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Exhibit 10.21

AMENDMENT NO. 2

This Amendment No. 2, dated as of July 14, 2021 (this “Amendment”), is entered into by and among Hillman Investment Company, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), The Hillman Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “US Borrower”), The Hillman Group Canada ULC, a British Columbia unlimited liability company (the “Canadian Borrower” and, together with the US Borrower, the “Borrowers” and each, a “Borrower”), the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Lenders listed on the signature pages hereto and Barclays Bank PLC, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as defined below).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Holdings, the Borrowers, the lenders from time to time party thereto (each, an “Existing Lender” and, collectively, the “Existing Lenders”), the Administrative Agent and the other parties named therein are party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2018 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 15, 2019, and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (as defined below), the “Existing Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, each of the parties hereto have agreed to (a) amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth in Section 1 of this Amendment (the Existing Credit Agreement as amended and restated hereby, the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) and (b) to release The Hillman Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Released Party”) from all of its obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

WHEREAS, each Loan Party (a) expects to realize substantial direct and indirect benefits as a result of this Amendment becoming effective and by its signature hereto agrees to the terms hereof and (b) in the case of each existing Loan Party immediately prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, agrees to reaffirm its obligations pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Security Documents and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party;

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Amendment, each Existing Lender holding Revolving Loans under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (the “Existing Revolving Loans”) and/or Commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (the “Existing Commitments”) that executes and delivers a signature page to this Amendment as a “Continuing Lender” (each, a “Continuing Lender” and, collectively, the “Continuing Lenders”) shall, by the fact of such execution and delivery, be deemed to have (i) consented to the terms of this Amendment and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and (ii) agreed to sell the entire aggregate principal amount of its Existing Revolving Loans and Existing Commitments via an assignment (at 100% of par) on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date pursuant to the Master Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex I (the “Master Assignment”) and (iii) on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (or a later date selected by the Administrative Agent its sole discretion), purchase via an assignment (at 100% of par) Revolving

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Loans and Commitments under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount set forth opposite such Continuing Lender’s name on Schedule I to this Amendment;

WHEREAS, each Existing Lender that executes and delivers a signature page to this Amendment as a “Non-Continuing Lender” (each, a “Non-Continuing Lender” and, collectively, the “Non-Continuing Lenders”) shall, by the fact of such execution and delivery, be deemed to have consented to this Amendment and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, but not to the continuation of any of its Existing Revolving Loans or Existing Commitments as Revolving Loans or Commitments, respectively, under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and shall execute (or shall be deemed to have executed) a counterpart of the Master Assignment and shall, in accordance therewith, sell the entire aggregate principal amount of its Existing Revolving Loans and Existing Commitments via an assignment (at 100% of par) pursuant to the Master Assignment;

WHEREAS, if any Existing Lender fails to execute and return a signature page to this Amendment by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time), on July 14, 2021, such Existing Lender shall be deemed to be a Non-Continuing Lender and, in accordance with Section 2.19(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement, shall be required to assign and delegate (or shall be deemed to have assigned and delegated), without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 2.19(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement), all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement and the related Loan Documents in respect of its Existing Revolving Loans and Existing Commitments to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which Eligible Assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment) at 100% of par pursuant to the Master Assignment; and

WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders party hereto and the Loan Parties are willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, to consent to the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth herein.

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

Section 1.          Amendment and Restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement, Loan Guaranty, US Security Agreement, Canadian Security Agreement and ABL Intercreditor Agreement; Release.

The parties hereto agree that, on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date:

(a)           the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: added double-underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto;

(b)          the Exhibits to the Existing Credit Agreement are hereby amended and restated and replaced in their entirety by Exhibit B hereto;

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(c)           the Commitment Schedule is hereby amended and restated and replaced in its entirety by Schedule 1 hereto;

(d)          the Loan Guaranty is hereby amended and restated and replaced in its entirety by Exhibit H to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Loan Guaranty”);

(e)           the US Security Agreement is hereby amended and restated and replaced in its entirety by Exhibit I-1 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended and

Restated US Security Agreement”);

(f)           the Canadian Security Agreement is hereby amended and restated and replaced in its entirety by Exhibit I-2 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement  (the “Amended and

Restated Canadian Security Agreement”);

(g)          the ABL Intercreditor Agreement is hereby amended and restated and replaced in its entirety by Exhibit L to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended and Restated ABL Intercreditor Agreement”); and

(h)          Release.

(i)          The Released Party shall automatically be released and discharged from its Obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement and any and all other obligations, liabilities, covenants, and agreements in respect of the Existing Credit Agreement and any other Loan Document as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.

(ii)         Any security interest or lien granted to the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties by the Released Party in its personal property or real property under the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall automatically and irrevocably be terminated, released and discharged and the Released Party or its counsel (or any other designee of the Released Party) are authorized to deliver and/or file, a Uniform Commercial Code termination statement in connection therewith.  The Administrative Agent will (x) execute, as applicable, and deliver to the Released Party or its counsel (or any designee of the Released Party) any such UCC termination statements (in form and substance agreed by the Administrative Agent prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date), lien releases, mortgage releases, discharges of security interests, pledges and guarantees and other similar discharge or release documents, as are reasonably requested and necessary to release, as of record, the security interests and liens granted to the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties by the Released Party in its personal property or real property under the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and all notices thereof previously filed by the Administrative Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (y) deliver to the Borrower or its counsel (or any other designee of the Borrower)

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and/or the Administrative Agent or its counsel (or any other designee of the Administrative Agent) all instruments evidencing pledged debt and all equity certificates owned by the Released Party and previously delivered in physical form by the Released Party to the Administrative Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Upon the consummation of the Refinancing, the Released Party (or any designee of the Released Party) is authorized to file the UCC termination statement (in form and substance agreed by the Administrative Agent prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date).

Section 2.             Existing Revolving Loans and Existing Commitments.

Pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 3 of this Amendment:

(a)           Continuation of Existing Revolving Loans and Existing Commitments by Continuing Lenders.  Each Existing Lender executing this Amendment as a “Continuing Lender” consents and agrees to (1) this Amendment and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, (2) sell the entire aggregate principal amount of its Existing Revolving Loans and Existing Commitments via an assignment (at 100% of par) on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date pursuant to the Master Assignment and (3) on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (or a later date selected by the Administrative Agent its sole discretion), purchase via an assignment (at 100% of par) Revolving Loans and Commitments in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount set forth opposite such Continuing Lender’s name on Schedule I to this Amendment (it being understood and agreed that such Lender’s signature to this Amendment shall be deemed to be such Lender’s written consent to the assignments described in the foregoing clauses (2) and (3)).

(b)          Non-Continuation of Existing Revolving Loans and Existing Commitments by Non-Continuing Lenders.  Each Existing Lender executing this Amendment as a “Non-Continuing Lender” (1) consents and agrees to this Amendment and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, but does not consent to the continuation of its Existing Revolving Loans and Existing Commitments into Revolving Loans and Commitments, respectively, under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, (2) shall execute (or shall be deemed to have executed) a counterpart of the Master Assignment and (3) shall, in accordance with the Master Assignment, sell via an assignment (at 100% of par) the entire aggregate principal amount of its Existing Revolving Loans and Existing Commitments pursuant to the Master Assignment (it being understood and agreed that such Lender’s signature to this Amendment shall be deemed to be such Lender’s written consent to the assignment described in this Section 2(b)).

(c)           Each Existing Lender that fails to execute and return a signature page to this Amendment by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time), on July 13, 2021, shall be deemed to be a Non-Continuing Lender and, in accordance with Section 2.19(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement, shall be required to execute (or shall be deemed to have executed) a counterpart of the Master Assignment and shall, in accordance therewith, sell via an assignment (at 100% of par) the entire aggregate principal amount of its Existing Revolving Loans and Existing Commitments pursuant to the Master Assignment.

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Section 3.             Master Assignment.

(a)           Pursuant to the Master Assignment entered into (or deemed entered into) by each Continuing Lender and each Non-Continuing Lender in accordance with Section 2 of this Amendment, each Continuing Lender and each Non-Continuing Lender shall sell and assign the principal amount of its Existing Revolving Loans and Existing Commitments as set forth in Schedule I to the Master Assignment (as completed by the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date) to Barclays Bank PLC, as assignee (in such capacity, the “Replacement Lender”) under the Master Assignment (collectively, the “Inbound Assignments”) and, immediately after giving effect to the Inbound Assignments on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the Replacement Lender shall sell and assign the principal amount of its Existing Revolving Loans and Existing Commitments as set forth in Schedule I to the Master Assignment (as completed by the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date) to the Continuing Lenders, as assignees (collectively, the “Outbound Assignments”).  Each Lender and each Issuing Bank’s signature page to this to this Amendment shall be deemed to be it signature page to the Master Assignment.  Each of the US Borrower and the Canadian Borrower’s signature page to this Amendment shall be deemed its signature page to the Master Assignment. At the election of the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion), the Master Assignment (and Schedule I thereto) may be completed and executed as one or more separate agreements, each with a separate Schedule I.

(b)          Each Lender that does not execute a signature page to this Amendment on or prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date shall be deemed to be a Non-Consenting Lender (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement). Pursuant to Section 2.19(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement, such Non-Consenting Lender shall execute or, by virtue of the Administrative Agent’s signature to this Amendment, shall be deemed to have executed, the Master Assignment.

(c)           Each Loan Party and each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Lead Borrower, to (i) determine all amounts, percentages and other information with respect to the Revolving Loans and Commitments of each Continuing Lender in a manner consistent with the Amended and Restated Commitment Letter, dated as of February 12, 2021 (the “Commitment Letter”), by and among Barclays Bank PLC and the other financial institutions party thereto as Commitment Parties (as defined therein) and the US Borrower and (ii) enter and complete all such amounts, percentages and other information in the Register maintained pursuant to Section 9.05(b)(iv) of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as appropriate.  After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment, the amounts of the “Revolving Loans” and “Commitments” shall be as set forth in this Amendment and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.  The Administrative Agent’s determination of such amounts in a manner consistent with the Commitment Letter and entry thereof in the Register shall be conclusive evidence of the existence, amounts, percentages and other information with respect to the obligations of the Borrowers under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, in each case, absent manifest error.  For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Article VIII and Section 9.03 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement shall apply to any determination, entry or completion made by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 3.

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Section 4.             Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Amendment.

This Amendment shall become effective as of the date when, and only when, the following conditions precedent have been satisfied (or waived by the Arrangers), subject in all respects to the last paragraph of this Section 4, (such date, the “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date”):

(a)           Amendment and Loan Documents.  The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from the Released Party, the Borrowers, Holdings, and each other Loan Party party thereto on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date:  (i) a counterpart signed by each such Loan Party (or written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include a copy transmitted by facsimile or other electronic method) that such party has signed a counterpart and may be delivered in escrow pending the consummation of the Merger) of (A) this Amendment, (B) the Amended and Restated US Security Agreement, (C) the Amended and Restated Canadian Security Agreement, (D) the Amended and Restated Loan Guaranty, (E) the Amended and Restated ABL Intercreditor Agreement and (F) any Promissory Note requested by a Lender at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and (ii) if applicable, a Borrowing Request pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

(b)          [reserved].

(c)           Legal Opinions.  The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a favorable customary written opinion of (i) Ropes & Gray LLP, in its capacity as special counsel for the Loan Parties, (ii) Stikeman Elliott LLP and MLT Aikins LLP, as local Canadian counsels for the Loan Parties, and (iii) Thompson Hine LLP, as local Georgia counsel for the Loan Parties, in each case, dated as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks.

(d)          Financial Statements.  The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) copies of the audited consolidated balance sheets as of December 28, 2018, December 29, 2019 and December 26, 2020 and consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Lead Borrower and its subsidiaries (or, to the extent permitted by the Existing Credit Agreement, a Parent Company of the Lead Borrower) for such fiscals years then ended, (ii) copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2021 and related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Lead Borrower and its subsidiaries (or, to the extent permitted by the Existing Credit Agreement, a Parent Company of the Lead Borrower) for the fiscal quarter then ended and (iii) the unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of and for the most recently ended period pursuant to clause (i) or clause (ii) above, prepared after giving effect to the Transactions, which need not be prepared in compliance with Regulation S-X of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or include adjustments for purchase accounting.

(e)           Closing Certificates; Certified Charters; Good Standing Certificates.  The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i) a certificate of each Loan Party, dated as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and executed by a secretary, assistant secretary or other Responsible Officer (as the case may be) thereof of each Loan Party, dated as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, which shall (A) certify that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the resolutions or written consents of its shareholders, board of directors, board of managers,

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members or other governing body authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrowers, the borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and that such resolutions or written consents have not been modified, rescinded or amended (other than as attached thereto) and are in full force and effect, (B) identify by name and title and bear the signatures of the officers, managers, directors or authorized signatories of such Loan Party authorized to sign this Amendment and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and (C) certify (x) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or organization (or memorandum of association or other equivalent thereof) of such Loan Party certified by the relevant authority of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party and a true and correct copy of its by-laws or operating, management, partnership or similar agreement and (y) that such documents or agreements have not been amended (except as otherwise attached to such certificate and certified therein as being the only amendments thereto as of such date) and (ii) a good standing (or equivalent) certificate as of a recent date for such Loan Party from its jurisdiction of organization, to the extent available.

(f)           Representations and Warranties.  The (i) Specified Merger Agreement

Representations shall be true and correct solely to the extent required by the terms of the definition thereof and (ii) Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date; provided that (A) in the case of any Specified Representation which expressly relates to a specific date or period, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the respective date or for the respective period, as the case may be and (B) if any Specified Representation is qualified by or subject to a “material adverse effect”, “material adverse change” or similar term or qualification, the definition thereof shall be the definition of “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date Material Adverse Effect” for purposes of the making or deemed making of such Specified Representation on, or as of, the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (or any date prior thereto).

(g)          Fees.  Prior to or substantially concurrently with the initial availability of the Revolving Loans under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) all fees required to be paid by the Borrowers on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date pursuant to the Fee Letter and (ii) all expenses required to be paid by the Borrowers on or before the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date for which invoices have been presented at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel), in each case on or before the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, which amounts may be offset against the proceeds of any Revolving Loans borrowed on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.

(h)          Solvency.  The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a certificate dated as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date in substantially the form of Exhibit K to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement from the chief financial officer (or other officer with reasonably equivalent responsibilities) of the Lead Borrower certifying as to the matters set forth therein.

(i)           Perfection Certificate.  The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a completed Perfection Certificate dated as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and

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signed by a Responsible Officer of each Borrower, together with all attachments contemplated thereby.

(j)         Filings Registrations and Recordings.  Each document (including any UCC, PPSA or similar financing statement) required by any Collateral Document to be delivered on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date or under law to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected Lien on the Collateral required to be delivered pursuant to such Collateral Document, prior and superior in right of security to any other Person (subject to the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and other than with respect to Permitted Liens), shall have been received by the Administrative Agent and be in proper form for filing, registration or recordation.

(k)        Beneficial Ownership Certification.  If any Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, then such Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Borrower, to the extent reasonably requested by any Lender in writing at least ten (10) Business Days in advance of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.

(l)         Amendment No. 2 Effective Date Material Adverse Effect.  No Amendment No. 2 Effective Date Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since January 24, 2021.

(m)       USA PATRIOT Act.  No later than three (3) Business Days in advance of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received all documentation and other information required pursuant to applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act with respect to any Loan Party to the extent reasonably requested by any Lender in writing at least ten (10) Business Days in advance of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.

(n)         Officer’s Certificate.  The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower certifying as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date to the matters set forth in Sections 4(f) and (l) of this Amendment.

(o)         Refinancing.  Prior to or substantially concurrently with the initial availability of the Revolving Loans under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Refinancing (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement as in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date) shall have been consummated.

(p)         Junior Debentures Discharge and Redemption.  Prior to or substantially concurrently with the initial availability of the Revolving Loans under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Redemption Deposit (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement as in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date) with respect to the Junior Debentures shall have been deposited with the trustee under the Junior Debentures Indenture and a notice of redemption for all outstanding Trust Preferred Securities on the Redemption Date (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement as in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date) shall have been delivered.

(q)          PIPE Investment.  Prior to or substantially concurrently with the initial availability of the Revolving Loans under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the PIPE Investment shall have been consummated.

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(r)         Transactions.  The Merger shall have been consummated, or substantially simultaneously with the initial borrowings of the Revolving Loans under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, shall be consummated in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, without giving effect to any amendments, waivers or consents to the Merger Agreement by HMAN that are materially adverse to the interests of the Initial Revolving Lenders in their capacities as such without the consent of the Arrangers, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided, that (a) any decrease in the aggregate merger consideration (x) of up to 10% shall not be materially adverse to the interests of the Initial Revolving Lenders in their capacities as such, (y) greater than 10% shall not be materially adverse to the interests of the Initial Revolving Lenders in their capacities as such so long as such decrease is allocated, to the extent reducing any merger consideration payable in cash, to reduce the Initial Term Loans (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement as in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date) ratably (or on a greater than pro rata basis) with the PIPE Investment, and (z) reducing only consideration payable in stock shall not be materially adverse to the interests of the Initial Revolving Lenders in their capacities as such, (b) any increase in the purchase price shall not be materially adverse to the Initial Revolving Lenders in their capacities as such so long as such increase is funded by amounts permitted to be drawn hereunder, any increase in the PIPE Investment and/or the proceeds of Qualified Capital Stock, (c) any amendment, waiver or consent to the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” in the Merger Agreement shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the Initial Revolving Lenders in their capacities as such, (d) other than with respect to the foregoing clause (c), the granting of any consent or waiver under the Merger Agreement that is not materially adverse to the interests of the Initial Revolving Lenders in their capacities as such shall not otherwise constitute an amendment or waiver, and (e) the granting of any consent or waiver under the Merger Agreement with respect to any condition to closing based on (i) Closing Available Proceeds (as defined in the Merger Agreement) in Section 7.1(e) of the Merger Agreement, (ii) Cash and Cash Equivalents (as defined in the Merger Agreement) in Section 7.1(f) of the Merger Agreement, and/or (iii) Post-Closing Indebtedness (as defined in the Merger Agreement) in Section 7.1(g) of the Merger Agreement, in each case, shall not be materially adverse to the interests of the Initial Revolving Lenders in their capacities as such.

(s)         Borrowing Base Certificates.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a US Borrowing Base Certificate and a Canadian Borrowing Base Certificate, in each case, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.

For purposes of determining whether the conditions specified in this Section 4 have been satisfied on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, by funding the Revolving Loans under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent and each Lender that has executed this Amendment shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted, or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Lien on any Collateral (including the granting or perfection of any security interest) or Guarantee is not or cannot be provided on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (other than (i) the granting of liens in the Collateral owned by Holdings, the US Borrower and each US Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the US Security Agreement to the extent perfection of a Lien on such Collateral may be perfected solely by the

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filing of a financing statement under the UCC, (ii) a pledge of the Capital Stock of the Lead Borrower to the extent such pledge may be perfected on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date by the delivery to the Term Agent as bailee and agent for the Administrative Agent of a stock or equivalent certificate representing such Capital Stock (together with a stock power or similar instrument endorsed in blank for the relevant certificate), (iii) a pledge of the Capital Stock of each subsidiary required to be a Subsidiary Guarantor to the extent such pledge may be perfected on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date by the delivery to the Term Agent as bailee and agent for the Administrative Agent of a stock or equivalent certificate representing such Capital Stock (together with a stock power or similar instrument endorsed in blank for the relevant certificate), but solely to the extent such Subsidiary Guarantor is a currently a “subsidiary guarantor” under the Existing Term Facility (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement as in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date)  whose stock or equivalent certificates have been pledged and delivered to the administrative agent under the Existing Term Facility (unless due to the COVID-19 pandemic, obtaining any such stock certificates from the administrative agent under the Existing Term Facility is impractical, in which case, such stock certificates shall be delivered to the to the Term Agent as bailee and agent for the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (or such later date as the Term Agent may reasonably agree) and (iv) the Guarantee by Holdings and each material Subsidiary Guarantor)), then the provision (and/or perfection) of such Collateral and/or Guarantee shall not constitute a condition precedent to the availability of the of the Revolving Loans under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date but may instead be provided (and/or perfected) within ninety (90) days (or five (5) Business Days in the case of any Guarantee) after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date or such later date as the Administrative Agent, to the extent relating to ABL Priority Collateral, may reasonably agree.  For the avoidance of doubt, delivery of insurance certificates and lien searches are not conditions to the availability of the of the Revolving Loans under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date but the Lead Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver such insurance certificates and lien searches on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date or soon as thereafter as reasonably practicable.

Section 5.             Representations and Warranties.

On and as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, after giving effect to this Amendment, each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders as follows:

(a)           Each Loan Party has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party.  Each Loan Party has taken all necessary corporate action (including obtaining approval of its shareholders, if necessary) to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party.  This Amendment and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party party thereto, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Loan Party, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the Legal Reservations.  Each Loan Party’s execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party does not (x) violate, the terms of (a) the Term Credit Agreement or any other material Contractual Obligations to which such Loan Party is a party which violation, in the case of this Section 3(a), would reasonably be expected to

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result in a Material Adverse Effect, (b) any Requirement of Law applicable to such Loan Party, which violation, in the case of this clause (b), would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (c) any Organization Document of such Loan Party or (y) result in the imposition of any Lien upon the property of any Loan Party by reason of any of the foregoing.

(b)          The representations and warranties contained in Article III of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect is true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date as though made on and as of such date, other than any such representation or warranty which relates to a given date or period, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such date or period.

(c)           The execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents by each Loan Party party thereto and the performance by each Loan Party thereof 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 and (ii) such consents, approvals, registrations, filings, or other actions the failure to obtain or make which would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.             Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents.

(a)           As of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, each reference in the Existing Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the Existing Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, by means of words like “thereunder,” “thereof” and words of like import), shall mean and be a reference to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and this Amendment and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement shall be read together and construed as a single instrument.

(b)          Except as expressly amended and restated on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, all of the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Loan Guaranty and all other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.  This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Loan Guaranty or any other Loan Document.

(c)           The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lenders, the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver or amendment of any other provision of any of the Loan Documents or for any purpose except as expressly set forth herein.

(d)          This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document under the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

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Section 7.             Fees and Expenses.

The Borrowers agree to pay all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with this Amendment to the extent required by Section 9.03 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

Section 8.             Counterparts.

This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute a single contract.  This Amendment shall become effective on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile or by email as a “.pdf” or “.tiff” attachment shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.  The words “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, Assignment and Assumptions, amendments or other modifications, Borrowing Requests, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it.

Section 9.             Governing Law.

(a)           THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT, WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT (AT LAW OR IN EQUITY) OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(b)          The jurisdiction, venue and service of process provisions of Section 9.10 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement shall apply to this Amendment mutatis mutandis.

Section 10.           Notices.

All communications and notices hereunder shall be given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

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ANNEX I

SCHEDULE A

INBOUND MASTER ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

FOR THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC. AND THE HILLMAN GROUP CANADA ULC

AMENDMENT NO. 2

This Master Assignment and Assumption Agreement (this “Master Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth in Section 8 below (the “Effective Date”) and is entered into by and between each Assignor identified in item 1 below (each, an “Assignor”) and the Assignee identified in item 2 below (the “Assignee”).  It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of each of the Assignors hereunder are several and not joint.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below, receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee.  The standard terms and conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto (the “Standard Terms and Conditions”) are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Master Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, each Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee as described below, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the applicable Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date, (i) all of the applicable Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender or an Issuing Bank under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the principal amount of Commitments and Revolving Loans identified opposite such Lender or Issuing Bank’s name on Schedule I hereto under the caption “Commitments/Revolving Loans held immediately prior to the Effective Date” and/or “Maximum Letters of Credit held immediately prior to the Effective Date”, as applicable, and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable Law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the applicable Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender or an Issuing Bank under the Credit Agreement) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to as an “Assigned Interest”).  Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to any Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Master Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by any Assignor.

By purchasing the Assigned Interest, the Assignee agrees that, for purposes of that certain Amendment No. 2, dated as of July 14, 2021 (the “Second Amendment”), by and among Holdings, certain direct and indirect subsidiaries of Holdings, the Lenders referred to therein, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks, to the Credit Agreement (as defined below), it shall be deemed to have consented and agreed to (1) the Second Amendment and (2) the amendment and restatement of the Credit Agreement (in the form of Exhibit A attached to Amendment No. 2).

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ANNEX 1

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

MASTER ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

1.   Representations and Warranties.

1.1.   Assignors.  Each Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest transferred by it hereunder, (ii) such Assigned Interest transferred by it hereunder is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Master Assignment and Assumption (or, if it fails to so execute and deliver this Master Assignment and Assumption Agreement, it acknowledges that it will be deemed to have done so pursuant to Section 2.19(b) of the Credit Agreement) and to consummate the transactions by it contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2.   Assignee.  The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is an Eligible Assignee and has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Master Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender or an Issuing Bank under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 9.05(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 9.05(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as a Lender (as such Credit Agreement or such other Loan Document may be further amended, amended and restated or supplemented from time to time) as a Lender or an Issuing Bank thereunder and, to the extent of the applicable Assigned Interests acquired by it hereunder, shall have the obligations of a Lender or an Issuing Bank thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, ABL Intercreditor Agreement and has received or has been afforded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Master Assignment and Assumption and to purchase such Assigned Interests acquired by it hereunder, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or Issuing Bank and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Master Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest, (vi) it has examined the list of Disqualified Institutions and it is not (A) a Disqualified Institution or (B) an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution [(other than, in the case of this clause (B), a Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate)]¹, (vii) attached to the Master Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee and (viii) is not an Affiliated Lender; and (b) agrees that (x) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Assignor or any other Lender or Issuing Bank, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, (y) it appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement, the ABL

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2.   Payments.  From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of each Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the applicable Assignors for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

3.   General Provisions.  This Master Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted under the Credit Agreement.  This Master Assignment and Assumption may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Master Assignment and Assumption by facsimile or by email as a “.pdf” or “.tiff” attachment  shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Master Assignment and Assumption.  This Master Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. The Administrative Agent, acting as a non-fiduciary agent of the US Borrower, shall record this Assignment and Assumption in the Register as of the Effective Date.

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OUTBOUND MASTER ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

FOR THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC. AND THE HILLMAN GROUP CANADA ULC

AMENDMENT NO. 2

This Master Assignment and Assumption Agreement (this “Master Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth in Section 8 below (the “Effective Date”) and is entered into by and between each Assignor identified in item 1 below (the “Assignor”) and each Assignee identified in item 2 below (each, an “Assignee”).  It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of each of the Assignee hereunder are several and not joint.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below, receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee.  The standard terms and conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto (the “Standard Terms and Conditions”) are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Master Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to each Assignee as described below, and each Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date, (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender or an Issuing Bank under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the principal amount of Commitments and Revolving Loans identified opposite the Lender or Issuing Bank’s name on Schedule I hereto under the caption “Commitments/Revolving Loans held immediately prior to the Effective Date” and/or “Maximum Letters of Credit held immediately prior to the Effective Date”, as applicable, and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable Law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the applicable Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender or an Issuing Bank under the Credit Agreement) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to as an “Assigned Interest”).  Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Master Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

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MASTER ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

1.   Representations and Warranties.

1.1.    Assignors.  The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest transferred by it hereunder, (ii) such Assigned Interest transferred by it hereunder is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Master Assignment and Assumption (or, if it fails to so execute and deliver this Master Assignment and Assumption Agreement, it acknowledges that it will be deemed to have done so pursuant to Section 2.19(b) of the Credit Agreement) and to consummate the transactions by it contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2.    Assignee.  Each Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is an Eligible Assignee and has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Master Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender or an Issuing Bank under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 9.05(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 9.05(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as a Lender (as such Credit Agreement or such other Loan Document may be further amended, amended and restated or supplemented from time to time) as a Lender or an Issuing Bank thereunder and, to the extent of the applicable Assigned Interests acquired by it hereunder, shall have the obligations of a Lender or an Issuing Bank thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, ABL Intercreditor Agreement and has received or has been afforded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Master Assignment and Assumption and to purchase such Assigned Interests acquired by it hereunder, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or Issuing Bank and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Master Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest, (vi) it has examined the list of Disqualified Institutions and it is not (A) a Disqualified Institution or (B) an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution [(other than, in the case of this clause (B), a Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate)]², (vii) attached to the Master Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee and (viii) is not an Affiliated Lender; and (b) agrees that (x) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Assignor or any other Lender or Issuing Bank, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, (y) it appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement, the ABL

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2.       Payments.  From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of each Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the applicable Assignors for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

3.       General Provisions.  This Master Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted under the Credit Agreement.  This Master Assignment and Assumption may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Master Assignment and Assumption by facsimile or by email as a “.pdf” or “.tiff” attachment  shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Master Assignment and Assumption.  This Master Assignment and Assumption shall be construed in accordance with and governed by, the laws of the State of New York.  The Administrative Agent, acting as a non-fiduciary agent of the US Borrower, shall record this Assignment and Assumption in the Register as of the Effective Date.

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ABL CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of May 31, 2018

as amended as of November 15, 2019,

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THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC.,

as US Lead Borrower,

BIG TIME PRODUCTS, LLC,

as US Co-Borrower,

THE HILLMAN GROUP CANADA ULC,

as Canadian Borrower,

HILLMAN INVESTMENT COMPANY,

THE HILLMAN COMPANIES, INC.,

as Holdings,

THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO,

as Lenders and Issuing Banks,

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender,

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BARCLAYS BANK PLC and MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.,

as Joint Lead Arrangers of the Additional Revolving Commitments

BARCLAYSBARCLAYS BANK PLC, JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, CITIZENS BANK OF

AMERICA, N.A. and MUFG UNION, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., (ACTING THROUGH ITS

CANADA BRANCH), MUFG UNION BANK, N.A. and PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,

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ABL CREDIT AGREEMENT

ABL CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 31, 2018, as amended as of November 15, 2019 and as further amended and restated as of July 14, 2021 (this “Agreement”), by and among The Hillman Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “US Lead Borrower”), Big Time Products, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (the “US Co-Borrower” and together with the US Lead Borrower, the “US Borrowers” and each a “US Borrower”), The Hillman Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), The Hillman Group Canada ULC, a British Columbia unlimited liability company (the “Canadian Borrower”), Hillman Investment Company, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the Lenders and Issuing Banks from time to time party hereto, including and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”), and Barclays, in its capacities as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and the Swingline Lender, with Barclays, Jefferies Finance LLC (“Jefferies”), Citizens Bank, N.A. (“Citizens”) andBank of America, N.A., Bank of America, N.A. (acting through its Canada Branch), MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (“MUFG”)and PNC Capital Markets LLC as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (in such capacities, the “Lead Arrangers” and each a “Lead Arranger”), Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC (“CSLF”, in such capacity, together with each Lead Arranger, the “Arrangers” and each an “Arranger”) and PNC Bank, National Association, as a documentation agent (the “Documentation Agent”), an “Arranger”).

RECITALS

A.           The Borrowers, Holdings, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent, are party to that certain ABL Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2018 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the “Original Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders party to the Original Credit Agreement made certain loans and other extensions of credit to the Borrowers.

B.           Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into HMAN (the “Merger”), with HMAN as the surviving corporation, and as result of the Merger, Holdings and the US Borrower will become indirect Subsidiaries of Landcadia Parent.

C.           In connection with the consummation of the Merger, (i) Landcadia Parent will obtain equity financing proceeds in an aggregate amount of $375.0 million pursuant to a private placement of its Class A common stock (the “PIPE Investment”) to the PIPE Investors, (ii) Landcadia Parent will redeem its Class A common stock to the extent, if any, any of its shareholders have elected to redeem their shares of such Class A common stock in connection with the Merger (the “Landcadia Stock Redemption”), and (iii) trust cash held by Landcadia Parent from Landcadia Parent’s initial public offering remaining after the Landcadia Stock Redemption and the proceeds of the PIPE Investment will be applied to consummate the Transactions, including the Trust Preferred Redemption, the payment of certain Transaction Costs and the contribution directly or indirectly to the US Borrower to be applied, together with the proceeds of the Term Facility and any borrowings under the ABL Facility on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, to effect the Refinancing (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement).

AD.        The US Lead Borrower (i) previouslyhas requested that the Lenders (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) extend credit in the form of senior secured term loan credit facilities in an aggregate principal amount of $695,000,0001.035 billion comprised of (A1) a $530,000,000835.0 million term loan facility and (B2) a $165,000,000200.0 million delayed draw term loan facility, and

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

E.           This Agreement restates, supersedes and replaces the Original Credit Agreement in its entirety. The parties hereto agree that (i) the Obligations of the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as of the Closing Date shall remain outstanding without novation and shall constitute continuing Obligations and (ii) the extensions of credit under the Original Credit Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.  Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

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DEFINITIONS

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

“30-Day Average Availability” means, during the 30-consecutive day period immediately preceding the relevant date of calculation, the quotient, obtained by dividing (a) the sum of each day’s Availability during the 30-consecutive day period immediately preceding the relevant date of calculation by (b) thirty (30) days.

“ABL Intercreditor Agreement” means (a) the ABL Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit OL hereto, dated as of the Closing Date, and as amended and restated as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, by and among the Administrative Agent, the First LienTerm Agent and the other parties thereto from time to time and acknowledged by the US Loan Parties, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time; (b) an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement as in effect on the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date with any material modifications which are reasonably acceptable to the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent; and (c) if requested by the Lead Borrower, an intercreditor agreement the terms of which are consistent with market terms governing security arrangements for the sharing of Liens and Collateral proceeds on a Split Collateral Basis at the time the intercreditor agreement is proposed to be established, so long as the terms of such intercreditor agreement are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower; provided, that (i) if required by the Administrative Agent prior to agreeing that any form (or modification) is reasonably acceptable to it, the form of any other intercreditor agreement shall be deemed acceptable to the Administrative Agent (and the Lenders) if posted to the Lenders and not objected to by the Required Lenders within five (5) Business Days thereafter, (ii) any ABL Intercreditor Agreement shall be limited to terms governing the sharing of Liens and the relative rights and obligations of the secured parties regarding Collateral (other than Canadian Collateral) and the proceeds thereof and shall not restrict or limit any Indebtedness or the terms and conditions thereof (including any amendments and refinancings) to the extent such Indebtedness would otherwise be permitted by the Loan Documents and (iii) in no event shall an ABL Intercreditor Agreement provide that any Indebtedness secured by Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral be secured by Liens on such ABL Priority Collateral

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that are pari passu with or senior to the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing the First Priority Secured Obligations.

“ABL Priority Collateral” means US ABL Priority Collateral and Canadian Collateral.

“ABR”, when used in reference to any Revolving Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Revolving Loan, or the Revolving Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

“ABR Revolving Loan” means a Revolving Loan to the US BorrowersBorrower bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

“Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in the UCC (and/or, with respect to any Accounts of any Canadian Loan Party, as defined in the PPSA), including all rights to payment for Inventory, merchandise and goods sold or leased, or for services rendered.

“Account Debtor” means any Person obligated on an Account.

“ACH” means automated clearing house transfers.

“Acquired Canadian Eligible Accounts” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Canadian Borrowing Base”.

“Acquired Canadian Eligible Inventory” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Canadian Borrowing Base”.

“Acquired US Eligible Accounts” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “US Borrowing Base”.

“Acquired US Eligible Inventory” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “US Borrowing Base”.

“Acquisition” means (a) the acquisition of, and business combination with the Target and (b) the other transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement.

“Acquisition Agreement” means the definitive documentation for the Acquisition.

“Additional Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article 8VIII.

“Additional Revolving Commitments” means any revolving credit commitment added pursuant to Section 2.22 or 2.23.

“Additional Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of all Additional Revolving Loans of such Lender, plus the aggregate outstanding amount at such time of such Lender’s LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure and participation interest in Protective Advances and Overadvances, in each case, attributable to its Additional Revolving Commitments.

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“Additional Revolving Facility” means any revolving credit facility added pursuant to Section 2.22 or 2.23.

“Additional Revolving Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(b).

“Additional Revolving Loans” means any Revolving Loan made hereunder pursuant to any Additional Revolving Commitments.

“Adjustment Date” means the first day of January, April, July and October of each calendar year.

“Administrative Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

“Administrative Agent Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.15(b).

“Administrative Questionnaire” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(d).

“Adverse Proceeding” means any action, suit, proceeding (whether administrative, judicial or otherwise), governmental investigation or arbitration (whether or not purportedly on behalf of Holdings, the Borrowers or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries) at law or in equity, or before or by any Governmental Authority, domestic or foreign (including any Environmental Claim), whether pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings, any Borrower or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, threatened in writing, against or affecting Holdings, the Borrowers or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries or any property of Holdings, the Borrowers or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries.

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

“Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with, that Person. No Person shall be an “Affiliate” of Holdings or any subsidiary thereof solely because it is an unrelated portfolio company of the Sponsor and none of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangersany Arranger, any Lender (other than any Affiliated Lender or any Debt Fund Affiliate) or any of their respective Affiliates shall be considered an Affiliate of Holdings or any subsidiary thereof. For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Jefferies LLC and its Affiliates shall be deemed to be Affiliates of Jefferies Finance LLC and its Affiliates.

“Aggregate Commitments” means, at any time, the sum of all Commitments at such time. As of the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date, the amount of Aggregate Commitments is $250,000,000250.0 million.

“Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this ABL Credit Agreement.

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“AHYDO” means an “applicable high yield discount obligationobligations” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code.

“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50%, (b) to the extent ascertainable, the Published LIBO Rate (which rate shall be calculated based upon an Interest Period of one (1) month and shall be determined on a daily basis) plus 1.00%, (c) the Prime Rate and (d) 0.00% per annum. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Published LIBO Rate, as the case may be, shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Published LIBO Rate, as the case may be.

“Alternate Currency” means (a) as regards the US BorrowersBorrower, any currency other than Dollars and (b) as regards the Canadian Borrower, any currency other than Dollars and Canadian Dollars, approved by the Lenders in accordance with Section 1.131.14.

“Amendment No. 1” means that certain Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2019, by and among Holdings, the Borrowers, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Administrative Agent, certain Additional Lenders (as defined therein) and the Consenting Lenders (as defined therein).

“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means the first Business DayNovember 15, 2019, being the date on which each of theall conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 of Amendment No. 1 were satisfied.

“Amendment No. 2” means that certain Amendment No. 2 to this Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2021, by and among Holdings, the Borrowers, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

“Amendment No. 2 Effective Date” means July 14, 2021, being the date on which all conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 of Amendment No. 2 are satisfied or waived.

“Amendment No. 2 Effective Date Material Adverse Effect” means a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement (as in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date)).

“Applicable Creditor” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.24(b).

“Applicable Intercreditor Agreement” means (a) in the case of Collateral, an ABL Intercreditor Agreement, and (b) otherwise, any Additional Agreement.

“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender for any Class, the percentage of the Aggregate Commitments for such Class represented by such Lender’s Commitment for such Class; provided that for purposes of Section 2.21 and otherwise herein, when there is a Defaulting Lender, any such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment shall be disregarded in the relevant calculations. In the event the Aggregate Commitments for any Class shall have expired or been terminated, the Applicable Percentages of any Lender of such Class shall be determined on the basis of the Revolving Credit Exposure of the applicable Lenders of such Class, giving effect to any assignments and to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination.

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“Applicable Rate” means, for any day,

(a)          with respect to Initial Revolving Loans, any Overadvance or any Protective Advance, (x) to the extent the Total Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period) is greater than or equal to than 5.002.75 to 1.00, the rate per annum applicable to the relevant Class of Revolving Loans set forth below, based upon the Average Availability for the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter; provided that until the first Adjustment Date following the completion of at least one (1) full Fiscal Quarter ended after the Closing Date, the “Applicable Rate” shall be the applicable rate per annum set forth below in CategoryAmendment No. 2 Effective Date, Average Availability shall be determined in accordance with the Original Credit Agreement for the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date:

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or (y) to the extent the Total Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period) is less than 5.00or equal to 2.75 to 1.00, the rate per annum applicable to the relevant Class of Revolving Loans set forth below, based upon the Average Availability for the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter:

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(b)          with respect to any Additional Revolving Loan of any Class, the rate or rates per annum specified in the applicable Incremental Revolving Facility, or Extension Amendment.

The Applicable Rate pursuant to clause (a) shall be adjusted quarterly on a prospective basis on each Adjustment Date based upon the Average Availability in accordance with the table above;

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provided that if a Borrowing Base Certificate is not delivered when required pursuant to Section 5.01(l), the “Applicable Rate” shall be the rate per annum set forth above in Category 3 until such Borrowing Base Certificate is delivered in compliance with Section 5.01(l).

“Approved Appraiser” means Hilco Valuation Services, LLC or any other appraiser or consultant approved in writing by the Lead Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) so long as an Event ofno Specified Default does not exist or is continuing, in which case the Lead Borrower’s consultation (but not approval) shall be required with respect to the appointment of an “Approved Appraiser”.

“Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person (other than a natural person or a Disqualified Institution) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities and is administered, advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) any Affiliate of such Lender or (c) any entity or any Affiliate of any entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.

“Arrangers” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement. “Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.05), and accepted by the Administrative Agent in the form of Exhibit A-1A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower.

“Availability” means as of any applicable date, the amount by which the Line Cap exceeds the Total Revolving Credit Exposure, in each case at such time.

“Availability Reserve” means without duplication, (a) the Rent and Charges Reserve; (b) the Hedge Product Reserve, (c) the Banking Services Reserve; provided that reserves of the type described in this clause (c) shall be instituted only after consultation with the Lead Borrower; (d) the Priority Payable Reserve; (e) the GST, HST Tax Reserve; (f) the Royalty Reserve; and (g) such additional reserves not otherwise addressed in clauses (a) through (f) above, in such amounts and with respect to such matters, as the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion may elect to establish or modify from time to time.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) such Availability Reserves shall not be established or changed except upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Lead Borrower) prior written notice to the Lead Borrower, which notice shall include a reasonably detailed description of such applicable Availability Reserve being established (during which period (a) the Administrative Agent shall, if requested, discuss any such Availability Reserve or change with the Lead Borrower and (b) the Lead Borrower may take such action as may be required so that the event, condition or matter that is the basis for such Availability Reserve or change thereto no longer exists or exists in a manner that would result in the establishment of a lower Availability Reserve or result in a lesser change thereto, in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (ii) the amount of any Availability Reserve established by the Administrative Agent, and any change in the amount of any Availability Reserve, shall be limited to such Availability Reserve or changes as the Administrative Agent determines in its Permitted Discretion to be necessary (a) to reflect items that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the value of the applicable Eligible Accounts or Eligible Inventory or (b) to reflect items that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the enforceability or priority of the Administrative Agent’s Liens on the applicable Collateral, and (iii) the amount of any Availability Reserve established by the Administrative

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Agent, and any change in the amount of any Availability Reserve, shall have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition or other matter that is the basis for such Availability Reserve, criteria, rate or such change; provided that (x) no Availability Reserves may be established after the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date based on circumstances, contingencies, events, conditions or matters known to the Administrative Agent as of the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date for which no Availability Reserve was imposed on the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date or criteria included in the definitions of Eligible Accounts or Eligible Inventory, in each case, as in effect on the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date, unless such events, conditions or matters have changed in any material adverse respect since the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date, (y) in no event shall any Availability Reserve with respect to any component of the Borrowing Base duplicate any Availability Reserve or adjustment already accounted for in determining eligibility criteria (including collection and/or advance rates) and (z) no Availability Reserve shall be imposed on the first 5% of dilution of Accounts and thereafter no dilution Availability Reserve shall exceed 1% for each incremental whole percentage in dilution over 5% (it being agreed that partial percentage point reserves are permitted (e.g., a reserve for 0.1 percentage points where dilution is 5.1%)). Notwithstanding clause (i) of the preceding sentence, changes to the Availability Reserves solely for purposes of correcting mathematical or clerical errors (and such other changes as are otherwise agreed to by the Lead Borrower) shall only be subject to a notice period of one (1) Business Day, it being understood that no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to result therefrom, if applicable, for a period of five (5) Business Days.

“Available Excluded Contribution Amount” means, at any time, an amount equal to the aggregate, without duplication:

(a)          the sum of:

(i)           the greater of $90.0 million and 35.0% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA; plus

(ii)          [reserved]; plus

(iii)         the amount of any Cash orand Cash Equivalents or the fair market value of other assets or property (as reasonably determined by the Borrowers,(including from the proceeds of any property or assets (including Capital Stock)) and the Fair Market Value of property or assets contributed to the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by any Parent Company or received by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in return for any issuance of Qualified Capital Stock to any Parent Company (but excluding any amounts (w) constituting a Cure Amount (or similar term with respect to an equity cure of a financial covenant default), (x) received byfrom the BorrowersLead Borrower or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Subsidiary, (y) the proceeds of equity used to incur Contribution Indebtedness, or (z) consisting of the proceeds of any loan or advance made pursuant to Section 6.06(h)(ii)), in each case, during the period from and including the day immediately following the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date through and including such time from:; plus

(1)          contributions in respect of Qualified Capital Stock (other than any amounts received from the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries), and

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(2)          the sale of Qualified Capital Stock of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than (x) to the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrowers, (y) pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or (z) with the proceeds of any loan or advance made pursuant to Section 6.06(h)(ii)).

(iv)         the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case, of the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness or such Disqualified Capital Stock issued to the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), which has been directly or indirectly converted into or exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock of the Lead Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company (or contributed to the Lead Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company and cancelled), together with the Fair Market Value of any Cash Equivalents and the Fair Market Value of any property or assets received by the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary upon such exchange, conversion or contribution, in each case, during the period from and including the day immediately following the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date through and including such time; plus

(v)          the net proceeds received by the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during the period from and including the day immediately following the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date through and including such time in connection with the Disposition to any Person (other than the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of any acquisition or Investment made in reliance on amounts available under Section 6.06(r); plus

(vi)         the aggregate proceeds received by the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during the period from and including the day immediately following the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date through and including such time in connection with returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts received in Cash, Cash Equivalents and/or the Fair Market Value of any property or assets, including cash principal repayments and interest payments of loans, in each case, received in respect of any Investment made after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date in reliance on amounts available under Section 6.06(r); plus

(vii)        an amount equal to the sum of (A) the amount of any Investments by the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in reliance on amounts available under Section 6.06(r) in any Unrestricted Subsidiary (in an amount not to exceed the aggregate amount of Investments in such Unrestricted Subsidiary) that has been redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or is liquidated, wound up or dissolved into, the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (B) the amount of Cash, Cash Equivalents and the Fair Market Value of the property or assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that have been transferred, conveyed or otherwise distributed to the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, during the period from and including the day immediately following the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date through and including such time and (C) the net proceeds received by the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during the period from and including the day immediately following the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date through and including such time in connection with the sale, transfer or other disposition (other than to Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of the Capital

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Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary that was previously a Restricted Subsidiary and designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent such proceeds have not otherwise increased any other Restricted Payment basket under Section 6.04(a); plus

(viii)       the amount of any “Declined Proceeds” (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement); minus

The Available Excluded Contribution Amount shall be reduced by(b) an amount equal to the sum of (i) Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 6.04(a)(iii), plus (ii) Restricted Debt Payments made pursuant to Section 6.04(b)(vi) and, plus (iii) Investments made pursuant to Section 6.06(r), in each case, after the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date and prior to such time or contemporaneously therewith.

“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 2.14(d).

“Average Availability” means, on the applicable Adjustment Date, the quotient, expressed as a percentage, obtained by dividing (a) the average daily Availability for the Fiscal Quarter immediately preceding such Adjustment Date by (b) the average daily Line Cap for such Fiscal Quarter. In determining “Average Availability”, the Borrowing Base as of any day shall be calculated by reference to the most recent Borrowing Base Certificates delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to such day pursuant to Section 5.01(l).

“Average Usage” means, on the applicable Adjustment Date, the quotient, expressed as a percentage, obtained by dividing (a) the average daily Outstanding Amount of the Total Revolving Credit Exposure for the Fiscal Quarter immediately preceding such Adjustment Date by (b) the average daily Aggregate Commitments (other than Commitments of Defaulting Lenders) for such Fiscal Quarter.

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

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

“Banking Services” means each and any of the following bank services provided to Holdings, theany Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) under any arrangement that is in effect on the Closing Date between Holdings, theany Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and a counterparty that is (or is an Affiliate or branch of) the Administrative Agent, any Lender or an Arranger as of the Closing Date or (b) under any arrangement that is entered into after the Closing Date by Holdings,

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theany Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with any counterparty that is (or is an Affiliate or branch of) the Administrative Agent, any Lender or an Arranger at the time such arrangement is entered into: commercial credit cards, stored value cards, purchasing cards, treasury management services, netting services, overdraft protections, check drawing services, automated payment services (including depository, overdraft, controlled disbursement, ACH transactions, return items and interstate depository network services), employee credit card programs, cash pooling services and any arrangements or services similar to any of the foregoing and/or otherwise in connection with Cash management and Deposit Accounts.

“Banking Services Obligations” means any and all obligations of Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether absolute or contingent and however and whenever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), in connection with Banking Services, in each case, that has been designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as being Banking Services Obligations for the purposes of the Loan Documents, it being understood that each counterparty thereto shall be deemed (A) to appoint the Administrative Agent as its non-fiduciary agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (B) to agree to be bound by the provisions of Article 8VIII, Section 9.03, Section 9.10, Section 9.11 and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement (and any other applicable Additional Agreement) as if it were a Lender.

“Banking Services Reserve” means the aggregate amount of reserves established by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its Permitted Discretion in respect of Secured Banking Services Obligations.

“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.). “BA Loan Rate” means the BA Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

“BA Rate” means, for any date, a per annum rate of interest equal to the Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances rate, or comparable or successor rate approved by the Administrative Agent, determined by it at or about 10:00 a.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the applicable day (or the preceding Business Day, if the applicable day is not a Business Day) for a term comparable to the BA Rate Revolving Loan, as published on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page (or, if such page is not available, any other commercially available source designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time); provided that in no event shall the BA Rate be less than zero.

“BA Rate Revolving Loans” means Revolving Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars and bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the BA Loan Rate.

“Barclays” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

“Benchmark” means, initially, USD LIBOR; provided, that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to USD LIBOR or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.14(a).

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“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:

(1)          the sum of: (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

(2)          the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

(3)          the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) the then-prevailing market convention or any evolving market convention that the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower reasonably expect to become the prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar-denominated broadly syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

provided that, in the case of clause (1), such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion and in consultation with the Lead Borrower; provided further, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, (i) upon the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event, and the delivery of a Term SOFR Notice, on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date the “Benchmark Replacement” shall revert to and shall be deemed to be as set forth in clause (1) of this definition (subject to the proviso above), and (ii) if the then-prevailing market convention or any evolving market convention that the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower reasonably expect to become the prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar-denominated broadly syndicated credit facilities is not Term SOFR (as contemplated by clause (1) above) or Daily Simple SOFR (as contemplated by clause (2) above), at the request of the Lead Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, the Benchmark Replacement may be determined pursuant to clause (3) above. If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) above would be less than 0.00%, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be 0.00% for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:

(1)          for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent:

(a)          the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest

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Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor;

(b)          the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; and

(2)          for purposes of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date or (ii) the then-prevailing market convention or any evolving market convention that the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower reasonably expect to become the prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities;

provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion and in consultation with the Lead Borrower.

“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides, and the Lead Borrower reasonably agrees, are appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement that permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with the prevailing market practice for U.S. dollar denominated broadly syndicated credit facilities (or, if the Administrative Agent decides in its reasonable discretion that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent decides, and the Lead Borrower reasonably agrees, that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower reasonably agree is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).

“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

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(2)          in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein (subject to the proviso therein) and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

(3)          in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein;

(4)          in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event, the date that is thirty (30) days after the date a Term SOFR Notice is provided to the Lenders and the Lead Borrower pursuant to Section 2.14(c); or

(5)          in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.

For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

(1)          a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

(2)          a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the

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time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

(3)          a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer representative.

For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.14 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.14.

“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding individual beneficial ownership solely to the extent expressly required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

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

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

“Blocked Account Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.15(a).

“Blocked Accounts” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.15(a).

“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the U.S.

“Borrower Materials” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d).

“Borrowers” means, collectively, the US BorrowersBorrower and the Canadian Borrower, and each, individually, a “Borrower”.

“Borrower Materials” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d).

“Borrowing” means any (a) Revolving Loans of the same Type and Class made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of LIBO Rate Revolving Loans or BACDOR Revolving Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, (b) incurrence of Swingline Loans or (c) Protective Advance.

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“Borrowing Base” means, at any time of calculation, the aggregate amount of the US Borrowing Base and the Canadian Borrowing Base.

“Borrowing Base Certificates” means the US Borrowing Base Certificate or Canadian Borrowing Base Certificate, as applicable.

“Borrowing Request” means a request by any Borrower (or the Lead Borrower on its

behalf) for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03 and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1 or such other form that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and such Borrower (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Borrower.

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City, New York or Toronto, Ontario are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that (x) when used in connection with a LIBO Rate Revolving Loan or Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars, 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, or (y) when used in connection with any BA RateCDOR Revolving Loan or Letter of Credit denominated in Canadian Dollars any funding, disbursement, settlement and/or payments in Canadian Dollars in respect of such BA RateCDOR Revolving Loan or Letter of Credit or any other dealing in Canadian Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such BA RateCDOR Revolving Loan or Letter of Credit, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Canadian Dollar deposits in the Toronto interbank market.

“Canadian AML Laws” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17.

“Canadian Base Rate” means, at any time, the annual rate of interest equal to the greaterhighest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50%, (c) to the extent ascertainable, the Published LIBO Rate (which rate shall be calculated based upon an Interest Period of one month and shall be determined on a daily basis) plus 1.00%. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the applicable Canadian Base Rate shall at no time be less than 0.00% per annum.

“Canadian Base Rate Revolving Loans” means Revolving Loans to the Canadian Borrower denominated in Dollars and bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Canadian Base Rate.

“Canadian Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

“Canadian Borrowing Base” means the Dollar Equivalent sum of the following as set forth in the most recently delivered Canadian Borrowing Base Certificate:

(a)          85% of the Canadian Loan Parties’ Eligible Accounts; plus

(b)          the lesser of (i) 85% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of the Canadian Loan Parties’ Eligible Inventory or (ii) 75% of the lower of (A) the market value (on a first in first out basis) or (B) the book value of the Canadian Loan Parties’ Eligible Inventory (in each case, as determined by Canadian Borrower (or the Lead Borrower on its behalf) in good faith); plus

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(c)          the positive amount, if any, by which the US Borrowing Base exceeds the total Initial US Revolving Credit Exposure (without giving effect to any increase in the US Borrowing Base pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “US Borrowing Base”); plus

(d)          100% of Qualified Cash of the Canadian Loan Parties up to an amount not exceeding $10,000,00015.0 million in the aggregate; minus

(e)          any Availability Reserve established in connection with the foregoing.

In connection with any Specified Transaction, the Canadian Borrower may submit a Canadian Borrowing Base Certificate reflecting a calculation of the Canadian Borrowing Base that includes Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory (otherwise satisfying the criteria in respect thereof, contained in such definition) acquired by Canadian Loan Parties in connection with such Specified Transaction (the “Acquired Canadian Eligible Accounts” and the “Acquired Canadian Eligible Inventory”, respectively) and, from and after the Specified Transaction Date, the Canadian Borrowing Base hereunder shall be calculated giving effect thereto; provided that prior to the completion of a field examination and inventory appraisal with respect to such Acquired Canadian Eligible Accounts and Acquired Canadian Eligible Inventory, such adjustment to the Canadian Borrowing Base shall only be available if a customary desktop audit with respect to such assets reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion has been completed and shall be limited to, from the Specified Transaction Date until the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Specified Transaction Date, the aggregate amount of Acquired Canadian Eligible Accounts and Acquired Canadian Eligible Inventory included in the Canadian Borrowing Base prior to the completion of a field examination and inventory appraisal with respect thereto, shall not exceed 10% of the Canadian Borrowing Base (calculated after giving effect to the inclusion (up to such 10% cap) of the Acquired Canadian Eligible Accounts and Acquired Canadian Eligible Inventory as to which a field examination and inventory appraisal has not been performed). From the ninety-first (91st) day following the Specified Transaction Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree), the Canadian Borrowing Base shall be calculated without reference to the Acquired Canadian Eligible Accounts and the Acquired Canadian Eligible Inventory until a field examination and inventory appraisal has been completed with respect to such assets; it being understood and agreed that (x) there shall be no Default or Event of Default solely as a result of a failure to complete and deliver such inventory appraisal and field examination on or prior to the dates indicated above and (y) the performance of such inventory appraisal and field examination on the Acquired Canadian Eligible Accounts and the Acquired Canadian Eligible Inventory shall not count toward the limitations on the number of inventory appraisals and field examinations contained in Section 5.06(b).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) for the period from and including the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date until the ninetieth (90th) day after the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date (or (A) such earlier date on which the Canadian Borrower delivers an inventory appraisal and field examination reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or (B) such later date as the Administrative Agent agrees to in its Permitted Discretion) and (ii) for purposes of the Canadian Borrowing Base Certificate required to be delivered on or prior to the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date, the Canadian Borrowing Base shall be $31,250,000the Canadian Borrowing Base as specified in the most recent Canadian Borrowing Base Certificate delivered under the Original Credit Agreement; provided, that the Canadian Borrowing Base shall be deemed to be $0 if thesuch inventory appraisal and field examination are not delivered by the ninety-first (91st) day after the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent agrees to in its Permitted Discretion).

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“Canadian Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Canadian Borrower, in substantially the form of Exhibit M, as such form, subject to the terms hereof, may from time to time be modified as agreed by the Canadian Borrower and the Administrative Agent or such other form which is acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

“Canadian Collateral” means any and all property of any Canadian Loan Party subject (or purported to be subject) to a Lien under any Collateral Document and any and all other property of any Canadian Loan Party, now existing or hereafter acquired, that is or becomes subject (or purported to be subject) to a Lien pursuant to any Collateral Document, in each case, to secure the Canadian Secured Obligations.

“Canadian Concentration Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.15(a).

“Canadian Dollars” or “C$” refers to the lawful money of Canada.

“Canadian Employee” means any employee or former employee of the Canadian Borrower or any other Canadian Loan Party.

“Canadian Employee Plan” means any employee benefit, health, welfare, supplemental unemployment benefit, bonus, pension, supplemental pension, profit sharing, retiring allowance, severance, deferred compensation, stock compensation, stock purchase, unit purchase, retirement, life, hospitalization insurance, medical, dental, disability or other employment group or similar benefit or employment plans or supplemental arrangements applicable to the Canadian Employees but does not include any Canadian Pension Plan.

“Canadian Hedge Product Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Canadian Secured Hedging Obligations”.

“Canadian LC Collateral Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(j).

“Canadian LC Exposure” means at any time, the sum of (a) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Canadian Letters of Credit at such time and (b) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all LC Disbursements with respect to Canadian Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed at such time. The Canadian LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall equal its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Canadian LC Exposure at such time.

“Canadian Letter of Credit” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(a)(i)(B).

“Canadian Letter of Credit Sublimit” means $10,000,00015.0 million, subject to increase in accordance with Section 2.22.

“Canadian Line Cap” means at any time, the lesser of (i) the aggregate Initial Canadian Commitment and (ii) the then-applicable Canadian Borrowing Base.

“Canadian Loan Party” any Loan Party that is a Canadian Person.

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“Canadian Lockbox” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.15(a).

“Canadian Obligations” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, fees and expenses (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 Initial Canadian Revolving Loans, any Additional Revolving Loans made to the Canadian Borrower, all Canadian Overadvances, all Canadian Protective Advances, all Canadian LC Exposure, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and all other advances to, debts, liabilities and obligations of the Canadian Loan Parties to the Lenders or to any Lender, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any indemnified party arising under the Loan Documents in respect of any Initial Canadian Revolving Loan, any Additional Revolving Loans made to the Canadian Borrower, Canadian Overadvance, Canadian Protective Advance, Canadian Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute, contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising.

“Canadian Overadvance” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04(b).

“Canadian Pension Plans” means each pension plan required to be registered under Canadian federal or provincial law that is maintained or contributed to by Canadian Loan Parties for their employees or former employees, but does not include the Canada Pension Plan or the Quebec Pension Plan as maintained by the Government of Canada or the Province of Quebec, respectively.

“Canadian Person” means any Person that is incorporated, organized or formed under the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof.

“Canadian Prime Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) theper annum rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Canadian Prime Rate” or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Bank of Canada as its prime rate and (b) the annual rate of interest equal to the sum of (i) the one-month BA Rate in effect on such day and (ii)established as the “prime rate” of Royal Bank of Canada which it quotes or establishes for such day as its reference rate of interest in order to determine interest rates for commercial loans made by it in Canadian Dollars in Canada which shall not be less than the one (1) month CDOR Rate plus 1.00%, with any such rate to be adjusted automatically, without notice, as of the opening of business on the effective date of any change in such rate,; provided that in no event shall the Canadian Prime Rate shall at no time be less than zero.

“Canadian Prime Rate Revolving Loans” means Revolving Loans made to the Canadian Borrower denominated in Canadian Dollars and bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Canadian Prime Rate.

“Canadian Protective Advance” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(a).

“Canadian Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Initial Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure or unused Initial Canadian Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Initial Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure and such unused Initial Canadian Commitments at such time; provided that the Initial Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure and unused Initial Canadian Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarding in the determination of the Canadian Required Lenders at any time.

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“Canadian Restricted Subsidiary” means, as to anythe Canadian PersonBorrower, any subsidiary of such personthe Canadian Borrower that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

“Canadian Secured Banking Services Obligations” means the Banking Services Obligations of the Canadian Loan Parties provided by Secured Banking Services Providers.

“Canadian Secured Hedging Obligations” means all Hedging Obligations (other than any Excluded Swap Obligations) under each Hedge Agreement between any Canadian Loan Party and a counterparty that is or becomes an Administrative Agent, a Lender, an Arranger or any Affiliate or branch of the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Arranger, for which such Canadian Loan Party agrees to provide security and in each case that has been designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Canadian Borrower as being a Canadian Secured Hedging Obligation for purposes of the Loan Documents, it being understood that each counterparty thereto shall be deemed (A) to appoint the Administrative Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (B) to agree to be bound by the provisions of Article 8, Section 9.03, and Section 9.10 and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a Lender; provided that for any such Canadian Secured Hedging Obligations to constitute “Designated Hedging Obligations,” the applicable Canadian Loan Party must have provided written notice to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit N notifying the Administrative Agent of (i) the ‎existence of the applicable Hedge Agreement and (ii) the maximum amount of obligations of the applicable Canadian Loan Party that may arise ‎thereunder (the “Canadian Hedge Product Amount”). The Canadian Hedge Product Amount may be changed from time to time upon ‎written notice to the Administrative Agent by the applicable Secured Party and Canadian Loan Party.  ‎No Canadian Hedge Product Amount may be established or increased at any time that a Default or ‎Event of Default exists, or if a reserve in such amount would cause a Canadian Overadvance.

“Canadian Secured Obligations” means all Secured Obligations of the Canadian Loan Parties.

“Canadian Security Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Canadian ABL Pledge and Security Agreement among the Canadian Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Borrower, and to the extent that a Canadian Loan Party has a place of business, registered office, chief executive office or tangible property in the province of Quebec, such term shall include each deed of hypothec and all related documents as may be applicable.

“Canadian Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Canadian Borrower that is a Canadian Person.

“Canadian Successor Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.07(a).

“Canadian Super Majority Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Initial Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure and unused Initial Canadian Commitments representing more than 66 ²/₃% of the sum of the aggregate Initial Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure and such unused Initial Canadian Commitments of all Lenders at such time; provided that the Initial Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure and unused Initial Canadian Commitment of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in the determination of the Canadian Super Majority Lenders at any time.

“Capital Lease” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is or should be accounted for as a capital lease or finance lease on the balance sheet of that Person (but excluding any

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operating or non-finance lease regardless of whether the obligations thereunder are included as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person).

“Capital Stock” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing, but excluding for the avoidance of doubt any Indebtedness convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing.

“Captive Insurance Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower that is maintained as a self-insurance subsidiary and is subject to regulation as an insurance company (and any Restricted Subsidiary thereof).

“Cash” means money, currency or a credit balance in any Deposit Account.

“Cash Dominion Period” means (a) each Liquidity Period or (b) the period during which any Specified Default has occurred and is continuing.

“Cash Equivalents” means, as at any date of determination, (a) readily marketable securities (i) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed or insured as to interest and principal by the U.S. or Canadian government or (ii) issued by any agency or instrumentality of the U.S. or Canada, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. or Canada, in each case maturing within one (1) year after such date and, in each case, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating thereto; (b) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the U.S. or province or territory of Canada or any political subdivision of any such state, province or territory or any public instrumentality thereof or by any foreign government, in each case maturing within one (1) year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency) and, in each case, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating thereto; (c) commercial paper maturing no more than one (1) year from the date of creation thereof and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency); (d) deposits, money market deposits, time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances (or similar instruments) maturing within one (1) year after such date and issued or accepted by any Lender or by any bank organized under, or authorized to operate as a bank under, the laws of the U.S. or Canada, any state or province, as applicable, thereof or the District of Columbia or any political subdivision thereof and that has capital and surplus of not less than $100,000,000100.0 million and, in each case, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating thereto; and (e) shares of any money market mutual fund that has (i) substantially all of its assets invested in the types of investments referred to in clauses (a) through (d) above, (ii) net assets of not less than $250,000,000250.0 million and (iii) a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s; and (f) solely with respect to any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, any investment such Captive Insurance Subsidiary is not prohibited to make in accordance with applicable law.

“Cash Equivalents” shall also include (x) Investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (a) through (ef) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parent companies thereof) have the ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (y) other short-term Investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries in

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accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in Investments analogous to the Investments described in clauses (a) through (ef) and in this paragraph.

“CDOR Rate” means the rate of interest per annum equal to the average rate for Canadian bankers’ acceptances for a term comparable to the relevant Interest Period appearing on the “Reuters Screen CDOR Page” (or comparable nationally recognized screen as determined by the Administrative Agent if the Reuters Screen CDOR Page is not available) at or about 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such interest period (or such date, as applicable); provided that the CDOR Rate shall at no time be less than zero.

“CDOR Revolving Loans” means Revolving Loans to the Canadian Borrower denominated in Canadian Dollars and bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the CDOR Rate.

“CFPOA” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.17(b).

“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, treaty, rule or regulation after the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date, (b) any change in any law, treaty, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date or (c) compliance by any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) or any Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or such Issuing Bank or by such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date (other than any such request, guideline or directive to comply with any law, rule or regulation that was in effect on the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date). For purposes of this definition and Section 2.15, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or U.S., Canadian or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, be deemed to be a Change in Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

“Change of Control” means the earliest to occur of:

(a) at any time prior to a Qualifying IPO, the Permitted Holders ceasing to beneficially own, either directly or indirectly (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), Capital Stock representing more than 50% of the total voting power of all of the outstanding voting stock of Holdings;

(a)          [reserved];

(b)          at any time on or after a Qualifying IPO,(b) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of Securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, but excluding (i) any employee benefit plan and/or Person acting as the trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator therefor, (ii) one or more Permitted Holders, (iii) any group directly or indirectly controlled by one or more Permitted Holders, and (iv) any underwriter in connection with any Qualifying IPOthe initial public offering of the Capital Stock of Landcadia Parent solely

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for the purposes of facilitating the distribution of such Capital Stock and the “sponsors” of Landcadia Parent), of Capital Stock representing more than the greater of (A) 40% of the total voting power of all of the outstanding voting stock of Holdings and (B) the percentage of the total voting power of all of the outstanding voting stock of Holdings beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the Permitted Holders; and

(c) (c)     the Lead Borrower ceasing to be a direct or indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Holdings (or any permitted successor hereunder);

provided that (x) a “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred with respect to clauses (a) orclause (b) above if the Permitted Holders have, at such time, the right or ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body of Holdings;, and (y) the creation of a Parent Company shall not in and of itself cause a Change of Control so long as at the time such Person became a Parent Company, (1) there is no change in the direct or indirect beneficial ownership of the total voting power of all of the outstanding voting stock of Holdings by the Permitted Holders or (2) no Person and no group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), including any such group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of Securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) (other than one or more Permitted Holders or any group directly or indirectly controlled by one or more Permitted Holders), shall have beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor provisions), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more, in the case of clause (a) above, or 40% or more, in the case of clause (b) above, of the total voting power of all of the outstanding voting stock of Holdings.

“Charge” means any charge, fee, loss, expense, cost, accrual or reserve of any kind.

“Charged Amounts” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.20.

“Citizens” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

“Class”, when used in reference to (a) any Revolving Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Revolving Loan, or the Revolving Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Initial US Revolving Loans, Initial Canadian Revolving Loans, US Protective Advances, Canadian Protective Advances, Additional Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans or other loans or series established as a separate “class” pursuant to Section 2.22 or 2.23, (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is an Initial Commitment, an Additional Revolving Commitment of any series established as a separate “Class” pursuant to Section 2.22 or 2.23 or a commitment to make any other Commitments under any other Revolving Facility established as a separate “Class” and (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Revolving Loan or Commitment of a particular Class. For purposes of this definition, any separate series or tranche shall be treated as a separate “Class” regardless of whether such series or tranche is specifically as a separate “Class”. For the avoidance of doubt, the Initial US Revolving Loans and the Initial Canadian Revolving Loans constitute separate Classes of Revolving Loans.

“Closing Date” means May 31, 2018.

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

“Co-Investors” means, individually and collectively, (a) any current and former officers, directors and members of the management of the Lead Borrower, any Parent Company and/or any

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Subsidiarysubsidiary of the Lead Borrower, solely to the extent that such Persons own Capital Stock in the Lead Borrower or any direct or indirect parent thereof on the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date, (b) Oak Hill Capital PartnersOCHP III HC RO, L.L.CP., Oak Hill Capital Partners III, L.P. and Oak Hill Capital Management Partners III, L.P., together with, in the case of this clause (b), their respective Affiliates (but not portfolio companies) and solely to the extent that such Persons or such Affiliates own Capital Stock in the Lead Borrower or any direct or indirect parent thereof on the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date, and (c) any other Person (other than the Sponsor) making a cash equity investment directly or indirectly in any Parent Company on or prior to the Closing Date, so long as, in each case, immediately after giving effect thereto, the Sponsor’s investment will constitute not less than 50.1% direct or indirect beneficial ownership of Holdings on the Closing Date.Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, including the PIPE Investors.

“Collateral” means the US Collateral and the Canadian Collateral; provided that solely to the extent the Lead Borrower elects to cause a Foreign Subsidiary to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the last sentence of the definition of “Subsidiary Guarantor”, the “Collateral” shall include any and all then existing or after acquired property of such Foreign Subsidiary to the extent subject to a Lien under any Collateral Document.

“Collateral Access Agreement” means a landlord waiver, bailee letter or acknowledgment agreement of any lessor, warehouseman, processor, consignee, mortgagee, customs broker or other Person (other than any Loan Party) having possession of, a Lien upon, or having rights or interests in the inventory (or any books or records relating thereto) of any Loan Party, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower.

“Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, subject to (x) the applicable limitations set forth in this Agreement and/or any other Loan Document and (y) the time periods (and extensions thereof) set forth in Section 5.12, the requirement that:

(a)          the Administrative Agent shall have received in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Loan Party after the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date pursuant to Section 5.12 (including by any Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary), and each Discretionary Guarantor:

(a)          (i)           in the case of any Person that will become a US Loan Party, (A) a joinder to the Loan Guaranty in substantially the form attached as an exhibit thereto, (B) a supplement to the US Security Agreement in substantially the form attached as an exhibit thereto, (C) if such Restricted Subsidiary owns registrations of or applications for U.S. Patents, Trademarks and/or Copyrights that constitute Collateral, an Intellectual Property Security Agreement, (D) a completed Perfection Certificate, (E) Uniform Commercial CodeUCC or the equivalent financing statements in appropriate form for filing in such jurisdictions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (F) an executed joinder to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement (and anany applicable Additional Agreement) in substantially the form attached as an exhibit thereto, and (G) entry into a Blocked Account Agreement with respect to each of its Blocked Accounts; and

(ii)          in the case of any Person that will become a Canadian Loan Party, (A) a joinder to the Loan Guaranty in substantially the form attached as an exhibit thereto, (B) a supplement to the Canadian Security Agreement in substantially the form attached as an exhibit thereto, (C) and/or, if applicable, a deed of hypothec, (C) a completed

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Perfection Certificate, (D) PPSA financing statements and other appropriate registration documents in appropriate form for filing in such jurisdictions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and (DE) entry into a Blocked Account Agreement with respect to each of its Blocked Accounts; and

(b)          each item of Collateral that such Restricted Subsidiary is required to deliver under Section 4.02 of the US Security Agreement or any corresponding provision inunder any other Collateral Document (whichrequired to be entered into pursuant to paragraph (i) above (which, in each case, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be delivered within the time periods (and extensions thereof) set forth in Section 5.12 and shall exclude Excluded Assets);

Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary,

(A)         no control agreements, other control arrangements or perfection by “control” shall be required (except as provided in clauses (y) and (z) below) and no Loan Party shall be required to perfect a security interest in any Collateral, in each case (to the extent applicable), other than perfection by (w) by filing of a UCC-1 financing statement or a PPSA financing statement, (x) with respect to IP Rights, by filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, (y) by delivery of certificates evidencing Capital Stock and, stock transfer forms executed in blank, notes and other evidence of indebtedness and note transfer forms executed in blank, in each case, to the extent required to be pledged as Collateral and required to be delivered pursuant to the US Security Agreement or the Canadian Security Agreement, andCollateral Documents, or (z) to the extent required pursuant to Section 5.15;

(B)         (i) no action (including any filings or registrations) outside of the United States in order to create or perfect any security interest in any asset located outside of the United States (with respect to assets and equity of US Loan Parties) or, outside of Canada (with respect to assets and equity of Canadian Loan Parties) (or outside of the jurisdiction of organization of any Foreign Discretionary Guarantor (with respect to assets and equity of such Foreign Discretionary Guarantor) (including with respect to intellectual property and equity interests) shall be required and (ii) no security or pledge agreements shall be governed by any other law other than the laws of New York (except the laws of any other U.S. state may govern to the extent necessary to create or perfect a security interest in any portion of the Collateral (with respect to US Loan Parties) and), the laws of any province or territory in Canada (with respect to Canadian Loan Parties) or the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of any Foreign Discretionary Guarantor (with respect to such Foreign Discretionary Guarantor); and

(C)         the Loan Parties shall not be required to take any action to collaterally assign to the Administrative Agent their respective rights under (w) the Merger Agreement, (x) any documentation governing a permitted acquisition or investment not prohibited under the terms of this Agreement, (y) any representation and warranty insurance policy or (z) any business interruption policy.

With respect to any Collateral that is not ABL PriorityTerm Collateral, prior to the Discharge of Term Obligations (as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement), to the extent that the Term Agent determines that any such property or assets shall not become part of, or shall be excluded from, the “Collateral” under the Term Facility, or that any delivery, perfection or notice requirement in respect of any such “Collateral” under the Term Facility shall be extended

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or waived, the Administrative Agent shall automatically be deemed to accept such determination under a provision that exists in substantially the same form in the Term Facility Documentation and the Loan Documents and shall execute any documentation, if applicable, requested by the Lead Borrower in connection therewith, including termination and release documents and extensions and waivers.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Lead Borrower elects to cause a Foreign Subsidiary to become a SubsidiaryForeign Discretionary Guarantor pursuant to the last sentence of the definition of “Subsidiary Guarantor”, such Foreign SubsidiaryDiscretionary Guarantor, as the case may be, shall (i) provide a Loan Guaranty and (ii) grant a perfected lien in favor of the Administrative Agent on substantially all of its assets (other than Excluded Assets) pursuant to arrangements reasonably agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower, which shall be consistent with the principles of, and be no more onerous and restrictive to such Foreign Discretionary Guarantor, than, the provisions applicable to the US Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantors organized in the United States, subject to customary limitations in such jurisdiction as may be reasonably agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower, and nothing in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” or other limitation in this Agreement shall in any way limit or restrict the pledge of assets and property by any such Foreign Subsidiary that is aDiscretionary Guarantor or the pledge of the Equity InterestsCapital Stock of such Foreign SubsidiaryDiscretionary Guarantor by any other Loan Party that holds such Equity InterestsCapital Stock, in each case, solely by virtue of such Foreign Discretionary Guarantor being a Foreign Subsidiary or otherwise an Excluded Subsidiary.

“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, (a) each Security Agreement, (b) each Intellectual Property Security Agreement, (c) any supplement to any of the foregoing delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” and (d) each of the other instruments and documents pursuant to which any Loan Party grants or perfects a Lien on any Collateral as security for payment of the Secured Obligations.

“Commercial Tort Claim” has the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Initial Commitment, Additional Revolving Commitment and any other commitment to provide Revolving Loans under a Revolving Facility, as applicable, in effect as of such time.

“Commitment Fee Rate” means on any date, with respect to the Initial Commitments, the applicable rate per annum set forth below based upon the Average Usage; provided that until the first Adjustment Date following the completion of at least one full Fiscal Quarter after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, “Commitment Fee Rate” shall be the applicable rate per annum set forth below in Level I:

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prospective basis on each Adjustment Date based upon the Average Usage as of such Adjustment Date.

“Commitment Schedule” means the Schedule attached to Amendment No. 1hereto as Schedule 11.01(a).

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

“Company Competitor” means (a) any Person that is or becomes (i) a competitor of the Lead Borrower and/or any of its subsidiaries, (including after giving effect to the Merger and any other permitted acquisition) or (ii) an Affiliate of a Person described in clause (a)(i) and, in each case, identified in writing to the Administrative Agent, (b) any reasonably identifiable Affiliate of any person described in clause (a) above (on the basis of such Affiliate’s name) (other than any Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate unless the Lead Borrower has a reasonable basis to include such Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate as a Company Competitor or Disqualified Institution), and/or (c) any other Affiliate of any Person described in clause (a) or clause (b) above identified by name in a written notice to the Administrative Agent.

“Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate” means, with respect to any Company Competitor, any bona fide debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated lending entity that is (i) primarily engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business and (ii) managed, sponsored or advised by any Person that is Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such Company Competitor or Affiliate thereof, but only to the extent that no personnel associated or involved with the investment in (or management, control or operation of), such Company Competitor or such Affiliate thereof (A) makes (or has the right to make or participate with others in making) investment decisions on behalf of, or otherwise cause the direction of the investment policies of, such debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated entity or (B) has access, directly or indirectly (including through such Company Competitor or any of its Affiliates), to any information (other than information that is publicly available) relating to any Parent Company, Holdings, the Lead Borrower and/or any of their respective subsidiaries and/or any of their respective businesses; it being understood and agreed that the term “Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate” shall not include any Person that is a “Disqualified Institution” pursuant to clauses (a) or (c) of the definition thereof.

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

“Concentration Accounts” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.15(a).

“Confidential Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.13.

“Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means, as to any Person for any period, an amount determined in accordance with Section 1.08, for such Person on a consolidated basis equal to the total of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) the sum, without duplication, of (to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than in respect of clauses (v), (xi), (xiii), (xivxv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii) and, (xix) and (xx) below or deducted from revenues in net income (or loss) used in calculating Consolidated Net Income) the amounts of:

(i)           consolidated total interest expense determined in accordance with GAAP and, to the extent not reflected in such consolidated total interest expense, annual agency fees paid to the

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administrative agents and collateral agents under any credit facilities, costs associated with obtaining hedging arrangements and breakage costs in respect of hedging arrangements related to interest rates), any expense resulting from the discounting of any indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or, if applicable, purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition, penalties and interest relating to taxes, any “additional interest” or “liquidated damages” with respect to other securities for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, amortization or expensing of deferred financing fees, amendment and consent fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees, expenses and discounted liabilities and any other amounts of non-Cash interest, any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees and any other fees related to the Transactions or any acquisitions after the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date, commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) related to any qualified securitization facility, any accretion of accrued interest on discounted liabilities and any prepaymentPrepayment premium or penalty, interest expense attributable to a parent company resulting from push-down accounting and any lease, rental or other expense in connection with any lease that is not a capitalized lease, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk (net of interest income and gains on such hedging obligations), costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities (whether amortized or immediately expensed), fees and expenses paid to (or for the benefit of) any arranger, any administrative or collateral agent, any lender or any other secured party under the Loan Documents, and the Term Credit Agreement (and any related loan documents) or to (or for the benefit of) any other holder of permitted Indebtedness in connection with its services hereunder (including fees and expenses in connection with any modifications of the Loan Documents), other bank or any other Person in connection with its services as administrative agent or trustee, or similar capacity under any other Indebtedness permitted hereunder and financing fees;

(ii)          (A) provision for Taxes during such period (including pursuant to any Tax sharing arrangement or any distributions or other Restricted Payments for the payment of any Tax), including, in each case, arising out of tax examinations, repatriation of amounts from a Foreign Subsidiary and (without duplication) any payment to a Parent Company pursuant to Section 6.04(a)(i) and (iv) in respect of Taxes, and (B) the amount of any cash tax benefits related to the tax amortization of intangible assets in such period;

(iii)         depreciation and amortization (including, without limitation, amortization of goodwill, software and other intangible assets);

(iv)         any non-cash Charge (provided, that to the extent any such non-cash Charge represents an accrual or reserve for any actual or potential cash items in any future period (including of the type described in clause (vii) below), (A) such Person may elect (in its sole discretion) not to add back such non-cash Charge in the then-current period, in which case, any cash payment in respect thereof in any future period shall be not subtracted from Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, and (B) to the extent such Person elects (in its sole discretion) to add back such non-cash Charge in the then-current period, any cash payment in respect thereof in any subsequent periods shall be subtracted from Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (c)(v) below);

(v)          (A) Transaction Costs, and (B) transaction fees and Charges (1) in connection with the consummation of any transaction (or any transaction proposed and not consummated), (2) in connection with any Qualifying IPO (or any Qualifying IPO proposed and not consummated) and/or (3) that are actually reimbursed or reimbursable by third parties

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pursuant to indemnification or reimbursement provisions or similar agreements or insurance; provided, that in respect of any fee, cost, expense or reserve that is added back in reliance on clause (3) above, such Person in good faith expects to receive reimbursement for such fee, cost, expense or reserve within the next four Fiscal Quarters (it being understood that to the extent any reimbursement amount is not actually received within such Fiscal Quarters, such reimbursement amount shall be deducted in calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such Fiscal Quarters pursuant to clause (c)(iii) below);

(v)          [reserved];

(vi)         Public Company Costs;

(vii)        (A) management, monitoring, consulting, transaction and advisory fees (including termination fees) and indemnities and expenses actually paid or accrued by, or on behalf of, such Person or any of its subsidiaries (1) to the Investors (or their Affiliates or management companies) to the extent permitted under this Agreement or (2) as permitted by Section 6.09(f); (B) the amount of payments made to option holders of any Parent Company in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to shareholders of such Person, which payments are being made to compensate such option holders as though they were shareholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, including any cash consideration for any repurchase of equity, in each case to the extent permitted under the Loan Documents and (C) the amount of fees, expenses and indemnities paid to directors, including of Holdings or any Parent Company;

(viii)       losses or discounts on sales of receivables and related assets in connection with any receivables financing permitted under this Agreement;

(ix)         any Charges (or net income) attributable to any interest, non-controlling interest and/or minority interest of any third party in any Restricted Subsidiary;

(x)          the amount of earnout obligation expense (or similar Charges) incurred in connection with (including adjustments thereto) (A) the AcquisitionMerger, (B) acquisitions and Investments consummated prior to the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date, and (C) any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted by this Agreement, in each case, which is paid or accrued during the applicable period;

(xi)         pro forma “run rate” cost savings (including sourcing and supply chain savings), operating expense reductions, operating, revenue and productivity improvements and synergies (net of actual amounts realized) projected by the Lead Borrower in good faith that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable (in the good faith determination of such Person) in connection with (A) the Transactions related to actions that have been taken (including prior to the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date) or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Lead Borrower) within twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date (or, in respect of any pricing increases only, within 12 months after the Closing Date)Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and (B) any permitted acquisitions, Investments, Dispositions and other Specified Transactions, andoperating expense reductions, any operating, revenue and productivity improvements and enhancements, synergies, restructurings, cost savings initiatives and other initiatives (including, without limitation, new business, customer and contract wins, the modification and renegotiation of contracts and other arrangements, pricing adjustments and

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increases, supply chain optimization (including consolidating or changing suppliers, supply base reduction and reduction in materials costs), product and warranty improvements (including lean manufacturing initiatives, design, engineering and automation optimization and discontinuing or replacing products) and other items of the type described in clause (xii) below) projected by the Lead Borrower in good faith to result from actions that have been taken (including prior to completion of any such acquisitions, Investments, Dispositions and other Specified Transactions) or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Lead Borrower) within 24eighteen (18) months (or, in respect of any pricing increasesrevenue improvements and enhancements, only, within twelve (12) months) after any such acquisitions, Investments, Dispositions and other Specified Transactions or, operating expense reductions, any operating, revenue and productivity improvements and enhancements, synergies, restructurings, cost savings initiatives and other initiatives; pro forma “run rate” shall be the full benefit associated with any action taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savingsacquisitions, Investments, Dispositions and other Specified Transactions, operating expense reductions, any operating, revenue and productivity improvements, revenue and enhancements and, synergies, restructurings, cost savings initiatives and other initiatives had been fully realized on the first day of the applicable period for the entirety of such period;

(xii)        (A) Charges attributable to the undertaking and/or implementation of operating, revenue and productivity improvements and enhancements, operating expense reductions, cost savings initiatives and other initiatives, transitions, openings and pre-openings, business and operation optimization, restructurings and, integration (including, inventory optimization programs, software development, systems upgrade, closure or consolidation of facilities and plantsproperties, curtailments, entry into new markets, strategic initiatives and contracts, consulting fees, signing or retention costs, retention or completion bonuses, expansion and relocation expenses, severance payments, modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans or other post-employment benefit costs representing amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, actuarial losses, including amortization of such amounts arising in prior periods, amortization of the unrecognized net obligation (and loss or cost) existing at the date of initial application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 715, and any other items of a similar nature, new systems design and implementation and startup costs), (B) reductions, improvements, enhancements, synergies and initiatives as contemplated in clause (xi) above, and (C) Charges related to legal settlement, fines, judgments or orders, including with respect to warranty claims;

(xiii)       with respect to key making or copying, knife sharpening and other product or service related centers and kiosks that have been in operation for less than twelve (12) months during the applicable period, an amount equal to  (A) the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for each such center or kiosk during such period multiplied by twelve (12) divided by the numbers of months such center or kiosk has been in operation, minus (B) the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for each such center or kiosk actually included in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for during such period;

(xiv)       [reserved];

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in good faith expects to receive such proceeds within the next four Fiscal Quarters (it being understood that to the extent not actually received within such Fiscal Quarters, such proceeds shall be deducted in calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (c)(iv) below)) and (B) the amount of any cash tax benefits related to the tax amortization of intangible assets in such period;

(xv)        (A)         unrealized net losses in the Fair Market Value of any arrangements under Hedge Agreements and/or other derivative instrument pursuant to (in the case of such other derivative instruments) FASB ASC No. 815 – Derivatives and Hedging and (B) any net loss (less all fees and expenses or charges related thereto) attributable to the early extinguishment of indebtedness (and the termination of any associated hedging arrangements);

(xvi)        [reserved];

(xvixvii) the amount of (A) any Charge to the extent that a corresponding amount is received in cash by such Person from a Person other than such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person under any agreement providing for reimbursement of such Charge and (B) any Charge with respect to any liability or casualty event, business interruption or any product recall, (1) so long as such Person has submitted in good faith, and reasonably expects to receive payment in connection with, a claim for reimbursement of such amounts under its relevant insurance policy (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within the next four Fiscal Quarters) or (2) without duplication of amounts included in a prior period under clause (B)(1) above, to the extent such Charge is covered by insurance proceeds received in cash during such period (it being understood that if the amount received in cash under any such agreement in any period exceeds the amount of Charge paid during such period such excess amounts received may be carried forward and applied against any Charge in any future period);

(xviixviii) the amount of Cash actually received (or the amount of the benefit of any netting arrangement resulting in reduced Cash Charges) during such period, to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income in any period or related non-Cash gain deducted in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in any prior period;

(xviiixix) the excess of rent expense during such period over actual Cash rent paid over due to the use of straight line rent for GAAP purposes; and

(xixxx) Other Agreed Adjustments,

minus (c) to the extent such amounts increase Consolidated Net Income, without duplication:

(i)           non-cash gains or income; provided, that to the extent any non-cash gain or income represents an accrual or deferred income in respect of actual potential Cash items in any future period, such Person may elect (in its sole discretion) not to deduct such non-cash gain or income in the then-current period;

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(iii)         the amount added back to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (b)(v)(B)(3) above in a prior period to the extent the relevant reimbursement amounts were not received within the time period required by such clause and are required to be deducted from Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such required time periods pursuant to clause (b)(v)(B)(3) above;[reserved];

(iv)         the amount added back to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (b)(xivxv) above in a prior period to the extent the relevant business interruption insurance proceeds were not received within the time period required by such clause and are required to be deducted from Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (b)(xivxv) above;

(v)          to the extent that such Person added back the amount of any non-Cash charge to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (b)(iv) above in a prior period, the cash payment in respect thereof in the relevant future period (except as otherwise provided in clause (b)(iv) above); and

(vi)         the excess of actual Cash rent paid over rent expense during such period due to the use of straight line rent for GAAP purposes.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent applicable, (i) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the Fiscal Quarter ended on or around March 31, 2018 shall be deemed to be $29.3 million, (ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the Fiscal Quarter ended on or around December 31, 2017 shall be deemed to be $36.3 million, (iii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the Fiscal Quarter ended on or around September 30, 2017 shall be deemed to be $43.6 million and (iv) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the Fiscal Quarter ended on or around June 30, 2017 shall be deemed to be $47.5 million, in each case, as subject to adjustments pursuant to clause (b) of this definition to the extent applicable to any such Fiscal Quarter (and not otherwise already included in such amounts) and otherwise further adjusted on a Pro Forma Basis, including upon consummation thereof, in connection with the Acquisition.

“Consolidated First Lien Debt” means, as to any Person determined on a consolidated basis and in accordance with Section 1.08 (and, if applicable, Section 1.10), at any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Debt outstanding on such date (i) under this Agreement or (ii) that is secured by a Lien on the US Collateral on a pari passu or senior basis with the First Priority Secured Obligations (it being understood that Consolidated Total Debt outstanding on any applicable date of determination (subject to Section 1.111.10) under any Term Facility secured on a Split Collateral Basis (including the Term Facility as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date) and any other debt secured on a pari passu basis therewith, but excluding all Junior Lien Indebtedness (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement)) shall constitute Consolidated First Lien Debt, excluding (for the avoidance of doubt) any Junior Lien Indebtedness thereunder).

“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, as to any Person determined on a consolidated basis at any date of determination and in accordance with Section 1.08, the sum, without duplication, of (a) consolidated Cash interest of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any interest expense on the Junior Debentures and, for the avoidance of doubt, on any Trust Preferred Securities) determined in accordance with GAAP, (i) including (A) the Cash interest component of Capital Lease obligations and (B) net Cash payments made (less net Cash payments

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received) pursuant to obligations under permitted hedging arrangements related to interest rates (subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 1.08(b)); but (ii) excluding (to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income and not added back in computing Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA) (A) annual agency and trustee fees paid to the administrative agents and collateral agents and trustees under any credit facilities, indentures or other permitted Indebtedness, (B) costs associated with obtaining hedging arrangements and breakage costs in respect of hedging arrangements related to interest rates), (C) any expense resulting from the discounting of any Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or, if applicable, purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition, (D) penalties and interest relating to Taxes, (E) any “additional interest” or “liquidated damages” with respect to other securities for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, (F) amortization or expensing of deferred financing fees, amendment and consent fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees, expenses and discounted liabilities and any other amounts of non-cash interest, (G) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees and any other fees related to the Transactions or after the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date, any other transactions (including acquisitions and Indebtedness), (H) commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) related to any qualified securitization facility, (I) any accretion of accrued interest on discounted liabilities and any prepaymentPrepayment premium or penalty, (including amendment, tender and consent solicitation fees), (J) interest expense attributable to a parent company resulting from push-down accounting and (K) any lease, rental or other expense in connection with any lease that is not a Capital Lease, net of (b) Cash interest income of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

“Consolidated Net Income” means, as to any Person, determined in accordance with Section 1.08, on a consolidated basis (the “Subject Person”) for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Subject Person for such period taken as a single accounting period determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded, without duplication:

(a)          (i) the income of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Subject Person) in which any other Person (other than the Subject Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) has a joint interest, except that the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments (including any ordinary course dividend, distribution or other payment) paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the Subject Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by such Person during such period (regardless of whether such payment is in respect of the income of such Person in the current period or any prior period) shall be included in Consolidated Net Income or (ii) the loss of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Subject Person) in which any other Person (other than the Subject Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) has a joint interest, other than to the extent that the Subject Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has contributed cash or Cash Equivalents to such Person in respect of such loss during such period for the express purpose of funding such losses (but shall exclude any other Investment in such Person);

(b)          gains or losses (less all fees and expenses chargeable thereto) attributable to any sales or dispositions of Capital Stock or assets (including asset retirement costs) or of returned surplus assets, in each case, outside of the ordinary course of business;

(c)          gains or losses from extraordinary items, any one-time event or item, and nonrecurring or unusual items, in each case, as determined in good faith by the Subject Person (including any costs of and payments of actual or prospective legal settlements, fines, judgments or orders and all related fees and expenses), including in connection with any acquisitions, Investments and Dispositions;

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(d)          any unrealized or realized net foreign currency translation or transaction gains or losses impacting net income (including currency re-measurements of any Indebtedness); provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, realized gains and losses in respect of any Designated Operational FX Hedge shall be included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income;

(e)          any net gains, Charges or losses with respect to (i) any disposed (other than Dispositions of assets and inventory in the ordinary course of business), abandoned, divested and/or discontinued asset, property or operation (other than, at the option of the Lead BorrowerSubject Person, any asset, property or operation pending the disposal, abandonment, divestiture and/or termination thereof), (ii) any disposal (other than Dispositions of assets and inventory in the ordinary course of business), abandonment, divestiture and/or discontinuation of any asset, property or operation (other than, at the option of such Subject Person, relating to assets or property held for sale pending the Disposition thereof) and/or (iii) facilities or plants that have been closed during such period or for which Charges and losses were required to be recorded pursuant to GAAP;

(f)           (i) any net income or loss (less all fees and expenses or charges related thereto) attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness (and the termination of any associated Hedge Agreements) and (ii) any other losses and expenses incurred in connection with the early termination, refinancing or prepayment of guarantee obligations, operating leases and other similar contractual obligations;

(g)          (i) any Charges incurred pursuant to any management equity plan, profits interest or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, pension plan, any stock subscription or shareholder agreement or any distributor equity plan or agreement, or any similar equity plan or agreement, including any fair value adjustments that may be required under liquidity puts for such arrangements and (ii) any Charges in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Capital Stock held by management of any Parent Company, anythe Lead Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, to the extent that any such Charge is funded with net cash proceeds contributed to relevant Person as a capital contribution or as a result of the sale or issuance of Qualified Capital Stock;

(h)          accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted within twelve (12) months after the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date (or after the closing of any consummated acquisition or Investment) that are required to be established or adjusted as a result of the Transactions (or such acquisition or Investment) in accordance with GAAP or as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies in accordance with GAAP;

(i)           any (A) write-off or amortization made in such period of deferred financing costs and premiums paid or other expenses incurred directly in connection with any early extinguishment of Indebtedness, (B) impairment Charges, write-offs or write-downs of any assets and (C) amortization of intangible assets;

(j)           (A) effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Subject Person and its subsidiaries) in the Subject Person’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP (including in the inventory, property and equipment, software, goodwill, intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue, deferred rent, deferred trade incentives and other lease-related items, advanced billings and debt line items thereof) resulting from the application of recapitalization, accounting or purchase acquisition accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition

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or Investment or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of Taxes and (B) the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles or policies made in such period in accordance with GAAP which affect Consolidated Net Income (except that, if the Lead Borrower determines in good faith that the cumulative effects thereof are not material to the interests of the Lenders, the effects of any change, adoption or modification of any such principles or policies may be included);

(k)          the income or loss of any Person accrued prior to the date on which such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person or is merged into or consolidated or amalgamated with such Person’s assets are acquired by such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person.;

(l)           Transaction Costs;

(m)         transaction fees and Charges (1) in connection with the consummation of any transaction (or any transaction proposed and not consummated), (2) in connection with any offering of debt or equity securities (or any offering of debt or equity securities proposed and not consummated) and/or (3) that are actually reimbursed or reimbursable by third parties pursuant to indemnification or reimbursement provisions or similar agreements or insurance; provided, that in respect of any fee, cost, expense or reserve that is added back in reliance on clause (3) above, such Person in good faith expects to receive reimbursement for such fee, cost, expense or reserve within the next four Fiscal Quarters;

(n)          unrealized net losses and gains under Hedge Agreements and/or other derivative instrument;

(lo)         any costs or expenses incurred during such period relating to environmental remediation, litigation, or other disputes in respect of events and exposures that occurred prior to the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date; and

(mp)       any deferred tax expense associated with tax deductions or net operating losses arising as a result of the Transactions, or the release of any valuation allowance related to such items. “

“Consolidated Secured Debt” means, as to any Person determined on a consolidated basis, at any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Debt outstanding on such date that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral.

“Consolidated Total Assets” means, as to any Person determined on a consolidated basis and in accordance with Section 1.08, at any date of determination, all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the applicable Person at such date.

“Consolidated Total Debt” means, as to any Person determined on a consolidated basis and in accordance with Section 1.08, at any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness for borrowed money (which shall be deemed to include LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed within the time periods required by this Agreement) and the outstanding principal balance of all Indebtedness with respect to Capital Leases and purchase money Indebtedness, in each case, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) any letter of credit (including all undrawn letters of credit), bank guarantees or similar obligations and

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performance, surety or similar bonds, (ii) any intercompany Indebtedness eliminated in accordance with GAAP during consolidation and (iii) any such Indebtedness for which such Person has irrevocably deposited in trust or escrow the necessary funds (including Cash and Cash Equivalents) for the payment, redemption or satisfaction of Indebtedness), minus, (b) the aggregate amount of (i) unrestricted Cash (including all principal Cash held in dedicated accounts for the deposit of payments by customers and disbursements to be made in connection with services performed for customers) and Cash Equivalents of such Person in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (ii) Cash and Cash Equivalents restricted in favor of the Revolving Facility, and any Term Facility (which may also include Cash and Cash Equivalents securing other Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral along with the Revolving Facility, and any Term Facility); provided, that Consolidated Total Debt shall be calculated excluding any obligations under the Junior Debentures (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any Trust Preferred Securities).

“Contractual Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any provision of any Security issued by that Person or of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement or other instrument to which that Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound or to which it or any of its properties is subject.

“Contribution Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(r).

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

“Copyright” means the following: (a) all copyrights, rights and interests in copyrights, works protectable by copyright whether published or unpublished, copyright registrations and copyright applications; (b) all renewals of any of the foregoing; (c) all income, royalties, damages, and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages or payments for past, present or future infringements for any of the foregoing; (d) the right to sue for past, present, and future infringements of any of the foregoing; and (e) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing.

“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.

“Covenant Trigger Period” means the period (a) commencing on any day on which Availability is less than the greater of (i) 10% of the Line Cap and (ii) $20,000,00020.0 million and (b) continuing until the Availability for each day over a thirty (30) consecutive day period has been equal to or greater than the greater of (i) 10% of the Line Cap and (ii) $20,000,00020.0 million.

“Credit Extension” means each of (i) the making of a Revolving Loan or Protective Advance or (ii) the issuance, amendment, modification, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit (other than any such amendment, modification, renewal or extension that does not increase the Stated Amount of the relevant Letter of Credit).

“CSLF” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

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“Cure Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.15(b).

“Cure Right” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.15(b).

“Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than a natural person, Holdings, the Borrowers or their respective subsidiaries) that is primarily engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business and whose managers have fiduciary duties to the investors thereof that are independent of (or in addition to) their duties to Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrowers, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Sponsor (or any investor thereof).

“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent (which shall be substantially consistent with market practice for Dollar-denominated broadly syndicated credit facilities and administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent) in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR”; provided, that Daily Simple SOFR shall have become the then-prevailing market convention or an evolving market convention that the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably expect to become the prevailing market convention for benchmark rates for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities.

“Debtor Relief Laws” means (a) the Bankruptcy Code of the U.S., (b) the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), (c) the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), (d) the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act (Canada), and (e) and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, general assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief laws of the U.S., Canada or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

“Default” means any event or condition which upon notice, lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default.

“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that has (a) defaulted in its obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation, (x) to make a Revolving Loan within two (2) Business Days of the date required to be made by it hereunder or (y) to fund its participation in a Letter of Credit or Swingline Loan required to be funded by it hereunder within two (2) Business Days of such obligation arose or such Revolving Loan, Letter of Credit was required to be made or funded, (b) notified the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, any Issuing Bank or any Loan Party in writing that it does not intend to satisfy any such obligation 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 two (2) Business Days after the request of Administrative Agent or the Borrowers, to confirm in writing that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Revolving Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans; provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent if received prior to the applicable funding date, (d) become (or any parent company thereof has become) (i) insolvent or been determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Person or its assets, to be insolvent, or the assets or management of which has been taken over by any Governmental Authority or (ii) the subject of a Bail-In Action or (e) become the

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subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, monitor, 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 subject to this clause (e), the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent shall each have determined that such Lender intends, and has all approvals required to enable it (in form and substance satisfactory to each of the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent), to continue to perform its obligations as a Lender hereunder; provided that no Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Capital Stock in such Lender or its parent by any Governmental Authority; provided that, such action does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the U.S. or Canada or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contract or agreement to which such Lender is a party.

“Deposit Account” means a demand, time, savings, passbook or like account with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization, other than an account evidenced by a negotiable certificate of deposit.

“Derivative Transaction” means (a) any interest-rate transaction, including any interest-rate swap, basis swap, forward rate agreement, interest rate option (including a cap, collar or floor), and any other instrument linked to interest rates that gives rise to similar credit risks (including when-issued securities and forward deposits accepted), (b) any exchange-rate transaction, including any cross-currency interest-rate swap, any forward foreign-exchange contract, any currency option, and any other instrument linked to exchange rates that gives rise to similar credit risks, (c) any equity derivative transaction, including any equity-linked swap, any equity-linked option, any forward equity-linked contract, and any other instrument linked to equities that gives rise to similar credit risk and (d) any commodity (including precious metal) derivative transaction, including any commodity-linked swap, any commodity-linked option, any forward commodity-linked contract, and any other instrument linked to commodities that gives rise to similar credit risks; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants of the Borrowers or their subsidiaries shall be a Derivative Transaction.

“Designated Hedging Obligations” means any Canadian Secured Hedging Obligations and US Secured Hedging Obligations for which the applicable Loan Party has complied with the requirements of the definitions of Canadian Secured Hedging Obligations and US Secured Hedging Obligations, as applicable, to constitute “Designated Hedging Obligations.”

“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-Cash consideration received by the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any Disposition pursuant to Section 6.07(h) and/or Section 6.08 that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by the amount of Cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale or conversion of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration to Cash or Cash Equivalents).

“Designated Operational FX Hedge” means any Hedge Agreement entered into for the purpose of hedging currency-related risks in respect of the revenues, cash flows or other balance sheet items of Holdings, any Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiaries and designated at the time entered into (or on or prior to the Closing Date, with respect to any Hedge Agreement entered into on or prior to

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the Closing Date) as a Designated Operational FX Hedge by a Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent.

“Discretionary Guarantor” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Guarantor”.

“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, lease, sublease, or other disposition of any property of any Person.

“Disqualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock 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 (other than for Qualified Capital Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than for Qualified Capital Stock), in whole or in part, on or prior to ninety-one (91) days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued (it being understood that if any such redemption is in part, only such part coming into effect prior to ninety-one (91) days following the Latest Maturity Date shall constitute Disqualified Capital Stock), (b) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (i) debt securities or (ii) any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case at any time on or prior to ninety-one (91) days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued, (c) contains any mandatory repurchase obligation or any other repurchase obligation at the option of the holder thereof (other than for Qualified Capital Stock), in whole or in part, which may come into effect prior to ninety-one (91) days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued (it being understood that if any such repurchase obligation is in part, only such part coming into effect prior to ninety-one (91) days following the Latest Maturity Date shall constitute Disqualified Capital Stock) or (d) requires scheduled payments of dividends in Cash on or prior to ninety-one (91) days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued; provided that any Capital Stock 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 Capital Stock is convertible, exchangeable or exercisable) the right to require the issuer thereof to redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of any change in control, Qualifying IPOoffering of debt or equity securities or any Disposition occurring prior to ninety-one (91) days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock if (x) such Capital Stock provides that the issuer thereof will not redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions prior to the Termination Date or (y) such redemption is subject to events that would cause the Termination Date to occur.

Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, (A) if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants or by any such plan to such directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants, in each case in the ordinary course of business of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the issuer thereof in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations, and (B) no Capital Stock held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager, member of management or consultant (or their respective Affiliates or Immediate Family Members) of the Lead Borrower (or any Parent Company or any subsidiary) shall be considered Disqualified Capital Stock because such stock is redeemable or subject to repurchase pursuant to any management equity subscription agreement, stock option, stock appreciation right or other stock award agreement, stock ownership plan, put agreement, stockholder agreement or similar agreement that may be in effect from time to time.

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“Disqualified Institution” means:

(a)          (i) any Person that is identified in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date (or if identified after the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date, the disqualification of such person is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), (ii) any reasonably identifiable Affiliate of any Person described in clause (i) above (on the basis of such Affiliate’s name) and (iii) any other Affiliate of any Person described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) above that is identified by name in a written notice to the Administrative Agent after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date;

(b)          any Company Competitor (it being understood and agreed that no Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate of any Company Competitor may be designated as a Disqualified Institution pursuant to this clause (b) unless the Lead Borrower has a reasonable basis for such designation); and/or

(c)          any Affiliate or Representative of any ArrangerInitial Committed Lender that is engaged as a principal primarily in private equity, mezzanine financing or venture capital; provided, that no written notice delivered pursuant to clauses (a)(i), (a)(iii) above or clauses (a) and/or (c) of the definition of “Company Competitor” shall apply retroactively to disqualify any person that has previously acquired a valid assignment or participation interest in the Revolving Loans.

“Documentation Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

“Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any currency other than Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date or other relevant date of determination) for the purchase of Dollars with such other currency.

“Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the U.S.

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Lead Borrower

organized under the laws of the United States, any state or the District of Columbia.

“Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is USD LIBOR, the occurrence of a joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower to trigger a fallback from USD LIBOR and the provision by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders.

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

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

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“EEA Resolution Authority” means, any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institutionauthority to exercise any Write-Down and Conversion Powers.

“Eligible Accounts” means those Accounts created by any Loan Party (other than Holdings) in the ordinary course of business, that arise out of such Loan Party’s sale of goods or rendition of services, that comply with each of the representations and warranties in all material respects respecting Eligible Accounts made in the Loan Documents, and that are not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below; provided, however, that such criteria may be revised from time to time by the Administrative Agent in the Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion to address, among other things, the results of any audit performed by the Administrative Agent from time to time after the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date. In determining the amount to be included, Eligible Accounts shall be calculated net of customer deposits and unapplied cash and shall be reduced by, without duplication, the amount of all discounts, claims, credits or credits pending, promotional program allowances, rebated price adjustments, finance and service charges and counterclaims.  Eligible Accounts shall not include the following:

(a)          Accounts that are more than sixty (60) days past due;

(b)          Accounts owed by an Account Debtor where 50% or more of all Accounts owed by that Account Debtor are deemed ineligible under clause (a) above,

(c)          Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is an Affiliate of a Loan Party, or an employee or agent of a Loan Party, as applicable, (other than Accounts of an Affiliate that is a portfolio company of the Sponsor (and is not a Subsidiary of Holdings) arising in the ordinary course of business on arm’s length terms),

(d)          Accounts arising in a transaction wherein goods are sold pursuant to a guaranteed sale, a sale or return, a sale on approval, a bill and hold (except where ownership in the underlying good has been transferred to the Account Debtor and in connection therewith the Administrative Agent has in its Permitted Discretion, established an Availability Reserve), or any other terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor may be conditional,

(e)          Accounts that are payable in a currency other than Dollars, Canadian Dollars and Euro,

(f)           Accounts exceeding $10,000,00010.0 million in the aggregate with respect to which the Account Debtor is either (i) not domiciled in the United StatesU.S. or Canada or (ii) if other than a natural Person, not organized, formed or incorporated under the laws of the United States or Canada unless, (x) the Account is supported by an irrevocable letter of credit or other credit support reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or (y) the Account Debtor is an Affiliate of an Account Debtor that satisfies either clause (i) or (ii) above that has initiated the relevant purchase order on behalf of such Account Debtor in the ordinary course of business.,

(g)          (i) with respect to the US Borrowing Base, Accounts in excess of $2,500,0002.5 million in the aggregate with respect to which the Account Debtor is the United States or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States (exclusive, however, of Accounts with respect to which the applicable US Borrower has complied, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent, with the Assignment of Claims Act, 31 USC § 3727) or (ii) with respect to the Canadian Borrowing Base, Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is

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Canada or any province or territory of Canada or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof (exclusive, however, of Accounts with respect to which the Canadian Loan Party has complied, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent, with Part VII of the Financial Administration Act (Canada)),

(h)          Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a creditor of a Borrower or any Loan Party, has or has asserted a right of setoff, or has disputed its obligation to pay all or any portion of the Account, to the extent of such claim, right of setoff or dispute (unless such Account Debtor has entered into a written agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to waive such claim, right of offset, or dispute), solely to the extent of such claim, right of setoff or dispute or open accounts payable,

(i)           Accounts with respect to which an Account Debtor whose total obligations owing to the Loan Parties exceeds (x) 35% (in the case of Home Depot) or (y) 20% (in the case of any other Account Debtor) of all Eligible Accounts, to the extent of the obligations owing by such Account Debtor in excess of such percentage; provided, however, that, in each case, the amount of Eligible Accounts that are excluded because they exceed the foregoing percentage shall be determined by the Administrative Agent based on all of the otherwise Eligible Accounts prior to giving effect to any eliminations based upon the foregoing concentration limit but shall not be excluded in an amount in excess of the foregoing percentage,

(j)           Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is subject to an insolvency proceeding, is not Solvent, has gone out of business, or as to which a Borrower or any Loan Party has received notice of an imminent insolvency proceeding unless an Account Debtor has been authorized to pay such Accounts pursuant to a valid court order (and so long as the financial condition of such Account Debtor is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion),

(k)          Accounts that are not subject to the Administrative Agent’s valid and perfected first priority Lien (including taking into account the governing law of the applicable contracts evidencing the Accounts and sufficiency of the applicable Collateral Documents to create valid and perfected Liens with respect thereto as determined by the Administrative Agent acting in its Permitted Discretion); provided that this clause (k) shall not exclude from Eligible Accounts those Accounts subject to unregistered Liens created by operation of law that accrue amounts not yet due and payable, provided that such Liens are Permitted Liens,

(l)           Accounts with respect to which (i) the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped and billed to the Account Debtor, (ii) the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed and billed to the Account Debtor or (iii) the services represent fees for shared warehouse space, lab fees and other miscellaneous non-trade activity,

(m)         Accounts that represent the right to receive progress payments or other advance billings that are due prior to the completion of performance by the applicable Loan Party, of the subject contract for goods or services,

(n)          Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a person described in Section 3.17(a)(i) or a country listed in Section 3.17(a),

(o)          Accounts (i) exceeding $15,000,00015.0 million in the aggregate with terms requiring payment within three hundred sixty-five (365) days but not prior to one hundred

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eighty-one (181) days and (ii) with terms not requiring payment within three hundred sixty-five (365) days; and

(p)          any Account owed by an Account Debtor which has been sold (in whole or in part) by a Loan Party pursuant to a true sale factoring arrangement (for the avoidance of doubt, other than any Account subject to settlement, payment transfer and similar servicing arrangements (including the “PrimeRevenue System”), regardless of whether such arrangements provide for discounted payments in connection with such services so long as such arrangements are not intended to be true sales).

“Eligible Assignee” means (a) any Lender, (b) any commercial bank, insurance company, or finance company, financial institution, any fund that invests in loans or any other “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act), or (c) any Affiliate or branch of any Lender; provided that in any event, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (i) any natural person, (ii) any Disqualified Institution or (iii) the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates.

“Eligible In-Transit Inventory” means Inventory owned by a Loan Party (other than Holdings) that would be Eligible Inventory if it were not subject to a bill of lading or other document of title and in transit from a non-Loan Party location outside the United States or Canada to a location of sucha Loan Party within the United States or Canada, and that the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, deems to be Eligible In-Transit Inventory. Without limiting the foregoing, no Inventory shall be Eligible In-Transit Inventory unless it (a) is either (i) subject to a negotiable bill of lading or other negotiable document of title showing the Administrative Agent (or, with the consent of the Administrative Agent, the applicable Loan Party) as consignee, which negotiable bill of lading or other document of title is in the possession of the Administrative Agent or such other Person as the Administrative Agent shall approve, or (ii) being handled by a customs broker, freight forwarder or other handler that has delivered to the Administrative Agent a Collateral Access Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that, in the case of this clause (ii), (A) no Inventory shall be Eligible In-Transit Inventory if it is or becomes subject to (x) a negotiable bill of lading or other negotiable document of title showing any other Person other than the Administrative Agent (or, with the consent of the Administrative Agent, the applicable Loan Party) as consignee or (y) a non-negotiable bill of lading or other document of title showing any Person other than a Loan Party or the Administrative Agent as consignee or buyer, and (B) no more than $75.0 million of Inventory under this clause (ii) shall constitute Eligible In-Transit Inventory other than Inventory in excess of such amount that is subject to a negotiable bill of lading or other negotiable document of title showing the Administrative Agent (or, with the consent of the Administrative Agent, the applicable Loan Party) as consignee and in the possession of the Administrative Agent; (b) is fully insured in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion; (c) is not sold by a vendor that has a right to reclaim, divert shipment of, repossess, stop delivery, claim any reservation of title or otherwise assert Lien rights against the Inventory, or with respect to whom any Loan Party is in default of any obligations; (d) is subject to purchase orders and other sale documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion, and title has passed to the applicable Loan Party; and (e) is shipped by a common carrier that is not affiliated with the vendor and is not a person described in Section 3.17(a)(i) or a country listed in Section 3.17(a) or on any specially designated nationals list maintained by OFAC or similar list maintained by the Government of Canada and is not otherwise a “sanctioned” person under any Canadian AML Laws; and (f) is being handled by a customs broker, freight-forwarder or other handler that has delivered a Collateral Access Agreement.

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warranties in all material respects respecting Eligible Inventory made in the Loan Documents, and that is not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below; provided, however, that such criteria may be revised from time to time by the Administrative Agent in the Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion to address, among other things, the results of any audit or appraisal performed by the Administrative Agent from time to time after the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date. In determining the amount to be so included, Inventory shall be valued at cost or market value on a basis consistent with the Loan Parties’ historical accounting practices. An item of Inventory shall not be included in Eligible Inventory if:

(a)          a Loan Party does not have good, valid, and marketable title thereto,

(b)          a Loan Party does not have actual and exclusive possession thereof (either directly or through a bailee or agent of a Loan Party), unless, in each case, such Inventory is otherwise eligible pursuant to clause (d) below,

(c)        it is not located at a location in (i) with respect to the US Borrowing Base, the United States or (ii) with respect to the Canadian Borrowing Base, Canada (in each case, unless it is Eligible In-Transit Inventory),

(d)          it is in-transit to or from a location of a Loan Party (other than (i) in-transit from one location of a Loan Party to another location of a Loan Party and (ii) Eligible In-Transit Inventory),

(e)          it is located on real property leased by a Loan Party or in a contract warehouse, in each case, unless (i) it is subject to a Collateral Access Agreement or (ii) a Rent and Charges Reserve has been established by the Administrative Agent, if required in its Permitted Discretion,

(f)           it is the subject of a bill of lading or other document of title (unless it is Eligible In-Transit Inventory),

(g)        it is not subject to the Administrative Agent’s valid and perfected first priority Lien; provided that this clause (g) shall not exclude from Eligible Inventory that Inventory subject to unregistered Liens created by operation of law that secure amounts not yet due and payable, provided such Liens are Permitted Liens,

(h)          it is located at any location at which the aggregate value of all Inventory at such location is less than $500,000,

(i)           it is the portion of the Eligible Inventory that represents intercompany profit,

(j)           [reserved],

(k)          it is consigned to a customer,

(l)           any Inventory as to which the applicable Loan Party takes a revaluation reserve, but only to the extent of the reserve,

(m)         it is located at an outside processor or vendor,

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consumed in a Loan Party’s business, bill and hold goods, defective goods, “out-of-spec”, damaged, non-standard, trial items, “seconds” or Inventory acquired on consignment,

(o)          it consists of goods returned or rejected by the applicable Loan Party’s customers other than the goods that are undamaged or resalable in the ordinary course of business,

(p)          it is subject to any licensing arrangement or any other intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any Person, the effect of which would be to limit the ability of the Administrative Agent, or any Person selling the Inventory on behalf of the Administrative Agent, to sell such Inventory in enforcement of the Administrative Agent’s Liens without further consent or payment to the licensor or such other Person (unless such consent has then been obtained), or

(q)          it is not covered by casualty insurance maintained as required by Section 5.05.

Each reference to Loan Parties in the foregoing definition of Eligible Inventory shall be deemed to exclude Holdings.

“Engagement Letter” means that certain Engagement Letter, dated as of May 8, 2018, between Barclays, Jefferies, Citizens, MUFG, Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC and the Borrower and any other fee letter with respect to the credit facilities in effect on or after the Closing Date.

“Environment” means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface and subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna. “Environmental Claim” means any investigation, notice, notice of violation, claim, action, suit, proceeding, demand, abatement order or other order or directive (conditional or otherwise), by any Governmental Authority or any other Person, arising (a) pursuant to or in connection with any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law; (b) in connection with any Hazardous Material or any actual or alleged Hazardous Materials Activity; or (c) in connection with any actual or alleged damage, injury, threat or harm to the Environment.

“Environmental Laws” means any and all current or future applicable foreign or domestic, federal, provincial or state (or any subdivision of either of them), statutes, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations, judgments, Governmental Authorizations, or any other applicable requirements of Governmental Authorities and the common law relating to (a) environmental matters, including those relating to any Hazardous Materials Activity; or (b) the generation, use, storage, transportation or disposal of or exposure to Hazardous Materials, in any manner applicable to the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries or any Facility.

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

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“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

“ERISA Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, (a) any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code of which that Person is a member; and (b) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code of which that Person is a member.

“ERISA Event” means (a) a “reportable event” within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder with respect to any Pension Plan (excluding those for which the 30-day notice period has been waived); (b) the failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan, or the filing of any request for or receipt of a minimum funding waiver under Section 412 of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan or a failure to make a required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (c) the provision by the administrator of any Pension Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate such plan in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (d) the withdrawal by the Lead Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from any Pension Plan with two or more contributing sponsors or the termination of any such Pension Plan resulting in liability to any Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan; (f) the imposition of liability on the Lead Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (g) a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) of the Lead Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from any Multiemployer Plan, or the receipt by the Lead Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of notice from any Multiemployer Plan that it is in insolvency pursuant to Section 4245 of ERISA, or that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A or 4042 of ERISA or is in “endangered” or “critical” status, within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA; (h) a failure by the Lead Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates to pay when due (after expiration of any applicable grace period) any installment payment with respect to withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA; (i) a determination that any Pension Plan is, or is reasonably expected to be, in “at-risk” status, within the meaning of Section 430(i)(4) of the Code or Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA; or (j) the incurrence of liability or the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 436 or 430(k) of the Code or pursuant to ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan.

“Erroneous Payment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.27(a).

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

“Euro” or “€” means the single currency unit of the Participating Member State.

“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article 7VII.

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

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Deposit Account used by any Loan Party exclusively for disbursements and payments (including payroll) in the ordinary course of business, (iii) which is used for the sole purpose of holding the proceeds of Term Collateral pending reinvestment by the US BorrowersBorrower or application against the Term Loans, (iv) which is a zero balance account or (v) which has a daily balance at any time of less than $1,000,0001.0 million individually or $5,000,0005.0 million in the aggregate for all such Excluded Accounts.

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

“Excluded Assets” means each of the following:

(a)          (a)          any assets (including any lease, licenses or agreement) subject to a purchase money security interest, capital lease or similar arrangement permitted by this Agreement as to which the grant of a security interest therein would (i) constitute a violation of a restriction in favor of a third party (other than Holdings, the Borrowers or any of their subsidiaries) or result in the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of any right of the relevant Loan Party, or (ii) result in a breach, termination (or a right of termination) or default under such contract, instrument, lease, license, agreement or other document (including pursuant to any “change of control” or similar provision); provided, however, that any such asset will only constitute an Excluded Asset under clause (i) or clause (ii) above to the extent such violation or breach, termination (or right of termination) or default would not be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction, the PPSA or any other applicable law; provided, further, that any such asset shall cease to constitute an Excluded Asset at such time as the condition causing such violation, breach, termination (or right of termination) or default or right to amend or require other actions no longer exists and to the extent severable, the security interest granted under the applicable Collateral Document shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract, instrument, lease, license, agreement or document that does not result in any of the consequences specified in clauses (i) and (ii) above;

(b)          (b)         the Capital Stock of any (i) Immaterial Subsidiary, (ii) Captive Insurance Subsidiary, (iii) Unrestricted Subsidiary (except to the extent the security interest in such Capital Stock may be perfected by the filing of a Form UCC-1, PPSA or similar financing statement), (iv) not-for-profit subsidiary, (v) special purpose entity used for any permitted securitization facility (to the extent pledge thereof is not permitted under securitization agreements applicable to such entities), (vi) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and is not permitted to be pledged pursuant to such entity’s organizational documents without (A) the consent of one or more unaffiliated third parties other than Holdings, the Borrowers or any of their subsidiaries (after giving effect to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction, the PPSA or any other applicable law) or (B) giving rise to a “right of first refusal”, a “right of first offer” or a similar right that may be exercised by any third party other than Holdings, the Borrowers or any of their subsidiaries, (vii) any subsidiary that is prohibited from having its stock pledged by (A) any law or regulation or would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval or authorization that has not been obtained, or (B) any Contractual Obligation that exists on the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date or at the same time such subsidiary becomes a subsidiary of any Borrower and not entered into in contemplation of such subsidiary becoming a subsidiary of such Borrower, (viii) any Restricted Subsidiary acquired by any Borrower or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries after the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective

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Date that, at the time of the relevant acquisition (and not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition), is an obligor in respect of any Indebtedness permitted to be assumed by such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent (and for so long as) the documentation governing the applicable assumed Indebtedness prohibits the Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary from being pledged, and (ix) any person that is not (A) a Borrower or (B) a Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct, first tier subsidiary of a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor;

(c)          (c)          any IP Rights in any non-U.S. jurisdictions and any intent-to-use Trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or an “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, only to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use Trademark application or any registration issuing therefrom under applicable law;

(d)          (d)         any asset (including governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters, authorizations and agreements), the grant or perfection of a security interest in which would (i) be prohibited or restricted by applicable law (after giving effect to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC, the PPSA and other applicable lawslaw) or (ii) require any governmental consent, approval, license or authorization that has not been obtained (after giving effect to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC, the PPSA and other applicable laws), (iii) be prohibited by enforceable anti-assignment provisions of applicable Requirements of Law, except, in the case of this clause (iii), to the extent such prohibition would be rendered ineffective under the UCC, the PPSA or other applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition, or (iv) be prohibited by enforceable anti-assignment provisions of contracts governing such asset in existence on the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date or on the date of acquisition of the relevant asset (and in each case not entered into in anticipation of the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date or such acquisition and except, in each case, to the extent that term in such contract providing for such prohibition purports to prohibit the granting of a security interest over all assets of such Loan Party or any other Loan Party) other than to the extent such prohibition would be rendered ineffective under the UCC, the PPSA or other applicable law;

(e)          (e)          (i) any leasehold Real Estate Asset and (ii) any owned Real Estate Asset;

(f)           (f)          any leasehold interests in any other asset or property (except to the extent the security interest in such leasehold interest may be perfected by the filing of a Form UCC-1 or PPSA financing statement);

(g)          (g)          any motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title (except to the extent the security interest may be perfected by the filing of a PPSA financing statement);

(h)          (h)         any Margin Stock;

(i)           (i)           in the case of (A) Obligations of a Loan Partyunless otherwise agreed with respect to any Foreign Discretionary Guarantor of the applicable Obligations, to the extent securing (A) any US Obligations, any asset of a Foreign Subsidiary, a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco or any direct or indirect subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco, and (B) theany Canadian Loan PartiesObligations, the Capital Stock of any Canadian Person that is not a Canadian Restricted Subsidiary;

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(j)           (j)          in the case of Obligations of a Loan Partyunless otherwise agreed with respect to any Foreign Discretionary Guarantor of the US Obligations, to the extent securing US Obligations, the Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Foreign Subsidiary Holdco, other than 65% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct, first-tier Restricted Subsidiary of any of the US BorrowersBorrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor of the US Obligations (it being understood with respect to any Credit Extension, Overadvance or Protective Advance made to anythe US Borrower, a Subsidiary Guarantor (other than any such Foreign Discretionary Guarantor) will at no time include a Foreign Subsidiary, a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco or any direct or indirect subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco) and owned by the US BorrowersBorrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor;

(k)          (k)         (i) Commercial Tort Claims with a value (as reasonably estimated by the Lead Borrower) of less than $10,000,00020.0 million (except as to which perfection of the security interest in such commercial tort claimsCommercial Tort Claims is accomplished by the filing of a Form UCC-1 or PPSA financing statement covering “all assets” (or similar language) and), (ii) Letter-of-Credit Rights (except to the extent constituting a supporting obligation for other Collateral as to which perfection of the security interest in such Letter-of-Credit Rights may be perfected by the filing of a Form UCC-1 or PPSA financing statement), covering “all assets” (or similar language)) and (iii) Excluded Accounts;

(l)           (l)           any (i) Cash or Cash Equivalents comprised of (a) funds specially and exclusively used or to be used for payroll and payroll taxes and other employee benefit payments to or for the benefit of any Loan Party’s employees, (b) funds used or to be used to pay all Taxes required to be collected, remitted or withheld (including, without limitation, withholding Taxes (including employer’s share thereof)) and (c) any other funds which any Loan Party holds as an escrow or fiduciary for the benefit of another Person (Cash and Cash Equivalents described in this clause (l), the “Tax and Trust Funds”) as long as such Tax and Trust Funds are deposited in a Trust Fund Account;

(m)         (m)        any accounts receivable and related assets that are sold or disposed of in connection with any factoring or similar arrangement permitted by this Agreement;

(n)          (n)         any asset or property (including the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary), the grant or perfection of a security interest in which would result in material adverse tax liabilities or consequences to any Parent Company, Holdings, the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary (including with respect to any tax distribution paid or payable to any Parent Company), as reasonably determined by the Lead Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent;

(o)          (o)          any asset with respect to which the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower have reasonably determined that the cost, burden, difficulty or consequence (including any effect on the ability of the relevant Loan Party to conduct its operations and business in the ordinary course of business) of obtaining or perfecting a security interest therein outweighs the benefit of a security interest to the relevant Secured Parties afforded thereby; and

(p)          (p)         with respect to the Canadian Loan Parties and the Canadian Obligations, all intellectual property and intellectual property rights of the Canadian Loan Parties; and

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(q)          any property or assets that would otherwise constitute Term Collateral, to the extent that the Term Agent in respect of the Term Credit Agreement as in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (or any Term Facility that has refinanced in full the Term Credit Agreement as in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date) secured on a Split Collateral Basis determines that any such property or assets shall not become part of, or shall be excluded from, the Collateral under the Term Facility (other than in connection with the Discharge of Term Obligations (as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement));

provided that, Excluded Assets shall not include (i) any proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Assets referred to in clauses (a) through (p).q) (unless such proceeds, substitutions or replacements would constitute “Excluded Assets” referred to in clauses (a) through (q)) or (ii) any intercompany loan (including intercompany notes evidencing such intercompany loans) made by any Loan Party to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor.

“Excluded Subsidiary” means:

(a)          any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary;

(b)          any Immaterial Subsidiary;

(c)          any Restricted Subsidiary that is prohibited from providing a Guarantee by (i) law or regulation or whose provision of a Guarantee would require a governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization in order to provide a Guarantee or (ii) any contractual obligation existing on the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date or at the time such Restricted Subsidiary becomes a subsidiary (which Contractual Obligation was not entered into in contemplation of such Restricted Subsidiary becoming a subsidiary) from providing a Loan Guaranty;

(d)          any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Lead Borrower that is (i) a not-for-profit subsidiary, (ii) a Captive Insurance Subsidiary, (iii) a special purpose entity used for any permitted securitization or receivables facility or financing, or (iv) an Unrestricted Subsidiary,;

(e)          in the case of (i) Obligations of a Loan Partyexcept as may be agreed with respect to any Foreign Discretionary Guarantor, to the extent guaranteeing any (i) US Obligations (A) a Foreign Subsidiary or a direct or indirect subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, or (B) a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco or a direct or indirect subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco, and (ii) Canadian Obligations and Canadian Loan Parties, any Subsidiary of the Canadian Loan Parties that is not a Canadian Restricted Subsidiary or a Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the US Obligations;

(f)           any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Lead Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent), the burden or cost of providing a Loan Guaranty outweighs the benefits afforded thereby;

(g)          solely in the case of any obligation under any Secured Hedging Obligations that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1(a)(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act, any subsidiary of Holdings that is not an “Eligible Contract Participant” as defined under the Commodity Exchange Act (after giving effect to any applicable customary “keepwell” provision under the Loan Guaranty);

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(h)          any Restricted Subsidiary acquired by a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the ClosingAmendment No. 2 Effective Date that, at the time of the relevant acquisition (and not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition), is an obligor in respect of assumed Indebtedness that is permitted hereunder to the extent (and for so long as) the documentation governing the applicable assumed Indebtedness prohibits such Restricted Subsidiary from providing a Loan Guaranty;

(i)           any subsidiary of a Borrower where the provision of a Loan Guaranty would result in material adverse tax consequences to any Parent Company, Holdings, the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary, as reasonably determined by the Lead Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent; and

(j)           any subsidiary as reasonably agreed between the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent.;

provided, however, that none of Holdings, any Borrower or any Discretionary Guarantor (subject to the final sentence of the definition of “Guarantor”) shall constitute an Excluded Subsidiary.

“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Loan Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Loan Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to Section 3.193.20 of the Loan Guaranty and any other “keepwell,” support or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor) at the time the Loan Guaranty of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Loan Guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.