Korn Ferry (KFY) 10-K2022 FY Annual report

Exhibit 10.43

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of June 24, 2022 (the “First Amendment Effective Date”), is entered into among Korn Ferry, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto (including each Additional Lender (as defined below) and each Exiting Lender (as defined below)), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, an Issuing Lender, and the Swingline Lender.  All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined below) or the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below), as applicable.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, an Issuing Lender, and the Swingline Lender, entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2019 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, extended, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, the “Existing Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Existing Credit Agreement be amended as set forth below, subject to the terms and conditions specified in this Amendment; and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto are willing to amend the Existing Credit Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions specified in this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.Amendments to Existing Credit Agreement; Effect of this Amendment; No Impairment; Treatment of Existing LIBOR Rate Loans; Reallocation.

(a)Effective as of the First Amendment Effective Date, the parties hereto agree that: (i) the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to (A) delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text or stricken text), and (B) add the bold underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text  or double-underlined text), in each case, as set forth in the credit agreement attached hereto as Annex A (the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended as set forth on Annex A attached hereto, the “Amended Credit Agreement”); (ii) Schedules 2.1, 2.1C, 6.2, 6.16, 8.1, 8.2 and 8.6 are amended to read as set forth on Schedules 2.1, 2.1C, 6.2, 6.16, 8.1, 8.2 and 8.6 attached hereto; (iii) Exhibits B, D, E and F are amended to read as set forth on Exhibits B, D, E and F attached hereto and (iv) a new Exhibit A-3 is added to the Amended Credit Agreement to read as set forth on Exhibit A-3 attached hereto.  The Amended Credit Agreement is not a novation of the Existing Credit Agreement.

(b)Except as expressly modified and amended in this Amendment, all of the terms, provisions and conditions of the Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.  The Loan Documents and any and all other documents heretofore, now or hereafter executed and delivered pursuant to the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement are hereby amended so that

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any reference to the Existing Credit Agreement shall mean a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement.

(c)Except as expressly set forth herein this Amendment shall not (i) by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any Secured Party under the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document and (ii) alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified hereby, are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle any Credit Party to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances.

(d)It is understood and agreed that, with respect to any Revolving Credit Loan bearing interest by reference to clause (a) of the definition of “LIBOR Rate” set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement and outstanding immediately prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, such Revolving Credit Loan shall be prepaid and immediately reborrowed as a Revolving Credit Loan outstanding under the Amended Credit Agreement, bearing interest at Term SOFR and having Interest Periods specified in the Notice of Borrowing delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant Section 2(l).  Each Lender party to this Amendment that is a lender under the Existing Credit Agreement (including each Exiting Lender) hereby waives any right to request compensation for losses under Section 4.9 of the Existing Credit Agreement related to the prepayment of Revolving Loans in connection with the Amended Credit Agreement as contemplated by this Section 1(d). Each Lender (including each Exiting Lender) party hereto hereby agrees to waive the right to request payment of any amounts that would otherwise be required to be paid by the Borrower to such Lender in accordance with Section 4.9 of the Existing Credit Agreement in connection with the (i) prepayment and borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to the Amended Credit Agreement as contemplated by this Section 1(d), and (ii) reallocation and restatement of Revolving Credit Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments contemplated by Section 1(e).

(e)On the First Amendment Effective Date, the loans and commitments made by the lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be re-allocated and restated among the Lenders so that, and loans and commitments shall be made by the Lenders so that, as of the First Amendment Effective Date, the respective Commitments, Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages and Term Loan Percentages of the Lenders shall be as set forth on Schedule 2.1 attached hereto.

2.Conditions Precedent.  This Amendment shall be effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a)the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of this Amendment executed by a Responsible Officer of each Credit Party, each Lender (including each Additional Lender and each Exiting Lender), each Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender, and the Administrative Agent and (ii) Notes, executed by the Borrower in favor of each Additional Lender that requests a Note or Term Lender that requests a Term Note, in each case prior to the First Amendment Effective Date;

(b)the Administrative Agent shall have received the following: (i) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Credit Party certifying as to the incumbency and genuineness of the signature of each officer of such Credit Party executing this Amendment and other Loan

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Documents to which it is a party and certifying that attached thereto is a true, correct and complete copy of (A) the articles or certificate of incorporation or formation (or equivalent), as applicable, of such Credit Party and all amendments thereto, certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority in its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation (or equivalent), as applicable, (or, as to any articles or certificate of incorporation or formation (or equivalent), as applicable, that have not been amended, modified or terminated since the date of delivery thereof under the Existing Credit Agreement (the “Original Closing Date”), certifying that such articles or certificate of incorporation or formation (or equivalent), as applicable, have not been amended, modified or terminated since the Original Closing Date and remain in full force and effect, and true and complete, in the form delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Original Closing Date), (B) the bylaws or other governing document of such Credit Party as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date (or, as to any such bylaws or other governing document that have not been amended, modified or terminated since the Original Closing Date, certifying that such bylaws or other governing document have not been amended, modified or terminated since the Original Closing Date and remain in full force and effect, and true and complete, in the form delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Original Closing Date), (C) resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or other governing body) of such Credit Party authorizing and approving the transactions contemplated hereunder and the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (D) certificates as of a recent date of the good standing of each Credit Party under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation (or equivalent), as applicable, and, to the extent available, a certificate of the relevant taxing authorities of such jurisdiction certifying that such Credit Party has filed all required tax returns and owes no delinquent taxes;

(c)the Administrative Agent shall have received customary opinions of counsel to the Credit Parties (including, without limitation, opinions of special counsel and local counsel as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the Credit Parties, the Loan Documents and such other matters as the Administrative Agent shall request (which such opinions shall (A) include a non-contravention opinion with respect to the Senior Unsecured Note Documents and (B) expressly permit reliance by permitted successors and assigns of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders);

(d)the Administrative Agent shall have, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, projections, prepared by management of the Borrower, including projections of balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(e)since April 30, 2021, no event has occurred or condition arisen, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(f)the Administrative Agent shall have received: (i) subject to the express limitations set forth in the Security Documents, all filings and recordations that are necessary to perfect the security interests of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral and the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that upon such filings and recordations such security interests constitute valid and perfected first priority Liens thereon (subject to Permitted Encumbrances); (ii) subject to the express limitations set forth in the Security Documents, (A) original stock certificates or other certificates evidencing the certificated Equity Interests pledged pursuant to the Security Documents, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate duly executed in blank by the registered owner thereof and (B) each original promissory note pledged pursuant to the Security Documents together with an undated allonge for each such promissory note duly executed in blank by the holder thereof; (iii) the results of a Lien search (including a search as to filings or

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recordations under the Uniform Commercial Code, federal and local judgments, federal and local tax liens and intellectual property matters), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory thereto, made against the Credit Parties under the Uniform Commercial Code (or applicable judicial docket) as in effect in each jurisdiction in which filings or recordations under the Uniform Commercial Code should be made to evidence or perfect security interests in all assets of such Credit Party, indicating among other things that the assets of each such Credit Party are free and clear of any Lien (except for Permitted Encumbrances); (iv) in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, evidence of property, business interruption and liability insurance covering each Credit Party, evidence of payment of all insurance premiums for the current policy year of each policy, and if requested by the Administrative Agent, copies of such insurance policies; (v) security agreements duly executed by the applicable Credit Parties for all federally registered copyrights, copyright applications, patents, patent applications, trademarks and trademark applications included in the Collateral, in each case in proper form for filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or U.S. Copyright Office, as applicable and (vi) any documents required by the terms of the Security Documents to evidence its security interest in the Collateral (including, without limitation, any deposit account and securities account control agreements).

(g)the Credit Parties shall have received all material governmental, shareholder and third party consents and approvals necessary (or any other material consents as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and the other Loan Documents and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by any Person that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any of the Credit Parties or restrain, prevent or impose any material adverse conditions on the transactions contemplated by this Amendment or the other Loan Documents or that could seek or threaten any of the foregoing, and no action, proceeding or investigation shall have been instituted, threatened or proposed before any Governmental Authority to enjoin, restrain, or prohibit, or to obtain substantial damages in respect of, or which is related to or arises out of this Amendment or the other Loan Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or which, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, would make it inadvisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Amendment or the other Loan Documents, or which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(h)the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 2(e), (g) and (i) have been satisfied;

(i)after giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein and by the Amended Credit Agreement to occur on the First Amendment Effective Date, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Credit Party contained in this Amendment, the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects, except for any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, which such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects, on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date with the same effect as if made on and as of such date (except for any such representation and warranty that by its terms is made only as of an earlier date, which representation and warranty shall remain true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, except for any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, which such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date), and except that for purposes of this Section 2(i)(ii), the representations and warranties contained in the first sentence of Section 6.14 of the Amended Credit

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Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or 7.1(b), as applicable, of the Existing Credit Agreement;

(j)the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, certifying that (A) after giving effect to the transactions contemplated to occur on the First Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, on a Consolidated basis, are Solvent, and (B) attached thereto are calculations evidencing compliance on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the transactions contemplated to occur on the First Amendment Effective Date with the covenant contained in Section 8.11(a) of the Amended Credit Agreement;

(k)the Borrower shall have (or concurrently with the Credit Extensions to be made on the First Amendment Effective Date) (i) paid all accrued and unpaid interest on the loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement to the First Amendment Effective Date, (ii) paid all accrued fees owing to the lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement to the First Amendment Effective Date and (iii) repaid in full all loans outstanding immediately prior to the First Amendment Effective Date under the Existing Credit Agreement;

(l)the Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing with respect to any Revolving Credit Loans and Term Loans to be advanced on, or to remain outstanding on, the First Amendment Effective Date;

(m)(i) the Borrower and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have provided to the Administrative Agent and each Lender the documentation and other information requested by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in order to comply with requirements of any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act and any applicable “know your customer” rules and regulations, and, if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, it shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and directly to any Lender requesting the same, a Beneficial Ownership Certification as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; and

(n)the Borrower shall have paid or made arrangements to pay contemporaneously with closing of this Amendment (A) to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders the accrued and unpaid fees or commissions due hereunder or under the Amended Credit Agreement or under any fee letter entered into in connection herewith that are due and payable on or prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, (B) all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) to the extent accrued and unpaid prior to or on the First Amendment Effective Date, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided, that, such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) and (C) to any other Person such amount as may be due thereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, all Other Taxes, fees and other charges in connection with the execution, delivery, recording, filing and registration of any of the Loan Documents.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 10.3(c)(v) of the Amended Credit Agreement or the last paragraph of Section 5.1 of the Amended Credit Agreement, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 2, each Lender that has signed this Amendment shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender

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unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed First Amendment Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

3.Miscellaneous.

(a)The Loan Documents and the obligations of the Credit Parties thereunder are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect according to their terms.  This Amendment is a Loan Document.

(b)Each Subsidiary Guarantor (i) acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Amendment, (ii) affirms all of its obligations under the Loan Documents, and (iii) agrees that this Amendment does not operate to reduce or discharge its obligations under the Loan Documents.

(c)Each Credit Party represents and warrants that: (i) such Credit Party is duly authorized to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Amendment; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by such Credit Party have been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do not (A) require any consent or approval of any holders of Equity Interests of such Credit Party, other than those already obtained, (B) contravene the articles of incorporation or by-laws (or equivalent) of such Credit Party, (C) violate or cause a default under any Applicable Law or Material Contract, obligation, indenture or other instrument to which the Borrower or any such Credit Party is a party or by which the Borrower or such Credit Party may be bound, except to the extent such violation or default could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (D) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person other than Permitted Encumbrances; (iii) this Amendment is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; and (iv) the Persons signing this Amendment as Subsidiary Guarantors include all of the Subsidiaries existing as of the First Amendment Effective Date that are required to become Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement on or prior to the First Amendment Effective Date.

(d)Subject to Section 11.16 of the Amended Credit Agreement, this Amendment may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures (including facsimile and .pdf) and shall be considered an original, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record.  This Amendment may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same Amendment.  For the avoidance of doubt, and subject to Section 11.16 of the Amended Credit Agreement, the authorization under this Section 3(d) may include use or acceptance by the Administrative Agent or any Lender Party of a manually signed paper Amendment which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into .pdf), or an electronically signed Amendment converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention.

(e)If any provision of this Amendment is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (i) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment shall not be affected or impaired thereby, and (ii) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The

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invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

(f)THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(g)The terms of Sections 11.5(b), (c) and (d) and 11.6 of the Amended Credit Agreement with respect to submission to jurisdiction, waiver of venue and waiver of jury trial are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.

4.Exiting Lenders.

(a)Each Person executing this Amendment under the heading “Exiting Lenders” on the signature pages hereto, in its capacity as a lender under the Existing Credit Agreement (each, an “Exiting Lender”), is signing this Amendment for the purposes of amending the Existing Credit Agreement as contemplated by Section 1 and assigning its revolving credit commitment it holds under the Existing Credit Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date to one or more Lenders under the Amended Credit Agreement as described in the following sentence.  Upon giving effect to this Amendment, (i) each Exiting Lender’s revolving credit commitment under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be fully assigned to one or more Lenders under the Amended Credit Agreement, in each case so that, after giving effect to such assignments, the Lenders under the Amended Credit Agreement shall have Commitments and Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages as set forth on Schedule 2.1 attached hereto, (ii) no Exiting Lender shall be a Lender under the Amended Credit Agreement, (iii) no Exiting Lender shall have any rights, obligations or duties as a lender under the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for any right, obligation or duty which by the express terms of the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document would survive termination of the Existing Credit Agreement or such other Loan Document, and (iv) the Credit Parties shall have no obligations or liabilities to any Exiting Lender, except for obligations or liabilities which by the express terms of the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document would survive termination of the Existing Credit Agreement or such other Loan Document.

(b)With respect to any obligating owing to any Exiting Lender in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are not otherwise satisfied by the assignments and reallocations described in this Amendment, the Borrower hereby agrees to pay to each such Exiting Lender all such remaining outstanding obligations (other than contingent obligations not then due and owing or for which no claim has been made) owing to such Exiting Lender, if any, in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents substantially contemporaneously with the First Amendment Effective Date.  Each Exiting Lender acknowledges that, unless and until the First Amendment Effective Date occurs, it shall remain a Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement with the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof.  At the expense of the Borrower, each Exiting Lender shall take such further action and execute such other documents as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Section 4.

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5.Joinder of Additional Lenders.

(a)Each Person that signs this Amendment as a Lender and that was not a Lender party to the Existing Credit Agreement prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment (each such Person, an “Additional Lender”) (i) represents and warrants that (A) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Amendment and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Amended Credit Agreement, (B) it meets all of the requirements of an Eligible Assignee under the Amended Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement), (C) from and after the First Amendment Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Amended Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder and under the Loan Documents, (D) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Amended Credit Agreement and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire such assets, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (E) it has received a copy of the Existing Credit Agreement and this Amendment, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment, (F) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender, or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment, and (G) if it is a Foreign Lender, it has delivered any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement; and (ii) agrees that (A) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender, or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (B) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

(b)Each of the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender agree that, as of the First Amendment Effective Date, each Additional Lender shall (i) be a party to the Amended Credit Agreement (and, as applicable, the other Loan Documents), (ii) be a “Lender” for all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (iii) have the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

(c)The address of each Additional Lender for purposes of all notices and other communications is as set forth on the Administrative Questionnaire delivered by such Additional Lender to the Administrative Agent.

[Signature pages follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

KORN FERRY
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

KORN FERRY
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

By:/s/ Taelitha Bonds-Harris
Name:Taelitha Bonds-Harris
Title:Assistant Vice President

KORN FERRY
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

By:/s/ Carolyn Sarnecki
Name:Carolyn Sarnecki
Title:Senior Vice President

KORN FERRY
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as a Lender and an Issuing Lender

By:/s/ Michael Kim
Name:Michael Kim
Title:Managing Director

KORN FERRY
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

CAPITAL ONE, N.A.
as a Lender

By:/s/ Kelly Fournier
Name:Kelly Fournier
Title:Duly Authorized Signatory

KORN FERRY
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

HSBC BANK USA, N.A.,
as a Lender and an Issuing Lender

By:/s/ Paul M Weeks
Name:Paul M Weeks
Title:Director & Regional Head

KORN FERRY
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

BANK OF THE WEST,
as a Lender

By:/s/ Robert Louk
Name:Robert Louk
Title:Managing Director

KORN FERRY
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender

By:/s/ Tracy Martinov
Name:Tracy Martinov
Title:Authorized Signatory

KORN FERRY
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

By:/s/ Sanjna Daphtary
Name:Sanjna Daphtary
Title:Senior Vice President

KORN FERRY
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a New Lender

By:/s/ Kendall Simmons
Name:Kendall Simmons
Title:Managing Director

KORN FERRY
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

By:/s/ Meng Zhang
Name:Meng Zhang
Title:Vice President

KORN FERRY
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

Annex A

Amended Credit Agreement

See attached.

EXECUTION VERSION

Published CUSIP Number: 50066UAA7
Revolver CUSIP Number: 50066UAB5

$650,000,0001,150,000,000

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of December 16, 2019,

by and among

KORN FERRY,
as the Borrower,
the Lenders referred to herein,
as Lenders,
and
BANK OF AMERICA N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
Swingline Lender and an Issuing Lender,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Syndication Agent
and
BMO HARRIS BANKCapital One, N.A.,
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.,
PNC Bank, National Association
and
BANK OF THE WESTBank of the West,
as DocumentationCo-Documentation Agents
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
and
WELLS FARGO SECURITIESWells Fargo Securities, LLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS1

ARTICLE II REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITYFACILITIES54

ARTICLE III LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY60

ARTICLE IV GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS66

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ARTICLE V CONDITIONS OF CLOSING AND BORROWING85

ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CREDIT PARTIES90

ARTICLE VII AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS96

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ARTICLE VIII NEGATIVE COVENANTS102

ARTICLE IX DEFAULT AND REMEDIES110

ARTICLE X THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT115

ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS122

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EXHIBITS

SCHEDULES

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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 16, 2019, by and among KORN FERRY, a Delaware corporation, as the Borrower, the LENDERS from time to time party hereto, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and an Issuing Lender and the other Issuing Lenders party hereto.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The Borrower has requested, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to extend, certain credit facilities to the Borrower.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, such parties hereby agree as follows:

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1Definitions

. The following terms when used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them below:

“Acquisition” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or after the date of this Agreement, by which the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries (or any Subsidiary that after giving effect to such transaction would be a Material Subsidiary) (a) acquires all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, or a division or business unit thereof or location where such Person does business, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (b) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of directors or the equivalent governing body (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by percentage or voting power) of the outstanding ownership interests of a partnership or limited liability company.

“Adjustment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.8(d).

“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America, in its capacity as Administrative Agent hereunder, and any successor thereto appointed pursuant to Section 10.6.

“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the office of the Administrative Agent specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.1(c).

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

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

“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

“Agent Parties” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.1(e).

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“Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment” means the aggregate commitment of all Revolving Credit Lenders to make Revolving Credit Loans to, and to purchase participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans for the account of, the Borrower, as such amount may be modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof (including, without limitation, Section 4.13). The Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment on the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date shall be $650,000,000.

“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.

“Alternative Currency” means (a) the euro, (b) Pounds Sterling and (c) with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and Bank of America, in its capacity as anthe applicable Issuing Lender, such consents not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, any other lawful currency (other than Dollars); provided, that, in each case of clauses (a) through (c) above, such currency is freely transferable and convertible into Dollars in the United States currency market and freely available to Bank of America, in its capacity as an Issuing Lender, in the London (or other applicable) interbank deposit market.an Eligible Currency.

“Alternative Currency Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency and “Alternative Currency Letters of Credit” means the collective reference to all Letters of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.

“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including, without limitation, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means any and all laws, statutes, regulations or obligatory government orders, decrees, ordinances or rules applicable to a Credit Party, or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, related to terrorism financing or money laundering, including any applicable provision of the PATRIOT Act and The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act,” 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959).

“Applicable Law” means all applicable provisions of constitutions, laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, treaties, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of Governmental Authorities and all orders and decrees of all courts and arbitrators.

“Applicable Margin” means the corresponding percentages per annum as set forth below based on the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio:

The Applicable Margin shall be determined and adjusted quarterly on the date five (5) Business Days after the day on which the Borrower provides an Officer’s Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 7.2(a) for the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower (each such date, a “Calculation Date”); provided, that: (a) the Applicable Margin shall be based on Pricing Level III until the Calculation Date applicable to the first fiscal quarter ended after the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date and, thereafter the Pricing Level shall be determined by reference to the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower preceding the applicable Calculation Date, and (b) if the Borrower fails to provide an Officer’s Compliance Certificate when due as required by Section 7.2(a) for the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower preceding the applicable Calculation Date, the Applicable Margin from the date on which such Officer’s Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered shall be based on Pricing Level V until such time as such Officer’s Compliance Certificate is delivered, at which time the Pricing Level shall be determined by reference to the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower preceding such Calculation Date. The applicable Pricing Level shall be effective from one Calculation Date until the next Calculation Date. Any adjustment in the Pricing Level shall be applicable to all Extensions of Credit then existing or subsequently made or issued.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any financial statement or Officer’s Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 7.1 or Section 7.2(a) is shown to be inaccurate (regardless of whether (i) this Agreement is in effect, (ii) any Revolving Credit Commitments are in effect, or (iii) any Extension of Credit is outstanding when such inaccuracy is discovered or such financial statement or Officer’s Compliance Certificate was delivered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin for any period (an “Applicable Period”) than the Applicable Margin applied for such Applicable Period, then (A) the Borrower shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected Officer’s Compliance Certificate for such Applicable Period, (B) the Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period shall be determined as if the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio in the corrected Officer’s Compliance Certificate were applicable for such Applicable Period, and (C) the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest and fees owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period, which payment shall be promptly applied by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 4.4. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and Lenders with respect to Sections 5.1(b) and 9.2 nor any of their other rights under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. The Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

“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 each of BofA Securities and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, each in its capacity as a joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner.

“Aspen Acquisition” means collectively, (a) the Acquisition by the Borrower of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of certain entities, including (i) Miller Heiman Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (ii) AchieveForum, Inc., a Delaware corporation and (iii) TwentyEighty Strategy Execution, Inc., a Virginia corporation, and (b) the Acquisition by Korn Ferry Global Holdings (UK) Ltd. of 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Boca U.K. Intermediate Holdings Limited, consummated pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement by and among the Borrower and TwentyEighty, Inc., dated as of September 30, 2019.

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“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 11.9), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform)  approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEAAffected 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, rule, regulation 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 Guarantee” means a bank guarantee issued by a Revolving Credit Lender or one of its Affiliates or branches or a correspondent bank on its behalf, for the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, to support obligations of such Person incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business.

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

“Bankruptcy Code” means 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq.

“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% (b) the Prime Rate, and (c) the LIBOR RateTerm SOFR plus 1.00%. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 4.8, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

“Base Rate Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate based upon the Base Rate as provided in Section 4.1(a).

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

“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 CFR § 1010.230.

“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for the purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) 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.

“BofA Securities” means BofA Securities, Inc.

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“Borrower” means Korn Ferry, a Delaware corporation.

“Borrower Materials” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.2.

“Business Day” means (a) for all purposes other than as set forth in clause (b) below, any day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday) on which banks in Charlotte, North Carolina, Los Angeles, California or New York, New York, are open for the conduct of their commercial banking business, and (b) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, any LIBOR Rate Loan, or any Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate, any day that is a Business Day described in clause (a) and that is also a London Banking Day and (c) if such day relates to any determination of the spot exchange rate for Alternative Currency, any day that is a Business Day described in clause (a) and that is also a day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of the relevant Alternative Currency for which such spot exchange rate is being determined.

“Calculation Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of Applicable Margin.

“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means, subject to Section 1.3(c), the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as finance leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP, but excluding any obligations with respect to Operating Leases.

“Cash Collateralize” means, to deposit in a Controlled Account or to pledge and deposit with, or deliver to the Administrative Agent, or directly to the applicable Issuing Lender (with notice thereof to the Administrative Agent), for the benefit of one or more of the Issuing Lenders, the Swingline Lender or the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender shall agree, in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender, as applicable. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing, in no event shall “Cash Collateral” include Excluded Assets.

“Cash Equivalents” means, when used in connection with any Person, that Person’s:

(a)Investments in Government Securities due within one year after the date of the making of the investment;

(b)Investments in readily marketable direct obligations of any State of the United States or any political subdivision of any such State or any public agency or instrumentality thereof given, on the date of such investment, a credit rating of at least Aa by Moody’s or AA by S&P, in each case due within one year after the date of the making of the investment;

(c)Investments in certificates of deposit issued by, bank deposits in, eurodollar deposits through, bankers’ acceptances of, and repurchase agreements covering Government Securities executed by, the Administrative Agent or any bank incorporated under the Applicable Laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and having, on the date of such investment, combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $250,000,000, or total

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assets of at least $5,000,000,000, in each case due within one year after the date of the making of the investment;

(d)Investments in certificates of deposit issued by, bank deposits in, eurodollar deposits through, bankers’ acceptances of, and repurchase agreements covering Government Securities executed by, any branch or office located in the United States of a bank incorporated under the Applicable Laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States having on the date of such investment combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $500,000,000, or total assets of at least $15,000,000,000, in each case due within one year after the date of the making of the investment;

(e)Investments in readily marketable commercial paper or other debt securities issued by corporations doing business in and incorporated under the Applicable Laws of the United States or any State thereof or of any corporation that is the holding company for a bank described in clause (c) or (d) above given on the date of such investment a credit rating of at least P 1 by Moody’s or A 1 by S&P, in each case due within one year after the date of the making of the investment;

(f)Investments in a readily redeemable “money market mutual fund” sponsored by a bank described in clause (c) or (d) hereof that has and maintains an investment policy limiting its investments primarily to instruments of the types described in clauses (a) through (e) hereof and given on the date of such investment a credit rating of at least Aa by Moody’s and AA by S&P; and

(g)solely with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, Investments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (f) of this definition, denominated in the foreign currency that is the local currency where such Foreign Subsidiary is organized or has its principal place of business which are comparable in tenor and credit quality to those referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above and customarily used in the ordinary course of business by similar companies for cash management purposes in the relevant jurisdiction to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by such Foreign Subsidiary in such jurisdiction.

“Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card (including non-card electronic payables and purchasing cards), electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.

“Cash Management Bank” means any Person that, (a) at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement with a Credit Party, is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, or (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender or the Administrative Agent (including on the Closing Date), is a party to a Cash Management Agreement with a Credit Party, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement.

“Cash Secured Credit Facility” means any credit facility incurred by one or more Foreign Subsidiaries, the principal repayment of which is fully supported by fully cash-collateralized letters of credit or Bank Guarantees issued by a Person other than the Borrower or its Subsidiaries for the account of (a) one or more other Foreign Subsidiaries or (b) the Borrower.

“CFC Debt” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Tax Preferred Subsidiary”.

“Change in Control” means an event or series of events by which (a) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 30%, or more, of the Equity

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Interests of the Borrower having the right to vote for the election of members of the board of directors of the Borrower, (b) a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Borrower do not constitute Continuing Directors[reserved], (c) except to the extent otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 8.4), the Borrower shall cease to own and control, directly or indirectly, (i) with respect to any Material Subsidiary in existence on the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date, all of the Equity Interests in such Material Subsidiary owned and controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower on the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date, or (ii) with respect to any Material Subsidiary acquired or formed after the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date, all of the Equity Interests in such Material Subsidiary owned and controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower on the date of such acquisition or formation or (d) there shall have occurred under any indenture or other instrument evidencing any other Indebtedness or Equity Interests in excess of $50,000,000, any “change in control” or similar provision (as set forth in such indenture, agreement or other evidence of such Indebtedness or Equity Interest) obligating the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or repay all or any part of the Indebtedness or Equity Interests prior to the scheduled maturity provided for therein.

“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 or in the implementation thereof and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, implemented or issued; provided further, that, the increased costs associated with a Change in Law based on the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) may only be imposed to the extent the applicable Lender or other Recipient generally imposes the same charges on other similarly situated borrowers that are similarly affected by the circumstances giving rise to such increased costs under credit facilities comparable to the Credit Facility pursuant to provisions similar to Section 4.10 and only to the extent that the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Recipient reasonably deems that it is afforded the legal right under such other credit facilities to impose such increased costs (it being acknowledged and agreed that nothing in this proviso shall require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Recipient to disclose any information related to similarly situated customers, comparable provisions of similar agreements or otherwise that the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Recipient (as applicable), in its sole discretion, deems proprietary, privileged or confidential, and the Administrative Agent’s, the applicable Lender’s or the applicable Recipient’s (as the case may be) failure to provide such information shall not preclude it from asserting that such other customer is, or is not, similarly situated under a similar agreement to the Borrower).

“Closing Date” means December 16, 2019.

“CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Collateral” means the collateral security for the Secured Obligations pledged or granted pursuant to the Security Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, Collateral shall in no event include any Excluded Assets.

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

“Commitment Fee” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.3(a).

“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.).

“Communication” means this Agreement, any other Loan Document, and any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to any Loan Document.

“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate or Term SOFR, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “Base Rate”, “SOFR”, “Term SOFR” and “Interest Period”, 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 definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the 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.

“Consolidated” means, when used with reference to financial statements or financial statement items of any Person, such statements or items on a consolidated basis in accordance with applicable principles of consolidation under GAAP.

“Consolidated Adjusted EBIT” means, with respect to any fiscal period of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (determined on a Consolidated basis and without duplication), Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such period minus, to the extent included as an add-back in the computation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such fiscal period, depreciation expense and amortization expense.

“Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means, with respect to any fiscal period of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the total of (determined on a Consolidated basis and without duplication) the following:

(a)(i) net profit (before tax and equity in earnings of non-Consolidated Subsidiaries) for such period and (ii) the amount of dividends or other distributions paid in cash to the Borrower or one of its Consolidated Subsidiaries during such period by a non-Consolidated Subsidiary of the Borrower,

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(b)to the extent included in the computation of net profit under clause (a)(i) for such period, the amount of any non-recurring gains (excluding, however, cash non-recurring gains relating to previously expensed items that do not exceed in the aggregate the greater of (i) $15,000,000 and (ii) 5.0% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, determined net of any non-recurring

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gains of the type described in this parenthetical, for the trailing twelve-month period ending on the last day of such period),

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(c)the sum of the following, to the extent deducted in the computation of net profit under clause (a)(i) above for such period: (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, plus (ii) depreciation expense and amortization expense, plus (iii) non-cash capital stock-based compensation to officers and employees (including in connection with the vesting of stock options in the Borrower), plus (iv) non-cash charges, (but onlyexcluding any such non-cash charges to the extent not reserved(A) such non-cash charges represent an accrual of, or a reserve for, a future cash chargepayment, or (B) there were cash payments with respect to such non-cash charges in a prior period), plus (v) non-cash charges related to fair value adjustments or minus non-cash gains related to fair value adjustments, plus (vi) any non-recurring expenses (including, without limitation, any restructuring charges) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in an aggregate amount in any four consecutive fiscal quarter period that, when taken together with amounts included in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (d) below during such four quarter period, shall not exceed the greater of (A) $70,000,000100,000,000 and (B) 22.520.0% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA determined for the applicable period prior to giving effect to amounts added back pursuant to this clause (c)(vi) and amounts included pursuant to clause (d) below, plus (vii) costs related to the Aspen Acquisition including, without limitation, restructuring charges, acquisition and integration costs, and retention bonuses; so long as such costs (A) are set forth in reasonable detail on a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to, and reasonably acceptable to, the Administrative Agent and (B) do not exceed $30,000,000 during the term of this Agreement, plus (viii) non-cash charges related to previously capitalized debt acquisition costs, plus (ix) cash charges relating to the unwinding of existing Hedge Agreements in connection with the Transactions,viii) non-cash charges representing amortization expense of prepaid cash compensation paid to employees in such period or any prior period.

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(d)the amount of “run rate” net cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken prior to the end of such fiscal period, or with respect to any net cost savings, synergies and/or operating expense reductions arising solely as a result of a Permitted Acquisition which are expected to be taken within 6 months of the closing such Acquisition (in each case calculated on a pro forma basis as though such net cost savings, synergies and/or operating expense reductions had been realized on the first day of such fiscal period as if such net cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions were realized during the entirety of such fiscal period), in each case net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such fiscal period from such actions; provided, that: (i) such net cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions (x) are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and expected to have a continuing impact on the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (y) have been determined by the Borrower in good faith to be reasonably anticipated to be realized within 12 months following the taking of the applicable actions giving rise thereto and (z) are set forth in reasonable detail on a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent and (ii) the aggregate amount of net cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions included in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to this clause (d) in any four consecutive fiscal quarter period, when taken together with any expenses added back pursuant to clause (c)(vi) above during such period, shall not exceed the greater of (A) $70,000,000100,000,000 and (B) 22.520.0% of Consolidated

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Adjusted EBITDA determined for the applicable period prior to giving effect to amounts included pursuant to this clause (d) and amounts added back pursuant to clause (c)(vi) above.

For purposes of this Agreement, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA shall be adjusted on a Pro Forma Basis.

“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, the sum of (a) all obligations for borrowed money, plus (b) all obligations with respect to the principal component of Capital Lease Obligations, plus (c) all obligations with respect to Disqualified Equity Interests plus (d) all Guarantee obligations in respect of items described in the preceding clauses (a) through (c), plus (e) all unreimbursed drawings under outstanding letters of credit.

“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBIT for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense (net of non-cash interest expense) for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date. For purposes of calculating the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as of any date of determination ending prior to the expiration of four (4) full fiscal quarters immediately following the Closing Date, Consolidated Interest Expense shall be deemed to be Consolidated Interest Expense for the period from the Closing Date to and including the applicable date of determination, multiplied by a fraction equal to (i) 365 divided by (ii) the number of days actually elapsed from the Closing Date to such applicable date of determination.

“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, interest expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as determined on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, in accordance with GAAP, for such period.

“Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the total of (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (excluding Cash Secured Credit Facilities permitted pursuant to Section 8.1(b)) on such date minus (ii) up to $100,000,000300,000,000 of Unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries then on hand (excluding the proceeds of Indebtedness incurred substantially concurrently with the determination of such amount) (provided, that, notwithstanding the reference to “Domestic Subsidiaries” set forth in this clause (ii), it is understood and agreed that up to $50,000,000 of the amount referenced in this clause (ii) may be comprised of Unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of Foreign Subsidiaries) to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date.

“Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the total of (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (excluding Cash Secured Credit Facilities permitted pursuant to Section 8.1(b)) on such date that is secured by any Lien on any Property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, minus (ii) up to $100,000,0000300,000,0000 of Unrestricted cash and cash equivalentsCash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries then on hand (excluding the proceeds of Indebtedness incurred substantially concurrently with the determination of such amount) (provided, that, notwithstanding the reference to “Domestic Subsidiaries” set forth in this clause (ii), it is understood and agreed that up to $50,000,000 of the amount referenced in this clause (ii) may be comprised of Unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of Foreign Subsidiaries), to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date.

“Continuing Director” means (a) any member of the board of directors of the Borrower who was a director of the Borrower on the Closing Date, and (b) any individual who becomes a member of the board of directors of the Borrower after the Closing Date if such individual was approved, appointed or nominated for election to the board of directors by a majority of the Continuing Directors.

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

“Controlled Account” means each deposit account and securities account that is subject to an account control agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each of the applicable Issuing Lenders that is entitled to Cash Collateral hereunder at the time such control agreement is executed.

“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 assigned thereto in Section 11.24.

“Credit Facility” means, collectively, the Term Facility, the Revolving Credit Facility, the Swingline Facility and the L/C Facility and, if applicable, any Incremental Term Loans.

“Credit Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

“Daily Simple SOFR” with respect to any applicable determination date means the SOFR published on such date on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source).

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

“Default” means any of the events specified in Section 9.1 which with the passage of time, the giving of notice or any other condition, would constitute an Event of Default.

“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 4.15(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of the Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective

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funding obligations hereunder (provided, that, such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), (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 FDIC or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) has 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 the 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 4.15(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender and each Lender.

“Disposition” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.4(d).

“Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interest into which they are convertible or for which they are exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) mature or are mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified 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 Revolving Credit Commitments), (b) are redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests) (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 Revolving Credit Commitments), in whole or in part, (c) provide for the scheduled payment of dividends in cash or (d) are or become convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date; provided, that, if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such officers or employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of any such officer’s or employee’s termination, death or disability.

“Disqualifying Event” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Eligible Currency”.

“Dollar Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars determined by using the rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with the Alternative Currency last provided (either by publication or otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent or Bank of America, in its capacity as anthe applicable Issuing Lender, as applicable) by the applicable Bloomberg source (or such other publicly available source for displaying exchange rates) on the most recent Revaluation Date (date that is two (2) Business Days immediately preceding the date of determination (or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide such rate of exchange, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or Bank of America, in its capacity as anthe applicable Issuing Lender, as applicable, using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion), and (c) if such amount is denominated in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in dollarsDollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or Bank of America, in its capacity as anthe applicable Issuing Lender, as applicable, using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole

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discretion. Any determination by the Administrative Agent or Bank of America, in its capacity as anthe applicable Issuing Lender, pursuant to clauses (b) or (c) above shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

“Dollars” or “$” means, unless otherwise qualified, dollars in lawful currency of the United States.

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

“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 credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country.

“Electronic Copy” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.16(b).

“Electronic Record” has the meaning assigned to that term in 15 U.S.C. § 7006.

“Electronic Signature” has the meaning assigned to that term in 15 U.S.C. § 7006.

“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.9(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.9(b)(iii)).

“Eligible Currency” means any lawful currency other than Dollars that is readily available, freely transferable and convertible into Dollars in the international interbank market available to the applicable Issuing Lenders in such market and as to which a Dollar Amount may be readily calculated. If, after the designation by the applicable Issuing Lenders of any currency as an Alternative Currency (or if, with respect to any currency that constitutes an Alternative Currency on the First Amendment Effective Date, after the First Amendment Effective Date), any change in currency controls or exchange regulations or any change in the national or international financial, political or economic conditions are imposed in the country in which such currency is issued, result in, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lenders, (a) such currency no longer being readily available, freely transferable and convertible into Dollars, (b) a Dollar Amount is no longer readily calculable with respect to such currency, (c) providing such currency is impracticable for the applicable Issuing Lenders or (d) no longer a currency in which the applicable Issuing Lenders are willing to issue such Letters of Credit (each of clauses (a), (b), (c), and (d) a “Disqualifying Event”), then the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Issuing Lenders and the Borrower, and such country’s currency shall no longer be an Alternative Currency until such time as the Disqualifying Event(s) no longer exist(s).

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“Environmental Claims” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, accusations, allegations, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations (other than internal reports prepared by any Person in the ordinary course of business and not in response to any third party action or request of any kind) or proceedings relating in any way to any actual or alleged violation of or liability under any Environmental Law or relating to any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any and all claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from any toxic or hazardous waste or substance or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to public health or the environment.

“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, foreign, state, provincial and local laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules, standards and regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or Governmental Authorities, relating to the protection of public health or the environment, including, but not limited to, requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling, reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation of any toxic or hazardous waste or substance.

“Equity Interests” means (a) in the case of a corporation, capital stock, (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, (c) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited), (d) in the case of a limited liability company, membership interests, (e) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person and (f) any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

“ERISA Affiliate” means any Person who together with any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA.

“ESG” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.16(a).

“ESG Amendment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.16(a).

“ESG Applicable Margin Adjustments” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.16(a).

“ESG Pricing Provisions” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.16(a).

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

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

“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Section 9.1; provided, that, any requirement for passage of time, giving of notice, or any other condition, has been satisfied.

“Evergreen Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit that is subject to automatic renewal for one year periods pursuant to the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit Application and Section 3.11.

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“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

“Excluded Asset” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Security Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, “Excluded Assets” shall include, in addition to such assets as are expressly excluded from the collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement, any CFC Debt.

“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Credit Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the liability of such Credit Party for or the guarantee of such Credit Party of, or the grant by such Credit Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any liability or 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 Credit Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the liability for or the guarantee of such Credit Party or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation (such determination being made after giving effect to any applicable keepwell, support or other agreement for the benefit of the applicable Credit Party, including under the keepwell provisions in the Guaranty Agreement). If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal for the reasons identified in the immediately preceding 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 jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, United States 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 Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Revolving Credit Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 4.12(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 4.11, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 4.11(g), (d) any United States federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA and (e) penalties and interest in respect of the foregoing.

“Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2018 (as amended prior to the date hereofClosing Date) by and among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent for the lenders thereunder.

“Existing Letters of Credit” means those letters of credit existing on the Closing Date and identified on Schedule 1.1.

“Extensions of Credit” means, as to any Lender at any time, (a) an amount equal to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by such Lender then outstanding, (ii) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding, (iii) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the Swingline Loans then outstanding and, (iv) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans made by such Lender then outstanding and (v) if applicable, the aggregate principal amount of the Incremental Term Loans made by such Lender then outstanding, or

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(b) the making of any Loan or participation in any Letter of Credit or any Swingline Loan by such Lender, as the context requires.

“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, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any applicable intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement.

“FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided, that, if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

“Fee Letter” means the fee letter agreement, dated November 11, 2019the First Amendment Effective Date, among the Borrower, and Bank of America and BofA Securities.

“First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and Bank of America, in its capacities as the Administrative Agent, an Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender.

“First Amendment Effective Date” means June 24, 2022.

“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries ending on April 30.

“Foreign Lender” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the 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 the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the laws of a country (or political subdivision thereof) other than the United States.

“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to any Issuing Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, other than such L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of outstanding Swingline Loans other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

“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, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

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“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

“Government Securities” means readily marketable (a) direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States or obligations guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States and (b) obligations of an agency or instrumentality of, or corporation owned, controlled or sponsored by, the United States that are generally considered in the securities industry to be implicit obligations of the United States.

“Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, permits, licenses and exemptions of, and all registrations and filings with or issued by, any Governmental Authorities.

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

“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation or (e) for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (whether in whole or in part); provided, however, that, the term “Guarantee” shall not include any liability by endorsement of instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business or any customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or otherwise entered into in the ordinary course of business, including in connection with any Acquisition or Disposition or the incurrence of Indebtedness or the issuance of Equity Interests, in any case to the extent the subject transaction is otherwise permitted hereby.

“Guaranty Agreement” means the unconditional guaranty agreement dated as of the Closing Date executed by the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit and the Secured Parties.

“Hedge Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b)

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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.

“Hedge Bank” means any Person that, (a) at the time it enters into a Hedge Agreement with a Credit Party permitted under Article VIII, is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender or the Administrative Agent (including on the Closing Date), is a party to a Hedge Agreement with a Credit Party, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Hedge Agreement.

“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 termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Hedge Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedge Agreements (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

“Immaterial Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Material Subsidiary.

“Increased Amount Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.13(a)(ii).

“Incremental Facilities Limit” means the sum of, as of any date of determination, (a) the total of (i) $250,000,000 minus (ii) the aggregate initial principal amount (without duplication) of all Incremental Loan Commitments and Incremental Loans, incurred on or after the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date, in reliance on clause (a)(i) of this definition prior to such date of determination plus (b) an unlimited amount, so long as after giving effect to the incurrence of such Incremental Loan Commitments and/or Incremental Loans (without duplication, but assuming for such purpose that the full amount of any such Incremental Loan Commitments are fully drawn), the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which the Borrower was required to deliver financial statements pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b), is equal to or less than 3.25 to 1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis.

“Incremental Lender” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.13(a)(ii).

“Incremental Loan Commitments” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.13(a)(ii).

“Incremental Loans” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.13(a)(ii).

“Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.13(a)(ii).

“Incremental Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.13(a)(ii).

“Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.13(a)(i).

“Incremental Term Loan Commitment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.13(a)(i).

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“Indebtedness”, as applied to any Person, means without duplication (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money; (b) obligations under leases which in accordance with GAAP constitute Capital Lease Obligations or are Synthetic Leases; (c) notes payable and drafts accepted representing extensions of credit whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money; (d) obligations under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person and obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current accounts payable and accrued liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business); (e) all indebtedness secured by any Lien on any property or asset owned or held by that Person regardless of whether the indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed by that Person or is non-recourse to the credit of that Person; (f) obligations in respect of letters of credit or bankers acceptances; (g) any advances under any factoring arrangement; (h) any net obligations of such Person under Hedge Agreements; (i) all obligations of any partnership or joint venture of which such Person is a member, if such Person is legally liable for such obligations; (j) all obligations of any such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests; and (k) all Guarantees of any such Person with respect to any of the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation of any Person to pay an “earn-out” or similar contingent consideration obligation in respect of an acquisition (whether of Equity Interests or assets) shall not constitute “Indebtedness” until the date that is sixty (60) days after such obligation has been deemed (and treated as) a non-contingent liability in accordance with GAAP (including, without limitation, in the event such earn-out or similar obligation becomes the subject of an interest-bearing note or similar instrument). In respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the amount of such Indebtedness as of any date of determination will be the lesser of (x) the fair market value of such assets as of such date and (y) the amount of such Indebtedness as of such date. The amount of any net obligation under any Hedge Agreement on any date shall be deemed to be the Hedge Termination Value thereof as of such date.

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

“Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.3(b).

“Information” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.10.

“Interest Period” means, as to each LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loan and ending on the date one (1), two (2), or three (3), or six (6) months thereafter, in each case as selected by the Borrower in its Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation and subject to availability; provided, that:

(a)the Interest Period shall commence on the date of advance of or conversion to any LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loan and, in the case of immediately successive Interest Periods, each successive Interest Period shall commence on the date on which the immediately preceding Interest Period expires;

(b)if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, that, if any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loan would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding Business Day;

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corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the relevant calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;

(d)no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date; and

(e)there shall be no more than five (5) Interest Periods in effect at any time.

“Interstate Commerce Act” means the body of law commonly known as the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. App. § 1 et. seq.).

“Investment” means, when used in connection with any Person, any investment by or of that Person, whether by means of purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interests of any Person, any other Acquisition or by means of a loan, advance creating a debt, capital contribution, guaranty or other debt or equity participation interest in any other Person, including any partnership and joint venture interests of such Person.

“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. § 80(a)(1), et seq.).

“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

“ISP98” means the International Standby Practices (1998 Revision, effective January 1, 1999), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time).

“Issuing Lender” means (a)(i) Bank of America (through itself or through one of its designated Affiliates or branch offices) in its capacity as issuer of any Letters of Credit hereunder, (ii) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, (through itself or through one of its designated Affiliates or branch offices) in its capacity as issuer of any Letters of Credit hereunder, and (iii) HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (through itself or through one of its designated Affiliates or branch offices) in its capacity as issuer of any Letters of Credit hereunder and (iv) any other Revolving Credit Lender to the extent it has agreed in its sole discretion to act as an “Issuing Lender” hereunder and that has been approved in writing by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (such approval by the Administrative Agent not to be unreasonably delayed or withheld) as an “Issuing Lender” hereunder, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder; provided, that, (x) the total number of Issuing Lenders under this clause (a) shall not exceed four (4) and (y) no more than two (2) Issuing Lenders in addition to Bank of America shall be permitted to issue Letters of Credit in Alternative Currencies and (b) solely with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as issuer thereof.

“KPIs” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.16(a).

“L/C Commitment” means, as to any Issuing Lender, the obligation of such Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower or one or more of its Subsidiaries from time to time in an aggregate amount equal to the amount set forth opposite the name of each such Issuing Lender on Schedule 2.1C (as such schedule may be updated from time to time after the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date in connection with any Revolving Credit Lender becoming an Issuing Lender to reflect the L/C Commitment of such new Issuing Lender). Any such amount may be changed after the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date in a written agreement between the Borrower and such Issuing Lender (which such agreement shall be promptly delivered to the Administrative Agent upon execution) and, in connection therewith, Schedule 2.1C may be updated to reflect such updated amount; provided, that, the L/C Commitment with respect to any Person that ceases to be an Issuing Lender for any reason pursuant to the

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terms hereof shall be $0 (subject to the Letters of Credit of such Person remaining outstanding in accordance with the provisions hereof).

“L/C Facility” means the letter of credit facility established pursuant to Article III.

“L/C Obligations” means at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit which have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5.

“L/C Participants” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the collective reference to all the Revolving Credit Lenders other than the applicable Issuing Lender.

“L/C Sublimit” means the lesser of (a) $50,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment.

“LCA Election” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.13.

“LCA Test Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.13(c).

“Lender” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.1 and any other Person that shall have become a party to this Agreement as a Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, pursuant to Section 4.13 or pursuant to other documentation executed in accordance with this Agreement, other than any Person that ceases to be a party hereto as a Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender.

“Lender Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent delivered in connection with Section 4.13.

“Lender Party” means each of each Lender, each Issuing Lender, and the Swingline Lender.

“Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender maintaining such Lender’s Extensions of Credit.

“Letter of Credit Application” means an application, in the form specified by the applicable Issuing Lender from time to time, requesting such Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit.

“Letters of Credit” means the collective reference to letters of credit issued pursuant to Section 3.1 and the Existing Letters of Credit. Letters of Credit issued by Bank of America, in its capacity as an Issuing Lender may be issued in Dollars or any Alternative Currency.  Letters of Credit issued by any Issuing Lender other than Bank of America shall be issued only in Dollars.

“Leverage Ratio Increase” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.11(cb).

“LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of LIBOR Rate.

“LIBOR Rate” means, subject to the implementation of a Replacement Rate in accordance with Section 4.8(d),

(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate for Dollars for a period equal in length to such Interest Period) (“LIBOR”) as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such

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other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period;

(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to LIBOR, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time determined two (2) London Banking Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits with a term of one month commencing that day; and

(c) if the LIBOR Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

“LIBOR Rate Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate based upon clause (a) of the definition of LIBOR Rate.

“LIBOR Screen Rate” means the LIBOR quote on the applicable screen page the Administrative Agent designates to determine LIBOR (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, leasehold mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, hypothecation or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset. For the purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any asset which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Capital Lease Obligation or other title retention agreement relating to such asset.

“Limited Conditionality Acquisition” means any Acquisition that (a) is not prohibited hereunder, (b) is financed in whole or in part with a substantially concurrent incurrence of Permitted Indebtedness, and (c) is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third-party financing.

“Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the total of (a) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted and unencumbered (other than Liens securing the Secured Obligations) (i) cash and Cash Equivalents, and (ii) Marketable Securities (excluding any Marketable Securities that are then held in trust for settlement of the Borrower’s obligations under certain of its deferred compensation plans), in each case then held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, plus (b) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment as of that date, minus (c) the aggregate outstanding Revolving Extensions of Credit as of that date.

“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, each Note, the Letter of Credit Applications, the Security Documents, the Guaranty Agreement, the Fee Letter, each ESG Amendment and each other document, instrument, certificate and agreement executed and delivered by the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries in favor of or provided to the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party in connection with this Agreement or otherwise referred to herein or contemplated hereby (excluding any Secured Hedge Agreement, any Secured Cash Management Agreement and any Secured Permitted Letter of Credit Issuer Document).

“Loans” means the collective reference to the Term Loans, the Revolving Credit Loans, the Swingline Loans and, if applicable, any Incremental Term Loans and “Loan” means any of such Loans.

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

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“Marketable Securities” means, when used in connection with any Person, that Person’s Investments, excluding Investments in real estate, that are (a) traded on (i) a U.S. national securities exchange, (ii) on the comparable securities exchanges located in London, England, Paris, France, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China, Tokyo, Japan and Frankfurt, Germany and (iii) any other comparable non-U.S. exchange approved by the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Lenders), (b) reported through the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation National Market System or comparable non-U.S. established over-the-counter trading system approved by the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Lenders), (c) traded on a U.S. commodities exchange or on a comparable non-U.S. commodities exchange approved by the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Lenders), or (d) regularly traded on an over-the-counter basis and susceptible of obtaining bid offers and prices by contacting the trading desks of at least three nationally recognized securities or commodities trading companies, and in each case which are not (or after exercise of immediately exercisable registration rights of such Person would not be) subject to restrictions on transfer as a result of applicable contract provisions, the provisions of the Securities Act, (or regulations thereunder), or other Applicable Law.

“Material Acquisition” means any Permitted Acquisition having aggregate cash consideration (including cash, Cash Equivalents and other deferred payment obligations) in excess of $50,000,000.

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

“Material Contract” means any contract or agreement, written or oral, of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, the breach, non-performance, cancellation or failure to renew of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

“Material Non-TP Subsidiary” means a Material Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Tax Preferred Subsidiary.

“Material Subsidiary” means (a) each Subsidiary identified as a “Material Subsidiary” on Schedule 6.2, (b) each Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower (excluding Korn Ferry GP Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Korn Ferry GP Ventures 2 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and, so long as it remains a licensed insurance broker, Korn Ferry SP LLC, a Florida limited liability company) and (c) any other Subsidiary of the Borrower that holds total assets (excluding intercompany Indebtedness owing from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) with a book value of more than $50,000,000; provided, that: (i) any Subsidiary that, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary under clauses (a), (b) or (c) above shall be a Material Subsidiary for so long as it continues to own such Equity Interests, (ii) the Borrower may designate (in a writing delivered to the Administrative Agent) a Subsidiary as a Material Subsidiary notwithstanding that such Subsidiary would not otherwise constitute a Material Subsidiary, and (iii) other than with respect to a Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary solely as a result of a designation by the Borrower pursuant to clause (ii) of this proviso, once a Subsidiary becomes a Material Subsidiary (including on the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date) it may not be reclassified or re-designated as an Immaterial Subsidiary.

“Maturity Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) December 16June 24, 20242027, (b) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the date of termination of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5, and (c) the date of termination of the Aggregate Revolving Credit CommitmentCommitments pursuant to Section 9.2(a).

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“Maximum Permitted Secured Net Leverage Ratio” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.11(a).

“Maximum Permitted Secured Net Leverage Ratio” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.11(b).

“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 103% of the sum of (i) the Fronting Exposure of the Issuing Lenders with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time and (ii) the Fronting Exposure of the Swingline Lender with respect to all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time and (b) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and each of the applicable Issuing Lenders that is entitled to Cash Collateral hereunder at such time in their sole discretion.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

“Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate is making, or is accruing an obligation to make, or has accrued an obligation to make contributions within the preceding seven (7) years.

“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver, amendment, modification or termination that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 11.2 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.

“Non-Guarantor Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor.

“Note” means a Revolving Credit Note, a Term Note or a Swingline Note, as the context may require.

“Notice of Account Designation” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(b).

“Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(a).

“Notice of Conversion/Continuation” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.2.

“Notice of Prepayment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.4(c).

“Obligations” means, in each case, whether now in existence or hereafter arising: (a) the principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the filing of any bankruptcy or similar petition) the Loans, (b) the L/C Obligations and (c) all other fees and commissions (including attorneys’ fees), charges, indebtedness, loans, liabilities, financial accommodations, obligations, covenants and duties owing by the Credit Parties to the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders or the Administrative Agent, in each case under any Loan Document, with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit of every kind, nature and description, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any note and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Credit Party of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws, naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.

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

“Officer’s Compliance Certificate” means a certificate of the chief financial officer or the treasurer of the Borrower substantially in the form attached as Exhibit F.

“Operating Lease” means, as to any Person as determined in accordance with GAAP (subject to Section 1.3(c)), any lease of Property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee which is classified as and accounted for as an operating lease under GAAP.

“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 Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 4.12).

“Participant” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.9(d).

“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.9(d).

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

“PATRIOT Act” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor agency.

“Pension Plan” means any Plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code and which (a) is maintained, funded or administered for the employees of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate or (b) has at any time within the preceding seven (7) years been maintained, funded or administered for the employees of any Credit Party or any current or former ERISA Affiliates.

“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition of a Person (each, an “Acquired Person”) or any Acquisition of assets, a division or business unit or a location (each such Acquisition being an Acquisition of “Acquired Assets”); provided, that, each of the following conditions is satisfied with respect to such Acquisition, which in the case of a Limited Conditionality Acquisition shall be subject to Section 1.13:

(a)such Acquired Person is engaged primarily in (or the Acquired Assets are useful in) the same or reasonably related line(s) of business as the Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

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(b)within the periods provided therein, the provisions of Section 7.12 and/or Section 7.15, as applicable, are satisfied with respect to such Acquired Person and/or such Acquired Assets, to the extent applicable;

(c)such Acquisition is not opposed by the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Acquired Person;

(d)if the aggregate consideration paid or to be paid with respect to such Acquisition equals or exceeds $50,000,000, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent prior written notice of such Acquisition, which notice shall provide the Administrative Agent with a reasonably detailed description of the proposed Acquisition;

(e)at the time of such Acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall exist and no Default or Event of Default would occur as a result thereof on a Pro Forma Basis immediately after giving effect to such Acquisition;

(f)the Acquisition shall have been consummated in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws;

(g) after giving effect to the Acquisition and the purchase price to be paid in connection therewith, Liquidity shall not be less than $50,000,000;

(g)(h) no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed closing date of such Acquisition (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Compliance Certificate for the most recent fiscal quarter end preceding such Acquisition for which financial statements are available demonstrating, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that the Borrower is in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with eachthe covenant contained in Section 8.11;

(h)(i) the aggregate amount of consideration paid with respect to all Acquisitions made by Material Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties or of Acquired Persons that do not become Credit Parties and Acquired Assets that are not owned by Credit Parties shall not exceed $100,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and $300,000,000 in the aggregate over the term of this Agreement; provided, that, with respect to any Acquisition involving both Acquired Persons that become Credit Parties and Acquired Persons that do not become Credit Parties (or Acquired Assets that are owned by Credit Parties and Acquired Assets that are not owned by Credit Parties), the purchase price of such Acquisition shall be allocated amongst such Acquired Persons (or Acquired Assets) in accordance with a third party valuation, if any, or otherwise as determined by the Borrower in good faith and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, with delivery to the Administrative Agent of reasonable supporting calculations; and

(i)(j) if the aggregate consideration paid or to be paid with respect to such Acquisition equals or exceeds $50,000,000, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying that all of the requirements set forth above have been satisfied or will be satisfied on or prior to the consummation of such purchase or other Acquisition.

“Permitted Currency” means Dollars or any Alternative Currency, or each such currency, as the context requires.

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(a)any Liens in existence on the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date and described on Schedule 8.2, and any renewal or extension thereof (including Liens incurred, assumed or suffered to exist in connection with any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 8.1(d)); provided, that, the scope of any such Lien shall not be increased, or otherwise expanded, to cover any additional property or type of asset, as applicable, beyond that in existence on the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date, except for products and proceeds of the foregoing;

(b)Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, Liens in favor of the Swingline Lender and/or the Issuing Lenders, as applicable, on Cash Collateral granted pursuant to the Loan Documents);

(c)Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges or levies either not delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower maintains adequate reserves;

(d)purchase money Liens, whether now existing or hereafter arising (including those arising out of a Capital Lease Obligation or a Synthetic Lease) (i) on equipment and software acquired or held by the Borrower incurred for financing the acquisition of the equipment and software, or (ii) existing on equipment when acquired, if the Lien is confined to the property and improvements and the proceeds of the equipment and software;

(e)leases or subleases and licenses or sublicenses granted in the ordinary course of business;

(f)Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 9.1(j);

(g)Liens in favor of financial institutions arising in connection with the Borrower’s deposit accounts held at such institutions to secure standard fees for deposit services charged by, but not financing made available by, such institutions;

(h)Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other similar Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not overdue more than sixty (60) days;

(i)Liens (other than any Lien created by Section 4068 of ERISA and securing an obligation of any employer or employers which is delinquent) incurred or deposits or pledges made in the ordinary course of business in connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the performance of bids, leases, customs, tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, payment and performance bonds, return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credits to finance the purchase price of property);

(j)easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, covenants, conditions and other Liens incurred, licenses and sublicenses and other similar rights granted to others in the ordinary course of business and not, individually or in the aggregate, materially interfering with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;

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ordinary course of business) and which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit, and which do not in the aggregate materially impair the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;

(l)Liens securing Indebtedness incurred and used to finance insurance premiums; provided, that, the property encumbered thereby shall be limited to the proceeds of any such insurance policies;

(m)any (i) interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease not prohibited by this Agreement, (ii) Lien or restriction that the interest or title of such lessor or sublessor may be subject to, or (iii) subordination of the interest of the lessee or sublessee under such lease to any Lien or restriction referred to in the preceding clause (ii), so long as the holder of such Lien or restriction agrees to recognize the rights of such lessee or sublessee under such lease;

(n)any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property;

(o)Liens arising from UCC financing statement filings regarding Operating Leases and consignments;

(p)Liens consisting of rights of set-off or bankers’ liens or amounts on deposit, including, without limitation, in respect of Cash Management Agreements and similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business, and Guarantees thereof;

(q)Liens on cash deposits (and the accounts containing solely such cash deposits) held by and in favor of other financial institutions arising from or in connection with letters of credit or guarantees issued by such other financial institutions on behalf of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries and permitted by (i) clause (j) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness or (ii) Section 8.1(b) and Liens arising under Applicable Law in favor of the issuers of such letters of credit on the documentation presented under any such letters of credit;

(r)Liens on any Indebtedness of a Material Subsidiary permitted pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, so long as such Liens (i) are in existence at time of the applicable Permitted Acquisition and not created in contemplation thereof and (ii) do not extend to assets not subject to such Liens at the time of Permitted Acquisition (other than improvements thereon, after acquired property and the proceeds thereof), including, without limitation, the assets of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;

(s)other Liens securing obligations or liabilities in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time outstanding; and

(t)Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under clause (o) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness; provided, that, such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the Subject Receivables sold (or intended to be sold) pursuant to a Disposition permitted by Section 8.4(d)(xiv).

“Permitted Indebtedness” means, without duplication:

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(b)Indebtedness not to exceed $25,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year of the Borrower secured by a Lien permitted pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances; provided, that, such Indebtedness does not exceed the cost of the equipment and related software financed with such Indebtedness;

(c)Indebtedness of a Material Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition (or Indebtedness assumed by the Borrower or a Material Subsidiary pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition), so long as such Indebtedness (i) was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Permitted Acquisition, (ii) to the extent it is secured by a Lien, does not, when aggregated with all other secured Indebtedness acquired or assumed under this clause (c), exceed $40,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding and (iii) neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof (other than such Acquired Person) is an obligor with respect to such Indebtedness;

(d)Indebtedness owing under Cash Management Agreements incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(e)Indebtedness arising from the endorsement of instruments in the ordinary course of business;

(f)Indebtedness owing under Hedge Agreements entered into (i) in order to manage existing or anticipated interest rate, exchange rate or commodity price risks and not for speculative purposes and (ii) in connection with an accelerated share repurchase that is not otherwise prohibited hereunder;

(g)Indebtedness constituting Investments in the form of intercompany loans and advances to the extent permitted by Section 8.3 and the definition of Permitted Investments; provided, that: (i) with respect to any such Indebtedness owing from a Credit Party to a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary such Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Obligations in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) with respect to any such Indebtedness owing from a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to a Credit Party, such Indebtedness shall, if evidenced by a note, be pledged and delivered to the Administrative Agent to the extent required by the Security Documents;

(h)Indebtedness of the Borrower owed to current and former directors, officers and employees pursuant to deferred compensation, severance and retirement plans and similar obligations, so long as such Indebtedness arises in the ordinary course of business;

(i)unsecured Indebtedness (including unsecured Subordinated Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any other Credit Party; provided, that: (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would be caused by the incurrence of such Indebtedness; (ii) after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the receipt and application of the proceeds thereof, (A) the Borrower shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with the financial covenantscovenant set forth in Section 8.11 (and (B) the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio, on a Pro Forma Basis, shall be less than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00 (in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), determined based on the financial information received for the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to the date of incurrence of such Indebtedness for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.1, Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b), as applicable, and assuming the funding in full of such Indebtedness and, if applicable, giving effect to Section 1.13); (iii) such Indebtedness does not mature, require any scheduled payment of principal, require any mandatory payment, redemption or repurchase prior to the date that is 91

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days after the latest of the maturity dates of the Aggregate Revolving Credit CommitmentCommitments and Loans in effect at the time of issuance or incurrence of such Indebtedness (other than a customary mandatory prepayment or mandatory offer to repurchase in connection with a change of control or asset sale that permits a required prepayment of the Loans (or any of them) or required reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Credit CommitmentCommitments); provided, that, any Indebtedness that automatically converts to, or is exchangeable into, notes or other Indebtedness that satisfy the requirements of this clause (iii) shall be deemed to satisfy this condition so long as the Borrower or applicable Credit Party irrevocably agrees at the time of the issuance thereof to take all actions necessary to convert or exchange such Indebtedness; (iv) the covenants with respect to such Indebtedness, when taken as a whole, are not materially more restrictive to the Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries than those herein (taken as a whole); and (v) such Indebtedness does not include any financial performance “maintenance” covenants (whether stated as a covenant, default or otherwise, although “incurrence-based” financial tests may be included) or cross-defaults (but may include cross-payment defaults and cross-defaults at the final stated maturity thereof and cross-acceleration) and is not guaranteed by or otherwise recourse to any Person or the assets of any Person that is not a Credit Party;

(j)(i) Indebtedness consisting of a Bank Guarantee to the extent a Letter of Credit has been issued and is outstanding hereunder to support the Borrower or its Subsidiary’s obligations (including any reimbursement obligations) in respect of such Bank Guarantee and (ii) Indebtedness consisting of, arising from or in connection with, letters of credit or guarantees issued by other financial institutions on behalf of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries (including any issued pursuant to any Secured Permitted Letter of Credit Issuer Document) in an aggregate amount not at any time exceeding $35,000,000;

(k)Indebtedness consisting of financing of company owned life insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business; provided, that, such Indebtedness is supported by the cash value of the underlying policies;

(l)Indebtedness arising from customary agreements providing for contingent indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, or guarantees of letters of credit, surety bonds or performance bonds securing any obligations of any of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries pursuant to such agreements, in any case incurred in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or Equity Interests of any of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries (other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred, assumed or acquired by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Equity Interests of any of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition) otherwise permitted hereunder;

(m)other Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(n)Guarantees with respect to any of the foregoing (other than (i) Indebtedness permitted pursuant to clause (c) of this definition and (ii) Indebtedness permitted pursuant to clause (m) of this definition to the extent such Indebtedness is Indebtedness of a Person that is not a Credit Party); provided, that, if the Indebtedness being Guaranteed is Subordinated Indebtedness then the Guarantee shall be subordinated on the same basis; and

(o)any transaction permitted under Section 8.4(d)(xiv), but only so long as (i) such transaction at any time constitutes Indebtedness, (ii) such transaction was permitted under Section 8.4(d)(xiv) at the time of the proposed Disposition in connection with such transaction and (iii) the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness in any Fiscal Year shall not exceed ten percent (10.0%) of

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the book value of all accounts receivable of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the immediately prior Fiscal Year end.

“Permitted Investments” means, collectively, the following:

(a)Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;

(b)Investments in Marketable Securities (including Marketable Securities held in trust for settlement of the Borrower’s obligations under certain of its deferred compensation plans) made in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in a manner substantially consistent with prior practices;

(c)Investments in Credit Parties;

(d)Investments by Material Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties in other Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties;

(e)so long as no Default or Event of Default exists at the time of the making thereof, other Investments in Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties so long as the aggregate amount of any such Investments does not exceed $50,000,000 during any Fiscal Year of the Borrower or $100,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement;

(f)Investments in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of compensation deferred by directors, officers and employees of the Borrower pursuant to any arrangement permitted under clause (h) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;

(g)Investments by the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries that constitute Permitted Acquisitions;

(h)Investments of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the Closing Date; provided, that: (i) such Investments exist at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary, (ii) neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary (other than such new Subsidiary) shall be obligated in respect of such Investments, and (iii) such Investments were not made in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary;

(i)Investments consisting of the non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary in connection with any Disposition not prohibited by this Agreement;

(j)Investments under Hedge Agreements permitted to be entered into in accordance with this Agreement;

(k)Investments representing retention loans made in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries; provided, that, the aggregate principal amount of all such Investments constituting retention loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of retention loans approved by the compensation committee of the Borrower;

(l)to the extent not otherwise permitted by the foregoing, Investments consisting of the conversion of Indebtedness in the form of intercompany loans and advances into Qualified Equity Interests, including the transfer of an intercompany loan by a Credit Party to a non-Credit Party, in each case, to the extent the underlying intercompany loans or advances arose (i) in the

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ordinary course of business between the Borrower and any Subsidiary or between a Subsidiary of the Borrower and another Subsidiary or (ii) in connection with a Permitted Acquisition;

(m)Investments (other than Acquisitions); provided, that, after giving effect to any such Investment and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith on a Pro Forma Basis (i) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, and (ii) (A) the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio shall be no greater than 4.005.00 to 1.00 and (iii) Liquidity shall not be less than $50,000,000;B) the Borrower shall be in compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 8.11 (in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), determined based on the financial information received for the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to the date of incurrence of such Indebtedness for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.1, Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b), as applicable);

(n)to the extent constituting Investments, purchases of assets in the ordinary course of business; Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to Section 8.5; and Guarantees permitted pursuant to clause (n) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;

(o)Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;

(p)to the extent constituting Investments, prepaid expenses or leases, workers’ compensation, utility, performance and other similar deposits provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business; and

(q)Permitted Restructurings.

For purposes of determining the amount of any Investment outstanding for purposes of this definition and Section 8.3, such amount shall be deemed to be the amount of such Investment when made, purchased or acquired (without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment) less any amount realized in respect of such Investment upon the sale, collection or return of capital (not to exceed the original amount invested).

“Permitted Letter of Credit Issuer” means any Person that, (a) at the time it enters into a Permitted Letter of Credit Issuer Document with a Credit Party, is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, or (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender or the Administrative Agent (including on the Closing Date), is a party to a Permitted Letter of Credit Issuer Document with a Credit Party, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Permitted Letter of Credit Issuer Document.

“Permitted Letter of Credit Issuer Document” means, with respect to any Indebtedness incurred by a Credit Party that is permitted pursuant to clause (j)(ii) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness set forth in Section 1.1, any document, agreement or instrument entered into in connection with such Indebtedness, including any letter of credit application or letter of credit in connection therewith.

“Permitted Restructurings” means a transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Borrower are converted, restructured or reorganized, whether by (a) transfer, (b) acquisition, (c) contribution, (d) merger, (e) consolidation, (f) voluntary dissolution, (g) liquidation, (h) recapitalization, (i) change in identity, form, or place of organization, or (j) otherwise, in each case the result of which may cause a direct or indirect sale, assignment or transfer of Equity Interests and/or other

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assets between and among the Borrower and/or various Subsidiaries of the Borrower; provided, that: (i) immediately prior to or after giving effect to any such transaction or series of transactions, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (ii) immediately after giving effect to any such transaction or series of transactions, there shall be no material reduction in Liquidity; (iii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of transactions, Liquidity shall not be less than $50,000,000; (iv) in any Fiscal Year, after giving effect to all such transactions or series of transactions in such Fiscal Year, the aggregate book value of the total assets of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole (other than assets of a Credit Party consisting of the book value of Equity Interests issued by a Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party and Excluded Assets), shall not be reduced by more than 10% of the book value of the total assets of the Credit Parties, taken as whole (other than assets of a Credit Party consisting of the book value of Equity Interests issued by a Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party and Excluded Assets), as of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year end; (v) the following shall be true and correct of each such transaction or series of transactions: (A) in the good faith determination of the Borrower, such transaction or series of transactions is not materially disadvantageous to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; and (B) such transaction, or series of transactions, will result in a non-de minimis, factually supportable and reasonably identifiable tax, operational or other business benefit to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the term of the Credit Facility; (vi) not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to any such transaction or series of transactions (or such later date as may be approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) (other than any transaction or series of transactions that involves the transfer solely of assets that are assets of a Credit Party consisting of Equity Interests issued by a Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party and/or Excluded Assets), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent written notice, which such notice shall include the Borrower’s good faith estimate the aggregate book value of the total assets of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole (other than assets of a Credit Party consisting of the book value of Equity Interests issued by a Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party and Excluded Assets) that are to be transferred in such transaction or series of transactions; and (vii) unless waived by the Administrative Agent, in the case of any such transaction or series of transactions that involves the transfer of assets (other than assets of a Credit Party consisting of Equity Interests issued by a Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party and Excluded Assets) owned by a Credit Party with a book value in excess of $2,000,000, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to any such transaction or series of transactions (or such later date as may be approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), the following, in each case in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: (A) a written description of the restructuring steps (including the pre and post restructuring organization chart) to such transaction or series of transactions; and (B) a certification of a Responsible Officer certifying that all of the requirements set forth in clause (v) above have been satisfied as of the date of consummation of such transaction or series of transactions. For the avoidance of doubt, the calculation of any reduction in total assets in any Fiscal Year that is described in clause (iv) above shall be determined after giving effect to the receipt by the Credit Parties of any assets (other than assets of a Credit Party consisting of the book value of Equity Interests issued by a Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party and Excluded Assets) in any such transactions or series of transactions during the applicable Fiscal Year.

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

“Plan” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.8.

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

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

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

“Pro Forma Basis” means, for any period during which one or more Specified Transactions occurs, that such Specified Transaction (and all other Specified Transactions that have been consummated during the applicable period) shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement and:

(a)for purposes of calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, all income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the Property or Person disposed of in a Specified Disposition shall be excluded and all income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the Property or Person acquired in a Permitted Acquisition shall be included (provided, that, such income statement items to be included are reflected in financial statements or other financial data reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and based upon reasonable assumptions and calculations which are expected to have a continuous impact); and

(b)in the event that any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof incurs (including by assumption or guarantees) or repays (including by redemption, repayment, retirement, discharge, defeasance or extinguishment) any Indebtedness included in the calculations of any financial ratio or test (in each case, other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes), (i) during the applicable measurement period or (ii) subsequent to the end of the applicable measurement period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, then such financial ratio or test shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, to the extent required, as if the same had occurred on the last day of the applicable measurement period and any such Indebtedness that is incurred (including by assumption or guarantee) that has a floating or formula rate of interest shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as of the relevant date of determination.

“Property” means any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, Equity Interests.

“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 assigned thereto in Section 7.2.

“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 assigned thereto in Section 11.24.

“Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.

“Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Lender, as applicable.

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“Register” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.9(c).

“Reimbursement Obligation” means the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse any Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender.

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

“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the purpose of recommending a benchmark rate to replace LIBOR in loan agreements similar to this Agreement.

“Removal Effective Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.6(b).

“Replacement Rate” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.8(d).

“Replacement Rate Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any proposed Replacement Rate, any conforming changes to the definition of Base Rate, Interest Period, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Replacement Rate and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such Replacement Rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).

“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Total Credit Exposures representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders. The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.

“Required Revolving Credit Lenders” means, at any date, any combination of Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment of all of the Revolving Credit Lenders or, if the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated, any combination of Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Extensions of Credit under the Revolving Credit Facility; provided, that, the Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Extensions of Credit under the Revolving Credit Facility, as applicable, held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Credit Lenders.

“Required Term Lenders” means, at any time, Term Lenders having Total Term Credit Exposures representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the Total Term Credit Exposures of all Term Lenders. The Total Term Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Term Lenders at any time.

“Rescindable Amount” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.7(b).

“Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.6(a).

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

“Responsible Officer” means, as to any Person, the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, controller, treasurer or assistant treasurer of such Person or any other officer of such Person designated in writing by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided, that, to the extent requested thereby, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of such Person certifying as to the incumbency and genuineness of the signature of each such officer. Any document delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Person shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company, 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 Person.

“Restricted Payment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.5.

“Revaluation Date” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following: (a) the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to each date of issuance or extension of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (b) the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount), (c) each date of any payment by Bank of America, in its capacity as an Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, and (d) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or Bank of America, in its capacity as anthe applicable Issuing Lender, shall determine or the Required Revolving Credit Lenders shall require.

“Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as the context may require, as to any Revolving Credit Lender, the obligation of such Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans to, and to purchase participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans for the account of, the Borrower hereunder in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Revolving Credit Lender’s name on the Register, as such amount may be modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof (including, without limitation, Section 4.13). The initial Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender as of the First Amendment Effective Date is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.1.

“Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage” means, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the percentage of the total Revolving Credit Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders represented by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. If the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment has terminated or expired, the Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Credit Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments. The Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of each Revolving Credit Lender on the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.1.

“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and the Dollar Amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans at such time.

“Revolving Credit Facility” means the revolving credit facility established pursuant to Article II (including any increase in such revolving credit facility established pursuant to Section 4.13).

“Revolving Credit Lenders” means, collectively, all of the Lenders with a Revolving Credit Commitment.

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“Revolving Credit Loan” means any revolving loan made to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(b), and all such revolving loans collectively as the context requires.

“Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Revolving Credit Lender evidencing the Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A-1, and any substitutes therefor, and any replacements, restatements, renewals or extension thereof, in whole or in part.

“Revolving Credit Outstandings” means the sum of (a) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline 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 Swingline Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; plus (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the aggregate outstanding Dollar Amount thereof on such date after giving effect to any Extensions of Credit occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.

“Revolving Extensions of Credit” means (a) any Revolving Credit Loan then outstanding, (b) the Dollar Amount of any Letter of Credit then outstanding or (c) any Swingline Loan then outstanding.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc., and any successor thereto.

“Sanctioned Country” means at any time, a country or territory which is itselfa jurisdiction that is the subject or target of anyof comprehensive Sanctions, currently Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions of Ukraine.

“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons), or any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC (including OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and OFAC’s Consolidated Non-SDN List), the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (including Her Majesty’s Treasury’s Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets), or any other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person located, operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in clauses (a) and (b).

“Sanctions” means any and all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes 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, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority.

“Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.8(d).

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

“Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement between or among any Credit Party and any Cash Management Bank.

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“Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Hedge Agreement between or among any Credit Party and any Hedge Bank.

“Secured Obligations” means, collectively, (a) the Obligations and (b) all existing or future payment and other obligations owing by any Credit Party under (i) any Secured Hedge Agreement (ii) any Secured Cash Management Agreement and (iii) any Secured Permitted Letter of Credit Issuer Document; provided, that, the “Secured Obligations” of a Credit Party shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Credit Party.

“Secured Permitted Letter of Credit Issuer Document” means any Permitted Letter of Credit Issuer Document between or among any Credit Party and any Permitted Letter of Credit Issuer.

“Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, the Permitted Letter of Credit Issuers, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 10.5, any other holder from time to time of any of any Secured Obligations and, in each case, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

“Secured Permitted Letter of Credit Issuer Document” means any Permitted Letter of Credit Issuer Document between or among any Credit Party and any Permitted Letter of Credit Issuer.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. § 77 et seq.).

“Security Agreement” means the security agreement dated as of the Closing Date and executed by the Credit Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties.

“Security Documents” means the collective reference to the Security Agreement and each other agreement or writing pursuant to which any Credit Party pledges or grants a security interest in any Property or assets securing the Secured Obligations.

“Senior Unsecured Note Documents” means that certain indenture, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Borrower and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, and all other certificates, agreements, documents and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith.

“Senior Unsecured Notes” means those certain senior unsecured notes due 2027 issued by the Borrower pursuant to the Senior Unsecured Note Documents.

“SOFR” with respect to any day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such daymeans the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source) and, in each case, that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

“SOFR-Based Rate” means SOFR or Term SOFR.

“SOFR Adjustment” means (a) 0.10% (10 basis points) for an Interest Period of one month’s duration and (b) 0.10% (10 basis points) for an Interest Period of three months’ duration.

“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as

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they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the 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.

“Specified Disposition” means any Disposition having gross sales proceeds in excess of $15,000,000.

“Specified Transactions” means (a) any Specified Disposition, (b) any Permitted Acquisition, (c) the Transactions, (d) any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, and (e) any other event that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires calculation on a Pro Forma Basis.

“Subject Receivable” means an account receivable owing to the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries with respect to goods sold or services rendered by the Borrower or such Material Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, as the case may be, including (a) all security interests or Liens and property subject to such security interests or Liens securing or purporting to secure payment of such account receivable and all Supporting Obligations relating solely to such accounts receivable, (b) tax refunds and proceeds of insurance, other agreements or arrangements of whatever character supporting or securing the payment of such accounts receivable, (c) all rights and causes of action of the Borrower or such Material Subsidiary against the applicable Account Debtors of such accounts receivable and (d) all books, records and other information related to such accounts receivable or the applicable Account Debtor.

“Subordinated Indebtedness” means the collective reference to any Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is subordinated in right and time of payment to the Obligations on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

“Subsidiary” means as to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Equity Interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) or other managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity is at the time owned by (directly or indirectly) or the management is otherwise controlled by (directly or indirectly) such Person (irrespective of whether, at the time, Equity Interests of any other class or classes of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency). Unless otherwise qualified, references to “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” herein shall refer to those of the Borrower.

“Subsidiary Guarantors” means, collectively, all direct and indirect Material Non-TP Subsidiaries of the Borrower in existence on the Closing Date or which become a party to the Guaranty Agreement pursuant to Section 7.12.

“Successor Rate” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.8(d).

“Supported QFC” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.24.

“Sustainability Coordinator” means each of (a) BofA Securities, and (b) each other sustainability coordinator appointed by the Borrower that is reasonably acceptable to BofA Securities, in each case in their respective capacity as a sustainability coordinator.

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“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Credit 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.

“Swingline Commitment” means the lesser of (a) $30,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment.

“Swingline Facility” means the swingline facility established pursuant to Section 2.2.

“Swingline Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as swingline lender hereunder or any successor thereto.

“Swingline Loan” means any swingline loan made by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2, and all such swingline loans collectively as the context requires.

“Swingline Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of the Swingline Lender evidencing the Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A-2, and any substitutes therefor, and any replacements, restatements, renewals or extension thereof, in whole or in part.

“Swingline Participation Amount” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.2(b)(iii).

“Synthetic Lease” means any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product where such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an Operating Lease in accordance with GAAP.

“Tax Preferred Subsidiary” means (a) a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a controlled foreign corporation (within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code), (b) any Subsidiary that is owned directly or indirectly by an entity described in clause (a) of this definition, (c) any Subsidiary of the Borrower substantially all of the assets of which consist, directly or indirectly, of (i) Equity Interests or other securities of one or more entities described in clause (a) of this definition (or are treated as consisting of such assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes) and/or (ii) any Indebtedness or accounts receivable owed by any entity described in clause (a) of this definition or treated as owed by any such entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (any such Indebtedness or accounts receivable, “CFC Debt”) and (d) a Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower which is treated as a disregarded entity or partnership for United States tax purposes pursuant to the entity classification rules under Section 7701 of the Code.

“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, fines, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

“Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make Term Loans to the 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 Term Lender’s name on Schedule 2.1 under the caption “Term Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The Term Commitment of all of the Term Lenders on the First Amendment Effective Date shall be $500,000,000.

“Term Facility” means, at any time, (a) during the Term Loan Availability Period, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of the unused Term Commitments at such time and (ii) the aggregate principal amount

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of the Term Loans of all Term Lenders outstanding at such time and (b) thereafter, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans of all Term Lenders outstanding at such time.

“Term Lender” means (a) at any time on the First Amendment Effective Date, any Lender that has a Term Commitment at such time, (b) at any time during the Term Loan Availability Period, any Lender that has a Term Commitment or that holds Term Loans at such time and (c) at any time after the Term Loan Availability Period, any Lender that holds Term Loans at such time.

“Term Loan” means an advance made by any Term Lender under the Term Facility.

“Term Loan Availability Period” means the period from and including the First Amendment Effective Date to the earliest of (i) the date that falls one (1) year after the First Amendment Effective Date, (ii) the date of termination of the Term Commitments by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5 and (iii) the date of termination of the Term Commitments of the respective Term Lenders to make Term Loans pursuant to Section 9.2(a).

“Term Loan Percentage” means, with respect to any Term Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term Facility represented by (a) at any time during the Term Loan Availability Period in respect of such Term Facility, such Term Lender’s Term Commitment at such time and (b) thereafter, the outstanding principal amount of such Term Lender’s Term Loans at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.15. If the Term Commitment of all of the Term Lenders to make Term Loans have been terminated pursuant to Section 9.2(a), then the Term Loan Percentage of each Term Lender in respect of the Term Facility shall be determined based on the Term Loan Percentage of such Term Lender in respect of Term Facility most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments and to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination. The Term Loan Percentage of each Term Lender on the First Amendment Effective Date is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.1.

“Term Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term Lender evidencing Term Loans made by such Term Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-3.

“Term SOFR” means (a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided, that, if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first (1^st) U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such Interest Period; and (b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate with a term of one month commencing that day; provided, that, if the Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing clauses (a) or (b) of this definition would otherwise be less than zero, Term SOFR shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

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

“Term SOFR Replacement Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.8(d).

“Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate for any period that is approximately (as determined byadministered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) as long as any of the Interest Period options set forth in the definition of “Interest Period” and that is based on SOFR and that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant

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Governmental Body, in each case as published on an information service as selected and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion).

“Termination Event” means the occurrence of any of the following which, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower in an aggregate amount in excess of $50,000,000: (a) a “Reportable Event” described in Section 4043 of ERISA for which the thirty (30) day notice requirement has not been waived by the PBGC, or (b) the withdrawal of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan 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 that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA, or (c) the termination of a Pension Plan, the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan or the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination, under Section 4041 of ERISA, if the plan assets are not sufficient to pay all plan liabilities, or (d) the institution of proceedings to terminate, or the appointment of a trustee with respect to, any Pension Plan by the PBGC, or (e) any other event or condition which would constitute grounds under Section 4042(a) of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan, or (f) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA, or (g) the determination that any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan is considered an at-risk plan or plan in endangered or critical status with the meaning of Sections 430, 431 or 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 or 305 of ERISA or (h) the partial or complete withdrawal of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan if withdrawal liability is asserted by such plan, or (i) any event or condition which results in the termination of a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4041A of ERISA or the institution by PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, or (j) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate.

“Ticking Fee” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.3(b).

“Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Revolving Credit Commitments and, Revolving Credit Exposure and Total Term Credit Exposure and, if applicable, Incremental Term Loans of such Lender at such time.

“Total Term Credit Exposure” means, as to any Term Lender at any time, the unused Term Commitments and outstanding amount of all Term Loans of such Term Lender at such time.

“Trade Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.9(b)(i)(B).

“Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the refinancing of Indebtedness outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement, which refinancing shall include termination of all commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement and the termination or release of any security interests or guaranties granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement, (b) the Extensions of Credit to be made on the Closing Date, (c) the issuance of the Senior Unsecured Notes and the incurrence of Indebtedness on the Closing Date in connection therewith and (d) the payment on the Closing Date of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing, including the issuance of the Senior Unsecured Notes and the entering into of the Credit Facility.

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York.

“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 subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time)

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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.

“United Kingdom” means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

“United States” means the United States of America.

“Unrestricted” means, (a) when referring to cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, that such cash and Cash Equivalents (ai) do not appear or would not be required to appear as “restricted” on the financial statements of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary (unless related to the Loan Documents or the Liens created thereunder), (bii) are not subject to a Lien in favor of any Person other than the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents and Liens constituting Permitted Encumbrances in favor of any depository bank in connection with statutory, common law and contractual rights of set-off and recoupment with respect to any deposit account, (ciii) are assets of the Borrower or a Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary and are held in bank accounts or securities accounts located in the United States and (div) are not otherwise unavailable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary., and (b) when referring to cash and Cash Equivalents of any Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower, that such cash and Cash Equivalents (i) do not appear or would not be required to appear as “restricted” on the financial statements of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary (unless related to the Loan Documents or the Liens created thereunder), (ii) are not subject to a Lien in favor of any Person other than the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents and Liens constituting Permitted Encumbrances in favor of any depository bank in connection with statutory, common law and contractual rights of set-off and recoupment with respect to any deposit account, (iii) are not otherwise unavailable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary and (iv) are not prohibited by applicable local law from being repatriated to the United States of America, it being understood and agreed that to the extent such repatriation would require payment (or for the Borrower to reserve for a future payment) of taxes or other costs and expenses in connection with such repatriation, the amount of such cash and Cash Equivalents that shall constituted “Unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents” shall be limited to the amount of such cash and Cash Equivalents, net of the amount of taxes or other costs and expenses incurred (or reserved) in connection with such repatriation.

“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 Resolutions Regimes” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.24.

“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.11(g).

“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness, in each case of clauses (a) and (b), without giving effect to the

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application of any prior prepayment to such installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal.

“Withholding Agent” means any Credit Party and the 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 1.2Other Definitions and Provisions

. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document: (a) the definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined, (b) whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms, (c) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (d) the word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”, (e) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (f) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (g) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (h) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights, (i) the term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form and (j) in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including”.

SECTION 1.3Accounting Terms.

(a)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 and in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the audited financial statements required by Section 7.1(a), except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the 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 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.

(b)If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate

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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, unless and until so amended by an amendment, if any, requested pursuant to this Section 1.3(b), (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

(c)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event of an accounting change occurring after June 15, 2016 requiring all leases to be capitalized, only those leases that would have constituted capital leases on June 15, 2016 (assuming for purposes hereof that they were in existence on June 15, 2016) shall be considered capital leases, and all calculations and deliverables under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made in accordance therewith (provided, that, all financial statements delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement after the date of such accounting change shall contain a schedule showing the adjustments necessary to reconcile such financial statements with GAAP as in effect immediately prior to such accounting change).

(d)Any provision of this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, clause (h) in the proviso to the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” in Section 1.1) that requires compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with (i) the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio set forth in Section 8.11(a) and/or (ii) the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio set forth in Section 8.11(ba) shall, in each case, be deemed to include any Leverage Ratio Increase then in effect pursuant to Section 8.11(cb).

SECTION 1.4UCC Terms

. Terms defined in the UCC in effect on the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date and not otherwise defined herein shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, have the meanings provided by those definitions. Subject to the foregoing, the term “UCC” refers, as of any date of determination, to the UCC then in effect.

SECTION 1.5Rounding

. Any financial ratios required to be maintained 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 or percentage is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

SECTION 1.6References to Agreement and Laws

. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) any definition or reference to formation documents, governing documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual documents or instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (b) any definition or reference to any Applicable Law, including, without limitation, Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, the Bankruptcy Code, the Code, the Commodity Exchange Act, ERISA, the Exchange Act, the PATRIOT Act, the Securities Act, the UCC, the Investment Company Act, the Interstate Commerce Act or any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department, shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Applicable Law.

SECTION 1.7Times of Day

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

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SECTION 1.8Letter of Credit Amounts

. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to mean the Dollar Amount that is equal to the maximum face amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all increases thereof contemplated by such Letter of Credit or the Letter of Credit Application therefor (at the time specified therefor in such applicable Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Application and as such amount may be reduced by (a) any permanent reduction of such Letter of Credit or (b) any amount which is drawn, reimbursed and no longer available under such Letter of Credit).

SECTION 1.9Guarantees/Earn-Outs

. Unless otherwise specified, (a) the amount of any Guarantee shall be the lesser of the amount of the obligations guaranteed and still outstanding and the maximum amount for which the guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee and (b) the amount of any earn-out or similar obligation shall be the amount of such obligation as reflected on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.

SECTION 1.10Covenant Compliance Generally

. For purposes of determining compliance under Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4(d) and 8.5, any amount in a currency other than Dollars will be converted to Dollars in a manner consistent with that used in calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in the most recent annual financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with Sections 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3, with respect to any amount of Indebtedness or Investment in a currency other than Dollars, no breach of any basket contained in such sections shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness or Investment is incurred; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.10 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness or Investment may be incurred at any time under such Sections.

SECTION 1.11Currency Equivalents.

(a)For purposes hereof, the applicable outstanding amount of Letters of Credit and L/C Obligations (including, without limitation, all Alternative Currency Letters of Credit) shall be deemed to refer to the Dollar Amount thereof. The Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Lender, as applicable, shall determine the Dollar Amount amounts of Letters of Credit denominated in Alternative Currencies. Such Dollar Amount shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Dollar Amount of such amounts until the next Revaluation Date to occur.

(b)All Loans made under this Agreement, including, without limitation, Loans made to refund drawings made under Alternative Currency Letters of Credit, shall be made only in Dollars.

(c)Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by the Borrower hereunder or calculating financial covenantscovenant hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent or Bank of America, in its capacity as anthe applicable Issuing Lender, as applicable.

SECTION 1.12Divisions

. Any reference herein to a merger, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of

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any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person).

SECTION 1.13Limited Conditionality Acquisitions

. In the event that the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that any proposed Acquisition is a Limited Conditionality Acquisition and that the Borrower wishes to test the conditions to such Acquisition and the Indebtedness that is to be used to finance such Acquisition in accordance with this Section (with such election to be made on or prior to the date on which the definitive agreements for such Limited Conditionality Acquisition are executed by the Borrower or its applicable Subsidiary (any such election, an “LCA Election”)), then, so long as agreed to by the lenders providing such Indebtedness, the following provisions shall apply:

(a)any condition to such Acquisition or such Indebtedness that requires that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such Acquisition or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, shall be satisfied if (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the execution of the definitive purchase agreement, merger agreement or other acquisition agreement governing such Acquisition and (ii) no Event of Default under any of Sections 9.1(a) or 9.1(g) shall have occurred and be continuing both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith (including such additional Indebtedness);

(b)any condition to such Acquisition or such Indebtedness that the representations and warranties in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct at the time of such Acquisition or the incurrence of such Indebtedness shall be subject to customary “SunGard” or other customary applicable “certain funds” conditionality provisions (including, without limitation, a condition that the representations and warranties under the relevant agreements relating to such Limited Conditionality Acquisition as are material to the lenders providing such Indebtedness shall be true and correct, but only to the extent that the Borrower or its applicable Subsidiary has the right to terminate its obligations under such agreement as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties or the failure of those representations and warranties to be true and correct), so long as all such representations and warranties in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct at the time of execution of the definitive purchase agreement, merger agreement or other acquisition agreement governing such Acquisition;

(c)any financial ratio test or condition, shall be tested as of the date of execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such Limited Conditionality Acquisition (the “LCA Test Date”), after giving effect to the relevant Limited Conditionality Acquisition and related incurrence of Indebtedness, on a Pro Forma Basis and, for the avoidance of doubt, if any of such ratios are exceeded or conditions are not met following the LCA Test Date, but prior to the closing of such Limited Conditionality Acquisition, as a result of fluctuations in such ratio or amount including due to fluctuations in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Conditionality Acquisition, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded and such conditions will not be deemed unmet as a result of such fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether the relevant transaction or action is permitted to be consummated or taken; and

(d)except as provided in the next sentence, if the Borrower has made an LCA Election with respect to any Limited Conditionality Acquisition, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket on or following the relevant date of execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such Limited Conditionality Acquisition and prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which such Limited Conditionality Acquisition is consummated or (ii) the date that the

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definitive agreement for such Limited Conditionality Acquisition is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Conditionality Acquisition, any such ratio or basket shall be required to be satisfied (x) on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Conditionality Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including the incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness) have been consummated and (y) assuming such Limited Conditionality Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including the incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness) have not been consummated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any calculation of a ratio in connection with determining the Applicable Margin and determining whether or not the Borrower is in compliance with the requirements of Section 8.11 shall, in each case be calculated assuming such Limited Conditionality Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including the incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness) have not been consummated.

The foregoing provisions shall apply with similar effect during the pendency of multiple Limited Conditionality Acquisitions such that each of the possible scenarios is separately tested.

SECTION 1.14Interest Rates

. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or, nor accept responsibility for, andnor shall notthe Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “LIBOR Rate”any reference rate referred to herein, the selection of rates, any related spread or adjustment or with respect to any rate that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any of such rate (including, without limitation, any Replacement Rate any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Replacement Rate Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing), in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or other action or omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.

REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITYFACILITIES

SECTION 2.1Loans.

(a)Term Facility. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each Term Lender severally agrees to make term loans to the Borrower, in Dollars, from time to time, in up to two (2) advances on any Business Day during the Term Loan Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed such Term Lender’s Term Loan Percentage of the Term Facility. Each borrowing of Term Loans shall consist of Term Loans made simultaneously by the Term Lenders in accordance with their respective Term Loan Percentage of the Term Facility. Term Loans repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

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representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Credit Loans in Dollars to the Borrower from time to time from the Closing Date to, but not including, the Maturity Date as requested by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 2.3; provided, that: (a) the Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment and (b) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender shall not at any time exceed such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Each Revolving Credit Loan by a Revolving Credit Lender shall be in a principal amount equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans requested on such occasion. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Credit Loans hereunder until the Maturity Date.

SECTION 1.2Swingline Loans.

(a)Availability. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, Section 5.2(d), and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Swingline Lender may, in its sole discretion, make Swingline Loans in Dollars to the Borrower from time to time from the Closing Date to, but not including, the Maturity Date; provided, that: (i) after giving effect to any amount requested, the Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment, (ii) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender shall not at any time exceed such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans (after giving effect to any amount requested) shall not exceed the Swingline Commitment.

(b)Refunding.

(i)The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), by written notice given no later than 11:00 a.m. on any Business Day request each Revolving Credit Lender to make, and each Revolving Credit Lender hereby agrees to make, a Revolving Credit Loan as a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the aggregate amount of the Swingline Loans outstanding on the date of such notice, to repay the Swingline Lender. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall make the amount of such Revolving Credit Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such notice. The proceeds of such Revolving Credit Loans shall be immediately made available by the Administrative Agent to the Swingline Lender for application by the Swingline Lender to the repayment of the Swingline Loans. No Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to fund its respective Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of a Swingline Loan shall be affected by any other Revolving Credit Lender’s failure to fund its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of a Swingline Loan, nor shall any Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage be increased as a result of any such failure of any other Revolving Credit Lender to fund its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of a Swingline Loan.

(ii)The Borrower shall pay to the Swingline Lender on demand, and in any event on the Maturity Date, in immediately available funds the amount of such Swingline Loans to the extent amounts received from the Revolving Credit Lenders are not sufficient to repay in full the outstanding Swingline Loans requested or required to be refunded. In

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addition, the Borrower irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to charge any account maintained by the Borrower with the Swingline Lender (up to the amount available therein) in order to immediately pay the Swingline Lender the amount of such Swingline Loans to the extent amounts received from the Revolving Credit Lenders are not sufficient to repay in full the outstanding Swingline Loans requested or required to be refunded. If any portion of any such amount paid to the Swingline Lender shall be recovered by or on behalf of the Borrower from the Swingline Lender in bankruptcy or otherwise, the loss of the amount so recovered shall be ratably shared among all the Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages.

(iii)If for any reason any Swingline Loan cannot be refinanced with a Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(i), each Revolving Credit Lender shall, on the date such Revolving Credit Loan was to have been made pursuant to the notice referred to in Section 2.2(b)(i), purchase for cash an undivided participating interest in the then outstanding Swingline Loans by paying to the Swingline Lender an amount (the “Swingline Participation Amount”) equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding. Each Revolving Credit Lender will immediately transfer to the Swingline Lender, in immediately available funds, the amount of its Swingline Participation Amount. Whenever, at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Revolving Credit Lender’s Swingline Participation Amount, the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of the Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Revolving Credit Lender its Swingline Participation Amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded and, in the case of principal and interest payments, to reflect such Revolving Credit Lender’s pro rata portion of such payment if such payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all Swingline Loans then due); provided, that, in the event that such payment received by the Swingline Lender is required to be returned, such Revolving Credit Lender will return to the Swingline Lender any portion thereof previously distributed to it by the Swingline Lender.

(iv)Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make the Revolving Credit Loans referred to in Section 2.2(b)(i) and to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(iii) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Revolving Credit Lender or the Borrower may have against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Article V, (C) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, (D) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, any other Credit Party or any other Revolving Credit Lender or (E) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

(v)If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.2(b) by the time specified in Section 2.2(b)(i) or 2.2(b)(iii), as applicable, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Credit Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from

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the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swingline Lender at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Federal Funds Rate, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swingline Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Revolving Credit Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan or Swingline Participation Amount, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swingline Lender submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (v) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(c)Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, this Section 2.2 shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 4.14 and Section 4.15.

SECTION 1.3Procedure for Advances of Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline LoansLoans.

(a)Requests for Borrowing. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable prior written notice substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B (or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), a “Notice of Borrowing”) not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) on the requested date of any borrowing of Base Rate Loans and Swingline Loans and (ii) at least three (3) Business Days (or in the case of a borrowing on the Closing Date, two (2) Business Days) prior to the requested date of any borrowing of LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loans, of its intention to borrow, specifying (A) the date of such borrowing, which shall be a Business Day, (B) the amount of such borrowing, which shall be, (x) with respect to Base Rate Loans (other than Swingline Loans), in an aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (y) with respect to LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loans, in an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (z) with respect to Swingline Loans, in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (provided, that, any such borrowing of Term Loans shall be in minimum principal amount of $250,000,000, unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent), (C) whether such Loan is to be a Term Loan, a Revolving Credit Loan or a Swingline Loan, (D) in the case of a Term Loan or a Revolving Credit Loan whether the Loans are to be LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loans or Base Rate Loans, and (E) in the case of a LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loan, the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a type of Term Loan or Revolving Credit Loan in a Notice of Borrowing, then the applicable Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a borrowing of LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loans in any such Notice of Borrowing, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. A Notice of Borrowing received after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Term Lenders or Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable, of each Notice of Borrowing.

(b)Disbursement of Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans. Not later than 1:00 p.m. on the proposed borrowing date, (i) each Revolving Creditapplicable Lender will make available to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Borrower, at the office of the Administrative Agent in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent, such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Credit Loans or Term Lender’s Term Loan Percentage of the Term Loans, as applicable, to be made on such borrowing date and (ii) the Swingline Lender will make available to the Administrative Agent, for the account

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of the Borrower, at the office of the Administrative Agent in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Loans to be made on such borrowing date. The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of each borrowing requested pursuant to this Section in immediately available funds by crediting or wiring such proceeds to the deposit account of the Borrower identified in the most recent notice substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C (a “Notice of Account Designation”) delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or as may be otherwise agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent from time to time. Subject to Section 4.7, the Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to disburse the portion of the proceeds of any Term Loan or Revolving Credit Loan, as applicable, requested pursuant to this Section to the extent that any Revolving Creditapplicable Lender has not made available to the Administrative Agent its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage or Term Loan Percentage, as applicable, of such Loan. Revolving Credit Loans to be made for the purpose of refunding Swingline Loans shall be made by the Revolving Credit Lenders as provided in Section 2.2(b).

SECTION 1.4Repayment and Prepayment of Revolving Credit and Swingline LoansLoans.

(a)Repayment on Termination Date. The Borrower hereby agrees to repay (i) the outstanding principal amount of (i)all Term Loans as follows: once any portion of the Term Facility is funded, the Term Facility will amortize in quarterly installments equal to, (A) for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2022 through June 30, 2024, 0.625% of the funded amount of the Term Loans and (B) for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2024 through June 30, 2027, 1.250% of the funded amount of the Term Loans (in each case, as such installments may hereafter be adjusted as a result of prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.4(c)) on the last Business Day of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the first such date to occur after the first advance under the Term Facility, unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 9.2(a); provided, that, (x) the final principal repayment installment of the Term Loans shall be repaid on the Maturity Date and in any event shall be in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on such date, and (y) if any principal repayment installment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, such principal repayment installment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be, (ii) the outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans in full on the Maturity Date, and (iiiii) all Swingline Loans in accordance with Section 2.2(b) (but, in any event, no later than the Maturity Date), together, in each case, with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon.

(b)Mandatory Prepayments.

(i)If at any time the Revolving Credit Outstandings exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment, the Borrower agrees to repay immediately upon notice from the Administrative Agent, by payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders, Extensions of Credit in an amount equal to such excess with each such repayment applied first, to the principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans, second to the principal amount of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and third, with respect to any Letters of Credit then outstanding, to payment of Cash Collateral into a Cash Collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Lenders, in an amount equal to the Dollar Amount of such excess (such Cash Collateral to be applied in accordance with Section 9.2(b)).

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Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations, (a) the outstanding amount of all L/C Obligations exceeds the lesser of (i) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment less the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans and (ii) the L/C Sublimit, then the Borrower shall either (A) repay Revolving Credit Loans in an amount equal to such excess (to the extent such repayment will eliminate such excess) or (B) make a payment of Cash Collateral into a Cash Collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the applicable Issuing Lender and the Revolving Credit Lenders in an amount equal to the Dollar Amount of such excess (such Cash Collateral to be applied in accordance with Section 9.2(b)). The Borrower’s compliance with this Section 2.4(b)(ii) shall be tested from time to time by the Administrative Agent at its sole discretion, but in any event shall be tested on each Revaluation Date. Each such repayment pursuant to this Section 2.4(b)(ii) shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Sections 4.8(c) and 4.9.

(c)Optional Prepayments. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, with irrevocable prior written notice to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D (or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), a “Notice of Prepayment”) given not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) on the same Business Day as any prepayment of Base Rate Loans or Swingline Loans and (ii) at least threetwo (32) Business Days prior to any prepayment of LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loans, specifying the date and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loans, Base Rate Loans, Swingline Loans or a combination thereof, and, if of a combination thereof, the amount allocable to each. Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date set forth in such notice. Partial prepayments shall be in an aggregate amount of (A) $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof with respect to Base Rate Loans (other than Swingline Loans), (B) $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof with respect to LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loans and (C) $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof with respect to Swingline Loans. A Notice of Prepayment received after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. Each prepayment of the Term Facility pursuant to this Section 2.4(c) shall be applied to the Term Facility and such then-existing class of Incremental Term Loans on a pro rata basis and, in each case, to the principal repayment installments thereof as determined by the Borrower (or, if no such determination is made, on a pro rata basis). Each such repayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 4.9 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Notice of Prepayment delivered in connection with any repayment of all of the Credit Facility with the proceeds of any incurrence of Indebtedness or the occurrence of some other identifiable event or condition, may be, if expressly so stated to be, contingent upon the consummation of such incurrence or occurrence of such other identifiable event or condition and may be revoked by the Borrower in the event such contingency is not met (provided, that, the failure of such contingency shall not relieve the Borrower from its obligations in respect thereof under Section 4.9).

(d)Limitation on Prepayment of LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loans. The Borrower may not prepay any LIBOR RateTerm SOFR Loan on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto unless such prepayment is accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 4.9.

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(e)Hedge Agreements. No repayment or prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section shall affect any of the Borrower’s obligations under any Hedge Agreement entered into with respect to the Loans.

SECTION 1.5Permanent Reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment.Commitments.

(a)Voluntary Reduction. The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time, upon at least five (5) Business Days prior irrevocable (subject to the last sentence of this Section 2.5(a)) written notice to the Administrative Agent, to permanently reduce, without premium or penalty, (i) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment or the Term Commitment at any time or (ii) portions of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment or Term Commitment, from time to time, in an aggregate principal amount not less than $3,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Any reduction of any portion of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment or Term Commitment shall be applied to the Revolving Credit Commitment or Term Commitment, as applicable, of each Revolving Credit Lender or Term Lender, as applicable, according to its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage or Term Loan Percentage, as applicable. All Commitment Fees or Ticking Fees, as applicable, accrued until the effective date of any termination pursuant to this Section 2.5(a) shall be paid on the effective date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any notice of termination pursuant to this Section 2.5(a) delivered in connection with any repayment of all of the Credit Facility with the proceeds of any incurrence of Indebtedness or the occurrence of some other identifiable event or condition, may be, if expressly so stated to be, contingent upon the consummation of such incurrence or occurrence of such identifiable event or condition and may be revoked by the Borrower in the event such contingency is not met (provided, that, the failure of such contingency shall not relieve the Borrower from its obligations in respect thereof under Section 4.9).