Exhibit 10.5

CREDIT AGREEMENT


among


CRYO-CELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
as Borrower

THE GUARANTORS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO



THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO


and


SUSSER BANK,
as Administrative Agent


DATED AS OF July 18, 2022


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS

1

Section 1.1

Definitions

1

Section 1.2

Accounting Matters.

32

Section 1.3

ERISA Matters

33

Section 1.4

Reserved

33

Section 1.5

Other Definitional Provisions

33

Section 1.6

Interpretative Provision

33

Section 1.7

Times of Day

33

Section 1.8

Other Loan Documents

33

Section 1.9

Divisions

34

Section 1.10

Rates

34

Section 1.11

Rounding

34

ARTICLE 2. THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

34

Section 2.1

The Loans

34

Section 2.2

Reserved

36

Section 2.3

Fees

36

Section 2.4

Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback

36

Section 2.5

Evidence of Debt

37

Section 2.6

Reserved

38

Section 2.7

Interest; Payment Terms

38

Section 2.8

Voluntary Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments; Prepayments

40

Section 2.9

Uncommitted Increase in Revolving Credit Commitments

42

Section 2.10

MIRE Event

44

ARTICLE 3. TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND INDEMNITY

45

Section 3.1

Increased Costs

45

Section 3.2

Illegality

46

Section 3.3

Changed Circumstances; Successor Rate

46

Section 3.4

Taxes

49

Section 3.5

Compensation for Losses

53

Section 3.6

Mitigation of Obligations; Replacement of Lenders

54

Section 3.7

Survival

55

ARTICLE 4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

55

Section 4.1

Initial Extension of Credit

55

 

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Section 4.2

All Extensions of Credit

60

ARTICLE 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

60

Section 5.1

Entity Existence

61

Section 5.2

Financial Statements; Etc

61

Section 5.3

Action; No Breach

61

Section 5.4

Operation of Business

61

Section 5.5

Litigation and Judgments

61

Section 5.6

Rights in Properties; Liens

62

Section 5.7

Enforceability

62

Section 5.8

Approvals

62

Section 5.9

Taxes

62

Section 5.10

Use of Proceeds; Margin Securities

62

Section 5.11

ERISA

63

Section 5.12

Disclosure

63

Section 5.13

Subsidiaries

64

Section 5.14

Agreements; No Default

64

Section 5.15

Compliance with Laws

64

Section 5.16

Inventory

64

Section 5.17

Regulated Entities

64

Section 5.18

Environmental Matters

64

Section 5.19

Intellectual Property

65

Section 5.20

Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions; Etc

65

Section 5.21

PATRIOT Act

66

Section 5.22

Insurance

66

Section 5.23

Solvency

66

Section 5.24

Security Documents

66

Section 5.25

Businesses

66

Section 5.26

Labor Matters

66

Section 5.27

Material Agreements

67

Section 5.28

Affiliate Transactions

67

ARTICLE 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

67

Section 6.1

Reporting Requirements

67

Section 6.2

Maintenance of Existence; Conduct of Business

72

Section 6.3

Maintenance of Properties

72

Section 6.4

Taxes and Claims

72

Section 6.5

Insurance

72

Section 6.6

Inspection Rights

73

Section 6.7

Keeping Books and Records

73

Section 6.8

Compliance with Laws

74

Section 6.9

Compliance with Agreements

74

Section 6.10

Further Assurances

74

Section 6.11

ERISA

74

Section 6.12

Account Control Agreements

74

 

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Section 6.13

Additional Guarantors

75

Section 6.14

Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws

75

Section 6.15

[Post-Closing Covenant

75

Section 6.16

Reserved

75

Section 6.17

Real Property

75

ARTICLE 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS

76

Section 7.1

Debt

76

Section 7.2

Limitation on Liens

76

Section 7.3

Mergers, Etc

77

Section 7.4

Restricted Payments

78

Section 7.5

Loans and Investments

78

Section 7.6

Reserved

79

Section 7.7

Transactions With Affiliates

79

Section 7.8

Disposition of Assets

79

Section 7.9

Sale and Leaseback

80

Section 7.10

Nature of Business

80

Section 7.11

Environmental Protection

80

Section 7.12

Accounting

80

Section 7.13

Burdensome Agreements

80

Section 7.14

Subsidiaries

81

Section 7.15

Amendments of Certain Documents

81

Section 7.16

Hedge Agreements

81

Section 7.17

Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions; Anti-Terrorism Laws

81

ARTICLE 8. FINANCIAL COVENANTS

82

Section 8.1

Leverage Ratio

82

Section 8.2

Debt Service Coverage Ratio

82

ARTICLE 9. DEFAULT

82

Section 9.1

Events of Default

82

Section 9.2

Remedies Upon Default

84

Section 9.3

Application of Funds

85

Section 9.4

Performance by Administrative Agent

86

ARTICLE 10. AGENCY

86

Section 10.1

Appointment and Authority

86

Section 10.2

Rights as a Lender

87

Section 10.3

Exculpatory Provisions

87

Section 10.4

Reliance by Administrative Agent

88

Section 10.5

Delegation of Duties

89

Section 10.6

Resignation of Administrative Agent

89

Section 10.7

Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders

90

Section 10.8

Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

91

 

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Section 10.9

Collateral and Guaranty Matters

91

Section 10.10

Bank Product Agreements

92

Section 10.11

Certain ERISA Matters

93

Section 10.12

Credit Bidding

94

Section 10.13

No Other Duties, Etc

95

Section 10.14

Flood Laws

95

Section 10.15

Erroneous Payments

95

ARTICLE 11. MISCELLANEOUS

98

Section 11.1

Expenses

98

Section 11.2

INDEMNIFICATION

99

Section 11.3

Limitation of Liability

100

Section 11.4

No Duty

100

Section 11.5

Lenders Not Fiduciary

100

Section 11.6

Equitable Relief

101

Section 11.7

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

101

Section 11.8

Successors and Assigns

101

Section 11.9

Survival

106

Section 11.10

Amendment

106

Section 11.11

Notices

107

Section 11.12

Governing Law; Venue; Service of Process

110

Section 11.13

Counterparts

111

Section 11.14

Severability

111

Section 11.15

Headings

111

Section 11.16

Construction

111

Section 11.17

Independence of Covenants

111

Section 11.18

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

111

Section 11.19

Additional Interest Provision

112

Section 11.20

Ceiling Election

113

Section 11.21

USA PATRIOT Act Notice

113

Section 11.22

Defaulting Lenders

113

Section 11.23

Sharing of Payments by Lenders

115

Section 11.24

Payments Set Aside

116

Section 11.25

Setoff

116

Section 11.26

Confidentiality

117

Section 11.27

Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents

118

Section 11.28

Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions

119

Section 11.29

Keepwell

119

Section 11.30

Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs

119

Section 11.31

NOTICE OF FINAL AGREEMENT

120

ARTICLE 12. GUARANTY

120

Section 12.1

Guaranty

120

Section 12.2

Payment

121

 

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Section 12.3

Agreements and Waivers

121

Section 12.4

Liability

123

Section 12.5

Subordination

123

Section 12.6

Subrogation

124

Section 12.7

Other Indebtedness or Obligations of Guarantors

124

Section 12.8

Costs and Expenses

124

Section 12.9

Exercising Rights, Etc

125

Section 12.10

Benefit; Binding Effect

125

Section 12.11

Multiple Guarantors

125

Section 12.12

Additional Guarantors

125

Section 12.13

Reinstatement

125

Section 12.14

Maximum Liability

126

 

 

 

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INDEX TO SCHEDULES

 

 

 

Schedule

Description of Schedule

Section

 

 

 

2.1

Commitments and Applicable Percentages

2.1

5.5

Litigation and Judgments

5.5

5.9

Taxes

5.9

5.13

Subsidiaries

5.13

5.27

Material Agreements

5.27

5.28

Affiliate Transactions

5.28

[6.15

Post-Closing Matters

6.15]

7.1

Existing Debt

7.1

7.2

Existing Liens

7.2

7.5

Existing Investments

7.5

11.11

Notices

11.11

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

 

 

Exhibit

Description of Exhibit

Section

 

 

 

A

Assignment and Assumption

1.1

B

Compliance Certificate

1.1

C

Revolving Credit Borrowing Request

1.1

D

Revolving Credit Note

1.1

E

Term Loan Borrowing Request

1.1

F

Term Loan Note

1.1

G

Tax Forms

3.4(g)

H

Guarantor Joinder Agreement

1.1

 

 

 

 

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of July 18, 2022, is among CRYO-CELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), each of the Guarantors party hereto, the lenders from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and each, individually, a “Lender”), and SUSSER BANK, a Texas State Bank, as Administrative Agent.

RECITALS

Borrower has requested that the Lenders extend credit to Borrower as described in this Agreement. The Lenders are willing to make such credit available to Borrower upon and subject to the provisions, terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, all exhibits, appendices and schedules hereto and in any note, certificate, report or other Loan Document made or delivered pursuant to this Agreement, the following terms will have the meanings given such terms in this Article 1 or in the provision, section or recital referred to below:

Account” means an account, as defined in the UCC.

Account Control Agreement” means a control agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, which grants Administrative Agent “control” (within the meaning of Section 8.106 or Section 9.104 of the UCC, as applicable, in the applicable jurisdiction) over any Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodities Account maintained by any Loan Party, in each case, among Administrative Agent, the applicable Loan Party and the applicable financial institution at which such Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodities Account is maintained.

Acquisition” means the acquisition by any Person of (a) a majority of the Equity Interests of another Person, (b) all or substantially all of the assets of another Person or (c) all or substantially all of a business unit or line of business of another Person, in each case (i) whether or not involving a merger or consolidation with such other Person and (ii) whether in one (1) transaction or a series of related transactions.

Acquisition Consideration” means the consideration given by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for an Acquisition, including but not limited to the sum of (without duplication) (a) the fair market value of any cash, Property (excluding Equity Interests) or services given, plus (b) the amount of any Debt assumed, incurred or guaranteed (to the extent not otherwise included) in connection with such Acquisition by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

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Additional Guarantor” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.12.

Adjusted EBITDA” means, for any Person and for any applicable period of determination thereof, an amount equal to (a) EBITDA, minus (b) cash income taxes, minus (c) the sum of distributions, dividends (other than the Special Dividend) and non‑financed Capital Expenditures (to the extent not already deducted in the calculation of EBITDA), minus (d) amounts received with respect to any royalty sharing agreements (to the extent included in the calculation of EBITDA), plus (or minus) (e) change in deferred revenue.

Administrative Agent” means Susser Bank, in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, until the appointment of a successor administrative agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and, thereafter, shall mean such successor administrative agent.

Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by Administrative Agent.

Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person (a) that directly or indirectly, through one (1) or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person; (b) that directly or indirectly beneficially owns or holds 10% or more of any class of voting stock of such Person; or (c) 10% or more of the voting stock of which is directly or indirectly beneficially owned or held by such Person.

Affiliated Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.5.

Agent Parties” means, collectively, Administrative Agent and its Related Parties.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, and includes all schedules, exhibits and appendices attached or otherwise identified therewith.

Announcements” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.10.

Anti-Corruption Laws” means all state or federal Laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Loan Parties or any of their Affiliates from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including the FCPA and the Bank Secrecy Act, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions.

Anti-Terrorism Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.21.

Applicable Marginmeans the applicable percentages per annum set forth below:

Base Rate Loans

Monthly SOFR Rate Loans

Commitment
Fee

4.25%

3.25%

0.50%

 

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Applicable Percentage” means (a) in respect of the Term Loan Facility, with respect to any Term Loan Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the aggregate Term Loan Commitments represented by such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan Commitment at such time (or, at any time after the Closing Date, the Outstanding Amount of such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loans at such time), and (b) in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments represented by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time; provided that if the Term Loan Commitments or the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated pursuant to the terms hereof, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender with respect to the applicable Facility shall be determined based upon the Applicable Percentage of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof.

Applicable Rate” means (a) in the case of a Base Rate Loan, the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; and (b) in the case of a Monthly SOFR Rate Loan, the Monthly SOFR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

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

Arranger” means Susser Bank, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole book runner.

Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.8), and accepted by Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by Administrative Agent.

Authorized Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.11(d)(iii).

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

Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

Bank Product Agreements” means those certain agreements entered into from time to time between any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and a Bank Product Provider in connection with any of the Bank Products, including without limitation, Hedge Agreements.

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Bank Product Obligations” means all obligations, liabilities, contingent reimbursement obligations, fees, and expenses owing by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to any Bank Product Provider pursuant to or evidenced by the Bank Product Agreements and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all such amounts that any Loan Party or such Subsidiary is obligated to reimburse to any Bank Product Provider as a result of such Bank Product Provider purchasing participations or executing indemnities or reimbursement obligations with respect to the Bank Products provided to any Loan Party or such Subsidiaries pursuant to the Bank Product Agreements. For the avoidance of doubt, the Bank Product Obligations arising under any Hedge Agreement shall be determined by the Hedge Termination Value thereof.

Bank Product Provider” means any Person that is a party to a Bank Product Agreement with or provides Bank Products to any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries that entered into such Bank Product Agreement or provided such Bank Product while such Person was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, whether or not such Person at any time cease to be a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, as the case may be.

Bank Products” means any service provided to, facility extended to, or transaction entered into with, any Loan Party by any Bank Product Provider consisting of (a) deposit accounts, (b) cash management services, including treasury, depository, return items, overdraft, controlled disbursement, merchant store value cards, e-payables services, electronic funds transfer, interstate depository network, automatic clearing house transfer (including the Automated Clearing House processing of electronic funds transfers through the direct Federal Reserve Fedline system) and other cash management arrangements maintained with any Bank Product Provider, (c) debit cards, stored value cards, and credit cards (including commercial credit cards (including so‑called “procurement cards” or “P‑cards”)) and debit card and credit card processing services or (d) Hedge Agreements.

Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Prime Rate for such day; (b) the sum of the Federal Funds Rate for such day plus one half of one percent (0.5%); and (c) Monthly SOFR for such day plus one percent (1.00%); provided, however, if the Base Rate as determined pursuant to the foregoing shall be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for purposes of this Agreement.

Base Rate Borrowing” means, as to any Borrowing, the Base Rate Loans comprising such Borrowing.

Base Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest based on the Base Rate.

Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. §1010.230.

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Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code to which Section 4975 of the Code applies, and (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

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

Borrower” means the Person identified as such in the introductory paragraph hereto, and its successors and assigns to the extent permitted by Section 11.8.

Borrower Equity Interest Repurchases” means Borrower’s repurchases of the Equity Interests of Borrower on the open market in an amount not to exceed (a) an initial $1,500,000 in the aggregate using proceeds of Revolving Credit Borrowings and (b) thereafter, $500,000 in the aggregate during any fiscal quarter of Borrower.

Borrower Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.11(e).

Borrowing” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing or a Term Loan Borrowing, as the context may require.

Borrowing Request” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing Request or a Term Loan Borrowing Request, as applicable.

Business Day” means for all purposes, a weekday, Monday through Friday, except a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in Austin, Texas are authorized or required by Law to be closed. Unless otherwise provided, the term “days” when used herein means calendar days.

Capital Expenditure” means, with respect to any Person, any expenditure by such Person for (a) an asset which will be used in a year or years subsequent to the year in which the expenditure is made and which asset is properly classified in relevant financial statements of such Person as equipment, real Property, a fixed asset or a similar type of capitalized asset in accordance with GAAP or (b) an asset relating to or acquired in connection with an acquired business, and any and all acquisition costs related to clause (a) or (b) above.

Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, the amount of Debt under a lease of Property by such Person that would be shown as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Equivalents” means assets described in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of Section 7.5.

Cash Interest Expense” means, for any Person for any Test Period, total interest expense in respect of all outstanding Debt actually paid or that is payable by such Person during such Test Period, including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts, and other fees and charges with

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respect to letters of credit and all net costs under Hedge Agreements in respect of interest rates to the extent such costs are allocable to such Test Period, but excluding interest expense not payable in cash, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Casualty Event” means any loss, casualty or other insured damage to, or any nationalization, taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any Property of the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries.

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

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

(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) other than the Equity Investors becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d‑3 and 13d‑5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the equity securities of Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or

(b) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of Borrower cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body.

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Closing Date” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.1 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 11.10.

CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute, together with the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Collateral” means, collectively, all of the Property of Borrower and the other Loan Parties in which Liens are granted and/or purported to be granted pursuant to the Security Documents to secure the Obligations or any part thereof.

Collateral Access Agreement” means a landlord waiver, mortgagee waiver, bailee letter or similar acknowledgment of any lessor, warehouseman, processor or other Person in in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

Commitment” means a Term Loan Commitment or a Revolving Credit Commitment, as the context may require.

Commitment Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c).

Commodities Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of Borrower pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to Administrative Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 11.11(d), including through the Platform.

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit B, or in any other form agreed to by Borrower and Administrative Agent, prepared by and certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower.

Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate or Monthly SOFR, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “Daily Simple SOFR,” “Interest Period,” “Monthly SOFR,” “SOFR,” “Interest Rate Change Date,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the reasonable discretion of Administrative Agent after consultation with Borrower, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s), and to permit the administration thereof by Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if Administrative Agent, after consultation with Borrower, determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or

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that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as Administrative Agent determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).

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

Constituent Documents” means (a) in the case of a corporation, its articles or certificate of incorporation and bylaws; (b) in the case of a general partnership, its partnership agreement; (c) in the case of a limited partnership, its certificate of limited partnership or certificate of formation, as applicable, and partnership agreement; (d) in the case of a trust, its trust agreement; (e) in the case of a joint venture, its joint venture agreement; (f) in the case of a limited liability company, its articles of organization, operating agreement, regulations and/or other organizational and governance documents and agreements; and (g) in the case of any other entity, its organizational and governance documents and agreements.

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

Covered Entity” means any of the following: (a) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (b) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (c) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

Covered Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.30.

Credit Extension” means a Borrowing.

Daily Simple SOFR” with respect to any applicable determination date means the rate per annum equal to SOFR published on such date on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source); provided, however, if Daily Simple SOFR as determined pursuant to the foregoing shall be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for purposes of this Agreement.

Debt” means, of any Person as of any date of determination (without duplication): (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures, or other similar instruments; (c) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of Property or services, except trade accounts payable of such Person arising in the ordinary course of business that are not past due by more than ninety (90) days; (d) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (e) all Debt or other obligations of others Guaranteed by such Person; (f) all obligations secured by a Lien existing on Property owned by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed by such Person or are non‑recourse to the credit of such Person; (g) any other financial accommodations which in accordance with GAAP would be shown as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person; (h) any repurchase obligation or liability of a Person with respect to Accounts, chattel paper or notes

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receivable sold by such Person; (i) any liability under a sale and leaseback transaction that is not a Capitalized Lease Obligation; (j) any obligation under any so called “synthetic leases;” (k) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction that is the functional equivalent of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of a Person; (l) all payment and reimbursement obligations of such Person (whether contingent or otherwise) in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, surety or other bonds and similar instruments; (m) all liabilities of such Person in respect of unfunded vested benefits under any Plan; (n) all net Hedge Obligations of such Person, valued at the Hedge Termination Value thereof; and (o) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests.

For all purposes, the Debt of any Person shall include the Debt of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Debt is expressly made non-recourse to such Person.

Debt Service” means, for any Person for any period, the sum of (a) all regularly scheduled principal payments and (b) all Cash Interest Expense, in each case, payable during the twelve (12) month period immediately following such period, in respect of all Debt of such Person (other than interest with respect to any royalty sharing agreements and scheduled payments of principal on Debt which pay such Debt in full, but only to the extent such final payment is greater than the scheduled principal payment immediately preceding such final payment).

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, or any other applicable Law, domestic or foreign, as now or hereafter in effect, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, arrangement or composition, extension or adjustment of debts, or similar Laws affecting the rights of creditors.

Default” means an Event of Default or the occurrence of an event or condition which with notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default.

Default Interest Rate” means an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Margin applicable to a Base Rate Loan plus (iii) two percent (2%) per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a SOFR Rate Loan, the Default Interest Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus two percent (2%) per annum; provided, however, in no event shall the Default Interest Rate exceed the Maximum Rate.

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 11.22(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder, or (ii) pay to Administrative Agent or any Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified Borrower or Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect, (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by Administrative Agent or Borrower, to confirm in

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writing to Administrative Agent and Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by Administrative Agent and Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 11.22(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to Borrower and each Lender.

Deposit Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

Disposition” means any sale, lease, sub-lease, license, transfer, assignment, conveyance, release, loss or other disposition, or the entry into any contract the performance of which would result in any of the foregoing, of any interest in Property, or of any interest in a Subsidiary that owns Property, in any transaction or event or series of transactions or events, and “Dispose” has the correlative meaning thereto.

Disqualified Equity Interest” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, (c) provides for scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Debt or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Maturity Date; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability.

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

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Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of any political subdivision of the U.S.

EBITDA” means, for any Person for any Test Period, an amount, determined on a consolidated basis for such Person and its subsidiaries, equal to (a) net income determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) the sum of the following to the extent deducted in the calculation of net income: (i) interest expense; (ii) income taxes; (iii) depreciation; (iv) amortization; (v) extraordinary losses determined in accordance with GAAP, as approved by Administrative Agent in Administrative Agent’s discretion; (vi) actual out-of-pocket fees and expenses of such Person incurred in connection with the consummation of this Agreement, not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate, and (vii) other non‑recurring expenses of such Person reducing such net income which do not represent a cash item in such period or any future period including, but not limited to, non-cash compensation expense, minus (c) the sum of the following to the extent included in the calculation of net income: (i) income tax credits of such Person; (ii) extraordinary gains determined in accordance with GAAP; and (iii) all non‑recurring, non‑cash items increasing net income.

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

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

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

Electronic Record” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 15 U.S.C. 7006.

Electronic Signature” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 15 U.S.C. 7006.

Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.8(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.8(b)(iii)).

Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, and local Laws, regulations, judicial decisions, orders, decrees, plans, rules, permits, licenses, and other governmental restrictions and requirements pertaining to health, safety, or the environment, including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §6901 et seq., the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq., the Clean Air

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Act, 42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq., the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11001 et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §5101 et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §2601 et seq., the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. §2701 et seq., the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §300f et seq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. §651 et seq., the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. §136 et seq., the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. §1531 et seq., the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. §4321 et seq., the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, 33 U.S.C. §407, all similar state statutes and local ordinances, and all regulations promulgated under any of those statutes, and all administrative and judicial actions respecting such legislation, all as amended from time to time.

Environmental Liabilities” means, as to any Person, all liabilities, obligations, responsibilities, Remedial Actions, losses, damages, punitive damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs, and expenses (including, without limitation, all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, expert and consulting fees and costs of investigation and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions, and interest incurred as a result of any claim or demand, by any Person, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute, including any Environmental Law, permit, order or agreement with any Governmental Authority or other Person, arising from environmental, health or safety conditions or the Release or threatened Release of a Hazardous Material into the environment, resulting from the past, present, or future operations of such Person or its Affiliates.

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

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate” means any corporation or trade or business which is a member of the same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as a Loan Party, is under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) with a Loan Party, or is otherwise considered a single employer with a Loan Party pursuant to Sections 414(m) or (o) of the Code, for purposes of the provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA.

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Plan, (b) a withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations which is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA, (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer

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Plan, (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan, the treatment of a Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (e) the occurrence of an event or condition which might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (f) the imposition of any liability to the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate, (g) the failure of any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate to meet any funding obligations with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or (h) a Plan becomes subject to the at-risk requirements in Section 303 of ERISA or Section 430 of the Code or is in endangered or critical status under Section 305 of ERISA or Section 432 of the Code.

Erroneous Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.15(a).

Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.15(d).

Erroneous Payment Impacted Class” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.15(d).

Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency has the meaning set forth in Section 10.15(d).

Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.15(d).

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

Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a Lien to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to any “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Loan Party and any and all Guarantees of such Loan Party’s Swap Obligations by Borrower or any other Loan Party) at the time the Guarantee of such Loan Party, or a grant by such Loan Party of a Lien, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one (1) swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or Lien is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the Laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Office located in, the

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jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in such Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by Borrower under Section 3.6(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.4, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.4(g) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated May 20, 2016, among Borrower and Texas Capital Bank, as lender, as modified or amended.

Extraordinary Receipt” means any cash received by or paid to or for the account of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party not in the ordinary course of business, including in connection with Casualty Events, Tax refunds, pension plan reversions, proceeds of insurance, condemnation awards (and payments in lieu thereof), indemnity payments and any purchase price adjustments.

Facility” means the Term Loan Facility or the Revolving Credit Facility, as the context may require.

FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.

FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 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 (a) if the day for which such rate is to be determined is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if such rate is not so published for any day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate charged to Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by Administrative Agent; provided, however, if the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

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Fee Letter” means the separate fee letter dated as of July 18, 2022, between Borrower and Administrative Agent and any other fee letter among Borrower and Administrative Agent, Arranger and/or Susser Bank concerning fees to be paid by Borrower in connection with this Agreement, including any amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications thereof. By its execution of this Agreement, each Lender acknowledges and agrees that Administrative Agent, Arranger and/or Susser Bank may elect to treat as confidential and not share with Lenders any Fee Letters executed from time to time in connection with this Agreement.

Financial Covenants” means the covenants set forth in Sections 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3.

Flood Insurance Regulations” means (a) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, (b) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, (c) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (amending 42 USC 4001 et seq.), (d) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 and (e) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, in each case as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and including any regulations promulgated thereunder.

Floor” means a rate per annum equal to (a) with respect to Monthly SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR, four and one half percent (4.50%) and (b) with respect to the Base Rate, five and one half percent (5.50%).

Foreign Lender” means (a) if Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which Borrower is resident for Tax purposes.

Fraudulent Transfer Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.14.

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

Funded Debt” means all outstanding liabilities for borrowed money and other interest-bearing liabilities, including current and long term Debt, but specifically excluding Capitalized Lease Obligations with respect to real Property.

Funding Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(x) and after the Closing Date shall refer to any Deposit Account designated by the Borrower to Administrative Agent in writing as the “Funding Account”; provided that the “Funding Account” must at all times be a Deposit Account maintained with the Administrative Agent and subject to an Account Control Agreement.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a consistent basis, as set forth in opinions of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and/or in statements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and/or their respective successors and which are applicable in the circumstances as of the date in question.

Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank, tribal body or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or

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pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank), and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).

Guarantee” by any Person means any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person as well as any obligation or liability, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation or liability (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to operate Property, to take-or-pay, or to maintain net worth or working capital or other financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (b) entered into for the purpose of indemnifying or assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Debt or other obligation or liability of the payment thereof or to protect the obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The terms “Guarantee” and “Guaranteed” used as a verb have a corresponding meaning.

Guarantor Joinder Agreement” means a Guarantor Joinder Agreement in the form of Exhibit H hereto.

Guarantors” means, collectively, each Subsidiary of Borrower that Guarantees the Obligations pursuant to a Guaranty, and each other Person who from time to time Guarantees all or any part of the Obligations under the Loan Documents, including any Person who becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to a Guarantor Joinder Agreement, and including with respect to Obligations under any Bank Product Agreement to which a Loan Party (other than Borrower) is a party, Borrower, and “Guarantor” means any one of the Guarantors. For the avoidance of doubt, Borrower, Administrative Agent, and Lenders agree that, as of the Closing Date, there are no Guarantors.

Guaranty” means, collectively, the guaranty made by the Loan Parties party to this Agreement pursuant to Article 12 and each other written guaranty executed by one or more of the Guarantors in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

Hazardous Material” means any substance, product, waste, pollutant, material, chemical, contaminant, constituent, or other material which is or becomes listed, regulated, or addressed under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any petroleum and petroleum byproducts, natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas or synthetic gas usable for fuel (or mixture of natural gas and such synthetic gas), polychlorinated biphenyls, lead and lead-based paint, radon, radioactive materials, flammables and explosives, and mold. “Hazardous Material” shall include, without limitation, any hazardous or toxic substance, material or waste or any chemical, element, compound or mixture which is: (i) asbestos and asbestos-containing materials; (ii) designated as a “pollutant” or “toxic pollutant” pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Paragraph 1251 et seq.); (iii) defined as a “solid or hazardous waste” pursuant to the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. Paragraph 6901 et seq.); (iv)

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defined as “hazardous substances” pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. Paragraph 9601 et seq.); (v) listed in the United States Department of Transportation Table (49 CFR 172.101) or by the Environmental Protection Agency as hazardous substances (40 CFR part 302); (vi) chemicals, elements, compounds, mixtures, substances, materials or wastes otherwise regulated under any applicable federal, state or local Environmental Laws; (vii) polychlorinated biphenyls; (viii) “pesticides” as defined in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 136 et seq.; (ix) “contaminant” as defined in the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq.; (x) “extremely hazardous substances” as defined in the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq.; (xi) “hazardous materials” as defined in the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 5101 et seq.; (xii) “hazardous air pollutants” as defined in the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.; and (xiii) “oil” as defined in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. §§ 2701 et seq.

Hedge Obligations” means, at any time with respect to any Person, all indebtedness, liabilities, and obligations of such Person under or in connection with any Hedge Agreement, whether actual or contingent, due or to become due and existing or arising from time to time.

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

Hedging Agreement” or “Hedge Agreement” means (a) any and all interest rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules and annexes, a “Master Agreement”), (c) any and all Master Agreements and any and all related confirmations and (d) any other agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Historical Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(z).

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Honor Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c)(i).

Increase Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(c).

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

Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.26.

Intellectual Property” means all copyrights, copyrightable works, patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, brand names, trade dress, slogans, logos and internet domain names and uniform resource locators, and the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, and other types of intellectual or industrial property rights and foreign equivalent or counterpart rights and forms of protection of a similar or analogous nature to any of the foregoing or having similar effect in any jurisdiction throughout the world, and registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing, and all documentation and embodiments of the foregoing, in whatever form, now owned or hereafter acquired.

Interest Period” means as to each Monthly SOFR Rate Loan, the one (1) month period commencing on the most recent Interest Rate Change Date and ending on the last day of such month; provided that:

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

(ii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.

Interest Rate” means the rate equal to the lesser of (a) the Maximum Rate and (b) the Applicable Rate.

Interest Rate Change Date” means the first (1st) Business Day of each month.

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state, provincial and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and

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permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

Lender” and “Lenders” have the meanings set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereunder, as the context may require.

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

Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) all Funded Debt of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as of such date to (b) Adjusted EBITDA of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, for the most recently ended Test Period.

Lien” means, as to any Property of any Person, (a) any lien, mortgage, security interest, Tax lien, pledge, charge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, preference, priority, or other encumbrance of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or title retention agreement), whether arising by contract, operation of law, or otherwise, affecting such Property and (b) the signing or filing of a financing statement which names the Person as debtor or the signing of any security agreement or the signing of any document authorizing a secured party to file any financing statement which names such Person as debtor.

Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to Borrower under Article 2 in the form of a Revolving Credit Loan or a Term Loan.

Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Guaranty, the Security Documents, the Notes, each Fee Letter, and all other promissory notes, security agreements, intercreditor agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, assignments, letters of credit, guaranties, and other instruments, documents, certificates and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or the Security Documents; provided that the term “Loan Documents” shall not include any Bank Product Agreement.

Loan Party” means Borrower and each Guarantor.

Material Adverse Effect” means any act, event, condition, or circumstance which would be reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect (a) the operations, business, Properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower or Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; (c) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (d) the rights, remedies and benefits available to, or conferred upon, Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party under any Loan Document.

Material Agreement” means any contract or agreement of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (a) involving a monetary liability of or payable to any such Person in an aggregate amount in excess of $500,000 in any twelve-month period, (b) governing any Material Debt or pursuant to which any Material Debt was incurred, or (c) the failure to renew, the breach,

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non‑performance, or cancellation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Material Debt” means Debt (other than the Loans) of any one or more of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $100,000.

Maturity Date” means (a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, July 18, 2025, or such earlier date on which the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender terminates as provided in this Agreement, and (b) with respect to the Term Loan Facility, July 18, 2032; provided, however, that, in each case, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day.

Maximum Rate” means, at all times, the maximum rate of interest which may be charged, contracted for, taken, received or reserved by Lenders in accordance with applicable Texas Law (or applicable United States federal Law to the extent that such Law permits Lenders to charge, contract for, receive or reserve a greater amount of interest than under Texas Law). The Maximum Rate shall be calculated in a manner that takes into account any and all fees, payments, and other charges in respect of the Loan Documents that constitute interest under applicable Law. Each change in any interest rate provided for herein based upon the Maximum Rate resulting from a change in the Maximum Rate shall take effect without notice to Borrower at the time of such change in the Maximum Rate.

MIRE Event” means the increase, extension or renewal of any Commitments or Loans (but excluding (x) any continuation or conversion of Borrowings or (y) the making of any Credit Extension) at any time that the Obligations may be secured by one or more Mortgages.

Monthly SOFR” means for any day, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the most recent Interest Rate Change Date for a term equivalent to one (1) month commencing on such Interest Rate Change Date; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Monthly SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto; provided, however, if Monthly SOFR as determined pursuant to the foregoing shall be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for purposes of this Agreement.

Monthly SOFR Rate Borrowing” means, as to any Borrowing, the Monthly SOFR Rate Loans comprising such Borrowing.

Monthly SOFR Rate Loan” means each Loan bearing interest based on the Monthly SOFR Rate.

Monthly SOFR Replacement Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b).

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto that is a nationally-recognized rating agency.

Mortgages means, collectively, the mortgages or deeds of trust now or hereafter encumbering Borrower’s or any other Loan Party’s fee or leasehold estates in the Property as

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described therein in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties as security for the Obligations, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan defined as such in Section 3(37) of ERISA to which contributions are being made or have been made by, or for which there is an obligation to make contributions by or there is any liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate and which is covered by Title IV of ERISA.

Net Cash Proceeds” means:

(a) with respect to any Disposition by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Extraordinary Receipt (other than in respect of a Casualty Event) received or paid to the account of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such transaction (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), over (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount of any Debt that is secured by the applicable asset and that is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction (other than Debt under the Loan Documents) and any reserves for adjustment in respect of the price relating to a Disposition, established in accordance with GAAP, (B) the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary in connection with such transaction including legal, accounting, investment banking and other professional fees directly related thereto and (C) Taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable within two years of the date of the relevant transaction as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangement); provided that, if (1) reserves established pursuant to subclause (A) exceed the actual purchase price adjustment required to be paid in connection with such transactions, or (2) the amount of any estimated Taxes pursuant to subclause (C) exceeds the amount of Taxes actually required to be paid in cash in respect of such Disposition, in each case, the aggregate amount of such excess shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds;

(b) with respect to the sale or issuance of any Equity Interests by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party, or the incurrence or issuance of any Debt other than Debt permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.1, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such transaction over (ii) the underwriting discounts and commissions, and other reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses, incurred and paid by the applicable Loan Party or Subsidiary to non-Affiliates in connection therewith; and

(c) with respect to any Casualty Event, an amount equal to: (a) any cash payments or proceeds received by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (i) under any casualty, business interruption or “key man” insurance policies in respect of any covered loss thereunder, or (ii) as a result of the taking of any assets of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries by 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 (b) (i) any actual and reasonable costs incurred by such Loan

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Party or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the adjustment or settlement of any claims of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary in respect thereof, and (ii) any bona fide direct costs incurred in connection with any sale of such assets as referred to in clause (b)(i) of this definition to the extent paid or payable to non-Affiliates, including income or gains taxes payable by such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith during the tax period the cash payments or proceeds are received.

Net Income” means, for any Person for any Test Period, the net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that Net Income shall exclude (a) the net income of any Subsidiary of such Person during such Test Period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of such income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its Constituent Documents or any agreement, instrument or Law applicable to such Subsidiary during such Test Period, except that such Person’s equity in any net loss of any such Subsidiary for such Test Period shall be included in determining Net Income, and (b) any income (or loss) for such Test Period of any other Person if such other Person is not a Subsidiary, except that Borrower’s equity in the net income of any such Person for such Test Period shall be included in Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such Test Period to Borrower or a Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (and in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Subsidiary, such Subsidiary is not precluded from further distributing such amount to Borrower as described in clause (a) of this proviso).

Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 11.10 and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders.

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

Notes” means, collectively, the Revolving Credit Notes and the Term Loan Notes, and “Note” means any one of the Notes.

Notice Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10.

Obligations” means all obligations, indebtedness, and liabilities of Borrower and each other Loan Party to Administrative Agent, each Lender and each other Secured Party now existing or hereafter arising, whether direct, indirect, related, unrelated, fixed, contingent, liquidated, unliquidated, joint, several, or joint and several, arising under or pursuant to this Agreement, any Bank Product Agreements or the other Loan Documents, and all interest accruing thereon (including interest and fees accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding), and all attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred in the enforcement or collection thereof and Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights; provided that, as to any Loan Party, the “Obligations” shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Party.

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

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

Other Guaranties” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.11.

Other Guarantors” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.11.

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.6).

Outstanding Amount” means with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Credit Loans and Term Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date.

Owned Real Estate Support Documentsmeans, with respect to any real Property which is owned by any Loan Party in fee simple (including, without limitation, all real Property acquired in connection with the Real Property Acquisition), such mortgagee title insurance policies (in amounts and with endorsements acceptable to Administrative Agent), surveys, environmental assessment reports, environmental questionnaires, flood hazard certifications, evidence of flood insurance, if required, and other mortgage-related documents as Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

Paid in Full” or “Payment in Full” means, (a) the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all outstanding Loans, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (b) the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the accrued and unpaid fees owing under the Loan Documents, (c) the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all reimbursable expenses and other Obligations (other than contingent obligations for which no claim has been made and other obligations expressly stated to survive such payment and termination of this Agreement), together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (d) the termination of all Commitments, and (f) the termination of all Bank Product Agreements with all amounts then due and payable thereunder having been paid in full in cash.

Participant” means any Person (other than (a) a natural Person, (b) a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person, (c) a Defaulting Lender, or (d) Borrower or any of Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or any

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other Loan Party) to which a participation is sold by any Lender in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it).

Participant Register” means a register in the United States on which each Lender that sells a participation enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents.

PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001).

Payment Date” means (a) in respect of each Base Rate Loan, the first day of each and every calendar quarter during the term of this Agreement, upon prepayment of such Loan and the Maturity Date, and (b) in respect of each Monthly SOFR Rate Loan, the first day of each calendar month, and (c) upon prepayment of any such Loan and the Maturity Date.

Payment Recipient” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.15(a).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to all or any of its functions under ERISA.

Permitted Liens” means those Liens permitted by Section 7.2.

Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, association, company, partnership, joint venture, Governmental Authority, or other entity, and shall include such Person’s heirs, administrators, personal representatives, executors, successors and assigns.

Plan” means any employee benefit or other plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, established or maintained by, or for which there is an obligation to make contributions by or there is any liability, contingent or otherwise with respect to Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to Section 412 of the Code.

Plan Asset Regulations” means 29 CFR § 2510.3-101 et seq., as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, as amended from time to time.

Platform” means Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system.

Prime Rate” means the rate of interest published by The Wall Street Journal, from time to time, as the “U.S. Prime Rate”.

Principal Office” means the principal office of Administrative Agent, presently located at the address set forth on Schedule 11.11.

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Prohibited Transaction” means any transaction set forth in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Property” of a Person means any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible or mixed, of such Person, or any other assets owned, operated or leased by such Person, including Equity Interests and contract rights.

PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

Public Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.11(e).

Purchase Money Debt” means Debt, the proceeds of which are used to finance the acquisition, lease, completion of construction, repair of, replacement, improvement to or installation of any Property; provided, however, that such Debt is incurred no later than ninety (90) days after such acquisition, leasing, completion, construction, repairment, replacement, improvement or installation.

QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

QFC Credit Support” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.30.

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, at any time, each Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulation promulgated thereunder and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Real Property Acquisition” means the acquisition on the Closing Date by Borrower, in fee simple, of 6.93 acres of land located as 857 S. Briggs Avenue, Durham, North Carolina, together with all improvements, fixtures, equipment and personal; property located thereon.

Recipient” means Administrative Agent or any Lender, as applicable.

Register” means a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of and stated interest on the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time.

Related Indebtedness” means any and all indebtedness paid or payable by Borrower or any other Loan Party to Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to any Loan Document other than any Note.

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

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Release” means, as to any Person, any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, disbursement, leaching, or migration of Hazardous Materials into the indoor or outdoor environment or into or out of Property owned by such Person, including, without limitation, the movement of Hazardous Materials through or in the air, soil, surface water, ground water, or Property.

Release Datemeans the last to occur of the dates on which Liens securing the Obligations may be released pursuant to Section 10.9(a)(i)(A).

Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.

Remedial Action” means all actions required to (a) clean up, remove, treat, or otherwise address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment, (b) prevent the Release or threat of Release or minimize the further Release of Hazardous Materials so that they do not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment, or (c) perform pre‑remedial studies and investigations and post-remedial monitoring and care.

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043 of ERISA.

Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Total Credit Exposures representing more than 66 2/3% of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders; provided that, if one (1) Lender holds more than 66 2/3% but less than 100% of the Total Credit Exposures at such time, subject to the last sentence of Section 11.10, the Required Lenders shall be at least two Lenders]. The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining the Required Lenders at any time.

Required Revolving Credit Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than 66 2/3% of the sum of the (a) the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Revolving Credit Lenders and (b) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments. The unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Revolving Credit Lenders held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders.

Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6(a).

Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, or treasurer of a Loan Party (or the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, or treasurer of the general partner or managing member of a Loan Party, as applicable); solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.1, the secretary or assistant secretary of a Loan Party (or the secretary or any assistant secretary of the general partner or managing member of a Loan Party, as applicable) or any Person designated by a Responsible Officer to act on behalf of a Responsible Officer; provided that such designated Person may not

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designate any other Person to be a Responsible Officer. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Person and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

Restricted Payment” means, collectively, (a) any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other Property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of Borrower or any Subsidiary, (b) any payment (whether in cash, securities or other Property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any capital stock or other Equity Interest or on account of any return of capital to Borrower’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof).

Revolving Credit Availability” means, as of any date, the difference between (a) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders on such date less (b) the total Revolving Credit Exposure of the Revolving Credit Lenders on such date.

Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Monthly SOFR Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period, made by each of the Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.1(a).

Revolving Credit Borrowing Request” means a writing, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, properly completed and signed by Borrower, requesting a Revolving Credit Borrowing.

Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a), in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.1 under the caption “Revolving Credit Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of its Revolving Credit Loans at such time.

Revolving Credit Facility” means the revolving credit facility provided for and governed by this Agreement.

Revolving Credit Lender” means, (a) at any time prior to the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment at such time, and (b) at any time after the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, any Lender that has Revolving Credit Exposure at such time.

Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note made by Borrower in favor of a Revolving Credit Lender evidencing Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

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RICO” means the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act of 1970.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of S&P Global Inc. and any successor thereto that is a nationally-recognized rating agency.

Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself (or whose government is) the subject or target of any Sanctions (including, as of the Closing Date, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Crimea).

Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC (including OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and OFAC’s Consolidated Non-SDN List), the U.S. Department of State or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons, in each case, to the extent dealings are prohibited or restricted with such Person under Sanctions or (d) any Person otherwise a target of Sanctions, including vessels and aircraft, that are designated under any Sanctions program.

Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes and restrictions imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government (including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, or other relevant sanctions authority in which (a) any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates is located or conducts business, (b) in which any of the proceeds of the Credit Extensions will be used, or (c) from which repayment of the Obligations will be derived.

Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b)(ii).

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor agency.

Secured Parties” means the collective reference to Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Bank Product Provider, and any other Person the Obligations owing to which are, or are purported to be, secured by the Collateral under the terms of the Security Documents.

Securities Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8 of the UCC.

Security Documents” means each and every Mortgage, security agreement, pledge agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, Account Control Agreement or other collateral security agreement required by or delivered to Administrative Agent from time to time that purport to create a Lien in favor of any of the Secured Parties to secure payment or performance of the Obligations or any portion thereof.

SOFR” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.

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SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of SOFR, or any successor administrator of SOFR designated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other Person acting as the SOFR Administrator at such time.

Solvent” means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, that the fair value of the assets of such Person (at fair valuation) is, on the date of determination, greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person as of such date, that the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, and that, as of such date, such Person will be able to pay all liabilities of such Person as such liabilities mature and such Person does not have unreasonably small capital with which to carry on its business. In computing the amount of contingent or unliquidated liabilities at any time, such liabilities will be computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability discounted to present value at rates believed to be reasonable by such Person acting in good faith.

Special Dividend” means a one-time dividend payable by Borrower to the holders of its common Equity Interests as approved by the board of directors of Borrower in an amount not to exceed $8,500,000, or such higher amount as approved by Administrative Agent, so long as such amount is funded under a Revolving Credit Borrowing (subject to Revolving Credit Availability).

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

Successor Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b).

Supported QFC” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.30.

Sureties has the meaning set forth in Section 12.3(b).

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

Tax Return” means any return (including any information report), report, statement, schedule, notice, form, or other document or information filed with or submitted to, or required to be filed with or submitted to, any Governmental Authority in connection with the determination, assessment, collection, or payment of any Tax or in connection with the administration, implementation, or enforcement of any Tax.

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

“Term Loan” means an advance made by any Term Loan Lender to the Borrower under Section 2.1(b).

Term Loan Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term Loans made by each of the Term Loan Lenders pursuant to Section 2.1(b).

Term Loan Borrowing Request” means a writing, substantially in the form of Exhibit E, properly completed and signed by Borrower, requesting a Term Loan Borrowing.

Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Term Loan Lender prior to the Closing Date, its obligation to make a Term Loan to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(b) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Loan Lender’s name on Schedule 2.1 under the caption “Term Loan Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term Loan Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

Term Loan Facility” means the term loan facility provided for and governed by this Agreement.

Term Loan Lender” means (a) at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has a Term Loan Commitment at such time and (b) at any time after the Closing Date, any Lender that holds a Term Loan at such time.

Term Loan Note” means a promissory note of Borrower payable to the order of a Term Loan Lender evidencing the Term Loan made by such Term Loan Lender, in substantially the form of Exhibit F.

Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by Administrative Agent from time to time).

Test Periodmeans, at any time, the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters of Borrower then last ended (in each case taken as one (1) accounting period) for which financial statements have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement.

Susser Bank” means Susser Bank, a Texas State Bank, and its successors and assigns.

Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Commitments, Revolving Credit Exposure and Outstanding Amount of the Term Loans of such Lender at such time.

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Transactions” means, collectively, the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans and other credit extensions, the use of the proceeds thereof, and the payment of all fees and expenses payable in connection with the foregoing.

Type” means, with respect to a Loan, refers to whether such Loan is a Base Rate Loan or a Monthly SOFR Rate Loan, and, with respect to a Borrowing, refers to whether such Borrowing is a Base Rate Borrowing or a Monthly SOFR Rate Borrowing.

UCC” means Chapters 1 through 11 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code as in effect from time to time or the Uniform Commercial Code of any other state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of security interests.

UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

Unfunded Pension Liability” means the excess, if any, of (a) the funding target as defined under Section 430(d) of the Code without regard to the special at-risk rules of Section 430(i) of the Code, over (b) the value of plan assets as defined under Section 430(g)(3)(A) of the Code determined as of the last day of each plan year, without regard to the averaging which may be allowed under Section 430(g)(3)(B) of the Code and reduced for any prefunding balance or funding standard carryover balance as defined and provided for in Section 430(f) of the Code.

U.S.” or “United States” means the United States of America.

U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable.

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

U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.30.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.4(g)(ii)(B)(3).

Wholly-Owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary, that all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary are, directly or indirectly, owned or controlled by Borrower and/or one or more of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries (except for directors’ qualifying shares or other shares required

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by applicable Law to be owned by a Person other than Borrower and/or one or more of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries).

Withholding Agent” means each of the Loan Parties and Administrative Agent.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

Section 1.2 Accounting Matters.

(a) Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the audited financial statements described in Section 5.2, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any Financial Covenant) contained herein, Debt of Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.

(b) Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth herein, and either Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, Administrative Agent, Lenders and Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) Borrower shall provide to Administrative Agent and Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. Without limiting the foregoing, leases shall continue to be classified and accounted for on a basis consistent with that reflected in the audited financial statements described in Section 5.2 for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any change in GAAP relating thereto, unless the parties hereto shall enter into a mutually acceptable amendment addressing such changes, as provided for above.

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Section 1.3 ERISA Matters. If, after the date hereof, there shall occur, with respect to ERISA, the adoption of any applicable Law, rule, or regulation, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by the PBGC or any other Governmental Authority, then either Borrower or the Required Lenders may request a modification to this Agreement solely to preserve the original intent of this Agreement with respect to the provisions hereof applicable to ERISA, and the parties to this Agreement shall negotiate in good faith to complete such modification.

Section 1.4 Reserved.

Section 1.5 Other Definitional Provisions. All definitions contained in this Agreement are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. The words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import referring to this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified, all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear. Terms used herein that are defined in the UCC, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings specified in the UCC. Any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document). Any reference to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such Law and any reference to any Law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such Law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. Words denoting gender shall be construed to include the masculine, feminine and neuter, when such construction is appropriate; specific enumeration shall not exclude the general but shall be construed as cumulative; the word “or” is not exclusive; the word “including” (in its various forms) means “including, without limitation”; in the computation of periods of time, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” mean “to but excluding”; and all references to money refer to the legal currency of the United States of America.

Section 1.6 Interpretative Provision. For purposes of Section 9.1, a breach of a Financial Covenant shall be deemed to have occurred as of any date of determination thereof by Borrower, the Required Lenders or as of the last date of any specified measurement period, regardless of when the financial statements or the Compliance Certificate reflecting such breach are delivered to Administrative Agent. Unless otherwise expressly stated, if a Person may not take an action under this Agreement, then it may not take that action indirectly, or take any action assisting or supporting any other Person in taking that action directly or indirectly.

Section 1.7 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to central time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

Section 1.8 Other Loan Documents. The other Loan Documents, including the Security Documents, contain representations, warranties, covenants, defaults and other provisions that are in addition to and not limited by, or a limitation of, similar provisions of this Agreement. Such provisions in such other Loan Documents may be different or more expansive than similar

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provisions of this Agreement and neither such differences nor such more expansive provisions shall be construed as a conflict.

Section 1.9 Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware Law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s Laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.

Section 1.10 Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, (i) the administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect to any rate or with respect to any alternative, comparable or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including any Successor Rate), including the selection of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment or whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate (including Successor Rate), as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.3, will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, SOFR or any Successor Rate or (ii) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes.

Section 1.11 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

ARTICLE 2.

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

Section 2.1 The Loans.

(a) Revolving Credit Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make one or more revolving credit loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Credit Loan”) to Borrower from time to time from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount for such Revolving Credit Lender at any time outstanding up to but not exceeding the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, provided that the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Revolving Credit Lenders shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders. Subject to the foregoing limitations, and the other terms and provisions of this Agreement, Borrower may borrow, repay, and reborrow Revolving Credit Loans hereunder.

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(b) Term Loan Borrowing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make, on the Closing Date, a single Term Loan to Borrower in an amount equal to such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan Commitment. The Term Loan Commitment of each Term Loan Lender shall automatically terminate immediately after the Term Loan Borrowing occurs on the Closing Date. Borrower may not borrow, repay, and reborrow the Term Loans. The initial Commitment of each Term Loan Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the Closing Date after the funding of the Term Loans to Borrower.

(c) Borrowing Procedure. Each Borrowing and each conversion of a Borrowing from one Type to the other shall be made upon Borrower’s irrevocable notice to Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. on the requested date of any Borrowing. Each telephonic notice by Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.1(c) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower. Each Borrowing of or conversion to a Monthly SOFR Rate Borrowing shall be in a principal amount of $250,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Section 2.2(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to a Base Rate Borrowing shall be in a principal amount of $250,000 or a whole multiple of $50,000 in excess thereof; provided that a Base Rate Borrowing may be in an amount equal to the Revolving Credit Availability. Each Borrowing Request (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether Borrower is requesting a Borrowing or a conversion of Borrowings from one Type to the other, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing or conversion, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Borrowings to be borrowed or converted, and (iv) the Type of Borrowings to be borrowed or to which existing Borrowings are to be converted. If Borrower fails to specify a Type of Borrowing in a Borrowing Request or if Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion, then the applicable Borrowings shall be made as, or converted to, Monthly SOFR Rate Borrowings. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Loans may only be Monthly SOFR Rate Loans, except as otherwise provided in Section 3.3(a).

(d) Funding. Following receipt of a Borrowing Request, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Borrowings, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by Borrower, Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Borrowings as described in Section 2.1(c). In the case of a Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at Administrative Agent’s Principal Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Borrowing Request. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.2 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.1), Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to Borrower in like funds as received by Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the Funding Account with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) Administrative Agent by Borrower.

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(e) Continuations and Conversions. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Monthly SOFR Rate Borrowing may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Monthly SOFR Rate Borrowing. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Monthly SOFR Rate Borrowings without the consent of the Required Lenders.

(f) Notifications. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrower and Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Monthly SOFR Rate Borrowings upon determination of such interest rate.

Section 2.2 Reserved.

Section 2.3 Fees.

(a) Fees. Borrower agrees to pay to Administrative Agent and Arranger, for the account of Administrative Agent, Arranger and each Lender, as applicable, fees, in the amounts and on the dates set forth in the Fee Letter.

(b) Reserved.

(c) Commitment Fees. Borrower agrees to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance, subject to Section 11.22, with its Applicable Percentage a commitment fee (“Commitment Fees”) on the daily average unused amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Revolving Credit Lender for the period from and including the date of this Agreement to and including the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility (including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article 4 is not met), at a rate equal to the applicable amount set forth for Commitment Fees in the definition of Applicable Margin. Accrued Commitment Fees shall be assessed quarterly in arrears at the end of each April, July, October, and January and payable on the fifteenth day of each month following each such quarter end during the term of this Agreement and on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility.

Section 2.4 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.

(a) General. All payments of principal, interest, and other amounts to be made by Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be made to Administrative Agent for the account of Administrative Agent or the pro rata accounts of the applicable Lenders, as applicable, at the Principal Office in Dollars and immediately available funds, without setoff, deduction, or counterclaim, and free and clear of all Taxes at the time and in the manner provided herein. Payments by check or draft shall not constitute payment in immediately available funds until the required amount is actually received by Administrative Agent in full. Payments in immediately available funds received by Administrative Agent in the place designated for payment on a Business Day prior to 11:00 a.m. at such place of payment shall be credited prior to the close of business on the Business Day received, while payments received by Administrative Agent on a day other than a Business Day or after 11:00 a.m. on a Business Day shall not be credited until the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment of principal or interest required under the Loan Documents shall become due and payable on a day other than a Business Day,

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then such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day. Any such extension of time for payment shall be included in computing interest which has accrued and shall be payable in connection with such payment. Administrative Agent is hereby authorized upon notice to Borrower to charge the account of Borrower maintained with Administrative Agent for each payment of principal, interest and fees as it becomes due hereunder.

(b) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender that such Lender will not make available to Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of a Borrowing, Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with this Agreement and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and Borrower severally agree to pay to Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by Borrower, the interest rate applicable to the applicable Borrowing. If Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to Borrower the amount of such interest paid by Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan. Any payment by Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to Administrative Agent.

(c) Payments by Borrower; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless Administrative Agent shall have received notice from Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders hereunder that Borrower will not make such payment, Administrative Agent may assume that Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the applicable Lenders the amount due. In such event, if Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the applicable Lenders, as applicable, severally agrees to repay to Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

Section 2.5 Evidence of Debt.

The Loans made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of

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business; provided that such Lender or Administrative Agent may, in addition, request that such Loans be evidenced by the Notes. The accounts or records maintained by Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made to Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

Section 2.6 Reserved.

Section 2.7 Interest; Payment Terms.

(a) Revolving Credit Loans – Payment of Principal and Interest; Revolving Nature. The unpaid principal amount of each Borrowing of the Revolving Credit Loans shall, subject to the following sentence and Section 2.7(f), bear interest at the applicable Interest Rate. If at any time such rate of interest would exceed the Maximum Rate but for the provisions hereof limiting interest to the Maximum Rate, then any subsequent reduction shall not reduce the rate of interest on the Revolving Credit Loans below the Maximum Rate until the aggregate amount of interest accrued on the Revolving Credit Loans equals the aggregate amount of interest which would have accrued on the Revolving Credit Loans if the interest rate had not been limited by the Maximum Rate. All accrued but unpaid interest on the principal balance of the Revolving Credit Loans shall be payable on the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month and on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility, provided that interest accruing at the Default Interest Rate pursuant to Section 2.7(f) shall be payable on demand. The then Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility. The unpaid principal balance of the Revolving Credit Loans at any time shall be the total amount advanced hereunder by Revolving Credit Lenders less the amount of principal payments made thereon by or for Borrower, which balance may be endorsed on the Revolving Credit Notes from time to time by Revolving Credit Lenders or otherwise noted in Revolving Credit Lenders’ and/or Administrative Agent’s records, which notations shall be, absent manifest error, conclusive evidence of the amounts owing hereunder from time to time.

(b) Term Loan – Payment of Principal and Interest. The unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans shall, subject to the following sentence and Section 2.7(f), bear interest at the applicable Interest Rate. If at any time such rate of interest shall exceed the Maximum Rate but for the provisions thereof limiting interest to the Maximum Rate, then any subsequent reduction shall not reduce the rate of interest on the Term Loans below the Maximum Rate until the aggregate amount of interest accrued on the Term Loans equals the aggregate amount of interest which would have accrued on the Term Loans if the interest rate had not been limited by the Maximum Rate. All accrued but unpaid interest on the principal balance of the Term Loans shall be payable by Borrower on each Payment Date and on the Maturity Date for the Term Loan Facility, provided that interest accruing

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at the Default Interest Rate pursuant to Section 2.7(f) shall be payable on demand. In addition, the principal balance of the Outstanding Amount of the Term Loans shall be due and payable (i) in equal monthly installments, each in an amount sufficient to fully amortize the Term Loan based on a twenty-five (25) year mortgage style amortization and an interest rate equal to the Applicable Rate, on the first day of each calendar month during the term hereof, commencing September 1, 2022, and (ii) in one final installment on the Maturity Date for the Term Loan Facility in the amount of the then Outstanding Amount of the Term Loans and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon.

(c) Computation Period. Interest on the Loans and all other amounts payable by Borrower hereunder on a per annum basis shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day) unless such calculation would result in a usurious rate or to the extent such Loan bears interest based upon the Base Rate, in which case interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 365-day year or 366-day year, as the case may be. In computing the number of days during which interest accrues, the day on which funds are initially advanced shall be included regardless of the time of day such advance is made, and the day on which funds are repaid shall be included unless repayment is credited prior to the close of business on the Business Day received. Each determination by Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(d) Unconditional Payment. Borrower is and shall be obligated to pay all principal, interest and any and all other amounts which become payable under any of the Loan Documents absolutely and unconditionally and without any abatement, postponement, diminution or deduction whatsoever and without any reduction for counterclaim or setoff whatsoever. If at any time any payment received by Administrative Agent hereunder shall be deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under any Debtor Relief Law, then the obligation to make such payment shall survive any cancellation or satisfaction of the Obligations under the Loan Documents and shall not be discharged or satisfied with any prior payment thereof or cancellation of such Obligations, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, and such payment shall be immediately due and payable upon demand.

(e) Partial or Incomplete Payments. Subject to Section 9.3, if at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest, fees and other amounts then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, to pay interest, fees and other amounts then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest, fees and other amounts then due to such parties, and (ii) second, to pay principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties. Remittances in payment of any part of the Obligations under the Loan Documents other than in the required amount in immediately available funds at the place where such Obligations are payable shall not, regardless of any receipt or credit issued therefor, constitute payment until the required amount is actually received by Administrative Agent in full in accordance herewith and shall be made and accepted subject to the condition that any check or draft may be handled for collection in accordance

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with the practice of the collecting bank or banks. Acceptance by Administrative Agent of any payment in an amount less than the full amount then due shall be deemed an acceptance on account only, and the failure to pay the entire amount then due shall be and continue to be an Event of Default.

(f) Default Interest Rate. For so long as any Event of Default exists, regardless of whether or not there has been an acceleration of the Loans, and at all times after the maturity of the Loans (whether by acceleration or otherwise), and in addition to all other rights and remedies of Administrative Agent or Lenders hereunder, (A) interest shall accrue on the Outstanding Amount of the Loans at the Default Interest Rate and (B) interest shall accrue on all other outstanding Obligations at the Default Interest Rate, and, in each case, such accrued interest shall be immediately due and payable. All such interest shall continue to accrue on the Obligations after the filing by or against the Borrower of any petition seeking any relief in bankruptcy or under any Debtor Relief Law. Borrower acknowledges that it would be extremely difficult or impracticable to determine Administrative Agent’s or Lenders’ actual damages resulting from any late payment or Event of Default, and such accrued interest are reasonable estimates of those damages and do not constitute a penalty.

Section 2.8 Voluntary Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments; Prepayments.

(a) Voluntary Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments. Borrower may, upon written notice to Administrative Agent, terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. three (3) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $2,500,000 or any whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof, and (iii) Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders. Administrative Agent will promptly notify Revolving Credit Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments. Any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments shall be applied to the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender according to its Applicable Percentage. All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

(b) Voluntary Prepayments. Subject to the conditions set forth below, Borrower shall have the right, at any time and from time to time upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to Administrative Agent, to prepay the principal of the Term Loans or the Revolving Credit Loans in full or in part. All prepayments of Term Loans under this Section 2.8(b) shall be applied to the remaining scheduled amortization payments of the Term Loans in inverse order of maturity.

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Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect, then Borrower shall immediately prepay the entire amount of such excess to Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of the Revolving Credit Lenders in an aggregate amount equal to such excess. Each prepayment required by this Section 2.8(c) shall be applied, first, to any Base Rate Borrowings then outstanding, and, second, to any Monthly SOFR Rate Borrowings then outstanding, and if more than one (1) Monthly SOFR Rate Borrowing is then outstanding, to such Monthly SOFR Rate Borrowings in such order as Borrower may direct, or if Borrower fails to so direct, as Administrative Agent shall elect.

(d) Mandatory Prepayment of Term Loans.

(i) If any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries Disposes of any Property (other than any Disposition of any Property permitted by Section 7.8(a) or Section 7.8(d) through (i)) which results in the realization by such Person of Net Cash Proceeds, Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to one hundred percent 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds within one (1) Business Day of receipt thereof by such Person (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (v) below); provided, however, that with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds realized under a Disposition described in this Section 2.8(d)(i), at the election of Borrower (as notified by Borrower to Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of such Disposition), and so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such Loan Party or such Subsidiary may reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in operating assets so long as within 60 days after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, such reinvestment shall have been consummated (as certified by Borrower in writing to Administrative Agent); and provided further, however, that (A) any Net Cash Proceeds not so reinvested within such 60 day period shall be immediately applied to the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in this Section 2.8(d)(i), and (B) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at any time that any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries receives or is holding any Net Cash Proceeds which have not yet been reinvested, such Net Cash Proceeds shall be immediately applied to the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in this Section 2.8(d)(i). Notwithstanding anything contained in this clause (i), Borrower shall not be required to prepay the Term Loan with the Net Cash Proceeds received by Borrower with respect to the sale of the real Property located at 249 E. NC HWY. 54, Unit 100, Durham, NC 27713.

(ii) Concurrently with the issuance by any Loan Party of any of its stock or other Equity Interests (other than to another Loan Party and other than issuances of stock or Equity Interests to directors, officers or employees in connection with their past, present or future service to Borrower, or to third parties in return for goods, property or services, or in connection with the exercise of stock options or warrants), Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof, which prepayment shall be applied as set forth in clause (v) below.

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Section 7.1), Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof, which prepayment shall be applied as set forth in clause (vi) below.

(iv) Upon any Extraordinary Receipt received by or paid to or for the account of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, and not otherwise included in clause (i) of this Section 2.8(d), Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to one hundred percent 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom within one (1) Business Day of receipt thereof by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (v) below); provided, however, that with respect to any proceeds of insurance, condemnation awards (or payments in lieu thereof) or indemnity payments, at the election of Borrower (as notified by Borrower to Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of receipt of such insurance proceeds, condemnation awards or indemnity payments), and so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such Loan Party or such Subsidiary may apply within 60 days after the receipt of such cash proceeds to replace or repair the equipment, fixed assets or real Property in respect of which such cash proceeds were received; and provided further, however, that (A)] any cash proceeds not so applied within such 60 day period shall be immediately applied to the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in this Section 2.8(d)(iv), and (B) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at any time that any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries receives or is holding any Net Cash Proceeds which have not yet been applied to replace or repair the equipment, fixed assets or real Property in respect of which such cash proceeds were received, such cash proceeds shall be immediately applied to the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in this Section 2.8(d)(iv).

(v) Upon the occurrence of any event triggering the prepayment requirement under clauses (i) through (iv) above, Borrower shall deliver written notice thereof to Administrative Agent and upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Lenders. Each prepayment of the Loans under this Section 2.8(d) shall be applied as follows: first, to the remaining scheduled amortization payments of the Term Loans in inverse order of maturity and second, to the extent of any excess, to repay the Revolving Credit Loans, without a corresponding reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitments.

(e) Payment of Interest. If there is a prepayment of all or any portion of the principal of the Term Loans or the Revolving Credit Loans on or before the Maturity Date for such Loans, whether voluntary or mandatory or because of acceleration or otherwise, such prepayment shall also include any and all accrued but unpaid interest on the amount of principal being so prepaid through and including the date of prepayment, plus any other sums which have become due to Lenders under the other Loan Documents on or before the date of prepayment, but which have not been fully paid.

Section 2.9 Uncommitted Increase in Revolving Credit Commitments.

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(a) Request for Increase. So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, upon notice to Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders), Borrower may from time to time, request an increase in the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments (a “Revolving Facility Increase”) by an amount (for all such requests) not exceeding $5,000,000; provided that (i) any such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of $1,500,000, (ii) Borrower may make a maximum of three such requests and (iii) no Lender shall be required or otherwise obligated to provide any portion of such Revolving Facility Increase. To achieve the full amount of a requested Revolving Facility Increase, and subject to the approval of Administrative Agent, Borrower may (I) request that one or more Lenders increase their Revolving Credit Commitment, (II) invite all Lenders to increase their respective Revolving Credit Commitment, and/or (III) invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and its counsel.

(b) Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Revolving Credit Lenders. In the event the Borrower invites all Revolving Credit Lenders to increase their respective Revolving Credit Commitment, then at the time of sending such notice, Borrower (in consultation with Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Revolving Credit Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten (10) Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Revolving Credit Lenders). Each Revolving Credit Lender shall notify Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to increase its Revolving Credit Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Applicable Percentage of such requested increase. Any Revolving Credit Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Revolving Credit Commitment. Administrative Agent shall notify Borrower and each Lender of the Revolving Credit Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder.

(c) Effective Date and Allocations. If the Revolving Credit Commitments are increased in accordance with this Section, Administrative Agent and Borrower shall determine the effective date (the Increase Effective Date) and the final allocation of such increase. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrower and the Lenders of the details of the final allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date.

(d) Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase. As a condition precedent to such increase, Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such increase, and (ii) in the case of Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article 5 and the other Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of the Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.9, the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.2 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.1, and (B) no Default exists.

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(e) Pro Rata Treatment; Etc. On the Increase Effective Date, (i) any Lender increasing (or, in the case of any newly added Lender, extending) its Revolving Credit Commitment shall make available to Administrative Agent such amounts in immediately available funds as Administrative Agent shall determine, for the benefit of the other Lenders, as being required in order to cause, after giving effect to such increase or addition and the use of such amounts to make payments to such other Lenders, each Lender’s portion of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans of all the Lenders to equal its revised Applicable Percentage of such outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, and Administrative Agent shall make such other adjustments among the Lenders with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding and amounts of principal, interest, commitment fees and other amounts paid or payable with respect thereto as shall be necessary, in the opinion of Administrative Agent, in order to effect such reallocation and (ii) the Borrower shall be deemed to have repaid and reborrowed all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans as of the date of any increase (or addition) in the Revolving Credit Commitments (with such reborrowing to consist of the Types of Revolving Credit Loans, specified in a notice delivered by the Borrower, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.1(b)). The deemed payments made pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be accompanied by payment of all accrued interest on the amount prepaid and, in respect of each Monthly SOFR Rate Loan, shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.5 if the deemed payment occurs other than on the last day of the related Interest Periods]. Within a reasonable time after the effective date of any increase or addition, Administrative Agent shall, and is hereby authorized and directed to, revise Schedule 2.1 to reflect such increase or addition and shall distribute such revised Schedule 2.1 to each of the Lenders and the Borrower, whereupon such revised Schedule 2.1 shall replace the old Schedule 2.1 and become part of this Agreement.

(f) Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 11.10 or 11.23 to the contrary.

Section 2.10 MIRE Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the Obligations are secured by any real Property located in a “special flood hazard area”, no MIRE Event may be closed until the date that is thirty (30) days (in each case, the “Notice Period”), after Administrative Agent has delivered to the Lenders the following documents in respect of such real Property: (i) a completed flood hazard determination from a third-party vendor; (ii) if such real Property is located in a “special flood hazard area”, (A) a notification to the applicable Loan Parties of that fact and (if applicable) notification to the applicable Loan Parties that flood insurance coverage is not available and (B) evidence of the receipt by the applicable Loan Parties of such notice; and (iii) if required by applicable Flood Insurance Regulations, evidence of required flood insurance; provided that any such MIRE Event may be closed prior to the Notice Period if Administrative Agent shall have received confirmation from each Lender that such Lender has completed any necessary flood insurance due diligence to its reasonable satisfaction.

ARTICLE 3.

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND INDEMNITY

Section 3.1 Increased Costs.

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

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

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

(iii) impose on any Lender any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or participation in any such Loan;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or other Recipient, Borrower will pay to such Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) Capital or Liquidity Requirements. If any Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in Sections 3.1(a) or (b) and delivered to Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

(d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that Borrower shall not be required to

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compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 3.1 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine (9) months prior to the date that such Lender notifies Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine (9)‑month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

Section 3.2 Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Law or regulation has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to SOFR or Monthly SOFR, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the SOFR or Monthly SOFR, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to Borrower through Administrative Agent, (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Monthly SOFR Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Monthly SOFR Rate Loans shall be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Monthly SOFR component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by Administrative Agent without reference to the Monthly SOFR component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies Administrative Agent and Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Monthly SOFR Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by Administrative Agent without reference to the Monthly SOFR component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Monthly SOFR Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Monthly SOFR Rate Loans and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon SOFR or Monthly SOFR, Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Monthly SOFR component thereof until Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon Monthly SOFR. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

Section 3.3 Changed Circumstances; Successor Rate.

(a) Changed Circumstances. If in connection with any request for a Monthly SOFR Rate Loan or a conversion of Base Rate Loans to Monthly SOFR Rate Loans or the continuation of any of such Loans, as applicable, (i) Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) no Successor Rate has been determined in accordance with Section 3.3(b), and the circumstances under clause (i) of Section 3.3(b) or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred, or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not otherwise exist for determining Monthly SOFR with respect to a proposed Monthly SOFR Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (ii) Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that for any

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reason that Monthly SOFR with respect to a proposed Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, Administrative Agent will promptly so notify Borrower and each Lender,

Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Monthly SOFR Rate Loans, or to convert Base Rate Loans to Monthly SOFR Rate Loans, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Monthly SOFR Rate Loans), and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the SOFR component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the SOFR component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a determination by the Required Lenders described in clause (ii) of this Section 3.3(a), until Administrative Agent upon instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.

Upon receipt of such notice, (i) Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, or conversion to, Monthly SOFR Rate Loans (to the extent of the affected Monthly SOFR Rate Loans) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein and (ii) any outstanding Monthly SOFR Rate Loans shall be deemed to have been converted to Base Rate Loans immediately at the end of the month

(b) Replacement of Monthly SOFR or Successor Rate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower or Required Lenders notify Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower) that Borrower or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:

(i) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining Monthly SOFR, including, without limitation, because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or

(ii) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of Monthly SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which Monthly SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to Administrative Agent, that will continue to provide Monthly SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which Monthly SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”);

then, on a date and time determined by Administrative Agent (any such date, the “Monthly SOFR Replacement Date”), which date shall be on an Interest Rate

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Change Date or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (ii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Monthly SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the Applicable Margin for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “Successor Rate”).

If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the Applicable Margin, all interest payments will be payable on a monthly basis.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) if Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Monthly SOFR Replacement Date, or (ii) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (i) or (ii) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Administrative Agent and Borrower may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Monthly SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Rate Change Date, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmark. and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such benchmark, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments, shall constitute a “Successor Rate”. Any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.

Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrower and each Lender of the implementation of any Successor Rate.

Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Administrative Agent.

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deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective

Section 3.4 Taxes.

(a) Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section, the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA.

(b) Payment Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Law. If any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.4) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(c) Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law, or at the option of Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(d) Indemnification by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.4) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to Administrative Agent), or by Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

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(e) Indemnification by Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.8 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by Administrative Agent to such Lender from any other source against any amount due to Administrative Agent under this Section 3.4(e).

(f) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 3.4, such Loan Party shall deliver to Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

(g) Status of Lenders.

(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as will enable Borrower or Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two (2) sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.4(g)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in such Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that Borrower is a U.S. Person,

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

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

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

(2) executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

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

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

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

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

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify Borrower and Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(h) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 3.4 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.4), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 3.4 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the

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amount paid over pursuant to this Section 3.4(h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.4(h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 3.4(h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 3.4(h) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(i) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.4 shall survive the resignation or replacement of Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

Section 3.5 Compensation for Losses. Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to Administrative Agent) from time to time, Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

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

(b) any failure by Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to lend any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by Borrower (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked by Borrower under the terms of this Agreement and is revoked in accordance herewith); or

(c) any assignment of a any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by Borrower pursuant to Section 3.6(b);

including any loss of anticipated profits and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof. Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.

Section 3.6 Mitigation of Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

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(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.1, or requires Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.4, then such Lender shall (at the request of Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.4, as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.1, or if Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.4 and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different Lending Office in accordance with Section 3.6(a), or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, then Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 11.8), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.4) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:

(i) Borrower shall have paid to Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 11.8;

(ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the Outstanding Amount of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.5) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

(iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.1 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.4, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

(iv) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Law; and

(v) in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.

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A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Each party hereto agrees that (x) an assignment required pursuant to this Section 3.6 may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by Borrower, Administrative Agent and the assignee and (y) the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to and be bound by the terms thereof; provided that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment, the other parties to such assignment agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender or Administrative Agent, provided, further that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.

Section 3.7 Survival. All of the obligations under this Article 3 shall survive termination of the Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, and resignation of Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE 4.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 4.1 Initial Extension of Credit. The obligation of the Lenders to make the initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to the condition precedent that Administrative Agent shall have received all of the following, each dated (unless otherwise indicated or otherwise specified by Administrative Agent) the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent:

(a) Credit Agreement. Counterparts of this Agreement executed by each party hereto;

(b) Resolutions. Resolutions of the board of directors (or other governing body) of Borrower and each other Loan Party that is not a natural Person certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary (or a Responsible Officer or other custodian of records) of such Person which authorize the execution, delivery, and performance by such Person of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Person is or is to be a party;

(c) Incumbency Certificate. A certificate of incumbency certified by a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party that is not a natural Person certifying the names of the individuals or other Persons authorized to sign this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to which Borrower and each other Loan Party is or is to be a party (including the certificates contemplated herein) on behalf of such Person together with specimen signatures of such individual Persons;

(d) Certificate Regarding Consents, Licenses and Approvals. A certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party either (i) attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party and the validity against such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is

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a party, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, or (ii) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so required;

(e) Closing Certificate. A certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.2(b), (c) and (d) have been satisfied;

(f) Solvency Certificate. A solvency certificate signed by the chief financial officer of Borrower (or another Responsible Officer of Borrower acceptable to Administrative Agent);

(g) Constituent Documents. The Constituent Documents and all amendments thereto for each Loan Party that is not a natural Person, with the formation documents included in the Constituent Documents being certified as of a date acceptable to Administrative Agent by the appropriate government officials of the state of incorporation or organization of each Loan Party, and all such Constituent Documents being accompanied by certificates that such copies are complete and correct, given by an authorized representative acceptable to Administrative Agent;

(h) Governmental Certificates. Certificates of the appropriate government officials of the state of incorporation or organization of each Loan Party that is not a natural Person as to the existence and good standing of each Loan Party that is not a natural Person. Each certificate or other evidence required by this clause (i) shall be dated within ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date;

(i) Notes. The Notes executed by Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting Notes;

(j) Security Documents. The Security Documents executed by Borrower and the other Loan Parties;

(k) Pledged Equity Interests; Stock Powers; Pledged Notes. (i) The certificates representing any Equity Interests pledged pursuant to the Security Documents, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof and (ii) each promissory note (if any) pledged to Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Documents endorsed (without recourse) in blank (or accompanied by an executed transfer form in blank) by the pledgor thereof;

(l) Account Control Agreements. Account Control Agreements with respect to each Deposit Account, Securities Account and Commodity Account of any Loan Party in existence on the Closing Date;