<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000844965-14-000089.txt : 20141006
<SEC-HEADER>0000844965-14-000089.hdr.sgml : 20141006
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20141006164425
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000844965-14-000089
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140930
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:		20141006
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20141006

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000844965
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				742148293
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13455
		FILM NUMBER:		141143315

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		24955 INTERSTATE 45 NORTH
		CITY:			THE WOODLANDS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77380
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2813671983

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		24955 INTERSTATE 45 NORTH
		CITY:			THE WOODLANDS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77380
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<TYPE>8-K
<SEQUENCE>1
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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Date of report (date of earliest event reported):</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">September 30, 2014</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">TETRA Technologies, Inc.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:93.1640625%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td width="33.33333333333334%"></td><td width="33.33333333333333%"></td><td width="33.33333333333333%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font 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North</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">The Woodlands, Texas 77380</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:16px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:16px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:16px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code:</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;(281) 367-1983</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><br><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s3589d7e22d3e4de684a634a505426069"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">On September 30, 2014, TETRA Technologies, Inc. (&#8220;TETRA&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) and certain of its subsidiaries entered into an Agreement and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (the &#8220;Third Amendment&#8221;) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto. The Third Amendment amends the Company&#8217;s credit facility that was set to expire on October 29, 2015 by extending the maturity date of the credit facility until September 30, 2019.  The Third Amendment also decreased the revolving commitments from $278 million to $225 million, revised certain financial covenants and the range of applicable interest rate spreads, and added provisions to address recent changes in applicable laws. The facility remains unsecured and guaranteed by certain of the Company&#8217;s material domestic subsidiaries.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Borrowings under the facility generally bear interest at the British Bankers Association LIBOR rate plus an additional spread based on the table below:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:91.6015625%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td width="40.085287846481876%"></td><td width="17.48400852878465%"></td><td width="17.48400852878465%"></td><td width="24.946695095948826%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Leverage Ratio</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Eurocurrency Spread</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">ABR Spread </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Commitment Fee Rate</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Category 1</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">:  greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2.75%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">0.00%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">0.50%</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Category 2</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">:  greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1 but less than 3.000 to 1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2.50%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">0.00%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">0.50%</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Category 3</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">: greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1 but less than 2.50 to 1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2.25%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">0.00%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">0.35%</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Category 4</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">: greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1 but less than 2.00 to 1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2.00%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">0.00%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">0.30%</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Category 5</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">: greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1 but less than 1.50 to 1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">1.75%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">0.00%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">0.25%</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Category 6</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">: less than 1.00 to 1</font></div></td><td 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The Third Amendment amended the leverage ratio financial covenant to provide that the leverage ratio may not exceed (i) 3.5 to 1 as of September 30, 2014, December 31, 2014, March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, (ii) 3.25 to 1 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2015, and (iii) 3.0 to 1 as of the last day of any subsequent fiscal quarter.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The amount of capital expenditures and acquisitions permitted in any fiscal year by the Company or any restricted subsidiary was further restricted in the Third Amendment in the event the pro forma leverage ratio, after giving effect to any such capital expenditure or acquisition, would be greater than 3.0 to 1.  In such event, the aggregate amount of all capital expenditures and acquisitions in any fiscal year shall not exceed $150,000,000 and the aggregate amount of all acquisitions shall not exceed $30,000,000 in any fiscal year until such subsequent fiscal quarter when the pro forma leverage ratio as of the date of any applicable acquisition would be less than or equal to 3.0 to 1.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Consolidated net earnings under the credit facility is the aggregate of the net income (or loss) of the Company and the consolidated restricted subsidiaries, including cash dividends and distributions (not the return of capital) received from persons other than consolidated restricted subsidiaries and after allowances for taxes for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding certain items more specifically described therein. 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A discussion of the material terms of the Agreement and First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 15, 2006 by and among TETRA, JPMorgan </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">1</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s3589d7e22d3e4de684a634a505426069"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders party thereto is included in the Company&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2007, which includes as Exhibit 10.1 thereto a copy of the Agreement and First Amendment to Credit Agreement.  A discussion of the material terms of the Agreement and Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2010 by and among TETRA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders party thereto is included in the Company&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2010, which includes as Exhibit 10.1 thereto a copy of the Agreement and Second Amendment to Credit Agreement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 2.03 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The information set forth in Item 1.01 regarding entry into the Third Amendment is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01. 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Agreement and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of September 30, 2014, among TETRA Technologies, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries as borrowers, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Bank of America, National Association, as syndication agent, Comerica Bank, as documentation agent, and the lender parties thereto.</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;">&#160;</font></div><div 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be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:93.359375%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td width="50%"></td><td width="50%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">TETRA Technologies, Inc.</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">By:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">/s/Elijio V. Serrano</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Elijio V. Serrano</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Date: October 6, 2014</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font 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<a name="sd7036f07e0ff429189575940c6ef3534"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT 10.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">AGREEMENT AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">CREDIT AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">This Agreement and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (this &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Amendment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) dated as of September 30, 2014 is among TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Parent</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), a Delaware corporation; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Administrative Agent</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) for the financial institutions (collectively, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Lenders</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) party to the hereinafter-defined Credit Agreement; and the undersigned Lenders.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">W</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">I</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">T</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">N</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">E</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">S</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">S</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">E</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">T</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">H</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, the Parent, the Lenders, Bank of America, National Association and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agents, Comerica Bank, as Documentation Agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, executed and delivered that certain Credit Agreement (as amended and supplemented to the date hereof, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Credit Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) dated as of June 27, 2006, as amended by instruments dated as of December 15, 2006 and October 29, 2010; and</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements, representations and warranties herein set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Parent and the Lenders do hereby agree as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:96px;">Section 1.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Decrease of Revolving Commitments</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  Effective on the Effective Date (as defined below):  (a) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments shall be decreased to $225,000,000 and (b) the Revolving Commitment of each Lender shall, without any further action (including, without the execution of any other documentation or the payment of any processing and recordation fee to the Administrative Agent), be the Commitment specified for such Lender on the attached </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Schedule 2.01</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Schedule 2.01</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to be identical to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Schedule 2.01</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;attached hereto.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:96px;">Section 2.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Amendments to Credit Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The definition of &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Agreed Currencies</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; contained in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 1.01</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Agreed Currencies</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means (i) Dollars, (ii) so long as such currencies remain Eligible Currencies, British Pounds Sterling, Canadian Dollars, Japanese Yen, Mexican Pesos, Swiss Francs, and Euros, and (iii) any other Eligible Currency which the Parent requests the Administrative Agent to include as an Agreed Currency hereunder and which is acceptable to all of the Lenders.  For the purposes of this definition, each of the specific currencies referred to in clause (ii), above, shall mean and be deemed to refer to the lawful currency of the jurisdiction referred to in connection with such currency, e.g., &#8220;Canadian Dollars&#8221; means the lawful currency of Canada.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A new definition of &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Anti-Corruption Laws</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; is hereby added to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 1.01</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of the Credit Agreement, such new definition to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Anti-Corruption Laws</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to any Loan Party from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.</font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sd7036f07e0ff429189575940c6ef3534"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">(c)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The definition of &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Applicable Rate</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; contained in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 1.01</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Applicable Rate</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means, for any day with respect to any ABR Loan or Eurocurrency Loan or with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption &#8220;ABR Spread&#8221;, &#8220;Eurocurrency Spread&#8221; or &#8220;Commitment Fee Rate&#8221;, as the case may be, based upon the Leverage Ratio as of the most recent determination date: </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:98.6328125%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td width="39.801980198019805%"></td><td width="17.227722772277225%"></td><td width="25.14851485148515%"></td><td width="17.82178217821782%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Leverage Ratio</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Eurocurrency Spread</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ABR Spread </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Commitment Fee Rate</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Category 1</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">:  greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">2.75%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">0.00%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">0.50%</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Category 2</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">:  greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1 but less than 3.000 to 1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">2.50%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">0.00%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">0.50%</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Category 3</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">: greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1 but less than 2.50 to 1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">2.25%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">0.00%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">0.35%</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Category 4</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">: greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1 but less than 2.00 to 1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">2.00%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">0.00%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">0.30%</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Category 5</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">: greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1 but less than 1.50 to 1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1.75%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">0.00%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">0.25%</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Category 6</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">: less than 1.00 to 1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1.50%</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Sections 5.01(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;or </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;and (ii) each change in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio shall be effective during the period commencing on and including the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent of such consolidated financial statements indicating such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">but</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;the Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be in Category 1 at the request of the Required Lenders if the Parent fails to timely deliver the consolidated financial statements required to be delivered by it pursuant to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Sections 5.01(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;or </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, during the period from the deadline for delivery thereof until such consolidated financial statements are received.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this definition, the Applicable Rate for Swingline Loans shall be 0%.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">(d)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The definition of &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Business Day</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; contained in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 1.01</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Business Day</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means (i) with respect to any borrowing, payment or rate selection of Eurocurrency Borrowings, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks generally are open in Houston and New York for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending activities, interbank wire transfers can be made on the Fedwire system and dealings in Dollars and the other Agreed Currencies are carried on in the London interbank market (and, if the Borrowings which are the subject of such borrowing, payment or rate selection are denominated in Euro or in Canadian Dollars, a day upon which such clearing system as is determined by the Administrative Agent to be suitable for clearing or settlement of the Euro or Canadian Dollars (as the case may be) is open for business), and (ii) for all other purposes, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks generally are open in Houston, Texas for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">2</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sd7036f07e0ff429189575940c6ef3534"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">lending activities and interbank wire transfers can be made on the Fedwire system.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">(e)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A new definition of &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Commodity Exchange Act</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; is hereby added to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 1.01</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of the Credit Agreement, such new definition to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Commodity Exchange Act</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. &#167;1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">(f)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The definition of &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Consolidated Net Earnings</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; contained in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 1.01</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Consolidated Net Earnings</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means with respect to the Parent and the Consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, for any period, the aggregate of the net income (or loss) of the Parent and the Consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, including cash dividends and distributions (not the return of capital) received from Persons other than Consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries and after allowances for taxes for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">but</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;there shall be excluded from such net income (to the extent otherwise included therein) the following: (a) any extraordinary or non-recurring gains, losses or expenses during such period (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of Consolidated Net Earnings for such period, non-cash losses on sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business); provided that, beginning with the four quarter period ended September 30, 2015, the deduction for extraordinary or non-recurring losses during any applicable trailing twelve month period shall not exceed an amount equal to 25% of EBITDA for such period (based on a calculation of EBITDA without giving effect to the limitation in this proviso); (b) non-cash gains, losses, expenses or adjustments under FASB Statement No. 133 as a result of changes in the fair market value of derivatives; (c) any gains or losses attributable to writeups or writedowns of assets, including ceiling test writedowns; (d) adjustments due to changes in accounting principles and the effect of discontinued operations; and (e) any equity in the undistributed earnings of any Person which is not a Subsidiary.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">(g)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The definition of &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Dollar Amount</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; contained in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 1.01</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Dollar Amount</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; 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provided that, (x) if any LIBO Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement and (y) if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for a period equal in length to such Interest Period (an &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Impacted Interest Period</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), then the LIBO Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate at such time, subject to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 2.12</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;in the event that the Administrative Agent shall conclude that it shall not be possible to determine such Interpolated Rate (which conclusion shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error); provided, that, if any Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.  If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the &#8220;Eurocurrency Reference Rate&#8221; for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in the applicable Agreed Currency for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurocurrency Borrowing being made, continued or converted by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.&#8217;s London Branch (or other JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. branch or Affiliate) to major banks in the London or other offshore interbank market for such currency at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days before the commencement of such Interest Period.  The parties hereto understand that the applicable Eurocurrency Reference Rate </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">4</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sd7036f07e0ff429189575940c6ef3534"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">for Dollar-denominated Eurocurrency Loans is commonly referred to as &#8220;LIBOR.&#8221; </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars for the relevant Interest Period, the Canadian deposit offered rate which, in turn means on any day the sum of (a) the annual rate of interest determined with reference to the arithmetic average of the discount rate quotations of all institutions listed in respect of the relevant Interest Period for Canadian Dollar-denominated bankers&#8217; acceptances displayed and identified as such on the &#8220;Reuters Screen CDOR Page&#8221; as defined in the International Swap Dealer Association, Inc. definitions, as modified and amended from time to time, as of 10:00 a.m. Toronto, Ontario local time on such day and, if such day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately preceding Business Day (as adjusted by the Administrative Agent after 10:00 a.m. Toronto, Ontario local time to reflect any error in the posted rate of interest or in the posted average annual rate of interest) </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">plus</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;(b) 0.10% per annum; provided that if such rates are not available on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page on any particular day, then the Canadian deposit offered rate component of such rate on that day shall be calculated as the cost of funds quoted by the Administrative Agent to raise Canadian dollars for the applicable Interest Period as of 10:00 a.m. Toronto, Ontario local time on such day for commercial loans or other extensions of credit to businesses of comparable credit risk; or if such day is not a Business Day, then as quoted by the Administrative Agent on the immediately preceding Business Day.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">(k)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A new definition of &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Excluded Swap Obligation</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; is hereby added to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 1.01</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of the Credit Agreement, such new definition to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Excluded Swap Obligation</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) (a) by virtue of such Loan Party&#8217;s failure for any reason to constitute an &#8220;eligible contract participant&#8221; as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Loan Party or the grant of such security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) in the case of a Swap Obligation subject to a clearing requirement pursuant to Section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act (or any successor provision thereto), because such Loan Party is a &#8220;financial entity,&#8221; as defined in Section 2(h)(7)(C)(i) the Commodity Exchange Act (or any successor provision thereto), at the time the Guarantee of such Loan Party or the grant by such Loan Party of a security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Loan Party or security interest is or becomes illegal.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">(l)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The definition of &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Interest Period</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; contained in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 1.01</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Interest Period</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter (or in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, 30, 60, 90 or 180 days thereafter), as the Borrower may elect; but (i) 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, </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">5</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sd7036f07e0ff429189575940c6ef3534"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">and (ii) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period.  For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">(m)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A new definition of &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Interpolated Rate</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; is hereby added to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 1.01</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of the Credit Agreement, such new definition to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Interpolated Rate</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; 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provided, however, that the definition of &#8220;Obligations&#8221; shall not create any guarantee by any Loan Party of (or grant of security interest by any Loan Party to support, as applicable) any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Party for purposes of determining any obligations of any Loan Party. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">(p)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A new definition of &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Qualified ECP Loan Party</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; is hereby added to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 1.01</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of the Credit Agreement, such new definition to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Qualified ECP Loan Party</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; 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The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">(y)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A new sentence is hereby added to the end of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 2.16(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of the Credit Agreement, such new sentence to read in its entirety as follows:  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Notwithstanding the foregoing, all payments in respect of Swap Obligations shall be made in accordance with the terms of the documents evidencing such Swap Obligations.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:left;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">(z)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A new </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 2.16(h)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, such new section to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(h)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received from any Loan Party that is not a Qualified ECP Loan Party shall not be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Loan Party.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:left;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">(aa)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A new </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 3.13</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, such new section to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">SECTION 3.13  </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  Each Loan Party has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by each Loan Party and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and each Loan Party and their respective officers and employees and directors or, to the knowledge of the Parent, any of their respective agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects.  None of (a) any Loan Party or any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Parent, any agent of any Loan Party that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person.  No Transaction will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(bb)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 5.01(f)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of the Credit Agreement is hereby restyled as </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 5.01(i)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;and</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">new </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 5.01(f)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">(g)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">(h)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;are hereby added to the Credit Agreement, such new sections to read in their entireties as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(f)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Parent, (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014), its internally-prepared consolidating financial statements reconciling the financial condition of its Restricted Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries, in a format reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Restricted Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Parent in accordance with GAAP;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(g)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;concurrently with any delivery of the compliance certificates described in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">clause (d)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;above (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2014), a reconciliation of EBITDA used in connection with the calculations of the financial covenants set forth in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 6.01</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;hereof, certified by one of its Financial Officers as true and correct in all material respects;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(h)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;within one hundred twenty (120) days after the commencement of each fiscal year of the Parent (beginning with the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2015), a budget for the Parent and its </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">8</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sd7036f07e0ff429189575940c6ef3534"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Restricted Subsidiaries for such fiscal year; 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The Parent will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  The Parent will maintain in effect and enforce, and cause each other Loan Party to maintain in effect and enforce, policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the applicable Loan Party and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(dd)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 6.01(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Leverage Ratio</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  The Parent will not permit the Leverage Ratio to be greater than (i) 3.50 to 1 as of September 30, 2014, December 31, 2014, March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, (ii) 3.25 to 1 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2015, and (iii) 3.00 to 1 as of the last day of any subsequent fiscal quarter.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ee)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 6.08</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">SECTION 6.08  </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Capital Expenditures and Acquisitions</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  If, after giving effect thereto, the Pro Forma Leverage Ratio would be greater than 2.50 to 1, then the Parent will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, in any fiscal year of the Parent permit the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures and Acquisitions to exceed $300,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies as of the date of each relevant transaction) and if, after giving effect thereto, the Pro Forma Leverage Ratio would be greater than 3.00 to 1, then the Parent will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, in any fiscal year of the Parent permit the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures and Acquisitions to exceed $150,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies as of the date of each relevant transaction).  If, after giving effect thereto, the Pro Forma Leverage Ratio as of the date of any applicable Acquisition would be greater than 3.00 to 1, then the Parent will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, in any fiscal year of the Parent permit the aggregate amount of all Acquisitions to exceed $30,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies as of the date of each relevant transaction) without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders until such subsequent fiscal quarter as the Pro Forma Leverage Ratio as of the date of any applicable Acquisition would be less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00.  Subject to the foregoing, the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries may at any time make any Acquisition or Capital Expenditure.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ff)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;A new </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 6.11</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, such new section to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">SECTION 6.11  </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  The Parent will not request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and the Parent shall not use, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any of its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents to use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (A) 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-</font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">9</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sd7036f07e0ff429189575940c6ef3534"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Corruption Laws, (B) 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 (C) in any manner that would result in the violation of  any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(gg)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;A new </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 9.19</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, such new section to read in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">SECTION 9.19.  </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Keepwell</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  Each Qualified ECP Loan Party hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Loan Party to honor all of its obligations under any Loan Document in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Loan Party shall only be liable under this Section for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section or otherwise under any applicable Loan Document voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount).  Each Qualified ECP Loan Party intends that this Section constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a &#8220;keepwell, support, or other agreement&#8221; for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(hh)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The reference to  &#8220;BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and DnB NOR BANK ASA, as Syndication Agents&#8221; in the title page of the Credit Agreement and in the introductory paragraph of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read &#8220;BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Syndication Agent&#8221;.  The reference to &#8220;J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC and DNB NOR MARKETS, INC., as Co-Lead Bookrunners&#8221; in the title page of the Credit Agreement and in the introductory paragraph of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read &#8220;J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC,  BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Co-Lead Bookrunners&#8221;.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:96px;">Section 3.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Swap Obligations Subject to Guaranty</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  Notwithstanding the exclusion of &#8220;Swap Agreements&#8221; from the definition of &#8220;Loan Documents&#8221; in the Credit Agreement, all Swap Obligations (other than Excluded Swap Obligations of the applicable Loan Party) shall be included in the term &#8220;Debt&#8221; as used in the Guaranty.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Section 4.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Conditions</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  This Amendment shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 9.02</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of the Credit Agreement) (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Effective Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;):  (a) the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) has received from the Loan Parties and all of the Lenders either (1) a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such party or (2) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy or e-mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Amendment) that such party has signed counterparts of this Amendment, (b) the Parent has executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent for each Lender a new Note in the maximum principal amount of such Lender&#8217;s Revolving Commitment and substantially in the form of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit C-1</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;to the Credit Agreement (each Lender agrees that it shall surrender its existing Note to the Parent promptly following the Effective Date), and (c) the Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Parent, the authorization of the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by the Parent and any other legal matters relating to this Amendment.  The Administrative Agent shall give, or cause to be given, prompt notice to the Parent and the Lenders as to whether the conditions specified in the immediately preceding sentence have been satisfied by the deadline </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">10</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sd7036f07e0ff429189575940c6ef3534"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">set forth therein and shall specify the Effective Date; such notice may be oral, telephonic, written (including telecopied) or by e-mail.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Section 5.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Representations True; No Default</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  The Parent represents and warrants that the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">except</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;to the extent any such representation or warranty is expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, on and as of the date hereof, such representation or warranty shall continue to be true and correct in all material respects as of such specified earlier date.  The Parent hereby certifies that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Section 6.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Ratification</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  Except as expressly amended hereby, the Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect.  The Credit Agreement, as hereby amended, and all rights and powers created thereby or thereunder and under the other Loan Documents are in all respects ratified and confirmed and remain in full force and effect.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Section 7.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Definitions and References</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  Any term used in this Amendment that is defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meaning therein ascribed to it.  The terms &#8220;Agreement&#8221; and &#8220;Credit Agreement&#8221; as used in the Loan Documents or any other instrument, document or writing furnished to the Administrative Agent or any lender by any Loan Party and referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement as hereby amended.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Section 8.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Expenses; Additional Information</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  The Parent shall pay to the Administrative Agent all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the execution of this Amendment and the new Notes. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Section 9.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Miscellaneous</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.  This Amendment (a)&#160;shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrowers and the Lenders and their respective successors, assigns, receivers and trustees (</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">but</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;the Borrowers shall not assign their rights hereunder without the express prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender); (b)&#160;may be modified or amended only by a writing signed by the party against whom the same is to be enforced; (c)&#160;may be executed in several counterparts, and by the parties hereto on separate counter-parts, and each counterpart, when so executed and delivered, shall constitute an original agreement, and all such separate counterparts shall constitute but one and the same agreement, and (d)&#160;together with the other Loan Documents, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the 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Cobb&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Bruce A. 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">[unnumbered signature page to Third Amendment]</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s4f34deedc5134deabe50ad168c4a0a8d"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">COMMITMENTS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:68.9453125%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td width="62.60623229461756%"></td><td width="37.39376770538244%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Lender</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Revolving Commitment</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">$70,000,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Bank of America, National Association</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">$70,000,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">$40,000,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Royal Bank of Canada</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">$25,000,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Comerica Bank</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">$20,000,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Total</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">$225,000,000.00</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><br><div></div>	</body>
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