Exhibit 10.1

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO FINANCING AGREEMENT

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO FINANCING AGREEMENT, dated as of August 23, 2024 (this “Amendment”), to the Financing Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2021 (as amended by the First Amendment to Financing Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2021, as amended by the Second Amendment to Financing Agreement, dated as of October 8, 2021, as amended by the Third Amendment to Financing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2022, as amended by the Fourth Amendment to Financing Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2023, as amended by the Fifth Amendment to Financing Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2023, as amended by the Sixth Amendment to Financing Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2024, and as may be further as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Existing Financing Agreement”, and, the Existing Financing Agreement as amended by this Amendment, the “Financing Agreement”), by and among Xponential Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Parent”), Xponential Fitness LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“XF”), each Subsidiary (as defined therein) of Parent listed as a “Borrower” on the signature pages thereto (together with XF and each other Person that executes a joinder agreement and becomes a "Borrower" thereunder, each a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), each other Subsidiary of Parent listed as a "Guarantor" on the signature pages thereto (together with the Parent and each other Person that executes a joinder agreement and becomes a “Guarantor” thereunder or otherwise guaranties all or any part of the Obligations (as defined therein), each a “Guarantor” and collectively, the "Guarantors"), the lenders from time to time party thereto (each a “Lender” and collectively, the "Lenders"), Wilmington Trust, National Association (“Wilmington Trust”), as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, the “Collateral Agent”) and Wilmington Trust, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, the “Administrative Agent” and together with the Collateral Agent, each an “Agent” and collectively, the “Agents”). All terms used herein that are defined in the Financing Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Financing Agreement (as amended hereby).

WHEREAS, the Borrowers wish to amend the Financing Agreement to provide for the addition of a new term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $25,000,000.00 (the “Seventh Amendment Term Loans”) to be made by the Lenders listed on Annex A hereto or any of their Affiliates or funds managed or advised by any of them or any of their respective Affiliates as may be set forth in an updated Annex A most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent (which updated Annex A, if any, shall in any event be delivered prior to both the Seventh Amendment Effective Date and the delivery of the Notice of Borrowing in respect of the Seventh Amendment Term Loans) by any such Lender party hereto (accompanied by a signature page to this Amendment) (the Lenders listed on Annex A hereto, as may be updated in accordance herewith, “Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lenders”) (or by Lenders’ counsel on their behalf) in accordance with their respective commitments set forth on such Annex A (the “Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitments”), the proceeds of which will be used to consummate the Seventh Amendment Transactions;

WHEREAS, the Loan Parties have requested that the Agents and the Lenders amend the Financing Agreement in certain respects in connection with, the Seventh Amendment Term Loans, and to make the other amendments contemplated hereby, and the Agents and the Lenders are agreeable to such request for amendment on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1. Amendments to Financing Agreement.

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(a) The Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lenders hereby, severally but not jointly, agree to provide the full amount of the Seventh Amendment Term Loans in accordance with their respective Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitments. The Borrowers hereby agree to borrow the full amount of the Seventh Amendment Term Loans. The Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitments shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Financing Agreement.

(b) The aggregate Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitments as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date (as hereinafter defined) are $25,000,000.00. The Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitments will terminate in full upon the making of the related Seventh Amendment Term Loans.

(c) Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Required Lenders) of the conditions set forth in Section 3 below, the funding of the Seventh Amendment Term Loans will occur in one drawing on the Seventh Amendment Effective Date and will be made by the Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lenders listed on the most recently delivered copy of Annex A hereto, ratably in accordance with their respective Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitments pursuant to the Administrative Borrower’s request in the form of a Notice of Borrowing (which notice may be delivered upon a shorter time period than set forth in Section 2.02 of the Financing Agreement, or not at all, to the extent agreed to by the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent). In the event that the Seventh Amendment Term Loans are not borrowed on the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, either upon mutual agreement of the Borrowers and the Required Lenders (with concurrent written notice to the Administrative Agent) or due to a failure of the conditions set forth in Section 3 below to be satisfied (or waived by the Required Lenders), then automatically (unless the Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lenders are ready, willing and able to close and the Borrowers are in breach of their obligation to close hereunder): (x) the amendments to the Financing Agreement pursuant to this Amendment shall no longer be of force and effect and shall be null and void and the Financing Agreement as in effect prior to this Amendment shall remain in effect and (y) the Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitments shall terminate.

(d) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, in accordance with the recitals hereof (and, for the avoidance of doubt, without modifying the aggregate principal amount of Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitments set forth on Annex A as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date), Annex A to this Amendment may be updated from time to time prior to the Seventh Amendment Effective Date and delivery of the Notice of Borrowing in respect of the Seventh Amendment Term Loans by the Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lenders that are party hereto as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date (or Lenders’ counsel on their behalf). Each of parties hereto hereby agree that (x) any updated copy of Annex A hereto delivered by or on behalf of the Seventh Amendment Term Lenders (or by Lenders’ counsel on their behalf) shall (i) automatically replace Annex A hereto upon delivery hereof and (ii) be accompanied by a counterpart to this Amendment from each Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lender listed on such updated copy of Annex A that is not otherwise party to this Amendment as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, which counterparts shall be automatically appended to this Amendment and become a part hereof upon delivery of such counterparts and (y) the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such updated copy of Annex A hereto in performing its obligations hereunder and under the Financing Agreement as amended hereby.

(e) The Existing Financing Agreement is, subject to satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in Section 3, amended in accordance with Exhibit A hereto by deleting the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and by inserting the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double underlined text), in each case in the place where such text appears therein, such that immediately after giving effect to this Amendment the Existing Financing Agreement will read as set forth in Exhibit A.

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(f) Each Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lender shall be deemed to be a “Lender”, a “Term Loan Lender” and a “Secured Party” for all purposes under the Financing Agreement and each other Loan Document, and shall have all of the rights and obligations of a Lender, a Term Loan Lender and a Secured Party under the Financing Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Seventh Amendment Term Loans shall be Term Loans for all purposes under the Financing Agreement and each other Loan Document and, unless otherwise set forth in the Financing Agreement, shall have terms identical to the Term Loans outstanding under the Financing Agreement immediately prior to the date hereof (including, but not limited to, with respect to “Applicable Margin”, “Maturity Date” and Section 2.04(b)); provided, that the type and, if applicable, initial Interest Period applicable to the Seventh Amendment Term Loans shall be as specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing. For the avoidance of doubt, the Seventh Amendment Term Loans shall be a separate class of Term Loans from the Initial Term Loans.

(g) Each Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lender, to the extent not a Lender under the Financing Agreement, (x) (a) confirms that it has received copies of the Financing Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment; (b) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Assignor, or any Lender, based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents; and (c) appoints and authorizes each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take such action as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (as the case may be) on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (as the case may be) by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (y) acknowledges and agrees that the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent each are and shall be entitled to all of the indemnifications, exculpations and other rights and protections set forth in the Financing Agreement (including as amended hereby) and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, those set forth in Article X of the Financing Agreement (including as amended hereby) (and such Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lender shall be obligated as a Lender under such Article X)), and (z) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Financing Agreement (as amended hereby) and the other Loan Documents as are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

(h) The proceeds of the Seventh Amendment Term Loans shall be used to consummate the Seventh Amendment Transactions.

(i) Schedule 1.01(A) of the Financing Agreement shall be amended and supplemented to include the Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitments set forth on Annex A hereto.

2. Representations and Warranties. Each Loan Party hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants to the Agents and the Lenders, as of the date hereof, as follows:

(a) Representations and Warranties; No Event of Default. The representations and warranties contained herein, in Article VI of the Financing Agreement and in each other Loan Document, certificate or other writing delivered by or on behalf of any Loan Party to any Secured Party pursuant thereto on or prior to the Seventh Amendment Effective Date are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject to such qualification) on and as of such date as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be

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applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject to such qualification) on and as of such earlier date), and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date or would result from this Amendment becoming effective in accordance with its terms.

(b) Authorization; Enforceability. The execution and delivery of this Amendment by each Loan Party, and the performance of the Financing Agreement, as amended hereby, (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action, (ii) do not and will not contravene (A) any of its Governing Documents, (B) any applicable Requirement of Law or (C) any Contractual Obligation binding on or otherwise affecting it or any of its properties, (iii) do not and will not result in or require the creation of any Lien (other than pursuant to any Loan Document) upon or with respect to any of its properties other than any such Lien that constitutes a Permitted Lien, and (iv) do not and will not result in any default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to its operations or any of its properties except, in the case of clauses (ii)(B), (ii)(C) and (iv), as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. This Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and general principles of equity.

3. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective upon satisfaction in full, or waiver by the Required Lenders, of the following conditions precedent (the first date upon which all such conditions shall have been satisfied (or waived by the Required Lenders) being herein called the “Seventh Amendment Effective Date”):

Section 1.02 Delivery of Documents. The Agent and the Required Lenders shall have received, on or before the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, the following, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders and, unless indicated otherwise, dated the Seventh Amendment Effective Date:

(i) this Amendment, duly executed by the Loan Parties, each Agent, the Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lenders and all Lenders, both before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby (including all Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lenders);

(ii) a copy of the resolutions of each Loan Party, certified as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date by an Authorized Officer thereof, authorizing (A) the borrowings hereunder and the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and (B) the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of this Amendment and the execution and delivery of the other documents to be delivered by such Person in connection herewith;

(iii) a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each Loan Party, certifying the names and true signatures of the representatives of such Loan Party authorized to sign this Amendment and the other documents to be executed and delivered by such Loan Party in connection herewith, together with evidence of the incumbency of such authorized officers;

(iv) a certificate of the appropriate official(s) of the jurisdiction of organization of each Loan Party certifying as of a recent date not more than 30 days prior to the Seventh Amendment Effective Date as to the good standing of such Loan Party, in such jurisdiction, except, in each case, where the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole;

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(v) a true and complete copy of the charter, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership or other publicly filed organizational document of each Loan Party certified as of a recent date not more than 30 days prior to the Seventh Amendment Effective Date by an appropriate official of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party which shall set forth the same complete name of such Loan Party as is set forth herein and the organizational number of such Loan Party, if an organizational number is issued in such jurisdiction (or a certification that there have been no changes to such organizational documents since the Second Amendment Effective Date);

(vi) a copy of the Governing Documents of each Loan Party, together with all amendments thereto, certified as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date by an Authorized Officer of such Loan Party (or a certification that there have been no changes to such Governing Documents since the Second Amendment Effective Date);

(vii) an opinion of (a) Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, special New York counsel to the Loan Parties, (b) Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, special Delaware counsel to the Loan Parties, and (c) Roetzel & Andress, special Ohio counsel to the Loan Parties, in each case, as to such customary matters as the Required Lenders may reasonably request;

(viii) a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each Loan Party, certifying as to the matters described in Section 2(a) of this Amendment;

(ix) a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Administrative Borrower, certifying on behalf of the Loan Parties, as to the solvency of the Loan Parties (on a consolidated basis), which certificate shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Required Lenders; and

(x) a Notice of Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Financing Agreement; and

(xi) a Flow of Funds Agreement executed by the Administrative Borrower in favor of the Administrative Agent, and the funds flow memorandum attached thereto, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders (the “Seventh Amendment Flow of Funds Agreement”).

Section 1.03 Seventh Amendment Transactions. The Borrowers shall have consummated the Seventh Amendment Transactions substantially concurrently with the funding of the Seventh Amendment Term Loans on terms and conditions acceptable to the Required Lenders; and

Section 1.04 Payment of Fees, Etc. The Borrowers shall have paid (or caused to be paid), on or before the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, (i) all fees, costs and expenses then due and payable, if any, pursuant to Section 12.04 of the Financing Agreement and (ii) to the Agents, for their own account, an amendment fee in the amount of $5,000.00, which fee shall be fully earned on the Seventh Amendment Effective Date.

4. Continued Effectiveness of the Financing Agreement and Other Loan Documents. Each Loan Party hereby (i) acknowledges and consents to this Amendment, (ii) confirms and agrees that the Financing Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects except that on and after the Seventh Amendment Effective Date all references in the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document to "Financing Agreement", the "Agreement", "thereto", "thereof", "thereunder" or words of like import

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referring to the Financing Agreement shall mean the Financing Agreement as amended by this Amendment, and (iii) confirms and agrees that to the extent that the Financing Agreement or any such other Loan Document purports to assign or pledge to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, or to grant to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a security interest in or Lien on, any Collateral as security for the Obligations or Guaranteed Obligations, as the case may be, of any Loan Party from time to time existing in respect of the Financing Agreement (as amended hereby) and the other Loan Documents, such pledge, assignment and/or grant of the security interest or Lien is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects as of the date hereof. This Amendment does not and shall not affect any of the obligations of any Loan Party, other than as expressly provided herein, including, without limitation, the Borrowers’ obligation to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of Financing Agreement, or the obligations of any other Loan Party under any Loan Document to which it is a party, all of which obligations shall remain in full force and effect. Except as expressly provided herein, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Agents or any Lender under the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document.

5. Reaffirmation of Loan Parties. Each Loan Party hereby reaffirms its obligations under the Financing Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party as of the date hereof. Each Loan Party hereby further ratifies and reaffirms as of the date hereof the validity and enforceability of all of the Liens and security interests heretofore granted by it, pursuant to and in connection with the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document to the Agents, on behalf and for the benefit of the Agents and each Lender, as collateral security for the obligations under the Financing Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with their respective terms, and acknowledges that all of such liens and security interests, and all collateral heretofore pledged by it as security for such obligations, continues to be and remain collateral for such obligations. Although each of the Guarantors have been informed of the matters set forth herein and have acknowledged and agreed to same, each of the Guarantors understands that the Agents and the Lenders shall have no obligation to inform the Guarantors of such matters in the future or to seek the Guarantors' acknowledgement or agreement to future amendments, waivers, or modifications, and nothing herein shall create such a duty.

6. Miscellaneous.

(a) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by electronic mail shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment. Any party may request in writing that parties delivering an executed counterpart of this Amendment by electronic mail also deliver an original executed counterpart of this Amendment but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Amendment. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Amendment shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable 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. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment following the Seventh Amendment Effective Date but on or prior to the Seventh Amendment Effective Date shall be equally as effective as delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date.

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(b) Section and paragraph headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

(c) THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(d) This Amendment constitutes a "Loan Document" under the Financing Agreement.

(e) Any provision of this Amendment that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

(f) The Borrowers will pay (or cause to be paid) promptly upon receipt of a reasonably detailed invoice therefor, all reasonable and documented fees and out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment in accordance with and pursuant to Section 12.04 of the Financing Agreement, including, without limitation, reasonable and documented fees, costs and expenses of (x) King & Spalding LLP, counsel to the Lenders and (y) Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, counsel to the Agents.

(g) By its execution hereof, each of the Lenders party hereto, constituting all Lenders party to the Financing Agreement both before and after giving effect to the transaction contemplated hereby (including all Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lenders), hereby (i) authorizes and directs each Agent to (x) execute and deliver this Amendment and (y) perform its obligations hereunder, including under Section 7 hereof and (ii) acknowledges and agrees that (x) the authorization and direction in this Section 6(g) constitutes an authorization and direction from the Lenders under the provisions of Article X of the Financing Agreement and (y) Article X (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Sections 10.03 and 10.05 thereof) of the Financing Agreement shall apply to any and all actions taken by either Agent in accordance with such direction.

7. Consent To Seventh Amendment Transactions: Upon the fulfillment of each of the conditions set forth in Section 3 above and notwithstanding any pro rata sharing provision of the Financing Agreement, each Lender party hereto hereby consents to the Seventh Amendment Transactions.

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Annex A

 

Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lenders’ Commitments

 

Lender

Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitment

Percentage of Seventh Amendment Term Loan

Net Funding

MSD Investment Corp.

$6,440,408.36

25.7616%

$6,247,196.11

MSD BDC CLO I, LLC

$1,000,000.09

4.0000%

$970,000.09

MSD PCOF PARTNERS XXXIX, LLC

$812,992.16

3.2520%

$788,602.40

MSD PCOFECI2 SPV, LLC

$7,984,776.21

31.9391%

$7,745,232.92

MSD PRIVATE CREDIT OPPORTUNITY MASTER (ECI) FUND, L.P.

$1,727,622.85

6.9105%

$1,675,794.16

MSD SBAFLA SPV, LLC

$1,379,181.06

5.5167%

$1,337,805.62

Redwood Master Fund

$5,655,019.27

22.6201%

$5,485,368.69

Total

$25,000,000.00

100.0000%

$24,250,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Conformed through First Amendment, dated July 27, 2021

Second Amendment, dated October 8, 2021

Third Amendment, dated September 30, 2022

Fourth Amendment, dated January 9, 2023

Fifth Amendment, dated August 3, 2023

Sixth Amendment, dated February 13, 2024

Seventh Amendment, dated August 23, 2024

 

 

 

 

FINANCING AGREEMENT

Dated as of April 19, 2021

by and among

 

XPONENTIAL INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC,
as Parent,

 

XPONENTIAL FITNESS LLC

AND EACH OTHER SUBSIDIARY OF PARENT

LISTED AS A BORROWER ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO,
as Borrowers,

 

PARENT AND EACH OTHER SUBSIDIARY OF PARENT LISTED AS A GUARANTOR ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO,
as Guarantors,

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as Lenders,

 

and

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent

 

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; CERTAIN TERMS

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Section 1.01

Definitions

1

Section 1.02

Terms Generally

51

Section 1.03

Certain Matters of Construction

52

Section 1.04

Accounting and Other Terms

52

Section 1.05

Time References

53

Section 1.06

Rates

53

ARTICLE II THE LOANS

54

Section 2.01

Commitments

54

Section 2.02

Making the Loans

54

Section 2.03

Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt

56

Section 2.04

Interest

57

Section 2.05

Reduction of Commitment; Prepayment of Loans

58

Section 2.06

Fees

61

Section 2.07

[Intentionally Omitted]

63

Section 2.08

Taxes

63

Section 2.09

SOFR Option

66

ARTICLE III [Intentionally Omitted].

71

ARTICLE IV PAYMENTS AND OTHER COMPENSATION

71

Section 4.01

[Intentionally Omitted]

71

Section 4.02

Payments; Computations and Statements

71

Section 4.03

Sharing of Payments, Defaulting Lenders, Etc

72

Section 4.04

Apportionment of Payments

73

Section 4.05

Increased Costs and Reduced Return

74

Section 4.06

Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers

76

ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO LOANS

77

Section 5.01

Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness

77

Section 5.02

Conditions Precedent to All Loans

80

ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

80

Section 6.01

Representations and Warranties

80

ARTICLE VII COVENANTS OF THE LOAN PARTIES

90

Section 7.01

Affirmative Covenants

90

Section 7.02

Negative Covenants

102

Section 7.03

Financial Covenants

114

ARTICLE VIII CASH MANAGEMENT AND OTHER COLLATERAL MATTERS

116

Section 8.01

Cash Management Arrangements

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ARTICLE IX EVENTS OF DEFAULT

117

Section 9.01

Events of Default

117

Section 9.02

Cure Right

121

ARTICLE X AGENTS

122

Section 10.01

Appointment

122

Section 10.02

Nature of Duties

123

Section 10.03

Rights, Exculpation, Etc

124

Section 10.04

Reliance

126

Section 10.05

Indemnification

126

Section 10.06

Agents Individually

127

Section 10.07

Successor Agent

127

Section 10.08

Collateral Matters

127

Section 10.09

Agency for Perfection

129

Section 10.10

No Reliance on any Agent’s Customer Identification Program

129

Section 10.11

No Third Party Beneficiaries

130

Section 10.12

No Fiduciary Relationship

130

Section 10.13

Collateral Custodian

131

Section 10.14

Collateral Agent May File Proofs of Claim

131

ARTICLE XI GUARANTY

132

Section 11.01

Guaranty

132

Section 11.02

Guaranty Absolute

132

Section 11.03

Waiver

133

Section 11.04

Continuing Guaranty; Assignments

134

Section 11.05

Subrogation

134

Section 11.06

Contribution

134

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS

135

Section 12.01

Notices, Etc

135

Section 12.02

Amendments, Etc

137

Section 12.03

No Waiver; Remedies, Etc

139

Section 12.04

Expenses; Attorneys’ Fees

140

Section 12.05

Right of Set-off

141

Section 12.06

Severability

141

Section 12.07

Assignments and Participations

141

Section 12.08

Counterparts

145

Section 12.09

GOVERNING LAW

145

Section 12.10

CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS AND VENUE

145

Section 12.11

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL, ETC

146

Section 12.12

Consent by the Agents and Lenders

146

Section 12.13

No Party Deemed Drafter

146

Section 12.14

Reinstatement; Certain Payments

146

Section 12.15

Indemnification

147

Section 12.16

Administrative Borrower

148

Section 12.17

Records

149

 

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Section 12.18

Binding Effect

149

Section 12.19

Interest

149

Section 12.20

Confidentiality

150

Section 12.21

Public Disclosure

151

Section 12.22

Integration

151

Section 12.23

USA PATRIOT Act

151

Section 12.24

Keepwell

152

Section 12.25

Released Loan Party.

152

Section 12.26

Electronic Signatures

152

 

 

SCHEDULE AND EXHIBITS

Schedule 1.01(A) Lenders’ Commitments

Schedule 1.01(B) Earnouts

Schedule 6.01(e) Capitalization; Subsidiaries

Schedule 6.01(f) Litigation; Commercial Tort Claims

Schedule 6.01(i) ERISA

Schedule 6.01(l) Nature of Business

Schedule 6.01(o) Real Property and Facilities

Schedule 6.01(q) Franchise Matters

Schedule 6.01(r) Environmental Matters

Schedule 6.01(s) Insurance

Schedule 6.01(v) Bank Accounts

Schedule 6.01(w) Intellectual Property

Schedule 6.01(x) Material Contracts

Schedule 6.01(dd) Name; Jurisdiction of Organization; Organizational ID Number; Chief Place of Business; Chief Executive Office; FEIN

Schedule 6.01(ee) Collateral Locations

Schedule 7.01(s) Post-Closing Obligations

Schedule 7.02(a) Existing Liens

Schedule 7.02(b) Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 7.02(c) Capitalized Lease Obligations

Schedule 7.02(e) Existing Investments

Schedule 7.02(e)(xx) Franchisee Loan Parameters

Schedule 7.02(j) Transactions with Affiliates

Schedule 7.02(k) Limitations on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions

Schedule 8.01 Cash Management Banks/Cash Management Accounts

 

Exhibit A Form of Joinder Agreement

Exhibit B Form of Notice of Borrowing

Exhibit C Form of SOFR Notice

Exhibit D Form of Assignment and Acceptance

Exhibit E Form of Compliance Certificate

Exhibit F Form of Franchise Report

Exhibit G Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

 

 

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FINANCING AGREEMENT

Financing Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2021, by and among Xponential Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Parent”), Xponential Fitness LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“XF”), each Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined) of Parent listed as a “Borrower” on the signature pages hereto (together with XF and each other Person that executes a joinder agreement and becomes a “Borrower” hereunder, each a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), each other Subsidiary of Parent listed as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto (together with Parent and each other Person that executes a joinder agreement and becomes a “Guarantor” hereunder or otherwise guaranties all or any part of the Obligations (as hereinafter defined), each a “Guarantor” and collectively, the “Guarantors”), the lenders from time to time party hereto (each a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”), Wilmington Trust, National Association (“Wilmington Trust”), as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, the “Collateral Agent”) and Wilmington Trust, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, the “Administrative Agent” and together with the Collateral Agent, each an “Agent” and collectively, the “Agents”).

RECITALS

The Borrowers have asked the Lenders to extend credit to the Borrowers consisting of an initial term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $212,000,000. The proceeds of the initial term loan shall be used to repay existing indebtedness of the Loan Parties and for general working capital or other corporate purposes of the Loan Parties (as hereinafter defined), including, but not limited to, the payment of fees and expenses related to this Agreement and the Transactions. The Lenders are severally, and not jointly, willing to extend such credit to the Borrowers subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

In consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS; CERTAIN TERMS

Section 2.01 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings indicated below, such meanings to be applicable equally to both the singular and plural forms of such terms:

2023 Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in the Fourth Amendment.

2023 Transition Restructuring Program” means the closure of the Borrower’s portfolio transition studios and any transactions related thereto.

 

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Account Control Agreement” means an account control agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Required Lenders, each of which is among each relevant Loan Party and the Collateral Agent and the applicable Cash Management Banks.

Account Debtor” means each debtor, customer or obligor in any way obligated on or in connection with any Account Receivable.

Accounts Receivable” means, with respect to any Person, any and all accounts (as that term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code), any and all rights of such Person to payment for goods sold and/or services rendered, including accounts, general intangibles and any and all such rights evidenced by chattel paper, instruments or documents, whether due or to become due and whether or not earned by performance, and whether now or hereafter acquired or arising in the future, and any proceeds arising therefrom or relating thereto.

Acquisition” means the acquisition of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of any Person or all or substantially all of the assets of any Person or line of business or a division of such Person.

Act” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.02(c).

Action” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.12.

Additional Amount” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.08(a).

Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.

Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Administrative Agent’s Account” means an account at a bank designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time as the account into which the Loan Parties shall make all payments to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Administrative Agent Fee Letter” means the fee letter, dated as of the Effective Date, among the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.

Administrative Borrower” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.16.

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

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power,

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directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 10% or more of the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall: (i) any Agent or any Lender be considered an “Affiliate” of any Loan Party or (ii) any Agent or any Lender be considered an “Affiliate” of the Sponsor solely as a result of its ownership of the PubCo Convertible Preferred or any shares of common stock of PubCo issuable upon conversion of the PubCo Convertible Preferred.

Affiliated Lenders” means the Sponsor and each of its Affiliates (including the Loan Parties) and Related Funds of the foregoing who become a Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

After Acquired Property” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.01(o).

Agent” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Agent Fee Letter” means that certain Fee Letter, dated as of the Effective Date, by and among the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Agent Indemnified Matters” means, collectively, all Indemnified Matters and all Environmental Indemnified Matters.

Agent Parties” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.01(d).

Agreement” means this Financing Agreement, including all amendments, modifications and supplements and any exhibits or schedules to any of the foregoing, and shall refer to this Agreement as the same may be in effect at the time such reference becomes operative.

Ancillary Fees” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.02(a).

Anti-Corruption Laws” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(jj)(i).

Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws” means any Requirement of Law relating to terrorism, economic sanctions or money laundering, including, without limitation, (a) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 (i.e., 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957), (b) the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959), and the implementing regulations promulgated thereunder, (c) the USA PATRIOT Act and the implementing regulations promulgated thereunder, (d) the laws, regulations and Executive Orders administered by the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), (e) any law prohibiting or directed against terrorist activities or the financing or support of terrorist activities (e.g., 18 U.S.C. §§ 2339A and 2339B), and (f) any similar laws enacted in the United States or any other jurisdictions in which the parties to this Agreement operate, as any of the foregoing laws have been, or shall hereafter be, amended, renewed, extended, or replaced and all other present and future legal requirements of any Governmental Authority governing, addressing, relating to, or attempting to eliminate, terrorist acts and acts of war and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

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Applicable Margin” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to the interest rate of the Term Loans (or any portion thereof) (a) that are Reference Rate Loans, 5.50% or (b) that are SOFR Loans 6.50%.

Applicable Prepayment Premium” means (A) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, (i) as of any date of determination, with respect to and in the event of any prepayment of the Term Loans (other than 2023 Incremental Term Loans, Sixth Amendment Term Loans, and Seventh Amendment Term Loans), (a) during the period of time after the date that is the first anniversary of the Effective Date up to and including the date that is the first anniversary of the Second Amendment Effective Date, an amount equal to 0.98% times the principal amount of any such prepayment of the Term Loans on such date, (b) during the period of time after the date that is the first anniversary of the Second Amendment Effective Date up to and including the date that is the second anniversary of the Effective Date, an amount equal to 0.50% times the principal amount of any such prepayment of the Term Loans on such date, (c) during the period of time after the date that is the second anniversary of the Effective Date up to and including the date that is the second anniversary of the Second Amendment Effective Date, an amount equal to 0.16% times the principal amount of any such prepayment of the Term Loans on such date, and (d) from the second anniversary of the Second Amendment Effective Date and at all times thereafter, zero, (ii) as of any date of determination, with respect to and in the event of any prepayment of the 2023 Incremental Term Loans (a) during the period of time from and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date up to and including the date that is the first anniversary of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, an amount equal to 2.00% times the principal amount of any such prepayment of the 2023 Incremental Term Loans on such date, (b) during the period of time after the date that is the first anniversary of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date up to and including the date that is the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, an amount equal to 0.50% times the principal amount of any such prepayment of the 2023 Incremental Term Loans on such date, and (c) from the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and at all times thereafter, zero, (B) as of any date of determination, with respect to and in the event of any prepayment of the Sixth Amendment Term Loans (i) during the period of time from and after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date through May 12, 2024, the Make-Whole Amount, (ii) during the period of time from and after May 12, 2024 up to and including March 15, 2025, zero and (iii) at any time after March 15, 2025, but prior to the Final Maturity Date, 0.75%, and (C) as of any date of determination, with respect to and in the event of any prepayment of the Seventh Amendment Term Loans (i) during the period of time from and after the Seventh Amendment Effective Date through November 23, 2024, the Make-Whole Amount, (ii) during the period of time from and after November 23, 2024 up to and including March 15, 2025, zero and (iii) at any time after March 15, 2025, but prior to the Final Maturity Date, 0.75%.

Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by an assigning Lender and an assignee, and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in accordance with Section 12.07 hereof and substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto or such other form (including electronic documentation generated by MarkitClear or other electronic platform) reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Authorized Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or other financial officer performing similar functions, secretary, president, executive vice president, vice president or manager of such Person or any other officer

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of such Person designated as an “Authorized Officer” by any of the foregoing officers in a writing delivered to the Agents.

Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, in each case, 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 2.09(k).

Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time and any successor statute or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

Benchmark” means, initially, the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate 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 2.09(h).

Benchmark Replacement” means, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, the sum of (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower 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) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that any Benchmark Replacement shall be administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent as determined by it; provided, further, that if such Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than the Floor, such Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor 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, 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 (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower giving due consideration to (a) 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 or (b) any evolving or then-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 Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time; ; provided that any Benchmark Replacement Adjustment shall be administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent as determined by it.

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

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

(b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) have been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative; provided that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.

For the avoidance of doubt, if such Benchmark is a term rate, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) 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:

(a) 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 such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, 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 such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

(b) 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, 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 such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component

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thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

(c) 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 such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.

For the avoidance of doubt, if such Benchmark is a term rate, 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 Transition Start Date” means, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (a) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (b) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).

Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date 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 2.09 and (b) 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 2.09.

Benefit Plan” means an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) that is sponsored or maintained by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

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

Board of Directors” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board, (b) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the general partner of the partnership, (c) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee or board of managers of such company or the sole member or the managing member thereof, and (d) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.

Borrower” and “Borrowers” have the meanings specified therefor in the preamble hereto. As of the Effective Date, the Administrative Borrower is the only Borrower under this Agreement.

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Brand Access Fees” means cash fees paid to the Loan Parties by certain organizations in connection with multi-year contracts with such Loan Parties.

Business Day” means (a) for all purposes other than as described in clause (b) below, any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required to close, and (b) with respect to the borrowing, payment or continuation of, or determination of interest rate on, SOFR Loans, any day that is both a Business Day described in clause (a) above and a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.

Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period that in accordance with GAAP are or should be included in “property, plant and equipment” or in a similar fixed asset account on its balance sheet, whether such expenditures are paid in cash or financed and including all Capitalized Lease Obligations added during such period; provided, that the term “Capital Expenditures” shall not include any such expenditures which constitute (a) expenditures by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries made in connection with the replacement, substitution or restoration of such Person’s assets (i) to the extent financed from (A) insurance proceeds and other proceeds relating to the loss of property paid on account of the loss of or damage to, destruction of or condemnation of the assets being replaced or restored by such Person that has received such proceeds or (B) proceeds received by such Person from any Disposition permitted under this Agreement, in each case, so long as the Borrowers are permitted to reinvest such proceeds pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(viii) or (ii) with compensation awards arising from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation of the assets being replaced, (b) expenditures financed with the proceeds received from the sale or issuance of Equity Interests to the Sponsor or any other Persons, (c) a Permitted Acquisition or any investment permitted hereunder, (d) expenditures that are accounted for as capital expenditures of such Person and that actually are paid for by a third party (excluding any Loan Party) and for which no Loan Party has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation to such third party or any other person (whether before, during or after such period), and (e) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased substantially contemporaneously with the trade in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time.

Capitalized Lease” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of real or personal property by such Person as lessee which is (a) required under GAAP to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person or (b) a transaction of a type commonly known as a “synthetic lease” (i.e., a lease transaction that is treated as an operating lease for accounting purposes but with respect to which payments of rent are intended to be treated as payments of principal and interest on a loan for Federal income tax purposes).

Capitalized Lease Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, obligations of such Person and its Subsidiaries under Capitalized Leases, and, for purposes hereof, the amount of any such obligation shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

“CARES Act” means the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, as amended, and the related rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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CARES Act Indebtedness” means any unsecured loan or other financial accommodation under the Payroll Protection Program established pursuant to the CARES Act under 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36) (as added to the Small Business Act by Section 1102 of the CARES Act).

Cash Equivalents” means

(a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case, maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof;

(b) marketable direct obligations issued or fully guaranteed by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either Standard & Poor’s Rating Group or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.;

(c) commercial paper, maturing not more than 1 year after the date of issue rated P‑1 by Moody’s or A‑1 by Standard & Poor’s;

(d) certificates of deposit maturing not more than 1 year after the date of issue, issued by commercial banking institutions and money market or demand deposit accounts maintained at commercial banking institutions, each of which is a member of the Federal Reserve System and has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

(e) deposit accounts maintained with (i) any bank that satisfies the criteria described in clause (d) above, or (ii) any other bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof so long as the full amount maintained with any such other bank is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;

(f) repurchase agreements having maturities of not more than 90 days from the date of acquisition which are entered into with major money center banks included in the commercial banking institutions described in clause (c) above and which are secured by readily marketable direct obligations of the United States Government or any agency thereof;

(g) debt securities with maturities of 6 months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank satisfying the criteria described in clause (d) above;

(h) money market accounts maintained with mutual funds having assets in excess of $500,000,000, which assets are primarily comprised of Cash Equivalents described in another clause of this definition; and

(i) marketable tax exempt securities rated A or higher by Moody’s or A+ or higher by Standard & Poor’s, in each case, maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof.

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Cash Management Accounts” means the bank accounts of each Loan Party (other than the Excluded Accounts) maintained at one or more Cash Management Banks listed on Schedule 8.01.

Cash Management Bank” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 8.01(a).

Catterton Preferred Equity” means that certain preferred equity of H&W Franchise Holdings, LLC (a) issued pursuant to the Operating Agreement of LCAT Franchise Fitness Holdings, LLC, (b) evidenced by Class A-3 Units, Class A-4 Units and Class A-5 Units and (c) outstanding as of the Effective Date.

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

CFTC” means the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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

Change of Control” means each occurrence of any of the following:

(a) at any time prior to a public offering of any Equity Interests of the Parent or any parent company of the Parent, (i) the Permitted Holders cease beneficially and of record to own and control, directly or indirectly, at least 51% on a fully diluted basis of the aggregate outstanding voting power of the Equity Interests of the Parent, or (ii) the Sponsor ceases beneficially and of record to own and control, directly or indirectly, the largest percentage on a fully diluted basis of the aggregate outstanding voting power of the Equity Interests of the Parent necessary to nominate or elect a majority of the Board of Directors of the Parent;

(b) at any time after a public offering of any Equity Interests of the Parent or any parent company of the Parent, the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than a Permitted Holder, of beneficial ownership of more than the greater of (x) 35% of the aggregate outstanding voting power of the Equity Interests of the Parent and (y) the percentage on a fully diluted basis of the aggregate outstanding voting power of the Equity Interests of the Parent then owned by the Permitted Holders;

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(c) at any time after a public offering of any Equity Interests of the Parent or any parent company of the Parent, during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of the Parent (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Parent was approved by a vote of at least a majority the directors of the Parent then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period, or whose election or nomination for election was previously approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Parent;

(d) the Parent shall cease to have, directly or indirectly, the aggregate beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of at least the percentage of the aggregate voting power or economic power of the Equity Interests of each other Loan Party held by it on the Effective Date (or, with respect to any Subsidiary that becomes a Loan Party after the Effective Date, on the date such Subsidiary becomes a Loan Party hereunder), other than pursuant to a transaction permitted under Section 7.02(c) of this Agreement; or

 

(e) at any time after a public offering of any of the Equity Interests of the Parent or any parent company of the Parent (i) any Loan Party consolidates or amalgamates with or merges into another entity or conveys, transfers or leases all or substantially all of its property and assets to another Person, unless otherwise permitted hereunder or (ii) any entity consolidates or amalgamates with or merges into any Loan Party in a transaction pursuant to which the outstanding voting Equity Interests of such Loan Party are reclassified or changed into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction described in this clause (ii) in which either (A) in the case of any such transaction involving the Parent, no person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than a Permitted Holder has, directly or indirectly, acquired beneficial ownership of more than 35% of the aggregate outstanding voting Equity Interests of the Parent or (B) in the case of any such transaction involving a Loan Party other than the Parent, the Parent has beneficial ownership on a fully diluted basis of at least the same percentage of the aggregate voting and economic power of all Equity Interests of the resulting, surviving or transferee entity as it held prior to the date of such transaction.

Collateral” means all of the property and assets and all interests therein and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by any Loan Party upon which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted by such Loan Party as security for all or any part of the Obligations; provided, that the term “Collateral” shall not include any “Excluded Property” (as defined in the Security Agreement).

Collateral Agent” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment.

Communications” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.01(d).

Competitor” means any Person which is a direct competitor of the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries in the same or substantially similar line of business as the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date, if, in each case, at the time of a proposed assignment or

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participation, Agents and the assigning Lender have been notified in writing by the Administrative Borrower that such a Person is a direct competitor of the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries.

Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.01(a)(iv).

Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of Adjusted Term SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Reference Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of Section 2.09(e) and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders) decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders) determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders) decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided, that any such other manner of administration shall be administratively feasible as determined by the Administrative Agent).

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

Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period:

(a) increased (without duplication) by the following, in each case (other than clauses (vii) and (ix)) to the extent deducted (and not added back) in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:

 

(i) any provision for (or less any benefit, including income tax credits and refunds, from) income taxes (including franchise, gross receipts and single business taxes imposed in lieu of income taxes); plus

 

(ii) depreciation and amortization expense of such Person for such period; plus

 

(iii) the amount of any documented and clearly identifiable restructuring charges in connection with the 2023 Transition Restructuring Program; plus

 

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(iv) any other non-cash charges or adjustments, including (A) any write offs or write downs reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period, (B) equity-based awards compensation expense and expenses related to or associated with deferred compensation programs, (C) losses on sales, disposals or abandonment of, or any impairment charges or asset write-down or write-off related to, intangible assets, long-lived assets, inventory and investments in debt and equity securities, (D) all losses from investments recorded using the equity method, (E) charges for facilities closed prior to the applicable lease expiration, and (F) non-cash expenses in connection with new studio or other facility openings and closings; plus

 

(v) the amount of (i) board of directors fees not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate for such period and (ii) any Permitted Management Fees and related indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in such period under the Management Agreement on the date hereof, in each case, to the extent permitted hereunder; plus

 

(vi) (1) all fees, costs, charges or expenses in connection with Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments permitted hereunder (including Acquisitions consummated prior to the Effective Date), whether or not such acquisitions are consummated; provided, (A) with respect to Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments permitted hereunder that are consummated, such fees, costs, charges or expenses (a) are incurred within 120 days following the consummation of such acquisition or Investment and (b) shall not exceed $2,000,000 for any period, and (B) with respect to acquisitions and Investments which are not consummated, the aggregate amount of such fees, costs, charges or expenses added back shall not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate for such period and (2) the amount of extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual losses (including all fees and expenses relating thereto), charges or expenses, integration costs, transition costs, pre-opening, opening, consolidation and closing costs for facilities or studios, costs and operating expenses incurred in connection with any strategic initiatives or attributable to the implementation of cost saving initiatives, costs or accruals or reserves incurred in connection with Permitted Acquisitions and whether or not such acquisitions are consummated) whether on, after or prior to the Effective Date, other business optimization expenses (including costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs and new systems design and implementation costs), severance costs and expenses, one-time compensation charges, retention or completion bonuses, executive recruiting costs, consulting fees, restructuring costs and reserves, and curtailments or modifications to pension and postretirement employee benefit plans; provided, that the amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (vi)(2) when aggregated with amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (iii) and clause (vii) shall not exceed the lesser of 17.0% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to such add-backs) and $4,500,000 for any period; plus

 

(vii) the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, cost synergies and operating expense reductions related to restructurings, or cost savings initiatives that are projected by the Administrative Borrower in good faith to result from Permitted Acquisitions and Investments permitted hereunder with respect to which all actions have been taken and factual support has been provided to Lenders, in each case, during the 12 month period following such Permitted Acquisition or Investment (provided that in each case, such cost savings, cost synergies or operating expense reductions shall be certified by management of the Administrative Borrower

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and calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, cost synergies or operating expense reductions had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized from such actions during such period (it is understood and agreed that “run-rate” means the full recurring benefit that is associated with any action taken (which adjustments shall exclude the annualization of any studio royalties); provided that such cost savings, cost synergies and operating expenses are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable; provided further that the amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause shall not exceed the lesser of 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to such add-back) and $4,000,000 for such period; provided further, that amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (vii) when aggregated with amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (iii) and clause (vi)(2) shall not exceed the lesser of 17.0% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to such add-backs) and $4,500,000 for any period; plus

 

(viii) any non-cash costs or expense incurred by the Parent or a Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement; plus

 

(ix) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (b) below for any previous period and not added back; plus

 

(x) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period; plus

 

(xi) to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed in cash, expenses with respect to liability or casualty events; plus

 

(xii) any proceeds of a business interruption insurance claim actually received in cash and solely to the extent replacing lost profits; plus

 

(xiii) any losses or start-up costs or expenses (excluding marketing costs and expenses funded or reasonably and in good faith expected to be funded with amounts contributed by franchisees in to marketing funds) incurred and reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period; provided that with respect to any test period, such amounts (A) be solely and directly attributable to any brand acquired by the Parent or any other Loan Party during the trailing twelve month period following the acquisition of such brand, (B) shall not exceed $1,000,000 for any period and (C) be supported by documentation to the satisfaction of the Required Lenders; plus

 

(xiv) [reserved]; plus

 

(xv) non-recurring refresh expenses in connection with Permitted Acquisitions and Investments permitted hereunder, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,000,000; plus

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(xvi) non-cash losses related to the fair value accounting of contingent liabilities including earn-outs; plus

 

(xvii) [reserved]; plus

 

(xviii) non-recurring costs and expenses in connection with Studio Support (A) for any period ending during the Fiscal Year ending on December 31, 2021, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $8,000,000, (B) for the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarter periods ending on March 31, 2022, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $8,000,000, (C) for the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarter periods ending on June 30, 2022, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $6,000,000, (D) for the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarter periods ending on September 30, 2022, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $4,000,000 and (E) for the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarter periods ending on December 31, 2022, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000; plus

 

(xix) (A) non-recurring legal fees related to AKT seller mediation and/or litigation and settlement costs in connection therewith in an aggregate amount not to exceed (x) for any period ending during the Fiscal Year ending on December 31, 2020, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,000,000 and (y) for any period ending during the Fiscal Year ending on December 31, 2021, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $4,000,000; provided, that the amount added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (a)(xix)(A) for the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarter periods ending on March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021 shall not exceed $7,000,000 for each such period and (B) any other non-recurring legal fees related to litigation and settlement costs in connection therewith in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000; plus

 

(xx) Public Company Costs;

 

(b) decreased (without duplication) by the following, in each case to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:

 

(i) non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, excluding any non-cash gains to the extent they represent the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period; plus

 

(ii) any non-cash gains with respect to cash actually received in a prior period unless such cash did not increase Consolidated EBITDA in such prior period; plus

 

(iii) extraordinary gains and unusual or non-recurring gains (less all fees and expenses relating thereto); plus

 

(iv) non-cash gains related to the fair value accounting of contingent liabilities including earn-outs;

 

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(v) in each case to the extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income for such period and without duplication, the amount of positive Consolidated EBITDA of Subsidiaries that have not guaranteed the Obligations hereunder and provided Liens on their assets securing the Obligations for such period;

 

(c) increased or decreased (without duplication) by, as applicable, any adjustments resulting from the application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 460, Guarantees.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with any financial test or ratio hereunder, Consolidated EBITDA (computed in accordance with the terms of this definition) of any Subsidiary acquired in a Permitted Acquisition by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries during such period shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for any period as if such Subsidiary was acquired at the beginning of such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clauses (a)(iii), (a)(vi)(2) and (a)(vii) shall not exceed the lesser of 17.0% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to such add-backs) and $4,500,000.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for each of the periods set forth below, Consolidated EBITDA shall be the amount set forth opposite such period:

APPLICABLE PERIOD

CONSOLIDATED EBITDA

Fiscal Quarter ended March 31, 2020

$11,462,000.00

Fiscal Quarter ended June 30, 2020

$(2,772,000.00)

Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 2020

$1,653,000.00

Fiscal Quarter ended December 31, 2020

$11,415,000.00

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, neither the incurrence of any CARES Act Indebtedness nor any payment or forgiveness of all or any portion of any CARES Act Indebtedness shall result in any increase to Consolidated EBITDA for any period.

Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person at any date and without duplication, all Indebtedness of such Person of the type described in clauses (a), (c), (e), (f) and (i) (to the extent (x) guaranteeing Indebtedness of the type described in clause (a), (c), (e) or (f) of the definition of Indebtedness or (y) consisting of Indebtedness with respect to earn-outs or other deferred payments in respect of Acquisitions consummated prior to the Effective Date and listed on Schedule 1.01(B)) of the definition of Indebtedness, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, including, in any event, but without duplication, with respect to Parent and its Subsidiaries, the Loans and the amount of their Capitalized Lease Obligations.

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period; provided,

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however, that the following shall be excluded (without duplication): (a) the net income of any other Person in which such Person or one of its Subsidiaries has a joint interest with a third-party (which interest does not cause the net income of such other Person to be consolidated into the net income of such Person), except to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions paid to such Person or Subsidiary, (b) the net income of any Subsidiary of such Person that is, on the last day of such period, subject to any restriction or limitation on the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions, to the extent of such restriction or limitation, (c) the net income of any other Person arising prior to such other Person becoming a Subsidiary of such Person or merging or consolidating into such Person or its Subsidiaries, (d) any net gains or losses attributable to the sale or other disposition of any studios and (e) costs or expenses in connection with an initial public offering of Equity Interests of the Parent or any direct or indirect parent company of the Parent, in each case which has not been consummated. On any date of determination, the Consolidated Net Income will be measured on a Modified Cash Basis.

Consolidated Net Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, (a) gross interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP (including, without limitation, interest expense paid to Affiliates (other than the Loan Parties) of such Person, debt extinguishment costs, lender and agency fees and other loan servicing fees, Unused Line Fee, write-downs of deferred financing costs and original issue discount, commissions and fees with respect to letters of credit, imputed interest on Capitalized Leases and similar items), less (b) the sum of (i) interest income for such period and (ii) gains for such period on Hedging Agreements (to the extent not included in interest income above and to the extent not deducted in the calculation of gross interest expense), plus (c) the sum of (i) losses for such period on Hedging Agreements (to the extent not included in gross interest expense) and (ii) the upfront costs or fees for such period associated with Hedging Agreements (to the extent not included in gross interest expense), in each case, determined on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP.

Contingent Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, (a) the direct or indirect guaranty, endorsement (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with recourse by such Person of the obligation of a primary obligor, (b) the obligation to make take-or-pay or similar payments, if required, regardless of nonperformance by any other party or parties to an agreement, and (c) any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (A) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (B) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, assets, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term “Contingent Obligation” shall not include any indemnities on product warranties extended in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation with respect to which such Contingent Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such

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primary obligation for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability with respect thereto (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder), as determined by such Person in good faith. All existing Contingent Obligations constituting earn-outs or other deferred payments in respect of Acquisitions consummated prior to the Effective Date are listed on Schedule 1.01(B).

Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

Controlled Investment Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person that (a) directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person and (b) is organized by such Person primarily for the purpose of making equity or debt investments in one or more companies. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.

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

Default” means an event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (i) has failed to fund any portion of the Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder and has not cured such failure prior to the date of determination, (ii) has otherwise failed to pay over to any Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, and has not cured such failure prior to the date of determination, or (iii) has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of an Insolvency Proceeding.

Disposition” means any transaction, or series of related transactions, pursuant to which any Person or any of its Subsidiaries sells, assigns, transfers or otherwise disposes of any property or assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to any other Person, in each case, whether or not the consideration therefor consists of cash, securities or other assets owned by the acquiring Person, excluding any sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business on ordinary business terms.

Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interest into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date which is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date,

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(b) is convertible into or exchangeable for (i) debt securities or (ii) any Equity Interests referred to in clause (a) above, in each case at any time prior to the date which is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date, (c) contains any repurchase obligation that may come into effect either (i) prior to payment in full of all Obligations (other than unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations) or (ii) prior to the date that is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date or (d) provides for scheduled payments or the payment of cash dividends or distributions prior to the date that is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date; provided, however, that any Equity Interests that would not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof (or the holders of any security into or for which such Equity Interests is convertible, exchangeable or exercisable) the right to require the issuer thereof to redeem such Equity Interests upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or a Disposition occurring prior to the date which is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests if such Equity Interests provide that the issuer thereof will not redeem any such Equity Interests pursuant to such provisions prior to the date which is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date.

Dollar,” “Dollars” and the symbol “$” each means lawful money of the United States of America.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

Effective Date” means April 19, 2021, the first date on which each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.01 shall have been satisfied (or waived) in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders.

Effectiveness Date” means the date indicated in a document or agreement to be the date on which such document or agreement becomes effective, or, if there is no such indication, the date of execution of such document or agreement.

Eligible Contract Participant” means an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the CEA and regulations thereunder.

Eligibility Date” means, with respect to each Borrower and Guarantor and each Swap, the date on which this Agreement or any other Loan Document becomes effective with respect to such Swap (for the avoidance of doubt, the Eligibility Date shall be the Effectiveness Date of such Swap if this Agreement or any other Loan Document is then in effect with respect to such Borrower or Guarantor, and otherwise it shall be the Effectiveness Date of this Agreement and/or such other Loan Document(s) to which such Borrower or Guarantor is a party).

Eligible Transferee” means (a) a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender or a Related Fund, (b) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having total assets or net worth in excess of $100,000,000, (c) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or a political subdivision of any such country and which has total assets or net worth in excess of $100,000,000, provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States, (d) a finance company, insurance company, or other financial institution or fund (other than an Affiliated Lender) that is engaged in making,

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purchasing, or otherwise investing in commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and having (together with its Affiliates) total assets or net worth in excess of $100,000,000, and (e) any Affiliated Lender. No natural person (or any entity organized for the benefit of a natural person) shall be an Eligible Transferee.

Employee Plan” means an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) covered by Title IV of ERISA and maintained or contributed to (or that was maintained or contributed to at any time during the 6 calendar years preceding the date of any borrowing hereunder) for employees of any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates.

Environmental Actions” means any written complaint, summons, citation, notice, directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment, letter or other written communication from any Person or Governmental Authority to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries involving violations of Environmental Laws or Releases of Hazardous Materials (a) from any assets, properties or businesses owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest; (b) from adjoining properties or businesses; or (c) onto any facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest.

Environmental Indemnified Matters” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.15(b).

Environmental Laws” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq.), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 1801, et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901, et seq.), the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), as such laws may be amended or otherwise modified from time to time, and any other Requirement of Law, permit, license or other binding determination of any Governmental Authority imposing liability or establishing standards of conduct for protection of the environment or other binding government restrictions relating to the protection of the environment or the Release, deposit or migration of any Hazardous Materials into the environment.

Environmental Liabilities and Costs” means all liabilities, monetary obligations, Remedial Actions, losses, damages, punitive damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants and costs of investigations and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest which relate to any environmental condition on or a Release of Hazardous Materials from or onto (i) any property presently or formerly owned by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any facility which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

Environmental Lien” means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for Environmental Liabilities and Costs.

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Equity Interest” means (a) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, and (b) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership or other equity interests of such Person.

Equity Issuance” means either (a) the sale or issuance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any shares of its Equity Interests or (b) the receipt by Parent of any cash capital contributions.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute of similar import, and regulations thereunder, in each case, as in effect from time to time. References to sections of ERISA shall be construed also to refer to any successor sections.

ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of which such Person is a member and which would be deemed to be a “controlled group” within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Event of Default” means any of the events set forth in Section 9.01.

Excess Cash Flow” means, with respect to any Person for any period, (a) Consolidated EBITDA of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, less (b) the sum of (without duplication):

(i) all cash principal payments made pursuant to Sections 2.03(b) and 2.05(c)(v) and (vii) and all cash principal payments on other Indebtedness (other than the Loans) of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries during such period to the extent such other Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred, and such payments are permitted to be made, under this Agreement,

(ii) all Consolidated Net Interest Expense to the extent paid or payable in cash during such period,

(iii) all payments paid in cash during such period on account of Capital Expenditures and Permitted Acquisitions by such Person and its Subsidiaries to the extent permitted to be made under this Agreement (excluding Capital Expenditures and Permitted Acquisitions to the extent financed through the incurrence of Indebtedness or through the issuance of Equity Interests),

(iv) all scheduled loan servicing fees and other similar fees in respect of Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries paid in cash during such period,

(v) income taxes paid in cash or payable by such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period and any Tax Distributions,

(vi) the aggregate amount paid by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in cash during such period on account of Permitted Acquisitions (excluding the portion of such payments financed through the incurrence of Indebtedness or through the issuance of Equity Interests),

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(vii) the excess, if any, of Working Capital at the end of such period minus Working Capital at the beginning of such period (or minus the excess, if any, of Working Capital at the beginning of such period minus Working Capital at the end of such period),

(viii) amounts on account of reserves or accruals established in purchase accounting,

(ix) the amount of Restricted Payments paid in cash pursuant to Section 7.02(h) during such period,

(x) Permitted Management Fees paid during such period to the extent permitted under Section 7.02(h), and

(xi) [Intentionally Omitted];

(xii) any Investments made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in each case except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness; and

(xiii) all other cash items added back to calculate Consolidated EBITDA during such period.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Excluded Accounts” means any Petty Cash Account and any other deposit account used for (a) funding payroll or segregating payroll taxes or funding other employee wage or benefit payments, (b) segregating 401(k) contributions or contributions to an employee stock purchase plan or (c) funding other employee health and benefit plans.

Excluded Hedge Liability or Liabilities” means, with respect to each Borrower and Guarantor, each of its Swap Obligations if, and only to the extent that, all or any portion of this Agreement or any Other Document that relates to such Swap Obligation is or becomes illegal under the CEA, or any rule, regulation or order of the CFTC, solely by virtue of such Borrower’s and/or Guarantor’s failure to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant on the Eligibility Date for such Swap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing or in any other provision of this Agreement or any Other Document, the foregoing is subject to the following provisos: (a) if a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one Swap, this definition shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swaps for which such guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal under the CEA, or any rule, regulations or order of the CFTC, solely as a result of the failure by such Borrower or Guarantor for any reason to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant on the Eligibility Date for such Swap; (b) if a guarantee of a Swap Obligation would cause such obligation to be an Excluded Hedge Liability but the grant of a security interest would not cause such obligation to be an Excluded Hedge Liability, such Swap Obligation shall constitute an Excluded Hedge Liability for purposes of the guaranty but not for purposes of the grant of the security interest; and (c) if there is more than one Borrower or Guarantor executing this Agreement or the Other Documents and a Swap Obligation would be an Excluded Hedge Liability with respect to one or more of such Persons, but not all of them, the definition of Excluded Hedge Liability or Liabilities with respect to each such Person shall only be deemed applicable to (i) the particular Swap Obligations that constitute

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Excluded Hedge Liabilities with respect to such Person, and (ii) the particular Person with respect to which such Swap Obligations constitute Excluded Hedge Liabilities.

Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Immaterial Subsidiary, (b) any Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary, (c) any Subsidiary that is prohibited or restricted by law, rule or regulation or by any contractual obligation from providing a guarantee or that would require a governmental (including regulatory) or third party consent, approval, license or authorization in order to provide such guarantee (including under any financial assistance, corporate benefit, thin capitalization, capital maintenance, liquidity maintenance or similar legal principles), it being understood that the Parent and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to obtain any such consent, approval, license or authorization, (d) any Foreign Subsidiary and (e) any other Subsidiary designated at the request of the Administrative Borrower, and consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any Guarantor becomes an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of (i) the sale or partial disposition of the outstanding Equity Interests of such Subsidiary or (ii) issuance of additional Equity Interest by such Subsidiary, in each case for the purposes of making such Guarantor an Excluded Subsidiary and not for a bona fide business purposes, such Subsidiary shall remain a Guarantor notwithstanding its status as a Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment under Section 12.02(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.08, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.08(d) or (f) and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Executive Order No. 13224” means the Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.

Existing Agent” means Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC.

Existing Credit Facility” means that certain Financing Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Effective Date, including by the first amendment thereto, dated as of August 4, 2020), by and among the Administrative Borrower the other Loan Parties signatories thereto, the Existing Lenders and the Existing Agent, together with all other documents and instruments relating thereto.

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Existing Lenders” means the lenders party to the Existing Credit Facility.

Extraordinary Receipts” means any cash received by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the following: (a) foreign, United States, state or local tax refunds, (b) pension plan reversions, (c) proceeds of insurance and insurance claim refunds (excluding (i) insurance proceeds received which are owed to a third party (including legal, accounting and other professional and transaction fees arising from events giving rise to such proceeds) that is not an Affiliate of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law or with Contractual Obligations entered into by the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries from time to time in the ordinary course of business, (ii) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, business interruption insurance proceeds (if any) and (iii) insurance proceeds received by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as reimbursement for any out-of-pocket costs incurred or made by such Person prior to the receipt thereof directly related to the event resulting from the payment of such proceeds), (d) judgments, proceeds of settlements or other consideration of any kind in connection with any cause of action (excluding, any portion thereof that represents out-of-pocket expenses by such Person), (e) condemnation awards (and payments in lieu thereof) (excluding any portion thereof that represents out-of-pocket expenses by such Person) and (f) indemnity payments to the extent the amount received is not required to be remitted to any other Person (other than any Affiliate of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) and to the extent such proceeds exceed the loss, damages, fees, costs and expenses incurred by or actual remediation and replacement costs of the applicable Loan Party or Subsidiary in connection with any such matter.

Facility” means a parcel of real property owned in fee simple and described on Schedule 6.01(o), including, without limitation, the land on which such facility or office is located, all buildings and other improvements thereon, all fixtures located at or used in connection with such facility or office, all whether now or hereafter existing.

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

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing and any legislation, regulations or official rules or practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement.

FCPA” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(jj).

"Federal Funds Effective Rate" means, for any day, the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed and rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business

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Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be the average of the quotations (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent. The Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be deemed equal to 0% if such rate, as otherwise determined above, would be less than 0%.

Fifth Amendment” means the Fifth Amendment to Financing Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2023, among the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Agents.

Fifth Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3 of the Fifth Amendment.

Fifth Amendment Funding Date” means August 3, 2023, or such other date that is mutually agreed by the Required Lenders and the Borrowers, with concurrent written notice (which may be by email) to the Administrative Agent.

Fifth Amendment Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in the Fifth Amendment.

Fifth Amendment Transactions” means (i) the distribution of the proceeds of the Fifth Amendment Incremental Term Loans to repurchase a portion of the common Equity Interests of PubCo (with the timing and amounts of such repurchases to be determined) from one or more holders of such Equity Interests (which may include holders that are PubCo Affiliates), (ii) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the Fifth Amendment and the foregoing and (iii) for working capital or other general corporate purposes.

Final Maturity Date” means the earliest of (i) March 15, 2026, (ii) the date on which all Loans shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (iii) the payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been made) and the termination of all Commitments.

Financial Statements” means (a) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2019, and the related consolidated statement of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the thirteen months ended February 28, 2021, and the related consolidated statement of operations, shareholder’s equity and cash flows for the thirteen months then ended.

First Amendment” means the First Amendment to Financing Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2021, among the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Agents.

Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Parent and its Subsidiaries ending on December 31 of each year.

Floor” means a rate of interest equal to 1.00%.

Flow of Funds Agreement” means a funding authorization letter, dated the Effective Date, made by the Borrowers in favor of the Administrative Agent, and the funds flow

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memorandum attached thereto describing the sources and uses of all cash payments in connection with the Transactions.

Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Parent that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

Fourth Amendment” means the Fourth Amendment to Financing Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2023, among the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Agents.

Fourth Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6 of the Fourth Amendment.

Fourth Amendment Funding Date” means January 13, 2023, or such other date that is mutually agreed by the Required Lenders and the Borrowers, with concurrent written notice (which may be by email) to the Administrative Agent.

Fourth Amendment Transactions” means (i) the distribution of the proceeds of the 2023 Incremental Term Loans and other available cash by XF to the Parent in the aggregate amount of the Repurchases (as defined below) (the “XPO Distribution”), (ii) the use of the proceeds of the XPO Distribution by the Parent to repurchase, immediately prior to the Repurchases, 85,334 Preferred Units (as defined in the Parent’s Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement (the “LLCA”)) from XF for $130,766,360, together with accrued and unpaid dividends on such Preferred Units in accordance with the LLCA (the “Units Repurchase”), (iii) the use of proceeds from the Units Repurchase by XF to repurchase 85,334 shares of PubCo Convertible Preferred from one or more holders of such PubCo Convertible Preferred at an aggregate purchase price of $130,766,360, together with accrued and unpaid dividends on such shares of PubCo Convertible Preferred (the “Repurchases”) and (iv) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the Fourth Amendment and the foregoing.

Franchise” means a franchise or licensing arrangement subject to a Franchise Agreement for the operation of a Franchised Location.

Franchise Agreements” means any franchise agreements whether now existing or hereafter entered into by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and related to the franchising of the business of operating a Franchised Location, and all other agreements with any Franchisee, sub-franchisee or similar Person to which any Loan Party is a party, in each case, related to the franchising of the business of operating a Franchised Location, all as amended or modified from time to time.

Franchise Collections” mean those collections of the Parent and its Subsidiaries derived from any Accounts Receivable, however evidenced, constituting payment obligations, revenue, profits, income, royalties, finder’s fees, and deferred sales fees payable to an obligor pursuant to the terms of any Franchise Agreements.

Franchised Location” means a health and wellness facility owned and operated by a Loan Party or a Franchisee.

Franchisee” means any franchisee under a Franchise Agreement.

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Funding Losses” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(e).

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States, applied on a consistent basis, provided that for the purposes of Section 7.03 hereof and the definitions used therein, “GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect on the date hereof and consistent with those used in the preparation of the Financial Statements, provided, further, that if there occurs after the date of this Agreement any change in GAAP that affects in any respect the calculation of the financial covenant contained in Section 7.03 hereof, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Borrower shall negotiate in good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement that relate to the calculation of such covenant with the intent of having the respective positions of the Lenders and the Borrowers after such change in GAAP conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions as of the date of this Agreement and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon, the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.03 hereof shall be calculated as if no such change in GAAP has occurred; provided that no Lender shall be entitled to receive any fees (other than reimbursement of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable legal fees) pursuant to Section 12.04 hereof) in connection with such amendments.

Governing Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization, and the operating agreement; (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture agreement, declaration or other applicable agreement or documentation evidencing or otherwise relating to its formation or organization; and (d) with respect to any of the entities described above, any other agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization.

Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any Federal, state, city, town, municipality, county, local or other political subdivision thereof or thereto and any department, commission, board, bureau, instrumentality, agency or other entity acting within its legal authority and exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government, including, without limitation, the SEC.

Governmental Order” means any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination, decision, verdict or award issued, made, rendered or entered by or with any Governmental Authority.

Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 11.01.

Guarantor” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto, it being understood and agreed that no Excluded Subsidiaries of the Parent shall be Guarantors.

Guaranty” means (a) the guaranty of each Guarantor party hereto contained in ARTICLE XI hereof and (b) each other guaranty, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to

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the Required Lenders, made by any other Guarantor in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders guaranteeing all or part of the Obligations.

Hazardous Material” means (a) any element, compound or chemical that is defined, listed or otherwise classified as a contaminant, pollutant, toxic pollutant, toxic or hazardous substance, extremely hazardous substance or chemical, hazardous waste, special waste, or solid waste under Environmental Laws; (b) any pollutant, contaminant, waste, hazardous waste, toxic substance or dangerous good which is defined in or regulated as such by any Environmental Law and which is present in the environment in such quantity or state that it contravenes any Environmental Law; (c) petroleum and its refined products; (d) polychlorinated biphenyls; (e) any substance exhibiting a hazardous waste characteristic, including, without limitation, corrosivity, ignitability, toxicity or reactivity as well as any radioactive or explosive materials; and (f) any raw materials, building components (including, without limitation, asbestos-containing materials) and manufactured products containing hazardous substances listed or classified as such under Environmental Laws.

Hedging Agreement” means any interest rate, foreign currency, commodity or equity swap, collar, cap, floor, adjustable strike cap, adjustable strike corridor, cross-currency swap or forward rate agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency, commodity or equity values (including, without limitation, any option with respect to any of the foregoing and any combination of the foregoing agreements or arrangements, and (without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing) specifically including any foreign exchange transaction, including spot and forward foreign currency purchases and sales, listed or over-the-counter options on foreign currencies, non-deliverable forwards and options, foreign currency swap agreements, and currency exchange rate price hedging arrangements), and any confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or arrangement.

Highest Lawful Rate” means, with respect to any Agent or any Lender, the maximum non-usurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the Obligations under laws applicable to such Agent or such Lender which are currently in effect or, to the extent allowed by law, under such applicable laws which may hereafter be in effect and which allow a higher maximum non-usurious interest rate than applicable laws now allow.

Holdout Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.02(b).

Illegality Notice” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(f).

Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary or group of Subsidiaries identified in writing to the Agents that does not account for, on an aggregate basis, greater than 2.0% of the assets or greater than 2.0% of the revenues of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables and accrued expenses or

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other accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business and not outstanding for more than 90 days (180 days if a bona fide dispute exists in respect of such trade payable so long as adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof on the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP) after the date such payable was created); (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments or upon which interest payments are customarily made; (d) all reimbursement, payment or other obligations and liabilities of such Person created or arising under any conditional sales or other title retention agreement with respect to property used and/or acquired by such Person, even though the rights and remedies of the lessor, seller and/or lender thereunder may be limited to repossession or sale of such property, (e) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (f) all obligations and liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of such Person, in respect of letters of credit, acceptances and similar facilities other than obligations and liabilities that are cash collateralized on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders); (g) all net obligations and liabilities, calculated on a basis reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders and in accordance with accepted practice, of such Person under Hedging Agreements; (h) all monetary obligations under any receivables factoring, receivable sales or similar transactions and all monetary obligations under any synthetic lease, tax ownership/operating lease, off-balance sheet financing or similar financing; (i) all Contingent Obligations; (j) all Disqualified Equity Interests; and (k) all obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (j) of this definition of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien upon property owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness, provided, however that if recourse in respect of any Indebtedness of the foregoing is limited to specific assets, then such Indebtedness shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (y) the fair market value of the asset encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith; provided further, that Indebtedness shall not include (i) purchase price holdbacks arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranties or other unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset, (ii) endorsements of checks or drafts arising in the ordinary course of business, (iii) preferred Equity Interests to the extent not constituting Disqualified Equity Interests, (iv) any earnout or similar purchase price obligation until such obligation becomes due and payable and required to be reflected on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, and (v) deferred fees and expenses payable under the Management Agreement. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership of or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, so long as, in the case of a joint venture, such Indebtedness is recourse to any Loan Party. For the avoidance of doubt, “Indebtedness” shall exclude operating leases.

Indemnified Matters” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.15.

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

Indemnitees” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.15.

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Ineligible Institutions” means (a) a Competitor, (b) those other entities designated in writing by the Administrative Borrower, delivered to the Administrative Agent and agreed to by the Required Lenders or (c) in the case of clauses (a) and (b), any of their respective Affiliates that are (i) readily identifiable as Affiliates on the basis of their name or (ii) identified by name by the Administrative Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing from time to time.

Initial Term Loan” means, collectively, the loans made by the Initial Term Loan Lenders to the Borrowers on the Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii).

Initial Term Loan Commitment” means, with respect to each Initial Term Loan Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make the Initial Term Loan on the Effective Date to the Borrowers in the amount set forth under the heading “Initial Term Loan” in Schedule 1.01(A) hereto, as the same may be terminated or reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement

Initial Term Loan Lender” means a Lender with an Initial Term Loan Commitment or an Initial Term Loan.

Initial Term Loan Upfront Fee” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.06.

Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of any Debtor Relief Law.

Intercompany Subordination Agreement” means an Intercompany Subordination Agreement made by the Loan Parties in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

Interest Period” means, with respect to each SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date of the making of such SOFR Loan (or the continuation of a SOFR Loan or the conversion of a Reference Rate Loan to a SOFR Loan) and ending 1, 3 or 6 months thereafter as selected by the Administrative Borrower; provided, however, that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended (subject to clauses (c)-(e) below) to the next succeeding Business Day, (b) interest shall accrue at the applicable rate based upon the Adjusted Term SOFR from and including the first day of each Interest Period to, but excluding, the day on which any Interest Period expires, (c) any Interest Period that would end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (d) with respect to an Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period), the Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month that is 1, 3 or 6 months after the date on which the Interest Period began, as applicable, (e) the Administrative Borrower may not select an Interest Period which will end after the Final Maturity Date, (f) the initial Interest Period for any SOFR Loan made on the Seventh Amendment Effective Date (which Interest Period shall commence on the Seventh Amendment Effective Date) may end on September 30, 2024 (and the Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period shall be determined for a SOFR Loan with an interest period of one

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(1) month determined as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date notwithstanding that such Interest Period is greater than one (1) month in duration).

Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any successor statute thereto) and the regulations thereunder.

Inventory” means, with respect to any Person, all goods and merchandise of such Person, including, without limitation, all raw materials, work-in-process, packaging, supplies, materials and finished goods of every nature used or usable in connection with the shipping, storing, advertising or sale of such goods and merchandise, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.

Investment” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.02(e); provided that the amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additions thereto, less all returns of principal and other cash returns therefor.

Joinder Agreement” means a Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, duly executed by a Domestic Subsidiary of a Loan Party made a party hereto pursuant to Section 7.01(b).

Landlord Waivers” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.01(m).

Lease” means any lease of real property to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party as lessor or lessee.

Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien (statutory or otherwise), security interest, charge or other encumbrance or security or preferential arrangement of any nature, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or title retention arrangement, any Capitalized Lease and any assignment, deposit arrangement or financing lease intended as, or having the effect of, security, but not including the interest of a lessor under a lease that is an operating lease.

Loan” means the Term Loans made by a Lender to the Borrowers pursuant to ARTICLE II hereof.

Loan Document” means this Agreement, the Agent Fee Letter, any Guaranty, any Joinder Agreement, any Mortgage, any Security Agreement, the Flow of Funds Agreement, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, any Perfection Certificate, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, the Sixth Amendment, the Seventh Amendment, the Seventh Amendment Flow of Funds Agreement (as defined in the Seventh Amendment), any collateral access agreement, any landlord subordination or waiver agreement, any other agreement, instrument, certificate, report and other document executed and delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or otherwise evidencing or securing any Loan or any other Obligation.

Loan Party” means any Borrower and any Guarantor.

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Management Agreement” means that certain Management Services Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), by and between TPG Growth III Management, LLC (which assigned such Management Services Agreement to Sponsor prior to the Closing Date) and H&W Investco Management LLC.

Make-Whole Amount” means, (i) with respect to any optional prepayment of the Sixth Amendment Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b) or any mandatory prepayment of the Sixth Amendment Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(c), as applicable, the present value at such time, computed on such prepayment date using a discount rate equal to Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50%, of an amount equal to the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal balance of the Sixth Amendment Term Loans being prepaid from the date of prepayment through the date that is three (3) months after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date; provided that no Make-Whole Amount shall be due in respect of any voluntary prepayment made following the date that is three (3) months after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent is not required to calculate the Make-Whole Amount and such Make-Whole Amount applicable to the Sixth Amendment Term Loans shall be determined by the Sixth Amendment Term Loan Lenders and (ii) with respect to any optional prepayment of the Seventh Amendment Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b) or any mandatory prepayment of the Seventh Amendment Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(c), as applicable, the present value at such time, computed on such prepayment date using a discount rate equal to Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50%, of an amount equal to the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal balance of the Seventh Amendment Term Loans being prepaid from the date of prepayment through the date that is three (3) months after the Seventh Amendment Effective Date; provided that no Make-Whole Amount shall be due in respect of any voluntary prepayment made following the date that is three (3) months after the Seventh Amendment Effective Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent is not required to calculate the Make-Whole Amount and such Make-Whole Amount applicable to the Seventh Amendment Term Loans shall be determined by the Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lenders.

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on any of (a) the operations, business, assets, properties or financial condition of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties taken as a whole to perform any of their payment or reporting obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party, (c) the legality, validity or enforceability against any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other material Loan Document, (d) the rights and remedies of any Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document, or (e) the validity, perfection or priority of a Lien (other than the Collateral Agent’s Lien on any Collateral the perfection of which is not required under the Loan Documents) in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders on any of the Collateral having a fair market value in excess of $2,000,000 (except to the extent resulting from any actions or inactions on the part of the Agents based upon timely receipt of information regarding the Loan Parties as required by this Agreement).

Material Contract” means, with respect to any Person, (a) each contract or agreement to which that Person or any of its Subsidiaries is a party involving aggregate consideration payable to or by that Person or that Subsidiary of $500,000 or more in any Fiscal

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Year; and (b) all other contracts or agreements as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation, or failure to renew (without contemporaneous replacement of substantially equivalent value) by any party could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Material Real Estate Asset” means any individual real property owned in fee-simple, and the improvements thereto, located in the United States of America and having a fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith after taking into account any liabilities with respect thereto that impact such fair market value) in excess of $500,000.

Modified Cash Basis” means financial reporting on a GAAP accrual basis; provided, however, that for all purposes hereof franchise territory sales, equipment sales, Brand Access Fees and any other cash revenue streams that are amortized under GAAP will be recorded on a cash basis consistent with the past practices of the Loan Parties.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

Mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, made by a Loan Party in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, securing the Obligations and delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 7.01(b), (o), (s) or otherwise.

MSD” means MSD Partners, L.P.

MSD Entities” means MSD and any of its controlled Affiliates and funds managed or advised by any of them or any of their respective controlled Affiliates.

Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates has contributed, or has been obligated to contribute, to at any time during the preceding 6 years.

Net Cash Proceeds” means, (a) with respect to any Disposition by any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, the aggregate amount of cash received (directly or indirectly) from time to time (whether as initial consideration or through the payment or disposition of deferred consideration but only as and when received) by or on behalf of such Person or such Subsidiary, in connection therewith after deducting therefrom only (i) the amount of any Indebtedness secured by any Permitted Lien on any asset (other than Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of such asset) which is required to be, and is, repaid in connection with such Disposition (other than Indebtedness under this Agreement), (ii) reasonable expenses, attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees and other fees related thereto incurred by such Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, (iii) transfer taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable to any taxing authorities by such Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, and (iv) net income taxes to be paid or reasonably estimated to be payable in connection with such Disposition (after taking into account any tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) or any Tax Distributions and (b) with respect to the issuance or incurrence of any Indebtedness by any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, or an Equity Issuance, the aggregate amount of cash received (directly or indirectly) from time to time (whether as initial consideration or through the payment or disposition of deferred consideration) by or on behalf of such Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, after deducting therefrom only (i) reasonable expenses, attorneys’ fees,

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investment banking fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable and customary fees and expenses related thereto incurred by such Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, (ii) transfer taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable by such Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith and (iii) net income taxes to be paid or reasonably estimated to be payable in connection therewith (after taking into account any tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) or any Tax Distributions; in each case of clause (a) and (b) to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are (x) actually paid or payable to a Person that, except in the case of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and tax payment, is not an Affiliate of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries and (y) properly attributable to such transaction or to the asset that is the subject thereof. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Net Cash Proceeds shall not include (A) the Net Cash Proceeds owed by a Loan Party to any third-party Person in which such Person has a joint equity interest in a Subsidiary of such Loan Party, (B) in the case of any Disposition or casualty event by a Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (B)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary as a result thereof, (C) the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any adjustment to the sale price or any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii) above) (1) related to any of the applicable assets and (2) retained by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations (however, the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of such Disposition or casualty event occurring on the date of such reduction) and (D) any funded escrow established pursuant to the documents evidencing any such sale or disposition to secure any indemnification obligations or adjustments to the purchase price associated with any such sale or disposition (provided that to the extent that any amounts are released from such escrow to a Borrower or a Subsidiary, such amounts net of any related expenses shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds).

New Lending Office” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.08(d).

New Subsidiary” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.01(b)(i).

Non-U.S. Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.08(d).

Non-Qualifying Party” means any Borrower or any Guarantor that on the Eligibility Date fails for any reason to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant.

Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of a Person that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.

Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.02(a).

Obligations” means all present and future indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities of each Loan Party to the Agents and the Lenders arising under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether or not the right of payment in respect of such claim is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, disputed,

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undisputed, legal, equitable, secured, unsecured, and whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise affected by any proceeding referred to in Section 9.01. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of each Loan Party under the Loan Documents include (a) the obligation (irrespective of whether a claim therefor is allowed in an Insolvency Proceeding) to pay principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, indemnities and other amounts payable by such Person under the Loan Documents and (b) the obligation of such Person to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Agent or any Lender (in its sole discretion) may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Person. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Obligations shall not include any Excluded Hedge Liabilities.

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

Other Taxes” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.08(b).

Parent” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Participant Register” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(g).

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

Perfection Certificate” means a Perfection Certificate executed by the Administrative Borrower in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders.

Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Term SOFR”.

Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition by a Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party to the extent that each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

(a) the Borrowers shall have furnished to the Agents at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the consummation of such Acquisition (i) an executed term sheet and/or commitment letter (setting forth in reasonable detail the terms and conditions of such Acquisition) and, at the request of any Agent (or any Lender through the Administrative Agent), such other information and documents that any Agent or Lender may reasonably request, including, without limitation, executed counterparts of the respective material agreements, instruments or other documents pursuant to which such Acquisition is to be consummated (including, without limitation, any related management, non-compete, employment, option or other material agreements), any schedules to such agreements, instruments or other documents and all other material ancillary agreements, instruments or other documents to be executed or delivered in connection therewith, (ii) pro forma financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries after the consummation of such Acquisition, (iii) historical financial statements relating to the business or Person to be

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acquired evidencing positive Consolidated EBITDA on a pro forma basis (with such adjustments as the Required Lenders agree to in good faith) for the four fiscal quarter period most recently ended prior to the date the Acquisition, (iv) a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Administrative Borrower, demonstrating on a pro forma basis compliance, as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been or are required to be delivered hereunder, with all financial covenant set forth in Section 7.03 hereof after the consummation of such Acquisition, and (v) copies of such other agreements, instruments or other documents (including, without limitation, the Loan Documents required by Section 7.01(b)) as any Agent (or the Required Lenders through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request; provided, that with respect to an Acquisition in which the consideration is less than $7,500,000 (a “Limited Permitted Acquisition”), so long as the cash purchase price for such Limited Permitted Acquisition, when aggregated with the cash purchase price of all Limited Permitted Acquisitions (including the proposed Limited Permitted Acquisition) in any Fiscal Year does not exceed $15,000,000, the Borrowers shall only be required to furnish to the Agents at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the consummation of such Acquisition, board materials containing material financial information with respect to such Acquisition provided to the Board of Directors of such Loan Party or its Subsidiaries;

(b) the agreements, instruments and other documents in connection with such Acquisition shall provide that (i) neither the Loan Parties nor any of their Subsidiaries shall, in connection with such Acquisition, assume or remain liable in respect of any Indebtedness of the seller or sellers, or other obligation of the seller or sellers (except for Permitted Indebtedness and obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business in operating the property so acquired and necessary and desirable to the continued operation of such property and except for Indebtedness that either (x) is permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(c) or (y) the Agents, with the consent of the Required Lenders, otherwise expressly consent to in writing after their review of the terms of the proposed Acquisition), and (ii) all property to be so acquired in connection with such Acquisition shall be free and clear of any and all Liens, except for Permitted Liens (and if any such property is subject to any Lien not permitted by this clause (ii) then concurrently with such Acquisition such Lien shall be released);

(c) any Subsidiary to be acquired or formed as a result of such Acquisition shall be engaged in a similar business (or reasonably related thereto) as the Loan Parties and such Subsidiary will be a directly owned Subsidiary of a Loan Party (it being understood that such Subsidiary may have Foreign Subsidiaries, so long as the principal operations and material assets of the acquired business reside in the United States);

(d) such Acquisition shall be effected in such a manner so that the acquired Equity Interests or assets are owned either by a Loan Party or a directly owned Subsidiary of a Loan Party and, if effected by merger or consolidation involving a Loan Party, the continuing or surviving Person shall be such Loan Party or shall become a Loan Party, or Section 7.02(e) shall otherwise be complied with;

(e) any such Subsidiary (and its equityholders) shall execute and deliver the agreements, instruments and other documents required by Section 7.01(b); and

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(f) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and none shall exist immediately after giving effect thereto; and

(g) the purchase price for such Acquisition shall not exceed $7,500,000, and, when aggregated with the purchase price of all Permitted Acquisitions (including the proposed Acquisition) consummated after the Effective Date, shall not exceed $15,000,000, provided that the portion (if any) of such purchase price funded with (x) Equity Interests of the Administrative Borrower or any parent company or Subsidiary of the Administrative Borrower or (y) the proceeds of equity contributions made by the Sponsor after the Effective Date shall, in each case, be excluded from the purchase price limitations set forth in this clause (g);

(h) after giving pro forma effect to such proposed Acquisition, the Total Leverage Ratio of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements and a Compliance Certificate have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(i) and (iv) shall not exceed 4.50 to 1.00; and

(i) immediately after giving effect to such Acquisition, Qualified Cash shall not be less than $5,000,000.

Permitted Dispositions” means:

(a) Dispositions of obsolete or worn-out equipment in the ordinary course of business, provided that (i) the Net Cash Proceeds of such Dispositions does not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year and $1,000,000 in the aggregate prior to the Final Maturity Date and (ii) in all cases, are applied in accordance with Section 2.05(c)(v);

(b) Dispositions of assets from any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to any other Loan Party (other than the Parent) or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that, the aggregate amount of all Dispositions by a Loan Party to a Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is not a Loan Party under this clause (b) does not exceed $1,000,000 prior to the Final Maturity Date;

(c) leases or subleases of real property and licenses or sublicenses of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business which do not materially interfere with the business of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000 during the term of this Agreement;

(d) Dispositions of equipment to the extent that such property is (i) exchanged for fair market value for credit against the purchase price of, or (ii) sold for fair market value in the ordinary course of business for, similar replacement or upgraded property;

(e) Dispositions by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries of real property not to exceed $100,000 in the aggregate;

(f) Dispositions (including discounts, cancellation or forgiveness) of Accounts Receivable in connection with compromise, write-down or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business to the extent permitted under this Agreement or in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of the applicable Account Debtors and Dispositions of any securities received in any such bankruptcy or reorganization;

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(g) (i) the lapse of registered intellectual property of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries to the extent not economically desirable in the conduct of their respective businesses or (ii) the abandonment of intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business so long as, in each case under clauses (i) and (ii), such lapse or abandonment is not materially adverse to the interests of the Secured Parties or the business of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries;

(h) any involuntary condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, or confiscation or requisition of use of property;

(i) Dispositions of obsolete, surplus, uneconomical worn out or not useful property in the ordinary course of business;

(j) to the extent constituting a Disposition, the making of Investments permitted by Section 7.02(e) and Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.02(h) and the granting of Permitted Liens and the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests);

(k) any surrender, waiver, settlement, compromise, modification or release of contractual rights in the ordinary course of business, or the settlement, release or surrender of tort or other claims of any kind; and

(l) Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures or Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture or similar parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and/or similar binding arrangements;

(m) Dispositions of Investments permitted by Section 7.02(e)(xx);

(n) Dispositions of acquired franchisee locations;

(o) Dispositions by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under clauses (a) through (n); provided that (i) the aggregate fair market value of all property Disposed of in reliance on this clause (o) (x) in any Fiscal Year shall not exceed $1,000,000 and (y) prior to the Final Maturity Date shall not exceed $2,000,000 and (ii) at least 75% of the purchase price for such asset shall be paid to the applicable Borrower or its Subsidiary in cash; and

(p) Dispositions constituting the Specified Dispositions.

Permitted Cure Equity” means Qualified Equity Interests of the Parent.

Permitted Holder” means the Sponsor and its respective Affiliates and Related Funds.

Permitted Indebtedness” means (subject to the last paragraph in Section 12.02(a)):

(a) any Indebtedness owing to any Agent or any Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including any guarantees hereof or thereof);

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(b) any other Indebtedness listed on Schedule 7.02(b), and the extension of maturity, refinancing or modification of the terms thereof; provided, however, that (i) after giving effect to such extension, refinancing or modification, the amount of such Indebtedness is not greater than the amount of Indebtedness outstanding immediately prior to such extension, refinancing or modification (other than with respect to fees and expenses incurred for such refinancing, extension or modification) and (ii) no Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party that was not liable with respect to the Indebtedness prior to its refinancing or modification shall be liable with respect to such Indebtedness after giving effect to its refinancing or modification (a “Permitted Refinancing”);

(c) (i) Indebtedness evidenced by Capitalized Lease Obligations listed on Schedule 7.02(c) and (ii) other Capitalized Lease Obligations entered into after the Effective Date in order to finance Capital Expenditures made by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries so long as such Indebtedness, when aggregated with the principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred under this clause (c) and clause (d) of this definition, does not exceed $1,000,000 outstanding at any time;

(d) Indebtedness permitted by clause (e)(i) of the definition of “Permitted Lien”;

(e) Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(e);

(f) Subordinated Indebtedness in the aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $1,500,000 and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;

(g) Indebtedness of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries under any Hedging Agreement so long as such Hedging Agreements are used solely as a part of such Person’s normal business operations as a risk management strategy or hedge against changes resulting from market operations and not as a means to speculate for investment purposes on trends and shifts in financial or commodities markets;

(h) Indebtedness in respect of guarantees by a Loan Party in respect of Indebtedness of any other Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries permitted hereunder;

(i) Indebtedness owed by one Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to another Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, so long as the making of the loan or other advance by the Loan Party that is acting as the lender is permitted hereunder; provided that Loans owed by a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to a Loan Party shall not exceed an $1,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(j) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with cash pooling, netting and cash management arrangements consisting of overdrafts or similar arrangements; provided that any such Indebtedness does not consist of Indebtedness for borrowed money and is owed to the financial institutions providing such arrangements and such Indebtedness is extinguished within sixty (60) days;

(k) Indebtedness arising out of the issuance of surety, stay, customs or appeal bonds, letters of credit, bank guarantees and performance bonds and performance and completing

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guarantees or other similar obligations, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits, environmental obligations or property, casualty or liability insurance of Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and in connection with other surety and performance bonds in the ordinary course of business, and reimbursement obligations in respect of any of the foregoing;

(l) Indebtedness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries thereof consisting of (x) repurchase obligations with respect to Equity Interests of such Person issued to the directors, consultants, managers, officers and employees of any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries thereof arising upon the death, disability or termination of employment of such director, consultant, manager, officer or employee to the extent such repurchase is permitted under Section 7.02(h) and (y) promissory notes issued by any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries thereof to directors, consultants, managers, officers and employees (or their spouses or estates) of any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries thereof to purchase or redeem Equity Interests of such of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries issued to such director, consultant, manager, officer or employee to the extent such purchase or redemption is permitted under Section 7.02(h);

(m) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary acquired after the Effective Date or an entity merged into or consolidated or amalgamated with a Loan Party or any Subsidiary after the Effective Date, and Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets, which Indebtedness exists at the time of such acquisition, merger or consolidation or amalgamation and is not created in contemplation of such event and where such acquisition, merger or consolidation or amalgamation is otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

(n) additional unsecured Indebtedness of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,500,000 at any one time outstanding;

(o) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit issued by third party financial institutions, so long as the maximum aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed $500,000;

(p) Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.02;

(q) Indebtedness in respect of earn-outs, purchase price adjustments and other similar payment obligations under agreements entered into in connection with Permitted Acquisitions (and not related to any Acquisition consummated prior to the Effective Date);

(r) Indebtedness incurred in respect of credit cards, credit card processing services, debt cards, stored value cards, purchase cards (including so-called “procurement cards” or “P-cards”) or other similar cash management services, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(s) contingent liabilities in respect of any indemnification obligation, adjustment of purchase price, non-compete or similar obligation of any Loan Party incurred in connection with the consummation of one or more Permitted Acquisitions;

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(t) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, deferred compensation to employees of the Loan Parties incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(u) Indebtedness consisting of the financing of insurance premiums to the extent non-recourse (other than to the insurance premiums); and

(v) Cares Act Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $6,200,000 outstanding at any time.

Permitted Investments” means Cash Equivalents.

Permitted Liens” means:

(a) Liens securing the Obligations;

(b) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges the payment of which is not required under Section 7.01(c);

(c) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, landlords’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money) that are not overdue by more than forty-five (45) days or which are bonded or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings promptly initiated and diligently conducted, and a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made therefor;

(d) Liens described on Schedule 7.02(a); provided, that (i) no such Lien shall at any time be extended to cover any additional property not subject thereto on the Effective Date and (ii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall not be extended, renewed, refunded or refinanced unless such extension, renewal, refunding or refinancing is a Permitted Refinancing;

(e) (i) purchase money Liens on equipment or other assets acquired or held by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business to secure the purchase price of such equipment or other assets or term loan Indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of such equipment or other assets or (ii) Liens existing on such equipment or other assets at the time of its acquisition; provided, however, that, in case of both clause (i) and (ii) above, (A) no such Lien shall extend to or cover any other property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by any such Lien shall not exceed the lesser of 100% of the fair market value (as calculated at the time of the acquisition of such property) or the cost of the property so held or acquired and (C) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by any or all such Liens shall not exceed the principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred under clause (c)(ii) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;

(f) deposits and pledges of cash securing (i) obligations incurred in respect of workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits, (ii) the performance of bids, tenders, leases, contracts (other than for the payment of money) and statutory obligations or (iii) obligations on surety or appeal bonds, but only to the

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extent such deposits or pledges are made or otherwise arise in the ordinary course of business and secure obligations not past due or to the extent contested in good faith by proper proceedings which stay the imposition of any penalty, fine or Lien resulting from the non-payment thereof and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof on the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP;

(g) easements, zoning restrictions, survey defects, covenants, conditions, restrictions and similar encumbrances on real property and minor irregularities in the title thereto (and any renewal, replacement, or extension thereof) that do not materially impair the use of such property by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in the normal conduct of such Person’s business;

(h) Liens (and any renewal, replacement, or extension thereof) on real property or equipment securing Indebtedness permitted by subsection (c) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;

(i) Liens in the ordinary course of business of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection;

(j) Liens arising by operation of law under Article 2 of the UCC in favor of a reclaiming seller of goods or buyer of goods;

(k) brokers’ Liens, bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by any Borrower, Guarantor or Subsidiary thereof (including any restriction on the use of such cash and Cash Equivalents), in each case, granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are maintained, including any such Liens or rights of setoff securing amounts owing in the ordinary course of business to such bank with respect to cash management and operating account arrangements, including those involving pooled accounts and netting arrangements;

(l) licenses and sub-licenses and other similar encumbrances of intellectual property granted by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business that do not materially detract from the value of the intellectual property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of any Borrower, Guarantor or Subsidiary thereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000;

(m) any exceptions (and any renewal, replacement, or extension thereof) in the Title Insurance Policy for any real property and any other exceptions raised by the title insurer in the title insurance commitment that are omitted from such Title Insurance Policy;

(n) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 9.01(k);

(o) any interest or title of a lessor under any lease or sublease entered into by any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries as permitted under this Agreement or in the ordinary course of business and any financing statement filed in connection with any such lease or sublease;

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(q) Liens on cash collateral securing Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit permitted under clause (o) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”;

(r) Liens on assets of the applicable acquired subsidiary securing Indebtedness permitted under clause (m) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”;

(s) Liens in respect of interests in joint ventures; and

(t) other Liens (other than Liens securing Indebtedness) outstanding in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $750,000.

Permitted Management Fees” means, at any time prior to an initial public offering, so long as (a) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (b) immediately before and after giving effect to such payment, (i) Qualified Cash is greater than or equal to $2,000,000 and (ii) the Total Leverage Ratio of the Loan Parties is less than or equal to the then applicable Total Leverage Ratio required under Section 7.03 for the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements and a Compliance Certificate have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(i) and (iv), all monitoring or consulting fees payable by any Loan Party pursuant to the Management Agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000 in any Fiscal Year; provided, that any Permitted Management Fees not paid, due to the failure to satisfy the payment conditions set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above, shall be deferred and may be paid or distributed when such payment conditions have been satisfied.

Permitted Refinancing” has the meaning specified therefor in clause (b) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”.

Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture or other enterprise or entity or Governmental Authority.

Petty Cash Account” means one or more deposit accounts holding a maximum amount of funds on deposit in all such deposit accounts not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate.

Plan” means any Employee Plan or Multiemployer Plan.

Platform” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.01(d).

Post-Default Rate” means a rate of interest per annum equal to the rate of interest otherwise in effect from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement plus two percent (2.00%).

Projections” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(a)(vii).

Pro Rata Share” means:

(a) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make the Seventh Amendment Term Loan and receive payments of interest, fees, and principal with respect thereto, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) such Lender’s Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitment, by (ii) the

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Total Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitment, provided that if the Total Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitment has been reduced to zero, the numerator shall be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s portion of the Seventh Amendment Term Loan and the denominator shall be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Seventh Amendment Term Loan;

(b) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make the Initial Term Loan and receive payments of interest, fees, and principal with respect thereto, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) such Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment, by (ii) the Total Initial Term Loan Commitment, provided that if the Total Initial Term Loan Commitment has been reduced to zero, the numerator shall be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s portion of the Initial Term Loan and the denominator shall be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Initial Term Loan;

(c) with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make the Sixth Amendment Term Loan and receive payments of interest, fees, and principal with respect thereto, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) such Lender’s Sixth Amendment Term Loan Commitment, by (ii) the Total Sixth Amendment Term Loan Commitment, provided that if the Total Sixth Amendment Term Loan Commitment has been reduced to zero, the numerator shall be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s portion of the Sixth Amendment Term Loan and the denominator shall be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Sixth Amendment Term Loan;

(d) with respect to all other matters (including, without limitation, the indemnification obligations arising under Section 10.05), the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s portion of the Term Loans, by (ii) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans,

provided, that in the case of (a), (b) and (c) above, the portion of the Term Loans held or deemed held by any Affiliated Lender, in each case, shall be excluded for the purposes of making a determination of Pro Rata Share to the extent such term is used to determine any voting rights of the Lenders.

Public Company Costs” means charges, expenses and costs associated with, or in anticipation of, or preparation for, compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith and charges, expenses and costs in anticipation of, or preparation for, compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as applicable to companies with equity or debt securities held by the public, the rules of national securities exchange for companies with listed equity or debt securities, including directors’ or managers’ compensation, fees and expense reimbursement, costs, expenses and charges relating to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders or debtholders, directors’ and officers’ insurance and other executive costs, legal and other professional fees, and listing fees.

Qualified Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries held in Cash Management Accounts subject to Account Control Agreements.

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Qualified ECP Loan Party” means each Borrower or Guarantor that on the Eligibility Date is (a) a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust, or other entity other than a “commodity pool” as defined in Section 1a(10) of the CEA and CFTC regulations thereunder that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or (b) an Eligible Contract Participant that can cause another person to qualify as an Eligible Contract Participant on the Eligibility Date under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the CEA by entering into or otherwise providing a “letter of credit or keepwell, support, or other agreement” for purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the CEA.

Qualified Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all Equity Interests of such Person that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.

Real Property Deliverables” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.01(o).

Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent or (b) any Lender.

Reference Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) 2.00% per annum, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50% per annum, (c) the Adjusted Term SOFR (which rate shall be calculated based upon an Interest Period of 1 month on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day)) plus 1.00% per annum, and (d) the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent). If the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR for any reason, the Reference Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) or (c) above, as applicable, until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exists. Each change in the Reference Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

Reference Rate Loan” means each portion of a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Reference Rate.

Register” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(d).

Registered Loans” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(d).

Regulation T”, “Regulation U” and “Regulation X” mean, respectively, Regulations T, U and X of the Board or any successor, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

Related Fund” means, with respect to any Person, a fund or account managed by the investment advisor or investment manager of such Person.

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the direct and indirect equityholders, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants,

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trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, seeping, migrating, dumping or disposing of any Hazardous Material (including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers and other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material) into the indoor or outdoor environment, including, without limitation, the movement of Hazardous Materials through or in the ambient air, soil, surface or ground water, or property.

Released Loan Party” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.25.

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

Remedial Action” means all actions taken to (a) clean up, remove, remediate, contain, treat, monitor, assess, evaluate or in any other way address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment; (b) prevent or minimize a Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials so they do not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment; (c) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations and post-remedial operation and maintenance activities; or (d) perform any other actions authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 9601.

Replacement Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 4.03(a).

Reportable Event” means an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA (other than an event not subject to the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC under the regulations promulgated under such Section).

Required Lenders” means Lenders whose Pro Rata Shares (calculated in accordance with clause (d) of the definition thereof) aggregate at least 50.1%; provided, that, if there are two or more unaffiliated Lenders, at least two unaffiliated Lenders shall be needed in order to constitute Required Lenders; provided, further, if MSD Entities hold at least 20% of (a) the outstanding Term Loans as of the date of determination minus (b) any prepayments of Term Loans made following the Effective Date, then “Required Lenders” must include such MSD Entities.

Requirements of Law” means, with respect to any Person, collectively, the common law and all federal, state, provincial, local, foreign, multinational or international laws, statutes, codes, treaties, standards, rules and regulations, guidelines, ordinances, orders, judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees (including administrative or judicial precedents or authorities) and the interpretation or administration thereof by, and other determinations, directives, requirements or requests of, any Governmental Authority, in each case that are applicable to and legally binding upon such Person or any of its property.

Restricted Payment” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.02(h).

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Rumble Franchisee” means a Franchisee that has entered into a Franchise Agreement with Rumble Franchise, Inc.

Sanctioned Person” means any individual person, group, regime, entity or thing listed or otherwise recognized as a specially designated, prohibited, or debarred person under any of the U.S. Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws.

SBA” means the U.S. Small Business Administration.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other similar or successor agency of the Federal government administering the Securities Act.

Second Amendment” means the Second Amendment to Financing Agreement, dated as of October 8, 2021, among the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Agents.

Second Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 5 of the Second Amendment.

Secured Party” means any Agent and any Lender.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar Federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

Securitization” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(j).

Security Agreement” means a Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, made by a Loan Party in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, securing the Obligations and delivered to the Collateral Agent.

Senior Indebtedness” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.02(a).

Seventh Amendment” means the Seventh Amendment to Financing Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2024, among the Loan Parties, the Lenders (including the Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lenders) and the Agents.

Seventh Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3 of the Seventh Amendment.

Seventh Amendment Funding Date” means August 23, 2024, or such other date that is mutually agreed by the Required Lenders and the Borrowers, with concurrent written notice (which may be by email) to the Administrative Agent.

Seventh Amendment Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in the Seventh Amendment.

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Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitments” has the meaning set forth in the Seventh Amendment.

Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lenders” has the meaning set forth in the Seventh Amendment, and shall include each Person who becomes a permitted transferee, successor or permitted assign of any Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lender.

Seventh Amendment Transactions” means (i) the closing of the Seventh Amendment Term Loans, and (ii) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the Seventh Amendment and the foregoing.

Sixth Amendment” means the Sixth Amendment to Financing Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2024, among the Loan Parties, the Lenders (including the Selling Lenders (as defined therein) and the Sixth Amendment Term Loan Lenders) and the Agents.

Sixth Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3 of the Sixth Amendment.

Sixth Amendment Funding Date” means February 13, 2024, or such other date that is mutually agreed by the Required Lenders and the Borrowers, with concurrent written notice (which may be by email) to the Administrative Agent.

Sixth Amendment Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in the Sixth Amendment.

Sixth Amendment Term Loan Commitments” has the meaning set forth in the Sixth Amendment.

Sixth Amendment Term Loan Lenders” has the meaning set forth in the Sixth Amendment, and shall include each Person who becomes a permitted transferee, successor or permitted assign of any Sixth Amendment Term Loan Lender.

Sixth Amendment Transactions” means (i) the repayment of the Initial Term Loans set forth on Schedule 1 of the Sixth Amendment to the Selling Lenders set forth on such schedule, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and (ii) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the Sixth Amendment and the foregoing.

Small Business Act” means the Small Business Act (15 U.S. Code Chapter 14A – Aid to Small Business).

SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.

SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Adjusted Term SOFR, other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “Reference Rate”.

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Solvent” means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person on a going concern basis is not less than the total amount of the liabilities of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person on a going concern basis is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the normal course of business, (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, and (e) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5).

Specified Dispositions” means the Dispositions of AKT Franchise SPV, LLC and AKT Franchise, LLC.

Sponsor” means Snapdragon Capital Partners LLC and its Controlled Investment Affiliates (but excluding any portfolio company thereof).

Standard & Poor’s” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of S&P Global Inc. and any successor thereto.

Studio Support” means Investments made by any Loan Party in any franchisee in order to provide additional financial support (in the form of payment of rent or other expenses of such franchisee) and/or additional marketing support (in addition to marketing support with respect to any “Marketing Fund”) and any net operating losses associated with acquired franchisee locations.

Subordinated Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (including without limitation, Indebtedness obtained to finance a Permitted Acquisition) of any Loan Party; provided that such Indebtedness (a) has been expressly subordinated in right of payment to all Indebtedness of such Loan Party under the Loan Documents by the execution and delivery of a subordination agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders, (b) does not mature prior to the date that is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date, (c) has no scheduled amortization or payments, repurchases or redemptions of principal prior to the date that is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date, and (d) contains covenants that are no more restrictive than those contained herein.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person at any date, any corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association, joint venture or other business entity (a) the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of such Person in such Person’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP or (b) of which more than 50% of (i) the outstanding Equity Interests having (in the absence of contingencies) ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, the interest

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in the capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability company or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint venture or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust, estate, association or other entity business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such Person.

Swap” means any “swap” as defined in Section 1a(47) of the CEA and regulations thereunder other than (a) a swap entered into on, or subject to the rules of, a board of trade designated as a contract market under Section 5 of the CEA, or (b) a commodity option entered into pursuant to CFTC Regulation 32.3(a).

Swap Obligation” means any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a Swap.

Tax Distributions” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.02(h)(A).

Tax Group” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.02(h)(A).

Tax Receivable Agreement” means a customary tax receivable agreement among Xponential Fitness, Inc., Parent and the “Members” party thereto, as such agreement may be amended or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent (solely in the event of amendments or modifications that are materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders, it being understood that any modification that would increase the obligations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries thereunder by more than 10% would be deemed materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders) approved in writing by the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders).

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

Term Loan” and “Term Loans” means the Initial Term Loan, the Sixth Amendment Term Loan and the Seventh Amendment Term Loan.

Term Loan Commitment” means the Initial Term Loan Commitment, the Sixth Amendment Term Loan Commitment and the Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitment.

Term Loan Lender” means a Lender with a Term Loan Commitment or a Term Loan.

Term Loan Obligations” means any Obligations with respect to the Term Loans (including without limitation, the principal thereof, the interest thereon, and the fees and expenses specifically related thereto).

Term SOFR” means,

(a) for any calculation with respect to a SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator;

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provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day, and

(b) for any calculation with respect to a Reference Rate Loan on any day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the day (such day, the “Reference Rate Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Reference Rate Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Reference Rate SOFR Determination Day.

Term SOFR Adjustment” means, for any calculation with respect to a SOFR Loan, a percentage per annum as set forth below for the applicable Interest Period therefor:

Interest Period

Percentage

One month

0.11448%

Three months

0.26161%

Six months

0.42826%

Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).

Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.

Termination Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to any Employee Plan, (b) any event that causes any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates to incur liability under Section 515 (other than for payment of timely contributions to one or more Multiemployer Plans), 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or Section 4971 of the Internal Revenue Code, (c) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate an Employee Plan or the treatment of an Employee Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, (d) the institution of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate an Employee Plan, or (e) any other event or condition

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that could reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Employee Plan.

Third Amendment” means the Third Amendment to Financing Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2022, among the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Agents.

Third Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 5 of the Third Amendment.

Title Insurance Policy” means a mortgagee’s loan policy, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders, together with all reasonable and customary endorsements as the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request to the extent the same are available in the applicable jurisdiction at commercially reasonable rates, provided however that (i) in lieu of a zoning endorsement the Collateral Agent shall accept a zoning report from a nationally recognized zoning report provider and (ii) an ALTA 9, Comprehensive Endorsement, shall not be required if not available at a nominal rate, issued by or on behalf of a title insurance company reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders, insuring the Lien created by a Mortgage in an amount equal to 115% of the fair market value of the Material Real Estate Asset covered thereby, delivered to the Collateral Agent.

Total Commitment” means the Total Term Loan Commitment.

Total Initial Term Loan Commitment” means the sum of the amounts of the Lenders’ Initial Term Loan Commitments.

Total Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitment” means the sum of the amounts of the Lenders’ Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitments.

Total Sixth Amendment Term Loan Commitment” means the sum of the amounts of the Lenders’ Sixth Amendment Term Loan Commitments.

Total Leverage Ratio” means, on any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the amount of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on such date, minus the amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries on such date, if any, and, in any event, so long as such cash and Cash Equivalents are subject to an Account Control Agreement to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ending prior to such date.

Total Term Loan Commitment” means the sum of the amounts of the Total Initial Term Loan Commitments, the Total Sixth Amendment Term Loan Commitment and the Total Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitment.

Transactions” means, collectively, the transactions to occur on or about the Effective Date pursuant to the Loan Documents, including (a) the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and the making of the Loans hereunder, (b) the payment in full of the Existing Credit Facility, and (c) the payment of all fees and expenses to be paid on or prior to the Effective Date and owing in connection with the foregoing.

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Transferee” means any Agent or any Lender (or any transferee or assignee thereof, including a participation holder.

Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

Uniform Commercial Code” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 1.04.

Unused Line Fee” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.06(a).

USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, Oct. 26, 2001)) as amended by the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-177, March 9, 2006) and as the same may have been or may be further renewed, extended, amended, or replaced.

U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

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

WARN” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(z).

Wilmington Trust” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Working Capital” means at any date of determination thereof, (i) the sum, for any Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, of (A) the current expected balance of all Accounts Receivable of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date of determination, plus (B) the aggregate book value of all Inventory of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date of determination, plus (C) the aggregate amount of prepaid expenses and other current assets of such Person (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) and its Subsidiaries as at such date of determination, minus (ii) the sum, for such Person and its Subsidiaries, of (X) the unpaid amount of all accounts payable of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date of determination, plus (Y) the aggregate amount of all accrued expenses of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date of determination (but, excluding from accounts payable and accrued expenses, the current portion of long-term debt and all accrued interest, taxes and management fees).

Section 2.02 Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to

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any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any right or interest in or to assets and properties of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible.

Section 2.03 Certain Matters of Construction . A Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to exist at all times during the period commencing on the date that such Default or Event of Default occurs to the date on which such Default or Event of Default is waived in writing (which may include e-mail) pursuant to this Agreement or, in the case of a Default, is cured within any period of cure expressly provided for in this Agreement; and an Event of Default shall “continue” or be “continuing” until such Event of Default has been waived in writing (which may include e-mail) by the Required Lenders. Any Lien referred to in this Agreement or any other Loan Document as having been created in favor of any Agent, any agreement entered into by any Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any payment made by or to or funds received by any Agent pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any act taken or omitted to be taken by any Agent, shall, unless otherwise expressly provided, be created, entered into, made or received, or taken or omitted, for the benefit or account of the Agents and the Lenders. Wherever the phrase “to the knowledge of any Loan Party” or words of similar import relating to the knowledge or the awareness of any Loan Party are used in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, such phrase shall mean and refer to the actual knowledge of the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or general counsel of the Administrative Borrower, but in any event, with respect to financial matters, the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or treasurer of Administrative Borrower. All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a default if such action is taken or condition exists. In addition, all representations and warranties hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular representation or warranty proves to be incorrect or is breached, the fact that another representation or warranty concerning the same or similar subject matter is correct or is not breached will not affect the incorrectness of a breach of a representation or warranty hereunder. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in any other Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party shall be the greater of (i) the amount actually invested decreased by management fees and distributions representing a return of capital with respect to such Investment received by a Loan Party or a Subsidiary and (ii) zero.

Section 2.04 Accounting and Other Terms. (a) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, each accounting term used herein shall have the meaning given it under GAAP applied on a basis consistent with those used in preparing the Financial Statements. All terms used in this Agreement which are defined in Article 8 or Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York (the “Uniform Commercial Code”) and which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings herein as set forth therein, provided

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that terms used herein which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof shall continue to have the same meaning notwithstanding any replacement or amendment of such statute except as the Required Lenders and the Administrative Borrower may otherwise agree in writing.

(b) For purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, (i) with respect to the accounting for leases as either operating leases or capital leases and the impact of such accounting in accordance with FASB ASC 840 (or any other similar promulgation or methodology under GAAP with respect to the same subject matter as FASB ASC 840) on the definitions and covenants herein, GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2016 shall be applied and (ii) for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrowers or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Required Lenders and the Borrowers shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders and the Borrowers); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrowers shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

Section 2.05 Time References. Unless otherwise indicated herein, all references to time of day refer to Eastern Standard Time or Eastern daylight saving time, as in effect in New York on such day. For purposes of the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”; provided, however, that with respect to a computation of fees or interest payable to any Agent or any Lender, such period shall in any event consist of at least one full day.

Section 2.06 Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (a) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to the Reference Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, the Reference Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of the Reference Rate, the Term SOFR Reference

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Rate, Term SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion (each, a “Rate Selection Source or Service”) to ascertain the Reference Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR or any other Benchmark, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrowers shall retain any and all rights they may have against the Administrative Agent for any liability for direct damages (as opposed to special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages) arising solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in applying the Reference Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR or any other Benchmark, in each case as set forth on a Rate Selection Source or Service, to the Obligations as required by this Agreement.

ARTICLE III

THE LOANS

Section 3.01 Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth:

(i) [Reserved].

(ii) each Initial Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make the Initial Term Loan to the Borrowers on the Effective Date, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of such Initial Term Loan Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment.

(iii) each Sixth Amendment Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make the Sixth Amendment Term Loan to the Borrowers on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of such Sixth Amendment Term Loan Lender’s Sixth Amendment Term Loan Commitment.

(iv) each Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make the Seventh Amendment Term Loan to the Borrowers on the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of such Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lender’s Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitment.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(i) [Reserved].

(ii) [Reserved].

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(iii) The aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loan made on the Effective Date shall not exceed the Total Initial Term Loan Commitment. Any principal amount of the Initial Term Loan which is repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

(iv) The aggregate principal amount of the Sixth Amendment Term Loan made on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date shall not exceed the Total Sixth Amendment Term Loan Commitment. Any principal amount of the Sixth Amendment Term Loan which is repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

(v) The aggregate principal amount of the Seventh Amendment Term Loan made on the Seventh Amendment Effective Date shall not exceed the Total Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitment. Any principal amount of the Seventh Amendment Term Loan which is repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

(vi) The aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding at any time to the Borrowers shall not exceed the Total Commitment.

Section 3.02 Making the Loans. (a) The Administrative Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice in the form of Exhibit B hereto (a “Notice of Borrowing”)), not later than 12:00 noon (New York time) on the date which is three (3) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed Loan (in the case of a SOFR Loan), or not later than 12:00 noon (New York time) on the date which is one (1) Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Loan (in the case of a Reference Rate Loan). Such Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the principal amount and type of the proposed Loan, (ii) the proposed borrowing date, which must be a Business Day, and, with respect to the Initial Term Loan, must be the Effective Date, with respect to the Sixth Amendment Term Loan, must be the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, and, with respect to the Seventh Amendment Term Loan, must be the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, (iii) whether the proposed Loan is to be a Reference Rate Loan or a SOFR Loan, (iv) in the case of a SOFR Loan, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period” and (v) the wiring information of the account of the Borrowers to which the proceeds of such Loan are to be disbursed. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders may act without liability upon the basis of email or facsimile notice believed by the Administrative Agent in good faith to be from the Administrative Borrower (or from any Authorized Officer thereof designated in writing purportedly from the Administrative Borrower to the Administrative Agent). The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to rely conclusively on any Authorized Officer’s authority to request a Loan on behalf of the Borrowers until the Administrative Agent receives written notice to the contrary. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have no duty to verify the authenticity of the signature appearing on any written Notice of Borrowing.

(b) Each Notice of Borrowing pursuant to this Section 2.02 shall be irrevocable and the Borrowers shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance therewith. The Borrowers shall have no more than seven (7) SOFR Loans in effect at any given time.

(c)

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(i) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection 2.02(c), all Loans under this Agreement shall be made by the Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their Pro Rata Shares of the Total Initial Term Loan Commitment, Sixth Amendment Term Loan Commitment, or Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in that other Lender’s obligations to make a Loan requested hereunder, nor shall the Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of the default by any other Lender in that other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder, and each Lender shall be obligated to make the Loans required to be made by it by the terms of this Agreement regardless of the failure by any other Lender.

(ii) Following the receipt of a Notice of Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall notify each applicable Lender of the specifics of the Loan. Each applicable Lender shall make its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Loan available to the Administrative Agent, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent’s account no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date of the proposed Loan. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 5.02 (or, if such borrowing is a borrowing of Initial Loans, Sections 5.01 and 5.02) and receipt of all of the proceeds of the applicable Loan, the Administrative Agent will make the proceeds of such Loans received by it available to the Borrowers on the day of the proposed Loan by causing an amount, in immediately available funds, equal to the proceeds of all such Loans received by the Administrative Agent in the Administrative Agent’s Account to be deposited in the account designated by the Administrative Borrower in the applicable Notice of Borrowing.

(iii) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the proposed date of any borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that each applicable Lender has made the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent on the applicable borrowing day and the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may, but shall not be obligated to, cause a corresponding amount to be made available to the Borrowers on such day. If the Administrative Agent makes such corresponding amount available to the Borrowers and such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by any such Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such payment was due until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate for three (3) Business Days and thereafter at the Reference Rate. Upon any such failure by a Lender to pay the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly thereafter notify the Administrative Borrower of such failure and the Borrowers shall promptly pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent for its own account.

(iv) Nothing in this subsection 2.02(c) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligations to fulfill its Commitments hereunder.

(d) [Reserved].

Section 3.03 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) [Reserved].

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(b)

(i) The outstanding principal of the Initial Term Loan shall be repayable, ratably, in consecutive quarterly installments, each such installment to be due and payable on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter (i.e. March, June, September, and December) (each, a “Scheduled Term Loan Payment Date”), (i) commencing with June 30, 2021 and, for the Scheduled Term Loan Payment Dates occurring on June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021, in an amount equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount of the Initial Term Loan made hereunder on the Effective Date, (ii) commencing with December 31, 2021 and, for the Scheduled Term Loan Payment Dates occurring on December 31, 2021, March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022, in an amount equal to $739,922.87, (iii) commencing with December 31, 2022 and, for the Scheduled Term Loan Payment Dates occurring on December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023, in an amount equal to $758,672.87; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or otherwise, the payment to be made on the Scheduled Term Loan Payment Date occurring on March 31, 2023 shall be made only with respect to the outstanding principal of the Initial Term Loans other than the 2023 Incremental Term Loans (and ratably to such Loans) and none of the original principal amount of the 2023 Incremental Term Loans shall be repayable on such date, (iv) commencing with June 30, 2023 and for each Scheduled Term Loan Payment Date thereafter, in an amount equal to $1,064,922.87, and (v) commencing with September 30, 2023 and for each Scheduled Term Loan Payment Date thereafter, in an amount equal to $1,189,922.87; provided, however, that the last such installment shall be in the amount necessary to repay in full the unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans on the Final Maturity Date. The outstanding unpaid principal of the Term Loans and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable in full on the Final Maturity Date.

(ii) The outstanding principal of the Sixth Amendment Term Loan shall be repayable, ratably, in consecutive quarterly installments, each such installment to be due and payable on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter (i.e. March, June, September, and December), commencing with June 30, 2024, in an amount equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount of the Sixth Amendment Term Loan made hereunder on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date; provided, however, that the last such installment shall be in the amount necessary to repay in full the unpaid principal amount of the Sixth Amendment Term Loans on the Final Maturity Date. The outstanding unpaid principal of the Sixth Amendment Term Loans and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable in full on the Final Maturity Date.

(iii) The outstanding principal of the Seventh Amendment Term Loan shall be repayable, ratably, in consecutive quarterly installments, each such installment to be due and payable on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter (i.e. March, June, September, and December), commencing with September 30, 2024, in an amount equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount of the Seventh Amendment Term Loan made hereunder on the Seventh Amendment Effective Date; provided, however, that the last such installment shall be in the amount necessary to repay in full the unpaid principal amount of the Seventh Amendment Term Loans on the Final Maturity Date. The outstanding unpaid principal of the Seventh Amendment Term Loans and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable in full on the Final Maturity Date.

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(c) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(e) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (c) or (d) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

(f) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a note. In such event, the Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender a note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns). Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 12.07) be represented by one or more notes payable to the payee named therein and its registered assigns.

Section 3.04 Interest.

(a) [Reserved].

(b) Term Loans. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, at the option of the Administrative Borrower, the Term Loans or any portion thereof shall be either a Reference Rate Loan or a SOFR Loan. Each portion of any Term Loans that is a Reference Rate Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of the making of such Term Loans until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the Reference Rate plus the Applicable Margin. Each portion of any Term Loans that is a SOFR Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the date of the making of such Term Loans until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted Term SOFR for the Interest Period in effect for such Term Loans (or such portion thereof) plus the Applicable Margin.

(c) Default Interest. To the extent permitted by law and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the principal of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all Loans, fees, indemnities or any other Obligations of the Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, shall, upon the election of the Required Lenders, bear interest, from

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the date such Event of Default occurred until the date such Event of Default is cured or waived in writing in accordance herewith, at a rate per annum equal at all times to the Post-Default Rate.

(d) Interest Payment. Interest on each Loan shall be payable monthly, in arrears, on the last Business Day of each calendar month, commencing on the last Business Day of the first full calendar month following the calendar month in which such Loan is made and at maturity (whether upon demand, by acceleration or otherwise). Interest at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable on demand.

(e) General. All interest shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 (or 365 or 366 as applicable, in the case of Loans and other obligations accruing interest based on the Reference Rate) days for the actual number of days, including the first day but excluding the last day, elapsed.

Section 3.05 Reduction of Commitment; Prepayment of Loans.

(a) Reduction of Commitments.

(i) [Reserved].

(ii) Initial Term Loan. The Total Initial Term Loan Commitment shall terminate on the Effective Date after the funding of the Initial Term Loan by the Term Loan Lenders.

(iii) Sixth Amendment Term Loan. The Total Sixth Amendment Term Loan Commitment shall terminate on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date after the funding of the Sixth Amendment Term Loan by the Sixth Amendment Term Loan Lenders.

(iv) Seventh Amendment Term Loan. The Total Seventh Amendment Term Loan Commitment shall terminate on the Seventh Amendment Effective Date after the funding of the Seventh Amendment Term Loan by the Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lenders.

(A) [Reserved].

(B) [Reserved].

(b) Optional Prepayment.

(i) [Reserved].

(ii) Term Loans. The Borrowers may, at any time and from time to time, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent received by the Administrative Agent not later than (x) in the case of SOFR Loans, 11:00 a.m. least three (3) Business Days’ prior to the date of prepayment and (y) in the case of Reference Rate Loans, 11:00 a.m. one (1) Business Day’s prior to the date of prepayment, in each case to prepay the principal of the Term Loans, in whole or in part. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment, whether the Term Loans to be prepaid are SOFR Loans or Reference Rate Loans, and, if SOFR Loans are to

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be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Term Loans (except that if the Term Loans to be prepaid includes both Reference Rate Loans and SOFR Loans, absent direction by the Borrower, the applicable prepayment shall be applied first to Reference Rate Loans to the full extent thereof before application to SOFR Loans (and, in the case of SOFR Loans, in direct order of Interest Period maturities). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Term Loan Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Term Loan Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment. Each prepayment made pursuant to this clause (b)(ii) shall be irrevocable (except that such notice may be conditional) and shall be accompanied by the payment of (A) accrued interest to the date of such payment on the amount prepaid, (B) the Applicable Prepayment Premium, if any, payable in connection with such prepayment of the Term Loans, (C) any amounts payable under Section 2.09 in connection with such prepayment of the Term Loans, and (D) if such prepayment would reduce the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans to zero, all fees and other amounts which have accrued or otherwise become payable as of such date. Each such prepayment shall be applied pro rata against the remaining installments of principal due on the Term Loans.

(iii) [Intentionally Omitted].

(iv) Prepayment In Full. The Borrowers may, upon at least five (5) Business Days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate this Agreement on the Business Day specified in such written notice by paying to the Administrative Agent, in cash, the Obligations (excluding any unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations), in full, plus the Applicable Prepayment Premium, if any, payable in connection with such termination of this Agreement. If the Administrative Borrower has sent a notice of termination pursuant to this clause (iv), then the Lenders’ obligations to extend credit hereunder shall terminate and the Borrowers shall be obligated to repay the Obligations (excluding any unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations) in full, plus the Applicable Prepayment Premium, if any, payable in connection with such termination of this Agreement on the date set forth as the date of termination of this Agreement in such notice (except that such termination may be conditioned on the closing of a replacement financing facility).

(c) Mandatory Prepayment.

(i) [Reserved].

(ii) [Intentionally Omitted].

(iii) [Intentionally Omitted].

(iv) Within five (5) Business Days of delivery to the Agents and the Lenders of annual financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(ii), commencing with the delivery to the Agents and the Lenders of the financial statements for the Fiscal Year ended on December 31, 2022 (or, if such financial statements are not delivered to the Agents on the date such statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(ii), five (5) Business Days after the date such statements are required to be delivered to the Agents pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(ii)), the Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Loans in accordance with clause (d) below in an amount equal to the result (if positive) of (1) 50% of the

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Excess Cash Flow of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, minus (2) the amount of any voluntary prepayments of the Term Loans made during such Fiscal Year.

(v) Subject to clause (viii) below, within five (5) Business Days following any Permitted Disposition (other than a Disposition pursuant to clauses (b), (c), (d), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) and (p) of the definition of “Permitted Disposition”) by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 7.02(c)(ii), the Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Loans in accordance with clause (d) below in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such Permitted Disposition to the extent that the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds received by all Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (and not paid to the Administrative Agent as a prepayment of the Loans) shall exceed for all such Permitted Dispositions $500,000 in any Fiscal Year. Nothing contained in this subsection (v) shall permit any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to make a Disposition of any property other than in accordance with Section 7.02(c)(ii).

(vi) Upon the issuance or incurrence by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness), the Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding amount of the Loans in accordance with clause (d) below in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection therewith. The provisions of this subsection (vi) shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such issuance, incurrence or sale otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(vii) Subject to clause (viii) below, within two (2) Business Days of the receipt by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any Extraordinary Receipts, the Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal of the Loans in accordance with clause (d) below an amount equal to 100% of such Extraordinary Receipts net of any reasonable expenses incurred in collecting such Extraordinary Receipts to the extent that the aggregate amount thereof received by all Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (and not paid to the Administrative Agent as a prepayment of the Loans) shall exceed $750,000 in any Fiscal Year.

(viii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Net Cash Proceeds received by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted Disposition or the receipt of Extraordinary Receipts consisting of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards that are required to be used to prepay the Obligations pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(v) or Section 2.05(c)(vii), as the case may be, up to $1,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year of the Net Cash Proceeds from all such Permitted Dispositions and Extraordinary Receipts shall not be required to be so used to prepay the Obligations to the extent that such Net Cash Proceeds and Extraordinary Receipts are used to acquire, replace, repair or restore properties or assets used in the Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ business, provided that, (A) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date such Person receives such Net Cash Proceeds or Extraordinary Receipts, (B) the Administrative Borrower delivers a certificate to the Administrative Agent within 30 days after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds or Extraordinary Receipts resulting from such Disposition or loss, destruction or taking, as the case may be, stating that such Net Cash Proceeds or Extraordinary Receipts shall be used to acquire, replace, repair or restore properties or assets used in such Person’s business within a period specified in such certificate not to exceed two hundred and seventy (270) days after the date of receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds or Extraordinary Receipts (which certificate shall set forth estimates of the Net

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Cash Proceeds or Extraordinary Receipts to be so expended), (C) such Net Cash Proceeds or Extraordinary Receipts are deposited in an account of a Loan Party listed on Schedule 6.01(v) and (D) upon the earlier of (1) the expiration of the period specified in the relevant certificate furnished to the Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (B) above or (2) the occurrence of an Event of Default, such Net Cash Proceeds or Extraordinary Receipts, if not theretofore so used, shall be used to prepay the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.05(c)(v) or Section 2.05(c)(vii) as applicable.

(ix) Within three (3) Business Days after receipt by the Borrowers of the proceeds of any Permitted Cure Equity pursuant to Section 9.02 in respect of any noncompliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.03, the Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in an amount equal to 100% of such proceeds.

(x) Within one (1) Business Day after any initial public offering where the Borrowers, or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrowers, receive net proceeds of at least $200,000,000 (for the avoidance of doubt, such proceeds shall be net of any related fees and expenses) the Borrowers shall prepay the Term Loans (or offer to prepay the Term Loans at par) in an amount equal to the amount of such proceeds remaining after giving effect to the repurchase of the Catterton Preferred Equity; provided that, in no event shall the prepayments required to be made pursuant to this Section 2.05(c)(x), exceed $60,000,000 in the aggregate.

(d) Application of Payments. Each prepayment pursuant to subsections (c)(iv), (c)(v), (c)(vi), (c)(vii), (c)(ix) and (c)(x) above shall be applied to the Term Loans, until paid in full. Prepayments of the Term Loans shall be applied against the remaining installments of principal of the Term Loans (including the final payment of the Term Loans on the Final Maturity Date) in the inverse order of maturity.

(e) Interest and Fees. Any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.05 shall be accompanied by (i) accrued interest on the principal amount being prepaid to the date of prepayment, (ii) any Funding Losses (if any) payable pursuant to Section 2.09(e) and (iii) other than in the case of prepayments made pursuant to Sections 2.05(c)(iv), (v), (vii) and (ix), the Applicable Prepayment Premium, if any, shall be payable in connection with such voluntary or mandatory prepayment of the Loans.

(f) Cumulative Prepayments. Payments with respect to any subsection of this Section 2.05 are without duplication of payments made or required to be made under any other subsection of this Section 2.05.

(g) Notice of Mandatory Prepayments. The Administrative Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any event giving rise to a prepayment under this Section 2.05(c) at least four Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment, and each such notice shall specify the date of such prepayment, provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment and contain the amount of the Applicable Prepayment Premium (if any) applicable thereto. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of the contents of any such prepayment notice so received from the Administrative Borrower, including the date on which such prepayment is to be made.

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Section 3.06 Fees.

(a) Upfront Fee/OID.

(i) On the Effective Date, the Borrowers shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Initial Term Lenders, an upfront fee (the “Initial Term Loan Upfront Fee”) in an amount equal to 2.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans actually funded by the Initial Term Loan Lenders on the Closing Date; provided, that, at the option of each Initial Term Lenders, such Initial Term Loan Upfront Fee shall be taken in the form of an equivalent amount of original issue discount in respect of the aggregate principal amount of Initial Term Loans made by such Initial Term Lender on the Effective Date; provided, further that the parties hereto agree to treat the Initial Term Loan Upfront Fee as original issue discount for U.S. federal (and all applicable state and local) income tax purposes.

(ii) On the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, the Borrowers shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Sixth Amendment Term Loan Lenders an upfront fee (the “Sixth Amendment Term Loan Fee”) in an amount equal to 3.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Sixth Amendment Term Loans actually funded by the Sixth Amendment Term Loan Lenders on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date. Such Sixth Amendment Term Loan Fee shall be paid “in kind” on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date by being capitalized and added to the outstanding principal amount of the Sixth Amendment Term Loans held by the Sixth Amendment Term Loan Lenders on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, ratably in accordance with their respective pro rata shares of the Sixth Amendment Term Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, the Sixth Amendment Term Loan Fee shall not be payable in respect of the Initial Term Loans under this Agreement.

(iii) On the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, the Borrowers shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lenders an upfront fee (the “Seventh Amendment Term Loan Fee”) in an amount equal to 3.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Seventh Amendment Term Loans actually funded by the Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lenders on the Seventh Amendment Effective Date; provided, that, at the option of each Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lenders, such Seventh Amendment Term Loan Fee shall be taken in the form of an equivalent amount of original issue discount in respect of the aggregate principal amount of Seventh Amendment Term Loans made by such Seventh Amendment Term Loan Lender on the Seventh Amendment Effective Date; provided, further that the parties hereto agree to treat the Seventh Amendment Term Loan Fee as original issue discount for U.S. federal (and all applicable state and local) income tax purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, the Seventh Amendment Term Loan Fee shall not be payable in respect of the Initial Term Loans or the Sixth Amendment Term Loans under this Agreement.

(b) Applicable Prepayment Premium. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent required pursuant to Section 2.05(e) or in the event of the termination of this Agreement and repayment of the Obligations at any time prior to the Final Maturity Date, for any reason, including (i) termination upon the election of the Required Lenders to terminate after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default (or, in the case of the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 9.01(f) or Section 9.01(g) with respect to any Loan Party, automatically upon the occurrence thereof), (ii) foreclosure and sale of Collateral,

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(iii) sale of the Collateral in any Insolvency Proceeding, or (iv) restructuring, reorganization, or compromise of the Obligations by the confirmation of a plan of reorganization or any other plan of compromise, restructuring, or arrangement in any Insolvency Proceeding, then, in view of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of ascertaining the actual amount of damages to the Agents and the Lenders or profits lost by the Agents and the Lenders as a result of such early termination, and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable estimation and calculation of the lost profits or damages of the Agents and the Lenders, the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of the Term Lenders, the Applicable Prepayment Premium, if any, measured as of the date of such termination. The Loan Parties expressly agree that: (A) the Applicable Prepayment Premium is reasonable and is the product of an arm’s length transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel; (B) the Applicable Prepayment Premium shall be payable notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time payment is made; (C) there has been a course of conduct between the Lenders and the Loan Parties giving specific consideration in this transaction for such agreement to pay the Applicable Prepayment Premium; (D) the Loan Parties’ agreement to pay the Applicable Prepayment Premium is a material inducement to Lenders to provide the Commitments and make the Loans; and (E) the Applicable Prepayment Premium represents a good faith, reasonable estimate and calculation of the lost profits or damages of the Agents and the Lenders and that it would be impractical and extremely difficult to ascertain the actual amount of damages to the Agents and the Lenders or profits lost by the Agents and the Lenders as a result of such acceleration.

(c) [Reserved].

(d) Agent Fee Letter The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, for their own account, the fees set forth in the Agent Fee Letter in the amounts and at the times specified therein.

Section 3.07 [Intentionally Omitted].

Section 3.08 Taxes (a) Except as otherwise required by applicable law, any and all payments by any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all Taxes. If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Agent or any Lender (or any Transferee), (i) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased by the amount (an “Additional Amount”) necessary so that after making all such deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.08) such Agent or such Lender (or such Transferee) shall receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall make such deductions and (iii) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. For purposes of this Section 2.08, the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

(b) In addition, each Loan Party agrees to pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any recording, intangible or similar taxes, charges or levies that arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with

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respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 12.02(b)) (“Other Taxes”). Each Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent official receipts or certified copies thereof (or other reasonable evidence of payment) in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes payable hereunder promptly after payment of such Taxes or Other Taxes.

(c) The Loan Parties hereby jointly and severally indemnify and agree to hold each Agent and each Lender harmless from and against any Indemnified Taxes (including, without limitation, Indemnified Taxes imposed on any amounts payable under this Section 2.08) payable or paid by such Person, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. Such indemnification shall be paid within ten (10) days from the date on which any such Person makes written demand therefor specifying in reasonable detail the nature and amount of such Indemnified Taxes.

(d)

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

(ii) Each Lender (or Transferee) that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) agrees that it shall, no later than the Effective Date (or, in the case of a Lender (or Transferee) which becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 12.07 hereof after the Effective Date, promptly after the date upon which such Lender (or Transferee) becomes a party hereto) deliver to the Agents (and the Administrative Agent shall deliver a copy to the Administrative Borrower) (or, in the case of a participant, to the Lender granting the participation only) one properly completed and duly executed copy of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI or W-8IMY or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto, in each case claiming complete exemption from, or reduced rate of, U.S. Federal withholding tax on payments of interest hereunder. In addition, in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S. Federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, such Non-U.S. Lender hereby represents to the Agents and the Borrowers, and shall provide a properly completed an duly executed copy of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G (any such certificate, a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”), to the effect that such Non-U.S. Lender is not a bank for purposes of Section 881(c)

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of the Internal Revenue Code, is not a 10-percent shareholder (within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code) of the Parent and is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Parent (within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code), and such Non-U.S. Lender agrees that it shall promptly notify the Agents in the event any such representation is no longer accurate. Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a Transferee that is a participation holder, on or before the date such participation holder becomes a Transferee hereunder) and on or before the date, if any, such Non-U.S. Lender changes its applicable lending office by designating a different lending office (a “New Lending Office”). In addition, such Non-U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms within twenty (20) days after receipt of a written request therefor from any Agent (who may be acting pursuant to a request by the Administrative Borrower), the assigning Lender or the Lender granting a participation, as applicable. Each Non-U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence, expiration or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Non-U.S. Lender. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.08, a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.08(d) that such Non-U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver. If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender failed to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (A) a certification signed by the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller and (B) other documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent sufficient for the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such applicable reporting requirements or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (d), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(iii) Any Lender (or Transferee) that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or Agents), executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding.

(e) The Loan Parties shall not be required to indemnify any Non-U.S. Lender, or pay any Additional Amounts to any Non-U.S. Lender, in respect of any withholding tax pursuant to this Section 2.08 to the extent that (i) the obligation to withhold such amounts existed on the date such Non-U.S. Lender became a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a Transferee that is a participation holder, on the date such participation holder became a Transferee hereunder) or, with respect to payments to a New Lending Office, the date such Non-U.S. Lender designated such New Lending Office with respect to a Loan; provided, however, that this clause (i) shall not apply to the extent the indemnity payment or Additional Amounts any Transferee, or Lender (or Transferee) through a New Lending Office, would be entitled to receive (without regard to this clause (i)) do not exceed the indemnity payment or Additional Amounts that the Person making the assignment, participation or transfer to such Transferee, or Lender (or Transferee) making the designation of such New Lending Office, would have been entitled to receive in the absence of such assignment, participation, transfer or designation, or (ii) the obligation to pay such

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Additional Amounts would not have arisen but for a failure by such Non-U.S. Lender to comply with the provisions of clause (d) above.

(f) The Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower two executed copies of whichever of the following is applicable:

(i) if the Administrative Agent is a U.S. Person, Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying to such Administrative Agent’s exemption from U.S. federal backup withholding; or

(ii) if the Administrative Agent is not a U.S. Person,

(A) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI with respect to payments received for its own account; and

(B) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY with respect to any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent for the account of others, certifying that it is a U.S. branch of a foreign bank or insurance company described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-1(b)(2)(iv)(A) that is a participating FFI (including a reporting Model 2 FFI), registered deemed-compliant FFI (including a reporting Model 1 FFI), or NFFE that is using this form as evidence of its agreement with the withholding agent to be treated as a U.S. Person with respect to any payments associated with this withholding certificate.

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

(g) If any Lender or any Agent determines, in its sole judgment exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.08, it shall pay to the Administrative Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Loan Parties under this Section with respect to the Indemnified Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that the Administrative Borrower, upon the reasonable request of such Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Administrative Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to such Agent or such Lender in the event such Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection (g), in no event will any Lender or any Agent be required to pay any amount to the Administrative Borrower pursuant to this subsection (g) the payment of which would place such Agent or such Lender in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Agent or such Lender would have been in if the Indemnified Taxes giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Taxes had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require any Agent or any Lender to

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make available its tax returns and any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential to any Borrower or any other Person.

(h) Any Agent or any Lender (or Transferee) claiming any indemnity payment or additional payment amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.08 shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to file any certificate or document reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Borrower or to change the jurisdiction of its applicable lending office if the making of such a filing or change would avoid the need for or reduce the amount of any such indemnity payment or additional amount that may thereafter accrue, would not require such Agent or such Lender (or Transferee) to disclose any information such Agent or such Lender (or Transferee) deems confidential and would not, in the sole determination of such Agent or such Lender (or Transferee), be otherwise disadvantageous to such Agent or such Lender (or Transferee).

(i) The obligations of the Loan Parties under this Section 2.08 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

Section 3.09 SOFR Option.

(a) In lieu of having interest charged at the rate based upon the Reference Rate, the Borrowers shall have the option (the “SOFR Option”) to have interest on all or a portion of the Loans be charged at a rate of interest based upon the SOFR Rate. Each Interest Period of a SOFR Loan shall commence on the date such SOFR Loan is made and shall end on such date as the Borrowers may elect as set forth in Section 2.02(a) above. At the direction of the Required Lenders at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Borrower no longer shall have the option to request that Loans bear interest at the Adjusted Term SOFR and, at the end of the applicable Interest Period, the interest rate on all outstanding applicable SOFR Loans shall convert to the rate then applicable to Reference Rate Loans hereunder.

(b) The Administrative Borrower shall elect the initial Interest Period applicable to a SOFR Loan by its Notice of Borrowing given to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.02(a), by its notice of continuation given to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.09(b) or by its notice of conversion given to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.09(c), as the case may be. To continue a SOFR Loan as a SOFR Loan at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Administrative Borrower shall elect the duration of each succeeding Interest Period by giving irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent of such duration in the form of a SOFR Notice not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the day which is three (3) Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such SOFR Loan. If the Administrative Agent does not receive timely notice of the Interest Period elected by the Administrative Borrower, the Administrative Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such SOFR Loan to a Reference Rate Loan.

(c) The Administrative Borrower may, on any Business Day of the then current Interest Period applicable to any outstanding SOFR Loan, or on any Business Day with respect to Reference Rate Loans, convert any such loan into a loan of another type of loan (i.e., a Reference Rate Loan or a SOFR Loan) in the same aggregate principal amount, provided that any conversion

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of a SOFR Loan not made on the last Business Day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such SOFR Loan shall be subject to Section 2.09(e). If a Borrower desires to convert a Loan, such Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a SOFR Notice by no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) (i) on the day which is three (3) Business Days’ prior to the date on which such conversion is to occur with respect to a conversion from a Reference Rate Loan to a SOFR Loan, or (ii) on the day which is one (1) Business Day prior to the date on which such conversion is to occur with respect to a conversion from a SOFR Loan to a Reference Rate Loan, specifying, in each case, the date of such conversion, the Loans to be converted and if the conversion is from a Reference Rate Loan to a SOFR Loan, the duration of the first Interest Period therefor.

(d) In the event that any prepayment of a SOFR Loan is required or permitted on a date other than the last Business Day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, the Borrowers shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Administrative Agent and Lenders therefor in accordance with Section 2.09(e).

(e) The Borrowers shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Agents and Lenders and hold the Agents and Lenders harmless from and against any and all losses, costs or expenses, excluding the loss of any margin above the Adjusted Term SOFR (such losses, costs and expenses, collectively, “Funding Losses”), that the Agents and Lenders may sustain or incur as a consequence of any mandatory or voluntary prepayment, conversion of or any default by the Borrowers in the payment of the principal of or interest on any SOFR Loan or failure by the Borrowers to complete a borrowing of, a prepayment of or conversion of or to a SOFR Loan after notice thereof has been given, including, but not limited to, any interest, excluding the loss of any margin above the Adjusted Term SOFR, payable by the Agents or Lenders to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to make or maintain its SOFR Loans hereunder (it being agreed that the Agents and Lenders shall be entitled to such indemnification on such basis whether or not they have obtained such funds to make or maintain its SOFR Loans hereunder, to be calculated in accordance with customary banking practices). A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence submitted by any Agent or any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) to the Borrowers shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable lending office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to SOFR, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR, or to determine or charge interest based upon SOFR, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent) (an “Illegality Notice”), (a) any obligation of the Lenders to make SOFR Loans, and any right of the Borrower to continue SOFR Loans or to convert Reference Rate Loans to SOFR Loans, shall be suspended, and (b) the interest rate on which Reference Rate Loans shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to clause (c) of the definition of “Reference Rate”, in each case until each affected Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of an Illegality Notice, the Borrower shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, upon demand from any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all SOFR Loans to Reference Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Reference Rate Loans shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be

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determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to clause (c) of the definition of “Reference Rate”), on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if all affected Lenders may lawfully continue to maintain such SOFR Loans to such day, or immediately, if any Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such SOFR Loans to such day. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 2.09.

(g) Subject to Section 2.09, if, on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period for any SOFR Loan:

(i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that “Adjusted Term SOFR” cannot be determined pursuant to the definition thereof, or

(ii) the Required Lenders determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a SOFR Loan or a conversion thereto or a continuation thereof that Adjusted Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed SOFR Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making and maintaining such Loan, and the Required Lenders have provided notice of such determination to the Administrative Agent,

then, in each case, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender.

Upon notice thereof by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, any obligation of the Lenders to make SOFR Loans, and any right of the Borrower to continue SOFR Loans or to convert Reference Rate Loans to SOFR Loans, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected SOFR Loans or affected Interest Periods) until the Administrative Agent (with respect to clause (b), at the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loans (to the extent of the affected SOFR Loans or affected Interest Periods) or, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Reference Rate Loans in the amount specified therein and (ii) any outstanding affected SOFR Loans will be deemed to have been converted into Reference Rate Loans at the end of the applicable Interest Period. Upon any such conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to this Agreement. Subject to Section 2.09, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that “Adjusted Term SOFR” cannot be determined pursuant to the definition thereof on any given day, the interest rate on Reference Rate Loans shall be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to clause (c) of the definition of “Reference Rate” until the Administrative Agent revokes such determination.

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction, or with the consent, of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. The Lenders hereby (i) authorize and direct the Administrative Agent to implement any Benchmark

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Replacement that has been consented or agreed to by the Required Lenders, or in respect of which the Administrative Agent has received a direction from the Required Lenders to implement and (ii) acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to all of the exculpations, protections and indemnifications provided for in this Agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent in implementing any Benchmark Replacement that has been consented or agreed to by the Required Lenders, or in respect of which the Administrative Agent has received a direction from the Required Lenders to implement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrower so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.09(h) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.

(i) In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders) will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document(and the Lenders hereby (i) authorize and direct the Administrative Agent to make any Conforming Changes (and to enter into any modifications to this Agreement or other Loan Documents implementing such Conforming Changes) that have been consented or agreed to by the Required Lenders, or in respect of which the Administrative Agent has received a direction from the Required Lenders to implement and (ii) acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to all of the exculpations, protections and indemnifications provided for in this Agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent in implementing any Conforming Changes (or in entering into any modifications to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents implementing the same) that have been consented or agreed to by the Required Lenders, or in respect of which the Administrative Agent has received a direction from the Required Lenders to implement); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to enter into any Conforming Changes amendment that affect the rights, duties, liabilities, indemnities or immunities of the Administrative Agent.

(j) The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower of (x) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.09(k) and (v) the commencement of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent (whether at the direction of the Required Lenders or otherwise) or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.09, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.09.

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(k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR Reference Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not 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 or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.

(l) Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, (i) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Reference Rate Loans and (ii) any outstanding affected SOFR Loans will be deemed to have been converted to Reference Rate Loans at the end of the applicable Interest Period. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Reference Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Reference Rate.

 

ARTICLE IV

[
Intentionally Omitted].

 

ARTICLE V

PAYMENTS AND OTHER COMPENSATION

Section 5.01 [Intentionally Omitted].

Section 5.02 Payments; Computations and Statements. (a) The Borrowers will make each payment under this Agreement not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the day when due, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent’s Account. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on any Business Day shall, in the Administrative Agent’s discretion, be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. The Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like

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funds relating to the payment of principal and interest ratably to the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. All payments shall be made by the Borrowers without set-off, counterclaim, deduction or other defense to the Agents and the Lenders. Whenever any payment to be made under any such Loan Document shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or fees, as the case may be; provided, however, that if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of SOFR Loans to be made in the next succeeding calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. All computations of fees shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such fees are payable. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fees hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes in the absence of manifest error.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Administrative Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrowers will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrowers have made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the applicable Lenders, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrowers did not in fact make such payment, then each of the applicable Lenders, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed by the Administrative Agent to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any reasonable administrative, processing, or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing.

 

Section 5.03 Sharing of Payments, Defaulting Lenders, Etc..

(a) The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to transfer to a Defaulting Lender any payments made by any Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the Defaulting Lender’s benefit, and, in the absence of such transfer to the Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent shall transfer any such payments to each other non-Defaulting Lender ratably in accordance with their Commitments (but only to the extent that such Defaulting Lender’s Loan was funded by the other Lenders) or, if so directed by the Borrowers and if no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and to the extent such Defaulting Lender’s Loan was not funded by the other Lenders), retain the same to be re-advanced to the Borrowers as if such Defaulting Lender had made such Loans to the Borrowers. Subject to the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may hold and, in its discretion, re-lend to the Borrowers for the account of such Defaulting Lender the amount of all such payments received and retained by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender. This Section shall remain effective with respect to such Lender until (x) the Obligations (other than unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations) under this Agreement shall have been declared or shall have become

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immediately due and payable, (y) the non-Defaulting Lenders, the Administrative Agent, and the Borrowers shall have waived such Defaulting Lender’s default in writing, or (z) the Defaulting Lender makes its Pro Rata Share of the applicable defaulted Loan and pays to the Administrative Agent all amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender in respect thereof. The operation of this Section shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the Commitment of any Lender, to relieve or excuse the performance by such Defaulting Lender or any other Lender of its duties and obligations hereunder, or to relieve or excuse the performance by the Borrowers of its duties and obligations hereunder to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders other than such Defaulting Lender. Any such failure to fund by any Defaulting Lender shall constitute a material breach by such Defaulting Lender of this Agreement and shall entitle the Borrowers at their option, subject to the written consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), to permanently replace the Defaulting Lender with one or more substitute Lenders (each, a “Replacement Lender”), and the Defaulting Lender shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder. Notice from the Borrowers to the Agents effecting their right to replace the Defaulting Lender shall specify an effective date for such replacement, which date shall not be later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date such notice is given. Prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Defaulting Lender and each Replacement Lender shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance, subject only to the Defaulting Lender being repaid its share of the outstanding Obligations without any premium or penalty of any kind whatsoever. If the Defaulting Lender shall refuse or fail to execute and deliver any such Assignment and Acceptance prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Defaulting Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance. The replacement of any Defaulting Lender shall be made in accordance with the terms of Section 12.07(b). Any such assumption of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any of the Lenders’ or the Borrowers’ rights or remedies against any such Defaulting Lender arising out of or in relation to such failure to fund.

(b) Except as provided in Section 2.02 or Section 12.07, if any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) on account of any Obligation in excess of its ratable share of payments on account of similar obligations obtained by all the Lenders, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from the other Lenders such participations in such similar obligations held by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from each Lender shall be rescinded and such Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together with an amount equal to such Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender of any interest or other amount paid by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered); provided, the provisions of this Section 4.03(b) shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by or on behalf of any Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, as provided in Section 2.05 and the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) The Borrowers agree that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section 4.03(b) may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all of its rights (including the Lender’s right of set-off) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrowers in the amount of such participation.

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Section 5.04 Apportionment of Payments. Subject to Section 2.02 or Section 12.07 hereof and to any written agreement among the Agents and/or the Lenders:

(a) all payments of principal and interest in respect of outstanding Loans, all payments of fees (other than the fees set forth in Sections 2.06 and 7.01(f) hereof) and all other payments in respect of any other Obligations, shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent among such of the Lenders as are entitled thereto, in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares or otherwise as provided herein or, in respect of payments not made on account of Loans, as designated by the Person making payment when the payment is made.

(b) After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, and upon the direction of the Required Lenders shall (or in the case of an acceleration of the Obligations, the Administrative Agent shall), apply all proceeds of the Collateral and all amounts received by the Administrative Agent on account of the Obligations (i) first, ratably to pay the Obligations in respect of any fees, expense reimbursements, indemnities and other amounts then due and payable to the Agents until paid in full; (ii) second, [reserved]; (iii) third, [reserved]; (iv) fourth, ratably to pay the Obligations in respect of any fees (other than any Applicable Prepayment Premium) and indemnities then due and payable to the Lenders until paid in full; (v) fifth, ratably to pay interest then due and payable in respect of the Loans until paid in full; (vi) sixth, ratably to pay principal of the Loans until paid in full; (vii) seventh, ratably to pay the Obligations in respect of any Applicable Prepayment Premium then due and payable to the Lenders until paid in full; and (viii) eighth, to the ratable payment of all other Obligations then due and payable.

(c) In each instance, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Section 4.04(b) shall not be deemed to apply to any payment by the Borrowers specified by the Administrative Borrower to the Administrative Agent to be for the payment of Term Loan Obligations then due and payable under any provision of this Agreement or the prepayment of all or part of the principal of the Term Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 2.05.

(d) For purposes of Section 4.04(b), (other than clause (vi)), “paid in full” means payment in cash of all amounts owing under the Loan Documents according to the terms thereof, including loan fees, service fees, professional fees, interest (and specifically including interest accrued after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding), default interest, interest on interest, and expense reimbursements, whether or not same would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole or in part in any Insolvency Proceeding, except to the extent that default or overdue interest (but not any other interest) and loan fees, each arising from or related to a default, are disallowed in any Insolvency Proceeding; provided, however, that for the purposes of clause (vi), “paid in full” means payment in cash of all amounts owing under the Loan Documents according to the terms thereof, including loan fees, service fees, professional fees, interest (and specifically including interest accrued after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding), default interest, interest on interest, and expense reimbursements, whether or not the same would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole or in part in any Insolvency Proceeding.

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the parties hereto that both such priority provisions in such documents shall be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the terms and provisions of this Section 4.04 shall control and govern.

Section 5.05 Increased Costs and Reduced Return. (a) If any Lender or any Agent shall have determined that a Change in Law, shall (i) subject such Agent or such Lender, or any Person controlling such Agent or such Lender, to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, (ii) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against any Loan or against assets of or held by, or deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, such Agent or such Lender or any Person controlling such Agent or such Lender or (iii) impose on such Agent or such Lender or any Person controlling such Agent or such Lender any other condition regarding this Agreement or any Loan, and the result of any event referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above shall be to increase the cost to such Agent or such Lender of making any Loan, or agreeing to make any Loan, or to reduce any amount received or receivable by such Agent or such Lender hereunder, then, within twenty (20) days after receipt by the Administrative Borrower from such Agent or such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the certificate required under Section 4.05(c), the Borrowers shall pay to such Agent or such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Agent or such Lender for such increased costs or reductions in amounts received or receivable.

(b) If any Agent or any Lender shall have determined that any Change in Law either (i) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Agent or such Lender or any Person controlling such Agent or such Lender, and such Agent or such Lender determines that the amount of such capital is increased as a direct or indirect consequence of any Loans made or maintained, such Agent’s or such Lender’s or such other controlling Person’s other obligations hereunder, or (ii) has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Agent’s or such Lender’s or such other controlling Person’s capital to a level below that which such Agent or such Lender or such controlling Person could have achieved but for such circumstances as a consequence of any Loans made or maintained, or any guaranty or participation with respect thereto or any agreement to make Loans, or such Agent’s, or such Lender’s or such other controlling Person’s other obligations hereunder (in each case, taking into consideration, such Agent’s or such Lender’s or such other controlling Person’s policies with respect to capital adequacy), then, within twenty (20) days after receipt by the Administrative Borrower from such Agent or such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the certificate required under Section 4.05(c), the Borrowers shall pay to such Agent or such Lender for such cost of maintaining such increased capital or such reduction in the rate of return on such Agent’s or such Lender’s or such other controlling Person’s capital.

(c) All amounts payable under this Section 4.05 shall bear interest from the date that is twenty (20) days after the date of demand by any Agent or any Lender until payment in full to such Agent or such Lender at the Reference Rate. A certificate of such Agent or such Lender claiming compensation under this Section 4.05, specifying the event herein above described and the nature of such event shall be submitted by such Agent or such Lender (with a copy to the

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Administrative Agent) to the Administrative Borrower, setting forth the additional amount due and an explanation of the calculation thereof in reasonable detail, and such Agent’s or such Lender’s reasons for invoking the provisions of this Section 4.05, and shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error; provided that any such certificate claiming amounts described in clause (i) or (ii) of the proviso set forth in the definition of Change in Law shall, in addition, state the basis upon which such amount has been calculated and certify that such Agent’s or Lender’s method of allocating such costs is fair and reasonable and that such Agent’s or Lender’s demand for payment of such costs hereunder, and such method of allocation, is not inconsistent with its treatment of other borrowers which, as a credit matter, are substantially similar to the Borrowers and which are subject to similar provisions.

(d) If any Lender or Agent becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall promptly notify the Loan Parties of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled; provided that the Loan Parties shall not be required to compensate a Lender or Agent pursuant to this paragraph for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender or Agent notifies the Loan Parties of such Lender’s or Agent’s intention to claim compensation therefor in accordance with Section 4.05(c); provided further that, if the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect, then such six‑month period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect.

(e) If any Lender or Agent requests compensation or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or Agent or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional interest or other amount to any Lender or Agent hereunder, then such Lender or Agent shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender or Agent such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable hereunder in the future, (ii) would not subject such Lender or Agent to any unreimbursed cost or expense, and (iii) would not otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender or Agent.

Section 5.06 Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, each of the Borrowers hereby accepts joint and several liability hereunder and under the other Loan Documents in consideration of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Agents and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each of the Borrowers and in consideration of the undertakings of the other Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations. Each of the Borrowers, jointly and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several liability with the other Borrowers, with respect to the payment and performance of all of the Obligations (including, without limitation, any Obligations arising under this Section 4.06), it being the intention of the parties hereto that all of the Obligations shall be the joint and several obligations of each of the Borrowers without preferences or distinction among them. If and to the extent that any of the Borrowers shall fail to make any payment with respect to any of the Obligations as and when due or to perform any of the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, then in each such event, the other Borrowers will make such payment with respect to, or perform, such Obligation. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Obligations of each of the Borrowers under the provisions of this Section 4.06 constitute the absolute and unconditional,

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full recourse Obligations of each of the Borrowers, enforceable against each such Person to the full extent of its properties and assets, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other circumstances whatsoever.

(b) The provisions of this Section 4.06 are made for the benefit of the Agents, the Lenders and their successors and assigns, and may be enforced by them from time to time against any or all of the Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of the Agents, the Lenders or such successors or assigns first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any of its or their rights against any of the other Borrowers or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any of the other Borrowers or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 4.06 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations (other than unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations) shall have been paid in full or otherwise fully satisfied.

(c) Each of the Borrowers hereby agrees that it will not enforce any of its rights of contribution or subrogation against the other Borrowers with respect to any liability incurred by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, any payments made by it to the Agents or the Lenders with respect to any of the Obligations or any Collateral, until such time as all of the Obligations (other than unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations) have been paid in full in cash. Any claim which any Borrower may have against any other Borrower with respect to any payments to the Agents or the Lenders hereunder or under any other Loan Documents are hereby expressly made subordinate and junior in right of payment, without limitation as to any increases in the Obligations arising hereunder or thereunder, to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations (other than unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations).

ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS TO LOANS

Section 6.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective as of the Effective Date when each of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied (or waived) in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and the Lenders:

(a) Payment of Fees, Etc. The Borrowers shall have paid on or before the date of this Agreement all fees, costs, expenses and taxes then due and payable pursuant to Section 2.06 and Section 12.04 to the extent invoiced at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Effective Date.

(b) Representations and Warranties; No Event of Default. The following statements shall be true and correct: (i) the representations and warranties contained in ARTICLE VI and in each other Loan Document, certificate or other writing delivered to any Agent or any Lender pursuant hereto or thereto on or prior to the date hereof are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all

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respects subject to such qualification) on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct on such earlier date, and (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Effective Date or would result from this Agreement or the other Loan Documents becoming effective in accordance with its or their respective terms.

(c) Legality. The making of the initial Loans shall not contravene any law, rule or regulation applicable to any Lender.

(d) Delivery of Documents. The Administrative Agent and (other than in the case of clause (v)) the Lenders shall have received on or before the Effective Date the following, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders and, unless indicated otherwise, dated the Effective Date:

(i) this Agreement, duly executed by the parties hereto;

(ii) the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, duly executed by each of the parties thereto;

(iii) the Flow of Funds Agreement, duly executed by each of the parties thereto;

(iv) the Perfection Certificate, duly executed by the Administrative Borrower;

(v) the Agent Fee Letter, duly executed by the Borrowers;

(vi) a Security Agreement, duly executed by each Loan Party, together with the original stock certificates representing all of the common stock of such Loan Party’s subsidiaries required to be pledged thereunder and all intercompany promissory notes of such Loan Parties required to be pledged thereunder, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank and other proper instruments of transfer;

(vii) results of Lien searches, listing all effective financing statements which name as debtor any Loan Party and which are filed in the offices referred to in the Perfection Certificate, together with copies of such financing statements, none of which, except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Required Lenders and Permitted Liens, shall cover any of the Collateral and the results of searches for any tax Lien and judgment Lien filed against such Person or its property, which results, except as otherwise agreed to in writing by the Required Lenders and Permitted Liens, shall not show any such Liens;

(viii) a copy of the resolutions of each Loan Party, certified as of the Effective Date by an Authorized Officer thereof, authorizing (A) the borrowings hereunder and the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is or will be a party, and (B) the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Loan Party is or will be a party and the execution and delivery of the other documents to be delivered by such Person in connection herewith and therewith;

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(ix) a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each Loan Party, certifying the names and true signatures of the representatives of such Loan Party authorized to sign each Loan Document to which such Loan Party is or will be a party and the other documents to be executed and delivered by such Loan Party in connection herewith and therewith, together with evidence of the incumbency of such authorized officers;

(x) a certificate of the appropriate official(s) of the jurisdiction of organization of each Loan Party certifying as of a recent date not more than 30 days prior to the Effective Date as to the good standing of such Loan Party, in such jurisdiction, except, in each case, where the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole;

(xi) a true and complete copy of the charter, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership or other publicly filed organizational document of each Loan Party certified as of a recent date not more than 30 days prior to the Effective Date by an appropriate official of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party which shall set forth the same complete name of such Loan Party as is set forth herein and the organizational number of such Loan Party, if an organizational number is issued in such jurisdiction;

(xii) a copy of the Governing Documents of each Loan Party, together with all amendments thereto, certified as of the Effective Date by an Authorized Officer of such Loan Party;

(xiii) an opinion of (A) Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, special New York counsel to the Loan Parties, (B) Roetzel & Andress, local counsel with respect to the Loan Parties organized in Ohio, and (C) Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, local counsel with respect to the Loan Parties organized in Delaware, in each case, as to such customary matters as the Required Lenders may reasonably request;

(xiv) a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each Loan Party, certifying as to the matters set forth in subsection (b) and (g) of this Section 5.01;

(xv) a copy of the Financial Statements;

(xvi) a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Administrative Borrower, certifying on behalf of the Loan Parties, as to the solvency of the Loan Parties (on a consolidated basis), which certificate shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Required Lenders; and

(xvii) evidence of the insurance coverage required by Section 7.01(h) and the terms of each Security Agreement and such other insurance coverage with respect to the business and operations of the Loan Parties as the Required Lenders may reasonably request, in each case, where requested by the Required Lenders, together with evidence of the payment of all premiums due in respect thereof for such period as the Required Lenders may reasonably request.

(xviii) concurrently with the making of the initial Loans, evidence of the payment in full of all Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Facility, together with (A) a

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termination and release agreement with respect to the Existing Credit Facility and all related documents, duly executed by the Loan Parties, the Existing Agent and the Existing Lenders, (B) a satisfaction of mortgage for each mortgage filed by the Existing Agent and/or the Existing Lenders on each applicable Facility, (C) a termination of security interest in intellectual property for each assignment for security recorded by the Existing Agent and/or the Existing Lenders at the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office and covering any intellectual property of the Loan Parties, that constitutes Collateral and (D) UCC‑3 termination statements for all UCC-1 financing statements authorized to be filed by the Existing Agent and the Existing Lenders and covering any portion of the Collateral;

(e) [Reserved].

(f) [Reserved].

(g) Leverage Ratio. After giving effect to the Transactions, the aggregate outstanding amount of the Loans shall be no greater than 12.95x Consolidated EBITDA (calculated for the trailing four quarter period ended December 31, 2020).

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Article X, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 5.01, each Lender as of the Effective Date 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 a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from such Lender prior to the Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

Section 6.02 Conditions Precedent to All Loans . The obligation of any Lender to make any Loan after the Effective Date is subject to the fulfillment of each of the following conditions precedent:

(a) Payment of Fees, Etc. The Borrowers shall have paid all fees, costs, expenses and taxes then payable by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, Section 2.06 and Section 12.04 hereof.

(b) Representations and Warranties; No Event of Default. The following statements shall be true and correct, and the submission by the Administrative Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing with respect to each such Loan, and the Borrowers’ acceptance of the proceeds of such Loan, shall each be deemed to be a representation and warranty by each Loan Party on the date of such Loan: (i) the representations and warranties contained in ARTICLE VI and in each other Loan Document, certificate or other writing delivered to any Agent or any Lender pursuant hereto or thereto on or prior to the date of such Loan are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject to such qualification) on and as of such date as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not

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be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject to such qualification) on and as of such earlier date, (ii) at the time of and after giving effect to the making of such Loan and the application of the proceeds thereof, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the making of the Loan to be made on such date and (iii) the conditions set forth in this Section 5.02 have been satisfied as of the date of such request.

(c) Legality. The making of such Loan shall not contravene any law, rule or regulation applicable to any Agent or any Lender.

(d) Notices. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.02.

(e) [Reserved].

ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 7.01 Representations and Warranties. Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Agents and the Lenders, so long as any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other Obligation (whether or not due, but excluding unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations) shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder as follows:

(a) Organization, Good Standing, Etc. Each Loan Party (i) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership duly formed or organized, as applicable, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent applicable) under the laws of the state or jurisdiction of its formation or organization, as applicable, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated and, in the case of the Borrowers, to make the borrowings hereunder, and to execute and deliver each Loan Document to which it is a party, and to consummate the Transactions contemplated thereby, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary except, with respect to this clause (iii), where the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Authorization, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which it is or will be a party, (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action, (ii) do not and will not contravene (A) any of its Governing Documents, (B) any applicable Requirement of Law or (C) any Contractual Obligation binding on or otherwise affecting it or any of its properties, (iii) do not and will not result in or require the creation of any Lien (other than pursuant to any Loan Document) upon or with respect to any of its properties other than any such Lien that constitutes a Permitted Lien, and (iv) do not and will not result in any default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to its operations or any of

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its properties except, in the case of clauses (ii)(B), (ii)(C) and (iv), as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Governmental and Shareholder Approvals. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the due execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it will be party or the consummation of the Transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, except for (x) those which have been provided or obtained on or prior to the Effective Date, (y) filings relating to the granting of Liens to, or the enforcement of rights by, the Lenders and Agents and (z) those notices of filings with any Governmental Authority, which if not obtained or made would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to the Loan Parties, taken as a whole.

(d) Enforceability of Loan Documents. This Agreement is, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is or will be a party, when delivered hereunder, will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity.

(e) Capitalization; Subsidiaries. Schedule 6.01(e) is a complete and correct description, as of the Effective Date, of the name, jurisdiction of organization and ownership of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Parent and each Subsidiary of the Parent in existence as of the Effective Date. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Equity Interests of the Parent and its Subsidiaries have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as indicated on such schedule, as of the Effective Date, all such Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of the Parent are owned by the Parent or one or more of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens other than Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent and Permitted Liens. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(e), as of the Effective Date, there are no outstanding debt or equity securities of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and no outstanding obligations of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for, or warrants, options or other rights (other than stock options granted to employees or directors and director’s qualifying shares or similar nominal share to the extent required under applicable legal requirements) for the purchase or acquisition from the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or other obligations of any Subsidiary to issue, directly or indirectly, any shares of Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of the Parent.

(f) Litigation; Commercial Tort Claims. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(f), (i) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened (in writing) action, suit or proceeding affecting any Loan Party or any of its properties before any court or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator that (A) could reasonably be expected to result in an adverse determination, and if so adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (B) seeks to enjoin any transaction contemplated hereby or by any Loan Document and (ii) as of the Effective Date, none of the Loan Parties holds any commercial tort claims in respect of which a claim in excess of $500,000 has been filed in a court of law or a written notice by an attorney has been given to a potential defendant.

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(g) Financial Condition. The Financial Statements, copies of which have been delivered to each Lender, present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the respective periods or as of the respective dates set forth therein in accordance with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis during the periods presented, except as otherwise noted therein (subject, in the case of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows, to normal, recurring year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes). Since December 31, 2019, no event or development has occurred that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(h) Compliance with Law, Etc. No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding Immaterial Subsidiaries) is in violation of (i) any of its Governing Documents or (ii) any domestic or, to the best of its knowledge, any foreign Requirement of Law to the extent that any such violation could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and, as of the Effective Date, no material default or event of default has occurred and is continuing thereunder.

(i) ERISA. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(i) and except as could not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Benefit Plan is in compliance with ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, and all other applicable laws and regulations (ii) no Termination Event has occurred or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, is reasonably expected to occur, (iii) the most recent annual report (Form 5500 Series) with respect to each Benefit Plan, including any required Schedule B (Actuarial Information) thereto, copies of which have been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, is complete and correct in all material respects and fairly presents the funding status of such Benefit Plan, and since the date of such report there has been no material adverse change in such funding status of such Benefit Plan, and (iv) no Employee Plan had an accumulated or waived funding deficiency. No Lien imposed under the Internal Revenue Code or ERISA exists or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, is likely to arise on account of any Employee Plan. Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (a) no Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred any withdrawal liability under ERISA with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, or is aware of any facts indicating that it or any of its ERISA Affiliates may in the future incur any such withdrawal liability, (b) no Loan Party has engaged in a nonexempt prohibited transaction described in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code and (c) no Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate has (i) failed to pay any required installment or other payment required under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code on or before the due date for such required installment or payment, (ii) engaged in a transaction within the meaning of Section 4069 of ERISA or (iii) incurred any liability to the PBGC that remains outstanding other than the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments that have become due that are unpaid. Except as could not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, there are no pending or, to the best knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened claims, actions, proceedings or lawsuits (other than claims for benefits in the normal course) asserted or instituted against (i) any Benefit Plan or its assets or (ii) any Loan Party with respect to any Benefit Plan. Except as required by Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code, no Loan Party maintains an employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) that provides health or welfare benefits (through the purchase of insurance or otherwise) for any retired or former employee of any Loan Party or coverage after

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a participant’s termination of employment, except any such plans for which the Loan Parties do not incur any material costs or expenses.

(j) Taxes, Etc. All Federal and material state and local income and other material tax returns and other reports required by applicable Requirements of Law to be filed by any Loan Party have been filed, or extensions have been obtained, and all material taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon any Loan Party or any property of any Loan Party in an aggregate amount for all such taxes, assessments and other governmental charges exceeding $250,000 and which have become due and payable on or prior to the date hereof have been paid, except to the extent contested in good faith by proper proceedings which stay the imposition of any penalty, fine or Lien resulting from the non-payment thereof and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof on the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP.

(k) Regulations T, U and X. No Loan Party is or will be engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X), and no proceeds of any Loan will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock or for any purpose that violates, or is inconsistent with, the applicable requirements of Regulation T, U and X.

(l) Nature of Business. No Loan Party is engaged in any business other than as set forth on Schedule 6.01(l).

(m) Adverse Agreements, Etc. No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Contractual Obligation or subject to any restriction or limitation in any Governing Document or any judgment, order, regulation, ruling or other requirement of a court or other Governmental Authority, which has, or in the future could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

(n) Permits, Etc. Each Loan Party has, and is in compliance with all permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements and accreditations required for such Person lawfully to own, lease, manage or operate, or to acquire, each business currently owned, leased, managed or operated, or to be acquired, by such Person, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No condition exists or event has occurred which, in itself or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would result in the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or non-renewal of any such permit, license, authorization, approval, entitlement or accreditation, and there is no claim that any thereof is not in full force and effect, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(o) Properties. (i) Each Loan Party has good and marketable title to, valid leasehold interests in (other than the Leases), or valid licenses to use, all tangible property and assets material to its business, free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens and, solely as to leasehold interests (other than the Leases), except to the extent the failure to have such valid leasehold interests could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All such properties and assets are in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty (to the extent fully covered by insurance subject to a deductible) and condemnation excepted.

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(ii) Schedule 6.01(o) sets forth a complete and accurate list, as of the Effective Date, of the location, by state and street address, of all real property owned or leased by each Loan Party and identifies the interest (fee or leasehold) of such Loan Party therein and whether such real property is a “Facility”. As of the Effective Date, each Loan Party has valid leasehold interests in the Leases described on Schedule 6.01(o) to which it is a party, except to the extent the failure to have such valid leasehold interests could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each such Lease is (x) valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms in all material respects and is in full force and effect (except to the extent such Lease has terminated in accordance with its terms), except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (y) no consent or approval of any landlord or other third party in connection with any such Lease is necessary for any Loan Party to enter into and execute the Loan Documents to which it is a party, except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(o). To the knowledge of any Loan Party, as of the Effective Date, no Loan Party has at any time delivered or received any notice of material default which remains uncured under any such Lease and, as of the Effective Date, no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute a material default under any such Lease, except to the extent such event could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(p) Full Disclosure. Each Loan Party has disclosed to the Agents all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it is subject, and all other matters known to it, that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the other reports, financial statements, certificates or other written information (other than Projections) furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Agents in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), as of the date prepared, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which it was made, not materially misleading. The Projections have been prepared on a reasonable basis and in good faith based on assumptions, estimates, methods and tests believed by the Loan Parties to be reasonable at the time such Projections were prepared and information believed by the Loan Parties to have been accurate based upon the information available to the Loan Parties at the time such Projections was furnished to the Lenders, and the Loan Parties are not aware of any facts or information that would lead them to believe that such Projections were incorrect or misleading in any material respect as of the Effective Date; it being understood that (1) projections are by their nature subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Loan Parties’ control, (2) actual results may differ materially from the projections and such variations may be material and (3) the projections are not a guarantee of performance.

(q) Franchise Agreements.

(i) Schedule 6.01(q) sets forth, as of December 31, 2020, (A) a complete and accurate list of all material Franchise Agreements currently in effect, (B) a complete and accurate list of each of the Loan Parties’ (or their predecessor franchisor’s) standard forms of Franchise Agreements currently in effect, including the year or years during which the applicable Loan Party (or its predecessor) used such form of Franchise Agreement for the 6 months prior to

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the Effective Date, and (C) a list of all material Franchisees of the Parent or its Subsidiaries currently operating under a Franchise Agreement, together with telephone numbers and addresses.

(ii) As of the Effective Date, except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(q), each material Franchise Agreement is in full force and effect and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the applicable Loan Party and, to the knowledge of such Loan Party, the other party thereto, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws. No Loan Party is in material breach or default thereunder, and, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, no event has occurred and no condition or state of facts exists which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute such a default or breach by the applicable Loan Party thereunder. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(q), there is no term, obligation, understanding or agreement that would modify any material term of a material Franchise Agreement or any right or obligation of a party thereunder which is not reflected on the face of such Franchise Agreement (including without limitation any offers or promises with respect to any future or contingent subsidies, rebates, discounts, advances or allowances to or for the benefit of any or all Franchisees).

(iii) As of the Effective Date, the Loan Parties’ franchise disclosure documents and/or Franchise Disclosure Documents previously in effect and, to the extent applicable, currently in effect, if any: (A) materially comply and have materially complied with all applicable United States Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) franchise disclosure rules and state franchise and business opportunity sales laws in effect at such time; (B) have been timely amended to reflect any material changes or developments in the Loan Parties’ franchise system, agreements, operations, financial condition, litigation matters, or other matters requiring disclosure under any applicable law; and (C) include all material documents (including audited financial statements for the applicable Person) required by any applicable law to be provided to prospective franchisees. After the Effective Date, all of the Franchises granted under the Franchise Agreements entered into after the Effective Date have been sold in material compliance with applicable law, including franchise disclosure and registration requirements. Each of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries are and have been in material compliance with all applicable laws relating to franchise matters.

(iv) A list of each of the Loan Parties’ material Franchise Disclosure Documents for its currently offered form or forms of Franchise Agreement is set forth on Schedule 6.01(q). The Loan Parties have provided the Agents and/or the Lenders with true and complete copies of each material Franchise Disclosure Document for its currently offered form or forms of Franchise Agreement set forth on Schedule 6.01(q). As of the Effective Date, except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(q), the Loan Parties have not received any currently effective written notice of any threatened administrative, criminal or civil action against it or any persons disclosed in any of the Loan Parties’ applicable Franchise Disclosure Document for its Franchise Agreements, where such threatened administrative, criminal and/or civil action alleges a violation of a franchise law, antitrust law, securities law, fraud, unfair or deceptive practices, or comparable allegations, as well as actions other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the Loan Parties’ business that are material in the context of the number of Loan Parties’ Franchisees and the size, nature, or financial condition of the franchise system or the Loan Parties’ business operations.

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(v) As of the Effective Date, except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(q), each Loan Party has maintained an accurate accounting in all material respects with respect to any advertising funds required to be paid by any Franchisee or an advertising fund for use in connection with national or regional advertising for which it maintains accounts. All collections with respect to such advertising funds and advertising cooperatives have been collected in accordance with the terms and conditions of each Franchise Agreement, except to the extent where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Loan Parties have properly accounted for all payments made by each Franchisee with respect to any advertising fund or advertising cooperative, except to the extent where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party is aware of any allegations that any of the expenditures from any advertising fund or advertising cooperative have been improperly collected, accounted for, maintained, used or applied that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(r) Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(r), (i) the operations of each Loan Party are in compliance with all Environmental Laws in all material respects; (ii) there has been no Release at any of the properties owned or operated by any Loan Party or a predecessor in interest, or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, at any disposal or treatment facility which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any predecessor in interest which in either case could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) no Environmental Action has been asserted against any Loan Party or any predecessor in interest nor does any Loan Party have knowledge or notice of any threatened or pending Environmental Action against any Loan Party or any predecessor in interest which in either case could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iv) to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, no Environmental Actions have been asserted against any facilities that may have received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any predecessor in interest which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (vi) no Loan Party has failed to report to the proper Governmental Authority any Release which is required to be so reported by any Environmental Laws which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (vii) each Loan Party holds all licenses, permits and approvals required under any Environmental Laws in connection with the operation of the business carried on by it, except for such licenses, permits and approvals as to which a Loan Party’s failure to maintain or comply with could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (viii) no Loan Party has received any notification from any Governmental Authority pursuant to any Environmental Laws that (A) any work, repairs, construction or Capital Expenditures are required to be made in respect as a condition of continued compliance with any Environmental Laws, or any license, permit or approval issued pursuant thereto or (B) any license, permit or approval referred to above is about to be reviewed, made subject to limitations or conditions, revoked, withdrawn or terminated, in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(s) Insurance. Each Loan Party keeps its property adequately insured and maintains (i) insurance to such extent and against such risks, including fire, as is customary with companies in the same or similar businesses, (ii) workmen’s compensation insurance in the amount required by applicable law, (iii) public liability insurance in the amount customary with companies in the same or similar business against claims for personal injury or death on properties owned, occupied or controlled by it, and (iv) such other insurance as may be required by law.

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Schedule 6.01(s) sets forth a list of all insurance maintained by each Loan Party on the Effective Date.

(t) Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans shall be used (i) to pay in full the Existing Credit Facility, (ii) to pay fees and expenses in connection with the Transactions contemplated hereby and the Loan Documents and (iii) fund working capital or other corporate purposes of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, except as prohibited hereunder.

(u) Solvency. After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and before and after giving effect to each Loan, the Loan Parties on a consolidated basis are Solvent on the Effective Date and, to the actual knowledge of any Authorized Officer (without duty to investigate beyond known facts), upon the making of any Loan after the Effective Date.

(v) Location of Bank Accounts. Schedule 6.01(v) sets forth a complete and accurate list as of the Effective Date of all deposit, checking and other bank accounts, all securities and other accounts maintained with any broker dealer and all other similar accounts maintained by each Loan Party, together with a description thereof (i.e., the bank or broker dealer at which such deposit or other account is maintained and the account number and the purpose thereof).

(w) Intellectual Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(w), each Loan Party owns or licenses or otherwise has the right to use all intellectual property that are necessary for and material to the conduct of its business as currently conducted, including the following: inventions, patents, patent applications, registered and unregistered trademarks, service marks and trade names, registered and unregistered copyrights, including software and other works of authorship, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights. Set forth on Schedule 6.01(w) is a list as of the Effective Date of all material issued United States patents, United States patent applications, registered United States trademarks or service marks, United States trademark or service mark applications, and United States copyright registrations of each Loan Party and all material exclusive copyright licenses for United States copyright registrations granted to such Loan Party, in each instance, that constitute Collateral. To the knowledge of any Loan Party, no Loan Party infringes upon or violates any intellectual property rights owned by any other Person except if such Loan Party could not, as a result of such infringement or violation, reasonably be expected to suffer a Material Adverse Effect, and no claim or litigation is pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened in writing concerning any claim or allegation that a Loan Party has infringed upon or violated any intellectual property rights owned by any other Person, except for such claims and litigation, which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(x) Material Contracts. Set forth on Schedule 6.01(x) is a complete and accurate list as of the Effective Date of all Material Contracts of each Loan Party, showing the parties and subject matter thereof and amendments and modifications thereto. Each such Material Contract (i) is in full force and effect and is binding upon and enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto and (ii) is not in default due to the action of any Loan Party or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any other party thereto, except to the extent that any such default could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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(y) Investment Company Act. None of the Loan Parties is required to be registered as an “investment company” within the mea