggregate amount up to but not exceeding the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Letter of Credit shall be issued only if (and upon issuance Company shall be deemed to represent and warrant that) (i) each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars; (ii) the stated amount of each Letter of Credit shall not be less than an amount acceptable to Issuing Bank; (iii) after giving effect to such issuance, in no event shall the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments exceed Availability at such time; (iv) after giving

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effect to such issuance, in no event shall the Letter of Credit Usage exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect; (v) in no event shall any standby Letter of Credit have an expiration date later than the earlier of (1) the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, and (2) the date which is one year from the date of issuance of such standby Letter of Credit; and (vi) the aggregate number of Letters of Credit outstanding at such time is not in excess of ten (10); provided, Issuing Bank shall not extend any such Letter of Credit if it has received written notice that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time Issuing Bank must elect to allow such extension; provided, further, in the event a Funding Default exists, Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue any Letter of Credit unless Issuing Bank has entered into arrangements satisfactory to it and Company to eliminate Issuing Bank’s risk with respect to the participation in Letters of Credit of the Defaulting Lender, including by cash collateralizing such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Usage.
          (b) Notice of Issuance. Whenever Company desires the issuance of a Letter of Credit, it shall deliver to Borrowing Base Agent an Issuance Notice no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least three (3) Business Days, in advance of the proposed date of issuance. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 3.2, Issuing Bank shall issue the requested Letter of Credit only in accordance with Issuing Bank’s standard operating procedures. Upon the issuance of any Letter of Credit or amendment or modification to a Letter of Credit, Borrowing Base Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of such issuance, which notice shall be accompanied by a copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment or modification to a Letter of Credit and the amount of such Lender’s respective participation in such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.3(e).
          (c) Responsibility of Issuing Bank With Respect to Requests for Drawings and Payments. In determining whether to honor any drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof, Issuing Bank shall be responsible only to examine the documents delivered under such Letter of Credit with reasonable care so as to ascertain whether they appear on their face to be in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. As between Company and Issuing Bank, Company assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit issued by Issuing Bank, by the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, Issuing Bank shall not be responsible for: (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of any such Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any such 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; (iii) failure of the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit to comply fully with any conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of Issuing Bank, including any Governmental Acts; none of the above shall affect or impair, or prevent the vesting

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of, any of Issuing Bank’s rights or powers hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing and in furtherance thereof, any action taken or omitted by Issuing Bank under or in connection with the Letters of Credit or any documents and certificates delivered thereunder, if taken or omitted in good faith, shall not give rise to any liability on the part of Issuing Bank to Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.3(c), Company shall retain any and all rights it may have against Issuing Bank for any liability arising solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Issuing Bank.
          (d) Reimbursement by Company of Amounts Drawn or Paid Under Letters of Credit. In the event Issuing Bank has determined to honor a drawing under a Letter of Credit, it shall immediately notify Company and Borrowing Base Agent, and Company shall reimburse Issuing Bank on or before the Business Day immediately following the date on which such drawing under a Letter of Credit is honored (the “Reimbursement Date”) in an amount in Dollars and in same day funds equal to the amount of such honored drawing; provided, that anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) unless Company shall have notified Borrowing Base Agent and Issuing Bank prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date such drawing is honored that Company intends to reimburse Issuing Bank for the amount of such honored drawing with funds other than the proceeds of Revolving Loans, Company shall be deemed to have given a timely Funding Notice to Borrowing Base Agent requesting Lenders to make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans on the Reimbursement Date in an amount in Dollars equal to the amount of such honored drawing, and (ii) notwithstanding any failure of any condition specified in Section 3.2 to be satisfied, Lenders shall, on the Reimbursement Date, make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans in the amount of such honored drawing, the proceeds of which shall be applied directly by Borrowing Base Agent to reimburse Issuing Bank for the amount of such honored drawing; and provided further, if for any reason proceeds of Revolving Loans are not received by Issuing Bank on the Reimbursement Date in an amount equal to the amount of such honored drawing, Company shall reimburse Issuing Bank, on demand, in an amount in same day funds equal to the excess of the amount of such honored drawing over the aggregate amount of such Revolving Loans, if any, which are so received. Nothing in this Section 2.3(d) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to make Revolving Loans on the terms and conditions set forth herein, and Company shall retain any and all rights it may have against any Lender resulting from the failure of such Lender to make such Revolving Loans under this Section 2.3(d).
          (e) Lenders’ Purchase of Participations in Letters of Credit. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender having a Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to have purchased, and hereby agrees to unconditionally and irrevocably purchase, from Issuing Bank a participation in such Letter of Credit and any drawings honored thereunder in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (with respect to the Revolving Commitments) of the maximum amount which is or at any time may become available to be drawn thereunder. In the event that Company shall fail for any reason to reimburse Issuing Bank as provided in Section 2.3(d), Issuing Bank shall promptly notify each Lender of the unreimbursed amount of such honored drawing and of such Lender’s respective participation therein based on such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Commitments. Each Lender shall make available to Issuing Bank an amount equal to its respective participation, in Dollars and in same day funds, at the office of Issuing Bank specified in such notice, not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the first business day (under the laws of the jurisdiction in which

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such office of Issuing Bank is located) after the date notified by Issuing Bank. Each such Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. In the event that any Lender fails to make available to Issuing Bank on such business day the amount of such Lender’s participation in such Letter of Credit as provided in this Section 2.3(e), Issuing Bank shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon for three (3) Business Days at the rate customarily used by Issuing Bank for the correction of errors among banks and thereafter at the Base Rate. Nothing in this Section 2.3(e) shall be deemed to prejudice the right of any Lender to recover from Issuing Bank any amounts made available by such Lender to Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section in the event that it is determined that the payment with respect to a Letter of Credit in respect of which payment was made by such Lender constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of Issuing Bank. In the event Issuing Bank shall have been reimbursed by other Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.3(e) for all or any portion of any drawing honored by Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit, such Issuing Bank shall distribute to each Lender which has paid all amounts payable by it under this Section 2.3(e) with respect to such honored drawing such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all payments subsequently received by Issuing Bank from Company in reimbursement of such honored drawing when such payments are received. Any such distribution shall be made to a Lender at its primary address set forth below its name on Appendix B or at such other address as such Lender may request.
          (f) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of Company to reimburse Issuing Bank for drawings honored under the Letters of Credit issued by it and to repay any Revolving Loans made by Lenders pursuant to Section 2.3(d) and the obligations of Lenders under Section 2.3(e) shall be unconditional and irrevocable and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms hereof under all circumstances including any of the following circumstances: (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit; (ii) the existence of any claim, set off, defense or other right which Company or any Lender may have at any time against a beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons for whom any such transferee may be acting), Issuing Bank, Lender or any other Person or, in the case of a Lender, against Company, whether in connection herewith, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transaction (including any underlying transaction between Company or one of its Subsidiaries and the beneficiary for which any Letter of Credit was procured); (iii) any draft or other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; (iv) payment by Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document which does not substantially comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; (v) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vi) any breach hereof or any other Credit Document by any party thereto; (vii) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; or (viii) the fact that an Event of Default or a Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided, in each case, the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liabilities to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by Company to the extent

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permitted by applicable law) suffered by Company that are caused by Issuing Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct of Issuing Bank in payment of the applicable Letter of Credit under the circumstances in question.
          (g) Indemnification. Without duplication of any obligation of Company under Section 10.2 or 10.3, in addition to amounts payable as provided herein, Company hereby agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless Issuing Bank, Borrowing Base Agent and each Lender from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel and allocated costs of internal counsel) which Issuing Bank may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (i) the issuance of any Letter of Credit by Issuing Bank, other than as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Issuing Bank, or (ii) the failure of Issuing Bank to honor a drawing under any such Letter of Credit as a result of any Governmental Act.
          2.4 Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds.
          (a) Pro Rata Shares. All Loans shall be made, and all participations purchased, by Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their respective Pro Rata Shares, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby nor shall any Term Loan Commitment or any Revolving Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of a default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby.
          (b) Availability of Funds. Unless Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the applicable Credit Date that such Lender does not intend to make available to Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, the amount of such Lender’s Loan requested on such Credit Date, Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, on such Credit Date and Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, may, in its reasonable discretion, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the Applicable Borrower a corresponding amount on such Credit Date. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, by such Lender, Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, at the customary rate set by Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent, as applicable, for the correction of errors among banks for three (3) Business Days and thereafter at the Base Rate. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon Borrowing Base Agent’s or Administrative Agent’s, as applicable, demand therefor, Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall promptly notify the Applicable Borrower and the Applicable Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, at the rate payable hereunder for

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Base Rate Loans. Nothing in this Section 2.4(b) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Term Loan Commitments and Revolving Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that any Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
          2.5 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Tranche A Term Loans and the Revolving Loans, if any, made on the Closing Date shall be applied by Company to (i) repay the Existing Indebtedness, (ii) finance the general corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the payment of those items specified in the Flow of Funds Agreement), and (iii) pay fees and expenses associated with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the refinancing of the Existing Indebtedness. The proceeds of the Tranche A-1 Term Loans shall be applied by SPV to finance the acquisition by SPV of $40 million of Panel Inventory in accordance with the terms of the Panel Deposit Agreements. The proceeds of the Revolving Loans, and the Letters of Credit made after the Closing Date shall be applied by Company for working capital and general corporate purposes of Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, that (i) in no event shall the proceeds of any Revolving Loans be used to make or facilitate any Investment or Restricted Junior Payment not otherwise permitted hereunder; and (ii) in the event that the Credit Parties desire to purchase any Panel Inventory with the proceeds of any Revolving Loans, the proceeds of any such Loans shall be loaned by Company to SPV, and such Panel Inventory shall be purchased solely by SPV. No portion of the proceeds of any Credit Extension shall be used in any manner that causes or might cause such Credit Extension or the application of such proceeds to violate Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation thereof or to violate the Exchange Act.
          2.6 Evidence of Debt; Register; Lenders’ Books and Records; Notes.
          (a) Lenders’ Evidence of Debt. Each Lender shall maintain on its internal records an account or accounts evidencing the Obligations of the Applicable Borrower to such Lender, including the amounts of the Loans made by it and each repayment and prepayment in respect thereof. Any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Applicable Borrower, absent manifest error; provided, that the failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender’s Commitments or the Applicable Borrower’s Obligations in respect of any applicable Loans; and provided further that, in the event of any inconsistency between the Registers and any Lender’s records, the recordations in the Register shall govern.
          (b)Register. Borrowing Base Agent shall maintain at its Principal Office a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Lenders and the Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans of each Lender from time to time (the “Revolving Loan Register” ). Administrative Agent shall maintain at its Principal Office a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Lenders and the Tranche A Term Loans and Tranche A-1 Term Loans of each Lender from time to time (the “Term Loan Register” and together with the Revolving Loan Register, collectively, the “Registers”). The Registers shall be available for inspection by Borrowers or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Borrowing Base Agent shall record in the Revolving Loan Register the Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loans, and each repayment or

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prepayment in respect of the principal amount of the Revolving Loans, and any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower and each Lender, absent manifest error; provided, that failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender’s Revolving Commitments or any Borrower’s Obligations in respect of any Revolving Loan. Company hereby designates the entity serving as Borrowing Base Agent to serve as Company’s agent solely for purposes of maintaining the Revolving Loan Register as provided in this Section 2.6, and Company hereby agrees that, to the extent such entity serves in such capacity, the entity serving as Borrowing Base Agent and its officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates shall constitute “Indemnitees”. Administrative Agent shall record in the Term Loan Register the Tranche A Term Loan Commitments, the Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitments, the Tranche A Term Loans and the Tranche A-1 Term Loans, and each repayment or prepayment in respect of the principal amount of the Tranche A Term Loans and the Tranche A-1 Term Loans, and any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Applicable Borrower and each Lender, absent manifest error; provided, that failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender’s Tranche A Term Loan Commitments or Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitments or the Applicable Borrower’s Obligations in respect of any Tranche A Term Loan or Tranche A-1 Term Loan, as applicable. Each Borrower hereby designates the entity serving as Administrative Agent to serve as such Borrower’s agent solely for purposes of maintaining the Term Loan Register as provided in this Section 2.6, and each Borrower hereby agrees that, to the extent such entity serves in such capacity, the entity serving as Administrative Agent and its officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates shall constitute “Indemnitees”.
          (c) Notes. If so requested by any Lender by written notice to the Applicable Borrower (with a copy to Administrative Agent and the Borrowing Base Agent) at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, or at any time thereafter, the Applicable Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (and/or, if applicable and if so specified in such notice, to any Person who is an assignee of such Lender pursuant to Section 10.6) on the Closing Date (or, if such notice is delivered after the Closing Date, promptly after the Applicable Borrower’s receipt of such notice) a Note or Notes to evidence such Lender’s Tranche A Term Loan, Tranche A-1 Term Loan, or Revolving Loan, as the case may be.
          2.7 Interest on Loans.
          (a) Except as otherwise set forth herein, each Class of Loan shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date made through repayment (whether by acceleration or otherwise) thereof as follows:
                    (i) if a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; or
                    (ii) if a LIBOR Rate Loan, at the Adjusted LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
          (b) The basis for determining the rate of interest with respect to any Loan, and the Interest Period with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan, shall be selected by the Applicable Borrower and notified to Borrowing Base Agent, Administrative Agent and Lenders pursuant to

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the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, as the case may be. If on any day a Loan is outstanding with respect to which a Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice has not been delivered to Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms hereof specifying the applicable basis for determining the rate of interest, then for that day such Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan.
          (c) In connection with LIBOR Rate Loans there shall be no more than (i) in the case of Tranche A Term Loans, two (2) Interest Periods outstanding at any time, (ii) in the case of Tranche A-1 Term Loans, two (2) Interest Periods outstanding at any time, and (iii) in the case of Revolving Loans, two (2) Interest Periods outstanding at any time. In the event the Applicable Borrower fails to specify between a Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, such Loan (if outstanding as a LIBOR Rate Loan) will be automatically converted into a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Period for such Loan (or if outstanding as a Base Rate Loan will remain as, or (if not then outstanding) will be made as, a Base Rate Loan). In the event the Applicable Borrower fails to specify an Interest Period for any LIBOR Rate Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month. As soon as practicable after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each Interest Rate Determination Date, Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties) the interest rate that shall apply to the LIBOR Rate Loans for which an interest rate is then being determined for the applicable Interest Period and shall promptly give notice thereof (in writing or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Applicable Borrower and each applicable Lender.
          (d) Interest payable pursuant to Section 2.7(a) shall be computed on the basis of a 360 day year with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans and 365/66 day year with respect to Base Rate Loans, in each case for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which it accrues. In computing interest on any Loan, the date of the making of such Loan or the first day of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted from a LIBOR Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such LIBOR Rate Loan to such Base Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be included, and the date of payment of such Loan or the expiration date of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted to a LIBOR Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Base Rate Loan to such LIBOR Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be excluded; provided, that if a Loan is repaid on the same day on which it is made, one day’s interest shall be paid on that Loan.
          (e) Except as otherwise set forth herein, interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears (i) on and to each Interest Payment Date applicable to that Loan; (ii) upon any prepayment of that Loan, whether voluntary or mandatory, to the extent accrued on the amount being prepaid; and (iii) at maturity, including final maturity.

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          2.8 Conversion/Continuation.
               (a) Subject to Section 2.17 and so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing, the Applicable Borrower shall have the option:
                    (i) to convert at any time all or any part of any Term Loan or Revolving Loan equal to $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount from one Type of Loan to another Type of Loan; provided, that a LIBOR Rate Loan may only be converted on the expiration of the Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loan unless the Applicable Borrower shall pay all amounts due under Section 2.17 in connection with any such conversion; or
                    (ii) upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any LIBOR Rate Loan, to continue all or any portion of such Loan equal to $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount as a LIBOR Rate Loan.
               (b) The Applicable Borrower shall deliver a Conversion/Continuation Notice to Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent no later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed conversion date (in the case of a conversion to a Base Rate Loan) and at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the proposed conversion/continuation date (in the case of a conversion to, or a continuation of, a LIBOR Rate Loan). Except as otherwise provided herein, a Conversion/Continuation Notice for conversion to, or continuation of, any LIBOR Rate Loans (or telephonic notice in lieu thereof) shall be irrevocable on and after the related Interest Rate Determination Date, and the Applicable Borrower shall be bound to effect a conversion or continuation in accordance therewith.
          2.9 Default Interest. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the principal amount of all Loans outstanding and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any interest payments on the Loans or any fees or other amounts owed hereunder, shall thereafter bear interest (including post petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable bankruptcy laws) payable on demand at a rate that is two percent (2%) per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder with respect to the applicable Loans (or, in the case of any such fees and other amounts, at a rate which is two percent (2%) per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans); provided, that in the case of LIBOR Rate Loans, upon the expiration of the Interest Period in effect at the time any such increase in interest rate is effective such LIBOR Rate Loans shall thereupon become Base Rate Loans and shall thereafter bear interest payable upon demand at a rate which is two percent (2%) per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans. Payment or acceptance of the increased rates of interest provided for in this Section 2.9 is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of any Agent, Borrowing Base Agent or any Lender.
          2.10 Fees.
               (a) (i) Company agrees to pay to Borrowing Base Agent for the ratable benefit of Lenders having Revolving Exposure letter of credit fees equal to (1) the interest rate

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applicable to Revolving Loans that are LIBOR Rate Loans (including both the Adjusted LIBOR Rate (determined for an Interest Period of one month as of the first Business Day of such month) and the Applicable Margin components thereof and after giving effect to any Default Rate of interest that may be payable thereon at such time under Section 2.9), times (2) the average aggregate daily maximum amount available to be drawn under all Letters of Credit (regardless of whether any conditions for drawing could then be met and determined as of the close of business on any date of determination); and
                    (ii) All fees referred to in this Section 2.10(a) shall be paid to an account designed by Borrowing Base Agent and upon receipt, Borrowing Base Agent shall promptly distribute to each applicable Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof.
               (b) Company agrees to pay directly to Issuing Bank, for its own account, such documentary and processing charges for any issuance, amendment, transfer or payment of a Letter of Credit as are in accordance with Issuing Bank’s standard schedule for such charges and as in effect at the time of such issuance, amendment, transfer or payment, as the case may be.
               (c) Company agrees to pay directly to Borrowing Base Agent, for its own account (as reimbursement of fees and expenses paid by Borrowing Base Agent to the Issuing Bank) the fees and expenses relating to such documentary and processing charges for any issuance, amendment, transfer or payment of a Letter of Credit as are in accordance with Issuing Bank’s standard schedule for such charges and as in effect at the time of such issuance, amendment, transfer or payment, as the case may be.
               (d) All fees referred to in Sections 2.10(a), 2.10(b) and 2.10(c) shall be calculated on the basis of a 360 day year and the actual number of days elapsed and shall be payable monthly in arrears on the last day of each month during the Revolving Commitment Period (provided, that the fees referred to in Sections 2.10(b) and 2.10(c) shall continue to be paid at anytime Letters of Credit are issued and outstanding), commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
               (e) In addition to the foregoing fees, Company agrees to pay to Agents all fees specified in the Fee Letter in the amounts and at the times specified therein and to Agents such other fees in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon.
          2.11 Scheduled Payments/Commitment Reductions.
               (a) The aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Tranche A Term Loans and the Tranche A-1 Term Loans, together with all other amounts owed hereunder with respect thereto, shall be paid in full no later than the Tranche A Term Loan Maturity Date and the Tranche A-1 Term Loan Maturity Date, respectively.
               (b) The Revolving Commitments shall be reduced in connection with any voluntary or mandatory reductions of the Revolving Commitments in accordance with Sections 2.11, 2.12, and 2.13, as applicable, and shall be terminated on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect thereto shall, in any event, be paid in full no later than the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

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          2.12 Voluntary Prepayments/Commitment Reductions.
               (a) Voluntary Prepayments.
                    (i) Subject to Sections 2.12(a)(iii) and 2.17(c) and the terms of the Fee Letter, any time and from time to time:
                         (1) with respect to Base Rate Loans, the Applicable Borrower may prepay any such Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part, in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount; and
                         (2) with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans, the Applicable Borrower may prepay any such Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part (together with any amounts due pursuant to Section 2.17(c)) in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount.
                    (ii) All such prepayments shall be made:
                         (1) upon not less than one Business Day’s prior written or telephonic notice in the case of Base Rate Loans; and
                         (2) upon not less than three (3) Business Days’ prior written or telephonic notice in the case of LIBOR Rate Loans,
in each case given to Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, by 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date required and, if given by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing to Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent, as applicable, (and Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent, as applicable, will promptly transmit such telephonic or original notice for Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as the case may be, by telefacsimile or telephone to each Lender). Upon the giving of any such notice, the principal amount of the Loans specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the prepayment date specified therein.
                    (iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Term Loan may be voluntarily prepaid at any time when any Revolving Loans are outstanding.
               (b) Voluntary Commitment Reductions.
                    (i) Subject to the terms of the Fee Letter, any time and from time to time, Company may, upon not less than three (3) Business Days’ prior written or telephonic notice confirmed in writing to Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent (which original written or telephonic notice Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent will promptly transmit by telefacsimile or telephone to each applicable Lender), at any time and from time to time terminate in whole or permanently reduce in part the Revolving Commitments in an amount up to the amount by which the Revolving Commitments exceed the Total

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Utilization of Revolving Commitments at the time of such proposed termination or reduction; provided, that any such partial reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount.
                    (ii) Company’s notice to Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent shall designate the date (which shall be a Business Day) of such termination or reduction and the amount of any partial reduction, and such termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be effective on the date specified in Company’s notice and shall reduce the Revolving Commitment of each Lender proportionately to its Pro Rata Share thereof.
          2.13 Mandatory Prepayments/Commitment Reductions.
               (a) Asset Sales. No later than the first Business Day following the date of receipt by Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Net Asset Sale Proceeds, the Applicable Borrower shall prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.14(b) in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Asset Sale Proceeds; provided, that (i) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (ii) to the extent that aggregate Net Asset Sale Proceeds from the Closing Date through the applicable date of determination do not exceed $250,000, the Applicable Borrower shall have the option, directly or through one or more of its Subsidiaries, to invest Net Asset Sale Proceeds within one hundred eighty (180) days of receipt thereof in long term productive assets of the general type used in the business of Company and its Subsidiaries; so long as (x) such assets shall be subject to the First Priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent and (y) the Applicable Borrower delivers to the Collateral Agent, concurrently with or prior to the Asset Sale, a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Applicable Borrower stating that such Net Asset Sale Proceeds will be used in compliance with this Section 2.13(a); provided further, that pending any such investment all such Net Asset Sale Proceeds shall be applied to prepay Revolving Loans to the extent outstanding (without a reduction in Revolving Commitments).
               (b) Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds. No later than the first Business Day following the date of receipt by Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or Administrative Agent as loss payee, of any Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds, the Applicable Borrower shall prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.14(b) in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds; provided, (i) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (ii) to the extent that aggregate Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds from the Closing Date through the applicable date of determination do not exceed $250,000, the Applicable Borrower shall have the option, directly or through one or more of its Subsidiaries to invest such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds within one hundred eighty (180) days of receipt thereof in long term productive assets of the general type used in the business of Company and its Subsidiaries, which investment may include the repair, restoration or replacement of the applicable assets thereof, so long as (x) such assets shall be subject to the First Priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent and (y) the Applicable Borrower delivers to the Collateral Agent, concurrently with or prior to the receipt of such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds, a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Applicable Borrower stating that such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds will be used in compliance with this Section 2.13(b); provided further, that pending any such investment all

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such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds, as the case may be, shall be applied to prepay Revolving Loans to the extent outstanding (without a reduction in Revolving Commitments).
               (c) Issuance of Equity Securities. On the date of receipt by Company of any Cash proceeds from a capital contribution to, or the issuance of any Capital Stock of, Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than capital contributions from, and issuances of any Capital Stock to, those persons disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date), Company shall prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.14(b) in an aggregate amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of such proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable costs and expenses associated therewith, including reasonable legal fees and expenses.
               (d) Issuance of Debt. On the date of receipt by Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Cash proceeds from the incurrence of any Indebtedness of Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than with respect to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(a)-(n)), the Applicable Borrower shall prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.14(b) in an aggregate amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable costs and expenses associated therewith, including reasonable legal fees and expenses.
               (e) Consolidated Excess Cash Flow. In the event that there shall be Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for any Fiscal Year (commencing with Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2008), Company shall, no later than ninety (90) days after the end of such Fiscal Year, prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.14(b) in an aggregate amount equal to fifty percent (50.0%) of such Consolidated Excess Cash Flow.
               (f) Extraordinary Receipts. No later than the first Business Day following the date of receipt by Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Extraordinary Receipts, the Applicable Borrower shall prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 2.14(b) in an aggregate amount equal to such Extraordinary Receipts.
               (g) Loans. Company shall from time to time prepay the Loans to the extent necessary so that the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments plus the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans shall not at any time exceed the Borrowing Base then in effect (or, in the case of the period from the Closing Date until the date that is the 90th day following the Closing Date, an amount equal to $150,000,000 plus the amount, if any, by which the Borrowing Base exceeds $150,000,000); provided, that all such prepayments shall be applied, to the extent applicable, first, to the principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding at such time, second, to provide cash collateral in respect of the Obligations, to be held as security for Borrower’s reimbursement Obligations in respect of the outstanding Letters of Credit under arrangements reasonably acceptable to Borrowing Base Agent, equal to one hundred and five percent (105%) of the Letter of Credit Usage at any time prior to the stated expiry of all outstanding Letters of Credit, and third, to the principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding at such time.

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               (h) Term Loans. The Applicable Borrowers shall immediately prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.15(h) in the event that the Revolving Commitments are terminated for any reason.
               (i) Proceeds from Factor. Any funds received by Borrowing Base Agent from (i) Factor, pursuant to the Factoring Agreement, or (ii) in connection with any receivables management agreement or other similar arrangement that Credit Parties may enter into from time to time, shall be applied to reduce the Revolving Loans on a daily basis; provided, that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such funds shall be applied pursuant to Section 2.15(h).
               (j) Prepayment Certificate. Concurrently with any prepayment of the Loans and/or reduction of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Sections 2.13(a)-(h), Borrowers shall deliver to Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer demonstrating the calculation of the amount of the applicable net proceeds, Consolidated Excess Cash Flow or other applicable financial tests or proceeds giving rise to the prepayment, as the case may be. In the event that Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall subsequently determine that the actual amount received exceeded the amount set forth in such certificate, the Applicable Borrower shall promptly make an additional prepayment of the Loans and/or the Revolving Commitments shall be permanently reduced in an amount equal to such excess, and Borrowers shall concurrently therewith deliver to Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer demonstrating the derivation of such excess.
          2.14 Application of Prepayments/Reductions.
               (a) Application of Voluntary Prepayments of Loans. Any prepayment of any Revolving Loan pursuant to Section 2.12 shall be applied to repay outstanding Revolving Loans to the full extent thereof. Any voluntary prepayment of any Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.12 shall be applied to repay outstanding Term Loans on a pro rata basis (in accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts thereof); provided, however, that no Term Loan may be voluntarily prepaid at any time when any Revolving Loans are outstanding.
               (b) Application of Mandatory Prepayments.
                    (i) So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any mandatory prepayment of any Loan pursuant to Section 2.13(a) and (b) shall be applied as follows:
(w) if such proceeds are with respect to Eligible Inventory, Eligible Accounts, Eligible Foreign Accounts or Eligible Panel Inventory (collectively, “Borrowing Base Assets”), then such proceeds shall be applied,
     first, to prepay principal of the Revolving Loans;
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     third, to any other Obligations then outstanding;
(x) if such proceeds are with respect to any Collateral other than Borrowing Base Assets, then such proceeds shall be applied,
     first, to prepay principal of the Revolving Loans; provided, that the Borrowing Base Agent imposes a permanent block against the Borrowing Base, in each case, on a dollar-for-dollar basis with such prepayment;
     second, to prepay principal of the Term Loans (on a pro rata basis); and
     third, to any other Obligations then outstanding;
(z) if such proceeds are with respect to both (1) Borrowing Base Assets and (2) other Collateral, then such proceeds shall be applied,
     first, to prepay principal of the Revolving Loans; provided, that the Borrowing Base Agent imposes a permanent block against the Borrowing Base in an amount equal to the amount of such prepayment that is in excess of the Revolving Loans supported by such Borrowing Base Assets determined using the advance rates under the Borrowing Base against such Borrowing Base Assets (determined at the time of such sale or other disposition or event resulting in such insurance proceeds);
     second, to prepay principal of the Term Loans (on a pro rata basis);
     third, to prepay principal of the Revolving Loans; and
     fourth, to any other Obligations then outstanding,
                    (ii) So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any mandatory prepayment of any Loan pursuant to Sections 2.13(c) through (h) shall be applied as follows:
     first, to prepay principal of the Revolving Loans; provided, that the Borrowing Base Agent imposes a permanent block against the Borrowing Base, in each case, on a dollar-for-dollar basis with such prepayment;
     second, to prepay principal of the Term Loans (on a pro rata basis); and
     third, to any other Obligations then outstanding.
                    (iii) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all payments shall be applied pursuant to Section 2.15(h). Nothing contained herein shall modify the provisions of Section 2.15(b) or the Fee Letter regarding the requirement that all prepayments be accompanied by accrued interest and fees on the principal amount being prepaid

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to the date of such prepayment and any amount required pursuant to the terms of the Fee Letter, or any requirement otherwise contained herein to pay all other amounts as the same become due and payable.
               (c) Waiver of Certain Prepayments. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event any Borrower is required to make any mandatory or elects to make a voluntary prepayment (a “Waivable Prepayment”) of the Term Loans, not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the date (the “Prepayment Date”) on which the Applicable Borrower is required to make such Waivable Prepayment, the Applicable Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of the amount of such prepayment, and Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter notify each Lender holding an outstanding Term Loan of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Waivable Prepayment and such Lender’s option to refuse such amount (the “Refusal Option”). Each such Lender may exercise the Refusal Option by giving written notice to the Applicable Borrower and Administrative Agent of its election to do so on or before the first Business Day prior to the Prepayment Date (it being understood that any Lender which does not notify the Applicable Borrower and Administrative Agent of its election to exercise its Refusal Option on or before the first Business Day prior to the Prepayment Date shall be deemed to have elected, as of such date, not to exercise such Refusal Option). On the Prepayment Date, the Applicable Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent the amount of the Waivable Prepayment, which amount shall be applied (i) in an amount equal to that portion of the Waivable Prepayment payable pro rata to those Lenders that have elected not to exercise the Refusal Option, to prepay the Term Loans of such Lenders, and (ii) to the extent of any excess, to the Applicable Borrower for working capital and general corporate purposes.
               (d) Application of Prepayments of Loans to Base Rate Loans and LIBOR Rate Loans. Considering each Class of Loans being prepaid separately, any prepayment thereof shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof before application to LIBOR Rate Loans, in each case in a manner which minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by the Applicable Borrower pursuant to Section 2.17(c).
          2.15 General Provisions Regarding Payments.
               (a) All payments by any Credit Party of principal, interest, fees and other Obligations shall be made in Dollars in same day funds, without, recoupment, setoff, counterclaim or other defense free of any restriction or condition, and delivered to Borrowing Base Agent (with respect to Revolving Loans) and Administrative Agent (with respect to Term Loans) not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date due to Borrowing Base Agent’s Account or Administrative Agent’s Account, as applicable, for the account of Lenders; funds received by Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, after that time on such due date shall be deemed to have been paid on the next Business Day.
               (b) All payments in respect of the principal amount of any Loan (other than voluntary prepayments of Revolving Loans) shall be accompanied by payment of accrued interest on the principal amount being repaid or prepaid, and all commitment fees and other amounts (including those amounts specified in the Fee Letter) payable with respect to the principal amount being repaid or prepaid.

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               (c) Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall promptly distribute to each Lender at such address as such Lender shall indicate in writing, such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share of all payments and prepayments of principal and interest due hereunder, together with all other amounts due thereto, including all fees payable with respect thereto, to the extent received by Borrowing Base Agent or the Administrative Agent, as applicable.
               (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions hereof, if any Conversion/ Continuation Notice is withdrawn as to any Affected Lender or if any Affected Lender makes Base Rate Loans in lieu of its Pro Rata Share of any LIBOR Rate Loans, Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall give effect thereto in apportioning payments received thereafter.
               (e) Subject to the provisos set forth in the definition of Interest Period,whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest hereunder or of the commitment fees hereunder.
               (f) Company hereby authorizes Borrowing Base Agent to charge Company’s accounts with Borrowing Base Agent or any of its Affiliates in order to cause timely payment to be made to Borrowing Base Agent of all principal, interest, fees and expenses with respect to the Revolving Loans due hereunder (subject to sufficient funds being available in its accounts for that purpose). The Lenders and the Borrower also hereby authorize the Borrowing Base Agent to, and the Borrowing Base Agent may, from time to time, charge the Borrowing Base Agent Loan Account of the Borrower with any amount due and payable by the Borrower with respect to the Revolving Loans under any Credit Document. Each of the Lenders and the Company agrees that the Borrowing Base Agent shall have the right to make such charges whether or not any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or whether any of the conditions precedent in Section 3.2 have been satisfied. Any amount charged to the Borrowing Base Agent Loan Account of the Company shall be deemed a Revolving Loan hereunder made by the Lenders to the Company, funded by the Borrowing Base Agent on behalf of the Lenders and subject to Section 2.2 of this Agreement. The Lenders and the Company confirm that any charges which the Borrowing Base Agent may so make to the Borrowing Base Agent Loan Account of the Company as herein provided will be made as an accommodation to the Borrower and solely at the Borrowing Base Agent’s discretion, provided that, in the absence of a continuing Event of Default, the Borrowing Base Agent shall from time to time upon the request of the Collateral Agent, charge the Borrowing Base Agent Loan Account of the Company with any amount due and payable under any Credit Document. Each Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to charge the Applicable Borrower’s accounts with Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in order to cause timely payment to be made to Administrative Agent of all principal, interest, fees and expenses with respect to the Tranche A Term Loans, or the Tranche A-1 Term Loans, as the case may be, due hereunder (subject to sufficient funds being available in its accounts for that purpose). The Lenders and each Borrower also hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, charge the Administrative Agent Loan Account of the Applicable Borrower with any amount due and payable by such Borrower with respect to the Tranche A Term Loans or the Tranche A-1 Term

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Loans, as the case may be, under any Credit Document. Each of the Lenders and each Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent shall have the right to make such charges whether or not any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or whether any of the conditions precedent in Section 3.2 have been satisfied. Any amount charged to the Administrative Agent Loan Account of the Applicable Borrower shall be deemed an Obligation with respect to the Tranche A Term Loan hereunder payable by the Company to the Lenders holding the Tranche A Term Loans or with respect to the Tranche A-1 Term Loan hereunder payable by the SPV to the Lenders holding the Tranche A-1 Term Loans, as the case may be. The Lenders and each Borrower confirm that any charges which the Administrative Agent may so make to the Administrative Agent Loan Account of the Applicable Borrower as herein provided will be made as an accommodation to such Borrower and solely at the Administrative Agent’s discretion, provided that the Administrative Agent shall from time to time upon the request of the Collateral Agent, charge the Administrative Agent Loan Account of the Applicable Borrower with any amount due and payable under any Credit Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to direct the Borrowing Base Agent to, and so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrowing Base Agent shall, charge the Borrowing Base Agent Loan Account with any amount due and payable by the Applicable Borrower with respect to the Tranche A Term Loans or the Tranche A-1 Term Loans, as the case may be, under any Credit Document. Any amount charged to the Borrowing Base Agent Loan Account of the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed a Revolving Loan hereunder made by the Lenders to the Company, funded by the Borrowing Base Agent on behalf of the Lenders and subject to Section 2.2 of this Agreement.
               (g) Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall deem any payment by or on behalf of any Credit Party hereunder that is not made in same day funds prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) to be a non-conforming payment. Any such payment shall not be deemed to have been received by Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, until the later of (i) the time such funds become available funds, and (ii) the applicable next Business Day. Interest and Letter of Credit fees shall continue to accrue on any principal or Letter of Credit outstanding as to which a non-conforming payment is made until such funds become available funds (but in no event less than the period from the date of such payment to the next succeeding applicable Business Day) at the Default Rate determined pursuant to Section 2.9 from the date such amount was due and payable until the date such amount is paid in full.
               (h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Borrowing Base Agent or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, may, and upon the direction of the Requisite Lenders shall, apply all payments in respect of any Obligations and all proceeds of the Collateral, as follows:
                    (i) first, ratably to pay the Obligations in respect of any fees (other than any prepayment fees), expense reimbursements, indemnities and other amounts then due to the Agents and the Borrowing Base Agent until paid in full;

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                    (ii) second, ratably to pay the Obligations in respect of any fees (other than any prepayment fees), expense reimbursements and indemnities then due to the Lenders until paid in full;
                    (iii) third, ratably to pay interest then due and payable in respect of the Agent Advances until paid in full;
                    (iv) fourth, ratably to pay principal of the Agent Advances then due and payable until paid in full;
                    (v) fifth, to pay interest due in respect of the Revolving Loans until paid in full;
                    (vi) sixth, to pay principal of the Revolving Loans until paid in full; provided, that (1) the Revolving Commitments are permanently reduced or the Borrowing Base Agent imposes a permanent block thereon, and (2) to the extent such payment constitutes the proceeds of Borrowing Base Assets, the Borrowing Base Agent imposes a permanent block against the Borrowing Base, in each case, on a dollar-for-dollar basis with such prepayment;
                    (vii) seventh, ratably to pay the Letter of Credit Usage (or, to the extent such Obligations relate to Letters of Credit then outstanding, to provide cash collateral in respect of such Obligations, to be held as security for Borrower’s reimbursement Obligations in respect of such Letters of Credit under arrangements reasonably acceptable to Borrowing Base Agent, equal to one hundred and five percent (105%) of the Letter of Credit Usage at any time prior to the stated expiry of all outstanding Letters of Credit) until paid in full;
                    (viii) eighth, ratably to pay any prepayment fees then due and payable;
                    (ix) ninth, ratably to pay interest due in respect of the Term Loans until paid in full;
                    (x) tenth, ratably to pay principal of the Term Loans until paid in full; and
                    (xi) eleventh, to the ratable payment of all other Obligations then due and payable.
               (i) In each instance, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Section 2.15(h) shall not be deemed to apply to any payment by or on behalf of such Credit Party that is specified by such Credit Party to the Borrowing Base Agent or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to be for the payment or prepayment of any Obligations then due and payable under any provision of this Agreement.
               (j) For purposes of Section 2.15(h), “paid in full” with respect to interest and fees shall include interest and fees accrued after the commencement of any insolvency proceeding irrespective of whether a claim for such interest and fees is allowable in such insolvency proceeding.

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               (k) In the event of a direct conflict between the priority provisions of Section 2.15(h) and other provisions contained in any other Credit Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that both such priority provisions in such documents shall be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the terms and provisions of Section 2.15(h) shall control and govern.
          2.16 Ratable Sharing. Lenders hereby agree among themselves that, except as otherwise provided in the Collateral Documents with respect to amounts realized from the exercise of rights with respect to Liens on the Collateral, and except as set forth in Section 2.15, if any of them shall, whether by voluntary payment (other than a voluntary prepayment of Loans made and applied in accordance with the terms hereof), through the exercise of any right of set off or banker’s lien, by counterclaim or cross action or by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents or otherwise, or as adequate protection of a deposit treated as cash collateral under the Bankruptcy Code, receive payment or reduction of a proportion of the aggregate amount of principal, interest, amounts payable in respect of Letters of Credit, fees and other amounts then due and owing to such Lender hereunder or under the other Credit Documents (collectively, the “Aggregate Amounts Due” to such Lender) which is greater than the proportion received by any other Lender having Loans of the same Class in respect of the Aggregate Amounts Due to such other Lender having Loans of the same Class, then the Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall (a) notify each Agent, Borrowing Base Agent and each other Lender of the receipt of such payment and (b) apply a portion of such payment to purchase participations (which it shall be deemed to have purchased from each seller of a participation simultaneously upon the receipt by such seller of its portion of such payment) in the Aggregate Amounts Due to the other Lenders so that all such recoveries of Aggregate Amounts Due shall be shared by all Lenders in proportion to the Aggregate Amounts Due to them; provided, that if all or part of such proportionately greater payment received by such purchasing Lender is thereafter recovered from such Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Credit Party or otherwise, those purchases to that extent shall be rescinded and the purchase prices paid for such participations shall be returned to such purchasing Lender ratably to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. Each Credit Party expressly consents to the foregoing arrangement and agrees that any holder of a participation so purchased may exercise any and all rights of banker’s lien, set off or counterclaim with respect to any and all monies owing by such Credit Party to that holder with respect thereto as fully as if that holder were owed the amount of the participation held by that holder.
          2.17 Making or Maintaining LIBOR Rate Loans.
               (a) Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate. In the event that Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto), on any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loans, that by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loans on the basis provided for in the definition of Adjusted LIBOR Rate, Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent shall on such date give notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Borrowers and each Lender of such determination, whereupon (i) no Loans may be made as, or converted to, LIBOR Rate

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Loans until such time as Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent notifies Borrowers and Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, and (ii) any Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice given by any Borrower with respect to the Loans in respect of which such determination was made shall be deemed to be rescinded by such Borrower.
               (b) Illegality or Impracticability of LIBOR Rate Loans. In the event that on any date any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto but shall be made only after consultation with each Borrower and Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent) that the making, maintaining or continuation of its LIBOR Rate Loans (i) has become unlawful as a result of compliance by such Lender in good faith with any law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or would conflict with any such treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order not having the force of law even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful), or (ii) has become impracticable, as a result of contingencies occurring after the date hereof which materially and adversely affect the London interbank market or the position of such Lender in that market, then, and in any such event, such Lender shall be an “Affected Lender” and it shall on that day give notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to each Borrower and Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent of such determination (which notice Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender). Thereafter (1) the obligation of the Affected Lender to make Loans as, or to convert Loans to, LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended until such notice shall be withdrawn by the Affected Lender, (2) to the extent such determination by the Affected Lender relates to a LIBOR Rate Loan then being requested by any Borrower pursuant to a Funding Notice or a Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Affected Lender shall make such Loan as (or continue such Loan as or convert such Loan to, as the case may be) a Base Rate Loan, (3) the Affected Lender’s obligation to maintain its outstanding LIBOR Rate Loans (the “Affected Loans”) shall be terminated at the earlier to occur of the expiration of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the Affected Loans or when required by law, and (4) the Affected Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans on the date of such termination. The Applicable Borrower shall pay accrued interest on the amount so converted and all amounts due under Section 2.17(c) in accordance with the terms thereof due to such conversion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a determination by an Affected Lender as described above relates to a LIBOR Rate Loan then being requested by a Borrower pursuant to a Funding Notice or a Conversion/Continuation Notice, such Borrower shall have the option, subject to the provisions of Section 2.17(c), to rescind such Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice as to all Lenders by giving notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent of such rescission on the date on which the Affected Lender gives notice of its determination as described above (which notice of rescission Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender). Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, nothing in this Section 2.17(b) shall affect the obligation of any Lender other than an Affected Lender to make or maintain Loans as, or to convert Loans to, LIBOR Rate Loans in accordance with the terms hereof.
               (c) Compensation for Breakage or Non Commencement of Interest Periods. The Applicable Borrower shall compensate each Lender, upon written request by such Lender (which request shall set forth the basis for requesting such amounts), for all reasonable losses,

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expenses and liabilities (including any interest paid or calculated to be due and payable by such Lender to Lenders of funds borrowed by it to make or carry its LIBOR Rate Loans and any loss, expense or liability sustained by such Lender in connection with the liquidation or re employment of such funds but excluding loss of anticipated profits) which such Lender may sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender) a borrowing of any LIBOR Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Funding Notice or a telephonic request for borrowing, or a conversion to or continuation of any LIBOR Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Conversion/Continuation Notice or a telephonic request for conversion or continuation; (ii) if any prepayment or other principal payment of, or any conversion of, any of its LIBOR Rate Loans occurs on any day other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable to that Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise); or (iii) if any prepayment of any of its LIBOR Rate Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by such Borrower.
               (d) Booking of LIBOR Rate Loans. Any Lender may make, carry or transfer LIBOR Rate Loans at, to, or for the account of any of its branch offices or the office of an Affiliate of such Lender.
               (e) Assumptions Concerning Funding of LIBOR Rate Loans. Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Section 2.17 and under Section 2.18 shall be made as though such Lender had actually funded each of its relevant LIBOR Rate Loans through the purchase of a LIBOR deposit bearing interest at the rate obtained pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of Adjusted LIBOR Rate in an amount equal to the amount of such LIBOR Rate Loan and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period and through the transfer of such LIBOR deposit from an offshore office of such Lender to a domestic office of such Lender in the United States of America; provided, however, each Lender may fund each of its LIBOR Rate Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumptions shall be utilized only for the purposes of calculating amounts payable under this Section 2.17 and under Section 2.18.
          2.18 Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on LIBOR Rate Loans.
               (a) Compensation For Increased Costs and Taxes. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.19 (which shall be controlling with respect to the matters covered thereby), in the event that any Lender (which term shall include Issuing Bank for purposes of this Section 2.18(a)) shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that any law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order, or any change therein or in the interpretation, administration or application thereof (including the introduction of any new law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order), or any determination of a court or Governmental Authority, in each case that becomes effective after the date hereof, or compliance by such Lender with any guideline, request or directive issued or made after the date hereof by any central bank or other governmental or quasi Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law): (i) subjects such Lender (or its applicable lending office) to any additional Tax (other than any Tax on the overall net income of such Lender) with respect to this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or any payments to such Lender (or its applicable lending office) of principal, interest, fees or any other amount payable hereunder; (ii) imposes, modifies or holds applicable any reserve (including any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or

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other reserve), special deposit, compulsory loan, FDIC insurance or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, or advances or loans by, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender (other than any such reserve or other requirements with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans that are reflected in the definition of Adjusted LIBOR Rate); or (iii) imposes any other condition (other than with respect to a Tax matter) on or affecting such Lender (or its applicable lending office) or its obligations hereunder or the London interbank market; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make, making or maintaining Loans hereunder or to reduce any amount received or receivable by such Lender (or its applicable lending office) with respect thereto; then, in any such case, the Applicable Borrower shall promptly pay to such Lender, upon receipt of the statement referred to in the next sentence, such additional amount or amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Lender in its reasonable discretion shall determine) as may be necessary to compensate such Lender for any such increased cost or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder. Such Lender shall deliver to the Applicable Borrower (with a copy to Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent) a written statement, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating the additional amounts owed to such Lender under this Section 2.18(a), which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error.
               (b) Capital Adequacy Adjustment. In the event that any Lender (which term shall include Issuing Bank for purposes of this Section 2.18(b)) shall have determined that the adoption, effectiveness, phase in or applicability after the Closing Date of any law, rule or regulation (or any provision thereof) regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein or in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Lender (or its applicable lending office) with any guideline, request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of, or with reference to, such Lender’s Loans or Revolving Commitments or Letters of Credit, or participations therein or other obligations hereunder with respect to the Loans or the Letters of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such controlling corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, effectiveness, phase in, applicability, change or compliance (taking into consideration the policies of such Lender or such controlling corporation with regard to capital adequacy), then from time to time, within five Business Days after receipt by the Applicable Borrower from such Lender of the statement referred to in the next sentence, the Applicable Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such controlling corporation on an after tax basis for such reduction. Such Lender shall deliver to the Applicable Borrower (with a copy to Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent) a written statement, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating the additional amounts owed to Lender under this Section 2.18(b), which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error.

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          2.19 Taxes; Withholding, etc.
               (a) Payments to Be Free and Clear. All sums payable by any Credit Party hereunder and under the other Credit Documents shall (except to the extent required by law) be paid free and clear of, and without any deduction or withholding on account of, any Tax imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by or within the United States of America or any political subdivision in or of the United States of America or any other jurisdiction from or to which a payment is made by or on behalf of any Credit Party or by any federation or organization of which the United States of America or any such jurisdiction is a member at the time of payment.
               (b) Withholding of Taxes. If any Credit Party or any other Person is required by law to make any deduction or withholding on account of any Tax from any sum paid or payable under any of the Credit Documents: (i) the Applicable Borrower shall notify Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent of any such requirement or any change in any such requirement as soon as Company or any of its Subsidiaries becomes aware of it; (ii) Company shall pay any such Tax before the date on which penalties attach thereto, such payment to be made (if the liability to pay is imposed on any Credit Party) for its own account or (if that liability is imposed on Borrowing Base Agent, Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be) on behalf of and in the name of Borrowing Base Agent, Administrative Agent or such Lender; (iii) the sum payable by such Credit Party in respect of which the relevant deduction, withholding or payment, is required shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of that deduction, withholding or payment of all Taxes, Borrowing Base Agent, Administrative Agent or such Lender (which term shall include Issuing Bank for purposes of this Section 2.19(b)), as the case may be, and each of their Tax Related Persons receives on the due date and retains a net sum equal to what it would have received and retained had no such deduction, withholding or payment been required or made; and (iv) within thirty (30) days after making any such deduction or withholding, and within thirty (30) days after the due date of payment of any Tax which it is required by clause (ii) above to pay, the Applicable Borrower shall deliver to Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent evidence satisfactory to the other affected parties of such deduction, withholding and payment and of the remittance thereof to the relevant taxing or other authority.
               (c) Other Taxes. In addition, the Credit Parties shall pay all Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authorities in accordance with applicable law. The Credit Parties shall deliver to Borrowing Base Agent official receipts or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Borrowing Base Agent in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes payable hereunder promptly after payment of such Taxes or Other Taxes.
               (d) Indemnification. The Credit Parties shall indemnify each Agent, Borrowing Base Agent and each Lender (which term shall include Issuing Bank for purposes of this Section 2.19(d)) within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Taxes paid or incurred by such Agent, Borrowing Base Agent or such Lender or their respective Tax Related Persons, as the case may be, relating to, arising out of, or in connection with any Credit Document or any payment or transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority; provided, however, that the Credit Parties shall not be required to indemnify the Agents, Borrowing Base Agent, Lenders and Participants for any Taxes that

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would be excluded from a gross-up under Section 2.19(b) or to the extent such Taxes are covered by Sections 2.19(b) or (c). Such indemnification shall be made on an after-Tax basis, such that after all required deductions and payments of all Taxes (including income Taxes and deductions applicable to amounts payable under this Section 2.19(d)) and payment of all reasonable expenses, the Agents, the Borrowing Base Agent, the Lenders and each of their respective Tax Related Persons receives and retains an amount equal to the sum it would have received and retained had it not paid or incurred or been subject to such Taxes. A certificate from the relevant Lender or Agent, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of such Taxes shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
               (e) Evidence of Exemption From U.S. Withholding Tax.
                    (i) Each Lender (which term shall include Issuing Bank for purposes of this Section 2.19(e)) that is not a United States Person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code) for U.S. Federal income tax purposes (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) shall deliver to Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent for transmission to the Applicable Borrower, on or prior to the Closing Date (in the case of each Lender listed on the signature pages hereof on the Closing Date) or on or prior to the date of the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which it becomes a Lender (in the case of each other Lender), and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of the Applicable Borrower or Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent (each in the reasonable exercise of its discretion), (i) two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, W-8IMY or W-8ECI (or any successor forms), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, and such other documentation required under the Internal Revenue Code and reasonably requested by the Applicable Borrower to establish that such Lender is not subject to deduction or withholding of United States Federal income tax with respect to any payments to such Lender of principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable under any of the Credit Documents or is subject to deduction or withholding at a reduced rate, or (ii) if such Lender is not a "bankor other Person described in Section 881(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and cannot deliver Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI pursuant to clause (i) above, a Certificate Regarding Non Bank Status together with two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or any successor form), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, and such other documentation required under the Internal Revenue Code and reasonably requested by the Applicable Borrower to establish that such Lender is not subject to deduction or withholding of United States Federal income tax with respect to any payments to such Lender of interest payable under any of the Credit Documents. Each Lender required to deliver any forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States Federal income tax withholding matters pursuant to this Section 2.19(e) hereby agrees, from time to time after the initial delivery by such Lender of such forms, certificates or other evidence, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such forms, certificates or other evidence obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, that such Lender shall promptly deliver to Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent for transmission to the Applicable Borrower two new original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, W-8IMY or W-8ECI, or a Certificate Regarding Non Bank Status and two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or any successor form), as the case may be, properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, and such other documentation required under the Internal Revenue Code and reasonably requested by the Applicable Borrower to confirm or establish that such Lender is not subject to deduction or withholding of United States Federal income tax with respect to payments to such Lender under the Credit Documents

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or is subject to deduction or withholding at a reduced rate, or notify Borrowing Base Agent, Administrative Agent and the Applicable Borrower of its inability to deliver any such forms, certificates or other evidence. Nothing in this Section 2.19 shall be construed to require a Lender, Agent, Participant or Issuing Bank to provide any forms or documentation that it is not legally entitled to provide.
                    (ii) Each Lender (which term shall include Issuing Bank for purposes of this Section 2.19(e)) that is a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code) for U.S. Federal income tax purposes (a “U.S. Lender”) shall deliver to Administrative agent for transmission to the Applicable Borrower, on or prior to the Closing Date (in the case of each Lender listed on the signature pages hereof on the Closing Date) or on or prior to the date of the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which it becomes a Lender (in the case of each other Lender), and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of the Applicable Borrower or Administrative Agent (each in the reasonable exercise of its discretion), two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor forms), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, and such other documentation required under the Internal Revenue Code and reasonably requested by the Applicable Borrower to establish that such Lender is not subject to backup withholding under Section 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to any payments to such Lender of principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable under any of the Credit documents.
                    (iii) No Borrower shall be required to indemnify any Lender, or pay any additional amounts to any Lender, in respect of United States Federal withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.19(b)(iii) to the extent that:
                         (A) the obligation to withhold amounts with respect to United States Federal withholding tax existed on the date such Non-U.S. Lender first became a party to this Agreement or to an applicable Assignment Agreement; provided, however, that this clause (iii) shall not apply to a Lender which was an Eligible Assignee to the extent the indemnity payment or additional amounts such Non-U.S. Lender would be entitled to receive (without regard to this clause (iii)) do not exceed the indemnity payment or additional amounts that the person making the assignment to such Non-U.S. Lender would have been entitled to receive in the absence of such assignment,
                         (B) the obligation to pay such additional amounts would not have arisen but for a failure by such Non-U.S. Lender or U.S. Lender to comply with Section 2.19(e)(i) or Section 2.19(e)(ii) above, as applicable, provided, that if any Lender hereunder shall have satisfied the requirements of Section 2.19(e)(i) or Section 2.19(e)(ii) above on the Closing Date or on the date of the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which it became a Lender, as applicable, nothing in Section 2.19(e)(iii) shall relieve any Borrower of its obligation to pay any additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.19 in the event that, as a result of any change in any applicable law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order, or any change in the interpretation, administration or application thereof, such Lender is no longer properly entitled to deliver forms, certificates or other evidence at a subsequent date establishing the fact that such Lender is not subject to withholding or backup withholding as described herein, or

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               (C) the obligation to pay such additional amounts would not have risen but for the fact that such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a bank or any other person described in Section 871(h)(3)(B) or Section 881(c)(3) (or any successor provisions) of the Internal Revenue Code on any date after such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a party to this Agreement.
          2.20 Obligation to Mitigate. Each Lender (which term shall include Issuing Bank for purposes of this Section 2.20) agrees that, as promptly as practicable after the officer of such Lender responsible for administering its Loans or Letters of Credit, as the case may be, becomes aware of the occurrence of an event or the existence of a condition that would cause such Lender to become an Affected Lender or that would entitle such Lender to receive payments under Section 2.17, 2.18 or 2.19, it will, to the extent not inconsistent with the internal policies of such Lender and any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions, use reasonable efforts to (a) make, issue, fund or maintain its Credit Extensions, including any Affected Loans, through another office of such Lender, or (b) take such other measures as such Lender may deem reasonable, if as a result thereof the circumstances which would cause such Lender to be an Affected Lender would cease to exist or the additional amounts which would otherwise be required to be paid to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, 2.18 or 2.19 would be materially reduced and if, as determined by such Lender in its reasonable discretion, the making, issuing, funding or maintaining of such Revolving Commitments, Loans or Letters of Credit through such other office or in accordance with such other measures, as the case may be, would not otherwise adversely affect such Revolving Commitments, Loans or Letters of Credit or the interests of such Lender; provided, that such Lender will not be obligated to utilize such other office pursuant to this Section 2.20 unless the Applicable Borrower agrees to pay all costs and expenses incurred by such Lender as a result of utilizing such other office as described above. A certificate as to the amount of any such expenses payable by the Applicable Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.20 (setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount) submitted by such Lender to the Applicable Borrower (with a copy to Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
          2.21 Defaulting Lenders. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that any Lender other than at the direction or request of any regulatory agency or authority defaults (a “Defaulting Lender”) in its obligation to fund (a “Funding Default”) any Revolving Loan, Tranche A Term Loan or its portion of any unreimbursed payment under Section 2.3(e) (in each case, a “Defaulted Loan”), then (a) during any Default Period with respect to such Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a “Lender” for purposes of voting on any matters (including the granting of any consents or waivers) with respect to any of the Credit Documents; (b) to the extent permitted by applicable law, until such time as the Default Excess with respect to such Defaulting Lender shall have been reduced to zero, any payment with respect to the Revolving Loans or Term Loans shall, if Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent so directs at the time of making such payment, be applied to the Revolving Loans or Term Loans of other Lenders as if such Defaulting Lender had no Revolving Loans or Term Loans outstanding and the Revolving Exposure and the outstanding Term Loan Loans of such Defaulting Lender were zero, it being understood and agreed that the Applicable Borrower shall be entitled to retain any portion of any mandatory payment of the Revolving Loans or Term Loans that is not paid to such Defaulting Lender solely as a result of the operation of the provisions of this clause (b); (c) such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment and outstanding Revolving Loans and such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Letter of

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Credit Usage shall be excluded for purposes of calculating the Revolving Commitment fee payable to Lenders in respect of any day during any Default Period with respect to such Defaulting Lender, and such Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to receive any Revolving Commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.10 with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment in respect of any Default Period with respect to such Defaulting Lender; and (d) the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments as at any date of determination shall be calculated as if such Defaulting Lender had funded all Defaulted Loans of such Defaulting Lender. No Revolving Commitment, Tranche A Term Loan Commitment or Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitment of any Lender shall be increased or otherwise affected, and, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.21, performance by any Credit Party of its obligations hereunder and the other Credit Documents shall not be excused or otherwise modified as a result of any Funding Default or the operation of this Section 2.21. The rights and remedies against a Defaulting Lender under this Section 2.21 are in addition to other rights and remedies which the Credit Parties may have against such Defaulting Lender with respect to any Funding Default and which Borrowing Base Agent, Administrative Agent or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender with respect to any Funding Default.
          2.22 Removal or Replacement of a Lender. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that: (a) (i) any Lender (an “Increased Cost Lender”) shall give notice to the Borrowers that such Lender is an Affected Lender or that such Lender is entitled to receive payments under Section 2.17, 2.18 or 2.19, (ii) the circumstances which have caused such Lender to be an Affected Lender or which entitle such Lender to receive such payments shall remain in effect, and (iii) such Lender shall fail to withdraw such notice within five Business Days after any Borrower’s request for such withdrawal; or (b) (i) any Lender shall become a Defaulting Lender, (ii) the Default Period for such Defaulting Lender shall remain in effect, and (iii) such Defaulting Lender shall fail to cure the default as a result of which it has become a Defaulting Lender within five Business Days after any Borrower’s request that it cure such default; or (c) in connection with any proposed amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent with respect to any of the provisions hereof as contemplated by Section 10.5(b), the consent of Administrative Agent and Requisite Lenders shall have been obtained but the consent of one or more of such other Lenders (each a “Non Consenting Lender”) whose consent is required shall not have been obtained; then, with respect to each such Increased Cost Lender, Defaulting Lender or Non Consenting Lender (the “Terminated Lender”), Administrative Agent may (which, in the case of an Increased-Cost Lender, only after receiving written request from any Borrower to remove such Increased-Cost Lender), by giving written notice to each Borrower and any Terminated Lender of its election to do so, elect to cause such Terminated Lender (and such Terminated Lender hereby irrevocably agrees) to assign its outstanding Loans and its Revolving Commitments, if any, in full to one or more Eligible Assignees (each a “Replacement Lender”) in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6 and Terminated Lender shall pay any fees payable thereunder in connection with such assignment; provided, that, (1) on the date of such assignment, the Replacement Lender shall pay to Terminated Lender an amount equal to the sum of (A) an amount equal to the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of the Terminated Lender, (B) an amount equal to all unreimbursed drawings that have been funded by such Terminated Lender, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time and (C) an amount equal to all accrued, but theretofore unpaid fees owing to such Terminated Lender pursuant to Section 2.10; (2) on the date of such assignment, the Applicable Borrower shall pay any amounts payable to such

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Terminated Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, 2.18 or 2.19; and (3) in the event such Terminated Lender is a Non Consenting Lender, each Replacement Lender shall consent, at the time of such assignment, to each matter in respect of which such Terminated Lender was a Non Consenting Lender; provided, Administrative Agent may not make such election with respect to any Terminated Lender that is (or whose Affiliate is) also an Issuing Bank unless, prior to the effectiveness of such election, Administrative Agent shall have caused each outstanding Letter of Credit issued thereby to be cancelled. Upon the prepayment of all amounts owing to any Terminated Lender and the termination of such Terminated Lender’s Revolving Commitments, if any, such Terminated Lender shall no longer constitute a Lenderfor purposes hereof; provided, that any rights of such Terminated Lender to indemnification hereunder shall survive as to such Terminated Lender.
     SECTION 3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
          3.1 Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to make any Loan or Administrative Agent to procure any Letter of Credit on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction, or waiver in accordance with Section 10.5, of the following conditions on or before the Closing Date:
               (a) Credit Documents. Administrative Agent shall have received sufficient copies of each Credit Document originally executed and delivered by each applicable Credit Party for each Lender, which Credit Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Agents and the Lenders, and each of the conditions precedent contained therein shall have been satisfied in a manner satisfactory to the Agents and the Lenders.
               (b) Organizational Documents; Incumbency. Administrative Agent shall have received (i) sufficient copies of each Organizational Document of each Credit Party, as applicable, and, to the extent applicable, certified as of a recent date by the appropriate governmental official, for each Lender, each dated the Closing Date or a recent date prior thereto; (ii) signature and incumbency certificates of the officers of such Person executing the Credit Documents to which it is a party; (iii) resolutions of the Board of Directors or similar governing body of each Credit Party and documents evidencing all other required corporate action, if any, in each case, approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a party or by which it or its assets may be bound as of the Closing Date, certified as of the Closing Date by its secretary or an assistant secretary as being in full force and effect without modification or amendment; (iv) a good standing certificate (or the non-U.S. equivalent thereof) from the applicable Governmental Authority of each Credit Party’s jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation and in each jurisdiction in which it is qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity to do business, each dated a recent date prior to the Closing Date; and (v) such other documents as Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
               (c) Organizational and Capital Structure. The organizational structure and capital structure of Company and its Subsidiaries shall be as set forth on Schedule 4.1.
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Existing Indebtedness. On the Closing Date, Company and its Subsidiaries shall have (i) repaid in full all Existing Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Documents, (ii) terminated any commitments to lend or make other extensions of credit thereunder, (iii) delivered to Administrative Agent all documents or instruments necessary to release all Liens securing Existing Indebtedness or other obligations of Company and its Subsidiaries under the Existing Credit Documents on the Closing Date and with respect to the foregoing, Agents shall have received satisfactory evidence that all obligations under the Existing Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness constituting Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01) have been paid in full and satisfied, all commitments thereunder have terminated, all promissory notes issued thereunder have been cancelled and all Liens in respect thereof have been released, and (iv) made arrangements satisfactory to Administrative Agent with respect to the cancellation of any letters of credit outstanding thereunder or the issuance of Letters of Credit to support the obligations of Company and its Subsidiaries with respect thereto.
               (e) Transaction Costs. On or prior to the Closing Date, Company shall have delivered to Administrative Agent its reasonable best estimate of the Transaction Costs (other than fees payable to any Agent).
               (f) Governmental Authorizations and Consents. Each Credit Party shall have obtained all Governmental Authorizations and all consents of other Persons, in each case that are necessary or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents and each of the foregoing shall be in full force and effect and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. All applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened by any competent authority which would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents and no action, request for stay, petition for review or rehearing, reconsideration, or appeal with respect to any of the foregoing shall be pending, and the time for any applicable agency to take action to set aside its consent on its own motion shall have expired.
               (g) Contractor Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, copies of each Contractor Document, accompanied by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each Credit Party, certifying that (i) each such Contractor Document (A) is a true and correct copy thereof, and (B) is in full force and effect, and (ii) no default, event of default, termination event, or similar event has occurred and is continuing under any Contractor Document.
               (h) Personal Property Collateral. In order to create in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a valid, perfected First Priority security interest in the personal property Collateral, Collateral Agent shall have received the following:
                    (i) evidence satisfactory to Collateral Agent of the compliance by each Credit Party of their obligations under the Pledge and Security Agreement and the other Collateral Documents (including their obligations to execute and deliver UCC financing statements, originals of securities and share certificates, instruments and chattel paper, accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank, and any agreements governing deposit and/or securities accounts as provided therein);

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                    (ii) A completed Collateral Questionnaire dated the Closing Date and executed by an Authorized Officer of Company, together with all attachments contemplated thereby, including (A) certified copies of uniform commercial code requests for information, or a similar search report certified by a party acceptable to Agents, dated a date reasonably near to the Closing Date, listing all effective financing statements which name Company or any of its Subsidiaries (under their present names or under any previous names used within five (5) years prior to the date hereof, including in each case, trade or business names) as debtors and which are filed in the jurisdictions in which filings are to be made pursuant to the Collateral Documents, together with (i) copies of such financing statements, and (ii) executed Uniform Commercial Code (Form UCC-3) Termination Statements, if any, necessary to release all Liens and other rights of any Person in any Collateral described in the Collateral Documents previously granted by any Person (other than Liens permitted by Section 6.2) and (B) any documents (including, without limitation, financing statements, amendments to financing statements and assignments of financing statements, stock powers executed in blank and any endorsements) reasonably required to be provided in connection with the Collateral Documents to create, in favor of the Collateral Agent (for and on behalf of the Secured Parties), a perfected security interest in the Collateral thereunder shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent in a proper form for filing in each office in each jurisdiction listed in Schedule V of the Pledge and Security Agreement, or other office, as the case may be;
                    (iii) opinions of counsel (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent) with respect to the creation and perfection of the security interests in favor of Collateral Agent in such Collateral and such other matters governed by the laws of each jurisdiction in which any Credit Party or any personal property Collateral is located as Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent;
                    (iv) evidence that (i) a Slavenburg registration has been made with the Hong Kong Companies Registry, and (ii) SCHOT has acknowledged receipt of a notice of charge and agreed to make all payments with respect to Accounts due and owing to Credit Parties directly to a blocked account under the control of the Collateral Agent or its sub-agent;
                    (v) evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, that the Panel Deposit will be applied by the Panel Manufacturer exclusively towards the purchase price of Panel Inventory, or will be returned to SPV upon request by SPV; and
                    (vi) evidence that each Credit Party shall have taken or caused to be taken any other action, executed and delivered or caused to be executed and delivered any other agreement, document and instrument (including without limitation, (i) Landlord Collateral Access Agreements, Bailee’s Letters and/or similar collateral access agreements executed by the landlord of each Leasehold Property and by the applicable Credit Party, (ii) Contractor Agreements, (iii) Panel Deposit Agreements and (iv) any intercompany notes evidencing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(b)) and made or caused to be made any other filing and recording (other than as set forth herein) reasonably required by Collateral Agent.

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               (i) Financial Statements; Projections. Lenders shall have received from Company (i) the Historical Financial Statements described in Section 4.7 hereof and (ii) the Projections described in Section 4.8 hereof, in each case, certified as of the Closing Date as true and correct copies by the chief financial officer of Company and as complying with the applicable representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.7 and 4.8, respectively.
               (j) Evidence of Insurance. Collateral Agent shall have received a certificate from each Credit Party’s insurance broker or other evidence satisfactory to it that all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to Section 5.5 is in full force and effect, together with endorsements naming the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, as additional insured and loss payee thereunder to the extent required under Section 5.5, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
               (k) Opinions of Counsel to Credit Parties. Lenders and their respective counsel shall have received originally executed copies of the favorable written opinions of (i) Greenberg Traurig, LLP, counsel for Credit Parties and (ii) other opinions from local and foreign counsel for Credit Parties, each dated as of the Closing Date and covering such matters as Administrative Agent may reasonably request and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (and each Credit Party hereby instructs such counsel to deliver such opinions to Agents, Borrowing Base Agent and Lenders).
               (l) Fees. Company shall have paid to Administrative Agent the fees payable on the Closing Date referred to in the Fee Letter.
               (m) Solvency Certificate. On the Closing Date, Administrative Agent shall have received a Solvency Certificate from Company dated as of the Closing Date and addressed to Administrative Agent and Lenders, and in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, with appropriate attachments and demonstrating that after giving effect to the making of the Loans, the issuance of the Letters of Credit and the refinancing the Existing Indebtedness contemplated by this Agreement to occur on the Closing Date, Company and its Subsidiaries are and will be Solvent.
               (n) Closing Date Certificate. Company shall have delivered to Administrative Agent an originally executed Closing Date Certificate, together with all attachments thereto.
               (o) Closing Date. Lenders shall have made the Tranche A Term Loans to Company and the Tranche A-1 Term Loans to SPV, in each case, on or before October 31, 2007.
               (p) No Litigation. There shall not exist any action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding or other legal or regulatory developments, pending or threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent, singly or in the aggregate, materially impairs the making of the Loans, the issuance of the Letters of Credit, the refinancing of the Existing Indebtedness, or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents, or that could have a Material Adverse Effect.
               (q) Due Diligence. The Agents and Borrowing Base Agent shall have completed their business, legal and collateral due diligence with respect to each Credit Party and the results thereof shall be acceptable to the Agents and the Borrowing Base Agent, in their

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reasonable discretion. Without limiting the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall have received a collateral audit and appraisals, in each case, the results thereof shall be acceptable to the Collateral Agent, in its reasonable discretion. Other than changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, no information or materials are or should have been available to Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date that are materially inconsistent with the material previously provided to Administrative Agent for its due diligence review of Company and its Subsidiaries.
               (r) No Material Adverse Change. Since June 30, 2007, no event, circumstance or change shall have occurred that has caused or evidences, either in any case or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
               (s) Completion of Proceedings. All partnership, corporate and other proceedings taken or to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all documents incidental thereto not previously found acceptable by Administrative Agent and its counsel shall be satisfactory in form and substance to Administrative Agent and such counsel, and Administrative Agent, and such counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified copies of such documents as Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
               (t) Service of Process. On the Closing Date, Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that each Credit Party has appointed an agent in New York City for the purpose of service of process in New York City and such agent shall agree in writing to give Administrative Agent notice of any resignation of such service agent or other termination of the agency relationship.
               (u) Cash Management. Other than those depository account, blocked account, lockbox account and similar agreements and other documents permitted to be delivered on a post-closing basis pursuant to Section 5.15(b), the Agents and Borrowing Base Agent shall have received such depository account, blocked account, lockbox account and similar agreements and other documents, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents and the Borrowing Base Agent, as the Agents and the Borrowing Base Agent may request with respect to the cash management system of Company and its Subsidiaries and Agents and Borrowing Base Agent shall be satisfied in their reasonable discretion with the cash management system of Company and its Subsidiaries.
               (v) Intercompany Subordination Agreement. The Agents shall have received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agents, a copy of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, duly executed by each Credit Party.
               (w) Funds Flow Agreement. The Agents shall have received the Flow of Funds Agreement duly executed by each Credit Party, each Agent and any other person party thereto.
               (x) Factoring Arrangements. The Agents shall have received (i) a copy of the Factoring Agreement, as amended as of the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Agents, certified as a true and correct copy thereof by an Authorized Officer of

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each Credit Party; and (ii) the Factoring Assignment Agreement, duly executed by the Factor and the Collateral Agent.
               (y) Further Documentation. Agents shall have received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agents, such other agreements, instruments, approvals, opinions and other documents, as the Agents may reasonably request, including, without limitation, the warrants, warrantholder rights agreement and registration rights agreement required to be delivered to Silver Point by the Company on the Closing Date.
               Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement and funding a Loan on the Closing Date, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Credit Document and each other document required to be approved by any Agent, Borrowing Base Agent, Requisite Lenders or Lenders, as applicable on the Closing Date.
          3.2 Conditions to Each Credit Extension.
               (a) Conditions Precedent. The obligation of each Lender to make any Loan, or Administrative Agent to procure any Letter of Credit, on any Credit Date, including the Closing Date, are subject to the satisfaction, or waiver in accordance with Section 10.5, of the following conditions precedent:
                    (i) Borrowing Base Agent or Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall have received a fully executed and delivered Funding Notice or Issuance Notice, as the case may be, together with a Borrowing Base Certificate as of such date; provided, that the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered on the Closing Date may be based on the Credit Parties’ September 30, 2007 field audit;
                    (ii) after making the Credit Extensions requested on such Credit Date, the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed Availability at such time;
                    (iii) as of such Credit Date, the representations and warranties contained herein and in each other Credit Document, certificate or other writing delivered to any Agent, Borrowing Base Agent or any Lender pursuant hereto or thereto on or prior to the Credit Date shall be true and correct in all material respects (to the extent not otherwise qualified by materiality) on and as of that Credit Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (to the extent not otherwise qualified by materiality) on and as of such earlier date;
                    (iv) as of such Credit Date, no event shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation of the applicable Credit Extension that would constitute an Event of Default or a Default;
                    (v) since June 30, 2007, no event, circumstance or change shall have occurred that has caused or evidences, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable business judgment;

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                    (vi) on or before the date of issuance of any Letter of Credit, Administrative Agent shall have received all other information required by the applicable Issuance Notice, and such other documents or information as Issuing Bank may reasonably require in connection with the issuance of such Letter of Credit;
                    (1) the Chief Financial Officer of the Company shall have delivered an Officer’s Certificate representing and warranting and otherwise demonstrating to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent that, as of such Credit Date, Company reasonably expects, after giving effect to the proposed borrowing and based upon good faith determinations and projections consistent with the Financial Plan, to be in compliance with all operating and financial covenants set forth in this Agreement as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter ending prior to the Maturity Date;
                    (2) as of such Credit Date, the Leverage Ratio determined as of such date after giving effect to the contemplated Credit Extension shall not exceed the maximum Leverage Ratio permitted as of the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter pursuant to Section 6.8;
                    (3) after giving effect to such Credit Extension the aggregate Cash and Cash Equivalents of Company and its subsidiaries will not exceed $5,000,000;
                    (4) the Credit Parties shall have paid all fees, costs and expenses then payable by the Credit Parties pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, including, without limitation, the Fee Letter, Section 2.10, and Section 10.2 hereof; and
                    (5) the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit shall not contravene any law, rule or regulation applicable to any Agent, Borrowing Base Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank.
Any Agent or Requisite Lenders shall be entitled, but not obligated to, request and receive, prior to the making of any Credit Extension, additional information reasonably satisfactory to the requesting party confirming the satisfaction of any of the foregoing if, in the good faith judgment of such Agent or Requisite Lender such request is warranted under the circumstances.
               (b) Notices. Any Notice shall be executed by an Authorized Officer of the Applicable Borrower in a writing delivered to Administrative Agent. In lieu of delivering a Notice, the Applicable Borrower may give Administrative Agent telephonic notice by the required time of any proposed borrowing, conversion/continuation or issuance of a Letter of Credit, as the case may be; provided, that each such notice shall be promptly confirmed in writing by delivery of the applicable Notice to Administrative Agent on or before the applicable date of borrowing, continuation/conversion or issuance. Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall incur any liability to any Borrower in acting upon any telephonic notice referred to above that Administrative Agent believes in good faith to have been given by a duly authorized officer or other person authorized on behalf of such Borrower or for otherwise acting in good faith.

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     SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
          In order to induce Lenders and Issuing Bank to enter into this Agreement and to make each Credit Extension to be made thereby, each Credit Party represents and warrants to each Lender and Issuing Bank, on the Closing Date and on each Credit Date, that the following statements are true and correct (it being understood and agreed that the representations and warranties made on the Closing Date are deemed to be made concurrently with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the repayment of the Existing Indebtedness):
          4.1 Organization; Requisite Power and Authority; Qualification. Each of Company and its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (or the non-U.S. equivalent thereof) under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization as identified in Schedule 4.1, (b) has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties, to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into the Credit Documents to which it is a party and to carry out the transactions contemplated thereby and, in the case of Borrowers, to make the borrowings hereunder, and (c) is qualified to do business and in good standing in every jurisdiction where its assets are located and wherever necessary to carry out its business and operations.
          4.2 Capital Stock and Ownership. The Capital Stock of each of Company and its Subsidiaries has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.2, as of the date hereof, there is no existing option, warrant, call, right, commitment or other agreement to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party requiring, and there is no membership interest or other Capital Stock of Company or any of its Subsidiaries outstanding which upon conversion or exchange would require, the issuance by Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any additional membership interests or other Capital Stock of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other Securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase, a membership interest or other Capital Stock of Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Schedule 4.2 sets forth a true, complete and correct list as of the Closing Date, of the name of Company and each of its Subsidiaries and indicates for each such Person its ownership (by holder and percentage interest) and the type of entity of each of them, and the number and class of authorized and issued Capital Stock of such Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.2, as of the Closing Date, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any equity investments in any other corporation or entity.
          4.3 Due Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of each Credit Party that is a party thereto.
          4.4 No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by Credit Parties of the Credit Documents to which they are parties and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents do not and will not (a) violate any provision of any law or any governmental rule or regulation applicable to Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any of the Organizational Documents of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any order, judgment or decree of any court or other agency of government binding on Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (b) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time

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or both) a default under any Contractual Obligation of Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (c) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Liens created under any of the Credit Documents in favor of Collateral Agent, on behalf of Secured Parties); (d) result in any default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to its operations or any of its properties or (e) require any approval of stockholders, members or partners or any approval or consent of any Person under any Contractual Obligation of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for such approvals or consents which will be obtained on or before the Closing Date and disclosed in writing to Lenders.
          4.5 Governmental Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by Credit Parties of the Credit Documents to which they are parties and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents do not and will not require any registration with, consent or approval of, or notice to, or other action to, with or by, any Governmental Authority except for filings and recordings with respect to the Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered to Collateral Agent for filing and/or recordation, as of the Closing Date.
          4.6 Binding Obligation. Each Credit Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party that is a party thereto and is the legally valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability (whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).
          4.7 Historical Financial Statements. The Historical Financial Statements were prepared in conformity with GAAP and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, on a consolidated basis, of the Persons described in such financial statements as at the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows, on a consolidated basis, of the entities described therein for each of the periods then ended, subject, in the case of any such unaudited financial statements, to changes resulting from audit and normal year end adjustments. As of the Closing Date, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any contingent liability or liability for taxes, long term lease or unusual forward or long term commitment that is not reflected in the Historical Financial Statements or the notes thereto and which in any such case is material in relation to the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Company and any of its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Since the date of the audited Historical Financial Statements, no Internal Control Event has occurred.
          4.8 Projections. On and as of the Closing Date, the 26-week cash flow projections of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and, commencing on the date of delivery of the projections of the Company required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.20 (collectively, the “Projections") are based on good faith estimates and assumptions made by the management of Company and as of the Closing Date, management of Company believed that the Projections were reasonable and attainable, which projected financial statements shall be updated from time to time pursuant to Section 5.1(i). Such Projections, as so updated, shall be believed by Company at the time furnished to be reasonable, shall have been prepared on a reasonable basis and in good faith by Company, and shall have been based on assumptions believed by Company to be reasonable at

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the time made and upon the best information then reasonably available to Company, and Company shall not be aware of any facts or information that would lead it to believe that such projections, as so updated, are incorrect or misleading in any material respect.
          4.9 No Material Adverse Change. Since June 30, 2007, no event, circumstance or change has occurred that has caused or evidences, either in any case or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
          4.10 No Restricted Junior Payments. Since June 30, 2007, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has directly or indirectly declared, ordered, paid or made, or set apart any sum or property for, any Restricted Junior Payment or agreed to do so except as permitted pursuant to Section 6.4.
          4.11 Adverse Proceedings, etc. There are no Adverse Proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, that (a) relate to any Credit Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or (b) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (a) is in violation of any applicable laws (including Environmental Laws) that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) is subject to or in default with respect to any final judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees, rules or regulations of any court or any Federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
          4.12 Payment of Taxes and Other Amounts. Except as otherwise permitted under Section 5.3, all tax returns and reports of Company and its Subsidiaries required to be filed by any of them have been timely filed, and all taxes shown on such tax returns to be due and payable and all assessments, fees and other governmental charges upon Company and its Subsidiaries and upon their respective properties, assets, income, businesses and franchises which are due and payable have been paid when due and payable. No Credit Party knows of no proposed tax assessment against Company or any of its Subsidiaries which is not being actively contested by Company or such Subsidiary in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; provided, that such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made or provided therefor. Company and its Subsidiaries have paid in full all sums owing or claimed for labor, materials, supplies, personal property, and services of every kind and character used, furnished or installed in or on any Real Estate Asset that are now due and owing and no claim for same exists or will be permitted to be created, except such claims as may arise in the ordinary course of business and that are not yet past due.
          4.13 Properties.
               (a) Title. Each of Company and its Subsidiaries has (i) good, sufficient, marketable and legal title to (in the case of fee interests in real property), (ii) valid leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold interests in real or personal property), and (iii) good and valid title to (in the case of all other personal property), all of their respective properties and assets reflected in their respective Historical Financial Statements referred to in Section 4.7 and

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in the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1, in each case except for assets disposed of since the date of such financial statements in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise permitted under Section 6.8. All such properties and assets are in working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and except as permitted by this Agreement, all such properties and assets are free and clear of Liens.
               (b) Real Estate. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 4.13 contains a true, accurate and complete list of (i) all Real Estate Assets, and (ii) all leases, subleases or assignments of leases (together with all amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals or extensions of any thereof) affecting each Real Estate Asset of any Credit Party, regardless of whether such Credit Party is the landlord or tenant (whether directly or as an assignee or successor in interest) under such lease, sublease or assignment, and the termination date and annual base rent under each of them. Each agreement listed in clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence is in full force and effect and no default has occurred and is continuing thereunder. Each such agreement constitutes the legally valid and binding obligation of each applicable Credit Party, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles. To the best knowledge of each Credit Party, no other party to any such agreement is in default of its obligations thereunder, and no Credit Party (or any other party to any such agreement) has at any time delivered or received any notice of default which remains uncured under any such Lease and, as of the Closing Date, no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute a default under any such agreement.
          4.14 Environmental Matters. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective Facilities or operations are subject to any outstanding written order, consent decree or settlement agreement with any Person relating to any Environmental Law, any Environmental Claim, or any Hazardous Materials Activity that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any letter or request for information under Section 104 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9604) or any comparable state law. There are and, to each of Company’ and its Subsidiaries’ knowledge, have been, no conditions, occurrences, or Hazardous Materials Activities which could reasonably be expected to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the best knowledge of Company and each of its Subsidiaries following due inquiry, no Environmental Claims have been asserted against any facilities that may have received Hazardous Materials generated by Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the best of any Credit Party’s knowledge, following due inquiry, any predecessor of Company or any of its Subsidiaries has filed any notice under any Environmental Law indicating past or present treatment of Hazardous Materials at any Facility, and none of Company’ or any of its Subsidiaries’ operations involves the generation, transportation, treatment, storage or disposal of Hazardous Materials, as defined under or used in 40 C.F.R. Parts 260 270 or any state equivalent. Compliance with all current or reasonably foreseeable future requirements pursuant to or under Environmental Laws, including all necessary permits or authorizations that are required under Environmental Laws to operate the facilities, assets and business of Company or

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any of its Subsidiaries, could not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. No event or condition has occurred or is occurring with respect to Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any Environmental Law, any Release of Hazardous Materials, or any Hazardous Materials Activity which individually or in the aggregate has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
          4.15 No Defaults. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any of its Contractual Obligations, and no condition exists which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, could constitute such a default, except where the consequences, direct or indirect, of such default or defaults, if any, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.
          4.16 Material Contracts. Schedule 4.16 contains a true, correct and complete list of all the Material Contracts in effect on the Closing Date. All such Material Contracts, together with any updates provided pursuant to Section 5.1(1), are in full force and effect and no defaults currently exist thereunder (other than as described in Schedule 4.16 or in such updates). Each Panel Deposit Agreement and Contractor Agreement delivered to the Administrative Agent is in full force and effect and no defaults currently exist thereunder.
          4.17 Governmental Regulation. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under any other Federal or state statute or regulation which may limit its ability to incur Indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or any portion of the Obligations unenforceable. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a “registered investment company” or a company “controlled” by a “registered investment company” or a “principal underwriter” of a “registered investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
          4.18 Margin Stock. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of the Loans made to such Credit Party will be used to purchase or carry any such Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such Margin Stock or for any purpose that violates, or is inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
          4.19 Employee Matters. Except as provided on Schedule 4.19, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or has any obligation under any collective bargaining agreements. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been or is engaged in any unfair labor practice that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been and is (a) no unfair labor practice charge or complaint pending against Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the best knowledge of Company and each of its Subsidiaries, following due inquiry, threatened against any of them before the National Labor Relations Board or any other Governmental Authority and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement or similar agreement that is so pending against Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to the best knowledge of Company and each of its Subsidiaries following due inquiry, threatened against any of them, (b) no labor dispute, strike, lockout, slowdown or work stoppage in existence or threatened against, involving or affecting Company or any of its

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Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) no labor union, labor organization, trade union, works council, or group of employees of Company or any of its Subsidiaries has made a pending demand for recognition or certification, and there are no representation or certification proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding presently pending or threatened to be brought or filed with the National Labor Relations Board or any other Governmental Authority, and (d) to the best knowledge of Company and each of its Subsidiaries following due inquiry, no union representation question existing with respect to any of the employees of Company or any of its Subsidiaries and, to the best knowledge of Company and each of its Subsidiaries following due inquiry, no labor union organizing activity with respect to any employees of Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is taking place, except (with respect to any matter specified in clause (a), (b), (c), or (d) above, either individually or in the aggregate) such as is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
          4.20 Employee Benefit Plans. Company, each of its Subsidiaries and each of their respective ERISA Affiliates are in compliance with all applicable provisions and requirements of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, and have performed all their obligations under each Employee Benefit Plan. Each Employee Benefit Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service indicating that such Employee Benefit Plan is so qualified and nothing has occurred subsequent to the issuance of such determination letter which would cause such Employee Benefit Plan to lose its qualified status. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their ERISA Affiliates maintains or contributes to any Pension Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA (or the non-U.S. equivalent thereof) or to any Multiemployer Plan, except as set forth on Schedule 4.20. No liability to the PBGC (other than required premium payments), the U.S. Department of Labor (or the non-U.S. equivalent thereof) or the Internal Revenue Service (or the non-U.S. equivalent thereof) has been or is expected to be incurred by Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur. Except to the extent required under Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code or similar state or foreign laws, or otherwise funded entirely by the participants thereof, no Employee Benefit Plan provides health or welfare benefits (through the purchase of insurance or otherwise) for any retired or former employee of Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates. The present value of the aggregate benefit liabilities under each Pension Plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates (determined as of the end of the most recent plan year on the basis of the actuarial assumptions specified for funding purposes in the most recent actuarial valuation for such Pension Plan), did not exceed the aggregate current value of the assets of such Pension Plan. As of the most recent valuation date for each Multiemployer Plan, the potential liability of Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective ERISA Affiliates for a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan (within the meaning of Section 4203 or Section 4205 of ERISA (or the non-U.S. equivalent thereof)). Company, each of its Subsidiaries and each of their ERISA Affiliates have complied with the requirements of Section 515 of ERISA with respect to each Multiemployer Plan and are not in material “default” (as defined in Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA (or the non-U.S. equivalent thereof)) with respect to payments to a Multiemployer Plan.

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          4.21 Certain Fees. Except to the extent included in the Flow of Funds Agreement, no broker’s or finder’s fee or commission will be payable with respect hereto or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
          4.22 Solvency. Each Credit Party is and, upon the incurrence of any Credit Extension by such Credit Party on any date on which this representation and warranty is made, will be, Solvent.
          4.23 Intentionally Omitted.
          4.24 Compliance with Statutes, etc. Each of Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with its organizational documents and all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all Governmental Authorities, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property (including compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, zoning, subdivision, construction, building and land use laws and ordinances with respect to any Real Estate Asset or governing its business and the requirements of any permits issued under such laws with respect to any such Real Estate Asset or the operations of Company or any of its Subsidiaries).
          4.25 Disclosure. No representation or warranty of any Credit Party contained in any Credit Document and none of the reports, financial statements or other documents, certificates or written statements furnished to Lenders by or on behalf of Company or any of its Subsidiaries for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact (known to Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in the case of any document not furnished by either of them) necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which the same were made. Any projections and pro forma financial information contained in such materials are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by Company and its Subsidiaries to be reasonable at the time made. There are no agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which any Credit Party is subject and there are no facts known (or which should upon the reasonable exercise of diligence be known) to Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than matters of a general economic nature) that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and that have not been disclosed herein or in such other documents, certificates and statements furnished to Lenders for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
          4.26 Terrorism Laws. Each Credit Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with the Terrorism Laws. No part of the proceeds of the Loans 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 violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
          4.27 Insurance. The properties of Company and each of its Subsidiaries are adequately insured with financially sound and reputable insurers and in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks and otherwise on terms and conditions as are customarily carried or maintained by Persons of established reputation of similar size and engaged in similar businesses and such insurance complies with the requirements of Section 5.5. Schedule 4.27 sets

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forth a list of all insurance maintained by or on behalf of the Credit Parties and each of their Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and, as of the Closing Date, all premiums in respect of such insurance have been paid.
          4.28 Common Enterprise. The successful operation and condition of each of the Credit Parties is dependent on the continued successful performance of the functions of the group of the Credit Parties as a whole and the successful operation of each of the Credit Parties is dependent on the successful performance and operation of each other Credit Party. Each Credit Party expects to derive benefit (and its board of directors or other governing body has determined that it may reasonably be expected to derive benefit), directly and indirectly, from (i) successful operations of each of the other Credit Parties and (ii) the credit extended by the Lenders to the Credit Parties hereunder, both in their separate capacities and as members of the group of companies. Each Credit Party has determined that execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and any other Credit Documents to be executed by such Credit Party is within its purpose, will be of direct and indirect benefit to such Credit Party, and is in its best interest.
          4.29 Security Interest in Collateral. The provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents create legal, valid and enforceable Liens on all the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, and such Liens constitute perfected and continuing First Priority Liens on the Collateral, securing the Obligations, enforceable against the applicable Credit Party and all third parties, except in the case of (a) Permitted Liens, to the extent any such Permitted Liens would have (and are permitted to have) priority over the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to any applicable law, (b) Liens perfected only by possession (including possession of any certificate of title) to the extent the Collateral Agent has not obtained or does not maintain possession of such Collateral and (c) Panel Deposits and Panel Inventory of SPV, to the extent such assets are held by Panel Manufacturers and Contractors outside the United States.
          4.30 Affiliate Transactions. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.30, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no existing or proposed agreements, arrangements, understandings, or transactions between any Credit Party and any of the officers, members, managers, directors, stockholders, parents, other interest holders, employees, or Affiliates (other than Subsidiaries) of any Credit Party or any members of their respective immediate families, and none of the foregoing Persons are directly or indirectly indebted to or have any direct or indirect ownership, partnership, or voting interest in any Affiliate of any Credit Party or any Person with which any Credit Party has a business relationship or which competes with any Credit Party.
          4.31 Intellectual Property. Each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property necessary to its business as currently conducted, a correct and complete list of which, as of the date of this Agreement, is set forth on Schedule 4.31, and the use thereof by the Credit Parties and its Subsidiaries does not infringe in any material respect upon the rights of any other Person, and the Credit Parties rights thereto are not subject to any licensing agreement or similar arrangement. Each Credit Party has taken reasonable measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all trade secrets used in its business (collectively, the “Business Trade Secrets”). To the best knowledge of each Credit Party, none of the Business Trade

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Secrets have been disclosed to any Person other than employees or contractors of the Credit Parties who had a need to know and use such Business Trade Secrets in the ordinary course of employment or contract performance and who executed appropriate confidentiality agreements prohibiting the unauthorized use or disclosure of such Business Trade Secrets and containing other terms reasonably necessary or appropriate for the protection and maintenance of such Business Trade Secrets. To the best knowledge of each Credit Party, no unauthorized disclosure of any Business Trade Secrets has been made.
          4.32 Permits, Etc. Each Credit Party has, and is in compliance with, all permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements and accreditations required for such Person lawfully to own, lease, manage or operate, or to acquire, each business currently owned, leased, managed or operated, or to be acquired, by such Person, which, if not obtained, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No condition exists or event has occurred which, in itself or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would result in the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or non-renewal of any such permit, license, authorization, approval, entitlement or accreditation, and there is no claim that any thereof is not in full force and effect, except, to the extent any such condition, event or claim could not be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
          4.33 Customers and Suppliers. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.33, there has been no actual or, to the best knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened termination, cancellation or limitation of, or adverse modification to or change in, the business relationship between (i) any Credit Party, on the one hand, and any customer or any group thereof, on the other hand, whose agreements with any Credit Party are individually or in the aggregate material to the business or operations of such Credit Party, or (ii) any Credit Party, on the one hand, and any supplier or any group thereof, on the other hand, whose agreements with any Credit Party are individually or in the aggregate material to the business or operations of such Credit Party; and there exists no present state of facts or circumstances that could give rise to or result in any such termination, cancellation, limitation, modification or change.
          4.34 Flood Zone. To the best knowledge of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Real Estate Assets are not located in areas identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards; provided, however, that Company and any of its Subsidiaries hereby represent, without qualification, that, no Material Improvements are located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards.
          4.35 Operating Lease Obligations. On the Closing Date, none of the Credit Parties has any Operating Lease Obligations other than the Operating Lease Obligations set forth on Schedule 4.35.
          4.36 No Action for Winding-Up or Bankruptcy. There has been no voluntary or involuntary action taken either by or against Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any such Person’s winding-up, dissolution, liquidation, bankruptcy, receivership, administration or similar or analogous events in respect if such Person or all or any material part of its assets.

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     SECTION 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
               Each Credit Party covenants and agrees that so long as any Commitment is in effect and until payment in full of all Obligations and cancellation or expiration of all Letters of Credit, each Credit Party shall perform, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to perform, all covenants in this Section 5.
          5.1 Financial Statements and Other Reports.
               Unless otherwise provided below, Company will deliver to Administrative Agent and Lenders:
               (a) Monthly Reports. As soon as available, and in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each month (including months which began prior to the Closing Date), the consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such month and the related consolidated (and with respect to statements of income, consolidating) statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries for such month and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such month, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the previous Fiscal Year and the corresponding figures from the Financial Plan for the current Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail, together with a Financial Officer Certification and a Narrative Report with respect thereto and any other operating reports prepared by management for such period;
               (b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year (including the fourth Fiscal Quarter), the consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related consolidated (and with respect to statements of income, consolidating) statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the previous Fiscal Year and the corresponding figures from the Financial Plan for the current Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail, together with a Financial Officer Certification and a Narrative Report with respect thereto;
               (c) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, (i) the consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated (and with respect to statements of income, consolidating) statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the previous Fiscal Year and the corresponding figures from the Financial Plan for the Fiscal Year covered by such financial statements, in reasonable detail, together with a Financial Officer Certification and a Narrative Report with respect thereto; and (ii) with respect to such financial statements an unqualified opinion thereon of Ernst & Young LLP or other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing selected by Company, and reasonably satisfactory to

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Administrative Agent (which opinion shall be unqualified as to going concern and scope of audit (and shall not contain any explanatory paragraph or paragraph of emphasis with respect to going concern or otherwise), and shall state that such consolidated financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years (except as otherwise disclosed in such financial statements) and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards) together with a written statement by such independent certified public accountants stating (1) that their audit examination has included a review of the terms of the Credit Documents, (2) whether, in connection therewith, any condition or event that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default has come to their attention and, if such a condition or event has come to their attention, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, and (3) that nothing has come to their attention that causes them to believe that the information contained in any Compliance Certificate is not correct or that the matters set forth in such Compliance Certificate are not stated in accordance with the terms hereof and (4) if Company is then subject to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, an attestation report as to management’s report on Company’s internal control over financial reporting showing no Internal Control Event or Events;
               (d) Compliance Certificate. Together with each delivery of financial statements of Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to Sections 5.1(a), 5.1(b) and 5.1(c), a duly executed and completed Compliance Certificate and, for the period commencing with the week beginning on November 11, 2007 and continuing through the end of the week beginning on January 14, 2008, on Friday of each week, a duly executed and completed (with respect to the provisions thereof corresponding to Sections 6.7(g) and (h) only) Compliance Certificate, current as of the close of business on the last Business Day of the immediately preceding week, containing such detail and other information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time.
               (e) Statements of Reconciliation after Change in Accounting Principles. If, as a result of any change in accounting principles and policies (or the application thereof) from those used in the preparation of the Historical Financial Statements, the consolidated financial statements of Company and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(b) or 5.1(c) will differ in any material respect from the consolidated financial statements that would have been delivered pursuant to such subdivisions had no such change in accounting principles and policies been made, then, together with the first delivery of such financial statements after such change, one or more statements of reconciliation for all such prior financial statements in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent;
               (f) Notice of Default. Prompt written notice (i) of any condition or event that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default or that notice has been given to Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect thereto; (ii) that any Person has given any notice to Company or any of its Subsidiaries or taken any other action with respect to any event or condition set forth in Section 8.1(b); (iii) of the occurrence of any event or change that has caused or evidences, either in any case or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or (iv) the occurrence of any Internal Control Event which is required to be publicly disclosed of which any officer of Company or any

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of its Subsidiaries has knowledge which notice shall be accompanied by a certificate of its Authorized Officers specifying the nature and period of existence of such condition, event or change, or specifying the notice given and action taken by any such Person and the nature of such claimed Event of Default, Default, default, event or condition, and what action the Credit Parties have taken, are taking and propose to take with respect thereto;
               (g) Notice of Litigation. Prompt written notice of (i) the institution of, or threat of, any Adverse Proceeding not previously disclosed in writing by Company to Lenders, or (ii) any development in any Adverse Proceeding that, in the case of either clause (i) or (ii) if adversely determined, could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or seeks to enjoin or otherwise prevent the consummation of, or to recover any damages or obtain relief as a result of, the transactions contemplated hereby, or which arises in respect of any material Indebtedness of Company or its Subsidiaries or alleges any criminal misconduct by any Credit Party together in each case with such other information as may be reasonably available to Company or any of its Subsidiaries to enable Lenders and their counsel to evaluate such matters;
               (h) ERISA. (i) The occurrence of or forthcoming occurrence of any ERISA Event, a written notice specifying the nature thereof, what action Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto and, when known, any action taken or threatened by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or the PBGC with respect thereto; and (ii) with reasonable promptness, copies of (1) each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each Pension Plan; (2) all notices received by Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor concerning an ERISA Event; and (3) copies of such other documents or governmental reports or filings relating to any Employee Benefit Plan as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request;
               (i) Financial Plan. As soon as practicable and in any event no later than sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of each Fiscal Year, a consolidated plan and financial forecast for such Fiscal Year and each Fiscal Year (or portion thereof) through the final maturity date of the Loans (a “Financial Plan”), including (i) a forecasted consolidated and consolidating balance sheet and forecasted consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries for each such Fiscal Year, together with pro forma Compliance Certificates for each such Fiscal Year and an explanation of the assumptions on which such forecasts are based, (ii) forecasted consolidated statements of income and cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries for each month of each such Fiscal Year, (iii) forecasts demonstrating projected compliance with the requirements of Section 6.7 through the final maturity date of the Loans, and (iv) forecasts demonstrating adequate liquidity through the final maturity date of the Loans, together, in each case, with an explanation of the assumptions on which such forecasts are based all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agents and accompanied by a certificate from the chief financial officer of Company certifying that the projections contained therein are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by Company to be reasonable at the time made and at the time of delivery thereof;

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               (j) Insurance Report. As soon as practicable and in any event by the last day of each Fiscal Year, a report in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent outlining all material insurance coverage maintained as of the date of such report by Company and its Subsidiaries and all material insurance coverage planned to be maintained by Company and its Subsidiaries in the immediately succeeding Fiscal Year;
               (k) Notice of Change in Board of Directors or Similar Governing Body. With reasonable promptness, written notice of any change in the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
               (l) Notice Regarding Material Contracts. Promptly, and in any event within two Business Days (i) after any Material Contract of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Panel Deposit Agreement or Contractor Agreement, is terminated or amended in a manner that is materially adverse to Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, or that could reasonably be expected to be adverse to Administrative Agent or the Lenders or (ii) any new Material Contract is entered into, a written statement describing such event, with copies of such material amendments or new contracts, delivered to Administrative Agent, and an explanation of any actions being taken with respect thereto;
               (m) Environmental Reports and Audits. As soon as practicable following receipt thereof, copies of all environmental audits and reports with respect to environmental matters at any Facility or which relate to any environmental liabilities of Company or its Subsidiaries which, in any such case, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
               (n) Information Regarding Collateral. (a) Each Credit Party will furnish to Collateral Agent not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of any change (i) in any Credit Party’s corporate name, (ii) in any Credit Party’s identity or corporate structure, or (iii) in any Credit Party’s Federal Taxpayer Identification Number. Company agrees not to effect or permit any change referred to in the preceding sentence unless all filings have been made under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for Collateral Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all the Collateral and for the Collateral at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest as contemplated in the Collateral Documents. Each Credit Party will furnish to Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) or claims made or asserted against any Collateral or interest therein. Each Credit Party also agrees promptly to notify Collateral Agent in writing if any material portion of the Collateral is lost, damaged or destroyed;
               (o) Annual Collateral Verification. Each year, at the time of delivery of annual financial statements with respect to the preceding Fiscal Year pursuant to Section 5.1(c), each Credit Party shall deliver to Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate (i) either confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the Collateral Questionnaire delivered on the Closing Date or the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section and/or identifying such changes, or (ii) certifying that all Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (including fixture filings, as applicable) or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations, have been filed of record in each governmental, municipal or other

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appropriate office in each jurisdiction identified in the Collateral Questionnaire or pursuant to clause (i) above to the extent necessary to protect and perfect the security interests under the Collateral Documents for a period of not less than 18 months after the date of such certificate (except as noted therein with respect to any continuation statements to be filed within such period);
               (p) Aging Reports. Together with each delivery of financial statements of Company and each other Credit Party pursuant to Sections 5.1(a), 5.1(b) and 5.1(c) (and, in the case of clause (ii) below, with each delivery of a Borrowing Base Certificate in accordance with Section 5.1(q)): (i) a summary of the Accounts aging report of each Credit Party as of the end of such period; (ii) a summary of accounts payable aging report of each Credit Party as of the end of such period, and (iii) a report listing all Inventory of the Credit Parties, and containing a breakdown of such Inventory by type and amount, the cost and the current market value thereof (by location) and such other information as any Agent or Borrowing Base Agent may reasonably request, in each case, all in detail and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents;
               (q) Borrowing Base Certificate. Commencing on November 5, 2007. on Monday of each week (and in the case of clause (i) below, together with each Funding Notice or Issuance Notice): (i) a Borrowing Base Certificate, current as of the close of business on the last Business Day of the immediately preceding week (or Friday of the immediately preceding week, as the case may be), supported by schedules showing the derivation thereof and containing such detail and other information as the Administrative Agent or the Borrowing Base Agent may reasonably request from time to time; provided that (1) the Borrowing Base set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate shall be effective from and including the date such Borrowing Base Certificate is duly received by the Agents and the Borrowing Base Agent but not including the date on which a subsequent Borrowing Base Certificate is received by the Agents and the Borrowing Base Agent, unless any Agent or the Borrowing Base Agent disputes the eligibility of any property included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base or the valuation thereof by notice of such dispute to Borrowers, (2) in the event of any dispute about the eligibility of any property included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base or the valuation thereof, the more conservative approach of such Agent’s or Borrowing Base Agent’s good faith business judgment shall control and (3) the Inventory shall be updated on a weekly basis component of the Borrowing Base; and (ii) a rolling twenty-six (26) week cash forecast, in each case, all in detail and in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowing Base Agent. Without limiting any other rights of Administrative Agent and the Borrowing Base Agent, upon Administrative Agent’s or Borrowing Base Agent’s request, Borrowers shall provide Administrative Agent and Borrowing Base Agent on a daily basis with a schedule of Accounts, collections received and credits issued on a daily basis and inventory reports prepared on a monthly or more frequent basis as the Administrative Agent or Borrowing Base Agent may, in good faith, request in the event that at any time any of (such schedule of Accounts, collections received and credits issued and inventory report, collectively, the “Daily Collateral Reporting”): (1) an Event of Default or Default, shall exist or have occurred, or (2) Borrowers shall have failed to deliver any Borrowing Base Certificate in accordance with this Section 5.1(q), or (3) upon Administrative Agent’s or Borrowing Base Agent’s good faith belief, any information contained in any Borrowing Base Certificate provided under this Section 5.1(q) is incomplete, inaccurate or misleading, or (4) Availability is less than $10,000,000 (it being understood that once the Borrowers are required by Administrative Agent or Borrowing Agent to provide Daily Collateral Reporting on a daily

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basis in accordance with this Section 5.1(q), the Borrowers shall continue to provide Daily Collateral Reporting to Administrative Agent and Borrowing Base Agent on a daily basis unless and until (x) no Event of Default or Default has occurred and are then continuing, (y) Availability exceeds $25,000,000 for at least 30 consecutive days, and (z) the Borrowers have otherwise complied with its obligation to deliver Daily Collateral Reporting to Administrative Agent and Borrowing Base Agent in accordance with the provisions hereof and such Daily Collateral Reporting is complete and accurate (and not misleading) in all respects, in Administrative Agent’s and Borrowing Base Agent’s reasonable discretion; thereafter, the Borrowers shall deliver Borrowing Base Certificates in accordance with this Section 5.1(q)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree that the Borrowers shall provide Daily Collateral Reporting to Administrative Agent and Borrowing Base Agent on a daily basis until the conditions in sub-clauses (x), (y) and (z) are satisfied;
               (r) Tax Returns. As soon as practicable and in any event within fifteen (15) days following the filing thereof, copies of each Federal income tax return filed by or on behalf of any Credit Party;
               (s) Good Standing Certificates. Within ten (10) days of the first Business Day of each anniversary of the Closing Date, a certificate of good standing (or the non-U.S. equivalent thereof) for each Credit Party from the appropriate governmental officer in its jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization;
               (t) Violations of Terrorism Laws. Promptly (i) if any Credit Party obtains knowledge that any Credit Party or any Person which owns, directly or indirectly, any Capital Stock of any Credit Party, or any other holder at any time of any direct or indirect equitable, legal or beneficial interest therein is the subject of any of the Terrorism Laws, such Credit Party will notify Administrative Agent and (ii) upon the request of any Lender, such Credit Party will provide any information such Lender believes is reasonably necessary to be delivered to comply with the Patriot Act; and
               (u) Other Information. (A) Promptly upon their becoming available, copies of (i) all financial statements, reports, notices and proxy statements sent or made available generally by Company to its security holders acting in such capacity or by any Subsidiary of Company to its security holders other than Company or another Subsidiary of Company, (ii) all regular and periodic reports and all registration statements and prospectuses, if any, filed by Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any securities exchange or with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any governmental or private regulatory authority, (iii) all press releases and other statements made available generally by Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the public concerning material developments in the business of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) promptly after submission to any Governmental Authority, all documents and information furnished to such Governmental Authority in connection with any investigation of any Credit Party (other than any routine inquiry), (C) promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all financial reports (including, without limitation, management letters) submitted to any Credit Party by its auditors in connection with any annual or interim audit of the books thereof and (D) such other information and data with respect to Company or any of its Subsidiaries as from time to time may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent.

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     5.2 Existence. Except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.8, each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and all rights and Governmental Authorizations, qualifications, franchises, licenses and permits material to its business and to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted; provided, that no Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to preserve any such right or Governmental Authorizations, qualifications, franchise, licenses and permits if such Person’s board of directors (or similar governing body) shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of such Person, and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to such Person or to Lenders.
     5.3 Payment of Taxes and Claims. Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay all Taxes imposed upon it or any of its properties or assets or in respect of any of its income, businesses or franchises before any penalty or fine accrues thereon, and all claims (including claims for labor, services, materials and supplies) for sums that have become due and payable and that by law have or may become a Lien upon any of its properties or assets, prior to the time when any penalty or fine shall be incurred with respect thereto; provided, that no such Tax or claim need be paid if it is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted, so long as (i) adequate reserve or other appropriate provision, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor, and (ii) in the case of a Tax or claim which has or may become a Lien against any of the Collateral, such contest proceedings conclusively operate to stay the sale of any portion of the Collateral to satisfy such Tax or claim. No Credit Party will, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, file or consent to the filing of any consolidated income tax return with any Person (other than Company or any of its Subsidiaries). Each Credit Party will (a) withhold from each payment made to any of its past or present employees, officers or directors, and to any non resident of the country in which it is resident, the amount of all Taxes and other deductions required to be withheld therefrom and pay the same to the proper tax or other receiving officers within the time required under any applicable laws and (b) collect from all Persons the amount of all Taxes required to be collected from them and remit the same to the proper tax or other receiving officers within the time required under any applicable laws.
     5.4 Maintenance of Properties. Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) maintain or cause to be maintained in good repair, working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, all material properties used or useful in the business of Company and its Subsidiaries and from time to time will make or cause to be made all appropriate repairs, renewals and replacements thereof and (b) comply at all times with the provisions of all material leases to which it is a party as lessee or under which it occupies property, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder.
     5.5 Insurance. Company will maintain and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with reputable insurance companies or associations (including, without limitation, comprehensive general liability, environmental liability, hazard, rent, property, credit and business interruption insurance) with respect to its properties (including all equipment and Inventory and all real properties leased or owned by it) and business, in such amounts and covering such risks as is required by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by

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companies in similar businesses similarly situated and in any event in amount, adequacy and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Agents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Company will maintain or cause to be maintained (a) flood insurance with respect to each Flood Hazard Property that is located in a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, in each case in compliance with any applicable regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and (b) replacement value casualty insurance on the Collateral under such policies of insurance, with such insurance companies, in such amounts, with such deductibles, and covering such risks as are at all times carried or maintained under similar circumstances by Persons of established reputation of similar size and engaged in similar businesses. Each such policy of insurance shall (i) name Collateral Agent, on behalf of Lenders as an additional insured thereunder as its interests may appear, and (ii) in the case of each casualty insurance policy, contain a loss payable clause or endorsement, satisfactory in form and substance to Collateral Agent, that names Collateral Agent, on behalf of Secured Parties, as the loss payee thereunder and provides for at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Collateral Agent of any modification or cancellation of such policy and that no act or default of Company or any other Person shall affect the right of the Collateral Agent to recover under such policy or policies in case of loss or damage.
          5.6 Books and Records; Inspections. Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep adequate books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) permit any representatives designated by Administrative Agent or any Lender (including employees of Administrative Agent, any Lender or any consultants, auditors, accountants, lawyers and appraisers retained by Administrative Agent) to visit and inspect any of the properties of any Credit Party and any of its respective Subsidiaries, to conduct audits, valuations and/or field examinations of any Credit Party and any of its respective Subsidiaries, to inspect, copy and take extracts from its and their financial and accounting records, and to discuss its and their affairs, finances and accounts with its and their officers and independent accountants and auditors, all upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal business hours (so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and as often as may reasonably be requested and by this provision the Credit Parties authorize such accountants to discuss with Administrative Agent and Lender and such representatives the affairs, finances and accounts of Company and its Subsidiaries. The Credit Parties agree to pay the (i) the examiner’s out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with all such visits, audits, inspections, valuations and field examinations and (ii) the costs of all visits, audits, inspections, valuations and field examinations conducted by a third party on behalf of the Agents, Borrowing Base Agent and the Lenders. The Credit Parties acknowledge that Administrative Agent, after exercising its rights of inspection, may prepare and distribute to the Lenders certain reports pertaining to the Credit Parties’ assets for internal use by Administrative Agent and the Lenders. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Credit Party shall provide Administrative Agent and each Lender with access to its customers and suppliers.
          5.7 Lenders Meetings. Company and its Subsidiaries will, upon the request of Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders, participate in a meeting of Administrative Agent and Lenders once during each Fiscal Year to be held at Company’s corporate offices (or at such other location as may be agreed to by Company and Administrative Agent) at such time as may be agreed to by Company and Administrative Agent.

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          5.8 Compliance with Laws. Each Credit Party will comply, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and all other Persons, if any, on or occupying any Facilities to comply, with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, statutes, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority (including all Environmental Laws). Each Credit Party shall take all reasonable and necessary actions to ensure that no portion of the Loans will be used, disbursed or distributed for any purpose, or to any Person, directly or indirectly, in violation of any of the Terrorism Laws and shall take all reasonable and necessary action to comply in all material respects with all Terrorism Laws with respect thereto.
          5.9 Environmental.
               (a) Environmental Disclosure. Company will deliver to Administrative Agent and Lenders:
                    (i) as soon as practicable following receipt thereof, copies of all environmental audits, investigations, analyses and reports of any kind or character, whether prepared by personnel of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by independent consultants, governmental authorities or any other Persons, with respect to significant environmental matters at any Facility or with respect to any Environmental Claims;
                    (ii) promptly upon the occurrence thereof, written notice describing in reasonable detail (1) any Release required to be reported to Governmental Authority under any applicable Environmental Laws, (2) any remedial action taken by Company or any other Person in response to (A) any Hazardous Materials Activities the existence of which has a reasonable possibility of resulting in one or more Environmental Claims having, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or (B) any Environmental Claims that, individually or in the aggregate, have a reasonable possibility of resulting in a Material Adverse Effect, and (3) the discovery by Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any occurrence or condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of any Facility that could cause such Facility or any part thereof to be subject to any material restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, transferability or use thereof under any Environmental Laws;
                    (iii) as soon as practicable following the sending or receipt thereof by Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a copy of any and all written communications with respect to (1) any Environmental Claims that, individually or in the aggregate, have a reasonable possibility of giving rise to a Material Adverse Effect, (2) any Release required to be reported to any Federal, state or local governmental or regulatory agency, and (3) any request for information from any governmental agency that suggests such agency is investigating whether Company or any of its Subsidiaries may be potentially responsible for any Hazardous Materials Activity;
                    (iv) prompt written notice describing in reasonable detail (1) any proposed acquisition of stock, assets, or property by Company or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to (A) expose Company or any of its Subsidiaries to, or result in, Environmental Claims that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (B) affect the ability of Company or any of its Subsidiaries to maintain in full force and effect all material Governmental Authorizations

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required under any Environmental Laws for their respective operations and (2) any proposed action to be taken by Company or any of its Subsidiaries to modify current operations in a manner that could reasonably be expected to subject Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any additional material obligations or requirements under any Environmental Laws; and
                    (v) with reasonable promptness, such other documents and information as from time to time may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent in relation to any matters disclosed pursuant to this Section 5.9(a).
               (b) Hazardous Materials Activities, Etc. Each Credit Party shall promptly take, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries promptly to take, any and all actions necessary to (i) cure any violation of applicable Environmental Laws by such Credit Party or its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) make an appropriate response to any Environmental Claim against such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries and discharge any obligations it may have to any Person thereunder where failure to do so could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
               (c) Right of Access and Inspection. With respect to any event described in Section 5.9(a), or if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or if Administrative Agent reasonably believes that Company or any Subsidiary has breached any representation, warranty or covenant related to environmental matters (including those contained in Sections 4.11, 4.14, 5.8 or 5.9):
                    (i) Administrative Agent and its representatives shall have the right, but not the obligation or duty, to enter the Facilities at reasonable times for the purposes of observing the Facilities. Such access shall include, at the reasonable request of Administrative Agent, access to relevant documents and employees of Company and its Subsidiaries and to their outside representatives, to the extent necessary to obtain necessary information related to the event at issue. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Credit Parties shall conduct such tests and investigations on the Facilities or relevant portion thereof, as reasonably requested by Administrative Agent, including any sampling or analysis as determined to be necessary under the circumstances by a qualified environmental engineer or consultant. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and if a Credit Party does not undertake such tests and investigations in a reasonably timely manner following the request of Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent may hire an independent engineer, at the Credit Parties’ expense, to conduct such tests and investigations. Administrative Agent will make all reasonable efforts to conduct any such tests and investigations so as to avoid interfering with the operation of the Facility
                    (ii) Any observations, tests or investigations of the Facilities by or on behalf of Administrative Agent shall be solely for the purpose of protecting the Lenders security interests and rights under the Credit Documents. The exercise of Administrative Agent’s rights under this Subsection (c) shall not constitute a waiver of any default of any Credit Party or impose any liability on Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders. In no event will any observation, test or investigation by or on behalf of Administrative Agent be a representation that Hazardous Materials are or are not present in, on or under any of the Facilities, or that there

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has been or will be compliance with any Environmental Law and Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have made any representation or warranty to any party regarding the truth, accuracy or completeness of any report or findings with regard thereto. Neither any Credit Party nor any other party is entitled to rely on any observation, test or investigation by or on behalf of Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent and the Lenders owe no duty of care to protect any Credit Party or any other party against, or to inform any Credit Party or any other party of, any Hazardous Materials or any other adverse condition affecting any of the Facilities. Administrative Agent may, in its reasonable discretion, disclose to the applicable Credit Party, or to any other party if so required by law, any report or findings made as a result of, or in connection with, its observations, tests or investigations. If a request is made of Administrative Agent to disclose any such report or finding to any third party, then Administrative Agent shall endeavor to give the applicable Credit Party prior notice of such disclosure and afford such Credit Party the opportunity to object or defend against such disclosure at its own and sole cost; provided, that the failure of Administrative Agent to give any such notice or afford such Credit Party the opportunity to object or defend against such disclosure shall not result in any liability to Administrative Agent. Each Credit Party acknowledges that it may be obligated to notify relevant Governmental Authorities regarding the results of any observation, test or investigation disclosed to such Credit Party, and that such reporting requirements are site and fact-specific and are to be evaluated by such Credit Party without advice or assistance from Administrative Agent.
               (d) If counsel to Company or any of its Subsidiaries reasonably determines (1) that provision to Administrative Agent of a document otherwise required to be provided pursuant to this Section 5.9 (or any other provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document relating to environmental matters) would jeopardize an applicable attorney-client or work product privilege pertaining to such document, then Company or its Subsidiary shall not be obligated to deliver such document to Administrative Agent but shall provide Administrative Agent with a notice identifying the author and recipient of such document and generally describing the contents of the document. Upon request of Administrative Agent, Company and its Subsidiaries shall take all reasonable steps necessary to provide Administrative Agent with the factual information contained in any such privileged document.
          5.10 Subsidiaries. In the event that any Person becomes a Domestic Subsidiary of Company, Company shall (a) concurrently with such Person becoming a Domestic Subsidiary cause such Domestic Subsidiary to become a Guarantor hereunder and a Grantor under the Pledge and Security Agreement by executing and delivering to Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent a Counterpart Agreement, and (b) take all such actions and execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such documents, instruments, agreements, and certificates as are similar to those described in Section 3.1. In the event that any Person becomes a Foreign Subsidiary of Company, and the ownership interests of such Foreign Subsidiary are owned by Company or by any Domestic Subsidiary thereof, Company shall, or shall cause such Domestic Subsidiary to, deliver, all such documents, instruments, agreements, and certificates as are similar to those described in Sections 3.1(b), and Company shall take, or shall cause such Domestic Subsidiary to take, all of the actions referred to in Section 3.1 necessary to grant and to perfect a First Priority Lien in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, under the Pledge and Security Agreement in sixty five percent (65%) of such ownership interests. With respect to each such Subsidiary, Company shall promptly send to Administrative Agent written notice setting forth with respect to such Person (i) the date on which such Person became

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a Subsidiary of Company, and (ii) all of the data required to be set forth in Schedules 4.1 and 4.2 with respect to all Subsidiaries of Company; provided, such written notice shall be deemed to supplement Schedule 4.1 and 4.2 for all purposes hereof.
          5.11 Additional Material Real Estate Assets. In the event that any Credit Party acquires a Material Real Estate Asset after the Closing Date or a Real Estate Asset owned or leased on the Closing Date becomes a Material Real Estate Asset or the Collateral Agent requests that any Real Estate Asset owned or leased on the Closing Date become part of the Collateral, and such interest has not otherwise been made subject to the Lien of the Collateral Documents in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, then such Credit Party, contemporaneously with acquiring such Material Real Estate Asset, or promptly after a Real Estate Asset owned or leased on the Closing Date becomes a Material Real Estate Asset, or promptly following any request by the Collateral Agent therefor, shall take all such actions and execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such mortgages, documents, instruments, agreements, opinions and certificates with respect to each such Material Real Estate Asset that Collateral Agent shall reasonably request to create in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a valid and, subject to any filing and/or recording referred to herein, perfected First Priority security interest in such Material Real Estate Assets, including, without limitation, (i) fully executed and notarized Mortgages, in proper form for recording in all appropriate places in all applicable jurisdictions, encumbering each such Material Real Estate Asset, (ii) an opinion of counsel (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent) in each jurisdiction in which any such Material Real Estate Asset is located with respect to the enforceability of the form(s) of Mortgages to be recorded in such jurisdiction and such other matters as Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent; (iii) in the case of each Material Real Estate Asset that is a Leasehold Property, (1) a Landlord Consent and Estoppel and (2) evidence that such Leasehold Property is a Recorded Leasehold Interest; (iv) (a) ALTA mortgagee title insurance policies or unconditional commitments therefor issued by one or more title companies reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent with respect to each Material Real Estate Asset (each, a “Title Policy”), in amounts not less than the fair market value of each such Material Real Estate Asset, together with a title report issued by a title company with respect thereto, dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the date on which such Material Real Estate Asset was acquired (or became a Material Real Estate Asset or was requested to become part of the Collateral) and copies of all recorded documents listed as exceptions to title or otherwise referred to therein, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent and (B) evidence satisfactory to Collateral Agent that such Credit Party has paid to the title company or to the appropriate governmental authorities all expenses and premiums of the title company and all other sums required in connection with the issuance of each Title Policy and all recording and stamp taxes (including mortgage recording and intangible taxes) payable in connection with recording the Mortgages for each Material Real Estate Asset in the appropriate real estate records; (v) evidence of flood insurance with respect to each Flood Hazard Property that is located in a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, in each case in compliance with any applicable regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent; and (vi) ALTA surveys of each such Material Real Estate Asset, certified to Collateral Agent and dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the date on which such Material Real Estate Asset was acquired (or became a Material Real Estate Asset or was requested to become part of the Collateral). In addition to the

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foregoing, Company shall, at the request of Requisite Lenders, deliver, from time to time, to Administrative Agent such appraisals as are required by law or regulation of Real Estate Assets with respect to which Collateral Agent has been granted a Lien.
          5.12 Intentionally Omitted.
          5.13 Intentionally Omitted
          5.14 Further Assurances. At any time or from time to time upon the request of Administrative Agent, each Credit Party will, at its expense, promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver such further documents and do such other acts and things as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may reasonably request in order to effect fully the purposes of the Credit Documents, including providing Lenders with any information reasonably requested pursuant to Section 10.22. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Credit Party shall take such actions as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may reasonably request from time to time to ensure that the Obligations are guarantied by the Guarantors and are secured by substantially all of the assets of Company and its Subsidiaries and all of the outstanding Capital Stock of each Subsidiary of Company (subject to limitations contained in the Credit Documents with respect to Foreign Subsidiaries).
          5.15 Miscellaneous Business Covenants. Unless otherwise consented to by Agents, Borrowing Base Agent and Requisite Lenders:
               (a) Non-Consolidation. Company will and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to: (i) maintain entity records and books of account separate from those of any other entity which is an Affiliate of such entity; (ii) not commingle its funds or assets with those of any other entity which is an Affiliate of such entity; and (iii) provide that its board of directors or other analogous governing body will hold all appropriate meetings to authorize and approve such entity’s actions, which meetings will be separate from those of other entities.
               (b) Cash Management Systems. By not later than the date that is 45 days following the Closing Date, Company and its Subsidiaries shall establish and maintain cash management systems reasonably acceptable to Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent, including with respect to blocked account and cash sweeping arrangements. By not later than the date that is five (5) Business Days following the Closing Date, the Credit Parties shall cause SCHOT to acknowledge its obligation to pay Accounts owing to the Credit Parties only into deposit account number 008605823 maintained at Preferred Bank, and, except as otherwise agreed by Borrowing Base Agent and Administrative Agent, at all times thereafter, shall cause SCHOT to pay all such Accounts into such deposit account.
               (c) Conduct of Business. Company and its Subsidiaries shall continue to engage in business of the same general types as now conducted by them.
          5.16 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans will be used only to (i) refinance the Existing Indebtedness, (ii) finance the acquisition by SPV of $40 million of Panel Inventory, to be applied in accordance with the terms of the Panel Deposit Agreements, (iii) finance the general corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the payment of those amounts specified in the Flow of Funds Agreement), and (iv) to pay fees and expenses associated

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with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the refinancing of the Existing Indebtedness; provided, that in the event that the Credit Parties desire to purchase any Panel Inventory with the proceeds of any Revolving Loans, the proceeds of any such Loans shall be loaned by Company to SPV, and such Panel Inventory shall be purchased solely by SPV. The Letters of Credit will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. No part of the proceeds of any Loan and no Letter of Credit will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any law, including Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
          5.17 Post Closing Matters. Company shall, and shall cause each of the Credit Parties to, satisfy the requirements set forth on Schedule 5.17 within 30 days following the Closing Date, or such later date to be determined by the Agent; provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the stock certificate representing the shares of SPV shall be delivered to Collateral Agent by not later than October 31, 2007.
          5.18 Key Man Insurance. Commencing with the date that is thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, Company shall maintain with a responsible insurance company “key man” life insurance with respect to James Ching Hua Li (or any individual who may replace him is his capacity as an officer of the Company) in the amount of at least $25,000,000, pursuant to policies reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (provided, that such policies are available to the Company on commercially reasonable terms) and with losses payable to the Company and the Collateral Agent as their interests may appear, pursuant to a collateral assignment of life insurance policy, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.
          5.19 Foreign Credit Insurance. Upon the request of Administrative Agent, Company shall use its best efforts to obtain and maintain, for so long as the Administrative Agent may request, foreign credit insurance with respect to all of its Accounts owing by Account Debtors that are not located within the United States, on terms and conditions (including amounts) satisfactory to Administrative Agent, with a responsible insurance carrier satisfactory to Administrative Agent, which policy shall be collaterally assigned to the Collateral Agent.
          5.20 Projections. By not later than the date that is sixty (60) days following the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Agents the Projections of Company and its Subsidiaries for the period of Fiscal Year 2008 through and including Fiscal Year 2010, including monthly projections for each month during the Fiscal Year in which the Closing Date takes place, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents.
          5.21 Independent Director. Within 120 days following the Closing Date, Company shall have appointed an independent director to its Board of Directors and made appropriate changes to its organizational documents in connection therewith, in each case, in accordance with applicable NASDAQ rules and regulations.
          SECTION 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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Credit, such Credit Party shall perform, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to perform, all covenants in this Section 6.
          6.1 Indebtedness. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or guaranty, or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness, except:
               (a) the Obligations;
               (b) Indebtedness of any Guarantor to Company or to any other Guarantor, or of Company to any Guarantor; provided, (i) all such Indebtedness shall be evidenced by promissory notes and all such notes shall be subject to a First Priority Lien pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, (ii) all such Indebtedness shall be unsecured and subordinated in right of payment to the payment in full of the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the applicable promissory notes or an intercompany subordination agreement that in any such case, is reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (iii) any payment by any such Guarantor under any guaranty of the Obligations shall result in a pro tanto reduction of the amount of any Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary to Company or to any of its Subsidiaries for whose benefit such payment is made, and (iv) no adverse tax consequences shall result from the incurrence of such Indebtedness;
               (c) [Intentionally Omitted];
               (d) Indebtedness which may be deemed to exist pursuant to any guaranties, performance, surety, statutory, appeal or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;
               (e) Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protections and otherwise in connection with customary Deposit Accounts maintained by a Credit Party as part of its ordinary cash management program;
               (f) Performance guaranties in the ordinary course of business and consistent with historic practices of the obligations of suppliers, customers, franchisees and licensees of Company and its Subsidiaries;
               (g) guaranties by Company of Indebtedness of a Guarantor or guaranties by a Subsidiary of Company of Indebtedness of Company or a Guarantor with respect, in each case, to Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Section 6.1;
               (h) Indebtedness described in Schedule 6.1, but not any extensions, renewals or replacements of such Indebtedness except (i) renewals and extensions expressly provided for in the agreements evidencing any such Indebtedness as the same are in effect on the date of this Agreement, and (ii) refinancings and extensions of any such Indebtedness if the terms and conditions thereof, including those relating to amortization, maturity, collateral and subordination, are not less favorable to the obligor thereon or to the Lenders than the Indebtedness being refinanced or extended and are otherwise on prevailing market terms and conditions, and the average life to maturity thereof is greater than or equal to that of the Indebtedness being refinanced or extended; provided, that such Indebtedness permitted under the

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immediately preceding clause (i) or (ii) above shall not (A) include Indebtedness of an obligor that was not an obligor with respect to the Indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced, (B) exceed in a principal amount the Indebtedness being renewed, extended or refinanced, or (C) be incurred, created or assumed if any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;
               (i) Indebtedness of Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to Capital Leases; provided, that the principal amount of such Indebtedness, when aggregated with the principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred under clause (j) below, shall not exceed at any time $500,000 in the aggregate for all Credit Parties; and
               (j) purchase money Indebtedness of Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, that (i) any such Indebtedness (A) shall be secured only by the asset acquired in connection with the incurrence of such Indebtedness, and (B) shall constitute not less than ninety five percent (95%) of the aggregate consideration paid with respect to such asset, and (ii) the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness, when aggregated with the principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred under clause (i) above, shall not exceed at any time $500,000 in the aggregate for all Credit Parties;
               (k) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor owing to (i) Company or any Guarantor; provided that the aggregate amount of Indebtedness outstanding at any time does not exceed $20,000,000, and (ii) any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor;
               (l) Indebtedness owing in respect of letters of credit existing on the Closing Date having an aggregate face amount of $10,118,166.06 and issued by Preferred Bank pursuant to the Amended and Restated Business Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2006 and as amended February 21, 2007, by and among Preferred Bank, Company, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation; provided that such Indebtedness is fully cash-collateralized;
               (m) Indebtedness existing under the Business Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2007, among Preferred Bank, Company, Syntax Groups Corporation, and Syntax Corporation (the “Specified Preferred Bank Indebtedness”); provided, that (i) the principal amount of such Indebtedness is not increased from the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date, (ii) such Indebtedness is fully cash-collateralized by a Person other than a Credit Party, and (iii) such Indebtedness is not secured by any asset of any Credit Party; and
               (n) Indebtedness owing to Preferred Bank in an aggregate principal amount of $4,000,000 (the “Additional Preferred Bank Indebtedness”); provided that (i) the principal amount of such Indebtedness is not increased from the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date, and (ii) such Indebtedness is not secured by any asset of any Credit Party;

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provided, that no Indebtedness otherwise permitted by clauses (c), (h), (i) or (j) shall be assumed, created, or otherwise refinanced if a Default or Event of Default has occurred or would result therefrom.
          6.2 Liens. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to any property or asset of any kind (including any document or instrument in respect of goods or Accounts and any Security) of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, or file or permit the filing of, or permit to remain in effect, any financing statement or other similar notice of any Lien with respect to any such property, asset, income or profits under the UCC of any State or other jurisdiction or under any similar recording or notice statute, except:
               (a) Liens in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties granted pursuant to any Credit Document;
               (b) Liens for Taxes if obligations with respect to such Taxes are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted so long as such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made for any such contested amounts;
               (c) statutory Liens of landlords, banks (and rights of set off), of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, repairmen, workmen and materialmen, and other Liens imposed by law (other than any such Lien imposed pursuant to Section 401 (a)(29) or 412(n) of the Internal Revenue Code or by ERISA), in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business (i) for amounts not yet overdue, or (ii) for amounts that are overdue and that (in the case of any such amounts overdue for a period in excess of five (5) days) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, so long as such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made for any such contested amounts;
               (d) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, performance and return of money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money or other Indebtedness), so long as no foreclosure, sale or similar proceedings have been commenced with respect to any portion of the Collateral on account thereof;
               (e) easements, rights of way, restrictions, encroachments, and other minor defects or irregularities in title, in each case which do not and will not interfere in any material respect with the value or use of the property to which such Lien is attached or with the ordinary conduct of the business of Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
               (f) any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease of real estate permitted hereunder;

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               (g) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements relating solely to operating leases of personal property entered into in the ordinary course of business;
               (h) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any governmental office or agency to control or regulate the use of any real property, in each case which do not and will not interfere with or affect in any material respect the use, value or operations of any Material Real Estate Asset or the ordinary conduct of the business of Company or such Subsidiary;
               (i) licenses of patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights granted by Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of Company or such Subsidiary;
               (j) Liens existing on the Closing Date described in Schedule 6.2 (and Liens securing any renewals or refinancing of the Indebtedness secured thereby to the extent permitted by Section 6.1(i));
               (k) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.1(i) or (j); provided, that any such Lien shall encumber only the asset acquired with the proceeds of such Indebtedness and shall be created substantially simultaneously with the acquisition of such asset
               (l) Liens existing under the Factoring Agreement;
               (m) Liens on cash collateral securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.1(l); and
               (n) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payments of custom duties in connection with the importation of goods.
          6.3 No Further Negative Pledges. Except with respect to (a) specific property encumbered to secure payment of particular Indebtedness or to be sold pursuant to an executed agreement with respect to an Asset Sale permitted under Section 6.8 and (b) restrictions by reason of customary provisions restricting assignments, subletting or other transfers contained in leases, licenses and similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business (provided that such restrictions are limited to the property or assets secured by such Liens or the property or assets subject to such leases, licenses or similar agreements, as the case may be) no Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any agreement prohibiting the creation or assumption of any Lien upon any of its properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.
          6.4 Restricted Junior Payments. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates through any manner or means or through any other Person to, directly or indirectly, declare, order, pay, make or set apart, or agree to declare, order, pay, make or set apart, any sum for any Restricted Junior Payment, other than Restricted Junior Payments payable to a Credit Party. Nothing contained in this Section 6.4 shall operate to permit or authorized the

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payment of any management or similar fee to Affiliates unless such payment is also permitted under Section 6.11.
          6.5 Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions. Except as provided herein, no Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary of Company to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on any of such Subsidiary’s Capital Stock owned by Company or any other Subsidiary of Company, (b) repay or prepay any Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary to Company or any other Subsidiary of Company, (c) make loans or advances to Company or any other Subsidiary of Company, or (d) transfer any of its property or assets to Company or any other Subsidiary of Company other than restrictions (i) in agreements evidencing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1(k) that impose restrictions on the property so acquired, (ii) by reason of customary provisions restricting assignments, subletting or other transfers contained in leases, licenses, joint venture agreements and similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business to the extent such agreements are permitted hereunder, and (iii) that are or were created by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer or option or right with respect to any property, assets or Capital Stock not otherwise prohibited under this Agreement. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Contractual Obligation which would prohibit a Subsidiary of Company from becoming a Credit Party.
          6.6 Investments. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make or own any Investment in any Person, including without limitation any Joint Venture, except:
               (a) Investments in Cash and Cash Equivalents; provided, that (i) such Cash and Cash Equivalents are maintained in a Deposit Account or a securities account, as applicable, in each case, that is subject to the exclusive control of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and (ii) no Revolving Loans are outstanding;
               (b) equity Investments owned as of the Closing Date in any Subsidiary and Investments made after the Closing Date in any wholly owned Guarantor Subsidiaries of Company;
               (c) Investments (i) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with, customers and suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of business,, and (ii) constituting deposits, prepayments and other credits to suppliers made in the ordinary course of business consistent with the past practices of Company and its Subsidiaries;
               (d) intercompany loans to the extent permitted under Section 6.1(b);
               (e) Consolidated Capital Expenditures permitted by Section 6.7(e);
               (f) loans and advances to employees of Company and its Subsidiaries (i) made in the ordinary course of business and described on Schedule 6.6, and (ii) any refinancings of such loans after the Closing Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000;

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               (g) Investments made in connection with Permitted Acquisitions permitted pursuant to Section 6.8;
               (h) Guarantees otherwise permitted by Section 6.1;
               (i) Investments described in Schedule 6.6; and
               (j) other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time $500,000.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Credit Party make any Investment which results in or facilitates in any manner any Restricted Junior Payment not otherwise permitted under the terms of Section 6.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Investment otherwise permitted by clause (d), (i) or (j) shall be permitted if any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom.
          6.7 Financial Covenants.
               (a) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Company shall not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, beginning with the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2007, to be less than 1.50 to 1.00.
               (b) Leverage Ratio. Company shall not permit the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, beginning with the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2007, to exceed the correlative ratio indicated:
         
Fiscal Quarter   Leverage Ratio
December 31, 2007
    2.75:1.00  
March 31, 2008
    3.25:1.00  
June 30, 2008 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter
    2.50:1.00  
               (c) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA. Company shall not permit Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as at the end of any Fiscal Quarter, beginning with the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2007, for the four Fiscal Quarter period then ended to be less than the correlative amount indicated:

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Fiscal Quarter   Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
December 31, 2007
  $ 62,000,000  
March 31, 2008
  $ 70,000,000  
June 30, 2008
  $ 80,000,000  
September 30, 2008
  $ 85,000,000  
December 31, 2008
  $ 88,000,000  
March 31, 2009
  $ 91,000,000  
June 30, 2009
  $ 95,000,000  
September 30, 2009
  $ 98,000,000  
December 31, 2009 and each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter
  $ 100,000,000  
       
               (d) Revenues. Company shall not permit Revenues as at the end of any Fiscal Quarter, beginning with the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2007, for the four Fiscal Quarter period then ended to be less than the correlative amount indicated:
         
Fiscal Quarter   Revenues
December 31, 2007
  $ 770,000,000  
March 31, 2008
  $ 950,000,000  
June 30, 2008
  $ 1,130,000,000  
September 30, 2008
  $ 1,350,000,000  
December 31, 2008
  $ 1,400,000,000  
March 31, 2009
  $ 1,450,000,000  
June 30, 2009
  $ 1,500,000,000  
September 30, 2009
  $ 1,550,000,000  
December 31, 2009 and each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter
  $ 1,600,000,000  
               (e) Maximum Consolidated Capital Expenditures. Company shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to, make or incur Consolidated Capital Expenditures, in any Fiscal Year, in an aggregate amount for all of its Subsidiaries in excess of $10,000,000.
               (f) Tooling Expenditures. Company shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to, make or incur Tooling Expenditures, at any time from the Closing Date until the date that is 90 days following the Closing Date, in excess of $1,000,000.
               (g) Production Schedule. Commencing with the week beginning on November 11, 2007 and continuing through the end of the week beginning on January 14, 2008, Company shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to sell and deliver to their customers less than 80% of the LCD Televisions specified on its Approved Production Schedule (as defined in the Projections delivered to the Agents prior to the Closing Date) during any week on a

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cumulative basis (it being understood that all such sales shall be made on customary, commercially-reasonable terms, consistent with past practice).
               (h) Minimum Adjusted Working Capital Assets. Commencing with the week beginning on November 11, 2007 and continuing through the end of the week beginning on January 14, 2008, Company shall not permit Adjusted Working Capital Assets to be less than 80% of the amounts specified on its Approved Production Schedule (as defined in the Projections delivered to the Agents prior to the Closing Date).
               (i) Minimum Consolidated Liquidity. Company shall not permit Consolidated Liquidity to be less than the amounts specified below as of the correlative dates indicated:
         
    Minimum Consolidated
Date   Liquidity
Closing Date through November 30, 2007
  $ 2,500,000  
December 1, 2007 and thereafter
  $ 5,000,000  
               (j) Certain Calculations. With respect to any period during which a Permitted Acquisition or an Asset Sale (other than the proposed sale of the LCoS business unit of Company pursuant to the Agreement in Principle, dated as of October 21, 2007, between Company and Compound Phototonics Ltd.) has occurred (each, a “Subject Transaction”), for purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenants set forth in this Section 6.7, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and the components of Consolidated Fixed Charges shall be calculated with respect to such period on a pro forma basis (including pro forma adjustments approved by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) using the historical audited financial statements of any business so acquired or to be acquired or any business so sold or to be sold and the consolidated financial statements of Company and its Subsidiaries which shall be reformulated as if such Subject Transaction, and any Indebtedness incurred or repaid in connection therewith, had been consummated or incurred or repaid at the beginning of such period (and assuming that such Indebtedness bears interest during any portion of the applicable measurement period prior to the relevant acquisition at the weighted average of the interest rates applicable to outstanding Loans incurred during such period).
          6.8 Fundamental Changes; Disposition of Assets; Acquisitions. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell, lease or sub lease (as lessor or sublessor), exchange, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or any part of its business, assets or property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or acquire by purchase or otherwise (other than purchases or other acquisitions of inventory, materials and equipment and Capital Expenditures in the ordinary course of business) the business, property or fixed assets of, or stock or other

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evidence of beneficial ownership of, any Person or any division or line of business or other business unit of any Person, except:
               (a) any Subsidiary of Company may be merged with or into Company or any Guarantor Subsidiary, or be liquidated, wound up or dissolved, or all or any part of its business, property or assets may be conveyed, sold, leased, transferred or otherwise disposed of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, to Company or any Guarantor Subsidiary; provided, in the case of such a merger, Company or such Guarantor Subsidiary, as applicable, shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
               (b) sales or other dispositions of assets (i) that do not constitute Asset Sales or (ii) made to Company or any Guarantor Subsidiary;
               (c) the dissolution of the Foreign Subsidiaries of Vivitar Corporation specified on Schedule 6.8(c); provided, that any assets contained in any such Foreign Subsidiary are transferred to Vivitar Corporation upon the dissolution of such Foreign Subsidiary;
               (d) (i) the proposed sale of the LCoS business unit of Company pursuant to the Agreement in Principle, dated as of October 21, 2007, between Company and Compound Phototonics Ltd., and (ii) certain proposed licensing transactions relating to the transactions described in clause (i) above; provided, that in each case, that (1) the consideration received for such assets shall be in an amount at least equal to the fair market value thereof (determined in good faith by the board of directors (or similar governing body) of such Person), (2) except in the case of clause (i) above, no less than one hundred percent (100%) thereof shall be paid in Cash, and (3) the Net Asset Sale Proceeds thereof shall be applied as required by Section 2.13(a);
               (e) Asset Sales, the proceeds of which, when aggregated with the proceeds of all other Asset Sales or series of related Asset Sales made within the same Fiscal Year, are less than $500,000; provided that (1) the consideration received for such assets shall be in an amount at least equal to the fair market value thereof (determined in good faith by the board of directors (or similar governing body) of such Person), (2) no less than one hundred percent (100%) thereof shall be paid in Cash, and (3) the Net Asset Sale Proceeds thereof shall be applied as required by Section 2.13(a);
               (f) disposals of obsolete or worn out property, the proceeds of which, when aggregated with all other dispositions made pursuant to this clause (d) in any Fiscal Year are less than $500,000; provided that the consideration received for such assets shall be in an amount at least equal to the fair market value thereof (determined in good faith by the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Credit Party making such disposition);
               (g) Permitted Acquisitions, the aggregate consideration for which constitutes less than $1,000,000 in the aggregate from the Closing Date to the date of determination;
               (h) Sales of Accounts made pursuant to the Factoring Agreement; and
               (i) Investments made in accordance with Section 6.6.

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          6.9 Disposal of Subsidiary Interests. Except for any sale of all of its interests in the Capital Stock of any of its Subsidiaries in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.8, no Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (a) directly or indirectly sell, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of any Capital Stock of any of its Subsidiaries, except to qualify directors if required by applicable law; or (b) directly or indirectly to sell, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of any Capital Stock of any of its Subsidiaries, except to another Credit Party (subject to the restrictions on such disposition otherwise imposed hereunder), or to qualify directors if required by applicable law.
          6.10 Sales and Lease Backs. Except in connection with Asset Sales permitted pursuant to Section 6.8, no Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, become or remain liable as lessee or as a guarantor or other surety with respect to any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, which such Credit Party (a) has sold or transferred or is to sell or to transfer to any other Person (other than Company or any of its Subsidiaries) or (b) intends to use for substantially the same purpose as any other property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by such Credit Party to any Person (other than Company or any of its Subsidiaries) in connection with such lease.
          6.11 Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any holder of five percent (5%) or more of any class of Capital Stock of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or with any Affiliate of Company or of any such holder, on terms that are less favorable to Company or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from a Person who is not such a holder or Affiliate; provided, the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (a) any transaction between Company and any Guarantor; (b) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Company and its Subsidiaries; (c) reasonable compensation arrangements for officers and other employees of Company and its Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business; and (d) transactions described in Schedule 6.11; provided, further, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall pay any management or similar fees, or any other fees or payments, to any Affiliate of Company. Company shall disclose in writing each transaction with any holder of five percent (5%) or more of any class of Capital Stock of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or with any Affiliate of Company or of any such holder to Administrative Agent.
          6.12 Conduct of Business. From and after the Closing Date, no Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than the businesses engaged in by such Credit Party on the Closing Date .
          6.13 Permitted Activities of SPV. SPV shall not (a) incur, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness or any other obligation or liability whatsoever other than the SPV Obligations under the Credit Documents and obligations in respect of the businesses described in (c) below; (b) create or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by it other than the Liens created under the Collateral Documents to which it is a party; (c) engage in any business or activity or own any assets other than (i) purchasing Panel Inventory,

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contracting with the Panel Manufacturers and Contractors in connection with the manufacturing and processing of such Panel Inventory, and selling LCD Televisions manufactured with such Panel Inventory to third parties in the ordinary course of business; and (ii) performing its obligations and activities incidental thereto under the Credit Documents; (d) consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets to, any Person; (e) sell or otherwise dispose of any Capital Stock of any of its Subsidiaries; (f) create or acquire any Subsidiary or make or own any Investment in any Person; or (g) fail to hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from all other Persons.
          6.14 Amendments or Waivers of Certain Contractual Obligations. No Credit Party shall nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, agree to any amendment, restatement, replacement, refinancing, supplement or other modification to, or waiver or termination of any of its material rights under any Material Contract if such amendment, restatement, replacement, refinancing, supplement or other modification or waiver or termination would be adverse to the Agents or the Lenders, in each case, after the Closing Date without obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders to such amendment, restatement, replacement, refinancing, supplement or other modification or waiver or termination.
          6.15 Customers and Suppliers. Each Credit Party shall use reasonable best efforts to prevent the termination, cancellation or limitation of, or modification to or change in, the business relationship between (i) any Credit Party, on the one hand, and any customer or any group thereof, on the other hand, whose agreements with any Credit Party are individually or in the aggregate material to the business or operations of such Credit Party, or (ii) any Credit Party, on the one hand, and any material supplier thereof, on the other hand.
          6.16 Fiscal Year. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to change its Fiscal Year end from June 30th.
          6.17 Deposit Accounts. No Credit Party shall establish, maintain or deposit proceeds in a Deposit Account that is not subject to the cash management arrangements described in Section 5.15.
          6.18 Amendments to Organizational Agreements and Material Contracts. No Credit Party shall (a) amend or permit any amendments to any Credit Party’s Organizational Documents; or (b) amend or permit any amendments to, or terminate or waive any provision of, any Material Contract, any Panel Deposit Agreement or any Contractor Agreement, in each case, if such amendment, termination, or waiver could be adverse to Administrative Agent or the Lenders.
          6.19 Prepayments of Certain Indebtedness. No Credit Party shall, directly or indirectly, voluntarily purchase, redeem, defease or prepay any principal of, premium, if any, interest or other amount payable in respect of any Indebtedness prior to its scheduled maturity, other than (a) (i) the Obligations, and (ii) Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Liens if the asset securing such Indebtedness has been sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance with Section 6.8, and (b) following the date that is 100 days following the Closing Date, and provided that at the time of such payment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or

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would result therefrom, the Specified Preferred Bank Indebtedness and/or the Additional Preferred Bank Indebtedness.
          6.20 Issuance of Capital Stock. Other than Company, no Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, issue or sell or enter into any agreement or arrangement for the issuance and sale of any shares of its Capital Stock, any securities convertible into or exchangeable for its Capital Stock, or any warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition of shares of its Capital Stock. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, issue or sell any Disqualified Capital Stock.
          6.21 Affiliate Payments. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.21, no Credit Party shall pay or otherwise advance, directly or indirectly, any management, consulting or other fees to an Affiliate.
          6.22 Accounts. For the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, no Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to generate more than $5,000,000 of aggregate proceeds of the Company and its Subsidiaries generated from sales of Inventory to Account Debtors during such period from sales of Inventory to any Account Debtors other than Account Debtors located in the United States that are acceptable to the Agents.
          6.23 Judgments and Litigations. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, pay, in connection with the settlement of any action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding or other legal or regulatory developments, pending or threatened, or pursuant to any judgment, an amount in excess of $2,000,000 during any calendar year or in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate since the Closing Date (excluding any amounts paid with the proceeds of insurance or indemnification payments received in connection therewith), except as otherwise consented to, in writing, by the Administrative Agent.
          6.24 Panel Inventory. No Credit Party, other than SPV, shall purchase any Panel Inventory (or similar Inventory) with the proceeds of any Credit Extension (it being understood that at any time that the Credit Parties desire to purchase any Panel Inventory (or similar Inventory) with the proceeds of any Revolving Loans, such Panel Inventory (or similar Inventory) shall be purchased by SPV with the proceeds of Revolving Loans borrowed by Company and loaned to SPV for such purpose). SPV shall not (i) purchase any Panel Inventory (or similar Inventory) from any Person other than a Panel Manufacturer acceptable to Administrative Agent that has executed a Panel Deposit Agreement or (ii) permit any Person to manufacture or otherwise process any Panel Inventory (or similar Inventory) other than a Contractor acceptable to Administrative Agent that has executed a Contractor’s Agreement.
     SECTION 7. GUARANTY
          7.1 Guaranty of the Obligations. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 7.2, Guarantors jointly and severally hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guaranty to Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Beneficiaries the due and punctual payment in full of all applicable Obligations when the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that

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would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code , 11 U.S.C. §362(a)) (collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”).
               (b) Each Guarantor indemnifies each Beneficiary immediately on demand against any costs, loss or liability suffered by that Beneficiary if any obligation guaranteed by it is or becomes unenforceable, invalid or illegal. The amount of the cost, loss or liability shall be equal to the amount which that Beneficiary would otherwise have been entitled to recover.
          7.2 Contribution by Guarantors. All Guarantors desire to allocate among themselves (collectively, the "Contributing Guarantors”), in a fair and equitable manner, their obligations arising under this Guaranty. Accordingly, in the event any payment or distribution is made on any date by a Guarantor (a “Funding Guarantor”) under this Guaranty such that its Aggregate Payments exceeds its Fair Share as of such date, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to a contribution from each of the other Contributing Guarantors in an amount sufficient to cause each Contributing Guarantor’s Aggregate Payments to equal its Fair Share as of such date. “Fair Share” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the ratio of (i) the Fair Share Contribution Amount with respect to such Contributing Guarantor, to (ii) the aggregate of the Fair Share Contribution Amounts with respect to all Contributing Guarantors multiplied by, (b) the aggregate amount paid or distributed on or before such date by all Funding Guarantors under this Guaranty in respect of the obligations Guaranteed. “Fair Share Contribution Amount” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations of such Contributing Guarantor under this Guaranty that would not render its obligations hereunder or thereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable applicable provisions of state law; provided, that solely for purposes of calculating the Fair Share Contribution Amount with respect to any Contributing Guarantor for purposes of this Section 7.2, any assets or liabilities of such Contributing Guarantor arising by virtue of any rights to subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification or any rights to or obligations of contribution hereunder shall not be considered as assets or liabilities of such Contributing Guarantor. “Aggregate Payments” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (1) the aggregate amount of all payments and distributions made on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor in respect of this Guaranty (including in respect of this Section 7.2), minus (2) the aggregate amount of all payments received on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor from the other Contributing Guarantors as contributions under this Section 7.2. The amounts payable as contributions hereunder shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment or distribution is made by the applicable Funding Guarantor. The allocation among Contributing Guarantors of their obligations as set forth in this Section 7.2 shall not be construed in any way to limit the liability of any Contributing Guarantor hereunder. Each Guarantor is a third party beneficiary to the contribution agreement set forth in this Section 7.2.
          7.3 Payment by Guarantors. Subject to Section 7.2, Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree, in furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Beneficiary may have at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, that upon the failure of any Borrower to pay any of the Guaranteed Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration,

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demand or otherwise (including amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §362(a)), Guarantors will upon demand pay, or cause to be paid, in Cash, to Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of Beneficiaries, an amount equal to the sum of the unpaid principal amount of all Guaranteed Obligations then due as aforesaid, accrued and unpaid interest on such Guaranteed Obligations (including interest which, but for such Borrower’s becoming the subject of a case under the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued on such Guaranteed Obligations, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Borrower for such interest in the related bankruptcy case) and all other Guaranteed Obligations then owed to Beneficiaries as aforesaid.
          7.4 Liability of Guarantors Absolute. Each Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder are irrevocable, absolute, independent and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance which constitutes a legal or equitable discharge of a guarantor or surety other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, each Guarantor agrees as follows:
               (a) this Guaranty is a guaranty of payment when due and not of collectability. This Guaranty is a primary obligation of each Guarantor and not merely a contract of surety;
               (b) Administrative Agent may enforce this Guaranty upon the occurrence of an Event of Default notwithstanding the existence of any dispute between any Borrower and any Beneficiary with respect to the existence of such Event of Default;
               (c) the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of Borrowers and the obligations of any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor), and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against such Guarantor whether or not any action is brought against any Borrower or any of such other guarantors and whether or not any Borrower is joined in any such action or actions;
               (d) payment by any Guarantor of a portion, but not all, of the Guaranteed Obligations shall in no way limit, affect, modify or abridge any Guarantor’s liability for any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations which has not been paid; and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if Administrative Agent is awarded a judgment in any suit brought to enforce any Guarantor’s covenant to pay a portion of the Guaranteed Obligations, such judgment shall not be deemed to release such Guarantor from its covenant to pay the portion of the Guaranteed Obligations that is not the subject of such suit, and such judgment shall not, except to the extent satisfied by such Guarantor, limit, affect, modify or abridge any other Guarantor’s liability hereunder in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations;
               (e) any Beneficiary, upon such terms as it deems appropriate, without notice or demand and without affecting the validity or enforceability hereof or giving rise to any reduction, limitation, impairment, discharge or termination of any Guarantor’s liability hereunder, from time to time may (i) renew, extend, accelerate, increase the rate of interest on, or otherwise change the time, place, manner or terms of payment of the Guaranteed Obligations; (ii) settle, compromise, release or discharge, or accept or refuse any offer of performance with respect to, or substitutions for, the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto and/or subordinate the payment of the same to the payment of any other obligations; (iii) request and

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accept other guaranties of the Guaranteed Obligations and take and hold security for the payment hereof or the Guaranteed Obligations; (iv) release, surrender, exchange, substitute, compromise, settle, rescind, waive, alter, subordinate or modify, with or without consideration, any security for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, any other guaranties of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other obligation of any Person (including any other Guarantor) with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations; (v) enforce and apply any security now or hereafter held by or for the benefit of such Beneficiary in respect hereof or the Guaranteed Obligations and direct the order or manner of sale thereof, or exercise any other right or remedy that such Beneficiary may have against any such security, in each case as such Beneficiary in its discretion may determine consistent herewith and any applicable security agreement, including foreclosure on any such security pursuant to one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable, and even though such action operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of any Guarantor against any Borrower or any security for the Guaranteed Obligations; and (vi) exercise any other rights available to it under the Credit Documents; and
               (f) this Guaranty and the obligations of Guarantors hereunder shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment, discharge or termination for any reason (other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations), including the occurrence of any of the following, whether or not any Guarantor shall have had notice or knowledge of any of them: (i) any failure or omission to assert or enforce or agreement or election not to assert or enforce, or the stay or enjoining, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, of the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy (whether arising under the Credit Documents, at law, in equity or otherwise) with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, or with respect to any other guaranty of or security for the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations; (ii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or any consent to departure from, any of the terms or provisions (including provisions relating to events of default) hereof, any of the other Credit Documents or any agreement or instrument executed pursuant thereto, or of any other guaranty or security for the Guaranteed Obligations, in each case whether or not in accordance with the terms hereof or such Credit Document or any agreement relating to such other guaranty or security; (iii) the Guaranteed Obligations, or any agreement relating thereto, at any time being found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect; (iv) the application of payments received from any source (other than payments received pursuant to the other Credit Documents or from the proceeds of any security for the Guaranteed Obligations, except to the extent such security also serves as collateral for indebtedness other than the Guaranteed Obligations) to the payment of indebtedness other than the Guaranteed Obligations, even though any Beneficiary might have elected to apply such payment to any part or all of the Guaranteed Obligations; (v) any Beneficiary’s consent to the change, reorganization or termination of the corporate structure or existence of Company or any of its Subsidiaries and to any corresponding restructuring of the Guaranteed Obligations; (vi) any failure to perfect or continue perfection of a security interest in any collateral which secures any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (vii) any defenses, set offs or counterclaims which any Credit Party may allege or assert against any Beneficiary in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations, including failure of consideration, breach of warranty, payment, statute of frauds, statute of limitations, accord and satisfaction and usury; and (viii) any other act or thing or omission, or delay to do any other act or thing, which may or might in any manner or

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to any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor as an obligor in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations.
          7.5 Waivers by Guarantors. Each Guarantor hereby waives, for the benefit of Beneficiaries: (a) any right to require any Beneficiary, as a condition of payment or performance by such Guarantor, to (i) proceed against any Borrower, any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor) of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held from any Borrower, any such other guarantor or any other Person, (iii) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any Deposit Account or credit on the books of any Beneficiary in favor of any Borrower or any other Person, or (iv) pursue any other remedy in the power of any Beneficiary whatsoever; (b) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority or any disability or other defense of any Borrower or any other Guarantor including any defense based on or arising out of the lack of validity or the unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or by reason of the cessation of the liability of any Borrower or any other Guarantor from any cause other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations; (c) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; (d) any defense based upon any Beneficiary’s errors or omissions in the administration of the Guaranteed Obligations, except behavior which amounts to bad faith; (e) (i) any principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms hereof and any legal or equitable discharge of such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder, (ii) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Guarantor’s liability hereunder or the enforcement hereof, (iii) any rights to set offs, recoupments and counterclaims, and (iv) promptness, diligence and any requirement that any Beneficiary protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto; (f) notices, demands, presentments, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of any action or inaction, including acceptance hereof, notices of default hereunder or any agreement or instrument related thereto, notices of any renewal, extension or modification of the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement related thereto, notices of any extension of credit to any Borrower and notices of any of the matters referred to in Section 7.4 and any right to consent to any thereof; and (g) any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by law which limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with the terms hereof.
          7.6 Guarantors’ Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, etc. Until the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been cancelled, each Guarantor hereby waives any claim, right or remedy, direct or indirect, that such Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against any Borrower or any other Guarantor or any of its assets in connection with this Guaranty or the performance by such Guarantor of its obligations hereunder, in each case whether such claim, right or remedy arises in equity, under contract, by statute, under common law or otherwise and including without limitation (a) any right of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification that such Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against any Borrower with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations, (b) any right to enforce, or to participate in, any claim, right or remedy that any Beneficiary now has or may hereafter have against any Borrower, and (c) any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any collateral or security now or hereafter held by any Beneficiary. In addition, until the Guaranteed Obligations

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shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been cancelled, each Guarantor shall withhold exercise of any right of contribution such Guarantor may have against any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor) of the Guaranteed Obligations, including any such right of contribution as contemplated by Section 7.2. Each Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent the waiver or agreement to withhold the exercise of its rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification and contribution as set forth herein is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or voidable for any reason, any rights of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification such Guarantor may have against any Borrower or against any collateral or security, and any rights of contribution such Guarantor may have against any such other guarantor, shall be junior and subordinate to any rights any Beneficiary may have against any Borrower, to all right, title and interest any Beneficiary may have in any such collateral or security, and to any right any Beneficiary may have against such other guarantor. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of any such subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification or contribution rights at any time when all Guaranteed Obligations shall not have been finally and indefeasibly paid in full, such amount shall be held in trust for Administrative Agent on behalf of Beneficiaries and shall forthwith be paid over to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Beneficiaries to be credited and applied against the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms hereof.
          7.7 Subordination of Other Obligations. Any Indebtedness of any Borrower or any Guarantor now or hereafter held by any Guarantor (the “Obligee Guarantor”) is hereby subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranteed Obligations, and any such indebtedness collected or received by the Obligee Guarantor after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing shall be held in trust for Administrative Agent on behalf of Beneficiaries and shall forthwith be paid over to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Beneficiaries to be credited and applied against the Guaranteed Obligations but without affecting, impairing or limiting in any manner the liability of the Obligee Guarantor under any other provision hereof.
          7.8 Continuing Guaranty. This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall remain in effect until all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been cancelled. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any right to revoke this Guaranty as to future transactions giving rise to any Guaranteed Obligations.
          7.9 Authority of Guarantors or Borrowers. It is not necessary for any Beneficiary to inquire into the capacity or powers of any Guarantor or any Borrower or the officers, directors or any agents acting or purporting to act on behalf of any of them.
          7.10 Financial Condition of Borrowers. Any Credit Extension may be made to any Borrower or continued from time to time, in each case without notice to or authorization from any Guarantor regardless of the financial or other condition of such Borrower at the time of any such grant or continuation. No Beneficiary shall have any obligation to disclose or discuss with any Guarantor its assessment, or any Guarantor’s assessment, of the financial condition of such Borrower. Each Guarantor has adequate means to obtain information from each Borrower on a continuing basis concerning the financial condition of each Borrower and its ability to perform its obligations under the Credit Documents, and each Guarantor assumes the responsibility for

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being and keeping informed of the financial condition of Borrowers and of all circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor hereby waives and relinquishes any duty on the part of any Beneficiary to disclose any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, operations or conditions of any Borrower now known or hereafter known by any Beneficiary.
          7.11 Bankruptcy, etc.
               (a) So long as any Guaranteed Obligations remain outstanding, no Guarantor shall, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent acting pursuant to the instructions of Requisite Lenders, commence or join with any other Person in commencing any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency case or proceeding of or against any Borrower or any other Guarantor or admit in writing or in any legal proceeding that it is unable to pay its debts as they become due. The obligations of Guarantors hereunder shall not be reduced, limited, impaired, discharged, deferred, suspended or terminated by any case or proceeding, voluntary or involuntary, involving the bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, liquidation or arrangement of any Borrower or any other Guarantor or by any defense which any Borrower or any other Guarantor may have by reason of the order, decree or decision of any court or administrative body resulting from any such proceeding.
               (b) Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that any interest on any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations which accrues after the commencement of any case or proceeding referred to in clause (a) above (or, if interest on any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations ceases to accrue by operation of law by reason of the commencement of such case or proceeding, such interest as would have accrued on such portion of the Guaranteed Obligations if such case or proceeding had not been commenced) shall be included in the Guaranteed Obligations because it is the intention of Guarantors and Beneficiaries that the Guaranteed Obligations which are guaranteed by Guarantors pursuant hereto should be determined without regard to any rule of law or order which may relieve any Borrower of any portion of such Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantors will permit any trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, debtor in possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar person to pay Administrative Agent, or allow the claim of Administrative Agent in respect of, any such interest accruing after the date on which such case or proceeding is commenced.
               (c) In the event that all or any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations are paid by the Applicable Borrower, the obligations of Guarantors hereunder shall continue and remain in full force and effect or be reinstated, as the case may be, in the event that all or any part of such payment(s) are rescinded or recovered directly or indirectly from any Beneficiary as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise, and any such payments which are so rescinded or recovered shall constitute Guaranteed Obligations for all purposes hereunder.
          7.12 Discharge of Guaranty Upon Sale of Guarantor. If all of the Capital Stock of any Guarantor or any of its successors in interest hereunder shall be sold or otherwise disposed of (including by merger or consolidation) in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, the Guaranty of such Guarantor or such successor in interest, as the case may be, hereunder shall automatically be discharged and released without any further action by any Beneficiary or any other Person effective as of the time of such Asset Sale.

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          7.13 Taxes. The provisions of Section 2.19 shall apply, mutatis mutandi, to the Guarantors and payments thereby.
     SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
          8.1 Events of Default. If any one or more of the following conditions or events shall occur:
               (a) Failure to Make Payments When Due. Failure by Borrower or any other Credit Party to pay (i) when due the principal of and premium, if any, on any Loan whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise; (ii) when due any installment of principal of any Agent Advance or Loan, by notice of voluntary prepayment, by mandatory prepayment or otherwise; (iii) when due any amount payable to Issuing Bank in reimbursement of any drawing under a Letter of Credit; or (iv) when due any interest on any Agent Advance or any Loan or any fee or any other amount due hereunder.
               (b) Default in Other Agreements. (i) Failure of any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries to pay when due any principal of or interest on or any other amount payable in respect of one or more items of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness referred to in Section 8.1(a)) in a principal amount of $750,000 or more (individually or in the aggregate), or (ii) breach or default by any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries with respect to any other material term of (1) one or more items of Indebtedness in the individual or aggregate principal amounts referred to in clause (i) above, or (2) any loan agreement, mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating to such item(s) of Indebtedness if the effect of such breach or default is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of that Indebtedness (or a trustee on behalf of such holder or holders), to cause, that Indebtedness to become or be declared due and payable (or subject to a compulsory repurchase or redeemable) or to require the prepayment, redemption, repurchase or defeasance of, or to cause Company or any of its Subsidiaries to make any offer to prepay, redeem, repurchase or defease such Indebtedness, prior to its stated maturity or the stated maturity of any underlying obligation, as the case may be; or
               (c) Breach of Certain Covenants. Failure of any Credit Party to perform or comply with any term or condition contained in Section 2.5, Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6, 5.8, 5.9, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18, 5.19, 5.20 or 5.21 or Section 6; or
               (d) Breach of Representations, etc. Any representation, warranty, certification or other statement made or deemed made by any Credit Party in any Credit Document or in any statement or certificate at any time given by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries in writing pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall be false in any material respect (to the extent not otherwise qualified as to materiality) as of the date made or deemed made; or
               (e) Other Defaults Under Credit Documents. Any Credit Party shall default in the performance of or compliance with any term contained herein or any of the other Credit Documents, other than any such term referred to in any other Section of this Section 8.1, and such default, if capable of being remedied, shall remained unremedied for a period of 15 days; or

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               (f) Involuntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc. (i) A court of competent jurisdiction shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any Specified Party or any Specified Account Debtor in an involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect, which decree or order is not stayed; or any other similar relief shall be granted under any applicable Federal or state law; or (ii) an involuntary case shall be commenced against Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any Specified Party or any Specified Account Debtor under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect; or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee, custodian or other officer having similar powers over Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any Specified Party or any Specified Account Debtor, or over all or a substantial part of their respective property, shall have been entered; or there shall have occurred the involuntary appointment of an interim receiver, trustee or other custodian of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any Specified Party or any Specified Account Debtor for all or a substantial part of their respective properties; or a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process shall have been issued against any substantial part of the property of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any Specified Party or any Specified Account Debtor, and any such event described in this clause (ii) shall continue for forty-five (45) days without having been dismissed, bonded or discharged; or
               (g) Voluntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc. (i) Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any Specified Party or any Specified Account Debtor shall have an order for relief entered with respect to it or shall commence a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect, or shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case, or to the conversion of an involuntary case to a voluntary case, under any such law, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, trustee or other custodian for all or a substantial part of its property; or Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any Specified Party or any Specified Account Debtor shall make any assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (ii) Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any Specified Party or any Specified Account Debtor shall be unable, or shall fail generally, or shall admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts as such debts become due; or the board of directors (or similar governing body) (or any committee thereof) of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any Specified Party or any Specified Account Debtor shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to herein or in Section 8.1(f); or
               (h) Judgments and Attachments. One or more money judgments, writs or warrants of attachment or similar processes involving an amount, individually or in the aggregate in excess of $750,000 at any time, (to the extent not fully covered by insurance (less any deductible) as to which a solvent and unaffiliated insurance company has acknowledged coverage), shall be entered or filed against Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets either (i) enforcement proceedings are commenced in connection therewith, or (ii) such money judgment, write or warrant of attachment and shall remain undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of ten (10) consecutive Business Days; or

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               (i) Dissolution. Any order, judgment or decree shall be entered against any Credit Party, any Specified Party or any Specified Account Debtor decreeing the dissolution or split up of such Credit Party, such Specified Party or such Specified Account Debtor; or
               (j) Employee Benefit Plans. (i) There shall occur one or more ERISA Events which individually or in the aggregate results in or might reasonably be expected to result in liability of Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in excess of $750,000 during the term hereof; or (ii) there exists any fact or circumstance that reasonably could be expected to result in the imposition of a Lien or security interest under Section 401(a)(29) or 412(n) of the Internal Revenue Code or under ERISA or the non-U.S. equivalent thereof; or
               (k) Change of Control. A Change of Control shall occur; or
               (l) Guaranties, Collateral Documents and other Documents. At any time after the execution and delivery thereof, (i) the Guaranty, for any reason, other than the satisfaction in full of all Obligations, shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with its terms) or shall be declared to be null and void or any Guarantor, as applicable, shall repudiate its obligations thereunder, (ii) this Agreement or any Collateral Document ceases to be in full force and effect (other than by reason of a release of Collateral in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or the satisfaction in full of the Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof) or shall be declared null and void, or Collateral Agent shall not have or shall cease to have a valid and perfected Lien in any Collateral purported to be covered by the Collateral Documents with the priority required by the relevant Collateral Document, in each case for any reason, (iii) any Credit Party shall contest the validity or enforceability of any Credit Document or deny that it has any further liability, including with respect to future advances by Lenders, under any Credit Document to which it is a party, or (iv) any Contractor Agreement, any Panel Deposit Agreement or any Specified Party Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with its terms) or shall be declared to be null and void, or any Contractor, Panel Manufacturer or Specified Party, as applicable, shall repudiate or deny its obligations thereunder, or any party to a Contractor Agreement, a Panel Deposit Agreement or any Specified Party Document shall breach its obligations thereunder and such breach shall remain unremedied for ten (10) days;
               (m) Environmental Liabilities. Any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any environmental liabilities or related costs the payment of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
               (n) Proceedings. The indictment of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries under any criminal statute, or commencement of criminal or civil proceedings against any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which statute or proceedings the penalties or remedies sought or available include forfeiture to any Governmental Authority of any material portion of the property of such Person; or
               (o) Cessation of Business. (i) Any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any Specified Party is enjoined, restrained or in any way prevented by the order of any court or any Governmental Authority from conducting all or any material part of its business for more

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than 15 days; (ii) any other cessation of a substantial part of the business of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Specified Party for a period which materially and adversely affects Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Specified Party; or (iii) any material damage to, or loss, theft or destruction of, any Collateral whether or not insured or any strike, lockout, labor dispute, embargo, condemnation, act of God or public enemy, or other casualty which causes, for more than 15 consecutive days, the cessation or substantial curtailment of revenue producing activities at a Facility, if any such event or circumstance could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
               (p) Material Supply Chain Disruptions; Loss of Material Accounts; Material Adverse Effect. An event or development occurs that could reasonably be expected to (i) result in a material disruption to the supply chain of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) result in the failure of any Specified Account Debtor to pay any Account owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in an amount in excess of $5,000,000 within 80 days after the due date specified on the invoice relating to such Account or 200 days after the original date of the invoice relating to such Account, or (iii) have a Material Adverse Effect.
THEN, (1) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 8.1(f) or 8.1(g), automatically, and (2) upon the occurrence of any other Event of Default, upon notice to the Borrowers by Administrative Agent, (A) the Commitments, if any, of each Lender having such Commitments and the obligation of Administrative Agent to procure, or the Issuing Bank to issue, any Letter of Credit shall immediately terminate; (B) each of the following shall immediately become due and payable, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Credit Party: (I) the unpaid principal amount of and accrued interest on the Loans, (II) an amount equal to the maximum amount that may at any time be drawn under all Letters of Credit then outstanding (regardless of whether any beneficiary under any such Letter of Credit shall have presented, or shall be entitled at such time to present, the drafts or other documents or certificates required to draw under such Letters of Credit), and (III) all other Obligations; provided, that the foregoing shall not affect in any way the obligations of Lenders under Section 2.3(e); (C) Administrative Agent may cause Collateral Agent to enforce any and all Liens and security interests created pursuant to Collateral Documents; and (D) Administrative Agent shall direct Company to pay (and Company hereby agrees upon receipt of such notice, or upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in Sections 8.1(f) and (g) to pay) to Administrative Agent such additional amounts of cash, to be held as security for Company’s reimbursement Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit then outstanding under arrangements acceptable to Administrative Agent, equal to one hundred and five percent (105%) of the Letter of Credit Usage at any time prior to the stated expiry of all outstanding Letters of Credit.
     SECTION 9. AGENTS
          9.1 Appointment of Agents. Silver Point is hereby appointed Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents and each Lender hereby authorizes Silver Point, in such capacity, to act as its agent in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Credit Documents. Silver Point is hereby appointed Borrowing Base Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents and each Lender hereby authorizes Silver Point, in such capacity, to act as its agent in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Credit Documents. Silver Point is

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hereby appointed Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, and each Lender hereby authorizes Silver Point to act as its agent in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Credit Documents. In each case, such appointment and authorization includes, without limitation, the authority to make the Loans and Agent Advances, for such Agent or on behalf of the applicable Lenders as provided in this Agreement or any other Credit Document and to perform, exercise, and enforce any and all other rights and remedies of the Lenders with respect to the Credit Parties, the Obligations, or otherwise related to any of same to the extent reasonably incidental to the exercise by such Agent of the rights and remedies specifically authorized to be exercised by such Agent by the terms of this Agreement or any other Credit Document. Each Agent hereby agrees to act upon the express conditions contained herein and the other Credit Documents, as applicable. The provisions of this Section 9 are solely for the benefit of Agents and Lenders and no Credit Party shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions thereof. In performing its functions and duties hereunder, each Agent shall act solely as an agent of Lenders and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or relationship of agency or trust with or for Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
          9.2 Powers and Duties. Each Lender irrevocably authorizes each Agent to take such action on such Lender’s behalf and to exercise such powers, rights and remedies and perform such duties hereunder and under the other Credit Documents as are specifically delegated or granted to such Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such actions, powers, rights and remedies as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Agent shall have only those duties and responsibilities that are expressly specified herein and the other Credit Documents. Each Agent may exercise such powers, rights and remedies and perform such duties by or through its agents or employees. No Agent shall have or be deemed to have, by reason hereof or any of the other Credit Documents, a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender; and nothing herein or any of the other Credit Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon any Agent any obligations in respect hereof or any of the other Credit Documents except as expressly set forth herein or therein.
          9.3 General Immunity.
               (a) No Responsibility for Certain Matters. No Agent shall be responsible to any Lender for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency hereof or any other Credit Document or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates or any other documents furnished or made by any Agent to Lenders or by or on behalf of any Credit Party to any Agent or any Lender in connection with the Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or for the financial condition or business affairs of any Credit Party or any other Person liable for the payment of any Obligations, nor shall any Agent be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Credit Documents or as to the use of the proceeds of the Loans or as to the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default or Default or to make any disclosures with respect to the foregoing. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, neither Administrative Agent nor Borrowing Base Agent shall have any

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liability arising from confirmations of the amount of outstanding Loans or the Letter of Credit Usage or the component amounts thereof.
               (b) Exculpatory Provisions. No Agent nor any of its officers, partners, directors, employees or agents shall be liable to Lenders for any action taken or omitted by any Agent under or in connection with any of the Credit Documents except to the extent caused by such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable order. Each Agent shall be entitled to refrain from any act or the taking of any action (including the failure to take an action) in connection herewith or any of the other Credit Documents or from the exercise of any power, discretion or authority vested in it hereunder or thereunder unless and until such Agent shall have received instructions in respect thereof from Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such instructions under Section 10.5) or, in the case of the Collateral Agent, in accordance with the Pledge and Security Agreement or other applicable Collateral Document, and, upon receipt of such instructions from Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders, as the case may be), or in accordance with the Pledge and Security Agreement or other applicable Collateral Document, as the case may be, such Agent shall be entitled to act or (where so instructed) refrain from acting, or to exercise such power, discretion or authority, in accordance with such instructions. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, (i) each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any communication, instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons, and shall be entitled to rely and shall be protected and free from liability in relying on opinions and judgments of attorneys (who may be attorneys for the Credit Parties), accountants, experts and other professional advisors selected by it; and (ii) no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against any Agent as a result of such Agent acting or (where so instructed) refraining from acting hereunder or any of the other Credit Documents in accordance with the instructions of Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such instructions under Section 10.5) or, in the case of the Collateral Agent, in accordance with the Pledge and Security Agreement or other applicable Collateral Document, or, in the case of the Borrowing Base Agent, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
               (c) Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, except with respect to Events of Default in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, unless Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or any Credit Party referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Administrative Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to any such Default or Event of Default as may be directed by the Requisite Lenders in accordance with Section 8; provided, however, that unless and until Administrative Agent has received any such direction, Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders.
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Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender hereunder. With respect to its participation in the Loans and the Letters of Credit, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise the same as if it were not performing the duties and functions delegated to it hereunder, and the term "Lendershall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include each Agent in its individual capacity. Any Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory or other business with Company or any of its Affiliates as if it were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from the Credit Parties for services in connection herewith and otherwise without having to account for the same to Lenders.
          9.5 Lenders’ Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgment.
               (a) Each Lender represents and warrants that it has made its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of Company and its Subsidiaries, without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, in connection with Credit Extensions hereunder and that it has made and shall continue to make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of Company and its Subsidiaries. No Agent shall have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to make any such investigation or any such appraisal on behalf of Lenders or to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time or times thereafter, and no Agent shall have any responsibility with respect to the accuracy of or the completeness of any information provided to Lenders.
               (b) Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement and funding its Tranche A Term Loan, Tranche A-1 Term Loan and/or Revolving Loans on the Closing Date, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Credit Document and each other document required to be approved by any Agent, Requisite Lenders or Lenders, as applicable on the Closing Date.
          9.6 Right to Indemnity. Each Lender, in proportion to its Pro Rata Share, severally agrees to indemnify each Agent, their Affiliates and their respective officers, partners, directors, trustees, employees, representatives and agents of each Agent (each, an "Indemnitee Agent Party"), to the extent that such Indemnitee Agent Party shall not have been reimbursed by any Credit Party, for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnitee Agent Party in exercising its powers, rights and remedies or performing its duties hereunder or under the other Credit Documents or otherwise in its capacity as such Indemnitee Agent Party in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY, OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH INDEMNITEE AGENT PARTY; provided, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Indemnitee Agent Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a

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court of competent jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable order. If any indemnity furnished to any Indemnitee Agent Party for any purpose shall, in the opinion of such Indemnitee Agent Party, be insufficient or become impaired, such Indemnitee Agent Party may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished; provided, that in no event shall this sentence require any Lender to indemnify any Indemnitee Agent Party against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement in excess of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof; and provided further, that this sentence shall not be deemed to require any Lender to indemnify any Indemnitee Agent Party against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement described in the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence.
          9.7 Successor Administrative Agent.
               (a) At any time, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may (and, at the request of the Requisite Class Lenders for the Lenders having Revolving Exposure, following the repayment of the Term Loans in full, shall) resign by giving thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof to Lenders and the Borrowers. Upon any such notice of resignation, Requisite Lenders shall have the right, upon five Business Days’ notice to Company, to appoint a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Requisite Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, that successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and the retiring Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held under the Collateral Documents, together with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of the duties of the successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent under the Credit Documents, and (ii) execute and deliver to such successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent such amendments to financing statements, and take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the assignment to such successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent of the security interests created under the Collateral Documents, whereupon such retiring Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s and Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent hereunder.
               (b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Administrative Agent may assign its rights and duties as Administrative Agent hereunder to an Affiliate or Related Fund of Silver Point without the prior written consent of, or prior written notice to, any Credit Party or any Lender; provided that the Credit Parties and the Lenders may deem and treat such

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assigning Administrative Agent as Administrative Agent for all purposes hereof, unless and until such assigning Administrative Agent provides written notice to the Borrowers and the Lenders of such assignment. Upon such assignment such Affiliate shall succeed to and become vested with all rights, powers, privileges and duties as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents.
               (c) Delegation of Duties. Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers under this Agreement or under any other Credit Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by Administrative Agent. 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 Affiliates. The exculpatory, indemnification and other provisions of this Article 9 shall apply to any the Affiliates of Administrative 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. All of the rights, benefits and privileges (including the exculpatory and indemnification provisions) of this Article 9 shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Affiliates of any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities as sub-agent as if such sub-agent and Affiliates were named herein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to each sub-agent appointed by Administrative Agent, (i) such sub-agent shall be a third party beneficiary under this Agreement with respect to all such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory and rights to indemnification) and shall have all of the rights, benefits and privileges of a third party beneficiary, including an independent right of action to enforce such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification) directly, without the consent or joinder of any other Person, against any or all of the Credit Parties and the Lenders, (ii) such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification) shall not be modified or amended without the consent of such sub-agent, and (iii) such sub-agent shall only have obligations to Administrative Agent and not to any Credit Party, Lender or any other Person and no Credit Party, Lender or any other Person shall have the rights, directly or indirectly, as a third party beneficiary or otherwise, against such sub-agent.
               (d) Borrowing Base Agent may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof to Lenders and Borrowers. Upon any such notice of resignation, the Requisite Class of Lenders having Revolving Exposure shall have the right, upon five Business Days’ notice to Borrowers and with the consent of the Administrative Agent, to appoint a successor Borrowing Base Agent. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Requisite Class of Lenders having Revolving Exposure and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Borrowing Base Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Borrowing Base Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank appoint a successor Borrowing Base Agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Borrowing Base Agent hereunder by a successor Borrowing Base Agent, that successor Borrowing Base Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Borrowing Base Agent and the retiring Borrowing Base Agent shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Borrowing Base Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held under the Collateral Documents, together with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of the duties of the successor Borrowing Base Agent under the Credit Documents, and (ii) execute and deliver to such successor Borrowing Base Agent such amendments to financing statements,

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and take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the assignment to such successor Borrowing Base Agent of the security interests created under the Collateral Documents, whereupon such retiring Borrowing Base Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any retiring Borrowing Base Agent’s resignation hereunder as Borrowing Base Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Borrowing Base Agent hereunder.
          9.8 Collateral Matters, Collateral, Documents and Guaranty.
               (a) Agents under Collateral Documents and Guaranty. Each Lender hereby further irrevocably authorizes Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, on behalf of and for the benefit of Lenders, to be the agent for and representative of Lenders with respect to the Guaranty, the Collateral, the Collateral Documents and the Credit Documents. Subject to Section 10.5, without further written consent or authorization from Lenders, Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, may execute any documents or instruments necessary to (i) release any Lien encumbering any item of Collateral that is the subject of a sale or other disposition of assets permitted hereby or to which Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section 10.5) have otherwise consented, or (ii) release any Guarantor from the Guaranty pursuant to Section 7.12 or with respect to which Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section 10.5) have otherwise consented.
               (b) Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guaranty. Anything contained in any of the Credit Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, each Borrower, Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and each Lender hereby agree that (i) no Lender shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce the Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof and all powers, rights and remedies under the Collateral Documents may be exercised solely by Collateral Agent, and (ii) in the event of a foreclosure by Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale, Collateral Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale and Collateral Agent, as agent for and representative of Secured Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless Requisite Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by Collateral Agent at such sale.
               (c) Agent Advances. Subject to the terms of any separate written agreement among the Agents and the Lenders, any Agent may from time to time make such disbursements and advances ((“Agent Advances”) in an amount not to exceed the lesser of (x) $10,000,000, and (y) 10.0% of the Borrowing Base (at the time such Agent Advance is made), in the aggregate; provided, that the aggregate amount of Agent Advances shall either (A) not exceed the difference between (i) the aggregate Revolving Commitments of all Lenders and (ii) the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments or (B) not exceed the Borrowing Base less the sum of (i) the Total Utilization Revolving Commitments and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans outstanding) which such Agent, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable

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to preserve, protect, prepare for sale or lease or dispose of the Collateral or any portion thereof, to enhance the likelihood or maximize the amount of repayment by the Applicable Borrowers of the Loans, Letter of Credit usage and other Obligations or to pay any other amount chargeable to the Applicable Borrowers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, costs, fees and expenses as described in Section 10.2 and Section 10.3. The Agent Advances shall be repayable by the Borrowers on demand and be secured by the Collateral and shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans. The Agent Advances shall constitute Obligations hereunder which may be charged to the Borrowing Base Agent Loan Account in accordance with Section 2.15(f). Without limitation to its obligations pursuant to Section 9.3, each Lender agrees that it shall make available to the Agent making such Agent Advances, upon such Agent’s demand, in Dollars in immediately available funds, the amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of each such Agent Advance. If such funds are not made available to the Agent making such Agent Advances by such Lender, such Agent shall be entitled to recover such funds on demand from such Lender, together with interest thereon for each day from the date such payment was due until the date such amount is paid to such Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate for 3 Business Days and thereafter at the Base Rate.
          9.9 Posting of Approved Electronic Communications.
               (a) Delivery of Communications. Each Credit Party hereby agrees, unless directed otherwise by Administrative Agent or unless the electronic mail address referred to below has not been provided by Administrative Agent to such Credit Party that it will, or will cause its Subsidiaries to, provide to Administrative Agent all information, documents and other materials that it is obligated to furnish to Administrative Agent or to the Lenders pursuant to the Credit Documents, including all notices, requests, financial statements, financial and other reports, certificates and other information materials, but excluding any such communication that (i) is or relates to a Funding Notice or a Conversion/Continuation Notice, (ii) relates to the payment of any principal or other amount due under this Agreement prior to the scheduled date therefor, (iii) provides notice of any Default under this Agreement or any other Credit Document or (iv) is required to be delivered to satisfy any condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement and/or any Loan or other extension of credit hereunder (all such non-excluded communications being referred to herein collectively as “Communications”), by transmitting the Communications in an electronic/soft medium that is properly identified in a format acceptable to Administrative Agent to an electronic mail address as directed by Administrative Agent. In addition, each Credit Party agrees, and agrees to cause its Subsidiaries, to continue to provide the Communications to Administrative Agent or the Lenders, as the case may be, in the manner specified in the Credit Documents but only to the extent requested by Administrative Agent.
               (b) Platform. Each Credit Party further agrees that Administrative Agent may make the Communications available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on Intralinks or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”).
               (c) No Warranties as to Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. THE INDEMNITEES DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN

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THE COMMUNICATIONS. 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 THE INDEMNITEES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INDEMNITEES HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY LENDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER OR NOT BASED ON STRICT LIABILITY AND INCLUDING DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE LIABILITY OF ANY INDEMNITEES IS FOUND IN A FINAL, NONAPPEALABLE ORDER BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED PRIMARILY FROM SUCH INDEMNITEE’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.
               (d) Delivery Via Platform. Administrative Agent agrees that the receipt of the Communications by Administrative Agent at its electronic mail address set forth above shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to Administrative Agent for purposes of the Credit Documents. Each Lender agrees that receipt of notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that the Communications have been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Credit Documents. Each Lender agrees to notify Administrative Agent in writing (including by electronic communication) from time to time of such Lender’s electronic mail address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and that the foregoing notice may be sent to such electronic mail address.
               (e) No Prejudice to Notice Rights. Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of Administrative Agent or any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Credit Document in any other manner specified in such Credit Document.
          9.10 Proofs of Claim. The Lenders and each Credit Party hereby agree that after the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to Sections 8.1(f) or (g), in case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to a Credit Party, Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on any of any Credit Party or any other Person) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
               (a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and any other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, Administrative Agent and other Agents (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, Administrative Agent and other agents and their agents and counsel and all other amounts due Lenders, Administrative Agent and other agents hereunder) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

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               (b) to collect and receive any moneys 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 to make such payments to Administrative Agent and, in the event that Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to, subject to Section 2.15(h), pay to Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due Administrative Agent and other agents hereunder. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lenders or to authorize Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding. Further, nothing contained in this Section 9.10 shall affect or preclude the ability of any Lender to (i) file and prove such a claim in the event that Administrative Agent has not acted within ten (10) days prior to any applicable bar date and (ii) require an amendment of the proof of claim to accurately reflect such Lender’s outstanding Obligations.
          9.11 Agents and Arrangers. Except as otherwise set forth herein, no arrangers shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement (or any other Credit Document) other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, no arrangers shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any other Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any arranger in deciding to enter into this Agreement and each other Credit Document to which it is a party or in taking or not taking action hereunder or thereunder.
     SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS
          10.1 Notices. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be given to a Credit Party, Issuing Bank, Borrowing Base Agent or an Agent, shall be sent to such Person’s address as set forth on Appendix B or in the other relevant Credit Document, and in the case of any Lender, the address as indicated on Appendix B or otherwise indicated to Administrative Agent in writing. Each notice hereunder shall be in writing and may be personally served, telexed or sent by telefacsimile or United States mail or courier service and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service and signed for against receipt thereof, upon receipt of telefacsimile or telex, or three Business Days after depositing it in the United States mail with postage prepaid and properly addressed; provided that, no notice to any Issuing Bank, Agent or Borrowing Base Agent shall be effective until received by Issuing Bank, such Agent or Borrowing Base Agent.
          10.2 Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, Company agrees to pay promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after written demand therefor, (a) all the actual and reasonable costs and expenses of preparation of the Credit Documents and any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications thereto; (b) all the costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for Company and the other Credit Parties;

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(c) the fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to Agents and Borrowing Base Agent (including allocated costs of internal counsel) in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and administration of the Credit Documents and any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications thereto and any other documents or matters requested by any Credit Party; (d) all the actual costs and expenses of creating and perfecting (or the non-U.S. equivalent thereof) Liens in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties pursuant hereto, including filing and recording fees, expenses and amounts owed pursuant to Section 2.19(c) and (d), search fees, title insurance premiums and fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to each Agent and Borrowing Base Agent and of counsel providing any opinions that any Agent, Borrowing Base Agent or Requisite Lenders may request in respect of the Collateral or the Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Documents; (e) all the actual costs and fees, expenses and disbursements of any auditors, accountants, consultants or appraisers whether internal or external; (f) all the actual costs and expenses (including the fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel (including allocated costs of internal counsel) and of any appraisers, consultants, advisors and agents employed or retained by Collateral Agent and its counsel) in connection with the custody or preservation of any of the Collateral; (g) all other actual and costs and expenses incurred by each Agent and Borrowing Base Agent in connection with due diligence, the syndication of the Loans and Commitments and the negotiation, preparation and execution of the Credit Documents and any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications thereto and the transactions contemplated thereby; (h) reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by any Agent and Borrowing Base Agent in connection with having the Loans rated by one or more rating agencies; and (i) after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, all costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees (including allocated costs of internal counsel) and costs of settlement, incurred by any Agent, Borrowing Base Agent and Lenders in enforcing any Obligations of or in collecting any payments due from any Credit Party hereunder or under the other Credit Documents by reason of such Default or Event of Default (including in connection with the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of the Guaranty) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided hereunder in the nature of a "work outor pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy cases or proceedings.
          10.3 Indemnity.
               (a) In addition to the payment of expenses pursuant to Section 10.2, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, each Credit Party agrees to defend (subject to Indemnitees’ selection of counsel), indemnify, pay and hold harmless, each Agent, Borrowing Base Agent and Lender, their Affiliates and their respective officers, partners, directors, trustees, employees, representatives, attorneys, advisors and agents of each Agent, Borrowing Base Agent and each Lender (each, an "Indemnitee"), from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities, IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY, OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH INDEMNITEE; provided that, no Credit Party shall have any obligation to any Indemnitee hereunder with respect to any Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of that Indemnitee to the extent determined pursuant to a final nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. To the extent that the undertakings to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Section 10.3 may be unenforceable in whole or in part because they are

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violative of any law or public policy, the applicable Credit Party shall contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by Indemnitees or any of them.
               (b) To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Credit Party shall assert, and each Credit Party hereby waives, any claim against Lenders, Agents, Borrowing Base Agent, Issuing Bank and their respective Affiliates, directors, employees, representatives, attorneys, advisors or agents, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) (whether or not the claim therefor is based on contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable legal requirement) arising out of, in connection with, as a result of, or in any way related to, this Agreement or any Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith, and each Credit Party hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any such claim or any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.
          10.4 Set Off. In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default each Lender, Issuing Bank, and their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized by each Credit Party at any time or from time to time subject to the consent of Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), without notice to any Credit Party or to any other Person (other than Administrative Agent), any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including Indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured, but not including trust accounts (in whatever currency)) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of any Credit Party (in whatever currency) against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of any Credit Party to such Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder, the Letters of Credit and participations in any L/C Funding Support and under the other Credit Documents, including all claims of any nature or description arising out of or connected hereto, the Letters of Credit and participations in any L/C Funding Support or with any other Credit Document, irrespective of whether or not (a) such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder, (b) the principal of or the interest on the Loans or any amounts in respect of the Letters of Credit or any L/C Funding Support or any other amounts due hereunder shall have become due and payable pursuant to Section 2 and although such obligations and liabilities, or any of them, may be contingent or unmatured or (c) such obligation or liability is owed to a branch or office of such Lender or Issuing Bank different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligation or such Indebtedness.
          10.5 Amendments and Waivers.
               (a) Requisite Lenders’ Consent. Subject to Sections 10.5(b) and 10.5(c), no amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of the Credit Documents, or consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the written concurrence of (i) in the case of this Agreement, Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders or (ii) in the case of any other Credit Document, Administrative Agent and, if party thereto, the Collateral Agent, in each case, with the consent of the Requisite Lenders.

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               (b) Affected Lenders’ Consent. Without the written consent of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) that would be affected thereby, no amendment, modification, termination, or consent shall be effective if the effect thereof would:
                    (i) extend the scheduled final maturity of any Loan or Note of such Lender;
                    (ii) waive, reduce or postpone any scheduled repayment due such Lender, any mandatory prepayment due such Lender pursuant to Section 2.13 or any right of such Lender to waive a prepayment due such Lender pursuant to Section 2.13;
                    (iii) extend the stated expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date;
                    (iv) reduce the rate of interest on any Loan of such Lender (other than any amendment to the definition of "Default Rateand any waiver of any increase in the interest rate applicable to any Loan pursuant to Section 2.9 (each of which may be affected by consent of the Requisite Lenders)) or any fee, in each case, payable hereunder to such Lender;
                    (v) extend the time for payment of any such interest or fees to such Lender;
                    (vi) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or any reimbursement or other funding obligation in respect of any Letter of Credit of such Lender;
                    (vii) amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision of this Section 10.5(b) or Section 10.5(c);
                    (viii) amend the definition of “Requisite Lenders” or “Pro Rata Share;
                    (ix) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or all or substantially all of the Guarantors from the Guaranty except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents; or
                    (x) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Credit Party of any of its rights and obligations under any Credit Document;
provided, however, that the Fee Letter may be amended or modified, or the rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto.
               (c) Other Consents. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of the Credit Documents, or consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, shall:
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amendment, modification or waiver of any condition precedent, covenant, Default or Event of Default shall constitute an increase in any Revolving Commitment of any Lender;
                    (ii) without the consent of Requisite Class Lenders of Lenders having Revolving Exposure, amend, modify or waive (A) the definitions of the terms “Account(s)”, “Account Debtor”, “Availability”, “Borrowing Base”, “Borrowing Base Agent”, “Borrowing Base Certificate”, “Dilution”, “Dilution Reserve”, “Eligible Account”, “Eligible Foreign Account”, “Eligible Inventory”, “Eligible Panel Inventory”, “Inventory”, “Net Amount of Eligible Accounts”, “Net Amount of Eligible Foreign Receivables” if, in each case, such changes result in making additional credit available to Borrowers; or (B) Section 2.14(a);
                    (iii) amend, modify, terminate or waive any obligation of Lenders relating to the purchase of participations in Letters of Credit as provided in Section 2.3 without the written consent of Administrative Agent and of Issuing Bank; or
                    (iv) amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision of Section 9 as the same applies to any Agent, Issuing Bank or Borrowing Base Agent, or any other provision hereof as the same applies to the rights or obligations of any Agent, Issuing Bank or Borrowing Base Agent, in each case without the consent of such Agent, Issuing Bank or Borrowing Base Agent, as applicable.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, modification, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender.
               (d) Execution of Amendments, etc. Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, with the concurrence of any Lender, execute amendments, modifications, waivers or consents on behalf of such Lender. Any waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. No notice to or demand on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle any Credit Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. Any amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent effected in accordance with this Section 10.5 shall be binding upon each Lender at the time outstanding, each future Lender and, if signed by a Credit Party, on such Credit Party.
          10.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations.
               (a) Generally. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors and assigns of Lenders. No Credit Party’s rights or obligations hereunder nor any interest therein may be assigned or delegated by any Credit Party without the prior written consent of all Lenders (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Credit Party without such consent 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 and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, Affiliates of each of the Agents, Borrowing Base Agent and Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

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               (b) Registers. The Credit Parties, Administrative Agent, the Borrowing Base Agent and Lenders shall deem and treat the Persons listed as Lenders in the Registers as the holders and owners of the corresponding Commitments and Loans listed therein for all purposes hereof, and no assignment or transfer of any such Commitment or Loan shall be effective, in each case, unless and until an Assignment Agreement effecting the assignment or transfer thereof shall have been delivered to and accepted by Administrative Agent or Borrowing Base Agent, as applicable, and recorded in the applicable Register as provided in Section 10.6(e). Prior to such recordation, all amounts owed with respect to the applicable Commitment or Loan shall be owed to the Lender listed in the applicable Register as the owner thereof, and any request, authority or consent of any Person who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is listed in the applicable Register as a Lender shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, assignee or transferee of the corresponding Commitments or Loans. Solely for the purposes of maintaining the Revolving Loan Register and for tax purposes only Borrowing Base Agent shall be deemed to be acting on behalf of the Credit Parties, and solely for the purposes of maintaining the Term Register and for tax purposes only Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be acting on behalf of the Credit Parties.
               (c) Right to Assign. Each Lender shall have the right at any time to sell, assign or transfer all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement on a pro-rata basis only with respect to all or a portion of its Commitment or Loans owing to it or other Obligations (provided, however, that each such assignment shall be of a uniform, and not varying, percentage of all rights and obligations under and in respect of any Loan and any related Commitments):
                    (i) to any Person meeting the criteria of clause (i)(a) or clause (ii)(a) of the definition of the term of "Eligible Assigneeupon the giving of notice to Administrative Agent; and
                    (ii) to any Person otherwise constituting an Eligible Assignee with the consent of Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, that each such assignment pursuant to this Section 10.6(c)(ii) shall be in an aggregate amount of not less than (A) $1,000,000 (or such lesser amount as may be agreed to by the Applicable Borrower (if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and Administrative Agent or as shall constitute the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans of the assigning Lender) with respect to the assignment of the Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans and (B) $1,000,000 (or such lesser amount as may be agreed to by the Applicable Borrower (if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and Administrative Agent or as shall constitute the aggregate amount of the Tranche A Term Loans or Tranche A-1 Term Loans of the assigning Lender) with respect to the assignment of Term Loans.
               (d) Mechanics. The assigning Lender and the assignee thereof shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent an Assignment Agreement, together with such forms, certificates or other evidence, if any, with respect to United States Federal income tax withholding matters as the assignee under such Assignment Agreement may be required to deliver to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.19(e). In addition, each assignee of a

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Lender shall execute an acknowledgment to the agreement among lenders entered into between the Lenders, the Agents and the Borrowing Base Agent on the Closing Date.
               (e) Notice of Assignment. Upon its receipt and acceptance of a duly executed and completed Assignment Agreement, any forms, certificates or other evidence required by this Agreement in connection therewith, Administrative Agent shall record the information contained in such Assignment Agreement in the Register, shall give prompt notice thereof to the Applicable Borrower and shall maintain a copy of such Assignment Agreement.
               (f) Representations and Warranties of Assignee. Each Lender, upon execution and delivery hereof or upon executing and delivering an Assignment Agreement, as the case may be, represents and warrants as of the Closing Date or as of the applicable Effective Date (as defined in the applicable Assignment Agreement) that (i) it is an Eligible Assignee; (ii) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest (as defined in the Assignment Agreement) and either it, or the person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type; and (iii) it will make or invest in, as the case may be, its Commitments or Loans for its own account in the ordinary course of its business and without a view to distribution of such Commitments or Loans within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or other Federal securities laws (it being understood that, subject to the provisions of this Section 10.6, the disposition of such Revolving Commitments or Loans or any interests therein shall at all times remain within its exclusive control).
               (g) Effect of Assignment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 10.6, as of the "Effective Datespecified in the applicable Assignment Agreement: (i) the assignee thereunder shall have the rights and obligations of a "Lenderhereunder to the extent such rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment Agreement and shall thereafter be a party hereto and a "Lenderfor all purposes hereof; (ii) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned thereby pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, relinquish its rights (other than any rights which survive the termination hereof under Section 10.9) and be released from its obligations hereunder (and, in the case of an Assignment Agreement covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations hereunder, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto; provided, that anything contained in any of the Credit Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, (y) Issuing Bank shall continue to have all rights and obligations thereof with respect to such Letters of Credit until the cancellation or expiration of such Letters of Credit and the reimbursement of any amounts drawn thereunder, and (z) such assigning Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefit of all indemnities hereunder as specified herein with respect to matters arising out of the prior involvement of such assigning Lender as a Lender hereunder); (iii) the Commitments shall be modified to reflect the Commitment of such assignee and any Commitment of such assigning Lender, if any; and (iv) if any such assignment occurs after the issuance of any Note hereunder, the assigning Lender shall, upon the effectiveness of such assignment or as promptly thereafter as practicable, surrender its applicable Notes to Administrative Agent for cancellation, and thereupon the Applicable Borrower shall issue and deliver new Notes, if so requested by the assignee and/or assigning Lender, to such assignee and/or to such assigning Lender, with appropriate insertions, to reflect the new Commitments and/or outstanding Loans of the assignee and/or the assigning Lender.

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               (h) Participations. Each Lender shall have the right at any time to sell one or more participations to any Person (other than Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates) in all or any part of its Commitments, Loans or in any other Obligation. The holder of any such participation (a “Participant"), other than an Affiliate of the Lender granting such participation, shall not be entitled to require such Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder except with respect to any amendment, modification or waiver that would (i) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan, Note or Letter of Credit (unless such Letter of Credit is not extended beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date) in which such Participant is participating, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or fees thereon (except any amendment to the definition of "Default Rateor in connection with a waiver of applicability of any post default increase in interest rates) or reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase the amount of the Participant’s participation over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the Commitment shall not constitute a change in the terms of such participation, and that an increase in any Commitment or Loan shall be permitted without the consent of any Participant if the Participant’s participation is not increased as a result thereof), (ii) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Credit Party of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, or (iii) release all or substantially all of the Collateral under the Collateral Documents or all or substantially all of the Guarantors from the Guaranty (in each case, except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) supporting the Loans hereunder in which such Participant is participating. Each Credit Party agrees that each Participant shall be entitled, through the participating Lender, to the benefits of Sections 2.17(c), 2.18 and 2.19 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to clause (c) of this Section; provided, that (i) a Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.18 or 2.19 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 Applicable Borrower’s prior written consent, and (ii) a Participant that would be a Non-U.S. Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.19 unless the Applicable Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Credit Parties, to comply with Section 2.19 as though it were a Lender. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.4 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.16 as though it were a Lender.
               (i) Certain Other Assignments. In addition to any other assignment permitted pursuant to this Section 10.6, any Lender may assign, pledge and/or grant a security interest in, all or any portion of its Loans, the other Obligations owed by or to such Lender, and its Notes, if any, to secure obligations of such Lender including to any Federal Reserve Bank as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and any operating circular issued by such Federal Reserve Bank; provided, that no Lender, as between the Credit Parties and such Lender, shall be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder as a result of any such assignment and pledge, and provided further, that in no event shall the applicable Federal Reserve Bank, pledgee or trustee be considered to be a "Lenderor be entitled to require the assigning Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder.
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vehicle (a “SPC”), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to Administrative Agent and the Applicable Borrower, the option to provide to the Applicable Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make to the Applicable Borrower pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (x) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to make any Loans and (y) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) 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 indebtedness 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 proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this clause, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Applicable Borrower or Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or to any financial institutions (consented to by the Applicable Borrower and Administrative Agent) providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such SPC to support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC. This Section may not be amended without the written consent of the SPC. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees, subject to the next sentence, that, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, each SPC, for purposes of Sections 2.16, 2.17, 2.18, 2.19, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4, shall be considered a Lender. No Borrower shall not be required to pay any amount under Sections 2.16, 2.17, 2.18, 2.19, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 that is greater than the amount which it would have been required to pay had no grant been made by a Granting Lender to a SPC.
          10.8 Independence of Covenants. All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or would otherwise be within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default if such action is taken or condition exists.
          10.9 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. All representations, warranties and agreements made herein shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and the making of any Credit Extension. Notwithstanding anything herein or implied by law to the contrary, the agreements of each Credit Party set forth in Sections 2.17(c), 2.18, 2.19, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 and the agreements of Lenders set forth in Sections 2.16, 9.3(b) and 9.6 shall survive the payment of the Loans, the cancellation or expiration of the Letters of Credit and the reimbursement of any amounts drawn thereunder, and the termination hereof.
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hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall impair such power, right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right or privilege. The rights, powers and remedies given to each Agent, Borrowing Base Agent and each Lender hereby are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and remedies existing by virtue of any statute or rule of law or in any of the other Credit Documents. Any forbearance or failure to exercise, and any delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy.
          10.11 Marshalling; Payments Set Aside. Neither any Agent, Borrowing Base Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Credit Party or any other Person or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that any Credit Party makes a payment or payments to Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, or Lenders (or to Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders Issuing Bank,), or Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Issuing Bank, or Lenders enforce any security interests or exercise their rights of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, any other state or Federal law, common law or any equitable cause, then, to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor or related thereto, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment or payments had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
          10.12 Severability. In case any provision in or obligation hereunder or any Note or other Credit Document shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
          10.13 Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders’ Rights. The obligations of Lenders hereunder are several and no Lender shall be responsible for the obligations or Commitment of any other Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other Credit Document, and no action taken by Lenders pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute Lenders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity. The amounts payable at any time hereunder to each Lender shall be a separate and independent debt, and each Lender shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights arising out hereof and it shall not be necessary for any other Lender to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
          10.14 Headings. Section headings herein are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part hereof for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.
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AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
          10.16 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION.
               (a) ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING HERETO OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, OR ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS, MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE, COUNTY AND CITY OF NEW YORK. BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, EACH CREDIT PARTY, FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY (i) ACCEPTS GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS; (ii) WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS; (iii) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE APPLICABLE CREDIT PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 10.1 AND TO ANY PROCESS AGENT SELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3.1(t) ABOVE IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE APPLICABLE CREDIT PARTY IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT; AND (iv) AGREES THAT AGENTS, BORROWING BASE AGENT AND LENDERS RETAIN THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
               (b) EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY AGREES THAT PROCESS MAY BE SERVED ON IT BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE ADDRESSES PERTAINING TO IT AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 10.1. ANY AND ALL SERVICE OF PROCESS AND ANY OTHER NOTICE IN ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY IF GIVEN BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, OR BY ANY OTHER MEANS OR MAIL WHICH REQUIRES A SIGNED RECEIPT, POSTAGE PREPAID, MAILED AS PROVIDED ABOVE.
          10.17 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS LOAN TRANSACTION OR THE LENDER/BORROWER RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. EACH PARTY

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HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THIS WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THIS WAIVER IN ITS RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING (OTHER THAN BY A MUTUAL WRITTEN WAIVER SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THIS SECTION 10.16 AND EXECUTED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO), AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS HERETO OR ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE LOANS MADE HEREUNDER. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
          10.18 Confidentiality. Each Lender shall hold all non-public information regarding Company and its Subsidiaries and their businesses clearly identified as such by Company and obtained by such Lender pursuant to the requirements hereof in accordance with such Lender’s customary procedures for handling confidential information of such nature, it being understood and agreed by each Credit Party that, in any event, a Lender may make (i) disclosures of such information to Affiliates of such Lender and to their directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (and to other persons authorized by a Lender or Agent or Borrowing Base Agent to organize, present or disseminate such information in connection with disclosures otherwise made in accordance with this Section 10.18), (ii) disclosures of such information reasonably required by any bona fide or potential assignee, transferee or participant in connection with the contemplated assignment, transfer or participation by such Lender of any Loans or any participations therein or by any direct or indirect contractual counterparties (or the professional advisors thereto) in Interest Rate Agreements (provided, such counterparties and advisors are advised of and agree to be bound by the provisions of this Section 10.18), (iii) disclosure to any rating agency when required by it, provided that, prior to any disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake in writing to preserve the confidentiality of any confidential information relating to the Credit Parties received by it from any of the Agents, Borrowing Base Agent or any Lender, (iv) disclosures to any Lender’s financing sources, provided that prior to any disclosure, such financing source is informed of the confidential nature of the information, (v) disclosure of information which (A) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.18 or (B) becomes available to Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a Credit Party, and (vi) disclosures required or requested by any governmental agency or examiner representative thereof or by the NAIC or pursuant to legal or judicial process; provided, that unless specifically prohibited by applicable law or court order, each Lender shall make reasonable efforts to notify Company of any request by any governmental agency or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with any examination of the financial condition or other routine examination of such Lender by such governmental agency) for disclosure of any such non-public information prior to disclosure of such information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on or after the Closing Date,

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Administrative Agent may, at its own expense, issue news releases and publish "tombstone advertisements and other announcements relating to this transaction in newspapers, trade journals and other appropriate media.
          10.19 Usury Savings Clause. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the aggregate interest rate charged or agreed to be paid with respect to any of the Obligations, including all charges or fees in connection therewith deemed in the nature of interest under applicable law shall not exceed the Highest Lawful Rate. If the rate of interest (determined without regard to the preceding sentence) under this Agreement at any time exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate, the outstanding amount of the Loans made hereunder shall bear interest at the Highest Lawful Rate until the total amount of interest due hereunder equals the amount of interest which would have been due hereunder if the stated rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect. In addition, if when the Loans made hereunder are repaid in full the total interest due hereunder (taking into account the increase provided for above) is less than the total amount of interest which would have been due hereunder if the stated rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect, then to the extent permitted by law, the Applicable Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent an amount equal to the difference between the amount of interest paid and the amount of interest which would have been paid if the Highest Lawful Rate had at all times been in effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the intention of Lenders and each Borrower to conform strictly to any applicable usury laws. Accordingly, if any Lender contracts for, charges, or receives any consideration which constitutes interest in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate, then any such excess shall be cancelled automatically and, if previously paid, shall at such Lender’s option be applied to the outstanding amount of the Loans made hereunder or be refunded to the Applicable Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Highest Lawful 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.
          10.20 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
          10.21 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution of a counterpart hereof by each of the parties hereto and receipt by Company and Administrative Agent of written or telephonic notification of such execution and authorization of delivery thereof.
          10.22 Patriot Act. Each Lender and Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Credit Party that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Credit Party, which information includes the name and address of such Credit Party and other information that will allow such Lender or Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Credit Party in accordance with the Patriot Act.

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          10.23 Disclosure. Each Credit Party and each Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that Administrative Agent and/or its Affiliates from time to time may hold investments in, and make other loans to, or have other relationships with any of the Credit Parties and their respective Affiliates. In addition, each Credit Party and each Lender hereby acknowledges that Administrative Agent has also received a warrant from Company.
          10.24 Appointment for Perfection. Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as its agent for the purpose of perfecting Liens, for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC or any other applicable law can be perfected only by possession or control. Should any Lender (other than Administrative Agent) obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify Administrative Agent thereof, and, promptly upon Administrative Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to Administrative Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with Administrative Agent’s instructions.
          10.25 Advertising and Publicity. No Credit Party shall issue or disseminate to the public (by advertisement, including without limitation any “tombstone” advertisement, press release or otherwise), submit for publication or otherwise cause or seek to publish any information describing the credit or other financial accommodations made available by Lenders pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent. Nothing in the foregoing shall be construed to prohibit any Credit Party from making any submission or filing which it is required to make by applicable law or pursuant to judicial process; provided, that, (i) such filing or submission shall contain only such information as is necessary to comply with applicable law or judicial process and (ii) unless specifically prohibited by applicable law or court order, such Credit Party shall promptly notify Administrative Agent of the requirement to make such submission or filing and provide Administrative Agent with a copy thereof.
          10.26 Foreign Currency.
               (a) Each Credit Party’s obligation hereunder and under the other Credit Documents to make payments in U.S. Dollars (the “Obligation Currency”) shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender or recovery pursuant to any judgment expressed in or converted into any currency other than the Obligation Currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery results in the effective receipt by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the respective Lender of the full amount of the Obligation Currency expressed to be payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or such Lender under this Agreement or the other Credit Documents. If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against any Credit Party in any court or in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into or from any currency other than the Obligation Currency (such other currency being hereinafter referred to as the “Foreign Currency”) an amount due in the Obligation Currency, the conversion shall be made, at the rate of exchange quoted by the Reference Bank, determined, in each case, as of the date immediately preceding the day on which the judgment is given (such Business Day being hereinafter referred to as the “Foreign Currency Conversion Date”).
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Borrower covenants and agrees to pay, or cause to be paid, such additional amounts, if any (but in any event not a lesser amount), as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Foreign Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Obligation Currency that could have been purchased with the amount of Foreign Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial award at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Foreign Currency Conversion Date.
               (c) For purposes of determining any rate of exchange for this Section, such amounts shall include any premium and costs payable in connection with the purchase of the Obligation Currency.
          10.27 Immunity. To the extent that any Credit Party has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, each Credit Party hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations hereunder and under the other Credit Documents to which it is a party to the extent permitted by applicable law and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, agrees that the waivers set forth in this Section 10.28 shall be to the fullest extent permitted under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 of the United States and are intended to be irrevocable for purposes of such Act.
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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.
         
  SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ John S. Hodgson   
    Name:   John S. Hodgson   
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   
 
         
  SYNTAX-BRILLIAN SPE, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ John S. Hodgson   
    Name:   John S. Hodgson   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 
         
  SYNTAX GROUPS CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ John S. Hodgson   
    Name:   John S. Hodgson   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 
         
  SYNTAX CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ John S. Hodgson   
    Name:   John S. Hodgson   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 
         
  VIVITAR CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ John S. Hodgson   
    Name:   John S. Hodgson   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer   

 


 

         
         
  SILVER POINT FINANCE, LLC,
as Administrative Agent, Lead Arranger and
Collateral Agent and a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ Frederick H. Fogel   
    Name:   Frederick H. Fogel   
    Title:   Authorized Signatory   

 


 

         
         
  SP SYNTAX LLC,
as a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ Frederick H. Fogel   
    Name:   Frederick H. Fogel   
    Title:   Authorized Signatory   
 
         
  SP3 SYNTAX LLC,
as a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ Frederick H. Fogel   
    Name:   Frederick H. Fogel   
    Title:   Authorized Signatory   

 


 

         
         
  CITICORP USA, INC.,
as a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ James R. Williams   
    Name:   James R. Williams   
    Title:   Director and Vice President   

 


 

         
         
  WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, LLC,
as a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ Todd R. Nakamoto   
    Name:   Todd R. Nakamoto   
    Title:   Vice President   

 


 

         
         
  THE CIT GROUP/COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC.,
as a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ Nathan L. Hugg  
    Name:   Nathan L. Hugg  
    Title:   Senior Vice President  

 


 

         
         
  WACHOVIA CAPITAL FINANCE CORPORATION (NEW ENGLAND)
as a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ Robert A. Kinne  
    Name:   Robert A. Kinne  
    Title:   Director  

 


 

         
APPENDIX A-1
TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
Tranche A Term Loan Commitments
                 
    Tranche A     Pro  
Lender   Term Loan Commitment     Rata Share  
SP Syntax LLC
  $ 85,066,666.66       77.333333 %
SP3 Syntax LLC
  $ 10,266,666.67       9.333333 %
Citicorp USA, Inc.
  $ 14,666,666.67       13.333333 %
 
           
Total
  $ 110,000,000.00       100 %
 
           
Appendix A-1

 


 

APPENDIX A-2
TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
Tranche A-1 Term Loan Commitments
                 
    Tranche A-1     Pro  
Lender   Term Loan Commitment     Rata Share  
SP Syntax LLC
  $ 30,933,333.34       77.333333 %
SP3 Syntax LLC
  $ 3,733,333.33       9.333333 %
Citicorp USA, Inc.
  $ 5,333,333.33       13.333333 %
 
           
Total
  $ 40,000,000.00       100 %
 
           
Appendix A-2

 


 

APPENDIX A-3
TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
Revolving Commitments
                 
Lender   Revolving Commitment     Pro Rata Share  
Wells Fargo Foothill, LLC
  $ 33,333,333.34       33.33 %
The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc.
  $ 33,333,333.33       33.33 %
Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation (New England)
  $ 33,333,333.33       33.33 %
 
           
Total
  $ 100,000,000.00       33.33 %
 
           
Appendix A-3

 


 

APPENDIX B
TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
Notice Addresses
SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION and each other Credit Party
1600 N. Desert Drive
Tempe, Arizona 85281
Attention: General Counsel, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Telecopier: 602-389-8869
with a copy to:
Greenburg Traurig, LLP
2375 E. Camelback Road, Suite 700
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Attention: Robert S. Kant, Esq.
Telecopier: 602-445-8100
Annex A-1

 


 

SILVER POINT FINANCE, LLC
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,
Silver Point Finance, LLC
Two Greenwich Plaza
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
Telecopier: (203) 542-4550
Attention: Tim Skoufis, Account Manager
Annex A-2

 

EX-10.74 3 p74538exv10w74.htm EX-10.74 exv10w74
 

Exhibit 10.74
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
          PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of October 26, 2007, made by each of the Grantors referred to below, in favor of Silver Point Finance, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Silver Point”), in its capacity as collateral agent for the Secured Parties referred to below (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, if any, the “Collateral Agent”).
WITNESSETH:
          WHEREAS, Syntax-Brillian Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Company”), Syntax-Brillian SPE, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SPV” together with the Company each a “Borrower” and collectively the “Borrowers”), certain Subsidiaries of Company identified on the signature pages to the Credit Agreement as “Guarantors” the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement from time to time (collectively, “Lenders”), Silver Point as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as lead arranger (in such capacity, a “Lead Arranger”), and Silver Point as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) are parties to a Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2007 (such agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented, modified or otherwise changed from time to time, including any replacement agreement therefor, being hereinafter referred to as the “Credit Agreement” the terms defined therein and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein defined);
          WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to make certain term loans and revolving loans (each a “Loan” and collectively, the “Loans”), to the Borrowers;
          WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the Lenders making any Loan and providing any other financial accommodation to the Borrowers pursuant to the Credit Agreement that, among other things, the Borrowers and each Guarantor organized under the laws of the United States (together with each other Person organized under the laws of the United States that executes a supplement hereto and becomes an “Additional Grantor” hereunder, each a “Grantor” and collectively, the “Grantors”), shall have executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent this Agreement, providing for a pledge to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and the grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, of (a) a security interest in and First Priority Lien on the outstanding shares of Capital Stock (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and indebtedness from time to time owned by such Grantor of each Person now or hereafter existing and in which such Grantor has any interest at any time, and (b) a security interest in all other personal property and fixtures of such Grantor;
          WHEREAS, the Grantors and the other Credit Parties are mutually dependent on each other in the conduct of their respective businesses as an integrated operation, with credit needed from time to time by one Credit Party often being provided through financing obtained by the other Credit Parties and the ability to obtain such financing being dependent on the successful operations of all of the Credit Parties as a whole; and
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performance of this Agreement directly benefit, and are in the best interest of, such Grantor;
          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements herein and in order to induce the Collateral Agent and the Lenders to make and maintain the Loans and to provide other financial accommodations to the Borrowers pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Grantors hereby jointly and severally agree with the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:
          SECTION 1. Definitions.
               (a) Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement for a statement of the terms thereof. All capitalized terms used in this Agreement and the recitals hereto which are defined in the Credit Agreement or in Article 8 or 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York (the “Code”) and which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings herein as set forth therein; provided that terms used herein which are defined in the Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof shall continue to have the same meaning notwithstanding any replacement or amendment of such statute except as the Collateral Agent may otherwise determine.
               (b) The following terms shall have the respective meanings provided for in the Code: “Accounts”, “Account Debtor”, “Cash Proceeds”, “Certificate of Title”, “Chattel Paper”, “Commercial Tort Claim”, “Commodity Account”, “Commodity Contracts”, “Deposit Account”, “Documents”, “Electronic Chattel Paper”, “Equipment”, “Fixtures”, “General Intangibles”, “Goods”, “Instruments”, “Inventory”, “Investment Property”, “Letter-of-Credit Rights”, “Noncash Proceeds”, “Payment Intangibles”, “Proceeds”, “Promissory Notes”, “Record”, “Security Account”, “Software”, “Supporting Obligations” and “Tangible Chattel Paper”.
               (c) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings indicated below, such meanings to be applicable equally to both the singular and plural forms of such terms:
          “Additional Collateral” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 4(a)(i) hereof.
          “Certificated Entities” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 5(o) hereof.
          “Copyright Licenses” means all licenses, contracts or other agreements, whether written or oral, naming any Grantor as licensee or licensor and providing for the grant of any right to use or sell any works covered by any Copyright (including, without limitation, all Copyright Licenses set forth in Schedule II hereto).
          “Existing Issuer” has the meaning specified therefor in the definition of the term “Pledged Shares”.
          “Foreign Subsidiary” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2 hereof.
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Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, or extensions generally with creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief.
          “Intellectual Property” means all U.S and non-U.S. (i) published and unpublished works of authorship (including, without limitation, computer software), copyrights therein and thereto, and registrations and applications therefor, and all renewals, extensions, restorations and reversions thereof, including, without limitation, all copyright registrations and applications listed in Schedule II hereto (collectively, “Copyrights”); (ii) inventions, discoveries, ideas and all patents, registrations, and applications therefor, including, without limitation, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part and renewal applications, and all renewals, extensions and reissues, including, without limitation, all patents and patent applications listed in Schedule II hereto (collectively, “Patents”); (iii) trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks, collective marks, d/b/a’s, Internet domain names, logos, symbols, trade dress, assumed names, fictitious names, trade names, and other indicia of origin, all applications and registrations for all of the foregoing, and all goodwill associated therewith and symbolized thereby, and all extensions, modifications and renewals of same, including, without limitation, all trademark registrations and applications listed in Schedule II hereto (collectively, “Trademarks”); (iv) confidential and proprietary information, trade secrets and know-how, including, without limitation, processes, schematics, databases, formulae, drawings, prototypes, models, designs and customer lists (collectively, “Trade Secrets”); and (v) all other intellectual property or proprietary rights and claims or causes of action arising out of or related to any infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, rights to recover for past, present and future violations thereof (collectively, “Other Proprietary Rights”).
          “Licenses” means the Copyright Licenses, the Patent Licenses and the Trademark Licenses.
          “Patent Licenses” means all licenses, contracts or other agreements, whether written or oral, naming any Grantor as licensee or licensor and providing for the grant of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered by any Patent (including, without limitation, all Patent Licenses set forth in Schedule II hereto).
          “Pledged Debt” means the indebtedness described in Schedule VII hereto and all indebtedness from time to time owned or acquired by a Grantor, the promissory notes and other Instruments evidencing any or all of such indebtedness, and all interest, cash, Instruments, Investment Property, financial assets, securities, Capital Stock, other equity interests, stock options and commodity contracts, notes, debentures, bonds, promissory notes or other evidences of indebtedness and all other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such indebtedness.
          “Pledged Interests” means, collectively, (a) the Pledged Debt, (b) the Pledged Shares and (c) all security entitlements in any and all of the foregoing.
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“Pledged Shares”.
          “Pledged Shares” means (a) the shares of Capital Stock described in Schedule VIII hereto, whether or not evidenced or represented by any stock certificate, certificated security or other Instrument, issued by the Persons described in such Schedule VIII (the “Existing Issuers”), (b) the shares of Capital Stock at any time and from time to time acquired by a Grantor of any and all Persons now or hereafter existing (such Persons, together with the Existing Issuers, being hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Pledged Issuers” and each individually as a “Pledged Issuer”), whether or not evidenced or represented by any stock certificate, certificated security or other Instrument, and (c) the certificates representing such shares of Capital Stock, all options and other rights, contractual or otherwise, in respect thereof and all dividends, distributions, cash, Instruments, Investment Property, financial assets, securities, Capital Stock, other equity interests, stock options and commodity contracts, notes, debentures, bonds, promissory notes or other evidences of indebtedness and all other property (including, without limitation, any stock dividend and any distribution in connection with a stock split) from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such Capital Stock.
          “Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Agents and the Lenders.
          “Secured Obligations” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3 hereof.
          “Titled Collateral” means all Collateral for which the title to such Collateral is governed by a Certificate of Title or certificate of ownership, including, without limitation, all motor vehicles (including, without limitation, all trucks, trailers, tractors, service vehicles, automobiles and other mobile equipment) for which the title to such motor vehicles is governed by a Certificate of Title or certificate of ownership.
          “Trademark Licenses” means all licenses, contracts or other agreements, whether written or oral, naming any Grantor as licensor or licensee and providing for the grant of any right concerning any Trademark, together with any goodwill connected with and symbolized by any such trademark licenses, contracts or agreements (including, without limitation, all Trademark Licenses described in Schedule II hereto).
          SECTION 2. Grant of Security Interest. As collateral security for the payment, performance and observance of all of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby pledges and assigns to the Collateral Agent (and its agents and designees), and grants to the Collateral Agent (and its agents and designees), for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in, all personal property and Fixtures of such Grantor, wherever located and whether now or hereafter existing and whether now owned or hereafter acquired, of every kind and description, tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, the following (all being collectively referred to herein as the “Collateral”):
               (a) all Accounts;
               (b) all Chattel Paper (whether tangible or electronic);
               (c) the Commercial Tort Claims specified on Schedule VI;

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               (d) all Deposit Accounts, all cash, and all other property from time to time deposited therein or otherwise credited thereto and the monies and property in the possession or under the control of any Agent or any Lender or any affiliate, representative, agent or correspondent of any Agent or any Lender;
               (e) all Documents;
               (f) all General Intangibles (including, without limitation, all Payment Intangibles, Intellectual Property and Licenses);
               (g) all Goods, including, without limitation, all Equipment, Fixtures and Inventory;
               (h) all Instruments (including, without limitation, Promissory Notes);
               (i) all Investment Property;
               (j) all Letter-of-Credit Rights;
               (k) all Pledged Interests;
               (l) all Supporting Obligations;
               (m) all other tangible and intangible personal property of such Grantor (whether or not subject to the Code), including, without limitation, all bank and other accounts and all cash and all investments therein, all proceeds, products, offspring, accessions, rents, profits, income, benefits, substitutions and replacements of and to any of the property of such Grantor described in the preceding clauses of this Section 2 hereof (including, without limitation, any proceeds of insurance thereon and all causes of action, claims and warranties now or hereafter held by such Grantor in respect of any of the items listed above), and all books, correspondence, files and other Records, including, without limitation, all tapes, disks, cards, Software, data and computer programs in the possession or under the control of such Grantor or any other Person from time to time acting for such Grantor that at any time evidence or contain information relating to any of the property described in the preceding clauses of this Section 2 hereof or are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection or realization thereof; and
               (n) all Proceeds, including all Cash Proceeds and Noncash Proceeds, and products of any and all of the foregoing Collateral;
in each case howsoever such Grantor’s interest therein may arise or appear (whether by ownership, security interest, claim or otherwise).
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the term “Collateral” shall not include, and no Grantor is pledging, nor granting a security interest hereunder in, (i) any of such Grantor’s right, title or interest in any license, contract or agreement to which such Grantor is a party as of the date hereof or any of its right, title or interest thereunder to the extent, but only to the extent, that such a grant would, under the express terms of such license, contract or agreement on the date hereof result in a breach of the terms of, or constitute a default under, such license, contract or

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agreement (other than to the extent that any such term (x) has been waived or (y) would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-408, 9-409 of the Code or other applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Code) or principles of equity); provided, that (x) immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse, termination or waiver of any such provision, the Collateral shall include, and such Grantor shall be deemed to have granted a security interest in, all such right, title and interest as if such provision had never been in effect and (y) the foregoing exclusion shall in no way be construed so as to limit, impair or otherwise affect the Collateral Agent’s unconditional continuing security interest in and liens upon any rights or interests of a Grantor in or to the proceeds of, or any monies due or to become due under, any such license, contract or agreement, or (ii) any intent-to-use United States trademark applications for which an amendment to allege use or statement of use has not been filed under 15 U.S.C. § 1051(c) or 15 U.S.C. § 1051(d), respectively, or if filed, has not been deemed in conformance with 15 U.S.C. § 1051(a) or examined and accepted, respectively, by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, provided that, upon such filing and acceptance, such intent-to-use applications shall be included in the definition of Collateral.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the term “Collateral” shall not include in the case of a Subsidiary of such Grantor organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any of the states thereof or the District of Columbia (a “Foreign Subsidiary”), more than 65% (or such greater percentage that, due to a change in applicable law after the date hereof, (i) would not reasonably be expected to cause the undistributed earnings of such Foreign Subsidiary as determined for United States federal income tax purposes to be treated as a deemed dividend to such Foreign Subsidiary’s United States parent and (ii) would not reasonably be expected to cause any material adverse tax consequences) of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock (excluding (i) the Capital Stock Vivitar Japan Co., Ltd. (Japan) and Vivitar (Europe) Limited and (ii) such shares entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) (it being understood and agreed that the Collateral shall include 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock not entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) or other equity interest of such Foreign Subsidiary).
The Grantors agree that the pledge of the shares of Capital Stock of any Pledged Issuer who is a Foreign Subsidiary may be supplemented by one or more separate pledge agreements, deeds of pledge, share charges, or other similar agreements or instruments, executed and delivered by the relevant Grantors in favor of the Collateral Agent, which pledge agreements will provide for the pledge of such shares of Capital Stock in accordance with the laws of the applicable foreign jurisdiction. With respect to such shares of Capital Stock, the Collateral Agent may, at any time and from time to time, in its reasonable discretion, take actions in such foreign jurisdictions that will result in the perfection of the First Priority Lien created in such shares of Capital Stock.
          SECTION 3. Security for Secured Obligations. The security interest created hereby in the Collateral constitutes continuing collateral security for all of the following obligations, whether now existing or hereafter incurred (the “Secured Obligations”):
               (a) the prompt payment by each Grantor, as and when due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), of all amounts from time to time owing by it in respect of the Credit Agreement and/or the other Credit

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Documents, including, without limitation, (i) all Obligations, (ii) in the case of a Guarantor, all amounts from time to time owing by such Grantor in respect of its guaranty made pursuant to Section 7 of the Credit Agreement or under any other Guaranty to which it is a party, including, without limitation, all obligations guaranteed by such Grantor, and (iv) all interest, fees, commissions, charges, expense reimbursements, indemnifications and all other amounts due or to become due under any Credit Document (including, without limitation, all interest, fees, commissions, charges, expense reimbursements, indemnifications and other amounts that accrue after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding of any Credit Party, whether or not the payment of such interest, fees, commissions, charges, expense reimbursements, indemnifications and other amounts are unenforceable or are not allowable, in whole or in part, due to the existence of such Insolvency Proceeding); and
               (b) the due performance and observance by each Grantor of all of its other obligations from time to time existing in respect of the Credit Documents.
          SECTION 4. Delivery of the Pledged Interests.
               (a) (i) All promissory notes currently evidencing the Pledged Debt and all certificates currently representing the Pledged Shares shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent on or prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement. All other promissory notes, certificates and Instruments constituting Pledged Interests from time to time required to be pledged to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Credit Agreement (the “Additional Collateral”) shall be delivered to the Agent promptly upon, but in any event within five (5) days of, receipt thereof by or on behalf of any of the Grantors. All such promissory notes, certificates and Instruments shall be held by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent pursuant hereto and shall be delivered in suitable form for transfer by delivery or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment or undated stock powers executed in blank, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. If any Pledged Interests consists of uncertificated securities, unless the immediately following sentence is applicable thereto, such Grantor shall cause the Collateral Agent (or its designated custodian or nominee) to become the registered holder thereof, or cause each issuer of such securities to agree that it will comply with instructions originated by the Collateral Agent with respect to such securities without further consent by such Grantor. If any Pledged Interests consists of security entitlements, such Grantor shall transfer such security entitlements to the Collateral Agent (or its custodian, nominee or other designee), or cause the applicable securities intermediary to agree that it will comply with entitlement orders by the Collateral Agent without further consent by such Grantor.
               (ii) Within ten (10) Business Days of the receipt by a Grantor of any Additional Collateral, a Pledge Amendment, duly executed by such Grantor, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto (a “Pledge Amendment”), shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent, in respect of the Additional Collateral that must be pledged pursuant to this Agreement and the Credit Agreement. The Pledge Amendment shall from and after delivery thereof constitute part of Schedules VII and VIII hereto. Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to attach each Pledge Amendment to this Agreement and agrees that all promissory notes, certificates or Instruments listed on any Pledge Amendment delivered to the Collateral Agent shall for all purposes hereunder constitute Pledged Interests and such Grantor

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shall be deemed upon delivery thereof to have made the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 hereof with respect to such Additional Collateral.
               (b) If any Grantor shall receive, by virtue of such Grantor’s being or having been an owner of any Pledged Interests, any (i) stock certificate (including, without limitation, any certificate representing a stock dividend or distribution in connection with any increase or reduction of capital, reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale of assets, combination of shares, stock split, spin-off or split-off), promissory note or other Instrument, (ii) option or right, whether as an addition to, substitution for, or in exchange for, any Pledged Interests, or otherwise, (iii) dividends payable in cash (except such dividends permitted to be retained by any such Grantor pursuant to Section 7 hereof) or in securities or other property or (iv) dividends, distributions, cash, Instruments, Investment Property and other property in connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid-in surplus, such Grantor shall receive such stock certificate, promissory note, Instrument, option, right, payment or distribution in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, shall segregate it from such Grantor’s other property and shall deliver it forthwith to the Collateral Agent, in the exact form received, with any necessary indorsement and/or appropriate stock powers duly executed in blank, to be held by the Collateral Agent as Pledged Interests and as further collateral security for the Secured Obligations.
          SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties. Each Grantor jointly and severally represents and warrants as follows:
               (a) Schedule I hereto sets forth (i) the exact legal name of each Grantor, (ii) the state or jurisdiction of organization of each Grantor, (iii) the type of organization of each Grantor and (iv) the organizational identification number of each Grantor or states that no such organizational identification number exists. The Collateral Questionnaire, dated as of October 26, 2007, a copy of which has been previously delivered to the Collateral Agent, is true, complete and correct in all respects.
               (b) This Agreement is, and each other Credit Document to which any Grantor is or will be a party, when executed and delivered, will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Grantor, enforceable against such Grantor in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or limiting creditor’s rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability (whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).
               (c) There is no pending or, to the best knowledge of any Grantor, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim before any court or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator, or any order, judgment or award by any court or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator, that may adversely affect the grant by any Grantor, or the perfection, of the security interest purported to be created hereby in the Collateral, or the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any of its rights or remedies hereunder.
               (d) All Equipment, Fixtures, Inventory and other Goods now existing are, and all Equipment, Fixtures, Inventory and other Goods hereafter existing will be, located at the addresses specified therefor in Schedule III hereto (as amended, supplemented or otherwise

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modified from time to time in accordance with Section 6(b)). Each Grantor’s chief place of business and chief executive office, the place where such Grantor keeps its Records concerning Accounts and all originals of all Chattel Paper are located at the addresses specified therefor in Schedule III hereto (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof). None of the Accounts is evidenced by Promissory Notes or other Instruments. Set forth in Schedule IV hereto is a complete and accurate list, as of the date of this Agreement, of each Deposit Account, Securities Account and Commodities Account of each Grantor, together with the name and address of each institution at which each such Account is maintained, the account number for each such Account and a description of the purpose of each such Account. Set forth in Schedule II hereto is (i) a complete and correct list of each trade name used by each Grantor and (ii) the name of, and each trade name used by, each Person from which such Grantor has acquired any substantial part of the Collateral within five years of the date hereof.
               (e) Schedule II hereto sets forth a correct and complete list of all material Licenses owned or used by each Grantor as the date hereof. Each Grantor has delivered to the Collateral Agent complete and correct copies of each such License, including all schedules and exhibits thereto. Each such License sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties thereto relating to the subject matter thereof, and there are no other agreements, arrangements or understandings, written or oral, relating to the matters covered thereby or the rights of any Grantor or any of its Affiliates in respect thereof. Each such License now existing is, and each other License will be, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the parties thereto, enforceable against such parties in accordance with its terms. No default under any such License by any such party has occurred, nor does any defense, offset, deduction or counterclaim exist thereunder in favor of any such party. No party to any such License has given any Grantor notice of its intention to cancel, terminate or fail to renew any such License.
               (f) (i) The Grantors own and control, or otherwise possess adequate rights to use, all Intellectual Property necessary to conduct their business in substantially the same manner as conducted as of the date hereof without infringement upon the rights of any other Person with respect thereto. Schedule II hereto sets forth a true and complete list of all issued, registered, renewed, applied-for or otherwise material Intellectual Property owned or used by each Grantor as of the date hereof. All such Intellectual Property is valid, subsisting and enforceable, has not been abandoned in whole or in part and is not subject to any outstanding order, judgment or decree restricting its use or materially adversely affecting the Grantor’s rights thereto. Except as set forth in Schedule II hereto, no such Intellectual Property is the subject of any licensing or franchising agreement.
                    (ii) Each Grantor is not violating and has not violated any material Intellectual Property rights. There are no suits, actions, reissues, reexaminations, public protests, interferences, arbitrations, mediations, oppositions, cancellations, Internet domain name dispute resolutions or other proceedings (collectively, “Suits”) pending, decided, threatened or asserted concerning any claim or position that a Grantor or any of its indemnitees have violated any material Intellectual Property rights. There are no Suits or claims pending, decided, threatened or asserted concerning the material Intellectual Property owned or controlled by a Grantor, and, to the Grantor’s knowledge, no valid basis for any such Suits or claims exists. To the Grantor’s knowledge, there are no Suits or claims pending, decided, threatened or asserted

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concerning the Licenses or the right of the Grantor to use the material Licenses, and no valid basis for any such Suits or claims exists.
               (g) None of the material Other Proprietary Rights or Trade Secrets of any Grantor have been used, divulged, disclosed or appropriated to the detriment of such Grantor for the benefit of any other Person other than such Grantor; no employee, independent contractor or agent of any Grantor has misappropriated any Other Proprietary Rights or Trade Secrets of any other Person in the course of the performance of his or her duties as an employee, independent contractor or agent of such Grantor; and no employee, independent contractor or agent of any Grantor is in default or breach of any term of any employment agreement, non-disclosure agreement, assignment of inventions agreement or similar agreement, or contract relating an any way to the protection, ownership, development, use or transfer of such Grantor’s material Intellectual Property Collateral.
               (h) The Existing Issuers set forth in Schedule VIII identified as a Subsidiary of a Grantor are each such Grantor’s only Subsidiaries existing on the date hereof. The Pledged Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and the holders thereof are not entitled to any preemptive, first refusal or other similar rights. Except as noted in Schedule VIII hereto, the Pledged Shares constitute 100% of the issued shares of Capital Stock of the Pledged Issuers as of the date hereof, or in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, 65% of the issued shares of capital stock of the Pledged Issuers as of the date hereof. All other shares of Capital Stock constituting Pledged Interests will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
               (i) The promissory notes currently evidencing the Pledged Debt have been, and all other promissory notes from time to time evidencing Pledged Debt, when executed and delivered, will have been, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the respective makers thereof, and all such promissory notes are or will be, as the case may be, legal, valid and binding obligations of such makers, enforceable against such makers in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or limiting creditor’s rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability (whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).
               (j) The Grantors are and will be at all times the sole and exclusive owners of, or otherwise have and will have adequate rights in, the Collateral free and clear of any Lien or other encumbrances except for the Permitted Liens; provided, that, other than the Lien established under this Agreement, no Lien on any Pledged Shares shall constitute a Permitted Lien. No effective financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file in any recording or filing office except such as may have been filed to perfect or protect any Permitted Lien.
               (k) The exercise by the Collateral Agent of any of its rights and remedies hereunder will not contravene any law or any material contractual restriction binding on or otherwise affecting any Grantor or any of its properties and will not result in, or require the creation of, any Lien upon or with respect to any of its properties other than pursuant to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents.

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               (l) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, is required for (i) the due execution, delivery and performance by any Grantor of this Agreement, (ii) the grant by any Grantor of the security interest purported to be created hereby in the Collateral or (iii) the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any of its rights and remedies hereunder, except, in the case of this clause (iii), as may be required in connection with any sale of any Pledged Interests by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, is required for the perfection of the security interest purported to be created hereby in the Collateral, except (A) for the filing under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction of the financing statements described in Schedule V hereto, all of which financing statements have been or shall be duly filed and are or shall be in full force and effect, (B) with respect to the perfection of the security interest created hereby in the material United States Intellectual Property and Licenses, for the recording of the appropriate Assignment for Security, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, (C) with respect to the perfection of the security interest created hereby in foreign Intellectual Property and Licenses, for registrations and filings in jurisdictions located outside of the United States and covering rights in such jurisdictions relating to such material foreign Intellectual Property and Licenses, (D) with respect to the perfection of the security interest created hereby in material Titled Collateral, for the submission of an appropriate application requesting that the Lien of the Collateral Agent be noted on the Certificate of Title or certificate of ownership, completed and authenticated by the applicable Grantor, together with the Certificate of Title or certificate of ownership, with respect to such Titled Collateral, to the appropriate Governmental Authority, (E) with respect to any action that may be necessary to obtain control of Collateral constituting Deposit Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Investment Property or Letter-of-Credit Rights, the taking of such actions, and (F) the Collateral Agent’s having possession of all Documents, Chattel Paper, or Instruments, in each case in excess of $100,000 and cash constituting Collateral (subclauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F), each a “Perfection Requirement” and collectively, the “Perfection Requirements”).
               (m) This Agreement creates a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral, as security for the Secured Obligations. The Perfection Requirements result in the perfection of such security interests. Such security interests are, or in the case of Collateral in which any Grantor obtains rights after the date hereof, will be, perfected, first priority security interests, subject in priority only to the Permitted Liens that, pursuant to the definition of the term “Permitted Liens”, are not prohibited from being prior to the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and the recording of such instruments of assignment described above. Such Perfection Requirements and all other action necessary or desirable to perfect and protect such security interest have been duly made or taken, except for (i) the Collateral Agent’s having possession of all Instruments, Documents, Chattel Paper in excess of $100,000 and cash constituting Collateral after the date hereof, (ii) the Collateral Agent’s having control of all Deposit Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Investment Property or Letter-of-Credit Rights constituting Collateral after the date hereof, and (iii) the other filings and recordations and actions described in Section 5(l) hereof.

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               (n) As of the date hereof, no Grantor holds any Commercial Tort Claims or is aware of any such pending claims, except for such claims described in Schedule VI.
               (o) With respect to each Grantor and its Subsidiaries that is a partnership or a limited liability company, each such Person has irrevocably opted into (and has caused each of its Subsidiaries that is a partnership or a limited liability company, and a Pledged Issuer to opt into) Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code (collectively, the “Certificated Entities”). Such interests are securities for purposes of Article 8 of any relevant Uniform Commercial Code.
          SECTION 6. Covenants as to the Collateral. So long as any of the Secured Obligations (whether or not due) shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment under the Credit Agreement, unless the Collateral Agent shall otherwise consent in writing:
               (a) Further Assurances. Each Grantor will at its expense, at any time and from time to time, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents and take all further action that may be necessary or reasonably desirable or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request in order (i) to perfect and protect, or maintain the perfection of, the security interest and First Priority Lien purported to be created hereby; (ii) to enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder in respect of the Collateral; or (iii) otherwise to effect the purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation: (A) marking conspicuously all Chattel Paper, Instruments and, to the extent requested by the Collateral Agent, Licenses and, at the request of the Collateral Agent, all of its Records pertaining to the Collateral with a legend, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, indicating that such Chattel Paper, Instrument, License or Collateral is subject to the security interest created hereby, (B) if any Account shall be evidenced by a Promissory Note or other Instrument or Chattel Paper in excess of $100,000, delivering and pledging to the Collateral Agent such Promissory Note, other Instrument or Chattel Paper, duly endorsed and accompanied by executed instruments of transfer or assignment, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (C) executing and filing (to the extent, if any, that such Grantor’s signature is required thereon) or authenticating the filing of, such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, (D) with respect to material Intellectual Property hereafter existing and not covered by an appropriate security interest grant, the executing and recording in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, appropriate instruments granting a security interest, as may be necessary or desirable or that the Collateral Agent may request in order to perfect and preserve the security interest purported to be created hereby, (E) delivering to the Collateral Agent irrevocable proxies in respect of the Pledged Interests, (F) furnishing to the Collateral Agent from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail, (G) if any Collateral with a book value in excess of $500,000 shall be in the possession of a third party, notifying such Person of the Collateral Agent’s security interest created hereby and using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a written agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, providing access to such Collateral in order to remove such Collateral from such premises during an Event of Default and acknowledging that such Person holds possession of the Collateral for the benefit of the Collateral Agent; provided, that in the event such Grantor is unable to obtain any such

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written agreement, the Collateral Agent may, in its reasonable discretion, establish such reserves as it deems reasonably necessary with respect to any such Collateral, (H) if at any time after the date hereof, any Grantor acquires or holds any Commercial Tort Claim, immediately notifying the Collateral Agent in a writing signed by such Grantor setting forth a brief description of such Commercial Tort Claim and granting to the Collateral Agent a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, which writing shall incorporate the provisions hereof and shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (I) upon the acquisition after the date hereof by any Grantor of any Titled Collateral in excess of $100,000 (other than Equipment that is subject to a purchase money security interest permitted by Section 6.2(l) of the Credit Agreement), immediately notifying the Collateral Agent of such acquisition, setting forth a description of the Titled Collateral acquired and a good faith estimate of the current value of such Titled Collateral, and if so requested by the Collateral Agent, immediately causing the Collateral Agent to be listed as the lienholder on such Certificate of Title or certificate of ownership and delivering evidence of the same to the Collateral Agent, and (I) taking all actions required by law in any relevant Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction, or by other law as applicable in any foreign jurisdiction. No Grantor shall take or fail to take any action which would in any manner impair the validity or enforceability of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in and First Priority Lien on any Collateral.
               (b) Location of Equipment and Inventory. Each Grantor will keep the Equipment and Inventory (other than Equipment and Inventory sold in the ordinary course of business in accordance with Section 6(h) hereof) at the locations specified in Schedule III hereto or, upon not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent accompanied by a new Schedule III hereto indicating each new location of the Equipment and Inventory, at such other locations in the continental United States as the Grantors may elect, provided that (i) all action has been taken to grant to the Collateral Agent a perfected, first priority security interest in such Equipment and Inventory (subject in priority only to Permitted Liens that, pursuant to the definition of the term “Permitted Liens”, are not prohibited from being prior to the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties), and (ii) the Collateral Agent’s rights in such Equipment and Inventory, including, without limitation, the existence, perfection and priority of the security interest created hereby in such Equipment and Inventory, are not adversely affected thereby.
               (c) Condition of Equipment. Each Grantor will maintain or cause the Equipment which is necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business to be maintained and preserved in good condition, repair and working order as when acquired and in accordance with any manufacturer’s manual, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and will forthwith, or in the case of any loss or damage to any Equipment promptly after the occurrence thereof, make or cause to be made all repairs, replacements and other improvements in connection therewith which are necessary or desirable, consistent with past practice, or which the Collateral Agent may request to such end. Each Grantor will promptly furnish to the Collateral Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail any loss or damage to any Equipment.
               (d) Taxes, Etc. Each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to pay promptly when due all property and other taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon, and all claims (including claims for labor, materials and supplies) against, the Equipment and Inventory, except to the extent otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement.

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               (e) Insurance. Each Grantor will, at its own expense, maintain insurance with respect to the Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Each Grantor will, if so requested by the Collateral Agent, deliver to the Collateral Agent original or duplicate insurance policies and, as often as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, a report of a reputable insurance broker with respect to such insurance. Each Grantor will also, at the request of the Collateral Agent, execute and deliver instruments of assignment of such insurance policies and cause the respective insurers to acknowledge notice of such assignment.
               (f) Provisions Concerning the Accounts and the Licenses.
                    (i) Each Grantor will, except as otherwise provided in this subsection (f), continue to collect, at its own expense, all amounts due or to become due under the Accounts. In connection with such collections, each Grantor may (and, at the Collateral Agent’s direction, will) take such action as such Grantor (or, if applicable, the Collateral Agent) reasonably may deem necessary or advisable to enforce collection or performance of the Accounts; provided, however, that the Collateral Agent shall have the right at any time, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to notify the Account Debtors or obligors under any Accounts of the assignment of such Accounts to the Collateral Agent and to direct such Account Debtors or obligors to make payment of all amounts due or to become due to such Grantor thereunder directly to the Collateral Agent or its designated agent and, upon such notification and at the expense of such Grantor and to the extent permitted by law, to enforce collection of any such Accounts and to adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment thereof, in the same manner and to the same extent as such Grantor might have done. After receipt by any Grantor of a notice from the Collateral Agent that the Collateral Agent has notified, intends to notify, or has enforced or intends to enforce a Grantor’s rights against the Account Debtors or obligors under any Accounts as referred to in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, (A) all amounts and proceeds (including Instruments) received by such Grantor in respect of the Accounts shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent hereunder, shall be segregated from other funds of such Grantor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Collateral Agent or its designated agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement) to be held as cash collateral and either (x) credited to the Borrowers’ accounts with the Administrative Agent so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or (y) if any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, applied as specified in Section 9(d) hereof, and (B) such Grantor will not adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment of any Account or release wholly or partly any Account Debtor or obligor thereof or allow any credit or discount thereon. In addition, the Collateral Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) direct any or all of the banks and financial institutions with which any Grantor either maintains a Deposit Account or a lockbox or deposits the proceeds of any Accounts to send immediately to the Collateral Agent or its designated agent by wire transfer (to such account as the Collateral Agent shall specify, or in such other manner as the Collateral Agent shall direct) all or a portion of such securities, cash, investments and other items held by such institution. Any such securities, cash, investments and other items so received by the Collateral Agent or its designated agent shall (in the sole and absolute discretion of the Collateral Agent) be held as additional Collateral for the Secured Obligations or distributed in accordance with Section 9 hereof.

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                    (ii) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any breach or default under any material License by any party thereto other than a Grantor, (A) the relevant Grantor will, promptly after obtaining knowledge thereof, give the Collateral Agent written notice of the nature and duration thereof, specifying what action, if any, it has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto, (B) no Grantor will, without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, declare or waive any such breach or default or affirmatively consent to the cure thereof or exercise any of its remedies in respect thereof, and (C) each Grantor will, upon written instructions from the Collateral Agent and at such Grantor’s expense, take such action as the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable in respect thereof.
                    (iii) Each Grantor will, at its expense, promptly deliver to the Collateral Agent a copy of each notice or other communication received by it by which any other party to any material License (A) declares a breach or default by a Grantor of any material term thereunder, (B) terminates such License or (C) purports to exercise any of its rights or affect any of its obligations thereunder, together with a copy of any reply by such Grantor thereto.
                    (iv) Each Grantor will exercise promptly and diligently each and every right which it may have under each material License (other than any right of termination) and will duly perform and observe in all respects all of its obligations under each material License and will take all action necessary to maintain the material Licenses in full force and effect. No Grantor will, without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, cancel, terminate, amend or otherwise modify in any respect, or waive any provision of, any material License.
               (g) Provisions Concerning the Pledged Interests. Each Grantor will
                    (i) at the Grantors’ joint and several expense, promptly deliver to the Collateral Agent a copy of each notice or other communication received by it in respect of the Pledged Interests;
                    (ii) at the Grantors’ joint and several expense, defend the Collateral Agent’s right, title and security interest in and to the Pledged Interests against the claims of any Person;
                    (iii) not make or consent to any amendment or other modification or waiver with respect to any Pledged Interests or enter into any agreement or permit to exist any restriction with respect to any Pledged Interests other than pursuant to the Credit Documents; and
                    (iv) not permit the issuance of (A) any additional shares of any class of Capital Stock of any Pledged Issuer, (B) any securities convertible voluntarily by the holder thereof or automatically upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event or condition into, or exchangeable for, any such shares of Capital Stock or (C) any warrants, options, contracts or other commitments entitling any Person to purchase or otherwise acquire any such shares of Capital Stock.
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                    (i) Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 6.8 of the Credit Agreement, no Grantor will sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise), lease, sublease, license, exchange or otherwise transfer or dispose of any of the Collateral.
                    (ii) Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement, no Grantor will create, incur, assume, suffer to exist or grant any Lien upon or with respect to any Collateral.
               (i) Intellectual Property.
                    (i) Each Grantor has duly executed and delivered the applicable Grant of a Security Interest in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
                    (ii) Each Grantor (either itself or through its licensees or its sublicensees) agrees that it will not do any act or omit to do any act whereby any Patent that is material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business may become invalidated or dedicated to the public, and agrees that it shall continue to mark any products covered by a Patent with the relevant patent number as necessary to establish and preserve its rights under applicable patent laws, except where the failure to do so, together with all other such failures hereunder since the Effective Date, could not reasonably be expected to result in a material diminution in the value of the Collateral.
                    (iii) Each Grantor (either itself or through its licensees or its sublicensees) will, for each Trademark material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, (i) maintain such Trademark in full force free from any claim of abandonment or invalidity for non-use, (ii) maintain the quality of products and services offered under such Trademark, (iii) display such Trademark with notice of U.S. or non-U.S. registration to the extent necessary to establish and preserve its rights under applicable law, except where the failure to do so, together with all other such failures hereunder since the Effective Date, could not reasonably be expected to result in a material diminution in the value of the Collateral and (iv) not knowingly use or knowingly permit the use of such Trademark in violation of any third party rights.
                    (iv) Each Grantor (either itself or through its licensees or sublicensees) will, for each work covered by a material Copyright, continue to publish, reproduce, display, adopt and distribute the work with appropriate copyright notice as necessary to establish and preserve its rights under applicable copyright laws, except where the failure to do so, together with all other such failures hereunder since the Effective Date, could not reasonably be expected to result in a material diminution in the value of the Collateral.
                    (v) Each Grantor shall notify the Collateral Agent promptly if it knows or has reason to know that any Intellectual Property material to the conduct of its business may become abandoned, lost or dedicated to the public, or of any final materially adverse determination (including the institution of, or any such determination in, any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office or any court or similar office of any country that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect) regarding such Grantor’s ownership of any Intellectual Property, its right to register the same, or its right to keep and maintain the same.

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                    (vi) In the event that any Grantor (i) files an application or registration for any Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office or any office or agency in any political subdivision of the United States or in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, either itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee or (ii) obtains rights to or develop any new Intellectual Property or any reissue, division, continuation, renewal, extension or continuation-in-part of any existing Intellectual Property, whether pursuant to any license or otherwise; the provisions of Section 2 hereof shall automatically apply thereto and such Grantor shall give to the Collateral Agent prompt notice thereof, and, upon request of the Collateral Agent, execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Collateral Agent’s security interest in such Intellectual Property, and each Grantor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent as its attorney-in-fact to execute and file such writings for the foregoing purposes, all acts of such attorney being hereby ratified and confirmed; such power, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable.
                    (vii) Each Grantor will take all necessary steps that are consistent with the practice in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office or any office or agency in any political subdivision of the United States or in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, to maintain and pursue each material application relating to the Intellectual Property of such Grantor (and to obtain the relevant grant or registration) and to maintain each issued Patent and each registration of the Trademarks and Copyrights that is material to the conduct of any Grantor’s business as conducted or proposed to be conducted, including timely filings of applications for renewal, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and payment of maintenance fees, and, if consistent with good business judgment, to initiate opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings against third parties.
                    (viii) In the event that any Grantor has reason to believe that any Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property material to the conduct of any Grantor’s business has been infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, such Grantor shall, if consistent with good business judgment, promptly sue for infringement, misappropriation or dilution and to recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation or dilution, and take such other actions as are appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Collateral and promptly shall notify the Collateral Agent of the initiation of such suit.
                    (ix) Upon and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (i) no Grantor shall abandon or otherwise permit any material Intellectual Property to become invalid and (ii) each Grantor shall use its best efforts to obtain all requisite consents or approvals by the licensor of each material License that constitutes Collateral owned by such Grantor to effect the assignment of all such Grantor’s right, title and interest thereunder to the Collateral Agent or its designee.
                    (x) Each Grantor shall execute, authenticate and deliver any and all assignments, agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Collateral Agent’s security interest hereunder in such Intellectual Property and the General Intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby, each Grantor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent as its attorney-in-fact to execute and

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file such writings for the foregoing purposes, all acts of such attorney being hereby ratified and confirmed; such power, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable.
                    (xi) Each Grantor agrees, at its own expense, as soon as practicable after the date hereof, to make such filings and to take such other actions as are reasonably necessary in each non-U.S. jurisdiction in which such Grantor owns any Intellectual Property in order to perfect the Security Interest with respect to such Intellectual Property in such jurisdiction, provided that no Grantor shall be obligated to make any such filing or to take any such other action where the Collateral Agent and the Borrower agree that the cost of such filing or action exceeds the value of the security afforded thereby.
               (j) Deposit, Commodities and Securities Accounts. Prior to the date hereof, or as otherwise agreed to by the Collateral Agent, each Grantor shall cause each bank and other financial institution with an account referred to in Schedule IV hereto to execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent (or its designee) a control agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, duly executed by such Grantor and such bank or financial institution, or enter into other arrangements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which such institution shall irrevocably agree, among other things, that (i) it will comply at any time with the instructions originated by the Collateral Agent (or its designee) to such bank or financial institution directing the disposition of cash, Commodity Contracts, securities, Investment Property and other items from time to time credited to such account, without further consent of such Grantor, (ii) all cash, Commodity Contracts, securities, Investment Property and other items of such Grantor deposited with such institution shall be subject to a perfected, first priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent (or its designee), (iii) any right of set off, banker’s Lien or other similar Lien, security interest or encumbrance shall be fully waived or subordinated as against the Collateral Agent (or its designee), and (iv) upon receipt of written notice from the Collateral Agent, such bank or financial institution shall immediately send to the Collateral Agent (or its designee) by wire transfer (to such account as the Collateral Agent (or its designee) shall specify, or in such other manner as the Collateral Agent (or its designee) shall direct) all such cash, the value of any Commodity Contracts, securities, Investment Property and other items held by it. Without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, no Grantor shall make or maintain any Deposit Account, Commodity Account or Securities Account except for the accounts set forth in Schedule IV hereto. The provisions of this Section 6(j) shall not apply to (i) Deposit Accounts for which the Collateral Agent is the depositary, or (ii) to the extent otherwise permitted by Section 6.6(a) of the Credit Agreement.

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               (k) Titled Collateral. At the request of the Collateral Agent, each Grantor shall (a) cause all Collateral, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, which under applicable law are required to be registered, to be properly registered in the name of such Grantor, (b) cause all Titled Collateral, to be properly titled in the name of such Grantor, and if requested by the Collateral Agent, with the Collateral Agent’s First Priority Lien noted thereon and (c) if requested by the Collateral Agent, promptly deliver to the Collateral Agent (or its custodian) originals of all such Certificates of Title or certificates of ownership for such Titled Collateral, with the Collateral Agent’s First Priority Lien noted thereon, and take such other actions as may be reasonably required by the Collateral Agent.
               (l) Control. Each Grantor hereby agrees to take any or all action that may be necessary or desirable or that the Collateral Agent may request in order for the Collateral Agent to obtain control in accordance with Sections 9-104, 9-105, 9-106, and 9-107 of the Code with respect to the following Collateral: (i) Deposit Accounts, (ii) Electronic Chattel Paper, (iii) Investment Property and (iv) Letter-of-Credit Rights. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that any agent or designee of the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be a “secured party” with respect to the Collateral under the control of such agent or designee for all purposes.
               (m) Records; Inspection and Reporting.
                    (i) Each Grantor shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep adequate records concerning the Accounts, Chattel Paper and Pledged Interests. Each Grantor shall permit any Agent, or any agents or representatives thereof or such professionals or other Persons as any Agent may designate in accordance with the Credit Agreement (A) to examine and make copies of and abstracts from such Grantor’s books and records, (B) to visit and inspect any of its properties or the properties of its Subsidiaries, (C) to verify materials, leases, notes, Accounts, Inventory and other assets of such Grantor from time to time, (D) subject to any limitations in the Credit Agreement, to conduct audits, physical counts, appraisals and/or valuations, Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments or examinations at the locations of such Grantor and (E) to discuss such Grantor’s affairs, finances and accounts with any of its directors, officers, managerial employees, independent accountants or any of its other representatives, in each case as provided in the Credit Agreement.
                    (ii) Except as otherwise expressly permitted by Section 6.8(a) and Section 6.18 of the Credit Agreement, no Grantor shall, without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, change (A) its name, identity or organizational structure, (B) its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization as set forth in Schedule I hereto or (C) its chief executive office as set forth in Schedule III hereto. Each Grantor shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent upon obtaining an organizational identification number, if on the date hereof such Grantor did not have such identification number.
               (n) Partnership and Limited Liability Company Interest. Except with respect to partnership interests and membership interests evidenced by a certificate, which certificate has been pledged and delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 4 hereof, no Grantor that is a partnership or a limited liability company shall, nor shall any Grantor with any Subsidiary that is a partnership or a limited liability company, permit such partnership interests or membership interests to (i) be dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or in

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securities markets, (ii) become a security for purposes of Article 8 of any relevant Uniform Commercial Code, (iii) become an investment company security within the meaning of Section 8-103 of any relevant Uniform Commercial Code or (iv) be evidenced by a certificate. Each Grantor agrees that such partnership interests or membership interests shall constitute General Intangibles.
          SECTION 7. Voting Rights, Dividends, Etc. in Respect of the Pledged Interests.
               (a) So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
                    (i) each Grantor may exercise any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to any Pledged Interests for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents; provided, however, that (A) each Grantor will give the Collateral Agent at least five (5) Business Days’ notice of the manner in which it intends to exercise, or the reasons for refraining from exercising, any such right that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect in any material respect the value, liquidity or marketability of any Collateral or the creation, perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s First Priority Lien; and (B) none of the Grantors will exercise or refrain from exercising any such right, as the case may be, if the Collateral Agent gives a Grantor notice that, in the Collateral Agent’s judgment, such action (or inaction) could reasonably be expected to adversely affect in any material respect the value, liquidity or marketability of any Collateral or the creation, perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s First Priority Lien; and
                    (ii) each of the Grantors may receive and retain any and all dividends, interest or other distributions paid in respect of the Pledged Interests to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement; provided, however, that any and all (A) dividends and interest paid or payable other than in cash in respect of, and Instruments and other property received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for, any Pledged Interests, (B) dividends and other distributions paid or payable in cash in respect of any Pledged Interests in connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid-in surplus, and (C) cash paid, payable or otherwise distributed in redemption of, or in exchange for, any Pledged Interests, together with any dividend, interest or other distribution or payment which at the time of such payment was not permitted by the Credit Agreement, shall be, and shall forthwith be delivered to the Collateral Agent, to hold as, Pledged Interests and shall, if received by any of the Grantors, be received in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from the other property or funds of the Grantors, and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent in the exact form received with any necessary indorsement and/or appropriate stock powers duly executed in blank, to be held by the Collateral Agent as Pledged Interests and as further collateral security for the Secured Obligations; and
                    (iii) the Collateral Agent will execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to a Grantor all such proxies and other instruments as such Grantor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and other rights which it is entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 7(a)(i) hereof and to receive the dividends, interest and/or other distributions which it is authorized to receive and retain pursuant

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to Section 7(a)(ii) hereof.
               (b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
                    (i) all rights of each Grantor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 7(a)(i) hereof, and to receive the dividends, distributions, interest and other payments that it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 7(a)(ii) hereof, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise such voting and other consensual rights and to receive and hold as Pledged Interests such dividends, distributions and interest payments;
                    (ii) the Collateral Agent is authorized to notify each debtor with respect to the Pledged Debt to make payment directly to the Collateral Agent (or its designee) and may collect any and all moneys due or to become due to any Grantor in respect of the Pledged Debt, and each of the Grantors hereby authorizes each such debtor to make such payment directly to the Collateral Agent (or its designee) without any duty of inquiry;
                    (iii) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent may at its option exercise any and all rights of conversion, exchange, subscription or any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to any of the Pledged Interests as if it were the absolute owner thereof, including, without limitation, the right to exchange, in its discretion, any and all of the Pledged Interests upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other adjustment of any Pledged Issuer, or upon the exercise by any Pledged Issuer of any right, privilege or option pertaining to any Pledged Interests, and, in connection therewith, to deposit and deliver any and all of the Pledged Interests with any committee, depository, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agent upon such terms and conditions as it may determine; and
                    (iv) all dividends, distributions, interest and other payments that are received by any of the Grantors contrary to the provisions of Section 7(b)(i) hereof shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from other funds of the Grantors, and shall be forthwith paid over to the Collateral Agent as Pledged Interests in the exact form received with any necessary indorsement and/or appropriate stock powers duly executed in blank, to be held by the Collateral Agent as Pledged Interests and as further collateral security for the Secured Obligations.
          SECTION 8. Additional Provisions Concerning the Collateral.
               (a) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and for the purpose of taking any action that the Collateral Agent reasonably may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, each Grantor hereby (i) authorizes the Collateral Agent to execute any such agreements, instruments or other documents in such Grantor’s name and to file such agreements, instruments or other documents in such Grantor’s name and in any appropriate filing office, (ii) authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file, one or more financing or continuation statements and amendments

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thereto, relating to the Collateral (including, without limitation, any such financing statements that (A) describe the Collateral as “all assets” or “all personal property” (or words of similar effect) or that describe or identify the Collateral by type or in any other manner as the Collateral Agent may determine, regardless of whether any particular asset of such Grantor falls within the scope of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or whether any particular asset of such Grantor constitutes part of the Collateral, and (B) contain any other information required by Part 5 of Article 9 of the Code for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement, continuation statement or amendment, including, without limitation, whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor) and (iii) ratifies such authorization to the extent that the Collateral Agent has filed any such financing statements, continuation statements, or amendments thereto, prior to the date hereof. A photocopy or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law.
               (b) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its attorney-in-fact and proxy, with full authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or otherwise, from time to time in the Collateral Agent’s discretion, to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement (subject to the rights of a Grantor under Section 6 hereof and Section 7(a) hereof), including, without limitation, (i) to obtain and adjust insurance required to be paid to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement, (ii) to ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compound, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in respect of any Collateral, (iii) to receive, endorse, and collect any drafts or other Instruments, Documents and Chattel Paper in connection with clause (i) or (ii) above, (iv) to receive, indorse and collect all Instruments made payable to such Grantor representing any dividend, interest payment or other distribution in respect of any Pledged Interests and to give full discharge for the same, (v) to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings which the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of the Collateral Agent and the Lenders with respect to any Collateral, (vi) to execute assignments, licenses and other documents to enforce the rights of the Collateral Agent and the Lenders with respect to any Collateral, (vii) to pay or discharge taxes or Liens levied or placed upon or threatened against the Collateral, the legality or validity thereof and the amounts necessary to discharge the same to be determined by the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, and such payments made by the Collateral Agent to become Obligations of such Grantor to the Collateral Agent, due and payable immediately without demand, and (viii) to sign and endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with Accounts, Chattel Paper and other documents relating to the Collateral. This power is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the date on which all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash after the termination of each Lender’s Commitment and each of the Credit Documents. The Collateral Agent shall not exercise its power under this section unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
               (c) For the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies hereunder, at such time as the Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, and for no other purpose, each Grantor hereby (i) grants to the

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Collateral Agent an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to any Grantor) to use, assign, license or sublicense any Intellectual Property now or hereafter owned by any Grantor, wherever the same may be located, including in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer programs used for the compilation or printout thereof; and (ii) assigns to the Collateral Agent, to the extent assignable, all of its rights to any Intellectual Property now or hereafter licensed or used by any Grantor. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, but subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement that limit the right of a Grantor to dispose of its property and Section 6(i) hereof, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Grantor may exploit, use, enjoy, protect, license, sublicense, assign, sell, dispose of or take other actions with respect to the Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of its business. In furtherance of the foregoing, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Collateral Agent shall from time to time, upon the request of a Grantor, execute and deliver any instruments, certificates or other documents, in the form so requested, which such Grantor shall have certified are appropriate (in such Grantor’s judgment) to allow it to take any action permitted above (including relinquishment of the license provided pursuant to this clause (c) as to any Intellectual Property). Further, upon the date on which all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash after the termination of each Lender’s Commitment and each of the Credit Documents, the Collateral Agent (subject to Section 13(e) hereof) shall release and reassign to the Grantors all of the Collateral Agent’s right, title and interest in and to the Intellectual Property, and the Licenses, all without recourse, representation or warranty whatsoever and at the Grantors’ sole expense. The exercise of rights and remedies hereunder by the Collateral Agent shall not terminate the rights of the holders of any licenses or sublicenses theretofore granted by any Grantor in accordance with the second sentence of this clause (c). Each Grantor hereby releases the Collateral Agent from any claims, causes of action and demands at any time arising out of or with respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Collateral Agent under the powers of attorney granted herein other than actions taken or omitted to be taken through the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final determination of a court of competent jurisdiction.
               (d) If any Grantor fails to perform any agreement or obligation contained herein, the Collateral Agent may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement or obligation, in the name of such Grantor or the Collateral Agent, and the expenses of the Collateral Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be jointly and severally payable by the Grantors pursuant to Section 10 hereof and shall be secured by the Collateral.
               (e) The powers conferred on the Collateral Agent hereunder are solely to protect its interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. Other than the exercise of reasonable care to assure the safe custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral or as to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral and shall be relieved of all responsibility for any Collateral in its possession upon surrendering it or tendering surrender of it to any of the Grantors (or whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct). The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Collateral in its

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possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which the Collateral Agent accords its own property, it being understood that the Collateral Agent shall not have responsibility for ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relating to any Collateral, whether or not the Collateral Agent has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage to any of the Collateral, or for any diminution in the value thereof, by reason of the act or omission of any warehouseman, carrier, forwarding agency, consignee or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith; provided, that the Collateral Agent shall be accountable for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of powers granted it herein.
               (f) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding (i) each Grantor shall remain liable under the Licenses and otherwise in respect of the Collateral to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (ii) the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any of its rights hereunder shall not release any Grantor from any of its obligations under the Licenses or otherwise in respect of the Collateral, and (iii) the Collateral Agent shall not have any obligation or liability by reason of this Agreement under the Licenses or otherwise in respect of the Collateral, nor shall the Collateral Agent be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.
               (g) Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may at any time in its discretion (i) without notice to any Grantor, transfer or register in the name of the Collateral Agent or any of its nominees any or all of the Pledged Interests, subject only to the revocable rights of such Grantor under Section 7(a) hereof, and (ii) exchange certificates or Instruments constituting Pledged Interests for certificates or Instruments of smaller or larger denominations.
          SECTION 9. Remedies Upon Default. If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
               (a) The Collateral Agent may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to any other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all of the rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the Code (whether or not the Code applies to the affected Collateral), and also may (i) take absolute control of the Collateral, including, without limitation, transfer into the Collateral Agent’s name or into the name of its nominee or nominees (to the extent the Collateral Agent has not theretofore done so) and thereafter receive, for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, all payments made thereon, give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect thereof and otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner thereof, (ii) require each Grantor to, and each Grantor hereby agrees that it will at its expense and upon reasonable request of the Collateral Agent forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Collateral Agent and make it available to the Collateral Agent at a place or places to be designated by the Collateral Agent that is reasonably convenient to both parties, and the Collateral Agent may enter into and occupy any premises owned or leased by any Grantor where the Collateral or any part thereof is located or assembled for a reasonable period in order to effectuate the Collateral Agent’s rights and remedies hereunder or under law, without obligation to any Grantor in respect of such

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occupation, and (iii) without notice except as specified below and without any obligation to prepare or process the Collateral for sale, (A) sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Collateral Agent’s offices, at any exchange or broker’s board or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Collateral Agent may deem commercially reasonable and/or (B) lease, license or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof upon such terms as the Collateral Agent may deem commercially reasonable. Each Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale or any other disposition of the Collateral shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days’ prior notice to the applicable Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale or other disposition of the Collateral is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale or other disposition of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Collateral Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. Each Grantor hereby waives any claims against the Collateral Agent and the Lenders arising by reason of the fact that the price at which the Collateral may have been sold at a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale or was less than the aggregate amount of the Secured Obligations, even if the Collateral Agent accepts the first offer received and does not offer the Collateral to more than one offeree, and waives all rights that such Grantor may have to require that all or any part of the Collateral be marshaled upon any sale (public or private) thereof. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that (i) any such sale of the Collateral by the Collateral Agent shall be made without warranty, (ii) the Collateral Agent may specifically disclaim any warranties of title, possession, quiet enjoyment or the like, (iii) the Collateral Agent may bid (which bid may be, in whole or in part, in the form of cancellation of indebtedness), if permitted by law, for the purchase, lease, license or other disposition of the Collateral or any portion thereof for the account of the Collateral Agent (on behalf of itself and the Lenders) and (iv) such actions set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any such sale of the Collateral. In addition to the foregoing, (i) upon written notice to any Grantor from the Collateral Agent, each Grantor shall cease any use of the Intellectual Property or any trademark, patent or copyright similar thereto for any purpose described in such notice; (ii) the Collateral Agent may, at any time and from time to time, upon ten (10) days’ prior notice to any Grantor, license, whether general, special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, any of the Intellectual Property, throughout the universe for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Collateral Agent shall in its sole discretion determine; and (iii) the Collateral Agent may, at any time, pursuant to the authority granted in Section 8 hereof (such authority being effective upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default), execute and deliver on behalf of a Grantor, one or more instruments of assignment of the Intellectual Property (or any application or registration thereof), in form suitable for filing, recording or registration in any country.
               (b) In the event that the Collateral Agent determines to exercise its right to sell all or any part of the Pledged Interests pursuant to Section 9(a) hereof, each Grantor will, at such Grantor’s expense and upon request by the Collateral Agent: (i) execute and deliver, and cause each issuer of such Pledged Interests and the directors and officers thereof to execute and deliver, all such instruments and documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts and things, as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, advisable to

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register such Pledged Interests under the provisions of the Securities Act, and to cause the registration statement relating thereto to become effective and to remain effective for such period as prospectuses are required by law to be furnished, and to make all amendments and supplements thereto and to the related prospectus which, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, are necessary or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable thereto, (ii) cause each issuer of such Pledged Interests to qualify such Pledged Interests under the state securities or “Blue Sky” laws of each jurisdiction, and to obtain all necessary governmental approvals for the sale of the Pledged Interests, as requested by the Collateral Agent, (iii) cause each Pledged Issuer to make available to its securityholders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act, and (iv) do or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may be necessary to make such sale of such Pledged Interests valid and binding and in compliance with applicable law. Each Grantor acknowledges the impossibility of ascertaining the amount of damages which would be suffered by the Collateral Agent by reason of the failure by any Grantor to perform any of the covenants contained in this Section 9(b) and, consequently, agrees that, if any Grantor fails to perform any of such covenants, it shall pay, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount equal to the value of the Pledged Interests on the date the Collateral Agent demands compliance with this Section 9(b); provided, however, that the payment of such amount shall not release any Grantor from any of its obligations under any of the other Credit Documents.
               (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9(b) hereof, each Grantor recognizes that the Collateral Agent may deem it impracticable to effect a public sale of all or any part of the Pledged Shares or any other securities constituting Pledged Interests and that the Collateral Agent may, therefore, determine to make one or more private sales of any such securities to a restricted group of purchasers who will be obligated to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Grantor acknowledges that any such private sale may be at prices and on terms less favorable to the seller than the prices and other terms which might have been obtained at a public sale and, notwithstanding the foregoing, agrees that such private sales shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner and that the Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to delay the sale of any such securities for the period of time necessary to permit the issuer of such securities to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act. Each Grantor further acknowledges and agrees that any offer to sell such securities which has been (i) publicly advertised on a bona fide basis in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation in the financial community of New York, New York (to the extent that such an offer may be so advertised without prior registration under the Securities Act) or (ii) made privately in the manner described above to not less than fifteen bona fide offerees shall be deemed to involve a “public disposition” for the purposes of Section 9-610(c) of the Code (or any successor or similar, applicable statutory provision) as then in effect in the State of New York, notwithstanding that such sale may not constitute a “public offering” under the Securities Act, and that the Collateral Agent may, in such event, bid for the purchase of such securities.
               (d) Any cash held by the Collateral Agent (or its agent or designee) as Collateral and all Cash Proceeds received by the Collateral Agent (or its agent or designee) in respect of any sale of or collection from, or other realization upon, all or any part of the

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Collateral may, in the reasonable discretion of the Collateral Agent, be held by the Collateral Agent (or its agent or designee) as collateral for, and/or then or at any time thereafter applied (after payment of any amounts payable to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 10 hereof) in whole or in part by the Collateral Agent against, all or any part of the Secured Obligations in such order as the Collateral Agent shall elect, consistent with the provisions of the Credit Agreement. Any surplus of such cash or Cash Proceeds held by the Collateral Agent (or its agent or designee) and remaining after the date on which all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash after the termination of each Lender’s Commitment and each of the Credit Documents, shall be paid over to whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.
               (e) In the event that the proceeds of any such sale, collection or realization are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Collateral Agent and the Lenders are legally entitled, the Grantors shall be jointly and severally liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon at the highest rate specified in any applicable Credit Document for interest on overdue principal thereof or such other rate as shall be fixed by applicable law, together with the costs of collection and the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and other client charges of any attorneys employed by the Collateral Agent to collect such deficiency.
               (f) Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that if the Collateral Agent complies with any applicable requirements of law (including the UCC) in connection with a disposition of the Collateral, such compliance will not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral.
               (g) The Collateral Agent shall not be required to marshal any present or future collateral security (including, but not limited to, this Agreement and the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Secured Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of the Collateral Agent’s rights hereunder and in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights, however existing or arising. To the extent that any Grantor lawfully may, such Grantor hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshalling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of the Collateral Agent’s rights under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Secured Obligations or under which any of the Secured Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Secured Obligations is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, each Grantor hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.
          SECTION 10. Indemnity and Expenses.
               (a) Each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Agent and each other Indemnitee from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, obligations, penalties, fees, reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, expenses and disbursements) incurred by such Agent or such Indemnitee to the extent that they arise out of or otherwise result from or relate to or are in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement of this Agreement), except claims, losses or liabilities resulting solely and directly

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from such Agent’s or such Indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
               (b) Each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to pay to the Agents upon demand the amount of any and all reasonable costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel for the Agents and of any experts and agents (including, without limitation, any collateral trustee which may act as agent of the Agents), which the Agents may incur in connection with (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, recordation, administration, amendment, waiver or other modification or termination of this Agreement, (ii) the custody, preservation, use or operation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any Collateral, (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Agents hereunder, or (iv) the failure by any Grantor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.
          SECTION 11. Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be given in accordance with the notice provision of the Credit Agreement.
          SECTION 12. Security Interest Absolute; Joint and Several Obligations.
               (a) All rights of the Secured Parties, all Liens and all obligations of each of the Grantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, (ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term in respect of, all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or consent to any departure from the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, (iii) any exchange or release of, or non-perfection of any Lien on any Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any guaranty, for all or any of the Secured Obligations, or (iv) any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any of the Grantors in respect of the Secured Obligations (other than payment in full in cash of the Secured Obligations). All authorizations and agencies contained herein with respect to any of the Collateral are irrevocable and powers coupled with an interest.
               (b) Each Grantor hereby waives (i) promptness and diligence, (ii) notice of acceptance and notice of the incurrence of any Obligation by any Borrower, (iii) notice of any actions taken by any Agent, any Lender, any Guarantor or any other Person under any Credit Document or any other agreement, document or instrument relating thereto, (iv) all other notices, demands and protests, and all other formalities of every kind in connection with the enforcement of the Obligations, the omission of or delay in which, but for the provisions of this subsection (b), might constitute grounds for relieving such Grantor of any such Grantor’s obligations hereunder and (v) any requirement that any Agent or any Lender protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or other lien on any property subject thereto (other than to the extent provided herein) or exhaust any right or take any action against any Grantor or any other Person or any collateral.
               (c) All of the obligations of the Grantors hereunder are joint and several. The Collateral Agent may, in its sole and absolute discretion, enforce the provisions hereof against any of the Grantors and shall not be required to proceed against all Grantors

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jointly or seek payment from the Grantors ratably. In addition, the Collateral Agent may, in its sole and absolute discretion, select the Collateral of any one or more of the Grantors for sale or application to the Secured Obligations, without regard to the ownership of such Collateral, and shall not be required to make such selection ratably from the Collateral owned by all of the Grantors. The release or discharge of any Grantor by the Collateral Agent shall not release or discharge any other Grantor from the obligations of such Person hereunder.
          SECTION 13. Miscellaneous.
               (a) No amendment of any provision of this Agreement (including any Schedule attached hereto) shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by each Grantor affected thereby and the Collateral Agent, and no waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any Grantor therefrom, shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the Collateral Agent, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
               (b) No failure on the part of the Secured Parties to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights and remedies of the Secured Parties provided herein and in the other Credit Documents are cumulative and are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by law. The rights of the Secured Parties under any Credit Document against any party thereto are not conditional or contingent on any attempt by such Person to exercise any of its rights under any other Credit Document against such party or against any other Person, including but not limited to, any Grantor.
               (c) This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and effect, subject to paragraph (e) below, until the date on which all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash after the termination of each Lender’s Commitment and each of the Credit Documents and (ii) be binding on each Grantor and all other Persons who become bound as debtor to this Agreement in accordance with Section 9-203(d) of the Code, and shall inure, together with all rights and remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder, to the benefit of the Secured Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Secured Parties may assign or otherwise transfer their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement and any other Credit Document to any other Person pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all of the benefits in respect thereof granted to the Secured Parties herein or otherwise. Upon any such assignment or transfer, all references in this Agreement to any Secured Party shall mean the assignee of any such Secured Party. None of the rights or obligations of any Grantor hereunder may be assigned or otherwise transferred without the prior written consent of the Agents, and any such assignment or transfer shall be null and void.
               (d) Upon the date on which all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash after the termination of each Lender’s Commitment and each of the Credit Documents, (i) subject to paragraph (e) below, this Agreement and the security interests

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and licenses created hereby shall terminate and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Grantors and (ii) the Collateral Agent will, upon the Grantors’ request and at the Grantors’ expense, without any representation, warranty or recourse whatsoever, (A) return to the Grantors (or whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct) such of the Collateral as shall not have been sold or otherwise disposed of or applied pursuant to the terms hereof and (B) execute and deliver to the Grantors such documents as the Grantors shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
               (e) This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against any Grantor for liquidation or reorganization, should any Grantor become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of any creditor or creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of any Grantor’s assets, and shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment or performance of the Secured Obligations, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee of the Secured Obligations, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent conveyance,” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Secured Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.
               (f) Upon the execution and delivery, or authentication, by any Person of a security agreement supplement in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto (each a “Security Agreement Supplement”), (i) such Person shall be referred to as an “Additional Grantor” and shall be and become a Grantor, and each reference in this Agreement to “Grantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Grantor, and each reference in this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to “Collateral” shall also mean and be a reference to the Collateral of such Additional Grantor, and (ii) the supplemental Schedules I-VIII attached to each Security Agreement Supplement shall be incorporated into and become a part of and supplement Schedules I-VIII, respectively, hereto, and the Collateral Agent may attach such Schedules as supplements to such Schedules, and each reference to such Schedules shall mean and be a reference to such Schedules, as supplemented pursuant hereto.
               (g) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF LAW AND EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE VALIDITY AND PERFECTION OR THE PERFECTION AND THE EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR NON-PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTEREST CREATED HEREBY, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
               (h) In addition to and without limitation of any of the foregoing, this Agreement shall be deemed to be a Credit Document and shall otherwise be subject to all of terms and conditions contained in Sections 10.16 and 10.17 of the Credit Agreement, mutatis mutandi.

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               (i) Each Grantor irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action, suit or proceeding with respect to this Agreement any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
               (j) Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portions hereof or thereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
               (k) Section headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.
               (l) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic mail shall be equally effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
         
  GRANTORS:

SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ John S. Hodgson   
    Name:   John S. Hodgson   
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   
 
  SYNTAX-BRILLIAN SPE, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ John S. Hodgson   
    Name:   John S. Hodgson   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 
  SYNTAX GROUPS CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ John S. Hodgson   
    Name:   John S. Hodgson   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 
  SYNTAX CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ John S. Hodgson   
    Name:   John S. Hodgson   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 
  VIVITAR CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ John S. Hodgson   
    Name:   John S. Hodgson   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer   

 


 

         
SCHEDULE I
LEGAL NAMES; ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS; STATES OR
JURISDICTIONS OF ORGANIZATION

Sched. I-1


 

SCHEDULE II
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND LICENSES; TRADE NAMES
A.   COPYRIGHTS
  1.   Registered Copyrights
 
  2.   Copyright Applications
 
  3.   Copyright Licenses
B.   PATENTS
  1.   Patents
 
  2.   Patent Applications
 
  3.   Patent Licenses
C.   TRADEMARKS
  1.   Registered Trademarks
 
  2.   Trademark Applications
 
  3.   Trademark Licenses
D.   OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
 
E.   TRADE NAMES
 
F.   NAME OF, AND EACH TRADE NAME USED BY, EACH PERSON FROM WHICH A GRANTOR HAS ACQUIRED ANY SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE COLLATERAL WITHIN THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS

Sched. II-1


 

SCHEDULE III
LOCATIONS OF GRANTORS
     
LOCATION
  Description of Location (state if Location
(i) contains Equipment, Fixtures, Inventory or other Goods
(ii) is chief place of business and chief executive office, or
(iii) contains Records concerning Accounts and originals of Chattel Paper)

Sched. III-1


 

SCHEDULE IV
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS, SECURITIES ACCOUNTS AND COMMODITIES ACCOUNTS
                 
Name and Address        
of Institution        
Maintaining Account   Account Number   Type of Account

Sched. IV-1


 

SCHEDULE V
UCC FINANCING STATEMENTS
UCC Financing Statements have been filed in the jurisdictions below against the Grantors:
         
Name of Grantor       Secretary of State

Sched. V-1


 

SCHEDULE VI
COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS

Sched. VI-1


 

SCHEDULE VII
PLEDGED DEBT
               
               
Grantor   Name of Maker   Description   Principal Amount Outstanding as of

Sched. VII-1


 

SCHEDULE VIII
PLEDGED SHARES
                   
                Percentage of            
          Number of     Outstanding            
    Name of Pledged     Shares/Membership     Shares/Membership            
Grantor   Issuer     Interests     Interests     Class     Certificate Number

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EXHIBIT A
PLEDGE AMENDMENT
          This Pledge Amendment, dated                      ___, ___, is delivered pursuant to Section 4 of the Pledge and Security Agreement referred to below. The undersigned hereby agrees that this Pledge Amendment may be attached to the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated October 26, 2007, as it may heretofore have been or hereafter may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified or otherwise changed from time to time (the “Security Agreement”) and that the promissory notes or shares listed on this Pledge Amendment shall be hereby pledged and assigned to the Collateral Agent and become part of the Pledged Interests referred to in such Pledge Agreement and shall secure all of the Secured Obligations referred to in such Security Agreement.
Pledged Debt
               
               
Grantor   Name of Maker   Description     Principal Amount Outstanding as of
Pledged Shares
                   
    Name of           Percentage of            
Grantor   Pledged Issuer     Number of Shares     Outstanding Shares     Class     Certificate Number
         
 
  [GRANTOR]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
         
Silver Point Finance, LLC,
as the Collateral Agent
 
 
By:      
  Name:      
  Title:      

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EXHIBIT B
GRANT OF A SECURITY INTEREST —[TRADEMARKS] [PATENTS] [COPYRIGHTS]
          WHEREAS,                                          (the “Grantor”) [has adopted, used and is using, and holds all right, title and interest in and to, the trademarks and service marks listed on the attached Schedule A, which trademarks and service marks are registered or applied for in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “Trademarks”)] [holds all right, title and interest in the letter patents, design patents and utility patents listed on the attached Schedule A, which patents are issued or applied for in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “Patents”)] [holds all right, title and interest in the copyrights listed on the attached Schedule A, which copyrights are registered in the United States Copyright Office (the “Copyrights”)];
          WHEREAS, the Grantor has entered into a Pledge and Security Agreement, dated October 26, 2007 (as amended, restated, supplemented, modified or otherwise changed from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), in favor of Silver Point Finance, LLC, as the Collateral Agent for itself and certain lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, if any, the “Grantee”); and
          WHEREAS, pursuant to the Security Agreement, the Grantor has granted to the Grantee, and granted to the Grantee for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement), a continuing security interest in all right, title and interest of the Grantor in, to and under the [Trademarks, together with, among other things, the goodwill of the business symbolized by the Trademarks] [Patents] [Copyrights] and the applications and registrations thereof, and all proceeds thereof, including, without limitation, any and all causes of action which may exist by reason of infringement thereof and any and all damages arising from past, present and future violations thereof (the “Collateral”), to secure the payment, performance and observance of the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement).
          NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Grantor does hereby grant to the Grantee and grant to the Grantee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in the Collateral to secure the prompt payment, performance and observance of the Secured Obligations.
          The Grantor does hereby further acknowledge and affirm that the rights and remedies of the Grantee with respect to the Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has caused this Assignment to be duly executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of                     .
         
  [GRANTOR]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
STATE OF                     
ss.:
COUNTY OF                     
     On this ___ day of                     , 20___, before me personally came                      , to me known to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument, and who, being duly sworn by me, did depose and say that s/he is the                      of                                                         , a                                          , and that s/he executed the foregoing instrument in the firm name of                                                              , and that s/he had authority to sign the same, and s/he acknowledged to me that he executed the same as the act and deed of said firm for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.
                                                            
                [Notary Seal]

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SCHEDULE A TO GRANT OF A SECURITY INTEREST
[Trademark Registrations and Applications]
[Patents and Patent Applications]
[Copyright Registrations and Applications]

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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT
[Date of Security Agreement Supplement]
Silver Point Finance, LLC, as Collateral Agent
Two Greenwich Plaza, 1st Floor
Greenwich, CT 06830
Ladies and Gentlemen:
          Reference hereby is made to (i) the Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2007 (such agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented, modified or otherwise changed from time to time, including any replacement agreement therefor, being hereinafter referred to as the “Credit Agreement”) by and among Syntax-Brillian Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Company”), Syntax-Brillian SPE, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SPV” together with the Company each a “Borrower” and collectively the “Borrowers”), certain Subsidiaries of Company identified on the signature pages to the Credit Agreement as “Guarantors”, the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement from time to time (collectively, “Lenders”), Silver Point Finance, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Silver Point”), as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as lead arranger (in such capacity, a “Lead Arranger”), and Silver Point as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”), and (ii) the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2007 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), made by each Borrower and each Guarantor organized under the laws of the United States (together with each other Person organized under the laws of the United States that executes a supplement hereto and becomes an “Additional Grantor” hereunder, each a “Grantor” and collectively, the “Grantors”) from time to time party thereto in favor of the Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement.
          SECTION 1. Grant of Security. The undersigned hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of its right, title and interest in and to all of the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) of the undersigned, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the undersigned, wherever located and whether now or hereafter existing or arising, including, without limitation, the property and assets of the undersigned set forth on the attached supplemental schedules to the Schedules to the Security Agreement.
          SECTION 2. Security for Obligations. The grant of a security interest in the Collateral by the undersigned under this Security Agreement Supplement and the Security Agreement secures the payment of all Secured Obligations of the undersigned now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Credit Documents, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, interest, premiums, penalties, fees, indemnifications,

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contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of this Security Agreement Supplement and the Security Agreement secures the payment of all amounts that constitute part of the Secured Obligations and that would be owed by the undersigned to the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party under the Credit Documents but for the fact that such Secured Obligations are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving a Grantor.
          SECTION 3. Supplements to Security Agreement Schedules. The undersigned has attached hereto supplemental Schedules I through VIII to Schedules I through VIII, respectively, to the Security Agreement, and the undersigned hereby certifies, as of the date first above written, that such supplemental Schedules have been prepared by the undersigned in substantially the form of the equivalent Schedules to the Security Agreement, and such supplemental Schedules include all of the information required to be scheduled to the Security Agreement and do not omit to state any information material thereto.
          SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties. The undersigned hereby makes each representation and warranty set forth in Section 5 of the Security Agreement (as supplemented by the attached supplemental Schedules) to the same extent as each other Grantor.
          SECTION 5. Obligations Under the Security Agreement. The undersigned hereby agrees, as of the date first above written, to be bound as a Grantor by all of the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement to the same extent as each of the other Grantors. The undersigned further agrees, as of the date first above written, that each reference in the Security Agreement to an “Additional Grantor” or a “Grantor” shall also mean and be a reference to the undersigned.
          SECTION 6. Governing Law. This Security Agreement Supplement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
          SECTION 7. Credit Document. In addition to and without limitation of any of the foregoing, this Security Agreement Supplement shall be deemed to be a Credit Document and shall otherwise be subject to all of terms and conditions contained in Sections 10.16 and 10.17 of the Credit Agreement, mutatis mutandi.

 


 

         
  Very truly yours,

[NAME OF ADDITIONAL CREDIT PARTY]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
         
Acknowledged and Agreed:

Silver Point Finance, LLC,
as Collateral Agent
 
 
By:      
  Name:      
  Title:      
 

 

EX-10.75 4 p74538exv10w75.htm EX-10.75 exv10w75
 

Exhibit 10.75
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
          REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 26, 2007, by and among Syntax-Brillian Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 1600 N. Desert Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85281 (the “Company”), and the warrantholders listed on the Schedule of Warrantholders attached hereto (each, a “Warrantholder” and collectively, the “Warrantholders”).
          WHEREAS:
          The Company is issuing and delivering to each Warrantholder a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) (as exercised, the “Warrant Shares”), and the Company has further agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “1933 Act”), and applicable state securities laws in respect of the Registrable Securities (as defined below) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Warrantholders hereby agree as follows:
          1. Definitions.
          Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrantholder Rights Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
               (a) “Additional Effectiveness Date” means the date the Additional Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC.
               (b) “Additional Effectiveness Deadline” means the earlier of (I) the date which is (i) in the event that the Additional Registration Statement is not subject to a full review by the SEC, thirty (30) calendar days after the earlier of the Additional Filing Date and the Additional Filing Deadline or (ii) in the event that the Additional Registration Statement is subject to a full review by the SEC, sixty (60) calendar days after the earlier of the Additional Filing Date and the Additional Filing Deadline and (II) the date which is five (5) Business Days after the Company is notified by the SEC that no review of the Additional Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the SEC or that the staff of the SEC has no further comments on the Additional Registration Statement.
               (c) “Additional Filing Date” means the date on which the Additional Registration Statement is filed with the SEC.

 


 

               (d) “Additional Filing Deadline” means if Cutback Shares are required to be included in the Additional Registration Statement, the later of (i) the date sixty (60) days after the date substantially all of the Registrable Securities registered under the immediately preceding Registration Statement are sold and (ii) the date six (6) months from the Initial Effectiveness Date or the last Additional Effectiveness Date, as applicable.
               (e) “Additional Registrable Securities” means, (i) any Cutback Shares not previously included on a Registration Statement and (ii) any capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the Cutback Shares as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise.
               (f) “Additional Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering any Additional Registrable Securities.
               (g) “Additional Required Registration Amount” means (I) (i) any Cutback Shares not previously included on a Registration Statement or (II) such other amount as may be required by the staff of the SEC pursuant to Rule 415.
               (h) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
               (i) “Closing Date” means October 26, 2007.
               (j) “Cutback Shares” means any of the Initial Required Registration Amount or the Additional Required Registration Amount (without regard to clause (II) in the definition thereof) of Registrable Securities not included in all Registration Statements previously declared effective hereunder as a result of a limitation on the maximum number of shares of Common Stock of the Company permitted to be registered by the staff of the SEC pursuant to Rule 415.
               (k) “Effective Date” means the Initial Effective Date and the Additional Effective Date, as applicable.
               (l) “Effectiveness Deadline” means the Initial Effectiveness Deadline and the Additional Effectiveness Deadline, as applicable.
               (m) “Filing Deadline” means the Initial Filing Deadline and the Additional Filing Deadline, as applicable.
               (n) “Initial Effective Date” means the date that the Initial Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC.

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               (o) “Initial Effectiveness Deadline” means the earlier of (I) the date which is ninety (90) calendar days after the Closing Date and (II) the date which is five (5) Business Days after the Company is notified that no review of the Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the SEC or that the staff of the SEC has no further comments on the Registration Statement.
               (p) “Initial Filing Deadline” means thirty (30) calendar days after the Closing Date.
               (q) “Initial Registrable Securities” means (i) the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and (ii) any capital stock of the Company issued or issuable, with respect to the Warrant Shares and the Warrants as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on exercise of the Warrants.
               (r) “Initial Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the Initial Registrable Securities.
               (s) “Initial Required Registration Amount” means 130% of the number of Warrant Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the Warrants as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination, all subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2(g).
               (t) “Investor” means a Warrantholder, any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a Warrantholder assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.
               (u) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
               (v) “register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to Rule 415, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the SEC.
               (w) “Registrable Securities” means the Initial Registrable Securities and the Additional Registrable Securities.

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               (x) “Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the Registrable Securities.
               (y) “Required Holders” means the holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities.
               (z) “Required Registration Amount” means either the Initial Required Registration Amount or the Additional Required Registration Amount, as applicable.
               (aa) “Rule 415” means Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis.
               (bb) “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
               (cc) “Underwriters” shall mean the underwriters, if any, of the offering being registered under the 1933 Act.
               (dd) “Underwritten Offering” shall mean a sale of securities of the Company to an Underwriter or Underwriters for reoffering to the public.
          2. Registration.
               (a) Initial Mandatory Registration. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prepare, and, as soon as practicable but in no event later than the Initial Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of all of the Initial Registrable Securities. In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such other form as is available for such a registration on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders, subject to the provisions of Section 2(f). The Initial Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Initial Required Registration Amount determined as of the date the Initial Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2(g). The Initial Registration Statement shall contain the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex I. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Initial Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Initial Effectiveness Deadline. Promptly and in no event later than by 9:30 a.m. New York time on the second Business Day following the Initial Effective Date, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement.
               (b) Additional Mandatory Registrations. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prepare, and, as soon as practicable but in no event later than the Additional Filing Deadline, file with the SEC an Additional Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of all of the Additional Registrable Securities not previously registered on an Additional Registration Statement hereunder. To the extent the staff of the SEC does not permit

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the Additional Required Registration Amount to be registered on an Additional Registration Statement, the Company shall file Additional Registration Statements successively trying to register on each such Additional Registration Statement the maximum number of remaining Additional Registrable Securities until the Additional Required Registration Amount has been registered with the SEC. In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such other form as is available for such a registration on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders, subject to the provisions of Section 2(f). Each Additional Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Additional Required Registration Amount as of date the Additional Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC. Each Additional Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Required Holders) the “Selling Stockholders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex I. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have each Additional Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Additional Effectiveness Deadline. Promptly and in no event later than by 9:30 a.m. New York time on the second Business Day following the Additional Effective Date, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Additional Registration Statement.
               (c) Piggyback Registration.
                    (i) Piggyback Rights. If any time prior to termination of this Agreement, the Company proposes to file a registration statement with the SEC with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, on convertible into, equity securities, for its own account or for the account of any stockholder of the Company (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or their successors or any other form for a limited similar purpose or any registration statement covering only securities proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or assets of another Person), the Company shall, at least thirty (30) days prior to such filing, give written notice to all Investors of its intention to do so and, upon the written request of any Investor or Investors given within twenty (20) days of the receipt of such notice (which request shall state the intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities), the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities that such Investor or Investors request the Company to register to be included in such registration and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit such Registrable Securities to be included in such registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company, in each case to the extent necessary to permit their sale or other disposition in accordance with the intended methods of distribution specified in the request of the Investors; provided that the Company shall have the right to postpone or withdraw any registration effected pursuant to this Section 2(c) without obligation to the Investors (any such registration statement which includes Registrable Securities, a “Piggy-Back Registration Statement”).
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Underwritten Offering and the Company shall not be required to include any Registrable Securities in such Underwriting Offering unless the Investors requesting inclusion of such Registrable Securities accept the terms of the underwriting as reasonably agreed upon between the Company and the managing Underwriter or Underwriters, selected by the Company. Each Investor that has requested that Registrable Securities held by it be included in such Registration Statement shall (together with the Company and the other Investors distributing the securities through such underwriting) enter into such underwriting agreement as reasonably agreed upon between the Company and the managing Underwriter or Underwriters. In connection with any Underwritten Offering under this Section 2(c), if in the reasonable opinion of the managing Underwriter or Underwriters, the registration of all, or part of, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration and any other securities to be included in such registration adversely affect the marketing of the securities offered by the Company or the holders of securities initiating such registration (the “Demanding Holders”), then: (i) in the case of an Underwritten Offering by the Company, (A) the Company shall not be cutback and (B) the Registrable Securities requested for inclusion and any other securities requested for inclusion pursuant to similar piggyback rights shall be reduced first pro rata (on an as-converted, fully-diluted basis and without giving effect to any exercise limitations contained in the Warrants) in accordance with the number of securities that each such Person has requested be included in the registration, regardless of the number of securities held by each such Person, and (ii) in the case of an Underwritten Offering by a Demanding Holder, (A) the Demanding Holder (and other parties that are subject to the same registration rights agreement with such Demanding Holder) shall not be cutback and (B) the Registrable Securities requested for inclusion and any other securities requested for inclusion pursuant to similar piggyback rights shall be reduced first pro rata (on an as-converted, fully-diluted basis and without giving effect to any exercise limitations contained in the Warrants) in accordance with the number of securities that each such Person has requested be included in the registration, regardless of the number of securities held by each such Person. If any Investor disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, it may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the managing Underwriter.
               (d) Allocation of Registrable Securities. The initial number of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement and each increase or decrease in the number of Registrable Securities included therein shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the number of Registrable Securities held by each Investor at the time the Registration Statement covering such initial number of Registrable Securities or increase or decrease thereof is declared effective by the SEC. In the event that an Investor sells or otherwise transfers any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the then remaining number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement for such transferor. Any shares of Common Stock included in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement shall be allocated to the remaining Investors, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities then held by such Investors which are covered by such Registration Statement. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Required Holders.
               (e) Legal Counsel. Subject to Section 5 hereof, the Required Holders shall have the right to select one legal counsel to review and oversee any registration pursuant to

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this Section 2 (“Legal Counsel”), which shall be Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP or such other counsel as thereafter designated by the Required Holders. The Company and Legal Counsel shall reasonably cooperate with each other in performing the Company’s obligations under this Agreement.
               (f) Ineligibility for Form S-3. In the event that Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.
               (g) Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the event the number of shares available under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b) is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement or an Investor’s allocated portion of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(d), the Company shall amend the applicable Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement (on the short form available therefor, if applicable), or both, so as to cover at least the Required Registration Amount as of the trading day immediately preceding the date of the filing of such amendment or new Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after the necessity therefore arises. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof. For purposes of the foregoing provision, the number of shares available under a Registration Statement shall be deemed “insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities” if at any time the number of shares of Common Stock available for resale under such Registration Statement is less than the number of Registrable Securities. The calculation set forth in the foregoing sentence shall be made without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the Warrants and such calculation shall assume that the Warrants are then exercisable into shares of Common Stock.
               (h) Effect of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of Registration Statement. If (i) a Registration Statement covering all the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is (A) not filed with the SEC on or before the respective Filing Deadline (a “Filing Failure”) or (B) not declared effective by the SEC on or before the respective Effectiveness Deadline (an “Effectiveness Failure”) or (ii) on any day after the respective Effective Date sales of all the Registrable Securities included on such Registration Statement cannot be made (other than during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in Section 3(r)) pursuant to such Registration Statement or otherwise (including, without limitation, because of a failure to keep such Registration Statement effective, to disclose such information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to such Registration Statement, to register a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock or to maintain the listing of the Common Stock) (a “Maintenance Failure”) then, as partial relief for the damages to any holder by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the underlying shares of Common Stock (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), (A) the Company shall pay to each holder of

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Registrable Securities relating to such Registration Statement an amount in cash equal to two percent (2.0%) of the product of (x) Market Price (as such term is defined in the Warrant) of such Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement and (y) the number of such Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, on each of the following dates: (i) the day of a Filing Failure and on every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty (30) days) thereafter until such Filing Failure is cured; (ii) the day of an Effectiveness Failure and on every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty (30) days) thereafter until such Effectiveness Failure is cured; and (iii) the initial day of a Maintenance Failure and on every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty (30) days) thereafter until such Maintenance Failure is cured. The payments to which a holder shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 2(h) are referred to herein as “Registration Delay Payments.” Registration Delay Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (I) the dates set forth above and (II) the third Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Registration Delay Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Registration Delay Payments in a timely manner, such Registration Delay Payments shall bear interest at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full.
          3. Related Obligations.
          At such time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(f) or 2(g), the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:
               (a) The Company shall submit to the SEC, within three (3) Business Days after the Company is notified by the SEC that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the SEC or that the staff of the SEC has no further comments on a particular Registration Statement, as the case may be, a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than 48 hours after the submission of such request. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep each Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until earlier of (i) the date as of which the Investors may sell all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any successor thereto) promulgated under the 1933 Act or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have sold all the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (the “Registration Period”). The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that each Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading. An Investor shall, as expeditiously as possible after becoming of such event, notify the Company in the event that such Investor becomes aware that a Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not

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misleading; provided that this obligation to notify shall only apply with respect to the “Plan of Distribution” section and the footnote relating to such Investor in the “Selling Stockholder” section in the Registration Statement (without regards to such Investor’s ownership of shares).
               (b) The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement.
               (c) The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel to review and comment upon (i) a Registration Statement at least five (5) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC and (ii) all amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC, and (B) not file any Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which Legal Counsel reasonably objects. The Company shall not submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto without the prior approval of Legal Counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Company shall furnish to Legal Counsel, without charge, (i) copies of any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to any Registration Statement, (ii) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by an Investor and not otherwise available on the EDGAR system, and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 3.
               (d) The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by an Investor and not otherwise available on the

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EDGAR system, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as such Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor.
               (e) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by Investors of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
               (f) The Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing of the happening of any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information), and, subject to Section 3(r), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to Legal Counsel and each Investor (or such other number of copies as Legal Counsel or such Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal Counsel and each Investor by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate. Promptly and in no event later than by 9:30 a.m. New York City time on the second Business Day following the date any post-effective amendment has become effective, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance

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with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement.
               (g) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
               (h) If any Investor is required under applicable securities laws to be described in the Registration Statement as an underwriter, at the reasonable request of such Investor, the Company shall furnish to such Investor, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as an Investor may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors.
               (i) If any Investor is required under applicable securities laws to be described in the Registration Statement as an underwriter, the Company shall make available for inspection by (i) such Investor, (ii) Legal Counsel and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Investors (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to an Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement. Each Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and any Investor) shall be deemed to limit the Investors’ ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.

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               (j) The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning an Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at the Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.
               (k) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts either to cause all the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for at least two market makers to register with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(k).
               (l) The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates if so requested by the Investors (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Investors may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Investors may request.
               (m) If requested by an Investor, the Company shall as soon as practicable (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as an Investor reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement if reasonably requested by an Investor holding any Registrable Securities.
               (n) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
               (o) The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period covered

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thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with, and in the manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the Effective Date of a Registration Statement.
               (p) The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.
               (q) Within two (2) Business Days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
               (r) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time after the Effective Date, the Company may delay the disclosure of material, non-public information concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company and its counsel, in the best interest of the Company and, upon the advice of counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a “Grace Period”); provided, that the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Investors in writing of the existence of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period in conformity with the provisions of this Section 3(r) (provided that in each notice the Company will not disclose the content of such material, non-public information to the Investors) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin, and (ii) notify the Investors in writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; and, provided further, that no Grace Period shall exceed five (5) consecutive Business Days and during any three hundred sixty five (365) day period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of fifteen (15) Business Days and the first day of any Grace Period must be at least two (2) trading days after the last day of any prior Grace Period (each, an “Allowable Grace Period”). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin on and include the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of Section 3(g) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Warrantholder Rights Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy of the prospectus included as part of the applicable Registration Statement, prior to the Investor’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled.
               (s) Neither the Company nor any subsidiary or affiliate thereof shall identify any Investor as an underwriter in any public disclosure or filing with the SEC or any Principal Market (as defined in the Warrant) or Eligible Market (as defined in the Warrant) and any Investor being deemed an underwriter by the SEC shall not relieve the Company of any

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obligations it has under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (as defined in the Warrant); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Company from including the disclosure found in the “Plan of Distribution” section attached hereto as Annex I in the Registration Statement.
          4. Obligations of the Investors.
               (a) At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from each such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete any registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.
               (b) Each Investor, by such Investor’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of such Investor’s election to exclude all of such Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
               (c) Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f), such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Investor’s receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus as contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required.
               (d) Each Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
          5. Expenses of Registration.
          All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company shall be paid by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each holder of Registrable Securities being registered shall pay all commissions, placement agent fees and underwriting discounts and commissions with respect to any Registrable Securities sold by it; provided that the Company shall also reimburse the Investors for the reasonable fees and

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disbursements of Legal Counsel in connection with registration, filing or qualification pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement which amount shall be limited to $20,000 for each such registration, filing or qualification.
          6. Indemnification.
          In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:
               (a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Investor, the directors, officers, partners, members, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, “Claims”), incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or (iv) any violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, “Violations”). Subject to Section 6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person for such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d); and (ii) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written

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consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.
               (b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which an Investor is participating, each such Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(c), such Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, further, however, that an Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.
               (c) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of an Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by the Investors holding at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement to which the Claim relates. The Indemnified

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Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Indemnified Party. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
               (d) The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.
               (e) The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
          7. Contribution.
          To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.

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          8. Reports Under the 1934 Act.
          With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule 144”), the Company agrees to:
               (a) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
               (b) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
               (c) furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company not obtainable via EDGAR, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
          9. Assignment of Registration Rights.
          The rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by the Investors to any transferee of all or any portion of such Investor’s Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Warrantholder Rights Agreement.
          10. Amendment of Registration Rights.
          Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon each Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person

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to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.
          11. Miscellaneous.
               (a) A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the record owner of such Registrable Securities.
               (b) Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
               If to the Company:
                         Syntax-Brillian Corporation
                         1600 N. Desert Drive
                         Tempe, Arizona 85281
                         Attention: General Counsel, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
                         Telecopier: 602-389-8869
               with a copy to:
                         Greenberg Traurig, LLP
                         2375 E. Camelback Road, Suite 700
                         Phoenix, AZ 85016
                         Attention: Robert S. Kant, Esq.
                         Telecopier: 602-445-8100
               If to Legal Counsel:
                         Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
                         919 Third Avenue
                         New York, New York 10022
                         Attention: Frederic L. Ragucci, Esq.
                         Telecopier: (212) 593-5955
If to a Warrantholder, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of Warrantholders attached hereto, with copies to such Warrantholder’s representatives as set forth

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on the Schedule of Warrantholders, or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
               (c) Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
               (d) All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
               (e) This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein and therein constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
               (f) Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.

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               (g) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
               (h) This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
               (i) Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
               (j) All consents and other determinations required to be made by the Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, by the Required Holders, determined as if all of the Warrants held by Investors then outstanding have been exercised for Registrable Securities without regard to any limitations on exercise of the Warrants.
               (k) The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
               (l) This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
               (m) If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement so long as this Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
               (n) The obligations of each Warrantholder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Warrantholder, and no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any obligations on any Warrantholder vis-à-vis any other Warrantholder. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Warrantholder pursuant hereto, shall be

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deemed to constitute the Warrantholders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Warrantholders are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated herein.
               (o) This Agreement and all obligations hereunder other than Sections 2(h) and 6(a) hereunder shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (i) the expiration of the Warrant, (ii) the date on which the Registrable Securities may be resold by the Investors under Rule 144(k) under the 1933 Act or any other rule of similar effect, or (iii) all of the Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to a registration statement.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Warrantholder and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
         
  COMPANY:

SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ John S. Hodgson   
    Name:   John S. Hodgson   
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   

 


 

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Warrantholder and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
         
  WARRANTHOLDERS:

SILVER POINT CAPITAL, L.P.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Edward A. Mulé   
    Name:   Edward A. Mulé   
    Title:   Authorized Signatory   
 
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 


 

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Warrantholder and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
         
  WARRANTHOLDERS:

SPCP GROUP, L.L.C.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Edward A. Mulé   
    Name:   Edward A. Mulé   
    Title:   Authorized Signatory   
 
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 


 

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Warrantholder and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
         
  WARRANTHOLDERS:

SPCP GROUP III LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Edward A. Mulé   
    Name:   Edward A. Mulé   
    Title:   Authorized Signatory   
 
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 


 

SCHEDULE OF WARRANTHOLDERS
         
        Warrantholder’s Representative’s
    Warrantholder Address   Address
Warrantholder   and Facsimile Number   and Facsimile Number
 
       
Silver Point Capital, L.P.
  c/o Silver Point Finance, LLC   Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
 
  Two Greenwich Plaza   919 Third Avenue
 
  Greenwich, Connecticut 06830   New York, New York 10022
 
  Attention: Tim Skoufis, Account Manager   Attention: Frederic L. Ragucci, Esq.
 
  Facsimile: (203) 542-4550   Facsimile: (212) 593-5955
 
      Telephone: (212) 756-2000
 
       
SPCP Group, L.L.C.
  c/o Silver Point Finance, LLC   Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
 
  Two Greenwich Plaza   919 Third Avenue
 
  Greenwich, Connecticut 06830   New York, New York 10022
 
  Attention: Tim Skoufis, Account Manager   Attention: Frederic L. Ragucci, Esq.
 
  Facsimile: (203) 542-4550   Facsimile: (212) 593-5955
 
      Telephone: (212) 756-2000
 
       
SPCP Group III LLC,
  c/o Silver Point Finance, LLC   Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
 
  Two Greenwich Plaza   919 Third Avenue
 
  Greenwich, Connecticut 06830   New York, New York 10022
 
  Attention: Tim Skoufis, Account Manager   Attention: Frederic L. Ragucci, Esq.
 
  Facsimile: (203) 542-4550   Facsimile: (212) 593-5955
 
      Telephone: (212) 756-2000
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 


 

EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[Transfer Agent]
[Address]
Attention:
Re: Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Ladies and Gentlemen:
          We are counsel to Syntax-Brillian Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Warrantholder Rights Agreement, dated as of October [     ], 2007 (the “Agreement”), entered into by and among the Company, [     ] (the “Holder”) pursuant to which the Company issued to the Holder shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and warrants exercisable for shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Holder and its successors and assigns (the “Warrantholders”) (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the resale of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), including the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on ___, 2007, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-___) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Warrantholders as a selling stockholder thereunder.
          In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and we have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC.
          When issued and delivered by the Company as described in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, the Registrable Securities may be issued free of restrictive legends as contemplated by the 1933 Act.
         
  Very truly yours,

[ISSUER’S COUNSEL]
 
 
  By:      
       
       
 
CC: [LIST NAMES OF HOLDERS]

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ANNEX I
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
     We are registering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants to permit the resale of these shares of common stock by the holders of the warrants from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders of the shares of common stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of common stock.
     The selling stockholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of common stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of common stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling stockholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of common stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions, through
    any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;
 
    the over-the-counter market;
 
    transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;
 
    the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;
 
    ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
 
    block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
 
    purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
 
    an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
 
    privately negotiated transactions;
 
    short sales;
 
    sales pursuant to Rule 144;
 
    transactions in which broker-dealers may agree with the selling securityholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

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    a combination of any such methods of sale; and
 
    any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
     If the selling stockholders effect such transactions by selling shares of common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of common stock or otherwise, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver shares of common stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling stockholders may also loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.
     The selling stockholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the warrants or shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, amending, if necessary, the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer and donate the shares of common stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
     The selling stockholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of common stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of common stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling stockholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.
     Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

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     There can be no assurance that any selling stockholder will sell any or all of the shares of common stock registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
     The selling stockholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling stockholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.
     We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of common stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, that a selling stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling stockholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreements, or the selling stockholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling stockholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling stockholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreements, or we may be entitled to contribution.
          Once sold under the shelf registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of common stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.

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EX-10.76 5 p74538exv10w76.htm EX-10.76 exv10w76
 

Exhibit 10.76
WARRANTHOLDER RIGHTS AGREEMENT
          WARRANTHOLDER RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of October 26, 2007 (this “Agreement”), by and among SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), SILVER POINT CAPITAL, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, SPCP GROUP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and SPCP GROUP III LLC, Delaware limited liability company (each, a “Warrantholder”, such definition to include any and all of its permitted assignees and transferees and collectively, the “Warrantholders”) and the holders of shares of Common Stock of the Company listed on Annex A and the signature page hereto (each, a “Stockholder”, and collectively the “Stockholders”).
          WHEREAS, the Company is issuing and delivering to the Warrantholder or its nominees or assigns a warrant (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Warrant”, and together with any warrants issued in substitution therefor or replacement thereof in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Warrants”) to purchase shares of common stock, par value US$.001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”; the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are hereinafter referred to as the “Warrant Shares”) equal to the Warrant Quantity (as defined in the Warrant) as of the date or dates such Warrant is exercised, subject to the terms, conditions and adjustments set forth in the Warrant;
          WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Stockholders own 10.55% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company; and
          WHEREAS, in order to induce the Warrantholder to enter into this Agreement, the Company and the Stockholders do hereby agree to enter into this Agreement pursuant to which the Company and the Stockholders shall provide certain rights and restrictions on the transfer of shares of Common Stock of the Company.
          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
ISSUANCE AND FORM OF WARRANTS.
          SECTION 1.01 Issuance of Warrant. The Company, for good and valuable consideration, hereby agrees to issue to the Warrantholder on the date hereof or such other date as mutually agreed among the parties hereto a Warrant entitling such Warrantholder to purchase from the Company the shares of Common Stock of the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
          SECTION 1.02 Form of Warrant. The certificates evidencing the Warrant to be delivered pursuant to this Warrant Agreement, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, shall be in registered form only and shall comply with the Delaware General Corporation Law or any similar foreign, federal, state or local statute as may at any time be in

 


 

effect. The Warrants shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein and in this Warrant Agreement.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
          The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Warrantholder as to itself, as follows:
          SECTION 2.01 Organization and Qualification. The Company is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has the requisite power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
          SECTION 2.02 Authority Relative to This Agreement. The Company has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or other laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies.
          SECTION 2.03 No Conflict.
               (a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Company does not and shall not, (i) conflict with or violate any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the Company, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) in any respect under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of The NASDAQ Global Market (the “Principal Market”)) applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected.
               (b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Company does not and shall not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any governmental entity.
          SECTION 2.04 Capitalization.

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               (a) As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 120,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which as of the date hereof, (W) 93,240,982 shares are issued and outstanding, (X) 4,210,372 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to awards that have been granted under the Company’s stock option and stock purchase plans, (Y) 4,078,374 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s stock option and stock purchase plans for awards that have not been granted, and (Z) 2,836,644shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the aforementioned awards in (X) and (Y) and the Warrants) exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of Common Stock and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share, of which none are issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
               (b) Except as set forth in Annex B hereto, (i) none of the Company’s capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company; (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional capital stock of the Company or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company other than those set forth in Section 2.04(a); (iii) except as disclosed in the Company’s SEC filings, there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing indebtedness of the Company or by which the Company is or may become bound; (iv) except as disclosed in the Company’s SEC filings, there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company; (v) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Warrants; and (vi) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement.
          SECTION 2.05 Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof.
          SECTION 2.06 Internal Accounting and Disclosure Controls. Except as set forth in Items 1, 1A, 7, 8, 9A, and the Financial Statements and the Financial Statements Schedule in the Company’s 10-K filed with the SEC for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 that are readily identifiable, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (which for purposes of this Agreement means any a “significant subsidiary” of the Company as such term is defined under Regulation S-X) maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain

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asset and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference. Except as set forth in Items 1, 1A, 7, 8, 9A, and the Financial Statements and the Financial Statements Schedule in the Company’s 10-K filed with the SEC for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 that are readily identifiable, the Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) that are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
          SECTION 2.07 SEC Documents; Financial Statements. During the 12 months prior to the date hereof, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”). As of their respective filing dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
          SECTION 2.08 Acknowledgement Regarding Warrantholder’s Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding, but subject to compliance by the Warrantholder with applicable law, it is understood and acknowledged by the Company (i) that the Warrantholder has not been asked by the Company or its Subsidiaries to agree, and the Warrantholder has not agreed with the Company or its Subsidiaries, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Warrant for any specified term; (ii) that past or future open market or other transactions by the Warrantholder, including, without limitation, short sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities; (iii) that the Warrantholder, and counter parties in “derivative” transactions to which the Warrantholder is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock, and (iv) that the Warrantholder shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (a) the Warrantholder may engage in hedging and/or trading activities at various times during the period that the Warrants are outstanding, including, without limitation,

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during the periods that the value of the Warrant Shares deliverable with respect to Warrants are being determined and (b) such hedging and/or trading activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging and/or trading activities are being conducted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Warrantholder shall not be permitted to engage in short sales or transfer its Warrants or Warrant Shares (other than to its Affiliates) from the date hereof until the date that is ninety (90) days following the date hereof.
          SECTION 2.09 Dilutive Effect. The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants will increase in certain circumstances. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with this Agreement and the Warrants is, in each case, absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other stockholders of the Company.
          SECTION 2.10 Issuance of Warrant and Warrant Shares. The Warrants are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof, and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of any holders of Common Stock or other interests of the Company. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Warrants, and upon such exercise in accordance with the terms thereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free from all taxes, liens and charges except those created by the Warrantholders, and will not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of any holders of Common Stock or other interests of the Company. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV, the offer and issuance by the Company of the Warrant is exempt from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE STOCKHOLDER
          Each Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to the Warrantholder as to itself, as follows:
          SECTION 3.01 Organization. Each Stockholder, if not a natural person, is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization.
          SECTION 3.02 Authority Relative to This Agreement. Each Stockholder has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its or his respective obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Stockholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Stockholder, enforceable against each Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or other laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies.

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          SECTION 3.03 No Conflict.
               (a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Stockholder does not, and the performance of this Agreement by each Stockholder does not and shall not, (i) conflict with or violate any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to such Stockholder, or by which the shares of Common Stock owned by the Stockholders are bound or affected, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) in any respect under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which any Stockholder is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to such Stockholder.
               (b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder does not, and the performance of this Agreement by such Stockholder does not and shall not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any governmental entity.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE WARRANTHOLDER
          Each Warrantholder hereby represents and warrants to the Company and each Stockholder as to itself, as follows:
          SECTION 4.01 Organization. Such Warrantholder is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.
          SECTION 4.02 Authority Relative to This Agreement. Each Warrantholder has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its or his respective obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Warrantholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Warrantholder, enforceable against such Warrantholder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or other laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies.
          SECTION 4.03 No Conflict.
               (a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Warrantholder does not, and the performance of this Agreement by such Warrantholder does not and shall not, (i) conflict with or violate any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to such Warrantholder, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) in any respect under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Warrantholder is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to such Warrantholder.

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               (b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Warrantholder does not, and the performance of this Agreement by such Warrantholder does not and shall not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any governmental entity.
          SECTION 4.04 Accredited Investor. Such Warrantholder is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. Such Warrantholder is a sophisticated investor with such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the Warrant and the Warrant Shares and is capable of bearing the economic risks of such Warrant and Warrant Shares. Such Warrantholder has relied solely upon the advice of such Warrantholder’s legal counsel and accountants or other financial advisers with respect to the legal, financial, business, tax and other considerations relating to the purchase of the Warrant and the Warrant Shares and has been offered, during the course of discussions concerning the issuance of the Warrant, the opportunity to ask such questions and inspect such documents concerning the Company and its business and affairs as the Warrantholder has requested so as to understand more fully the nature of the investment and to verify the accuracy of the information supplied.
          SECTION 4.05 No Sale or Distribution. Such Warrantholder is acquiring the Warrants for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Warantholder does not agree to hold any of the Warrants or the Warrant Shares for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Warrants or the Warrant Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the Securities Act and pursuant to the applicable terms of the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Warrants).
ARTICLE V
TRANSFER RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS; OTHER OBLIGATIONS
          SECTION 5.01 General Restrictions. If any Stockholder wishes to sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock (such selling party being referred to herein as the “Seller” and the shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold hereunder being referred to herein as the “Transferring Shares”), either directly or indirectly, to any Person (as defined in the Warrant), other than the Company, the Warrantholder or any of their respective Affiliates (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (such transferee Person being hereinafter referred to as a “Third Party”), the Seller must first comply with all of the provisions of Section 5.02.
          SECTION 5.02 Tag-Along Right.
               (a) Tag Along. If at any time any or all Stockholders shall desire to sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of shares of Common Stock, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, that represent an amount equal to or greater than 10% of the shares

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of Common Stock then owned by the Stockholders, the Warrantholder shall have the right, upon exercise of all or an appropriate portion of its Warrants, to require the Third Party to purchase from the Warrantholder that number of Transferring Shares (and, if necessary, the Sellers shall reduce the number of its Transferring Shares to be sold by a corresponding amount), which is equal to the product of (i) the total number of Transferring Shares to be purchased or repurchased by the Third Party and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is (A) the total number of Transferring Shares owned by the Warrantholder (including any Warrant Shares issued or issuable under the Warrants) and the denominator of which is (B) the sum of (x) the number of Transferring Shares owned by the Warrantholder (including any Warrant Shares issued or issuable under the Warrants) plus (y) the number of Transferring Shares owned by the Sellers immediately before the transaction.
               (b) Terms of Sale. All Transferring Shares purchased from the Warrantholder pursuant to Section 5.02(a) shall be purchased at the same price and on the same terms and conditions as the proposed transfer by the Seller (except that (i) the only representation and warranty that the Warrantholder shall be required to make in connection with any transfer is a warranty with respect to its own ownership of the Transferring Shares to be sold by it and its ability to convey title thereto free and clear of liens, encumbrances or adverse claims, and (ii) the Warrantholder shall not be required to agree to any indemnity or contribution provisions in excess of the Warrantholder’s proceeds from such transfer). If, however, the Third Party purchasing such Transferring Shares refuses to purchase same subject to the indemnity or contribution limitations set forth in clause (ii) of this Section 5.02(b), the Warrantholder shall be entitled (in its sole and absolute discretion) to (x) waive such limitations and thereby consummate the sale of such shares of Common Stock to such third party or (y) withdraw its right of inclusion hereunder.
               (c) Notice Requirements. If any Seller proposes to transfer any Transferring Shares pursuant to Section 5.02(a), it shall notify, or cause to be notified, the Warrantholder in writing of each such proposed transfer not less than fifteen (15) Business Days nor more than thirty (30) Business Days prior to the time of such proposed transfer (the “Transferor Tag-Along Notice”). The Transferor Tag-Along Notice shall set forth: (i) the name and address of the Third Party, (ii) the number of Transferring Shares proposed to be transferred, (iii) the proposed amount and form of consideration and terms and conditions of payment offered by the Third Party (the “Third Party Terms”) and (iv) that the Third Party has been informed of the tag-along right provided for in this Section 5.02 and has agreed to purchase Transferring Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or any day on which national banks are authorized or required by law to close. Any reference to “days” (unless Business Days are specified) shall mean calendar days.
               (d) Exercise of Tag-Along Right. The tag-along right provided for in this Section 5.02 may be exercised by the Warrantholder by delivery of a written notice to the Company, the Seller and the Third Party (the “Acceptance Notice”) within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of the Transferor Tag-Along Notice (the “Tag-Along Period”). The Acceptance Notice shall state the maximum number of Transferring Shares that the Warrantholder wishes to include in such transfer to the Third Party.

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               (e) Effect of Exercise of Tag-Along Right. Upon the giving of the Acceptance Notice, the Warrantholder shall be obligated to sell to the Third Party the number of Transferring Shares set forth in the Acceptance Notice on the Third Party Terms (or, if the Warrantholder is not entitled to sell such number of Transferring Shares under the terms of this Section 5.02, the Warrantholder shall be obligated to sell the maximum number of Transferring Shares the Warrantholder is permitted to sell hereunder); provided, however, that neither the Seller nor the Warrantholder shall consummate the sale of any Transferring Shares owned by it unless the Third Party purchases all of the Transferring Shares that the Warrantholder is entitled to sell under the terms of this Section 5.02. If the Third Party does not purchase the Transferring Shares from the Warrantholder as required pursuant to this Section 5.02, then any transfer by the Seller of its Transferring Shares to such Third Party shall be null and void and of no effect whatsoever.
               (f) Right to Transfer to Third Party. After expiration of the Tag-Along Period, if the provisions of this Section 5.02 have been complied with in all respects and no Acceptance Notice has been given, the Seller shall have the right for ninety (90) days after such expiration to transfer such Transferring Shares to the Third Party on terms no more favorable to the Seller than the Third Party Terms without further notice, but after such ninety (90) days, no such transfer may be made without again giving notice to the Warrantholder of the proposed transfer and complying with all of the requirements of this Section 5.02.
          SECTION 5.03 Preemptive Rights.
               (a) If after the date hereof the Company issues any shares of Common Stock or other capital stock of the Company (collectively, the “Company Securities”), then the Warrantholder shall have the right (the “Preemptive Right”), subject to Section 5.03(a), to purchase that amount of such Company Securities sufficient to enable the Warrantholder to maintain its then-existing proportionate ownership interest in such shares of Company Securities (on a Fully-Diluted Basis (as such term is defined in the Warrant)) at the level of such interest immediately prior to such issuance; provided, however, that if such issuance is the first issuance of such class of Company Securities, then such Preemptive Right shall apply so as to permit the Warrantholder to purchase that percentage of Company Securities as is equal to such Person’s percentage ownership of Common Stock (on a Fully-Diluted Basis).
               (b) The Company shall give written notice of any such issuance to the each Warrantholder with a Preemptive Right pursuant to Section 5.03(a), setting forth in reasonable detail the proposed terms and conditions thereof (the “Issuance Notice”), which notice shall be, at the option of the Company, either at least twenty (20) days before or within twenty (20) days after the date of such issuance, and shall offer the Warrantholder with a Preemptive Right pursuant to Section 5.03(a) the opportunity to purchase such Company Securities at the same price and on substantially the same terms (but in no event less favorable in the aggregate) as the securities are proposed to be or were issued by the Company. Each Warrantholder with a Preemptive Right pursuant to Section 5.03(a) may exercise its Preemptive Right in whole or in part by delivery of a written notice to the Company within ten (10) days after delivery of the Issuance Notice (the “Exercise Period”), and delivery of immediately available funds in the requisite amount within five (5) days after the expiration of the Exercise Period (the “Payment Period”); and to the extent that any such Warrantholder shall fail to (i) exercise such right within

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the Exercise Period or (ii) pay the requisite amount within the Payment Period, such Warrantholder shall be deemed to have irrevocably declined to exercise such right.
               (c) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Preemptive Rights shall not apply to any of the following circumstances: (i) issuances to the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ existing or prospective employees, independent contractors, strategic partners, consultants or directors pursuant to grants, issuances, arrangements or plans approved by the Board of Directors; (ii) issuances in connection with any merger, consolidation or acquisition of any business or assets used in the business of the Company and its subsidiaries; (iii) issuances in any underwritten public offering; (iv) issuances pursuant to a split or a dividend of the same securities to all holders of such class of capital stock; (v) securities distributed or set aside ratably to all holders of the Company’s securities on an equivalent basis; and (vi) issuances upon conversion, exercise or exchange of instruments convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Company Securities. In addition, no Warrantholder shall have a Preemptive Right if the Company determines that the offering or sale of Company Securities pursuant to such Preemptive Right would require registration under the Securities Act or under state securities laws.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
          SECTION 6.01 Further Assurances. The Company, each Stockholder and the Warrantholder will execute and deliver all such further documents and instruments and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
          SECTION 6.02 Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information. On or before 8:30 a.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day following the date hereof, the Company shall issue a press release and file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement, the form of Warrant and the form of the Registration Rights Agreement and such financial statements) as exhibits to such filing (including all attachments, the “8-K Filing”); provided that such press release and Current Report will be subject to reasonable approval from the Warrantholder. Subject to the foregoing, neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor the Warrantholder shall issue any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Warrantholder, to make any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the 8-K Filing and contemporaneously therewith and (ii) as is required by applicable law and regulations (provided that in the case of clause (i) the Warrantholder shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release).
          SECTION 6.03 Variable Securities; Dilutive Issuances. So long as any Warrantholder beneficially owns any Warrants, the Company will not issue any other securities

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that would cause a breach or default under the Warrants. For so long as any Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall not, in any manner, issue or sell any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock at a price which varies or may vary with the market price of the Common Stock, including by way of one or more reset(s) to any fixed price. For so long as any Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any shares of preferred stock for which the consideration received for such preferred stock does not consist of all or substantially all cash, other than such issuance of preferred stock pursuant to any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under its Certificate of Incorporation. For so long as any Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall not, in any manner, enter into or affect any Dilutive Issuances (as defined in the Warrant) if the effect of such Dilutive Issuance is to cause the Company to be required to issue upon exercise of any Warrant any shares of Common Stock in excess of that number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon exercise of the Warrants without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market.
          SECTION 6.04 Issuances of Securities to Strategic Suppliers.
               (a) For purposes of this Section 6.04, the following definitions shall apply.
               (1) “Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.
               (2) “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
               (3) “Common Stock Equivalents” means, collectively, Options and Convertible Securities.
          (b) From the date hereof until the Expiration Date (as defined below), the Company will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition of) any of its or its Subsidiaries’ equity or equity equivalent securities, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock or other instrument or security that is, at any time during its life and under any circumstances, convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to any of its strategic suppliers unless as a condition to such offer, sale or grant, such strategic supplier agrees to a joinder to be bound by this Agreement as a Stockholder.
          SECTION 6.05 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event any provision of this Agreement was not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity. The Warrantholder shall

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be entitled to its reasonable attorneys’ fees in any action brought to enforce this Agreement in which it is the prevailing party solely against the party over whom it has prevailed.
          SECTION 6.06 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Warrant and the Registration Rights Agreement (collectively, the “Other Agreements”) are intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings relating to such subject matter, other than those set forth or referred to herein or in the Other Agreements. This Agreement and the Other Agreements supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties to this Agreement, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.
          SECTION 6.07 Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement and any term hereof may not be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, and waivers or consents to departure from the provisions hereof may not be given, except by written instrument duly executed by the Warrantholders holding Warrants representing at least a majority of shares of Warrant Shares then outstanding. Except as expressly provided herein, no delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party, upon any breach or default of another party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring.
          SECTION 6.08 Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions, paragraphs, words, clauses, phrases or sentences contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision, paragraph, word, clause, phrase or sentence in every other respect and of the other remaining provisions, paragraphs, words, clauses, phrases or sentences hereof shall not be in any way impaired, it being intended that all rights, powers and privileges of the parties hereto shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided that this Section 6.08 shall not cause this Agreement to differ materially from the intent of the parties as herein expressed.
          SECTION 6.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or

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proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
          SECTION 6.10 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns (including any permitted transferee of Warrants or Warrant Shares). Any holder of the Warrants or Warrant Shares may assign to any permitted (as determined under the Warrant) transferee of its Warrants or Warrant Shares, its rights and obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, if any permitted transferee shall take and hold Warrants or Warrant Shares, such transferee shall promptly notify the Company and by taking and holding such Warrants or Warrant Shares such permitted transferee shall automatically be entitled to receive the benefits of and be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement as if it were a party hereto (and shall, for all purposes, be deemed a holder of Warrants or Warrant Shares under this Agreement). If the Company shall so request any heir, successor or permitted assign (including any permitted transferee) wishing to avail itself of the benefits of this Agreement shall agree in writing to acquire and hold the Warrants or Warrant Shares subject to all of the terms hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, “successor” for any entity other than a natural person shall mean a successor to such entity as a result of such entity’s merger, consolidation, sale of substantially all of its assets, or similar transaction. Except as provided above or otherwise permitted by this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by the Company or any Stockholder without the consent of the other parties hereto other than assignment by the Company in the event of a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Warrant) in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
          SECTION 6.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and enforceable, but all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
          SECTION 6.12 Descriptive Headings, Etc. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of terms contained herein. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires: (i) words of any gender shall be deemed to include each other gender; (ii) words using the singular or plural number shall also include the plural or singular number, respectively; (iii) the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section and paragraph references are to the Sections and paragraphs of this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (iv) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; (v) “or” is not exclusive; and (vi) provisions apply to successive events and transactions.

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          SECTION 6.13 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate on October 26, 2017 (the “Expiration Date”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall terminate prior to the Expiration Date if (i) all Warrants have been fully exercised or cancelled pursuant to the terms herein and in the Warrants or (ii) as to such Warrantholder if such Warrantholder, together with its Affiliates, holds Warrants representing less than 10,000 Warrant Shares.
          SECTION 6.14 Notices. All notices and other communications (and deliveries) provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand delivery, facsimile, any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery or first class registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
If to the Company or
any Stockholder: :
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
1600 N. Desert Drive
Tempe, Arizona 85281
Attention: General Counsel, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Telecopier: 602-389-8869
with a copy to:
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
2375 E. Camelback Road, Suite 700
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Attention: Robert S. Kant, Esq.
Telecopier: 602-445-8100
Attention: Robert S. Kant, Esq.
If to Warrantholder:
c/o Silver Point Finance, LLC
Two Greenwich Plaza
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
Telecopier: (203) 542-4550
Attention: Tim Skoufis, Account Manager
with copies to:
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Telecopier: (212) 593-5955
Attention: Frederic L. Ragucci, Esq.
All such notices and communications (and deliveries) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when transmitted with a receipt of

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successful transmission, if by facsimile; on the next Business Day, if timely delivered to a courier guaranteeing overnight delivery; and five days after being deposited in the mail, if sent first class or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
         
  SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ John S. Hodgson   
    Name:   John S. Hodgson   
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   

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  SILVER POINT CAPITAL, L.P.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Edward A. Mulé   
    Name:   Edward A. Mulé   
    Title:   Authorized Signatory   

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  SPCP GROUP, L.L.C.
 
 
  By:   /s/  Edward A. Mulé  
    Name:  Edward A. Mulé    
    Title:  Authorized Signatory  

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  SPCP GROUP III LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Eduard A. Mulé   
    Name:   Eduard A. Mulé   
    Title:   Authorized Signatory   

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  STOCKHOLDERS
 
 
     
  James Ching Hua Li   
     

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  STOCKHOLDERS
 
 
     
  Michael Chan   
     

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  STOCKHOLDERS
 
 
     
  Man Kit (Thomas) Chow   
     

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  STOCKHOLDERS


Taiwan Kolin Co. Ltd. and on behalf if its
affiliates
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

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ANNEX A
LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS
                 
            Percentage of Total
            Outstanding Shares of
Name   Amount   Common Stock Owned
James Ching Hua Li
    1,161,541       1.16  
Michael Chan
    1,494,180       1.49  
Man Kit (Thomas) Chow
    2,048,704       2.00  
Taiwan Kolin Co. Ltd. and affiliates
    5,879,138       5.86  

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ANNEX B
EQUITY SECURITIES, WARRANTS, ETC.
None

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EX-10.77 6 p74538exv10w77.htm EX-10.77 exv10w77
 

Exhibit 10.77
WARRANT
THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE COMMON STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY BE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER THE ACT AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES
SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
No. W-1   Dated: October 26, 2007
Warrant to Purchase
3,909,235 shares of Common Stock
          SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), for value received, hereby certifies that SILVER POINT CAPITAL, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled to purchase from the Company the number of duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value US$.001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) equal to 3,909,235 shares of Common Stock (the “Initial Warrant Quantity”), at an exercise price equal to US$0.01 (the initial “Exercise Price”, subject to adjustment as provided herein) per share (the “Warrant”), at any time or from time to time on or after the date hereof, but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date, all subject to the terms, conditions and adjustments set forth below in this Warrant. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned such terms in the Warrantholder Rights Agreement. This Warrant is the Warrant originally issued pursuant to the terms of the Warrantholder Rights Agreement (this Warrant or any portion of this Warrant subsequently assigned or transferred, each a “Issued Warrant” and collectively, the “Issued Warrants” and each holder of a Issued Warrant, a “Warrantholder”).
          1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
          “Additional Common Stock” shall mean all shares of Common Stock (including treasury shares) issued or sold by the Company after the date hereof, whether or not subsequently reacquired or retired by the Company, other than shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of the Warrants and other than the Excluded Securities.

 


 

          “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 5% or more of the Capital Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the Holder be considered an Affiliate of the Company.
          “Aggregate Exercise Price” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(a)(i).
          “Applicable Securities” shall mean any have the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.
          “Approved Stock Plan” shall mean any employee benefit plan existing on the day immediately preceding the date hereof and as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto which has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued to any employee, consultant, officer or director for services provided to the Company.
          “Asset Distribution” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3(e).
          “Authorized Share Failure” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(g).
          “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to be closed. Any reference to “days” (unless Business Days are specified) shall mean calendar days.
          “Buy-In” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(e).
          “Buy-In Price” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(e).
          “Capital Stock” shall mean (a) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, and (b) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership or other equity interests of such Person.
          “Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency having jurisdiction to enforce the Securities Act.
          “Common Stock” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant, such term to include any shares into which such Common Stock shall have been converted or changed or any shares resulting from any reclassification of such Common Stock, and all other shares of any class or classes (however designated) of the Company the holders of which have the right, without limitation as to amount, either to all or to a share of the balance of

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current dividends and liquidating dividends after the payment of dividends and distributions on any shares entitled to preference.
          “Company” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant, such term to include any company or other entity which shall succeed to or assume the obligations of the Company hereunder in compliance with Section 4.
          “Convertible Securities” shall mean any evidences of indebtedness, shares (other than Common Stock) or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into, exercisable for, or exchangeable for Additional Common Stock.
          “Corporate Event” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 4(a).
          “Current Market Price” shall mean, on any date specified herein, the average of the daily VWAP during the 10 consecutive Trading Days commencing 13 Trading Days before such date, except that, if on any such date the Common Stock are not listed or admitted for trading on any national securities exchange or quoted in the over-the-counter market, the Current Market Price shall be the Market Price on such date.
          “Dilutive Other Securities Event” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3(g).
          “DTC” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(c).
          “Eligible Market” shall mean the Principal Market, the American Stock Exchange, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., The NASDAQ Capital Market or The NASDAQ Global Select Market.
          “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any successor statute.
          “Exchange Cap” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(f).
          “Exchange Cap Allocation” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(f).
          “Excluded Securities” shall mean any Common Stock issued or issuable: (i) in connection with any Approved Stock Plan to the extent such Common Stock would not result in a Dilutive Issuance; (ii) upon exercise of the Warrants; (iii) pursuant to a bona fide firm commitment underwritten public offering with a nationally recognized underwriter which generates gross proceeds to the Company in excess of $50,000,000 (other than an “at-the-market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the 1933 Act and “equity lines”); (iv) to strategic suppliers to the Company (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company) other than issuances to those persons disclosed (the “Disclosed Persons”) in writing to the Holder prior to the Closing Date, provided that the consideration received by the Company consist of all cash and such consideration received per Common Stock is not less than 95.0% of the arithmetic average of the daily VWAP during the 30 consecutive Trading Days prior to such issuance; and (v) upon exercise of any Options or Convertible Securities which are outstanding

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on the day immediately preceding the date hereof, provided that the terms of such Options or Convertible Securities are not amended, modified or changed on or after the date hereof.
          “Exercise Delivery Documents” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(b).
          “Exercise Price” shall mean the initial Exercise Price set forth in the introduction to this Warrant, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Sections 3 and 4 hereof.
          “Expiration Date” shall mean October 26, 2017.
          “Fair Value” shall mean, on any date specified herein (i) in the case of cash, the dollar amount or equivalent thereof, (ii) in the case of a security, the Current Market Price, and (iii) in all other cases, the fair value thereof (as of a date which is within 20 days of the date as of which the determination is to be made) determined jointly and in good faith by the Company and the Holder; provided, however, that if such parties are unable to reach agreement within a reasonable period of time (not to exceed twenty (20) Business Days), the Fair Value shall be determined in good faith, by an independent investment banking firm selected jointly by the Company and the Holder or, if that selection cannot be made within ten days, by an independent investment banking firm selected by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its rules, and provided further, that all of the fees and expenses of any third parties incurred in connection with determining the Fair Value will be paid by the Company. If required by any such investment banking firm or arbitrator, the Company shall execute a retainer and engagement letter containing reasonable terms and conditions, including without limitation, customary provisions concerning the rights of indemnification and contribution by the Company in favor of such investment banking firm or arbitrator and its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents and Affiliates.
          “Fundamental Transaction” shall mean that the Company shall directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Person, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than the 50% of either the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (iv) consummate a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than the 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination), or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock, or (vi) allow any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), to become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or

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indirectly, of 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock.
          “Fully Diluted Basis” shall mean, without duplication, the sum of (a) all Common Stock issued and outstanding at the date of determination, (b) all Common Stock issuable, as of the date of determination, upon the exercise of this Warrant and any other Option, warrant or similar right outstanding at the time of determination, whether or not presently exercisable, and (c) all Common Stock issuable, as of the date of determination, upon the exercise of any conversion or exchange right contained in any security convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock.
          “Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant.
          “Initial Warrant Quantity” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant.
          “Issued Warrant” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant.
          “Market Price” shall mean for any security as of any date, the last closing sale for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing sale price, then the last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing sale price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing sale price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing sale price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the sale prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.).
          “Maximum Percentage” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(f).
          “NASD” shall mean the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
          “Options” shall mean any rights, options or warrants to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire either Additional Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
          “Other Securities” shall mean any shares (other than Common Stock) and other securities of the Company or any other Person (corporate or otherwise) which the holders of the Warrants at any time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have received, upon the exercise of the Warrants, in lieu of or in addition to Common Stock, or which at any time shall be issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of Common Stock or Other Securities pursuant to Section 4 or otherwise.
          “Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed

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on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
          “Person” shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, trust, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability company, unincorporated organization or any other entity or organization, including a government or agency or political subdivision thereof, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.
          “Principal Market” shall mean The NASDAQ Global Market.
          “Registration Rights Agreement” shall mean the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended or otherwise modified or supplemented from time to time, among the Holder and the Company.
          “Required Holders” shall mean the holders of the Issued Warrants representing at least a majority of shares of Common Stock underlying the Issued Warrants then outstanding.
          “Required Reserve Amount” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(g).
          “Restricted Securities” shall mean (i) any Warrants bearing the applicable legend set forth in Section 8, (ii) any Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued or issuable upon the exercise of Warrants which are (or, upon issuance, will be) evidenced by a certificate or certificates bearing the applicable legend set forth in such Section, and (iii) any Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued subsequent to the exercise of any of the Warrants as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or resulting from a subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock (or Other Securities) into a greater number of shares of Common Stock by reclassification, stock splits or otherwise, or in exchange for or in replacement of the Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued upon such exercise, which are evidenced by a certificate or certificates bearing the applicable legend set forth in such Section.
          “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any successor statute.
          “Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(c).
          “Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person at any time, any partnership (general or limited), joint venture, corporation, trust, estate, limited liability company, association, joint-stock company, unincorporated organization or other entity of which (or in which) more than 50% of (a) the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time shares of capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency), (b) the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or other entity, or (c) the beneficial interest in such trust or estate, is, at such time, directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries.

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          “Successor Entity” means the Person (or, if so elected by the Required Holders, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Required Holders, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.
          “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded; provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time).
          “Transfer Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(c).
          “Transaction Documents” shall mean the Issued Warrants, Warrantholder Rights Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.
          “VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York City time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official close of trading) as reported by Bloomberg through its “Volume at Price” functions, or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York City time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official close of trading) as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the weighted average price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the weighted average price of such security on such date shall be the Fair Value (as set forth in subsection (iii) of the definition of Fair Value). All such determinations are to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.
          “Warrantholder Rights Agreement” shall mean the Warrantholder Rights Agreement dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended or otherwise modified or supplemented from time to time, among the Holder and the Company.
          “Warrants” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant.

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          “Warrantholder” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant.
          “Warrant Quantity” shall mean the Initial Warrant Quantity, subject to adjustment from time to time pursuant to Sections 3, 4 and 5.
          “Warrant Register” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 11.
          2. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
               (a) Manner of Exercise; Payment of the Exercise Price; Certain Adjustments Upon Exercise.
                    (i) This Warrant may be exercised by the Holder hereof, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time on or after the date hereof, but prior to the Expiration Date, by (i) delivery of a written notice to the Company, in the form attached hereto Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant and accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price for the number of shares of Common Stock (the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) specified in such form.
                    (ii) Payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price may be made as follows (or by any combination of the following):
                         (A) in United States currency by cash or delivery of a certified check or bank draft payable to the order of the Company or by wire transfer to the Company;
                         (B) by surrender to the Company for cancellation certificates representing Common Stock owned by the Holder (properly endorsed for transfer in blank) having a Current Market Price on the date of Warrant exercise equal to the Exercise Price; and
                         (C) in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula:
               Net Number = (A x B) - (A x C)
                                                       B
               For purposes of the foregoing formula:
               A= the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.

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               B= the Market Price of the shares of Common Stock (as reported by Bloomberg) on the date immediately preceding the date of the Exercise Notice.
               C= the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.
                    (iii) The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Common Stock issuable under this Warrant shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of shares of Common Stock exersicable under this Warrant.
               (b) When Exercise Effective. Each exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered to, and the Exercise Price (the “Exercise Delivery Documents”) shall have been received by the Company as provided in Section 2(a), and at such time the Person or Persons in whose name or names any certificate or certificates for Common Stock (or Other Securities) shall be issuable upon such exercise as provided in Section 2(c) shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record thereof for all purposes.
               (c) Delivery of Share Certificates, etc.; Charges, Taxes and Expenses.
                    (i) On or before the second Business Day following the date on which the exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been effected, the Company shall transmit by facsimile an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents to the Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”).
                    (ii) On or before the third Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received all of the Exercise Delivery Documents (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall (X), provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Holder, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise.
                    (iii) Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Common Stock with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date such Common Stock are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of

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delivery of the certificates evidencing such Common Stock, as the case may be. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to Section 2(a) and the number of shares of Common Stock represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of shares of Common Stock being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant representing the right to purchase number of shares of Common Stock purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which this Warrant is exercised.
                    (iv) No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number.
                    (v) All shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the terms hereof shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, issued without violation of any preemptive right or similar rights of any stock of the Company and free and clear of all liens. The Company shall pay all expenses in connection with, and all taxes and other governmental charges which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.
                    (vi) In the case of any dispute with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder such number of shares of Common Stock that is not disputed and shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations to the Holder via facsimile within five (5) Business Days after each exercise of this Warrant. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree as to the determination of the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued within three (3) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the dispute with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be determined in good faith by any firm of independent public accountants of national standing, selected jointly by the Company and the Holder or, if that selection cannot be made within ten days, by any firm of independent public accountants of national standing selected by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its rules, and provided further, that all of the fees and expenses of any third parties incurred in connection with resolving such dispute will be paid one-half by the Company and one-half by the Holder. The Company shall then, on the next Business Day, issue certificate(s) representing the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant in accordance with such accounting firm’s determination under this Section 2(c)(vi).
               (d) Company to Reaffirm Obligations. The Company shall, at the time of each exercise of this Warrant, upon the request of the Holder hereof, acknowledge in writing its continuing obligation to afford to such Holder all rights to which such Holder shall continue to be entitled after such exercise in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, provided that if

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the Holder of this Warrant shall fail to make any such request, such failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Company to afford such rights to the Holder.
               (e) Company’s Failure to Timely Deliver Securities. If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to the Holder within three (3) Trading Days of receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or to credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for such number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise of this Warrant, then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Company shall pay in cash to the Holder on each day after such third Trading Day that the issuance of such shares of Common Stock is not timely effected an amount equal to 1.5% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder on a timely basis and to which the Holder is entitled and (B) the Market Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the last possible date which the Company could have issued such shares of Common Stock to the Holder without violating Section 2(c). In addition to the foregoing, if within three (3) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of the facsimile copy of a Exercise Notice the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to the Holder and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise hereunder, and if on or after such third Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Market Price on the date of exercise.
               (f) Limitations on Exercises.
                    (i) The Company shall not effect the exercise of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise this Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such Person (together with such Person’s affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this

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Warrant beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-KSB, Form 10-Q, Form 10-QSB, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Commission, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of the Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the exercise of securities of the Company, by the Holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and not to any other holder of the Warrants.
                    (ii) Principal Market Regulation. The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant and no Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive any shares of Common Stock if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed that number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon exercise of the Issued Warrants or otherwise without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of any applicable Eligible Market (the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Eligible Market for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. Until such approval or written opinion is obtained, no Warrantholder shall be issued in the aggregate, upon exercise of any Issued Warrants, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the product of the Exchange Cap multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Issued Warrants issued to such Warrantholder and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Issued Warrants issued to the Warrantholder (with respect to each Warrantholder, the “Exchange Cap Allocation”). In the event that any Warrantholder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Warrantholder’s Issued Warrants, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Warrantholder’s Exchange Cap Allocation, and the restrictions of the prior sentence shall apply to such transferee with respect to the portion of the Exchange

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Cap Allocation allocated to such transferee. In the event that any holder of Issued Warrants shall exercise all of such holder’s Issued Warrants into a number of shares of Common Stock which, in the aggregate, is less than such holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation, then the difference between such holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation and the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued to such holder shall be allocated to the respective Exchange Cap Allocations of the remaining holders of Issued Warrants on a pro rata basis in proportion to the shares of Common Stock underlying the Issued Warrants then held by each such holder. In the event that the Company is prohibited from issuing any Warrant Shares for which an Exercise Notice has been received as a result of the operation of this Section 2(f)(ii), the Company shall pay cash in exchange for cancellation of such Common Stock, at a price per Common Stock equal to the difference between the Market Price and the Exercise Price as of the date of the attempted exercise.
               (g) Insufficient Authorized Shares. If at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon exercise of this Warrant at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 130% (the “Required Reserve Amount”) of the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of all of the Issued Warrants then outstanding (an “Authorized Share Failure”), then the Company shall immediately take all action necessary to increase the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for the Issued Warrant then outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its stockholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall provide each stockholder with a proxy statement and shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit its stockholders’ approval of such increase in authorized shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the stockholders that they approve such proposal.
          3. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.
               (a) General; Warrant Quantity. This Warrant evidences the right to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Warrant Quantity. Prior to the exercise of the Warrants, no Holder of a Warrant shall be entitled to any rights of a stockholder of the Company, including without limitation, the right to vote or to consent to any action of the stockholders, to receive dividends or other distributions, to exercise any preemptive right or to receive any notice of any meeting of stockholders or any proceedings of the Company, in each case except as otherwise provided in this Warrant (including, without limitation, Sections 3(b) and 7 hereof) or any of the other Transaction Documents.
               (b) Issuance of Additional Common Stock. In case the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof until the third anniversary of the date hereof shall issue or sell Additional Common Stock (including without limitation Additional Common Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to Section 3(c) or 3(d)), other than Excluded Securities, without consideration or for consideration per share less than the Current Market Price of the

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Common Stock (such issuances, “Dilutive Issuances”), then, in each such case, subject to Section 3(h), the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to a price equal to the price obtained by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the such Dilutive Issuance by a fraction of which:
               (i) the numerator shall be the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis (including Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) immediately prior to such issue or sale and (B) the number of shares of Common Stock that the aggregate consideration received by the Company for the total number of such Additional Common Stock so issued or sold would purchase at an amount equal to the Current Market Price; and
               (ii) the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis (including Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) immediately after such issue or sale; provided, that for the purposes of this Section 3(b)(ii), immediately after any Common Stock are deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(d) or 3(e), such Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding.
                    Upon each such adjustment of the Exercise Price hereunder, the Warrant Quantity shall be adjusted to the number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product thereof by the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment.
                    Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 3(b) shall be applicable until the Expiration Date for issuances or sales of any Additional Common Stock to the Disclosed Persons.
               (c) Upon Acquisition of Common Stock. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof, directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities for a consideration per share (plus in case of such Options or Convertible Securities, the additional consideration required to be paid to the Company upon exercise or conversion or exchange) greater than the Current Market Price immediately prior to such event, then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to a price obtained by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such event by a fraction of which:
                    (i) the numerator shall be the result of dividing:
                         (A) the product of (I) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis (including Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) and (II) the Current Market Price, in each case immediately prior to such event, minus (II) the aggregate consideration paid by the Company in such event (plus in case of such Options or Convertible Securities, the additional consideration required to be paid to the Company upon exercise or conversion or exchange) by

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                         (B) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis (including Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) immediately after such event.
               (ii) the denominator shall be the Current Market Price immediately prior to such event.
                    Upon each such adjustment of the Exercise Price hereunder, the Warrant Quantity shall be adjusted to the number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product thereof by the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment.
               (d) Treatment of Options and Convertible Securities. In case the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall issue, sell, grant or assume, or shall fix a record date for the determination of holders of any class of securities of the Company entitled to receive, any Options or Convertible Securities (whether or not the rights thereunder are immediately exercisable), then, and in each such case, the maximum number of Additional Common Stock (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto, without regard to any provisions contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or, in the case of Convertible Securities and Options therefor, the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, shall be deemed to be Additional Common Stock issued as of the time of such issue, sale, grant or assumption or, in case such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date; provided, that such Additional Common Stock shall not be deemed to have been issued unless the consideration per Common Stock (determined pursuant to Section 3(j)) would be less than the Current Market Price of the Common Stock in effect on the date of and immediately prior to such issue, sale, grant or assumption or immediately prior to the close of business on such record date, as the case may be, and provided, further, that in any such case in which Additional Common Stock are deemed to be issued:
                    (i) whether or not the Additional Common Stock underlying such Options or Convertible Securities are deemed to be issued, no further adjustment of the Warrant Quantity shall be made upon the subsequent issue or sale of Convertible Securities or Common Stock upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, except in the case of any such Options or Convertible Securities which contain provisions requiring an adjustment, subsequent to the date of the issue or sale thereof, of the number of Additional Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities by reason of (i) a change of control of the Company, (ii) the acquisition by any Person or group of Persons of any specified number or percentage of the voting securities of the Company or (iii) any other event or occurrence, such as a reset of pricing with respect to the conversion of convertible securities, each such case to be deemed hereunder to involve a separate issuance of Additional Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be;

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                    (ii) if such Options or Convertible Securities by their terms provide, with the passage of time or otherwise, for any increase in the consideration payable to the Company, or decrease in the number of Additional Common Stock issuable, upon the exercise, conversion or exchange thereof (by change of rate or otherwise), the Warrant Quantity computed upon the original issue, sale, grant or assumption thereof, and any subsequent adjustments based thereon, shall, upon any such increase or decrease becoming effective, be recomputed to reflect such increase or decrease insofar as it affects such Options, or the rights of conversion or exchange under such Convertible Securities, which are outstanding at such time; and
                    (iii) no readjustment pursuant to subdivision (i) or (ii) above shall have the effect of increasing the Exercise Price or decreasing the Warrant Quantity by an amount in excess of the amount of the adjustment thereof originally made in respect of the issue, sale, grant or assumption of such Options or Convertible Securities.
               (e) Rights upon Distribution of Assets. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Asset Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:
                    (i) any Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Asset Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Exercise Price by a fraction of which (i) the numerator shall be the Market Price of the shares of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Asset Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of shares of Common Stock, and (ii) the denominator shall be the Market Price of the shares of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date; and
                    (ii) the Warrant Quantity shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Asset Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph (a); provided that in the event that the Asset Distribution is of shares of Common Stock (or common stock) (“Other Shares of Common Stock”) of a company whose common shares are traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system, then the Holder may elect to receive a warrant to purchase Other Shares of Common Stock in lieu of an increase in the number of Warrant Quantity, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the number of shares of Other Shares of Common Stock that would have been payable to the Holder pursuant to the Asset Distribution had the Holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such

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record date and with an aggregate exercise price equal to the product of the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Asset Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding paragraph (a) and the Warrant Quantity calculated in accordance with the first part of this paragraph (b).
               (f) Extraordinary Dividends and Distributions. In case the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall declare, order, pay, issue, sell or make a dividend or other distribution, including, without limitation, (i) any distribution of other or additional Stock, (ii) other securities, cash or property or (iii) Options, by way of dividend, or spin-off, reclassification, recapitalization or similar corporate rearrangement, but excluding distributions of the Excluded Securities (each a “Stockholder Distribution”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Stockholder Distribution, the aggregate Stockholder Distribution which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Stockholder Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Stockholder Distribution.
               (g) Adjustment upon Subdivision or Combination of shares of Common Stock. If the Company at any time on or after the date hereof subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the Warrant Quantity in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the date hereof combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately increased and the Warrant Quantity will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 3(g) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
               (h) Dilution in Case of Other Securities. In case any Other Securities shall be issued or sold or shall become subject to issue or sale upon the conversion or exchange of any Common Stock (or Other Securities) of the Company (or any issuer of Other Securities or any other Person referred to in Section 4) or to subscription, purchase or other acquisition pursuant to any Options issued or granted by the Company (or any such other issuer or Person) for a consideration such as to dilute, on a basis consistent with the standards established in the other provisions of this Section 3, the purchase rights granted by this Warrant (a “Dilutive Other Securities Event”), then, and in each such case, the computations, adjustments and readjustments provided for in this Section 3 with respect to the Warrant Quantity shall be made as nearly as possible in the manner so provided and applied to determine the amount of Other Securities from time to time receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant, so as to protect the Holder of this Warrant against the effect of such dilution, provided that no such computations, adjustments or readjustments under this Section 3(h) shall be required if (a) none of the members of the Company and their respective Affiliates are provided more favorable terms or receive disproportionate benefits than provided or received by Holder in connection with such Dilutive

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Other Securities Event and (b) the Board approves such Dilutive Other Securities Event pursuant to a good faith determination that such issuance is in the best interests of the Company.
               (i) Issuances to Disclosed Persons. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent the Company issues or sells any Additional Common Stock to a Disclosed Person at any time or from time to time after the date hereof until the third anniversary of the date hereof, the Warrant Quantity shall be increased to an amount, on a pro rata basis, such that the aggregate Warrant Quantity of the Issued Warrants shall be equal to 5.0% of the shares of the Common Stock outstanding, on a Fully Diluted Basis, after giving effect to the issuances of Additional Common Stock.
               (j) Computation of Consideration. For the purposes of this Section 3,
                    (i) the consideration for the issue or sale of any Additional Common Stock shall, irrespective of the accounting treatment of such consideration, (A) insofar as it consists of cash, be computed at the net amount of cash received by the Company, without deducting any expenses paid or incurred by the Company or any commissions or compensations paid or concessions or discounts allowed to underwriters, dealers or others performing similar services in connection with such issue or sale, (B) insofar as it consists of property (including securities) other than cash, be computed at the Fair Value thereof at the time of such issue or sale, and (C) in case Additional Common Stock are issued or sold together with other securities or other assets of the Company for a consideration which covers both, be the portion of such consideration so received, computed as provided in clauses (A) and (B) above, allocable to such Additional Common Stock, such allocation to be determined in the same manner that the Fair Value of property not consisting of cash or securities is to be determined as provided in the definition of “Fair Value” herein; and
                    (ii) Additional Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(c), relating to Options and Convertible Securities, shall be deemed to have been issued for a consideration per Common Stock determined by dividing: (A) the total amount, if any, received and receivable by the Company as consideration for the issue, sale, grant or assumption of the Options or Convertible Securities in question, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such consideration to protect against dilution) payable to the Company upon the exercise in full of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities or, in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, in each case computing such consideration as provided in the foregoing subdivision (a), by (ii) the maximum number of Additional Common Stock (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number to protect against dilution) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
          4. CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, ETC.

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               (a) The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(a) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Holders and approved by the Required Holders prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements to deliver to each holder of Issued Warrants in exchange for such Issued Warrants a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant, including, without limitation, an adjusted exercise price equal to the value for the shares of Common Stock reflected by the terms of such Fundamental Transaction, and exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock equivalent to the shares of Common Stock or Other Securities acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and satisfactory to the Required Holders. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock (or Other Securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the publicly traded common stock (or its equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive Other Securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “Corporate Event”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon an exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction but prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock (or Other Securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription rights) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had the Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant.
               (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing and the provisions of Section 4(a) above, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Warrant by delivering a written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier to the Holder (a “Fundamental Transaction Redemption Notice”) no sooner than sixty (60) days but not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the consummation of a Fundamental Transaction, for a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the greater of (I) the Market Price of Common Stock on the

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date immediately preceding the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction and (II) the Market Price of the Common Stock on the date the Company delivers its Fundamental Transaction Redemption Notice and (ii) 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Warrant is exercisable.
               (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing and the provisions of Section 4(a) above, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, at the request of the Holder delivered before the ninetieth (90th) day after the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the Company (or the Successor Entity) shall purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder, within five (5) Business Days of such request (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction, cash in an amount equal to the Black-Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such Fundamental Transaction.
          5. OTHER DILUTIVE EVENTS. In case any event shall occur as to which the provisions of Section 3 or Section 4 or the other anti-dilution provisions herein are not strictly applicable or if strictly applicable (which for purposes of this Section 5 would only apply to Section 3(b) and 3(i) from the date hereof until the third anniversary of the date hereof) would not fairly protect the purchase rights represented by this Warrant in accordance with the essential intent and principles of such provisions, then, in each such case, the Company shall at its own expense appoint a firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing (which may be the regular auditors of the Company), which shall give their opinion on the adjustment, if any, on a basis consistent with the essential intent and principles established in such provisions, necessary to preserve, without dilution, the purchase rights represented by this Warrant. Upon receipt of such opinion, the Company shall promptly mail a copy thereof to the Holder and shall make the adjustments described therein; provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 5 will decrease the Warrant Quantity as otherwise determined pursuant to this Sections 3 or 4.
          6. NONCIRCUMVENTION. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) shall, so long as any of the Issued Warrants are outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of the Issued Warrants, 130% of the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of the Issued Warrants then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise).
          7. BOARD OBSERVATION. If requested by the Holder, the Company shall permit one Person designated by the Holder to be appointed as a non-voting observer (the

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Board Observer”) to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”). The Board Observer shall have the right to attend all meetings of the Board and any committees thereof (including, without limitation, the audit committee and compensation committee), shall receive notices of all meetings of the Board and/or any committees thereof and all written materials distributed to members of the Board and/or any committees thereof, but shall not be entitled to vote on any matters before the Board or any committees thereof; provided, however, that the Board Observer shall execute and deliver, upon his appointment and prior to any attendance at the first such meeting or to being furnished the first such written materials, a confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement in the form agreed to prior to the date hereof. The right hereunder shall only inure to such Holder so long as such Holder is an Affiliate of Silver Point Finance, LLC and if there are more than one holder of Issued Warrants that is an Affiliate of Silver Point Finance, LLC, such right shall that inure to one holder as determined by the Silver Point Finance, LLC; provided that the right hereunder shall only inure to such Holder so long as the Holders that are Affiliates of Silver Point Finance, LLC collectively own Warrants representing greater than 50% of the Warrant Shares outstanding on the date hereof.
          8. LEGENDS.
               (a) Restrictive Legends. Except as otherwise permitted by this Section 8, each Warrant (including each Warrant issued upon the transfer of any Warrant) shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
     “THIS WARRANT AND COMMON STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE COMMON STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY BE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER THE ACT AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”
Except as otherwise permitted by this Section 8, each certificate for Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued upon the exercise of any Warrant, and each certificate issued upon the transfer of any such Common Stock (or Other Securities), shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
     “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER THE ACT AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA

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FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”
               (b) Termination of Restrictions. The restrictions imposed on the transferability of Restricted Securities set forth in the legend of this Warrant shall cease and terminate as to any particular Restricted Securities (i) when a registration statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, (ii) when such securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act, or (iii) when such restrictions are no longer required or necessary in order to protect the Company against a violation of the Securities Act upon any sale or other disposition of such securities without registration thereunder. Whenever such restrictions shall cease and terminate as to any Restricted Securities, the Holder shall be entitled to receive from the Company, without expense, new securities of like tenor not bearing the legend set forth in this Warrant. If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to the holder of the Securities within three (3) Trading Days (as defined below) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the holder of such Securities that the holder anticipated receiving without legend from the Company, then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the holder’s request and in the holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the holder in an amount equal to the Buy-In Price, at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such unlegended Securities shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the holder such unlegended Securities as provided above and pay cash to the holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Market Price on the date of exercise.
          9. NOTICES OF CORPORATE ACTION. In the event of:
          (a) any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution, or any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any Common Stock or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or
          (b) any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification or recapitalization of the securities of the Company, any consolidation or merger involving the Company and any other Person, any transaction or series of transactions in which more than 50% of the voting securities of the Company are transferred to another Person, or any transfer, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company to any other Person, or
     (c) any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company,
the Company shall mail to each Holder of a Warrant a notice specifying (i) the date or expected date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, and (ii) the date or expected date on which any such reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, consolidation, merger, transfer, sale, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is to take place and the time, if any such time is to be fixed, as of which the holders of Common Stock (or Other

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Securities) shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock (or Other Securities) for the securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Such notice shall be mailed at least 15 days prior to the date therein specified. .
          10. REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF WARRANTS, ETC.
               (a) Warrant Register; Ownership of Warrants. Each Warrant issued by the Company shall be numbered and shall be registered in a warrant register (the “Warrant Register”) as it is issued and transferred, which Warrant Register shall be maintained by the Company at its principal office or, at the Company’s election and expense, by a Warrant Agent or the Transfer Agent. The Company shall be entitled to treat the registered Holder of any Warrant on the Warrant Register as the owner in fact thereof for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Warrant on the part of any other Person, and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary, except that, if and when any Warrant is properly assigned in blank, the Company may (but shall not be obligated to) treat the bearer thereof as the owner of such Warrant for all purposes.
               (b) Transfer of Warrants. If applicable, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable in whole or in part, without charge to the Holder hereof, upon surrender of this Warrant with a properly executed Form of Assignment attached hereto as Exhibit B at the principal office of the Company; provided, that any transfer shall comply with the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws and regulations. Upon any partial transfer, the Company shall at its expense issue and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant of like tenor, in the name of the Holder, which shall be exercisable for such number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which rights under this Warrant were not so transferred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder may not transfer this Warrant in whole or in part (i) from the date hereof until the date that is ninety (90) days following the date hereof (other than to its Affiliates)or (ii) at any time and from time to time if the number of shares underlying such Warrant represents less than 5,000 shares of Common Stock.
               (c) Replacement of Warrants. On receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction of this Warrant, on delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form, substance and amount to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, on surrender of such Warrant to the Company at its principal office and cancellation thereof, the Company at its expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.
               (d) Adjustments To Number of Common Stock. Notwithstanding any adjustment in the number or kind of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, any Warrant theretofore or thereafter issued may continue to express the same number and kind of Common Stock as are stated in this Warrant, as initially issued. In the event of any adjustments to the Exercise Price pursuant to this Warrant, such Exercise Price shall be rounded up to the nearest cent.

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          11. REMEDIES; SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. The Company stipulates that there would be no adequate remedy at law to the Holder of this Warrant in the event of any default or threatened default by the Company in the performance of or compliance with any of the terms of this Warrant and accordingly, the Company agrees that, in addition to any other remedy to which the Holder may be entitled at law or in equity, the Holder shall be entitled to seek to compel specific performance of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant, without the posting of any bond, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Warrant in any court specified in Section 16, and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of this Warrant, the Company shall not raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at law. A delay or omission by the Holder hereto in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon any such breach shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in any such breach. No remedy shall be exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies shall be cumulative.
          12. NO RIGHTS OR LIABILITIES AS STOCKHOLDER. Nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as conferring upon the Holder hereof any rights as a stockholder of the Company or as imposing any obligation on the Holder to purchase any securities or as imposing any liabilities on the Holder as a stockholder of the Company, whether such obligation or liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
          13. NOTICES. All notices and other communications (and deliveries) provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand delivery, telecopier, any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery or first class registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed (a) if to the Company:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
1600 N. Desert Drive
Tempe, Arizona 85281
Attention: General Counsel, Chief Financial Officer
                   and Treasurer
Telecopier: 602-389-8869
          or such other address as may hereafter be designated in writing by the Company to the Holder in accordance with the provisions of this Section, or (b) if to the Holder, at its address as it appears in the Warrant Register.
          All such notices and communications (and deliveries) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when transmitted with a receipt of successful transmission, if by facsimile; on the next Business Day, if timely delivered to a courier guaranteeing overnight delivery; and five days after being deposited in the mail, if sent first class or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; provided, that the exercise of any Warrant shall be effective in the manner provided in Section 2.
          14. AMENDMENTS. This Warrant and any term hereof may not be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be established, without the written consent of the Company and the Holder of this Warrant. All Issued Warrants may be amended by the written consent of the

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Company and Required Holders; provided however, that with respect to any amendment, modification, supplement, termination or waiver of any provisions of this Warrant that would disproportionately adversely affect the rights of any Warrantholder, the Company shall seek from each Warrantholder adversely affected, a consent in writing to such amendment, modification, supplement, termination or waiver of such provisions of this Warrant, which consent may be withheld by such Warrantholder in its sole discretion. If the Company is unable to obtain a consent from each Warrantholder whose rights would be adversely affected by the proposed amendment, modification, supplement, termination or waiver of provisions of this Warrant, then such amendment, modification, supplement, termination or waiver of provisions of this Warrant shall not be adopted by the Company.
          15. DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS, ETC. The headings in this Warrant are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of terms contained herein. Unless the context of this Warrant otherwise requires: (a) words of any gender shall be deemed to include each other gender; (b) words using the singular or plural number shall also include the plural or singular number, respectively; (c) the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Warrant shall refer to this Warrant as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Warrant, and Section and paragraph references are to the Sections and paragraphs of this Warrant unless otherwise specified; (d) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Warrant shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; (e) “or” is not exclusive; and (f) provisions apply to successive events and transactions.
          16. GOVERNING LAW. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Warrant shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware. The Company and the Holder hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. The Company and the Holder hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

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          17. COSTS AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES. If any action, suit or other proceeding is instituted concerning or arising out of this Warrant, the Company agrees and the Holder, by taking and holding this Warrant agrees, that the prevailing party shall recover from the non-prevailing party all of such prevailing party’s costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in each and every such action, suit or other proceeding, including any and all appeals or petitions therefrom.
          18. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Warrant shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. For purposes of this Warrant, “successor” for any entity other than a natural person shall mean a successor to such entity as a result of such entity’s merger, consolidation, sale of substantially all of its assets or similar transaction.
          19. SEVERABILITY. In the event that any one or more of the provisions, paragraphs, words, clauses, phrases or sentences contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision, paragraph, word, clause, phrase or sentence in every other respect and of the other remaining provisions, paragraphs, words, clauses, phrases or sentences hereof shall not be in any way impaired, it being intended that all rights, powers and privileges of the parties hereto shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided that this Section 20 shall not cause this Warrant to differ materially from the intent of the parties as herein expressed.
          20. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Warrant, the Warrantholder Rights Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement (collectively, the “Other Agreements”) are intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings relating to such subject matter, other than those set forth or referred to herein or in the Other Agreements. This Agreement and the Other Agreements supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties to this Warrant, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.
          21. CONSTRUCTION. The parties hereto acknowledge that each of them has had the benefit of legal counsel of its own choice and has been afforded an opportunity to review this Warrant with its legal counsel and that this Warrant shall be construed as if jointly drafted by the parties.
          22. MOST FAVORED HOLDER. The Company agrees that if at any time or from time to time prior to the Expiration Date it enters into any agreement with, or issues Options or other securities to, any Person other than a Holder of a Warrant, which provides such Person with more favorable terms (only with respect to anti-dilution protections and exercise price and redemption premiums) of the type set forth in the Warrant, then the Company shall issue to the Holders of any Warrants new warrants in exchange for such Warrants, which shall contain such more favorable terms, effective from the date such agreement is consummated or Option or other security is issued until the Expiration Date.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Warrant as of the date first written above.
         
  SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ John S. Hodgson   
    Name:  John S. Hodgson    
    Title:  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
           Officer and Treasurer
   

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SCHEDULE A
  2003 Incentive Compensation Plan
  2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  Syntax Groups Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan 2005 Deferred and Restricted Stock Plan

 


 

     
 
  EXHIBIT A to Common Stock
 
  Purchase Warrant
EXERCISE NOTICE
TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
     The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _______ of the shares of Common Stock of Syntax-Brillian Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
     1. Form of Exercise Price. The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as:
  _____   a “Cash Exercise” with respect to _______ shares of Common Stock; and/or
 
  _____   by surrender to the Company for cancellation pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii)(B) certificates representing [             ] shares of Common Stock owned by the Holder (properly endorsed for transfer in blank) having a Current Market Price on the date of Warrant exercise equal to the Exercise Price; and/or
 
  _____   a “Cashless Exercise” with respect to _______ shares of Common Stock.
     2. Payment of Exercise Price. In the event that the holder has elected a Cash Exercise with respect to some or all of the Common Stock to be issued pursuant hereto, the holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $_______ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
     3. Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder _______ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
Date: ___________, ____
         
         
Name of Registered Holder
 
   
By:        
  Name:        
  Title:        

 


 

         
     
 
  EXHIBIT B to Common Stock
 
  Purchase Warrant
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto the Assignee named below all of the rights of the undersigned to purchase shares of common stock, par value US$.001 per share (“Common Stock”), of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. (the “Company”) represented by the Warrant, with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below:
                 
            No. of Common  
Name of Assignee   Address     Stock  
 
               
and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint _______ Attorney to make such transfer on the books of Syntax-Brillian Corporation maintained for that purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.
         
Dated: _______________, 200_  [NAME OF HOLDER]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

 

EX-10.78 7 p74538exv10w78.htm EX-10.78 exv10w78
 

Exhibit 10.78
WARRANT
THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE COMMON STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY BE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER THE ACT AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES
SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
     
No. W-2   Dated: October 26, 2007
     
    Warrant to Purchase
1,225,598 shares of Common Stock
          SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), for value received, hereby certifies that SPCP GROUP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled to purchase from the Company the number of duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value US$.001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) equal to 1,225,598 shares of Common Stock (the “Initial Warrant Quantity”), at an exercise price equal to US$0.01 (the initial “Exercise Price”, subject to adjustment as provided herein) per share (the “Warrant”), at any time or from time to time on or after the date hereof, but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date, all subject to the terms, conditions and adjustments set forth below in this Warrant. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned such terms in the Warrantholder Rights Agreement. This Warrant is the Warrant originally issued pursuant to the terms of the Warrantholder Rights Agreement (this Warrant or any portion of this Warrant subsequently assigned or transferred, each a “Issued Warrant” and collectively, the “Issued Warrants” and each holder of a Issued Warrant, a “Warrantholder”).
          1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
          “Additional Common Stock” shall mean all shares of Common Stock (including treasury shares) issued or sold by the Company after the date hereof, whether or not subsequently reacquired or retired by the Company, other than shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of the Warrants and other than the Excluded Securities.

 


 

          “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 5% or more of the Capital Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the Holder be considered an Affiliate of the Company.
          “Aggregate Exercise Price” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(a)(i).
          “Applicable Securities” shall mean any have the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.
          “Approved Stock Plan” shall mean any employee benefit plan existing on the day immediately preceding the date hereof and as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto which has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued to any employee, consultant, officer or director for services provided to the Company.
          “Asset Distribution” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3(e).
          “Authorized Share Failure” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(g).
          “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to be closed. Any reference to “days” (unless Business Days are specified) shall mean calendar days.
          “Buy-In” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(e).
          “Buy-In Price” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(e).
          “Capital Stock” shall mean (a) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, and (b) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership or other equity interests of such Person.
          “Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency having jurisdiction to enforce the Securities Act.
          “Common Stock” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant, such term to include any shares into which such Common Stock shall have been converted or changed or any shares resulting from any reclassification of such Common Stock, and all other shares of any class or classes (however designated) of the Company the holders of which have the right, without limitation as to amount, either to all or to a share of the balance of

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current dividends and liquidating dividends after the payment of dividends and distributions on any shares entitled to preference.
          “Company” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant, such term to include any company or other entity which shall succeed to or assume the obligations of the Company hereunder in compliance with Section 4.
          “Convertible Securities” shall mean any evidences of indebtedness, shares (other than Common Stock) or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into, exercisable for, or exchangeable for Additional Common Stock.
          “Corporate Event” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 4(a).
          “Current Market Price” shall mean, on any date specified herein, the average of the daily VWAP during the 10 consecutive Trading Days commencing 13 Trading Days before such date, except that, if on any such date the Common Stock are not listed or admitted for trading on any national securities exchange or quoted in the over-the-counter market, the Current Market Price shall be the Market Price on such date.
          “Dilutive Other Securities Event” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3(g).
          “DTC” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(c).
          “Eligible Market” shall mean the Principal Market, the American Stock Exchange, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., The NASDAQ Capital Market or The NASDAQ Global Select Market.
          “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any successor statute.
          “Exchange Cap” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(f).
          “Exchange Cap Allocation” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(f).
          “Excluded Securities” shall mean any Common Stock issued or issuable: (i) in connection with any Approved Stock Plan to the extent such Common Stock would not result in a Dilutive Issuance; (ii) upon exercise of the Warrants; (iii) pursuant to a bona fide firm commitment underwritten public offering with a nationally recognized underwriter which generates gross proceeds to the Company in excess of $50,000,000 (other than an “at-the-market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the 1933 Act and “equity lines”); (iv) to strategic suppliers to the Company (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company) other than issuances to those persons disclosed (the “Disclosed Persons”) in writing to the Holder prior to the Closing Date, provided that the consideration received by the Company consist of all cash and such consideration received per Common Stock is not less than 95.0% of the arithmetic average of the daily VWAP during the 30 consecutive Trading Days prior to such issuance; and (v) upon exercise of any Options or Convertible Securities which are outstanding

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on the day immediately preceding the date hereof, provided that the terms of such Options or Convertible Securities are not amended, modified or changed on or after the date hereof.
          “Exercise Delivery Documents” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(b).
          “Exercise Price” shall mean the initial Exercise Price set forth in the introduction to this Warrant, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Sections 3 and 4 hereof.
          “Expiration Date” shall mean October 26, 2017.
          “Fair Value” shall mean, on any date specified herein (i) in the case of cash, the dollar amount or equivalent thereof, (ii) in the case of a security, the Current Market Price, and (iii) in all other cases, the fair value thereof (as of a date which is within 20 days of the date as of which the determination is to be made) determined jointly and in good faith by the Company and the Holder; provided, however, that if such parties are unable to reach agreement within a reasonable period of time (not to exceed twenty (20) Business Days), the Fair Value shall be determined in good faith, by an independent investment banking firm selected jointly by the Company and the Holder or, if that selection cannot be made within ten days, by an independent investment banking firm selected by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its rules, and provided further, that all of the fees and expenses of any third parties incurred in connection with determining the Fair Value will be paid by the Company. If required by any such investment banking firm or arbitrator, the Company shall execute a retainer and engagement letter containing reasonable terms and conditions, including without limitation, customary provisions concerning the rights of indemnification and contribution by the Company in favor of such investment banking firm or arbitrator and its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents and Affiliates.
          “Fundamental Transaction” shall mean that the Company shall directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Person, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than the 50% of either the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (iv) consummate a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than the 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination), or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock, or (vi) allow any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), to become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or

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indirectly, of 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock.
          “Fully Diluted Basis” shall mean, without duplication, the sum of (a) all Common Stock issued and outstanding at the date of determination, (b) all Common Stock issuable, as of the date of determination, upon the exercise of this Warrant and any other Option, warrant or similar right outstanding at the time of determination, whether or not presently exercisable, and (c) all Common Stock issuable, as of the date of determination, upon the exercise of any conversion or exchange right contained in any security convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock.
          “Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant.
          “Initial Warrant Quantity” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant.
          “Issued Warrant” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant.
          “Market Price” shall mean for any security as of any date, the last closing sale for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing sale price, then the last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing sale price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing sale price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing sale price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the sale prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.).
          “Maximum Percentage” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(f).
          “NASD” shall mean the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
          “Options” shall mean any rights, options or warrants to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire either Additional Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
          “Other Securities” shall mean any shares (other than Common Stock) and other securities of the Company or any other Person (corporate or otherwise) which the holders of the Warrants at any time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have received, upon the exercise of the Warrants, in lieu of or in addition to Common Stock, or which at any time shall be issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of Common Stock or Other Securities pursuant to Section 4 or otherwise.
          “Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed

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on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
          “Person” shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, trust, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability company, unincorporated organization or any other entity or organization, including a government or agency or political subdivision thereof, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.
          “Principal Market” shall mean The NASDAQ Global Market.
          “Registration Rights Agreement” shall mean the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended or otherwise modified or supplemented from time to time, among the Holder and the Company.
          “Required Holders” shall mean the holders of the Issued Warrants representing at least a majority of shares of Common Stock underlying the Issued Warrants then outstanding.
          “Required Reserve Amount” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(g).
          “Restricted Securities” shall mean (i) any Warrants bearing the applicable legend set forth in Section 8, (ii) any Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued or issuable upon the exercise of Warrants which are (or, upon issuance, will be) evidenced by a certificate or certificates bearing the applicable legend set forth in such Section, and (iii) any Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued subsequent to the exercise of any of the Warrants as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or resulting from a subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock (or Other Securities) into a greater number of shares of Common Stock by reclassification, stock splits or otherwise, or in exchange for or in replacement of the Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued upon such exercise, which are evidenced by a certificate or certificates bearing the applicable legend set forth in such Section.
          “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any successor statute.
          “Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(c).
          “Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person at any time, any partnership (general or limited), joint venture, corporation, trust, estate, limited liability company, association, joint-stock company, unincorporated organization or other entity of which (or in which) more than 50% of (a) the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time shares of capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency), (b) the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or other entity, or (c) the beneficial interest in such trust or estate, is, at such time, directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries.

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          “Successor Entity” means the Person (or, if so elected by the Required Holders, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Required Holders, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.
          “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded; provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time).
          “Transfer Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(c).
          “Transaction Documents” shall mean the Issued Warrants, Warrantholder Rights Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.
          “VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York City time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official close of trading) as reported by Bloomberg through its “Volume at Price” functions, or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York City time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official close of trading) as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the weighted average price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the weighted average price of such security on such date shall be the Fair Value (as set forth in subsection (iii) of the definition of Fair Value). All such determinations are to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.
          “Warrantholder Rights Agreement” shall mean the Warrantholder Rights Agreement dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended or otherwise modified or supplemented from time to time, among the Holder and the Company.
          “Warrants” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant.

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          “Warrantholder” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant.
          “Warrant Quantity” shall mean the Initial Warrant Quantity, subject to adjustment from time to time pursuant to Sections 3, 4 and 5.
          “Warrant Register” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 11.
          2. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
               (a) Manner of Exercise; Payment of the Exercise Price; Certain Adjustments Upon Exercise.
               (i) This Warrant may be exercised by the Holder hereof, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time on or after the date hereof, but prior to the Expiration Date, by (i) delivery of a written notice to the Company, in the form attached hereto Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant and accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price for the number of shares of Common Stock (the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) specified in such form.
               (ii) Payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price may be made as follows (or by any combination of the following):
                    (A) in United States currency by cash or delivery of a certified check or bank draft payable to the order of the Company or by wire transfer to the Company;
                    (B) by surrender to the Company for cancellation certificates representing Common Stock owned by the Holder (properly endorsed for transfer in blank) having a Current Market Price on the date of Warrant exercise equal to the Exercise Price; and
                    (C) in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula:
Net Number = (A x B) – (A x C) B
For purposes of the foregoing formula:
A= the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.

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B= the Market Price of the shares of Common Stock (as reported by Bloomberg) on the date immediately preceding the date of the Exercise Notice.
C= the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.
               (iii) The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Common Stock issuable under this Warrant shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of shares of Common Stock exersicable under this Warrant.
               (b) When Exercise Effective. Each exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered to, and the Exercise Price (the “Exercise Delivery Documents”) shall have been received by the Company as provided in Section 2(a), and at such time the Person or Persons in whose name or names any certificate or certificates for Common Stock (or Other Securities) shall be issuable upon such exercise as provided in Section 2(c) shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record thereof for all purposes.
               (c) Delivery of Share Certificates, etc.; Charges, Taxes and Expenses.
               (i) On or before the second Business Day following the date on which the exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been effected, the Company shall transmit by facsimile an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents to the Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”).
               (ii) On or before the third Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received all of the Exercise Delivery Documents (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall (X), provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Holder, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise.
               (iii) Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Common Stock with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date such Common Stock are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of

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delivery of the certificates evidencing such Common Stock, as the case may be. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to Section 2(a) and the number of shares of Common Stock represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of shares of Common Stock being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant representing the right to purchase number of             shares of Common Stock purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which this Warrant is exercised.
               (iv) No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number.
               (v) All shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the terms hereof shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, issued without violation of any preemptive right or similar rights of any stock of the Company and free and clear of all liens. The Company shall pay all expenses in connection with, and all taxes and other governmental charges which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.
               (vi) In the case of any dispute with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder such number of shares of Common Stock that is not disputed and shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations to the Holder via facsimile within five (5) Business Days after each exercise of this Warrant. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree as to the determination of the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued within three (3) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the dispute with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be determined in good faith by any firm of independent public accountants of national standing, selected jointly by the Company and the Holder or, if that selection cannot be made within ten days, by any firm of independent public accountants of national standing selected by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its rules, and provided further, that all of the fees and expenses of any third parties incurred in connection with resolving such dispute will be paid one-half by the Company and one-half by the Holder. The Company shall then, on the next Business Day, issue certificate(s) representing the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant in accordance with such accounting firm’s determination under this Section 2(c)(vi).
               (d) Company to Reaffirm Obligations. The Company shall, at the time of each exercise of this Warrant, upon the request of the Holder hereof, acknowledge in writing its continuing obligation to afford to such Holder all rights to which such Holder shall continue to be entitled after such exercise in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, provided that if

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the Holder of this Warrant shall fail to make any such request, such failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Company to afford such rights to the Holder.
               (e) Company’s Failure to Timely Deliver Securities. If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to the Holder within three (3) Trading Days of receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or to credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for such number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise of this Warrant, then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Company shall pay in cash to the Holder on each day after such third Trading Day that the issuance of such shares of Common Stock is not timely effected an amount equal to 1.5% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder on a timely basis and to which the Holder is entitled and (B) the Market Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the last possible date which the Company could have issued such shares of Common Stock to the Holder without violating Section 2(c). In addition to the foregoing, if within three (3) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of the facsimile copy of a Exercise Notice the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to the Holder and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise hereunder, and if on or after such third Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Market Price on the date of exercise.
               (f) Limitations on Exercises.
               (i) The Company shall not effect the exercise of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise this Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such Person (together with such Person’s affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this

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Warrant beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-KSB, Form 10-Q, Form 10-QSB, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Commission, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of the Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the exercise of securities of the Company, by the Holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and not to any other holder of the Warrants.
               (ii) Principal Market Regulation. The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant and no Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive any shares of Common Stock if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed that number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon exercise of the Issued Warrants or otherwise without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of any applicable Eligible Market (the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Eligible Market for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. Until such approval or written opinion is obtained, no Warrantholder shall be issued in the aggregate, upon exercise of any Issued Warrants, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the product of the Exchange Cap multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Issued Warrants issued to such Warrantholder and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Issued Warrants issued to the Warrantholder (with respect to each Warrantholder, the “Exchange Cap Allocation”). In the event that any Warrantholder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Warrantholder’s Issued Warrants, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Warrantholder’s Exchange Cap Allocation, and the restrictions of the prior sentence shall apply to such transferee with respect to the portion of the Exchange

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Cap Allocation allocated to such transferee. In the event that any holder of Issued Warrants shall exercise all of such holder’s Issued Warrants into a number of shares of Common Stock which, in the aggregate, is less than such holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation, then the difference between such holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation and the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued to such holder shall be allocated to the respective Exchange Cap Allocations of the remaining holders of Issued Warrants on a pro rata basis in proportion to the shares of Common Stock underlying the Issued Warrants then held by each such holder. In the event that the Company is prohibited from issuing any Warrant Shares for which an Exercise Notice has been received as a result of the operation of this Section 2(f)(ii), the Company shall pay cash in exchange for cancellation of such Common Stock, at a price per Common Stock equal to the difference between the Market Price and the Exercise Price as of the date of the attempted exercise.
               (g) Insufficient Authorized Shares. If at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon exercise of this Warrant at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 130% (the “Required Reserve Amount”) of the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of all of the Issued Warrants then outstanding (an “Authorized Share Failure”), then the Company shall immediately take all action necessary to increase the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for the Issued Warrant then outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its stockholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall provide each stockholder with a proxy statement and shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit its stockholders’ approval of such increase in authorized shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the stockholders that they approve such proposal.
          3. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.
               (a) General; Warrant Quantity. This Warrant evidences the right to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Warrant Quantity. Prior to the exercise of the Warrants, no Holder of a Warrant shall be entitled to any rights of a stockholder of the Company, including without limitation, the right to vote or to consent to any action of the stockholders, to receive dividends or other distributions, to exercise any preemptive right or to receive any notice of any meeting of stockholders or any proceedings of the Company, in each case except as otherwise provided in this Warrant (including, without limitation, Sections 3(b) and 7 hereof) or any of the other Transaction Documents.
               (b) Issuance of Additional Common Stock. In case the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof until the third anniversary of the date hereof shall issue or sell Additional Common Stock (including without limitation Additional Common Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to Section 3(c) or 3(d)), other than Excluded Securities, without consideration or for consideration per share less than the Current Market Price of the

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Common Stock (such issuances, “Dilutive Issuances”), then, in each such case, subject to Section 3(h), the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to a price equal to the price obtained by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the such Dilutive Issuance by a fraction of which:
               (i) the numerator shall be the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis (including Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) immediately prior to such issue or sale and (B) the number of shares of Common Stock that the aggregate consideration received by the Company for the total number of such Additional Common Stock so issued or sold would purchase at an amount equal to the Current Market Price; and
               (ii) the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis (including Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) immediately after such issue or sale; provided, that for the purposes of this Section 3(b)(ii), immediately after any Common Stock are deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(d) or 3(e), such Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding.
                    Upon each such adjustment of the Exercise Price hereunder, the Warrant Quantity shall be adjusted to the number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product thereof by the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment.
                    Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 3(b) shall be applicable until the Expiration Date for issuances or sales of any Additional Common Stock to the Disclosed Persons.
               (c) Upon Acquisition of Common Stock. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof, directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities for a consideration per share (plus in case of such Options or Convertible Securities, the additional consideration required to be paid to the Company upon exercise or conversion or exchange) greater than the Current Market Price immediately prior to such event, then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to a price obtained by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such event by a fraction of which:
               (i) the numerator shall be the result of dividing:
                    (A) the product of (I) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis (including Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) and (II) the Current Market Price, in each case immediately prior to such event, minus (II) the aggregate consideration paid by the Company in such event (plus in case of such Options or Convertible Securities, the additional consideration required to be paid to the Company upon exercise or conversion or exchange) by

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                    (B) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis (including Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) immediately after such event.
               (ii) the denominator shall be the Current Market Price immediately prior to such event.
                    Upon each such adjustment of the Exercise Price hereunder, the Warrant Quantity shall be adjusted to the number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product thereof by the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment.
                    (d) Treatment of Options and Convertible Securities. In case the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall issue, sell, grant or assume, or shall fix a record date for the determination of holders of any class of securities of the Company entitled to receive, any Options or Convertible Securities (whether or not the rights thereunder are immediately exercisable), then, and in each such case, the maximum number of Additional Common Stock (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto, without regard to any provisions contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or, in the case of Convertible Securities and Options therefor, the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, shall be deemed to be Additional Common Stock issued as of the time of such issue, sale, grant or assumption or, in case such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date; provided, that such Additional Common Stock shall not be deemed to have been issued unless the consideration per Common Stock (determined pursuant to Section 3(j)) would be less than the Current Market Price of the Common Stock in effect on the date of and immediately prior to such issue, sale, grant or assumption or immediately prior to the close of business on such record date, as the case may be, and provided, further, that in any such case in which Additional Common Stock are deemed to be issued:
               (i) whether or not the Additional Common Stock underlying such Options or Convertible Securities are deemed to be issued, no further adjustment of the Warrant Quantity shall be made upon the subsequent issue or sale of Convertible Securities or Common Stock upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, except in the case of any such Options or Convertible Securities which contain provisions requiring an adjustment, subsequent to the date of the issue or sale thereof, of the number of Additional Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities by reason of (i) a change of control of the Company, (ii) the acquisition by any Person or group of Persons of any specified number or percentage of the voting securities of the Company or (iii) any other event or occurrence, such as a reset of pricing with respect to the conversion of convertible securities, each such case to be deemed hereunder to involve a separate issuance of Additional Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be;

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               (ii) if such Options or Convertible Securities by their terms provide, with the passage of time or otherwise, for any increase in the consideration payable to the Company, or decrease in the number of Additional Common Stock issuable, upon the exercise, conversion or exchange thereof (by change of rate or otherwise), the Warrant Quantity computed upon the original issue, sale, grant or assumption thereof, and any subsequent adjustments based thereon, shall, upon any such increase or decrease becoming effective, be recomputed to reflect such increase or decrease insofar as it affects such Options, or the rights of conversion or exchange under such Convertible Securities, which are outstanding at such time; and
               (iii) no readjustment pursuant to subdivision (i) or (ii) above shall have the effect of increasing the Exercise Price or decreasing the Warrant Quantity by an amount in excess of the amount of the adjustment thereof originally made in respect of the issue, sale, grant or assumption of such Options or Convertible Securities.
               (e) Rights upon Distribution of Assets. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Asset Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:
               (i) any Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Asset Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Exercise Price by a fraction of which (i) the numerator shall be the Market Price of the shares of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Asset Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of shares of Common Stock, and (ii) the denominator shall be the Market Price of the shares of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date; and
               (ii) the Warrant Quantity shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Asset Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph (a); provided that in the event that the Asset Distribution is of shares of Common Stock (or common stock) (“Other Shares of Common Stock”) of a company whose common shares are traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system, then the Holder may elect to receive a warrant to purchase Other Shares of Common Stock in lieu of an increase in the number of Warrant Quantity, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the number of shares of Other Shares of Common Stock that would have been payable to the Holder pursuant to the Asset Distribution had the Holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such

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record date and with an aggregate exercise price equal to the product of the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Asset Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding paragraph (a) and the Warrant Quantity calculated in accordance with the first part of this paragraph (b).
               (f) Extraordinary Dividends and Distributions. In case the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall declare, order, pay, issue, sell or make a dividend or other distribution, including, without limitation, (i) any distribution of other or additional Stock, (ii) other securities, cash or property or (iii) Options, by way of dividend, or spin-off, reclassification, recapitalization or similar corporate rearrangement, but excluding distributions of the Excluded Securities (each a “Stockholder Distribution”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Stockholder Distribution, the aggregate Stockholder Distribution which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Stockholder Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Stockholder Distribution.
               (g) Adjustment upon Subdivision or Combination of shares of Common Stock. If the Company at any time on or after the date hereof subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the Warrant Quantity in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the date hereof combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately increased and the Warrant Quantity will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 3(g) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
               (h) Dilution in Case of Other Securities. In case any Other Securities shall be issued or sold or shall become subject to issue or sale upon the conversion or exchange of any Common Stock (or Other Securities) of the Company (or any issuer of Other Securities or any other Person referred to in Section 4) or to subscription, purchase or other acquisition pursuant to any Options issued or granted by the Company (or any such other issuer or Person) for a consideration such as to dilute, on a basis consistent with the standards established in the other provisions of this Section 3, the purchase rights granted by this Warrant (a “Dilutive Other Securities Event”), then, and in each such case, the computations, adjustments and readjustments provided for in this Section 3 with respect to the Warrant Quantity shall be made as nearly as possible in the manner so provided and applied to determine the amount of Other Securities from time to time receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant, so as to protect the Holder of this Warrant against the effect of such dilution, provided that no such computations, adjustments or readjustments under this Section 3(h) shall be required if (a) none of the members of the Company and their respective Affiliates are provided more favorable terms or receive disproportionate benefits than provided or received by Holder in connection with such Dilutive

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Other Securities Event and (b) the Board approves such Dilutive Other Securities Event pursuant to a good faith determination that such issuance is in the best interests of the Company.
               (i) Issuances to Disclosed Persons. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent the Company issues or sells any Additional Common Stock to a Disclosed Person at any time or from time to time after the date hereof until the third anniversary of the date hereof, the Warrant Quantity shall be increased to an amount, on a pro rata basis, such that the aggregate Warrant Quantity of the Issued Warrants shall be equal to 5.0% of the shares of the Common Stock outstanding, on a Fully Diluted Basis, after giving effect to the issuances of Additional Common Stock.
               (j) Computation of Consideration. For the purposes of this Section 3,
               (i) the consideration for the issue or sale of any Additional Common Stock shall, irrespective of the accounting treatment of such consideration, (A) insofar as it consists of cash, be computed at the net amount of cash received by the Company, without deducting any expenses paid or incurred by the Company or any commissions or compensations paid or concessions or discounts allowed to underwriters, dealers or others performing similar services in connection with such issue or sale, (B) insofar as it consists of property (including securities) other than cash, be computed at the Fair Value thereof at the time of such issue or sale, and (C) in case Additional Common Stock are issued or sold together with other securities or other assets of the Company for a consideration which covers both, be the portion of such consideration so received, computed as provided in clauses (A) and (B) above, allocable to such Additional Common Stock, such allocation to be determined in the same manner that the Fair Value of property not consisting of cash or securities is to be determined as provided in the definition of “Fair Value” herein; and
               (ii) Additional Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(c), relating to Options and Convertible Securities, shall be deemed to have been issued for a consideration per Common Stock determined by dividing: (A) the total amount, if any, received and receivable by the Company as consideration for the issue, sale, grant or assumption of the Options or Convertible Securities in question, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such consideration to protect against dilution) payable to the Company upon the exercise in full of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities or, in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, in each case computing such consideration as provided in the foregoing subdivision (a), by (ii) the maximum number of Additional Common Stock (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number to protect against dilution) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
          4. CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, ETC.

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               (a) The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(a) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Holders and approved by the Required Holders prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements to deliver to each holder of Issued Warrants in exchange for such Issued Warrants a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant, including, without limitation, an adjusted exercise price equal to the value for the shares of Common Stock reflected by the terms of such Fundamental Transaction, and exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock equivalent to the shares of Common Stock or Other Securities acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and satisfactory to the Required Holders. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock (or Other Securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the publicly traded common stock (or its equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive Other Securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “Corporate Event”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon an exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction but prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock (or Other Securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription rights) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had the Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant.
               (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing and the provisions of Section 4(a) above, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Warrant by delivering a written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier to the Holder (a “Fundamental Transaction Redemption Notice”) no sooner than sixty (60) days but not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the consummation of a Fundamental Transaction, for a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the greater of (I) the Market Price of Common Stock on the

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date immediately preceding the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction and (II) the Market Price of the Common Stock on the date the Company delivers its Fundamental Transaction Redemption Notice and (ii) 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Warrant is exercisable.
               (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing and the provisions of Section 4(a) above, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, at the request of the Holder delivered before the ninetieth (90th) day after the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the Company (or the Successor Entity) shall purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder, within five (5) Business Days of such request (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction, cash in an amount equal to the Black-Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such Fundamental Transaction.
          5. OTHER DILUTIVE EVENTS. In case any event shall occur as to which the provisions of Section 3 or Section 4 or the other anti-dilution provisions herein are not strictly applicable or if strictly applicable (which for purposes of this Section 5 would only apply to Section 3(b) and 3(i) from the date hereof until the third anniversary of the date hereof) would not fairly protect the purchase rights represented by this Warrant in accordance with the essential intent and principles of such provisions, then, in each such case, the Company shall at its own expense appoint a firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing (which may be the regular auditors of the Company), which shall give their opinion on the adjustment, if any, on a basis consistent with the essential intent and principles established in such provisions, necessary to preserve, without dilution, the purchase rights represented by this Warrant. Upon receipt of such opinion, the Company shall promptly mail a copy thereof to the Holder and shall make the adjustments described therein; provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 5 will decrease the Warrant Quantity as otherwise determined pursuant to this Sections 3 or 4.
          6. NONCIRCUMVENTION. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) shall, so long as any of the Issued Warrants are outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of the Issued Warrants, 130% of the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of the Issued Warrants then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise).
          7. BOARD OBSERVATION. If requested by the Holder, the Company shall permit one Person designated by the Holder to be appointed as a non-voting observer (the

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Board Observer”) to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”). The Board Observer shall have the right to attend all meetings of the Board and any committees thereof (including, without limitation, the audit committee and compensation committee), shall receive notices of all meetings of the Board and/or any committees thereof and all written materials distributed to members of the Board and/or any committees thereof, but shall not be entitled to vote on any matters before the Board or any committees thereof; provided, however, that the Board Observer shall execute and deliver, upon his appointment and prior to any attendance at the first such meeting or to being furnished the first such written materials, a confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement in the form agreed to prior to the date hereof. The right hereunder shall only inure to such Holder so long as such Holder is an Affiliate of Silver Point Finance, LLC and if there are more than one holder of Issued Warrants that is an Affiliate of Silver Point Finance, LLC, such right shall that inure to one holder as determined by the Silver Point Finance, LLC; provided that the right hereunder shall only inure to such Holder so long as the Holders that are Affiliates of Silver Point Finance, LLC collectively own Warrants representing greater than 50% of the Warrant Shares outstanding on the date hereof.
          8. LEGENDS.
               (a) Restrictive Legends. Except as otherwise permitted by this Section 8, each Warrant (including each Warrant issued upon the transfer of any Warrant) shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
     “THIS WARRANT AND COMMON STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE COMMON STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY BE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER THE ACT AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”
Except as otherwise permitted by this Section 8, each certificate for Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued upon the exercise of any Warrant, and each certificate issued upon the transfer of any such Common Stock (or Other Securities), shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
     “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER THE ACT AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA

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FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”
               (b) Termination of Restrictions. The restrictions imposed on the transferability of Restricted Securities set forth in the legend of this Warrant shall cease and terminate as to any particular Restricted Securities (i) when a registration statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, (ii) when such securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act, or (iii) when such restrictions are no longer required or necessary in order to protect the Company against a violation of the Securities Act upon any sale or other disposition of such securities without registration thereunder. Whenever such restrictions shall cease and terminate as to any Restricted Securities, the Holder shall be entitled to receive from the Company, without expense, new securities of like tenor not bearing the legend set forth in this Warrant. If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to the holder of the Securities within three (3) Trading Days (as defined below) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the holder of such Securities that the holder anticipated receiving without legend from the Company, then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the holder’s request and in the holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the holder in an amount equal to the Buy-In Price, at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such unlegended Securities shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the holder such unlegended Securities as provided above and pay cash to the holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Market Price on the date of exercise.
          9. NOTICES OF CORPORATE ACTION. In the event of:
          (a) any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution, or any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any Common Stock or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or
          (b) any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification or recapitalization of the securities of the Company, any consolidation or merger involving the Company and any other Person, any transaction or series of transactions in which more than 50% of the voting securities of the Company are transferred to another Person, or any transfer, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company to any other Person, or
          (c) any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company,
the Company shall mail to each Holder of a Warrant a notice specifying (i) the date or expected date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, and (ii) the date or expected date on which any such reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, consolidation, merger, transfer, sale, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is to take place and the time, if any such time is to be fixed, as of which the holders of Common Stock (or Other

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Securities) shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock (or Other Securities) for the securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Such notice shall be mailed at least 15 days prior to the date therein specified. .
          10. REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF WARRANTS, ETC.
               (a) Warrant Register; Ownership of Warrants. Each Warrant issued by the Company shall be numbered and shall be registered in a warrant register (the “Warrant Register”) as it is issued and transferred, which Warrant Register shall be maintained by the Company at its principal office or, at the Company’s election and expense, by a Warrant Agent or the Transfer Agent. The Company shall be entitled to treat the registered Holder of any Warrant on the Warrant Register as the owner in fact thereof for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Warrant on the part of any other Person, and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary, except that, if and when any Warrant is properly assigned in blank, the Company may (but shall not be obligated to) treat the bearer thereof as the owner of such Warrant for all purposes.
               (b) Transfer of Warrants. If applicable, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable in whole or in part, without charge to the Holder hereof, upon surrender of this Warrant with a properly executed Form of Assignment attached hereto as Exhibit B at the principal office of the Company; provided, that any transfer shall comply with the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws and regulations. Upon any partial transfer, the Company shall at its expense issue and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant of like tenor, in the name of the Holder, which shall be exercisable for such number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which rights under this Warrant were not so transferred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder may not transfer this Warrant in whole or in part (i) from the date hereof until the date that is ninety (90) days following the date hereof (other than to its Affiliates)or (ii) at any time and from time to time if the number of shares underlying such Warrant represents less than 5,000 shares of Common Stock.
               (c) Replacement of Warrants. On receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction of this Warrant, on delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form, substance and amount to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, on surrender of such Warrant to the Company at its principal office and cancellation thereof, the Company at its expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.
               (d) Adjustments To Number of Common Stock. Notwithstanding any adjustment in the number or kind of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, any Warrant theretofore or thereafter issued may continue to express the same number and kind of Common Stock as are stated in this Warrant, as initially issued. In the event of any adjustments to the Exercise Price pursuant to this Warrant, such Exercise Price shall be rounded up to the nearest cent.

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          11. REMEDIES; SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. The Company stipulates that there would be no adequate remedy at law to the Holder of this Warrant in the event of any default or threatened default by the Company in the performance of or compliance with any of the terms of this Warrant and accordingly, the Company agrees that, in addition to any other remedy to which the Holder may be entitled at law or in equity, the Holder shall be entitled to seek to compel specific performance of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant, without the posting of any bond, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Warrant in any court specified in Section 16, and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of this Warrant, the Company shall not raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at law. A delay or omission by the Holder hereto in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon any such breach shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in any such breach. No remedy shall be exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies shall be cumulative.
          12. NO RIGHTS OR LIABILITIES AS STOCKHOLDER. Nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as conferring upon the Holder hereof any rights as a stockholder of the Company or as imposing any obligation on the Holder to purchase any securities or as imposing any liabilities on the Holder as a stockholder of the Company, whether such obligation or liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
          13. NOTICES. All notices and other communications (and deliveries) provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand delivery, telecopier, any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery or first class registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed (a) if to the Company:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
1600 N. Desert Drive
Tempe, Arizona 85281
Attention: General Counsel, Chief Financial
                       Officer and Treasurer
Telecopier: 602-389-8869
          or such other address as may hereafter be designated in writing by the Company to the Holder in accordance with the provisions of this Section, or (b) if to the Holder, at its address as it appears in the Warrant Register.
          All such notices and communications (and deliveries) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when transmitted with a receipt of successful transmission, if by facsimile; on the next Business Day, if timely delivered to a courier guaranteeing overnight delivery; and five days after being deposited in the mail, if sent first class or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; provided, that the exercise of any Warrant shall be effective in the manner provided in Section 2.
          14. AMENDMENTS. This Warrant and any term hereof may not be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be established, without the written consent of the Company and the Holder of this Warrant. All Issued Warrants may be amended by the written consent of the

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Company and Required Holders; provided however, that with respect to any amendment, modification, supplement, termination or waiver of any provisions of this Warrant that would disproportionately adversely affect the rights of any Warrantholder, the Company shall seek from each Warrantholder adversely affected, a consent in writing to such amendment, modification, supplement, termination or waiver of such provisions of this Warrant, which consent may be withheld by such Warrantholder in its sole discretion. If the Company is unable to obtain a consent from each Warrantholder whose rights would be adversely affected by the proposed amendment, modification, supplement, termination or waiver of provisions of this Warrant, then such amendment, modification, supplement, termination or waiver of provisions of this Warrant shall not be adopted by the Company.
          15. DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS, ETC. The headings in this Warrant are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of terms contained herein. Unless the context of this Warrant otherwise requires: (a) words of any gender shall be deemed to include each other gender; (b) words using the singular or plural number shall also include the plural or singular number, respectively; (c) the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Warrant shall refer to this Warrant as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Warrant, and Section and paragraph references are to the Sections and paragraphs of this Warrant unless otherwise specified; (d) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Warrant shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; (e) “or” is not exclusive; and (f) provisions apply to successive events and transactions.
          16. GOVERNING LAW. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Warrant shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware. The Company and the Holder hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. The Company and the Holder hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

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          17. COSTS AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES. If any action, suit or other proceeding is instituted concerning or arising out of this Warrant, the Company agrees and the Holder, by taking and holding this Warrant agrees, that the prevailing party shall recover from the non-prevailing party all of such prevailing party’s costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in each and every such action, suit or other proceeding, including any and all appeals or petitions therefrom.
          18. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Warrant shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. For purposes of this Warrant, “successor” for any entity other than a natural person shall mean a successor to such entity as a result of such entity’s merger, consolidation, sale of substantially all of its assets or similar transaction.
          19. SEVERABILITY. In the event that any one or more of the provisions, paragraphs, words, clauses, phrases or sentences contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision, paragraph, word, clause, phrase or sentence in every other respect and of the other remaining provisions, paragraphs, words, clauses, phrases or sentences hereof shall not be in any way impaired, it being intended that all rights, powers and privileges of the parties hereto shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided that this Section 20 shall not cause this Warrant to differ materially from the intent of the parties as herein expressed.
          20. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Warrant, the Warrantholder Rights Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement (collectively, the “Other Agreements”) are intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings relating to such subject matter, other than those set forth or referred to herein or in the Other Agreements. This Agreement and the Other Agreements supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties to this Warrant, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.
          21. CONSTRUCTION. The parties hereto acknowledge that each of them has had the benefit of legal counsel of its own choice and has been afforded an opportunity to review this Warrant with its legal counsel and that this Warrant shall be construed as if jointly drafted by the parties.
          22. MOST FAVORED HOLDER. The Company agrees that if at any time or from time to time prior to the Expiration Date it enters into any agreement with, or issues Options or other securities to, any Person other than a Holder of a Warrant, which provides such Person with more favorable terms (only with respect to anti-dilution protections and exercise price and redemption premiums) of the type set forth in the Warrant, then the Company shall issue to the Holders of any Warrants new warrants in exchange for such Warrants, which shall contain such more favorable terms, effective from the date such agreement is consummated or Option or other security is issued until the Expiration Date.

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[Signature Page Follows]

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Warrant as of the date first written above.
         
  SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/  John S. Hodgson   
    Name:  John S. Hodgson    
    Title:  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
           Officer and Treasurer
   

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SCHEDULE A
  2003 Incentive Compensation Plan
  2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
  Syntax Groups Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan 2005 Deferred and Restricted Stock Plan

 


 

     
 
  EXHIBIT A to Common Stock
 
  Purchase Warrant
EXERCISE NOTICE
TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
     The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase ___ of the shares of Common Stock of Syntax-Brillian Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
     1. Form of Exercise Price. The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as:
  _____   a “Cash Exercise” with respect to ___ shares of Common Stock; and/or
 
  _____   by surrender to the Company for cancellation pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii)(B) certificates representing [           ] shares of Common Stock owned by the Holder (properly endorsed for transfer in blank) having a Current Market Price on the date of Warrant exercise equal to the Exercise Price; and/or
 
  _____   a “Cashless Exercise” with respect to ___ shares of Common Stock.
     2. Payment of Exercise Price. In the event that the holder has elected a Cash Exercise with respect to some or all of the Common Stock to be issued pursuant hereto, the holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $___ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
     3. Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder ___ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
Date: _______________ __, ______
_________________________
     Name of Registered Holder
         
     
By:        
  Name:        
  Title:      

 


 

         
     
 
  EXHIBIT B to Common Stock
 
  Purchase Warrant
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
          FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto the Assignee named below all of the rights of the undersigned to purchase shares of common stock, par value US$.001 per share (“Common Stock”), of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. (the “Company”) represented by the Warrant, with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below:
                 
Name of Assignee   Address     No. of Common Stock  
 
               
and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint _______ Attorney to make such transfer on the books of Syntax-Brillian Corporation maintained for that purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.
         
Dated: _______________, 200_  [NAME OF HOLDER]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

 

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Exhibit 10.79
WARRANT
THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE COMMON STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY BE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER THE ACT AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES
SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
No. W-3   Dated: October 26, 2007
Warrant to Purchase 147,917
shares of Common Stock
          SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), for value received, hereby certifies that SPCP GROUP III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled to purchase from the Company the number of duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value US$.001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) equal to 147,917 shares of Common Stock (the “Initial Warrant Quantity”), at an exercise price equal to US$0.01 (the initial “Exercise Price”, subject to adjustment as provided herein) per share (the “Warrant”), at any time or from time to time on or after the date hereof, but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date, all subject to the terms, conditions and adjustments set forth below in this Warrant. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned such terms in the Warrantholder Rights Agreement. This Warrant is the Warrant originally issued pursuant to the terms of the Warrantholder Rights Agreement (this Warrant or any portion of this Warrant subsequently assigned or transferred, each a “Issued Warrant” and collectively, the “Issued Warrants” and each holder of a Issued Warrant, a “Warrantholder”).
          1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
          “Additional Common Stock” shall mean all shares of Common Stock (including treasury shares) issued or sold by the Company after the date hereof, whether or not subsequently reacquired or retired by the Company, other than shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of the Warrants and other than the Excluded Securities.

 


 

          “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 5% or more of the Capital Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the Holder be considered an Affiliate of the Company.
          “Aggregate Exercise Price” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(a)(i).
          “Applicable Securities” shall mean any have the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.
          “Approved Stock Plan” shall mean any employee benefit plan existing on the day immediately preceding the date hereof and as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto which has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued to any employee, consultant, officer or director for services provided to the Company.
          “Asset Distribution” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3(e).
          “Authorized Share Failure” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(g).
          “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to be closed. Any reference to “days” (unless Business Days are specified) shall mean calendar days.
          “Buy-In” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(e).
          “Buy-In Price” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(e).
          “Capital Stock” shall mean (a) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, and (b) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership or other equity interests of such Person.
          “Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency having jurisdiction to enforce the Securities Act.
          “Common Stock” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant, such term to include any shares into which such Common Stock shall have been converted or changed or any shares resulting from any reclassification of such Common Stock, and all other shares of any class or classes (however designated) of the Company the holders of which have the right, without limitation as to amount, either to all or to a share of the balance of

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current dividends and liquidating dividends after the payment of dividends and distributions on any shares entitled to preference.
          “Company” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant, such term to include any company or other entity which shall succeed to or assume the obligations of the Company hereunder in compliance with Section 4.
          “Convertible Securities” shall mean any evidences of indebtedness, shares (other than Common Stock) or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into, exercisable for, or exchangeable for Additional Common Stock.
          “Corporate Event” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 4(a).
          “Current Market Price” shall mean, on any date specified herein, the average of the daily VWAP during the 10 consecutive Trading Days commencing 13 Trading Days before such date, except that, if on any such date the Common Stock are not listed or admitted for trading on any national securities exchange or quoted in the over-the-counter market, the Current Market Price shall be the Market Price on such date.
          “Dilutive Other Securities Event” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3(g).
          “DTC” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(c).
          “Eligible Market” shall mean the Principal Market, the American Stock Exchange, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., The NASDAQ Capital Market or The NASDAQ Global Select Market.
          “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any successor statute.
          “Exchange Cap” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(f).
          “Exchange Cap Allocation” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(f).
          “Excluded Securities” shall mean any Common Stock issued or issuable: (i) in connection with any Approved Stock Plan to the extent such Common Stock would not result in a Dilutive Issuance; (ii) upon exercise of the Warrants; (iii) pursuant to a bona fide firm commitment underwritten public offering with a nationally recognized underwriter which generates gross proceeds to the Company in excess of $50,000,000 (other than an “at-the-market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the 1933 Act and “equity lines”); (iv) to strategic suppliers to the Company (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company) other than issuances to those persons disclosed (the “Disclosed Persons”) in writing to the Holder prior to the Closing Date, provided that the consideration received by the Company consist of all cash and such consideration received per Common Stock is not less than 95.0% of the arithmetic average of the daily VWAP during the 30 consecutive Trading Days prior to such issuance; and (v) upon exercise of any Options or Convertible Securities which are outstanding

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on the day immediately preceding the date hereof, provided that the terms of such Options or Convertible Securities are not amended, modified or changed on or after the date hereof.
          “Exercise Delivery Documents” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(b).
          “Exercise Price” shall mean the initial Exercise Price set forth in the introduction to this Warrant, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Sections 3 and 4 hereof.
          “Expiration Date” shall mean October 26, 2017.
          “Fair Value” shall mean, on any date specified herein (i) in the case of cash, the dollar amount or equivalent thereof, (ii) in the case of a security, the Current Market Price, and (iii) in all other cases, the fair value thereof (as of a date which is within 20 days of the date as of which the determination is to be made) determined jointly and in good faith by the Company and the Holder; provided, however, that if such parties are unable to reach agreement within a reasonable period of time (not to exceed twenty (20) Business Days), the Fair Value shall be determined in good faith, by an independent investment banking firm selected jointly by the Company and the Holder or, if that selection cannot be made within ten days, by an independent investment banking firm selected by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its rules, and provided further, that all of the fees and expenses of any third parties incurred in connection with determining the Fair Value will be paid by the Company. If required by any such investment banking firm or arbitrator, the Company shall execute a retainer and engagement letter containing reasonable terms and conditions, including without limitation, customary provisions concerning the rights of indemnification and contribution by the Company in favor of such investment banking firm or arbitrator and its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents and Affiliates.
          “Fundamental Transaction” shall mean that the Company shall directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Person, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than the 50% of either the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (iv) consummate a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than the 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination), or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock, or (vi) allow any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), to become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or

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indirectly, of 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock.
          “Fully Diluted Basis” shall mean, without duplication, the sum of (a) all Common Stock issued and outstanding at the date of determination, (b) all Common Stock issuable, as of the date of determination, upon the exercise of this Warrant and any other Option, warrant or similar right outstanding at the time of determination, whether or not presently exercisable, and (c) all Common Stock issuable, as of the date of determination, upon the exercise of any conversion or exchange right contained in any security convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock.
          “Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant.
          “Initial Warrant Quantity” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant.
          “Issued Warrant” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant.
          “Market Price” shall mean for any security as of any date, the last closing sale for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing sale price, then the last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing sale price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing sale price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing sale price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the sale prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.).
          “Maximum Percentage” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(f).
          “NASD” shall mean the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
          “Options” shall mean any rights, options or warrants to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire either Additional Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
          “Other Securities” shall mean any shares (other than Common Stock) and other securities of the Company or any other Person (corporate or otherwise) which the holders of the Warrants at any time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have received, upon the exercise of the Warrants, in lieu of or in addition to Common Stock, or which at any time shall be issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of Common Stock or Other Securities pursuant to Section 4 or otherwise.
          “Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed

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on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
          “Person” shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, trust, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability company, unincorporated organization or any other entity or organization, including a government or agency or political subdivision thereof, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.
          “Principal Market” shall mean The NASDAQ Global Market.
          “Registration Rights Agreement” shall mean the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended or otherwise modified or supplemented from time to time, among the Holder and the Company.
          “Required Holders” shall mean the holders of the Issued Warrants representing at least a majority of shares of Common Stock underlying the Issued Warrants then outstanding.
          “Required Reserve Amount” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(g).
          “Restricted Securities” shall mean (i) any Warrants bearing the applicable legend set forth in Section 8, (ii) any Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued or issuable upon the exercise of Warrants which are (or, upon issuance, will be) evidenced by a certificate or certificates bearing the applicable legend set forth in such Section, and (iii) any Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued subsequent to the exercise of any of the Warrants as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or resulting from a subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock (or Other Securities) into a greater number of shares of Common Stock by reclassification, stock splits or otherwise, or in exchange for or in replacement of the Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued upon such exercise, which are evidenced by a certificate or certificates bearing the applicable legend set forth in such Section.
          “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any successor statute.
          “Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(c).
          “Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person at any time, any partnership (general or limited), joint venture, corporation, trust, estate, limited liability company, association, joint-stock company, unincorporated organization or other entity of which (or in which) more than 50% of (a) the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time shares of capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency), (b) the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or other entity, or (c) the beneficial interest in such trust or estate, is, at such time, directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries.

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          “Successor Entity” means the Person (or, if so elected by the Required Holders, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Required Holders, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.
          “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded; provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time).
          “Transfer Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(c).
          “Transaction Documents” shall mean the Issued Warrants, Warrantholder Rights Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.
          “VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York City time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official close of trading) as reported by Bloomberg through its “Volume at Price” functions, or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York City time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official close of trading) as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the weighted average price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the weighted average price of such security on such date shall be the Fair Value (as set forth in subsection (iii) of the definition of Fair Value). All such determinations are to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.
          “Warrantholder Rights Agreement” shall mean the Warrantholder Rights Agreement dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended or otherwise modified or supplemented from time to time, among the Holder and the Company.
          “Warrants” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant.

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          “Warrantholder” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to this Warrant.
          “Warrant Quantity” shall mean the Initial Warrant Quantity, subject to adjustment from time to time pursuant to Sections 3, 4 and 5.
          “Warrant Register” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 11.
          2. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
               (a) Manner of Exercise; Payment of the Exercise Price; Certain Adjustments Upon Exercise.
                    (i) This Warrant may be exercised by the Holder hereof, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time on or after the date hereof, but prior to the Expiration Date, by (i) delivery of a written notice to the Company, in the form attached hereto Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant and accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price for the number of shares of Common Stock (the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) specified in such form.
                    (ii) Payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price may be made as follows (or by any combination of the following):
                         (A) in United States currency by cash or delivery of a certified check or bank draft payable to the order of the Company or by wire transfer to the Company;
                         (B) by surrender to the Company for cancellation certificates representing Common Stock owned by the Holder (properly endorsed for transfer in blank) having a Current Market Price on the date of Warrant exercise equal to the Exercise Price; and
                         (C) in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula:
      Net Number = (A x B) - (A x C)
                                        B
 
      For purposes of the foregoing formula:
 
      A= the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.

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      B= the Market Price of the shares of Common Stock (as reported by Bloomberg) on the date immediately preceding the date of the Exercise Notice.
 
      C= the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.
                    (iii) The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Common Stock issuable under this Warrant shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of shares of Common Stock exersicable under this Warrant.
               (b) When Exercise Effective. Each exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered to, and the Exercise Price (the “Exercise Delivery Documents”) shall have been received by the Company as provided in Section 2(a), and at such time the Person or Persons in whose name or names any certificate or certificates for Common Stock (or Other Securities) shall be issuable upon such exercise as provided in Section 2(c) shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record thereof for all purposes.
               (c) Delivery of Share Certificates, etc.; Charges, Taxes and Expenses.
                    (i) On or before the second Business Day following the date on which the exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been effected, the Company shall transmit by facsimile an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents to the Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”).
                    (ii) On or before the third Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received all of the Exercise Delivery Documents (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall (X), provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Holder, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise.
                    (iii) Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Common Stock with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date such Common Stock are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of

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delivery of the certificates evidencing such Common Stock, as the case may be. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to Section 2(a) and the number of shares of Common Stock represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of shares of Common Stock being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant representing the right to purchase number of shares of Common Stock purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which this Warrant is exercised.
                    (iv) No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number.
                    (v) All shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the terms hereof shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, issued without violation of any preemptive right or similar rights of any stock of the Company and free and clear of all liens. The Company shall pay all expenses in connection with, and all taxes and other governmental charges which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.
                    (vi) In the case of any dispute with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder such number of shares of Common Stock that is not disputed and shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations to the Holder via facsimile within five (5) Business Days after each exercise of this Warrant. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree as to the determination of the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued within three (3) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the dispute with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be determined in good faith by any firm of independent public accountants of national standing, selected jointly by the Company and the Holder or, if that selection cannot be made within ten days, by any firm of independent public accountants of national standing selected by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its rules, and provided further, that all of the fees and expenses of any third parties incurred in connection with resolving such dispute will be paid one-half by the Company and one-half by the Holder. The Company shall then, on the next Business Day, issue certificate(s) representing the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant in accordance with such accounting firm’s determination under this Section 2(c)(vi).
               (d) Company to Reaffirm Obligations. The Company shall, at the time of each exercise of this Warrant, upon the request of the Holder hereof, acknowledge in writing its continuing obligation to afford to such Holder all rights to which such Holder shall continue to be entitled after such exercise in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, provided that if

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the Holder of this Warrant shall fail to make any such request, such failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Company to afford such rights to the Holder.
               (e) Company’s Failure to Timely Deliver Securities. If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to the Holder within three (3) Trading Days of receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or to credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for such number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise of this Warrant, then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Company shall pay in cash to the Holder on each day after such third Trading Day that the issuance of such shares of Common Stock is not timely effected an amount equal to 1.5% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder on a timely basis and to which the Holder is entitled and (B) the Market Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the last possible date which the Company could have issued such shares of Common Stock to the Holder without violating Section 2(c). In addition to the foregoing, if within three (3) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of the facsimile copy of a Exercise Notice the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to the Holder and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise hereunder, and if on or after such third Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Market Price on the date of exercise.
               (f) Limitations on Exercises.
                    (i) The Company shall not effect the exercise of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise this Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such Person (together with such Person’s affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this

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Warrant beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-KSB, Form 10-Q, Form 10-QSB, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Commission, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of the Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the exercise of securities of the Company, by the Holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and not to any other holder of the Warrants.
                    (ii) Principal Market Regulation. The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant and no Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive any shares of Common Stock if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed that number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon exercise of the Issued Warrants or otherwise without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of any applicable Eligible Market (the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Eligible Market for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. Until such approval or written opinion is obtained, no Warrantholder shall be issued in the aggregate, upon exercise of any Issued Warrants, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the product of the Exchange Cap multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Issued Warrants issued to such Warrantholder and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Issued Warrants issued to the Warrantholder (with respect to each Warrantholder, the “Exchange Cap Allocation”). In the event that any Warrantholder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Warrantholder’s Issued Warrants, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Warrantholder’s Exchange Cap Allocation, and the restrictions of the prior sentence shall apply to such transferee with respect to the portion of the Exchange

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Cap Allocation allocated to such transferee. In the event that any holder of Issued Warrants shall exercise all of such holder’s Issued Warrants into a number of shares of Common Stock which, in the aggregate, is less than such holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation, then the difference between such holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation and the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued to such holder shall be allocated to the respective Exchange Cap Allocations of the remaining holders of Issued Warrants on a pro rata basis in proportion to the shares of Common Stock underlying the Issued Warrants then held by each such holder. In the event that the Company is prohibited from issuing any Warrant Shares for which an Exercise Notice has been received as a result of the operation of this Section 2(f)(ii), the Company shall pay cash in exchange for cancellation of such Common Stock, at a price per Common Stock equal to the difference between the Market Price and the Exercise Price as of the date of the attempted exercise.
               (g) Insufficient Authorized Shares. If at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon exercise of this Warrant at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 130% (the “Required Reserve Amount”) of the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of all of the Issued Warrants then outstanding (an “Authorized Share Failure”), then the Company shall immediately take all action necessary to increase the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for the Issued Warrant then outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its stockholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall provide each stockholder with a proxy statement and shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit its stockholders’ approval of such increase in authorized shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the stockholders that they approve such proposal.
          3. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.
               (a) General; Warrant Quantity. This Warrant evidences the right to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Warrant Quantity. Prior to the exercise of the Warrants, no Holder of a Warrant shall be entitled to any rights of a stockholder of the Company, including without limitation, the right to vote or to consent to any action of the stockholders, to receive dividends or other distributions, to exercise any preemptive right or to receive any notice of any meeting of stockholders or any proceedings of the Company, in each case except as otherwise provided in this Warrant (including, without limitation, Sections 3(b) and 7 hereof) or any of the other Transaction Documents.
               (b) Issuance of Additional Common Stock. In case the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof until the third anniversary of the date hereof shall issue or sell Additional Common Stock (including without limitation Additional Common Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to Section 3(c) or 3(d)), other than Excluded Securities, without consideration or for consideration per share less than the Current Market Price of the

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Common Stock (such issuances, “Dilutive Issuances”), then, in each such case, subject to Section 3(h), the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to a price equal to the price obtained by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the such Dilutive Issuance by a fraction of which:
                    (i) the numerator shall be the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis (including Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) immediately prior to such issue or sale and (B) the number of shares of Common Stock that the aggregate consideration received by the Company for the total number of such Additional Common Stock so issued or sold would purchase at an amount equal to the Current Market Price; and
                    (ii) the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis (including Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) immediately after such issue or sale; provided, that for the purposes of this Section 3(b)(ii), immediately after any Common Stock are deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(d) or 3(e), such Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding.
                         Upon each such adjustment of the Exercise Price hereunder, the Warrant Quantity shall be adjusted to the number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product thereof by the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment.
                         Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 3(b) shall be applicable until the Expiration Date for issuances or sales of any Additional Common Stock to the Disclosed Persons.
               (c) Upon Acquisition of Common Stock. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof, directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities for a consideration per share (plus in case of such Options or Convertible Securities, the additional consideration required to be paid to the Company upon exercise or conversion or exchange) greater than the Current Market Price immediately prior to such event, then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to a price obtained by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such event by a fraction of which:
                    (i) the numerator shall be the result of dividing:
                         (A) the product of (I) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis (including Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) and (II) the Current Market Price, in each case immediately prior to such event, minus (II) the aggregate consideration paid by the Company in such event (plus in case of such Options or Convertible Securities, the additional consideration required to be paid to the Company upon exercise or conversion or exchange) by

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                         (B) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis (including Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) immediately after such event.
                    (ii) the denominator shall be the Current Market Price immediately prior to such event.
                         Upon each such adjustment of the Exercise Price hereunder, the Warrant Quantity shall be adjusted to the number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product thereof by the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment.
               (d) Treatment of Options and Convertible Securities. In case the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall issue, sell, grant or assume, or shall fix a record date for the determination of holders of any class of securities of the Company entitled to receive, any Options or Convertible Securities (whether or not the rights thereunder are immediately exercisable), then, and in each such case, the maximum number of Additional Common Stock (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto, without regard to any provisions contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or, in the case of Convertible Securities and Options therefor, the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, shall be deemed to be Additional Common Stock issued as of the time of such issue, sale, grant or assumption or, in case such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date; provided, that such Additional Common Stock shall not be deemed to have been issued unless the consideration per Common Stock (determined pursuant to Section 3(j)) would be less than the Current Market Price of the Common Stock in effect on the date of and immediately prior to such issue, sale, grant or assumption or immediately prior to the close of business on such record date, as the case may be, and provided, further, that in any such case in which Additional Common Stock are deemed to be issued:
                    (i) whether or not the Additional Common Stock underlying such Options or Convertible Securities are deemed to be issued, no further adjustment of the Warrant Quantity shall be made upon the subsequent issue or sale of Convertible Securities or Common Stock upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, except in the case of any such Options or Convertible Securities which contain provisions requiring an adjustment, subsequent to the date of the issue or sale thereof, of the number of Additional Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities by reason of (i) a change of control of the Company, (ii) the acquisition by any Person or group of Persons of any specified number or percentage of the voting securities of the Company or (iii) any other event or occurrence, such as a reset of pricing with respect to the conversion of convertible securities, each such case to be deemed hereunder to involve a separate issuance of Additional Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be;

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                    (ii) if such Options or Convertible Securities by their terms provide, with the passage of time or otherwise, for any increase in the consideration payable to the Company, or decrease in the number of Additional Common Stock issuable, upon the exercise, conversion or exchange thereof (by change of rate or otherwise), the Warrant Quantity computed upon the original issue, sale, grant or assumption thereof, and any subsequent adjustments based thereon, shall, upon any such increase or decrease becoming effective, be recomputed to reflect such increase or decrease insofar as it affects such Options, or the rights of conversion or exchange under such Convertible Securities, which are outstanding at such time; and
                    (iii) no readjustment pursuant to subdivision (i) or (ii) above shall have the effect of increasing the Exercise Price or decreasing the Warrant Quantity by an amount in excess of the amount of the adjustment thereof originally made in respect of the issue, sale, grant or assumption of such Options or Convertible Securities.
               (e) Rights upon Distribution of Assets. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Asset Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:
                    (i) any Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Asset Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Exercise Price by a fraction of which (i) the numerator shall be the Market Price of the shares of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Asset Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of shares of Common Stock, and (ii) the denominator shall be the Market Price of the shares of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date; and
                    (ii) the Warrant Quantity shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Asset Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph (a); provided that in the event that the Asset Distribution is of shares of Common Stock (or common stock) (“Other Shares of Common Stock”) of a company whose common shares are traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system, then the Holder may elect to receive a warrant to purchase Other Shares of Common Stock in lieu of an increase in the number of Warrant Quantity, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the number of shares of Other Shares of Common Stock that would have been payable to the Holder pursuant to the Asset Distribution had the Holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such

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record date and with an aggregate exercise price equal to the product of the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Asset Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding paragraph (a) and the Warrant Quantity calculated in accordance with the first part of this paragraph (b).
               (f) Extraordinary Dividends and Distributions. In case the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall declare, order, pay, issue, sell or make a dividend or other distribution, including, without limitation, (i) any distribution of other or additional Stock, (ii) other securities, cash or property or (iii) Options, by way of dividend, or spin-off, reclassification, recapitalization or similar corporate rearrangement, but excluding distributions of the Excluded Securities (each a “Stockholder Distribution”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Stockholder Distribution, the aggregate Stockholder Distribution which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Stockholder Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Stockholder Distribution.
               (g) Adjustment upon Subdivision or Combination of shares of Common Stock. If the Company at any time on or after the date hereof subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the Warrant Quantity in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the date hereof combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately increased and the Warrant Quantity will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 3(g) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
               (h) Dilution in Case of Other Securities. In case any Other Securities shall be issued or sold or shall become subject to issue or sale upon the conversion or exchange of any Common Stock (or Other Securities) of the Company (or any issuer of Other Securities or any other Person referred to in Section 4) or to subscription, purchase or other acquisition pursuant to any Options issued or granted by the Company (or any such other issuer or Person) for a consideration such as to dilute, on a basis consistent with the standards established in the other provisions of this Section 3, the purchase rights granted by this Warrant (a “Dilutive Other Securities Event”), then, and in each such case, the computations, adjustments and readjustments provided for in this Section 3 with respect to the Warrant Quantity shall be made as nearly as possible in the manner so provided and applied to determine the amount of Other Securities from time to time receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant, so as to protect the Holder of this Warrant against the effect of such dilution, provided that no such computations, adjustments or readjustments under this Section 3(h) shall be required if (a) none of the members of the Company and their respective Affiliates are provided more favorable terms or receive disproportionate benefits than provided or received by Holder in connection with such Dilutive

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Other Securities Event and (b) the Board approves such Dilutive Other Securities Event pursuant to a good faith determination that such issuance is in the best interests of the Company.
               (i) Issuances to Disclosed Persons. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent the Company issues or sells any Additional Common Stock to a Disclosed Person at any time or from time to time after the date hereof until the third anniversary of the date hereof, the Warrant Quantity shall be increased to an amount, on a pro rata basis, such that the aggregate Warrant Quantity of the Issued Warrants shall be equal to 5.0% of the shares of the Common Stock outstanding, on a Fully Diluted Basis, after giving effect to the issuances of Additional Common Stock.
               (j) Computation of Consideration. For the purposes of this Section 3,
                    (i) the consideration for the issue or sale of any Additional Common Stock shall, irrespective of the accounting treatment of such consideration, (A) insofar as it consists of cash, be computed at the net amount of cash received by the Company, without deducting any expenses paid or incurred by the Company or any commissions or compensations paid or concessions or discounts allowed to underwriters, dealers or others performing similar services in connection with such issue or sale, (B) insofar as it consists of property (including securities) other than cash, be computed at the Fair Value thereof at the time of such issue or sale, and (C) in case Additional Common Stock are issued or sold together with other securities or other assets of the Company for a consideration which covers both, be the portion of such consideration so received, computed as provided in clauses (A) and (B) above, allocable to such Additional Common Stock, such allocation to be determined in the same manner that the Fair Value of property not consisting of cash or securities is to be determined as provided in the definition of “Fair Value” herein; and
                    (ii) Additional Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(c), relating to Options and Convertible Securities, shall be deemed to have been issued for a consideration per Common Stock determined by dividing: (A) the total amount, if any, received and receivable by the Company as consideration for the issue, sale, grant or assumption of the Options or Convertible Securities in question, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such consideration to protect against dilution) payable to the Company upon the exercise in full of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities or, in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, in each case computing such consideration as provided in the foregoing subdivision (a), by (ii) the maximum number of Additional Common Stock (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number to protect against dilution) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
          4. CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, ETC.

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               (a) The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(a) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Holders and approved by the Required Holders prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements to deliver to each holder of Issued Warrants in exchange for such Issued Warrants a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant, including, without limitation, an adjusted exercise price equal to the value for the shares of Common Stock reflected by the terms of such Fundamental Transaction, and exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock equivalent to the shares of Common Stock or Other Securities acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and satisfactory to the Required Holders. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock (or Other Securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the publicly traded common stock (or its equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive Other Securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “Corporate Event”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon an exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction but prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock (or Other Securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription rights) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had the Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant.
               (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing and the provisions of Section 4(a) above, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Warrant by delivering a written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier to the Holder (a “Fundamental Transaction Redemption Notice”) no sooner than sixty (60) days but not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the consummation of a Fundamental Transaction, for a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the greater of (I) the Market Price of Common Stock on the

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date immediately preceding the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction and (II) the Market Price of the Common Stock on the date the Company delivers its Fundamental Transaction Redemption Notice and (ii) 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Warrant is exercisable.
               (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing and the provisions of Section 4(a) above, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, at the request of the Holder delivered before the ninetieth (90th) day after the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the Company (or the Successor Entity) shall purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder, within five (5) Business Days of such request (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction, cash in an amount equal to the Black-Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such Fundamental Transaction.
          5. OTHER DILUTIVE EVENTS. In case any event shall occur as to which the provisions of Section 3 or Section 4 or the other anti-dilution provisions herein are not strictly applicable or if strictly applicable (which for purposes of this Section 5 would only apply to Section 3(b) and 3(i) from the date hereof until the third anniversary of the date hereof) would not fairly protect the purchase rights represented by this Warrant in accordance with the essential intent and principles of such provisions, then, in each such case, the Company shall at its own expense appoint a firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing (which may be the regular auditors of the Company), which shall give their opinion on the adjustment, if any, on a basis consistent with the essential intent and principles established in such provisions, necessary to preserve, without dilution, the purchase rights represented by this Warrant. Upon receipt of such opinion, the Company shall promptly mail a copy thereof to the Holder and shall make the adjustments described therein; provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 5 will decrease the Warrant Quantity as otherwise determined pursuant to this Sections 3 or 4.
          6. NONCIRCUMVENTION. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) shall, so long as any of the Issued Warrants are outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of the Issued Warrants, 130% of the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of the Issued Warrants then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise).
          7. BOARD OBSERVATION. If requested by the Holder, the Company shall permit one Person designated by the Holder to be appointed as a non-voting observer (the

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Board Observer”) to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”). The Board Observer shall have the right to attend all meetings of the Board and any committees thereof (including, without limitation, the audit committee and compensation committee), shall receive notices of all meetings of the Board and/or any committees thereof and all written materials distributed to members of the Board and/or any committees thereof, but shall not be entitled to vote on any matters before the Board or any committees thereof; provided, however, that the Board Observer shall execute and deliver, upon his appointment and prior to any attendance at the first such meeting or to being furnished the first such written materials, a confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement in the form agreed to prior to the date hereof. The right hereunder shall only inure to such Holder so long as such Holder is an Affiliate of Silver Point Finance, LLC and if there are more than one holder of Issued Warrants that is an Affiliate of Silver Point Finance, LLC, such right shall that inure to one holder as determined by the Silver Point Finance, LLC; provided that the right hereunder shall only inure to such Holder so long as the Holders that are Affiliates of Silver Point Finance, LLC collectively own Warrants representing greater than 50% of the Warrant Shares outstanding on the date hereof.
          8. LEGENDS.
                    (a) Restrictive Legends. Except as otherwise permitted by this Section 8, each Warrant (including each Warrant issued upon the transfer of any Warrant) shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
          “THIS WARRANT AND COMMON STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE COMMON STOCK OR OTHER SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY BE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER THE ACT AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”
Except as otherwise permitted by this Section 8, each certificate for Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued upon the exercise of any Warrant, and each certificate issued upon the transfer of any such Common Stock (or Other Securities), shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
          “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER THE ACT AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA

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FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”
                    (b) Termination of Restrictions. The restrictions imposed on the transferability of Restricted Securities set forth in the legend of this Warrant shall cease and terminate as to any particular Restricted Securities (i) when a registration statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, (ii) when such securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act, or (iii) when such restrictions are no longer required or necessary in order to protect the Company against a violation of the Securities Act upon any sale or other disposition of such securities without registration thereunder. Whenever such restrictions shall cease and terminate as to any Restricted Securities, the Holder shall be entitled to receive from the Company, without expense, new securities of like tenor not bearing the legend set forth in this Warrant. If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to the holder of the Securities within three (3) Trading Days (as defined below) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the holder of such Securities that the holder anticipated receiving without legend from the Company, then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the holder’s request and in the holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the holder in an amount equal to the Buy-In Price, at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such unlegended Securities shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the holder such unlegended Securities as provided above and pay cash to the holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Market Price on the date of exercise.
          9. NOTICES OF CORPORATE ACTION. In the event of:
          (a) any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution, or any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any Common Stock or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or
          (b) any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification or recapitalization of the securities of the Company, any consolidation or merger involving the Company and any other Person, any transaction or series of transactions in which more than 50% of the voting securities of the Company are transferred to another Person, or any transfer, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company to any other Person, or
          (c) any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company, the Company shall mail to each Holder of a Warrant a notice specifying (i) the date or expected date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, and (ii) the date or expected date on which any such reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, consolidation, merger, transfer, sale, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is to take place and the time, if any such time is to be fixed, as of which the holders of Common Stock (or Other

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Securities) shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock (or Other Securities) for the securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Such notice shall be mailed at least 15 days prior to the date therein specified.
          10. REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF WARRANTS, ETC.
               (a) Warrant Register; Ownership of Warrants. Each Warrant issued by the Company shall be numbered and shall be registered in a warrant register (the “Warrant Register”) as it is issued and transferred, which Warrant Register shall be maintained by the Company at its principal office or, at the Company’s election and expense, by a Warrant Agent or the Transfer Agent. The Company shall be entitled to treat the registered Holder of any Warrant on the Warrant Register as the owner in fact thereof for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Warrant on the part of any other Person, and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary, except that, if and when any Warrant is properly assigned in blank, the Company may (but shall not be obligated to) treat the bearer thereof as the owner of such Warrant for all purposes.
               (b) Transfer of Warrants. If applicable, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable in whole or in part, without charge to the Holder hereof, upon surrender of this Warrant with a properly executed Form of Assignment attached hereto as Exhibit B at the principal office of the Company; provided, that any transfer shall comply with the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws and regulations. Upon any partial transfer, the Company shall at its expense issue and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant of like tenor, in the name of the Holder, which shall be exercisable for such number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which rights under this Warrant were not so transferred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder may not transfer this Warrant in whole or in part (i) from the date hereof until the date that is ninety (90) days following the date hereof (other than to its Affiliates)or (ii) at any time and from time to time if the number of shares underlying such Warrant represents less than 5,000 shares of Common Stock.
               (c) Replacement of Warrants. On receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction of this Warrant, on delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form, substance and amount to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, on surrender of such Warrant to the Company at its principal office and cancellation thereof, the Company at its expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.
               (d) Adjustments To Number of Common Stock. Notwithstanding any adjustment in the number or kind of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, any Warrant theretofore or thereafter issued may continue to express the same number and kind of Common Stock as are stated in this Warrant, as initially issued. In the event of any adjustments to the Exercise Price pursuant to this Warrant, such Exercise Price shall be rounded up to the nearest cent.

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          11. REMEDIES; SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. The Company stipulates that there would be no adequate remedy at law to the Holder of this Warrant in the event of any default or threatened default by the Company in the performance of or compliance with any of the terms of this Warrant and accordingly, the Company agrees that, in addition to any other remedy to which the Holder may be entitled at law or in equity, the Holder shall be entitled to seek to compel specific performance of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant, without the posting of any bond, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Warrant in any court specified in Section 16, and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of this Warrant, the Company shall not raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at law. A delay or omission by the Holder hereto in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon any such breach shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in any such breach. No remedy shall be exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies shall be cumulative.
          12. NO RIGHTS OR LIABILITIES AS STOCKHOLDER. Nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as conferring upon the Holder hereof any rights as a stockholder of the Company or as imposing any obligation on the Holder to purchase any securities or as imposing any liabilities on the Holder as a stockholder of the Company, whether such obligation or liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
          13. NOTICES. All notices and other communications (and deliveries) provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand delivery, telecopier, any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery or first class registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed (a) if to the Company:
                    Syntax-Brillian Corporation
                    1600 N. Desert Drive
                    Tempe, Arizona 85281
                    Attention: General Counsel, Chief Financial
                                        Officer and Treasurer
                    Telecopier: 602-389-8869
          or such other address as may hereafter be designated in writing by the Company to the Holder in accordance with the provisions of this Section, or (b) if to the Holder, at its address as it appears in the Warrant Register.
          All such notices and communications (and deliveries) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when transmitted with a receipt of successful transmission, if by facsimile; on the next Business Day, if timely delivered to a courier guaranteeing overnight delivery; and five days after being deposited in the mail, if sent first class or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; provided, that the exercise of any Warrant shall be effective in the manner provided in Section 2.
          14. AMENDMENTS. This Warrant and any term hereof may not be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be established, without the written consent of the Company and the Holder of this Warrant. All Issued Warrants may be amended by the written consent of the

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Company and Required Holders; provided however, that with respect to any amendment, modification, supplement, termination or waiver of any provisions of this Warrant that would disproportionately adversely affect the rights of any Warrantholder, the Company shall seek from each Warrantholder adversely affected, a consent in writing to such amendment, modification, supplement, termination or waiver of such provisions of this Warrant, which consent may be withheld by such Warrantholder in its sole discretion. If the Company is unable to obtain a consent from each Warrantholder whose rights would be adversely affected by the proposed amendment, modification, supplement, termination or waiver of provisions of this Warrant, then such amendment, modification, supplement, termination or waiver of provisions of this Warrant shall not be adopted by the Company.
          15. DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS, ETC. The headings in this Warrant are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of terms contained herein. Unless the context of this Warrant otherwise requires: (a) words of any gender shall be deemed to include each other gender; (b) words using the singular or plural number shall also include the plural or singular number, respectively; (c) the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Warrant shall refer to this Warrant as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Warrant, and Section and paragraph references are to the Sections and paragraphs of this Warrant unless otherwise specified; (d) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Warrant shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; (e) “or” is not exclusive; and (f) provisions apply to successive events and transactions.
          16. GOVERNING LAW. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Warrant shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware. The Company and the Holder hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. The Company and the Holder hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

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          17. COSTS AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES. If any action, suit or other proceeding is instituted concerning or arising out of this Warrant, the Company agrees and the Holder, by taking and holding this Warrant agrees, that the prevailing party shall recover from the non-prevailing party all of such prevailing party’s costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in each and every such action, suit or other proceeding, including any and all appeals or petitions therefrom.
          18. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Warrant shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. For purposes of this Warrant, “successor” for any entity other than a natural person shall mean a successor to such entity as a result of such entity’s merger, consolidation, sale of substantially all of its assets or similar transaction.
          19. SEVERABILITY. In the event that any one or more of the provisions, paragraphs, words, clauses, phrases or sentences contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision, paragraph, word, clause, phrase or sentence in every other respect and of the other remaining provisions, paragraphs, words, clauses, phrases or sentences hereof shall not be in any way impaired, it being intended that all rights, powers and privileges of the parties hereto shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided that this Section 20 shall not cause this Warrant to differ materially from the intent of the parties as herein expressed.
          20. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Warrant, the Warrantholder Rights Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement (collectively, the “Other Agreements”) are intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings relating to such subject matter, other than those set forth or referred to herein or in the Other Agreements. This Agreement and the Other Agreements supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties to this Warrant, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.
          21. CONSTRUCTION. The parties hereto acknowledge that each of them has had the benefit of legal counsel of its own choice and has been afforded an opportunity to review this Warrant with its legal counsel and that this Warrant shall be construed as if jointly drafted by the parties.
          22. MOST FAVORED HOLDER. The Company agrees that if at any time or from time to time prior to the Expiration Date it enters into any agreement with, or issues Options or other securities to, any Person other than a Holder of a Warrant, which provides such Person with more favorable terms (only with respect to anti-dilution protections and exercise price and redemption premiums) of the type set forth in the Warrant, then the Company shall issue to the Holders of any Warrants new warrants in exchange for such Warrants, which shall contain such more favorable terms, effective from the date such agreement is consummated or Option or other security is issued until the Expiration Date.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Warrant as of the date first written above.
         
  SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
 
 
  By:     /s/ John S. Hodgson 
  Name:    John S. Hodgson
  Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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SCHEDULE A
  2003 Incentive Compensation Plan
  2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  Syntax Groups Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan 2005 Deferred and Restricted Stock Plan

 


 

     
 
  EXHIBIT A to Common Stock
 
  Purchase Warrant
EXERCISE NOTICE
TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
     The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase ___ of the shares of Common Stock of Syntax-Brillian Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
     1. Form of Exercise Price. The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as:
  _____   a “Cash Exercise” with respect to ___ shares of Common Stock; and/or
 
  _____   by surrender to the Company for cancellation pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii)(B) certificates representing [          ] shares of Common Stock owned by the Holder (properly endorsed for transfer in blank) having a Current Market Price on the date of Warrant exercise equal to the Exercise Price; and/or
 
  _____   a “Cashless Exercise” with respect to ___ shares of Common Stock.
     2. Payment of Exercise Price. In the event that the holder has elected a Cash Exercise with respect to some or all of the Common Stock to be issued pursuant hereto, the holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $___ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
     3. Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder ___ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
Date: _________________, ______
         
     
Name of Registered Holder
 
   
By:        
  Name:        
  Title:        

 


 

         
     
 
  EXHIBIT B to Common Stock
 
  Purchase Warrant
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
      FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto the Assignee named below all of the rights of the undersigned to purchase shares of common stock, par value US$.001 per share (“Common Stock”), of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. (the “Company”) represented by the Warrant, with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below:
                 
Name of Assignee   Address     No. of Common Stock  
 
               
and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint _____ Attorney to make such transfer on the books of Syntax-Brillian Corporation maintained for that purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.
         
Dated: _______________, 200_  [NAME OF HOLDER]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

 

EX-99.1 9 p74538exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 exv99w1
 

Exhibit 99.1
(SYNTAXBRILLIAN LOGO)
CONTACT:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
James Li, President and Chief Executive Officer, 909-859-8468
Jack Hodgson, Chief Financial Officer, 602-389-8797
Syntax-Brillian Secures $250 Million in
Strategic Financing
Tempe, Ariz. — October 30, 2007 — Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq: BRLC) announced that it has secured a five-year $250 million senior secured credit facility arranged by Silver Point Finance, with additional lending commitments from Citi, CIT, Wells Fargo Foothill, and Wachovia. Durham Capital, LLC acted as Syntax-Brillian’s placement agent in the transaction.
The facility will be used to repay and extinguish approximately $80 million drawn against existing credit facilities with Preferred Bank and CIT, to purchase LCD panels used in the production of Olevia brand LCD TVs, and for general corporate and working capital purposes.
According to James Li, president and chief executive officer, the credit facility can be used to finance up to 85% of North American inventory and accounts receivable, up to 25% of accounts receivable from SCHOT, the company’s primary Chinese distributor, and up to 37% of the cost of LCD panels purchased by the company from various suppliers.
“The financing strengthens the company’s balance sheet and is expected to measurably enhance our ability to take advantage of rapidly growing demand for LCD televisions worldwide,” said Li. “In fact, we anticipate that the net new funds available will allow us to meet national big-box retailers’ expected demand for product through the end of our fiscal year 2008, as well as provide the resources to enable us to achieve year-over-year revenue growth of 60% to 80% in calendar 2008, compared to estimates of approximately 35% for the industry as a whole. In addition, this strategic financing gives Syntax-Brillian the opportunity to further develop direct relationships with institutions of the caliber of those participating in this financing.”
Interest on the credit facility will be paid at an annual rate equal to, at the company’s option, LIBOR plus 6% or Prime plus 5%. Silver Point Finance will receive ten-year warrants exercisable into approximately 5.28 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.
About Syntax-Brillian Corporation:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is a leading designer, developer, and distributor of LCD HDTVs, digital cameras, and microdisplay entertainment products. The company’s lead products include its Olevia™ brand (www.Olevia.com) high definition widescreen LCD televisions — one of the fastest growing global TV brands — and Vivitar brand (www.vivitar.com) digital still and video cameras.

 


 

Syntax-Brillian has built an Asian supply chain coupled with an international manufacturing and distribution network to support worldwide retail sales channels and position the company as a market leader in consumer digital entertainment products.
Olevia, Brillian, LCoS and Vivitar are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Safe-Harbor Statement:
Certain statements contained in this press release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under federal securities laws, and Syntax-Brillian intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the benefits expected to be realized through the utilization of the credit facility mentioned herein, notably the expectation that the net new funds available will allow the company to meet national big-box retailers’ expected demand for product through the end of the company’s fiscal year 2008, as well as provide the resources to enable the company to achieve year-over-year revenue growth of 60% to 80% in calendar 2008. Syntax-Brillian cautions that these statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such factors include changes in markets for the company’s products; changes in the market for customers’ products; the failure of the company’s products to deliver commercially acceptable performance; the ability of the company’s management, individually or collectively, to implement the action plan mentioned herein and guide the company in a successful manner; and other risks as detailed in Syntax-Brillian’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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