UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549-1004

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 3, 2015 (February 25, 2015)

Merge Healthcare Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001–33006
39-1600938
(State of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S Employer Identification No.)
 
350 North Orleans Street, 1st Floor
Chicago, Illinois  60654
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(312) 565-6868
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On February 25, 2015, Merge Healthcare Incorporated (“Merge” or the “Company”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and between the Company and Guggenheim Private Debt Fund Note Issuer, LLC (“Guggenheim”), NZC Guggenheim Fund LLC (“NZC”), Maverick Enterprises, Inc. (“Maverick”) and Verger Capital Fund LLC (“Verger,” and together with Guggenheim, NZC and Maverick, the “Investor Parties”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to a $50 million private placement, pursuant to Rule 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, of the Company’s newly-issued Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”) to the Investors (the “Issuance”).  The shares were issued in connection with the closing of the Stock Purchase Agreement (the “DR Systems Agreement”), dated February 25, 2015 by and among the Company and the selling stockholders party thereto.  The Preferred Stock was issued subject to the terms and conditions of the Certificate of Designation (defined below) and Investor Rights Agreement (defined below).  In connection with the DR Systems Agreement, the Company also entered into that certain Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”), dated as of February 25, 2015, among the Company, as borrower, each of the subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as guarantors and Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC, as administrative agent to the Credit Agreement dated as of April 29, 2014.

DR Systems Agreement
 
Pursuant to the DR Systems Agreement, Merge Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (“Solutions”) acquired (such acquisition, the “DR Systems Transaction”) approximately 91% of the common stock of DR Systems, Inc. (“DR Systems”).
 
Pursuant to the terms of the DR Systems Agreement, Solutions paid certain of the holders of common stock of DR Systems an amount equal to $16.09 per share for total consideration of $76.2 million.  Solutions intends to effect a short form merger to acquire the remaining outstanding shares of common stock of DR Systems as soon as reasonably practicable.  The transaction was funded through a combination of cash on hand and the proceeds from the Issuance.
 
The foregoing description of the DR Systems Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the DR Systems Agreement which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and which is incorporated herein by reference.

Purchase Agreement
 
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company sold and the Investor Parties purchased 50,000 shares of Preferred Stock at an issuance price of $1,000 per share of Preferred Stock.  Each share of Preferred Stock is initially convertible into 241.55 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
 
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the requisite approval from the Company’s stockholders (i) in accordance with NASDAQ Stock Market Rule 5635, to issue 20% or more of the Common Stock upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and (ii) to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to permit the Investor Parties to elect one member of the Board directly.
 
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.2 and which is incorporated herein by reference.

Credit Agreement Amendment
 
In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the DR Systems Agreement, on February 25, 2015, the Company entered into a Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “First Amendment”) by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company, as Subsidiary Guarantors, the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”) and Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), pursuant to which the parties thereto agreed to waive and amend certain provisions of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2014 (as amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).
 
Under the terms of the First Amendment, the Lenders agreed to waive the requirements under the Credit Agreement to make certain mandatory prepayments of the term loans provided thereunder with the net cash proceeds of the Issuance or the excess cash flow of the Company, if any, for the period beginning July 1, 2014 and ended on December 31, 2014, in each case, to the extent such proceeds or excess cash flows are used to pay the purchase price to acquire the common stock of DR Systems and/or the fees, costs or expenses arising from such acquisition, the Issuance and/or the First Amendment.
 

The First Amendment also amended the Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) permit the Issuance and the acquisition of the common stock of DR Systems; (ii) permit the payment of the cash dividends on the Preferred Stock (as further described below), so long as (A) no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing under the Credit Agreement, (B) the holders of the Preferred Stock have not exercised the Preferred Holder Redemption (defined below), (C) the total leverage ratio of the Company both before and after giving effect to such dividends is not more than 5.00 to 1.00, and (D) the liquidity of the Company and its subsidiaries is not less than $10,000,000 immediately after giving effect to such dividend; (iii) permit the Company to issue additional preferred equity securities in an amount equal to or less than the Preferred Holder Redemption Price and on substantially the same terms  (except for the payment of cash dividends) as the Preferred Stock (the “Replacement Preferred Stock”) upon the exercise of the Preferred Holder Redemption; (iv) permit payment-in-kind dividends on the Preferred Stock or any Replacement Preferred Stock; and (v) provide for additional events of default (A) for any breach (that remains uncured for 15 days) of the Company’s obligations under the First Amendment to (1) cooperate with the Administrative Agent to obtain a quality of earnings report (the “DR Systems QofE Report”) and to conduct customary legal due diligence (the “DR Systems Due Diligence”) with respect to DR Systems and its subsidiaries, (2) pay for the Administrative Agent’s reasonable costs and expenses related to the DR Systems QofE Report and the DR Systems Due Diligence up to an aggregate amount of $150,000 and (3) execute and deliver all joinder and collateral documents required under the Credit Agreement with respect to DR Systems, subject to the provisions of the First Amendment, and (B) upon the occurrence of (1) a default under any of the definitive documentation delivered in connection with the Preferred Stock or any Replacement Preferred Stock, (2) the exercise of the Preferred Holder Redemption and the failure by the Company within 90 days thereafter to consummate such redemption, (3) an event or series of events giving rise to a liquidation preference or put right in favor of the holders of the Preferred Stock (other than the Preferred Holder Redemption) or the holders of any Replacement Preferred Stock or (4) an event or series of events giving rise to any cash redemption or repurchase of the Preferred Stock or any Replacement Preferred Stock by the Company (other than the Preferred Holder Redemption or any other redemption or repurchase permitted under the Credit Agreement).
 
The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the First Amendment which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.3 and which is incorporated herein by reference.

Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation
 
In connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”) creating the Preferred Stock, and establishing the designations, preferences and other rights of the Preferred Stock.
 
The Preferred Stock will accrue dividends at a rate of 8.5% per annum, payable in cash on a quarterly basis for each outstanding share of Preferred Stock or, if permitted, additional shares of Preferred Stock, subject to the Company having profits, surplus or other funds legally available therefor, however dividends shall accrue whether or not they have been declared and whether or not there are profits, surplus or other funds of the Company legally available for the payment of dividends, and such dividends shall be cumulative (any unpaid dividends, the “Series A Unpaid Dividends”).
 
The Preferred Stock will be convertible at the election of the holders into shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the quotient determined by dividing (i) the sum of the $1,000 (the “Liquidation Value”), plus the Series A Unpaid Dividends thereon at such time, by (ii) $4.14, as it may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the Certificate of Designation (the “Conversion Price”), provided, that unless and until the Company has received shareholder approval pursuant to NASDAQ Rule 5635, the Preferred Stock shall not be convertible into more than 19.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the date of issuance of the Preferred Stock (such limitation the “Conversion Cap”).
 
Beginning on the first anniversary of the date of issuance, the Company may at any time and from time to time, convert all, but not less than all, Preferred Stock into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient determined by dividing (i) the sum of the Liquidation Value, plus the Series A Unpaid Dividends thereon at such time, by (ii) the Conversion Price then in effect; provided that at the time of such conversion, the average of the volume weighted average prices of the Common Stock for the 30 consecutive trading days prior to the conversion is greater than $8.28.  If the Company elects to convert the Preferred Stock, so long as the Company is permitted to make such payment in cash under the terms of the Credit Agreement (or any subsequent senior credit facility entered into by the Company), the holders of the Preferred Stock may elect to have the Company redeem such holder’s Preferred Stock for an amount in cash equal to 80% of the Redemption Price. Beginning on the first anniversary of the date of issuance, the Company may, at any time and from time to time, redeem, out of funds legally available therefor, all, but not less than all of the Preferred Stock by delivering written notice of such request to each holder of the Preferred Stock; provided that at the time of any such redemption the average of the volume weighted average trading prices during the 30 consecutive trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the date the Company delivers a notice of redemption is greater than $8.28.
 

During (a) the 10 day period following the date the Company repays the Credit Agreement or any replacement thereof or (b) any time following July 29, 2020, the holders of the Preferred Stock may request that the Company redeem their Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, and the Company shall be required to redeem on the date specified in the holder’s written notice (if after July 29, 2020) all or any portion of their Preferred Stock with respect to which such redemption requests have been made at a price per share of Preferred Stock in cash equal to the Liquidation Value plus all Series A Unpaid Dividends thereon (the “Preferred Holder Redemption Price”). If the redemption date is after the date the Company repays the Credit Agreement or any replacement thereof but before July 29, 2020, the Company shall be required to redeem all or any portion of their Preferred Stock with respect to which such redemption requests have been made at a price per share of Preferred Stock in cash equal to the greater of (x) the Liquidation Value plus any Series A Unpaid Dividends, plus the amount of any Prepayment Premium (as defined in the Credit Agreement), and (y) 241.55 multiplied by the then-current fair market value of the Common Stock, plus any Series A Unpaid Dividends with respect to the Preferred Stock upon such occurrence.
 
At any time prior to August 25, 2015, any holder of Preferred Stock may request redemption, out of funds legally available therefor, of all or any portion of the Preferred Stock held by such holder, by delivering written notice specifying the number of Preferred Stock to be so redeemed.  The Company shall redeem such specified number of shares of Preferred Stock, on a date that is no later than 90 days following the receipt of such notice, at a price per share of Preferred Stock in cash equal to the Preferred Holder Redemption Price; provided that in the event the Company fails to or does not otherwise redeem the total number of shares of Preferred Stock on the 90th day following receipt of notice, then commencing on the 91st day, the dividend rate on each share of Preferred Stock shall accrue on a daily basis at an additional rate of three percent per annum for the first 180 days, and an additional two percent per annum shall be added to such increased dividend rate after each 180 day period on which any share of Preferred Stock has not been redeemed, subject to a maximum cap of 15.5%.
 
Under the Certificate of Designation, the Preferred Stock will vote together with the Common Stock on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Company.  Each holder of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to the largest number of full shares of Common Stock into which all of the Preferred Stock held of record by such holder could then be converted at the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to vote on such matters; provided however that no holder of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to cast votes for the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such Preferred Stock held by such holder that exceeds (subject to a proportionate adjustment in the event of a stock split, stock dividend, combination or other proportionate recapitalization) the quotient of (x) the aggregate purchase price paid by such holder of Preferred Stock for its Preferred Stock, divided by (y) the greater of (i) $4.14 and (ii) the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately prior to the date of issuance of such holder’s share of Preferred Stock. Any redemption by a preferred holder pursuant to the provisions of the Certificate of Designation shall be referred to herein as the “Preferred Holder Redemption.”
 
The Preferred Stock has certain consent rights, which rights, among other things, require the Company to first obtain the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Preferred Stock to prohibit certain actions of the Company, including: (i) a liquidation, dissolution or wind-up of the Company (whether voluntary or involuntary), (ii) any amendments to any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company that would have an adverse effect on any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the Preferred Stock or the holders thereof, (iii) authorizing or issuing any capital stock having a preference over, or being on a parity with, the Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, liquidation, redemption or voting (other than Common Stock), (iv) reclassifying any capital stock in a way that causes such security to have preference over, or be on parity with, the Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, liquidation, redemption or voting (other than Common Stock), or (v) reducing the Liquidation Preference (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) of the Preferred Stock.
 

In addition, the Certificate of Designation provides that, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid, out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders, before any distribution of such assets is made to the holders of junior stock, including the Company’s common stock, an amount equal to the greater of (1) the sum of the aggregate Liquidation Value plus all Series A Unpaid Dividends thereon and (2) the per share amount of all cash and other property to be distributed in respect of the Company’s common stock such holder would have been entitled to had it converted such Preferred Stock (without regard to any limits on conversion) immediately prior to the date fixed for such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.  The occurrence of a change of control is deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company.
 
The foregoing description of the Certificate of Designation does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Designation which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.4 and which is incorporated herein by reference.

Investor Rights Agreement
 
On February 25, 2015, the Company and the Investor Parties entered into an Investor Rights Agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”).
 
Pursuant to the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement the Company has agreed to file a registration statement covering the resale of the Company’s common stock issued to the Investor Parties upon conversion of its shares of Preferred Stock, and the Investor Parties will have demand registration rights and piggyback registration rights under certain circumstances.
 
The Investor Rights Agreement also provides for the holders of the Preferred Stock to have director designation rights.  For so long as the Investor Parties own in the aggregate a number of shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock which together represent at least 25% of the capital stock purchased by the Investor Parties pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as such number of shares is equitably adjusted for subsequent stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends and recapitalizations (the “Minimum Holding”), the Investor Parties holding a majority of the registrable securities held by all of the Investor Parties shall be entitled to designate for nomination and election one member (the “Investor Director”) of the Company’s Board of Directors, provided, however, that if the Company amends its certificate of incorporation to permit the Investor Parties to elect the Investor Director directly, then for so long as Investor Parties hold at least the Minimum Holding, the holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect one Investor Director directly.
 
Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, for so long as the Investor Parties own the Minimum Holding, the Company must give the Investor Parties written notice of any proposal to grant, issue or sell any equity securities, other than Permitted Issuances (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement) to any person (the “Purchase Rights”).  Such notice shall describe the equity securities and the price and terms and conditions upon which the Company proposes to issue the same.  For so long as the Investor Parties hold at least the Minimum Holding, each Investor Party shall be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, its pro rata share of the equity securities proposed to be granted, issued or sold by the Company triggering the Purchase Rights.
 
The Investor Rights Agreement also provides the Investor Parties with Consent Rights, so long as they hold at least the Minimum Holding.  Without consent or affirmative vote of the Majority Investor Parties, the Company shall not take any of the following actions:  (i) increase the number of shares of Capital Stock reserved or made available for issuance under the Company’s employee, officer, director and consultant equity incentive plans or similar arrangements (other than annual or bi-annual increases consistent with the Company’s past practices), (ii) authorize or issue more than 1,000,000  shares (as such number of shares is equitably adjusted for subsequent stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends and recapitalizations) of Common Stock (or options, warrants or rights to acquire Common Stock) pursuant to any real estate transaction, equipment lease financing, bank financing arrangement, (iii) purchase any capital stock or other equity interest, or a material portion of the assets of, any other entity for aggregate consideration in excess of amounts permitted under the Credit Agreement as amended, or its provisions waived, from time to time, (iv) declare or pay any dividend or distribution on any share or shares of Capital Stock (other than the Preferred Stock) unless the Company has paid in full all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock through the Dividend Reference Date (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) immediately preceding such declaration or payment in accordance with the Certificate of Designation, (v) cause the Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to exceed 6.50 to 1.00, (vi) redeem, purchase, or otherwise acquire any share or shares of Capital Stock, other than repurchases of Common Stock from employees, officers, directors, consultants or other persons performing services for the Company or any subsidiary pursuant to agreements under which the Company has the option to repurchase such shares at or below the fair market value of such shares (as determined by the Board) upon the occurrence of certain events specified in such agreements, including without limitation the termination of employment or service, or pursuant to a right of first refusal, (vii) authorize or enter into any transactions or other arrangements which materially and adversely alter the rights, preferences or privileges of the Preferred Stock (including, without limitation, any subsequent senior credit facility which would have materially more restrictive terms than the Credit Agreement with respect to the Corporation’s ability to pay dividends in cash) and (viii) change the authorized number of directors on the Board.
 

The foregoing description of the Investor Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Investor Rights Agreement which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.5 and which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
 
On February 25, 2015, the Company used the proceeds received by the Company from the Issuance together with cash on hand to purchase approximately 91% of the outstanding equity securities of DR Systems pursuant to the DR Systems Agreement.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
 
On February 25, 2015, the Company issued 50,000 shares of its Preferred Stock to the Investor Parties for aggregate consideration of $50 million.  The transaction was exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 because the transaction by the Company did not involve a public offering.  Nothing in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, these securities in any state or any other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Item 3.03 Material Modification of Rights of Security Holders.
 
The information set forth in “Item 1.01-Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation” is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

Item 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
 
The information set forth in “Item 1.01-Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation” is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, our management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by our management. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. In addition, except for historical information, any statements made in this communication about growth rates, new product introductions, future operational improvements and results or regulatory actions or approvals or changes to agreements with distributors also are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the risks described in public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In addition, these statements are subject to risks associated with the Pioneer’s financial condition, business and operations and the integration of Pioneer’s business with ours. Our actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results reflected in these forward-looking statements. Copies of the company’s SEC filings may be obtained by contacting the company or the SEC or by visiting the Company’s website at www.rtix.com or the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired

The financial statements required to be filed pursuant to this Item 9.01(a) are not being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K. The required financial statements will be filed with the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

The pro forma financial information required by this item is not being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information required by this item will be filed with the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

(d) Exhibits.

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 25, 2015 by and among Merge Healthcare Solutions Inc., Leo Zuckerman Trust, Curtis Family Trust, CJZ 2007 Trust, Blue Sea, L.L.C., Sarro-Porritt Family Trust, Reicher Family Trust and Charles Zuckerman (as the Sellers’ Representative).
   
Purchase Agreement, dated February 25, 2015 by and among Merge Healthcare Incorporated, Guggenheim Private Debt Fund Note Issuer, LLC, NZC Guggenheim Fund LLC, Maverick Enterprises, Inc. and Verger Capital Fund LLC.
   
Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2015, by and among Merge Healthcare Incorporated, as Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC, as Administrative Agent.
   
Certificate of Designation, dated February 25, 2015 by and among Merge Healthcare Incorporated, Guggenheim Private Debt Fund Note Issuer, LLC, NZC Guggenheim Fund LLC, Maverick Enterprises, Inc. and Verger Capital Fund LLC.
   
Investor Rights Agreement, dated February 25, 2015 by and among Merge Healthcare Incorporated, Guggenheim Private Debt Fund Note Issuer, LLC, NZC Guggenheim Fund LLC, Maverick Enterprises, Inc. and Verger Capital Fund LLC.
 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED
 
(Registrant)
     
Date:  March 3, 2015
By:
/s/ Justin C. Dearborn
 
Name:
Justin C. Dearborn
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
 
 




Exhibit 10.1
 
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

among

THE SELLERS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGE HERETO
 
and
 
MERGE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS INC.
 
and
 
CHARLES ZUCKERMAN (AS THE SELLERS’ REPRESENTATIVE)
 
dated as of
 
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
 

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
This Stock Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 25, 2015, is entered into between persons listed on the signature page hereto (the “Sellers”), Merge Healthcare Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Buyer”) and Charles Zuckerman as attorney-in-fact and agent for and on behalf of the Sellers as contemplated by this Agreement (the “Sellers’ Representative”).
 
RECITALS:
 
WHEREAS, the Sellers own at least 90% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the shares held by the Sellers, the “Shares”) of DR Systems, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”); and
 
WHEREAS, the Sellers wish to sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer wishes to purchase from the Sellers, the Shares, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
 
AGREEMENT:
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I
Definitions
 
The following terms have the meanings specified or referred to in this Article I:
 
Affiliate” of a Person means any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
 
Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks located in the State of California are authorized or required by Law to be closed for business.
 
Cash Out Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02.
 
Closing” means the completion of the sale to and purchase by the Buyer of the Shares under this Agreement, which shall take at, and shall be effective at approximately, 8:00 AM Pacific time on the Closing Date.
 
Closing Cash Balance” means the actual cash balance in the Company’s various checking accounts at the end of the Business Day preceding the Closing Date, minus the Reserve Fund.
 
Closing Date” means the date of this Agreement.
 
Encumbrance” means any charge, claim, community property interest, pledge, condition, equitable interest, lien (statutory or other), option, security interest, mortgage, easement, encroachment, right of way, right of first refusal, or restriction of any kind, including any restriction on use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or exercise of any other attribute of ownership (in each case other than any restrictions on transfer set forth in the Company’s by-laws that preceded the Restated By-Laws).
 

Enterprise Value” means (i) USD$74,639,415, plus (ii) the amount, if any, that the Closing Cash Balance exceeds USD$4,500,000, minus (iii) the amount, if any, that USD$4,500,000 exceeds the Closing Cash Balance.
 
GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time.
 
Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of such government or political subdivision, or any self-regulated organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority or quasi-governmental authority (to the extent that the rules, regulations or orders of such organization or authority have the force of Law), or any arbitrator, court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction.
 
Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, constitution, treaty, common law, judgment, decree, other requirement or rule of law of any Governmental Authority.
 
Legal Fees Fund” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06.
 
Losses” means losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, actions, judgments, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs or expenses of whatever kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and the cost of enforcing any right to indemnification hereunder and the cost of pursuing any insurance providers.
 
Majority in Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07.
 
Minority Shareholders” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02.
 
Option Cancellation Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(v).
 
 “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, Governmental Authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association or other entity.
 
 “Post-Closing Tax Period” means any taxable period beginning after the Closing Date and, with respect to any taxable period beginning before and ending after the Closing Date, the portion of such taxable period beginning after the Closing Date.
 
Pre-Closing Tax Period” means any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date and, with respect to any taxable period beginning before and ending after the Closing Date, the portion of such taxable period ending on and including the Closing Date.
 
Per Share Merger Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02.
 
Per Share Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
 
Reserve Fund” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06.
 
Reicher Employment Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(ii).
 
Restated By-Laws” means the amended and restated by-laws of the Company adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors on February 17, 2015.
 
Representative” means, with respect to any Person, any and all directors, officers, employees, consultants, financial advisors, counsel, accountants and other agents of such Person.
 
Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.11.
 
Seller Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03.
 

Sellers’ Representative” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
 
Sellers’ Representative Indemnified Persons” and “Sellers Representative Indemnified Person” have the meaning set forth in Section 5.04.
 
SMRH” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.06.
 
Tax” or “Taxes” means all federal, state, local, foreign and other income, gross receipts, sales, use, production, medical device, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, registration, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment, estimated, excise, severance, environmental, stamp, occupation, premium, property (real or personal), real property gains, windfall profits, escheat, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, additions or penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect of such additions or penalties.
 
Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information return or statement or other document relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
 
Zuckerman Employment Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(iii).
 
ARTICLE II
Purchase and sale
 
Section 2.01         Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, the Sellers shall sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer shall purchase from the Sellers, the Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances, in exchange for, in respect of each Share, the Per Share Purchase Price.
 
Section 2.02         Per Share Purchase Price. The cash purchase price for each Share (the “Per Share Purchase Price”) shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the Enterprise Value by (b) the number of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of the Closing.
 
ARTICLE III
Covenants
 
Section 3.01         Confidentiality. From and after the Closing, the Sellers shall, and shall cause their Affiliates to, hold, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause their respective Representatives to hold, in confidence any and all information, whether written or oral, concerning the Company, except to the extent that the Sellers can show that such information (a) is generally available to and known by the public through no fault of the Sellers, any of their Affiliates or their respective Representatives; or (b) is lawfully acquired by the Sellers, any of their Affiliates or their respective Representatives from and after the Closing from sources which are not prohibited from disclosing such information by a legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation. If the Sellers or any of their Affiliates or their respective Representatives are compelled to disclose any information by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of Law, the Sellers shall promptly notify the Buyer in writing and shall disclose only that portion of such information which the Sellers are advised by counsel in writing is legally required to be disclosed.
 
Section 3.02         Cash Out Merger. The Buyer shall, within ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, cause the Company to enter into a merger agreement with, and effect a merger of the Company with, the Buyer or a corporation, limited liability company or similar business entity that is wholly-owned by the Buyer (the “Cash Out Merger”). In the Cash Out Merger, each share of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding immediately following the Closing other than those shares held by the Buyer (the holders of such shares, the “Minority Shareholders”) shall be converted into the right to receive from the Buyer an amount in cash equal to no less than the Per Share Purchase Price (the “Per Share Merger Consideration”). The Buyer shall, promptly following the closing of the Cash Out Merger, deliver to each Minority Shareholder notification of the Cash Out Merger, which notification shall include adequate explanation for the Minority Shareholder to understand the transaction, his/her/its entitlement to the Per Share Merger Consideration and how to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration. The Buyer shall cause the Per Share Merger Consideration to be paid to a Minority Shareholder in cash (by wire transfer or check) promptly following the delivery by such Minority Shareholder to the Buyer or its designee of such Minority Shareholder’s stock certificate (together with a signed certificate separate from assignment or other endorsement as reasonably requested by the Buyer) or affidavit of lost certificate (in a form reasonably acceptable to the Buyer), in either case representing the shares of the Company’s common stock held by such Minority Shareholder. No Minority Shareholder shall be required to pay a bond with respect to a lost stock certificate. The Per Share Merger Consideration shall not be subject to any adjustment or indemnification mechanism that results or could result in the Per Share Merger Consideration to be reduced to an amount that is less than the Per Share Purchase Price. Each Minority Shareholder is expressly a third party beneficiary of this Section 3.02, and is entitled to enforce the covenants of the Buyer pursuant to this Section 3.02 in any court or arbitration of appropriate jurisdiction.
 

Section 3.03         Indemnification. The Buyer shall indemnify and defend each Seller, the members of the Company’s Board of Directors and the Company’s executive officers as of immediately prior to the Closing and their respective Affiliates and Representatives (collectively, the “Seller Indemnitees”) against, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against, and shall pay and reimburse each of them for, any and all Losses incurred or sustained by, or imposed upon, the Seller Indemnitees based upon, arising out of, with respect to or by reason of (a) any claim by a Minority Shareholder relating to this Agreement, (b) any claim relating to the Cash Out Merger, (c) the adoption by the Company’s Board of Directors of the Restated By-Laws and (d) any claim of or actual breach of a fiduciary duty by a Seller Indemnitee related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the adoption of the Restated By-Laws; provided, however, that the Seller Indemnitees shall not be entitled to indemnification by the Buyer with respect to Losses to the extent caused by or arising from (1) adoption of any amendments to the Company’s by-laws that do not relate to a requirement to obtain shareholder approval prior to consummating the transactions contemplated herein, or (2) gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct on the part of any of the Seller Indemnitees, and provided further that the Seller Indemnitees shall allow the Buyer to control the defense and settlement of any claim for which indemnification is sought pursuant to this Section 3.03. The Company shall and the Buyer shall cause the Company to obtain as of the Closing Date “tail” insurance policies with a claims period of six (6) years from the Closing Date with at least the same coverage and amounts, and containing terms and conditions that are not less advantageous to the directors and officers of the Company, in each case with respect to claims arising out of or relating to events which occurred on or prior to the Closing Date (including in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement). Each Seller Indemnitee is expressly a third party beneficiary of this Section 3.03, and is entitled to enforce the covenants of the Buyer pursuant to this Section 3.03 in any court or arbitration of appropriate jurisdiction.
 
Section 3.04        Consents. If any consent, approval or authorization necessary to preserve any right or benefit under any contract to which the Company is a party is not obtained prior to the Closing, the Sellers’ Representative shall, subsequent to the Closing, cooperate with the Buyer and the Company in attempting to obtain such consent, approval or authorization as promptly thereafter as practicable.
 
Section 3.05         Taxes.
 
(a)            Without the prior written consent of the Buyer, the Sellers shall not, to the extent it may affect, or relate to, the Company, make, change or rescind any Tax election, amend any Tax Return or take any position on any Tax Return, take any action, omit to take any action or enter into any other transaction that would have the effect of increasing the Tax liability or reducing any Tax asset of the Buyer or the Company in respect of any Post-Closing Tax Period.
 

(b)            All transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration, value added and other similar Taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with the transfer of the Shares in accordance with this Agreement shall be borne and paid by the Sellers when due.
 
(c)            The Buyer shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, all Tax Returns required to be filed by the Company after the Closing Date with respect to a Pre-Closing Tax Period, and shall pay or cause to be paid all Taxes due with respect thereto.  Such Tax Returns shall be prepared in a manner consistent with the Company's past practice except as otherwise required by applicable Law.
 
(d)            The Company shall promptly pay to the Sellers (in accordance with their respective pro rata receipt of Per Share Purchase Price) the amount of each and every refund, credit or offset of Tax liability received, credited or allowed to the Company in any Taxable period beginning on or after the Closing Date attributable to any Tax paid prior to the Closing with respect to any and all Taxable periods or portion thereof ending on or before the Closing Date.
 
(e)            Buyer and the Sellers’ Representative shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other party, in connection with the preparation and filing of Tax Returns pursuant to this Section 3.05, with any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes of the Company, and with the filing of any amended Tax Return for any Pre-Closing Tax Period reasonably requested by either party.
 
Section 3.06         Financial Statements. The Sellers’ Representative shall cooperate with the Company and the Company’s auditors to complete the audit of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 in accordance with GAAP, as well as the unaudited financial statements for the period January 1, 2015 through the Closing Date.
 
Section 3.07        Further Assurances. Following the Closing, each of the parties hereto shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments, conveyances and assurances and take such further actions as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions hereof and give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
ARTICLE IV
Closing Deliverables
 
Section 4.01         Sellers’ Closing Deliverables. At or prior to the Closing, the Sellers’ Representative shall deliver or cause to be delivered the following:
 
(i)            a statement or statements showing the Closing Cash Balance;
 
(ii)          an executed employment agreement by Dr. Murray Reicher in the form attached to this Agreement as Schedule A (the “Reicher Employment Agreement”);
 
(iii)         an executed employment agreement by Charles Zuckerman in the form attached to this Agreement as Schedule B (the “Zuckerman Employment Agreement”);
 
(iv)         the resignations of the directors and officers of the Company set forth on Schedule C to this Agreement;
 
(v)          fully executed stock option cancellation agreements in the form attached to this Agreement as Schedule D (the “Option Cancellation Agreements”) between the Company and each of the holders of stock options issued by the Company;
 
(vi)         a good standing certificate (or its equivalent) for the Company from the secretary of state or similar Governmental Authority of the jurisdiction under the Laws in which the Company is organized;
 

(vii)       stock certificates duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers or other instruments of transfer duly executed in blank or affidavits of lost certificate (in a form reasonably acceptable to the Buyer) with respect to all of the Shares; and
 
(viii)      wire instructions for each Seller for the wire transfer by the Buyer of the Per Share Purchase Price for each Share held by such Seller.
 
Section 4.02         Buyer’s Closing Deliverables. At or prior to Closing, the Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered the following:
 
(i)            to each Seller, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the Per Share Purchase Price for each Share held by such Seller;
 
(ii)           the Reicher Employment Agreement executed by a duly authorized Representative of the Company; and
 
(iii)         the Zuckerman Employment Agreement executed by a duly authorized Representative of the Company.
 
ARTICLE V
SELLERS’ REPRESENTATIVE
 
Section 5.01        Appointment. The Sellers hereby appoint Charles Zuckerman as the Sellers’ Representative, to act as agent and attorney-in-fact for, in the name and on behalf of the Sellers. The Sellers’ Representative shall have full power and authority to represent all of the Sellers and their successors with respect to all matters arising under this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and all actions taken by the Sellers’ Representative hereunder shall be binding upon all such Sellers and their successors as if expressly confirmed and ratified in writing by each of them and no Seller shall have the right to object, dissent, protest or otherwise contest the same. The Sellers’ Representative hereby accepts such appointment. The Sellers’ Representative may take any and all actions which it believes are necessary or appropriate under this Agreement for, in the name and on behalf of the Sellers, as fully as if the Sellers were acting on their own behalf, including giving and receiving any notice or instruction permitted or required under this Agreement by the Sellers’ Representative or any Seller, interpreting all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, authorizing payments to be made with respect hereto or thereto, obtaining reimbursement as provided for herein for all out-of-pocket fees and expenses and other obligations of or incurred by the Sellers’ Representative in connection with this Agreement, dealing with the Buyer under this Agreement with respect to all matters arising under this Agreement, taking any and all other actions specified in or contemplated by this Agreement, and engaging counsel, accountants or other agents in connection with the foregoing matters. The Sellers’ Representative may also refrain from taking any such actions in its sole discretion. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Sellers’ Representative shall have full power and authority to interpret all the terms and provisions of this Agreement and to consent to any amendment hereof or thereof for, in the name and on behalf of all such Sellers and such successors.
 
Section 5.02         Authority. The Sellers hereby authorize the Sellers’ Representative, for, in the name and on behalf of the Sellers to:
 
(a)            receive all notices or documents given or to be given to any of the Sellers by the Buyer pursuant hereto or in connection herewith and to receive and accept service of legal process in connection with any suit or proceeding arising under this Agreement;
 
(b)            deliver to the Buyer at the Closing all certificates and documents to be delivered to Buyer by any of the Sellers pursuant to this Agreement, together with any other certificates and documents executed and delivered by any of the Sellers and deposited with the Sellers’ Representative for such purpose;
 

(c)            deliver to the Buyer at the Closing all certificates and documents to be delivered to the Buyer by any of the Sellers pursuant to this Agreement, together with any other certificates and documents executed and delivered by any of the Sellers and deposited with the Sellers’ Representative for such purpose;
 
(d)            engage counsel, and such accountants and other advisors for any of the Sellers and incur such other expenses on behalf of any of the Sellers in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby as the Sellers’ Representative may in its sole discretion deem appropriate; and
 
(e)            take such action on behalf of any of the Sellers, or refrain from taking such action, as the Sellers’ Representative may in its sole discretion deem appropriate in respect of: (i) taking such other action as the Sellers’ Representative or any of the Sellers is authorized to take under this Agreement; (ii) receiving all documents or certificates and making all determinations, on behalf of any of the Sellers, required under this Agreement; (iii) all such other matters related to the consummation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and (iv) all such action after the Closing Date to carry out any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
All actions, decisions and instructions of the Sellers’ Representative shall be conclusive and binding upon all of the Sellers and no Seller shall have any claim or cause of action against the Sellers’ Representative, and the Sellers’ Representative shall have no liability to any Seller, for any action taken or not taken, decision made or instruction given by the Sellers’ Representative in connection with this Agreement, except in the case of its own fraud or willful misconduct.
 
Section 5.03         Exculpation; Limitation of Liability.
 
(a)            The Sellers’ Representative shall incur no liability to the Sellers with respect to any action taken or suffered by it in reliance upon any note, direction, instruction, consent, statement or other documents reasonably believed by the Sellers’ Representative to be genuinely and duly authorized by at least a Majority in Interest of the Sellers, nor for other action or inaction taken or omitted in connection with this Agreement, in any case except for liability to the Sellers for the Sellers’ Representative’s own fraud or willful misconduct. In the exercise or performance of its powers, rights, duties and privileges hereunder, the Sellers’ Representative shall be entitled to rely upon any document or instrument reasonably believed by him to be genuine, accurate as to content and signed by any Seller. The Sellers’ Representative may assume that any Person purporting to give any notice in accordance with the provisions hereof Agreement has been duly authorized to do so.
 
(b)            The Sellers’ Representative may, in all questions arising under this Agreement, rely on the advice of counsel, and for anything done or omitted by the Sellers’ Representative in accordance with such advice, the Sellers’ Representative shall not be liable to any Seller.
 
(c)            If the Sellers’ Representative is required by the terms of this Agreement to determine the occurrence of any event or contingency, the Sellers’ Representative shall, in making such determination, be liable to the Sellers only for its proven bad faith as determined in light of all the circumstances, including the time and facilities available to it in the ordinary conduct of business. In determining the occurrence of any such event or contingency, the Sellers’ Representative may request from any of the Sellers such reasonable additional evidence as the Sellers’ Representative in its sole discretion may deem necessary to determine any fact relating to the occurrence of such event or contingency, and may at any time inquire of and consult with others, including the Buyer, any indemnified party of the Buyer or any of the Sellers, and the Sellers’ Representative shall not be liable to any Seller for any damages resulting from its delay in acting under this Agreement pending his receipt and examination of additional evidence requested by it.
 
(d)            No provision of this Agreement shall require the Sellers’ Representative to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the exercise or performance of any of its powers, rights, duties or privileges under this Agreement if there shall be reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnification against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
 

(e)            The Sellers’ Representative may exercise and perform any of the powers, rights, duties or privileges vested in it under this Agreement either itself or by or through its attorney or other Representatives, and the Sellers’ Representative shall not be answerable or accountable for any act, default, neglect or misconduct of any such attorney or Representative or for any damages to the Sellers resulting from any such act, default, neglect or misconduct, unless the Sellers’ Representative engaged in fraud or willful misconduct in the selection and continued employment thereof.
 
(f)            In no event shall the Sellers’ Representative be liable to any Seller or any other Person for any indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages.
 
Section 5.04         Reimbursement of Costs; Indemnification. The Sellers, in accordance with their respective pro rata receipt of Per Share Purchase Price, shall hold harmless and indemnify the Sellers’ Representative and his Representatives and their respective Affiliates and Representatives (collectively, the “Sellers’ Representative Indemnified Persons” and each a “Sellers’ Representative Indemnified Person”) from and against, and shall compensate and reimburse the Sellers’ Representative Indemnified Persons for, any damages, losses, costs or expenses that are suffered or incurred by any Sellers’ Representative Indemnified Person or to which any Sellers’ Representative Indemnified Person may otherwise become subject (regardless of whether or not such damages, losses, costs or expenses relate to any third-party claim) and which arise from or as a result of the performance or exercise by the Sellers’ Representative, directly or through its Representatives, of its powers, rights, duties or privileges under this Agreement, including damages resulting from the active negligence or gross negligence of the Sellers’ Representative or the active negligence or gross negligence of its Representatives, other than such damages resulting from the Sellers’ Representative Indemnified Person’s fraud or willful misconduct. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
 
Section 5.05         Attorney-In-Fact.
 
(a)            The Sellers’ Representative is hereby appointed and constituted the true and lawful attorney-in-fact of each Seller, with full power in his, her or its name and on his, her or its behalf to act according to the terms of this Agreement in the absolute discretion of the Sellers’ Representative, and in general to do all things and to perform all acts including, without limitation, executing and delivering any agreements, certificates, receipts, instructions, notices or instruments contemplated by or deemed advisable in connection with this Agreement. The Sellers’ Representative hereby accepts such appointment.
 
(b)            This power of attorney and all authority hereby conferred is granted and shall be irrevocable and shall not be terminated by any act of any Seller, by operation of law, whether by such Seller’s death, disability protective supervision or any other event. Without limitation to the foregoing, this power of attorney is to ensure the performance of a special obligation and, accordingly, each Seller hereby renounces its, his or her right to renounce this power of attorney unilaterally any time before the sixth (6th) anniversary of the date of this Agreement.
 
Section 5.06        Sellers’ Representative Reserve Fund and Legal Fees Fund. At the Closing, the Sellers’ Representative shall transfer an amount equal to $300,000 (the “Reserve Fund”) and an amount equal to $77,500 (the “Legal Fees Fund”) from Company’s bank account into a separate account at a United States financial institution designated by the Sellers’ Representative, provided that such deposit shall be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and, provided, further, that such account shall inure to the benefit of any successor Sellers’ Representative hereunder. The Sellers’ Representative may in its sole discretion apply the Reserve Fund and the Legal Fees Fund to defray, offset, pay or reimburse any charges, fees, costs, Taxes, liabilities or expenses of or incurred by the Sellers or the Sellers Representative (in its capacity as Sellers’ Representative) under this Agreement, including fees of accountants and legal counsel. The Sellers agree that, aside from the Legal Fees Fund, the Buyer shall have no obligation to pay for any legal fees or costs incurred by the Sellers or the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and the Sellers’ Representative shall be solely responsible for ensuring payment of all SMRH invoices issued for services rendered in relation this Agreement and the transactions contemplated among the parties hereto.  When the Sellers’ Representative determines, in its sole discretion, that the Reserve Fund is no longer necessary to assure the full payment of all amounts set forth in the previous sentence, the Sellers’ Representative shall distribute the remaining funds to the Sellers pro rata based on the Sellers’ ownership of the Shares.
 

Section 5.07         Successors. If any Sellers’ Representative shall die, become disabled, resign or otherwise be unable to fulfill its responsibilities hereunder, Sellers who received a majority of the Per Share Purchase Price pursuant to this Agreement (the “Majority in Interest”) shall appoint a new Sellers’ Representative as soon as reasonably practicable. If the Majority in Interest of the Sellers shall not have appointed a successor Sellers’ Representative within twenty (20) days after receipt of notice of the death, disability, resignation or other termination of the Sellers’ Representative, the Buyer or the Company may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of either (i) a Seller who received at least 15% of the Per Share Purchase Price paid to the Sellers, or (ii) an officer or director of the Company immediately prior to the Closing, as the successor Sellers’ Representative or for other appropriate relief, and any such resulting appointment shall be binding upon all Sellers, all parties hereto and all beneficiaries hereof. Any successor Sellers’ Representative shall accept his, her or its appointment, and such appointment shall become effective upon such successor executing and delivering to the Buyer counterpart signature pages to this Agreement. In the event that any Sellers’ Representative is an entity, any such Sellers’ Representative agrees that it shall not commence proceedings to liquidate, dissolve or wind up its affairs without providing to the Buyer and each other Seller prior written notice of its intention to do so.
 
ARTICLE VI
Miscellaneous
 
Section 6.01        Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the Closing shall have occurred.
 
Section 6.02        Notices. All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); (c) on the date sent by facsimile or e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 6.02):
 
If to the Sellers or Sellers’ Representative:
Charles Zuckerman
11020 Caminito Vista Pacifica
San Diego, CA 92131
 
with a copy to:
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
12275 El Camino Real, Suite 200
San Diego, California 92130
Attention:             Robert G. Copeland
 
If to the Buyer:
Merge Healthcare Solutions Inc.
350 N. Orleans Street, 1st Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
Attention:             General Counsel
 

Section 6.03         Interpretation. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (b) the word “or” is not exclusive; and (c) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereto” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein to a statute means such statute as amended from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted.
 
Section 6.04         Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
 
Section 6.05        Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
 
Section 6.06        Counsel for the Company and the Sellers’ Representative. Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP (“SMRH”) is legal counsel to the Company and the Sellers’ Representative for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If the Sellers’ Representative so desires, without the need for any consent or waiver by the Buyer, the Company, any Seller, any Affiliate of any one or more of them or any other Person, SMRH shall be permitted to represent the Sellers’ Representative after the Closing in connection with any matter, including, without limitation, anything related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any other agreements referenced herein or any disagreement or dispute relating thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, after the Closing, SMRH shall be permitted to represent the Sellers’ Representative, any of his agents or Affiliates, or any one or more of them, in connection with any negotiation, transaction, claim or dispute (which includes litigation, arbitration or any other adversary proceeding) with the Buyer, the Company, any Seller, or any of their agents or Affiliates under or relating to this Agreement, any transaction contemplated by this Agreement, and any related matter, such as claims or disputes arising under other agreements entered into in connection with this Agreement. Upon and after the Closing, the Company’s attorney-client relationship with SMRH shall be deemed to be terminated, unless and to the extent SMRH is specifically engaged in writing by the Company to represent the Company after Closing and such engagement involves either no conflict of interest with respect to the Sellers’ Representative or such conflict is waived by the Sellers’ Representative. Any such representation of the Company by SMRH after the Closing shall not affect the foregoing provisions hereof. For example, and not by way of limitation, even if SMRH is representing the Company after the Closing, SMRH shall be permitted simultaneously to represent the Sellers’ Representative in any matter, including any disagreement or dispute relating hereto.
 
Section 6.07        Attorney-Client Privilege. The Buyer agrees to waive and that neither it nor any of its Affiliates shall have the right to assert the attorney-client privilege as to pre-closing and post-closing communications between the Sellers’ Representative, the Company, any of their Affiliates or any one or more of them, on one hand, and SMRH, on the other hand, to the extent that the privileged communications relate to this Agreement or any of the other agreements entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The parties agree that following the Closing only the Sellers’ Representative shall be entitled to assert or waive such attorney-client privilege in connection with such communications. The files generated and maintained by SMRH as a result of SMRH’s representation of the Company and the Sellers’ Representative in connection with this Agreement or any of the other agreements entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any efforts to sell the Shares to the Buyer or any other Person shall be and become the exclusive property of the Sellers’ Representative. The attorney-client privilege may be waived on behalf of the Sellers’ Representative only by the Sellers’ Representative.
 

Section 6.08         Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.
 
Section 6.09        Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither party may assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder.
 
Section 6.10        No Third-party Beneficiaries. Except as expressly provided for in this Agreement, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
 
Section 6.11        Buyer Confirmation. The Buyer is acquiring the Shares for investment only, and not with a view toward or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, or with any present intention of distributing or selling any of the Shares. The Buyer understands that the transactions contemplated hereby have not been, and will not be, the subject of a registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or qualified under any state securities law. The Buyer understands that none of the Shares may be resold unless such resale is registered under the Securities Act and qualified under applicable state securities laws, or an exemption from such registration and qualification is available. The Buyer confirms that it is an “accredited investor” as defined as of the date hereof in Regulation D of the Securities Act. The Buyer hereby confirms that: (i) it is relying on its own investigation and analysis in entering into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) it is an informed and sophisticated participant in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (iii) it has undertaken such investigation, and has been provided with and has evaluated such documents and information, as it has deemed necessary in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, no representation or warranty, express or implied, of a Seller, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates, with respect to the Company, shall form the basis of any claim against any of the Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates with respect thereto or with respect to any related matter.
 
Section 6.12        Amendment and Modification; Waiver. This Agreement may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto. No waiver by any party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
 
Section 6.13         Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
 

Section 6.14        Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
 
Section 6.15        Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.
 
[Signature page follows.]
 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
 
Merge Healthcare Solutions Inc.
 
 
By:
/s/ Justin C. Dearborn
 
Name:
Justin C. Dearborn
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
Sellers’ Representative
 
 
 
/s/ Charles Zuckerman
 
Charles Zuckerman
 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Name of Trust: Leo Zuckerman Trust DTD December 11, 1991
 
 
By: Leo Zuckerman
 
 
Signature:
/s/ Leo Zuckerman
 
 
Title: Trustee
 
 
Date: February 17, 2015
   
 
Curtis Family Trust DTD January 23, 2012
 
 
By: Kent W. Curtis
 
 
Signature:
/s/ Kent W. Curtis
 
 
Title: Co-Trustee
 
 
Date: February 20, 2015
   
 
Name of Trust: CJZ 2007 Trust
 
 
By: Charles Zuckerman
 
 
Signature:
/s/ Charles Zuckerman 
 
 
Title: Trustee
 
 
Date: February 17, 2015
   
 
Blue Sea L.L.C.
 
 
By: Evan K. Fram, Manager
 
 
Signature:
/s/ Evan K. Fram
 
 
Date:  February 19, 2015
 

 
Sarro-Porritt Family Trust
 
 
By: Richard C. Porritt
 
 
Signature:
/s/ Richard C. Porritt
 
 
Title:  Trustee
 
 
Date:  February 19, 2015
   
 
Reicher Family Trust
 
 
By: Murray Reicher
 
 
Signature:
/s/ Murray Reicher
 
 
Title:  Trustee
 
 
Date:  February 17, 2015



SCHEDULE A
 
FORM OF DR. MURRAY REICHER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
 
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
 
This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between Merge Healthcare Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Dr. Murray Reicher (the "Executive") effective as of the 25th day of February, 2015 (the “Effective Date”).
 
WHEREAS, the Executive has certain skills, experience and expertise which the Company has determined it desires to employ; and
 
WHEREAS, the Executive has indicated the desire to be so employed.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Employment Period. The employment relationship shall be “at will” and can be terminated by either the Executive or the Company at any time for any reason not prohibited by law, subject to Section 0 and the other terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 Position and Duties.
 
Position. The Executive shall serve as the Company’s Chief Medical Officer with such authority, duties and responsibilities as are commensurate with such position and as may be consistent with such position, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) or the Chief Operating Officer of the Company. The Executive shall, if requested, also serve as a member of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") or as an officer or director of any affiliate of the Company for no additional compensation.
 
Duties. The Executive shall devote substantially all of his business time and attention to the performance of the Executive's duties hereunder and will not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would conflict or interfere with the performance of such services either directly or indirectly without the prior written consent of the CEO.  Notwithstanding, the executive shall be able to devote attention and retain investment in Health Companion, Inc. and Health Beacons, Inc. provided that these efforts do not interfere with the Executive’s full time employment at the Company or his fiduciary duties as a member of the Board and the Company’s executive management team. The executive is a board member and investor in these entities.  Health Companion, LLC has a business distribution agreement with DR Systems, Inc.  The executive shall be based in San Diego.
 
Compensation.
 
Base Salary. The Executive shall receive an annual base salary ("Annual Base Salary") of $300,000 payable in periodic installments in accordance with the Company's customary payroll practices.
 
Annual Bonus. For each fiscal year that the Executive is employed by the Company, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company's annual incentive bonus plan then in effect (the "Annual Target Bonus").  The Executive’s Annual Target Bonus for the calendar year 2015 shall be equivalent to 100% of the Executive’s Annual Base Salary. The Annual Target Bonus shall be weighted equally between (i) the Company’s annual incentive plan, and (ii) achieving pre-defined goals such as an expense reduction target to be mutually agreed upon between the Executive and the Board.
 
Stock Options. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s 2015 Equity Plan, as amended, or any successor plan (the “Plan”), subject to the terms of the Plan, as determined by the Board, in its discretion.  Subject to recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board, approval by the Board, and the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Executive shall be granted 250,000 non-qualified stock options in the Company’s common stock with a vesting period of four years.
 

Other Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee welfare, perquisites, fringe benefit, vacation and other benefit plans, practices, policies and programs generally applicable to the senior executives of the Company.
 
Expenses. The Executive shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for all expenses incurred by the Executive in accordance with the Company's policies for its senior executives as in effect from time to time.
 
Termination of Employment.
 
Death or Disability. The Executive's employment shall terminate automatically upon the Executive's death or Disability. “Disability” means the Executive’s inability, due to illness, accident, injury, physical or mental incapacity or other disability, to carry out effectively the Executive’s duties and obligations to the Company for a period of at least 90 consecutive days or for shorter periods aggregating at least 120 days (whether or not consecutive) during any 12 month period.  A Disability shall be determined in the reasonable judgment of the CEO in consultation with the Board, and shall be deemed to have occurred on the date that the CEO provides notice to the Executive (such date, the “Disability Effective Date”).
 
Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive's employment at any time for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean (i) the continued failure of the Executive to perform substantially the Executive's duties with the Company (including a violation of, or failure to comply with, the Company’s policies) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the CEO, which specifically identifies the manner in which the CEO believes that the Executive has not substantially performed the Executive's duties, or (ii) the willful engaging by the Executive in illegal conduct or gross misconduct that is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company or its affiliates, or (iii) the conviction of a felony or entry of a guilty or nolo contendere plea by the Executive with respect thereto, or (iv) a breach of any of provisions of this Agreement.
 
Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Company for Cause shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the Executive. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive's employment under the provision so indicated, and (iii) if the Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the termination date (which date shall be not more than 90 days after the giving of such notice). The failure by the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Cause shall not waive any right of the Company or preclude the Company from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Company's rights hereunder.  A Notice of Termination shall also be provided (without a need to reference matters addressed in clauses (i) and (ii) above) in the event of any termination by the Company other than for Cause. The Executive shall provide to the Company a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of his resignation.
 
Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" means (i) if the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company, or if the Executive resigns, the effective date thereof, and (ii) if the Executive's employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be the date of death of the Executive or the Disability Effective Date, as the case may be.
 
Effect of Termination.  In the event of any termination of employment, except as otherwise agreed by the Company, the Executive shall automatically be deemed to have resigned and shall resign from all positions with the Company and its affiliates as of the Date of Termination.
 
Obligations of the Company upon Termination.
 
Other than for Cause. If the Company shall terminate the Executive's employment other than for Cause prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Initial Term”) and provided that the Executive executes within 30 days after the Executive’s Date of Termination, and does not revoke, a general release of claims in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, (i) the Company shall pay to the Executive the Executive's Annual Base Salary through the Date of Termination, and (ii) the Company shall pay, in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices, the Executive’s Annual Base Salary from the day following the Date of Termination through the last day of the Initial Term.
 

Cause; Resignation. If the Executive's employment shall be terminated for Cause or the Executive shall resign, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to the Executive.
 
Death or Disability. If the Executive's employment is terminated by reason of the Executive's death or Disability, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to the Executive's legal representatives under this Agreement.
 
Covenants.
 
Confidentiality. The Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all information not generally known to the public relating to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and their respective businesses, including the customer and client relationships to which the Company will expose the Executive and which the Executive will develop on behalf of the Company in the course of his duties hereunder, whether such information is marked or otherwise identified as confidential or proprietary, or would otherwise appear to a reasonable person to be confidential or proprietary in the context and circumstances in which the information is known or used (“Confidential Information”). The Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process (provided the Company has been given notice of and opportunity to challenge or limit the scope of disclosure purportedly so required), communicate or divulge Confidential Information to anyone other than the Company and those designated by it, except as reasonably necessary in connection with enforcement of the Executive's right under this Agreement or his defense of any civil or criminal investigation or proceeding. The Executive understands and acknowledges that his obligations under this Agreement with regard to any particular Confidential Information shall commence immediately upon the Executive first having access to such Confidential Information (whether before or after he begins employment by the Company) and shall continue during and after his employment by the Company until such time as such Confidential Information has become public knowledge other than as a result of the Executive's breach of this Agreement or breach by those acting in concert with the Executive or on the Executive's behalf.
 
Non-competition; Non-solicitation. The Executive acknowledges the highly competitive nature of the business of the Company and accordingly agrees that in connection with the sale of all of the Executive’s shares in DR Systems, Inc. (“DRS”) to the Company, and in exchange for good and valuable consideration offered to the Executive by the Company, the Executive agrees not to engage in Prohibited Activity during the Restricted Period. For purposes of this Agreement, "Prohibited Activity" is activity in which the Executive: (i) contributes his knowledge or participates in executive management or sales activities on behalf of any person or entity within the United States engaged in the business that is the same or similar business as the Company, including the development and/or marketing of health information systems for medical imaging, (ii) directly or indirectly, solicits for employment or consulting any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates (which, for the purposes hereof, includes DRS), or (iii) directly or indirectly contacts any customer of the Company or any of its affiliates for the purposes of providing or selling to those customers services or products similar to, or competitive with, the services or products provided by Company or its affiliates. For purposes of this Agreement, “Restricted Period” means the period commencing with the Effective Date and continuing until the later to occur of: (A) the fourth anniversary of the Effective Date, or (B) 12 months after the Date of Termination. Nothing herein shall prohibit the Executive from purchasing or owning less than 5% of the publicly traded securities of any corporation, provided that such ownership represents a passive investment and that the Executive is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group that controls, such corporation. This Section does not, in any way, restrict or impede the Executive from exercising protected rights to the extent that such rights cannot be waived by agreement or from complying with any applicable law or regulation or a valid order of a court of competent jurisdiction or an authorized government agency, provided that such compliance does not exceed that required by the law, regulation or order. The Executive shall promptly provide written notice of any such order to the CEO.
 
Non-disparagement. The Executive agrees and covenants that he will not at any time make, publish or communicate to any person or entity or in any public forum any defamatory or disparaging remarks, comments or statements concerning the Company or its businesses, or any of its affiliates, employees, officers, and existing and prospective customers, suppliers, investors and other associated third parties. The foregoing does not, in any way, restrict or impede the Executive from exercising protected rights to the extent that such rights cannot be waived by agreement or from complying with any applicable law or regulation or a valid order of a court of competent jurisdiction or an authorized government agency, provided that such compliance does not exceed that required by the law, regulation or order. The Executive shall promptly provide written notice of any such order to the CEO.
 

Work Product. All inventions, discoveries, techniques, methods, processes, know how, notes, reports, designs, drawings, documentation, computer programs, and all other results, whether tangible or intangible, that are conceived, made, produced or reduced to practice by the Executive during his employment with the Company, either independently or jointly, through the use of the Company’s (which, the purposes of this Section, shall be deemed to include its affiliates) facilities, equipment or other resources or during time which should be devoted by the Executive to the business of the Company (collectively, “Work Product”), and all intellectual property rights therein arising in any jurisdiction throughout the world and all related rights of priority under international conventions with respect thereto, including all pending and future applications and registrations therefor, and continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, reissues, extensions and renewals thereof (collectively, "Intellectual Property Rights"), shall belong solely and exclusively to the Company.  The Executive acknowledges that, by reason of being employed by the Company, to the extent permitted by law, all of the Work Product consisting of copyrightable subject matter is "work made for hire" as defined in the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. § 101), and any such copyright is therefore owned by the Company. To the extent that the foregoing does not apply, the Executive hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company, for no additional consideration, his entire right, title and interest in and to all Work Product and Intellectual Property Rights therein, including the right to sue, counterclaim and recover for all past, present and future infringement, misappropriation or dilution thereof, and all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world, and does hereby waive any rights, including any moral rights, which he may have in or to any Work Product. During and after the Executive’s employment, he agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company, at the Company’s expense, to (i) apply for, obtain, perfect and transfer to the Company the Work Product and Intellectual Property Rights, and (ii) maintain, protect and enforce the same, including, without limitation, executing and delivering to the Company any and all applications, oaths, declarations, affidavits, waivers, assignments and other documents and instruments as shall be requested by the Company. The Executive hereby irrevocably grants the Company a power of attorney to execute and deliver any such documents on his behalf in his name and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to transfer the Work Product to the Company and further the transfer, issuance, prosecution and maintenance of all Intellectual Property Rights therein, to the full extent permitted by law, if he does not promptly cooperate with the Company’s request (without limiting the rights the Company shall have in such circumstances by operation of law). The power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall not be affected by the Executive’s subsequent incapacity.
 
Remedies. The Executive acknowledges that each of the preceding covenants has a unique, substantial and immeasurable value to the Company and its affiliates, that the Executive has sufficient assets and skills to provide a livelihood while such covenants remain in force and that, as a result of the foregoing, in the event that the Executive breaches such covenants, monetary damages may be an insufficient remedy for the Company and equitable enforcement of the covenant would be proper.  The Executive therefore agrees that the Company, in addition to any other remedies available to it, will be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against any breach by the Executive of any of the covenants, without the necessity of showing actual monetary damages or the posting of a bond or other security.
 
Section 409A.
 
General Compliance. This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively “Section 409A”) or an exemption thereunder and shall be construed and administered in accordance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, payments provided under this Agreement may only be made upon an event and in a manner that complies with Section 409A or an applicable exemption. Any payments under this Agreement that may be excluded from Section 409A either as separation pay due to an involuntary separation from service or as a short-term deferral shall be excluded from Section 409A to the maximum extent possible. For purposes of Section 409A, each installment payment provided under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment. Any payments to be made under this Agreement upon a termination of employment shall only be made upon a "separation from service" under Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Section 409A and in no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Executive on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.
 

Specified Employees. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any payment or benefit provided to the Executive in connection with his termination of employment is determined to constitute "nonqualified deferred compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A and the Executive is determined to be a "specified employee" as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(b)(i), then such payment or benefit shall not be paid until the first payroll date to occur following the six-month anniversary of the Termination Date (the "Specified Employee Payment Date") or, if earlier, on the Executive's death. The aggregate of any payments that would otherwise have been paid before the Specified Employee Payment Date shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum on the Specified Employee Payment Date and thereafter, any remaining payments shall be paid without delay in accordance with their original schedule.
 
Reimbursements. To the extent required to avoid an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, amounts reimbursable to the Executive under this Agreement shall be paid to the Executive on or before the last day of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred, the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement (and in-kind benefits provided to Executive) during any one year may not effect amounts reimbursable or provided in any subsequent year, and the right to reimbursement (and in-kind benefits provided to the Executive) under this Agreement shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
 
Miscellaneous.
 
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without reference to any state’s principles of conflict of laws. Except for the purposes of enforcing the covenants set forth in Section 0, the parties hereto irrevocably agree to submit to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the State of Illinois, in any action or proceeding brought with respect to or in connection with this Agreement. The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives.
 
Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

If to the Executive:
 
At the most recent address on file for the Executive at the Company.
 
If to the Company:
 
Merge Healthcare Incorporated
350 N. Orleans Street, 1st Floor
Chicago, IL  60654
Attention:   Chief Executive Officer
 
With a copy to the Company's General Counsel at the same address or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee.
 
Waiver of Jury Trial. AS SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED FOR INDUCEMENT FOR EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT (AFTER HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL), EACH PARTY HERETO EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO OR ARISING IN ANY WAY FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR THE MATTERS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
 

Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.
 
Taxes. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, or local taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
 
Waiver. The Executive's or the Company's failure to insist upon strict compliance with any provision of this Agreement or the failure to assert any right the Executive or the Company may have hereunder, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or any other provision or right of this Agreement.
 
Entire Agreement. From and after the Effective Date, this Agreement shall supersede any other employment, severance or change of control agreement between the Executive and the Company or any of its affiliates.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have carefully reviewed and caused this Agreement to be executed.
 
DR. MURRAY REICHER
 
                   
   
MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED
 
             
 
By:
Justin Dearborn
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
 

SCHEDULE B
 
FORM OF CHARLES ZUCKERMAN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
 
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between Merge Healthcare Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Charles Zuckerman (the "Executive") effective as of the 25th day of February, 2015 (the “Effective Date”).
 
WHEREAS, the Executive has certain skills, experience and expertise which the Company has determined it desires to employ; and
 
WHEREAS, the Executive has indicated the desire to be so employed.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Employment Period. The employment relationship shall be “at will” and can be terminated by either the Executive or the Company at any time for any reason not prohibited by law, subject to Section 0 and the other terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 Position and Duties.
 
Position. The Executive shall serve as the Company’s EVP, Corporate Operations with such authority, duties and responsibilities as are commensurate with such position and as may be consistent with such position, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company (the “CFO”). The position shall be located in San Diego, California.  This location shall not change during the Restricted Period (as defined in Section 0).  The Executive shall, if requested, also serve as a member of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") or as an officer or director of any affiliate of the Company for no additional compensation.
 
Duties. The Executive shall devote substantially all of his business time and attention to the performance of the Executive's duties hereunder and will not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would conflict or interfere with the performance of such services either directly or indirectly without the prior written consent of the CFO.
 
Compensation.
 
Base Salary. The Executive shall receive an annual base salary ("Annual Base Salary") of $250,000 payable in periodic installments in accordance with the Company's customary payroll practices.
 
Annual Bonus. For each fiscal year that the Executive is employed by the Company, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company's annual incentive bonus plan then in effect (the "Company Bonus Plan").  The Executive’s annual target bonus (“Annual Target Bonus”) for the calendar year 2015 shall be equivalent to 50% of the Executive’s Annual Base Salary. Attainment of the Annual Target Bonus shall be determined in accordance with the Company Bonus Plan which, in 2015 shall be weighted (subject to Board approval) as follows: (i) 25% towards the Company’s achievement of certain financial goals to be established by the Board, and (ii) 75% towards the Executive’s achievement of certain individual performance goals to be mutually agreed upon between the Executive and the CFO. It is expected that one of the Executive’s individual performance goals will entail meeting certain milestones in the establishment and management of a patent monetization campaign.
 
Stock Options. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s 2015 Equity Plan, as amended, or any successor plan (the “Plan”), subject to the terms of the Plan, as determined by the Board, in its discretion.  Subject to recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board, approval by the Board, and the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Executive shall be granted 250,000 non-qualified stock options in the Company’s common stock with a vesting period of four years.
 

Other Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee welfare, perquisites, fringe benefit, vacation and other benefit plans, practices, policies and programs generally applicable to the senior executives of the Company.
 
Expenses. The Executive shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for all expenses incurred by the Executive in accordance with the Company's policies for its senior executives as in effect from time to time.
 
Termination of Employment.
 
Death or Disability. The Executive's employment shall terminate automatically upon the Executive's death or Disability. “Disability” means the Executive’s inability, due to illness, accident, injury, physical or mental incapacity or other disability, to carry out effectively the Executive’s duties and obligations to the Company for a period of at least 90 consecutive days or for shorter periods aggregating at least 120 days (whether or not consecutive) during any 12 month period.  A Disability shall be determined in the reasonable judgment of the CFO in consultation with the Board, and shall be deemed to have occurred on the date that the CFO provides notice to the Executive (such date, the “Disability Effective Date”).
 
Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive's employment at any time for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean (i) the continued failure of the Executive to perform substantially the Executive's duties with the Company (including a violation of, or failure to comply with, the Company’s policies) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the CFO, which specifically identifies the manner in which the CFO believes that the Executive has not substantially performed the Executive's duties, or (ii) the willful engaging by the Executive in illegal conduct or gross misconduct that is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company or its affiliates, or (iii) the conviction of a felony or entry of a guilty or nolo contendere plea by the Executive with respect thereto, or (iv) a breach of any of provisions of this Agreement.
 
Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Company for Cause shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the Executive. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive's employment under the provision so indicated, and (iii) if the Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the termination date (which date shall be not more than 90 days after the giving of such notice). The failure by the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Cause shall not waive any right of the Company or preclude the Company from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Company's rights hereunder.  A Notice of Termination shall also be provided (without a need to reference matters addressed in clauses (i) and (ii) above) in the event of any termination by the Company other than for Cause.
 
Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" means (i) if the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company, or if the Executive resigns, the effective date thereof, and (ii) if the Executive's employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be the date of death of the Executive or the Disability Effective Date, as the case may be.
 
Effect of Termination.  In the event of any termination of employment, except as otherwise agreed by the Company, the Executive shall automatically be deemed to have resigned and shall resign from all positions with the Company and its affiliates as of the Date of Termination.
 
Obligations of the Company upon Termination.
 
Other than for Cause. If the Company shall terminate the Executive's employment other than for Cause prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Initial Term”) and provided that the Executive executes within 30 days after the Executive’s Date of Termination, and does not revoke, a general release of claims in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, (i) the Company shall pay to the Executive the Executive's Annual Base Salary through the Date of Termination, and (ii) the Company shall pay, in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices, the Executive’s Annual Base Salary from the day following the Date of Termination through the last day of the Initial Term.
 

Cause; Resignation. If the Executive's employment shall be terminated for Cause or the Executive shall resign, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to the Executive.
 
Death or Disability. If the Executive's employment is terminated by reason of the Executive's death or Disability, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to the Executive's legal representatives under this Agreement.
 
Covenants.
 
Confidentiality. The Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all information not generally known to the public relating to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and their respective businesses, including the customer and client relationships to which the Company will expose the Executive and which the Executive will develop on behalf of the Company in the course of his duties hereunder, whether such information is marked or otherwise identified as confidential or proprietary, or would otherwise appear to a reasonable person to be confidential or proprietary in the context and circumstances in which the information is known or used (“Confidential Information”). The Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process (provided the Company has been given notice of and opportunity to challenge or limit the scope of disclosure purportedly so required), communicate or divulge Confidential Information to anyone other than the Company and those designated by it, except as reasonably necessary in connection with enforcement of the Executive's right under this Agreement or his defense of any civil or criminal investigation or proceeding. The Executive understands and acknowledges that his obligations under this Agreement with regard to any particular Confidential Information shall commence immediately upon the Executive first having access to such Confidential Information (whether before or after he begins employment by the Company) and shall continue during and after his employment by the Company until such time as such Confidential Information has become public knowledge other than as a result of the Executive's breach of this Agreement or breach by those acting in concert with the Executive or on the Executive's behalf.
 
Non-competition; Non-solicitation. The Executive acknowledges the highly competitive nature of the business of the Company and accordingly agrees that in connection with the sale of all of the Executive’s shares in DR Systems, Inc. (“DRS”) to the Company, and in exchange for good and valuable consideration offered to the Executive by the Company, the Executive agrees not to engage in Prohibited Activity during the Restricted Period. For purposes of this Agreement, "Prohibited Activity" is activity in which the Executive: (i) contributes his knowledge or participates in executive management or sales activities on behalf of any person or entity within the United States engaged in the business that is the same or similar business as the Company, including the development and/or marketing of health information systems for medical imaging, (ii) directly or indirectly, solicits for employment or consulting any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates (which, for the purposes hereof, includes DRS), or (iii) directly or indirectly contacts any customer of the Company or any of its affiliates for the purposes of providing or selling to those customers services or products similar to, or competitive with, the services or products provided by Company or its affiliates. For purposes of this Agreement, “Restricted Period” means the period commencing with the Effective Date and continuing until 12 months after the Date of Termination. Nothing herein shall prohibit the Executive from purchasing or owning less than 5% of the publicly traded securities of any corporation, provided that such ownership represents a passive investment and that the Executive is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group that controls, such corporation. This Section does not, in any way, restrict or impede the Executive from exercising protected rights to the extent that such rights cannot be waived by agreement or from complying with any applicable law or regulation or a valid order of a court of competent jurisdiction or an authorized government agency, provided that such compliance does not exceed that required by the law, regulation or order. The Executive shall promptly provide written notice of any such order to the CFO.  The restrictive covenants set forth in this Section 00 shall not prohibit the Executive from becoming an employee of or consultant to Merry X-Ray Corporation (“Merry X-Ray”) following the Date of Termination and shall not restrict Merry X-Ray from hiring Company employees that respond to a general solicitation of employment that is made available to the public.
 
Non-disparagement. The Executive agrees and covenants that he will not at any time make, publish or communicate to any person or entity or in any public forum any defamatory or disparaging remarks, comments or statements concerning the Company or its businesses, or any of its affiliates, employees, officers, and existing and prospective customers, suppliers, investors and other associated third parties. The foregoing does not, in any way, restrict or impede the Executive from exercising protected rights to the extent that such rights cannot be waived by agreement or from complying with any applicable law or regulation or a valid order of a court of competent jurisdiction or an authorized government agency, provided that such compliance does not exceed that required by the law, regulation or order. The Executive shall promptly provide written notice of any such order to the CFO.
 

Work Product. All inventions, discoveries, techniques, methods, processes, know how, notes, reports, designs, drawings, documentation, computer programs, and all other results, whether tangible or intangible, that are conceived, made, produced or reduced to practice by the Executive during his employment with the Company, either independently or jointly, through the use of the Company’s (which, the purposes of this Section, shall be deemed to include its affiliates) facilities, equipment or other resources or during time which should be devoted by the Executive to the business of the Company (collectively, “Work Product”), and all intellectual property rights therein arising in any jurisdiction throughout the world and all related rights of priority under international conventions with respect thereto, including all pending and future applications and registrations therefor, and continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, reissues, extensions and renewals thereof (collectively, "Intellectual Property Rights"), shall belong solely and exclusively to the Company.  The Executive acknowledges that, by reason of being employed by the Company, to the extent permitted by law, all of the Work Product consisting of copyrightable subject matter is "work made for hire" as defined in the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. § 101), and any such copyright is therefore owned by the Company. To the extent that the foregoing does not apply, the Executive hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company, for no additional consideration, his entire right, title and interest in and to all Work Product and Intellectual Property Rights therein, including the right to sue, counterclaim and recover for all past, present and future infringement, misappropriation or dilution thereof, and all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world, and does hereby waive any rights, including any moral rights, which he may have in or to any Work Product. During and after the Executive’s employment, he agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company, at the Company’s expense, to (i) apply for, obtain, perfect and transfer to the Company the Work Product and Intellectual Property Rights, and (ii) maintain, protect and enforce the same, including, without limitation, executing and delivering to the Company any and all applications, oaths, declarations, affidavits, waivers, assignments and other documents and instruments as shall be requested by the Company. The Executive hereby irrevocably grants the Company a power of attorney to execute and deliver any such documents on his behalf in his name and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to transfer the Work Product to the Company and further the transfer, issuance, prosecution and maintenance of all Intellectual Property Rights therein, to the full extent permitted by law, if he does not promptly cooperate with the Company’s request (without limiting the rights the Company shall have in such circumstances by operation of law). The power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall not be affected by the Executive’s subsequent incapacity.
 
Remedies. The Executive acknowledges that each of the preceding covenants has a unique, substantial and immeasurable value to the Company and its affiliates, that the Executive has sufficient assets and skills to provide a livelihood while such covenants remain in force and that, as a result of the foregoing, in the event that the Executive breaches such covenants, monetary damages may be an insufficient remedy for the Company and equitable enforcement of the covenant would be proper.  The Executive therefore agrees that the Company, in addition to any other remedies available to it, will be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against any breach by the Executive of any of the covenants, without the necessity of showing actual monetary damages or the posting of a bond or other security.
 
Section 409A.
 
General Compliance. This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively “Section 409A”) or an exemption thereunder and shall be construed and administered in accordance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, payments provided under this Agreement may only be made upon an event and in a manner that complies with Section 409A or an applicable exemption. Any payments under this Agreement that may be excluded from Section 409A either as separation pay due to an involuntary separation from service or as a short-term deferral shall be excluded from Section 409A to the maximum extent possible. For purposes of Section 409A, each installment payment provided under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment. Any payments to be made under this Agreement upon a termination of employment shall only be made upon a "separation from service" under Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Section 409A and in no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Executive on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.
 

Specified Employees. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any payment or benefit provided to the Executive in connection with his termination of employment is determined to constitute "nonqualified deferred compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A and the Executive is determined to be a "specified employee" as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(b)(i), then such payment or benefit shall not be paid until the first payroll date to occur following the six-month anniversary of the Termination Date (the "Specified Employee Payment Date") or, if earlier, on the Executive's death. The aggregate of any payments that would otherwise have been paid before the Specified Employee Payment Date shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum on the Specified Employee Payment Date and thereafter, any remaining payments shall be paid without delay in accordance with their original schedule.
 
Reimbursements. To the extent required to avoid an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, amounts reimbursable to the Executive under this Agreement shall be paid to the Executive on or before the last day of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred, the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement (and in-kind benefits provided to Executive) during any one year may not effect amounts reimbursable or provided in any subsequent year, and the right to reimbursement (and in-kind benefits provided to the Executive) under this Agreement shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
 
Miscellaneous.
 
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without reference to any state’s principles of conflict of laws. Except for the purposes of enforcing the covenants set forth in Section 0, the parties hereto irrevocably agree to submit to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the State of Illinois, in any action or proceeding brought with respect to or in connection with this Agreement. The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives.
 
Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
 
If to the Executive:
 
Charles Zuckerman
11020 Caminito Vista Pacifica
San Diego, CA 92131

If to the Company:
 
Merge Healthcare Incorporated
350 N. Orleans Street, 1st Floor
Chicago, IL  60654
Attention:   Chief Executive Officer
 
With a copy to the Company's General Counsel at the same address or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee.
 
Waiver of Jury Trial. AS SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED FOR INDUCEMENT FOR EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT (AFTER HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL), EACH PARTY HERETO EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO OR ARISING IN ANY WAY FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR THE MATTERS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
 

Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.
 
Taxes. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, or local taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
 
Waiver. The Executive's or the Company's failure to insist upon strict compliance with any provision of this Agreement or the failure to assert any right the Executive or the Company may have hereunder, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or any other provision or right of this Agreement.
 
Entire Agreement. From and after the Effective Date, this Agreement shall supersede any other employment, severance or change of control agreement between the Executive and the Company or any of its affiliates.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have carefully reviewed and caused this Agreement to be executed.
 
CHARLES ZUCKERMAN
 
                       
   
MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED
 
                            
 
By:
Justin Dearborn
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
 

SCHEDULE C
 
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS RESIGNATIONS
 
Leo Zuckerman (Director)
Emma Zuckerman (Director)
John Schaefer (Director and Chief Operating Officer)
Kent Curtis (Chief Information Officer)
 

SCHEDULE D
 
FORM OF OPTION CANCELLATION AGREEMENT
 
OPTION CANCELLATION AGREEMENT
 
This Option Cancellation Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of February ___, 2015, by and between DR Systems, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”), and  _________ (the “Optionholder”). Each party is sometimes individually referred to in this Agreement as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
 
RECITALS:
 
WHEREAS, Optionholder is a consultant / employee of the Company as of the date of this Agreement;
 
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Optionholder holds options to purchase ______ shares of the Company’s common stock at a $________ per share exercise price pursuant to the Company’s 2009 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and a stock option agreement between the Parties (collectively, the “Options”);
 
WHEREAS, the Company expects that certain of the Company’s shareholders who, in the aggregate, hold at least 90% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock (each, a “Selling Shareholder” and, collectively, the “Selling Shareholders”) will enter into a stock purchase agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with Merge Healthcare Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), pursuant to which the Selling Shareholders’ will sell all of their shares of the Company’s common stock to Buyer (the “Transaction”); and
 
WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Optionholder agrees to the cancellation of his or her Options in exchange for the right to receive cash proceeds from the Company (subject to applicable withholdings) equal to three dollars ($3.00) for each unexercised outstanding share subject to the Options (whether or not vested).
 
AGREEMENT:
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties agree as follows:
 
Agreement Not to Exercise Option. Optionholder hereby agrees not to exercise the Options on or before the date the Transaction closes (the “Closing Date”), and that any such attempt to exercise the Options will be deemed null and void.
 
Cancellation of Options. The Parties hereby agree that the Options shall be terminated and cancelled effective as of the Closing Date in exchange for the right to receive the cash consideration described in Section 3 below. Upon cancellation of the Options, Optionholder acknowledges and agrees that Optionholder shall have no further rights or interests in the Company pursuant to the Options, and forever waives and relinquishes any and all rights to purchase shares of common stock or equity of any successor entity under the Plan and the applicable stock option award agreements.
 
Amount of Cash Consideration for Options. In exchange for the cancellation of the Options described in Section 2 above, Optionholder shall receive three dollars ($3.00) (less withholdings) from the Company for each unexercised and outstanding share subject to each Option (whether or not vested), in cash (the “Payment Rights”).
 

Payment. The Company shall pay the Per Share Option Consideration to the Optionholder no later than 30 days following the Closing Date. This payment shall be effected as part of the Company’s normal payroll process or as otherwise determined by the Company.
 
Tax Matters. Optionholder is responsible for payment of all taxes (including any interest and penalties) legally imposed upon him or her in connection with benefits provided under this Agreement, and the Company shall have no liability to Optionholder or any other party with respect to any such tax or amount. All benefits and payments provided hereunder are subject to applicable tax and other withholdings required by law, and they will be made net of such withholding amounts if required by applicable law. The undersigned Optionholder understands that the Company expects to withhold from amounts paid pursuant to this Agreement all applicable income, employment and similar taxes. The Company has attempted in good faith to structure the Payment Rights hereunder to comply with applicable tax law, including the exemptions from and rules for permissible deferred payment rights under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A (“Code Section 409A”), although there can be no certainty that the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) will agree. If the IRS does not agree and asserts that any payment right hereunder is deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A, the IRS could seek to impose greater taxes on Optionholder, including interest and penalties. While the Company believes this is an unlikely event, the Company cannot provide absolute assurance and Optionholder may want to consult his or her own tax adviser with any questions. For these purposes, each amount to be paid with respect to a Payment Right hereunder is designated as a separate payment and such payments will not collectively be treated as a single payment. Certain additional terms related to Code Section 409A are set forth in Sections 0 and 9 below.
 
Closing Date of the Agreement. The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is expressly made and conditioned upon the consummation of the Transaction. This Agreement and the offer made by the Company to Optionholder for the cash-out of the Options shall automatically terminate and have no further force or effect if the Closing Date does not occur on or before March 15, 2015, unless extended in writing by an agreement between the Company and Optionholder. In the event of such termination of this Agreement, the Options will remain outstanding and exercisable in accordance with the terms of the applicable stock option award agreement.
 
Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes in its entirety any and all prior undertakings and agreements between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
 
Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and Optionholder, or their permitted successors or assigns. The waiver by a Party of any breach hereof or default in the performance hereof shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other default or any succeeding breach or default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 0, (1) to the extent that any amendment to this Agreement with respect to the Payment Rights would constitute under Code Section 409A a delay in a payment or a change in the form of payment, then such amendment must be done in a manner that complies with Code Section 409A(a)(4)(C), and (2) the Company shall have authority in its discretion to terminate this Agreement (and other arrangements sponsored by the Company at the relevant time that are treated as having been deferred under a single plan under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(c)(2)) and liquidate all amounts thereunder in the manner set forth in Treas. Reg. §1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(B) and (C).
 
Treatment of Cancelled Options. Optionholder understands and agrees that the effect of this Agreement will cause all of his/her Options to no longer qualify as an incentive stock option (“ISO”) under Internal Revenue Code Section 422 and in such case, such affected portion of the Options shall not be treated as an ISO notwithstanding any designation otherwise. Optionholder further understands and agrees that the Company will not be responsible for any adverse or unexpected tax consequences imposed by Internal Revenue Code Sections 83, 280G, 409A or 422 or any other law or regulation and that Optionholder will be solely responsible for any tax liability imposed on Optionholder as a result of this Agreement.
 

Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of California.
 
Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, shall for any reason and to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, then the remainder of this Agreement shall be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the Parties hereto. The Parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that shall achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of the void or unenforceable provision.
 
Confidentiality. The terms of this Agreement, all materials accompanying this Agreement (if any) and all other information provided to Optionholder regarding the Transaction are confidential information regarding the Company. Optionholder hereby agrees to maintain the confidentiality of such information and not to disclose it to any person (other than to his or her advisors, and then only if they have similarly agreed to maintain the confidentiality of this information), and such information shall also be subject to the confidentiality obligations under any confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement in effect between Optionholder and Company.
 
Transferability; Assignability and Binding Effect; No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the Payment Rights may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by way of an involuntary transfer or by operation of law (including, but not limited to, (i) a sale by Optionholder’s trustee in bankruptcy, (ii) a sale to a purchaser at any creditor’s or court sale, (iii) a transfer pursuant to a divorce decree, (iv) a transfer pursuant to the laws of intestacy or by will, or (v) a transfer triggered pursuant to any estate planning trust instrument governing such ownership). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Party hereto may assign (whether by transfer, merger with or into another entity, consolidation or otherwise, in each case other than the Transaction) any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Party hereto. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective executors, administrators, heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Any assignment in violation of this provision shall be void. No provisions of this Agreement are intended, nor shall be interpreted, to provide or create any third party beneficiary rights or any other rights of any kind in any other person unless specifically provided otherwise herein and, except as so provided, all provisions hereof shall be personal solely between the Parties to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any permitted assignment of the rights or obligations arising under this Agreement by Optionholder or the Company, no such assignment or transaction shall relieve Optionholder or the Company of its obligations hereunder, and such successor or assignee shall assume this Agreement in writing and agree to be bound by and to comply with all of the terms and conditions hereof or otherwise confirm in writing its obligations pursuant hereto, in each case in such form as is reasonably acceptable to the Company.
 
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Facsimile copies of originally executed signature pages shall serve for all purposes as originally executed signature pages.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
 
OPTIONHOLDER
 
DR SYSTEMS, INC.
 
 
 
  
By: 
  
Signature
Charles Zuckerman
 
 
 
  
Its: 
Chief Financial Officer 
Print Name
 
 
 
 





Exhibit 10.2
  
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
dated as of
 
February 25, 2015
 
by and between
 
MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED
 
and
 
the INVESTORS Party Hereto
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
   
Page
 
ARTICLE I PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
1
1.1
Purchase and Sale of the Series A Preferred Stock
1
1.2
The Closing
2
1.3
Deliveries at the Closing
2
 
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
3
2.1
Organization, Good Standing and Qualification
3
2.2
Authorization
3
2.3
No Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default
4
2.4
Capitalization
4
2.5
Valid Issuance
5
2.6
Company Filings; Financial Statements; Liabilities
5
2.7
Internal Controls
6
2.8
Private Placement
7
2.9
Absence of Changes
7
2.10
Compliance with Laws
7
2.11
Litigation
8
2.12
Tax Matters
8
2.13
Property
9
2.14
Employee Benefits Matters
9
2.15
Labor Matters
10
2.16
Intellectual Property
10
2.17
Environmental Matters
11
2.18
Transactions with Affiliates
11
2.19
Brokers and Finders
11
2.20
DR Systems Agreement
11
2.21
Regulatory Filings
11
2.21
No Additional Representations
11
     
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INVESTORS
12
3.1
Authorization
12
3.2
Private Placement
12
3.3
No Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default
12
3.4
Financial Capability
13
3.5
No Legal, Tax or Investment Advice
13
3.6
Restrictive Legend
13
3.7
No Additional Representations
13
     
ARTICLE IV COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
13
4.1
Further Assurances
13
4.2
No Restrictions on Transfer
14
4.3
Securities Law Disclosure; Publicity
14
4.4
NASDAQ Matters
14
 
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4.5
Regulatory Filings
14
4.6
Certain Expenses
14
4.7
Stockholder Vote
14
     
ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
15
5.1
Survival
15
5.2
Successors and Assigns
15
5.3
Counterparts; Electronic Delivery
15
5.4
Headings; Interpretation
15
5.5
Notices
16
5.6
Expenses; Transfer Taxes
17
5.7
Amendments and Waivers
17
5.8
Equitable Relief
17
5.9
Severability
17
5.10
Entire Agreement
17
5.11
Third Party Beneficiaries
18
5.12
Governing Law; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
18
5.13
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
18

Schedules

Schedule 1: List of Investors
  
Exhibits
 
   
Exhibit A:
Definitions
Exhibit B:
DR Systems Agreement
Exhibit C:
Series A Certificate of Designation
Exhibit D:
Investor Rights Agreement
Exhibit E:
Director Indemnification Agreement
Exhibit F:
Stockholder Proposals
 
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PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
This PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of February 25, 2015 by and between Merge Healthcare Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the parties listed on Schedule 1 hereto (each an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”).  Each of the Investors and the Company are from time to time referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Exhibit A.
 
RECITALS
 
WHEREAS, the Company proposes to issue and sell to Investors the aggregate number of shares specified herein of the Company’s preferred stock designated as Series A Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), having the rights, preferences, privileges and designations set forth in the Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation, in the form set forth on Exhibit C hereto (the “Series A Certificate of Designation”), pursuant to, on the terms of and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Agreement (collectively, the “Issuance”);
 
WHEREAS, upon the consummation of the transaction contemplated by that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “DR Systems Agreement”), the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B, to be dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company and the selling stockholders party there to, the Company will purchase at least 90% of the outstanding equity securities of DR Systems, Inc. (“DR Systems”) utilizing the proceeds received by the Company from the Issuance (the “DR Systems Transaction”); and
 
WHEREAS, the Issuance is being made in a private placement, without registration under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities Laws, in reliance on one or more exemptions from registration and other requirements thereunder.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual promises made herein, the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
 
1.1           Purchase and Sale of the Series A Preferred Stock.  Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties and other agreements hereinafter set forth, at the Closing, the Company hereby agrees to sell, issue and convey to Investors, and Investors hereby agree to purchase from the Company, severally and not jointly, 50,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, free and clear of all Liens (except for restrictions on transfer imposed by the Series A Certificate of Designation and applicable securities Laws), in exchange for the Purchase Price, as set forth on Schedule I hereto. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be issued and sold by the Company to Investors pursuant to this Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Series A Shares”.
 
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1.2           The Closing. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Series A Shares contemplated by Section 1.1 (the “Closing”) shall occur on the date of this Agreement subject to the waiver of all of the Parties, or at such other time or date as may be mutually agreed to in writing by the Parties.  The day on which the Closing occurs is referred to herein as (the “Closing Date”).
 
1.3           Deliveries at the Closing.
 
(a)           Deliveries by the Company. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Investors the following items:
 
(i)        stock certificates (such certificate(s) to be in the name of and in the denomination specified by Investors) representing the Series A Shares in a form reasonably acceptable to Investors;
 
(ii)       a counterpart to the Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date and otherwise in the form set forth in Exhibit D hereto, executed on behalf of the Company by a duly authorized executive officer of the Company;
 
(iii)      a form of the Director Indemnification Agreement to be entered into between the Company and the Investor Director (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement), in the form set forth in Exhibit E hereto;
 
(iv)     a good standing certificate of the Company from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware dated not more than ten (10) prior to the Closing Date;
 
(v)      evidence of the due filing and acceptance of the Series A Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
 
(vi)     evidence that notice of the issuance of the Series A Shares has been delivered to NASDAQ;
 
(vii)    a legal opinion of Jenner & Block LLP, the Company’s counsel, dated as of the Closing Date in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Investors;
 
(viii)   the Investor Expenses, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to one or more accounts designated by the Investors, such designation to be no later than one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date;
 
(ix)      a certified copy of the resolutions of the Board, which are in full force and effect, approving this Agreement, the designation of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Investor Rights Agreement, the Director Indemnification Agreement, the DR Systems Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and
 
(x)       a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by an authorized officer of the Company, confirming that the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct.
 
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(b)           Deliveries by Investors.  At the Closing, Investors shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following items:
 
(i)        the Purchase Price, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to one or more accounts designated by the Company, such designation to be no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date; and
 
(ii)       a counterpart to the Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date and otherwise in the form set forth in Exhibit D hereto (the “Investor Rights Agreement”), executed on behalf of Investors by a duly authorized signatory thereof.
 
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
 
Except as (i) expressly set forth in the disclosure schedules attached hereto and delivered to Investors by the Company on the date hereof (as may be updated and amended as provided in Section 4.10 collectively, the “Disclosure Schedules”), and (ii) otherwise disclosed or incorporated by reference in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 or its other reports and forms filed with or furnished to the SEC after December 31, 2013 and before the date of this Agreement, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2014 (other than any forward-looking disclosures set forth in any risk factor section, any disclosures in any section relating to forward-looking, nonspecific and predictive statements) (all such reports covered by this clause (ii) collectively, the “Company Filings”), the Company hereby represents and warrants to Investors as of the date hereof as follows:
 
2.1           Organization, Good Standing and Qualification.  Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as applicable, and has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business to own and use its properties. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, limited partnership agreement, or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent any failure to so qualify has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
2.2           Authorization.  The Company has all requisite corporate power, and has taken all necessary corporate action, required for the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and no action on the part of the shareholders of the Company prior to Closing is required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and the Transaction Documents and instruments referred to herein to which the Company is a party will be duly executed and delivered by the Company as of the Closing. This Agreement constitutes, and the Transaction Documents will constitute at the Closing, a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally, and general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in law or equity).
 
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2.3           No Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default.
 
(a)           The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the issuance and sale of the Series A Shares contemplated hereby and thereby will not: (i) conflict with or result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, both as in effect on the Closing (true and complete copies of which have been made available to Investors), (ii) result in any violation of any Law to which the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets is subject, (iii) (A) conflict with or result in a breach, violation of, or constitute a default under (whether with or without the passage of time, the giving of notice or both), (B) give any third party the right to modify, terminate or accelerate, or cause any modification, termination or acceleration of, any obligation under, or (C) require any authorization, consent or approval under, any material Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s assets or capital stock, except in the case of any of clauses (ii) through (iv) above, as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(b)           Neither the execution, delivery or performance of any Transaction Document by the Company, nor the consummation by it of the obligations and transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the issuance, the reservation for issuance and the delivery, as applicable, of the Series A Shares) requires any consent of, authorization by, exemption from, filing with or notice to any Governmental Authority or any other Person, other than (i) the filing of the Series A Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (ii) the filings required to comply with the Company’s registration and listing obligations under Investor Rights Agreement, (iii) filings required under applicable U.S. federal and state securities Laws and (iv) the notification of the issuance and sale of the Series A Shares to NASDAQ.
 
2.4           Capitalization.
 
(a)           Schedule 2.4(a) sets forth as of the date hereof: (i) the authorized capital stock of the Company, (ii) the number and class of shares of capital stock of the Company outstanding, and (iii) the number of shares of capital stock issuable and reserved for issuance pursuant to any equity incentive plan.
 
(b)           Except as set forth on Schedule 2.4(b), (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns or holds the right to acquire any stock, partnership, interest, joint venture interest or other equity ownership interest in any Person and (ii) the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each of its Subsidiaries, free and clear of any Lien.
 
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(c)           All of the issued and outstanding equity securities of each of the Company and its Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and were issued in compliance with applicable federal and state securities Laws. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.4(c), no Person is entitled to preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, rights of participation or similar rights with respect to any securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including with respect to the issuance of Series A Preferred Stock contemplated hereby. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.4(c), there are no outstanding warrants, options, convertible securities, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock or other rights, agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be obligated to issue any securities of any kind.  Except as set forth in Schedule 2.4(c) and except for the Series A Certificate of Designation and the Investor Rights Agreement, there are no voting agreements, registration rights agreements or other agreements of any kind among the Company and any other Person relating to the securities of the Company.
 
2.5           Valid Issuance. The Series A Shares have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and shall be free and clear of all Liens, except for restrictions on transfer imposed by the Certificate of Designation and applicable securities Laws. The Company has reserved for issuance from its duly authorized capital stock the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series A Shares outstanding as of immediately after the Closing, free and clear of all Liens, except for restrictions on transfer imposed by by the Certificate of Designation and applicable securities Laws.
 
2.6           Company Filings; Financial Statements; Liabilities.
 
(a)           Company Filings. Since January 1, 2013, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents with the SEC required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including all certifications required pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”). As of their respective effective dates (in the case of Company Filings that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and as of their respective dates of filing (in the case of all other Company Filings), the Company Filings complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and/or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable thereto, and none of the Company Filings contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except as supplemented or revised by the Company through the date hereof.  None of the Company’s Subsidiaries is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.  As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the SEC staff with respect to any of the Company Filings.  To the Company’s Knowledge, as of the date hereof, none of the Company Filings is the subject of ongoing SEC review or outstanding investigation.
 
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(b)           Financial Statements. Each of the audited consolidated financial statements and each of the unaudited quarterly financial statements (including, in each case, the notes thereto) of the Company included in the Company Filings when filed (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC applicable thereto, (ii) have been prepared in conformity with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby (except as may be disclosed therein or in the notes thereto, and, in the case of unaudited quarterly statements, to the extent permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC or other rules and regulations of the SEC) (subject, in the case of unaudited quarterly statements, to normal year end adjustments and the absence of footnotes) and (iii) fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has or is subject to any “Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement” (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act).
 
(c)           Indebtedness. As of the date hereof, except as set forth on Schedule 2.6(c), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have any outstanding Indebtedness. After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on a pro forma basis (including the issuance of Series A Preferred Stock and the acquisition of DR Systems), the Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of the Company and its Subsidiaries does not exceed 5.40:1.00.
 
(d)           Liabilities. There are no liabilities or obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the type required to be accrued on or reserved against in a consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, other than liabilities or obligations: (i) reflected in the financial statements included or otherwise disclosed in the Company Filings, (ii) incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice (other than any such liabilities related to any breach of Contract, violation of Law or tort), (iii) created under, or incurred in connection with, the Transaction Documents, or (iv) which would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
 
2.7           Internal Controls.
 
(a)           The Company has established and maintained a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act). Such internal controls provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Company’s financial reporting and the preparation of Company financial statements (including its consolidated Subsidiaries) for external purposes in conformity with GAAP. Since December 31, 2013, the Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer have disclosed to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Board (i) all known significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respects the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (ii) any known fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls. The Company has made available to Investors all such disclosures made by management to the Companys auditors and audit committee from December 31, 2013 to the date of this Agreement.
 
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(b)           The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company required to be included in reports filed under the Exchange Act, including its consolidated Subsidiaries, is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer, and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting the Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer to material information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits to the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC.
 
2.8           Private Placement. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has conducted any general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Series A Shares.  Assuming the accuracy of Investors’ representations and warranties set forth in Article III, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Series A Shares to Investors as contemplated hereby.
 
2.9          Absence of Changes. Since December 31, 2013, (x) the Company and its Subsidiaries each has conducted its business operations in the Ordinary Course of Business and (y) there has not occurred any event, change, development, circumstance or condition that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
2.10         Compliance with Laws.
 
(a)            Except as set forth on Schedule 2.10(a), (i) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is, and since January 1, 2013, has been, in compliance in all material respects with all Laws applicable to it and its business or operations (including the applicable provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of NASDAQ); (ii) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has in effect all material approvals, authorizations, registrations, licenses, exemptions, permits and consents of Governmental Authorities (each a “Material License”) necessary for it to conduct its business; and (iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries are in material compliance with the terms and conditions of such Material Licenses.
 
(b)           Except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is, and for the past two (2) years has been, in compliance in all respects with all applicable Health Care Laws; (ii)  since January, 1, 2013, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of the directors, officers, or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been charged with, nor received any written notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority alleging, any material violation of any Health Care Laws by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to its business or has been or is subject to any enforcement proceedings by any Governmental Body regarding any Health Care Laws; and (iii) neither the Company, its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of its officers, employees, contractors or agents has been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct that has resulted, or would reasonably be expected to result, in debarment under 21 U.S.C. Section §335a or exclusion from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other Federal health care program.
 
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2.11         Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.11, there is no, and since January 1, 2013, has not been any, Action brought, conducted or heard by or before any court or other Governmental Authority, pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. There is no, and for the past two (2) years there has not been any, Order in effect against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
 
2.12         Tax Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect:
 
(a)            Except as set forth on Schedule 2.12(a), (i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has timely prepared and filed all federal and all other material Tax Returns required to have been filed by each of them with all appropriate Governmental Authorities and timely paid all Taxes shown thereon, (ii) all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all respects, (iii) all Taxes that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is required to withhold or to collect for payment have been duly withheld and collected and paid to the proper Governmental Authority or third party when due, and (iv) to the Company’s Knowledge, no claim has ever been made by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction;
 
(b)           Except as set forth on Schedule 2.12(b), (i) no federal, state, local, or non-U.S. Tax audits or administrative or judicial Tax proceedings are pending or being conducted with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received from any federal, state, local, or non-U.S. taxing authority any (A) written notice indicating an intent to open an audit or other review related to any material Tax, or (B) written notice of deficiency or proposed adjustment for any material amount of Tax proposed, asserted, or assessed by any taxing authority against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
 
(c)           Except as set forth on Schedule 2.12(c), (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was the Company) or (B) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) under U.S. Treas. Reg. § 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or non-U.S. Law), as a transferee or successor, by Contract, or otherwise;
 
(d)           Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or 361 of the Code;
 
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(e)           Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a party to any “listed transaction,” as defined in Section 6707A(c)(2) of the Code and U.S. Treas. Reg. § 1.6011-4(b)(2); and
 
(f)            Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has ever been, nor will they be at the Closing, a United States Real Property Holding Corporation within the meaning of Code §897(c)(2) during the applicable period specified in Code §897(c)(1)(A)(ii).
 
2.13         Property.  The Company does not own any real property.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) Company and each of its Subsidiaries has the right to use or occupy the Leased Real Property under valid and binding leases and (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries have good and valid title to, or a valid license to use or leasehold interest in, all of their respective material tangible assets, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens).
 
2.14         Employee Benefits Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect:
 
(a)           each Employee Benefit Plan (and each related trust, insurance Contract, or fund) has been maintained, funded and administered in compliance with its terms and with the applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and other applicable Laws; and each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to meet the requirements of a “qualified plan” under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter (or may rely on a favorable opinion letter) from the United States Internal Revenue Service, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, nothing has occurred that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualification of such Employee Benefit Plan;
 
(b)           neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains, sponsors, contributes to, has any obligation to contribute to, or has any current or potential liability or obligation under or with respect to (i) a “defined benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA), (ii) a “multiple employer plan” (within the meaning of Section 210 of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code), or (iii) a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, or (iv) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (as such term is defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA); and the Company and its Subsidiaries have no current or potential liability or obligation by reason of at any time being treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code with any other Person;
 
(c)           to the Company’s Knowledge, (i) there have been no prohibited transactions (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) and no breach of fiduciary duty (as determined under ERISA) with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan, (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries have, for purposes of each Employee Benefit Plan, correctly classified those individuals performing services for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as employees or non-employees, (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any current or potential obligation to provide post-employment health, life or other welfare benefits other than as required under Section 4980B of the Code or any similar applicable law and (iv) there do not exist any pending or threatened claims (other than routine undisputed claims for benefits) or Actions with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan; and
 
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(d)           the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not cause the acceleration of vesting in, or payment of, any benefits or compensation under any Employee Benefit Plan and will not otherwise accelerate or increase any liability or obligation under any Employee Benefit Plan.
 
2.15         Labor Matters.
 
(a)           Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract or relationship with any union, labor organization, or other collective bargaining representative. There are no strikes, work stoppages or any other material labor disputes against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, and no such disputes have occurred within the past two (2) years. To the Company’s Knowledge, no union organization or decertification activities are underway or threatened with respect to employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and no such activities have occurred since January 1, 2013.
 
(b)           Except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is, and at all times since January 1, 2013, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting employment and employment practices, including provisions thereof relating to terms and conditions of employment, wages and hours, overtime, classification of employees and independent contractors, immigration, and the withholding and payment of social security and other employment Taxes.
 
(c)           Since January 1, 2013, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has implemented any plant closing or layoff of employees that could implicate the WARN Act.
 
2.16         Intellectual Property.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect:
 
(a)           The Company or  its Subsidiaries own all right, title and interest in and to, or have the valid and enforceable right to use, all Intellectual Property used in and necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company Intellectual Property”) and free and clear of any Liens, except Permitted Liens;
 
(b)           (i) to the Company’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has infringed, misappropriated, or otherwise violated, or is currently infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating, any Intellectual Property of any other Person, (ii) no Actions are pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened alleging any of the foregoing, including any unsolicited offers for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to obtain a license to any Intellectual Property of another Person, and (iii) to the Company’s Knowledge, no Person is infringing, misappropriating or violating the rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any Company Intellectual Property; and
 
(c)            the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps to maintain and protect the secrecy and confidentiality of its material Confidential Information of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
 
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2.17         Environmental Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) no notice, notification, demand, request for information, citation, summons, complaint or Order has been received within the past three years by, and no Action is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened by any Person against, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no penalty has been assessed against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, with respect to any matters relating to or arising out of any Environmental Law and (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries are, and since January 1, 2013 have been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, including any permits or consents required by Environmental Laws.
 
2.18         Transactions with Affiliates. Except set forth on Schedule 2.18 or as otherwise disclosed on any reports and forms filed with or furnished to the SEC under Sections 12, 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, none of the officers or directors or other Affiliates of the Company is presently a party to any material transaction or contract with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than as holders of stock options, warrants and/or other grants or awards under the Company’s equity incentive plans, and for services as employees, officers and directors).
 
2.19        Brokers and Finders. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.19, no Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any right, interest or claim against or upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Company.
 
2.20         DR Systems Agreement. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true, accurate and complete form of the DR Systems Agreement, as agreed by the parties thereto as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
 
2.21         Regulatory Filings. Company shall not need to make or cause Investors to make any filings, notices or submissions necessary under any Laws (including any notifications or filings required under the under the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, or other antitrust or competition laws of any applicable jurisdiction) for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the acquisition of 100% of DR Systems by the Company).
 
2.22         No Additional Representations. Except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Article II, neither the Company nor any other Person makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise) or prospects, and the Company hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties.  In particular, without limiting the foregoing disclaimer, except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Article II, neither the Company nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty to the Investors, or any of their respective Affiliates or representatives with respect to (i) any financial projection, forecast, estimate, budget or prospect information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, or (ii) any oral or written information presented to the Investors or any of their Affiliates or representatives in the course of their due diligence investigation of the Company, the negotiation of this Agreement or in the course of the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INVESTORS
 
Investors hereby represent and warrant to the Company as of the date hereof and as of the Closing as follows:
 
3.1           Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by Investors of the Transaction Documents to which Investors are a party have been duly authorized by each Investor and will each constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of each Investor, enforceable against Investors in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally, and general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in law or equity).
 
3.2          Private Placement. The Series A Shares to be acquired by each Investor hereunder will be acquired for such Investor’s own account, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities Laws, and each Investor has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities Laws, without prejudice, however, to each Investor’s right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Series A Shares in compliance with applicable securities Laws. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a representation or warranty by Investors to hold the Series A Shares for any period of time. Each Investor is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
 
3.3           No Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by Investors and the purchase of the Series A Shares contemplated hereby will not: (i) conflict with or result in a violation of the certificate of formation (or other governing documents) of Investors, (ii) result in any material violation of any Law to which Investors, its Affiliates or any of their assets are subject, or (iii) result in a material breach or a material violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, any material Contract to which Investor or its Affiliates are a party, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to effect the ability of the Investors to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Neither the execution, delivery or performance of any Transaction Document by Investor, nor the consummation by Investor of the obligations and transactions contemplated thereby, in each case at the Closing, requires any consent of, authorization by, exemption from, filing with or notice to any Governmental Authority or any other Person, other than filings required under applicable U.S. federal and state securities Laws.
 
3.4           Financial Capability. At the Closing, Investors will have sufficient funds to consummate the transactions required to be consummated by it hereunder at the Closing.
 
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3.5           No Legal, Tax or Investment Advice. Each Investor understands that nothing in (i) the Transaction Documents, (ii) the Company Filings or (iii) any other materials presented to Investor in connection with the purchase and sale of the Series A Shares constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. Investors have consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as they, in their sole discretion, have deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with their purchase of Series A Shares. Investors acknowledge that they have not relied on any representation or warranty from the Company or any other Person in making their investment or decision to invest in the Company, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
 
3.6           Restrictive Legend. Each Investor understands that, until such time as a registration statement covering the Series A Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion thereof has been declared effective or the Series A Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion thereof have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Series A Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion thereof shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates for the Series A Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion thereof):
 
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN FORM, SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.”
 
3.7           No Additional Representations. Except for the representations and warranties made by the Investors in this Article III, neither the Investors nor any other Person makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Investors or any of their Affiliates or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise) or prospects, and the Investors hereby disclaim any such other representations or warranties.
 
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
 
4.1           Further Assurances. Each Party agrees to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to obtain satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the other Party to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
4.2           No Restrictions on Transfer. Subject to restrictions on transfer imposed by the Series A Certificate of Designation and applicable securities Laws, any Series A Preferred Stock or Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be freely transferrable.
 
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4.3           Securities Law Disclosure; Publicity. No public release or announcement concerning the transactions contemplated hereby or by any other Transaction Document shall be issued by the Company or Investors without the prior consent of the Company (in the case of a release or announcement by Investors) or Investors (in the case of a release or announcement by the Company) (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except for any such release or announcement as may be required by Law or the applicable rules or regulations of any securities exchange or securities market, in which case the Company or Investors, as the case may be, shall allow Investors or the Company, as applicable, to the extent reasonably practicable in the circumstances, reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance. The provisions of this Section 4.6 shall not restrict the ability of the Company to summarize or describe the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any prospectus or similar offering document so long as Investors are provided a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such disclosure in advance of the filing or other public dissemination of any such document.
 
4.4           NASDAQ Matters. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall (i) take all actions which are necessary, including providing appropriate notice to NASDAQ of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, for the Common Stock to remain listed on the NASDAQ Global Select market and (ii) comply with all listing, reporting, filing, and other obligations under the rules of NASDAQ.
 
4.5          Regulatory Filings. The Parties shall make or cause to be made all filings, notices and submissions necessary under any Laws for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the acquisition of 100% of DR Systems by the Company and/or any transactions or other events or circumstances that may occur after the Closing in connection with the terms and provisions of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock (including in connection with any conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, any dilution adjustments or any accruals of dividends)). Each Party shall furnish to the other Party such reasonably necessary information and such reasonable assistance and cooperation as the other Party may reasonably request in connection with the foregoing.
 
4.6          Certain Expenses. Through August 25, 2015, the Company shall reimburse the Investors for all bona fide costs and expenses (including third party expenses) incurred by the Investors in connection with the Investors’ due diligence and inspection rights contained in the Investor Rights Agreement; provided, that the maximum amount of fees and expenses that are reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement and the Credit Agreement shall be capped at $150,000 in the aggregate.
 
4.7          Stockholder Vote. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the requisite approval from the Company’s stockholders (i) in accordance with NASDAQ Stock Market Rule 5635, to issue 20% or more of the Common Stock upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and (ii) to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to permit the Investor Parties to elect one member of the Board directly, each in form and substance attached as Exhibit F hereto.
 
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ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
 
5.1           Survival. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement shall not survive the Closing; provided, that the covenants and agreements set forth in Articles IV and V shall survive in accordance with their terms.
 
5.2           Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by any Party hereto without the prior written consent of the other Party, except that Investors may assign their rights and delegate their duties hereunder in whole or in part (i) to an Affiliate, in which case no such assignment shall relieve Investors of their obligations hereunder, or (ii) after the Closing to any third party to whom Investors transfer their Series A Shares to in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and permitted assigns of the Parties.
 
5.3           Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent delivered by means of a telecopy machine or electronic mail (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”), shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise (a) the use of Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature or (b) the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery, as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense related to lack of authenticity.
 
5.4           Headings; Interpretation.  All headings and subheadings used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The meanings given to terms defined herein will be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun includes the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. All references to “dollars” or “$” will be deemed references to the lawful money of the United States of America. Further, the Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement. All Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto and all other attachments hereto are hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.
 
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5.5           Notices. Any notice or request required or permitted to be delivered under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (a) if given by personal delivery, upon actual delivery, (b) if given by facsimile or e-mail, upon receipt of confirmation of a completed transmittal or other confirmation or recognition of receipt, (c) if given by mail, upon the earlier of (i) actual receipt of such notice by the intended recipient or (ii) three (3) Business Days after such notice is deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, and (d) if by an internationally recognized overnight courier, one (1) Business Day after delivery to such courier for overnight delivery. All notices shall be addressed to the Party to be notified at the address as follows, or at such other address as such Party may designate by ten (10) days’ advance written notice to the other Party:
 
If to the Company:
 
Merge Healthcare Incorporated
350 North Orleans Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Attention:              Board of Directors
Facsimile:               (312) 565-6870
E-Mail:                   Jared.Green@merge.com
 
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice to the Company):
 
Jenner & Block LLP
353 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Attention:              Mark A. Harris and Jeffrey R. Shuman
Facsimile:               (312) 923-8584
E-Mail:                   mharris@jenner.com and jshuman@jenner.com

If to Investors:
 
c/o Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC
330 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attention: GI Legal
Fax:                         (212) 644-8107
Email:                      GILegalTransactionsGroup@guggenheimpartners.com
 
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice to Investors):
 
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention:              Douglas Ryder and Richard Aftanas
Facsimile:               (212) 446-6460
E-Mail:                   douglas.ryder@kirkland.com and raftanas@kirkland.com
 
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5.6           Expenses; Transfer Taxes. Whether or not the Closing shall occur, all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including accounting and legal fees, shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses, except that, if the Closing occurs, on the Closing Date, the Company shall pay all of the reasonable and documented third party fees and expenses incurred by the Investors in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, including the fees and expenses of counsel for Investors (collectively, “Investor Expenses”). In addition, the Company shall pay (i) any and all documentary, sales, use, registration, stamp or similar issue or transfer Taxes due on or in respect of the issuance of (x) the Series A Shares contemplated hereby and (y) shares of Common Stock upon conversion of any such Series A Share, as applicable and (ii) any fees (including filing fees) and expenses incurred by Investors, whether in respect of the Issuance, the issuance of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series A Shares or otherwise, in connection with seeking any approval or notification of any Governmental Authority required in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the Transaction Documents.
 
5.7           Amendments and Waivers. No term of this Agreement may be amended or modified without the prior written consent of each Party. No provision of this Agreement may be waived except in a writing executed and delivered by the Party against whom such waiver is sought to be enforced. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 5.7 shall be binding upon each holder of any Series A Shares purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding, each future holder of all such Series A Shares, and the Company.
 
5.8           Equitable Relief. Each Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that the failure of the other Party to perform its respective agreements and covenants hereunder, including any failure to take all actions as are necessary by such Party to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (to the extent required to be taken by such Party under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents), will cause irreparable injury to the other Party, for which damages, even if available, will not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, each Party hereby agrees that any other Party shall be entitled to the issuance of equitable relief by any court of competent jurisdiction to compel performance of such Party’s obligations.
 
5.9           Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any Person or circumstance shall be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable in any respect, all other provisions of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect and will in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. Upon such determination that any provision, or the application of any such provision, is invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by Law in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby and the other Transaction Documents are fulfilled to the greatest extent possible.
 
5.10         Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Disclosure Schedules, Exhibits, other attachments hereto and the other Transaction Documents (as and when executed and delivered) constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
 
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5.11         Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement (implied or otherwise) is intended to confer upon any Person other than (i) the Parties or their respective successors and permitted assigns and (ii) any investment manager acting on behalf of Investors in connection with this Agreement, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
 
5.12         Governing Law; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. This Agreement and any Action or dispute arising under or related in any way to this Agreement, the relationship of the Parties, the transactions leading to this Agreement or contemplated hereby and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the Parties hereunder or related in any way to the foregoing, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal, substantive Laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements entered into and to be performed solely within such state without giving effect to the principles of conflict of Laws thereof. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY AGREES THAT JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING SEEKING EQUITABLE RELIEF) SHALL PROPERLY AND EXCLUSIVELY LIE IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK (THE “CHOSEN COURTS”). EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER AGREES NOT TO BRING ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY COURT OTHER THAN THE CHOSEN COURTS PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING SENTENCE (OTHER THAN UPON APPEAL). BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE CHOSEN COURTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT VENUE WOULD BE PROPER IN EACH OF THE CHOSEN COURTS, AND HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION THAT ANY SUCH CHOSEN COURT IS AN IMPROPER OR INCONVENIENT FORUM FOR THE RESOLUTION OF SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
 
5.13         WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE OR ACTION, CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION OR SUIT (IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) INQUIRY, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO THAT THIS SECTION 6.13 CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH THEY ARE RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT. ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 6.13 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.
 
COMPANY:
 
     
MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED
     
By:
/s/ Justin C. Dearborn
 
Name:      Justin C. Dearborn
 
Title:        Chief Executive Officer
 
     
INVESTORS:
     
GUGGENHEIM PRIVATE DEBT FUND NOTE ISSUER, LLC
     
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, as Manager
     
By:
/s/ William R. Hagner
 
Name:      William R. Hagner
 
Title:  Attorney-in-Fact
 
     
NZC GUGGENHEIM FUND LLC
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, as Manager
     
By:
/s/ William R. Hagner
 
Name:      William R. Hagner
 
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
 
     
MAVERICK ENTERPRISES, INC.
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, as Investment Manager
     
By:
/s/ William R. Hagner
 
Name:      William R. Hagner
 
Title:        Attorney-in-Fact
 
     
VERGER CAPITAL FUND LLC
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, as Sub-Advisor
     
By:
/s/ William R. Hagner
 
Name:      William R. Hagner
 
Title:        Attorney-in-Fact
 
 
Signature Page to Purchase Agreement
 

Schedule 1
 
Investor
 
Purchase Price
   
Number of Shares of
Series A Preferred Stock
 
Guggenheim Private Debt Fund Note Issuer, LLC
 
$
40,340,000.00
     
40,340.00
 
NZC Guggenheim Fund LLC
 
$
9,090,000.00
     
9,090.00
 
Maverick Enterprises, Inc.
 
$
455,000.00
     
455.00
 
Verger Capital Fund LLC
 
$
115,000.00
     
115.00
 
TOTAL:
 
$
50,000,000.00
     
50,000.00
 
 
S-1

Exhibit A
 
Definitions
 
As used in and for the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
 
Action” means any action, cause or action, suit, prosecution, grievance, inquiry, investigation, litigation, arbitration, mediation, audit, charge, hearing, order, claim, complaint or other proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or informal) by or before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.
 
Affiliate” of any Person shall mean any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person has the meaning specified in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
 
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.
 
Board” means the board of directors of the Company (or any successor governing body of the Company).
 
Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions in New York, New York generally are closed as a result of federal, state or local holiday.
 
Bylaws” means the bylaws of the Company, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
 
Certificate of Incorporation” means the certificate of incorporation of the Company, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
 
Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
 
Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
 
Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
Combination” means a transaction in which (A) a person or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) under the Exchange Act) acquires, directly or indirectly, securities representing 50% or more of the voting power of the outstanding securities of the Company or properties or assets constituting 50% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, or (B) in any case not covered by (A), (X) the Company issues securities representing 50% or more of its total voting power, including, in the case of (A) and (B), by way of merger or other business combination with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (Y) the Company engages in a merger or other business combination such that the holders of voting securities of the Company immediately prior to the transaction do not own more than 50% of the voting power of securities of the resulting entity.
 
A-1

Common Stock” means the shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, having the rights and privileges set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws.
 
Company” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
 
Company Filings” has the meaning set forth in the introduction to Article II.
 
Company Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).
 
Company’s Knowledge” and phrases of similar import mean the actual knowledge of the executive officers of the Company (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act).
 
Confidential Information” means trade secrets, confidential information and know-how (including ideas, formulae, compositions, methods, processes, procedures and techniques, research and development information, technical data, computer program code, performance specifications, support documentation, drawings, specifications, designs, business and marketing plans, pricing and cost information, and customer and supplier lists and related information).
 
Contract” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any written or oral agreement, contract, commitment, indenture, note, bond, loan, license, sublicense, lease, sublease, undertaking, statement of work or other arrangement to which such Person is a party or by which any of its properties or assets are subject.
 
Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2014, by and among the Company, the Company’s Subsidiaries party thereto, Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC and the Lenders party thereto, as amended on February 25, 2015.
 
Disclosure Schedules” has the meaning set forth in the introduction to Article II.
 
DR Systems Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
 
Electronic Delivery” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.
 
Employee Benefit Plan” means each material “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, and each other material bonus, deferred compensation, profit sharing, retirement, welfare, retention, change in control, stock purchase, stock option, equity incentive, or severance plan, program, policy, agreement, or arrangement maintained, sponsored, contributed or required to be contributed to by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any current or potential liability or obligation.
 
Environmental Law” mean all national, supra-national, federal, state, local and foreign Laws concerning public health and safety, worker health and safety, pollution or protection of the environment; including without limitation all those relating to the generation, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, release, exposure to or cleanup of hazardous materials, substances or wastes, including petroleum, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos, noise or radiation.
 
A-2

ERISA” means the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rulings and regulations thereunder.
 
Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
 “GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time.
 
Governmental Authority” means any domestic (federal, state, municipal or local) or foreign or multinational government or governmental, regulatory, political, judicial or quasi-judicial or administrative subdivision, department, authority, entity, agency, regulator, commission, board, bureau, court, or instrumentality.
 
Health Care Laws” means all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, guidance and policies relating to pricing, marketing, promotion, sale, distribution, coverage, or reimbursement of a drug, biological or medical device, including Title XI, Title XVIII and Title XIX of the Social Security Act, including, but not limited to, Sections 1128, 1128A, 1128B, 1128C or 1877 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1320a-7, 1320a-7a, 1320a-7b, 1320a-7c and 1395nn); the federal TRICARE statute (10 U.S.C. § 1071 et seq.); the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.), the False Statements Accountability Act (18 U.S.C. § 1001); the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (31 U.S.C. § 3801 et seq.); 18 U.S.C. § 287; and the anti-fraud and related provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (e.g., 18 U.S.C. §§ 1035 and 1347), together with any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person at any applicable time of determination, without duplication, (i) all liabilities and obligations for borrowed money, (ii) all liabilities and obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments or debt securities, (iii) all liabilities and obligations under or in respect of swaps, hedges or similar instruments; (iv) all liabilities and obligations in respect of letters of credit and similar instruments, (v) all liabilities and obligations (contingent or otherwise) arising from or in respect of (a) deferred compensation arrangements, (b) pension plans, or (c) amounts payable as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (regardless of whether any additional event, in addition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, is required to give rise to such liabilities and obligations), (vi) all guaranties in connection with any of the foregoing, and (vii) all accrued interest, prepayment premiums, fees, penalties, expenses or other amounts payable in respect of any of the foregoing.
 
Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property and other similar proprietary rights in any jurisdiction, including such rights in and to: (i) any patent (including all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part and extensions thereof), patent application, patent disclosure or other patent right, (ii) any trademark, service mark, trade name, business name, brand name, slogan, logo, trade dress and all other indicia of origin together with all goodwill associated therewith, and all registrations, applications for registration, and renewals for any of the foregoing, and (iii) any copyright, work of authorship (whether or not copyrightable), design, design registration, database rights, and all registrations, applications for registration, and renewals for any of the foregoing (and including in all website content and software), (iv) any Internet domain names, and (v) any Confidential Information.
 
A-3

Investors” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
 
Investor Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6.
 
Investor Rights Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(b)(ii).
 
Issuance” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
 
Law” means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, international, multinational, or other constitution, law (including common law), code, ordinance, rule, resolution, regulation, statute, Order or treaty.
 
Leased Real Property” means all leasehold or subleasehold estates and all other rights to use or occupy any land, buildings, structures, improvements, fixtures or other interest in real property held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any Lease.
 
Leases” means all leases, subleases, licenses, concessions and other Contracts pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries holds any Leased Real Property as tenant, sublease, licensee or concessionaire (including the rights to all security deposits and other amounts and instruments deposited by or on behalf of the Company and/or and of its Subsidiaries thereunder) and all material amendments, extensions, renewals, guaranties and other agreements with respect thereto.
 
Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, hypothecation, restriction, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind.
 
Material Adverse Effect” means a material and adverse effect (a) on the business, operations, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b) on the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to perform its obligations under, or to consummate the transactions contemplated by, the Transaction Documents; provided, however, that none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect: any state of facts, event, change, condition, development, circumstance, effect, factor or occurrence (i) arising out of or resulting from any adverse change in the financial, banking or securities markets or the economy in general (or any disruption of any of the foregoing), (ii) arising out of or resulting from the announcement, execution or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) arising out of or resulting from changes in applicable Laws or changes in GAAP, (iv) arising out of or resulting from changes in the market price or trading volume of the Common Stock, (v) arising out of or resulting from the failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to meet internal or public projections, forecasts or estimates of revenue or earnings, (vi) arising out of or resulting from any natural disaster or any acts of war, armed hostilities, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening thereof, or (vii) compliance with the specific provisions of, or the taking of any action specifically required by, this Agreement or the DR Systems Agreement.
 
A-4

Material License” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a).
 
NASDAQ” means The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.
 
Order” means any assessment, award, decision, injunction, judgment, order, ruling, verdict or writ entered, issued, made, or rendered by any court, administrative agency, or other Governmental Authority or by any arbitrator.
 
Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary course of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, consistent in all material respects with past custom and practice of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
 
Party” and “Parties” have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
 
Permitted Liens” means (a) mechanics’, materialman’s, workmens’, repairmen’s’, warehousemen’s, supplier’s, vendor’s, carrier’s and other similar Liens arising or incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business by operation of Law securing amounts that are not yet due and payable, (b) Liens for Taxes, assessments and other charges of Governmental Authorities not yet due and payable, (c) Liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales Contracts and equipment leases with third parties, (d) pledges or deposits to secure obligations under workers or unemployment compensation Laws or to secure other statutory obligations, (e) easements, covenants, conditions and restrictions of record affecting title to the Leased Real Property which do not or would not materially impair the use or occupancy of any Leased Real Property in the operation of the business conducted thereon as of the date of this Agreement, and (f) any zoning, or other governmentally established restrictions of encumbrances.
 
Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, Governmental Authority or other entity.
 
Purchase Price” means $50,000,000.
 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).
 
SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor Governmental Authority.
 
Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
Series A Certificate of Designation” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
 
Series A Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
 
A-5

Series A Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
 
Subsidiary” means, when used with respect to any Person, any other Person of which (a) in the case of a corporation, at least (i) a majority of the equity and (ii) a majority of the voting interests are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such first Person, by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by any combination of such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries or (b) in the case of any Person other than a corporation, such first Person, one or more of its Subsidiaries, or such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries combined (i) owns a majority of the equity interests thereof and (ii) has the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the members of the governing body thereof. As used in this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise, references to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries shall mean a Subsidiary or the Subsidiaries of the Company.
 
Tax” or “Taxes” means (i) any federal, state, local, or non-U.S. income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under Section 59A of the Code), customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, unclaimed property or escheat (or similar), registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not; (ii) any liability for or in respect of the payment of any amount of a type described in clause (i) of this definition as a result of being a member of an affiliated, combined, consolidated, unitary or other group for Tax purposes; or (iii) any liability for or in respect of the payment of any amount described in clauses (i) or (ii) of this definition as a transferee or successor, by Contract or otherwise.
 
Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
 
Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Series A Certificate of Designation, the Investor Rights Agreement, the Director Indemnification Agreement, the DR Systems Agreement and all other documents delivered or required to be delivered by any Party pursuant to this Agreement or any of the foregoing.
 
WARN Act” means the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended and any similar or related Law.
 
A-6

Exhibit B
 
DR Systems Agreement
 
See Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 3, 2015.
 
B-1

Exhibit C
 
Series A Certificate of Designation
 
See Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 3, 2015.
 
C-1

Exhibit D
 
Investor Rights Agreement
 
See Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 3, 2015.
 
D-1

Exhibit E
 
Director Indemnification Agreement
 
See Exhibit 10.20 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 27, 2015.
 
E-1

Exhibit F
 
Stockholder Proposals
 
1)             Approval of the removal of the Conversion Cap limitation with respect to the Conversion of our Series A Preferred Stock into shares of our Common Stock.
 
Because our Common Stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, we are subject to the NASDAQ Listing Rules. NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(a) requires shareholder approval prior to the issuance of securities in connection with the acquisition of the stock or assets of another company if such securities are not issued in a public offering and (A) have, or will have upon issuance, voting power equal to or in excess of 20% of the voting power outstanding before the issuance of stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock; or (B) the number of shares of common stock to be issued is or will be equal to or in excess of 20% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding before the issuance of the stock or securities. In addition, NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(b) requires shareholder approval prior to any issuance or potential issuance of securities that will result in a change of control of an applicable listed company. This rule does not specifically define when a change of control is deemed to occur. However, NASDAQ suggests in its guidance that a change of control would occur, subject to certain exceptions, if after a transaction a person or an acquiring entity holds 20% or more of the voting power of the outstanding capital stock of an applicable listed company.
 
We are seeking shareholder approval in order to remove the Conversion Cap’s application to the conversion of our newly designated Series A Preferred Stock into shares of our Common Stock under certain circumstances. Absent such approval, the Series A Preferred Stock shall only be convertible into, in the aggregate, the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Cap (which is described below) until such time as such shareholder approval is received.
 
2)             Approval of an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation to allow holders of Preferred Stock to vote separately.
 
The Company will amend its Certificate to include the following provision:
 
Except as otherwise provided by the Delaware General Corporation Law or this Certificate of Incorporation and subject to the rights of holders of Preferred Stock, all of the voting power of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be vested in the holders of the Common Stock, and each holder of Common Stock shall have one vote for each share held of record by such holder on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation generally. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, the holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation in respect of any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either as a separate series or together as a class with the holders of one or more such other series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation.
 
F-1




Exhibit 10.3
 
Execution Copy
 
WAIVER AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This WAIVER AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of February 25, 2015, is among MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), each of the undersigned subsidiaries of the Borrower (each, a “Subsidiary Guarantor” and collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), GUGGENHEIM CORPORATE FUNDING, LLC, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the financial institutions from time to time party to the Credit Agreement (as defined below) as lenders (each such financial institution, a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”), and the Required Lenders party hereto.
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, the Borrower, certain Subsidiary Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC, as collateral agent, lead arranger and as the Administrative Agent entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of April 29, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used in this Amendment not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Existing Credit Agreement);
 
WHEREAS, the Borrower intends to issue up to $50,000,000 of convertible preferred equity (the “Preferred Stock”) to a group of investors that are affiliates of, or funds or other entities advised or managed by, Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC or its affiliates (collectively, the “Investors”), and to use the proceeds of such issuance, together with cash on hand of the Borrower, to purchase or otherwise acquire all of the equity interests (the “DR Systems Acquisition”) of DR Systems, Inc., a California corporation (“DR Systems”);
 
WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance of the Preferred Stock and the DR Systems Acquisition, the Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders waive (i) the mandatory prepayment for issuance of Disqualified Equity Interests with respect to the issuance of the Preferred Stock and (ii) the mandatory prepayment of  Excess Cash Flow for the Excess Cash Flow Period ending December 31, 2014, so that such proceeds can be applied to the purchase price of the DR Systems Acquisition, as well as amend the Existing Credit Agreement to permit the issuance of and compliance with the terms of the Preferred Stock, the consummation of the DR Systems Acquisition and certain other amendments set forth herein and in the amended form of the Existing Credit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Amended Credit Agreement”), all upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, and the Administrative Agent and undersigned Required Lenders are willing to effect such waivers and amendments on the terms and conditions contained in this Amendment and in the Amended Credit Agreement.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and further valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement
 

1.           Waiver.  The undersigned Required Lenders hereby waive payment of (a) the mandatory prepayment from the Net Cash Proceeds of any Disqualified Stock Issuance in accordance with Section 2.10(d)(i) of the Existing Credit Agreement solely with respect to the issuance of the Preferred Stock, and (b) the Excess Cash Flow mandatory prepayment under Section 2.10(f) of the Existing Credit Agreement for the Excess Cash Flow Period ending December 31, 2014, in each case only if and to the extent that the Net Cash Proceeds from the issuance of the Preferred Stock or the Excess Cash Flow mandatory prepayment is applied to the purchase price of the DR Systems Acquisition and/or any transaction fees, costs or expenses arising from the DR Systems Acquisition, the issuance of the Preferred Stock and/or this Amendment; provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing waiver does not constitute, and shall not be deemed to be, a waiver of any other mandatory prepayment not expressly described in the foregoing clause (a) or (b) or any Default or Event of Default now existing or hereafter arising.
 
2.           Amendments to Existing Credit Agreement.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended so that, as amended, it shall read as set forth in, and shall have the terms, covenants, conditions and other provisions of, the Amended Credit Agreement, the terms, covenants, conditions and other provisions of which Amended Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference into this Amendment as if fully set forth herein.  The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that each amendment to the Existing Credit Agreement reflected in the Amended Credit Agreement is and shall be effective as if individually specified in this Amendment (the parties further acknowledging that amending the Existing Credit Agreement by reference to the Amended Credit Agreement provides a convenience to the parties to permit the amended terms to be read in full context), and that this Amendment is not a novation of the Existing Credit Agreement or of any credit facility provided thereunder or in respect thereof and shall not constitute a payment and reborrowing by the Borrower, or termination of the “Obligations” (as defined in and under the Existing Credit Agreement, as so amended) and the Liens and security interests as granted thereunder securing payment of such “Obligations” are in all respects continuing and in full force and effect.
 
3.           Effectiveness; Conditions PrecedentThis Amendment shall become effective as of the date (the “Effective Date”) on when each of the following conditions has been satisfied:
 
a.           The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, each Subsidiary Guarantor, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent.
 
b.          [Reserved.]
 
c.           The Administrative Agent shall have received fully executed copies of all material transaction documents with respect to the issuance of the Preferred Stock and the DR Systems Acquisition.
 
Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement
 
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d.           The Borrower shall have certified in writing to the Administrative Agent that there are no further conditions to the consummation of the issuance of the Preferred Stock other than the effectiveness of this Amendment, and that there are no further conditions to the consummation of the DR Systems Acquisition with respect to the initial acquisition of approximately 90% of the Equity Interests of DR Systems other than receipt of proceeds of the Preferred Stock, and that each such transaction is expected to happen substantially simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Amendment.
 
e.           Each of the following conditions with respect to the DR Systems Acquisition shall have been satisfied:
 
i. the Acquisition Consideration for the DR Systems Acquisition shall not exceed $80,000,000;
 
ii. immediately prior and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default then exists or would immediately result therefrom under the Amended Credit Agreement;
 
iii. after giving effect to such transaction on a Pro Forma Basis, Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement as of the most recent Test Period;
 
iv. the Board of Directors of the DR Systems shall not have indicated publicly its opposition to the consummation of such acquisition (which opposition has not been publicly withdrawn);
 
v. all transactions in connection therewith shall be consummated in all material respects, in accordance with all material applicable Legal Requirements;
 
vi. Borrower shall have provided the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, with historical financial statements for the last three fiscal years (or, if less, the number of years since formation) of DR Systems (audited if received by Borrower) and unaudited financial statements thereof for the most recent interim period which are available; and
 
vii. Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such transaction complies with this clause (e) (which shall include detailed calculations showing compliance with Financial Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis).
 
f.            The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, certifying that both immediately before the issuance of the Preferred Stock and the consummation of the DR Systems Acquisition and immediately after giving effect to both such transactions on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including, immediately after giving effect to the DR Systems Acquisition, DR Systems and its Subsidiaries), on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.
 
g.          After the consummation of the DR Systems Acquisition, neither DR Systems nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have outstanding any Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock other than (i) the Loan and Credit Extensions under the Amended Credit Agreement and (ii) up to $1,000,000 of other Indebtedness that would be permitted under Section 6.01 of the Amended Credit Agreement.
 
Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement
 
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h.           The Administrative Agent shall have received with respect to DR Systems and its Subsidiaries (x) UCC searches of a recent date and (y) tax and judgment lien searches, bankruptcy and pending lawsuit searches or equivalent reports or searches, each of a recent date listing all effective financing statements, lien notices or comparable instruments that name DR Systems or any of its Subsidiaries as debtor and that are filed in the state and/or county jurisdictions in which DR Systems or any such Subsidiary is organized or maintains its principal place of business.
 
i.            The Administrative Agent shall have received an amendment fee for the ratable benefit of (and payable to) each Lender executing this amendment in an aggregate amount equal to 0.25% of the sum of all Loans outstanding and unused Commitments of the undersigned Lenders (the “Amendment Fee”).
 
j.            In addition to payment in full in cash of the Amendment Fee, the Administrative Agent shall have received all other fees and amounts required to be paid by the Borrowers in connection herewith, including all reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent.
 
4.           Post-Closing Obligations of the Loan Parties.  The undersigned Loan Parties hereby acknowledge and agree (a) to cooperate, and at all times during the six month period commencing on the effective date of the DR Systems Acquisition to cooperate, and cause DR Systems and its subsidiaries to cooperate, with the Administrative Agent and its counsel to obtain, at the cost and expense of the Loan Parties, a quality of earnings report (the “DR Systems QofE Report”) with respect to DR Systems and its Subsidiaries and to conduct customary legal due diligence (including the Borrower providing a substantially completed draft of a Perfection Certificate Supplement with respect to DR Systems and its subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent no later than 30 days after the Effective Date hereof (subject to updates and revisions as needed based on the result of due diligence)) with respect to DR Systems and its Subsidiaries, if any (“DR Systems Due Diligence”), (b) that all reasonable and documented fees and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel) and the investors in the DR Systems Preferred Stock (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented fees and expenses of equity counsel) in connection with such DR Systems Due Diligence shall be payable by the Loan Parties in accordance with Section 10.03(a) of the Amended Credit Agreement (provided, that the Loan Parties’ obligations for the cost of the DR Systems QofE Report and such DR Systems Due Diligence shall not exceed $150,000) and (c) to provide all joinders and collateral documentation (including a complete, duly executed Perfection Certificate) required in accordance with Sections 5.11 and 5.12 of the Amended Credit Agreement; provided, that determination of the deadlines for providing joinder and collateral documentation, other than pledges of the stock of DR Systems, shall not commence until the earlier of (x) the date that the Company has acquired 100% of the Equity Interests in DR Systems by merger or otherwise or (y) the date that occurs 75 days after the Effective Date.
 
5.           Representations and Warranties.  In order to induce the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent to enter into this Amendment, each undersigned Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to and for the benefit of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent as follows:
 
Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement
 
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a.           At the time of and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, the issuance of the Preferred Stock and the consummation of the DR Systems Acquisition, (i) the representations and warranties of such other Loan Party set forth in Article III of the Amended Credit Agreement (other than representations and warranties which, in accordance with their express terms, are made only as of a specified date) are, and will be, true and correct in all material respects as though made at such time, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
 
b.          The execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and other organizational action and do not and will not require any approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person.
 
c.           This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
 
6.           Entire Agreement.  This Amendment, together with the Amended Credit Agreement (collectively, the “Relevant Documents”), sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto in relation to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior negotiations and agreements among the parties relating to such subject matter.  No promise, condition, representation or warranty, express or implied, not set forth in the Relevant Documents shall bind any party hereto, and no such party has relied on any such promise, condition, representation or warranty.  Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that, except as otherwise expressly stated in the Relevant Documents, no representations, warranties or commitments, express or implied, have been made by any party to any other party in relation to the subject matter hereof or thereof.  None of the terms or conditions of this Amendment may be changed, modified, waived or canceled verbally or otherwise, except in writing and in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Amended Credit Agreement.
 
7.           Full Force and Effect of Agreement.  Except as hereby specifically amended, modified or supplemented, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects and shall be and remain in full force and effect according to its terms.  Each undersigned Subsidiary Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that, after giving effect to this Amendment, all of its respective obligations and liabilities under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, as such obligations and liabilities have been amended by this Amendment, are reaffirmed, and remain in full force and effect.  After giving effect to the Amendment, each Loan Party reaffirms each Lien granted by it for the benefit of the Secured Parties under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, which Liens shall continue in full force and effect during the term of the Amended Credit Agreement, and shall continue to secure the Obligations (after giving effect to the Amendment), in each case, on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
 
Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement
 
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8.          CounterpartsThis Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy or other electronic transmission (e.g. pdf or electronic mail) shall be effective as a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.
 
9.           Governing Law.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  This Amendment shall be further subject to the provisions of Sections 10.09 and 10.10 of the Amended Credit Agreement.
 
10.         EnforceabilityAny provision of this Amendment held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or enforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
 
11.         References.  On or after the Effective Date, all references in any Loan Document to the “Credit Agreement” shall mean the Amended Credit Agreement.
 
12.         Successors and Assigns.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective successors, legal representatives, and assignees to the extent such assignees are permitted assignees as provided in Section 10.14 of the Credit Agreement.
 
 [Signature pages follow.]
 
Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be made, executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

BORROWERS:
 
MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED
 
By:
/s/ Justin C. Dearborn
 
Name:       Justin C. Dearborn
 
Title:         Chief Executive Officer
 
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
 
MERGE ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP.
MERGE ECLINICAL INC.
MERGE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS INC.
MERGE SF HOLDINGS, INC.
MERGE SH HOLDINGS, INC.
REQUISITE SOFTWARE INC.,
 
each a Delaware corporation
 
By:
/s/ Justin C. Dearborn
Name: 
 Justin C. Dearborn
Title:
President

Signature Page
Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement
 

 
LENDERS:
 
 
 
5180 CLO LP
 
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment
 
Management, LLC as Collateral
 
Manager
 
 
By:
/s/ William R. Hagner
 
 
Name:      William R. Hagner
 
 
Title:        Attorney-in-Fact
 
 
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.
 
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment
 
Management, LLC as Manager
 
 
By:
/s/ William R. Hagner
 
 
Name:      William R. Hagner
 
 
Title:        Attorney-in-Fact
 
 
Guggenheim High-Yield Master Fund SPC, on behalf of and for the account of High-Yield Loan Plus Master Segregated Portfolio
 
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment
 
Management, LLC as Manager

 
By:
/s/ William R. Hagner
 
 
Name:      William R. Hagner
 
 
Title:        Attorney-in-Fact
 
 
Hempstead CLO LP
 
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment
 
      Management, LLC as Collateral
Manager

 
By:
/s/ William R. Hagner
 
 
Name:      William R. Hagner
 
 
Title:        Attorney-in-Fact
 
Signature Page
Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement
 

 
Indiana University Health, Inc.
 
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment
 
      Management, LLC as Manager

 
By:
/s/ William R. Hagner
 
 
Name:      William R. Hagner
 
 
Title:        Attorney-in-Fact
 
 
Mercer Field CLO LP
 
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment
 
Management, LLC as Collateral
Manager

 
By:
/s/ William R. Hagner
 
 
Name:      William R. Hagner
 
 
Title:        Attorney-in-Fact
 
 
Guggenheim Master Fund Limited
 
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment
 
Management, LLC as Manager

 
By:
/s/ William R. Hagner
 
 
Name:      William R. Hagner
 
 
Title:        Attorney-in-Fact
 
 
Guggenheim Private Debt Fund Note Issuer, LLC
 
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment
 
Management, LLC as Manager

 
By:
/s/ William R. Hagner
 
 
Name:      William R. Hagner
 
 
Title:        Attorney-in-Fact
 
Signature Page
Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement
 

 
Guggenheim Private Debt Master Fund, LLC
 
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment
 
Management, LLC as Investment
Manager

 
By:
/s/ William R. Hagner
 
 
Name:      William R. Hagner
 
 
Title:        Attorney-in-Fact
 
 
Trinity Health Corporation
 
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment
 
Management, LLC as Manager

 
By:
/s/ William R. Hagner
 
 
Name:      William R. Hagner
 
 
Title:        Attorney-in-Fact
 
 
Verger Capital Fund LLC
 
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment
 
Management, LLC as Sub-Advisor

 
By:
/s/ William R. Hagner
 
 
Name:      William R. Hagner
 
 
Title:        Attorney-in-Fact
 
 
Western Regional Insurance Company, Inc.
 
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment
 
Management, LLC as Investment
Manager

 
By:
/s/ William R. Hagner
 
 
Name:      William R. Hagner
 
 
Title:        Attorney-in-Fact
 
Signature Page
Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement
 

 
 
Guggenheim Opportunistic U.S. Loan and Bond Fund IV, a sub fund of Guggenheim Qualifying Investor Fund plc
 
By: For and on behalf of BNY Mellon
 
Trust Company (Ireland) Limited under
 
Power of Attorney
 
 
By:
/s/ Eileen McCarroll
 
 
Name:     Eileen McCarroll
 
 
Title:       Assistant Manager
 
 
For and on behalf of
 
BNY Mellon Trust Company
 
(Ireland) Limited
 
 Under Power of Attorney
 
 
Guggenheim U.S. Loan Fund III, a sub fund of Guggenheim Qualifying Investor Fund plc
 
By: For and on behalf of BNY Mellon
 
Trust Company (Ireland) Limited under
 
Power of Attorney

 
By:
/s/ Eileen McCarroll
 
 
Name:     Eileen McCarroll
 
 
Title:       Assistant Manager
 
 
For and on behalf of
 
BNY Mellon Trust Company
 
(Ireland) Limited
 
 Under Power of Attorney
 
Signature Page
Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement
 

 
Guggenheim U.S. Loan Fund II, a sub fund of Guggenheim Qualifying Investor Fund pl
 
By: For and on behalf of BNY Mellon
 
Trust Company (Ireland) Limited under
 
Power of Attorney
 
 
By:
/s/ Eileen McCarroll
 
 
Name:     Eileen McCarroll
 
 
Title:       Assistant Manager
 
 
For and on behalf of
 
BNY Mellon Trust Company
 
(Ireland) Limited
 
 Under Power of Attorney
 
 
Guggenheim U.S. Loan Fund, a sub fund of Guggenheim Qualifying Investor Fund plc
 
By: For and on behalf of BNY Mellon
 
Trust Company (Ireland) Limited under
 
Power of Attorney
 
 
By:
/s/ Eileen McCarroll
 
 
Name:     Eileen McCarroll
 
 
Title:       Assistant Manager
 
 
For and on behalf of
 
BNY Mellon Trust Company
 
(Ireland) Limited
 
 Under Power of Attorney
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association
 
By:
/s/ Nichol S. Shuart
 
Name:       Nichol S. Shuart
 
Title:         Authorized Signatory
 
Signature Page
Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement
 


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
GUGGENHEIM CORPORATE FUNDING, LLC
 
By:
/s/ Benjamin Goodman
 
Name:       Benjamin Goodman
 
Title:         Agent
 
Signature Page
Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement
 

Annex A
 
Signature Page
Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement
 

Exhibit A
Amended Credit Agreement

See attached.
 

EXHIBIT A

to First Amendment to Credit Agreement


 
CREDIT AGREEMENT1

dated as of April 29, 2014,

among

MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED,
as Borrower,

and

THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO,
as Subsidiary Guarantors,

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO

and

GUGGENHEIM CORPORATE FUNDING, LLC,
as Lead Arranger and Book Runner,

and

GUGGENHEIM CORPORATE FUNDING, LLC,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
 

______________________________
1 This copy of the Credit Agreement is a blackline of the Amended Credit Agreement effected by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2015 (referred to herein as the “First Amendment”), marked against a copy of the “Existing Credit Agreement” as defined in the First Amendment.
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
Page
     
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1
Section 1.01
Defined Terms
1
Section 1.02
Classification of Loans and Borrowings
39
Section 1.03
Terms Generally
39
Section 1.04
Accounting Terms; GAAP
39
Section 1.05
Resolution of Drafting Ambiguities
40
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
40
Section 2.01
Commitments
40
Section 2.02
Loans
40
Section 2.03
Borrowing Procedure
41
Section 2.04
Evidence of Debt; Repayment of Loans
42
Section 2.05
Fees
42
Section 2.06
Interest on Loans
43
Section 2.07
Termination and Reduction of Commitments
43
Section 2.08
Interest Elections
44
Section 2.09
Amortization of Term Borrowings
45
Section 2.10
Optional and Mandatory Prepayments of Loans
45
Section 2.11
Alternate Rate of Interest
49
Section 2.12
Increased Costs; Change in Legality
49
Section 2.13
Breakage Payments
51
Section 2.14
Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs
51
Section 2.15
Taxes
52
Section 2.16
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
55
Section 2.17
Reserved
57
Section 2.18
Reserved
57
Section 2.19
Increases of the Commitments
57
Section 2.20
Extension Offers
59
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
60
Section 3.01
Organization; Powers
60
Section 3.02
Authorization; Enforceability
60
Section 3.03
No Conflicts
60
Section 3.04
Financial Statements; Projections
61
 
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Section 3.05
Properties
61
Section 3.06
Intellectual Property
62
Section 3.07
Equity Interests and Subsidiaries
63
Section 3.08
Litigation; Compliance with Legal Requirements
63
Section 3.09
[Reserved]
63
Section 3.10
Federal Reserve Regulations
63
Section 3.11
Investment Company Act
63
Section 3.12
Use of Proceeds
63
Section 3.13
Taxes
64
Section 3.14
No Material Misstatements
64
Section 3.15
Labor Matters
64
Section 3.16
Solvency
64
Section 3.17
Employee Benefit Plans
65
Section 3.18
Environmental Matters
65
Section 3.19
Insurance
66
Section 3.20
Security Documents
66
Section 3.21
Anti-Terrorism Law; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
67
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
68
Section 4.01
Conditions to Initial Credit Extension
68
ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
71
Section 5.01
Financial Statements, Reports, etc
71
Section 5.02
Litigation and Other Notices
74
Section 5.03
Existence; Businesses and Properties
74
Section 5.04
Insurance
75
Section 5.05
Obligations and Taxes
76
Section 5.06
Employee Benefits
76
Section 5.07
Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections; Annual Meetings
76
Section 5.08
Use of Proceeds
77
Section 5.09
Compliance with Environmental Laws; Environmental Reports
77
Section 5.10
Interest Rate Protection
77
Section 5.11
Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors
78
Section 5.12
Security Interests; Further Assurances
80
Section 5.13
Information Regarding Collateral
80
ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
81
 
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Section 6.01
Indebtedness
81
Section 6.02
Liens
83
Section 6.03
Sale and Leaseback Transactions
85
Section 6.04
Investment, Loans and Advances
86
Section 6.05
Mergers and Consolidations
88
Section 6.06
Asset Sales
88
Section 6.07
Acquisitions
90
Section 6.08
Dividends
90
Section 6.09
Transactions with Affiliates
91
Section 6.10
Financial Covenants
92
Section 6.11
Reserved
93
Section 6.12
Prepayments of Other Indebtedness; Modifications of Organizational Documents and Other Documents, etc
93
Section 6.13
Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries
94
Section 6.14
Limitation on Issuance of Capital Stock
95
Section 6.15
Business
95
Section 6.16
Limitation on Accounting Changes
95
Section 6.17
Fiscal Year
95
Section 6.18
No Further Negative Pledge
95
Section 6.19
Anti-Terrorism Law; Anti-Money Laundering
96
Section 6.20
Embargoed Person
96
ARTICLE VII
GUARANTEE
96
Section 7.01
The Guarantee
96
Section 7.02
Obligations Unconditional
97
Section 7.03
Reinstatement
98
Section 7.04
Subrogation; Subordination
98
Section 7.05
Remedies
98
Section 7.06
Instrument for the Payment of Money
98
Section 7.07
Continuing Guarantee
98
Section 7.08
General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations
98
Section 7.09
Release of Guarantors
99
Section 7.10
Right of Contribution
99
Section 7.11
Keepwell
99
ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
100
Section 8.01
Events of Default
100
 
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Section 8.02
Rescission
102
Section 8.03
Equity Cure
103
Section 8.04
Application of Proceeds
104
ARTICLE IX
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT
105
Section 9.01
Appointment
105
Section 9.02
Agent in Its Individual Capacity
105
Section 9.03
Exculpatory Provisions
105
Section 9.04
Reliance by Agent
106
Section 9.05
Delegation of Duties
106
Section 9.06
Successor Agent
107
Section 9.07
Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders
107
Section 9.08
Named Agents
107
Section 9.09
Indemnification
107
Section 9.10
Withholding Taxes
108
Section 9.11
Lender’s Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgements
108
Section 9.12
Collateral Documents and Guarantee
109
Section 9.13
Administrative Agent May File Bankruptcy Disclosure and Proofs of Claim
110
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
111
Section 10.01
Notices
111
Section 10.02
Waivers; Amendment
113
Section 10.03
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
115
Section 10.04
Successors and Assigns
117
Section 10.05
Survival of Agreement
121
Section 10.06
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness
122
Section 10.07
Severability
122
Section 10.08
Right of Setoff; Marshalling; Payments Set Aside
122
Section 10.09
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
122
Section 10.10
Waiver of Jury Trial
123
Section 10.11
Headings
123
Section 10.12
Confidentiality
124
Section 10.13
Interest Rate Limitation
124
Section 10.14
Assignment and Assumption
125
Section 10.15
Obligations Absolute
125
Section 10.16
Waiver of Defenses; Absence of Fiduciary Duties
125
 
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Section 10.17
USA Patriot Act
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ANNEXES
Annex I Commitments
Annex II Notice Information

SCHEDULES

Schedule 1.01(a) Excluded Attributable Indebtedness
Schedule 1.01(b) Closing Date Immaterial Subsidiaries
Schedule 1.01(c) Subsidiary Guarantors
Schedule 3.19 Insurance
Schedule 6.01(b) Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 6.02(c) Existing Liens
Schedule 6.04(b) Existing Investments
Schedule 6.09 Transactions with Affiliates

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit C Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit D Form of Intercompany Note
Exhibit E Form of Interest Election Request
Exhibit F [Reserved]
Exhibit G [Reserved]
Exhibit H [Reserved]
Exhibit I Form of Term Note
Exhibit J-1 Form of Perfection Certificate
Exhibit J-2 Form of Perfection Certificate Supplement
Exhibit K Form of Security Agreement
Exhibit L-1 Form of Non-Bank Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit L-2 Form of Non-Bank Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit L-3 Form of Non-Bank Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit L-4 Form of Non-Bank Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit M Form of Solvency Certificate
 
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CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 29, 2014, is made among MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), the Subsidiary Guarantors (such term and each other capitalized term used but not otherwise defined in any other Article hereof having the meaning given to it in Article I), the Lenders, GUGGENHEIM CORPORATE FUNDING, LLC, as lead arranger (in such capacity, the “Arranger”), and GUGGENHEIM CORPORATE FUNDING, LLC, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, Borrower has requested the Lenders to extend credit in the form of Term Loans on the Closing Date, in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $235,000,000;

WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Loans are to be used in accordance with Section 3.12;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Lenders are willing to extend such credit to Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

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

ABR Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Loans.

ABR Loan” shall mean any Term Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate in accordance with the provisions of Article II.

Acquisition Consideration” shall mean the purchase consideration for any Permitted Acquisition by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, whether paid in cash or by exchange of properties, securities or other assets and whether payable at or prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or deferred for payment at any future time, whether or not any such future payment is subject to the occurrence of any contingency, and includes any and all payments representing the purchase price and any assumptions or repayments of Indebtedness (or any indebtedness that remains outstanding) and/or Contingent Obligations, “earn-outs” and other agreements to make any payment the amount of which is, or the terms of payment of which are, in any respect subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of any Person or business; provided that any such future payment that is subject to a contingency shall be considered Acquisition Consideration only to the extent of the reserve, if any, required under GAAP, as determined at the time of the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition to be established in respect thereof by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, further, that Acquisition Consideration shall not include (a) any consideration or payment paid by any Company (i) with the Net Cash Proceeds of issuances of Qualified Capital Stock of Borrower to its shareholders and/or (ii) in the form of Qualified Capital Stock of Borrower and (b) cash and Cash Equivalents acquired by the Companies as part of the applicable Permitted Acquisition.

Adjusted LIBO Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, a rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1%) equal to the greater of (a) (i) the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be equal to the LIBO Rate for such Eurodollar Borrowing in effect for such Interest Period divided by (ii) 1 minus the Statutory Reserves (if any) for such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period and (b) 1.00.%.
 

Administrative Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto and includes each other Person appointed as the successor administrative agent pursuant to Article X.

Administrative Agent Fees” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).

Administrative Agency Fee Letter” shall mean that certain Fee Letter dated as of the date hereof by and among Borrower and Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC.

Administrative Questionnaire” shall mean an Administrative Questionnaire in the form supplied from time to time by the Administrative Agent.

Advisors” shall mean legal counsel (including local, foreign and in-house counsel), auditors, accountants, consultants, appraisers, engineers or other advisors.

Affiliate” shall mean, when used 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; provided, however, that, (a) for purposes of Section 6.09, the term “Affiliate” shall also include any Person that directly or indirectly owns more than 10% of any class of Equity Interests of the Person specified, and (b) neither any Lender nor any Agent (nor any of their Affiliates) shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries solely by virtue of its capacity as a Lender or Agent hereunder.

Agents” shall mean the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent; and “Agent” shall mean any of them as the context requires.

Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

Alternate Base Rate” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Base Rate in effect on such day, (b) 2.00%, (c) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50% and (d) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a Eurodollar Loan with a one-month Interest Period (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1.00%. If the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms of the definition thereof, the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (c) or (d), as applicable, of the preceding sentence until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Base Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the then applicable or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Base Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the then applicable Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively.

Amended Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified in the First Amendment.

Anti-Terrorism Laws” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.21(a).

Applicable Margin” shall mean, for any day, with respect to any Term Loan, 5.00% per annum with respect to ABR Loans and 6.00% per annum with respect to Eurodollar Loans.
 
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Approved Electronic Communications” shall mean any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material that any Loan Party provides to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Agents or the Lenders by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 10.01(b).

Approved Fund” shall mean 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” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

Asset Sale” shall mean (a) any conveyance, sale, transfer or other disposition (including by way of merger or consolidation and including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) of any property excluding (i) sales of inventory and dispositions of cash and Cash Equivalents, in each case, in the ordinary course of business, (ii) sales and dispositions of obsolete or worn out property and (iii) sales and dispositions otherwise permitted under Section 6.06 (other than Section 6.06(b) or (g)) by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) any issuance or sale of any Equity Interest of any Subsidiary of Borrower, in each case, to any Person other than (i) Borrower, (ii) any Subsidiary Guarantor or (iii) other than for purposes of Section 6.06, any other Subsidiary, and in any event excluding Casualty Events and equity issuances by Borrower.

Asset Sale Threshold” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(c)(i).

Assignment and Assumption” shall mean an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent (including electronic documentation generated by ClearPar, Markitclear or other electronic platform). To the extent approved by the Administrative Agent, an Assignment and Assumption may be electronically executed and delivered via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Attributable Indebtedness” shall mean, when used with respect to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at a rate equivalent to Borrower’s then-current weighted average cost of funds for borrowed money as at the time of determination, compounded on a semi-annual basis) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments (and/or substantially similar payments) during the remaining term of the lease included in any such Sale and Leaseback Transaction; provided that Attributable Indebtedness in respect of the Sale and Leaseback Transaction set forth on Schedule 1.01(a) hereto shall be excluded.

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time.

Base Rate” shall mean, for any day, the prime rate published in The Wall Street Journal for such day; provided that if The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish for any reason such rate of interest, “Base Rate” shall mean the prime lending rate as set forth on the Bloomberg page PRIMBB Index (or successor page) for such day (or such other service as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of prime lending interest rates); each change in the Base Rate shall be effective on the date such change is effective. The prime rate is not necessarily the lowest rate charged by any financial institution to its customers.

Board” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

Board of Directors” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) in the case of any corporation, the board of directors of such Person, (b) in the case of any limited liability company, the board of managers or board of directors, as applicable, of such Person, or if such limited liability company does not have a board of managers or board of directors, the functional equivalent of the foregoing, (c) in the case of any partnership, the board of directors or board of managers, as applicable, of the general partner of such Person and (d) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing.
 
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Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

Borrower Materials” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.

Borrowing” shall mean Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

Borrowing Request” shall mean a request by Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03 and substantially in the form of Exhibit B, or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent.

Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in New York City or Chicago, Illinois are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close; provided, however, that when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

Capital Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, without duplication, (a) all expenditures made directly or indirectly by Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period that should be capitalized under GAAP for property, plant and equipment and other fixed assets, including, without limitation, capitalized software development costs, but in each case excluding purchase price payments with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, minus (b) Net Cash Proceeds of Asset Sales received which (i) Borrower or a Subsidiary is permitted to reinvest pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (ii) are included in amounts capitalized above, minus (c) proceeds of insurance policies and condemnation awards or similar awards (or payments in lieu thereof) or damage recovery proceeds or other settlements related to a Casualty Event received which (i) Borrower or a Subsidiary is permitted to reinvest pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (ii) are included in amounts capitalized above, minus (d) to the extent included in amounts capitalized above, expenditures to the extent financed with (i) cash indemnity payments or third party reimbursements received during such period or (ii) trade-ins of property, plant and equipment disposed of in a manner permitted by this Agreement, minus (e) to the extent included in expenditures, non-cash adjustments representing asset write-ups due to the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting.

Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person shall mean 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 capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP (as in effect on the date hereof), and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP (as in effect on the date hereof).

Capital Requirements” shall mean, as to any Person, any matter, directly or indirectly, (a) regarding capital adequacy, capital ratios, capital requirements, the calculation of such Person’s capital or similar matters, or (b) affecting the amount of capital required to be obtained or maintained by such Person or any Person controlling such Person (including any direct or indirect holding company), or the manner in which such Person or any Person controlling such Person (including any direct or indirect holding company), allocates capital to any of its contingent liabilities (including letters of credit), advances, acceptances, commitments, assets or liabilities.
 
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Cash Equivalents” shall mean, as of any date of termination and as to any Person, any of the following (a) marketable securities issued, or directly, unconditionally and fully guaranteed or insured, by the United States or any political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition by such Person, (b) marketable securities issued, or directly, unconditionally and fully guaranteed or insured, by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of such state is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition by such Person, (c) time deposits and certificates of deposit of any Lender or any commercial bank having, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia having, capital and surplus aggregating in excess of $500,000,000 and a rating of “A” (or such other similar equivalent rating) or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act) with maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition by such Person, (d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) above entered into with any Person meeting the qualifications specified in clause (c) above, which repurchase obligations are secured by a valid perfected security interest in the underlying securities, (e) commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated in the United States rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, and in each case maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition by such Person, (f) investments in money market funds that invest substantially all of such funds’ assets in the Cash Equivalents described in clauses (a) through (e) above, (g) demand deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business; and (h) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, (i) investments of the type and (to the extent applicable) maturity described in clauses (a) through (g) above of (or maintained with) a comparable foreign obligor, which investments or obligors (or the parent thereof) have ratings described in clause (c) or (e) above, if applicable, or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies or (ii) investments of the type and maturity (to the extent applicable) described in clauses (a) through (g) above of (or maintained with) a foreign obligor (or the parent thereof), which investments or obligors (or the parents thereof) are not rated as provided in such clauses or in subclause (i) of this clause (h) but which are, in the reasonable judgment of Borrower, comparable in investment quality to such investments and obligors (or the parents of such obligors).

Cash Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Interest Expense paid in cash by Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, less cash interest income received by Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period.

Casualty Event” shall mean any involuntary loss of title, any involuntary loss of, damage to or any destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking (including by any Governmental Authority) of, any property of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. “Casualty Event” shall include but not be limited to any taking of all or any part of any Real Property of any Person or any part thereof, in or by condemnation or other eminent domain proceedings pursuant to any Legal Requirement, or by reason of the temporary requisition of the use or occupancy of all or any part of any Real Property of any Person or any part thereof by any Governmental Authority, civil or military, or any settlement in lieu thereof.

Casualty Event Excess Net Cash Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(e)(i).

Casualty Event Threshold” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(e)(i).

CERCLA” shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., and all implementing regulations.
 
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CFC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.11(b).

A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:

(a)           any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that for purposes of this clause such person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of Voting Stock of Borrower representing more than 35% or, solely with respect to the Permitted Holders, 40% of the voting power of the total outstanding Voting Stock of Borrower, provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, a “group” shall not include the Permitted Holders and any holders of DR Systems Preferred Stock due to any agreement among such parties as to the election of any directors of the Borrower; or

(b)           during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of Borrower (together with any new directors whose election to such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election was approved by a vote of a majority of(x) the Permitted Holders or (y) the members of the Board of Directors of Borrower, which members comprising such majority are then still in office and were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of Borrower.

For purposes of this definition, a Person shall not be deemed to have beneficial ownership of Equity Interests subject to a stock purchase agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement until the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement.

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

Charges” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.13.

Claim” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.03(b).

Class,” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Term Loans (including any Incremental Term Loans) and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Term Loan Commitment (including any Incremental Term Loan Commitment) under this Agreement as originally in effect or pursuant to Section 2.19 or Section 2.20, of which such Loan, Borrowing or Commitment shall be a part.

Closing Date” shall mean April 29, 2014.

Closing Date Total Leverage Ratio” shall mean 6.00 to 1.00.
 
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Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral” shall mean, collectively, all of the Security Agreement Collateral, the Mortgaged Property and all other property of whatever kind and nature subject or purported to be subject from time to time to a Lien under any Security Document.

Collateral Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

Commitment” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment.

Communications” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.01(b).

Companies” shall mean Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and “Company” shall mean any one of them.

Compliance Certificate” shall mean a certificate of a Financial Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

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

Consolidated Amortization Expense” shall mean, for any period, the amortization expense of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Current Assets” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the total assets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries which may properly be classified as current assets on a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, but excluding (a) cash and Cash Equivalents, (b) assets associated with Hedging Agreements and (c) prepaid income taxes.

Consolidated Current Liabilities” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the total liabilities (excluding deferred taxes and taxes payable) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries which may properly be classified as current liabilities (other than the current portion of any Loans and other long term liabilities, and accrued interest thereon) on a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, but excluding liabilities associated with Hedging Agreements.

Consolidated Depreciation Expense” shall mean, for any period, the depreciation expense of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, adjusted by (x) adding thereto, in each case only to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income and without duplication:

(a)           Consolidated Interest Expense for such period;

(b)           Consolidated Amortization Expense for such period;

(c)           Consolidated Depreciation Expense for such period;

(d)           Consolidated Tax Expense for such period;
 
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(e)           recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting related adjustments (including the reduction of revenue from any write-down of deferred revenue);

(f)            the aggregate amount of (i) non-cash losses on sales of fixed assets or write-downs of fixed or intangible assets, (ii) all other non-cash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period (including non-cash equity compensation and non‑cash charges due to the application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification) and (iii) cash and non-cash charges resulting from the application of FASB ASC rules relating to the grant, exercise or other measurement of equity related incentives, FASB ASC 350 (relating to changes in accounting for the amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles), FASB ASC 360 (relating to the write-down of long-lived assets) and FASB ASC 805 (including with respect to earn-outs incurred by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any Permitted Acquisition);

(g)           the amount of directors fees paid to directors of Borrower; provided that the aggregate amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (g) shall not exceed $1,000,000 for any four consecutive fiscal quarter period;

(h)           expenses and payments that are covered by indemnification or purchase price adjustment provisions in any agreement entered into by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any proposed or actual Permitted Acquisition;

(i)            fees, premiums, expenses and other costs (including audit fees) related to, or incurred in connection with, (i) the Transactions (including to fund any upfront fees or original issue discount) incurred during such period; provided that the aggregate amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (i) shall not exceed $4,000,000 over the term of this Agreement, (ii) any Permitted Acquisition (excluding the DR Systems Acquisition but including cash-stay bonuses paid to employees, severance and reorganization costs and expenses in connection with any other Permitted Acquisition), Investments (other than Permitted Acquisitions), dispositions (to the extent such fees, costs and expenses related to, or incurred in connection with, dispositions were not incurred in the ordinary course of business), issuance of debt or equity (excluding the issuance of the DR Systems Preferred Stock but otherwise whether or not consummated), and/or the Hedging Agreements contemplated by Section 5.10, (iii) the First Amendment, the DR Systems Acquisition (including cash-stay bonuses paid to employees, severance and reorganization costs and expenses) and the issuance of the DR Systems Preferred Stock, and (iv) other acquisitions which would reasonably be expected to have (if consummated) satisfied the requirements set forth in the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”, except to the extent they are not consummated; provided that the aggregate amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (i)(iv) shall not exceed $1,500,000 for any four consecutive fiscal quarter period;

(j)            (i) costs, charges, accruals, reserves or expenses attributable to the undertaking and/or implementation of cost savings initiatives, operating expense reductions and other restructuring and integration activities (including, without limitation, inventory optimization programs) and other business optimization expenses (excluding capitalized software development costs), transition costs and costs related to the closure or consolidation of facilities or offices and curtailments, consulting fees, signing costs, non-recurring retention or completion bonuses, relocation expenses, severance payments, modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans and new systems design and implementation costs) associated therewith and (ii) for calculations made on a Pro Forma Basis in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, Investment, Asset Sale or other disposition or discontinued line of business or operations, cost savings, operating expense reductions, synergies and adjustments attributable to such transaction, in each case relating to actions implemented or to be implemented within one year of the date of the applicable event that are supportable and quantifiable by the underlying account records of such business, as certified by a Financial Officer; provided that the aggregate amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (j) for any four consecutive fiscal quarter period shall not exceed 10% (and when combined with the aggregate amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (2) of the ultimate paragraph of this definition of Consolidated EBITDA, 15%) of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (determined prior to giving effect to this clause (j) and such clause (2));
 
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(k)           all losses during such period resulting from the sale, retirement or disposition of any asset outside the ordinary course of business;

(l)            fees, costs and expenses paid in cash in connection with the repayment of debt to Persons that are not Affiliates of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(m)          the unamortized fees, costs and expenses relating to the repayment of debt;

(n)           Insurance Loss Addbacks; provided, that if any amounts added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (n) are not received by Borrower within the one-year period referred to in the definition of “Insurance Loss Addback”, such amounts shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA in the subsequent calculation period;

(o)           [reserved];

(p)           any expense deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period and reimbursed or advanced (including through a purchase price adjustment) during such period or an earlier period (if not added back to Consolidated EBITDA in any earlier period) by third parties (other than Borrower and its Subsidiaries);

(q)           the aggregate amount of expenses or losses incurred by Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries relating to business interruption to the extent covered by insurance and (i) actually reimbursed or otherwise paid to Borrower or such Subsidiary or (ii) so long as such amount is reasonably expected to be received by Borrower or such Subsidiary in a subsequent calculation period and within one year of the date of the underlying loss; provided, in the case of this clause (q)(ii), that (1) the aggregate amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (q)(ii) shall not exceed $1,500,000 for any four consecutive fiscal quarter period and (2) if not so reimbursed or received by Borrower or such Subsidiary within such one-year period, such expenses or losses shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA in the subsequent calculation period;

(r)            costs, fees and expenses related to the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and paid or reimbursed to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any of the Lenders or other third parties paid or engaged by the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any of the Lenders (including, and together with, any fees and expenses related to the Administrative Agent obtaining a Debt Rating);

(s)           any extraordinary (as interpreted under GAAP) or non-recurring expenses or charges incurred during such period; provided that the aggregate amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (s) shall not exceed $1,000,000 for any four consecutive fiscal quarter period; and

(t)           solely for purposes of determining compliance with the Financial Covenants for purposes of Section 6.10 in respect of any period which includes a Cure Quarter, the Cure Amount in connection with an Equity Cure Contribution in respect of such Cure Quarter; and
 
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(y) subtracting therefrom, in each case, only to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period and without duplication:

(1)           the aggregate amount of all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income (other than the accrual of revenue or recording of receivables in the ordinary course of business) during such period;

(2)           software development costs that were capitalized during such period;

(3)           recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting related adjustments;

(4)           all gains during such period resulting from the sale or disposition of any asset outside the ordinary course of business;

(5)           any gains on extinguishment of debt;

(6)           all payments and reversals that reduce any reserve that was accrued in a prior period (but only to the extent amounts in respect of such accrual were added back in determining Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (f)(ii) above during such prior period); and

(7)           and any extraordinary or non-recurring gains or credits received during such period.

For the avoidance of doubt, no capitalized software development costs will be included as a component of the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA.

Other than for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated (1) on a Pro Forma Basis to give effect to any Permitted Acquisition, Asset Sales or other dispositions (other than any dispositions in the ordinary course of business), and discontinued line of business or operations, in each case, consummated (or which economic effects occur or are implemented) at any time on or after the first day of the Test Period and prior to the date of determination as if any such Permitted Acquisition, Asset Sale, other disposition and/or discontinued line of business or operations (or, if applicable, economic effect) had been effected on the first day of such period and (2) to give pro forma effect to reasonably expected savings in operating expenses relating to head count reductions which are deemed permanent under the then-current circumstances as if such head count reductions had occurred on the first day of each such period, such adjustment to be contemplated to be permanent absent a change in circumstances, certified by the chief financial officer (or equivalent officer) of Borrower to be in good faith and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, provided that the aggregate amount included in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (2) for any four consecutive fiscal quarter period shall not exceed 10% (and when combined with the aggregate amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (j) above, 15%) of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (determined prior to giving effect to such clause (2) and such clause (j)).

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, promptly after receipt by the Administrative Agent of the DR Systems QofE Report, the pro forma calculations of Consolidated EBITDA for the four full fiscal quarters occurring after the consummation of the DR Systems Acquisition with respect to net income, add-back and/or deductions attributable to or arising from the DR Systems Acquisition and the operations of DR Systems and its Subsidiaries shall be adjusted as and to the extent reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Lenders and the Borrower, based upon such DR Systems QofE Report.
 
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Consolidated Indebtedness” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that (a) Indebtedness of the type described in clause (i) of the definition thereof shall be limited to the extent of amounts actually due and outstanding and (b) if Borrower elects, by written notice to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the requirements of Section 8.03, to increase Consolidated EBITDA by adding an amount equal to the Cure Amount received by it to Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period ending on the last day of the Cure Quarter to which such Cure Amount relates and to each subsequent Test Period which includes such Cure Quarter in connection with any determination of compliance with the Financial Covenants, then for purposes of calculating Consolidated Indebtedness in connection with any determination of Consolidated Indebtedness that includes a Cure Quarter, if any Indebtedness has been repaid or prepaid during such Test Period, an amount equal to the amount of the Cure Amount relating to such Cure Quarter (or, if less, the amount of such Indebtedness actually repaid or prepaid) shall be deemed not to have been so repaid or prepaid and shall be treated as still outstanding and included as Consolidated Indebtedness for such Test Period.

Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, the total consolidated interest expense of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP plus, without duplication:

(a)           imputed interest on Capital Lease Obligations and Attributable Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period;

(b)           commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to letters of credit securing financial obligations, bankers’ acceptance financing and receivables financings for such period;

(c)           amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discount or premium and other financing fees and expenses incurred by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for such period;

(d)           cash contributions to any employee stock ownership plan or similar trust made by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent such contributions are used by such plan or trust to pay interest or fees to any Person (other than Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary) in connection with Indebtedness incurred by such plan or trust for such period;

(e)           all interest paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for such period;

(f)            the interest portion of any deferred payment obligations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for such period;

(g)           all interest on any Indebtedness of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of the type described in clause (f) of the definition of “Indebtedness” for such period;

provided that (i) to the extent directly related to the Transactions, the DR Systems Acquisition, the DR Systems Preferred Stock and/or the First Amendment, debt issuance costs, debt discount or premium and other closing fees and expenses shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Interest Expense and (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense shall be calculated after giving effect to Hedging Agreements related to interest rates (including associated costs), but excluding unrealized gains and losses with respect to Hedging Agreements related to interest rates.
 
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Consolidated Interest Expense shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis to give effect to any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred for ordinary course working capital needs under ordinary course revolving credit facilities) incurred, assumed or permanently repaid or prepaid or extinguished at any time on or after the first day of the Test Period and prior to the date of determination in connection with any Permitted Acquisitions, Asset Sales or other dispositions (other than any dispositions in the ordinary course of business), and discontinued line of business or operations as if such incurrence, assumption, repayment or extinguishing had been effected on the first day of such period.

Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from such net income (to the extent otherwise included therein), without duplication:

(a)           the net income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of Borrower) in which any Person other than Borrower and its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that cash in an amount equal to any such income has actually been received by Borrower or (subject to clause (b) below) any of its Subsidiaries during such period;

(b)           the net income (or loss) of any Subsidiary of Borrower during such period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of that income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its Organizational Documents or any agreement (other than this Agreement and any other Loan Document), instrument or Legal Requirement applicable to that Subsidiary during such period (unless such restriction has been waived);

(c)           any gain (or loss), together with any related provisions for taxes on any such gain (or the tax effect of any such loss), realized during such period by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries upon any Asset Sale or other disposition by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(d)           gains and losses due solely to (i) fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effects determined in accordance with GAAP for such period or (ii) the cumulative effect of any change in accounting principles;

(e)           earnings or charges resulting from any reappraisal, revaluation or write-up or write-down of assets; and

(f)            unrealized gains and losses, and the impact of any revaluation, with respect to Hedging Obligations for such period.

Consolidated Tax Expense” shall mean, for any period, federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise taxes (including, without limitation, medical device taxes and other similar governmental levies) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Contingent Obligation” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation, agreement, understanding or arrangement of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness or other payment obligations (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation; (d) with respect to bankers’ acceptances, letters of credit and similar credit arrangements, until a reimbursement obligation arises (which reimbursement obligation shall constitute Indebtedness); or (e) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term “Contingent Obligation” shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or any product warranties or other contingent obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, including indemnities. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such Person may be liable, whether singly or jointly, pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.
 
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Control” shall mean 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 ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

Control Agreements” shall mean, collectively, each deposit account control agreement by and between any Loan Party, the Collateral Agent and the applicable depositary bank, pursuant to which the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have “control” of the deposit account of such Loan Party for purposes of Section 9-104(a)(2) of the New York Uniform Commercial Code.

Credit Extension” shall mean the making of a Loan by a Lender.

Credit Facilities shall mean the term loan facilities provided for hereunder (including any increases in such facilities pursuant to Section 2.19 or extension of such facilities pursuant to Section 2.20).

Cumulative Amount” shall mean, on any date of determination (the “Reference Date”), the sum of (without duplication):

(a)           the portion of Excess Cash Flow, determined on a cumulative basis for all fiscal years of Borrower commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, that was not required to be applied to prepay Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(f); plus

(b)           an amount determined on a cumulative basis equal to the Net Cash Proceeds received by Borrower after the Closing Date that have been contributed as a capital contribution to Borrower, or otherwise received by Borrower in respect of the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock by Borrower, but excluding (i) any Net Cash Proceeds received by Borrower and applied as an Equity Cure Contribution and (ii) any Net Cash Proceeds received by Borrower from any such sale or issuance by Borrower of its Equity Interests upon exercise of any warrant or option to directors, officers or employees of any Company; minus

(c)           the aggregate amount of the Cumulative Amount that has been utilized in a manner permitted hereunder on or prior to the Reference Date (without taking account of the intended usage of the Cumulative Amount on such Reference Date).

Cumulative Amount Utilization Requirements” shall mean, with respect to any use of the Cumulative Amount permitted hereunder, that:
 
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(a)           immediately prior and after giving effect thereto, no Default then exists or would immediately result therefrom;

(b)           after giving effect to such transaction on a Pro Forma Basis, Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Covenants as of the most recent Test Period;

(c)           after giving effect to such transaction on a Pro Forma Basis, the Total Leverage Ratio of Borrower and its Subsidiaries does not exceed 3.00:1.00; and

(d)           Borrower’s Liquidity shall be not less than $10,000,000 both before and immediately after giving effect to such usage of the Cumulative Amount.

Cure Amount” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.03(a).

Cure Expiration Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.03(a).

Cure Quarter” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.03(a).

Debt Issuance” shall mean the incurrence by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness after the Closing Date (other than as permitted by Section 6.01).

Debt Rating” means, as of any date of determination, the rating as determined by either S&P, Moody’s or Fitch of Borrower’s non-credit-enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt, whether or not published.

Debt Service” shall mean, for any period, Cash Interest Expense for such period plus scheduled principal amortization of all Indebtedness for such period.

Debtor Relief Laws” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code, 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” shall mean any event, occurrence or condition which is, or upon notice, lapse of time or both would constitute, an Event of Default.

Default Excess” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.16(c).

Default Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.16(c).

Default Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(c).

Defaulted Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.16(c).

Defaulting Lender” shall mean any Lender that has (a) failed to fund its portion of any Borrowing, within one Business Day of the date on which it shall have been required to fund the same, unless the subject of a good faith dispute between Borrower and such Lender related hereto, (b) notified Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement or under agreements in which it commits to extend credit generally, (c) failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or Borrower, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Loans (unless the subject of a good faith dispute between Borrower and such Lender); provided that any such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender under this clause (c) upon receipt of such confirmation by the Administrative Agent or Borrower, (d) otherwise failed to pay over to Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due (unless the subject of a good faith dispute), or (e) (i) been adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Person or its Properties or assets to be, insolvent or (ii) become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or custodian, appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, unless, in the case of any Lender referred to in this clause (e), Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that such Lender intends, and has all approvals required to enable it, to continue to perform its obligations as a Lender hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, a Lender shall not be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in such Lender or its parent by a Governmental Authority; provided that, as of any date of determination, the determination of whether any Lender is a Defaulting Lender hereunder shall not take into account, and shall not otherwise impair, any amounts funded by such Lender which have been assigned by such Lender to an SPC pursuant to Section 10.04(h). Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender upon delivery of written notice of such determination by the Administrative Agent to Borrower and each other Lender.
 
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Disqualified Capital Stock” shall mean any Equity Interest which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, (a) matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the 180 days after the Term Loan Maturity Date, (b) is convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (i) debt securities or (ii) any Equity Interests referred to in (a) above, in each case at any time on or prior to 180 days after the Term Loan Maturity Date, or (c) contains any repurchase obligation which may come into effect prior to payment in full of all Obligations; provided, however, that any Equity Interests that would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof (or the holders of any security into or for which such Equity Interests is convertible, exchangeable or exercisable) the right to require the issuer thereof to redeem such Equity Interests upon the occurrence of a change in control or an asset sale occurring prior to the first anniversary of the Term Loan Maturity Date shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock if such Equity Interests provide that the issuer thereof will not redeem any such Equity Interests pursuant to such provisions prior to the repayment in full of the Obligations.

Disqualified Stock Issuance” shall mean the issuance or sale by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Disqualified Capital Stock after the Closing Date.

Dividend” with respect to any Person shall mean that such Person has declared or paid a dividend or returned any equity capital to the holders of its Equity Interests or authorized or made any other distribution, payment or delivery of property (other than Qualified Capital Stock of such Person) or cash to the holders of its Equity Interests as such, or redeemed, retired, purchased or otherwise acquired, directly or indirectly, for consideration any of its Equity Interests outstanding (or any options or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its Equity Interests), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, or shall have permitted any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any of the Equity Interests of such Person outstanding (or any options or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its Equity Interests). Without limiting the foregoing, “Dividends” with respect to any Person shall also include all payments made or required to be made by such Person with respect to any stock appreciation rights or plans, equity incentive or achievement plans or any similar plans or setting aside of any funds for the foregoing purposes.
 
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dollars” or “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary that is organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

DR Systems” means DR Systems, Inc., a California corporation.

DR Systems Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Borrower of all of the Equity Interests of DR Systems on or after the First Amendment Effective Date in accordance with the terms of the First Amendment, which acquisition may consist of the acquisition of approximately 90% of the Equity Interests of DR Systems on or immediately after the First Amendment Effective Date and the acquisition by way of a cash merger of the remaining approximately 10% of the Equity Interests of DR Systems within 60 days after the initial acquisition of such Equity Interests.

DR Systems Due Diligence” has the meaning given such term in the First Amendment.

DR Systems Preferred Stock” means $50,000,000 of preferred Equity Interests of the Borrower issued by the Borrower on or about the First Amendment Effective Date upon terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders (provided that execution and delivery of the First Amendment by the Administrative Agent and/or Required Lenders shall constitute evidence of such acceptance), plus any additional shares of preferred Equity Interests of the Borrower issued after the First Amendment Effective Date as payment of any payment-in-kind Dividends.

DR Systems Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation” means that certain Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Merge Healthcare Incorporated issued on or about the First Amendment Effective Date by the Borrower pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

DR Systems Preferred Stock Documentation” means (a) the DR Systems Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation, (b) the Purchase Agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, between the Borrower, as issuer, and the investors party thereto, (c) the Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, between the Borrower and the investors party thereto, (d) any amendments to the Organizational Documents of the Borrower in order for the Borrower to issue and/or satisfy its obligations with respect to the DR Systems Preferred Stock, and (e) any other document, certificate or instrument entered into and delivered by the Borrower with respect to any of the foregoing.

DR Systems Preferred Stock Diligence Put” means a put by the holders of the DR Systems Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 6(a)(2) of the DR Systems Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date.

DR Systems QofE Report” has the meaning given such term in the First Amendment.

Effective Yield” shall mean, as to any tranche of term loans (including, without limitation, the Term Loans), the effective yield on such tranche of term loans, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, taking into account the applicable interest rate margins, interest rate benchmark floors and all fees, including recurring, up-front or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized over four years following the date of incurrence thereof; provided, that if the stated maturity date of a new tranche of term loans is less than four years from the date of determination, then the “Effective Yield” for such tranche of term loans shall be determined using an assumed amortization period equal to the actual remaining life to maturity of such tranche) payable generally to the lenders making such tranche of term loans, but excluding any arrangement, structuring or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not generally shared with the lenders thereunder.
 
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Eligible Assignee” shall mean any person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.04(b) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.04(b)); provided, that an “Eligible Assignee” shall in no event include Borrower or any of its Affiliates.

Embargoed Person” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.20.

Environment” shall mean ambient air, indoor air, surface water and groundwater (including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or subsurface strata, natural resources, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.

Environmental Claim” shall mean any claim, notice, demand, order, action, suit, proceeding or other communication alleging liability for or obligation with respect to any investigation, remediation, removal, cleanup, response, corrective action, damages to natural resources, personal injury, property damage, fines, penalties or other costs resulting from, related to or arising out of (a) the presence, Release or threatened Release in or into the Environment of Hazardous Material at any location or (b) any violation of any Environmental Law, and shall include any claim seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from, related to or arising out of the presence, Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material or alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the Environment.

Environmental Law” shall mean any and all present and future laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, rules, orders, judgments, consent orders, consent decrees, code or other binding requirements of Governmental Authorities, and the common law, relating to protection of public health from environmental hazards, protection of the Environment, the Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material, protection of natural resources or natural resource damages, or occupational safety or health, and any and all Environmental Permits.

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials or (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the Environment.

Environmental Permit” shall mean any permit, license, approval, registration, notification, consent or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

Equity Cure Contribution” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.03(a).

Equity Interest” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or nonvoting), of equity of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and 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 property of, such partnership, whether outstanding on the date hereof or issued after the Closing Date, but excluding debt securities convertible or exchangeable into such equity.
 
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ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time.

ERISA Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with such Person, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

ERISA Event” shall mean (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived by regulation); (b) with respect to a Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (c) the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (d) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA) of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (e) the incurrence by any Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (f) the receipt by any Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to the intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, or the occurrence of any event or condition which could reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan; (g) the incurrence by any Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by any Company or its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (i) the “substantial cessation of operations” within the meaning of Section 4062(e) of ERISA with respect to a Plan; (j) the making of any amendment to any Plan which could result in the imposition of a lien or the posting of a bond or other security; and (k) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) with respect to a Plan which could reasonably be expected to result in liability to any Company.

Eurodollar Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Loans.

Eurodollar Loan” shall mean any Term Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate in accordance with the provisions of Article II.

Event of Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.01.

Excess Cash Flow” shall mean, for any Excess Cash Flow Period, Consolidated EBITDA for such Excess Cash Flow Period, minus, without duplication:

(a)           Debt Service and other payments of Indebtedness with Internally Generated Funds (including, without limitation, related fees, to the extent paid in cash and to the extent such payments are permitted hereunder) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Excess Cash Flow Period (so long as not deducted under Section 2.10(f)(ii));

(b)           any prepayments of Term Loans with Internally Generated Funds pursuant to Section 2.10(c) or (e) during such Excess Cash Flow Period, in each case to the extent the Net Cash Proceeds of the applicable Asset Sale or Casualty Event increased Consolidated EBITDA for such Excess Cash Flow Period;
 
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(c)           Capital Expenditures during such Excess Cash Flow Period (excluding Capital Expenditures made in such Excess Cash Flow Period where a certificate in the form contemplated by the following clause (d) was previously delivered) that are paid in cash with Internally Generated Funds;

(d)           Capital Expenditures that Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall, during such Excess Cash Flow Period, become obligated to make but that are not made during such Excess Cash Flow Period; provided that Borrower shall deliver a certificate to the Administrative Agent not later than 90 days after the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period, signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower and certifying that such Capital Expenditures will be made in the following Excess Cash Flow Period;

(e)           the aggregate amount of payments made in cash during such Excess Cash Flow Period (other than Capital Expenditures) and capitalized in accordance with GAAP during such Excess Cash Flow Period;

(f)            taxes of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (and including penalties and interest on such taxes) that were paid in cash during such Excess Cash Flow Period or will be paid within six months after the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period and for which reserves have been established;

(g)           the absolute value of, if negative, (i) the amount of Net Working Capital at the end of the prior Excess Cash Flow Period (or the beginning of the Excess Cash Flow Period in the case of the first Excess Cash Flow Period) minus (ii) the amount of Net Working Capital at the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period;

(h)           losses excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income by operation of clause (c) of the definition thereof that are paid in cash during such Excess Cash Flow Period;

(i)            all non-cash credits included in determining the Consolidated Net Income for such period;

(j)            to the extent added to determine Consolidated EBITDA, all items that did not result from a cash payment to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such Excess Cash Flow Period;

(k)           the aggregate amount of cash items added back to Consolidated EBITDA in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for such period to the extent paid in cash by Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period;

(l)            cash expenses for any stock compensation or other stock-related charges permitted hereunder;

(m)          (i) cash payments from Internally Generated Funds (including without limitation purchase price, purchase price adjustments, earn-out payments and indemnity payments) in respect of Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments and (ii) to the extent not deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, an amount paid by Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period that is not reimbursable by the seller, or other unrelated third party, in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment during such Excess Cash Flow Period;

(n)           any Insurance Loss Addback for such period;

(o)           payments in connection with Hedging Agreements;
 
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(p)           cash fees and expenses relating to the Loans;

(q)           the aggregate amount of non-cash adjustments to Consolidated EBITDA for periods prior to the beginning of the current Excess Cash Flow Period to the extent paid in cash by Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such Excess Cash Flow Period;

(r)            [reserved];

(s)           [reserved]; and

(t)            the aggregate amount of Dividends made by Borrower in cash from Internally Generated Funds during such period and permitted to be made under Section 6.08, other than any such Dividends (or the portion thereof) made using the Cumulative Amount;

provided that any amount deducted pursuant of any of the foregoing clauses that will be paid after the close of such Excess Cash Flow Period shall not be deducted again in a subsequent Excess Cash Flow Period; plus, without duplication:

(i)            if positive, (x) the amount of Net Working Capital at the end of the prior Excess Cash Flow Period (or the beginning of the Excess Cash Flow Period in the case of the first Excess Cash Flow Period) minus (y) the amount of Net Working Capital at the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period;

(ii)           to the extent any permitted Capital Expenditures referred to in clause (d) above (x) do not occur in the Excess Cash Flow Period specified in the certificate of Borrower provided pursuant to clause (d) above or (y) are paid for with any source of funds other than Internally Generated Funds, such amounts of Capital Expenditures;

(iii)          (x) to the extent any cash payments in respect of any Investment (including any Permitted Acquisition) were deducted in a prior Excess Cash Flow Period pursuant to clause (m)(i) of this definition, the return on such Investment actually received in cash upon the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary’s exit of such Investment, to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income for such Excess Cash Flow Period and in an aggregate amount not to exceed, with respect to any particular Investment, the amount deducted in the prior Excess Cash Flow Period in respect thereof and (y) to the extent any amounts described in clause (m)(ii) were deducted in a prior Excess Cash Flow Period, and any such amounts are reimbursed in the current Excess Cash Flow Period, the amount of such reimbursements;

(iv)          income or gain excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income by operation of clause (c) of the definition thereof that is realized in cash during such Excess Cash Flow Period (except to the extent such gain is subject to Section 2.10(c) or (e));

(v)           to the extent subtracted in determining Consolidated EBITDA, all items that did not result from a cash payment by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such Excess Cash Flow Period;

(vi)          cash items of income during such period not otherwise included in calculating Consolidated EBITDA; and
 
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(vii)         to the extent any Insurance Loss Addback was deducted in the prior Excess Cash Flow Period, and any insurance or indemnity recovery is received in respect thereof in the current Excess Cash Flow Period, the amount of such indemnity or insurance recovery.

For purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow for any Excess Cash Flow Period, for each Permitted Acquisition consummated during such Excess Cash Flow Period, (1) the Consolidated EBITDA of a Target of any Permitted Acquisition shall be included in such calculation only from and after the date of the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition and (2) for the purposes of calculating Net Working Capital, the (A) total assets of a Target of such Permitted Acquisition (other than cash and Cash Equivalents, assets associated with Hedging Agreements and prepaid income taxes), as calculated as at the date of consummation of the applicable Permitted Acquisition, which may properly be classified as current assets on a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP (assuming, for the purpose of this clause (A), that such Permitted Acquisition has been consummated) and (B) the total liabilities (excluding deferred taxes and taxes payable) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as calculated as at the date of consummation of the applicable Permitted Acquisition, which may properly be classified as current liabilities (other than the current portion of any long term liabilities and accrued interest thereon) on a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, but excluding liabilities associated with Hedging Agreements (assuming, for the purpose of this clause (B), that such Permitted Acquisition has been consummated), shall, in the case of both immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B), be deemed included at the beginning of such Excess Cash Flow Period.

Excess Cash Flow Period” shall mean (a) the period beginning on July 1, 2014 and ending on December 31, 2014 and (b) each fiscal year of Borrower thereafter.

Excess Net Cash Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(c)(i).

Excess Portion” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Structure Asset Sale”.

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Excluded Perfection Action” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

Excluded Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

Excluded Swap Obligations” means, with respect to any Subsidiary Guarantor, any obligation (a “Swap 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, if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor of, or the grant by such Subsidiary Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal or unenforceable 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 Subsidiary Guarantor’s failure for any reason not to constitute an Eligible Guarantor.

Excluded Taxes” shall mean 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 profit Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed by the United States, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender (other than an Eligible Assignee pursuant to a request by Borrower under Section 2.16), any United States federal withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except, in each case, to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of assignment or designation of a new lending office, to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.15(a), (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.15(f) and (d) any United States federal withholding Taxes under FATCA.
 
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Executive Order” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.21(a).

Existing Lien” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.02(c).

Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of April 23, 2013 among Borrower, as borrower, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, Jeffries Finance, LLC, as lead arranger and book runner, Bank of America, N.A., as documentation agent, Jeffries Finance, LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent and Bank of America, N.A., as issuing bank and swingline lender, as amended through the date hereof.

Extending Lenders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(a).

Extension Amendment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(a).

Extension Agreement” means an Extension Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more Extending Lenders, effecting one or more Extension Amendments and such other amendments hereto and to the other Loan Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.20.

Extension Offer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(a).

Extension Request Class” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(a).

FATCA” shall mean 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) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System of the United States arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary to the next 1/100th of 1%) of the quotations for the day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Fees” shall mean all fees described in Sections 2.05(a) and (b).

Financial Covenants” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.10.

Financial Officer” of any Person shall mean the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of such Person.
 
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FIRREA” shall mean the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.

First Amendment” means that certain Waiver and First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February __, 2015, among the Loan Parties, the Required Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent, together with all exhibits, schedules and supplements attached thereto.

First Amendment Effective Date” means the “Effective Date” under and as defined in the First Amendment.

Fitch” means Fitch, Inc. and any successor thereto.

Foreign Lender” shall mean any Lender that is not, for United States federal income tax purposes, (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation, partnership or other entity treated as a corporation or partnership created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, (iii) an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source or (iv) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more United States Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust.

Foreign Plan” shall mean any employee benefit plan, program, policy, arrangement or agreement maintained or contributed to by any Company with respect to employees employed outside the United States.

Foreign Repatriation Amount” shall mean the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale, Debt Issuance, Disqualified Stock Issuance, or Casualty Event received in respect of any assets, Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of a Foreign Subsidiary giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to Sections 2.10(c), (d) or (e), or any portion of any required prepayment under Section 2.10(f) with Excess Cash Flow that is attributable to a Foreign Subsidiary.

Foreign Repatriation Loss” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(i).

Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

Foreign Target” shall mean any Target organized or located, as the case may be, outside the United States and which does not become Loan Party and pledge its Collateral upon the consummation of the applicable Permitted Acquisition.

Foreign Target Acquisition Consideration” shall mean, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition involving any Foreign Target where the Acquisition Consideration in respect of a Foreign Target or assets located outside of the United States represents more than 10% of the total Acquisition Consideration for such Permitted Acquisition, the total Acquisition Consideration used to finance the portion of the purchase price of such Permitted Acquisition attributable to such Foreign Target or foreign assets.

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

Funding Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.16(c).
 
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GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis.

Governmental Authority” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign (whether civil, criminal, military or otherwise) court, central bank or governmental agency, tribunal, authority, instrumentality or regulatory body or any subdivision thereof or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers of or pertaining any government or any court, in each case whether associated with a state of the United States, the United States, or a foreign entity or government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Governmental Real Property Disclosure Requirements” shall mean any Legal Requirement of any Governmental Authority requiring notification of the buyer, lessee, mortgagee, assignee or other transferee of any Real Property, facility, establishment or business, or notification, registration or filing to or with any Governmental Authority, in connection with the sale, lease, mortgage, assignment or other transfer (including any transfer of control) of any Real Property, facility, establishment or business.

Granting Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.04(h).

Guaranteed Obligations” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01.

Guarantees” shall mean the guarantees issued pursuant to Article VII by the Subsidiary Guarantors.

Hazardous Materials” shall mean the following: hazardous substances; hazardous wastes; polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) or any substance or compound containing PCBs; asbestos or any asbestos-containing materials in any form or condition; radon or any other radioactive materials including any source, special nuclear or by-product material; petroleum, crude oil or any fraction thereof; and any other pollutant or contaminant or chemicals, wastes, materials, compounds, constituents or substances in any form, subject to regulation under any Environmental Laws.

Hedging Agreement” shall mean (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, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options or warrants to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by, or otherwise subject to, any master agreement or any netting agreement, and (b) any and all transactions or arrangements of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement (or similar documentation) published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such agreement or documentation, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Hedging Obligations” shall mean obligations under or with respect to Hedging Agreements.

Immaterial Subsidiaries” means, at any date of determination, one or more Subsidiaries of Borrower which (a) individually and in the aggregate comprise less than 2.5% of (i) the consolidated total assets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower as of the most recent period for which financial statements were delivered, or were required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 5.01, (ii) the consolidated revenues of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarter period for which financial statements were delivered, or were required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 5.01 and (iii) Consolidated EBITDA as set forth on the Compliance Certificate as of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarter period for which financial statements were delivered, or were required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 5.01, (b) is not the registered owner or licensor with respect to any Intellectual Property that is material to the business of the Companies and (c) have been designated as an Immaterial Subsidiary in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent. The Immaterial Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date are as set forth on Schedule 1.01(b) hereto (the “Closing Date Immaterial Subsidiaries”).
 
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Increasing Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(b).

Incremental Cap” shall mean, with respect to any Incremental Commitments at any time of determination, (i) in the event the Total Leverage Ratio as of the most recent Test Period (calculated after giving effect to the Incremental Commitments and the use of proceeds therefrom on a Pro Forma Basis (and assuming the full utilization thereof)) is less than or equal to 4.25:1.00, an unlimited amount, (ii) in the event the Total Leverage Ratio as of the most recent Test Period (calculated after giving effect to the Incremental Commitments and the use of proceeds therefrom on a Pro Forma Basis (and assuming the full utilization thereof)) is less than or equal to the Closing Date Total Leverage Ratio but greater than 4.25:1.00, and when added together with all other effected Incremental Commitments, an aggregate amount of no more than $25,000,000 and (iii) in the event the Total Leverage Ratio as of the most recent Test Period (calculated after giving effect to the Incremental Commitments and the use of proceeds therefrom on a Pro Forma Basis (and assuming the full utilization thereof)) is greater than the Closing Date Total Leverage Ratio, $0.00.

Incremental Commitments” shall mean, collectively, any Incremental Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Term Loan Commitments.

 “Incremental Amendment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(d).

Incremental Revolving Commitments” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(a).

Incremental Revolving Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(e).

Incremental Revolving Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(a).

 “Incremental Term Loan Commitments” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(a).

 “Incremental Request” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(a).

Incremental Term Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(a).

Indebtedness” of any Person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or similar instruments; (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person; (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) trade accounts payable and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) purchase price adjustments or earn out obligations not yet due under the applicable acquisition documents and (iii) liabilities associated with customer prepayments and deposits); (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, but limited to the lower of (i) fair market value of such property as determined by such Person in good faith and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien; (f) all Capital Lease Obligations and synthetic lease obligations of such Person to the extent classified as indebtedness under GAAP; (g) all Hedging Obligations to the extent required to be reflected as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP; (h) all Attributable Indebtedness of such Person; (i) all non-contingent obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor in respect of letters of credit, letters of guaranty, bankers’ acceptances and similar credit transactions; and (j) all Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except (other than in the case of general partner liability) to the extent that terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor; provided that Indebtedness shall not include (x) accrued expenses, deferred rent, deferred taxes and deferred compensation and customary obligations under employment arrangements or (y) customary payables with respect to money orders or wire transfers.
 
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Indemnified Taxes” shall mean (a) all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) above, Other Taxes.

Indemnitee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.03(b).

Information” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.12.

Insolvency Laws” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, conservatorship, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, reorganization, or similar Legal Requirements of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean (a) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratorium, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors or other, similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors, in each case, undertaken under United States federal or state or non-United States Legal Requirements, including the Bankruptcy Code of the United States.

Insurance Loss Addback” shall mean, with respect to any calculation period, the amount of any loss incurred during such period for which there is insurance or indemnity coverage and for which a related insurance or indemnity recovery is not recorded in accordance with GAAP, but for which such insurance or indemnity recovery is reasonably expected to be received by Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries in a subsequent calculation period and within one year of the date of the underlying loss.

Insurance Policies” shall mean the insurance policies and coverages required to be maintained by each Loan Party that is an owner or lessee of Mortgaged Property with respect to the applicable Mortgaged Property pursuant to Section 5.04 and all renewals and extensions thereof.
 
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Insurance Requirements” shall mean, collectively, all material provisions of the Insurance Policies, all material requirements of the issuer of any of the Insurance Policies and all material Orders, rules, regulations and any other requirements of the National Board of Fire Underwriters (or any other body exercising similar functions) binding upon any Loan Party that is an owner of Mortgaged Property and applicable to the Mortgaged Property or any use or condition thereof.

Intellectual Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.06(a).

Intercompany Note” shall mean a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit D or such other form having terms (including subordination terms) satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Interest Coverage Ratio” shall mean, at any date of determination, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period then most recently ended to Cash Interest Expense for such period.

Interest Election Request” shall mean a request by Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08(b), substantially in the form of Exhibit E.

Interest Payment Date” shall mean (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December to occur during any period in which such Loan is outstanding, (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and (c) with respect to any Term Loan, the Term Loan Maturity Date and, after such maturity, on each date on which demand for payment is made.

Interest Period” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months (or nine or twelve months if agreed to by all affected Lenders) thereafter, as Borrower may elect; provided that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, and (b) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

Internally Generated Funds” shall mean funds of Borrower and its Subsidiaries not constituting the proceeds of any Indebtedness, Debt Issuance, Disqualified Stock Issuance, issuance of Equity Interests, Asset Sale or Casualty Event (in each case, without regard to the exclusions from the definitions thereof, other than in the case of an Asset Sale only, any disposition of assets permitted by Section 6.06 (other than Section 6.06(b), or (g)).

Investments” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04.

Leases” shall mean any and all leases, subleases, tenancies, options, concession agreements, rental agreements, occupancy agreements, access agreements and any other agreements (including all amendments, extensions, replacements, renewals, modifications and/or guarantees thereof), whether or not of record and whether now in existence or hereafter entered into, affecting the use or occupancy of all or any portion of any Real Property.
 
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Legal Requirements” shall mean, as to any Person, the Organizational Documents of such Person, and any treaty, law (including the common law), statute, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, guidelines, license, permit requirement, judgment, decree, verdict, order, consent order, consent decree, writ, declaration or injunction or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, and the interpretation or administration thereof, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Lenders” shall mean (a) the financial institutions and other Persons party hereto as “Lenders” on the date hereof, and (b) each financial institution or other Person that becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption (including pursuant to Section 2.19), other than, in each case, any such financial institution or Person that has ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

LIBO Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period therefor, the rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean (rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) of the offered rates for deposits in dollars with a term comparable to such Interest Period that appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or such other page as may replace such page on such service for the purpose of displaying the rates at which dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London, England time, on the second full Business Day preceding the first day of such Interest Period; provided, however, that (a) if no comparable term for an Interest Period is available, the LIBO Rate shall be determined using the weighted average of the offered rates for the two terms most nearly corresponding to such Interest Period and (b) if Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page shall at any time no longer exist, “LIBO Rate” shall mean, with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to Eurodollar Borrowings comprising part of the same Borrowing, the rate per annum equal to the rate at which the Administrative Agent is offered deposits in dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m., London, England time, two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period in the London interbank market for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein and in an amount comparable to its portion of the amount of such Eurodollar Borrowing to be outstanding during such Interest Period. “Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page” shall mean the display designated on the Reuters 3000 Xtra Page (or such other page as may replace such page on such service for the purpose of displaying the rates at which dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market).

Lien” shall mean, with respect to any asset, any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, leasehold mortgage, leasehold deed of trust, leasehold deed to secure debt, pledge, security interest or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of preferential arrangement intended to have the effect of a lien or security interest, in or on such asset, including, without limitation, the lien or retained security title of a conditional vendor and any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property and, in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities; provided that in no event shall an operating lease in and of itself be deemed a Lien

Liquidity” shall mean, on any date, the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

Loan Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Administrative Agency Fee Letter, the Notes (if any) and the Security Documents.

Loan Parties” shall mean Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

Loan” shall mean a Term Loan.
 
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Margin Stock” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.

Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Loan Party to perform its payment obligations under the Loan Documents, or (c) the rights and remedies or benefits available to or conferred upon the Lenders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Lenders) under the Loan Documents.

Material Non-Public Information” shall mean information which is (a) not publicly available and (b) material with respect to Borrower and its Subsidiaries or their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws.

Maximum Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.13.

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service Inc. and any successor thereto.

Mortgage” shall mean an agreement, including, but not limited to, a mortgage, deed of trust or any other document, creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property, which shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, in each case, with such schedules and including such provisions as shall be necessary to conform such document to applicable local law or as shall be customary under applicable local law.

Mortgaged Property” shall mean each Real Property, if any, which shall be subject to a Mortgage delivered after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.11(d).

Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) or Section 3(37) of ERISA (a) to which any Company is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions; (b) to which any Company has within the preceding five plan years made contributions; or (c) with respect to which any Company could incur liability.

Net Cash Proceeds” shall mean:

(a)           with respect to any Asset Sale (other than any issuance or sale of Equity Interests), the cash proceeds received by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including cash proceeds subsequently received (as and when received by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) in respect of non-cash consideration initially received) net of (i) fees, costs and expenses (including brokers’ fees or commissions, discounts, legal, accounting and other professional and transactional fees, costs and expenses, transfer and similar taxes and Borrower’s good faith estimate of income taxes actually paid or payable in connection with such sale) related or associated thereto; (ii) amounts provided as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against (1) any liabilities under any indemnification obligations, earn-out obligation, or purchase price adjustments associated with such Asset Sale or (2) any other liabilities retained by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries associated with the properties sold in such Asset Sale (provided that, to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve, such amounts shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds); (iii) Borrower’s good faith estimate of payments required to be made with respect to unassumed liabilities relating to the properties sold within 360 days of such Asset Sale (provided that, to the extent such cash proceeds are not used to make payments in respect of such unassumed liabilities within 360 days of such Asset Sale, such cash proceeds shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds); and (iv) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness for borrowed money which is secured by a Lien on the properties sold in such Asset Sale (so long as such Lien was permitted to encumber such properties under the Loan Documents at the time of such sale), and which is repaid or prepaid with such proceeds (other than any such Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of such properties); provided that any proceeds of an Asset Sale of assets of a Foreign Subsidiary that are used to repay Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary in connection with a mandatory prepayment under such Indebtedness due to such Asset Sale shall not constitute Net Cash Proceeds;
 
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(b)           with respect to any Debt Issuance or any issuance or sale of Equity Interests by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the cash proceeds thereof, net of fees, commissions, costs and other expenses incurred in connection therewith; and

(c)           with respect to any Casualty Event, the cash insurance proceeds, condemnation awards and other compensation received in respect thereof, net of all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the collection or settlement of such proceeds, awards or other compensation in respect of such Casualty Event (including, with respect to any such Casualty Event, transfer and similar taxes and Borrower’s good faith estimate of income taxes actually paid or payable in connection with such sale).

Net Working Capital” shall mean, at any time, Consolidated Current Assets at such time minus Consolidated Current Liabilities at such time.

New Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(c).

Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment under the Loan Documents that (i) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders (including such Lender) in accordance with the terms of Section 10.02 and (ii) has been approved by the Required Lenders

Non-Structure Asset Sale” means any Asset Sale other than a Structure Asset Sale.

Notes” shall mean any notes evidencing the Term Loans issued pursuant to this Agreement, if any, substantially in the form of Exhibit I.

Notice of Intent to Cure” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(c).

Obligations” shall mean obligations of Borrower and the other Loan Parties from time to time arising under or in respect of the due and punctual payment of (a) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, and (b) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of Borrower and the other Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

OFAC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.21(b).

Officers’ Certificate” shall mean a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer, each in his or her official (and not individual) capacity.

OID” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(a)(vi).
 
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Order” shall mean any judgment, decree, verdict, order, consent order, consent decree, writ, declaration or injunction.

Organizational Documents” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) in the case of any corporation, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws (or similar documents) of such Person, (b) in the case of any limited liability company, the certificate of formation and operating agreement (or similar documents) of such Person, (c) in the case of any limited partnership, the certificate of formation and limited partnership agreement (or similar documents) of such Person, (d) in the case of any general partnership, the partnership agreement (or similar document) of such Person and (e) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing.

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” shall mean any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes or any excise or property Taxes, charges (including fees and expenses to the extent incurred with respect to any such Taxes or charges) or similar levies (including interest, fines, penalties and additions with respect to any of the foregoing) arising from any payment made or required to be made under any Loan Document or 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.

Participant” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.04(e).

Participant Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.04(e).

Patriot Act” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.21(a).

PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA.

Perfection Certificate” shall mean a certificate in the form of Exhibit J-1 or any other form reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, executed and delivered by Borrower on the Closing Date in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time by a Perfection Certificate Supplement or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement.

Perfection Certificate Supplement” shall mean a certificate supplement in the form of Exhibit J-2 or any other form reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

Permitted Acquisition” shall mean (1) on and after the First Amendment Effective Date, the DR Systems Acquisition and (2) any other transaction or series of related transactions by Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower for (a) the direct or indirect acquisition of (x) all or substantially all of the property of any Person, (y) any business or division of any Person, or (z) any part of the property (whether tangible or intangible) of any Person involving Acquisition Consideration of $7,500,000 or more; (b) the acquisition of 100% (including by merger or consolidation) of the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after giving effect such transaction; or (c) merger or consolidation or any other combination with any Person (so long as a Loan Party, to the extent such Loan Party is a party to such transaction, is the surviving entity); provided that with respect to each acquisition under clause (2) hereof, each of the following conditions shall be met or the Required Lenders have otherwise consented in writing thereto:
 
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(i)            immediately prior and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default then exists or would immediately result therefrom;

(ii)           (A) after giving effect to such transaction on a Pro Forma Basis, Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Covenants as of the most recent Test Period and (B) the Acquisition Consideration for any such transaction as of any date of determination shall not exceed:

(1)           in the event the Total Leverage Ratio as of the most recent Test Period is less than or equal to 4.25:1.00, the amount which when added with the Acquisition Consideration for all other Permitted Acquisitions (other than the DR Systems Acquisition and other Permitted Acquisitions permitted under clause (2) below) occurring prior to such date of determination, is no more than $75,000,000,

(2)           in the event the Total Leverage Ratio as of the most recent Test Period is less than or equal to the Closing Date Total Leverage Ratio but greater than 4.25:1.00, the amount which, when added with the Acquisition Consideration for all other Permitted Acquisitions (other than the DR Systems Acquisition) occurring prior to such date of determination where the applicable Total Leverage Ratio was in the range described in this clause (2), is no more than $25,000,000; and

(3)           in the event the Total Leverage Ratio as of such date of determination is greater than the Closing Date Total Leverage Ratio, $0.00.

(iii)          the Person or business to be acquired shall be, or shall be engaged in, a business of the type that Borrower and the Subsidiaries are permitted to be engaged in under Section 6.15 and shall be free and clear of any Liens, other than Permitted Liens, and the Loan Parties and any newly created or acquired Subsidiary shall comply with the requirements of Section 5.11 and Section 5.12 (within the time frames specified therein);

(iv)          the Board of Directors of the Person to be acquired shall not have indicated publicly its opposition to the consummation of such acquisition (which opposition has not been publicly withdrawn);

(v)           all transactions in connection therewith shall be consummated in all material respects, in accordance with all material applicable Legal Requirements;

(vi)          with respect to any transaction (other than the DR Systems Acquisition) involving Acquisition Consideration of more than $20,000,000, Borrower shall have provided the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, with (1) historical financial statements for the last three fiscal years (or, if less, the number of years since formation) of the Person or business to be acquired (audited if received by Borrower) and unaudited financial statements thereof for the most recent interim period which are available, (2) to the extent prepared by any Company or by any other Person engaged by any Company and not subject to any confidentiality restrictions which would prevent such Quality of Earnings report from being disseminated to the Lenders, a Quality of Earnings report with respect to the Person or business to be acquired and (3) a copy of the applicable acquisition agreement;
 
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(vii)         the aggregate amount of Foreign Target Acquisition Consideration over the term of this Agreement shall not exceed the sum of (1) $10,000,000, plus (2) cash and Cash Equivalents of any Subsidiary of Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary; plus (3) the Cumulative Amount; provided that the Cumulative Amount Utilization Requirements are satisfied as of the date any such Foreign Permitted Acquisition is consummated; and

(viii)        at least three Business Days prior to the proposed date of consummation of the transaction, Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such transaction complies with this definition (which shall have attached thereto reasonably detailed calculations showing such compliance).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the immediately preceding sentence, an acquisition which does not otherwise meet the requirements set forth above in the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” shall constitute a Permitted Acquisition if, and to the extent, the Required Lenders agree in writing, prior to the consummation thereof, that such acquisition shall constitute a Permitted Acquisition for purposes of this Agreement.

Permitted Holders” shall mean Michael W. Ferro, Jr., Merrick RIS, LLC or their respective Controlled Affiliates.

 “Permitted Liens” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.02.

Permitted Refinancing” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other reasonable amounts paid, and fees, costs and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (b) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, (c) at the time thereof, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (d) to the extent such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the subordination of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and (e) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is incurred by the Person who is the obligor of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended.

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

Plan” shall mean any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA which is maintained or contributed to by any Company or its ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which any Company could incur liability (including under Section 4069 of ERISA).

Platform” shall mean IntraLinks, SyndTrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system.
 
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Premises” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the applicable Mortgage.

Prepayment Premium” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(j).

Pro Forma Basis” shall mean (a) (i) on a basis in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X or (ii) recommended by any due diligence quality of earnings report conducted by financial advisors (reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) retained by Borrower, (b) subject to clause (j) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA thereof, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, Investment, Asset Sale or other disposition or discontinued line of business or operations, reflecting the adjustments set forth therein, and (c) in respect of any test of the Financial Covenants hereunder, if the relevant tested transaction occurs prior to March 31, 2015, assuming a test requirement for the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio of the Closing Date Total Leverage Ratio and for the Interest Coverage Ratio of 2.15 to 1.00.

Projections” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.14.

property” shall mean any right, title or interest in or to property or assets of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible and including Equity Interests or other ownership interests of any Person and whether now in existence or owned or hereafter entered into or acquired, including all Real Property.

Public Lenders” shall mean Lenders that do not wish to receive Material Non-Public Information.

Purchase Money Obligation” shall mean, for any Person, the obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price of any property used or useful in the business of such Person, or the cost of installation, construction, repair or improvement of any property and any refinancing thereof; provided, however, that (a) such Indebtedness is incurred within one year after such acquisition, installation, construction, repair or improvement of such property by such Person and (b) the amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed 100% of the cost of such acquisition, installation, construction or improvement.

Qualified Capital Stock” of any Person shall mean any Equity Interests of such Person that are not Disqualified Capital Stock.

Qualified ECP Loan Party” means, in respect of any Hedging Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 (or such other amount so that such Loan Party is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act) at the time such Hedging Obligation is incurred.

Qualified Reinvestment Property” shall mean, with respect to the reinvestment of Excess Net Cash Proceeds or Casualty Event Excess Net Cash Proceeds pursuant to Section 2.10(c) or (e), as applicable, property that is (a) used or useful in the business of the Companies, as conducted in compliance with Section 6.15 and (b) except as set forth in the proviso below, owned by Borrower or another Loan Party; provided that Borrower or another Subsidiary may, in connection with any reinvestment, acquire property (including any Person) organized or located, as the case may be, outside of the United States (“Foreign Reinvestment Assets”), but only (i) to the extent the Excess Net Cash Proceeds or Casualty Event Excess Net Cash Proceeds, as applicable, were derived from the disposition of property (including any Person) organized or located outside of the United States or (ii) if the portion of the purchase price attributable to such Foreign Reinvestment Assets does not exceed 10% of the total purchase price of all assets acquired in connection with such reinvestment.
 
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Real Property” shall mean, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned, leased or operated by any Person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto and all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment.

Recipient” shall mean the Administrative Agent or any Lender, as applicable.

Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.04(c).

Regulation S-X” shall mean Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act.

Regulation T” shall mean Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

Related Party” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) each Affiliate of such Person and each of the officers, directors, partners, trustees, employees, affiliates, shareholders, Advisors, agents, attorneys-in-fact and Controlling Persons of each of the foregoing, and (b) if such Person is an Agent, each other Person designated, nominated or otherwise mandated by or assisting such Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 or any comparable provision of any Loan Document.

Release” shall mean any spilling, leaking, seepage, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, dispersing or migrating of any Hazardous Material in, into, onto or through the Environment.

Replacement Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.08(n).

Required Lenders” shall mean Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of all Loans outstanding and unused Commitments; provided that the Loans and unused Commitments held or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

Response” shall mean (a) “response” as such term is defined in CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9601(24), and (b) all other actions required by any Governmental Authority or voluntarily undertaken to (i) clean up, remove, treat, abate or in any other way address any Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Material into the Environment; (ii) prevent the Release, or minimize the further Release, of any Hazardous Material; or (iii) perform studies and investigations in connection with, or as a precondition to, or to determine the necessity of the activities described in, clause (i) or (ii) above.

Responsible Officer” of any Person shall mean any executive officer or Financial Officer of such Person and any other officer or similar official thereof with responsibility for the administration of the obligations of such Person in respect of this Agreement.

S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a division of McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto
 
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Sale and Leaseback Transaction” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.03.

SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Secured Obligations” shall mean the Obligations.

Secured Parties” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) the Collateral Agent, (c) the Arranger and (d) the Lenders.

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933.

Securities Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

Security Agreement” shall mean a Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit K among the Loan Parties and Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Security Agreement Collateral” shall mean all property pledged or granted as collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement (a) on the Closing Date or (b) thereafter pursuant to Section 5.11, in each case other than Excluded Property.

Security Documents” shall mean the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, the Control Agreements and each other security document or pledge agreement delivered in accordance with applicable local or foreign law to grant a valid, perfected security interest in any property as collateral for the Secured Obligations, and all UCC or other financing statements or instruments of perfection required by this Agreement, the Security Agreement, any Mortgage or any other such security document or pledge agreement to be filed with respect to the security interests in property and fixtures created pursuant to the Security Agreement or any Mortgage and any other document or instrument utilized to pledge or grant or purport to pledge or grant a security interest or lien on any property as collateral for the Secured Obligations.

Secured Obligations” shall mean (a) the Obligations, (b) the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of Borrower and the other Loan Parties under each Hedging Agreement entered into with any counterparty that is a Secured Party and (c) the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of Borrower and the other Loan Parties in respect of Treasury Management Obligations owed to any Secured Party.

Secured Parties” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) the Collateral Agent, (c) the Arranger, (d) the Lenders and (e) each counterparty to a Hedging Agreement or provider of services underlying any Treasury Management Obligations if, at the date of entering into such Hedging Agreement or such agreement governing the provision of any such Treasury Management Obligations, as applicable, such Person was an Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or a Lender.

 “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 determined on a going concern basis 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 they become absolute and matured in the ordinary course of business, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature in the ordinary course of business, (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, (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 and (f) such Person is “solvent” within the meaning given to that term and similar terms under any United States federal or state laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances . 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.
 
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SPC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.04(h).

Statutory Reserves” shall mean, for any day during any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing, the average maximum rate at which reserves (including any marginal, supplemental or emergency reserves) are required to be maintained, during such Interest Period under regulations issued from time to time (including “Regulation D,” issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States (the “Reserve Regulations”) by member banks of the United States Federal Reserve System in New York City with deposits exceeding one billion dollars against Eurocurrency funding liabilities (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities” (as such term is used in Regulation D)). Eurodollar Borrowings shall be deemed to constitute Eurodollar liabilities and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exceptions or offsets which may be available from time to time to any Lender under the Reserve Regulations.

Structure Asset Sale” means (i) any Asset Sale (or any series of related Asset Sales) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) any Asset Sale (or any series of related Asset Sales), either individually or when aggregated with all Net Cash Proceeds received from all other Asset Sales occurring after the Closing Date, resulting in Net Cash Proceeds of $100,000,000 or more, provided that only the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $100,000,000 (the “Excess Portion”) shall be subject to a prepayment premium pursuant to Section 2.10(j)).

Subordinated Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness of Borrower or any Subsidiary that is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations, as applicable; provided that such terms of subordination are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity (but not a representative office of such Person) of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person and in any event, including any other Person the accounts of which would be consolidated with such Person in accordance with GAAP as of the date of determination. Unless the context requires otherwise, “Subsidiary” refers to a Subsidiary of Borrower.

Subsidiary Guarantor” shall mean each Subsidiary listed on Schedule 1.01(c), and each other Subsidiary of any Loan Party that is or becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.11.

Survey” shall mean a survey of any Mortgaged Property (and all improvements thereon) which is reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

Swap Termination Value” means, at any date and in respect of any one or more Hedging Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreements relating to such Hedging Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Hedging 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 Hedging Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedging Agreements (which may include any Lender).
 
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Target” shall mean any Person, business, division, subsidiary or assets acquired in any Permitted Acquisition.

Tax Return” shall mean all returns, statements, filings, attachments and other documents or certifications required to be filed in respect of Taxes.

Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, assessments, fees, deductions, withholdings (including back up withholding) or other similar charges imposed by a Governmental Authority, including interest, fines, penalties or additions with respect to any of the foregoing.

Term Loan” shall mean (a) the term loans made by the Lenders to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and (b) unless the context shall otherwise require, any Incremental Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.19 after the Closing Date. Each Term Loan shall be either an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.

Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, (a) the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make a Term Loan hereunder on the Closing Date in the amount set forth on Annex I hereto and (b) unless the context shall otherwise require, any Incremental Term Loan Commitments made pursuant to Section 2.19 after the Closing Date. The aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $235,000,000.

Term Loan Lender” shall mean a Lender with a Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Term Loan.

Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean, subject to Section 2.20, the date which is six years after the Closing Date or, if such date is not a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter.

Term Loan Repayment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.09.

A “Test Period” in effect at any time shall mean the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Borrower most recently ended (or, with respect to the compliance requirements set forth in clause (ii) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”, the definition of “Incremental Cap” or clause (b) or (c) of the definition of “Cumulative Amount Utilization Requirements”, as applicable, most recently prior to such time).

Title Company” shall mean any title insurance company as shall be retained by Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

Title Policy” shall mean, with respect to any Mortgage, a policy of title insurance (or marked up title insurance commitment having the effect of a policy of title insurance) insuring the Lien of a Mortgage as a valid first priority mortgage Lien on the Mortgaged Property and fixtures described therein in the amount equal to not less than 100% of the fair market value (as determined in good faith by Borrower in consultation with the Collateral Agent) of such Mortgaged Property and fixtures, which policy shall be issued by the Title Company and be reasonably acceptable to Collateral Agent.

Total Leverage Ratio” shall mean, at any date of determination, the ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness on such date to Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period then most recently ended.
 
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Transactions” shall mean, collectively, the transactions to occur on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the Loan Documents; the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and the initial borrowings hereunder and thereunder, the refinancing and repayment of all loans and other amounts outstanding under (and the release of all security interests granted in connection with) the Existing Credit Agreement, and the payment of all fees, costs and expenses to be paid on or prior to the Closing Date and owing in connection with the foregoing.

Transferred Guarantor” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.09.

Treasury Management Obligations” shall mean (a) all arrangements for the delivery of treasury management services, (b) all commercial credit card and merchant card services and (c) all other banking products or services in each case, to or for the benefit of any Loan Party.

 “Type,” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.

UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time (except as otherwise specified) in any applicable state or jurisdiction.

United States” shall mean the United States of America.

Unrestricted Cash” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents held in accounts of Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors that are subject to a first priority lien in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents, to the extent that the use of such cash or Cash Equivalents for application to the payment of the Obligations is not prohibited by law or any contract or other agreement and such cash and Cash Equivalents are free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent and other Liens permitted under Section 6.02(a), (b) or (l)).

Voting Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any class or classes of Equity Interests pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the Board of Directors of such Person; provided however, in connection with the provisions of Section 5.11(b), “Voting Stock” shall be deemed to include Equity Interests constituting “stock entitled to vote” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.956-2(c)(2).

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” shall mean, 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.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, (a) any corporation 100% of whose capital stock (other than directors’ qualifying shares or other nominal issuance in order to comply with local laws) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person and (b) any partnership, association, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person collectively own 100% of the Equity Interests at such time.
 
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Withdrawal Liability” shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

Yield Differential” shall mean, with respect to any Incremental Term Loans, (a) the Effective Yield applicable to such Incremental Term Loans, minus (b) the Effective Yield applicable to Term Loans, set forth in Section 2.06 minus (c) 50 basis points.

Section 1.02           Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Term Loan” or “Incremental Term Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Term Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Term Borrowing,” “Borrowing of Term Loans”, an “Incremental Term Borrowing,” “Borrowing of Incremental Term Loans”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Term Borrowing”).

Section 1.03           Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any Loan Document, agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) 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, (d) 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, (e) any reference to any law or regulation herein shall refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (f) 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, (g) all references to the knowledge of any Company or facts known by any Company shall mean actual knowledge of any Responsible Officer of such Person, and (h) ”on,” when used with respect to the Mortgaged Property or any property adjacent to the Mortgaged Property, means “on, in, under, above or about.” Any Responsible Officer executing any Loan Document or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, so executes or certifies in his/her capacity as a Responsible Officer on behalf of the applicable Loan Party and not in any individual capacity.

Section 1.04          Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all financial statements to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in accordance with and all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio set forth in any Loan Document, and Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent and Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to approval by the Required Lenders and Borrower); provided that, until so amended, such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein, and Borrower shall promptly provide to the Administrative Agent 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.
 
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Section 1.05          Resolution of Drafting Ambiguities. Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that it was represented by counsel in connection with the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, that it and its counsel reviewed and participated in the preparation and negotiation hereof and thereof and that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation hereof or thereof.

ARTICLE II

THE CREDITS

Section 2.01           Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, each Term Lender agrees, severally and not jointly, to make a Term Loan to Borrower on the Closing Date in the principal amount equal to its Term Loan Commitment. Amounts paid or prepaid in respect of Term Loans may not be reborrowed.

Section 2.02           Loans. a) Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their applicable Commitments; provided that the failure of any Lender to make any Loan shall not in itself relieve any other Lender of its obligation to lend hereunder (it being understood, however, that no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make any Loan required to be made by such other Lender). Any Borrowing shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (i) an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $500,000 or (ii) equal to the remaining available balance of the applicable Commitments.

(b)           Subject to Sections 2.11 and 2.12, each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as Borrower may request pursuant to Section 2.03. Each Lender may at its option make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Lender to make such Loan and Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that Borrower shall not be entitled to request any Borrowing that, if made, would result in more than five Eurodollar Borrowings in the aggregate outstanding hereunder at any one time. For purposes of the foregoing, Borrowings having different Interest Periods, regardless of whether they commence on the same date, shall be considered separate Borrowings.

(c)           Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account in New York City as the Administrative Agent may designate from time to time not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly credit the amounts so received to an account of Borrower as directed by Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request or, if a Borrowing shall not occur on such date because any condition precedent herein specified shall not have been met, return the amounts so received to the respective Lenders within two Business Days.

(d)           Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s portion of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.02(c), and the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If the Administrative Agent shall have so made funds available, then, to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such portion available to the Administrative Agent, each of such Lender and Borrower severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules or practices on interbank compensation, and (ii) in the case of Borrower, the interest rate applicable to such Borrowing. If such Lender shall subsequently repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement, and Borrower’s obligation to repay the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount pursuant to this Section 2.02(d) shall cease and any amounts previously so paid by Borrower shall be returned to Borrower.
 
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(e)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Term Loan Maturity Date.

Section 2.03           Borrowing Procedure. To request a Borrowing, Borrower shall deliver, by hand delivery or facsimile (or transmit by other electronic transmission, if arrangements for doing so have been approved in writing by the Administrative Agent), a duly completed and executed Borrowing Request to the Administrative Agent (i) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (ii) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each Borrowing Request for a Term Loan shall be irrevocable and shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(a)           the aggregate amount of such Borrowing;

(b)           the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

(c)           whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing;

(d)           in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of “Interest Period”;

(e)           the location and number of Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed; and

(f)            that the conditions set forth in Sections 4.02(b) and (c) are satisfied as of the date of the notice.

If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Borrowing, then Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section 2.03, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

Section 2.04           Evidence of Debt; Repayment of Loans. b) Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to (i) the Administrative Agent for the account of each Term Loan Lender, the principal amount of each Term Loan of such Term Loan Lender as provided in Section 2.09.

(b)           Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.
 
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(c)           The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type and Class thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from Borrower to each Lender hereunder, and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(d)           The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to Sections 2.04(b) and (c) shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations therein recorded; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligations of Borrower and the other Loan Parties to pay, and perform, the Obligations in accordance with the Loan Documents. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such entries, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

(e)           Any Lender by written notice to Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, Borrower shall promptly prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) in the form of Exhibit I. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 10.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).

Section 2.05           Fees.

(a)           Administrative Agent Fees. Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, the administrative fees set forth in the Administrative Agency Fee Letter (the “Administrative Agent Fees”).

(b)           Other Fees. Borrower agrees to pay the Agents and the Arranger, for their own account or for the account of the Lenders, as applicable, the fees set forth in the Administrative Agency Fee Letter, and any other fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon in writing between Borrower and the applicable Agents or the Arranger.

(c)           Payment of Fees. All fees described herein shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds in dollars, to the Administrative Agent for distribution, if and as appropriate, among the Lenders, except that Borrower shall pay the Fees provided under Section 2.05(d) directly to the Agents. Once paid, none of the fees shall be refundable under any circumstances.

Section 2.06           Interest on Loans. c) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.06(c), the Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

(b)           Subject to the provisions of Section 2.06(c), the Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) upon the occurrence and during the existence of an Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a), (b), (g) or (h) or (ii) following the request of the Required Lenders upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, all Obligations shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of principal of or interest on any Loan, 2.0% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in Sections 2.06(a) and (b) or (y) in the case of any other Obligation, 2.0% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in Section 2.06(a) (in either case, the “Default Rate”).
 
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(d)           Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to Section 2.06(c) (including interest on past due interest) and all interest accrued but unpaid on or after the Term Loan Maturity Date shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan, accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

(e)           All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to clauses (a)-(c) of the definition of the Alternate Base Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day); provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.14, bear interest for one day. The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding.

Section 2.07           Termination and Reduction of Commitments. d) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.19, the Term Loan Commitments shall automatically terminate at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

(b)           [Reserved.].

(c)           Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under Section 2.07(b) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction (which effective date shall be a Business Day), specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.07 shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of any other financing or the closing of any securities offering, or the occurrence of any other event specified therein, in which case such notice may be revoked by Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. With respect to the effectiveness of any such other financing or the closing of any such securities offering or other event, Borrower may extend the date of termination at any time with the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Any termination or reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments of such Class.

Section 2.08           Interest Elections. e) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section 2.08. Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Borrower shall not be entitled to request any conversion or continuation that, if made, would result in more than ten Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding hereunder at any one time.
 
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(b)           To make an election pursuant to this Section 2.08, Borrower shall deliver, by hand delivery or facsimile (or transmit by other electronic transmission if arrangements for doing so have been approved in writing by the Administrative Agent), a duly completed and executed Interest Election Request to the Administrative Agent not later than the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable.

(c)           Each Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i)           the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, or if outstanding Borrowings are being combined, allocation to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

(ii)           the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii)           whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and

(iv)           if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

(d)           Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(e)           If an Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing is not timely delivered prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may require, by notice to Borrower, that (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

Section 2.09           Amortization of Term Borrowings. f) Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Term Loan Lenders, on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, beginning with September 30, 2014, or if any such date is not a Business Day, on the immediately following Business Day (each such date, a “Term Loan Repayment Date”), a principal amount of the Term Loans equal to 1.25% of the initial aggregate principal amount of such Term Loans (as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 2.10 and in connection with any Incremental Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.19), together in each case with accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be paid to but excluding the date of such payment.
 
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(b)           To the extent not previously paid in full in cash, all Term Loans shall be due and payable on the Term Loan Maturity Date.

Section 2.10           Optional and Mandatory Prepayments of Loans.

(a)           Optional Prepayments. Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in part, subject to the requirements of this Section 2.10 (including, if applicable, the Prepayment Premium); provided that each partial prepayment shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $250,000 and not less than $500,000 or, if less, the outstanding principal amount of such Borrowing.

(b)           [Reserved.]

(c)           Asset Sales. Not later than five Business Days following the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale by any Company, Borrower shall apply 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds to make prepayments in accordance with Section 2.10(g); provided that:

(i)           no such prepayment shall be required under this Section 2.10(c) (A) with respect to the disposition of property which constitutes a Casualty Event, or (B) to the extent the Net Cash Proceeds of any such Asset Sales do not result in more than $1,000,000 (the “Asset Sale Threshold” and the Net Cash Proceeds in excess of the Asset Sale Threshold, the “Excess Net Cash Proceeds”) in Net Cash Proceeds in any fiscal year; provided that clause (B) shall not apply in the case of any Asset Sale described in clause (b) of the definition thereof;

(ii)           so long as no Default shall then exist or would arise therefrom and with respect to Excess Net Cash Proceeds totaling less than $25,000,000 (as determined in the aggregate for all received Excess Net Cash Proceeds after the Closing Date), such proceeds shall not be required to be so applied on such date to the extent that Borrower (A) reinvests such proceeds in Qualified Reinvestment Property, or (B) commits to reinvest such proceeds in Qualified Reinvestment Property within 12 months after the date of receipt thereof and actually reinvests such proceeds within six months after entering into such commitment; provided that the Loan Parties shall comply with Sections 5.11 and 5.12 (within the time frames set forth therein) and with the applicable provisions of the Security Documents; and

(iii)           if all or any portion of such Excess Net Cash Proceeds is not so reinvested within such 12-month period (as extended in accordance with clause (ii) above), such unused portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as a mandatory prepayment as provided in this Section 2.10(c).

For purposes of clarification, the Loan Parties acknowledge that on and after the time upon which the Excess Net Cash Proceeds from Asset Sales described in this Section 2.10(c) other than Excess Net Cash Proceeds described in clause (c)(i)(A) above and received after the Closing Date total more than $25,000,000, such excess shall be applied towards prepayments in accordance with Section 2.10(g).

(d)           Debt Issuance or Preferred Stock Issuance.
 
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(i)           Not later than five Business Days following the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds of any Debt Issuance or Disqualified Stock Issuance by any Company, Borrower shall make prepayments in accordance with Section 2.10(g) in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds.

(ii)           Not later than five Business Days following the receipt of any Equity Cure Contribution in accordance with Section 8.03, Borrower shall make prepayments in accordance with Section 2.10(g) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Cure Amount.

(e)           Casualty Events. Not later than five Business Days following the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds from a Casualty Event by any Company, Borrower shall apply an amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds to make prepayments in accordance with Sections 2.10(g); provided that:

(i)           no such prepayment shall be required under this Section 2.10(e) to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds of any such Casualty Event do not result in more than $1,000,000 (the “Casualty Event Threshold” and the Net Cash Proceeds in excess of such Casualty Event Threshold, the “Casualty Event Excess Net Cash Proceeds”) in Net Cash Proceeds in any fiscal year;

(ii)           so long as no Default shall then exist or would arise therefrom, such proceeds shall not be required to be so applied on such date to the extent that Borrower (A) reinvests such proceeds in Qualified Reinvestment Property, or (B) commits to reinvest such proceeds in Qualified Reinvestment Property within 12 months after the date of receipt thereof and actually reinvests such proceeds within six months after entering into such commitment; provided the Loan Parties shall comply with Sections 5.11 and 5.12 (within the time frames set forth therein) and with the applicable provisions of the Security Documents; and

(iii)           if all or any portion of such Casualty Event Excess Net Cash Proceeds is not so reinvested within such 12-month period (as extended in accordance with clause (ii) above), such unused portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as a mandatory prepayment as provided in this Section 2.10(e).

(f)           Excess Cash Flow. No later than 10 Business Days after the date on which the financial statements with respect to such fiscal year in which such Excess Cash Flow Period occurs are or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) (without giving effect to any grace period applicable thereto), Borrower shall make prepayments in accordance with Sections 2.10(g) in an aggregate principal amount equal to (i) (x) 75% of Excess Cash Flow for the Excess Cash Flow Period then ended if the Total Leverage Ratio at the end of such period is greater than or equal to 4.50:1.00, (y) 50% of Excess Cash Flow for the Excess Cash Flow Period then ended if the Total Leverage Ratio at the end of such period is less than 4.50:1.00 but greater than 3.50:1.00 and (z) 25% of Excess Cash Flow for the Excess Cash Flow Period then ended if the Total Leverage Ratio at the end of such period is less than or equal to 3.50:1.00, less (ii) any voluntary prepayments of Term Loans during such Excess Cash Flow Period, other than in each case voluntary prepayments funded with the proceeds of Indebtedness; provided, however, that no such prepayment shall be required under this Section 2.10(f) to the extent (but only to the extent) such payment would cause the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and amounts then available to be drawn by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries under revolving credit lines (including amounts then available to be drawn pursuant to any Incremental Revolving Commitments) to be less than $20,000,000 at the time of such payment.

(g)           Application of Prepayments.
 
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(i)           Prior to any optional prepayment hereunder, Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be prepaid and shall specify such selection in the notice of such prepayment pursuant to Section 2.10(g)(iii), subject to the provisions of this Section 2.10(g)(i). Any prepayments of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(a) shall be applied as directed by Borrower; provided, that any such optional prepayment shall be applied pro rata (in accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts thereof) to each Class of Term Loans then outstanding. Except to the extent Section 8.04 is applicable, any prepayments pursuant to Section 2.10(c), (d), (e) and (f) shall be applied on a pro rata basis among the payments remaining to be made on each Term Loan Repayment Date, and within each Class, shall be applied pro rata to each Lender’s portion thereof.

(ii)           Amounts to be applied pursuant to this Section 2.10 to the prepayment of Term Loans shall be applied first to reduce outstanding ABR Loans. Any amounts remaining after each such application shall be applied to prepay Eurodollar Loans.

(iii)           Notice of Prepayment. Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by written notice of any prepayment hereunder (1) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment (or such shorter period of notice as may be acceptable to Administrative Agent) and (2) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment (or such shorter period of notice as may be acceptable to Administrative Agent). Each such notice shall be irrevocable; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.07, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked or delayed in accordance with Section 2.07. Each such notice shall specify the prepayment date, the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and, in the case of a mandatory prepayment, a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Such notice to the Lenders may be by electronic communication. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02, except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing and otherwise in accordance with this Section 2.10. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.06.

(h)           Waiver of Mandatory Prepayments. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.10, (i) in the case of any mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans (other than such mandatory prepayments required pursuant to Section 2.10(c) or 2.10(f) above), any Term Loan Lender may waive, by written notice to Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which such mandatory prepayment would otherwise be required to be made hereunder, the right to receive the amount of such mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans, (ii) if any Term Loan Lender elects to waive the right to receive the amount of such mandatory prepayment, all of the amount that otherwise would have been applied to mandatorily prepay the Term Loans of such Lender shall be offered by Borrower to the remaining non-waiving Term Loan Lenders on a pro rata basis, based on the respective principal amounts of their outstanding Term Loans, (iii) if and to the extent any such non-waiving Term Loan Lender does not elect by written notice to Borrower and the Administrative Agent within three Business Days following the date on which the offer is made pursuant to clause (ii) above to accept such offer, such Term Loan Lender shall be deemed to have rejected such offer and (iv) the balance, if any, shall be retained by Borrower.
 
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(i)            Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.10, (i) to the extent that all or any portion of any Foreign Repatriation Amount is prohibited or delayed by applicable local Law from being repatriated to the United States, the portion of such Foreign Repatriation Amount so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Obligations at the times provided in this Section 2.10 but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary for so long, but only for so long, as the applicable local Law will not permit repatriation to the United States (Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all actions reasonably required by the applicable local Law to permit such repatriation), and once such repatriation of any of such affected Foreign Repatriation Amount is permitted under the applicable local Law, such repatriation will be promptly effected and such repatriated Foreign Repatriation Amount will be promptly (and in any event, not later than two Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result of such repatriation) to the repayment of the Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.10 to the extent provided herein and (ii) to the extent that Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of all or any portion of the Foreign Repatriation Amount would have a material adverse tax cost (taking into account any foreign tax credit or benefit actually realized in connection with such repatriation) (the amount of such material adverse tax cost, the “Foreign Repatriation Loss”), the amount of the prepayment required under Sections 2.10(c), (d), (e) or (f), as applicable, shall be reduced by the Foreign Repatriation Loss.

(j)            Prepayment Premium. (i) Any repayment of the principal amount of the Term Loans, whether pursuant to a voluntary prepayment described in Section 2.10(a), a repayment in connection with a refinancing of the Term Loans, a prepayment made upon a Change of Control, a prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.10(c) as a result of any Structure Asset Sale (provided that only the Excess Portion with respect to any Structure Asset Sale shall be subject to a prepayment premium under this Section 2.10(j)), a prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.10(d), a prepayment made in connection with the acceleration of remedies in accordance with the Loan Documents or otherwise (but other than with respect to (x) mandatory prepayments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.09(a), Section 2.10(e) or Section 2.10(f) above, (y) mandatory prepayments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.10(c) as a result of any Non-Structure Asset Sale or (z) an Equity Cure Contribution), and (ii) any amendment to this Agreement that, directly or indirectly, reduces the Effective Yield applicable to the Term Loans (in each case, with original issue discount and upfront fees, which shall be deemed to constitute like amounts of original issue discount, being equated to interest rate margins in a manner consistent with generally accepted financial practice based on an assumed four year life to maturity) (any such event described in clause (i) or (ii), a “Prepayment Event”) shall be accompanied by a prepayment premium equal to (x) 6.00% of the principal amount of such Term Loans repaid or repriced, if such repayment or repricing is effected on or prior to the one year anniversary of the Closing Date, (y) 3.00% of the principal amount of such Term Loans repaid or repriced, if such repayment or repricing is effected after the one year anniversary of the Closing Date but on or prior to the second year anniversary of the Closing Date and (z) 1.00% of the principal amount of such Term Loans repaid or repriced, if such repayment or repricing is effected after the second year anniversary of the Closing Date but on or prior to the third year anniversary of the Closing Date (any such prepayment premium referenced in clauses (x) through (z) above in this sentence, a “Prepayment Premium”). Any such determination by the Administrative Agent as contemplated by the preceding sentence shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower and all Lenders, absent manifest error. For purposes of clarification, the parties hereto acknowledge that any prepayment premium due in connection with a Structure Asset Sale which qualifies as or results in a Change in Control shall not be limited by any Excess Portion calculation and shall be treated as a Change in Control for purposes of the foregoing paragraph.
 
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Section 2.11           Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:

(a)           the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period; or

(b)           the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

then the Administrative Agent shall give written notice thereof to Borrower and the Lenders as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing; provided that Borrower may revoke any such Borrowing Request (without penalty) prior to such Borrowing upon written notice to the Administrative Agent.

Section 2.12           Increased Costs; Change in Legality. g) If any Change in Law shall:

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

(ii)           impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender; or

(iii)           subjects any Lender to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its Loans, principal, letters of credit, Commitments, or other Obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender, or such Lender’s holding company, if any, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered, it being understood that, to the extent duplicative of the provisions of Section 2.15, this Section 2.12 shall not apply to Taxes. The protection of this Section 2.12 shall be available to each Lender regardless of any possible contention of the invalidity or inapplicability of the Change in Law that shall have occurred or been imposed.

(b)           If any Lender determines (in good faith, but in its sole absolute discretion) that any Change in Law regarding Capital Requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, such Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
 
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(c)           A certificate of a Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in Sections 2.12(a) or (b) shall be delivered to Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error. Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten Business Days after receipt thereof.

(d)           Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to indicate the period of retroactive effect thereof.

(e)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Change in Law shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain any Eurodollar Loan or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated hereby with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, then, by written notice to Borrower and to the Administrative Agent:

(i)           such Lender may declare that Eurodollar Loans will not thereafter (for the duration of such unlawfulness (as determined in good faith by such Lender)) be made by such Lender hereunder (or be continued for additional Interest Periods and ABR Loans will not thereafter (for such duration) be converted into Eurodollar Loans), whereupon any request for a Eurodollar Loan (or to convert an ABR Loan to a Eurodollar Loan or to continue a Eurodollar Loan for an additional Interest Period) shall, as to such Lender only, be deemed a request for an ABR Loan (or a request to continue an ABR Loan as such for an additional Interest Period or to convert a Eurodollar Loan into an ABR Loan, as the case may be), unless such declaration shall be subsequently withdrawn by such Lender by written notice to Borrower and to the Administrative Agent; and

(ii)           such Lender may require that all outstanding Eurodollar Loans made by it be converted to ABR Loans, in which event all such Eurodollar Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans as of the effective date of such notice as provided in Section 2.12(f).

In the event any Lender shall exercise its rights under clause (i) or (ii) above, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise have been applied to repay the Eurodollar Loans that would have been made by such Lender or the converted Eurodollar Loans of such Lender shall instead be applied to repay the ABR Loans made by such Lender in lieu of, or resulting from the conversion of, such Eurodollar Loans.

(f)            For purposes of Section 2.12(e), a notice to Borrower by any Lender shall be effective as to each Eurodollar Loan made by such Lender, if lawful, on the last day of the Interest Period then applicable to such Eurodollar Loan; in all other cases such notice shall be effective on the date of receipt by Borrower.

Section 2.13           Breakage Payments. In the event of (a) the payment or prepayment, whether optional or mandatory, of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan earlier than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of the acceleration of the Obligations following an Event of Default in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan earlier than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan earlier than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.16, then, in any such event, Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate plus the Applicable Margin (together with any interest payable at the Default Rate, if then applicable) that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the Eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall be delivered to Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error. Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within five Business Days after receipt thereof.
 
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Section 2.14           Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs. h) Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document (whether of principal, interest or fees, or of amounts payable under Section 2.12, 2.13 or 2.15, or otherwise) on or before the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without setoff, deduction or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 330 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017 Attn: Kaitlin Trinh, except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.15 and 10.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to other Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, unless specified otherwise, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments under each Loan Document shall be made in dollars.

(b)           If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.

(c)           If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim (including pursuant to Section 10.08) or otherwise (including by exercise of its rights under the Security Documents), obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Term Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Term Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Term Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Term Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this Section 2.14(c) shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Term Loans to any Eligible Assignee or participant, other than to any Company or any Affiliates thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section 2.14(c) shall apply). Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Legal Requirements, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against each Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation. If under applicable Insolvency Law any Secured Party receives a secured claim in lieu of a setoff or counterclaim to which this Section 2.14(c) applies, such Secured Party shall to the extent practicable, exercise its rights in respect of such secured claim in a manner consistent with the rights to which the Secured Party is entitled under this Section 2.14(c) to share in the benefits of the recovery of such secured claim.
 
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(d)           Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules or practices on interbank compensation.

(e)           If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.02(c), 2.14(d) or 10.03(e), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

Section 2.15           Taxes. i) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Loan Parties hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense and free and clear of and without deduction, reduction or withholding for any and all Indemnified Taxes; provided that if any Indemnified Taxes shall be required by applicable Legal Requirements to be deducted or withheld from such payments, then (i) the sum payable by the relevant Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions, reductions or withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.15), the Administrative Agent or any Lender, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions, reductions or withholdings been made, (ii) the relevant Loan Party, if applicable, shall make such deductions, reductions or withholdings and (iii) the relevant Loan Party, if applicable, shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements.

(b)           In addition, Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements, or at the option of the Administrative Agent reimburse it for payment of, any Other Taxes.
 
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(c)           Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within ten Business Days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.15) and any penalties, interest and expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower by a Lender (in each case, with a copy delivered concurrently to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d)           Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.04(e) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 2.15(d).

(e)           As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by Borrower to a Governmental Authority, Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the Tax Return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. If Borrower fails to pay any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes when due to the appropriate Governmental Authority, Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender for any incremental Taxes or expenses that may become payable by the Administrative Agent or such Lender as a result of any such failure.

(f)           Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which Borrower is resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable Legal Requirements, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Legal Requirements or reasonably requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding sentence, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in the remainder of this Section 2.15(f) and Section 2.15(g)) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Foreign Lender shall (i) furnish to Borrower and the Administrative Agent either (1) two accurate and complete originally executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W‑8BEN (or successor form), (2) two accurate and complete originally executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or successor form), (3) two accurate and complete originally executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8EXP (or successor form) or (4) two accurate and complete originally executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or successor form) (with any required attachments), certifying, in each case, to such Foreign Lender’s legal entitlement to an exemption or reduction from U.S. federal withholding tax with respect to all interest payments hereunder, and (ii) to the extent it may lawfully do so at such times, upon reasonable request by Borrower or the Administrative Agent, provide a new Form W-8BEN (or successor form), Form W-8ECI (or successor form), Form W-8EXP (or successor form) or Form W8IMY (or successor form) upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered form to reconfirm any complete exemption from, or any entitlement to a reduction in, U.S. federal withholding tax with respect to any interest payment hereunder; provided that any Foreign Lender that is relying on the so-called “portfolio interest exemption” within the meaning of Section 881(c) of the Code shall also furnish a “Non-Bank Certificate” substantially in the form of Exhibit L-1 through 3, as applicable, if it is furnishing a Form W-8BEN to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code. Any Lender that is not a Foreign Lender shall (i) furnish to Borrower and the Administrative Agent two accurate and complete originally executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor form), or shall otherwise establish an exemption from U.S. backup withholding and (ii) to the extent it may lawfully do so at such times, upon reasonable request by Borrower or the Administrative Agent, provide a new From W-9 (or successor form) upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered form.
 
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(g)           If a payment made to a Lender hereunder may be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax under FATCA, such Lender shall deliver to Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable Legal Requirements and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent to comply with its withholding obligations, to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 2.15(g), the term “FATCA” shall include any amendments to FATCA after the date hereof.

(h)           If the Administrative Agent or a Lender (or an assignee) determines in its sole discretion that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by Borrower or with respect to which Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.15, it shall pay over such refund to Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by Borrower under this Section 2.15 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or the Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender (or assignee) and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, however, that if the Administrative Agent or such Lender (or assignee) is required to repay all or a portion of such refund to the relevant Governmental Authority, Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender (or assignee), shall repay the amount paid over to Borrower that is required to be repaid (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender (or assignee) within three Business Days after receipt of written notice that the Administrative Agent or such Lender (or assignee) is required to repay such refund (or a portion thereof) to such Governmental Authority. Nothing contained in this Section 2.15(h) shall require the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or assignee) to make available its Tax Returns or any other information which it deems confidential or privileged to Borrower or any other Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event will the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or assignee) be required to pay any amount to Borrower the payment of which would place the Administrative Agent or such Lender (or assignee) in a less favorable net after-tax position than the Administrative Agent or such Lender (or assignee) would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the additional amounts with respect to such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes had never been paid.
 
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Section 2.16           Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(a)           Mitigation of Obligations. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12(a) or (b), or if Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.15, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce materially amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.12(a), 2.12(b) or 2.15, as the case may be, in the future, (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense, (iii) would not require such Lender to take any action inconsistent with its internal policies or legal or regulatory restrictions, and (iv) would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. Borrower shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment. A certificate setting forth such costs and expenses submitted by such Lender to the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(b)           Replacement of Lenders. In the event (i) any Lender delivers a certificate requesting compensation pursuant to Section 2.12(a) or (b), (ii) any Lender delivers a notice described in Section 2.12(e), (iii) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (iv) Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority on account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.15, (v) any Lender defaults in its obligations to make Loans or other extensions of credit hereunder, or (vi) in the case of any proposed amendment, waiver, consent or other modification, any Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender, Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort (including with respect to the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 10.04(b)), upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to transfer and assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.04), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an Eligible Assignee which shall assume such assigned obligations (which Eligible Assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (1) such assignment shall not conflict with any applicable Legal Requirement, (2) Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, and (3) Borrower or such assignee shall have paid to the affected Lender in immediately available funds an amount equal to the sum of the principal of and interest and any prepayment premium or penalty (if any) accrued to the date of such payment on the outstanding Loans of such Lender affected by such assignment plus all Fees and other amounts owing to or accrued for the account of such Lender hereunder (including any amounts under Sections 2.12 and 2.13); provided further that, if prior to any such transfer and assignment the circumstances or event that resulted in such Lender’s claim for compensation under Section 2.12(a) or (b) or notice under Section 2.12(e) or the amounts paid pursuant to Section 2.15, as the case may be, cease to cause such Lender to suffer increased costs or reductions in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital, or cease to have the consequences specified in Section 2.12(e), or cease to result in amounts being payable under Section 2.15, as the case may be (including as a result of any action taken by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.16(a)), or if such Lender shall waive its right to claim further compensation under Section 2.12(a) or (b) in respect of such circumstances or event or shall withdraw its notice under Section 2.12(e) or shall waive its right to further payments under Section 2.15 in respect of such circumstances or event or shall consent to the proposed amendment, waiver, consent or other modification, as the case may be, then such Lender shall not thereafter be required to make any such transfer and assignment hereunder. Each Lender hereby grants to the Administrative Agent an irrevocable power of attorney (which power is coupled with an interest) to execute and deliver, on behalf of such Lender as assignor, any Assignment and Assumption necessary to effectuate any assignment of such Lender’s interests hereunder in the circumstances contemplated by this Section 2.16(b).

(c)           Defaulting Lenders. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then (i) during any Default Period (as defined below) with respect to such Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a “Lender”, and the amount of such Defaulting Lender’s Term Loan Commitments and Term Loans shall be excluded for purposes of voting, and the calculation of voting, on any matters (including the granting of any consents or waivers) with respect to any of the Loan Documents, except that the amount of such Defaulting Lender’s Term Loan Commitments and Term Loans shall be included for purposes of voting, and the calculation of voting, on the matters set forth in Section 10.02(b)(i)-(xi) (including the granting of any consents or waivers) only to the extent that any such matter disproportionately affects such Defaulting Lender; (ii) to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, until such time as the Default Excess (as defined below) with respect to such Defaulting Lender shall have been reduced to zero, (1) any voluntary prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(a) shall, if Borrower so directs at the time of making such voluntary prepayment, be applied to the Loans of other Lenders in accordance with Section 2.10(a) as if such Defaulting Lender had no Loans outstanding, and (2) any mandatory prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.10 shall, if Borrower so directs at the time of making such mandatory prepayment, be applied to the Loans of other Lenders (but not to the Loans of such Defaulting Lender) in accordance with Section 2.10 as if such Defaulting Lender had funded all Defaulted Loans that are Loans of such Defaulting Lender, it being understood and agreed that Borrower shall be entitled to retain any portion of any mandatory prepayment of the Loans that is not paid to such Defaulting Lender solely as a result of the operation of the provisions of this clause (2).
 
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For purposes of this Agreement, (i) “Funding Default” means, with respect to any Defaulting Lender, the occurrence of any of the events set forth in the definition of “Defaulting Lender,” (ii) “Defaulted Loan” means the Loans of a Defaulting Lender; (iii) “Default Period” means, with respect to any Defaulting Lender, the period commencing on the date of the applicable Funding Default and ending on the earliest of the following dates: (a) the date on which all Commitments are cancelled or terminated and/or the Obligations are declared or become immediately due and payable, (b) with respect to any Funding Default (other than any such Funding Default arising pursuant to clause (e) of the definition of “Defaulting Lender”), the date on which (1) the Default Excess with respect to such Defaulting Lender shall have been reduced to zero (whether by the funding by such Defaulting Lender of any Defaulted Loans of such Defaulting Lender or by the non-pro rata application of any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of the Loans in accordance with the terms hereof or any combination thereof) and (2) such Defaulting Lender shall have delivered to Borrower and the Administrative Agent a written reaffirmation of its intention to honor its obligations under this Agreement with respect to its Commitment(s), and (c) the date on which Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders waive all Funding Defaults of such Defaulting Lender in writing, and (iv) “Default Excess” shall mean, with respect to any Defaulting Lender, the excess, if any, of such Defaulting Lender’s pro rata percentage of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans of all Lenders (calculated as if all Defaulting Lenders (including such Defaulting Lender) had funded all of their respective Defaulted Loans) over the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans of such Defaulting Lender.

No amount of the Commitment of any Lender shall be increased or otherwise affected, and, except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 2.16(c), performance by Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be excused or otherwise modified, as a result of any Funding Default or the operation of Section 2.16(c). The rights and remedies against a Defaulting Lender under Section 2.16(c) are in addition to other rights and remedies that Borrower may have against such Defaulting Lender with respect to any Funding Default and that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender with respect to any Funding Default.

Section 2.17           Reserved.

Section 2.18           Reserved.
 
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Section 2.19           Increases of the Commitments.

(a)           Subject to the terms of this Section 2.19, Borrower may, not more than six times after the Closing Date, with the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), increase, at Borrower’s request to the Administrative Agent (each, an “Incremental Request”), the then effective aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan Commitments (“Incremental Term Loan Commitments” and the loans thereunder, “Incremental Term Loans”) and/or, with the consent of the Administrative Agent, add a committed revolving credit line (“Incremental Revolving Commitments” and the loans thereunder, “Incremental Revolving Loans”); provided that:

(i)           (A) the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Commitments shall not exceed the Incremental Cap in effect at such time, (B) the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Revolving Commitments shall not exceed $10,000,000 and (C) the aggregate principal amount of any requested Incremental Commitments pursuant to any Incremental Request shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 (or such lower amount that represents all remaining availability pursuant to this Section 2.19);

(ii)           the proceeds of such Incremental Commitments shall be used solely for the purposes described in Section 3.12;

(iii)           Borrower shall execute and deliver such agreements, instruments and documents and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with such Incremental Commitments and at the time of the effectiveness of any such proposed Incremental Commitments;

(iv)           (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur immediately after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments and the application of proceeds therefrom and (B) after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments and the application of proceeds therefrom on a Pro Forma Basis (and assuming the full utilization thereof), Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Covenants as of the most recent Test Period;

(v)           (A) the Incremental Term Loans shall have a maturity date no earlier than the Term Loan Maturity Date and shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity no shorter than the Term Loans made under Section 2.02 and (B) the Incremental Revolving Commitments shall have a termination date no earlier than the date which is five (5) years after the Closing Date;

(vi)           if the weighted average interest rates applicable to the Incremental Loans exceed the interest rates set forth for the existing Term Loans in Section 2.06, then the interest rates set forth in Section 2.06 with respect to the existing Term Loans (or any then existing revolving loans) shall increase by the Yield Differential (it being understood that any increase in the weighted average interest rates may (i) take the form of original issue discount (“OID”) or upfront fees, with such OID or upfront fees being equated to such interest margins in a manner determined by the Administrative Agent and consistent with generally accepted financial practice based on an assumed four-year life to maturity or (ii) be accomplished by a combination of an increase in the weighted average interest rates, OID and/or upfront fees); and

(vii)           all other terms and conditions with respect to the Incremental Loans shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being agreed that to the extent such terms and conditions are substantially identical to the terms and conditions with respect to the Term Loans made under Section 2.02, they shall be satisfactory) .
 
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(b)           Any request under this Section 2.19 shall be submitted by Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly forward copies to the Lenders). Borrower may also specify any fees offered to those Lenders (the “Increasing Lenders”) that agree to provide any portion of the Incremental Commitments, which fees may be variable based upon the amount of Incremental Commitments which any such Lender is willing to provide. No Lender shall have any obligation, express or implied, to provide any Incremental Commitments. Only the consent of each Increasing Lender shall be required for any Incremental Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.19. No Lender which declines to provide any portion of the Incremental Commitments may be replaced with respect to its existing Term Loans (or any then existing revolving loans) as a result thereof without such Lender’s consent.

(c)           Each Increasing Lender shall as soon as reasonably practicable specify in writing the amount of the proposed Incremental Commitments that it is willing to assume (provided that any Lender not so responding within five Business Days (or such shorter period as may be specified by the Administrative Agent) shall be deemed to have declined such a request). Borrower may accept some or all of the offered amounts or (after determination or deemed determination from then existing Lenders of response to such increase request), designate new lenders that are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, as additional Lenders hereunder in accordance with this Section 2.19 (each such new lender being a “New Lender”), which New Lenders may assume all or a portion of the Incremental Commitments. The Administrative Agent, in consultation with Borrower, shall have discretion jointly to adjust the allocation of the Incremental Commitments among Increasing Lenders and New Lenders.

(d)           Subject to the foregoing, any increase requested by Borrower shall be effective upon (i) delivery of a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, signed by a duly authorized officer of each New Lender; (2) a notice to the Increasing Lenders and New Lenders, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, signed by a Financial Officer of Borrower; (3) an Officers’ Certificate of Borrower, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; (4) to the extent requested by any New Lender or Increasing Lender, executed Notes issued by Borrower in accordance with Section 2.04(e); (5) an amendment (an “Incremental Loan Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by Borrower, each Increasing Lender (if any), each New Lender (if any) and the Administrative Agent; and (6) any other certificates or documents that the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (ii) satisfaction on the effective date of the Incremental Loan Amendment of (1) each of the conditions specified in Section 4.02 (it being understood that all references to “the date of such Credit Extension” or similar language in Section 4.02 shall be deemed to refer to the effective date of the Incremental Loan Amendment), and (2) such other conditions as the parties thereto shall agree. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.02, the Administrative Agent is expressly permitted, without the consent of the other Lenders (but subject to the consent of Borrower), to amend the Loan Documents (which may be in the form of an amendment and restatement) to the extent necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to give effect to any extensions pursuant to this Section 2.19.

(e)           Upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.19, if, on the date of such increase, there are any revolving loans outstanding hereunder, such revolving loans shall on or prior to the effectiveness of such Incremental Revolving Commitments be prepaid from the proceeds of additional revolving loans made hereunder (reflecting such Incremental Revolving Commitments), which prepayment shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the revolving loans being prepaid and any costs incurred by any Lender in accordance with Section 2.13. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.
 
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Section 2.20           Extension Offers.

(a)           Borrower may on one or more occasions by written notice to the Administrative Agent make one or more offers (each, an “Extension Offer”) to all the Lenders of one or more Classes (each Class subject to such an Extension Offer, an “Extension Request Class”) to extend the maturity date applicable to such Class of Loans or Commitments, as applicable, pursuant to procedures reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to Borrower (an “Extension Amendment”). Such notice shall set forth (i) the terms and conditions of the requested Extension Amendment and (ii) the date on which such Extension Amendment is requested to become effective (which shall not be less than 10 Business Days nor more than 30 Business Days after the date of such notice, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent). Extension Amendments shall become effective only with respect to the Loans and Commitments of such Extension Request Class of the Lenders that accept the applicable Extension Offer (such Lenders, “Extending Lenders”).

(b)           An Extension Amendment shall be effected pursuant to an Extension Agreement executed and delivered by Borrower, each applicable Extending Lender and the Administrative Agent; provided that no Extension Amendment shall become effective unless (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of effectiveness thereof, (ii) on the date of effectiveness thereof, each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party set forth in Article III or in any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date); provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates, (iii) Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an Officers’ Certificate of Borrower, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (iv) Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent any other certificates or documents that the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.02, the Administrative Agent is expressly permitted, without the consent of the other Lenders (but subject to the consent of Borrower), to amend the Loan Documents (which may be in the form of an amendment and restatement) to the extent necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to give effect to any increases pursuant to this Section 2.20, including any amendments necessary to treat the applicable Loans and/or Commitments of the Extending Lenders as a new Class of Loans and/or Commitments hereunder.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each of the Lenders on the Closing Date and upon each Credit Extension thereafter that:

Section 3.01           Organization; Powers. Each Company (a) is duly incorporated or organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, to own and lease its property and (c) is qualified and in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable in the applicable jurisdiction) to do business in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except in such jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify or be in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
 
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Section 3.02           Authorization; Enforceability. The Loan Documents to be entered into by each Loan Party are within such Loan Party’s powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action on the part of such Loan Party. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

Section 3.03           No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents to which they are a party and the Credit Extensions contemplated by the Loan Documents, (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) registrations and filings necessary to perfect Liens created by the Loan Documents and (iii) consents, approvals, registrations, filings, permits or actions, with respect to which the failure to obtain or perform could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (b) will not violate the Organizational Documents of any Company, (c) will not violate any Legal Requirement except, individually or in the aggregate, where it could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (d) will not violate or result in a default or require any consent or approval under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon any Company or its property, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Company, except for violations, defaults, consents, approvals or the creation of such rights that could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (e) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any property of any Company, except Liens created by the Security Documents and Permitted Liens.

Section 3.04           Financial Statements; Projections.

(a)           Historical Financial Statements. Borrower has heretofore delivered to the Administrative Agent and made available to the Lenders the consolidated balance sheets and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Borrower as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011, December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013, audited by and accompanied by the unqualified opinion of BDO USA, LLP, independent public accountants. Such financial statements and all financial statements delivered pursuant to Sections 5.01(a) and (b) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations and cash flows of Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods to which they relate, except as indicated in any notes thereto and, in the case of any such unaudited financial statements, the absence of footnote disclosures and audit adjustments. Such financial statements show all material indebtedness and other material liabilities, direct or contingent, of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including material liabilities for taxes and Indebtedness, in each case, to the extent required to be disclosed under GAAP.

(b)           No Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2013, there has been no event, change, circumstance or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)           Pro Forma Financial Statements. Borrower has heretofore delivered to the Administrative Agent and made available to the Lenders unaudited pro forma financial statements for 2014 after giving effect to the Transactions as if they had occurred on such date in the case of any balance sheet information and as of the beginning of all periods presented in the case of any income statement information. Such pro forma financial statements have been prepared in good faith by the Loan Parties, based on the assumptions (which assumptions are believed as of the Closing Date to be reasonable in light of then existing conditions and information reasonably available to management of Borrower prior to the Closing Date), it being recognized that such financial projections are only estimates and are not to be viewed as facts and are not a guarantee of financial performance, and that actual results may differ from the projected financial performance and that such differences may be material.
 
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Section 3.05           Properties.

(a)           Generally. Each Company has good and marketable title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its property (other than Intellectual Property which is subject to Section 3.06) material to its business, free and clear of all Liens and irregularities, deficiencies and defects in title, except for Permitted Liens and minor irregularities or deficiencies in title that, individually or in the aggregate, do not, and could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)           Real Property. Schedule 8 to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date contains a true and complete list of each interest in Real Property (i) owned by any Loan Party as of the Closing Date and (ii) leased or subleased by any Loan Party, as lessee or sublessee, as of the Closing Date and describes the type of interest therein held by such Loan Party. Except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) all Real Property that is necessary for or material to any Loan Party’s business is zoned to permit the uses for which such Real Property is currently being used, (ii) the present uses of the Real Property and the current operations of each Company’s business do not violate any applicable Legal Requirement and (iii) there is no pending or threatened condemnation or eminent domain proceeding with respect to, or that could affect any of the Real Property of the Loan Parties.

(c)           Collateral. Each Company owns or has rights to use all of the Collateral (other than Intellectual Property which is subject to Section 3.06) and all rights (other than rights in Intellectual Property which is subject to Section 3.06) with respect to any of the foregoing used in, necessary for or material to each Company’s business as currently conducted. The use by each Company of such Collateral (other than Intellectual Property which is subject to Section 3.06) and all such rights (other than rights in Intellectual Property which is subject to Section 3.06) with respect to the foregoing do not infringe on the rights of any Person other than such infringement which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, no claim has been made and remains outstanding that any Company’s use of any Collateral (other than Intellectual Property which is subject to Section 3.06) does or may violate the rights of any third party.

Section 3.06           Intellectual Property.

(a)           Ownership/No Claims. Each Company owns, or is licensed (or authorized) to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, technology, trade secrets, proprietary information, domain names, know-how and processes which are owned by, or otherwise are used in, necessary for or material to each Company’s business as currently conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted (the “Intellectual Property”). No claim has been asserted in writing or is pending, in each case, against any Company, by any Person challenging the use of or the validity or enforceability of any such Intellectual Property owned by each Company or challenging the use of any Intellectual Property licensed by such Company, nor does any Company know of any basis for any such claim, except, in each case, for any claim that could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The use of the Intellectual Property by each Company and the operation of the businesses of the Companies do not infringe the rights of any Person, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Company has taken commercially reasonable actions to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all trade secrets used in such Company’s business.
 
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(b)           Rights Granted. No third party has any right to use any Intellectual Property owned by any Company except pursuant to written licenses and other use agreements entered into by a Company and such relevant third party, in the ordinary course of business that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)           No Violations or Proceedings. As of the Closing Date, there is no violation, infringement or misappropriation by others of any right of such Company with respect to the Intellectual Property that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d)           No Impairment. Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, nor the consummation of the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will alter, impair or otherwise affect or require the consent, approval or other authorization of any other Person in respect of any right of any Company in any Intellectual Property, except to the extent that such alteration, impairment, effect, consent, approval or other authorization, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e)           No Agreement or Order Materially Affecting Intellectual Property. No Company is subject to any settlement, covenant not to sue or other instrument, agreement or other document, or any outstanding Order, which may materially affect the validity or enforceability or restrict in any material manner such Company’s use, licensing or transfer of any of the Intellectual Property.

Section 3.07           Equity Interests and Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, Schedules 1(a) and 11 to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date set forth a list of (i) all the Subsidiaries of Borrower and their jurisdictions of incorporation or organization as of the Closing Date and (ii) the number of each class of its Equity Interests authorized, and the number outstanding, on the Closing Date and the number of Equity Interests covered by all outstanding options, warrants, rights of conversion or purchase and similar rights on the Closing Date. All outstanding Equity Interests of each Loan Party, as of the Closing Date, are duly and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and, other than the Equity Interests of Borrower, are owned by Borrower, directly or indirectly through Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (except for immaterial amounts owned by directors or other parties as required by local law). Each Loan Party is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the Equity Interests pledged by it under the Security Agreement, free of any and all Liens, rights or claims of other Persons, except Permitted Liens, and, as of the Closing Date, there are no outstanding warrants, options or other rights (including derivatives) to purchase, or shareholder, voting trust or similar agreements outstanding with respect to, or property that is convertible into, or that requires the issuance or sale of, any such Equity Interests (or any economic or voting interests therein).

Section 3.08           Litigation; Compliance with Legal Requirements. There are no actions, suits, claims, disputes or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority now pending or, to the knowledge of any Company, threatened against or affecting any Company or any business, property or rights of any Company (i) that involve any Loan Document or any of the Transactions or (ii) that could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except for matters covered by Section 3.18, no Company or any of its property is in violation of, nor will the continued operation of its property as currently conducted violate, any Legal Requirements (including any zoning or building ordinance, code or approval or any building permits) or any restrictions of record or agreements affecting any Company’s Real Property or is in default with respect to any Legal Requirement, except for any such violations or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
 
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Section 3.09           [Reserved].

Section 3.10           Federal Reserve Regulations. No Company is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of buying or carrying Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, for any purpose that entails a violation of, or that is inconsistent with, the provisions of the regulations of the Board, including Regulation T, U or X. The pledge of the Securities Collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement does not violate such regulations.

Section 3.11           Investment Company Act. No Company is (a) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (b) subject to regulation under any Legal Requirement (other than Regulation X) that limits its ability to incur, create, assume or permit to exist Indebtedness or grant any Contingent Obligation in respect of Indebtedness.

Section 3.12           Use of Proceeds. Borrower will use the proceeds of (a) the Term Loans made on the Closing Date to consummate Transactions and pay fees, costs and expenses relating to the Transactions and for working capital and general corporate purposes (including to effect Permitted Acquisitions, permitted Investments and Capital Expenditures); and (b) the Incremental Loans, if any, made after the Closing Date to effect Permitted Acquisitions and fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

Section 3.13           Taxes. Each Company has (a) timely filed or caused to be timely filed all federal Tax Returns and all material state, local and foreign Tax Returns required to have been filed by it and all such Tax Returns are true and correct in all material respects, (b) duly and timely paid, collected or remitted or caused to be duly and timely paid, collected or remitted all federal Taxes and all other material Taxes due and payable, collectible or remittable by it and all assessments received by it, except Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which such Company has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP, and (c) satisfied all of its withholding tax obligations. Each Company has made adequate provision in accordance with GAAP for all Taxes not yet due and payable. As of the Closing Date, each Company is unaware of any proposed or pending tax assessments, deficiencies or audits. No Company has ever “participated” in a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4.

Section 3.14           No Material Misstatements. i) No written information, report, financial statement, certificate, Borrowing Request, exhibit or schedule (in each case other than forecasts, projections, pro forma financial information and other forward looking statements (collectively, “Projections”)) furnished by or on behalf of any Company to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with any Loan Document or included therein or delivered pursuant thereto or hereunder (in each case, as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), taken as a whole and when furnished, contained or contains any material misstatement of fact or omitted or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were or are made, not materially misleading when taken as a whole as of the date such information is dated or certified (after giving effect to all timely modifications and supplements to such written reports, financial statements, certificates or other written information, in each case, furnished after the date on which such written reports, financial statements, certificates or other written information were originally delivered).

(b)           With respect to any Projections delivered pursuant to the terms hereof, each Company represents only that on the date of delivery thereof it acted in good faith and utilized assumptions believed by it to be reasonable when made and when such Projections were delivered in light of the then-current circumstances (it being understood that Projections are estimates and are not to be viewed as facts and are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, which are beyond the control of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and that no assurance or guarantee can be given that any Projections will be realized, that actual results may differ and such differences may be material).
 
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Section 3.15           Labor Matters. As of the Closing Date, there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against any Company pending or, to the knowledge of any Company, threatened. The hours worked by and payments made to employees of any Company have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, or any other applicable federal, state, local or foreign law dealing with such matters in any manner which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All payments due from any Company, or for which any claim may be made against any Company, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of such Company except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to any right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which any Company is bound.

Section 3.16           Solvency. Both immediately before and immediately after the consummation of the Transactions to occur on the Closing Date and immediately following the making of each Credit Extension and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of each Credit Extension, the Loan Parties, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

Section 3.17           Employee Benefit Plans. With respect to each Plan, each Company and its ERISA Affiliates is in compliance in all respects with its terms, as well as the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder, except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or the imposition of a Lien on any of the property of any Company. No Plan is considered an at risk Plan or Plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 or 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 or 305 of ERISA. Using actuarial assumptions and computation methods consistent with Section 4211 of ERISA, the aggregate liabilities of each Company or its ERISA Affiliates to all Multiemployer Plans in the event of a complete withdrawal therefrom, as of the close of the most recent fiscal year of each such Multiemployer Plan, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Each Foreign Plan has been maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable Legal Requirements and has been maintained, where required, in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities, except, in each case, where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Company has incurred any obligation in connection with the termination of or withdrawal from any Foreign Plan, except for any obligation as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of the accrued benefit liabilities (whether or not vested) under each Foreign Plan which is funded, determined as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal year of the respective Company on the basis of actuarial assumptions, each of which is reasonable, did not exceed the current value of the property of such Foreign Plan by an amount that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and for each Foreign Plan which is not funded, the obligations of such Foreign Plan are properly accrued.

Section 3.18           Environmental Matters.

(a)           Except with respect to any matters that individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any Environmental Permit required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any Environmental Claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.
 
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(b)           Except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:

(i)           There has been no Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material caused by the Companies, or to the knowledge of the Companies by any other Person, on, at, under or from any Real Property or facility presently or, to the knowledge of the Companies, formerly owned, leased or operated by the Companies or their predecessors in interest that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in any Environmental Liability;

(ii)           No Person with an indemnity or contribution obligation to the Companies relating to compliance with or liability under Environmental Law is in default with respect to such obligation.

(iii)           No Real Property or facility currently owned, operated or leased by the Companies and, to the knowledge of the Companies, no Real Property or facility formerly owned, operated or leased by the Companies or any of their predecessors in interest is (i) listed or formally proposed for listing on the National Priorities List as defined in and promulgated pursuant to CERCLA or (ii) listed on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System promulgated pursuant to CERCLA or (iii) included on any similar list maintained by any Governmental Authority and relating to the remediation of contamination, including any such list relating to the remediation of petroleum contamination;

(iv)           The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not require any notification, registration, filing, reporting, disclosure, investigation, remediation or cleanup by any Company pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law; and

(v)           The Companies have made available to the Lenders all material records and files in the possession, custody or control of, the Companies concerning the Companies’ compliance with or liability under Environmental Law, including those concerning the actual or suspected presence of Hazardous Material at Real Property or facilities currently or formerly owned, operated, leased or used by the Companies.

Section 3.19           Insurance. Schedule 3.19 sets forth a complete and accurate list in all material respects of all insurance maintained by each Company as of the Closing Date. All insurance maintained by the Companies is in full force and effect, all premiums have been duly paid, no Company has received notice of violation or cancellation thereof, the Premises, and the use, occupancy and operation thereof, comply in all material respects with all Insurance Requirements, and there exists no material default under any insurance requirement. Each Company has insurance in such amounts and covering such risks and liabilities as are customary for companies of a similar size engaged in similar businesses in similar locations.

Section 3.20           Security Documents.

(a)           Security Agreement. The Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable Liens under applicable U.S. state and federal law, and subject to paragraph (e) below, applicable foreign law on, and security interests in, the Security Agreement Collateral and, when (i) financing statements and other filings in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 7 to the Perfection Certificate (as updated in accordance with the terms thereof) and (ii) upon the taking of possession or control by the Collateral Agent of the Security Agreement Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control (which possession shall be given to the Collateral Agent to the extent possession or control by the Collateral Agent is required by each Security Document), the Liens created by the Security Agreement, unless constituting an Excluded Perfection Action, shall constitute fully perfected first priority Liens under applicable U.S. state and federal law on, and subject to paragraph (e) below, applicable foreign law on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the grantors in the Security Agreement Collateral (other than such Security Agreement Collateral in which a security interest cannot be perfected under the UCC as in effect at the relevant time in the relevant jurisdiction), in each case subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.
 
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(b)           PTO Filing; Copyright Office Filing. When the Security Agreement or a short form thereof is filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, the Liens created by such Security Agreement shall constitute fully perfected first priority Liens under applicable U.S. state and federal law on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder in Patents (as defined in the Security Agreement) registered or applied for with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or Copyrights (as defined in such Security Agreement) registered or applied for with the United States Copyright Office, as the case may be, in each case subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.

(c)           Mortgages. Each Mortgage, if any, upon the execution and delivery thereof, shall be effective to create, in favor of the Collateral Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable first priority Liens on, and security interests in, all of the Loan Parties’ right, title and interest in and to the Mortgaged Properties thereunder and the proceeds thereof (except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law)), subject only to Permitted Liens or other Liens reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

(d)           Valid Liens. Each Security Document delivered pursuant to Sections 5.11 and 5.12 will, upon execution and delivery thereof, be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable Liens on, and security interests in, all of the Loan Parties’ right, title and interest in and to the Collateral thereunder (other than Excluded Property), under applicable U.S. state and federal law, and subject to paragraph (e) below, applicable foreign law, and (i) except for Excluded Perfection Steps, when all appropriate filings or recordings are made in the appropriate offices as may be required under applicable law and (ii) upon the taking of possession or control by the Collateral Agent of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Collateral Agent to the extent required by any Security Document), the Liens in favor of Collateral Agent will constitute fully perfected first priority Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral (other than Excluded Property), in each case under applicable U.S. state and federal law, and subject to paragraph (e) below, applicable foreign law, subject to no Liens other than the applicable Permitted Liens.

(e)           For purposes of this Section 3.20, compliance with applicable foreign law with respect to the grant, creation and perfection of Liens on and security interests in the Collateral will be required unless the Administrative Agent shall determine in its reasonable discretion that the cost of complying with such applicable foreign law with respect to such Collateral is excessive in relation to the value of the security to be afforded thereby (it being understood and agreed that compliance with such applicable foreign law shall not be required with respect to Foreign Subsidiaries of Borrower in existence on the Closing Date.           
 
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Section 3.21           Anti-Terrorism Law; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

(a)           No Company and, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, none of its Affiliates is in violation of any Legal Requirements relating to terrorism or money laundering (“Anti-Terrorism Laws”), including Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001 (the “Executive Order”), and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56 (the “Patriot Act”).

(b)           No Company and to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, no Affiliate or broker or other agent of any Loan Party acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the Credit Extensions currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and Borrower will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the Loans or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Person, for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

(c)           No Company and, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, no broker or other agent of any Company acting in any capacity in connection with the Loans (i) conducts any business or engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Person described in Section 3.21(b), (ii) deals in, or otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to the Executive Order, or (iii) engages in or conspires to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law.

(d)           No Company nor any director or officer, nor to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, any agent, employee or other Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any Company, has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, any Company, directly or indirectly (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

Section 4.01           Conditions to Initial Credit Extension. The obligation of each Lender to fund the initial Credit Extension requested to be made by it shall be subject to the prior or concurrent satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 4.01 (the making of such initial Credit Extension by a Lender being conclusively deemed to be its satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent).

(a)           Loan Documents. All legal matters incident to this Agreement, the Credit Extensions hereunder and the other Loan Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders and to the Administrative Agent and there shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent a properly executed counterpart of each of the Loan Documents and the Perfection Certificate.

(b)           Corporate Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received:

(i)           a certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of each Loan Party dated the Closing Date, certifying (A) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of each Organizational Document of such Loan Party certified (to the extent applicable) as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of its incorporation or organization, as the case may be, (B) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Loan Party authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which such Person is a party and, in the case of Borrower, the Credit Extensions hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect as of the date of such certificate and (C) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing any Loan Document (together with a certificate of another officer as to the incumbency and specimen signature of the secretary or assistant secretary executing the certificate required by this clause (i)); and
 
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(ii)           a certificate as to the good standing of each Loan Party (in so-called “long-form” if available) as of a recent date, from such Secretary of State.

(c)           Officers’ Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received an Officer’s Certificate dated the Closing Date, confirming compliance with the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 4.01 and Sections 4.02(b) and (c).

(d)           Financing and Other Transactions, Etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Existing Credit Agreement has been or concurrently with the Closing Date is being terminated, all amounts owing thereunder have been, or concurrently therewith are being, paid in full and all Liens securing obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement have been or concurrently with the Closing Date are being unconditionally released; and the Administrative Agent shall have received such UCC termination statements, mortgage releases, releases of assignments of leases and rents, releases of security interests in Intellectual Property and other instruments, in each case in proper form for recording to release and terminate of record the Liens securing such debt.

(e)           Financial Statements; Pro Forma Balance Sheet; Projections. The Lenders shall have received and shall be reasonably satisfied with the form and substance of the financial statements described in Section 3.04. The financial statements provided pursuant to Section 3.04(a) shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements, to the absence of footnote disclosure and year-end adjustments) or principles otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(f)           Indebtedness and Minority Interests. After giving effect to the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, no Company shall have outstanding any Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock other than (i) the Loans and Credit Extensions hereunder and (ii) Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement.

(g)           Opinions of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have received, on behalf of itself, the other Agents, the Arranger and the Lenders, a customary favorable written opinion of Jenner & Block LLP, special counsel for the Loan Parties, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (i) dated the Closing Date, (ii) addressed to the Agents, the Arranger and the Lenders and (iii) covering such matters relating to the Loan Documents and the Transactions as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

(h)           Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate (a “Solvency Certificate”) in the form of Exhibit M, dated the Closing Date and signed by the chief financial officer of Borrower.

(i)           Legal Requirements. The Lenders shall be satisfied that each Company, and the Transactions shall be in full compliance with all material Legal Requirements, including Regulations T, U and X of the Board, and shall have received satisfactory evidence of such compliance reasonably requested by them.
 
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(j)           Consents and Approvals. All necessary governmental, regulatory, shareholder and material third party approvals and consents necessary in connection with closing the Transactions shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect.

(k)           Litigation. There shall not exist any claim, action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding pending or threatened by or before any court, or any governmental, administrative or regulatory agency or authority, domestic or foreign, that, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent or any Lender (a) has had, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect, (b) calls into question in any material respect the Projections or any of the material assumptions on which the Projections were prepared, or (c) adversely effects, in any material respect, the ability of any Company to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents or the ability of the parties to consummate the financings contemplated hereby or the other Transactions.

(l)           Fees. The Arranger and Administrative Agent shall have received all Fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including the legal fees and expenses of McGuireWoods LLP, special counsel to the Administrative Agent and Arranger, and the fees and expenses of any local counsel, foreign counsel and other Advisors) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Loan Parties hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

(m)           Personal Property Requirements. The Collateral Agent shall have received:

(i)           all certificates, agreements or instruments representing or evidencing the Securities Collateral accompanied by instruments of transfer and stock powers undated and endorsed in blank;

(ii)           the Intercompany Note executed by and among the Companies (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary), accompanied by an endorsement to the Intercompany Note in the form attached thereto, undated and endorsed in blank by each of the Loan Parties;

(iii)           all other certificates, agreements or instruments necessary to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest in all Chattel Paper, all Instruments, all Deposit Accounts identified in Schedules 12 and 16(a) to the Perfection Certificate and all Investment Property of each Loan Party (as each such term is defined in, and to the extent such perfection is required by, the Security Agreement);

(iv)           UCC financing statements in appropriate form for filing under the UCC, filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office and such other documents under applicable Legal Requirements in each jurisdiction as may be necessary or appropriate or, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect the Liens created, or purported to be created, by the Security Documents; and

(v)           certified copies, each as of a recent date, of (1) the UCC searches required by the Perfection Certificate, (2) United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office searches with respect to each Company, (3) tax and judgment lien searches, bankruptcy and pending lawsuit searches or equivalent reports or searches, each of a recent date, listing all effective financing statements, lien notices or comparable documents that name any Company as debtor and that are filed in the state and county jurisdictions in which any Company is organized or maintains its principal place of business, and (4) such other searches that the Collateral Agent deems reasonably necessary or appropriate.
 
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(n)           Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate as to coverage under the insurance policies required by Section 5.04 and the applicable provisions of the Security Documents, each of which shall name the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as lender’s loss payee or additional insured, as applicable, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.

(o)           [Reserved.]

(p)           Absence of Material Adverse Effect. There shall not have been any event, change, occurrence or circumstance since December 31, 2013 that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(q)           Bank Regulatory Documentation. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to them, all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender under or in respect of applicable Anti-Terrorism Laws or “know-your-customer” Legal Requirements, including the Executive Order.

Section 4.02           Conditions to All Credit Extensions. The obligation of each Lender and the Issuing Bank to make any Credit Extension (including the initial Credit Extension) shall be subject to, and to the satisfaction of, each of the conditions precedent set forth below.

(a)           Notice. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request as required by Section 2.03 (or such notice shall have been deemed given in accordance with Section 2.03) if Loans are being requested.

(b)           No Default. At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Credit Extension and the application of the proceeds thereof, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date.

(c)           Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party set forth in Article III or in any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date); provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates.

Each of the delivery of a Borrowing Request and the acceptance by Borrower of the proceeds of such Credit Extension shall constitute a representation and warranty by Borrower and each other Loan Party that on the date of such Credit Extension (both immediately before and after giving effect to such Credit Extension and the application of the proceeds thereof) the conditions contained in this Section 4.02 have been satisfied. Borrower shall provide such information (including calculations in reasonable detail of the covenants in Section 6.10, if applicable) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to confirm that the conditions in this Section 4.02 have been satisfied.
 
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ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Each Loan Party warrants, covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender that so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect and until the Commitments have been terminated and the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on each Loan, all Fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document shall have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations), unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to:

Section 5.01           Financial Statements, Reports, etc. Furnish to the Administrative Agent:

(a)           Annual Reports. Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, (i) the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower as of the end of such fiscal year and related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, in comparative form with such financial statements as of the end of, and for, the preceding fiscal year, and notes thereto (including the unaudited consolidating balance sheet and statements of income and cash flows separating out Borrower and the Subsidiaries), all prepared in accordance with GAAP and accompanied by an opinion of BDO USA, LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which opinion shall not be qualified as to scope or contain any going concern or any other similar qualification (provided that it shall not be a violation of this Section 5.01(a) if the report and opinion accompanying the financial statements for the fiscal year ending immediately prior to the stated final maturity date of the Term Loans is subject to a “going concern” or other qualification solely as a result of such impending stated final maturity date under this Agreement)), stating that such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Borrower as of the dates and for the periods specified in accordance with GAAP and (ii) a narrative management’s discussion and analysis, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of the financial condition and results of operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, as compared to amounts for the previous fiscal year (it being understood that any information required by this Section 5.01(a) may be furnished, to the extent included therein, in the form of a Form 10-K filed with the SEC, which will satisfy Borrower’ obligation with respect to any such information under this Section 5.01(a) with respect to such fiscal year);

(b)           Quarterly Reports. Within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2014, (i) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Borrower as of the end of such fiscal quarter and related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, in comparative form with the consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the comparable periods in the previous fiscal year, prepared by Borrower in accordance with GAAP, subject to the absence of footnotes and year-end audit adjustments, (ii) a management report in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth statement of income items and Consolidated EBITDA of Borrower for such fiscal quarter and for the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year and showing variance, by dollar amount and percentage, from amounts for the comparable periods in the previous fiscal year and budgeted amounts and (iii) a narrative management’s discussion and analysis, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of the financial condition and results of operations for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, as compared to the comparable periods in the previous fiscal year and budgeted amounts (it being understood that any information required by this Section 5.01(b) may be furnished, to the extent included therein, in the form of a Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, which will satisfy Borrower’ obligation with respect to any such information under this Section 5.01(b) with respect to such fiscal quarter);
 
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(c)           Financial Officer’s Certificate. (i) Concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section 5.01(a) or (b), a Compliance Certificate (1) stating that such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Borrower as of the date and for the periods specified in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, (2) certifying on behalf of Borrower that no Default has occurred or, if such a Default has occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (3) with respect to any financial statements under Section 5.01(a) or (b), setting forth computations in reasonable detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent demonstrating compliance with the Financial Covenants, and, concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section 5.01(a) above, setting forth Borrower’s calculation of Excess Cash Flow, (4) setting forth a list of all Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the date of such financial statements and certifying that all such Subsidiaries designated as Immaterial Subsidiaries comply with the requirements set forth in the definition of “Immaterial Subsidiaries” and (5) setting forth the calculation and uses of the Cumulative Amount (and each of the components thereof) for the fiscal period then ended; and (ii) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section 5.01(a) above, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a report of the accounting firm opining on or certifying such financial statements stating that in the course of its regular audit of the financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which audit was conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, such accounting firm obtained no knowledge that any Default with respect to the Financial Covenants has occurred during such fiscal year or, if in the opinion of such accounting firm such a Default has occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof; provided that, if such Compliance Certificate demonstrates that an Event of Default due to failure to comply with the Financial Covenants under Section 6.10 has not been cured prior to such time, Borrower may deliver, to the extent and within the time period permitted by Section 8.03, prior to or together with such Compliance Certificate, notice of its intent to cure (a “Notice of Intent to Cure”) such Event of Default;

(d)           [Reserved];

(e)           Financial Officer’s Certificate Regarding Collateral. Concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section 5.01(a), a certificate of a Financial Officer of Borrower setting forth the information required pursuant to the Perfection Certificate Supplement or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the Perfection Certificate or latest Perfection Certificate Supplement;

(f)           Budgets. Within 60 days after the beginning of each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, a budget for Borrower in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, but to include balance sheets, statements of income and sources and uses of cash, for each month of such fiscal year prepared in reasonable detail, prepared in summary form, in each case, with appropriate presentation and discussion of the principal assumptions upon which such budgets are based; and

(g)           Other Information. Promptly, from time to time, such other material information regarding the operations , business affairs and financial condition of any Company or the compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request (including information required under the Patriot Act).

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a)-(g) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are sent via e-mail to the Administrative Agent for posting on Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant website, if any, established on its behalf by the Administrative Agent and to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents and maintaining its copies of such documents. If the delivery of any of the foregoing documents required under this Section 5.01 shall fall on a day that is not a Business Day, such deliverable shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day.
 
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Borrower hereby acknowledges that (x) the Administrative Agent will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting Borrower Materials on the Platform and (y) certain of the Lenders may be Public Lenders and may have personnel who do not wish to receive Material Non-Public Information and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and will promptly confirm, at the request of the Administrative Agent, whether any Borrower Materials contain Material Non-Public Information and that (I) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (II) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any Material Non-Public Information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary); (III) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated as “Public”; and (IV) the Administrative Agent shall treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public” and suitable for Lenders that are not Public Lenders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following Borrower Materials shall be marked “PUBLIC,” unless Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent promptly that any such document contains material non-public information: (1) the Loan Documents and (2) notification of changes in the terms of the Credit Facilities.

Section 5.02           Litigation and Other Notices. Furnish to the Administrative Agent written notice of the following promptly (and in any event, within five Business Days) of the occurrence thereof:

(a)           any Default, upon obtaining knowledge thereof, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the corrective action (if any) taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto;

(b)           the filing or commencement of, or of any written threat or notice of intention of any Person to file or commence, any action, suit, litigation or proceeding, whether at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority, affecting any Company of the type described in Section 3.08;

(c)           after the assertion or occurrence thereof, notice of any Environmental Claim against, or the noncompliance by any Company with, any applicable Environmental Law or any Company obtaining knowledge that that there exists a condition that has resulted, or could reasonably be expected to result, in an Environmental Claim or a violation of or liability under, any Environmental Law, in each case, except for Environmental Claims, violations and liabilities which, in the aggregate, have not and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(d)           any development that has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.03           Existence; Businesses and Properties.

(a)           Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, except as otherwise expressly permitted under Section 6.05 or Section 6.06 or, in the case of any Subsidiary, where the failure to perform such obligations could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
 
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(b)           (i) (1) Do or cause to be done all things necessary to obtain, preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the rights, permits, privileges, franchises, and authorizations which are necessary in the normal conduct of its business, (2) preserve or renew all of its owned and registered Intellectual Property that is necessary to conduct its business as is currently conducted, except for Intellectual Property which, in its reasonable good faith determination, is no longer useful to its business, except, in the case of this clause (i), where the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect); and (ii) comply with all applicable Legal Requirements (including any and all zoning, building, Environmental Law, ordinance, code or approval or any building permits or any restrictions of record or agreements affecting the Real Property) and decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority, whether now in effect or hereafter enacted, except, in the case of this clause (ii) where the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that nothing in this Section 5.03(b) shall prevent sales of property, consolidations or mergers by or involving any Company in accordance with Section 6.05 or Section 6.06.

Section 5.04           Insurance.

(a)           Generally. Keep its insurable property adequately insured at all times by financially sound and reputable insurers; maintain such other insurance, in each case, to such extent and against such risks as is customary with companies in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, including insurance with respect to Mortgaged Properties and other properties material to the business of the Companies against such casualties and contingencies and of such types and in such amounts with such deductibles as is customary in the case of similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.

(b)           Requirements of Insurance. With respect to the Loan Parties, and property constituting Collateral, all such insurance shall (i) endeavor to provide that no cancellation, material reduction in amount or material change in coverage thereof shall be effective until at least 30 days after receipt by the Collateral Agent of written notice thereof and (ii) name the Collateral Agent as mortgagee or lender loss payee, as applicable (in the case of property insurance) or additional insured on behalf of the Secured Parties (in the case of liability insurance).

(c)           Notice to Agents. Notify the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent promptly whenever any separate insurance concurrent in form or contributing in the event of loss with that required to be maintained under this Section 5.04 is taken out by any Company; and promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent a certificate with respect to such policy or policies and, promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, a duplicate original copy of such policy or policies.

(d)           Mortgaged Property.

(i)           With respect to each Mortgaged Property, obtain flood insurance in such total amount as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably require, if at any time the area in which any improvements located on any Mortgaged Property is designated a “flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency), and otherwise comply with the National Flood Insurance Program as set forth in the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended from time to time.

(ii)           No Loan Party that is an owner of any Mortgaged Property shall take any action that is reasonably likely to be the basis for termination, revocation or denial of any insurance coverage required to be maintained under such Loan Party’s respective Mortgage or that could reasonably be the basis for a defense to any claim under any Insurance Policy maintained in respect of the Premises, and each Loan Party shall otherwise comply in all material respects with all Insurance Requirements in respect of the Premises; provided, however, that each Loan Party may, at its own expense, (1) contest the applicability or enforceability of any such Insurance Requirements by appropriate legal proceedings, the prosecution of which does not constitute a basis for cancellation or revocation of any insurance coverage required under this Section 5.04 or (2) after written notice to the Administrative Agent, cause the Insurance Policy containing any such Insurance Requirement to be replaced by a new policy complying with the provisions of this Section 5.04.
 
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Section 5.05           Obligations and Taxes.

(a)           Payment of Obligations. Pay its obligations when due promptly and in accordance with their terms (other than as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect) and pay and discharge promptly when due all Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, before the same shall become delinquent, or in default, as well as all material lawful claims for labor, services, materials and supplies or otherwise that, if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien other than a Permitted Lien upon such properties or any part thereof; provided that such payment and discharge shall not be required with respect to any such obligations, Tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim so long as (x) the validity or amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings timely instituted and diligently conducted and the applicable Company shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (y)such contest operates to suspend collection of the contested obligation, Tax, assessment or charge and enforcement of a Lien other than a Permitted Lien.

(b)           Filing of Returns. Timely and correctly file all federal Tax Returns and all material state, local and foreign Tax Returns required to be filed by it, and withhold, collect and remit all Taxes that it is required to collect, withhold or remit.

(c)           Tax Shelter Reporting. Borrower does not intend to treat the Loans as being a “reportable transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4. In the event Borrower determines to take any action inconsistent with such intention, it will promptly notify the Administrative Agent thereof.

Section 5.06           Employee Benefits. Furnish to the Administrative Agent (a) as soon as possible after, and in any event within 15 days after any Responsible Officer of any Company or any ERISA Affiliates of any Company knows that, any ERISA Event has occurred that, alone or together with any other ERISA Event could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Companies or any of their ERISA Affiliates in a Material Adverse Effect, a statement of a Financial Officer of Borrower setting forth details as to such ERISA Event and the action, if any, that the Companies propose to take with respect thereto, (b) upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, copies of (1) each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by any Company or any ERISA Affiliate with the Employee Benefits Security Administration with respect to each Plan; (2) the most recent actuarial valuation report for each Plan; (3) all notices received by any Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor or any governmental agency concerning an ERISA Event; (4) such other documents or governmental reports or filings relating to any Plan (or employee benefit plan sponsored or contributed to by any Company) as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request; (5) any documents described in Section 101(k) of ERISA that any Company or its ERISA Affiliate requests with respect to any Multiemployer Plan and (6) any notices described in Section 101(1) of ERISA that any Company or its ERISA Affiliate requests with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided that if any Company or its ERISA Affiliate has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, upon the Administrative Agent’s reasonable request, the applicable Company or ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof.
 
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Section 5.07           Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections; Annual Meetings.

(a)           Keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries in all material respects in conformity with GAAP are made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets, liabilities and business of the Companies. Each Company will permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit during its regular business hours and with reasonable advance written notice thereof and inspect the financial records and the property of such Company at reasonable times up to one time per calendar year (but without frequency limit during the continuance of an Event of Default) and to make extracts from and copies of such financial records, and permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to discuss the affairs, finances, accounts and condition of any Company with the officers and employees thereof and advisors therefor (including independent accountants); provided that the Administrative Agent shall give any Company an opportunity for its representatives to participate in any discussions with its officers, employees and advisors; provided, further, that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, (i) the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders shall coordinate any exercise of rights under this Section 5.07 and (ii) Borrower shall not bear the cost of more than one such inspection per calendar year by the Administrative Agent and Lenders (or their respective representatives).

(b)           Within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower, upon the request of Administrative Agent, hold a meeting (at a mutually agreeable location, venue and time or, at the option of the Borrower, by conference call, the costs of such venue or call to be paid by Borrower) with all Lenders who choose to attend such meeting, at which meeting shall be reviewed the financial results of the previous fiscal year and the financial condition of the Companies and the budgets presented for the current fiscal year of the Companies.

Section 5.08           Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Loans only for the purposes set forth in Section 3.12.

Section 5.09           Compliance with Environmental Laws; Environmental Reports.

(a)           Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) comply, and take commercially reasonable efforts to cause all lessees and other Persons occupying Real Property owned, operated or leased by any Company to comply, in all respects with all Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits applicable to its operations and Real Property; (ii) obtain and renew all Environmental Permits applicable to its operations and Real Property; and (iii) conduct all Responses required of the Companies by, and in accordance with, Environmental Laws; provided that no Company shall be required to undertake any Response to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP.

(b)           If a Default caused by reason of a breach of Section 3.18 or Section 5.09(a) shall have occurred and be continuing for more than 30 days without the Companies commencing activities reasonably likely to cure such Default in accordance with Environmental Laws, at the written request of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders through the Administrative Agent, which written request will describe the nature and subject of the Default, provide to the Administrative Agent within 60 days after such request, at the expense of Borrower, an environmental assessment report regarding the matters which are the subject of such Default, including, where appropriate, soil and/or groundwater sampling to determine the presence or absence of Hazardous Materials and the estimated cost of any compliance or Response required under Environmental Laws to address such Hazardous Materials, prepared by an environmental consulting firm and, in the form and substance, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
 
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Section 5.10           Interest Rate Protection. Within 60 days of any request by the Administrative Agent (using its commercially reasonable judgment), Borrower shall enter into, and for a minimum of two years thereafter maintain, Hedging Agreements with a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, with a maturity of at least two years and with terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent that result in at least 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans being effectively subject to a fixed or maximum interest rate.

Section 5.11           Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors.

(a)           Subject to the terms of this Section 5.11, with respect to any personal property acquired after the Closing Date by any Loan Party that constitutes “Collateral” (other than Excluded Property) under any of the Security Documents but is not so subject to a Lien thereunder, but in any event subject to the terms, conditions and limitations thereunder, within 30 days after the acquisition thereof, or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may approve in each case in its sole discretion (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent such amendments or supplements to the relevant Security Documents or such other documents as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall deem reasonably necessary or advisable to grant to the Collateral Agent, for its benefit and for the benefit of the other Secured Parties, a Lien under applicable United States state and federal law (and applicable foreign law, unless the Administrative Agent shall determine in its reasonable discretion in consultation with Borrower that the cost of complying with such applicable foreign law is excessive in relation to the value of the security to be afforded thereby) on such property subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens, (ii) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver opinions of counsel to Borrower in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (iii) other than Excluded Perfection Actions, take all actions reasonably necessary to cause such Lien to be duly perfected to the extent required by such Security Document in accordance with all applicable United States state, federal or local Legal Requirements, including the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall otherwise take such actions (other than Excluded Perfection Actions) and execute and/or deliver to the Collateral Agent such documents as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall reasonably require to confirm the validity, perfection and priority of the Lien of the Security Documents on such after-acquired properties.

(b)           With respect to any (x) Person that is or becomes a Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) of a Loan Party after the Closing Date (other than a merger subsidiary formed in connection with a Permitted Acquisition so long as such merger subsidiary is merged out of existence pursuant to such Permitted Acquisition within 30 days of its formation thereof (or such later date as permitted by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion)) or (y) any Subsidiary designated as an Immaterial Subsidiary that fails to comply with the requirements set forth in the definition of “Immaterial Subsidiaries”, within 30 days after such Person becomes a Subsidiary or ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary, or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may approve in its sole discretion, (i) deliver to the Collateral Agent the certificates, if any, representing all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, together with undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of the holder(s) of such Equity Interests, and all intercompany notes owing from such Subsidiary to any Loan Party required to be delivered pursuant to the Security Agreement or other applicable Security Document together with instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of such Loan Party and (ii) cause any such new Subsidiary except any Foreign Subsidiary that is a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in Section 957 of the Code) (a “CFC”) (1) to execute a joinder agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit 3 to the Security Agreement, to become a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder and a Pledgor (as defined in the Security Agreement) under Security Agreement and, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary (other than a CFC) (unless the Administrative Agent shall determine in its reasonable discretion in consultation with Borrower that the cost of complying with applicable foreign law is excessive in relation to the value of the security to be afforded thereby), execute such other Security Documents as are compatible with the laws of such Foreign Subsidiary’s jurisdiction and are necessary or advisable, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, to provide for a valid and perfected security interest in the Collateral held by such Foreign Subsidiary, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (2) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, to deliver opinions of counsel to such Foreign Subsidiary (other than a CFC) in form and substance, and form counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (3) to take all actions reasonably necessary to cause the Lien created by the applicable Security Documents to be duly perfected under United States federal and applicable state law (and applicable foreign law, unless the Administrative Agent shall determine in its reasonable discretion in consultation with Borrower that the cost of complying with such applicable foreign law is excessive in relation to the value of the security to be afforded thereby) to the extent required by such agreements in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, including the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent; provided, that, in the case of a CFC, the Equity Interests required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 5.11(b) shall be limited to (x) 65% of the Voting Stock of any such Subsidiary which is owned directly by Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary of Borrower and (y) 100% of the Equity Interests not constituting Voting Stock of any such Subsidiary (which pledge shall be documented under United States law and applicable foreign law, unless the Administrative Agent shall determine in its sole discretion that the cost of complying with such applicable foreign law is excessive in relation to the value of the security to be afforded thereby). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not owned directly by Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary of Borrower shall be pledged hereunder or under any other Loan Document.
 
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(c)           With respect to any Person that is or becomes a Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) of a Loan Party after the Closing Date, promptly (and in any event within 15 Business Days after such Person becomes a Subsidiary) execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent (i) a counterpart to the Intercompany Note and (ii) if such Subsidiary is a Loan Party, an endorsement to the Intercompany Note (undated and endorsed in blank) in the form attached thereto, endorsed by such Subsidiary.

(d)           Upon acquisition of any Real Property owned in fee in the United States after the Closing Date that, together with any improvements thereon, individually has a fair market value of at least $2,000,000, promptly give written notice to the Administrative Agent with respect thereof, and grant to the Collateral Agent, within 90 days of the acquisition thereof (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may approve), a security interest in and Mortgage on such Real Property as additional security for the Secured Obligations (unless the subject property is already mortgaged to a third party to the extent permitted by Section 6.02). Such Mortgages shall be granted pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and shall constitute valid and enforceable perfected first priority Liens in the United States under state or local law subject only to Permitted Liens. The Mortgages or instruments related thereto shall be duly recorded or filed in such manner and in such places as are required by applicable Legal Requirements to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent required to be granted pursuant to the Mortgages and all taxes, fees and other charges payable in connection therewith shall be paid in full. Such Loan Party shall otherwise take such actions and execute and/or deliver to the Collateral Agent such customary documents as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall reasonably request (including (i) a Title Policy, (ii) a Survey, (iii) a local counsel opinion (in form and substance and issued by a party reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent) in respect of such Mortgage, (iv) an environmental assessment prepared by any environmental consultant, and in form and substance, reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent that does not disclose any Environmental Claims or the potential for an Environmental Claim and (v) evidence that no improvements located on such Real Property are located in an area designated as a “flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency), unless the applicable Loan Party has complied with Section 5.04(d)(i) with respect thereto).
 
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(e)           On or before the date that occurs 75 days after the initial acquisition of approximately 90% Equity Interests DR Systems, acquire by way of a cash merger the remaining approximately 10% of the Equity Interests of DR Systems.

Section 5.12           Security Interests; Further Assurances. Promptly, upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, at Borrower’s expense, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause the execution, acknowledgment and delivery of, and thereafter register, file or record, or cause to be registered, filed or recorded, in an appropriate governmental office, any document or instrument supplemental to or confirmatory of the Security Documents or otherwise deemed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent reasonably necessary or advisable for the continued validity, enforceability, perfection and priority of the Liens on the Collateral covered thereby, but in any event subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, subject to no other Liens except Permitted Liens, or obtain any consents or waivers as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith; deliver or cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent from time to time such other documentation, instruments, consents, authorizations, approvals and Orders in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent as the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall reasonably deem necessary or advisable to perfect or maintain the validity, enforceability, perfection and priority of the Liens on the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein; and upon the exercise by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender of any power, right, privilege or remedy pursuant to any Loan Document which requires any consent, approval, registration, qualification or authorization of any Governmental Authority, execute and deliver all applications, certifications, instruments and other documents and papers that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or such Lender may reasonably require. If the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent reasonably determine that they are required by a Legal Requirement to have appraisals prepared in respect of the Real Property of any Loan Party constituting Collateral, Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent appraisals that satisfy the applicable requirements of the Real Estate Appraisal Reform Amendments of FIRREA and are otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.

Section 5.13           Information Regarding Collateral. Not effect any change (i) in any Loan Party’s legal name, (ii) in any Loan Party’s organizational structure, (iii) in any Loan Party’s Federal Taxpayer Identification Number or organizational identification number, if any, or (iv) in any Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization (in each case, including by merging with or into any other entity, reorganizing, dissolving, liquidating, reorganizing or organizing in any other jurisdiction), until (A) it shall have given the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent not less than 10 Business Days’ prior written notice (in the form of an Officers’ Certificate), or such lesser notice period agreed to by the Collateral Agent, of its intention so to do and describing such change and providing such other information in connection therewith as the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (B) it shall have taken all action reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent to maintain the perfection and priority of the security interest of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral, if applicable, as set forth and subject to the terms and conditions in the Security Agreement. Each Loan Party agrees to promptly provide the Collateral Agent with certified Organizational Documents reflecting any of the changes described in the preceding sentence upon effectiveness thereof.
 
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ARTICLE VI

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Each Loan Party warrants, covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender that, so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect and until the Commitments have been terminated and the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on each Loan, all Fees and all other expenses or amounts payable (other than contingent indemnification obligations) under any Loan Document have been paid in full, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, no Loan Party will, nor will they cause or permit any Subsidiaries to:

Section 6.01           Indebtedness. Incur, create, assume or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness, except:

(a)           Indebtedness incurred under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(b)           Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 6.01(b) and Permitted Refinancings thereof;

(c)           Indebtedness under Hedging Obligations with respect to interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or commodity prices, (i) entered into pursuant to Section 5.10 or (ii) otherwise not entered into for speculative purposes;

(d)           Indebtedness permitted by, or resulting from Investments permitted by, Section 6.04(f) and (l);

(e)           Indebtedness in respect of Purchase Money Obligations and Capital Lease Obligations, and refinancings or renewals thereof, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(f)           Indebtedness incurred by Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 at any time outstanding (excluding capitalized and paid-in-kind interest, so long as such interest is unsecured);

(g)           Indebtedness in respect of (i) appeal bonds or similar instruments and (ii) payment, bid, performance or surety bonds, or other similar bonds, completion guarantees, or similar instruments, workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits, self-insurance obligations and bankers acceptances issued for the account of any Company, in each case listed under clause (ii), in the ordinary course of business, and including guarantees or obligations of any Company with respect to letters of credit supporting such appeal, payment, bid, performance or surety or other similar bonds, completion guarantees, or similar instruments, workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits, self-insurance obligations and bankers acceptances (in each case other than for an obligation for money borrowed);

(h)           Contingent Obligations in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted under this Section 6.01;
 
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(i)           Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of incurrence;

(j)           Indebtedness arising in connection with endorsement of instruments for deposit in the ordinary course of business;

(k)           Indebtedness issued to sellers in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, in an aggregate amount, together with all Indebtedness outstanding under Section 6.01(s), not to exceed $15,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided, in the case of all Indebtedness incurred under this Section 6.01(k), that (i) there shall be no cash payments made and no scheduled or other mandatory payments (other than those occurring upon the occurrence of a change of control of Borrower) of principal in respect of such Indebtedness on or prior to 180 days after the Term Loan Maturity Date, (ii) the final maturity of such Indebtedness shall not be on or prior to 180 days after the Term Loan Maturity Date, and (iii) such Indebtedness shall be unsecured and subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(l)           Indebtedness in respect of netting services or overdraft protection or otherwise in connection with deposit or securities accounts in the ordinary course of business;

(m)           Indebtedness consisting of the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business;

(n)           Indebtedness arising from the Borrower’s obligations under the DR Systems Preferred Stock Documentation, including any obligation of the Borrower to redeem such DR Systems Preferred Stock in cash if and to the extent such cash redemption is otherwise expressly permitted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

(o)           Subordinated Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $22,500,000 at any time outstanding; provided, that (x) ) there shall be no cash payments made in respect of such Indebtedness on or prior to 180 days after the Term Loan Maturity Date, and (y) in the case of each incurrence of such Subordinated Indebtedness, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result by the incurrence of such Subordinated Indebtedness, and (ii) in respect of any Subordinated Indebtedness exceeding $5,000,000, the Administrative Agent shall have received satisfactory written evidence that Borrower would be in compliance with the Financial Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the issuance of any such Subordinated Indebtedness;

(p)           Indebtedness owing to employees, former employees, officers, former officers, directors, former directors (or their respective family members, spouses, ex-spouses, estates or trusts or other entities for the benefit of any of the foregoing) in connection with the repurchase of Equity Interests of Borrower or its Subsidiaries not to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(q)           Indebtedness arising as a direct result of judgments against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case not constituting an Event of Default;

(r)           Indebtedness representing any taxes, assessments or government charges to the extent that payment thereof is not required pursuant to Section 5.05;
 
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(s)           Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may incur or issue earn-out obligations in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, in an aggregate amount, together with all Indebtedness outstanding under Section 6.01(k), not to exceed $15,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided that such obligations incurred under this Section 6.01(s) constitute Subordinated Indebtedness;

(t)           Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the nature of open accounts (extended by suppliers on normal trade terms in connection with purchases of goods and services), accrued liabilities and deferred income and taxes;

(u)           Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments issued or created in the ordinary course of business; provided that the aggregate amount of Indebtedness permitted in this clause (u) shall not exceed $2,500,000 at any time;

(v)           Indebtedness representing deferred compensation or stock-based compensation to employees of Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided, that no mandatory cash payments with respect thereto are owed prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date;

(w)           Indebtedness of any Company in respect of lease line facilities in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,500,000 at any time outstanding; and

(x)           other Indebtedness of any Company in an aggregate amount not to exceed $7,500,000 at any time outstanding.

Section 6.02           Liens. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on any property now owned or hereafter acquired by it or on any income or revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except the following (collectively, the “Permitted Liens”):

(a)           inchoate Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable or delinquent and Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies, which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, which proceedings (or orders entered in connection with such proceedings) have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject to any such Lien;

(b)           Liens in respect of property of any Company imposed by Legal Requirements, which (i) were incurred in the ordinary course of business and do not secure Indebtedness for borrowed money, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, landlords’, workmen’s, suppliers’, repairmen’s and mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business or otherwise pertaining to Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(g), (ii) do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the property of the Companies, taken as a whole, and do not materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Companies, taken as a whole, and (iii) if they secure obligations that are then due and unpaid, are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, which proceedings (or orders entered in connection with such proceedings) have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject to any such Lien;

(c)           any Lien in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 6.02(c) and any Lien granted as a replacement or substitute therefor; provided that any such replacement or substitute Lien (i) does not secure an aggregate amount of Indebtedness, if any, greater than that secured on the Closing Date and (ii) does not encumber any property other than the property subject thereto on the Closing Date (any such Lien, an “Existing Lien”);
 
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(d)           easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), covenants, licenses, encroachments, protrusions and other similar charges or encumbrances, and minor title deficiencies on or other minor irregularities with respect to any Real Property, in each case whether now or hereafter in existence, not (i) securing Indebtedness or (ii) individually or in the aggregate materially interfering with the ordinary conduct of the business and operations of the Companies at such Real Property and the value, use and occupancy thereof;

(e)           Liens to the extent arising out of judgments, attachments or awards not resulting in an Event of Default;

(f)           Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) (i) imposed by Legal Requirements or deposits made in connection therewith in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security legislation, (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations (other than excise taxes), surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, statutory bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, performance and return of money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money) or (iii) arising by virtue of deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure leases, liability for premiums to insurance carriers; provided, in each case, that (1) such Liens are for amounts not yet due and payable or delinquent or, to the extent such amounts are so due and payable, such amounts are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, which proceedings or orders entered in connection with such proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject to any such Lien and (2) to the extent such Liens are not imposed by Legal Requirements, such Liens shall in no event encumber any property other than cash and Cash Equivalents;

(g)           Leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses of the properties of any Company granted by such Company to third parties, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of such Company’s business;

(h)           any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor, licensor or sublicensor under any lease or license not prohibited by this Agreement or the Security Documents;

(i)           Liens which may arise as a result of municipal and zoning codes and ordinances, building and other land use laws imposed by any governmental authority which are not violated in any material respect by existing improvements or the present use or occupancy of any real property, or in the case of any Real Property subject to a mortgage, encumbrances disclosed in the title insurance policy issued to, and reasonably approved by, the Administrative Agent;

(j)           Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by any Company in the ordinary course of business;

(k)           Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(e); provided that any such Liens attach only to the property being financed pursuant to such Indebtedness and do not encumber any other property of any Company;

(l)           bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by any Company, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are maintained, securing amounts owing to such bank with respect to cash management and operating account arrangements, including those involving pooled accounts and netting arrangements; provided that, unless such Liens are non-consensual and arise by operation of law, in no case shall any such Liens secure (either directly or indirectly) the repayment of any Indebtedness;
 
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(m)           Liens on property or assets of a Person existing at the time such Person or asset is acquired or merged with or into or consolidated with any Company to the extent permitted hereunder (and not created in anticipation or contemplation thereof); provided that such Liens do not extend to property not subject to such Liens at the time of acquisition (other than improvements thereon);

(n)           Liens granted pursuant to the Security Documents to secure the Secured Obligations;

(o)           licenses and sublicenses of Intellectual Property granted by any Company in the ordinary course of business and not interfering with the ordinary conduct of business of the Companies, taken as a whole;

(p)           the filing of UCC (or equivalent) financing statements solely as a precautionary measure in connection with operating leases or consignment of goods;

(q)           Liens on property of Foreign Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(f); provided that such Liens do not extend to, or encumber, property which constitutes Collateral;

(r)           Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of any Company with respect to obligations that do not in the aggregate exceed $2,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(s)           any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or licensee under any lease or license entered into by Borrower or any other Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business;

(t)           Liens securing reimbursement obligations in respect of documentary letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances; provided that such Liens attach only to the documents and goods covered thereby and proceeds thereof;

(u)           Liens attaching solely to cash earnest money deposits in connection with an Investment permitted by Section 6.04;

(v)           Liens of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business under Section 4-208 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the relevant jurisdiction covering only the items being collected upon;

(w)           Liens granted by a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in favor of Borrower or another Loan Party in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations owed by such Subsidiary to Borrower or such other Loan Party;

(x)           Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof granted in the ordinary course of business to secure the financing of insurance premiums with respect thereto under Section 6.01(m);

(y)           cash collateral deposited to secure any Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(u);

(z)           Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted by Section 6.04 to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment, or (ii) pursuant to a purchase agreement or sale agreement securing the obligations under such purchase agreement or sale agreement and encumbering solely the assets that are to be sold in any asset disposition permitted or not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement; and
 
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(aa)           Liens of third party collection service providers arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to accounts receivables owed to the Company that are the subject of such third party collection attempts.

Section 6.03           Sale and Leaseback Transactions. Enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property which it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred (a “Sale and Leaseback Transaction”) unless (i) the sale of such property is permitted by Section 6.06 and (ii) any Liens arising in connection with its use of such property are permitted by Section 6.02.

Section 6.04           Investment, Loans and Advances. Directly or indirectly, lend money or credit (by way of guarantee or otherwise) or make advances to any Person, or purchase or acquire any Equity Interests, bonds, notes, debentures, guarantees or other obligations or securities of, or any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any other Person, or purchase or own a futures contract or otherwise become liable for the purchase or sale of currency or other commodities at a future date in the nature of a futures contract (all of the foregoing, collectively, “Investments”), except that the following shall be permitted:

(a)           the Companies may consummate the Transactions in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents;

(b)           Investments outstanding on the Closing Date and identified on Schedule 6.04(b);

(c)           the Companies may (i) acquire and hold accounts receivables arising, and trade credit granted, in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, (ii) invest in, acquire and hold cash and Cash Equivalents, (iii) endorse negotiable instruments held for collection in the ordinary course of business or (iv) make lease, utility and other similar deposits in the ordinary course of business;

(d)           Hedging Obligations incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(c);

(e)           loans and advances (x) to directors, employees and officers of Borrower and the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, or otherwise for bona fide business purposes in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding and (y) to directors, employees and officers of Borrower and the Subsidiaries (whether or not currently serving as such) to purchase Equity Interests of Borrower or any Subsidiary (provided that any such amount loaned or advanced is used substantially contemporaneously to purchase such Equity Interests);

(f)           Investments (i) existing on the Closing Date which are in Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date, (ii) by any Company in Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) by any Company in any Person that, in connection with an Investment that is a Permitted Acquisition, becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor, (iv) by any Company that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor in any other Company that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor and (v) by any Company in any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that Investments under Section 6.04(f)(v) by Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor in any other Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor shall not exceed the sum of (1) $5,000,000 at any time plus (2) the Cumulative Amount; provided that the Cumulative Amount Utilization Requirements are satisfied as of the date such Investments are made; provided further that any Investment in the form of a loan or advance shall be evidenced by the Intercompany Note and, in the case of a loan or advance by a Loan Party, pledged by such Loan Party as Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents;
 
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(g)           Investments in securities or other assets of trade creditors or customers in the ordinary course of business received in settlement of bona fide disputes or upon foreclosure or pursuant to any plan of reorganization or liquidation or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers;

(h)           Investments consisting of consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale or other disposition made in compliance with Section 6.06;

(i)           Permitted Acquisitions (including, on or after the First Amendment Effective Date, the DR Systems Acquisition) and acquisitions of property permitted under Section 6.07;

(j)           other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed (i) $5,000,000 plus (ii) the Cumulative Amount; provided that the Cumulative Amount Utilization Requirements are satisfied as of the date such Investments are made;

(k)           Investments consisting of pledges and deposits permitted under Section 6.02;

(l)           any Company may make an Investment that could otherwise be made as a Dividend permitted under Section 6.08 (with a commensurate reduction of their ability to make additional Dividends under such Section 6.08);

(m)           Borrower and its Subsidiaries may hold Investments to the extent such Investments reflect an increase in the value of Investments;

(n)           Investments consisting of earnest money deposits required in connection with a Permitted Acquisition;

(o)           cash and Cash Equivalents;

(p)           Investments of any Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary or consolidates or merges with Borrower or any Subsidiary (including in connection with a Permitted Acquisition) so long as such investments were not made in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary or of such consolidation or merger;

(q)           Investments received in connection with the disposition of any property in accordance with and to the extent permitted by Section 6.06;

(r)           Contingent Obligations permitted by Section 6.01;

(s)           Investments in deposit and investment accounts (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Eurodollar investment accounts) opened in the ordinary course of business with financial institutions;

(t)           Investments to the extent constituting the reinvestment of the Net Cash Proceeds arising from any Casualty Events to repair, replace or restore any property in respect of which such Net Cash Proceeds were paid or to reinvest in other fixed or capital assets or assets that are otherwise useful in the business of the Companies (provided that such Investment shall not be permitted to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds shall be required to be applied to make prepayments in accordance with Section 2.10(e)); and
 
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(u)           Investments consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business of any Loan Party.

The amount of any Investment shall be (x) the initial amount of such Investment, less (y) all returns of principal, capital, dividends and other cash returns thereof, less (z) all liabilities expressly assumed by another Person in connection with the sale of such Investment.

Section 6.05           Mergers and Consolidations. Wind up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs or consummate a merger or consolidation, except that the following shall be permitted:

(a)           Asset Sales or other dispositions permitted by Section 6.06;

(b)           acquisitions permitted by Section 6.07;

(c)           (i) any Company may merge or consolidate with or into Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor (as long as Borrower is the surviving Person in the case of any merger or consolidation involving Borrower and a Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving Person and remains a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower in any other case); provided that the Lien on and security interest in such property granted or to be granted in favor of the Collateral Agent under the Security Documents shall be maintained or created in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.11 or Section 5.12, as applicable and (ii) any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor may merge or consolidate with or into any other Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;

(d)           a merger or consolidation pursuant to, and in accordance with, the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” to the extent necessary to consummate such Permitted Acquisition;

(e)           a merger, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation, amalgamation or disposition permitted by Section 6.06; and

(f)           any Subsidiary may dissolve, liquidate or wind up its affairs at any time; provided that such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as applicable, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

To the extent the Required Lenders or all the Lenders, as applicable, waive the provisions of this Section 6.05 with respect to the sale of any Collateral, or any Collateral is sold as permitted by this Section 6.05, in each case so long as Section 6.09 is also complied with, such Collateral (unless sold to a Loan Party) shall be sold automatically free and clear of the Liens created by the Security Documents, and, so long as Borrower shall have provided the Agents such certifications or documents as any Agent shall reasonably request in order to demonstrate compliance with this Section 6.05, the Agents shall take all actions they deem appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.

Section 6.06           Asset Sales. Sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any property, except that the following shall be permitted:

(a)           sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business and of used, worn out, obsolete or surplus property by any Company in the ordinary course of business and the abandonment or other disposition of Intellectual Property that is, in the reasonable judgment of Borrower, no longer economically practicable or commercially desirable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of the Companies taken as a whole;
 
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(b)           any sale, lease, assignment, transfer or disposition; provided that (i) the requirements of Section 2.10(c) are complied with in connection therewith, (ii) at least 85% of the purchase price for all property subject to such sale, lease, assignment, transfer or disposition shall be paid in cash or Cash Equivalents and (iii) after giving effect to any such asset sale on a Pro Forma Basis, Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Covenants as of the most recent Test Period;

(c)           (i) leases and subleases of real or personal property in the ordinary course of business and (ii) licenses and sublicenses of Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business;

(d)           the Transactions as contemplated by the Loan Documents;

(e)           mergers, consolidations, liquidations and dissolutions permitted by Section 6.05;

(f)           Investments (including Equity Interests issued in exchange for such Investments) in compliance with Section 6.04;

(g)           sales of non-core assets acquired in connection with any Permitted Acquisitions, provided that the requirements of Section 2.10(c) are complied with in connection therewith;

(h)           sale, discounts of or forgiveness of customer delinquent notes or accounts receivable (including, in all events, the disposition of delinquent accounts receivable pursuant to any factoring or receivables securitization agreement or arrangement) in the ordinary course of business in connection with settlement, collection or compromise thereof;

(i)           use of cash and disposition of Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business;

(j)           Permitted Liens;

(k)           sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that any (x) such sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions involving a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party (other than pursuant to an intercompany license that is existing on the Closing Date and has been previously provided to the Administrative Agent or any future intercompany licenses in substantially the same form thereof) shall be made on terms and conditions at least as favorable to the Companies involved in such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition as would reasonably be obtained by such Company at that time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate and (y) that the requirements of Section 2.10(c) are complied with in connection therewith;

(l)           sales, transfers and other dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business;

(m)           sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions of property to the extent that such property constitutes an Investment permitted by Section 6.04(h) or another asset received as consideration for the disposition of any asset permitted by this Section 6.06 (in each case, other than Equity Interests in a Subsidiary, unless all Equity Interests in such Subsidiary are sold);

(n)           sale or disposition of immaterial Equity Interests to qualify directors where required by applicable law or to satisfy other similar requirements of applicable law with respect to the ownership of Equity Interests;
 
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(o)           any trade-in of equipment in exchange for other equipment in the ordinary course of business; and

(p)           dispositions in connection with Casualty Events; provided that the requirements of Section 2.10(e) are complied with in connection therewith;

provided however, that any Dispositions pursuant to subsection (b) above which results in proceeds of greater than $5,000,000 shall have been approved by the Board of Directors of the Borrower.

To the extent the Required Lenders or all the Lenders, as applicable, waive the provisions of this Section 6.06 with respect to the sale of any Collateral, or any Collateral is sold as permitted by this Section 6.06, in each case so long as Section 6.09 is also complied with, such Collateral (unless sold to a Loan Party) shall be sold automatically free and clear of the Liens created by the Security Documents, and, so long as Borrower shall have provided the Agents such certifications or documents as any Agent shall reasonably request in order to demonstrate compliance with this Section 6.06, the Agents shall take all actions they deem appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.

Section 6.07           Acquisitions. Purchase or otherwise acquire (in one or a series of related transactions) (x) all or substantially all of the property of any Person, (y) any business or division of any Person, or (z) any part of the property (whether tangible or intangible) of any Person involving Acquisition Consideration of $7,500,000 or more, except that the following shall be permitted:

(a)           [reserved];

(b)           purchases and other acquisitions of inventory, materials, equipment, intangible property and other property in the ordinary course of business;

(c)           Investments permitted by Section 6.04;

(d)           leases or licenses of property in the ordinary course of business;

(e)           [reserved];

(f)           Permitted Acquisitions; and

(g)           mergers, consolidations, liquidations and dissolutions permitted by Section 6.05;

provided that the Lien on and security interest in such property granted or to be granted in favor of the Collateral Agent under the Security Documents shall be maintained or created in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.11 or Section 5.12, as applicable.

Section 6.08           Dividends. Authorize, declare or pay, directly or indirectly, any Dividends with respect to Borrower and its Subsidiaries, except that the following shall be permitted:

(a)           Dividends by any Company (i) to Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) to any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, provided that any such Dividend under this clause (ii) is either (1) paid only in kind or (2) if paid in cash, limited to the applicable Subsidiary’s pro rata equity interests and is paid to all shareholders on a pro rata basis;
 
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(b)           Borrower and each Subsidiary of Borrower may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of such Person;

(c)           Borrower may make Dividends with the Net Cash Proceeds actually received from any substantially concurrent sale or issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of Borrower;

(d)           to the extent constituting Dividends (other than Dividends with respect to the DR Systems Preferred Stock or any Replacement Preferred Stock), Borrower and its Subsidiaries may enter into transactions expressly permitted by Section 6.04, 6.05 or 6.06;

(e)           so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or could reasonably be expected to result immediately therefrom, repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of Qualified Capital Stock held by current or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, family members, spouse or former spouse, estates or beneficiaries under their estates) of any Company, upon their death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or to make payments on Indebtedness issued to buy such Qualified Capital Stock upon their death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions and payments shall not exceed, in any fiscal year, the sum of (i) $2,000,000, plus (ii) the amount of any Net Cash Proceeds received by or contributed to Borrower from the issuance and sale since the issue date of Qualified Capital Stock of Borrower to officers, directors or employees of any Company that have not been used to make any repurchases, redemptions or payments under this Section 6.08(e) (and have not been included in the Cumulative Amount), plus (iii) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies of any Company that have not been used to make any repurchases, redemptions or payments under this clause (e), net of any forgiveness of Indebtedness incurred by any such officer, director or employee or former officer, director or employee in connection with the acquisition of Qualified Capital Stock of Borrower, plus (iv) the Cumulative Amount; provided that the Cumulative Amount Utilization Requirements are satisfied as of the date such Dividends are paid; provided, further, that during an Event of Default any payments described in this Section 6.08(e) may accrue and shall be permitted to be paid upon waiver or extinction of such Event of Default so long as no other Event of Default is continuing at such time;

(f)           Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower may (A) pay cash in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or any Permitted Acquisition and (B) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Indebtedness permitted hereunder and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion;

(g)           repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options if the Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price thereof;

(h)           Borrower may pay dividends and distributions within sixty (60) days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration of such payment, such payment would have complied with the other provisions of this Section 6.08;

(i)           so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, Borrower may make Dividends (excluding Dividends on the DR Systems Preferred Stock or any Replacement Preferred Stock) in an aggregate amount over the term of this Agreement that do not exceed (i) $2,500,000 over the term of this Agreement plus (ii) the Cumulative Amount; provided that the Cumulative Amount Utilization Requirements are satisfied as of the date such Dividends are paid;
 
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(j)           so long as (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) no DR Systems Preferred Stock Diligence Put has occurred, (iii) the Total Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis before and after giving effect to such Dividends is not more than 5.00 to 1.00, and (iv) Liquidity shall be not less than $10,000,000 immediately after giving effect to such Dividend, the Borrower may make all (or such portion as is permitted to be paid in accordance with the foregoing calculations) of the scheduled quarterly Dividends on the DR Systems Preferred Stock plus any accrued and unpaid quarterly Dividends on the DR Systems Preferred Stock that accumulated during any prior quarter; provided, that (x) the rate of such Dividends shall not exceed 8.50% per annum of an amount equal to the liquidation value plus accrued and unpaid dividends (as determined in accordance with the DR Systems Preferred Stock Documentation as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date) and (y) if for any reason all or any portion of any such Dividend cannot be paid as a result of application of this provision or otherwise, such unpaid amount may compound and accumulate unless and until paid in accordance herewith;

(k)           Dividends made solely in Equity Interests of Borrower (other than Disqualified Capital Stock); provided, that no Default or Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing prior to, or will occur immediately after, such Dividend. ;

(l)           Dividends in an amount not to exceed the payment legally required to acquire the remaining approximately 10% of the Equity Interests of DR Systems pursuant to a cash merger within 75 days after the initial acquisition of Equity Interests of DR Systems;

(m)           non-cash, payment-in-kind Dividends paid in respect of the DR Systems Preferred Stock in accordance with the DR Systems Preferred Stock Documentation or, after consummation of the redemption of the DR Systems Preferred Stock in connection with a DR Systems Preferred Stock Diligence Put, any Replacement Preferred Stock issued in accordance with Section 6.08(n); and

(n)           so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, solely in connection with consummation of a redemption arising from the exercise of the DR Systems Preferred Stock Diligence Put, cash Dividends to the holders of the DR Systems Preferred Stock from (i) Net Cash Proceeds of the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock in accordance with Section 6.14 and/or (ii) the issuance of preferred Equity Interests of the Borrower in an amount equal to or less than the redemption price of the DR Systems Preferred Stock and otherwise upon substantially the same terms as the DR Systems Preferred Stock, except that no cash Dividends shall be payable with respect thereto (“Replacement Preferred Stock”) so long as in each such case, such issuances of Qualified Capital Stock or Replacement Preferred Stock will occur substantially contemporaneously with the redemption of the DR Systems Preferred Stock.

Section 6.09           Transactions with Affiliates. Except as otherwise expressly permitted hereunder and except as set forth on Schedule 6.09, enter into, directly or indirectly, any transaction or series of related transactions, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, with any Affiliate of any Company (other than between or among Borrower and one or more Subsidiary Guarantors), other than on terms and conditions at least as favorable to such Company as would reasonably be obtained by such Company at that time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, except that the following shall be permitted:

(a)           Dividends permitted by Section 6.08;

(b)           (x) Liens granted pursuant to Section 6.02(w), (y) intercompany Investments permitted by Section 6.04 and Indebtedness resulting therefrom permitted under Section 6.01, and (z) intercompany dispositions permitted under Section 6.06;
 
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(c)           director, officer and employee compensation (including bonuses) and other benefits (including retirement, health, stock option and other benefit plans) and indemnification arrangements, in each case approved by the Board of Directors of Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary of Borrower;

(d)           transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, joint venture partners or purchasers or sellers of goods and services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise not prohibited by the Loan Documents;

(e)           loans and advances permitted by Section 6.04(e);

(f)           a disposition permitted by Section 6.06(q);

(g)           transactions among Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors;

(h)           any transaction with an Affiliate where the only consideration paid by any Loan Party is Qualified Capital Stock of Borrower;

(i)           payment of reasonable directors fees and customary indemnification agreements with directors, members, officers and employees of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and reasonable out-of-pocket costs of such Persons may be reimbursed;

(j)           agreements relating to Intellectual Property not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of business of or the value of such Intellectual Property to such Company;

(k)           any other agreement, arrangement or transaction as in effect on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 6.09, and any amendment or modification thereto, and the performance of obligations thereunder, so long as such amendment or modification is not materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders; and

(l)           the Transactions as contemplated by the Loan Documents.

; provided that, in no event shall any transaction described above which results in a Change in Control be permitted by this Section 6.09.

Section 6.10           Financial Covenants.

(a)           Permit the Total Leverage Ratio, as of the last day of any Test Period in effect during any period in the table below (commencing with the Test Period ending on or about March 31, 2015), to exceed the ratio set forth opposite such period in the table below (the “Total Leverage Ratio Financial Covenant”):

Test Period Ended
 
Total Leverage Ratio
March 31.2015
-
6.50:1.00
June 30, 2015
 
6.50:1.00
September 30, 2015
 
6.25:1.00
December 31, 2015
-
6.00:1.00
March 31, 2016
-
5.75:1.00
June 30, 2016
-
5.75:1.00
September 30, 2016
-
5.50:1.00
December 31, 2016
-
5.50:1.00
March 31, 2017
-
5.25:1.00
June 30, 2017 and each Test Period ending thereafter
-
5.00:1.00
 
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(b)           Permit the Interest Coverage Ratio, as of the last day of any Test Period in effect during any period in the table below (commencing with the Test Period ending on or about March 31, 2015), to be less than the ratio set forth opposite such period in the table below (the “Interest Coverage Ratio Financial Covenant” and collectively with the Total Leverage Ratio Financial Covenant, the “Financial Covenants”):

Test Period Ended
 
Interest Coverage Ratio
March 31.2015
-
2.150:1.00
June 30, 2015
 
2.150:1.00
September 30, 2015
 
2.250:1.00
December 31, 2015
-
2.250:1.00
March 31, 2016
-
2.400:1.00
June 30, 2016
-
2.400:1.00
September 30, 2016
-
2.500:1.00
December 31, 2016
-
2.500:1.00
March 31, 2017
-
2.600:1.00
June 30, 2017 and each Test Period ending thereafter
-
2.750:1.00

Section 6.11           Reserved.

Section 6.12           Prepayments of Other Indebtedness; Modifications of Organizational Documents and Other Documents, etc.

Directly or indirectly:

(a)           make any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of, or any prepayment or redemption as a result of any asset sale (other than of Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary due to an asset sale at such entity), change of control or similar event of, any Indebtedness outstanding under any Subordinated Indebtedness, except (i) as otherwise permitted by this Agreement and the subordination terms applicable to such Subordinated Indebtedness (including a Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof) and (ii) any payment to the extent made with the proceeds of Qualified Capital Stock of Borrower;

(b)           amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, any provision of any Subordinated Indebtedness, the DR Systems Preferred Stock Documentation or the definitive documentation with respect to any Replacement Preferred Stock in any manner that is adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Lenders or, in the case of Subordinated Indebtedness, otherwise in contravention of the subordination provisions applicable to such Subordinated Indebtedness;

(c)           terminate, amend or modify any of its Organizational Documents (including (i) by the filing or modification of any certificate of designation and (ii) any election to treat any Pledged Securities (as defined in the Security Agreement) as a “security” under Section 8-103 of the UCC other than in connection with the delivery of certificates representing such Pledged Securities to the Collateral Agent) or any agreement to which it is a party with respect to its Equity Interests (including any stockholders’ agreement), or enter into any new agreement with respect to its Equity Interests, other than (x) amendments on or within 30 days after the First Amendment Effective Date that are necessary to issue and otherwise document the terms of the DR Systems Preferred Stock and (y) any other such amendments or modifications or such new agreements which are not adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Lenders; provided that Borrower may issue such Equity Interests, so long as such issuance is not prohibited by Section 6.14 or any other provision of this Agreement, and may amend or modify its Organizational Documents to authorize any such Equity Interests;
 
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(d)           make any cash liquidation, redemption or other payment of any kind or nature with respect to the DR Systems Preferred Stock (other than Dividends on or redemptions of the DR Systems Preferred Stock that are expressly permitted in accordance with any of clauses (j), (l), (m) or (n) of Section 6.08) or upon any Replacement Preferred Stock without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.

Section 6.13           Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries. Directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its capital stock or any other interest or participation in its profits owned by Borrower or any Subsidiary, or pay any Indebtedness owed to Borrower or a Subsidiary, (b) make loans or advances to Borrower or any Subsidiary or (c) transfer any of its properties to Borrower or any Subsidiary, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) applicable Legal Requirements; (ii) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (iii) customary provisions restricting placing a lien on or subletting, or sublicensing, or assignment of any lease or license governing a license or leasehold interest; (iv) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business; (v) any holder of a Lien permitted by Section 6.02 restricting the transfer of the property subject thereto; (vi) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any (1) software license or (2) agreement relating to the sale of any property permitted under Section 6.06 pending the consummation of such sale; (vii) any agreement in effect at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of Borrower, so long as such agreement was not entered into in connection with or in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of Borrower; (viii) without affecting the Loan Parties’ obligations under Section 5.11, customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, asset sale and stock sale agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business that restrict the transfer of ownership interests in such partnership, limited liability company or similar Person; (ix) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by suppliers or landlords under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; (x) any instrument governing Indebtedness assumed in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired; (xi) in the case of any joint venture which is not a Loan Party in respect of any matters referred to in clauses (b) and (c) above, restrictions in such Person’s Organizational Documents or pursuant to any joint venture agreement or stockholders agreements solely to the extent of the Equity Interests of or property held in the subject joint venture or other entity; (xii) restrictions contained in Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Sections 6.01(c), (f), (o) and (v), in each case, to the extent no more restrictive to Borrower and its Subsidiaries than the covenants contained in this Agreement; provided that any such restriction imposed by Subordinated Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(o) shall be less restrictive than those in this Agreement in a manner consistent with customary restrictions in senior and subordinated debt instruments or (xiii) any encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any amendments or refinancings that are otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (vii) or (xii) above; provided that such amendments or refinancings are no more materially restrictive with respect to such encumbrances and restrictions than those prior to such amendment or refinancing.
 
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Section 6.14           Limitation on Issuance of Capital Stock.

(a)           With respect to Borrower, issue any Equity Interest that is not Qualified Capital Stock, other than the issuance of the DR Systems Preferred Stock on or immediately after the First Amendment Effective Date, issuance of Replacement Preferred Stock in connection with a DR Systems Preferred Stock Diligence Put and the issuance of non-cash, payment-in-kind Dividends on the DR Systems Preferred Stock in accordance with the DR Systems Preferred Stock Documentation or on any Replacement Preferred Stock in accordance with the definitive documentation therefor, and, for the avoidance of doubt, issuance by the Borrower of (i) its common Equity Interests upon a conversion or redemption of the DR Systems Preferred Stock or any Replacement Preferred Stock, or (ii) its Equity Interests to the extent permitted in accordance with Section 6.08(n) in connection with a DR Systems Preferred Stock Diligence Put.

(b)           With respect to any Subsidiary, issue any Equity Interest (including by way of sales of treasury stock) or any options or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into, any Equity Interest, except (i) for stock splits, stock dividends and additional issuances of Equity Interests which do not decrease the percentage ownership of Borrower or any Subsidiaries in any class of the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary; (ii) Subsidiaries of Borrower formed after the Closing Date may issue Equity Interests to Borrower or any other Subsidiary which is to own such Equity Interests; (iii) issuances of Equity Interests to qualified directors to the extent required by applicable law; (iv) any disposition or issuance permitted by Section 6.05 or 6.06; and (v) the issuance of Equity Interests on a pro rata basis to its equity holders by any non-wholly-owned Subsidiary. All Equity Interests issued in accordance with this Section 6.14(b) shall, to the extent required by Sections 5.11 and 5.12 or any Security Documents or if such Equity Interests are issued by Borrower, be delivered to the Collateral Agent for pledge pursuant to the applicable Security Documents.

Section 6.15           Business. Engage in any line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any line of business reasonably related, complementary, synergistic or ancillary thereto or reasonable extensions thereof.

Section 6.16           Limitation on Accounting Changes. Make or permit any change in accounting policies or reporting practices that results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms in this Agreement, without the consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, except changes that are required by GAAP.

Section 6.17           Fiscal Year. Change its fiscal year-end to a date other than December 31.

Section 6.18           No Further Negative Pledge. Enter into any agreement, instrument, deed or lease which prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of their respective properties or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or which requires the grant of any security for an obligation if security is granted for another obligation, except the following: (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (b) covenants in documents creating Liens permitted by Section 6.02 prohibiting further Liens on the properties encumbered thereby; (c) any other agreement that does not restrict in any manner (directly or indirectly) Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents on any Collateral securing the Secured Obligations and does not require the direct or indirect granting of any Lien securing any Indebtedness or other obligation by virtue of the granting of Liens on or pledge of property of any Loan Party to secure the Secured Obligations; and (d) any prohibition or limitation that (i) exists pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements, (ii) consists of customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale of any property permitted under Section 6.06 pending the consummation of such sale, (iii) restricts subletting or assignment of leasehold interests contained in any Lease governing a leasehold interest of Borrower or a Subsidiary, (iv) exists in any agreement in effect at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of Borrower, so long as such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary or (v) is imposed by any amendments or refinancings that are otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clause (c) or (d); provided that such amendments and refinancings are no more materially restrictive with respect to such prohibitions and limitations than those prior to such amendment or refinancing.
 
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Section 6.19           Anti-Terrorism Law; Anti-Money Laundering.

(a)           Directly or indirectly, (i) knowingly conduct any business or engage in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Person described in Section 3.21, (ii) knowingly deal in, or otherwise engage in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to the Executive Order or any other Anti-Terrorism Law, or (iii) knowingly engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law (and the Loan Parties shall deliver to the Lenders any certification or other evidence reasonably requested from time to time by any Lender in its reasonable discretion, confirming the Loan Parties’ compliance with this Section 6.19).

(b)           Cause or permit any of the funds of such Loan Party that are used to repay the Loans to be derived from any unlawful activity with the result that the making of the Loans would be in violation of any Legal Requirement.

Section 6.20           Embargoed Person. Cause or permit (a) any of the funds or properties of the Loan Parties that are used to repay the Loans to constitute property of, or be beneficially owned directly or indirectly by, any Person subject to sanctions or trade restrictions under United States law (“Embargoed Person” or “Embargoed Persons”) that is identified on (i) the “List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” maintained by OFAC and/or on any other similar list maintained by OFAC pursuant to any authorizing statute including, but not limited to, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq., The Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq., and any Executive Order or Legal Requirement promulgated thereunder, with the result that the investment in the Loan Parties (whether directly or indirectly) is prohibited by a Legal Requirement, or the Loans made by the Lenders would be in violation of a Legal Requirement, or (ii) the Executive Order, any related enabling legislation or any other similar Executive Orders or (b) any Embargoed Person to have any direct or indirect interest, of any nature whatsoever in the Loan Parties, with the result that the investment in the Loan Parties (whether directly or indirectly) is prohibited by a Legal Requirement or the Loans are in violation of a Legal Requirement.

ARTICLE VII

GUARANTEE

Section 7.01           The Guarantee. The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantee, as a primary obligor and not as a surety to each Secured Party and their respective successors and assigns, the prompt payment and performance in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, demand, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of, and premium (if any) and interest on (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of Bankruptcy Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under Bankruptcy Code), the Loans made by the Lenders to, and the Notes held by each Lender of, Borrower, and all other Secured Obligations from time to time owing to the Secured Parties by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, any Hedging Agreement entered into with a counterparty that is a Secured Party or any agreement governing the provision of Treasury Management Obligations entered into with a provider of services that is a Secured Party, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof (such obligations being herein collectively called the “Guaranteed Obligations”). The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree that if Borrower or any other Subsidiary Guarantor(s) shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Subsidiary Guarantors will promptly pay the same in cash, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Guarantee or any provision of any other Loan Document, the Guaranteed Obligations shall not extend to or include any Excluded Swap Obligation.
 
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Section 7.02           Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors under Section 7.01 shall constitute a guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations and irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or Subsidiary Guarantor (except for payment in full (other than contingent indemnity obligations)). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject to applicable law, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above:

(a)           at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Subsidiary Guarantors, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;

(b)           any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Notes, if any, the other Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be done or omitted;

(c)           the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be amended in any respect, or any right under the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be amended or waived in any respect or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

(d)           any Lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of, any Lender or Agent or other Secured Party as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be valid, perfected or have the priority required under the Loan Documents; or

(e)           the release of any other Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 7.09.

The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby expressly waive, to the extent permitted by law, diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that any Secured Party exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against Borrower or any other Subsidiary Guarantor(s) under this Agreement, the Notes, if any, the other Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Subsidiary Guarantors waive, to the extent permitted by law, any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Secured Party upon this Guarantee or acceptance of this Guarantee, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Guarantee, and all dealings between Borrower and the Secured Parties shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Guarantee. This Guarantee shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment and performance without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by the Secured Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by the Secured Parties or any other Person at any time of any right or remedy against Borrower or against any other Person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Subsidiary Guarantors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the Secured Parties, and their respective successors and assigns, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Agreement there may be no Guaranteed Obligations outstanding.
 
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Section 7.03           Reinstatement. The obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors under this Article VII shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of Borrower or other Loan Party in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise.

Section 7.04           Subrogation; Subordination. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that until the payment in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations (other than contingent indemnity obligations) and the termination of the Commitments of the Lenders under this Agreement it shall waive any claim and shall not exercise any right or remedy, direct or indirect, arising by reason of any performance by it of its guarantee in Section 7.01, whether by subrogation or otherwise, against Borrower or any other Subsidiary Guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations. Any Indebtedness of any Loan Party permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(d) shall be subordinated to such Loan Party’s Secured Obligations in the manner set forth in the Intercompany Note evidencing such Indebtedness.

Section 7.05           Remedies. The Subsidiary Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Lenders, the obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes, if any, and the other Loan Documents may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 8.01 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in Section 8.01) for purposes of Section 7.01, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Subsidiary Guarantors for purposes of Section 7.01.

Section 7.06           Instrument for the Payment of Money. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the guarantee in this Article VII constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that any Lender or Agent, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Subsidiary Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring a motion-action under New York CPLR Section 3213.

Section 7.07           Continuing Guarantee. The guarantee in this Article VII is a continuing guarantee of payment and performance, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.
 
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Section 7.08           General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations. In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company law, or any applicable state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other Legal Requirement affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor under Section 7.01 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 7.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Subsidiary Guarantor, any Loan Party or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 7.10) that is valid and enforceable, not void or voidable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.

Section 7.09           Release of Guarantors. If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred (a “Transferred Guarantor”) to a Person or Persons (other than any Company), such Transferred Guarantor shall, effective immediately upon the consummation of such sale or transfer, be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement (including under Section 10.03 hereof) and its obligations to pledge and grant any Collateral owned by it pursuant to any Security Document and the pledge of such Equity Interests to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreements shall be automatically released, and, so long as Borrower shall have provided the Agents such certifications or documents as any Agent shall reasonably request, the Collateral Agent shall take such actions as are necessary to effect each release described in this Section 7.09 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Security Documents, so long as Borrower shall have provided the Agents such certifications or documents as any Agent shall reasonably request in order to demonstrate compliance with this Agreement.

Section 7.10           Right of Contribution. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Subsidiary Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment, in an amount not to exceed the highest amount that would be valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in any action or proceeding involving any state corporate, limited partnership or limited liability law, or any applicable state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally. Each Subsidiary Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 7.04. The provisions of this Section 7.10 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.

Section 7.11           Keepwell. Each Qualified ECP Loan Party, jointly and severally, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by any other Loan Party hereunder to honor all of such Loan Party’s obligations under this Agreement in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Loan Party shall only be liable under this Section 7.11 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 7.11, or otherwise under this Agreement, voidable under applicable law, including applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Loan Party under this Section 7.11 shall remain in full force and effect for so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect and until the Commitments have been terminated and the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on each Loan, all Fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document (including all of the Guaranteed Obligations) shall have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations). Each Qualified ECP Loan Party intends that this Section 7.11 constitute, and this Section 7.11 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
 
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ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 8.01           Events of Default. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of the following events (“Events of Default”):

(a)           default shall be made in the payment of any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof (including a Term Loan Repayment Date) or at a date fixed for mandatory prepayment thereof or by acceleration thereof or otherwise;

(b)           default shall be made in the payment of any interest on any Loan or any Fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in paragraph (a) above) due under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof (including an Interest Payment Date) or at a date fixed for mandatory prepayment thereof or by acceleration thereof or otherwise and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days;

(c)           any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in any Loan Document or in any document required to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith, shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect when so made, deemed made or furnished;

(d)           default shall be made in the due observance or performance by any Company of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in (i) Section 5.02, 5.03(a), 5.08, 5.11, 5.13 (solely with respect to clause (A) thereof), 5.15 or in Article VI; or (ii) Section 5.01 or Section 4 of the First Amendment, and, in the case of this clause (ii), such default shall continue unremedied or shall not be waived for a period of 15 days after the respective information was required to be delivered.

(e)           default shall be made in the due observance or performance by any Company of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in Section 8.01(a), (b) or (d)) and such default shall continue unremedied or shall not be waived for a period of 30 days after any Responsible Officer of Borrower obtaining knowledge thereof;

(f)           any Company shall (i) fail to pay any principal or interest due in respect of any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) that is outstanding in a principal amount (or, in the case of any Hedging Agreement, a Swap Termination Value) of at least $5,000,000 either individually or in the aggregate for the Companies, when and as the same shall become due and payable beyond any applicable grace period, or (ii) fail to observe or perform any other term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing any such Indebtedness, if the effect of any failure referred to in this clause (ii) is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or a trustee or other representative on its or their behalf to cause (with or without the giving of notice, and taking into account any applicable grace periods or waivers), such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or become subject to a mandatory offer to purchase by the obligor; provided that this clause (ii) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the sale, transfer or other disposition (including as a result of a casualty or condemnation event) of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness (to the extent such sale, transfer or other disposition is not prohibited under this Agreement and such Indebtedness is repaid in accordance with its terms);
 
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(g)           an Insolvency Proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief in respect of any Company (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) or of a substantial part of the property of any Company (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary), under Bankruptcy Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar Legal Requirement, (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar official for any Company (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) or for a substantial part of the property of any Company (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary), or (iii) the winding-up or liquidation of any Company (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary); and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an Order approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(h)           any Company (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under Bankruptcy Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar Legal Requirement, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any Insolvency Proceeding or the filing of any petition described in clause (g) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar official for any Company (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) or for a substantial part of the property of any Company (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary), (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (vii) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(i)           one or more Orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $5,000,000 shall be rendered against any Company or any combination thereof (other than to the extent covered by (i) insurance that has not been denied and for which the carrier has not disclaimed responsibility and for which a claim has been submitted or (ii) a third party indemnification agreement under which the indemnifying party has accepted responsibility and would reasonably be expected to remain solvent after satisfying such indemnification obligation) and the same shall remain undischarged, unvacated or unbonded for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon properties of any Company to enforce any such Order;

(j)           one or more ERISA Events or similar events with respect to Foreign Plans shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events and similar events with respect to Foreign Plans that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(k)           any security interest and Lien on any material portion of the Collateral purported to be created by any Security Document shall cease to be in full force and effect, or shall cease to give the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the Liens, rights, powers and privileges purported to be created and granted under such Security Document (including a valid, enforceable, perfected first priority security interest in and Lien on all of the Collateral thereunder (except as otherwise expressly provided in such Security Document and except for Permitted Liens) by a provision of any Loan Document, on the part of any Agent, Lender or Secured Party)) in favor of the Collateral Agent, or shall be asserted by or on behalf of Borrower or any other Company not to be a valid, enforceable, perfected, first priority (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, including as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder, including without limitation, Section 6.05 or Section 6.06, or such Security Document) security interest in or Lien on the Collateral covered thereby;

(l)           any Loan Document or any material provisions thereof shall at any time and for any reason (other than as expressly permitted under such Loan Document or upon payment in full of all of the Secured Obligations) be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be null and void, or a proceeding shall be commenced by or on behalf of any Loan Party or by any other Person, or by any Governmental Authority, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof (exclusive of questions of interpretation of any provision thereof), or any Loan Party shall directly or indirectly repudiate, revoke, terminate or rescind (or purport to do any of the foregoing) or deny any portion of its liability or obligation for the Obligations;
 
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(m)           there shall have occurred a Change in Control; or

(n)           there shall have occurred (i) a default or an event of default under any of the DR Systems Preferred Stock Documentation or the definitive documentation for any Replacement Preferred Stock, (ii) the holders of the DR Systems Preferred Stock shall have exercised the DR Systems Preferred Stock Diligence Put and the redemption or repurchase of the DR Systems Preferred Stock shall not have been consummated on or before the date that occurs 90 days after the date of the exercise of such put, (iii) an event or series of events giving rise to a liquidation preference or put right in favor of the holders of the DR Systems Preferred Stock (other than a DR Systems Preferred Stock Diligence Put, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not constitute an Event of Default hereunder except as provided in the foregoing clause (ii)) under the DR Systems Acquisition Documentation or the holders of any Replacement Preferred Stock, or (iv) an event or series of events giving rise to any cash redemption or repurchase of the DR Systems Preferred Stock or any Replacement Preferred Stock by the Borrower, except as expressly permitted hereunder;

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to Borrower described in paragraph (g) or (h) above), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders, shall, by notice to Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate forthwith the Commitments; (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Loan Parties accrued hereunder (including payments of Prepayment Premiums) and under any other Loan Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding; and (iii) exercise any and all of its other rights and remedies under applicable Legal Requirements, hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and, in any event, with respect to Borrower described in paragraph (g) or (h) above, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Loan Parties accrued hereunder (including payments of Prepayment Premiums) and under any other Loan Document, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.

In addition, without limiting the foregoing, in the event of a foreclosure (or other similar exercise of remedies) by Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale or other disposition, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may be the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale or other disposition and, in addition, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent, as agent for and representative of all of Secured Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such sale or other disposition, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by Collateral Agent at such sale.
 
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Section 8.02           Rescission. If at any time after termination of the Commitments or acceleration of the maturity of the Loans, the Loan Parties shall pay all arrears of interest and all payments on account of principal of the Loans owing by them that shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest on principal and, to the extent permitted by law, on overdue interest, at the rates specified herein) and all Defaults (other than non-payment of principal of and accrued interest on the Loans due and payable solely by virtue of acceleration) shall be remedied or waived pursuant to Section 10.02, then upon the written consent of the Required Lenders (which may be given or withheld in their sole discretion) and written notice to Borrower, the termination of the Commitments or the acceleration and their consequences may be rescinded and annulled, but such action shall not affect any subsequent Default or impair any right or remedy consequent thereon. The provisions of the preceding sentence are intended merely to bind the Lenders and the other Secured Parties to a decision that may be made at the election of the Required Lenders, and such provisions are not intended to benefit Borrower and the other Loan Parties and do not give Borrower and/or any of the Loan Parties the right to require the Lenders to rescind or annul any acceleration hereunder, even if the conditions set forth herein are met.

Section 8.03           Equity Cure.

(a)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.01, but subject to Sections 8.03(b), (c) and (d), solely for the purpose of determining whether an Event of Default has occurred under the Financial Covenants set forth in Section 6.10 as of the end of any fiscal quarter (such fiscal quarter, a “Cure Quarter”), any equity contribution (in the form of Qualified Capital Stock) made to the Borrower after the last day of such Cure Quarter and on or prior to the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) with respect to such applicable fiscal quarter (the “Cure Expiration Date”), and such cash will, if so designated by Borrower, be included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for the purposes of determining compliance with the Financial Covenants set forth in Section 6.10 at the end of such fiscal quarter and the subsequent three fiscal quarters (any such equity contribution so included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA, an “Equity Cure Contribution”, and the amount of such Equity Cure Contribution, the “Cure Amount”); provided that (i) such Equity Cure Contribution is not used to increase the Cumulative Amount, (ii) such Cure Amount does not exceed the amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under the Financial Covenants as at the end of such applicable fiscal quarter and (iii) the proceeds of such Equity Cure Contribution shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.10(d)(ii) to prepay the Loans. All Equity Cure Contributions shall be disregarded for all purposes of this Agreement other than inclusion in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for the purpose of determining compliance with the Financial Covenants set forth in Section 6.10 at the end of such fiscal quarter and the subsequent three fiscal quarters, including the determination of the Cumulative Amount and all components thereof and any baskets with respect to the covenants contained in Article VI. Any reduction in Indebtedness (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.10(d)(ii)) with the proceeds of any Equity Cure Contribution shall be ignored for purposes of determining compliance with the Financial Covenants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.01, (A) upon receipt of the Cure Amount by Borrower in an amount necessary to cause Borrower to be in compliance with the Financial Covenants under Section 6.10 at the end of such fiscal quarter, the Financial Covenants under Section 6.10 shall be deemed satisfied and complied with as of the end of the relevant fiscal quarter with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply with the Financial Covenants under Section 6.10 and any Default or Event of Default related to any failure to comply with the Financial Covenants under Section 6.10 shall be deemed not to have occurred for purposes of the Loan Documents, (B) upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Intent to Cure prior to the Cure Expiration Date, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred on the basis of any failure to comply with the Financial Covenants under Section 6.10 until such failure is not cured pursuant to the Notice of Intent to Cure on or prior to the Cure Expiration Date and (C) upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Intent to Cure prior to the Cure Expiration Date, none of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender shall exercise the right to accelerate the Loans or to foreclose on the Collateral solely on the basis of an Event of Default having occurred as a result of a violation of the Financial Covenants set forth in Section 6.10.
 
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(b)           In each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, (x) there shall be at least two consecutive fiscal quarters in which no Equity Cure Contribution is made and (y) there shall not be any Equity Cure Contributions made in any two consecutive fiscal quarters.

(c)           There shall be no more than three Equity Cure Contributions made during the term of this Agreement.

(d)           No Equity Cure Contribution for any fiscal quarter shall be greater than $2,000,000.

Section 8.04           Application of Proceeds. The proceeds received by the Collateral Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral pursuant to the exercise by the Collateral Agent of its remedies shall be applied, in full or in part, together with any other sums then held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, promptly by the Collateral Agent as follows:

(a)           First, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all reasonable and documented costs and expenses, fees, commissions and taxes of such sale, collection or other realization (including compensation to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel, and all expenses, liabilities and advances made or incurred by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent in connection therewith and all amounts for which the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent is entitled to indemnification pursuant to the provisions of any Loan Document), together with interest on each such amount at the highest rate then in effect under this Agreement from and after the date such amount is due, owing or unpaid until paid in full;

(b)           Second, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all other reasonable and documented costs and expenses of such sale, collection or other realization (including compensation to the other Secured Parties and their agents and counsel and all costs, liabilities and advances made or incurred by the other Secured Parties in connection therewith), together with interest on each such amount at the highest rate then in effect under this Agreement from and after the date such amount is due, owing or unpaid until paid in full;

(c)           Third, without duplication of amounts applied pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash, pro rata, of interest due in respect of the Obligations, in each case equally and ratably in accordance with the respective amounts thereof then due and owing;

(d)           Fourth, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash, pro rata, of the principal amount of the Obligations in respect of the Credit Facilities;

(e)           Fifth, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of Secured Obligations of the type specified in clause (b) of the definition of Secured Obligations then due and owing, pro rata;

(f)           Sixth, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the remaining Secured Obligations then due and owing, pro rata; and
 
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(g)           Seventh, the balance, if any, to the Person lawfully entitled thereto (including the applicable Loan Party or its successors or assigns) or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

In the event that any such proceeds are insufficient to pay in full the items described in clauses (a) through (g) of this Section 8.04, the Loan Parties shall remain liable, jointly and severally, for any deficiency.

ARTICLE IX

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT

Section 9.01           Appointment. j) Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent as an agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Lender irrevocably authorizes each Agent, in such capacity, through its agents or employees, to take such actions on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are delegated to such Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article IX are solely for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, and no Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any such provisions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agents are hereby expressly authorized to execute any and all documents (including releases) with respect to the Collateral and any rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In performing its functions and duties hereunder, each Agent shall act solely as an agent of the Lenders and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or relationship of agency or trust with or for Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.

(b)           Each Lender irrevocably appoints each other Lender as its agent and bailee for the purpose of perfecting Liens (whether pursuant to Section 8-301(a)(2) of the UCC or otherwise), for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in assets in which, in accordance with the UCC or any other applicable Legal Requirement a security interest can be perfected by possession or control. Should any Lender (other than the Collateral Agent) obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly following the Collateral Agent’s request therefor, shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions.

Section 9.02           Agent in Its Individual Capacity. Each Person serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as an Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for, and generally engage in any kind of business with, any Company or Affiliate thereof as if it were not an Agent hereunder and without duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

Section 9.03           Exculpatory Provisions. No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) no Agent shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) no Agent shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that such Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.02); provided that no Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Agent to liability, if the Agent is not indemnified to its satisfaction, or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Legal Requirements including, for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Insolvency Law or that may effect a foreclosure, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender under any Debtor Relief Law, and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, no Agent shall have any duty to disclose or shall be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Company or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as any Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof describing such default is given to such Agent by Borrower or a Lender, and no Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges and agrees that the Administrative Agent may from time to time use one or more outside service providers for the tracking of all UCC financing statements (and/or other collateral related filings and registrations from time to time) required to be filed or recorded pursuant to the Loan Documents and the notification to the Administrative Agent, of, among other things, the upcoming lapse or expiration thereof, and that each of such service providers will be deemed to be acting at the request and on behalf of Borrower and the other Loan Parties. No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by any such service provider. Neither any Agent nor any of its officers, partners, directors, employees or agents shall be liable to the Lenders for any action taken or omitted by any Agent under or in connection with any of the Loan Documents.
 
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Section 9.04           Reliance by Agent. Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent, or otherwise authenticated by a proper Person. Each Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally and believed by it to be made by a proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, each Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless each Agent shall have received written notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for Borrower), independent accountants and other Advisors selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or Advisors.

Section 9.05           Delegation of Duties. Each Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document by or through, or delegate any and all such rights and powers to, any one or more sub-agents appointed by such Agent. Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Affiliates. The exculpatory, indemnification and other provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Affiliates of each Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply, without limiting the foregoing, to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Credit Facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Agent. The Agents shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agent except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that such Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agent.
 
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Section 9.06           Successor Agent. Each Agent may resign as such at any time upon at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Lenders and Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the written consent of Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to appoint a successor Agent from among the Lenders. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 10 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent with the written consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, which successor shall be a commercial banking institution organized under the laws of the United States (or any State thereof) or a United States branch or agency of a commercial banking institution, in each case, having combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000; provided that if such retiring Agent is unable to find a commercial banking institution that is willing to accept such appointment and which meets the qualifications set forth above, the retiring Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the retiring (or retired) Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents, and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Agent under the Loan Documents until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Agent.

Upon the acceptance of its appointment as an Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring (or retired) Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents. The fees payable by Borrower to a successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between Borrower and such successor. After an Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article IX and Section 10.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Affiliates in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Agent.

Section 9.07           Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender or any of their respective Affiliates and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, conducted its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender further represents and warrants that it has reviewed each document made available to it on the Platform in connection with this Agreement and has acknowledged and accepted the terms and conditions applicable to the recipients thereof (including any such terms and conditions set forth, or otherwise maintained, on the Platform with respect thereto). Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender or any of their respective Affiliates and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
 
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Section 9.08           Named Agents. The parties hereto acknowledge that the Arranger holds such title in name only, and that such title confers no additional rights or obligations relative to those conferred on any Lender hereunder.

Section 9.09           Indemnification. The Lenders severally agree to indemnify each Agent in its capacity as such and each of its Related Parties (to the extent not reimbursed by Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantors and without limiting the obligation of Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantors to do so), ratably according to their respective outstanding Loans and Commitments in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section 9.09 (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which all Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such outstanding Loans and Commitments as in effect immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, fines, penalties, actions, claims, suits, judgments, litigations, investigations, inquiries or proceedings, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent or Related Party in any way relating to or arising out of, the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein, the Transactions or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent or Related Party under or in connection with any of the foregoing (IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY AGENT OR RELATED PARTY); provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, claims, suits, judgments, litigations, investigations, inquiries or proceedings, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have directly resulted solely and directly from such Agent’s or Related Party’s, as the case may be, gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section 9.09 shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

Section 9.10           Withholding Taxes. To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender because the appropriate form was not delivered or was not properly executed or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance which rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding Tax ineffective or for any other reason, or if Administrative Agent reasonably determines that a payment was made to a Lender pursuant to this Agreement without deduction of applicable withholding tax from such payment, such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as Tax or otherwise, including any penalties or interest and together with all expenses (including legal expenses, allocated internal costs and out-of-pocket expenses) incurred.

Section 9.11           Lender’s Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgements. k) Each Lender represents and warrants that it has made its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with Credit Extensions hereunder and that it has made and shall continue to make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries. No Agent shall have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to make any such investigation or any such appraisal on behalf of Lenders or to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time or times thereafter, and no Agent shall have any responsibility with respect to the accuracy of or the completeness of any information provided to the Lenders. Each Lender acknowledges that no Agent or Related Party of any Agent has made any representation or warranty to it. Except for documents expressly required by any Loan Document to be transmitted by an Agent to the Lenders, no Agent shall have any duty or responsibility (either express or implied) to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning any Loan Party, including the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any Loan Party or any Affiliate of a Loan Party, that may come in to the possession of an Agent or any of its Related Parties.
 
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(b)           Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement or an Assignment Agreement and funding its Loan, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be approved by any Agent, the Required Lenders or the Lenders, as applicable, on the Closing Date.

Section 9.12           Collateral Documents and Guarantee.

(a)           Agents under Collateral Documents and Guarantee. Each Secured Party hereby further authorizes the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, to be the agent for and representative of the Secured Parties with respect to the Guarantee, the Collateral and the Loan Documents; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall owe any fiduciary duty, duty of loyalty, duty of care, duty of disclosure or any other obligation whatsoever to any holder of Obligations with respect to any Hedging Agreement or any holder of Treasury Management Obligations. Subject to Section 10.02, without further written consent or authorization from any Secured Party, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, may execute any documents or instruments necessary to (i) in connection with a sale or disposition of assets permitted by this Agreement, release any Lien encumbering any item of Collateral that is the subject of such sale or other disposition of assets or to which the Required Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section 10.02) have otherwise consented or (ii) release any Subsidiary Guarantor from the Guarantee pursuant to Section 7.09 or with respect to which the Required Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section 10.02) have otherwise consented.

(b)           Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guarantee. Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Secured Party hereby agree that (i) no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce the Guarantee, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder and under any of the Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, for the benefit of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof and all powers, rights and remedies under the Collateral Documents may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms thereof, and (ii) in the event of a foreclosure or similar enforcement action by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale or other disposition (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 363(k), Section 1129(b)(2)(a)(ii) or otherwise of the Bankruptcy Code), the Collateral Agent (or any Lender, except with respect to a “credit bid” pursuant to Section 363(k), Section 1129(b)(2)(a)(ii) or otherwise of the Bankruptcy Code,) may be the purchaser or licensor of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale or other disposition and the Collateral Agent, as agent for and representative of the Secured Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities) shall be entitled, upon instructions from the Required Lenders, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such sale or disposition, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by the Collateral Agent at such sale or other disposition.
 
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(c)           Release of Collateral and Guarantees, Termination of Loan Documents.

(i)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender, or any Affiliate of any Lender that is a party to any Hedging Agreement or a holder of Treasury Management Obligations) take such actions as shall be required to release its security interest in any Collateral subject to any disposition permitted by the Loan Documents, and to release any guarantee obligations under any Loan Document of any Person subject to such disposition, to the extent necessary to permit consummation of such disposition in accordance with the Loan Documents.

(ii)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Loan Document, when all Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any Hedging Agreement or Treasury Management Obligations) have been paid in full and all Commitments have terminated or expired, upon request of Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender, or any Affiliate of any Lender that is a party to any Hedging Agreement or a holder of Treasury Management Obligations) take such actions as shall be required to release its security interest in all Collateral, and to release all guarantee obligations provided for in any Loan Document, whether or not on the date of such release there may be outstanding Obligations in respect of Hedging Agreements or Treasury Management Obligations. Any such release of guarantee obligations shall be deemed subject to the provision that such guarantee obligations shall be reinstated if after such release any portion of any payment in respect of the Obligations guaranteed thereby shall be rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

(d)           The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Collateral Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Collateral Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.

Section 9.13           Administrative Agent May File Bankruptcy Disclosure and Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a)           to file a verified statement pursuant to Rule 2019 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that, in its sole opinion, complies with such Rule’s disclosure requirements for entities representing more than one creditor;

(b)           to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03 and 10.03) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
 
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(c)           to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under this Agreement. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under this Agreement out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Lenders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.01        Notices. l) Generally. Notices and other communications provided for herein shall, except as provided in Section 10.01(b), be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile, to the notice address for the parties as set forth on Annex II hereto. Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may (subject to Section 10.01(b)) be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent. Any party hereto may change its address, facsimile number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. The Administrative Agent or Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (A) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgment); provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (B) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (A) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

(b)           Posting. Each Loan Party hereby agrees that it will provide to the Administrative Agent all information, documents and other materials that it is obligated to furnish to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement and any other Loan Document, including all notices, requests, financial statements, financial and other reports, certificates and other information materials, but excluding any such communication that (i) provides a Notice of Intent to Cure or (ii) provides notice of any Default under this Agreement (all such non-excluded communications, collectively, the “Communications”), by transmitting the Communications in an electronic/soft medium in a format reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent at the e-mail address(es) provided to Borrower by the Administrative Agent from time to time or in such other form, including hard copy delivery thereof, as the Administrative Agent shall require. In addition, each Loan Party agrees to continue to provide the Communications to the Administrative Agent in the manner specified in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in such other form, including hard copy delivery thereof, as the Administrative Agent shall require. Nothing in this Section 10.01 shall prejudice the right of the Agents, any Lender or any Loan Party to give any notice or other communication pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any other manner specified in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or as any such Agent shall require.
 
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(c)           To the extent consented to by the Administrative Agent in writing from time to time, the Administrative Agent agrees that receipt of the Communications by the Administrative Agent at its e-mail address(es) set forth above shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to the Administrative Agent for purposes of the Loan Documents.

(d)           Each Loan Party further agrees that the Administrative Agent may make the Communications available to the other Agents or the Lenders by posting the Communications on a Platform. The Platform and any Approved Electronic Communications are provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agents do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the Communications, or the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Platform and the Approved Electronic Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent in connection with the Communications or the Platform. In no event shall any Agent have any liability to any Loan Party, any Lender or any other Person for damages of any kind, whether or not based on strict liability and including direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or related to any Loan Party’s or any Agent’s transmissions of Communications through Internet (including the Platform). Notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor. Each Loan Party understands that the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution and agrees and assumes the risks associated with such electronic distribution, except to the extent caused by the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Administrative Agent, as determined by a final, non‑appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(e)           The Administrative Agent agrees that the receipt of the Communications by the Administrative Agent at its e-mail address shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to the Administrative Agent for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees that receipt of notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that the Communications have been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (including by electronic communication) from time to time of such Lender’s e-mail address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and that the foregoing notice may be sent to such e-mail address. Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document.

(f)           Each Loan Party, each Lender and each Agent agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, store any Approved Electronic Communications on the Platform in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s customary document retention procedures and policies.
 
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(g)           Each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable law, including United States federal and state securities laws, to make reference to information that is not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain Material Non-Public Information. In the event that any Public Lender has determined for itself to not access any information disclosed through the Platform or otherwise, such Public Lender acknowledges that (i) other Lenders may have availed themselves of such information and (ii) neither Borrower nor the Administrative Agent has any responsibility for such Public Lender’s decision to limit the scope of the information it has obtained in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Section 10.02        Waivers; Amendment. m) No failure or delay by any Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of each Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by Section 10.02(b), and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether any Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. No notice or demand on Borrower or any other Loan Party in any case shall entitle Borrower or any other Loan Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

(b)           Subject to Section 2.16(c) and Section 10.02(c) and (d), neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended, supplemented or modified except, in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Borrower and the Required Lenders or, in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent (in the case of any Security Document) and the Loan Party or Loan Parties that are parties thereto, in each case with the written consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall:

(i)           increase or extend the expiry date of the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood that no amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent with respect to any condition precedent, covenant or Default (or any definition used, respectively, therein) shall constitute an increase in or extension of the expiry date of the Commitment of any Lender for purposes of this clause (i));

(ii)           reduce the principal amount or premium, if any, of any Loan or reduce the rate of interest thereon (other than interest pursuant to Section 2.06(c)), or reduce any Fees payable hereunder, or change the form or currency of payment of any Obligation, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (it being understood that any amendment or modification to the financial definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (ii));

(iii)           postpone or extend the maturity of any Loan, or any scheduled date of payment of or the installment otherwise due on the principal amount of any Term Loan under Section 2.09, or any date for the payment of any interest or fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment (other than a waiver of any increase in the interest rate pursuant to Section 2.06(c)), or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
 
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(iv)           change Section 2.10(g), Section 2.14(b) or (c) or Section 8.04 in a manner that would alter the order of or the pro rata sharing of payments or setoffs required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender;

(v)           change the percentage set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document (including this Section 10.02) specifying the number or percentage of Lenders (or Lenders of any Class) required to waive, amend or modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (or each Lender of such Class, as the case may be);

(vi)           release all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Guarantors from their respective Guarantees (except as expressly provided in Article VII), or limit their liability in respect of such Guarantees, without the written consent of each Lender;

(vii)           except as expressly permitted in this Agreement or any Security Document, release all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens of the Security Documents or alter the relative priorities of the Secured Obligations entitled to the Liens of the Security Documents (except in connection with securing additional Secured Obligations equally and ratably with the other Secured Obligations), in each case without the written consent of each Lender;

(viii)           change any provisions of any Loan Document in a manner that by its terms adversely and directly affects the rights in respect of payments due to Lenders holding Loans of any Class materially differently than those holding Loans of any other Class, without the written consent of Lenders holding a majority in interest of the outstanding Loans and unused Commitments of each directly affected Class;

(ix)           change the order of application of prepayments among Term Loans under Section 2.10(g) without the consent of the Required Lenders holding more than 50% of the principal amount of the outstanding Term Loans;

(x)           change Section 10.04(b) in a manner which further restricts assignments thereunder without the written consent of each Lender;

(xi)           subordinate the Obligations under the Loan Documents to any other Indebtedness without the written consent of each Lender;

provided, further, that (1) no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be and (2) any waiver, amendment or modification of this Agreement that by its terms directly affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of the Lenders holding any Class of Incremental Commitments (but not the other Lenders) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Borrower and the requisite percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section 10.02 if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders hereunder at the time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of this Agreement may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by Borrower, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent if (x) by the terms of such agreement the Commitment of each Lender not consenting to the amendment provided for therein shall terminate upon the effectiveness of such amendment, (y) at the time such amendment becomes effective, each Lender not consenting thereto receives payment in full of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest accrued on each Loan made by it and all other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement, and (z) Section 2.16(b) is complied with.
 
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(c)           Without the consent of any other Person, the applicable Loan Party or Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent may (in its or their respective sole discretion, or shall, to the extent required by any Loan Document) enter into any amendment or waiver of any Loan Document, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, to effect the granting, perfection, protection, expansion or enhancement of any security interest in any Collateral or additional property to become Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or as required by applicable Legal Requirements to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in any property or assets so that the security interests therein comply with applicable Legal Requirements.

(d)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and Borrower (1) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (2) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders and (ii) Borrower and the Administrative Agent may enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.19 and/or Section 2.20, as applicable.

Section 10.03        Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. n) The Loan Parties agree, jointly and severally, to pay, promptly upon demand:

(i)           all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Arranger, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Advisors for the Arranger, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, in connection with the syndication of the Loans and Commitments, the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the administration of the Credit Extensions and Commitments (including without limitation, any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees or expenses related to the Administrative Agent obtaining a Debt Rating in its discretion, provided that such fees and expenses relating to such Debt Ratings do not exceed $30,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year of the Borrower), the perfection and maintenance of the Liens securing the Collateral (including, without limitation, conducting Collateral audits from time to time) and any actual or proposed amendment, supplement or waiver of any of the Loan Documents (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated);

(ii)           all documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, including the fees, charges and disbursements of Advisors for the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, in connection with any action, claim, suit, litigation, investigation, inquiry or proceeding affecting the Collateral or any part thereof, in which action, claim, suit, litigation, investigation, inquiry or proceeding the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent is made a party or participates or in which the right to use the Collateral or any part thereof is threatened, or in which it becomes necessary in the judgment of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to defend or uphold the Liens granted by the Security Documents (including any action, claim, suit, litigation, investigation, inquiry or proceeding to establish or uphold the compliance of the Collateral with any Legal Requirements);
 
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(iii)           all documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of Advisors for any of the foregoing, incurred in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights under the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section 10.03(a), or in connection with the Loans made hereunder and the collection of the Secured Obligations, including all such costs and expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of the Secured Obligations; and

(iv)           all Other Taxes in respect of the Loan Documents.

(b)           The Loan Parties agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify the Agents, the Arranger, the Documentation Agent, each Lender and each of their respective Related Parties (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, fees, fines, penalties, actions, judgments, suits and related expenses, including reasonable Advisors fees, charges and disbursements (collectively, “Claims”), incurred by, imposed on or asserted against any Indemnitee, directly or indirectly, arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution, delivery, performance, administration or enforcement of the Loan Documents or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby or the performance by the parties thereto of their respective obligations thereunder, (ii) any actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Loans, (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto, (iv) any actual or alleged presence or Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials, on, at, under or from any property owned, leased or operated by any Company at any time, or any Environmental Claim or threatened Environmental Claim related in any way to any Company, (v) any past, present or future non-compliance with, or violation of, Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits applicable to any Company, or any Company’s business, or any property presently or formerly owned, leased, or operated by any Company or their predecessors in interest, (vi) the environmental condition of any property owned, leased, or operated by any Company at any time, or the applicability of any Legal Requirements relating to such property, whether or not occasioned wholly or in part by any condition, accident or event caused by any act or omission of any Company, (vii) the imposition of any environmental Lien encumbering any Real Property, (viii) the consummation of the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby (including the syndication of the Credit Facilities) or (ix) any actual or prospective action, claim, suit, litigation, investigation, inquiry or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Loan Party or otherwise, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such Claims are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have directly resulted solely from (1) the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (2) a dispute solely among the Indemnitees and do not arise as a result of any act or omission of any Loan Party, other than Claims against any Agent, in its capacity as such or in fulfilling its role as an Agent.

(c)           The Loan Parties agree, jointly and severally, that, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and any affected Lender, which consent(s) will not be unreasonably withheld, the Loan Parties will not enter into any settlement of a Claim in respect of the subject matter of clauses (i) through (ix) of Section 10.03(b) unless such settlement includes an explicit and unconditional release from the party bringing such Claim of all Indemnitees.
 
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(d)           The provisions of this Section 10.03 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the consummation of the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans and any other Secured Obligations, the release of any Subsidiary Guarantor or of all or any portion of the Collateral, the expiration of the Commitments, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Agents or any Lender. All amounts due under this Section 10.03 shall be accompanied by reasonable documentation with respect to any reimbursement, indemnification or other amount requested.

(e)           To the extent that the Loan Parties fail to indefeasibly pay any amount required to be paid by them to the Agents under Sections 10.03(a) or (b) in accordance with Section 10.03(g), each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Agents, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount (such indemnity shall be effective whether or not the related losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses are incurred or asserted by any party hereto or any third party); provided that the unreimbursed Claim was incurred by or asserted against any of the Agents in its capacity as such. For purposes of this Section 10.03(e), a Lender’s “pro rata share” shall be determined based upon its share of the sum of the total outstanding Term Loans and unused Commitments at the time.

(f)           To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, no Loan Party shall assert, and each Loan Party hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, exemplary, consequential, or punitive damages (including any loss of profits, business or anticipated savings) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

(g)           All amounts due under this Section 10.03 shall be payable not later than 10 Business Days after demand therefor.

Section 10.04        Successors and Assigns. o) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Loan Parties may not assign or otherwise transfer any of their respective rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender, which consent may be withheld in their respective sole discretion (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Loan Party without such consent shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, express or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent expressly provided in Section 10.04(e) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the other Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(b)           Any Lender shall have the right at any time to assign to one or more assignees (other than to (x) any Company or any Affiliate thereof, (y) a natural Person or (z) a Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
 
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(i)           Minimum Amounts. Except in the case of (x) an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, (y) any assignment made in connection with the syndication of the Commitments and Loans by the Arranger or (z) an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans, the amount of the Term Loan Commitment or Term Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption or a Borrower Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $1,000,000 unless approved by the Administrative Agent;

(ii)           Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, except that this clause (ii) shall not (x) be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans;

(iii)           Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except:

(A)           Except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, the Administrative Agent must give its prior written consent to such assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), provided that (but subject to the other restrictions set forth in this Section 10.04), no such consent shall be required in connection with the assignment of Term Loans during the continuance of an Event of Default;

(B)           [Reserved];

(C)           [Reserved];

(D)           in the case of an assignment of all or a portion of any Loan or Commitment (except in the case of (A) an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, or (B) any assignment made in connection with the syndication of the Commitments and Loans by the Arranger), Borrower must give its prior written consent to such assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided that Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received notice thereof.

(iv)           Assignment and Assumption; Administrative Questionnaire. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire and all applicable tax forms.

(v)           Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans in accordance with its pro rata share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
 
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any consent of Borrower otherwise required under Section 10.04(b) shall not be required. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to Section 10.04(c), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement (provided that any liability of Borrower to such assignee under Section 2.12, 2.13 or 2.15 shall be limited to the amount, if any, that would have been payable thereunder by Borrower in the absence of such assignment, except to the extent any such amounts are attributable to a Change in Law occurring after the date of such assignment), and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.15 and 10.03); provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

(c)           The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption or a Borrower Assignment and Assumption, as applicable, delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error, and Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower, the Collateral Agent and any Lender (with respect to its own interest only), at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d)           Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee and, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 10.04(b)(iv) and any written consent to such assignment required by Section 10.04(b), the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this Section 10.04(d). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with the requirements of this Section 10.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 10.04(e).

(e)           Any Lender shall have the right at any time, without the consent of, or notice to Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Person to sell participations to any Person (other than any Company or any Affiliate thereof or a natural Person) (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) is described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of the proviso to Section 10.02(b) and (2) directly affects such Participant. Subject to Section 10.04(f), each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13 and 2.15 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.04(b). To the extent permitted by Legal Requirements, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees in writing to be subject to Section 2.14(c) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender shall, acting for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, maintain at one of its offices a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of its Participants, and the amount and terms of its participations (the “Participant Register”). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender (and Borrower, to the extent that the Participant requests payment from Borrower) shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. No Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.
 
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(f)           A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.12, 2.13 or 2.15 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the prior written consent of Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) or the greater payment results from a Change in Law after the date the participation was sold to the Participant. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.15 unless Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of Borrower, to comply with Section 2.15(f) as though it were a Lender.

(g)           Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section 10.04(g) shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. Without limiting the foregoing, in the case of any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans or similar extensions of credit, such Lender may, without the consent of Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Person, collaterally assign or pledge all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement, including the Loans and Notes or any other instrument evidencing its rights as a Lender under this Agreement, to any holder of, trustee for, or any other representative of holders of, obligations owed or securities issued, by such fund, as security for such obligations or securities.

(h)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPC”), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and Borrower, the option to provide to Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make to such Borrower pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to make any Loan and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof; provided further that nothing herein shall make the SPC a “Lender” for the purposes of this Agreement, obligate Borrower or any other Loan Party or the Administrative Agent to deal with such SPC directly, obligate Borrower or any other Loan Party in any manner to any greater extent than they were obligated to the Granting Lender, or increase costs or expenses of Borrower. The Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to deal solely with, and obtain good discharge from, the Granting Lender and shall not be required to investigate or otherwise seek the consent or approval of any SPC, including for the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 10.04(h), any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, Borrower and the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or to any financial institutions (consented to by Borrower and the Administrative Agent) providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such SPC to support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.
 
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(i)           The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Legal Requirement, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

Section 10.05        Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the reports, certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Agents or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Obligation is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Article IX and Sections 2.12 to 2.15, 9.06, 10.03 and 10.08 to 10.10 shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
 
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Section 10.06        Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 10.07        Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 10.08        Right of Setoff; Marshalling; Payments Set Aside. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of any Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of each Lender under this Section 10.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have. None of any Agent or any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Loan Party or any other Person or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that any Loan Party makes a payment or payments to Administrative Agent or Lenders (or to Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders), or any Agent or Lender enforces any security interests or exercises any right of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any Debtor Relief Law or any equitable cause, then, to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor or related thereto, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment or payments had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

Section 10.09        Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. p) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claims, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law principles that would apply the laws of another jurisdiction.
 
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(b)           Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Legal Requirements. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any other Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Loan Party or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c)           Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in Section 10.09(b). Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d)           Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document, in the manner provided for notices (other than facsimile or email) in Section 10.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable Legal Requirements.

Section 10.10        Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS OR THE OTHER TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.10.

Section 10.11        Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

Section 10.12        Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ and Approved Funds’ directors, officers, employees, agents, Advisors and other representatives, including accountants, legal counsel and other Advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential pursuant to the terms hereof), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority or any quasi-regulatory authority (such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable Legal Requirements or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under the Loan Documents or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 10.12, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its Advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to Borrower and its obligations, or (iii) any actual or prospective investor in an SPC, (g) with the written consent of Borrower, (h) to any rating agency when required by it, (i) to an investor or prospective investor in securities issued by an Approved Fund of any Lender that also agrees that Information shall be used solely for the purpose of evaluating an investment in such securities issued by an Approved Fund of any Lender or to a trustee, collateral manager, servicer, backup servicer, noteholder or secured party in securities issued by an Approved Fund of any Lender in connection with the administration, servicing and reporting on the assets serving as collateral for securities issued by such Approved Fund, or (j) to the extent such Information (x) is publicly available at the time of disclosure or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.12 or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than Borrower or any Subsidiary. In addition, each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and the information about this Agreement to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Loans, market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. For the purposes of this Section 10.12, “Information” shall mean all information received from any Loan Party or any of its Advisors relating to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or its business, other than any such information that is publicly available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender prior to disclosure by Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 10.12 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
 
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Section 10.13        Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively, the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section 10.13 shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

Section 10.14        Assignment and Assumption. Each Lender to become a party to this Agreement (other than the Administrative Agent and any other Lender that is a signatory hereto) shall do so by delivering to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption duly executed by such Lender, Borrower (if Borrower consent to such assignment is required hereunder) and the Administrative Agent.

Section 10.15        Obligations Absolute. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all obligations of the Loan Parties hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:
 
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(a)           any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, composition, liquidation or the like of any Loan Party;

(b)           any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto against any Loan Party;

(c)           any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from any Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(d)           any exchange, release or non-perfection or loss of priority of any Liens on any or all of the Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to any departure from any guarantee, for all or any of the Secured Obligations;

(e)           any exercise or non-exercise, or any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege under or in respect hereof or any Loan Document; or

(f)           any other circumstances which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Loan Parties (other than payment in full of the Secured Obligations (other than contingent indemnity obligations to the extent no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted).

Section 10.16        Waiver of Defenses; Absence of Fiduciary Duties. q) Each of the Loan Parties hereby waives any and all suretyship defenses available to it as a Subsidiary Guarantor arising out of the joint and several nature of its respective duties and obligations hereunder (including any defense contained in Article VII).

(b)           Each Agent, each Lender and their Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this paragraph, the “Lenders”), may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Loan Parties, their stockholders and/or their Affiliates. Each Loan Party agrees that nothing in the Loan Documents or otherwise will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between any Lender, on the one hand, and such Loan Party, its stockholders or its Affiliates, on the other. The Loan Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (including the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder and thereunder) are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Lenders, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other, and (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading thereto, (x) no Lender has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Loan Party, its stockholders or its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or the exercise of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether any Lender has advised, is currently advising or will advise any Loan Party, its stockholders or its Affiliates on other matters) or any other obligation to any Loan Party except the obligations expressly set forth in the Loan Documents and (y) each Lender is acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of any Loan Party, its management, stockholders, creditors or any other Person. Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that it has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto. Each Loan Party agrees that it will not claim that any Lender has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to such Loan Party, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.

Section 10.17        USA Patriot Act. Each Lender that is subject to the Patriot Act hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Loan Party, which information includes the name, and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act.
 
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[Signature Pages Follow]
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 
MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED,
 
   
a Delaware corporation
 
       
 
By:
   
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
       
 
MERGE ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP.
 
 
MERGE ECLINICAL INC.
 
 
MERGE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS INC.
 
 
MERGE SF HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MERGE SH HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
REQUISITE SOFTWARE INC.,
 
   
each a Delaware corporation
 
       
 
By:
   
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
 


 
GUGGENHEIM CORPORATE FUNDING, LLC,
 
 
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and
 
 
Arranger
 
       
 
By:
   
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
 


 
[OTHER LENDERS TO BE INSERTED],
 
 
as Lender
 
       
 
By:
   
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
 
 




Exhibit 10.4
 
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED

Pursuant to Section 151 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), certifies that, pursuant to authority conferred upon the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) by Article V of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and pursuant to the provisions of DGCL Section 151, the Board adopted and approved the following resolution providing for the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock:
 
WHEREAS, the Certificate of Incorporation provides for three classes of shares of capital stock known as common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”) and preferred series 3 special voting stock;
 
WHEREAS, the Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock; and
 
WHEREAS, the Board is authorized by the Certificate of Incorporation as permitted by the DGCL to provide for the issuance of the shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series and to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series and to fix the voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board does hereby provide for the issuance of a series of Preferred Stock and does hereby establish and fix the number of shares to be included in such series of Preferred Stock and the voting powers, designations, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the shares of such series of Preferred Stock as follows:
 
Section 1. Designation. The designation of this series of Preferred Stock is “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock,” par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred”).
 
Section 2. Number of Series A Preferred Shares. The authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred is 50,000.
 
Section 3. Defined Terms and Rules of Construction.
 
(a)            Definitions. As used herein with respect to the Series A Preferred:
 

Affiliate” of any Person shall mean any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person has the meaning specified in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. In addition, references to “Affiliates” of the Investors shall include any entities or funds managed by the same investment advisor or manager or such other entity acting in a similar capacity.
 
Board” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
 
Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions in New York, New York generally are closed as a result of federal, state or local holiday.
 
Bylaws” shall mean the Bylaws of the Corporation in effect on the date hereof and as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms therein and herein.
 
Capital Stock” shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (in each case however designated) stock issued by the Corporation.
 
Certificate of Designation” shall mean this Certificate of Designation relating to the Series A Preferred, as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
 
Certificate of Incorporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
 
Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following events: (i) any sale, lease, exchange, license or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation to any person or group of related persons, as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than to any of the Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiaries; (ii) the approval by the holders of the Corporation’s Capital Stock of any plan or proposal for  the liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation; (iii) any person or group (other than any such holder or group that holds, or is comprised of persons holding, Series A Preferred) shall become the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of shares representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding voting stock of the Corporation; or (iv) any reorganization, consolidation or merger by the Corporation pursuant to which persons who are beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of shares of Corporation voting stock immediately prior to such transaction no longer own a majority of the total voting power of the continuing or surviving entity.
 
Closing Price” shall mean the price per share of the final trade of the Common Stock, on the applicable Trading Day (or the last trade of the Common Stock preceding the applicable Trading Day if no trades of such Common Stock were made on the applicable Trading Day) on the principal Trading Market on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading; provided that if the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, the Closing Price shall be equal to the fair market value, as reasonably determined in good faith by the Board.
 
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Commission” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the staff thereof.
 
Common Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
 
Common Stock Deemed Outstanding” shall mean, at any given time, the sum of (a) the number of shares of Common Stock actually outstanding at such time, plus (b) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Options actually outstanding at such time, plus (c) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities actually outstanding at such time (treating as actually outstanding any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of Options actually outstanding at such time), in each case, regardless of whether or not the Options or Convertible Securities are actually exercisable at such time.
 
Conversion Cap” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8(a).
 
Conversion Price” shall mean $4.14, but as it may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 9.
 
Conversion Stock” shall mean Common Stock or other Capital Stock of the Corporation then issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred in accordance with the terms of Section 8.
 
Convertible Securities” shall mean any stock, securities (other than Options) or obligations of indebtedness directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock.
 
Corporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
 
Corporation Conversion Notice Period” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8(c).
 
Credit Agreement” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2014, by and among the Corporation, the Corporation’s Subsidiaries party thereto, Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC and the Lenders party thereto, as amended or modified, or its conditions waived, from time to time.
 
Current Fair Market Value” shall mean the average of the VWAPs for the 30 consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the days as of which the Current Fair Market Value is being determined.
 
Date of Issuance” shall mean, for any Series A Preferred Share, the date on which the Corporation initially issues such Series A Preferred Share (without regard to any subsequent transfer of such Series A Preferred Share or reissuance of the certificate(s) representing such Series A Preferred Share).
 
Deemed Change of Control Liquidation” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5(b).
 
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Deemed Termination of Trading Liquidation” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5(b).
 
Dividend Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
 
Dividend Reference Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
 
DGCL” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
 
Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
Excluded Issuances” means any issuance or sale (or deemed issuance or sale in accordance with Section 9(d)) by the Corporation after the Date of Issuance of: (a) shares of Common Stock issued on the conversion of the Series A Preferred; (b) up to an aggregate of 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock (as such number of shares is equitably adjusted for subsequent stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends or other proportionate recapitalizations) issued directly or upon the exercise of Options to directors, officers, employees, or consultants of the Corporation in connection with their service as directors of the Corporation, their employment by the Corporation or their retention as consultants by the Corporation, in each case authorized by the Board and issued pursuant to any equity incentive plan of the Corporation  (including all such shares of Common Stock and Options outstanding prior to the Date of Issuance); or (c) shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion or exercise of Options (other than Options covered by clause (b) above) issued prior to the Date of Issuance, provided that such securities are not amended after the date hereof to increase the number of shares of Common Stock issuable thereunder or to lower the exercise or conversion price thereof.
 
Forced Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).
 
Holder Redemption Period” means means (a) the 10 day period following the Refinancing Repayment Eligibility Date or (b) any time following the Optional Redemption Eligibility Date.
 
Initial Conversion Rate” means 241.55.
 
Internal Reorganization Event” shall mean any Organic Change which does not result in a Change of Control.
 
Investor Forced Redemption Outside Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
 
Investors” shall mean the entities list on Exhibit A hereto.
 
Investors Rights Agreement” shall mean that certain Investors Rights Agreement by and between the Corporation and Investors, dated on or about the Date of Issuance.
 
Issue Date” shall mean February 25, 2015.
 
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Junior Securities” shall mean any class or series of Capital Stock other than (i) the Series A Preferred or (ii) any class or series of Capital Stock that is specifically designated as senior or pari passu to the Series A Preferred in any amendment, modification or supplement to the Certificate of Incorporation (including as a result of a new certificate of designation), which the holders of Series A Preferred have consented to in accordance with Section 12 hereof and, if applicable, Section 3.5 of the Investors Rights Agreement.
 
Liquidation” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5(a).
 
Liquidation Preference” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5(a).
 
Liquidation Value” of any Series A Preferred Share as of any particular date shall mean $1,000.
 
Minimum Holding” shall mean the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock which together represent at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the Capital Stock purchased by the Investors pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as such number of shares is equitably adjusted for subsequent stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends or other proportionate recapitalizations).
 
Optional Redemption Eligibility Date” shall mean July 29, 2020.
 
Options” shall mean any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
 
Organic Change” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 9(e).
 
Person” or “person” shall mean an individual, corporation, limited liability company, association, partnership, group (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), trust, joint venture, business trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
 
Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
 
Purchase Agreement” shall mean that certain Purchase Agreement by and between the Corporation and Investors, dated as of the Issue Date.
 
Redemption Date” shall mean, as to any Series A Preferred Share, the date specified in the notice of any redemption at the Corporation’s option or at the holder’s option; provided that no such date shall be a Redemption Date unless the amount payable to such Series A Preferred Share hereunder is actually paid in full on such date, and if not so paid in full, the Redemption Date shall be the date on which such amount is fully paid.
 
Refinancing Repayment Eligibility Date” means the date on which the Corporation delivers notice to the holders of Series A Preferred that the Corporation will repay all amounts outstanding pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any replacement credit facility entered into by the Corporation.
 
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Series A Dividend Reference Dates” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4(b).
 
Series A Preferred Majority Holders” shall mean, as of any time of determination, the holders of a majority of the Series A Preferred Shares outstanding as of such time of determination.
 
Series A Preferred” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.
 
Series A Preferred Share” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4(a).
 
Series A Unpaid Dividends” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4(a).
 
Stockholder Approval” shall mean all approvals, if any, of the stockholders of the Corporation necessary to approve the issuance of the Series A Preferred Shares with the rights and privileges in this Certificate of Designation, including any approvals by the holders of Common Stock required for the removal of the Conversion Cap in compliance with NASDAQ Stock Market Rule 5635.
 
Subsidiary” shall mean any Person of which at least (i) a majority of the equity or (ii) a majority of the voting interests, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by any combination of the Corporation and one or more of its Subsidiaries.
 
Taxes” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, branch profits, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, escheat, environmental, customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security, unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, ad valorem, value added, alternative or add-on minimum or estimated tax or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty or addition thereto, whether disputed or not and including any obligation to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the Tax liability of any other Person by law, by contract or otherwise.
 
Termination of Trading” shall mean the Common Stock or other Capital Stock into which the Series A Preferred is convertible is neither listed or admitted to trading on a Trading Market for a period of at least 30 consecutive Business Days.
 
Trading Day” shall mean any Business Day on which the Common Stock is traded, or able to be traded, on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading.
 
Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange, including any successors to any of the foregoing.
 
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VWAP” shall mean, for any date, the daily volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or admitted to trading (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)); provided that if the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted to trading, the VWAP shall be equal to the fair market value, as reasonably determined in good faith by the Board.
 
(b)            Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires: (i) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular; (ii) “including” means including without limitation; (iii) references to any Section or clause refer to the corresponding Section or clause, respectively, of this Certificate of Designation; (iv) any reference to a day or number of days, unless expressly referred to as a Business Day or Trading Day, shall mean the respective calendar day or number of calendar days; (v) references to Sections of or Rules under the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor Sections or Rules, and any term defined by reference to a Section of or Rule under the Exchange Act shall include Commission and judicial interpretations of such Section or Rule; and (vi) headings are for convenience of reference only.
 
Section 4. Dividends.
 
(a)            General Obligations. The Corporation shall pay preferential dividends to the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares in cash, provided that to the extent the Board determines in good faith that the Corporation is prohibited by the terms of the Credit Agreement (or any subsequent senior credit facility entered into by the Corporation, provided that such facility shall have no materially more restrictive terms than the Credit Agreement with respect to the Corporation’s ability to pay dividends in cash) from paying cash dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares (as defined below), the Corporation may elect (prior to the Stockholder Approval, subject to the Conversion Cap) to pay the prohibited portion of such dividend payment in Series A Preferred Shares issued by the Corporation in an amount equal to the prohibited portion of such dividend payment divided by the then applicable Conversion Price. Dividends on each share of Series A Preferred (each a “Series A Preferred Share,” and collectively, the “Series A Preferred Shares”) shall accrue on a daily basis at the rate of eight and one-half percent (8.5%) per annum (the “Dividend Rate”) on the sum of (x) the Liquidation Value thereof, plus (y) all accrued and accumulated but unpaid dividends on such Series A Preferred Share (such amount in clause (y), the “Series A Unpaid Dividends”), from and including the Date of Issuance, to and including the first to occur of: (i) the date on which the Liquidation Value of such Series A Preferred Share, plus all Series A Unpaid Dividends thereon is paid to the holder thereof in connection with a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, (ii) the Redemption Payment Date for such Series A Preferred Share, (iii) the date on which such Series A Preferred Share is converted into shares of Conversion Stock hereunder or (iv) the date on which such Series A Preferred Share is otherwise acquired by the Corporation. The payment of such dividends shall be subject to the Corporation having profits, surplus or other funds legally available therefor, however dividends shall accrue whether or not they have been declared and whether or not there are profits, surplus or other funds of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, and such dividends shall be cumulative such that Series A Unpaid Dividends shall be fully paid or declared with funds irrevocably set apart for payment before any dividends, distributions, redemptions or other payments may be made with respect to any Junior Securities, other than to (A) declare or pay any dividend or distribution payable on the Common Stock in shares of Common Stock or (B) repurchase Common Stock held by employees or consultants of the Corporation upon termination of their employment or services in accordance with agreements providing for such repurchase existing as of the date of this Certificate or in accordance with any equity incentive plan of the Corporation.
 
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(b)            Dividend Reference Dates. To the extent not paid in cash or additional Series A Preferred Shares on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year, beginning March 31, 2015 (the “Series A Dividend Reference Dates”), all dividends which have accrued on each Series A Preferred Share during the three-month period (or other period, if any, in the case of the initial Series A Dividend Reference Date) ending upon each such Series A Dividend Reference Date shall be accumulated and shall remain accumulated dividends with respect to such Series A Preferred Share until paid in cash or additional Series A Preferred Shares to the holder thereof. Series A Unpaid Dividends may be authorized and declared and paid at any time, without reference to any Series A Dividend Reference Date, to holders of record on such date, which shall not be more than 15 days preceding the payment date thereof, as may be fixed by the Board. The amount of Series A Unpaid Dividends at any date shall be the amount of any dividends thereon calculated at the applicable rate to and including such date, whether or not earned or declared, which have not been paid in cash.
 
(c)            Distribution of Partial Dividend Payments. Except as otherwise provided herein, if at any time the Corporation pays less than the total amount of dividends then accrued and accumulated with respect to the Series A Preferred Shares, such payment shall be made pro rata among the holders thereof based upon the aggregate Series A Unpaid Dividends in respect of the Series A Preferred Shares held by each such holder.
 
(d)            Participating Dividends. In addition to any other dividends accruing, accumulating or declared hereunder, in the event that the Corporation declares or pays any dividends upon the Common Stock (whether payable in cash, securities or other property), other than (i) dividends payable on the Common Stock solely in shares of Common Stock and (ii) to the extent constituting a dividend, any repurchases of Common Stock held by employees or consultants of the Corporation upon termination of their employment or services in accordance with agreements providing for such repurchase existing as of the date of this Certificate or in accordance with any equity incentive plan of the Corporation, the Corporation shall also declare and pay to the holders of the Series A Preferred at the same time that it declares and pays such dividends to the holders of the Common Stock the dividends which would have been declared and paid with respect to the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares had all (i.e., without regard to any restrictions on conversion (including the Conversion Cap) at such time) of such outstanding Series A Preferred Shares been converted immediately prior to the record date for such dividend, or if no record date is fixed, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock entitled to such dividends are to be determined.
 
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Section 5. Liquidation.
 
(a)            Normal Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (whether voluntary or involuntary) (collectively with a Deemed Liquidation, a “Liquidation”), each holder of Series A Preferred then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid, out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, before any distribution or payment is made upon any Junior Securities by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount in cash equal to the greater of (i) the sum of (x) the aggregate Liquidation Value of all Series A Preferred Shares held by such holder, plus (y) all Series A Unpaid Dividends thereon and (ii) the amount to which such holder would be entitled to receive upon such Liquidation if all (without regard to any restrictions on conversion (including the Conversion Cap) at such time) of such holder’s Series A Preferred was converted into Conversion Stock immediately prior to such event (such greater amount, the “Liquidation Preference”), and the holders of Series A Preferred shall not be entitled to any further payment with respect to their Series A Preferred Shares. If, upon any Liquidation, the Corporation’s assets available to be distributed among the holders of the Series A Preferred are insufficient to permit payment to such holders of the aggregate amount which they are entitled to be paid under this Section 5(a), then the entire assets available to be distributed to the Corporation’s stockholders shall be distributed pro rata among such holders of Series A Preferred Shares based upon the aggregate Liquidation Value plus all Series A Unpaid Dividends of the Series A Preferred held by each such holder. Not less than 15 days prior to the payment date stated therein (or such lesser period as may be agreed by the Series A Preferred Majority Holders), the Corporation shall deliver written notice of any Liquidation to each record holder of Series A Preferred, setting forth in reasonable detail the amount of proceeds to be paid with respect to each Series A Preferred Share and each Junior Security in connection with such Liquidation.
 
(b)            Deemed Liquidation.
 
(1)            Change of Control. The occurrence of a Change of Control shall be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Corporation for purposes of this Section 5(b)(1) (a “Deemed Change of Control Liquidation”), and the holders of the Series A Preferred shall be entitled to receive from the Corporation an amount in cash (the “Change of Control Payment”) equal to the greater of (i) the Liquidation Value, multiplied by 1.5 or (ii) (A) the Liquidation Value, multiplied by 1.25, (B) plus any Series A Unpaid Dividends with respect to the Series A Preferred upon such occurrence; provided, that the Series A Preferred Majority Holders may waive the right to receive the Change of Control Payment in connection with any Change of Control. The Corporation shall mail written notice of any Change of Control to each record holder of Series A Preferred Shares not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date on which such Change of Control is consummated.
 
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(2)            Termination of Trading. The occurrence of a Termination of Trading shall be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Corporation for purposes of this Section 5(b)(2) (a “Deemed Termination of Trading Liquidation”), and the holders of the Series A Preferred shall be entitled to receive from the Corporation an amount in cash equal to the Liquidation Value, plus any Series A Unpaid Dividends with respect to the Series A Preferred upon such occurrence; provided, that the Series A Preferred Majority Holders may waive the right to receive such payment in connection with any Termination of Trading; provided further, that any Termination of Trading which occurs within 60 days of or otherwise in connection with a Change of Control shall be a Deemed Change of Control Liquidation.
 
Section 6. Redemption.
 
(a)            Redemptions at the Option of the Holder.
 
(1)            At any time during the Holder Redemption Period, any holder of Series A Preferred may request redemption, out of funds legally available therefor, of all or any portion of the Series A Preferred Shares held by such holder by delivering written notice of such request to the Corporation specifying the number of Series A Preferred Shares to be so redeemed and the date of such redemption (which date may not be earlier than 30 days after delivery of such redemption notice). The Corporation shall be required to redeem on the date so specified in such holder’s written notice delivered to the Corporation all or any portion of their Series A Preferred Shares with respect to which such redemption requests have been made at a price per Series A Preferred Share in cash equal to (A) in the case of a redemption after the Optional Redemption Eligibility Date, the Liquidation Value thereof, plus all Series A Unpaid Dividends thereon and (B) in the case of a redemption after the Refinancing Repayment Eligibility Date (but prior to the Optional Redemption Eligibility Date), the greater of (x) the Liquidation Value, plus any Series A Unpaid Dividends with respect to the Series A Preferred upon such occurrence, plus the amount of any Prepayment Premium (as defined in the Credit Agreement) required pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement if the Credit Agreement was to be repaid on the date specified for redemption in such holder’s written notice to the Corporation, and (y) the sum of (A) the product of (1) the then Current Fair Market Value of the Common Stock and (2) the Initial Conversion Rate, and (B) any Series A Unpaid Dividends with respect to the Series A Preferred upon such occurrence; provided, that if following the Refinancing Repayment Eligibility Date, the Corporation does not repay all amounts outstanding pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any replacement credit facility entered into by the Corporation, the Corporation shall not effect a redemption under this Section 6(a)(1).
 
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(2)            At any time prior to August 25, 2015, any holder of Series A Preferred Shares may request redemption, out of funds legally available therefor, of all or any portion of the Series A Preferred Shares held by such holder, by delivering written notice of such request to the Corporation specifying the number of Series A Preferred Shares to be so redeemed. The Corporation shall then redeem such specified number of A Preferred Shares, on a date that is no later than 90 days following the receipt of such notice (such 90th day following the receipt of such notice, the “Investor Forced Redemption Outside Date”), at a price per Series A Preferred Share in cash equal to the Liquidation Value thereof, plus all Series A Unpaid Dividends thereon; provided that in the event the Corporation fails to or does not otherwise redeem the total number of Series A Preferred Shares on the Investor Forced Redemption Outside Date, then commencing on the day following the Investor Forced Redemption Outside Date, the Dividend Rate on each Series A Preferred Share shall accrue on a daily basis at an additional rate of three percent (3%) per annum for the first 180 days, and an additional two percent (2%) per annum shall be added to such increased Dividend Rate after each 180 day period on which any Series A Preferred Share has not been redeemed; provided further that the Dividend Rate shall be subject to a maximum cap of fifteen and one half percent (15.5%).
 
(b)            Redemptions at the Option of the Corporation. Beginning on the first anniversary of the Date of Issuance, the Corporation may at any time and from time to time, redeem, out of funds legally available therefor, all, but not less than all of the Series A Preferred Shares by delivering written notice of such request to each of the holders of Series A Preferred Shares in accordance with Section 6(d); provided, that at the time of any such redemption, the average of the VWAPs during the 30 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day prior to the date the Corporation delivers a notice of redemption is greater than $8.28 (subject to a proportionate adjustment in the event of a stock split, stock dividend, combination or other proportionate recapitalization). Upon any such redemption, the Corporation shall pay a price per Series A Preferred Share with respect to which such redemption requests have been made in cash equal to the greater of (i) (A) the Liquidation Value, multiplied by 2, (B) plus any Series A Unpaid Dividends with respect to the Series A Preferred upon such occurrence and (ii) the sum of (A) the product of (1) the then Current Fair Market Value of the Common Stock and (2) the Initial Conversion Rate and (B) any Series A Unpaid Dividends with respect to the Series A Preferred upon such occurrence (the “Redemption Price”); provided, further that if the Corporation elects to redeem the Series A Preferred Shares (including any Series A Unpaid Dividends), the holders of the Series A Preferred may, within 3 days following receipt of the Corporation’s notice to redeem, elect to convert such holders’ Series A Preferred Shares into Common Stock at the then-applicable Conversion Price (prior to the Stockholder Approval, subject to the Conversion Cap), provided that any Series A Unpaid Dividends shall be paid in cash in accordance with Section 8(c) below to the extent permitted under the Credit Agreement (or any subsequent senior credit facility entered into by the Corporation) and applicable law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each holder of Series A Preferred Shares to be redeemed by the Corporation may elect to convert all or any portion of the Series A Preferred Shares held by such holder into Conversion Stock pursuant to Section 8 at any time prior to the applicable Redemption Date.
 
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(c)             Redemption Payments. For each Series A Preferred Share to be redeemed hereunder, the Corporation shall be obligated on the date specified in the notice of redemption delivered by the holder(s) of Series A Preferred Shares pursuant to Section 6(a) or by the Corporation pursuant to Section 6(b), as the case may be, to pay to the holder thereof (upon surrender by such holder at the Corporation’s principal office of the certificate representing such Series A Preferred Share) in immediately available funds the amount required pursuant to Section 6(a) or Section 6(b), as applicable. If the funds of the Corporation legally available for redemption of Series A Preferred Shares pursuant to Section 6(a) on any Redemption Date are insufficient to redeem the total number of Series A Preferred Shares to be redeemed on such date, then without limiting any rights or remedies herein or otherwise, those funds which are legally available shall be used to redeem the maximum possible number of Series A Preferred Shares pro rata among the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares to be redeemed pursuant to Section 6(a) based upon the aggregate Liquidation Value, plus Series A Unpaid Dividends of such Series A Preferred Shares held by each such holder. At any time thereafter when additional funds of the Corporation are legally available for the redemption of Series A Preferred Shares pursuant to Section 6(a) such funds shall immediately be used to redeem the balance of the Series A Preferred Shares which the Corporation has become obligated to redeem on any Redemption Date but which it has not redeemed. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) references to “legally available” funds herein shall mean the amount of assets of the Corporation that may be used for a redemption of shares under Section 160 of the DGCL, and (y) the Corporation shall be required to take all actions as are necessary to obtain available funds to satisfy its redemption obligations, including selling assets and borrowing funds. For the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation shall be in breach of its obligations under this Certificate of Designation if it fails to pay in cash all amounts required to be paid by the Corporation pursuant to Section 6(a) on the redemption date specified in any redemption notice delivered by the holder in accordance with Section 6(a).
 
(d)            Notice of Redemption by Corporation. The Corporation shall mail written notice of each redemption of Series A Preferred (other than a redemption at the request of a holder or holders of Series A Preferred) to each record holder thereof not more than 60 nor less than 30 days prior to the date on which such redemption is to be made. Upon mailing any notice of redemption which relates to a redemption at the Corporation’s option, the Corporation shall become obligated to redeem the total number of Series A Preferred Shares specified in such notice at the time of redemption specified therein except to the extent such holder converts such Series A Preferred Shares into Conversion Stock prior to such redemption.
 
(e)             Reissuances of Certificates. In case fewer than the total number of Series A Preferred Shares represented by any certificate are redeemed, a new certificate representing the number of unredeemed Series A Preferred Shares shall be issued to the holder thereof without cost to such holder within five business days after surrender of the certificate representing the redeemed Series A Preferred Shares.
 
(f)             Determination of the Number of Each Holder’s Series A Preferred Shares to be Redeemed. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6(c), the number of Series A Preferred Shares to be redeemed from each holder thereof in redemptions hereunder shall be the number of Series A Preferred Shares determined by multiplying the total number of Series A Preferred Shares to be redeemed times a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of Series A Preferred Shares then held by such holder and the denominator of which shall be the total number of Series A Preferred Shares then outstanding.
 
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(g)            Redeemed or Otherwise Acquired Series A Preferred Shares. Any Series A Preferred Shares which are redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Corporation shall be canceled and retired to authorized but unissued shares and shall not be reissued, sold or transferred.
 
Section 7. Priority of Series A Preferred Shares. Except as specifically provided herein, so long as any Series A Preferred Shares remain outstanding, without the prior written consent of the Series A Preferred Majority Holders, the Corporation shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any Junior Securities, nor shall the Corporation directly or indirectly declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution upon any Junior Securities.
 
Section 8. Conversion.
 
(a)            Conversion at the Option of the Holder. Each Series A Preferred Share may be converted, at any time and from time to time, at the option of the holder thereof into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient determined by dividing (i) the sum of the Liquidation Value, plus the Series A Unpaid Dividends thereon at such time, by (ii) the Conversion Price then in effect; provided, that, prior to the Stockholder Approval, the Series A Preferred shall not, under any circumstances, be convertible pursuant to this Section 8 into more than 19.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Date of Issuance (subject to a proportionate adjustment in the event of a stock split, stock dividend, combination or other proportionate recapitalization) in connection with such conversion (such limitation, the “Conversion Cap”).
 
(b)            Conversion at the Option of the Corporation. Beginning on the first anniversary of the Date of Issuance, the Corporation may at any time and from time to time, convert all, but (prior to the Stockholder Approval, subject to the Conversion Cap) not less than all, Series A Preferred Shares into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient determined by dividing (i) the sum of the Liquidation Value, plus the Series A Unpaid Dividends thereon at such time, by (ii) the Conversion Price then in effect (prior to the Stockholder Approval, taking the Conversion Cap into account); provided, that at the time of any such conversion, the average of the VWAPs during the 30 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day prior to the Conversion is greater than $8.28 (subject to a proportionate adjustment in the event of a stock split, stock dividend, combination or other proportionate recapitalization); provided, further that if the Corporation elects to convert the Series A Preferred Shares, so long as the Corporation is permitted to make such payment in cash under the terms of the Credit Agreement (or any subsequent senior credit facility entered into by the Corporation), the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares may elect to have the Corporation redeem such holder’s Series A Preferred Shares for an amount in cash equal to 80% of the Redemption Price. Any Series A Preferred Shares not converted due to the Conversion Cap shall continue outstanding on the terms set forth herein after such conversion. In connection with any such conversion, any Unpaid Series A Dividends shall be paid in cash, provided that to the extent the Board determines in good faith that the Corporation is prohibited by the terms of the Credit Agreement (or any subsequent senior credit facility entered into by the Corporation) from making such payment in cash, the prohibited portion of such dividend payment in Series A Preferred Shares shall be deemed to convert into Conversion Stock prior to any Series A Preferred Shares. The exercise by the Corporation of its rights under this Section 8(b) shall be referred to as the “Forced Conversion”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Forced Conversion shall be permitted until all governmental body filings, consents, authorizations and approvals (including under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended) that are required for such Forced Conversion shall have been made and obtained by the Corporation; accordingly, the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares and the Corporation will promptly take all actions necessary to make any such required filings and cooperate in connection with any such required filings; provided that the Corporation shall pay any fees and expenses incurred in connection with such required filings.
 
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(c)            Conversion Procedure. In the case of a conversion pursuant to Section 8(a), the conversion date shall be the date on which the certificate(s) representing such Series A Preferred Shares and a duly signed and completed notice of conversion of such Series A Preferred Share is received by the Corporation. In the case of a conversion pursuant to Section 8(b), the conversion date shall be a date specified in the notice from the Corporation to the holder(s) of Series A Preferred, which may not be less than fifteen (15) days (the “Corporation Conversion Notice Period”) after the holder of such Series A Preferred Shares has received written notice from the Corporation of its election to convert the Series A Preferred Shares; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, any holder of Series A Preferred may during the Corporation Conversion Notice Period cause all or any portion of such holder’s Series A Preferred Shares to be redeemed by the Corporation if permitted by, and in accordance with, Section 6(a) and the Corporation shall not be entitled to convert the Series A Preferred Shares pursuant to Section 8(b) if any holder so elects to make such redemption. As soon as possible (but in any event within five (5) business days) after a conversion of Series A Preferred Shares has been effected, the Corporation shall deliver to the converting holder, a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Common Stock issuable by reason of such conversion in such names or names and such denominations as the converting holder has specified. In case fewer than the total number of Series A Preferred Shares represented by any certificate are converted, a new certificate representing the number of Series A Preferred Shares not converted shall be issued to the holder thereof without cost to such holder within five business days after surrender of the certificate representing the redeemed Series A Preferred Shares.
 
(d)            Cooperation. The Corporation shall not close its books against the transfer of Series A Preferred Shares or of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares in any manner which interferes with the timely conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares. Without limiting Section 6.6 of the Purchase Agreement or Section 8(b) above, the Corporation shall assist and cooperate (at its expense) with any holder of Series A Preferred Shares required to make any governmental filings or obtain any governmental approval prior to or in connection with any conversion of Series A Preferred Shares hereunder (including, without limitation, making any governmental filings required to be made by the Corporation).
 
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(e)            Common Stock Reserved for Issuance. The Corporation shall at all times when any Series A Preferred Shares are outstanding reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares, the number of shares of Common Stock that would, assuming the Stockholder Approval is completed, be issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding Series A Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. All shares of Common Stock which are so issuable shall, when issued, be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, charges and encumbrances. The Corporation shall take all such actions as may be necessary to assure that all such shares of Common Stock may be so issued without violation of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic securities exchange or market upon which shares of Common Stock may be listed (except for official notice of issuance which shall be immediately delivered by the Corporation upon each such issuance and except for any such law, regulation or requirement applicable because of the business or nature of the holder). The Corporation shall not take any action which would cause the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to be less than the number of such shares required to be reserved hereunder for issuance upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares in accordance with this Section 8(e).
 
(f)             Taxes. The Corporation shall pay any and all transfer Taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock on conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares; provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay transfer Taxes in respect of shares of Conversion Stock issued in the name of, or delivered to, a person other than Investors.
 
Section 9. Adjustments to Conversion Price. In order to prevent dilution of the conversion rights granted under Section 8, the Conversion Price and the number of shares of Conversion Stock issuable on conversion of the Shares of Series A Preferred shall be adjusted from time to time pursuant to this Section 9.
 
(a)            Adjustment to Conversion Price upon Issuance of Common Stock. Except as provided in Section 9(b) and except in the case of an event described in either Section 9(d) or Section 9(e), if the Corporation, at any time or from time to time after the Date of Issuance, issues or sells, or in accordance with Section 9(c) is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock without consideration or for consideration per share less than the average of the VWAPs for the 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day prior to such issuance or sale (or deemed issuance or sale), then immediately upon such issuance or sale (or deemed issuance or sale) the Conversion Price shall be reduced (and in no event increased) to a Conversion Price equal to the quotient determined by dividing: (i) the sum of (1) the product derived by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance or sale (or deemed issuance or sale) by the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately prior to such issuance or sale (or deemed issuance or sale), plus (2) the aggregate consideration, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation upon such issuance or sale (or deemed issuance or sale); by (ii) the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately prior to such issuance or sale (or deemed issuance or sale) plus (2) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued or sold (or deemed issued or sold) by the Corporation in such issuance or sale (or deemed issuance or sale).
 
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(b)            Exceptions To Adjustment Upon Issuance of Common Stock. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, there shall be no adjustment to the Conversion Price with respect to any Excluded Issuance.
 
(c)            Effect on Conversion Price of Certain Events. For purposes of determining the adjusted Conversion Price under Section 9(a), the following shall be applicable:
 
(1)            Issuance of Rights or Options. If the Corporation, at any time or from time to time after the Date of Issuance, in any manner grants or sells (whether directly or by assumption in a merger or otherwise) any Options, whether or not such Options or the right to convert or exchange any Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options are immediately exercisable, and the price per share (determined as provided in this paragraph and in Section 9(c)(5)) for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options, or upon the conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options, is less than average of the VWAPs for the 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day prior to the time of the granting or sale of such Options, then the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of the total maximum amount of Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options shall be deemed to have been issued by the Corporation at the time of the granting or sale of such Options (and thereafter shall be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of adjusting the Conversion Price under Section 9(a)), at a price per share equal to the quotient determined by dividing (i) the sum (which sum shall constitute the applicable consideration received for purposes of Section 9(a)) of (x) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the granting or sale of all such Options, plus (y) the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable to the Corporation upon the exercise of all such Options, plus (z), in the case of such Options which relate to Convertible Securities, the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Corporation upon the issuance or sale of all such Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities, by (ii) the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of all Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of all such Options. Except as otherwise provided in Section 9(c)(3), no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made when Convertible Securities are actually issued upon the exercise of such Options or when Common Stock is actually issued upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
 
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(2)            Issuance of Convertible Securities. If the Corporation, at any time or from time to time after the Date of Issuance, in any manner issues or sells (whether directly or by assumption in a merger or otherwise) any Convertible Securities, whether or not the right to convert or exchange any such Convertible Securities is immediately exercisable, and the price per share (determined as provided in this paragraph and in Section 9(c)(5)) for which Common Stock is issuable upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities is less than the average of the VWAPs for the 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day prior to the time of such issue or sale, then the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exchange of the total maximum amount of such Convertible Securities shall be deemed to have been issued by the Corporation at the time of the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities (and thereafter shall be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of adjusting the Conversion Price pursuant to Section 9(a)), at a price per share equal to the quotient determined by dividing (i) the sum (which sum shall constitute the applicable consideration received for purposes of Section 9(a)) of (x) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the issue or sale of such Convertible Securities, plus (y) the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Corporation upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities, by (ii) the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities. Except as otherwise provided in Section 9(c)(3), no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made when Common Stock is actually issued upon the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, and if any such issue or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustments of the Conversion Price had been or are to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 9(c), no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.
 
(3)            Change in Option Price or Conversion Rate. Upon any change in any of (A) the total amount received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the granting or sale of any Options or Convertible Securities referred to in Section 9(c)(1) or Section 9(c)(2), (B) the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Corporation upon the exercise of any Options or upon the issuance, conversion or exchange of any Convertible Securities referred to in Section 9(c)(1) or Section 9(c)(2), (C) the rate at which Convertible Securities referred to in Section 9(c)(1) or Section 9(c)(2) are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, or (D) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with any Options referred to in Section 9(c)(1) or any Convertible Securities referred to in Section 9(c)(2) (in each case, other than in connection with an Excluded Issuance), then (whether or not the original issuance or sale of such Options or Convertible Securities resulted in an adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to this Section 9) the Conversion Price in effect at the time of such change shall be adjusted or readjusted, as applicable, to the Conversion Price which would have been in effect at such time pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9 had such Options or Convertible Securities still outstanding provided for such changed consideration or conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold, but only if as a result of such adjustment or readjustment the Conversion Price then in effect is reduced.
 
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(4)            Treatment of Expired Options and Unexercised Convertible Securities. Upon the expiration of any Option or the termination of any right to convert or exchange any Convertible Security without the exercise of any such Option or right, the Conversion Price then in effect hereunder shall be adjusted immediately pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9 to the Conversion Price which would have been in effect at the time of such expiration or termination had such Option or Convertible Security, to the extent outstanding immediately prior to such expiration or termination, never been issued.
 
(5)            Calculation of Consideration Received. If any Common Stock, Option or Convertible Security is, at any time or from time to time after the Date of Issuance, issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold in accordance with Section 9(c) (A) for cash, the consideration received therefor shall be deemed to be the net amount received by the Corporation therefor; (B) for consideration other than cash, the amount of the consideration other than cash received by the Corporation shall be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of marketable securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Corporation shall be the market price (as reflected on any securities exchange, quotation system or association or similar pricing system covering such security) for such securities as of the end of business on the date of receipt of such securities; (C) for no specifically allocated consideration in connection with an issuance or sale of other securities of the Corporation, together comprising one integrated transaction, the amount of the consideration therefor shall be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the aggregate consideration received by the Corporation in such transaction as is attributable to such shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be, issued in such transaction; or (D) to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Corporation is the surviving corporation, the amount of consideration therefor shall be deemed to be the fair value of the portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity that is attributable to such Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be, issued to such owners. The fair value of any consideration or net assets other than cash and marketable securities shall be determined jointly by the Corporation and the Series A Preferred Majority Holders. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within a reasonable period of time, the fair value of such consideration shall be determined by an independent appraiser experienced in valuing such type of consideration jointly selected by the Corporation and the Series A Preferred Majority Holders. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon the parties, and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Corporation.
 
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(6)            Integrated Transactions. In case any Option is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities of the Corporation, together comprising one integrated transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Option by the parties thereto, the Option shall be deemed to have been issued for a consideration of $0.01.
 
(7)            Treasury Series A Preferred Shares. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, and the disposition of any shares so owned or held shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock for the purpose of this Section 9.
 
(8)            Record Date. For purposes of any adjustment to the Conversion Price in accordance with this Section 9, if the Corporation takes a record of the holders of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (a) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities or (b) to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date shall be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.
 
(d)            Adjustment to Conversion Price Upon Dividend, Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Corporation, at any time or from time to time after the Date of Issuance, (i) pays a dividend or make any other distribution upon the Common Stock or any other Capital Stock of the Corporation payable in shares of Common Stock or in Options or Convertible Securities, or (ii) subdivides (by any stock split, recapitalization or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such dividend, distribution or subdivision shall be proportionately reduced, and if the Corporation at any time combines (by reverse stock split or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately increased. Any adjustment under this Section 9(d) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the dividend, subdivision or combination becomes effective.
 
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(e)            Adjustment to Conversion Price Upon Reorganizations, Mergers, Consolidation, Merger or Sale. Any recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets to another Person or other similar transaction (other than any such transaction covered by Section 9(d)), in each case which entitles the holders of Common Stock to receive (either directly or upon subsequent Liquidation) stock, securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock, is referred to herein as an “Organic Change”. Prior to the consummation of any Organic Change, the Corporation shall make appropriate provisions (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Series A Preferred Majority Holders) to insure that each of the holders of the Series A Preferred shall thereafter have the right to acquire and receive, in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be) the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable and receivable upon the conversion of such holder’s Series A Preferred Shares, such shares of stock, securities or assets as such holder would have received in connection with such Organic Change if such holder had converted its Series A Preferred Shares immediately prior to such Organic Change. In each such case, the Corporation shall also make appropriate provisions (in form and substance satisfactory to the Series A Preferred Majority Holders) to insure that the provisions of this Section 9 shall thereafter be applicable to the Series A Preferred Shares (including, in the case of any such consolidation, merger or sale in which the successor or purchasing Person is other than the Corporation, an immediate adjustment of the Conversion Price to the value per share for the Common Stock reflected by the terms of such consolidation, merger or, sale or similar transaction, and a corresponding immediate adjustment in the number of shares of Conversion Stock acquirable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares, if the value so reflected is less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or, sale or similar transaction). The Corporation shall not affect any such consolidation, merger or sale, unless prior to the consummation thereof, the successor Person (if other than the Corporation) resulting from consolidation or merger or the Person purchasing such assets assumes by written instrument (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Series A Preferred Majority Holders), the obligation to deliver to each such holder such shares of stock, securities or assets as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, such holder may be entitled to acquire. Without limiting the rights of the holders of Series A Preferred Shares under this Section 9(e), the Corporation shall not effectuate an Internal Reorganization Event unless the Series A Preferred Shares shall be outstanding as a class of preferred stock of the surviving corporation having the same rights, terms, preferences, liquidation preference and accrued and unpaid dividends as the Series A Preferred Shares in effect immediately prior to such Internal Reorganization Event.  The Corporation (or any successor) shall, at least 10 days prior to the occurrence of any Organic Change, provide written notice to the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares, along with copies of draft documentation that, in the case of an Internal Reorganization Event, provides for the protections set forth in this Section 9(e).
 
(f)            Certain Events. If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 9 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Board shall make an appropriate adjustment in the Conversion Price so as to protect the rights of the holders of Series A Preferred Shares in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Section 9; provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 9 shall increase the Conversion Price or decrease the number of shares of Conversion Stock issuable as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 9.
 
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(g)            Notices. Immediately upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price, the Corporation shall give written notice thereof to all holders of Series A Preferred Shares, setting forth in reasonable detail and certifying the calculation of such adjustment. The Corporation shall give written notice to all holders of Series A Preferred Shares at least 20 days prior to the date on which the Corporation closes its books or takes a record (i) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon Common Stock, (ii) with respect to any pro rata subscription offer to holders of Common Stock or (iii) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Organic Change or Liquidation. The Corporation shall also give written notice to the holders of Series A Preferred Shares at least 20 days prior to the date on which any Organic Change shall take place.
 
Section 10. Voting Rights. Without limiting any rights provided to the holders of Series A Preferred Shares under the DGCL, the holders of Series A Preferred Shares shall be entitled to vote as a single class with the holders of the Common Stock on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation. Each holder of Series A Preferred Shares shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to the largest number of full shares of Common Stock into which all Series A Preferred held of record by such holder could then be converted (taking into account, for the avoidance of doubt, all Unpaid Series A Dividends thereon convertible into shares of Common Stock, any Conversion Price adjustments made pursuant to Section 9 and, prior to the Stockholder Approval, the Conversion Cap) at the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to vote on such matters or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of stockholders is first executed; provided, however, that no holder of Series A Preferred shall be entitled to cast votes for the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such Series A Preferred Shares held by such holder that exceeds (subject to a proportionate adjustment in the event of a stock split, stock dividend, combination or other proportionate recapitalization) the quotient of (x) the aggregate purchase price paid by such holder of Series A Preferred Shares for its Series A Preferred Shares, divided by (y) the greater of (i) $4.14 and (ii) the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Date of Issuance of such holder’s Series A Preferred Shares.  The holders of Series A Preferred Shares shall be entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation.
 
Section 11. Consent Rights. The Corporation will not, without first obtaining the written consent or affirmative vote of the Series A Preferred Majority Holders, take any of the following actions: (i) liquidate, dissolve or wind-up the Corporation (whether voluntary or involuntary), (ii) amend, modify, supplement or repeal any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws that would have an adverse effect on any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the Series A Preferred Shares or the holders thereof, (iii) authorize or issue any Capital Stock having a preference over, or being on a parity with, the Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, liquidation, redemption or voting (other than Common Stock), (iv) reclassify any Capital Stock in a way that causes such security to have preference over, or be on parity with, the Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, liquidation, redemption or voting (other than Common Stock), or (v) reduce the Liquidation Preference (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) of the Preferred Stock.
 
Section 12. Transfers.
 
(a)            Restrictions on Transfer.  Prior to August 25, 2015, the Series A Preferred Shares may not be transferred by an Investor to any Person, other than an Investor or an Affiliate of an Investor.
 
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(b)            Registrations of Transfers.  The Corporation shall keep at its principal office a register for the registration of Series A Preferred Shares. Upon the surrender of any certificate representing Series A Preferred Shares at such place, the Corporation shall, at the request of the record holder of such certificate, execute and deliver (at the Corporation’s expense) a new certificate or certificates in exchange therefor representing in the aggregate the number of Series A Preferred Shares represented by the surrendered certificate. Each such new certificate shall be registered in such name and shall represent such number of Series A Preferred Shares as is requested by the holder of the surrendered certificate and shall be substantially identical in form to the surrendered certificate, and dividends shall accrue on the Series A Preferred Shares represented by such new certificate from the date to which dividends have been fully paid on such Series A Preferred Shares represented by the surrendered certificate.
 
Section 13. Replacement. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (it being understood that an affidavit of the registered holder shall be satisfactory) of the ownership and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate evidencing Series A Preferred Shares, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (provided that if the holder is a financial institution or other institutional Investors its own agreement shall be satisfactory), or, in the case of any such mutilation upon surrender of such certificate, the Corporation shall (at its expense) execute and deliver in lieu of such certificate a new certificate of like kind representing the number of Series A Preferred Shares of such class represented by such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate and dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate, and dividends shall accrue on the Series A Preferred Shares represented by such new certificate from the date to which dividends have been fully paid on such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate.
 
Section 14. Amendment and Waiver. No amendment, modification, alteration, repeal or waiver of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall be binding or effective without the prior written consent of the Series A Preferred Majority Holders, voting separately as a class, including any amendment, modification, alteration, repeal or waiver of the terms or relative priorities of the Series A Preferred that may be accomplished by the merger, consolidation or other transaction of the Corporation with another Person, which amendment, modification, alteration, repeal or waiver shall only be binding or effective if the Corporation has obtained the prior written consent of the Series A Preferred Majority Holders, voting separately as a class.
 
Section 15. Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided hereunder, all notices referred to herein shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (a) if given by personal delivery, upon actual delivery, (b) if given by facsimile, upon receipt of confirmation of a completed transmittal, (c) if given by electronic mail, upon receipt of such transmission, (d) if given by mail, upon the earlier of (i) actual receipt of such notice by the intended recipient or (ii) five (5) Business Days after such notice is deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, and (e) if by an internationally recognized overnight courier for overnight delivery, one (1) Business Day after delivery to such courier for overnight delivery, in each case, (i) to the Corporation, at its principal executive offices and (ii) to any stockholder, at such holder’s address as it appears in the stock records of the Corporation (unless otherwise indicated by any such holder).
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designation to be duly executed and acknowledged by its undersigned duly authorized officer this 25th day of February, 2015.
 
 
MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Justin C. Dearborn
 
 
Name:
Justin C. Dearborn
 
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
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Exhibit A

Guggenheim Private Debt Fund Note Issuer, LLC
NZC Guggenheim Fund LLC
Maverick Enterprises, Inc.
Verger Capital Fund LLC
 
 
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Exhibit 10.5
 
INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT
 
dated as of
 
February 25, 2015
 
by and between
 
MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED
 
and
 
the INVESTORS Listed on SCHEDULE 1 Hereto
 

Table of Contents

 
Page
 
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
1
 
SECTION 1.1. Definitions
1
SECTION 1.2. General Interpretive Principles
5
 
ARTICLE II REGISTRATION RIGHTS
5
 
SECTION 2.1. Demand Registration
5
SECTION 2.2. Piggyback Registration
8
SECTION 2.3. Registration Expenses
9
SECTION 2.4. Registration Procedures
10
SECTION 2.5. Indemnification
14
SECTION 2.6. Miscellaneous
16
 
ARTICLE III OTHER RIGHTS
17
 
SECTION 3.1. Information Rights
17
SECTION 3.2. Inspection Rights
17
SECTION 3.3. Confidentiality
17
SECTION 3.4. Transferability
18
SECTION 3.5. Preemptive Rights
18
SECTION 3.6. Consent Rights
19
SECTION 3.7. Investor Directors
19
SECTION 3.8. Observation Rights
20
 
ARTICLE IV MISCELLANEOUS
21
 
SECTION 4.1. Amendment and Modification
21
SECTION 4.2. Successors and Assigns; Binding Effect
21
SECTION 4.3. Severability
21
SECTION 4.4. Notices and Addresses
21
SECTION 4.5. Governing Law; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
22
SECTION 4.6. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
23
SECTION 4.7. Headings
23
SECTION 4.8. Counterparts; Electronic Delivery
23
SECTION 4.9. Further Assurances
23
SECTION 4.10. Remedies
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SCHEDULE 1: List of Investors
 

INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT
 
THIS INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of February 25, 2015 (this “Agreement”), by and between Merge Healthcare Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the parties listed on Schedule 1 hereto (collectively, the “Investors”).  Each of the Investors and the Company are from time to time referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.
 
RECITALS
 
WHEREAS, Investors and the Company have entered into that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2015 (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Investors have agreed to purchase, severally and not jointly, subject to the satisfaction and/or waiver of the conditions set forth therein, 50,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”); and
 
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to Investors’ obligation to purchase such Preferred Stock that the Company enter into this Agreement with Investors to provide for certain rights and obligations of the Parties following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “Closing”).
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
 
SECTION 1.1. Definitions.  The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:
 
Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person.  For purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person has the meaning specified in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.  In addition, references to “Affiliates” of the Investors shall include any entities or funds managed by the same investment advisor or manager or such other entity acting in a similar capacity.
 
Agreement” means this Agreement, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, in accordance with the terms hereof, together with any exhibits, schedules or other attachments hereto.
 
Beneficially Own” with respect to any securities means having “beneficial ownership” of such securities (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, including without limitation, the 60-day provision in paragraph (d)(1)(i) thereof).  The terms “Beneficial Ownership” and “Beneficial Owner” have correlative meanings.
 

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
Capital Stock” means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (in each case however designated) stock issued by the Company.
 
Certificate of Designation” means the Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, adopted on or about the date hereof and as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.
 
Closing” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals of this Agreement.
 
Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.
 
Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
 
Confidential Information” means any and all information provided to the Investors pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 3.1; provided that it shall not include information that has become generally available to the public, other than as a result of a breach by any of the Parties of Section 3.3 or Section 3.4.
 
Convertible Securities” has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designation.
 
Credit Agreement” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2014, by and among the Company, the Company’s Subsidiaries party thereto, Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC and the Lenders party thereto, as amended or modified, or its conditions waived, from time to time.
 
Demand Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
 
Demand Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
 
Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
 
Equity Securities” means any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities.
 
Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved.
 
Governmental Entity” means any domestic (federal, state, municipal or local) or foreign or multinational government or governmental, regulatory, political, judicial or quasi-judicial or administrative subdivision, department, authority, entity, agency, regulator, commission, board, bureau, court, or instrumentality.
 
Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
 
Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
 
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Investors” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
 
Investor Parties” means the Investors, each of their respective Affiliates and their respective transferees.
 
Investor Party Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
 
Law” means any applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, ordinance, rule, guideline, regulation, order, writ, decree, agency requirement, license or permit of any Governmental Entity.
 
Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
 
Majority Investor Parties” means Investor Parties holding a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all Investor Parties.
 
Minimum Holding” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
 
Notice and Questionnaire” means a written notice executed by Investor Parties and delivered to the Company containing the information required by Item 507 of Regulation S-K to be included in any Shelf Registration Statement regarding Investor Parties seeking to sell Common Stock pursuant thereto.
 
Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
 
Other Securities” means the Common Stock or other securities of the Company which the Company is registering pursuant to a Registration Statement covered by Section 2.2.
 
Parties” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals of this Agreement.
 
Permitted Issuance” means any issuance by the Company of Equity Securities (1) to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, (2) to officers, employees, directors or consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Company’s Board-approved equity incentive plans and the securities issued upon exercise of such grants, (3) as consideration in a merger or acquisition of the stock or assets of another Person approved by the Board, (4) upon the occurrence of a pro rata stock split, stock dividend or any subdivision of the Common Stock, or any other reclassification, reorganization or other similar proportionate recapitalization approved by the Board, (5) pursuant to the conversion or exchange of any securities of the Company into Capital Stock, or the exercise of any warrants or other rights to acquire Capital Stock, (6) in connection with any private placement of warrants to purchase Capital Stock to lenders or other institutional investors (excluding the Company’s stockholders) in any arm’s length transaction approved by the Board in which such lenders or investors provide debt financing to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (7) in connection with a joint venture, strategic alliance or other commercial relationship with any Person (including Persons that are customers, suppliers and strategic partners of the Company or any Subsidiary) relating to the operation of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s business approved by the Board and for which a primary purpose thereof is not raising capital or (8) in connection with any private placement of up to 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate as consideration for acquisitions or other transactions approved by the Board.
 
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Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, Governmental Entity or other entity.
 
Piggyback Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
 
Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
 
Preferred Stock” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals of this Agreement.
 
Pro Rata Share” means, for any Investor Party at any time of determination, the quotient of (i) the sum of, without duplication, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock Beneficially Owned by such Investor Party, plus (B) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock Beneficially Owned by such Investor Party, divided by, (ii) the sum of, without duplication, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time of determination, plus (B) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the outstanding Preferred Stock at such time of determination.
 
Prospectus” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference into such prospectus.
 
Purchase Agreement” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals of this Agreement.
 
Purchase Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
 
Registrable Securities” means shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon conversion of any shares of Preferred Stock, as well as any shares of Common Stock or other securities issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange generally for, or in replacement generally of, such Preferred Stock or other Registrable Securities and any securities issued in exchange for such Preferred Stock or other Registrable Securities in any merger, reorganization, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, restructuring or other comparable transaction of the Company.  As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (a) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale by Investor Parties holding such securities has been declared effective by the SEC and such securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement, (b) such securities shall have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 or eligible for sale by the Investors pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1)(i), (c) such securities have been otherwise transferred and the Company has delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such securities not bearing a restrictive legend and not subject to any stop order, and such securities may be publicly resold by the Person receiving such certificate without complying with the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (d) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.
 
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Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company under the Securities Act which permits the public offering of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
 
SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
Shelf Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
 
Subsequent Shelf Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
 
Subsidiary” shall mean any Person of which at least (i) a majority of the equity or (ii) a majority of the voting interests, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by any combination of the Corporation and one or more of its Subsidiaries
 
Voting Stock” means Capital Stock of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power under ordinary circumstances (determined without regard to any classification of directors).
 
SECTION 1.2. General Interpretive Principles.  Unless the context otherwise requires: (i) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular; (ii) “including” means including without limitation; (iii) references to any Section or clause refer to the corresponding Section or clause, respectively, of this Agreement; (iv) any reference to a day or number of days, unless expressly referred to as a business day shall mean the respective calendar day or number of calendar days; (v) references to Sections of or Rules under the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor Sections or Rules, and any term defined by reference to a Section of or Rule under the Exchange Act shall include SEC and judicial interpretations of such Section or Rule; and (vi) headings are for convenience of reference only.
 
ARTICLE II
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
 
SECTION 2.1. Demand Registration.
 
(a) At any time and from time to time following the Closing, the Majority Investor Parties shall have the right, by delivering a written notice to the Company (a “Demand Notice”), to require the Company to register under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act on Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration statement the number of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by Investor Parties and requested by such Demand Notice to be so registered (a “Demand Registration”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to effect a Demand Registration pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) after the Company has effected three (3) Demand Registrations pursuant to this Section 2.1(a); and provided further, that Investor Parties shall not be entitled to deliver to the Company more than two (2) Demand Registrations in any 12-month period and, in any event, a Demand Notice may only be made if the sale of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered by Investor Parties includes at least 10% of the originally issued shares of the Registrable Securities issued upon conversion of Preferred Stock originally issued to Investor Parties or is reasonably expected to result in aggregate gross cash proceeds in excess of $10,000,000 (without regard to any underwriting discount or commission).  A Demand Notice shall also specify the expected method or methods of disposition of the applicable Registrable Securities.  Following receipt of a Demand Notice, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file, as promptly as reasonably practicable, but not later than 60 days after receipt by the Company of such Demand Notice, a Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities requested to be included therein by Investor Parties in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by the Majority Investor Parties (a “Demand Registration Statement”) and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof.
 
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(b) In addition to the Demand Registrations provided in Section 2.1(a), provided the Company is eligible to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, as soon as commercially practicable following the Closing (but in no event later than May 15, 2015), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, then on such form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of the Registrable Securities), covering the resale of the Registrable Securities in an amount at least equal to the total number of shares of Conversion Stock issuable upon conversion of all then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.  The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such registration statement on Form S-3 or similar short-form registration statement (a “Shelf Registration”) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof and prior to August 25, 2015 and maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement until the Investors no longer holds Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”).  If any Shelf Registration ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly cause such Shelf Registration to again become effective under the Securities Act (including obtaining the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration), and in any event shall within thirty (30) days of such cessation of effectiveness, amend such Shelf Registration in a manner reasonably expected to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration or, file an additional registration statement (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration”) registering the resale from time to time by holders thereof of all securities that are Registrable Securities as of the time of such filing. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (a) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after such filing, but in no event later than the date that is sixty (60) days after such Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed and (b) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration (or another Subsequent Shelf Registration) continuously effective until the end of the Effectiveness Period. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be a Registration Statement on Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be on another appropriate form and shall provide for the registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by such holders in accordance with any reasonable method of distribution elected by the Majority Investor Parties.
 
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(c) If the holder(s) of Registrable Securities so elect in writing delivered to the Company, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Demand Registration or an offering of Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration to be in the form of an underwritten offering.  The holder(s) of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such offering shall have the right to select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) to administer the offering, subject to the approval of the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
 
(d) If any of the Registrable Securities registered pursuant to a Demand Registration are to be sold in a firm commitment underwritten offering, and the managing underwriter(s) of such underwritten offering advise Investor Parties in writing that it is their good faith opinion that the total number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such offering, together with any Other Securities, exceeds the total number or dollar amount of such securities that can be sold without having an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Registrable Securities to be so included together with all such Other Securities, then there shall be included in such firm commitment underwritten offering the number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities and such Other Securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter(s) can be sold without so adversely affecting such offering, and such number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities shall be allocated for inclusion as follows:
 
(i) first, the Registrable Securities for which inclusion in such underwritten offering was requested by any Investor Party based on the number of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by such Investor Party; and
 
(ii)  second, among any holders of Other Securities, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities.
 
(e) In the event of a Demand Registration, the Company shall be required to maintain the continuous effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement for a period of at least 180 days after the effective date thereof or such shorter period in which all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement have actually been sold.
 
(f) The Majority Investor Parties shall have the right to notify the Company that it has determined that the Registration Statement relating to a Demand Registration be abandoned or withdrawn, in which event the Company shall promptly abandon or withdraw such Registration Statement and upon such notification such Registration Statement shall not be counted as a Demand Registration under Section 2.1(a).  The Company shall not be required to pay for the expenses of Investor Parties in connection with any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 2.1(a) that has been subsequently withdrawn pursuant to this Section 2.1(f) at the request of the Majority Investor Parties, unless the withdrawal is based upon material adverse information concerning the Company that the Company had not publicly disclosed at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Company’s receipt of such Demand Notice.
 
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(g) With the prior written consent of the Majority Investor Parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall be entitled to coordinate any offerings under this Section 2.1 with any offerings to be effected pursuant to similar agreements with the holders of Other Securities, including, if practicable, by filing one Registration Statement for any Registrable Securities being registered pursuant to Section 2.1(a) and all Other Securities.
 
SECTION 2.2. Piggyback Registration.
 
(a) At any time after the Closing, if, other than pursuant to Section 2.1, the Company proposes to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering by the Company for its own account (other than a registration statement (a) on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any successor forms thereto, (b) filed solely in connection with any employee benefit or dividend reinvestment plan or (c) for the purpose of effecting a rights offering relating to the Common Stock) or for the account of any of its security holders, the Company will give to Investor Parties written notice of such filing at least fifteen (15) days prior to the anticipated filing date (the “Piggyback Notice”).  The Piggyback Notice shall offer Investor Parties the opportunity to include in such registration statement the number of Registrable Securities (for purposes of this Section 2.2, “Registrable Securities” shall be deemed to mean solely securities of the same type and class as those proposed to be offered by the Company for its own account) as it may request (a “Piggyback Registration”).  Subject to Section 2.3(b), the Company shall include in each such Piggyback Registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within seven (7) days after notice has been given to Investor Parties.  The Company shall be required to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for a Piggyback Registration for a period of 180 days after the effective date thereof or such shorter period in which all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement have actually been sold.
 
(b) If any of the securities to be registered pursuant to the registration giving rise to Investor Parties’ rights under this Section 2.2 are to be sold in an underwritten offering, Investor Parties shall be permitted to include all Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration in such offering on the same terms and conditions as any other shares of Capital Stock, if any, of the Company included therein; provided, however, that if such offering involves a firm commitment underwritten offering and the managing underwriter(s) of such underwritten offering advise Investor Parties in writing that it is their good faith opinion that the total number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such offering, together with all Other Securities that the Company and any other Persons having rights to participate in such registration intend to include in such offering, exceeds the total number or dollar amount of such securities that can be sold without having an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Registrable Securities to be so included together with all such Other Securities, then there shall be included in such firm commitment underwritten offering the number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities and such Other Securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter(s) can be sold without so adversely affecting such offering, and such number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities shall be allocated for inclusion as follows:
 
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(i) first, all Other Securities being sold by the Company or by any Person (other than Investor Parties) exercising a contractual right to demand registration pursuant to which such registration statement was filed; and
 
(ii) second, among any other holders of Registrable Securities or Other Securities requesting such registration, pro rata, based on the aggregate number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder.
 
(c) The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 2.2 prior to the effectiveness of the related Registration Statement and shall have no obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration, except to the extent provided herein.
 
(d) Each Investor Party shall have the right to withdraw its request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in any Piggyback Registration by giving written notice to the Company of its request to withdraw at least two (2) Business Days prior to the planned effective date of the related Registration Statement.  Notwithstanding Section 2.3, the Company shall not be required to pay for the expenses of any Investor Party in connection with any registration proceeding begun pursuant to this Section 2.2 from which Investor Parties has subsequently withdrawn pursuant to this Section 2.2(d), unless such Investor Party’s withdrawal is based upon material adverse information concerning the Company that the Company had not publicly disclosed at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Company’s delivery of such Piggyback Notice.
 
SECTION 2.3. Registration Expenses.  In connection with registrations pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 (subject to Section 2.1(d)), the Company shall pay all of the registration expenses incurred in connection with the registration thereunder, including all: (a) registration and filing fees, (b) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities), (c) processing, duplicating and printing expenses, (d) internal expenses of the Company (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), (e) fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities, (f) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, reasonable fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by the Company (including the expenses of any comfort letters or costs associated with the delivery by any registered public accounting firms of a comfort letter or comfort letters requested but not the cost of any audit other than a year end audit), (g) reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Investor Parties, up to $150,000 in the aggregate, and (h) reasonable fees and expenses of any special experts retained by the Company in connection with such registration.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Investor Parties shall be responsible for (i) any underwriting fees, discounts or commissions, (ii) any commissions of brokers and dealers, and (iii) capital gains, income and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale of Registrable Securities of Investor Parties.
 
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SECTION 2.4. Registration Procedures.
 
(a) In connection with the registration of any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement:
 
(i) The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities as provided herein, make all required filings with FINRA and use commercially reasonable efforts to keep each Registration Statement continuously effective during the period such Registration Statement is required to remain effective pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; upon the occurrence of any event that would cause the Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain a material misstatement or omission or (B) not to be effective and usable for resale of Registrable Securities during the period such Registration Statement is required to remain effective pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall file an appropriate amendment to the Registration Statement, a supplement to the Prospectus or a report filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, in the case of clause (A), correcting any such misstatement or omission, and, in the case of either clause (A) or (B), the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such amendment to be declared effective and the Registration Statement and the related Prospectus to become usable for their intended purposes as soon as practicable thereafter.
 
(ii) The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective during the periods provided herein.
 
(iii) The Company shall provide copies to and permit counsel designated by the holder(s) of Registrable Securities to review each Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (other than reports and proxy statements filed by the Company under the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or prospectus included therein) no fewer than seven days prior to their  filing with the SEC and, except as required by law, not file any document to which such counsel reasonably objects in good faith (other than reports and proxy statements filed by the Company under the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or prospectus included therein).
 
(iv) The Company shall advise Investor Parties promptly (which notice pursuant to clauses (B) through (E) below shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the Company shall have remedied the basis for such suspension):
 
(A) when the Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment is proposed to be or has been filed, and, with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective;
 
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(B) of any request by the SEC or any other Governmental Entity for amendments to the Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information relating thereto;
 
(C)  of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities Act or of the suspension by any state securities commission of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the threatening or initiation of any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes;
 
(D) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; or
 
(E) of the existence of any fact or the happening of any event, during the period in which a Registration Statement remains effective under the Securities Act, that makes any statement of a material fact made in such Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein untrue, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading.
 
In the case of clauses (C) or (D), the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness or qualification of the Registration Statement or the Registrable Securities at the earliest possible time and, in the case of clause (E), the Company shall promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement and/or Prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such Prospectus (including any document incorporated by reference therein) will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
 
(v) The Company shall furnish to the holder(s) of Registrable Securities such number of copies of such Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus) and such other documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such holder,
 
(vi) In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriters of such offering and take such other actions as are prudent and reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities, including causing its officers to participate in “road shows” and other information meetings organized by the managing underwriters.
 
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(vii) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities which are registered to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed.
 
(viii) The Company shall, unless any Registrable Securities shall be in book-entry form only, cooperate with Investor Parties to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends (unless required by applicable securities Laws), and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as Investor Parties may request at least two (2) Business Days before any sale of Registrable Securities.  In connection therewith, if reasonably required by the Company’s transfer agent, the Company shall promptly deliver any authorizations, certificates and directions required by the transfer agent which authorize and direct the transfer agent to issue such Registrable Securities without legend upon sale by the holder of such shares of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement.
 
(ix) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly register or qualify any Registrable Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Investor Party reasonably requests and which may be necessary to enable such Investor Party to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor Parties, keep such registrations or qualifications in effect for so long as the Registration Statement remains in effect and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such Investor Parties to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor Parties; provided, however, that the Company will not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Agreement, (B) subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be subject to taxation but for this Agreement or (C) consent to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be subject to such service but for this Agreement.
 
(x) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly cause any Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other Governmental Entity within the United States as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended methods of disposition set forth in such Registration Statement.
 
(xi) If such sale is pursuant to an underwritten offering, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain “comfort” letters dated the pricing date of the offering of the Registrable Securities and the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement from the Company’s independent public accountants in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “comfort” letters as the managing underwriter reasonably requests.
 
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(xii)  The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to furnish, at the request of the holder(s) of Registrable Securities on the date such securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale pursuant to such registration or are otherwise sold pursuant thereto, an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the underwriters, if any, and the seller may reasonably request and are customarily included in such opinions.
 
(xiii) The Company shall cooperate with the holder(s) of Registrable Securities and each underwriter participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
(xiv) The Company shall, in the event that any Investor Party advises the Company that Investor Party intends to distribute any Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering, whether pursuant to Sections 2.1 or 2.2, enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form, scope and substance and take all such other actions reasonably requested by such Investor Party or by the managing underwriter(s), if any, to expedite or facilitate the underwritten disposition of such Registrable Securities and deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by such Investor Party, its counsel and the managing underwriter(s), if any.
 
(xv) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps reasonably necessary to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby.
 
(b) No Investor Party by acquisition of a Registrable Security shall be entitled to sell any of such Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, or to receive a Prospectus relating thereto, unless it has furnished the Company with a Notice and Questionnaire (including the information required to be included in such Notice and Questionnaire) and the information set forth in the next sentence.  The Company may require Investor Parties selling Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement to furnish to the Company such information regarding Investor Parties and the distribution of such Common Stock as the Company may from time to time reasonably require for inclusion in such Registration Statement.  Investor Parties shall promptly furnish to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by Investor Parties not misleading.  Any sale of any Registrable Securities by such Investor Parties shall constitute a representation and warranty by such Investor Party that the information relating to Investor Party and its plan of distribution is as set forth in the Prospectus delivered in connection with such disposition, that such Prospectus does not as of the time of such sale contain any untrue statement of a material fact relating to or provided by such Investor Party or its plan of distribution and that such Prospectus does not as of the time of such sale omit to state any material fact relating to or provided by Investor Party or its plan of distribution necessary to make the statements in such Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  The Company may exclude from such Registration Statement the Registrable Securities of any Investor Party that fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request.  The Company shall not include in any Registration Statement any information regarding, relating to or referring to such Investor Party or its plan of distribution without the approval of such Investor Party in writing.
 
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(c) No Investor Party shall use any free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) in connection with the sale of Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
 
SECTION 2.5. Indemnification.
 
(a) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, Investor Parties, the officers, directors, partners (limited and general), members, managers, representatives, agents and employees of Investor Parties, each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) Investor Parties, each underwriter (including Investor Parties if they are deemed to be an underwriter pursuant to any SEC comments or policies), if any, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such underwriter (collectively, the “Investor Party Indemnitees”), from and against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (collectively, “Losses”) in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement arising out of or based upon (i) any violation or alleged violation of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder by the Company or any of its Affiliates, employees, officers, directors or agents or (ii) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or preliminary or final Prospectus relating to the registration of such Registrable Securities or any amendment or supplement thereto or any document incorporated by reference therein or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to such Investor Party Indemnitee in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based upon (A) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, including any such preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein or any such amendments or supplements thereto, or contained in any free writing prospectus (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) prepared by the Company or authorized by it in writing for use by such Investor Party Indemnitee (or any amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with information regarding such Investor Party Indemnitee or its plan of distribution or ownership interests which was furnished in writing to the Company for use in connection with such Registration Statement, including any such preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein or any such amendments or supplements thereto, or (B) offers or sales effected by or on behalf of such Investor Party Indemnitee “by means of” (as defined in Rule 159A under the Securities Act) a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that was not authorized in writing by the Company.
 
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(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which an Investor Party is participating by registering Registrable Securities, such Investor Party shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, severally and not jointly, the Company, the officers, directors, agents, representatives or other employees of the Company, each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Company, each underwriter, if any, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such underwriter, from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising out of or based on any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any such Registration Statement or preliminary or final Prospectus relating to the registration of such Registrable Securities or any amendment or supplement thereto or any document incorporated by reference therein, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent that such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission is made in such Registration Statement or in any preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein or any such amendments or supplements thereto or contained in any free writing prospectus (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by Investor Parties for inclusion in such document provided, however, that in no event shall any indemnity under this Section 2.5(b) payable by a holder exceed the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such holder from the sale of Registrable Securities included in such registration exceeds the amount of any other losses, expenses, settlements, damages, claims and liabilities that such holder has been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission or violation.
 
(c) If any Person shall be entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall give prompt notice to the party from which such indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) of any claim or of the commencement of any Action with respect to which such Indemnified Party seeks indemnification or contribution pursuant hereto; provided, however, that the delay or failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any obligation or liability except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party has been actually prejudiced by such delay or failure.  The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, exercisable by giving written notice to an Indemnified Party promptly after the receipt of written notice from such Indemnified Party of such claim or Action, to assume, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, the defense of any such Action, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party; provided, however, that an Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless: (i) the Indemnifying Party agrees to pay such fees and expenses or (ii) the Indemnifying Party fails promptly to assume, or in the event of a conflict of interest cannot assume, the defense of such Action, in which case the Indemnified Party shall also have the right to employ counsel and to assume the defense of such; provided, further, that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any one such Action or separate but substantially similar or related Actions in the same jurisdiction, arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one firm of attorneys (together with appropriate local counsel) at any time for all of the Indemnified Parties, or for fees and expenses that are not reasonable and documented.  Whether or not such defense is assumed by the Indemnifying Party, neither the Indemnifying Party nor the Indemnified Party will be subject to any liability for, or otherwise effect, any settlement made without the consent of the other (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
 
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(d) Neither Party shall settle, compromise, discharge or consent to an entry of judgment with respect to a claim or liability subject to indemnification under this Section 2.5 without the other Parties’ prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that the Indemnifying Party may agree without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party to any settlement, compromise, discharge or consent to an entry of judgment, in each case that relates only to money damages and which unconditionally releases the Indemnified Party from all liability in connection with such claim.
 
(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.5 is unavailable to hold harmless each of the Indemnified Parties against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses to which such parties may become subject under the Securities Act, then the Indemnifying Party shall, in lieu of indemnifying each party entitled to indemnification hereunder, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and such Indemnified Parties on the other in connection with the statements or omissions or alleged statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses.  The relative fault of such parties shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, relates to information supplied by or concerning the Indemnifying Party on the one hand, or by such Indemnified Party on the other, and such party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to have corrected or prevented such statement or omission.  No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person that is not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In no event shall any holder’s contribution obligation under this Section 2.5(e) exceed the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such holder from the sale of Registrable Securities included in such registration exceeds the amount of any other losses, expenses, settlements, damages, claims and liabilities that such holder has been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission or violation.
 
SECTION 2.6. Miscellaneous.
 
(a) With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC which may at any time permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the Company agrees, so long as there are outstanding Registrable Securities, to use commercially reasonable efforts to:
 
(i)  make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar or analogous rule promulgated under the Securities Act, at all times after the effective date of this Agreement as required by law; and
 
(ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents as the SEC may prescribe under the Exchange Act at any time while the Company is subject to such reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
 
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(b) Subject to the provisions hereof, in the event the Company proposes to enter into an underwritten public offering, Investor Parties shall enter into a customary agreement with the managing underwriters not to effect any sale or distribution of equity securities of the Company, or any securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for or into such securities, during the period beginning up to thirty (30) days prior to the date of such offering and extending for up to 120 days following the effective date of such offering if so requested by the Company and the underwriters.  The Company may impose stop-transfer restrictions with respect to the securities subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of the required stand-off period and shall lift such stop-transfer restrictions immediately upon the end of such period.
 
(c) From and after the date hereof, the Company shall not enter into any agreement granting any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company registration rights with respect to such securities that conflict with the rights granted to the Investor Parties, without their prior written consent. It is agreed that the granting of pro rata registration rights to any other investor in the Company shall not be considered to conflict with the rights granted to the holders herein.
 
ARTICLE III
OTHER RIGHTS
 
SECTION 3.1. Information Rights.  For so long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company shall provide each of the Investor Parties with (i) consolidated unaudited financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries consisting of an unaudited income statement for such quarter, statement of cash flows for such quarter and balance sheet as of the end of such quarter and, in each case, prepared in accordance with GAAP; (ii) consolidated audited financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries consisting of an audited income statement for such fiscal year, statement of cash flows for such fiscal year and balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal year and, in each case, prepared in accordance with GAAP; and (iii) a copy of the financial plan of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the form approved by the Board for each fiscal year and any Board-approved revisions thereof; provided that any documents or other information filed with the SEC need not be separately provided by the Company to Investor Parties.
 
SECTION 3.2. Inspection Rights.  Each Investor Party who owns at least 25% of the Preferred Stock shall have the right to visit and inspect any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company or any of its subsidiaries with its officers, and to review such information as is reasonably requested all at such reasonable times during regular business hours with reasonable advance notice and as often as may be reasonably requested; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated under this Section 3.2 with respect to a competitor of the Company or with respect to information that the Board determines in good faith presents a conflict of interest as it relates to the recipient.
 
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SECTION 3.3. Confidentiality. The Parties shall keep, and shall cause their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates and attorneys to keep, all Confidential Information furnished to them in connection with this transaction confidential and shall not use or disclose such Confidential Information, or cause such Confidential Information to be disclosed, to any Person, provided, however, that the Confidential Information may be disclosed (i) to any Party’s officers, directors, employees, affiliates, attorneys and other advisors on a need to know basis; (ii) to any regulatory or other governmental authorities as required by applicable law; (iii) to any Person who has signed a confidentiality agreement agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Section 3.3; and (iv) to the extent required by law.
 
SECTION 3.4. Transferability. For so long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, any Person to whom any Investor Party directly or indirectly transfers Preferred Stock, other than any Person reasonably determined by the Board to be a competitor of the Company, shall be entitled to the Information Rights in Section 3.1 and the Inspection Rights in Section 3.2 so long as such Person (a) signed a confidentiality agreement containing substantially the terms included in Section 3.3 hereto and (b), following such transfer, holds, in the aggregate, a number of shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock which together represent at least ten percent (10%) of the Capital Stock purchased by Investors pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as such number of shares is equitably adjusted for subsequent stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends or similar recapitalizations).
 
SECTION 3.5. Preemptive Rights.  For so long as the Investor Parties own in the aggregate, a number of shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock which together represent at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the Capital Stock purchased by Investors pursuant to the Investment Agreement (as such number of shares is equitably adjusted for subsequent stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends and recapitalizations) (the “Minimum Holding”), if at any time the Company proposes to grant, issue or sell any Equity Securities (in each case, other than any Permitted Issuances) to any Person (the “Purchase Rights”), then it shall give Investor Parties written notice of its intention to do so, describing the Equity Securities and the price and the terms and conditions upon which the Company proposes to issue the same.  For so long as the Investor Parties hold at least the Minimum Holding, each Investor Party shall be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, its Pro Rata Share of the Equity Securities proposed to be granted, issued or sold by the Company triggering the Purchase Rights. Each Investor Party shall have thirty (30) days from the giving of such notice to agree to purchase its Pro Rata Share of the Equity Securities for the price and upon the terms and conditions specified in the notice by giving written notice to the Company and stating therein the quantity of such Equity Securities to be purchased.  If not all of Investor Parties elect to purchase their Pro Rata Share of the Equity Securities subject to the Purchase Rights, then the Company shall promptly notify in writing Investor Parties who have elected to purchase their full Pro Rata Share of such Equity Securities and shall offer such Investor Parties the right to acquire such unsubscribed shares on a pro rata basis (based on Pro Rata Shares).  Investor Parties shall have fifteen (15) days after receipt of such notice to notify the Company of their election to purchase all or a portion thereof of the unsubscribed shares.  If Investor Parties have, in the aggregate elected to purchase more than the number of unsubscribed shares being offered in such notice, then the unsubscribed shares shall be allocated according to each Investor Party’s Pro Rata Share up to the number of unsubscribed shares set forth in the notice to Investor Parties.  If Investor Parties fail to exercise in full its Purchase Rights, the Company shall have ninety (90) days thereafter to sell the Equity Securities in respect of which the purchasers’ rights were not exercised, at a price and upon terms and conditions that are not materially more favorable to the purchasers thereof than specified in the Company’s notice to Investor Parties pursuant to this Section 3.5.  If the Company has not sold such Equity Securities within such ninety (90) days, the Company shall not thereafter issue or sell any Equity Securities (other than Permitted Issuances) without first again complying with this Section 3.5.
 
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SECTION 3.6. Consent Rights.  For so long as Investor Parties hold at least the Minimum Holding, the Company will not, without first obtaining the written consent or affirmative vote of the Majority Investor Parties, take any of the following actions: (i) increase the number of shares of Capital Stock reserved or made available for issuance under the Company’s employee, officer, director and consultant equity incentive plans or similar arrangements (other than annual or bi-annual increases consistent with the Company’s past practices), (ii) authorize or issue more than 1,000,000 shares (as such number of shares is equitably adjusted for subsequent stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends and recapitalizations) of Common Stock (or options, warrants or rights to acquire Common Stock) pursuant to any real estate transaction, equipment lease financing, bank financing arrangement, (iii) purchase any capital stock or other equity interest, or a material portion of the assets of, any other entity for aggregate consideration in excess of amounts permitted under the Credit Agreement as amended, or its provisions waived, from time to time, (iv) declare or pay any dividend or distribution on any share or shares of Capital Stock (other than the Preferred Stock) unless the Company has paid in full all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock through the Dividend Reference Date (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) immediately preceding such declaration or payment in accordance with the Certificate of Designation, (v) cause the Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to exceed 6.50 to 1.00, (vi) redeem, purchase, or otherwise acquire any share or shares of Capital Stock, other than repurchases of Common Stock from employees, officers, directors, consultants or other persons performing services for the Company or any subsidiary pursuant to agreements under which the Company has the option to repurchase such shares at or below the fair market value of such shares (as determined by the Board) upon the occurrence of certain events specified in such agreements, including without limitation the termination of employment or service, or pursuant to a right of first refusal, (vii) authorize or enter into any transactions or other arrangements which materially and adversely alter the rights, preferences or privileges of the Preferred Stock (including, without limitation, any subsequent senior credit facility which would have materially more restrictive terms than the Credit Agreement with respect to the Corporation’s ability to pay dividends in cash) and (viii) change the authorized number of directors on the Board.
 
SECTION 3.7. Investor Directors.
 
(a) Investor Party Nomination.  For so long as Investor Parties hold at least the Minimum Holding, the Majority Investor Parties shall be entitled to designate for nomination and election one (1) member (the “Investor Director”) of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”); provided, however, that if the Company amends its certificate of incorporation to permit the Investor Parties to elect the Investor Director directly, then for so long as Investor Parties hold at least the Minimum Holding, the holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect one (1) Investor Director directly; provided, further, that the Investor Director shall resign as promptly as practicable in the event that upon the earlier to occur of (i) the Investor Parties no longer hold at least the Minimum Holdings and (ii) there being no shares of Preferred Stock outstanding.
 
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(b) Company Nomination.  In accordance with the provisions of Section 3.7(a), unless the holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to elect an Investor Director directly, at each meeting of the Company’s stockholders at which the election of directors is to be considered, the Company shall nominate the Investor Director designated by the Majority Investor Parties for election to the Board by the holders of Voting Stock and solicit proxies from the Company’s stockholders in favor of the election of Investor Directors.  The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Investor Director to be elected to the Board (including recommending approval of such Investor Director’s appointment to the Board) and shall not take any action designed to diminish the prospects of such Investor Director of being elected to the Board.
 
(c) Removal.  Each Investor Director appointed pursuant to this Section 3.7 shall continue to hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company and until his or her successor is elected and qualified in accordance with this Section 3.7 and the Bylaws or at such time as such Investor Director’s death, resignation, retirement or disqualification.  The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any Investor Director is removed only if so directed in writing by the Majority Investor Parties, unless otherwise required by this Section 3.7 or applicable law.
 
(d) Vacancies.  In the event of a vacancy on the Board resulting from the death, disqualification, resignation, retirement or termination of the term of office of an Investor Director, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Board to fill such vacancy or new directorship with a representative designated by the Majority Investor Parties as provided hereunder, in either case, to serve until the next annual or special meeting of the stockholders (and at such meeting, such representative, or another representative designated by such holders, will be nominated to be elected to the Board in the manner set forth in Section 3.7(b)).  If the Majority Investor Parties fail or decline to fill the vacancy, then the directorship shall remain open until such time as the Majority Investor Parties elect to fill it with a representative designated hereunder.
 
(e) Director Fees and Expenses.  The Investor Director shall be entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred in such capacities on the same basis as the Company provides such reimbursement to the other non-management members of its Board; provided, that no Investor Director will be entitled to receive any fees, including any equity awards, in connection with such Investor Director’s service on the Board.
 
SECTION 3.8. Observation Rights. For so long as Investor Parties hold at least the Minimum Holding, in the event that an Investor Director is not a member of the Board, the Company shall permit a representative of the Majority Investor Parties (the “Observer”) to attend all meetings of the Board (whether in person, telephonic or other) and committees thereof in a non-voting, observer capacity and shall provide to the Observer, concurrently with the members of the Board, and in the same manner notice of such meeting (or, in the case of any action to be taken by the Board by written consent, a copy of such written consent prior to execution thereof) and a copy of all materials provided to such members, subject to customary recusal practices of the Company with respect to matters in which the Observer has a conflict of interest.
 
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ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
 
SECTION 4.1. Amendment and Modification.  No term of this Agreement may be amended or modified without the prior written consent of the Company and either (i) so long as the Investors or its Affiliates hold any Preferred Stock or Conversion Stock, the Majority Investor Parties or (ii) if the Investors or its Affiliates do not hold any Preferred Stock or Conversion Stock, the holders of a majority of the Preferred Stock (if any).  No provision of this Agreement may be waived except in a writing executed and delivered by the Party against whom such waiver is sought to be enforced.  Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 4.1 shall be binding upon Investor Parties and the Company.
 
SECTION 4.2. Successors and Assigns; Binding Effect.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Investors and their respective successors and assigns.  This Agreement may not be assigned by any Party hereto without the prior written consent of the Company and the Majority Investor Parties.
 
SECTION 4.3. Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any Person or circumstance shall be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable in any respect, all other provisions of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect and will in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby.  Upon such determination that any provision, or the application of any such provision, is invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by Law in an acceptable manner.
 
SECTION 4.4. Notices and Addresses.  Unless otherwise provided, any notice or request required or permitted to be delivered under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given as hereinafter described (a) if given by personal delivery, upon actual delivery, (b) if given by facsimile or electronic mail, upon receipt of confirmation of a completed transmittal, (c) if given by mail, upon the earlier of (i) actual receipt of such notice by the intended recipient or (ii) three (3) Business Days after such notice is deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, and (d) if by an internationally recognized overnight air courier, one (1) Business Day after delivery to such carrier.  All notices shall be addressed to the Party to be notified at the address as follows, or at such other address as such Party may designate by ten (10) days’ advance written notice to the other Party:
 
If to the Company:

Merge Healthcare Incorporated
350 North Orleans Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Attention:   Board of Directors
Facsimile:    (312) 565-6870
E-Mail:         Jared.Green@merge.com
 
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With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice to the Company):

Jenner & Block LLP
353 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Attention:   Mark A. Harris and Jeffrey R. Shuman
Facsimile:    (312) 923-8584
E-Mail:         mharris@jenner.com and jshuman@jenner.com
 
If to Investor Parties:

c/o Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC
330 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attention:   GI Legal
Fax:              (212) 644-8107
Email:           GILegalTransactionsGroup@guggenheimpartners.com
 
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice to Investor Parties):

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention:   Douglas Ryder and Richard Aftanas
Facsimile:    (212) 446-6460
E-Mail:         douglas.ryder@kirkland.com and raftanas@kirkland.com
 
SECTION 4.5. Governing Law; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION.  This Agreement and any Action or dispute arising under or related in any way to this Agreement, the relationship of the Parties, the transactions leading to this Agreement or contemplated hereby and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the Parties hereunder or related in any way to the foregoing, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal, substantive Laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements entered into and to be performed solely within such state without giving effect to the principles of conflict of Laws thereof.  EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY AGREES THAT JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING SEEKING EQUITABLE RELIEF) SHALL PROPERLY AND EXCLUSIVELY LIE IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK (THE “CHOSEN COURTS”).  EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER AGREES NOT TO BRING ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY COURT OTHER THAN THE CHOSEN COURTS PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING SENTENCE (OTHER THAN UPON APPEAL).  BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE CHOSEN COURTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.  THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT VENUE WOULD BE PROPER IN EACH OF THE CHOSEN COURTS, AND HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION THAT ANY SUCH CHOSEN COURT IS AN IMPROPER OR INCONVENIENT FORUM FOR THE RESOLUTION OF SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
 
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SECTION 4.6. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE OR ACTION, CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION OR SUIT (IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) INQUIRY, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING.  EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO THAT THIS SECTION 4.6 CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH THEY ARE RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.  ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 4.6 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
 
SECTION 4.7. Headings.  The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement, nor shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect.
 
SECTION 4.8. Counterparts; Electronic Delivery.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent delivered by means of a telecopy machine or electronic mail (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”), shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.  At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties.  No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise (a) the use of Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature or (b) the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery, as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense related to lack of authenticity.
 
SECTION 4.9. Further Assurances.  Each Party shall cooperate and take such action as may be reasonably requested by another Party in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
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SECTION 4.10. Remedies.  Each Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that the failure of the other Party to perform its respective agreements and covenants hereunder, including any failure to take all actions as are necessary by such Party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (to the extent required to be taken by such Party under this Agreement), will cause irreparable injury to the other Party, for which damages, even if available, will not be an adequate remedy.  Accordingly, each Party hereby agrees that any other Party shall be entitled to the issuance of equitable relief by any court of competent jurisdiction to compel performance of such Party’s obligations.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date and year first above written.
 
 
MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED
 
       
By:
              /s/ Justin C. Dearborn  
    Name:  Justin C. Dearborn  
    Title:      Chief Executive Officer  
 
 
GUGGENHEIM PRIVATE DEBT FUND NOTE ISSUER, LLC
 
 
 
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, as Manager
       
By:
             /s/ William R. Hagner  
    Name:    William R. Hagner  
    Title:       Attorney-in-Fact  
 
 
NZC GUGGENHEIM FUND LLC
 
 
 
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, as Manager
       
By:
             /s/ William R. Hagner  
    Name:   William R. Hagner  
    Title:      Attorney-in-Fact  

 
MAVERICK ENTERPRISES, INC.
 
 
 
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, as Investment Manager
       
By:
             /s/ William R. Hagner  
    Name:   William R. Hagner  
    Title:      Attorney-in-Fact  
 
 
VERGER CAPITAL FUND LLC
 
 
 
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, as Sub-Advisor
       
By:
             /s/ William R. Hagner  
    Name:   William R. Hagner  
    Title:       Attorney-in-Fact  
 
Signature Page to Investors Rights Agreement
 

            SCHEDULE 1
 
Guggenheim Private Debt Fund Note Issuer, LLC
NZC Guggenheim Fund LLC
Maverick Enterprises, Inc.
Verger Capital Fund LLC
 
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