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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-045655
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190220
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190220
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190220

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NISOURCE INC/DE
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001111711
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				352108964
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16189
		FILM NUMBER:		19619564

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		801 EAST 86TH AVE
		CITY:			MERRILLVILLE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46410-6272
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2196475200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		801 EAST 86TH AVE
		CITY:			MERRILLVILLE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46410-6272

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NEW NISOURCE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000412
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant To Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February&nbsp;20, 2019 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NiSource Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission
File Number <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-16189</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">35-2108964</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>801 East 86th Avenue</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Merrillville, Indiana</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>46410</B></TD></TR>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">647-5990</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below
if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17
CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2</FONT> (b)) </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4</FONT> (c)) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.12b-2).</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging
growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition
period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><U>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</U> </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;20, 2019, NiSource Inc. (&#147;NiSource&#148;), as Borrower, entered into a Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (the
&#147;Agreement&#148;) with the lenders party thereto, Barclays Bank PLC, as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A. and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Syndication</FONT> Agents, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch,
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Documentation</FONT> Agents, and Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank, N.A., MUFG Bank, Ltd., Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners. The Agreement extends the term of NiSource&#146;s existing revolving credit agreement (the &#147;Fourth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement&#148;) from
November&nbsp;28, 2021 to February&nbsp;20, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other than extending the term, the Agreement substantially restates the existing Fourth Amended and
Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, including representations and warranties, financial and other covenants and events of default. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the
Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing discussion of the Agreement in this report is a summary and is qualified in its
entirety by the terms of the Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Off-Balance</FONT> Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant</U> </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information set forth under Item 1.01
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d708597dex101.htm">Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;
20, 2019, among NiSource Inc., as Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, Barclays Bank PLC, as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A. and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Syndication</FONT> Agents, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch,
 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Documentation</FONT> Agents, and Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank, N.A., MUFG Bank, Ltd., Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank,
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>EXECUTION COPY </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FIFTH
AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">among </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">NISOURCE INC., </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">as Borrower, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">BARCLAYS BANK PLC, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">as
Administrative Agent, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CITIBANK, N.A. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">MUFG BANK, LTD., </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Syndication</FONT> Agents, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Documentation</FONT> Agents </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">BARCLAYS BANK PLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CITIBANK, N.A.,
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">MUFG BANK, LTD. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CREDIT SUISSE
LOAN FUNDING LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Dated as of
February&nbsp;20, 2019 </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;1.02. C<SMALL>LASSIFICATION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> L<SMALL>OANS</SMALL>
<SMALL>AND</SMALL> B<SMALL>ORROWINGS</SMALL></P></TD>
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<SMALL>OF</SMALL> <SMALL>THE</SMALL> E<SMALL>XISTING</SMALL> C<SMALL>REDIT</SMALL> A<SMALL>GREEMENT</SMALL></P></TD>
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R<SMALL>EVOLVING</SMALL> B<SMALL>ORROWINGS</SMALL>; R<SMALL>EQUESTS</SMALL> <SMALL>FOR</SMALL> B<SMALL>ORROWINGS</SMALL></P></TD>
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R<SMALL>EDUCTION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMMITMENTS</SMALL></P></TD>
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T<SMALL>ERMINATION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMMITMENTS</SMALL></P></TD>
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E<SMALL>VIDENCE</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> D<SMALL>EBT</SMALL></P></TD>
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L<SMALL>OANS</SMALL></P></TD>
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R<SMALL>ATA</SMALL> T<SMALL>REATMENT</SMALL>; S<SMALL>HARING</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> S<SMALL>ET</SMALL><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">-O</FONT><SMALL>FFS</SMALL></P></TD>
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R<SMALL>EPLACEMENT</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> L<SMALL>ENDERS</SMALL></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>50</B></TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;3.01. C<SMALL>ONDITIONS</SMALL> P<SMALL>RECEDENT</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL>
<SMALL>THE</SMALL> E<SMALL>FFECTIVENESS</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> <SMALL>THIS</SMALL> A<SMALL>GREEMENT</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">50</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;3.02. C<SMALL>ONDITIONS</SMALL> P<SMALL>RECEDENT</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL>
E<SMALL>ACH</SMALL> E<SMALL>XTENSION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> C<SMALL>REDIT</SMALL></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">52</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>53</B></TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;4.01. R<SMALL>EPRESENTATIONS</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> W<SMALL>ARRANTIES</SMALL>
<SMALL>OF</SMALL> <SMALL>THE</SMALL> B<SMALL>ORROWER</SMALL></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">53</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>55</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">55</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>59</B></TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;6.01. N<SMALL>EGATIVE</SMALL> C<SMALL>OVENANTS</SMALL></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">59</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>63</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>63</B></TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;8.01. E<SMALL>VENTS</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> D<SMALL>EFAULT</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">63</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ARTICLE IX THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>66</B></TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;9.01. T<SMALL>HE</SMALL> A<SMALL>DMINISTRATIVE</SMALL> A<SMALL>GENT</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">66</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ARTICLE X CERTAIN ERISA MATTERS</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>69</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">69</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>71</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;11.01. N<SMALL>OTICES</SMALL></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">71</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;11.02. W<SMALL>AIVERS</SMALL>; A<SMALL>MENDMENTS</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">73</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;11.03. E<SMALL>XPENSES</SMALL>; I<SMALL>NDEMNITY</SMALL>; D<SMALL>AMAGE</SMALL>
W<SMALL>AIVER</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">74</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;11.04. S<SMALL>UCCESSORS</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> A<SMALL>SSIGNS</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">75</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;11.05. S<SMALL>URVIVAL</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">80</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;11.06. C<SMALL>OUNTERPARTS</SMALL>; I<SMALL>NTEGRATION</SMALL>;
E<SMALL>FFECTIVENESS</SMALL>; E<SMALL>LECTRONIC</SMALL> E<SMALL>XECUTION</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">80</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">80</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;11.08. R<SMALL>IGHT</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> S<SMALL>ETOFF</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">80</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;11.09. G<SMALL>OVERNING</SMALL> L<SMALL>AW</SMALL>; J<SMALL>URISDICTION</SMALL>;
C<SMALL>ONSENT</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> S<SMALL>ERVICE</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> P<SMALL>ROCESS</SMALL></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">81</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;11.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">82</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">82</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">82</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION&nbsp;11.13. USA PATRIOT A<SMALL>CT</SMALL></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">83</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">84</TD>
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<SMALL>TO</SMALL> B<SMALL>AIL</SMALL><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">-I</FONT><SMALL>N</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> EEA F<SMALL>INANCIAL</SMALL> I<SMALL>NSTITUTIONS</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">84</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">EXHIBIT G</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Interest Election Request</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">EXHIBIT H</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Prepayment Notice</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">EXHIBIT <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">I-1</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">EXHIBIT <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">I-2</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">EXHIBIT <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">I-3</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">EXHIBIT <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">I-4</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">EXHIBIT J</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Increasing Lender Supplement</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">EXHIBIT K</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Augmenting Lender Supplement</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Lenders and Commitments</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Existing Letters of Credit</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT</B>, dated as of February&nbsp;20,
2019 (this &#147;<B><I>Agreement</I></B>&#148;), among <B>NISOURCE INC.</B>, a Delaware corporation, as Borrower (the &#147;<B><I>Borrower</I></B>&#148;), the Lead Arrangers and other Lenders from time to time party hereto, the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Documentation</FONT> Agents party hereto, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Syndication</FONT> Agents party hereto and <B>BARCLAYS BANK PLC</B>, as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such capacity,
the &#147;<B><I>Administrative Agent</I></B>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WITNESSETH: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Borrower (as successor borrower to NiSource Finance Corp.), certain Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to
the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined herein) pursuant to which, among other things, the Lenders agreed to enter, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, into a revolving credit facility in an aggregate amount of $1,850,000,000;
and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>,<B> </B>the parties hereto have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NOW</B>, <B>THEREFORE</B>, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE I </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DEFINITIONS
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;1.01. Defined Terms. </I></B><I>As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified
below:</I><B><I> </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>ABR</I></B>&#148;, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan is,
or the Loans comprising such Borrowing are, bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Act</I></B>&#148; means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title&nbsp;III of Pub.&nbsp;L. 107-56 (signed into law October&nbsp;26, 2001)). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Additional Commitment Lender</I></B>&#148; has the meaning assigned to such term in Section&nbsp;2.21(d). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Administrative Questionnaire</I></B>&#148; means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Affiliate</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Agent
Party</I></B>&#148; has the meaning assigned to such term in Section&nbsp;11.01(h). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Aggregate Commitments</I></B>&#148; means
the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Lenders, as in effect from time to time. As of the date hereof, the Aggregate Commitments equal $1,850,000,000. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Alternate Base Rate</I></B>&#148; means, for any day, a rate <I>per annum</I>
equal to the greatest of (a)&nbsp;the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b)&nbsp;the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1% and (c) 1.0% per annum plus the LIBO Rate applicable to an Interest Period of one month on such
day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), <U>provided</U> that, for the avoidance of doubt, (i)&nbsp;the LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the rate appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or on any
successor or substitute page of such page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day and (ii)&nbsp;if the Alternate Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. Any change in the
Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-month</FONT> LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the
Federal Funds Effective Rate or the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-month</FONT> LIBO Rate, respectively. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Anti-Corruption Laws</I></B>&#148; means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery, corruption or money laundering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Applicable
Percentage</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the Aggregate Commitments represented by such Lender&#146;s Commitment; provided that, in the case of Section&nbsp;2.20 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist,
&#147;Applicable Percentage&#148; shall mean the percentage of the Aggregate Commitment (disregarding any Defaulting Lender&#146;s Commitment) represented by such Lender&#146;s Commitment. If the Commitments have terminated or expired, the
Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments and to any Lender&#146;s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Applicable Rate</I></B>&#148; means, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan or Eurodollar Revolving Loan or with respect to the
Facility Fees and the LC Risk Participation Fee payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate <I>per annum</I> determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Arrangers</I></B>&#148; means each of Barclays, Citibank, N.A., MUFG Bank, Ltd., Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Assignment and Assumption</I></B>&#148; means an assignment and assumption
entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section&nbsp;11.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit&nbsp;A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Augmenting Lender</I></B>&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;2.22. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Authorized Officer</I></B>&#148; means the president, chief financial officer or the treasurer of the Borrower; provided that
solely with respect to the submission of a Borrowing Request, &#147;<B><I>Authorized Officer</I></B>&#148; shall also mean the assistant treasurer, the treasury operations manager or the corporate finance manager of the Borrower. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Auto-Extension Letter of Credit</I></B>&#148; has the meaning assigned to such term in Section&nbsp;2.04(j). </P>
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Effective Date to but excluding the Termination Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-In</FONT> Action</I></B>&#148;
means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-In</FONT> Legislation</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any EEA Member Country
implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-In</FONT> Legislation Schedule. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Bankruptcy Event</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to
any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or
liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment,
provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership
interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such
Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Barclays</I></B>&#148; means Barclays Bank PLC, a company incorporated in United Kingdom. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Beneficial Ownership Certification</I></B>&#148; means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the
Beneficial Ownership Regulation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Beneficial Ownership Regulation</I></B>&#148; means 31 C.F.R. &#167; 1010.230. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Benefit Plan</I></B>&#148; means any of (a)&nbsp;an &#147;employee benefit plan&#148; (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to
Title I of ERISA, (b)&nbsp;a &#147;plan&#148; as defined in and subject to Section&nbsp;4975 of the Code or (c)&nbsp;any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section&nbsp;3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or
Section&nbsp;4975 of the Code) the assets of any such &#147;employee benefit plan&#148; or &#147;plan&#148;. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Board</I></B>&#148; means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Board of Directors</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any Person, (i)&nbsp;in the case of any corporation, the board of
directors of such Person, (ii)&nbsp;in the case of any limited liability company, the board of managers (or equivalent) of such Person, (iii)&nbsp;in the case of any partnership, the board of directors (or equivalent) of the general partner of such
Person and (iv)&nbsp;in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Borrower</I></B>&#148; means NiSource
Inc., a Delaware corporation. </P>
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continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Borrowing
Request</I></B>&#148; means a request by the Borrower for a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section&nbsp;2.02. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Business Day</I></B>&#148; means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City
are authorized or required by law to remain closed; <I>provided</I> that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term &#147;<B><I>Business Day</I></B>&#148; shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar
deposits in the London interbank market. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Capital Lease</I></B>&#148; means, as to any Person, any lease of real or personal
property in respect of which the obligations of the lessee are required, in accordance with GAAP, to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person, <I>provided that</I>, for purposes of this Agreement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) any changes in GAAP pursuant to ASC Topic 840 or 842 (or any successor thereto) that would treat as capital leases any operating leases
existing as of the date of this Agreement (and any renewals or replacements thereof), and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) additional operating leases entered into
after the date of this Agreement (to the extent not exceeding $100,000,000 in aggregate notional amount for all such capitalized lease obligations), </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">in each case that would not have been treated as capital leases under GAAP as in effect on December&nbsp;31, 2018, will not be given effect
for purposes of calculation of the financial covenant contained in Article VII. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Capital Stock</I></B>&#148; means any and all
shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person other than a corporation (including, but not limited to, all common stock and
preferred stock and partnership, membership and joint venture interests or units in a Person), and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Cash Account</I></B>&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;8.01. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>CERCLA</I></B>&#148; means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, 42, U.S.C. Section&nbsp;9601 et seq., as amended. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Change in Law</I></B>&#148;
means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement (or with respect to any Lender, if later, the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender), of any of the following: (a)&nbsp;the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty,
(b)&nbsp;any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c)&nbsp;the making or issuance of any request, rules, guideline, requirement
or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i)&nbsp;the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and
all requests, </P>
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rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder, issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof, and (ii)&nbsp;all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives
promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States of America or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in
each case be deemed to be a &#147;Change in Law&#148; regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Change
of Control</I></B>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;any &#147;person&#148; or &#147;group&#148; within the meaning of Sections&nbsp;13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall become the &#147;beneficial owner&#148; (as defined
in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;13d-3</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of more than 50% of the then outstanding voting Capital Stock of the Borrower, (b)&nbsp;Continuing Directors shall cease to constitute
at least a majority of the directors constituting the Board of Directors of the Borrower, (c)&nbsp;a consolidation or merger of the Borrower shall occur after which the holders of the outstanding voting Capital Stock of the Borrower immediately
prior thereto hold less than 50% of the outstanding voting Capital Stock of the surviving entity, (d)&nbsp;more than 50% of the outstanding voting Capital Stock of the Borrower shall be transferred to an entity of which the Borrower owns less than
50% of the outstanding voting Capital Stock, (e)&nbsp;there shall occur a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower or (f)&nbsp;NIPSCO shall cease to be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (except to the extent otherwise
permitted under clauses (i), (ii), or (iii)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;6.01(b)). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Documentation</FONT> Agents</I></B>&#148; means Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch,
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in their respective capacities as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-documentation</FONT> agents for the Lenders hereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Code</I></B>&#148; means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Commitment</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans hereunder and
to participate in Letters of Credit issued hereunder as set forth herein, as such commitment may be (a)&nbsp;reduced from time to time or terminated pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.07 or Section&nbsp;2.09, (b)&nbsp;increased from time to time pursuant to
Section&nbsp;2.22 and (c)&nbsp;reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section&nbsp;11.04. The initial amount of each Lender&#146;s Commitment is (x)&nbsp;the amount set forth on
Schedule&nbsp;2.01 opposite such Lender&#146;s name; or (y)&nbsp;the amount set forth in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Communications</I></B>&#148; has the meaning assigned to such term in Section&nbsp;11.01(h). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Connection Income Taxes</I></B>&#148; means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however
denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Consolidated Capitalization</I></B>&#148; means the sum of
(a)&nbsp;Consolidated Debt, (b)&nbsp;consolidated common equity of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP, (c)&nbsp;Hybrid Securities and Mandatorily Convertible Securities not exceeding 15% of Consolidated
Capitalization, and (d)&nbsp;the aggregate liquidation preference of preferred stocks (other than preferred stocks subject to mandatory redemption or repurchase) of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries upon involuntary liquidation. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Consolidated Debt</I></B>&#148; means, at any time, the Indebtedness of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries that would be classified as debt on a balance sheet of the Borrower determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, provided that for purposes of calculation of the financial covenant contained
in Article VII Consolidated Debt shall exclude Hybrid Securities and Mandatorily Convertible Securities not exceeding 15% of Consolidated Capitalization. For the avoidance of doubt, the aggregate amount of Hybrid Securities and Mandatorily
Convertible Securities in excess of 15% of Consolidated Capitalization will be included in Consolidated Debt. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Consolidated
Subsidiary</I></B>&#148; means, on any date, each Subsidiary of the Borrower the accounts of which, in accordance with GAAP, would be consolidated with those of the Borrower in its consolidated financial statements if such statements were prepared
as of such date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Contingent Guaranty</I></B>&#148; means a direct or contingent liability in respect of a Project Financing
(whether incurred by assumption, guaranty, endorsement or otherwise) that either (a)&nbsp;is limited to guarantying performance of the completion of the Project that is financed by such Project Financing or (b)&nbsp;is contingent upon, or the
obligation to pay or perform under which is contingent upon, the occurrence of any event other than failure of the primary obligor to pay upon final maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Continuing Directors</I></B>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;all members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower who have held office
continually since the Effective Date, and (b)&nbsp;all members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower who were elected as directors after the Effective Date and whose nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least 50% of the
Continuing Directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Contractual Obligation</I></B>&#148; 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Control</I></B>&#148; means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. &#147;<B><I>Controlling</I></B>&#148; and &#147;<B><I>Controlled</I></B>&#148; have meanings correlative thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Syndication</FONT> Agents</I></B>&#148; means Citibank, N.A. and MUFG Bank, Ltd., in their
respective capacities as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-syndication</FONT> agents for the Lenders hereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Credit
Documents</I></B>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;this Agreement, any promissory notes executed pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.10, and any Assignment and Assumptions, (b)&nbsp;any certificates, opinions and other documents required to be delivered pursuant to
Section&nbsp;3.01 and (c)&nbsp;any other documents delivered by the Borrower pursuant to or in connection with any one or more of the foregoing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Creditor Party</I></B>&#148; means the Administrative Agent, any LC Bank or any other Lender. </P>
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duplication, (a)&nbsp;all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b)&nbsp;all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c)&nbsp;all Capital Lease obligations of such Person, and (d)&nbsp;all
obligations of such Person under synthetic leases, tax retention operating leases, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">off-balance</FONT> sheet loans or other <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">off-balance</FONT> sheet financing products that, for tax
purposes, are considered indebtedness for borrowed money of the lessee but are classified as operating leases under GAAP. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Debt to Capitalization Ratio</I></B>&#148; means, at any time, the ratio of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Capitalization. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Default</I></B>&#148; means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, upon notice, lapse of time or
both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Defaulting Lender</I></B>&#148; means any Lender that
(a)&nbsp;has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i)&nbsp;fund any portion of its Loans, (ii)&nbsp;fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or (iii)&nbsp;pay over to any Creditor Party
any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i)&nbsp;above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender&#146;s good faith determination that a
condition precedent to funding set forth in Section&nbsp;3.02 (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b)&nbsp;has notified the Borrower or any Creditor Party in writing, or has made a public
statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender&#146;s good faith
determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a loan under this Agreement set forth in Section&nbsp;3.02 cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which
it commits to extend credit, (c)&nbsp;has failed, within three Business Days after request by a Creditor Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its
obligations to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c)&nbsp;upon such Creditor Party&#146;s
receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d)&nbsp;has become the subject of (i)&nbsp;a Bankruptcy Event or (ii)&nbsp;a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-In</FONT> Action. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Departing Lender</I></B>&#148; means each lender under the Existing Credit Agreement that executes and delivers to the
Administrative Agent a Departing Lender Signature Page. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Departing Lender Signature Page</I></B>&#148; means each signature
page to this Agreement on which it is indicated that the Departing Lender executing the same shall cease to be a party to the Existing Credit Agreement on the Effective Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Disposition</I></B>&#148; or &#147;<B><I>Dispose</I></B>&#148; means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (in
one transaction or in a series of transactions and whether effected pursuant to a Division or otherwise) of any property by any Person (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any issuance of Capital Stock by a Subsidiary of such Person),
including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith. </P>
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of &#147;Division&#148;. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Division</I></B>&#148; means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person
(the &#147;Dividing Person&#148;) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a &#147;plan of division&#148; or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not
survive. For all purposes under the Credit Documents, in connection with any Division: (a)&nbsp;if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Dividing Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it
shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b)&nbsp;if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders
of its Capital Stock at such time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Dollars</I></B>&#148; or &#147;<B><I>$</I></B>&#148; refers to lawful money of the United
States of America. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>EEA Financial Institution</I></B>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;any institution established in any EEA Member
Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b)&nbsp;any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a)&nbsp;of this definition, or (c)&nbsp;any institution
established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a)&nbsp;or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>EEA Member Country</I></B>&#148; means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>EEA Resolution Authority</I></B>&#148; means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public
administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Effective Date</I></B>&#148; means the date on which this Agreement has been executed and delivered by each of the Borrower, the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Syndication</FONT> Agents, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Documentation</FONT> Agents, the initial Lenders, the LC Banks and the Administrative Agent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Electronic Signature</I></B>&#148; means an electronic sound, symbol or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or
other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Electronic
System</I></B>&#148; means any electronic system, including <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(i)&nbsp;e-mail,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(ii)&nbsp;e-fax,</FONT>
(iii)&nbsp;Intralinks<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Syndtrak<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, ClearPar<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> and (iv)&nbsp;any other Internet
or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned, operated or hosted by the Administrative Agent and any of its Related Parties or any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other security system. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Environmental Laws</I></B>&#148; means any and all foreign, federal, state, local or municipal laws (including, without
limitation, common laws), rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, judgments, awards, writs, injunctions, requirements of any Governmental </P>
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Authority or other requirements of law regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning, pollution, waste, industrial hygiene, occupational safety or health, the
presence, transport, manufacture, generation, use, handling, treatment, distribution, storage, disposal or release of Hazardous Materials, or protection of human health, plant life or animal life, natural resources or the environment, as now or at
any time hereafter in effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Environmental Liability</I></B>&#148; means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including
any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a)&nbsp;violation of any Environmental Law, (b)&nbsp;the
generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c)&nbsp;exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d)&nbsp;the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or
(e)&nbsp;any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>ERISA</I></B>&#148; means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations
promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>ERISA Affiliate</I></B>&#148; means any Person who, for purposes of Title&nbsp;IV
of ERISA, is a member of the Borrower&#146;s controlled group, or under common control with the Borrower, within the meaning of Section&nbsp;414 of the Code and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>ERISA Event</I></B>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;a reportable event, within the meaning of Section&nbsp;4043 of ERISA, with respect to a
Plan unless the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> notice requirement with respect thereto has been waived by the PBGC, (b)&nbsp;the provision by the administrator of any Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such Plan, pursuant to
Section&nbsp;4041(a)(2) and 4041(c) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred to in Section&nbsp;4041(e) of ERISA), (c)&nbsp;the withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple Employer Plan
during a plan year for which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section&nbsp;4001(a)(2) of ERISA, (d)&nbsp;the failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to make a payment to a Plan required under Section&nbsp;302 of ERISA, for which
Section&nbsp;303(k) of ERISA imposes a lien for failure to make required payments, or (e)&nbsp;the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan, pursuant to Section&nbsp;4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of any event or condition which
may reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section&nbsp;4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>EU <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-In</FONT> Legislation Schedule</I></B>&#148; means the EU
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-In</FONT> Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Eurocurrency Liabilities</I></B>&#148; has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation&nbsp;D of the Board, as in effect from
time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Eurodollar</I></B>&#148;, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan is, or
the Loans comprising such Borrowing are, bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBO Rate. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage</I></B>&#148; of any Lender for the Interest
Period for any Eurodollar Loan means the reserve percentage applicable during such Interest Period (or if more than one such percentage shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages for those days in such Interest Period during which
any such percentage shall be so applicable) under regulations issued from time to time by the Board (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental or other marginal
reserve requirement) for such Lender with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities having a term equal to such Interest Period. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Event of Default</I></B>&#148; has the meaning assigned to such term in Article&nbsp;VIII. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Excluded Taxes</I></B>&#148; 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)&nbsp;Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income or net earnings (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i)&nbsp;imposed by the jurisdiction (or any
political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such Recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located or (ii)&nbsp;that are Other Connection
Taxes, (b)&nbsp;in 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)&nbsp;such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section&nbsp;2.19) or (ii)&nbsp;such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that,
pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender&#146;s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office,
(c)&nbsp;Taxes attributable to such Recipient&#146;s failure to comply with Section&nbsp;2.17(e) or (f), and (d)&nbsp;any Taxes imposed under FATCA. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>&#147;Existing Credit Agreement&#148;</I></B> means that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of
November&nbsp;28, 2016, by and among the Borrower, as successor borrower to NiSource Finance Corp., the Lenders from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>&#147;Existing Letters of Credit&#148;</I></B> means the Letters of Credit listed in Schedule 2.04. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Existing Termination Date</I></B>&#148; has the meaning assigned to such term in Section&nbsp;2.21(a). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Extending Lender</I></B>&#148; has the meaning assigned to such term in Section&nbsp;2.21(b). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Extension Date</I></B>&#148; has the meaning assigned to such term in Section&nbsp;2.21(a). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Extension of Credit</I></B>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;the making by any Lender of a Revolving Loan, (b)&nbsp;the issuance of a Letter
of Credit by any LC Bank or (c)&nbsp;the amendment of any Letter of Credit having the effect of extending the stated termination date thereof, increasing the LC Outstandings, or otherwise altering any of the material terms or conditions thereof.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Facility Fee</I></B>&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;2.12. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>FATCA</I></B>&#148; means Sections&nbsp;1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the
date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into
pursuant to Section&nbsp;1471(b)(1) of the Code. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Federal Bankruptcy Code</I></B>&#148; means Title 11 of the United States
Code (11 U.S.C. &#167; 101 et seq.) as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor statute. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Federal Funds Effective
Rate</I></B>&#148; means, for any day, the rate calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day&#146;s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate
shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Foreign Lender</I></B>&#148; means any Lender that is not a U.S.
Person. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>GAAP</I></B>&#148; means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America consistent with
those applied in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section&nbsp;4.01(e) and (f). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Governmental
Authority</I></B>&#148; means the government of the United States of America, any other nation, or any political subdivision of the United States of America or any other nation, whether state or local, any agency, authority, instrumentality,
regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union
or the European Central Bank), and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements
or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Hazardous
Materials</I></B>&#148; means any asbestos; flammables; volatile hydrocarbons; industrial solvents; explosive or radioactive materials; hazardous wastes; toxic substances; liquefied natural gas; natural gas liquids; synthetic gas; oil, petroleum, or
related materials and any constituents, derivatives, or byproducts thereof or additives thereto; or any other material, substance, waste, element or compound (including any product) regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law, including, without
limitation, substances defined as &#147;hazardous substances,&#148; &#147;hazardous materials,&#148; &#147;contaminants,&#148; &#147;pollutants,&#148; &#147;hazardous wastes,&#148; &#147;toxic substances,&#148; &#147;solid waste,&#148; or
&#147;extremely hazardous substances&#148; in (i)&nbsp;CERCLA, (ii)&nbsp;the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. Section&nbsp;1801 et seq., (iii) the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Section&nbsp;6901 et seq.,
(iv)&nbsp;the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. Section&nbsp;1251 et seq., (v) the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section&nbsp;7401 et seq., (vi)&nbsp;the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. Section&nbsp;2601 et seq.,
(vii)&nbsp;the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Section&nbsp;300f et seq., or (viii)&nbsp;foreign, state, local or municipal law, in each case, as may be amended from time to time. </P>
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common stock, issued by the Borrower or a Hybrid Vehicle that meet the following criteria: (a)&nbsp;at the time of issuance and at the time of any amendment, restatement or other modification of the related indenture or other operative documentation
in respect of such securities, such securities are classified as possessing a minimum of &#147;intermediate equity content&#148; by S&amp;P, Basket B equity credit by Moody&#146;s, and 50% equity credit by Fitch Ratings Ltd. (or any successor) (or
the equivalent classifications then in effect by such agencies), (b) such securities require no repayments or prepayments and no mandatory redemptions or repurchases, in each case prior to a date at least 91 days after the Termination Date and
(c)&nbsp;the claims of holders of any such securities are subordinated to the claims of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in respect of the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Arrangers. As used in this definition,
&#147;mandatory redemption&#148; shall not include conversion of a security into common stock of the Borrower or the applicable Hybrid Vehicle. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Hybrid Vehicle</I></B>&#148; means a special purpose subsidiary directly owned by the Borrower, or a trust formed by the Borrower,
in each case for the sole purpose of issuing Hybrid Securities and which conducts no business other than the issuance of Hybrid Securities and activities incidental thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Increasing Lender</I></B>&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;2.22. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Indebtedness</I></B>&#148; of any Person means (without duplication) (a)&nbsp;Debt for Borrowed Money, (b)&nbsp;obligations of
such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue, (c)&nbsp;all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of
any letters of credit, bankers&#146; acceptances or interest rate, currency or commodity swap, cap or floor arrangements,<B> </B>(d)&nbsp;all indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such indebtedness has an existing right,
contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (e)&nbsp;all amounts payable by such Person in connection with mandatory redemptions
or repurchases of preferred stock, and (f)&nbsp;obligations of such Person under direct or indirect guarantees in respect of, and obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss
in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses&nbsp;(a) through (e)&nbsp;above. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Indemnified Taxes</I></B>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by
or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Credit Document and (b)&nbsp;to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Indemnitee</I></B>&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;11.03. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Index Debt</I></B>&#148; means the senior unsecured long-term debt securities of the Borrower, without third-party credit
enhancement provided by a Person other than the Borrower. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Ineligible Institution</I></B>&#148; has the meaning assigned to
such term in Section&nbsp;11.04(b). </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Initial LC Bank</I></B><I>&#148;</I> means each of the Lead Lenders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Insufficiency</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any Plan, the amount, if any, by which the present value of all vested and
unvested accrued benefits under such Plan exceeds the fair market value of assets allocable to such benefits, all determined as of the then most recent valuation date for such Plan using actuarial assumptions used in determining such Plan&#146;s
target normal cost for purposes of Section&nbsp;430(b) of the Code. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Interest Election Request</I></B>&#148; means a request
by the Borrower to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section&nbsp;2.06. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Interest Payment
Date</I></B>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;with respect to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, (b)&nbsp;with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which
such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months&#146; duration, the day that is three months after the first day of such Interest Period and (c)&nbsp;with respect to any Loan, the
Termination Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Interest Period</I></B>&#148; means with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the
date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one week or one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; <I>provided</I> that (a)&nbsp;if any Interest Period would end on a
day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next
preceding Business Day; and (b)&nbsp;any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on
the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and, in the case of a Revolving Borrowing, thereafter shall be the
effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Interpolated Rate</I></B>&#148; means, in
relation to the LIBO Rate, the rate which results from interpolating on a linear basis between: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the applicable LIBO Rate for the
longest period (for which that LIBO Rate is available) which is less than the Interest Period of that Loan; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the applicable LIBO
Rate for the shortest period (for which that LIBO Rate is available) which exceeds the Interest Period of that Loan, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">each as of
approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period of that Loan. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>LC Bank</I></B>&#148; means the Initial LC Banks or any other Lender approved by
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that may agree to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to an agreement in form satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, so long as such Lender expressly agrees to perform in accordance with
their terms all of the obligations that by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as an LC Bank and notifies the Administrative Agent of its applicable lending office (which information shall be recorded by the Administrative
Agent in the Register), for so long as such Initial LC Bank or Lender, as the case may be, shall have a Letter of Credit Commitment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>LC Exposure</I></B>&#148; means, at any time, the sum of (a)&nbsp;the LC Outstandings at such time plus (b)&nbsp;the aggregate
amount of all Unreimbursed LC Disbursements at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>&#147;</I></B><B><I>LC Outstandings</I></B><B><I>&#148;</I></B> means, for any date of determination, the aggregate maximum amount
available to be drawn under all Letters of Credit outstanding on such date (assuming the satisfaction of all conditions for drawing enumerated therein). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>LC Risk Participation Fee</I></B>&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;2.12. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>&#147;Lead Lenders&#148;</I></B> means Barclays, Citibank, N.A., MUFG Bank, Ltd., Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Lender Notice Date</I></B>&#148; has the meaning assigned to
such term in Section&nbsp;2.21(b). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Lenders</I></B>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;the Persons listed on Schedule&nbsp;2.01, including
any such Person identified thereon or in the signature pages hereto as a Lead Arranger, and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.22 or pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person
that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption and (b)&nbsp;if and to the extent so provided in Section&nbsp;2.04(c), the applicable LC Bank. For the avoidance of doubt, the term &#147;Lenders&#148; excludes the Departing
Lenders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>&#147;</I></B><B><I>Letter of Credit</I></B><B><I>&#148;</I></B> means a standby letter of credit issued by the applicable
LC Bank pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, together with the Existing Letters of Credit deemed issued hereunder pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.04(h), in each case, as such letter of credit may from time to time be amended, modified or extended in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Letter of Credit</I></B> <B><I>Commitment</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to
each LC Bank, the obligation of such LC Bank to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower from time to time in an aggregate amount up to $25,000,000 (or such larger amount as may be separately agreed to in writing by such LC Bank and
the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent). The Letter of Credit Commitment is part of, and not in addition to, the Commitments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>LIBO Rate</I></B>&#148; means for any Interest Period as to any Eurodollar Loan, (i)&nbsp;the rate per annum determined by the
Administrative Agent to be the offered rate which appears on the page of the Reuters Screen which displays the London interbank offered rate administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (such page currently being the LIBOR01 page) (the
<B><I>&#147;LIBO Rate&#148;</I></B>) for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent </P>
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to such Interest Period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00&nbsp;a.m. (London, England time), two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, (ii)&nbsp;in the
event the rate referenced in the preceding clause&nbsp;(i) does not appear on such page or service or if such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or
other service which displays the LIBO Rate for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00&nbsp;a.m. (London, England time) two
Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period or (iii)&nbsp;in the event the rates referenced in the preceding clauses&nbsp;(i) and (ii)&nbsp;are not available, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the
average offered quotation rate by major banks in the London interbank market to Barclays for deposits (for delivery on the first day of the relevant period) in Dollars of amounts in same day funds comparable to the principal amount of the Eurodollar
Loan for which the LIBO Rate is then being determined with maturities comparable to such Interest Period as of approximately 11:00&nbsp;a.m. (London, England time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if
LIBO Rates are quoted under either of the preceding clauses (i)&nbsp;or (ii), but there is no such quotation for the Interest Period elected, the LIBO Rate shall be equal to the Interpolated Rate; and provided, further, that if any such rate
determined pursuant to the preceding clauses (i), (ii) or (iii)&nbsp;is below zero, the LIBO Rate will be deemed to be zero. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Lien</I></B>&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;6.01(a). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Loans</I></B>&#148; means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Mandatorily Convertible Securities</I></B>&#148; means any mandatorily convertible equity-linked securities issued by the Borrower
or a Hybrid Vehicle that meet the following criteria: (a)&nbsp;such securities require no repayments or prepayments and no mandatory redemptions or repurchases (other than repayments, prepayments, redemptions or repurchases that are to be settled by
the issuance of equity securities by the Borrower), in each case prior to at least 91 days after the Termination Date and (b)&nbsp;the claims of holders of any such securities are subordinated to the claims of the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders in respect of the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Arrangers. As used in this definition, &#147;mandatory redemption&#148; shall not include conversion of a security into common stock of the Borrower. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Margin Stock</I></B>&#148; means margin stock within the meaning of Regulations U and X issued by the Board. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Material Adverse Effect</I></B>&#148; means a material adverse effect on (a)&nbsp;the business, assets, operations, condition
(financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b)&nbsp;the validity or enforceability of any of Credit Documents or the rights, remedies and benefits available to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders thereunder; or (c)&nbsp;the ability of the Borrower to consummate the Transactions. </P>
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of the Borrower, other than NIPSCO, in respect of which: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the Borrower&#146;s and its other Subsidiaries&#146; investments in and
advances to such Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries exceed 10% of the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as of the end of the most recent fiscal year; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the Borrower&#146;s and its other Subsidiaries&#146; proportionate interest in the total assets (after intercompany eliminations) of such
Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries exceeds 10% of the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent fiscal year; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the Borrower&#146;s and its other Subsidiaries&#146; equity in the income from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary
items and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles of such Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries exceeds 10% of the consolidated income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the most recent fiscal year. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Moody&#146;s</I></B>&#148; means Moody&#146;s Investors Service, Inc., and any successor thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Multiemployer Plan</I></B>&#148; means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section&nbsp;4001(a)(3) of ERISA that is subject to
Title IV of ERISA and to which the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate makes, or is required to make, contributions or otherwise has any liability (including contingent liability). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Multiple Employer Plan</I></B>&#148; means a single employer plan, as defined in Section&nbsp;4001(a)(15) of ERISA, which
(a)&nbsp;is maintained for employees of the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate and at least one Person other than the Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates, or (b)&nbsp;was so maintained and in respect of which the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate could have
liability under Section&nbsp;4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event that such plan has been or were to be terminated. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>NIPSCO</I></B>&#148; means Northern Indiana Public Service Company, an Indiana corporation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Consenting</FONT> Lender</I></B>&#148; means any Lender that does not approve any consent,
waiver or amendment that (i)&nbsp;requires the approval of all or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section&nbsp;11.02 and (ii)&nbsp;has been approved by the Required Lenders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Extending</FONT> Lender</I></B>&#148; has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section&nbsp;2.21(b). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Extension</FONT> Notice Date</I></B>&#148; has the meaning
assigned to such term in Section&nbsp;2.04(j). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Recourse</FONT> Debt</I></B>&#148; means
Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which is incurred in connection with the acquisition, construction, sale, transfer or other Disposition of specific assets, to the extent recourse, whether contractual or as a matter of law,
for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-payment</FONT> of such Indebtedness is limited (a)&nbsp;to such assets or (b)&nbsp;if such assets are (or are to be) held by a Subsidiary formed solely for such purpose, to such Subsidiary or the Capital
Stock of such Subsidiary. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Obligations</I></B>&#148; means all amounts, direct or indirect, contingent or
absolute, of every type or description, and at any time existing and whenever incurred (including, without limitation, after the commencement of any bankruptcy proceeding), owing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement or any other Credit Document. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>OFAC</I></B>&#148; means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S.
Department of the Treasury. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Other Connection Taxes</I></B>&#148; 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 Credit Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Credit Document). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Other Taxes</I></B>&#148; means any and all present or future stamp, documentary or similar Taxes, charges or similar levies
arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Outstanding Loans</I></B>&#148; means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Loans made or
maintained by such Lender then outstanding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Parent</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which
such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Participant</I></B>&#148; has the meaning set forth in
Section&nbsp;11.04. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Participant Register</I></B>&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;11.04. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>PBGC</I></B>&#148; means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity
performing similar functions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Person</I></B>&#148; means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust,
joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Plan</I></B>&#148; means any
employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title&nbsp;IV of ERISA or Section&nbsp;412 of the Code or Section&nbsp;302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if
such plan were terminated, would under Section&nbsp;4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an &#147;employer&#148; as defined in Section&nbsp;3(5) of ERISA. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Plan Asset Regulations</I></B>&#148; means 29 CFR &#167; <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2510.3-101</FONT> et seq., as modified
by Section&nbsp;3(42) of ERISA. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Pricing Grid</I></B>&#148; means the pricing grid attached hereto as Annex&nbsp;A. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Prime Rate</I></B>&#148; means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the &#147;Prime Rate&#148; in the
U.S. 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 &#147;bank prime loan&#148; 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). </P>
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compliance with any financial covenant or term, the calculation thereof after giving effect on a pro forma basis to the change in such calculation required by the applicable provision hereof, and otherwise on a basis in accordance with GAAP as used
in the preparation of the latest financial statements provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;5.01(h)(i) or (ii)&nbsp;and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Project</I></B>&#148; means an energy or power generation, transmission or distribution facility (including, without limitation, a
thermal energy generation, transmission or distribution facility and an electric power generation, transmission or distribution facility (including, without limitation, a cogeneration facility)), a gas production, transportation or distribution
facility, or a minerals extraction, processing or distribution facility, together with (a)&nbsp;all related electric power transmission, fuel supply and fuel transportation facilities and power supply, thermal energy supply, gas supply, minerals
supply and fuel contracts, (b)&nbsp;other facilities, services or goods that are ancillary, incidental, necessary or reasonably related to the marketing, development, construction, management, servicing, ownership or operation of such facility,
(c)&nbsp;contractual arrangements with customers, suppliers and contractors in respect of such facility, and (d)&nbsp;any infrastructure facility related to such facility, including, without limitation, for the treatment or management of waste water
or the treatment or remediation of waste, pollution or potential pollutants. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Project Financing</I></B>&#148; means
Indebtedness incurred by a Project Financing Subsidiary to finance (a)&nbsp;the development and operation of the Project such Project Financing Subsidiary was formed to develop or (b)&nbsp;activities incidental thereto; <I>provided</I> that such
Indebtedness does not include recourse to the Borrower or any of its other Subsidiaries other than (x)&nbsp;recourse to the Capital Stock in any such Project Financing Subsidiary, and (y)&nbsp;recourse pursuant to a Contingent Guaranty. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Project Financing Subsidiary</I></B>&#148; means any Subsidiary of the Borrower (a)&nbsp;that (i)&nbsp;is not a Material
Subsidiary, and (ii)&nbsp;whose principal purpose is to develop a Project and activities incidental thereto (including, without limitation, the financing and operation of such Project), or to become a partner, member or other equity participant in a
partnership, limited liability company or other entity having such a principal purpose, and (b)&nbsp;substantially all the assets of which are limited to the assets relating to the Project being developed or Capital Stock in such partnership,
limited liability company or other entity (and substantially all of the assets of any such partnership, limited liability company or other entity are limited to the assets relating to such Project); <I>provided</I> that such Subsidiary incurs no
Indebtedness other than in respect of a Project Financing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>PTE</I></B>&#148; means a prohibited transaction class exemption
issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Recipient</I></B>&#148;
means, as applicable, (a)&nbsp;the Administrative Agent and (b)&nbsp;any Lender. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Referenced Annual Financial Statements</I></B>&#148; means the consolidated
balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries dated as of December&nbsp;31, 2018, and related statements of income, statements of cash flows and common shareholders&#146; equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year then
ended. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Referenced Quarterly Financial Statements</I></B>&#148; means the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries dated as of September&nbsp;30, 2018, and related statements of income, statements of cash flows and common shareholders&#146; equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for nine-month period then ended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Register</I></B>&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;11.04. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Related Parties</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person&#146;s Affiliates and the respective
directors, officers, employees, agents, partners, advisors and representatives of such Person and such Person&#146;s Affiliates. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Request for Issuance</I></B>&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;2.04. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Required Lenders</I></B>&#148; means, subject to the terms of Section&nbsp;2.20, Lenders having more than 50% in aggregate amount
of the Commitments, or if the Commitments shall have been terminated, of the Total Outstanding Principal. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Responsible
Officer</I></B>&#148; of the Borrower means any of (a)&nbsp;the President, the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer and the Treasurer of the Borrower and (b)&nbsp;any other officer of the Borrower whose responsibilities include
monitoring compliance with this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Revolving Credit Exposure</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any Lender at any
time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender&#146;s Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure at such time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Revolving Loan</I></B>&#148; means a Loan made pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.02. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>S&amp;P</I></B>&#148; means Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&amp;P Global Inc., and any
successor thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Sanctioned Country</I></B>&#148; means, at any time, a region, country or territory which is, or whose
government is, the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the date of this Credit Agreement, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Sanctioned Person</I></B>&#148; means, at any time, (a)&nbsp;any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons
maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, Her Majesty&#146;s Treasury of the United Kingdom, the European Union or any EU member state, (b)&nbsp;any Person located, operating, organized or resident in a
Sanctioned Country, (c)&nbsp;any Person controlled by any such Person or (d)&nbsp;any Person otherwise the subject of any Sanctions. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Sanctions</I></B>&#148; means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes
imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a)&nbsp;the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b)&nbsp;the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union Member
State or Her Majesty&#146;s Treasury of the United Kingdom. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Specified Event</I></B>&#148; means the &#147;Greater Lawrence
Incident&#148; as described in Note <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">18-C</FONT> and Note <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">18-E</FONT> of the Referenced Annual Financial Statements and in the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; section of Borrower&#146;s Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;20, 2019. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Subsidiary</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of the
outstanding shares of stock or other ownership interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation or other entity (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock or other
equity interests of any other class or classes of such corporation or other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one
or more of the Subsidiaries of such Person. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Substantial Subsidiaries</I></B>&#148; has the meaning set forth in
Section&nbsp;8.01. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Taxes</I></B>&#148; means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, penalties and additions to tax imposed thereon or in connection therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Termination Date</I></B>&#148; means the earlier of (a)&nbsp;February&nbsp;20, 2024 (or such later date pursuant to an extension
in accordance with the terms of Section&nbsp;2.21) and (b)&nbsp;the date upon which the Commitments are terminated pursuant to Section&nbsp;8.1 or otherwise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Total Outstanding Principal</I></B>&#148; means the aggregate amount of the Outstanding Loans of all Lenders plus the aggregate LC
Exposure. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Transactions</I></B>&#148; means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and the
Borrowing of Loans and issuances of Letters of Credit hereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Type</I></B>&#148;, when used in reference to any Loan or
Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>&#147;</I></B><B><I>Unreimbursed LC Disbursement</I></B><B><I>&#148;</I></B> means the unpaid obligation (or, if the context so
requires, the amount of such obligation) of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable LC Bank for a payment made by such LC Bank under a Letter of Credit, but shall not include any portion of such obligation that has been repaid with the proceeds of,
or converted to, Loans hereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>U.S. Person</I></B>&#148; means any Person that is a &#147;United States person&#148; as
defined in Section&nbsp;7701(a)(30) of the Code. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate</I></B>&#148; has the meaning specified in
Section&nbsp;2.17(e). </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Utility Subsidiary</I></B>&#148; means a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is
subject to regulation by a Governmental Authority (federal, state or otherwise) having authority to regulate utilities, and any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Wholly-Owned Subsidiary</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which all of the
outstanding shares of stock or other ownership interests in which, other than directors&#146; qualifying shares (or the equivalent thereof), are at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more of the Subsidiaries
of such Person. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Withdrawal Liability</I></B>&#148; means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or
partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Sections&nbsp;4201, 4203 and 4205 of ERISA. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Withholding Agent</I></B>&#148; means the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Write-Down and Conversion Powers</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion
powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-In</FONT> Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-In</FONT> Legislation Schedule. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings.</I></B>
For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Type (<I>e.g.</I>, a &#147;<B><I>Eurodollar Loan</I></B>&#148;). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Type (<I>e.g.</I>, a &#147;<B><I>Eurodollar
Borrowing</I></B>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;1.03. Terms Generally.</I></B> 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 &#147;include&#148;, &#147;includes&#148; and &#147;including&#148; shall
be deemed to be followed by the phrase &#147;without limitation&#148;. The word &#147;or&#148; shall not be exclusive. The word &#147;will&#148; shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word &#147;shall&#148;. The word
&#147;law&#148; shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply), and all
judgments, orders and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities. Unless the context requires otherwise (a)&nbsp;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, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b)&nbsp;any definition of or
reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any reference herein to any Person
shall be construed to include such Person&#146;s successors and assigns, (d)&nbsp;the words &#147;herein&#148;, &#147;hereof&#148; and &#147;hereunder&#148;, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety
and not to any particular provision hereof, (e)&nbsp;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 (f)&nbsp;the words
&#147;asset&#148; and &#147;property&#148; shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. The terms
&#147;knowledge of&#148;, &#147;awareness of&#148; and &#147;receipt of notice of&#148; in relation to the Borrower, and other similar expressions, mean knowledge of, awareness of, or receipt of notice by, a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. </P>

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provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; <I>provided</I> that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an
amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Effective Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the
Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis
of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms
of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made (i)&nbsp;without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">825-10-25</FONT></FONT> (previously referred to as Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159) (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a
similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at &#147;fair value&#148;, as defined therein and (ii)&nbsp;without giving effect to any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible
debt instruments under Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position APB <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14-1</FONT> to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all
times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;1.05. Amendment and Restatement of the Existing Credit
Agreement. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The parties to this Agreement agree that, upon (i)&nbsp;the execution and delivery by each of the parties hereto of
this Agreement and (ii)&nbsp;satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section&nbsp;3.01, the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be and hereby are amended, superseded and restated in their entirety by the terms and
provisions of this Agreement.&nbsp;This Agreement is not intended to and shall not constitute a novation. All Loans made and Obligations incurred under the Existing Credit Agreement which are outstanding on the Effective Date shall continue as Loans
and Obligations under (and shall be governed by the terms of) this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.&nbsp;Without limiting the foregoing, upon the effectiveness hereof: (a)&nbsp;all references in the &#147;Credit Documents&#148; (as defined
in the Existing Credit Agreement) to the &#147;Administrative Agent&#148;, the &#147;Credit Agreement&#148; and the &#147;Credit Documents&#148; shall be deemed to refer to the Administrative Agent, this Agreement and the Credit Documents,
(b)&nbsp;the Existing Letters of Credit which remain outstanding on the Effective Date shall continue as Letters of Credit under (and shall be governed by the terms of) this Agreement, (c)&nbsp;all obligations constituting &#147;Obligations&#148;
with any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender which are outstanding on the Effective Date shall continue as Obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (subject to clause (f)&nbsp;below), (d) the Administrative Agent shall make
such reallocations, sales, assignments or other relevant actions in respect of each Lender&#146;s credit exposure under the Existing Credit Agreement as are necessary in order that each such </P>
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Lender&#146;s Revolving Credit Exposure and outstanding Revolving Loans hereunder reflects such Lender&#146;s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures on the
Effective Date, (e)&nbsp;the Borrower hereby agrees to compensate each Lender for any and all losses, costs and expenses incurred by such Lender (including the Departing Lenders) in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurodollar Loans
(including the &#147;Eurodollar Loans&#148; under the Existing Credit Agreement) and such reallocation described above, in each case on the terms and in the manner set forth in Section&nbsp;2.16 hereof and (f)&nbsp;each Departing Lender&#146;s
&#147;Commitment&#148; under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be terminated, each Departing Lender shall have received payment in full of all of the &#147;Obligations&#148; owing to it under the Existing Credit Agreement (other than obligations
to pay fees and expenses with respect to which the Borrower has not received an invoice, contingent indemnity obligations and other contingent obligations owing to it under the &#147;Credit Documents&#148; as defined in the Existing Credit
Agreement) and the Departing Lenders shall not be Lenders hereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE CREDITS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.01. Commitments. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans in Dollars to the Borrower from
time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i)&nbsp;such Lender&#146;s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender&#146;s Commitment or (ii)&nbsp;the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures
of all of the Lenders exceeding the Aggregate Commitments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) [Reserved]. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each LC Bank agrees to issue, extend or amend Letters of Credit and each Lender
severally agrees to participate in such Letters of Credit, in each case as set forth herein, from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate stated amount that will not result in (i)&nbsp;the aggregate LC Outstandings under this
Agreement exceeding $150,000,000, (ii) any Lender&#146;s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender&#146;s Commitment, (iii)&nbsp;the aggregate LC Outstandings of all Letters of Credit issued by any LC Bank exceeding at any time such LC
Bank&#146;s Letter of Credit Commitment or (iv)&nbsp;the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures of all of the Lenders exceeding the Aggregate Commitments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow
Revolving Loans and request the issuance, extension or amendment of Letters of Credit. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.02. Revolving Loans and
Revolving Borrowings; Requests for Borrowings. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Each Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of
Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the
Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender&#146;s failure to make Loans as required. </P>
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ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans or some combination thereof as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such
Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is
an integral multiple of $5,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000. At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000; provided that an ABR Revolving
Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the Aggregate Commitments. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of
ten Eurodollar Revolving Borrowings outstanding under this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) To request a Revolving Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the
Administrative Agent of such request by telephone or email (i)&nbsp;in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00&nbsp;a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing; or (ii)&nbsp;in the case of
an ABR Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic or email Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by email, hand delivery or telecopy to the
Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in substantially the form of Exhibit C (or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent) signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower. Each such telephonic, email and written
Borrowing Request shall specify the following information: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing and the aggregate amount of each Type of
Borrowing (if applicable); and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable
thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term &#147;Interest Period&#148;. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is
specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one
month&#146;s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender&#146;s Loan to be made as part of the
requested Borrowing. </P>
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entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Eurodollar Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Termination Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.03. [Reserved]. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.04. Letters of Credit </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <I>LC Banks. </I>Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may from time to time request any LC Bank to issue, extend or
amend one or more Letters of Credit hereunder. Any such request by the Borrower shall be notified to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the date upon which the Borrower proposes that the applicable LC Bank issue, extend or
amend such Letter of Credit and in the case of an extension request, shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit E (or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent and the applicable LC Bank) accompanied by the letter of credit
application form of the LC Bank appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower including agreed-upon draft language for such Letter of Credit reasonably acceptable to the applicable LC Bank. At no time shall (i)&nbsp;the
aggregate LC Outstandings exceed the sum of the Commitments, (ii)&nbsp;the sum of the aggregate LC Outstandings under this Agreement exceed $150,000,000 or (iii)&nbsp;the aggregate LC Outstandings of all Letters of Credit issued by any LC Bank
exceed at any time such LC Bank&#146;s Letter of Credit Commitment. No LC Bank shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if (i)&nbsp;any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms
purport to enjoin or restrain such LC Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such LC Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such LC
Bank shall prohibit, or request that such LC Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such LC Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or
capital requirement (for which such LC Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Effective Date, or shall impose upon such LC Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Effective Date and
which such LC Bank in good faith deems material to it, (ii)&nbsp;the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such LC Bank applicable to letters of credit generally (iii)&nbsp;except as otherwise agreed by the
Administrative Agent and such LC Bank, such Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $10,000, (iv) such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or (v)&nbsp;such Letter of Credit contains any provisions
for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder. No LC Bank shall be under any obligation to amend or extend any Letter of Credit if (i)&nbsp;such Issuing Bank would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter
of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof or (ii)&nbsp;the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <I>Letters of Credit. </I>Each Letter of Credit shall be issued (or the stated maturity thereof extended or terms thereof modified or
amended) on not less than five Business Days&#146; prior written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly distribute copies thereof to the Lenders) and the applicable LC Bank. Each such notice (a
<B><I>&#147;</I></B><B><I>Request for Issuance</I></B><B><I>&#148;</I></B>) shall specify (i)&nbsp;the date (which shall be a Business Day) of issuance of such Letter of Credit (or the date of effectiveness of such extension, modification or
amendment) and the stated expiry date </P>
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thereof (which shall be (A)&nbsp;subject to Section&nbsp;2.04(j), not more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension and (B)&nbsp;not later than&nbsp;five days prior to the
Termination Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day)), (ii)&nbsp;the proposed stated amount of such Letter of Credit and (iii)&nbsp;such other information as shall demonstrate compliance of such
Letter of Credit with the requirements specified therefor in this Agreement. Each Request for Issuance shall be irrevocable unless modified or rescinded by the Borrower not less than two days prior to the proposed date of issuance (or effectiveness)
specified therein. If the applicable LC Bank shall have approved the form of such Letter of Credit (or such extension, modification or amendment thereof), such LC Bank shall not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the proposed date
specified in such Request for Issuance, and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions precedent and the other requirements set forth herein and as otherwise agreed to between such LC Bank and the Borrower, issue (or extend, amend or modify) such
Letter of Credit and provide notice and a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall furnish (x)&nbsp;to each Lender, a copy of such notice and (y)&nbsp;to each Lender that may so request, a copy of such Letter of
Credit. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <I>Reimbursement on Demand</I>. Subject to the provisions of Section&nbsp;2.04(d) hereof, the Borrower hereby agrees to pay
(whether with the proceeds of Loans made pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise) to the applicable LC Bank on demand (i)&nbsp;on and after each date on which such LC Bank shall pay any amount under any Letter of Credit issued by such LC Bank a sum
equal to such amount so paid (which sum shall constitute a demand loan from such LC Bank to the Borrower from the date of such payment by such LC Bank until so paid by the Borrower), plus (ii)&nbsp;interest on any amount remaining unpaid by the
Borrower to such LC Bank under clause (i), above, from the date such sum becomes payable on demand until payment in full, at a rate <I>per annum</I> which is equal to 2% plus the then applicable Alternate Base Rate until paid in full. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <I>Loans for Unreimbursed LC Disbursements</I>. If any LC Bank shall make any payment under any Letter of Credit and if the conditions
precedent set forth in Section&nbsp;3.02 of this Agreement have been satisfied as of the date of such honor, then, each Lender&#146;s payment made to such LC Bank pursuant to paragraph (c)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;2.04 in respect of such
Unreimbursed LC Disbursement shall be deemed to constitute an ABR Loan made for the account of the Borrower by such Lender. Each such ABR Loan shall mature and be due and payable on the earlier of (i)&nbsp;the first March&nbsp;31, June&nbsp;30,
September&nbsp;30 or December&nbsp;31 to occur following the date such ABR Loan is made and (ii)&nbsp;the Termination Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)
<I>Participation; Reimbursement of the LC Banks</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Upon the issuance of any Letter of Credit by any LC Bank (and, in
the case of the Existing Letters of Credit, on the Effective Date), such LC Bank hereby sells and transfers to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires from such LC Bank, an undivided interest and participation to the extent of such
Lender&#146;s Applicable Percentage in and to such Letter of Credit, including the obligations of such LC Bank under and in respect thereof and the Borrower&#146;s reimbursement and other obligations in respect thereof, whether now existing or
hereafter arising. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) If any LC Bank shall not have been reimbursed in full for any payment
made by such LC Bank under any Letter of Credit issued by such LC Bank on the date of such payment, such LC Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of such <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-reimbursement</FONT> and the amount thereof. Upon receipt of such notice from the Administrative Agent, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such LC Bank an amount equal to such
Lender&#146;s Applicable Percentage of such Unreimbursed LC Disbursement, plus interest on such amount at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate from the date of such payment by such LC Bank to the date of payment to such LC Bank
by such Lender. All such payments by each Lender shall be made in United States dollars and in same day funds not later than 3:00&nbsp;p.m. (New York City time) on the later to occur of (A)&nbsp;the Business Day immediately following the date of
such payment by the applicable LC Bank and (B)&nbsp;the Business Day on which such Lender shall have received notice of such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-reimbursement;</FONT> <I>provided, however</I>, that if such notice is received by such
Lender later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on such Business Day, such payment shall be payable on the next Business Day. Each Lender agrees that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction
whatsoever. If a Lender shall have paid to the applicable LC Bank its ratable portion of any Unreimbursed LC Disbursement, together with all interest thereon required by the second sentence of this subparagraph (ii), such Lender shall be entitled to
receive its ratable share of all interest paid by the Borrower in respect of such Unreimbursed LC Disbursement. If such Lender shall have made such payment to the applicable LC Bank, but without all such interest thereon required by the second
sentence of this subparagraph (ii), such Lender shall be entitled to receive its ratable share of the interest paid by the Borrower in respect of such Unreimbursed LC Disbursement only from the date it shall have paid all interest required by the
second sentence of this subparagraph (ii). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) The failure of any Lender to make any payment to the applicable LC Bank
in accordance with subparagraph (ii)&nbsp;above, shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation to make payment, but neither such LC Bank nor any Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make such payment. If any
Lender shall fail to make any payment to the applicable LC Bank in accordance with subparagraph (ii)&nbsp;above, then such Lender shall pay to such LC Bank forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day
until the date such amount is repaid to such LC Bank at the Federal Funds Effective Rate. Nothing herein shall in any way limit, waive or otherwise reduce any claims that any party hereto may have against any
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-performing</FONT> Lender. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) <I>Obligations Absolute. </I>The payment obligations of each Lender
under Section&nbsp;2.04(e) and of the Borrower under Section&nbsp;2.04(c) of this Agreement in respect of any payment under any Letter of Credit and any Loan made under Section&nbsp;2.04(d) shall be unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid
strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including, without limitation, the following circumstances: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Credit Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto or to
such Letter of Credit; </P>
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any of the Credit Documents; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) the existence of any claim, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">set-off,</FONT> defense or
other right which the Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary, or any transferee, of such Letter of Credit (or any Persons for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), any LC Bank, or any other Person, whether
in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated herein or by such Letter of Credit, or any unrelated transaction; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) any statement or any other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or
insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) payment in good faith
by the applicable LC Bank under the Letter of Credit issued by such LC Bank against presentation of a draft or certificate which does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vi) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) <I>Liability of LC Banks and the Lenders. </I>The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of
any Letter of Credit. Neither the LC Banks, the Lenders nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or Affiliates shall be liable or responsible for (i)&nbsp;the use that may be made of such Letter of Credit or any acts or
omissions of any beneficiary or transferee thereof in connection therewith; (ii)&nbsp;the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid,
insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (iii)&nbsp;payment by any LC Bank against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to
such Letter of Credit; or (iv)&nbsp;any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under such Letter of Credit, <I>except</I> that the Borrower or any Lender shall have the right to bring suit against the applicable LC Bank,
and such LC Bank shall be liable to the Borrower and any Lender, to the extent of any direct, as opposed to consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower or such Lender which were caused by such LC Bank&#146;s wilful misconduct or gross negligence
as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-appealable</FONT> judgment, including such LC Bank&#146;s wilful or grossly negligent failure to make timely payment under such Letter of Credit
following the presentation to it by the beneficiary thereof of a draft and accompanying certificate(s) which strictly comply with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the
applicable LC Bank may accept sight drafts and accompanying certificates presented under the Letter of Credit issued by such LC Bank that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice
or information to the contrary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be obligated to indemnify the Borrower for damages caused by any LC Bank&#146;s wilful misconduct or gross negligence as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
in a final and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-appealable</FONT> judgment, and the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Lenders hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional, notwithstanding the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of
any LC Bank. </P>
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in Sections 3.01 and 3.02, from and after the Effective Date the Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued pursuant to this Section&nbsp;2.04. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) <I>LC Bank Agreements</I>.&nbsp;Unless otherwise requested by the Administrative Agent, each LC Bank shall report in writing to the
Administrative Agent (i)&nbsp;promptly following the end of each calendar month, the aggregate amount of Letters of Credit issued by it and outstanding at the end of such month, (ii)&nbsp;on or prior to each Business Day on which such LC Bank
expects to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, and the aggregate face amount of the Letters of Credit to be issued, amended, renewed or extended by it and outstanding after
giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension occurred (and whether the amount thereof changed), it being understood that such LC Bank shall not permit any issuance, renewal, extension or amendment resulting in an increase in the
amount of any Letter of Credit to occur without first obtaining written confirmation from the Administrative Agent that it is then permitted under this Agreement, (iii)&nbsp;on each Business Day on which such LC Bank makes any LC Disbursement, the
date of such LC Disbursement and the amount of such LC Disbursement, (iv)&nbsp;on any Business Day on which the Borrower fails to reimburse an LC Disbursement required to be reimbursed to such LC Bank on such day, the date of such failure and the
amount of such LC Disbursement and (v)&nbsp;on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) <I>Auto-Extension Letters of Credit. </I>If the Borrower so requests in any applicable request for a Letter of Credit pursuant to
Section&nbsp;2.04(a), each LC Bank may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an &#147;<B><I>Auto-Extension Letter of Credit</I></B>&#148;); provided that any such Auto-Extension
Letter of Credit must permit such LC Bank to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day
set forth in such Letter of Credit (the &#147;<B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Extension</FONT> Notice Date</I></B>&#148;) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise
directed by the applicable LC Bank, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such LC Bank for any such extension. Any LC Bank that agrees to issue an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit shall notify the Administrative Agent of
such issuance within five Business Days after the date of issuance thereof and shall notify the Administrative Agent of any prevention of extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have
authorized (but may not require) the applicable LC Bank to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than&nbsp;five days prior to the Termination Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day,
the next preceding Business Day); provided, however, that no LC Bank shall permit any such extension if such LC Bank has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its
revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (including the applicable conditions specified in Section&nbsp;3.02). </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds
(i)&nbsp;in the case of Eurodollar Borrowings, by 1:00 p.m., New York City time and (ii)&nbsp;in the case of ABR Borrowings, by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, in each case to the account of the Administrative Agent designated by it for such purpose
by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account established and maintained by the Borrower at the Administrative
Agent&#146;s office in New York City. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed
time of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender&#146;s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with
paragraph&nbsp;(a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the
Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made
available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i)&nbsp;in the case of such Lender, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or (ii)&nbsp;in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans.
If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender&#146;s Loan included in such Borrowing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.06. Interest Elections. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type or Types specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar
Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may
elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders
holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) To
make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone or email by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section&nbsp;2.02 if the Borrower were requesting a
Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election; provided, however, with regard to any election pursuant to this Section&nbsp;2.06 related to a Eurodollar Borrowing, notice of election shall be
delivered not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three (3)&nbsp;Business Days prior to the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic or email Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by
telecopy or email to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in substantially the form of Exhibit G (or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent) and signed by the Borrower. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Each Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance
with Section&nbsp;2.02: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are
being elected with respect to different portions of such Borrowing, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Type of Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii)&nbsp;and (iv) below shall be
specified for each resulting Borrowing); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election
Request, which shall be a Business Day; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar
Borrowing; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto
after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term &#147;Interest Period&#148;. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any such
Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month&#146;s duration. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of
such Lender&#146;s portion of each resulting Type of Borrowing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request
with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing
(i)&nbsp;no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii)&nbsp;unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.07. Mandatory Termination or Reduction of Commitments. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Termination Date. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) If at any time the Total Outstanding Principal exceeds the Aggregate Commitments then in effect for any reason whatsoever (including,
without limitation, as a result of any reduction in the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.09), the Borrower shall prepay Loans or cash collateralize LC Exposure in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to the final
paragraph of Section&nbsp;8.01, as applicable, in such aggregate amount (together with accrued interest thereon to the extent required by Section&nbsp;2.13) as shall be necessary so that, after giving effect to such prepayment, the Total Outstanding
Principal does not exceed the Aggregate Commitments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Each prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section&nbsp;2.08 shall be accompanied
by the Borrower&#146;s payment of any amounts payable under Section&nbsp;2.16 in connection with such prepayment. Prepayments of Revolving Loans shall be applied ratably to the Loans so prepaid. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.09. Optional Reduction or Termination of Commitments. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments (including the unused Letter of Credit Commitments of
the LC Banks); <I>provided</I> that (i)&nbsp;each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $10,000,000 and (ii)&nbsp;the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Commitments if, after giving effect to any
concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section&nbsp;2.11, the Total Outstanding Principal would exceed the Aggregate Commitments thereafter in effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under Section&nbsp;2.09(a) at
least five Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the
contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; <I>provided</I> that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the
effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction
of the Commitments shall be permanent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Each reduction of the Commitments pursuant to this Section&nbsp;2.09 shall be made ratably
among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments immediately preceding such reduction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.10.
Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent
(i)&nbsp;for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan on the Termination Date and (ii)&nbsp;for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each ABR Loan deemed to be made pursuant to
Section&nbsp;2.04(d) on the maturity date therefor as determined pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.04(d). </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts
evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i)&nbsp;the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof
and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii)&nbsp;the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii)&nbsp;the amount of any sum received by the Administrative
Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender&#146;s share thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Register and the corresponding entries made
in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph&nbsp;(b) or (c)&nbsp;of this Section shall be <I>prima facie</I> evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; <I>provided</I> 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 Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and
deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender and its registered assigns and in substantially the form of Exhibit F. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after
assignment pursuant to Section&nbsp;11.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein and its registered assigns. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.11. Optional Prepayment of Loans. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in
accordance with paragraph&nbsp;(b) of this Section. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telecopy or email of any
prepayment hereunder (i)&nbsp;in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00&nbsp;a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment or (ii)&nbsp;in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not
later than 11:00&nbsp;a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid;
<I>provided</I> that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section&nbsp;2.09, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is
revoked in accordance with Section&nbsp;2.09. Each such notice of prepayment shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a prepayment notice in substantially the form of Exhibit H (or such other form as
shall be approved by the Administrative Agent) and signed by the Borrower. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of
any Revolving Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section&nbsp;2.02, it being </P>
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understood that the foregoing minimum shall not apply to the prepayment in whole of the outstanding Revolving Loans of all Lenders. Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied
ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Revolving Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section&nbsp;2.13 and by any amounts payable under Section&nbsp;2.16 in connection with such prepayment.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.12. Fees. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a facility fee (each a &#147;<B><I>Facility
Fee</I></B>&#148;), which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily amount of the Commitment of such Lender (whether used or unused) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Commitment
terminates; <I>provided</I> that, if such Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit Exposure after its Commitment terminates, then such Facility Fee shall continue to accrue on the daily amount of such Lender&#146;s Revolving Credit Exposure
from and including the date on which its Commitment terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender ceases to have any Revolving Credit Exposure. Accrued Facility Fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September
and December of each year and on the date on which the Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date; <I>provided</I> that any Facility Fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate
shall be payable on demand. All Facility Fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a letter of credit risk participation fee (each a
&#147;<B><I>LC Risk Participation Fee</I></B>&#148;), which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the average daily amount of the LC Outstandings during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the Termination Date or such
later date as on which there shall cease to be any LC Outstandings. Accrued LC Risk Participation Fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Commitments
terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date; <I>provided</I> that any LC Risk Participation Fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. All LC Risk Participation Fees
shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The Borrower shall also pay to the LC Bank for its own account (x)&nbsp;a fronting
fee, which fronting fee shall accrue at a per annum rate agreed upon between the Borrower and the applicable LC Bank on the average daily amount of such LC Outstandings in respect of all Letters of Credit issued by such LC Bank during the period
each such Letter of Credit shall be outstanding, which fronting fee shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which such Letter of Credit terminates, and (y)&nbsp;documentary
and processing charges in connection with the issuance, or modification cancellation, negotiation, or transfer of, and draws under Letters of Credit issued by such LC Bank in accordance with such LC Bank&#146;s standard schedule for such charges as
in effect from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent and each Arranger, in each case, for its own
account and for the account of the other Persons entitled thereto, the fees provided for in the applicable fee letter dated January&nbsp;23, 2019, executed and delivered with respect to the credit facility provided for herein, in each case, in the
amounts and at the times set forth therein and in immediately available funds. </P>
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paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.13. Interest. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate <I>per annum</I> equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable
Rate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate <I>per annum</I> equal to the LIBO Rate for the
Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) [Reserved]. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is
not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate <I>per annum</I> equal to (i)&nbsp;in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2%
plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided above or (ii)&nbsp;in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided above. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan; <I>provided</I> that
(i)&nbsp;interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (d)&nbsp;of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii)&nbsp;in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan, accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on
the date of such repayment or prepayment, (iii)&nbsp;in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Revolving Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of
such conversion and (iv)&nbsp;all accrued interest shall be payable upon termination of the Commitments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) All interest hereunder shall
be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days
in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) the Administrative Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that
adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period; or </P>
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LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by any Electronic System as promptly as practicable thereafter and,
until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i)&nbsp;any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or
continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii)&nbsp;if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) If at any time the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i)&nbsp;the
circumstances set forth in clause (a)(i) above have arisen and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary or (ii)&nbsp;the circumstances set forth in clause (a)(i) above have not arisen but the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Rate
or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBO Rate shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans, then the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower shall endeavor to establish an alternate rate of interest to the LIBO Rate that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for syndicated loans in the United States at
such time, and shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section&nbsp;11.02, such
amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement so long as the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five (5)&nbsp;Business Days of the date a copy of such amendment is
provided to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that such Required Lenders object to such amendment. If such alternate rate of interest shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of
this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.15. Increased Costs. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) If any Change in Law shall: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, liquidity, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar
assessment or requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or any LC Bank (except any such reserve requirement described in paragraph&nbsp;(e) of this Section); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) impose on any Lender or any LC Bank or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or
Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or participation therein or Unreimbursed LC Disbursements or Letters of Credit and participations therein; or </P>
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than (A)&nbsp;Indemnified Taxes, (B)&nbsp;Taxes described in clauses (b)&nbsp;through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C)&nbsp;Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, Letter of Credit Commitment or other obligations, or
its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or such LC Bank of making, continuing, converting to or maintaining any Loan or Unreimbursed LC Disbursement or issuing or maintaining Letters of Credit and participation interests therein (or of maintaining its
obligation to make any such Loan or issue or participate in such Letter of Credit) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such LC Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or
otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such LC Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such LC Bank for such additional costs
incurred or reduction suffered. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) If any Lender or any LC Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital adequacy or liquidity
requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender&#146;s or such LC Bank&#146;s capital or on the capital of its holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement to a level below that which such
Lender or such LC Bank or its holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration its policies and the policies of its holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the
Borrower will pay to such Lender or such LC Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate it or its holding company for any such reduction suffered. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) A certificate of a Lender or the applicable LC Bank, as the case may be, setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate it or
its holding company as specified in paragraph&nbsp;(a) or (b)&nbsp;of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10
days after receipt thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any LC Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section
shall not constitute a waiver of its right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than ninety days prior to
the date that such Lender or such LC Bank notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of its intention to claim compensation therefor; provided, further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to
such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the ninety day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The Borrower shall pay (without duplication as to amounts paid under this Section&nbsp;2.15) to each Lender, so long as such Lender shall
be required under regulations of the Board to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar
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Loan of such Lender, from the date of such Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at an interest rate per annum equal at all times to the remainder obtained by subtracting (i)&nbsp;the
LIBO Rate for the Interest Period for such Loan from (ii)&nbsp;the rate obtained by dividing such LIBO Rate by a percentage equal to 100% minus the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage of such Lender for such Interest Period, payable on each date on
which interest is payable on such Loan. Such additional interest determined by such Lender and notified to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, accompanied by the calculation of the amount thereof, shall be conclusive and binding for all
purposes absent manifest error. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) 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 Eurodollar Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the LIBO Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material
restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender
to make or continue Eurodollar Loans or to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer
exist.&nbsp;Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Loans of such Lender to ABR Loans, either on the last day of the
Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loans.&nbsp;Upon any such prepayment or conversion,
the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.16. Break Funding
Payments.</I></B> In the event of (a)&nbsp;the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b)&nbsp;the conversion of any
Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c)&nbsp;the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Revolving Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether
such notice is permitted to be revocable under Section&nbsp;2.11(b) and is revoked in accordance therewith), or (d)&nbsp;the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a
request by the Borrower pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.19, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, the loss to any Lender
attributable to any such event shall be deemed to include an amount reasonably determined by such Lender to be equal to the excess, if any, of (x)&nbsp;the amount of interest that such Lender would pay for a deposit equal to the principal amount of
such Loan for the period from the date of such payment, conversion, failure or assignment to the last day of the then current Interest Period for such Loan (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the duration of the Interest
Period that would have resulted from such borrowing, conversion or continuation) if the interest rate payable on such deposit were equal to the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period, over (y)&nbsp;the amount of interest that such Lender would earn on
such principal amount for such period if such Lender were to invest such principal amount for such period at the interest rate that would be bid by such Lender (or an affiliate of such Lender) for dollar deposit from other banks in the eurodollar
market at the commencement of such </P>
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period. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive
absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.17. Taxes. </I></B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I></I></B>(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without
deduction for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a
Withholding Agent, then (i)&nbsp;the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law,
and (ii)&nbsp;if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the amount payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions and withholdings of Indemnified Taxes applicable to additional sums payable
under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made.<B><I> </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Borrower shall indemnify each Recipient, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes
(including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid by such Recipient and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly
or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or any LC Bank, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of
a Lender or any LC Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes by
the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment
or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any
Credit 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 </P>
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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 submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in
Section&nbsp;2.17(e)(ii)(A) and (ii)(B) and Section&nbsp;2.17(f) below) shall not be required if in the Lender&#146;s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense
or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A) any Lender 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 the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-9</FONT>
certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the
extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement
(and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party
(x)&nbsp;with respect to payments of interest under any Credit Document, executed copies of IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT>
(as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the &#147;interest&#148; article of such tax treaty and (y)&nbsp;with respect to any other applicable payments under any Credit Document, IRS
Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> (as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax
pursuant to the &#147;business profits&#148; or &#147;other income&#148; article of such tax treaty; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) executed copies
of IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8ECI;</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of
the exemption for portfolio interest under Section&nbsp;881(c) of the Code, (x)&nbsp;a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">I-1</FONT> to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a &#147;bank&#148;
within the meaning of Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a &#147;10&nbsp;percent shareholder&#148; of the Borrower within the meaning of Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a &#147;controlled foreign corporation&#148; described in
Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a &#147;U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate&#148;) and (y)&nbsp;executed copies of IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or IRS Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> (as applicable); or </P>
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copies of IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8IMY,</FONT> accompanied by IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8ECI,</FONT> IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN,</FONT> IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E,</FONT></FONT> a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">I-2</FONT> or Exhibit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">I-3,</FONT> IRS Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-9,</FONT> and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are
claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">I-4</FONT> on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; and
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary
documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it
shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) If a payment made to a Lender under any Credit Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender
were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section&nbsp;1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time
or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section&nbsp;1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such
additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied
with such Lender&#146;s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section&nbsp;2.17(f), &#147;FATCA&#148; shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of
this Agreement. Each Lender agrees that if any documentation it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such documentation or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing
of its legal inability to do so. </P>
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received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section&nbsp;2.17 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section&nbsp;2.17), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such
refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses
(including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to
such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section&nbsp;2.17(g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such
refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section&nbsp;2.17(g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section&nbsp;2.17(g) the
payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-Tax</FONT> position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund
had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its
tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)
Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i)&nbsp;any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the
Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender&#146;s failure to comply with the provisions of Section&nbsp;11.04 relating to the maintenance
of a Participant Register and (iii)&nbsp;any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Credit Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with
respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be
conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Credit Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the
Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (h). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Each party&#146;s
obligations under this Section&nbsp;2.17 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or
discharge of all obligations under any Credit Document. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) For purposes of this Section&nbsp;2.17, the term &#147;applicable law&#148;
includes FATCA. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Set-Offs.</FONT> </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether
of principal, interest or fees, or under Section&nbsp;2.15, 2.16, 2.17 or 11.03, or otherwise) prior to 12:00&nbsp;noon, New York City time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">set-off</FONT> or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of
calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its office listed in Section&nbsp;11.01(b), except that payments pursuant to Sections&nbsp;2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 11.03 shall be made directly to the Persons
entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is
not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be
made in Dollars. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts
of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i)&nbsp;first, to pay interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to
such parties, and (ii)&nbsp;second, to pay principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">set-off</FONT> or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain
payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Obligations owing to it resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of such Obligations and accrued interest thereon than the proportion
received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans of, or other Obligations owing to, other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the
benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans or other Obligations, as applicable; <I>provided</I> that
(i)&nbsp;if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and
(ii)&nbsp;the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the
assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower
consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">set-off</FONT> and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. </P>
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the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in
accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent
forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds
Effective Rate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.04(e), 2.05(b) or
2.18(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender&#146;s obligations
under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) None of the funds or assets of the Borrower that are used
to pay any amount due pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute funds obtained from transactions with or relating to Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Any Lender claiming reimbursement or compensation from the Borrower under either of Sections&nbsp;2.15 and 2.17 for any losses, costs or
other liabilities shall use reasonable efforts (including, without limitation, reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office of such Lender for funding or booking its Loans or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of
its offices, branches or affiliates) to mitigate the amount of such losses, costs and other liabilities, if such efforts can be made and such mitigation can be accomplished without such Lender suffering (i)&nbsp;any economic disadvantage for which
such Lender does not receive full indemnity from the Borrower under this Agreement or (ii)&nbsp;otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) In determining the amount of any claim for reimbursement or compensation under Sections&nbsp;2.15 and 2.17, each Lender will use reasonable
methods of calculation consistent with such methods customarily employed by such Lender in similar situations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Each Lender will notify
the Borrower either directly or through the Administrative Agent of any event giving rise to a claim under Section&nbsp;2.15 or Section&nbsp;2.17 promptly after the occurrence thereof which notice shall be accompanied by a certificate of such Lender
setting forth in reasonable detail the circumstances of such claim. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) If any Lender requests compensation under Section&nbsp;2.15, or if
the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.17, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Consenting</FONT> Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without
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recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section&nbsp;11.04, provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive the $3,500
processing and recordation fee in connection therewith), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment);
<I>provided</I> that (i)&nbsp;the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each LC Bank, which consent, in the case of the Administrative Agent, shall not unreasonably be withheld and, in the case of
each LC Bank, may be given or withheld in the sole discretion of such LC Bank, (ii)&nbsp;such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other
amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (iii)&nbsp;in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim
for compensation under Section&nbsp;2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments, (iv)&nbsp;such assignment does not conflict with applicable law and
(v)&nbsp;in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Consenting</FONT> Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent. A Lender shall not
be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.20. Defaulting Lenders. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall
apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) fees shall cease to accrue on the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender
pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.12(a); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the Commitment and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in
determining whether the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section&nbsp;11.02); provided, that this clause (b)&nbsp;shall not apply to the
vote of a Defaulting Lender in the case of an amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of such Lender or each Lender affected thereby; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) if any LC Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) so long as no Default shall be continuing, all or any part of the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall be
reallocated among the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Defaulting</FONT> Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages but only to the extent the sum of all <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Defaulting</FONT>
Lenders&#146; Revolving Credit Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender&#146;s LC Exposure does not exceed the total of all <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Defaulting</FONT> Lenders&#146; Commitments and to the extent the sum of each <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Defaulting</FONT> Lender&#146;s Revolving Credit Exposure and LC Exposure does not exceed such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Defaulting</FONT> Lender&#146;s Commitment; </P>
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only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within one (1)&nbsp;Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent cash collateralize for the benefit of the applicable LC Bank only the Borrower&#146;s obligations corresponding to such
Defaulting Lender&#146;s LC Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i)&nbsp;above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in the last paragraph of Section&nbsp;8.01 for so long as such LC Exposure is
outstanding; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender&#146;s LC Exposure pursuant
to clause (ii)&nbsp;above, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.12(b) or the applicable LC Bank pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.12(b)(x) (solely with respect to any fronting fee), in each
case with respect to such Defaulting Lender&#146;s LC Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lender&#146;s LC Exposure is cash collateralized; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) if the LC Exposure of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Defaulting</FONT> Lenders is reallocated pursuant to clause
(i)&nbsp;above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.12(b) shall be adjusted in accordance with such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Defaulting</FONT> Lenders&#146; Applicable Percentages; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender&#146;s LC Exposure is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant
to clause (i)&nbsp;or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of any LC Bank or any other Lender hereunder, all Facility Fees that otherwise would have been payable to such Defaulting Lender (solely with respect to the portion
of such Defaulting Lender&#146;s Commitment that was utilized by such LC Exposure) and letter of credit fees payable under Section&nbsp;2.12(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender&#146;s LC Exposure shall be payable to the applicable LC Bank
until and to the extent that such LC Exposure is reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) so long as such Lender is a Defaulting
Lender, no LC Bank shall be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it is reasonably satisfied that (i)&nbsp;the related exposure and the Defaulting Lender&#146;s then outstanding LC Exposure will be 100% covered by the
Commitments of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Defaulting</FONT> Lenders and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in accordance with Section&nbsp;2.20(c), and (ii)&nbsp;participating interests in any such newly issued or
increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Defaulting</FONT> Lenders in a manner consistent with Section&nbsp;2.20(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If (i)&nbsp;a Bankruptcy Event or a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-In</FONT> Action with respect to a Parent of any Lender shall occur
following the date hereof and for so long as such event shall continue or (ii)&nbsp;any LC Bank has a good faith belief that any Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender commits to
extend credit, no LC Bank shall be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless the applicable LC Bank shall have entered into arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender, satisfactory to the applicable LC Bank to defease any
risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the LC Banks each agrees that a
Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender&#146;s Commitment and on such date such Lender
shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.21. Extension of Termination Date. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Borrower may at any time and from time to time not less than ten (10)&nbsp;Business Days prior to any anniversary of the Effective Date
(other than the Termination Date), by notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the Lenders), request that each Lender extend (each such date on which an extension occurs, an &#147;<B><I>Extension Date</I></B>&#148;) such
Lender&#146;s then effective Termination Date (the &#147;<B><I>Existing Termination Date</I></B>&#148;) to the date that is one year after such Lender&#146;s Existing Termination Date; <U>provided</U>, that if any requested Extension Date is not a
Business Day, such Extension Date shall be the immediately succeeding Business Day. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Each Lender, acting in its sole and individual
discretion, shall, by notice to the Administrative Agent given not later than the date that is ten (10)&nbsp;Business Days after the date on which the Administrative Agent received the Borrower&#146;s extension request (and in any event, prior to
the proposed Extension Date) (the &#147;<B><I>Lender Notice Date</I></B>&#148;), advise the Administrative Agent whether or not such Lender agrees to such extension (each Lender that determines to so extend its Termination Date, an
&#147;<B><I>Extending Lender</I></B>&#148;). Each Lender that determines not to so extend its Termination Date (a &#147;<B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Extending</FONT> Lender</I></B>&#148;) shall notify the Administrative Agent of such
fact promptly after such determination (but in any event no later than the Lender Notice Date), and any Lender that does not so advise the Administrative Agent on or before the Lender Notice Date shall be deemed to be a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Extending</FONT> Lender. The election of any Lender to agree to such extension shall not obligate any other Lender to so agree, and it is understood and agreed that no Lender shall have any obligation whatsoever to
agree to any request made by the Borrower for extension of the Termination Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the
Borrower of each Lender&#146;s determination under this Section. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Borrower shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, on or
before the applicable Termination Date for any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Extending</FONT> Lender to replace such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Extending</FONT> Lender with, and add as &#147;Lenders&#148; under this Agreement in
place thereof, one or more financial institutions that are not Ineligible Institutions (each, an &#147;<B><I>Additional Commitment Lender</I></B>&#148;) approved by the Administrative Agent and the LC Banks, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed, each of which Additional Commitment Lenders shall have entered into an Assignment and Assumption (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section&nbsp;11.04, with the Borrower obligated to pay any
applicable processing or recordation fee; <U>provided</U>, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive the $3,500 processing and recordation fee in connection therewith) with such
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Extending</FONT> Lender, pursuant to which such Additional Commitment Lenders shall, effective on or before the applicable Termination Date for such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Extending</FONT> Lender,
assume a Commitment </P>
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(and, if any such Additional Commitment Lender is already a Lender, its Commitment shall be in addition to such Lender&#146;s Commitment hereunder on such date). Prior to any <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Extending</FONT> Lender being replaced by one or more Additional Commitment Lenders pursuant hereto, such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Extending</FONT> Lender may elect, in its sole discretion, by giving
irrevocable notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (which notice shall set forth such Lender&#146;s new Termination Date), to become an Extending Lender. The Administrative Agent may effect such amendments to this Agreement as
are reasonably necessary to provide solely for any such extensions with the consent of the Borrower but without the consent of any other Lenders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) If (and only if) the total of the Commitments of the Lenders that have agreed to extend their Termination Date and the new or increased
Commitments of any Additional Commitment Lenders is more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments in effect immediately prior to the applicable Extension Date, then, effective as of the applicable Extension Date, the Termination Date of
each Extending Lender and of each Additional Commitment Lender shall be extended to the date that is one year after the then Existing Termination Date (except that, if such date is not a Business Day, such Termination Date as so extended shall be
the immediately preceding Business Day) and each Additional Commitment Lender shall thereupon become a &#147;Lender&#148; for all purposes of this Agreement and shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement as a Lender hereunder and shall have
the obligations of a Lender hereunder. For purposes of clarity, it is acknowledged and agreed that the Termination Date on any date of determination shall not be a date more than five (5)&nbsp;years after such date of determination, whether such
determination is made before or after giving effect to any extension request made hereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(x)&nbsp;no more than two (2)&nbsp;extensions of the Termination Date shall be permitted hereunder and (y)&nbsp;any extension of any Revolving Termination Date pursuant to this Section&nbsp;2.21 shall not be effective with respect to any Extending
Lender unless: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the applicable Extension Date
and immediately after giving effect thereto; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this
Agreement are true and correct on and as of the applicable Extension Date and after giving effect thereto, as though made on and as of such date (or to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, as of
such earlier date); and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate dated as of the applicable
Extension Date from the Borrower signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower (A)&nbsp;certifying the accuracy of the foregoing clauses (i)&nbsp;and (ii) and (B)&nbsp;certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by the Borrower approving or
consenting to such extension. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) On the Termination Date of each <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Extending</FONT> Lender,
(i)&nbsp;the Commitment of each <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Extending</FONT> Lender shall automatically terminate and (ii)&nbsp;the Borrower shall repay such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Extending</FONT> Lender in accordance with
Section&nbsp;2.09 (and shall pay to such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Extending</FONT> </P>
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Lender all of the other Obligations owing to it under this Agreement) and after giving effect thereto shall prepay any Revolving Loans outstanding on such date (and pay any additional amounts
required pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.15) to the extent necessary to keep outstanding Revolving Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Percentages of the respective Lenders effective as of such date, and the Administrative Agent shall administer
any necessary reallocation of the Revolving Credit Exposures (without regard to any minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and/or pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section&nbsp;2.18 or Section&nbsp;11.02 to the contrary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;2.22. Expansion Option.</I></B>&nbsp;The Borrower may from time to time elect to increase the Commitments, in each case in
an initial minimum amount of $50,000,000 and increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, so long as, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of such increases does not exceed $500,000,000. The Borrower may arrange for any such increase to
be provided by one or more Lenders (each Lender so agreeing to an increase in its Commitment, an &#147;<B><I>Increasing Lender</I></B>&#148;), or by one or more new banks, financial institutions or other entities (each such new bank, financial
institution or other entity, an &#147;<B><I>Augmenting Lender</I></B>&#148;; provided that no Ineligible Institution may be an Augmenting Lender), which agree to increase their existing Commitments or provide new Commitments, as the case may be;
provided that (i)&nbsp;each Increasing Lender and each Augmenting Lender shall be subject to the approval of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each LC Bank and (ii)&nbsp;(x)&nbsp;in the case of an Increasing Lender, the Borrower and such
Increasing Lender execute an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit&nbsp;J hereto, and (y)&nbsp;in the case of an Augmenting Lender, the Borrower and such Augmenting Lender execute an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit&nbsp;K
hereto. No consent of any Lender (other than the Lenders participating in the increase) shall be required for any increase in Commitments pursuant to this Section&nbsp;2.22. Increases and new Commitments created pursuant to this Section&nbsp;2.22
shall become effective on the date agreed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the relevant Increasing Lenders or Augmenting Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no increase
in the Commitments (or in the Commitment of any Lender) shall become effective under this paragraph unless, (i)&nbsp;on the proposed date of the effectiveness of such increase, (A)&nbsp;the conditions set forth in Section&nbsp;3.02 shall be
satisfied or waived by the Required Lenders, each Increasing Lender and each Augmenting Lender and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower and
(B)&nbsp;the Borrower shall be in compliance (on a pro&nbsp;forma basis) with the covenant contained in Article VII and (ii)&nbsp;the Administrative Agent shall have received documents and opinions consistent with those delivered on the Effective
Date as to the organizational power and authority of the Borrower to borrow hereunder after giving effect to such increase. On the effective date of any increase in the Commitments, (i)&nbsp;each relevant Increasing Lender and Augmenting Lender
shall make available to the Administrative Agent such amounts in immediately available funds as the Administrative Agent shall determine, for the benefit of the other Lenders, as being required in order to cause, after giving effect to such increase
and the use of such amounts to make payments to such other Lenders, each Lender&#146;s portion of the outstanding Revolving Loans of all the Lenders to equal its Applicable Percentage of such outstanding Revolving Loans, and (ii)&nbsp;the Borrower
shall be deemed to have repaid and reborrowed all outstanding Revolving Loans as of the date of any increase in the Commitments </P>
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(with such reborrowing to consist of the Types of Revolving Loans, with related Interest Periods if applicable, specified in a notice delivered by the Borrower, in accordance with the
requirements of Section&nbsp;2.02). The deemed payments made pursuant to clause&nbsp;(ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be accompanied by payment of all accrued interest on the amount prepaid and, in respect of each Eurodollar Loan,
shall be subject to indemnification by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions of Section&nbsp;2.16 if the deemed payment occurs other than on the last day of the related Interest Periods. Nothing contained in this Section&nbsp;2.22 shall
constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. In connection with any increase of the Commitments pursuant to this Section&nbsp;2.22, any Augmenting Lender becoming
a party hereto shall (1)&nbsp;execute such documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (2)&nbsp;in the case of any Augmenting Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States
of America, provide to the Administrative Agent and each LC Bank, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent and each LC Bank to comply with &#147;know your
customer&#148; and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE III </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CONDITIONS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;3.01. Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Agreement.</I></B>&nbsp;This Agreement shall not become effective
until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section&nbsp;11.02). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The
Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party thereto either (i)&nbsp;a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii)&nbsp;written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may
include facsimile or electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and each other Person entitled to the payment of fees or the reimbursement or payment
of expenses, pursuant hereto or to those certain fee letters dated January&nbsp;23, 2019, executed and delivered with respect to the credit facility provided for herein, shall have received all fees required to be paid by the Effective Date
(including, without limitation, all fees owing on the Effective Date under Section&nbsp;2.12(c) hereof), and all expenses for which invoices have been presented on or before the Effective Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received certified copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower approving this
Agreement, and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and governmental and regulatory approvals with respect to this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower, to the extent generally available in the relevant jurisdiction, a copy of a
certificate or certificates of the Secretary of State (or other appropriate public official) of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, dated reasonably near the Effective Date, (i)&nbsp;listing the charter of the Borrower and each amendment thereto
on file in such office and certifying that such amendments are the only amendments to the Borrower&#146;s charter on file in such office, and (ii)&nbsp;stating that the Borrower is duly incorporated and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its place of incorporation. </P>
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the Borrower, signed on behalf of the Borrower by a Secretary, an Assistant Secretary or a Responsible Officer thereof, dated the Effective Date, certifying as to (A)&nbsp;the absence of any amendments to the charter of the Borrower since the date
of the certificates referred to in paragraph (d)&nbsp;above, (B)&nbsp;a true and correct copy of the bylaws of the Borrower as in effect on the Effective Date, (C)&nbsp;the absence of any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of the
Borrower, (D)&nbsp;the truth, in all material respects (provided, that, in each case, such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that are already qualified or modified by &#147;materiality,&#148;
&#147;Material Adverse Effect&#148; or similar language in the text thereof), of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Documents to which the Borrower is a party, as the case may be, as though made on and as of the Effective
Date, and (E)&nbsp;the absence, as of the Effective Date, of any Default or Event of Default; and (ii)&nbsp;each of such certifications shall be true. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower certifying the names
and true signatures of the officers of the Borrower authorized to sign, and signing, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to be delivered hereunder on or before the Effective Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received from McGuireWoods LLP, counsel for the Borrower, a favorable opinion, substantially in the
form of Exhibit B hereto and as to such other matters as any Lender through the Administrative Agent may reasonably request. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) The
Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received, at least ten Business Days prior to the Effective Date (or such later date approved by the Administrative Agent) all documentation and other information that is required by the regulatory
authorities under the applicable &#147;know your customer&#148; and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To the extent the Borrower qualifies as a &#147;legal entity customer&#148; under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, the Borrower shall
have delivered, at least five days prior to the Effective Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower, to each Lender who requests the same in writing at least ten days prior to the Effective Date. </P>
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obligation of each Lender to make any Extension of Credit and of each LC Bank to issue, extend (other than an extension pursuant to an automatic extension provision set forth in the applicable Letter of Credit) or amend any Letter of Credit
(including the initial Extension of Credit but excluding any conversion or continuation of any Loan), and any increase in Commitments pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.22 shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with
Section&nbsp;11.02) of each of the following conditions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this
Agreement (other than the representation and warranty set forth in Section&nbsp;4.01(g)) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of each Extension of Credit, the date of any such increase in Commitments pursuant to
Section&nbsp;2.22 and each Extension Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties are specifically limited to a prior date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects
on and as of such prior date provided, that, in each case, such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that are already qualified or modified by &#147;materiality,&#148; &#147;Material Adverse
Effect&#148; or similar language in the text thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) After giving effect to (A)&nbsp;such Extension of Credit, together with all
other Extensions of Credit to be made contemporaneously therewith, and (B)&nbsp;the repayment of any Loans or Unreimbursed LC Disbursements that are to be contemporaneously repaid at the time such Loan is made, such Extension of Credit will not
result in the sum of the then Total Outstanding Principal exceeding the Aggregate Commitments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Such Extension of Credit will comply
with all other applicable requirements of Article II, including, without limitation Sections 2.01, 2.02 and 2.04, as applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) At
the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Extension of Credit, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from such Extension of Credit or from the application of the proceeds thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to any increase in Commitments pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.22 no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) In the case of a Revolving Loan, the Administrative Agent
shall have timely received a Borrowing Request; and, in the case of a Letter of Credit issuance, extension (other than an extension pursuant to an automatic extension provision set forth in the applicable Letter of Credit) or amendment, a Request
for Issuance. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Extension of Credit and the acceptance by the Borrower of the benefits thereof shall be deemed to constitute a representation and
warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs&nbsp;(a), (b), (c) and (d)&nbsp;of this Section. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;4.01. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower.</I></B> The Borrower represents and warrants as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, in good standing, and authorized to transact business under the laws of the
State of its incorporation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of the Credit Documents to which it is a party
(i)&nbsp;are within the Borrower&#146;s corporate powers, (ii)&nbsp;have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, (iii)&nbsp;do not contravene (A)&nbsp;the Borrower&#146;s charter or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws,</FONT> as
the case may be, or (B)&nbsp;any law, rule or regulation, or any material Contractual Obligation or legal restriction, binding on or affecting the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, as the case may be, and (iv)&nbsp;do not require the creation of
any Lien on the property of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary under any Contractual Obligation binding on or affecting the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is required
for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement or any other Credit Document to which any of them is a party, except for such as (i)&nbsp;have been obtained or made and that are in full force and effect or
(ii)&nbsp;are not presently required under applicable law and have not yet been applied for. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Each Credit Document to which the
Borrower is a party is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting
creditors&#146; rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The Referenced Annual Financial Statements, copies of which have been made available or furnished to each Lender, fairly present the
financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and the results of the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) The Referenced Quarterly Financial Statements, copies of which have been made available or furnished to each Lender, fairly present
(subject to year end audit adjustments) the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and the results of the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) Since December&nbsp;31, 2018, there has been no material adverse change in such condition or
operations, or in the business, assets, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower. </P>
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investigation affecting the Borrower before any court, governmental agency or other Governmental Authority or arbitrator that (taking into account the exhaustion of appeals) would have a Material Adverse Effect, or that (i)&nbsp;purports to affect
the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any promissory notes executed pursuant hereto, or (ii)&nbsp;seeks to prohibit the ownership or operation, by the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries, of all or a material portion
of their respective businesses or assets. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) The Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, do not hold or carry Margin Stock
having an aggregate value in excess of 10% of the value of their consolidated assets, and no part of the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit hereunder will be used to buy or carry any Margin Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) No ERISA Event has occurred, or is reasonably expected to occur, with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) Schedule&nbsp;SB (Actuarial Information) to the 2018 Annual report (Form&nbsp;5500 Series) for each Plan,
copies of which have been filed with the Internal Revenue Service and made available or furnished to each Lender, is complete and accurate and fairly presents the funding status of such Plan, and since the date of such Schedule SB there has been no
adverse change in such funding status which may reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) Neither the Borrower nor any
ERISA Affiliate has incurred or is reasonably expected to incur any Withdrawal Liability to any Multiemployer Plan which may reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan has been
terminated, within the meaning of Title&nbsp;IV of ERISA, and no Multiemployer Plan is reasonably expected to be terminated, within the meaning of Title&nbsp;IV of ERISA, in either such case, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) The Borrower is not an &#147;investment company&#148;, or a company &#147;controlled&#148; by an &#147;investment
company&#148;, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(o) The Borrower has filed all federal, state and
other material income tax returns required to be filed by it and has paid or caused to be paid all taxes due for the periods covered thereby, including interest and penalties, except for any such taxes, interest or penalties which are being
contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and in respect of which the Borrower has set aside adequate reserves for the payment thereof in accordance with GAAP. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(p) Except for the Specified Event, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are and have been in compliance with all laws (including, without
limitation, all Environmental Laws), except to the extent that any failure to be in compliance, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(q) No Subsidiary of the Borrower is party to, or otherwise bound by, any agreement that prohibits such Subsidiary from making any payments,
directly or indirectly, to the Borrower, by way of dividends, advances, repayment of loans or advances, reimbursements of management or </P>
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other intercompany charges, expenses and accruals or other returns on investment, or any other agreement that restricts the ability of such Subsidiary to make any payment, directly or indirectly,
to the Borrower, other than prohibitions and restrictions permitted to exist under Section&nbsp;6.01(e). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(r) The information, exhibits and
reports furnished by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender in connection with the negotiation of, or compliance with, the Credit Documents, taken as a whole, do not contain any material misstatement of
fact and do not omit to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances made. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(s) The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have implemented and maintain in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance
by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees and, to the
knowledge of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, its respective directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a)&nbsp;the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or, to the
knowledge of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b)&nbsp;to the knowledge of the Borrower, any agent of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which agent will act in any capacity in
connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing, use of proceeds hereunder or other Transactions will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(t) The Borrower is not an EEA Financial Institution. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(u) The information included in each Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all respects. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) None of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is an entity deemed to hold &#147;plan assets&#148; (within the meaning of the Plan Asset
Regulations), and neither the execution, delivery nor performance of the transactions hereunder, including the making of any Loan and the issuance of any Letter of Credit hereunder, will give rise to a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-exempt</FONT> prohibited transaction under Section&nbsp;406 of ERISA or Section&nbsp;4975 of the Code. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE V </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;5.01. Affirmative Covenants.</I></B> So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder or any
principal of any Loan, Unreimbursed LC Disbursement, interest or fees payable hereunder shall remain unpaid or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower will, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <B><I>Compliance with Laws, Etc. </I></B>(i)<B><I></I></B>&nbsp;Comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material
respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders (including, without limitation, any of the foregoing relating to employee health and safety or public utilities and all Environmental Laws), unless the failure to so comply could not
reasonably be expected to </P>
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have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii)&nbsp;maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and their
respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <B><I>Maintenance of
Properties, Etc. </I></B>Maintain and preserve, and cause each Material Subsidiary to maintain and preserve, all of its material properties which are used in the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear
excepted, if the failure to do so could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <B><I>Payment of Taxes, Etc.
</I></B>Pay and discharge, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, before the same shall become delinquent, (i)&nbsp;except to the extent the failure to do so could not be reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its property, and (ii)&nbsp;all legal claims which, if unpaid, might by law become a lien upon its property; <I>provided, however,</I> that neither the
Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay or discharge any such tax, assessment, charge or claim which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves are being maintained. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <B><I>Maintenance of Insurance</I></B>. Maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable
insurance companies or associations in such amounts and covering such risks as is usually obtained by companies engaged in similar businesses of comparable size and financial strength and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which
the Borrower or such Subsidiary operates, or, to the extent the Borrower or Subsidiary deems it reasonably prudent to do so, through its own program of self-insurance. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <B><I>Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc. </I></B>Preserve and maintain, and cause each Material Subsidiary to preserve and maintain,
its corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises, except as otherwise permitted under this Agreement; <I>provided that</I> no such Person shall be required to preserve any right or franchise with respect to which the Board of
Directors of such Person has determined that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of such Person and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Borrower or the Lenders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) <B><I>Visitation Rights</I></B>. At any reasonable time and from time to time, permit the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders or any
agents or representatives thereof, on not less than five Business Days&#146; notice (which notice shall be required only so long as no Default shall be occurred and be continuing), to examine and make copies of and abstracts from the records and
books of account of, and visit the properties of, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with any of their respective officers and with their independent
certified public accountants; subject, however, in all cases to the imposition of such conditions as the Borrower or Subsidiary shall deem necessary based on reasonable considerations of safety and security and provided that so long as no Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender will be limited to one visit each year. </P>
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keep, proper books of record and account, in which full and correct entries shall be made of all material financial transactions and the assets and business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (ii)&nbsp;maintain, and cause each of its
Subsidiaries to maintain, a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) <B><I>Reporting Requirements</I></B>. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for distribution to the Lenders: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year
of the Borrower (or, if earlier, concurrently with the filing thereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any national securities exchange in accordance with applicable law or regulation), commencing with the fiscal quarter ending
March&nbsp;31, 2019, balance sheets and cash flow statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries in comparative form as of the end of such quarter and statements of income, statements of common shareholders&#146; equity of the Borrower
and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year of the Borrower and ending with the end of such quarter, each prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied, subject to normal <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">year-end</FONT> audit adjustments, certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or, if earlier,
concurrently with the filing thereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any national securities exchange in accordance with applicable law or regulation), commencing with the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018, a copy of the audit
report for such year for the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries containing balance sheets and cash flow statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries and statements of income, statements of common shareholders&#146; equity of
the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such year prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied as reported on by independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing
acceptable to the Required Lenders, which audit was conducted by such accounting firm in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) concurrently with the delivery of financial statements pursuant to clauses&nbsp;(i) and (ii)&nbsp;above or the notice
relating thereto contemplated by the final sentence of this Section&nbsp;5.01(h), a certificate of a senior financial officer of the Borrower (A)&nbsp;to the effect that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (or, if any
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, describing the same in reasonable detail and describing the action that the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto), and (B)&nbsp;setting forth calculations, in
reasonable detail, establishing Borrower&#146;s compliance (the first test period for the delivery of such certificate to be for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2018), as at the end of such fiscal quarter, with the financial covenant contained in
Article&nbsp;VII; </P>
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occurrence of each Default or Event of Default continuing on the date of such statement, a statement of the chief financial officer of the Borrower setting forth details of such Event of Default or event and the action which the Borrower has taken
and proposes to take with respect thereto; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all reports which
the Borrower sends to its stockholders, and copies of all reports and registration statements (other than registration statements filed on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8)</FONT> that the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower
files with the Securities and Exchange Commission; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vi) promptly and in any event within 10 days after the Borrower knows
or has reason to know that any material ERISA Event has occurred, a statement of the chief financial officer of the Borrower describing such ERISA Event and the action, if any, which the Borrower or any affected ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with
respect thereto; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vii) promptly and in any event within two Business Days after receipt thereof by the Borrower (or
knowledge being obtained by the Borrower of the receipt thereof by any ERISA Affiliate), copies of each notice from the PBGC stating its intention to terminate any Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(viii) promptly and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by the Borrower (or knowledge being obtained
by the Borrower of the receipt thereof by any ERISA Affiliate) from the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan, a copy of each notice received by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate concerning (A)&nbsp;the imposition on the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
of material Withdrawal Liability by a Multiemployer Plan, (B)&nbsp;the termination, within the meaning of Title&nbsp;IV of ERISA, of any Multiemployer Plan or (C)&nbsp;the amount of liability incurred, or which may be incurred, by the Borrower or
any ERISA Affiliate in connection with any event described in clause&nbsp;(A) or (B)&nbsp;above; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ix) promptly after the
Borrower has knowledge of the commencement thereof, notice of any actions, suits and proceedings before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, affecting the Borrower or any
Material Subsidiary of the type described in Section&nbsp;4.01(h); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x) promptly after the Borrower knows of any change in
the rating of the Index Debt by S&amp;P or Moody&#146;s, a notice of such changed rating; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xi) any change in the
information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in such certification; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xii)&nbsp;(1) such other information respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries as any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request and (2)&nbsp;information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with
applicable &#147;know your customer&#148; requirements under the Act or other applicable anti-money laundering laws. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower&#146;s obligations to deliver the documents or information
required under any of clauses&nbsp;(i), (ii) and (v)&nbsp;above shall be deemed to be satisfied upon (x)&nbsp;the relevant documents or information being publicly available on the Borrower&#146;s website or other publicly available electronic medium
(such as EDGAR) within the time period required by such clause, and (y)&nbsp;the delivery by the Borrower of notice to the Administrative Agent for distribution to the Lenders, within the time period required by such clause, that such documents or
information are so available. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) <B><I>Use of Proceeds</I></B>. Use the proceeds of the Loans and the Letters of Credit hereunder for
working capital and other general corporate purposes, and not request any Extensions of Credit, nor use, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any
Extension of Credit directly or indirectly (i)&nbsp;for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any acquisition for which the Board of Directors of the Person to be acquired (or whose assets are to be acquired) shall have indicated
publicly its opposition to the consummation of such acquisition (which opposition has not been publicly withdrawn), (ii) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of
value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (iii)&nbsp;for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country or (iv)&nbsp;in
any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) <B><I>Ratings</I></B>. At all times
maintain ratings by both Moody&#146;s and S&amp;P with respect to the Index Debt. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE VI </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NEGATIVE COVENANTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;6.01. Negative Covenants.</I></B> So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder or any principal of any Loan,
Unreimbursed LC Disbursement, interest or fees payable hereunder shall remain unpaid or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower will not, without the written consent of the Required Lenders: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <B><I>Limitation on Liens</I></B>. Create or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than a Utility Subsidiary) to create
or suffer to exist, any lien, security interest, or other charge or encumbrance (collectively, &#147;<B><I>Liens</I></B>&#148;) upon or with respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or collaterally assign for
security purposes, or permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than a Utility Subsidiary) to so assign any right to receive income in each case to secure or provide for or guarantee the payment of Debt for Borrowed Money of any Person, without in any
such case effectively securing, prior to or concurrently with the creation, issuance, assumption or guaranty of any such Debt for Borrowed Money, the Obligations (together with, if the Borrower shall so determine, any other Debt for Borrowed Money
of or guaranteed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries ranking equally with the Loans and Unreimbursed LC Disbursements and then existing or thereafter created) equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Debt for Borrowed Money; <I>provided,
however,</I> that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to or prevent the creation or existence of: </P>
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Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than a Utility Subsidiary) after the date of this Agreement that are created or assumed prior to, contemporaneously with, or within 180 days after, such acquisition or completion of such construction or
improvement, to secure or provide for the payment of all or any part of the purchase price of such property or the cost of such construction or improvement; or (B)&nbsp;in addition to Liens contemplated by clauses&nbsp;(ii) and (iii)&nbsp;below,
Liens on any property existing at the time of acquisition thereof, provided that the Liens shall not apply to any property theretofore owned by the Borrower or any such Subsidiary other than, in the case of any such construction or improvement,
(1)&nbsp;unimproved real property on which the property so constructed or the improvement is located, (2)&nbsp;other property (or improvements thereon) that is an improvement to or is acquired or constructed for specific use with such acquired or
constructed property (or improvement thereof), and (3)&nbsp;any rights and interests (A)&nbsp;under any agreements or other documents relating to, or (B)&nbsp;appurtenant to, the property being so constructed or improved or such other property; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) existing Liens on any property or indebtedness of a corporation that is merged with or into or consolidated with the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; <I>provided</I> that such Lien was not created in contemplation of such merger or consolidation; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) Liens on any property or indebtedness of a corporation existing at the time such corporation becomes a Subsidiary of the
Borrower; <I>provided</I> that such Lien was not created in contemplation of such occurrence; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) Liens to secure Debt
for Borrowed Money of a Subsidiary of the Borrower to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary of the Borrower; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) Liens in
favor of the United States of America, any State, any foreign country or any department, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision of any such jurisdiction, to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or
statute or to secure any Debt for Borrowed Money incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price of the cost of constructing or improving the property subject to such Liens, including, without limitation, Liens to secure
Debt for Borrowed Money of the pollution control or industrial revenue bond type; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vi) Liens on any property (including
any natural gas, oil or other mineral property) to secure all or part of the cost of exploration, drilling or development thereof or to secure Debt for Borrowed Money incurred to provide funds for any such purpose; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vii) Liens existing on the date of this Agreement; </P>
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whole or in part Debt for Borrowed Money secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses&nbsp;(i) through (vii), inclusive, or this clause&nbsp;(viii); <I>provided, however,</I> that the principal amount of Debt for Borrowed Money secured
thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of Debt for Borrowed Money so secured at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement (which, for purposes of this limitation as it applies to a synthetic lease, shall be deemed to be (x)&nbsp;the
lessor&#146;s original cost of the property subject to such lease at the time of extension, renewal or replacement, <I>less</I> (y)&nbsp;the aggregate amount of all prior payments under such lease allocated pursuant to the terms of such lease to
reduce the principal amount of the lessor&#146;s investment, and borrowings by the lessor, made to fund the original cost of the property), and that such extension, renewal or replacement shall be limited to all or a part of the property or
indebtedness which secured the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements on such property); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ix) Liens on
any property or assets of a Project Financing Subsidiary, or on any Capital Stock in a Project Financing Subsidiary, in either such case, that secure only a Project Financing or a Contingent Guaranty that supports a Project Financing; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x) Any Lien, other than a Lien described in any of the foregoing clauses&nbsp;(i) through (ix), inclusive, to the extent that
it secures Debt for Borrowed Money, or guaranties thereof, the outstanding principal balance of which at the time of creation of such Lien, when added to the aggregate principal balance of all Debt for Borrowed Money secured by Liens incurred under
this clause&nbsp;(x) then outstanding, does not exceed $150,000,000. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If at any time the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall create,
issue, assume or guaranty any Debt for Borrowed Money secured by any Lien and the first paragraph of this Section&nbsp;6.01(a) requires that the Loans be secured equally and ratably with such Debt for Borrowed Money, the Borrower shall promptly
deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) a certificate of a duly authorized officer of the Borrower
stating that the covenant contained in the first paragraph of this Section&nbsp;6.01(a) has been complied with; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) an
opinion of counsel acceptable to the Required Lenders to the effect that such covenant has been complied with and that all documents executed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the performance of such covenant comply with the requirements
of such covenant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <B><I>Mergers, Etc. </I></B>Merge or consolidate with or into, or consummate a Division as the Dividing Person, or
reorganize in a jurisdiction outside the United States, or, except in a transaction permitted under paragraph&nbsp;(c) of this Section, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all
or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to any Person, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, except that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge or consolidate with or transfer assets to or acquire assets from any other
Subsidiary of the Borrower, <I>provided</I> that in the case of any such merger, consolidation, or transfer of assets to which NIPSCO is a party, the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower; and </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into the Borrower or transfer
assets to the Borrower; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge, or consolidate with or transfer
all or substantially all of its assets to any other Person; provided that in each case under this clause (iii), immediately after giving effect thereto, (A)&nbsp;no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (determined, for purposes of
compliance with Article VII after giving effect to such transaction, on a pro forma basis as if such transaction had occurred on the last day of the Borrower&#146;s fiscal quarter then most recently ended); (B) in the case of any such merger,
consolidation or transfer of assets to which the Borrower is a party, the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation; (C)&nbsp;in the case of any such merger, consolidation, or transfer of assets to which NIPSCO is a party, NIPSCO
shall be the continuing or surviving corporation and shall be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower; and (D)&nbsp;the Index Debt shall be rated at least <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">BBB-</FONT> by S&amp;P and at least Baa3 by Moody&#146;s.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <B><I>Sales, Etc. of Assets</I></B>. Sell, lease, transfer or otherwise Dispose of, or permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to
sell, lease, transfer or otherwise Dispose of (other than in connection with a transaction authorized by paragraph&nbsp;(b) of this Section) any substantial part of its assets; <I>provided</I> that the foregoing shall not prohibit (i)&nbsp;the
realization on a Lien permitted to exist under Section&nbsp;6.01(a); or (ii)&nbsp;any such sale, conveyance, lease, transfer or other Disposition that (A)&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;is for a price not materially less than the fair market value of such assets,
(2)&nbsp;would not materially impair the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under this Agreement and (3)&nbsp;together with all other such sales, conveyances, leases, transfers and other Dispositions, would have no Material Adverse
Effect, or (B)&nbsp;would not result in the sale, lease, transfer or other Disposition, in the aggregate, of more than 10% of the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP, on
December&nbsp;31, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <B><I>Compliance with ERISA</I></B>. (i)&nbsp;Terminate, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to terminate, any Plan
so as to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii)&nbsp;permit to exist any occurrence of any Reportable Event (as defined in Title&nbsp;IV of ERISA), or any other event or condition, that presents a material (in the reasonable opinion of the
Required Lenders) risk of such a termination by the PBGC of any Plan, if such termination could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <B><I>Certain Restrictions</I></B>. Permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into or permit to exist any agreement that by its terms
prohibits such Subsidiary from making any payments, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower by way of dividends, advances, repayment of loans or advances, reimbursements of management or other intercompany charges, expenses and accruals or other
returns on investment, or any other agreement that restricts the ability of such Subsidiary to make any payment, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower; <I>provided</I> that the foregoing shall not apply to prohibitions and restrictions
(i)&nbsp;imposed by applicable law, (ii)&nbsp;(A)&nbsp;imposed under an agreement in existence on the date of this Agreement, and (B)&nbsp;described on Schedule&nbsp;6.01(e), </P>
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(iii)&nbsp;existing with respect to a Subsidiary on the date it becomes a Subsidiary that are not created in contemplation thereof (but shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any
amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such prohibition or restriction), (iv)&nbsp;contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, <I>provided</I> that such prohibitions or restrictions apply only to
the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (v)&nbsp;imposed on a Project Financing Subsidiary in connection with a Project Financing, or (vi)&nbsp;that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE VII </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FINANCIAL COVENANT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">So
long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder or any principal of any Loan, Unreimbursed LC Disbursement, interest or fees payable hereunder shall remain unpaid or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall maintain a
Debt to Capitalization Ratio of not more than 0.70 to 1.00. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE VIII </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EVENTS OF DEFAULT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;8.01. Events of Default.</I></B> If any of the following events (&#147;<B><I>Events of Default</I></B>&#148;) shall occur
and be continuing: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or Unreimbursed LC Disbursement when the same becomes due
and payable or shall fail to pay any interest, fees or other amounts hereunder within three Business Days after when the same becomes due and payable; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower in any Credit Document or by the Borrower (or any of its officers) in connection with
this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect (or any such representation or warranty that was otherwise qualified by materiality shall prove to have been false or misleading in any respect) when made; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section&nbsp;5.01(e), 5.01(f), 5.01(h)(other
than clause (y)&nbsp;of the last paragraph thereof), 5.01(i), 6.01 or Article&nbsp;VII; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Borrower shall fail to perform or
observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any Credit Document on its part to be performed or observed (other than one identified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c)&nbsp;above) if the failure to perform or observe such other term, covenant or
agreement shall remain unremedied for thirty days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any Indebtedness (excluding <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Recourse</FONT> Debt) which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $50,000,000 in the aggregate (but excluding the Loans) of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, when the same becomes due and
payable </P>
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(whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or
instrument relating to such Indebtedness; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such
agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the scheduled maturity of such Indebtedness; or any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be
prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment), prior to the stated maturity thereof; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) The Borrower shall
generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against the
Borrower seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such
proceeding instituted against the Borrower (but not instituted by the Borrower), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the
entry of an order for relief against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, the Borrower or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur; or the Borrower shall take any corporate action to
authorize any of the actions set forth above in this paragraph&nbsp;(f); or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) One or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower in which the
aggregate sum of (i)&nbsp;the amounts invested by the Borrower and its other Subsidiaries in the aggregate, by way of purchases of Capital Stock, Capital Leases, loans or otherwise, and (ii)&nbsp;the amount of recourse, whether contractual or as a
matter of law (but excluding <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Recourse</FONT> Debt), available to creditors of such Subsidiary or Subsidiaries against the Borrower or any of its other Subsidiaries, is $100,000,000 or more (collectively,
<B><I>&#147;</I></B><B><I>Substantial Subsidiaries</I></B><B><I>&#148;</I></B>) shall generally not pay their respective debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing their respective inability to pay their debts generally, or shall make
a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against Substantial Subsidiaries seeking to adjudicate them bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of them or their respective debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, custodian or other similar official for them or for any substantial part of their respective property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against Substantial Subsidiaries (but not instituted by the Borrower or any Subsidiary
of the Borrower), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against, or the appointment of a
receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, the Substantial Subsidiaries or for any substantial part of their respective property) shall occur; or Substantial Subsidiaries shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the
actions set forth above in this paragraph&nbsp;(g); or </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) Any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $50,000,000 shall be
rendered against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and either (i)&nbsp;enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii)&nbsp;there shall be any period of 30 consecutive days during which a
stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Any ERISA Event
shall have occurred with respect to a Plan and, 30 days after notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent, (i)&nbsp;such ERISA Event shall still exist and (ii)&nbsp;the sum (determined as of the date of
occurrence of such ERISA Event) of the Insufficiency of such Plan and the Insufficiency of any and all other Plans with respect to which an ERISA Event shall have occurred and then exist (or, in the case of a Plan with respect to which an ERISA
Event described in clauses&nbsp;(c) through (e)&nbsp;of the definition of ERISA Event shall have occurred and then exist, the liability related thereto) is equal to or greater than $10,000,000 (when aggregated with paragraphs (j), (k) and
(l)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;8.01), and a Material Adverse Effect could reasonably be expected to occur as a result thereof; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) The
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred Withdrawal Liability to such Multiemployer Plan in an amount which, when aggregated with all other amounts required to be paid to
Multiemployer Plans by the Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates as Withdrawal Liability (determined as of the date of such notification), exceeds $10,000,000 or requires payments exceeding $10,000,000 per annum (in either case, when aggregated with
paragraphs (i), (k) and (l)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;8.01), and a Material Adverse Effect could reasonably be expected to occur as a result thereof; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) The Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is being
terminated, within the meaning of Title&nbsp;IV of ERISA, if as a result of such termination the aggregate annual contributions of the Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates to all Multiemployer Plans which are being terminated have been or will be
increased over the amounts contributed to such Multiemployer Plans for the respective plan year of each such Multiemployer Plan immediately preceding the plan year in which the termination occurs by an amount exceeding $10,000,000 (when aggregated
with paragraphs (i), (j) and (l)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;8.01), and a Material Adverse Effect could reasonably be expected to occur as a result thereof; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) The Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall have committed a failure described in Section&nbsp;303(k)(1) of ERISA and the amount determined
under Section&nbsp;303(k)(3) of ERISA is equal to or greater than $10,000,000 (when aggregated with paragraphs (i), (j) and (k)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;8.01), and a Material Adverse Effect could reasonably be expected to occur as a result thereof;
or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) Any provision of the Credit Documents shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable against the
Borrower, or the Borrower shall so assert in writing; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) Any Change of Control shall occur; </P>
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consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Commitment of each Lender and the obligation of each LC Bank to issue or maintain Letters of Credit hereunder to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate,
and (ii)&nbsp;shall at the request or with the consent of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare all amounts payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due
and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; <I>provided</I> that in the event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the
Borrower under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, (1)&nbsp;the Commitment of each Lender and the obligation of each LC Bank to issue or maintain Letters of Credit hereunder shall automatically be terminated and (2)&nbsp;all such amounts shall
automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no notice given or declaration made by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this
Section&nbsp;8.01 shall affect (i)&nbsp;the obligation of any LC Bank to make any payment under any outstanding Letter of Credit issued by such LC Bank in accordance with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (ii)&nbsp;the obligations of each Lender
in respect of each such Letter of Credit; <I>provided, however</I>, that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Required Lenders, upon
notice to the Borrower, require the Borrower to deposit with the Administrative Agent an amount in the cash account (the <B><I>&#147;</I></B><B><I>Cash Account</I></B><B><I>&#148;</I></B>) described below equal to the then current LC Outstandings.
Such Cash Account shall at all times be free and clear of all rights or claims of third parties. The Cash Account shall be maintained with the Administrative Agent in the name of, and under the sole dominion and control of, the Administrative Agent,
and amounts deposited in the Cash Account shall bear interest at a rate equal to the rate generally offered by Barclays for deposits equal to the amount deposited by the Borrower in the Cash Account pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8.01, for a term to
be agreed to between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. If any drawings under any Letter of Credit then outstanding or thereafter made are not reimbursed in full immediately upon demand or, in the case of subsequent drawings, upon being
made, then, in any such event, the Administrative Agent may apply the amounts then on deposit in the Cash Account, in such priority as the Administrative Agent shall elect, toward the payment in full of any or all of the Borrower&#146;s obligations
hereunder as and when such obligations shall become due and payable. Upon payment in full, after the termination of the Letters of Credit, of all such obligations, the Administrative Agent will repay to the Borrower any cash then on deposit in the
Cash Account. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE IX </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;9.01. The Administrative Agent. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Each of the Lenders and each LC Bank hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative
Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and
powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business
with the Borrower or any of the Borrower&#146;s Subsidiaries or other Affiliates thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, (i)&nbsp;the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii)&nbsp;the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any
discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders, and (iii)&nbsp;except as
expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its other Subsidiaries that is communicated to or
obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or, if
applicable, all of the Lenders) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative
Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (1)&nbsp;any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (2)&nbsp;the
contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (3)&nbsp;the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (4)&nbsp;the validity,
enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (5)&nbsp;the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article&nbsp;III or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items
expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent and the conformity thereof to such express requirement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed
or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Administrative
Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower) independent accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel,
accountants or experts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through
any one or more <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-agents</FONT> appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-agent</FONT> may perform any and all its duties and exercise its
rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-agent</FONT> and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and
any such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-agent,</FONT> and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as
provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not
unreasonably be withheld), to appoint a successor, <I>provided</I> that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and
shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall
be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank, in any event having total assets in excess of $500,000,000 and who shall serve until such time, if any, as an Agent shall have been appointed as provided above. Upon
the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring
Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the
Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agent&#146;s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section&nbsp;11.03 shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it
while it was acting as Administrative Agent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and
without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this
Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) No Lender identified on the signature pages of
this Agreement as a &#147;Lead Arranger&#148;, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;Co-Documentation</FONT> Agent&#148; or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;Co-Syndication</FONT> Agent&#148;, or that is given any other title hereunder other
than &#147;LC Bank&#148; or &#147;Administrative Agent&#148;, shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, no Lender so identified as a &#147;Lead Arranger&#148;, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;Co-Documentation</FONT> Agent&#148; or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;Co-Syndication</FONT> Agent&#148; or that is given any other
title hereunder, shall have, or be deemed to have, any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on the Lenders so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or
not taking action hereunder. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, the
authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and in the other Credit Documents against the Borrower shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained
exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section&nbsp;8.01 for the benefit of all the Lenders and LC Banks; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (i)&nbsp;the Administrative Agent from exercising
on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, (ii)&nbsp;the LC Banks from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its
benefit (solely in its capacity as LC Bank) hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, (iii)&nbsp;any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section&nbsp;11.08 (subject to the terms of Section&nbsp;2.18(c)) or (iv)&nbsp;any
Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a Bankruptcy Event relative to the Borrower; and <I>provided</I>, <I>further</I>, that if at any time there is no Person acting as
Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, then (A)&nbsp;the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section&nbsp;8.01 and (B)&nbsp;in addition to the matters set
forth in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv)&nbsp;of the preceding proviso and subject to Section&nbsp;2.18(c), any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required
Lenders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that the Extensions of Credit made hereunder are commercial loans and letters of credit
and not investments in a business enterprise or securities.&nbsp;Each Lender further represents that it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and&nbsp;has, independently and without
reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender, and to make, acquire or hold
Loans hereunder.&nbsp;Each Lender shall, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information (which may contain material, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-public</FONT>
information within the meaning of the United States securities laws concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon
this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder and in deciding whether or to the extent to which it will continue as a Lender or assign or otherwise transfer its rights, interests and obligations hereunder.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE X </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CERTAIN
ERISA MATTERS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;10.01. Certain ERISA Matters. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Each Lender (x)&nbsp;represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y)&nbsp;covenants, from the
date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that at least one of
the following is and will be true: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) such Lender is not using &#147;plan assets&#148; (within the meaning of
Section&nbsp;3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender&#146;s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement, </P>

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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">84-14</FONT> (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">95-60</FONT> (a class exemption for certain transactions
involving insurance company general accounts), PTE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">90-1</FONT> (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">91-38</FONT> (a
class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">96-23</FONT> (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-house</FONT>
asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender&#146;s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii)&nbsp;(A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a &#147;Qualified Professional Asset Manager&#148; (within the
meaning of Part VI of PTE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">84-14),</FONT> (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the
Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C)&nbsp;the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-sections</FONT> (b)&nbsp;through (g) of Part I of PTE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">84-14</FONT> and (D)&nbsp;to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a)&nbsp;of Part I of PTE <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">84-14</FONT> are satisfied with respect to such Lender&#146;s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole
discretion, and such Lender. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) In addition, unless either <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(1)&nbsp;sub-clause</FONT> (i)&nbsp;in the
immediately preceding clause (a)&nbsp;is true with respect to a Lender or (2)&nbsp;a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-clause</FONT> (iv)&nbsp;in the immediately
preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x)&nbsp;represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y)&nbsp;covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases
being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved
in such Lender&#146;s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the
Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Credit Document or any documents related hereto or thereto). </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MISCELLANEOUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;11.01. Notices.</I></B> Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by
telephone, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by email or telecopy, as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) if to the Borrower, to it at: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">290 West Nationwide Boulevard </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Columbus, Ohio 43215 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention:
Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <U>treasury@nisource.com</U>; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with a copy to the Borrower at: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">290 West Nationwide Boulevard </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Columbus, Ohio 43215 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention:
Assistant Treasurer </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <U>treasury@nisource.com</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">801 East 86<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Avenue </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrillville, Indiana 46410 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Corporate and Commercial; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) if to the Administrative Agent, to Barclays Bank PLC at: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Loan Operations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">400 Jefferson
Park </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whippany, New Jersey 07981 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attn: Kevin Leamy &#150; Agency Services </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <U>12145455230@tls.ldsprod.com</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <U>Kevin.leamy@barclays.com</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Telephone: Kevin Leamy at (201) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">499-0371</FONT> or Robin Criscione at (201)
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">499-8502</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with a copy to such party at: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">745 Seventh Avenue </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New
York 10019 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attn: Patrick Shields </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Telephone: (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">526-9531</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <U>Patrick.shields@barclays.com</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <U>ltmny@barclays.com</U> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1301 Sixth Avenue </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York Metro
Campus </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10019 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attn: Letters of Credit / Dawn Townsend </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Telecopier: (212) 412 5011 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <U>xraletterofcredit@barclays.com</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) if to any Lender or any LC Bank (other than Barclays), to it at its address (or telecopy number or email) set forth in its Administrative
Questionnaire. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been
given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business
day for the recipient). Notices delivered through Electronic Systems, to the extent provided in paragraph (f)&nbsp;below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (f). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by using Electronic Systems pursuant to procedures
approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its
discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i)&nbsp;notices and other communications sent to an
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-mail</FONT> address shall be deemed received upon the sender&#146;s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the &#147;return receipt requested&#148; function, as available, return <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-mail</FONT> or other written acknowledgement), and (ii)&nbsp;notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website, including an Electronic System, shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the
intended recipient, at its <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-mail</FONT> address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that,
for both clauses (i)&nbsp;and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the
next business day for the recipient. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) Any party hereto may change its address, telecopy number or email for notices and other
communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) Electronic Systems. </P>
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obligated to, make Communications (as defined below) available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar or a substantially similar Electronic System. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) Any Electronic System used by the Administrative Agent is provided &#147;as is&#148; and &#147;as available.&#148; The Agent Parties (as
defined below) and the Borrower do not warrant the adequacy of such Electronic Systems and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without
limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-infringement</FONT> of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party or the Borrower
in connection with the Communications or any Electronic System. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the &#147;Agent Parties&#148;) or the Creditor Parties have any liability to the Borrower, any
Lender, Administrative Agent or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising
out of the Borrower&#146;s or the Administrative Agent&#146;s transmission of Communications through an Electronic System, except to the extent that such damages, losses or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and
nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party. &#147;Communications&#148; means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on
behalf of the Borrower pursuant to any Credit Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by the Administrative Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through an
Electronic System. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;11.02. Waivers; Amendments. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any LC Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or
power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the LC Banks and the Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent
to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph&nbsp;(b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose
for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Extension of Credit shall be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any LC Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of
such Default at the time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an
agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; <I>provided</I> that no such agreement shall (i)&nbsp;increase the
Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii)&nbsp;reduce the principal amount of any Loan </P>
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or any Unreimbursed LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby,
(iii)&nbsp;postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan, any Unreimbursed LC Disbursement or any interest thereon, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such
payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv)&nbsp;change Section&nbsp;2.18(b) or (c)&nbsp;in a manner that would alter the <I>pro rata </I>sharing of
payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v)&nbsp;[reserved], (vi) waive any of the conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement set forth in Section&nbsp;3.01 without the written consent of each Lender,
(vii)&nbsp;issue any Letter of Credit with an expiry date, or extend the expiry date of any Letter of Credit to a date, that is later than&nbsp;five days prior to the Termination Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next
preceding Business Day) without the written consent of each Lender, or (viii)&nbsp;change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of &#147;Required Lenders&#148; or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of
Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender; <I>provided, further,</I> that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise
affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or any LC Bank hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or such LC Bank, as the case may be. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;11.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Borrower shall pay (i)&nbsp;all reasonable
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the
Administrative Agent, in connection with the initial syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of this Agreement or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof (whether or not
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses incurred by the LC Banks, including the reasonable
fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for each LC Bank, in connection with the execution, delivery, administration, modification and amendment of any Letters of Credit to be issued by it hereunder, and (iii)&nbsp;all reasonable <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any LC Bank or any Lender, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the
Administrative Agent, any LC Bank or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made and Letters of Credit
issued hereunder, including in connection with any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Borrower shall
indemnify the Administrative Agent, each <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Syndication</FONT> Agent, each <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Documentation</FONT> Agent, each LC Bank and each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing
Persons (each such Person being called an &#147;<B><I>Indemnitee</I></B>&#148;) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, penalties, damages, liabilities and related reasonable expenses, including the reasonable
fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i)&nbsp;the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement or
</P>
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instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transaction contemplated
hereby, (ii)&nbsp;any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii)&nbsp;any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property now, in the past or hereafter owned or operated by the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv)&nbsp;any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether
based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; <I>provided</I> that such indemnity shall not, as to any
Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such Indemnitee. This Section&nbsp;11.03(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Tax</FONT> claim. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent or any LC Bank under
paragraph&nbsp;(a) or (b)&nbsp;of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent or such LC Bank such Lender&#146;s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity
payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; <I>provided</I> that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or such LC
Bank in its capacity as such. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, (i)&nbsp;the Borrower shall not assert, and does hereby
waive, any claim against any Indemnitee for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet), and
(ii)&nbsp;without limiting the rights of indemnification of any Indemnitee set forth in this Agreement with respect to liabilities asserted by third parties, each party hereto shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against each other party,
on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby,
the Transactions or any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than 20
days after written demand therefor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;11.04. Successors and Assigns. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns permitted hereby; provided that, (i)&nbsp;except to the extent permitted pursuant to Section&nbsp;6.01(b)(ii), the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
each Lender and each LC Bank (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii)&nbsp;no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance
with this Section. Nothing in this </P>
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Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby and, to the extent expressly
contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Persons (other than an Ineligible
Institution) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) of: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A) the Borrower (provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless
it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10)&nbsp;Business Days after having received notice thereof); provided, further, that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an
Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B)
the Administrative Agent; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(C) each LC Bank. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the
entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender&#146;s Commitment or Loans, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such
assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all
the assigning Lender&#146;s rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender&#146;s rights and obligations in respect of such
Lender&#146;s Loans; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an
Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, such fee to be paid by either the assigning Lender or the assignee Lender or shared between such Lenders; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-public</FONT> information
about the Borrower and its affiliates and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee&#146;s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including
Federal and state securities laws; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(E) without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, no assignment shall
be made to a prospective assignee that bears a relationship to the Borrower described in Section&nbsp;108(e)(4) of the Code; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(F) no assignment shall be made to any Affiliate of the Borrower. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the purposes of this Section&nbsp;11.04(b), the terms &#147;Approved Fund&#148; and &#147;Ineligible Institution&#148; have the following
meanings: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Approved Fund&#148; means any Person (other than a natural person (or a holding company, investment
vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person)) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is
administered or managed by (a)&nbsp;a Lender, (b)&nbsp;an Affiliate of a Lender or (c)&nbsp;an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Ineligible Institution&#148; means (a)&nbsp;a natural person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or
owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person), (b) a Defaulting Lender, (c)&nbsp;the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates, or (d)&nbsp;a company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the
primary benefit of, a natural person or relative(s) thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph&nbsp;(d)
of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and
obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an
Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender&#146;s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections&nbsp;2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and
11.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and
obligations in accordance with paragraph&nbsp;(e) of this Section. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-fiduciary</FONT> agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in The City of New York a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and
addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and other Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the &#147;<B><I>Register</I></B>&#148;). The entries
in the Register shall be conclusive (absent manifest error), and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the LC Banks and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for
all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. </P>
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Lender and an assignee, the assignee&#146;s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph&nbsp;(b) of this Section and any written
consent to such assignment required by paragraph&nbsp;(b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for
purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) Any Lender may, without the
consent of or notice to the Borrower, any LC Bank or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a &#147;<B><I>Participant</I></B>&#148;), other than an Ineligible Institution, in all or a portion of such
Lender&#146;s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); <I>provided</I> that (i)&nbsp;such Lender&#146;s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged,
(ii)&nbsp;such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii)&nbsp;the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in
connection with such Lender&#146;s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement
and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; <I>provided</I> that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment,
modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section&nbsp;11.02(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph&nbsp;(f) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections
2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein (it being understood that the documentation required under Section&nbsp;2.17(e) and (f)&nbsp;shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a
Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b)&nbsp;of this Section; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section&nbsp;2.19 as through it were an assignee under paragraph (b)&nbsp;of
this Section. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-fiduciary</FONT> agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each
Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant&#146;s interest in the obligations under this Agreement (the &#147;<B><I>Participant Register</I></B>&#148;); <U>provided</U> that no Lender shall have any obligation to
disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant&#146;s interest in the obligations under this Agreement) except to the extent that such
disclosure is necessary to establish that such interest is in registered form under <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;5f.103-1(c)</FONT> of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be
conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the
avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register. </P>
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Section&nbsp;2.l5 or 2.17 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that
occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in
all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including, without limitation, to a Federal Reserve Bank or any central bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security
interest; <I>provided</I> that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. </P>
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warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit. The provisions of Sections&nbsp;2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 10.01(c)(iii) and 11.03 and Article&nbsp;IX shall survive and remain in full force and effect
regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;11.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution.</I></B> This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the commitment letter relating to the
credit facility provided hereby (to the extent provided therein) and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and
supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section&nbsp;3.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the
Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this
Agreement. The words &#147;execution,&#148; &#147;signed,&#148; &#147;signature,&#148; &#147;delivery,&#148; and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries 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, physical delivery thereof
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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;11.07.
Severability.</I></B> Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting
the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;11.08. Right of Setoff.</I></B> If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each LC Bank
or any Affiliate thereof is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at
any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, such LC Bank or such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the Obligations now or hereafter existing under
this Agreement or any other Credit Document </P>
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held by such Lender or such LC Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or such LC Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Credit Document and although such
obligations of the Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender or such LC Bank different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness;
<U>provided</U> that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x)&nbsp;all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the
provisions of Section&nbsp;2.20 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the LC Banks, and the Lenders, and (y)&nbsp;the
Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender, each LC Bank
and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, such LC Bank or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender and LC Bank agrees to notify the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; <U>provided</U> that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;11.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may
be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other
jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any LC Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to
this Agreement against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court
referred to in paragraph&nbsp;(b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
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provided for notices in Section&nbsp;11.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION</I></B><B><I></I></B><B><I>&nbsp;11.10. </I></B><B><I>WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL</I></B>. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT
OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A)&nbsp;CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE
FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B)&nbsp;ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;11.11. Headings.</I></B> Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of
reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION&nbsp;11.12. Confidentiality.</I></B> Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of
the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a)&nbsp;to its and its Affiliates&#146; directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the
Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b)&nbsp;to the extent requested by any regulatory authority (including any
self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c)&nbsp;to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d)&nbsp;to any other party to this Agreement,
(e)&nbsp;in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (f)&nbsp;subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as
those of this Section, to (i)&nbsp;any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii)&nbsp;actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any
swap or derivative transaction or any credit insurance provider, in each case, relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (g)&nbsp;with the consent of the Borrower, (h)&nbsp;to the extent such Information (i)&nbsp;becomes publicly available other
than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii)&nbsp;becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any LC Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or (i)&nbsp;on a
confidential basis to (i)&nbsp;any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (ii)&nbsp;the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and
monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder. For the purposes of this Section, </P>
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&#147;<B><I>Information</I></B>&#148; means all information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or its
respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any LC Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower; <I>provided</I> that,
in the case of information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower after the Effective Date, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of
Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own
confidential information. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and
service providers to the Administrative Agent, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Documentation</FONT> Agents, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Syndication</FONT> Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders in connection with the
administration of this Agreement, the other Credit Documents, and the Commitments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED
IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING PARAGRAPH FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-PUBLIC</FONT> INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BORROWER AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND
CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-PUBLIC</FONT> INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-PUBLIC</FONT> INFORMATION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR
WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-PUBLIC</FONT> INFORMATION ABOUT THE BORROWER AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS
ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-PUBLIC</FONT> INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION</I></B><B><I></I></B><B><I>&nbsp;11.13. </I></B><B><I>USA PATRIOT Act</I></B>. Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that
pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to
identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act. </P>
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The Borrower hereby acknowledges that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) it has been advised by and consulted with its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax
advisors (to the extent it deemed appropriate) in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) neither any Arranger, any Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to the Borrower arising out of or in connection
with this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, and the relationship between any Arranger, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on one hand, and the Borrower, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of
debtor and creditor, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of
agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) it is capable of evaluating, and
understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Credit Documents; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) no
joint venture is created hereby or by the other Credit Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Arrangers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or between the Borrower and the Lenders; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) each Lender and its Affiliates may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Borrower. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>SECTION</I></B><B><I></I></B><B><I>&nbsp;11.15. </I></B><B><I>Acknowledgment and Consent to
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-In</FONT> of EEA Financial Institutions</I></B>. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Credit Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto
acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Credit Document may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be
bound by: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising
hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the effects of any <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-In</FONT> Action on any such liability, including, if applicable: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) a reduction in full
or in part or cancellation of any such liability; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or
other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu
of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Credit Document; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) the variation
of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title: Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Federal Tax Identification Number: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">35-2108964</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ryan Durkin</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: Ryan Durkin</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title: &nbsp;&nbsp;Authorized Signatory</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Benjamin C. Cooper</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: Benjamin C. Cooper</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title: Vice President</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Donna DeMagistris</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: Donna DeMagistris</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michael King</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: Michael King</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Peter Hallan</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: Peter Hallan</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title: Vice President</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Thomas E. Redmond</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: Thomas E. Redmond</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title: Managing Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David Dewar</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: David Dewar</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John M. Eyerman</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: John M. Eyerman</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title: Senior Vice President</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: Dan Swanson</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title: Vice President</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">The undersigned Departing Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, from and after the Effective Date, it is no longer a party to the Existing Credit Agreement or any of the Credit Documents executed in connection
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Paula Z. Kramp</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Assistant Secretary Treasurer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">The undersigned Departing Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, from and after the Effective Date, it is no longer a party to the Existing Credit Agreement or any of the Credit Documents executed in connection
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">The undersigned Departing Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, from and after the Effective Date, it is no longer a party to the Existing Credit Agreement or any of the Credit Documents executed in connection
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">PRICING GRID </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
&#147;Applicable Rate&#148; for any day with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, ABR Loan, Facility Fee or LC Risk Participation Fee, as the case may be, is the percentage set forth below in the applicable row under the column corresponding to the
Status that exists on such day: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Level&nbsp;V</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Eurodollar Revolving Loans (basis points)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">90</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">107.5</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">127.5</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">147.5</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ABR Loans (basis points)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facility Fee (basis points)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12.5</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17.5</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">22.5</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">27.5</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">LC Risk Participation Fee (basis points)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">90</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">127.5</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">147.5</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this Pricing Grid, the following terms have the following meanings (as modified by the
provisos below): </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Level I Status</I></B>&#148; exists at any date if, at such date, the Index Debt is rated either A or higher
by S&amp;P or A2 or higher by Moody&#146;s. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Level II Status</I></B>&#148; exists at any date if, at such date, the Index Debt
is rated either <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">A-</FONT> by S&amp;P or A3 by Moody&#146;s. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Level III Status</I></B>&#148;
exists at any date if, at such date, the Index Debt is rated either BBB+ by S&amp;P or Baa1 by Moody&#146;s. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Level IV
Status</I></B>&#148; exists at any date if, at such date, the Index Debt is rated either BBB by S&amp;P or Baa2 by Moody&#146;s. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Level V Status</I></B>&#148; exists at any date if, at such date, the Index Debt is rated either
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">BBB-</FONT> by S&amp;P or lower or Baa3 by Moody&#146;s or lower, or, no other Status exists. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B><I>Status</I></B>&#148; refers to the determination of which of Level I Status, Level II Status, Level III Status, Level IV Status or
Level V Status exists at any date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The credit ratings to be utilized for purposes of this Pricing Grid are those assigned to the Index Debt, and any
rating assigned to any other debt security of the Borrower shall be disregarded. The rating in effect at any date is that in effect at the close of business on such date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Provided, that the applicable Status shall change as and when the applicable Index Debt ratings change. </P>
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basis of the higher of the two ratings then applicable; <I>provided further, that,</I> if the Index Debt is split-rated by two or more levels, the applicable Status shall instead be determined on the basis of the rating that is one level below the
higher of the two ratings then applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Provided further, that if both Moody&#146;s and S&amp;P, or their successors as applicable, shall have ceased
to issue or maintain such ratings, then the applicable Status shall be Level V. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
Assignment and Assumption (the &#147;<U>Assignment and Assumption</U>&#148;) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [<I>Insert name of Assignor</I>] (the &#147;<U>Assignor</U>&#148;) and [<I>Insert name
of Assignee</I>] (the &#147;<U>Assignee</U>&#148;). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the &#147;<U>Credit
Agreement</U>&#148;), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this
Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns
to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent
as contemplated below (i)&nbsp;all of the Assignor&#146;s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and
percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any letters of credit and guarantees included in such facilities) and (ii)&nbsp;to the
extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit
Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory
claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i)&nbsp;above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i)&nbsp;and (ii) above being referred to
herein collectively as the &#147;<U>Assigned Interest</U>&#148;). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
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<TD VALIGN="top">Assignor:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Assignee:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">[and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [identify Lender]<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP>]</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Borrower(s):</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">NiSource Inc., a Delaware corporation</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Administrative&nbsp;Agent:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Barclays Bank PLC, as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top">5.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Credit&nbsp;Agreement:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">The Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February&nbsp;20, 2019 among NiSource Inc., a Delaware corporation, as borrower, the Lenders parties thereto, Barclays Bank PLC, as Administrative Agent, and the
other agents parties thereto</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">6.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Assigned Interest:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Aggregate Amount of</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Commitment/Loans
for all</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Lenders</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Amount of<br>Commitment/<br>Loans&nbsp;Assigned</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Percentage&nbsp;Assigned<BR>of<br>Commitment/Loans<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Effective Date:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><U>ASSIGNOR</U></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><U>ASSIGNEE</U></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Consented to and Accepted:</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent and LC Bank</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Set forth, so at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.
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<P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;], as LC Bank</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">[NISOURCE INC., as Borrower]<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"> </SUP><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">3</SUP></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">3</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.
<U>Representations and Warranties</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.1 <U>Assignor</U>. The Assignor (a)&nbsp;represents and warrants that (i)&nbsp;it is the legal
and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii)&nbsp;the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii)&nbsp;it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and
deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b)&nbsp;assumes no responsibility with respect to (i)&nbsp;any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit
Agreement or any other Credit Document, (ii)&nbsp;the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii)&nbsp;the financial condition of the Borrower, any of
its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Credit Document or (iv)&nbsp;the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective
obligations under any Credit Document. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.2. <U>Assignee</U>. The Assignee (a)&nbsp;represents and warrants that (i)&nbsp;it has full power
and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;it satisfies the
requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii)&nbsp;from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the
Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv)&nbsp;it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial
statements delivered pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5.01(h)</U> thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and
Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (v)&nbsp;if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the
Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (vi)&nbsp;it does not bear a relationship to the Borrower described in
Section&nbsp;108(e)(4) of the Code; and (b)&nbsp;agrees that (i)&nbsp;it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate
at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Documents, and (ii)&nbsp;it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Documents are
required to be performed by it as a Lender. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. <U>Payments</U>. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all
payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued
from and after the Effective Date. </P>
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inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF OPINION OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[See Attached.] </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF REVOLVING LOAN BORROWING REQUEST </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">REVOLVING LOAN BORROWING REQUEST </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Date: <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To: Barclays Bank PLC, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">as Administrative Agent </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Loan Operations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">400 Jefferson Park </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whippany, New Jersey 07981 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attn: Kevin Leamy &#150; Agency
Services </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <U>12145455230@tls.ldsprod.com</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and
<U>Kevin.leamy@barclays.com</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is made to that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February&nbsp;20, 2019 (as may be amended,
restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time in accordance with its terms, the &#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;;<I> </I>the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), between
NiSource Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<U>Borrower</U>&#148;), the Lenders party thereto, Barclays Bank PLC, as the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Borrower hereby requests a Revolving Borrowing, as follows: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">1.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">In the aggregate amount of $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">On &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,&nbsp;20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a Business Day).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Comprised of [an ABR] [a Eurodollar] Borrowing.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">With an Interest Period of &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;months.]<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">4</SUP></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>[4][5].</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>The Borrower&#146;s account to which funds are to be disbursed is:</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF LC CREDIT EXTENSION REQUEST </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">LC CREDIT EXTENSION REQUEST </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Date:
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To:
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">as LC Bank </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">cc: Barclays Bank PLC, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">as Administrative Agent </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1301 Sixth Avenue </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10019 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attn: Letters of Credit / Dawn Townsend </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Telecopier: (212) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">412-5011</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Telephone: (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">412-5011</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <U>xraletterofcredit@barclays.com</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email:
<U>dawn.townsend@barclays.com</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is made to that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February&nbsp;20, 2019 (as may be amended,
restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time in accordance with its terms, the &#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;;<I> </I>the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), between
NiSource Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Borrower&#148;), the Lenders party thereto, Barclays Bank PLC, as the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Borrower hereby requests a Letter of Credit extension by the LC Bank listed above, as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. [An issuance of a new Letter of Credit in the amount of
$[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]] [an amendment to existing Letter of Credit No. [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] issued by such LC Bank]. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. On &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a Business Day).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This request for Letter of Credit extension complies with the Agreement, including <U>Sections</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.04</U>, and
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF REVOLVING NOTE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">REVOLVING
NOTE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the &#147;<U>Borrower</U>&#148;), hereby promises to pay to
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; or registered assigns (the &#147;<U>Lender</U>&#148;),<B><I> </I></B>in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement (as
hereinafter defined), the aggregate unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan from time to time made by the Lender to the Borrower under that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February&nbsp;20, 2019 (as
may be amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time in accordance with its terms, the &#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;;<I> </I>the terms defined therein being used herein as therein
defined), between the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, Barclays Bank PLC, as the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto. The Borrower promises to pay interest on the aggregate unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan from time
to time made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Agreement from the date of such Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates and at such times as provided in the Agreement. All payments of principal and interest
shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent&#146;s office pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. If any amount is not paid in full when due hereunder,
such unpaid amount shall bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until the date of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the per annum rate set forth in the Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Revolving Note is one of the promissory notes referred to in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.10(e)</U> of the Agreement, is one of the
Credit Documents, is entitled to the benefits thereof and may be prepaid in whole or in part subject to the terms and conditions provided therein. Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events of Default specified in the
Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Revolving Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all as provided in the Agreement. Revolving Loans made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan
accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Lender may also attach schedules to this Revolving Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Revolving Loans and payments with respect thereto.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest,
demand, dishonor and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-payment</FONT> of this Revolving Note. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF INTEREST ELECTION REQUEST </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">INTEREST ELECTION REQUEST </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Date:
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To: Barclays
Bank PLC, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">as Administrative Agent </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">400 Jefferson Park </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whippany, New Jersey 07981 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attn: Kevin Leamy </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Telecopier: (201) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">499-0371</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Telephone: (201) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">499-0371</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <U>kevin.leamy@barclays.com</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email:
<U>12145455230@tls.ldsprod.com</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is made to that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;20, 2019 (as may be amended,
restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time in accordance with its terms, the &#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;;<I> </I>the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), between
NiSource Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Borrower&#148;), the Lenders party thereto, Barclays Bank PLC, as the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Interest Election Request is delivered to you pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.06</U> of the Agreement and relates to the
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Borrowing having an Interest Period of [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] months. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#9744; If such Borrowing is a Eurodollar
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. Such election to be effective on &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a Business Day). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Interest Election Request and the election made herein comply with the Agreement,
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF PREPAYMENT NOTICE </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">PREPAYMENT NOTICE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Date:
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To: Barclays
Bank PLC, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">as Administrative Agent </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">400 Jefferson Park </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whippany, New Jersey 07981 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attn: Kevin Leamy </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Telecopier: (201) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">499-0371</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Telephone: (201) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">499-0371</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <U>kevin.leamy@barclays.com</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email:
<U>12145455230@tls.ldsprod.com</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is made to that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;20, 2019 (as may be amended,
restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time in accordance with its terms, the &#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;;<I> </I>the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), between
NiSource Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Borrower&#148;), the Lenders party thereto, Barclays Bank PLC, as the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.11</U> of the Agreement. The Borrower hereby gives
notice of a prepayment of Loans as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. (select Type(s) of Loans) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#9744; ABR Revolving Loans in the aggregate principal amount of
$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#9744; Eurodollar Revolving Loans with an
Interest Period ending &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; in the aggregate principal amount of $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. On &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a Business Day).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Prepayment Notice and prepayment contemplated hereby comply with the Agreement, including <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.11</U> of
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S.&nbsp;Federal Income Tax Purposes) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February&nbsp;20, 2019 (as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the &#147;<U>Credit Agreement</U>&#148;), between NiSource Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Borrower&#148;), the Lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as the
Administrative Agent (the &#147;<U>Administrative Agent</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the provisions of <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.17</U>
of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i)&nbsp;it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii)&nbsp;it is
not a bank within the meaning of Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii)&nbsp;it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section&nbsp;871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv)&nbsp;it is not a controlled foreign
corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(C) of the Code. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned has furnished the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> Person status on IRS <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;W-8BEN</FONT> or IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E.</FONT></FONT> By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1)&nbsp;if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, and (2)&nbsp;the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be
made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S.&nbsp;Federal Income Tax Purposes) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February&nbsp;20, 2019 (as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the &#147;<U>Credit Agreement</U>&#148;), between NiSource Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Borrower&#148;), the Lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as the
Administrative Agent (the &#147;<U>Administrative Agent</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the provisions of <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.17</U>
of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i)&nbsp;it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii)&nbsp;it is not a bank within the meaning of
Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii)&nbsp;it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section&nbsp;871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv)&nbsp;it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as
described in Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(C) of the Code. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> Person status on IRS <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;W-8BEN</FONT> or IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E.</FONT></FONT> By executing this
certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1)&nbsp;if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2)&nbsp;the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender
with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit
Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S.&nbsp;Federal Income Tax Purposes) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February&nbsp;20, 2019 (as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the &#147;<U>Credit Agreement</U>&#148;), between NiSource Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Borrower&#148;), the Lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as the
Administrative Agent (the &#147;<U>Administrative Agent</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the provisions of <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.17</U>
of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i)&nbsp;it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii)&nbsp;its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial
owners of such participation, (iii)&nbsp;with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its
trade or business within the meaning of Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv)&nbsp;none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section&nbsp;871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and
(v)&nbsp;none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(C) of the Code. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;W-8IMY</FONT> accompanied by one of
the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i)&nbsp;an IRS <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;W-8BEN</FONT> or IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> or (ii)&nbsp;an IRS <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;W-8IMY</FONT> accompanied by an IRS <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;W-8BEN</FONT> or IRS Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> from each of such partner&#146;s/member&#146;s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the
undersigned agrees that (1)&nbsp;if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2)&nbsp;the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and
currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit
Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S.&nbsp;Federal Income Tax Purposes) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February&nbsp;20, 2019 (as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the &#147;<U>Credit Agreement</U>&#148;), between NiSource Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Borrower&#148;), the Lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as the
Administrative Agent (the &#147;<U>Administrative Agent</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the provisions of <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.17</U>
of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i)&nbsp;it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii)&nbsp;its direct or
indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii)&nbsp;with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, neither the
undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(A) of the Code,
(iv)&nbsp;none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section&nbsp;871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v)&nbsp;none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign
corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(C) of the Code. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned has furnished the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;W-8IMY</FONT> accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i)&nbsp;an IRS <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;W-8BEN</FONT> or IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> or (ii)&nbsp;an IRS <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;W-8IMY</FONT> accompanied by an
IRS <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;W-8BEN</FONT> or IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> from each of such partner&#146;s/member&#146;s beneficial owners that is claiming the
portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1)&nbsp;if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and
(2)&nbsp;the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or
in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and
used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF INCREASING LENDER SUPPLEMENT </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">INCREASING LENDER SUPPLEMENT, dated &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (this
&#147;<U>Supplement</U>&#148;), by and among each of the signatories hereto, to the Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February&nbsp;20, 2019 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
the &#147;<U>Credit Agreement</U>&#148;), between NiSource Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Borrower&#148;), the Lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as the Administrative Agent (the &#147;<U>Administrative Agent</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">W I T N E S S E T H </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS,
pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.22</U> of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has the right, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to effectuate from time to time an increase in the Aggregate Commitments under the Credit Agreement
by requesting one or more Lenders to increase the amount of its Commitment; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Borrower has given notice to the Administrative
Agent of its intention to increase the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to such <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.22</U>; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS,
pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.22</U> of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned Increasing Lender now desires to increase the amount of its Commitment under the Credit Agreement by executing and delivering to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent this Supplement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. The undersigned Increasing Lender agrees, subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, that on the date of this Supplement
it shall have its Commitment increased by $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], thereby making the total amount of its Commitments equal to
$[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the
conditions precedent set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.02(a)</U> and <U>(e)</U>&nbsp;of the Credit Agreement are satisfied on and as of the date hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall have their defined meanings when used herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. This Supplement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when
so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same document. </P>
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delivered by a duly authorized officer on the date first above written. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF AUGMENTING LENDER SUPPLEMENT </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">AUGMENTING LENDER SUPPLEMENT, dated &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (this
&#147;<U>Supplement</U>&#148;), by and among each of the signatories hereto, to the Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February&nbsp;20, 2019 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
the &#147;<U>Credit Agreement</U>&#148;), between NiSource Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Borrower&#148;), the Lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as the Administrative Agent (the &#147;<U>Administrative Agent</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">W I T N E S S E T H </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS,
the Credit Agreement provides in Section&nbsp;2.22 thereof that any bank, financial institution or other entity may extend Commitments under the Credit Agreement subject to the approval of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, by executing and
delivering to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a supplement to the Credit Agreement in substantially the form of this Supplement; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the undersigned Augmenting Lender was not an original party to the Credit Agreement but now desires to become a party thereto; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. The undersigned Augmenting Lender agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and agrees that it shall, on the date of this
Supplement, become a Lender for all purposes of the Credit Agreement to the same extent as if originally a party thereto, with a Commitment with respect to Revolving Loans of
$[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. The undersigned Augmenting Lender
(a)&nbsp;represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Supplement; (b)&nbsp;confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5.01</U> thereof, as applicable, and has reviewed such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Supplement; (c)&nbsp;agrees that it
will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action
under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d)&nbsp;appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion
under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (e)&nbsp;agrees that it
will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. The undersigned&#146;s address for notices for the purposes of the Credit Agreement is as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] </P>
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<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.02(a)</U> and <U>(e)</U>&nbsp;of the Credit Agreement are satisfied on and as of the date hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. Terms
defined in the Credit Agreement shall have their defined meanings when used herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. This Supplement shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same document. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>(Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement) </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Names, Addresses, Allocation of Aggregate Commitment, and Applicable Percentages of Banks </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><B>Bank Name</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Domestic Lending</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Office</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Eurodollar Lending</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Office</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Commitment</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Applicable</B><br><B>Percentage</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Bank PLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Bank PLC</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">745 Seventh Avenue</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10019</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Bank PLC</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">745 Seventh Avenue</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10019</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">125,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6.76</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citibank, N.A.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">125,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6.76</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MUFG Bank, Ltd.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">125,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6.76</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">125,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6.76</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">125,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6.76</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Bank, National Association</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">125,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6.76</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CoBank, ACB</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">105,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.68</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bank of America, N.A.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">91,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.92</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BNP Paribas</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">91,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.92</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="19%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="2%"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="2%"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="2%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="2%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><B>Bank Name</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Domestic Lending</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Office</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Eurodollar Lending</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Office</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Commitment</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Applicable</B><br><B>Percentage</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman Sachs Bank USA</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">91,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.92</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KeyBank National Association</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">91,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.92</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Bank, Ltd.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">91,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.92</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">91,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.92</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Northern Trust Company</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">91,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.92</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PNC Bank, National Association</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">91,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.92</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Bank of Nova Scotia</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">91,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.92</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bank National Association</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">91,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.92</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Huntington National Bank</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On file with the Administrative Agent</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">On file with the Administrative Agent</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">85,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.59</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>TOTAL</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>1,850,000,000</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>100</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>%&nbsp;</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT </U></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="12%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="28%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="27%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="2%"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">LETTER OF<BR>CREDIT NO.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ISSUER</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">APPLICANT</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">BENEFICIARY</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">OUTSTANDING<BR>BALANCE</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">SB-00116</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Barclays</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Travelers Indemnity Company</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,104,000.00</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">SB-00399</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Barclays</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource Inc., as successor by merger to Nisource Finance Corp</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ace America Insurance Company</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,000,000.00</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">SB-01624</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Barclays</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource Inc., as successor by merger to Nisource Finance Corp</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ace America Insurance Company</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,113,577.00</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>EXISTING AGREEMENTS </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Receivables
Purchase Agreements and Receivables Sales Agreements of (a)&nbsp;Columbia Gas of Ohio Receivables Corporation, (b)&nbsp;Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Receivables Corporation, (c)&nbsp;NIPSCO Accounts Receivables Corporation, and (d)&nbsp;any renewal,
modification, extension or replacement of the above, in each case, to provide for receivables financings upon terms and conditions not materially more restrictive on Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, than the terms and conditions of
such renewed, modified, extended or replaced facility. </P>
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