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FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this
“Amendment”), dated as of November 4, 2024, is entered into by and among CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”); the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto; the Lenders and Voting Participants party hereto; and AGWEST FARM CREDIT, PCA, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”):
WHEREAS the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent have previously entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2024 (as amended and in effect immediately prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, including, but not limited to, by this Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS on or before the Amendment Effective Date and immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the Borrower has fully prepaid in cash all outstanding obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due) under both the Commercial Bank Term Loan and the Farm Credit Term Loan (each as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement), and, as a result of such prepayment, each Commercial Bank Lender (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and each Farm Credit Lender and Voting Participant solely in their capacity as a Lender or Voting Participant under the Farm Credit Term Loan Facility Lender (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) is, as of the Amendment Effective Date, no longer a party to the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS the Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and Voting Participants make amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth in this Amendment; and
WHEREAS the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and Voting Participants that are signatories hereto are willing to grant such request on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Amendment;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms are used in this Amendment as defined in the Credit Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.
2. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement. On the terms of this Amendment and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 below:
(a) The Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text), to move certain text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following examples: moved text and moved text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in Annex A attached hereto.
(b) Exhibits B, D, E, F and G to the Existing Credit Agreement are each hereby amended to read in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit B [Form of Notice of Borrowing], Exhibit D [Form of Notice of Prepayment], Exhibit E [Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation], Exhibit F [Form of Officer’s Compliance Certificate] and Exhibit G [Form of Assignment and Assumption].

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(c) Schedules 1.1(a), 1.1(b) and Schedule 10.8(d) to the Existing Credit Agreement are each hereby amended to read in the forms attached hereto as Schedule 1.1(a) [Fixed Rate Schedule], Schedule 1.1(b) [Commitments and Commitment Percentages] and Schedule 10.8(d) [Voting Participant Schedule].
(d) As a result of the repayment in full of the Commercial Bank Term Loan and the Farm Credit Term Loan on or before the Amendment Effective Date and immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document have terminated with respect to each (i) Commercial Bank Lender and (ii) each Farm Credit Lender and Voting Participant solely in their capacity as a Lender or Voting Participant under the Farm Credit Term Loan Facility, except with respect to any terms or provisions therein which by their terms survive the termination thereof.
3. Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Amendment. The provisions of Section 2 of this Amendment are conditioned upon, and such provisions shall not be effective until, satisfaction of the following conditions (the first date on which all of the following conditions have been satisfied being referred to herein as the “Amendment Effective Date”):
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received, on behalf of the Lenders, this Amendment, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, each Lender, each Voting Participant and the Administrative Agent;
(b) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all amounts due and payable on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Amendment Effective Date, reimbursement or payment of all documented out- of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower under the Credit Agreement;
(c) The Borrower shall have fully prepaid in cash all outstanding obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due) under both the Commercial Bank Term Loan and the Farm Credit Term Loan utilizing the proceeds received from the Sofidel Disposition;
(d) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(e) The representations and warranties set forth in this Amendment shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Amendment Effective Date, except for any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, which such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects, on and as of the Amendment Effective Date (except for any such representation and warranty that by its terms is made only as of an earlier date, which representation and warranty shall remain true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, except for any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, which such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date).
4. Miscellaneous.
(a) Confirmation. The provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect following the effectiveness of this Amendment.
(b) Ratification and Affirmation; Representations and Warranties. Each Credit Party hereby (a) acknowledges the terms of this Amendment; (b) ratifies and affirms (i) its obligations under, and acknowledges, renews and extends its continued liability under, each Loan Document to which it is a party

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and agrees that each Loan Document to which it is a party remains in full force and effect, except as expressly amended hereby and (ii) that the Liens created by the Loan Documents to which it is a party are valid and continuing and secure the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, in each case, notwithstanding the amendments contained herein; (c) agrees that its guarantee under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement remains in full force and effect with respect to the Obligations as amended hereby;
(d) agrees that from and after the Amendment Effective Date (i) each reference to the Credit Agreement in the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment and (ii) this Amendment does not constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (e) represents and warrants to the Lenders that as of the date hereof, after giving effect to the terms of this Amendment: i) all of the representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document to which it is a party are true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent any such representations and warranties are stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case, such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date (provided that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representation or warranty that is already qualified or modified by materiality in such Loan Document) and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
(c) No Waiver; Loan Document. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents. This Amendment shall for all purposes constitute a Loan Document.
(d) Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment that is an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record (an “Electronic Signature”) transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Amendment shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be; provided that, without limiting the foregoing, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, any electronic signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart (in such number as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent).
(e) NO ORAL AGREEMENT. THIS AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND THEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. AS OF THE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT, THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
(f) GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS

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AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTIONS 10.12 AND 10.16

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OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE MUTATIS MUTANDIS.
(g) Reallocation. Each Lender and Voting Participant party hereto hereby agrees that, upon giving effect to this Amendment, its “Resulting Term Revolver Commitment/ Participation” and its “Resulting Commitment Percentage of Term Revolver Facility” are as set forth opposite its name on Schedule 10.8(d) attached hereto. On the date hereof, upon giving effect to this Amendment, the Borrower, each Lender and each Voting Participant shall be deemed to have effected such assignments, participations, prepayments, borrowings and reallocations as are necessary to effectuate the modifications to Schedule 10.8(d) hereto contemplated in this Amendment, in each case such that, after giving effect thereto, each Lender and Voting Participant will hold its respective “Resulting Commitment Percentage of Term Revolver Facility” are as set forth opposite its name on Schedule 10.8(d) attached hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
BORROWER:
CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation
By: _____________________________________
Name: Sherri J. Baker
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
CELLU TISSUE HOLDINGS, LLC
By: _____________________________________
Name: Sherri J. Baker
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
CELLU TISSUE NEENAH, LLC
By: _____________________________________
Name: Sherri J. Baker
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
CELLU TISSUE OKLAHOMA CITY, LLC
By: _____________________________________
Name: Sherri J. Baker
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
CLEARWATER FIBER, LLC
By: _____________________________________
Name: Sherri J. Baker
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
MANCHESTER INDUSTRIES INC. OF VIRGINIA

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Clearwater]

By: _____________________________________
Name: Sherri J. Baker
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Clearwater]

| AGWEST FARM CREDIT, PCA, as Administrative Agent and a Lender
| By:
| Name:
| Title:

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Amended and Re s tated Cr e dit Agree m e n t- Clearwater]

| VOTING PARTICIPANTS: COBANK, FCB
| By:
| Name:
| Title:

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement – Clearwater]

| AGFIRST, FCB
| By:
| Name:
| Title:

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement- Clearwater]

| FARM CREDIT EAST, ACA
| By:
| Name:
| Title:

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement – Clearwater]

EXECUTION VERSION
ANNEX A TO FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 4, 2024
$760,000,000 270,000,000
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of May 1, 2024, by and among
CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION,
as Borrower,
the Lenders referred to herein,
AGWEST FARM CREDIT, PCA,
as Administrative Agent,
and Farm Credit Facilities Sole Lead Arranger,
and
COÖPERATIEVE RABOBANK U.A., NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Syndication Agent,
and Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility Lead Arranger

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS 1
Section 1.1 Definitions 1
Section 1.2 Other Definitions and Provisions 37 31 Section 1.3 Accounting Terms 38 32 Section 1.4 UCC Terms 38 32 Section 1.5 Rounding 38 33 Section 1.6 References to Agreement and Laws 39 33 Section 1.7 Times of Day 39 33 Section 1.8 Interest Rates 39 33 Section 1.9 Guarantees 39 33 Section 1.10 Covenant Compliance Generally 39 33 Section 1.11 Conforming Changes Relating to Term SOFR 40 34 Section 1.12 Limited Condition Transactions 40 34
ARTICLE II. CREDIT FACILITIES 40 34
Section 2.1 The Credit Facilities. 40 34 Section 2.2 Procedure for Advances of Loans 43 36 Section 2.3 Repayment and Prepayment of Credit Facilities 43 37 Section 2.4 Permanent Reduction of the Term Revolver Commitments 47 39 Section 2.5 Termination of Term Revolver Facility 48 40
ARTICLE III. GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS 49 40

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Section 3.1 Interest 49 40 Section 3.2 Notice and Manner of Conversion or Continuation of Loans 51 43 Section 3.3 Fees 52 43 Section 3.4 Manner of Payment 53 44 Section 3.5 Evidence of Indebtedness 53 44 Section 3.6 Sharing of Payments by Lenders 53 44 Section 3.7 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback 54 45 Section 3.8 Inability to Determine Rates 55 46 Section 3.9 Indemnity 57 48 Section 3.10 Increased Costs 58 49 Section 3.11 Taxes 59 50 Section 3.12 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders 62 53 Section 3.13 Illegality 63 54 Section 3.14 Defaulting Lenders 64 55 Section 3.15 Capital Plans 65 56
ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS OF CLOSING AND BORROWING 66 57
Section 4.1 Conditions to Initial Extensions of Credit 66 57 Section 4.2 Conditions to Extensions of Credit Under the Term Revolver Facility 69 60
ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CREDIT PARTIES 69 60
Section 5.1 Financial Condition 70 61 Section 5.2 No Change 70 61

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Section 5.3 Existence; Compliance with Law 70 61 Section 5.4 Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations 70 61 Section 5.5 No Legal Bar 71 62 Section 5.6 Litigation 71 62 Section 5.7 No Default 71 62 Section 5.8 Ownership of Property; Liens 71 62 Section 5.9 Intellectual Property 71 62
Section 5.10 Taxes 71 62 Section 5.11 Federal Regulations 71 62 Section 5.12 Labor Matters 72 63 Section 5.13 ERISA 72 63 Section 5.14 Investment Company Act; Other Regulations 73 64 Section 5.15 Subsidiaries; Capital Stock 73 64 Section 5.16 Use of Proceeds 73 64 Section 5.17 Environmental Matters 73 64 Section 5.18 Accuracy of Information, etc 73 64 Section 5.19 Security Documents 74 65 Section 5.20 Solvency 74 65 Section 5.21 Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions 74 65 Section 5.22 Plan Assets; Prohibited Transactions 74 65
ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 75 66

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Section 6.1 Financial Statements and Budgets 75 66 Section 6.2 Certificates; Other Reports 76 67 Section 6.3 Payment of Obligations 77 68 Section 6.4 Maintenance of Existence; Compliance 77 68 Section 6.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance 77 68 Section 6.6 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions 77 68 Section 6.7 Notices 78 69 Section 6.8 Environmental Laws 78 69 Section 6.9 Additional Collateral, etc 79 69 Section 6.10 Deposit Account Control Agreements 80 71 Section 6.11 Farm Credit Equity 80 71 Section 6.12 Post-Closing Matters 80 71
ARTICLE VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS 80 71
Section 7.1 Indebtedness 81 72
Section 7.2 Liens 83 74 Section 7.3 Fundamental Changes 86 77 Section 7.4 Disposition of Property 86 77 Section 7.5 Restricted Payments 89 79 Section 7.6 Investments 89 80 Section 7.7 Optional Payments of Certain Subordinated Debt Instruments 91 82 Section 7.8 Transactions with Affiliates 91 82 Section 7.9 Sales and Leasebacks 92 83 Section 7.10 Swap Agreements 92 83 Section 7.11 Changes in Fiscal Periods 92 83 Section 7.12 Negative Pledge Clauses 92 83

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Section 7.13 Lines of Business 93 84 Section 7.14 Use of Proceeds 93 84 Section 7.15 Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions 93 84

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Section 7.16 Organizational Documents 94 85 Section 7.17 Financial Covenants[Reserved]. 94 85
ARTICLE VIII. DEFAULT AND REMEDIES 94 85
Section 8.1 Events of Default 94 85 Section 8.2 Remedies 96 87 Section 8.3 Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Non-Waiver; etc 97 87 Section 8.4 Crediting of Payments and Proceeds 97 88 Section 8.5 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 98 88 Section 8.6 Credit Bidding 98 89 Section 8.7 Lender Action 99 89 Section 8.8 Intercreditor Agreement 99 89
ARTICLE IX. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 99 90
Section 9.1 Appointment and Authority 99 90 Section 9.2 Rights as a Lender 100 90 Section 9.3 Exculpatory Provisions 100 91 Section 9.4 Reliance by the Administrative Agent 101 92 Section 9.5 Delegation of Duties 102 92 Section 9.6 Resignation of Administrative Agent 102 92 Section 9.7 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders 103 93 Section 9.8 No Other Duties, Etc 103 93 Section 9.9 Collateral and Guaranty Matters 103 94 Section 9.10 Recovery of Erroneous Payments 104 94
ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS 104 95

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Section 10.1 Notices 104 95 Section 10.2 Amendments, Waivers and Consents 107 97 Section 10.3 Expenses; Indemnity 109 99 Section 10.4 Right of Setoff 111 101 Section 10.5 Governing Law; Jurisdiction, Etc 111 101 Section 10.6 Waiver of Jury Trial 112 102 Section 10.7 Reversal of Payments 112 102 Section 10.8 Successors and Assigns; Participations 112 102 Section 10.9 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality 117 107 Section 10.10 Performance of Duties 118 108 Section 10.11 All Powers Coupled with Interest 118 108 Section 10.12 Survival 118 109 Section 10.13 Titles and Captions 119 109 Section 10.14 Severability of Provisions 119 109 Section 10.15 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution 119 109 Section 10.16 Term of Agreement 120 110 Section 10.17 USA PATRIOT Act 120 110
Section 10.18 Independent Effect of Covenants 120 111
Section 10.19 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 121 111 Section 10.20 Inconsistencies with Other Documents 121 112 Section 10.21 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial
Institutions 122 112
Section 10.22 Amendment and Restatement.. 122 112
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Exhibit A Exhibit B Exhibit C Exhibit D Exhibit E Exhibit F Exhibit G Exhibit H-1
Exhibit H-2 Exhibit H-3 Exhibit H-4 Exhibit I
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Form of Note
- Form of Notice of Borrowing
- Form of Notice of Account Designation
- Form of Notice of Prepayment
- Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation
- Form of Officer’s Compliance Certificate
- Form of Assignment and Assumption
- Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Non-Partnership Foreign Lenders)
- Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Non-Partnership Foreign Participants)
- Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participant Partnerships)
- Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lender Partnerships)
- Form of New Subsidiary Officer’s Certificate
Exhibit J - Form of Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
SCHEDULES
Schedule 1.1(a)
- Fixed Rate Schedule
Schedule 1.1(b) - Commitments and Commitment Percentages
Schedule 5.13 - ERISA Plans
Schedule 5.15 - Subsidiaries and Capitalization
Schedule 5.19 - Jurisdictions of Organization
Schedule 6.2 - Excluded Subsidiaries
Schedule 6.12 - Post-Closing Matters
Schedule 7.1 - Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 7.2 - Existing Liens
Schedule 7.6 - Existing Investments
Schedule 10.8(d) - Voting Participant Schedule

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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 1, 2024, by and
among CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as Borrower, the lenders who are party to this Agreement and the lenders who may become a party to this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof, as Lenders, and AGWEST FARM CREDIT, PCA, a federally chartered production credit association, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
WHEREAS, the Borrower is party to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 27, 2023, by and among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and AgWest, as administrative agent (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders and the Administrative Agent amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety on the terms and conditions set forth herein and that the Lenders, pursuant to this Agreement, provide a term revolver credit facility, a farm credit term loan facility and a commercial bank term loan credit facility (which farm credit term loan facility and commercial bank term loan credit facility have, as of the First Amendment Effective Date, been prepaid in full in cash and are no longer outstanding) to the Borrower; and
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are willing to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety on the terms and conditions set forth herein, and the Lenders, to the extent of their respective Commitment as defined herein, are willing to provide the credit facilities contemplated herein to the Borrower.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, such parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. The following terms when used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them below:
“2028 Notes” means the Borrower’s 4.750% senior notes due 2028 issued pursuant to the 2028 Notes Indenture.
“2028 Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2020 by and among the Borrower, as issuer, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto as guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
“ABL Agent” means the “Administrative Agent” as defined in the ABL Facility.
“ABL Facility” means the ABL Credit Agreement dated as of July 26, 2019 among the Borrower, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto, as amended through the date hereof or as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
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“Accordion Increase” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.1(d).
“Acquisition” means the purchase or other acquisition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of all or a majority of the Capital Stock of, or all or substantially all of the property of, any Person, or of any business or division of any Person.
“Acquisition Leverage Restricted Period” means the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date the Borrower delivers financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1 and an Officer’s Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.2(a) evidencing that both (a) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.25 to 1.00 as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for the fourth (4th) consecutive fiscal quarter and (b) the Debt to Capitalization Ratio is less than or equal to 60% as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for the fourth (4th) consecutive fiscal quarter; provided, that, if a Disposition or other divesture is consummated which results in Indebtedness of the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries being reduced by at least $200,000,000 in the aggregate, the Acquisition Leverage Restricted Period shall end as of the last day of the fiscal quarter in which such Indebtedness reduction amount is achieved.
“Administrative Agent” means AgWest, in its capacity as Administrative Agent hereunder, and any successor thereto appointed pursuant to Section 10.6.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the office of the Administrative Agent specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.1(c).
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise.
“Agent Parties” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.1(e).
“Aggregate Commitments” means the aggregate Commitments of all the Lenders in effect at such
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“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.
“AgWest” means AgWest Farm Credit, PCA, a federally chartered production credit association. “Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to
the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery, corruption, money-laundering, or any financial record keeping and reporting requirements related thereto.
“Applicable Law” means all applicable provisions of constitutions, laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, treaties, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of Governmental Authorities and all orders and decrees of all courts and arbitrators.

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“Applicable Margin” means (a) the following percentages per annum, based on the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Officer’s Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.2(a):3.65% per annum.

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Pricing Level | Consolidated Leverage Ratio | Applicable Margin for Farm Credit Facilities | Applicable Margin for Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility
Term SOFR Rate Loans | Base Rate Loans
I | < 2.00 to 1.00 | 2.25% | 1.75% | 0.75%
II | ≥ 2.00 to 1.00 but < 2.50 to 1.00 | 2.50% | 2.00% | 1.00%
III | ≥ 2.50 to 1.00 but < 3.25 to 1.00 | 3.00% | 2.50% | 1.50%
IV | ≥ 3.25 to 1.00 but < 4.00 to 1.00 | 3.75% | 3.25% | 2.25%
V | ≥ 4.00 to 1.00 | 4.75% | 4.25% | 3.25%

Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first (1st) Business Day immediately following the date an Officer’s Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a); provided, that, if an Officer’s Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with Section 6.2(a), then Pricing Level V shall apply as of the first (1st) Business Day after the date on which such Officer’s Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall remain in effect until the first (1st) Business Day immediately following the date on which such Officer’s Compliance Certificate is delivered in accordance with Section 6.2(a), whereupon the Applicable Margin shall be adjusted based upon the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio contained in such Officer’s Compliance Certificate.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, (a) the Applicable Margin in effect from the Closing Date to the first (1st) Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2024 shall be determined based upon Pricing Level IV, and (b) if, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Borrower or for any other reason, the Borrower or the Lenders determine that (i) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Borrower as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under Debtor Relief Laws, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent or any Lender), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest

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that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest actually paid for such period; and
(b) following the repayment in full of the Term Loan Facilities (including contingent reimbursement obligations and indemnity obligations), 3.65% per annum.

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“Applicable Reference Period” means as of any date of determination, the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower (the “Reference Period”) for which financial statements with respect to each fiscal quarter included in such Reference Period have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or 6.1(b) (or, prior to the delivery of any such financial statements, the Reference Period ended March 31, 2024).
“Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Arranger” means (a) the Farm Credit Facilities Lead Arranger and/or (b) the Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility Lead Arranger, as the context may require AgWest, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.8), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit G or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Attributable Indebtedness” means in respect of any sale and leaseback transaction, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the implied interest rate in such transaction compounded annually) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended). For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, obligations for rental payments with respect to a lease arising in connection with a Tax Incentive Transaction shall not constitute Attributable Indebtedness.
“Augusta Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of February 20, 2024, by and between the Borrower and the Seller, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Augusta Mill Acquisition” means the Acquisition by the Borrower, directly or indirectly, of assets from the Seller pursuant to the Augusta Acquisition Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements (as defined in the Augusta Acquisition Agreement).
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement as of such date.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom,

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Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing

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banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the highest of (i) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus one half of one percent (0.50%) and (iii) one percent greater than the Term SOFR Rate for an Interest Period of one-month effective on such date; provided, that, in no event shall the Base Rate be less than 1.00%. For purposes of this definition of “Base Rate,” “Prime Rate” shall mean a variable rate of interest per annum equal to the rate of interest publicly announced from time to time by Citibank, N.A. in New York City, New York, as its “prime rate”. If Citibank ceases to quote such rate, the “Prime Rate” shall be the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519)(Select Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (in each case, as determined by the Administrative Agent). Any change in the prime rate shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.
“Base Rate Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate based upon the Base Rate as provided in Section 3.1(a).
“Benchmark” means, initially, Term SOFR or the SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate, as applicable; provided, that, if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to any initial Benchmark or any then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Successor Rate for such initial or then-current Benchmark to the extent that such Successor Rate has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 3.8(b). Any reference to a “Benchmark” shall include, as applicable, the published component used in the calculation thereof.
“Benchmark Replacement” means for any Available Tenor, the sum of (i) the alternate benchmark rate and (ii) an adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), in each case, that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for such Available Tenor of such Benchmark giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time in the United States; provided, that, if the Benchmark Replacement as determined above would be

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less than the 0.0%, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be 0.0% for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Transition Event” means with respect to any then-current Benchmark, the occurrence of a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the then-current Benchmark, the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark, the Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark, announcing or stating that (a) such administrator has ceased or will cease on a specified date to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark or (b) all Available Tenors of such Benchmark are or will no longer be representative of the underlying market and economic reality that such Benchmark is intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored.

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“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
“Borrower” means Clearwater Paper Corporation, a Delaware corporation. “Borrower Materials” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.1. “Budget” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.1(c).
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Applicable Laws of, or are in fact closed in, New York and in the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located (if different) and, if such day relates to any Term SOFR Loan, SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loan or Daily Simple SOFR Loan, means any such day that is also a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“Capital Expenditures” means for any period, with respect to any Person, the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries for the acquisition or leasing (pursuant to a capital lease) of fixed or capital assets or additions to equipment (including replacements, capitalized repairs and improvements during such period) that is required to be capitalized under GAAP on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries.
“Capital Lease Obligations” means as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases or financing leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, that any lease (or other arrangement) of such Person that is or would have been treated as an operating lease as determined in accordance with GAAP immediately prior to the issuance of the Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) by the Financial Accounting Standards Board shall not be treated as a Capital Lease Obligation under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, whether or not such obligations were in effect as of the date such update was issued and regardless of whether GAAP requires such obligations to be treated as capitalized lease obligations in the financial statements of such Person.
“Capital Stock” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing, but excluding any debt securities convertible into any of the foregoing.
“Cash Equivalents” means (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within two years from the date of acquisition; (b) certificates of deposit, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits or overnight bank deposits having maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition issued by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof having combined capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000; (c) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-2 by S&P or P-2 by Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and maturing within nine months from the date of acquisition; (d) repurchase obligations of any Lender or of any

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commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term of not more than 30 days, with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government; (e) securities with maturities of two years or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P or A by Moody’s; (f) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition; (g) money market mutual or similar funds that invest exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) of this definition; or (h) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000.
“CFC” means (a) each Person that is a “controlled foreign corporation” for purposes of the Code and (b) each Subsidiary of any such Person.
“CFC Holding Company” means each Domestic Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which consist of Capital Stock of one or more (a) CFCs or (b) Persons described in this definition.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Change of Control” means (a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its Subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a “person” or “group” shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all Capital Stock that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of more than 40% of the Capital Stock of the Borrower entitled to vote in the election of members of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Borrower or (b) the occurrence of any “change in control” (or similar event, however denominated) with respect to the Borrower under and as defined in any indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the rights of the holders of any Material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Closing Date” means May 1, 2024.
“Closing Date Cost of Funds” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e). “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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“Collateral” means the collateral security for the Obligations pledged or granted pursuant to the Security Documents (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding in all cases, the Excluded Assets (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement)).
“Commercial Bank Lender” means each Person executing this Agreement as a Commercial Bank Lender on the Closing Date.
“Commercial Bank Term Loan” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.1(b).
“Commercial Bank Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Commercial Bank Lender, its obligation to make its portion of the Commercial Bank Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(b), in the principal amount set forth opposite such Commercial Bank Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(b). The aggregate principal amount of the Commercial Bank Term Loan Commitment of all of the Commercial Bank Lenders as in effect on the Closing Date is $90,000,000.
“Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility” means the commercial bank term loan credit facility established pursuant to Article II.
“Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility Lead Arranger” means Rabobank, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner with respect to the Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility.
“Commitment” means as to any Lender, the Term Revolver Commitment, the Farm Credit Term Loan Commitment and/or the Commercial Bank Term Loan Commitment of such Lender, as the context may require.
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“Commitment Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, (a) with respect to the Term Revolver Facility, the percentage of the aggregate Term Revolver Commitments as of such date represented by such Lender’s Term Revolver Commitment; provided, that, if the Term Revolver Commitments have terminated or expired, the Commitment Percentages under the Term Revolver Facility shall be determined based upon the Term Revolver Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments, (b) with respect to the Farm Credit Term Loan Facility, (i) if the Farm Credit Term Loan Commitments remain in effect, the percentage of the aggregate Farm Credit Term Loan Commitments represented by such Lender’s Farm Credit Term Loan Commitment and (ii) if the Farm Credit Term Loans are outstanding, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Farm Credit Term Loans as of such date represented by the outstanding principal amount of the Farm Credit Term Loans of such Lender and (c) with respect to the Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility, (i) if the Commercial Bank Term Loan Commitments remain in effect, the percentage of the aggregate Commercial Bank Term Loan Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commercial Bank Term Loan Commitment and (ii) if the Commercial Bank Term Loans are outstanding, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Commercial Bank Term Loans as of such date represented by the outstanding principal amount of the Commercial Bank Term Loans of such Lender. The initial Commitment Percentage of each Lender with respect to each the Credit Facility is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 1.1(b).
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.). “Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions
associated with SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate or Term SOFR, as applicable, any conforming
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Period”, the timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, the timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Consolidated” means, when used with reference to financial statements or financial statement items of any Person, such statements or items on a consolidated basis in accordance with applicable principles of consolidation under GAAP.
“Consolidated Capitalization” means (a) Consolidated Total Debt plus (b) consolidated shareholders’ equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (excluding non-cash write-downs of goodwill associated with the acquisition and exclusion of the impacts of other comprehensive income).
“Consolidated Current Assets” means at any date, all amounts (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be reflected in “total current assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date.
“Consolidated Current Liabilities” means at any date, all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be reflected in “total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date, but excluding (a) the current portion of any Funded Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (b) without duplication of clause (a) above, all Indebtedness consisting of Term Revolver Loans and loans under the ABL Facility to the extent otherwise included therein.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of the following determined on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP:
(a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) the sum of the following, without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period: (i) income and franchise tax expense, (ii) interest expense (including interest expense attributable to Capital Lease Obligations and all net payment obligations pursuant to Swap Agreements), amortization or writeoff of debt discount and debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees and charges associated with all Indebtedness permitted hereunder, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense, (iv) non-cash charges, losses, expenses, accruals and provisions, including stock-based compensation or awards and sale of assets not in the ordinary course of business (but excluding any such non-cash charge to the extent that it represents an accrual or reserve for cash expenses in any future period), (v) amortization of intangibles (including, but not limited to, impairment of goodwill) and organization costs,

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(vi) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses or losses, (vii) any fees and expenses incurred during such period in connection with any Investment (including any Acquisition permitted hereunder), Disposition, issuance of all Indebtedness or Capital Stock, or amendment or modification of any debt instrument, in each case permitted under this Agreement, including (A) any such transactions undertaken but not completed and any transactions consummated prior to the Closing Date and (B) any financial

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advisory fees, accounting fees, legal fees and other similar advisory and consulting fees, in each case paid in cash during such period (collectively, “Advisory Fees”), (viii) any fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions, including Advisory Fees and (solely for purposes of this clause (viii)) cash charges in respect of strategic market reviews, stay or sign-on bonuses, integration-related bonuses, restructuring, consolidation, severance or discontinuance of any portion of operations, employees and/or management, (ix) the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies that are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of mergers and other business combinations, Acquisitions permitted hereunder, divestitures, insourcing initiatives, cost savings initiatives, plant consolidations, openings and closings, product rationalization and other similar initiatives taken or initiated before, on or after the Closing Date, in each case to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement (collectively, “Initiatives”) (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies had been realized on the first day of the relevant Reference Period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized in respect thereof; provided that
(A) actions in respect of such cost-savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and
synergies have been, or will be, taken within 24 months of the applicable Initiative, (B) no cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements or synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause
(ix) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to (or excluded from) Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period, (C) projected amounts (and not yet realized) may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (ix) to the extent occurring more than eight full fiscal quarters after the applicable Initiative, (D) the Borrower must deliver to the Administrative Agent (I) a certificate of a Responsible Officer setting forth such estimated cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies and (II) information and calculations supporting in reasonable detail such estimated cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies and (E) with respect to any Reference Period, the aggregate amount added back in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period pursuant to this clause (ix) and clause (xi) below shall not exceed 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to any add-backs pursuant to this clause (ix) and clause (xi) below), (x) non-recurring cash expenses recognized for restructuring costs, integration costs and business optimization expenses in connection with any Initiative, (xi) recurring cash charges from discontinued operations; provided that, with respect to any Reference Period, the aggregate amount added back in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period pursuant to this clause (xi) and clause
(ix) above shall not exceed 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to any
add-backs pursuant to this clause (xi) and clause (ix) above) and (xii) any one-time charges related to a Material Pension Event (including for the avoidance of doubt any such charges in the nature of a true-up taken in a subsequent quarter), less (c) to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (i) interest income, (ii) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring income or gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, gains on the sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business), (iii) income tax credits (to the extent not netted from income tax expense), (iv) any other non-cash income (other than normal accruals in the ordinary course of business for non-cash income that represents an accrual for cash income in a future period) and (v) all net gains pursuant to Swap Agreements and (d) any cash payments made during such period in respect of items described in clause (b)(iv) above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses or losses were reflected as a charge in the statement of Consolidated Net Income, all as determined on a consolidated basis. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any Reference Period pursuant to any determination of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, (i) if at any time during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition, the Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the property that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such

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Reference Period and (ii) if during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made an Acquisition permitted hereunder, Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period. For purposes of this Agreement, Consolidated EBITDA shall be adjusted on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means as at the last day of any Reference Period, the ratio of (a)(i) Consolidated Total Debt on such day less (ii) the aggregate Unrestricted Cash of the Group Members on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded: (a) The income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except to the extent calculated on a Pro Forma Basis; (b) The income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Borrower) in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is actually received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions; (c) The undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary of the Borrower to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any Contractual Obligation (other than under any Loan Document) or Requirement of Law applicable to such Subsidiary; (d) Any income (or loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Swap Obligations; (e) The cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period; and (f) All net after-tax gains, losses, expenses and charges attributable to business dispositions and asset dispositions, including the sale or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Person, other than in the ordinary course of business.
“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, with respect to any specified Person as of any date of determination, the sum of the amounts that would appear on a Consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as the total assets (less accumulated depreciation and amortization, allowances for doubtful receivables, other applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) of such Person and its Subsidiaries, after giving effect to purchase accounting and after deducting therefrom Consolidated Current Liabilities and, to the extent otherwise included, the amounts of (without duplication):
(a) the excess of cost over fair market value of assets or businesses acquired;
(b) any revaluation or other write-up in book value of assets subsequent to the last day of the fiscal quarter of such Person immediately preceding the Closing Date as a result of a change in the method of valuation in accordance with GAAP;
(c) unamortized debt discount and expenses and other unamortized deferred charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, organization or developmental expenses and other intangible items;
(d) minority interests in consolidated Subsidiaries held by Persons other than the specified Person or any Subsidiary;
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(f) cash or securities set aside and held in a sinking or other analogous fund established for the purpose of redemption or other retirement of capital stock to the extent such obligation is not reflected in Consolidated Current Liabilities.
“Consolidated Total Debt” means at any date (without duplication), all Capital Lease Obligations, purchase money Indebtedness, Indebtedness for borrowed money and letters of credit (but only to the extent drawn and not reimbursed), in each case of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Working Capital” means at any date, the excess of Consolidated Current Assets on such date over Consolidated Current Liabilities on such date.
“Contractual Obligation” means as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Credit Facility” means the Term Revolver Facility, the Farm Credit Term Loan Facility and/or the Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility established pursuant to Article II, as the context may require.
“Credit Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Current Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) assets that would be classified as current assets on the Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to (b) liabilities that would be classified as current liabilities on the Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as of such date, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Daily Simple SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at the Daily Simple SOFR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
“Daily Simple SOFR Rate” means, for any day (a “Daily Simple SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) SOFR for the day (such day, a “Daily Simple SOFR Determination Date”) that is five U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to (i) if such Daily Simple SOFR Rate Day is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such Daily Simple SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such Daily Simple SOFR Rate Day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately preceding such Daily Simple SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s website, and
(b) zero. If, by 5:00 p.m. on the second U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately following any Daily Simple SOFR Determination Date, SOFR in respect of such Daily Simple SOFR Determination Date has not been published on the SOFR Administrator’s website and a Benchmark Transition Event with respect to the Daily Simple SOFR Rate has not occurred, then the SOFR for such Daily Simple SOFR Determination Date will be the SOFR as published in respect of the first preceding
U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s website; provided that any SOFR determined pursuant to this sentence shall be utilized for purposes of the calculation of the Daily Simple SOFR Rate for no more than three consecutive Daily Simple SOFR Rate Days.

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“Debt to Capitalization Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated Capitalization as of such date.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium,

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rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Default” means any of the events specified in Section 8.1 which with the passage of time, the giving of notice or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 3.14(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of the Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), (d) has become the subject of a Bail-in Action or has a direct or indirect parent company that has become the subject of a Bail-in Action or (e) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the FDIC or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 3.14(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and each Lender.
“Defaulting Voting Participant” means any Participant who would be a Defaulting Lender but for such Participant’s status as a Participant, including, by way of example, in the event a Participant failed to fund any of its participation obligations or pay any amount required to be paid by it in connection with such participation obligation, in each such example with respect to amounts owed by the Lender that sold the participation pursuant to the Loan Documents.
“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries in connection with a Disposition that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration within 180 days of receipt thereof.

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“Disposition” means with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) of any property by any Person (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any issuance of Capital Stock by a Subsidiary of such Person), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith. The terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings.
“Disqualified Capital Stock” means with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition:
(a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Capital Stock of such Person that does not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Capital Stock) whether pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;
(b) is convertible or exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof, for Indebtedness or Capital Stock (other than solely for Capital Stock of such Person that does not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Capital Stock); or
(c) is redeemable (other than solely for Capital Stock of such Person that does not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Capital Stock) or is required to be repurchased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder thereof;
in each case, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date (determined as of the date of issuance thereof or, in the case of any such Capital Stock outstanding on the Closing Date, the Closing Date); provided, however, that (i) Capital Stock of any Person that would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock but for terms thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to redeem or purchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of an “asset sale” or a “change of control” (or similar event, however denominated) shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock if any such requirement becomes operative only after repayment in full of all the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and (ii) Capital Stock of any Person that is issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees or by any such plan to such employees shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by such Person or any of its subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability.
“Disqualified Lenders” means (a) certain banks, financial institutions, other institutional lenders and other Persons that have been specified in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower prior to the Closing Date, (b) competitors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and any affiliate of such competitor, in each case, that is identified in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower from time to time and (c) any affiliates of the entities described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b) that are clearly identifiable as affiliates of such entities solely on the basis of the similarity of their names (other than affiliates that constitute bona fide debt funds primarily investing in loans). In no event shall the designation of any Person as a Disqualified Lender apply (x) to disqualify any Person until three Business Days after such Person shall have been identified in writing to the Administrative Agent via electronic mail submitted to forestproducts@agwestfc.com (or to such other address as the Administrative Agent may designate to the Borrower from time to time). For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any assignee that becomes a Disqualified Lender after the applicable Trade Date

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(including as a result of the delivery of a notice pursuant to, and/or the expiration of the notice period referred to in, this definition) or is otherwise party to a pending trade as of the date of such notice, (x) such assignee shall not retroactively be disqualified from becoming a Lender and (y) the execution by the Borrower of an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignee will not by itself result in such assignee no longer being considered a Disqualified Lender.
“Dollars” or “$” means, unless otherwise qualified, dollars in lawful currency of the United
States.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.8(b)(iii) and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.8(b)(iii)).
“Environmental Claims” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, accusations, allegations, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations (other than internal reports prepared by any Person in the ordinary course of business and not in response to any third party action or request of any kind) or proceedings relating in any way to any actual or alleged violation of or liability under any Environmental Law or relating to any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law, including any and all claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to public health or the environment.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all foreign, Federal, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority or other Requirements of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human health or the environment, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect.

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“Environmental Permits” means any and all permits, licenses, approvals, registrations, notifications, exemptions and any other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(m) or (o) of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30 day notice period is waived); (b) the failure to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition upon the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Section 8.1; provided that any requirement for passage of time, giving of notice, or any other condition, has been satisfied.
“Excess Cash Flow” means for the applicable period, an amount equal to the sum of the following:
(a) the sum of the following for such period, without duplication, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries:
(i) Consolidated Net Income for such period,
(ii) the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
(iii) decreases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period,
(iv) the aggregate net amount of non-cash loss on the Disposition of property by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, and

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(b) the sum of the following for such period, without duplication, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries:
(i) the amount of all non-cash income included in arriving at such Consolidated Net
Income,
(ii) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate amount actually paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in cash during such period on account of Capital Expenditures (excluding the principal amount of Indebtedness incurred in connection with such expenditures and any such expenditures financed with t he proceeds of any Reinvestment Deferred Amount or the proceeds of any issuance of Capital Stock of the Borrower),
(iii) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made by the Borrower in cash during such period permitted pursuant to Section 7.5(b), (d), (g) and (h) (excluding the principal amount of Indebtedness (other than extensions of credit under the Term Revolver Facility, the ABL Facility or any other revolving credit or similar facility) incurred in connection with such Restricted Payments and any Restricted Payments made with proceeds of any issuance of Capital Stock of the Borrower),
(iv) the aggregate amount of all voluntary prepayments of Funded Debt (other than
(A) the Loans, (B) the ABL Facility, (C) any other revolving credit facility to the extent there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereof and (D) any Permitted Pari Passu Indebtedness) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries made during such period (excluding any such prepayments financed with the proceeds of any issuance of Capital Stock of the Borrower or the issuance of any Indebtedness),

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(v) the aggregate amount of all regularly scheduled principal payments of Funded Debt (including the Term Loan Facilities) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries made during such period (other than in respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder),
(vi) increases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period,
(vii) the aggregate net amount of non-cash gain on the Disposition of property by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
(viii) to the extent not otherwise deducted from Consolidated Net Income, the aggregate amount of all income and similar Taxes, to the extent the same are payable in cash with respect to such period, paid during such period,
(ix) to the extent not otherwise deducted from Consolidated Net Income, interest expense and any cash payments in respect of premium, make-whole or penalty payments in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period,
(x) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate amount of cash consideration paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period to make Investments permitted by Section 7.6 (excluding any such Investments (1) financed with the proceeds of any Reinvestment Deferred Amount or the

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proceeds or any issuance of Capital Stock of the Borrower or the issuance of any Indebtedness or
(2) that constitute intercompany investments),
(xi) cash charges included in clauses (a) through (f) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income,”
(xii) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods and, at the option of the Borrower, the aggregate cash consideration (x) required to be paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to Investments anticipated to be consummated that are permitted pursuant to Section 7.6 (other than any intercompany Investments), (y) expected to be paid in connection with Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to Section 7.5(b), (d), (g) and (h) (“Planned Distributions”) or (z) expected to be paid in connection with planned Capital Expenditures of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (the “Planned Expenditures”), in each case during the next fiscal quarter of the Borrower following the end of the applicable fiscal quarter for which Excess Cash Flow is being calculated (except to the extent financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness, the proceeds of any Reinvestment Deferred Amount or the proceeds of any issuance of Capital Stock of the Borrower); provided, that, to the extent the aggregate amount of cash actually utilized to finance such Investments, Restricted Payments or Capital Expenditures during such subsequent period is less than the Contract Consideration, Planned Distributions and the Planned Expenditures, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such subsequent period,
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(xiv) any payment of cash to be amortized or expensed over a future period and recorded as a long-term asset (so long as any such amortization or expense in such future period is added back to Excess Cash Flow in such future period) (excluding the principal amount of Indebtedness incurred in connection with such payment and any such payment financed with the proceeds of any Reinvestment Deferred Amount or the proceeds of any issuance of Capital Stock of the Borrower).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Excluded Account” has the meaning set forth in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. “Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Immaterial Subsidiary, (b) any non-Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary to the extent the organizational documents thereof prohibit it from guaranteeing the Obligations, (c) any Subsidiary that is prohibited or restricted by applicable law, rule or regulation or by any contractual obligation existing on the Closing Date or on the date such Subsidiary was acquired (so long as such contractual obligation was not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition) from guaranteeing the Obligations or which would require a non-ministerial governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to provide a guarantee unless such consent, approval, licensor authorization has been received (the Credit Parties being under no obligation to obtain such consent, approval or licensor authorization), (d) any CFC or CFC Holding Company, (e) any Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (f) not-for-profit Subsidiaries and captive insurance companies, (g) any Subsidiary whose provision of a guarantee would have a cost (including tax cost), burden, difficulty or consequence that is excessive in relation to the value afforded thereby as agreed between the Borrower and Administrative Agent, and (h) any Subsidiary acquired pursuant to an Acquisition permitted hereunder with Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to the Loan

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Documents as assumed Indebtedness and any Subsidiary thereof that guarantees such assumed Indebtedness, in each case to the extent such secured Indebtedness prohibits such Subsidiary from becoming a Subsidiary Guarantor. Each Excluded Subsidiary as of the Closing Date is set forth on Schedule 6.2.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, United States federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan, Note or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in a Loan, Note or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 3.12(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.11, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.11(g) and (d) any United States federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to it in the recitals.
“Existing Fixed Rate Loan” means the Fixed Rate Loan borrowed pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement. The principal amount of the Existing Fixed Rate Loan on the Closing Date is $150,000,000.
“Existing Fixed Rate Loan Prepayment Exception” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section
2.3(d).
“Farm Credit Administration” means that certain agency known as the Farm Credit Administration that derives its authority from the Farm Credit Act of 1971.
“Farm Credit Equities” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.11.
“Farm Credit Facilities” means the Term Revolver Facility and the Farm Credit Term Loan Facility.
“Farm Credit Facilities Lead Arranger” means AgWest, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner with respect to the Farm Credit Facilities.
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“Farm Credit Lender” means a lending institution (including any wholly-owned subsidiaries) organized and existing pursuant to the provisions of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 and under the regulation of the Farm Credit Administration.
“Farm Credit Term Loan” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.1(a).
“Farm Credit Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Farm Credit Lender that is a Lender, its obligation to make its portion of the Farm Credit Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a) in the principal amount set forth opposite such Farm Credit Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(b).

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The aggregate principal amount of the Farm Credit Term Loan Commitments of all such Farm Credit Lenders as in effect on the Closing Date is $400,000,000.
“Farm Credit Term Loan Facility” means the farm credit term loan credit facility established pursuant to Article II.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
“FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System on such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day), as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotation for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Fee Letter” means each of (a) the separate fee letter agreement dated February 20, 2024 between the Borrower, AgWest, CoBank, FCB and Rabobank Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch and (b) the separate fee letter agreement dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date between the Borrower and AgWest.
“First Amendment” means the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, each Lender, each Voting Participant and the Administrative Agent.
“First Amendment Effective Date” means November 4, 2024; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the First Amendment Effective Date shall be after the consummation of the Sofidel Disposition and the Borrower’s prepayment in full in cash of all obligations (other than contingent indemnification

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obligations not then due) under both of the Term Loan Facilities (as defined in this Agreement immediately before giving effect to the First Amendment).
“First Tier Foreign Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary the Capital Stock of which is owned directly by any Credit Party.
“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries ending on December 31. “Fixed Rate” means, for any Fixed Rate Loan and for the applicable Interest Period, a rate equal
to the applicable Rate Pricing Index, as made available by AgWest pursuant to procedures and
documentation set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) hereto.
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“Foreign Benefit Arrangement” means any employee benefit arrangement mandated by non-U.S. law that is maintained or contributed to by any Group Member, any ERISA Affiliate or any other entity related to a Group Member on a controlled group basis.
“Foreign Lender” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.
“Foreign Plan” means each employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not such plan is subject to ERISA) that is not subject to US law and is maintained or contributed to by any Group Member, or ERISA Affiliate or any other entity related to a Group Member on a controlled group basis.
“Foreign Plan Event” means with respect to any Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan,
(a) the failure to make or, if applicable, accrue in accordance with normal accounting practices, any employer or employee contributions required by applicable law or by the terms of such Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan; (b) the failure to register or loss of good standing with applicable regulatory authorities of any such Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan required to be registered; or (c) the failure of any Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan to comply with any material provisions of applicable law and regulations or with the material terms of such Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary. “Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making,
purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in
the ordinary course of its activities.
“Funded Debt” means as to any Person, all Indebtedness of such Person that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date but is renewable or extendible, at the option of such Person, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar facility that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including all current maturities and current sinking fund payments in respect of such Indebtedness whether or not required to be paid within one year from the date of its creation and, in the case of the Borrower, Indebtedness in respect of the Loans and the ABL Facility.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.
“Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, permits, licenses and exemptions of, and all registrations and filings with or issued by, any Governmental Authorities.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing,

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regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Group Members” means the collective reference to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. “Guarantee and Collateral Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed and delivered by the Borrower and each
Subsidiary Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit J.
“Guarantee Obligation” means as to any Person (the “guaranteeing person”), any obligation, including a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, of the guaranteeing Person that guarantees or in effect guarantees, or which is given to induce the creation of a separate obligation by another Person (including any bank under any letter of credit) that guarantees or in effect guarantees, any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the “primary obligations”) of any other third Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or
(iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
“Hazardous Materials” means any substances or materials (a) which are defined as hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, chemical substances or mixtures or toxic substances under any Environmental Law, (b) the presence of which require investigation or remediation under any Environmental Law or common law or (c) the discharge or emission or release of which requires a permit or license under any Environmental Law or other Governmental Approval.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary and that is designated by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent as an “Immaterial Subsidiary”; provided that if (i) as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or (b), the aggregate Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of all Immaterial Subsidiaries, as of the last day of such fiscal quarter, exceeds 5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or (ii) the aggregate contribution of Consolidated EBITDA of all Immaterial Subsidiaries to Consolidated EBITDA for the Applicable Reference Period exceeds 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Applicable Reference Period, then one or more Subsidiaries that are not Material Subsidiaries shall promptly be designated by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent as a “Material Subsidiary” until such excess has been eliminated. Each Immaterial Subsidiary as of the Closing Date is set forth on Schedule 6.2.

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“Indebtedness” means of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business or consistent with industry or past practice, (ii) deferred compensation payable to directors, officers or employees of any Group Member, (iii) any purchase price adjustment or earnout obligation until such adjustment or obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (iv) accrued expenses and liabilities and intercompany liabilities arising in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and (v) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business),
(c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party or applicant under or in respect of acceptances, letters of credit, surety bonds or similar arrangements, (g) the liquidation value of all redeemable preferred Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person, (h) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above, (i) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation (but only to the extent of the lesser of (i) the amount of such Indebtedness and (ii) the fair market value of such property), and (j) for the purposes of Section 8.1(f) only, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to Swap Agreements, (i) for any date on or after the date such Swap Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (ii) for any date prior to the date referenced in the immediately preceding clause (i), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Agreements (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender). The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, neither a Tax Incentive Transaction nor any obligations arising in connection therewith shall constitute Indebtedness.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Loan Document and
(b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes. “Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.3(b).
“Intellectual Property” means the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including copyrights, copyright licenses, patents, patent licenses, trademarks, trademark licenses, technology, know-how and processes, all registrations and applications therefor, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.
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the Credit Parties, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Interest Period” means, (a) as to a Fixed Rate Loan, the period of (or approximately) one, three or five years commencing on the date such Fixed Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Fixed Rate Loan in accordance with the procedures set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) and ending on End Date (as defined in Schedule 1.1(a)) and (b) as to each Term SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such Term SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Loan and ending on the date one or three months thereafter, in each case, as selected by the Borrower in its Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation and subject to availability; provided that:
(x) in the case of any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Loan:
(i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
(ii) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;
(iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date;
(iv) there shall be no more than five Interest Periods in effect at any time with respect to each the Credit Facility; and
(y) in the case of any Interest Period for a Fixed Rate Loan:
(i) such Interest Period shall end on the corresponding 1-, 3- or 5-year anniversary of the first day of the month following the Effective Date (as defined in Schedule 1.1(a)) if the Effective Date is not the first day of a month or the corresponding anniversary of the Effective Date if such Effective Date is the first day of a month;
(ii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond Maturity Date;
(iii) there shall be no more than five Interest Periods in effect at any time;
and
(iv) if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day.
“Investment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.6. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, a Tax Incentive Transaction shall not constitute an Investment.
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“Joint Venture” means a joint venture, partnership or other similar arrangement entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, whether in corporate, partnership or other legal form; provided that in no event shall any Subsidiary be considered a Joint Venture.
“Lender” means each of the Farm Credit Lenders and the Commercial Bank Lenders identified on the signature pages hereto and any other Person that shall have become a party to this Agreement as a Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or pursuant to Section 3.13, other than any Person that ceases to be a party hereto as a Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
“Lien” means, any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Limited Condition Transaction” means any Investment that the Borrower or a Subsidiary is contractually committed to consummate (it being understood that such commitment may be subject to conditions precedent, which conditions precedent may be amended, satisfied or waived in accordance with the applicable agreement) within 365 days and whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability or, on obtaining, third party financing.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, each Note, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement, and the each Fee Letter and any amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing.
“Loans” means any loan made to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 (including as may be converted or continued in accordance with Article 3), and all such loans collectively as the context requires.
“Margin Stock” means margin stock within the meaning of Regulations T, U and X, as applicable.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on,
(a) the business, property, assets, or liabilities (actual or contingent), operations or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Credit Parties (taken as a whole) to perform the obligations under the Loan Documents to which they are a party or (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or thereunder.
“Material Disposition” means any Disposition of property or series of related Dispositions (other than Dispositions permitted pursuant to Section 7.4(m)) of property that yields gross proceeds to the Credit Parties in excess of $65,000,000.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans) of any one or more of the Credit Parties in an aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000 or more; provided that any loans under the ABL Facility shall be deemed to be Material Indebtedness. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of any Swap Obligation at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower and/or any Credit Party would be required to pay if the applicable Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.

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“Material Pension Event” means a withdrawal during the term of this Agreement by the Borrower from a single Multiemployer Plan requiring cash payments by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries which Multiemployer Plan is identified in writing to the Administrative Agent in the Officer’s Compliance Certificate required to be delivered for the fiscal quarter ending after the occurrence thereof.
“Material Subsidiary” means, as of any date of determination, each Subsidiary (a) with tangible assets (including the value of Capital Stock of its subsidiaries) on such date of determination equal to or greater than 5.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, (b) whose contribution to Consolidated EBITDA for the Applicable Reference Period exceeds 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the Applicable Reference Period or (c) that is designated as a “Material Subsidiary” pursuant to the definition of Immaterial Subsidiary.
“Materials of Environmental Concern” means any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea-formaldehyde insulation, radioactivity, and any other substances, materials or wastes, that are regulated pursuant to or that could give rise to liability under any Environmental Law.
“Maturity Date” means the earliest to occur of (a)(i) in the case of the Term Revolver Facility and the Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility, May 1, 2029 and (ii) in the case of the Farm Credit Term Loan Facility, May 1, 2031 (each, a the “Scheduled Maturity Date”), (b) in the case of the Term Revolver Facility, the date of termination of the Term Revolver Facility and the aggregate Term Revolver Commitments by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4, (c) the date of termination of the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to Section 8.2(a) and (d) 91 days prior to the maturity date in respect of the 2028 Notes unless as of such 91 st day and at all times thereafter (i) (A) the sum of (1) Availability (as defined in the ABL Facility) (2) amounts available to be borrowed under the Credit Facilities Facility and (3) Unrestricted Cash exceeds (B) the sum of $50,000,000 and the outstanding principal amount of 2028 Notes (or any indebtedness that refinanced the 2028 Notes with a maturity that is earlier than 91 days after the applicable Scheduled Maturity Date) or (ii) the Borrower has received a binding commitment to refinance the outstanding 2028 Notes on or prior to the maturity date of the 2028 Notes (subject only to reasonable and customary conditions acceptable to the Administrative Agent).
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate (i) makes or is obligated to make contributions, (ii) during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions or (iii) has any actual or contingent liability.
“Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a Plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means in connection with any issuance of Indebtedness, any Disposition or any Recovery Event, the proceeds thereof in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents (including any such proceeds received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received), net of the direct costs relating to such issuance of Indebtedness, Disposition or Recovery Event including attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, sales commissions, amounts required to be applied to the

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repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien expressly permitted hereunder on any asset that is the subject of such Disposition or Recovery Event and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith and net of taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof

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(after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) and any (i) reasonable reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP; provided that upon release of any such reserve, the amount released shall be considered Net Cash Proceeds and (ii) any reasonable reserve or payment with respect to any liabilities associated with such asset or assets and retained by the Borrower after such sale or other disposition thereof, including, severance costs, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction; provided that upon release of any such reserve, the amount released shall be considered Net Cash Proceeds; and provided, further that upon reinvestment of any such proceeds in accordance with Section 2.3(b), such proceeds so reinvested shall cease to constitute Net Cash Proceeds hereunder.
“New Lender” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.01(a)(ii)(C).
“Non-ABL Priority Collateral” has the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.
“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender or Voting Participant that does not approve any consent, waiver, amendment, modification or termination that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders and Voting Participants or all affected Lenders and Voting Participants in accordance with the terms of Section 10.2 and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such
time.
“Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing the Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A, and any substitutes therefor, and any replacements, restatements, renewals or extension thereof, in whole or in part.
“Notice of Account Designation” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.2(b). “Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.2(a).
“Notice of Conversion/Continuation” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.2. “Notice of Prepayment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(d).
“Obligations” means, in each case, whether now in existence or hereafter arising: (a) the principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the filing of any bankruptcy or similar petition) the Loans and (b) all other fees and commissions (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees), charges, indebtedness, loans, liabilities, financial accommodations, obligations, covenants and duties owing by the Credit Parties to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, in each case under any Loan Document, with respect to any Loan of every kind, nature and description, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any note and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Credit Party of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws, naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.
“Officer’s Compliance Certificate” means a certificate of the chief financial officer or the treasurer of the Borrower substantially in the form attached as Exhibit F.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than

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connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.12).
“Participant” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.8(d). “Participant Register” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.8(d).
“PATRIOT Act” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor agency.
“Pension Plan” means any employee benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan, but not including a Multiemployer Plan) that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA (i) which is or was sponsored, maintained or contributed to by, or required to be contributed to by, any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate or (ii) with respect to which any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate has any actual or contingent liability.
“Permitted A/R Finance Transaction” means the bona fide sale for cash by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries to an unaffiliated third party on an arm’s length and non-recourse basis (except for customary representations, warranties, commercial disputes and other standard recourse or repurchase obligations in customary transactions of this type) of Receivables and Related Assets pursuant to (i) the Supplier Agreement, and (ii) such other agreements which meet the foregoing criteria in an aggregate amount not to exceed $30,000,000 in face value per fiscal quarter.
“Permitted Liens” means the Liens permitted pursuant to Section 7.2.
“Permitted Pari Passu Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.1(q). “Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means with respect to any Indebtedness of any Person (the
“Original Indebtedness”), any modification, refinancing, refunding, replacement, renewal or extension of such Indebtedness, in whole or in part; provided, that (i) no Person that is not an obligor with respect to the Original Indebtedness shall be an obligor with respect to such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness,
(ii) the final maturity of such Indebtedness is no sooner and weighted average life to maturity of such Indebtedness is no shorter than such Original Indebtedness, (iii) in the case of any modification, refinancing, refunding, replacement, renewal or extension of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.1(b), the other material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness after giving effect to such modification, refinancing, refunding, replacement, renewal or extension, taken as a whole (other than interest rates, rate floors, fees and optional prepayment or redemption terms), either (x) reflect market terms at the time of issuance thereof, as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith, or (y) shall, taken as a whole, not be more favorable to the lenders providing such Indebtedness than the terms and conditions applicable to the Original Indebtedness, (iv) (x) in the case of any Original Indebtedness consisting of a revolving credit facility, the committed amount in respect of the Permitted Refinancing

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Indebtedness does not exceed the committed amount in respect of the Original Indebtedness and (y) otherwise, the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Original Indebtedness, except in each case by an amount (such amount, the “Additional Permitted Amount”) equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon at such time plus reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, replacement, renewal or extension, (v) for the avoidance of doubt, the Original Indebtedness is paid down (or, with respect to revolving credit facilities, commitments in respect thereof are reduced (together with, if applicable, payments of principal)) on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness (other than by the Additional Permitted Amount), (vi) if the Original Indebtedness shall have been subordinated to the Obligations, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall also be subordinated to the Obligations on terms not less favorable in any material respect to the Lenders and (vii) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by any Lien on any asset other than the assets that secured such Original Indebtedness (or would have been required to secure such Original Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof) or, in the event Liens securing such Original Indebtedness shall have been contractually subordinated to any Lien securing the Obligations, by any Lien that shall not have been contractually subordinated to at least the same extent.
“Permitted Supply Chain Financing” means transactions related to accounts payable of the Credit Parties with respect to their supply chain (a)(i) in the ordinary course of business of the Credit Parties or
(ii) consistent with past practices of the Credit Parties on the Closing Date and (b) that do not constitute or would not have constituted Indebtedness as of the Closing Date.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Plan Asset Regulations” means 29 CFR § 2510.3-101 et seq., as modified by Section 3(42) of
ERISA.
“Platform” means Debt Domain, Intralinks, SyndTrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system.
“Pro Forma Basis” means with respect to the calculation of any ratio, test or covenant hereunder (including, without limitation, the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin),, such ratio, test or covenant being calculated after giving effect to
(a) any Investment permitted hereunder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Augusta Mill Acquisition), (b) any Material Disposition, and (c) any assumption, incurrence, repayment or other Disposition of Indebtedness (all of the foregoing, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Augusta Mill Acquisition, “Applicable Transactions”) using, for purposes of determining such compliance, the historical financial statements of all entities or assets so designated, acquired or sold (to the extent available) and the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which shall be reformulated as if all Applicable Transactions during the Applicable Reference Period, or subsequent to the Applicable Reference Period and on or prior to the date of such calculation, had been consummated at the beginning of such period (and shall include, with respect to any Acquisition permitted hereunder or Material Disposition, any adjustments calculated in accordance with (and subject to the requirements and

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limitations of) clause (i) of the last sentence of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”); provided that with respect to any assumption, incurrence, repayment or other Disposition of Indebtedness (i) if such

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Indebtedness has a floating rate of interest, the interest expense on such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of calculation had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Swap Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness if such Swap Obligation has a remaining term as at the date of calculation in excess of 12 months), (ii) interest on Capital Lease Obligations shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a Responsible Officer to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP, (iii) interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility shall be based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period and (iv) interest on Indebtedness that may be optionally determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate as the Borrower may designate.
“Prohibited Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975(c) of the Code.
“Qualified Capital Stock” means Capital Stock of the Borrower other than Disqualified Capital
Stock.
“Rabobank” means Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch.
“Rate Pricing Index” has the meaning set forth in Schedule 1.1(a).
“Recovery Event” means any settlement of or payment in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of any Credit Party (other than, while loans under the ABL Facility are outstanding, assets that constitute ABL Priority Collateral).
“Receivables and Related Assets” means (a) accounts receivable (including all rights to payment created by or arising from the sales of goods, leases of goods or the rendition of services, no matter how evidenced (including in the form of chattel paper) and whether or not earned by performance), (b) any interest in such accounts receivable and all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and contract rights, purchase orders, security interests, financing statements or other documentation in respect of such accounts receivable, any guarantees, indemnities, warranties or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, any other assets that are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with receivable purchase arrangements involving receivables similar to such accounts receivable and any collections or proceeds of any of the foregoing and (c) bank account or lock box maintained primarily for the purpose of receiving collections of accounts receivables subject to a Permitted A/R Finance Transaction.
“Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) any Lender, as applicable.
“Recovery Event” means any settlement of or payment in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of any Credit Party (other than, while loans under the ABL Facility are outstanding, assets that constitute ABL Priority Collateral).

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“Register” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.8(c).
“Reinvestment Deferred Amount” means, with respect to any Specified Disposition or Recovery Event, the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by any Credit Party in connection therewith that are not applied to prepay the Loans pursuant to Section 2.11(b) and/or (c) as a result of the Borrower’s

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determination to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds in the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.
“Removal Effective Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9.6(b).
“Required Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having outstanding Loans and outstanding participations under the Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility representing more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Loans under the Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility of all Lenders. The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility Lenders at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Required Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility Lenders” shall comprise no fewer than two Lenders that are not Affiliates of one another, unless (a) all Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders are Affiliates of one another or (b) there is only one Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.
“Required Commitment Reduction” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.4(a). “Required Farm Credit Facilities Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders and, subject to Section
10.8(d), Voting Participants having aggregate Commitments representing more than 50% of the
aggregate Term Revolver Commitments and outstanding Loans under the Farm Credit Term Loan Facility or outstanding participations under the Farm Credit Term Loan Facility of all Lenders and Voting Participants (in each case, without duplication, and, for the avoidance of doubt, after taking into account any reductions in any selling Lender’s or Voting Participant’s voting rights in accordance with Section 10.8(d)). The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender (or any Defaulting Voting Participant) shall be disregarded in determining Required Farm Credit Facilities Lenders at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Required Farm Credit Facilities Lenders” shall comprise no fewer than two Lenders that are not Affiliates of one another, unless (a) all Lenders or Voting Participants that are not Defaulting Lenders (or Defaulting Voting Participants) are Affiliates of one another or (b) there is

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only one Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender, and no Voting Participants at such time. With respect to any matter requiring the approval of Required Farm Credit Facilities Lenders, it is understood that Voting Participants shall have the voting rights specified in Section 10.8(d) as to such matter.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders and, subject to Section 10.8(d), Voting Participants having aggregate Commitments representing more than 50% of the aggregate Term Revolver Commitments and outstanding Loans under the Term Loan Facilities or outstanding participations under the Term Loan Facilities of all Lenders and Voting Participants (in each case, without duplication, and, for the avoidance of doubt, after taking into account any reductions in any selling Lender’s or Voting Participant’s voting rights in accordance with Section 10.8(d)). The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender (or any Defaulting Voting Participant) shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Required Lenders” shall comprise no fewer than two Lenders that are not Affiliates of one another, unless (a) all Lenders or Voting Participants that are not Defaulting Lenders (or Defaulting Voting Participants) are Affiliates of one another or (b) there is only one Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender, and no Voting Participants at such time. With respect to

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any matter requiring the approval of Required Lenders, it is understood that Voting Participants shall have the voting rights specified in Section 10.8(d) as to such matter.
“Required Term Loan Facilities Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders and, subject to Section 10.8(d), Voting Participants having outstanding Loans and outstanding participations under the Term Loan Facilities representing more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Loans or outstanding participations under the Term Loan Facilities of all Lenders and Voting Participants (in each case, without duplication, and, for the avoidance of doubt, after taking into account any reductions in any selling Lender’s or Voting Participant’s voting rights in accordance with Section 10.8(d)). The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender (or any Defaulting Voting Participant) shall be disregarded in determining Required Term Loan Facilities Lenders at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Required Term Loan Facilities Lenders” shall comprise no fewer than two Lenders that are not Affiliates of one another, unless (a) all Lenders or Voting Participants that are not Defaulting Lenders (or Defaulting Voting Participants) are Affiliates of one another or (b) there is only one Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender, and no Voting Participants at such time. With respect to any matter requiring the approval of Required Term Loan Facilities Lenders, it is understood that Voting Participants shall have the voting rights specified in Section 10.8(d) as to such matter.

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“Required Term Revolver Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders and, subject to Section 10.8(d), Voting Participants having aggregate Term Revolver Commitments representing more than 50% of the aggregate Term Revolver Commitments (in each case, without duplication, and, for the avoidance of doubt, after taking into account any reductions in any selling Lender’s or Voting Participant’s voting rights in accordance with Section 10.8(d)). The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender (or any Defaulting Voting Participant) shall be disregarded in determining Required Term Revolver Lenders at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Required Term Revolver Lenders” shall comprise no fewer than two Lenders that are not Affiliates of one another, unless (a) all Lenders or Voting Participants that are not Defaulting Lenders (or Defaulting Voting Participants) are Affiliates of one another or (b) there is only one Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender, and no Voting Participants at such time. With respect to any matter requiring the approval of Required Term Revolver Lenders, it is understood that Voting Participants shall have the voting rights specified in Section 10.8(d) as to such matter.
“Requirement of Law” means as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitor or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Rescindable Amount” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9.10. “Reset Reference Point” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.1(e). “Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9.6(a).
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means, as to any Person, the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, controller, treasurer or assistant treasurer of such Person or any other officer of such Person designated in writing by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided that, to the extent requested thereby, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of such Person certifying as to the incumbency and genuineness of the signature of each such officer. Any document delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document that is signed by a Responsible

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Officer of a Person shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Person and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Person.
“Restricted Payment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.5.
“Restricted Period” means the period commencing on the date of delivery of financial statements and a compliance certificate pursuant to Sections 6.1(a) and (b) and Section 6.2(a) for any fiscal quarter end ending on or after December 31, 2024 or fiscal year end evidencing a Consolidated Leverage Ratio of greater than 3.50 to 1.00 and ending on the date the Borrower delivers financial statements and a compliance certificate pursuant to Sections 6.1(a) and (b) and Section 6.2(a) evidencing that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00 as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter or fiscal year; provided that, in no event shall a Restricted Period be less than the period of two consecutive fiscal quarters covered by such financial statements and compliance certificates.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc., and any successor thereto.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b), or (d) any Person otherwise the subject of any Sanctions.
“Sanctions” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or by the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.5, any other holder from time to time of any of any Obligations and, in each case, their respective successors and permitted assigns.
“Security Documents” means the collective reference to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and each other agreement or writing pursuant to which any Credit Party pledges or grants a security interest in any property or assets securing the Obligations.
“Seller” means Graphic Packaging International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. “Sofidel” means Sofidel America Corp., a Florida corporation.

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“Sofidel Disposition” means the Dispositions contemplated by (a) that certain Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2024, by and between the Borrower, as seller, and Sofidel, as buyer, and (b) that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2024, by and between the Borrower, as seller, and Sofidel, as buyer.
“SOFR” means the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website.
“SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of Term SOFR selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate” means, for any day during a given month, the interest rate calculated based on clause (b) of the definition of Term SOFR, rounded up to the nearest .05 percent; provided that the calculation of the SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate shall be made on the first day of each month and remain constant for such month.
“SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at the SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate as provided in Section 3.1(a).
“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
“Specified Disposition” means any Disposition pursuant to Sections 7.4(g), 7.4(n) or 7.4(o) (other than to the extent such Dispositions constitute ABL Priority Collateral).
“Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations” means the representations and warranties made by the Seller with respect to the Seller, the Transferred Assets (as defined in the Augusta Acquisition Agreement) or the Transferred Business (as defined in the Augusta Acquisition Agreement) in the Augusta Acquisition Agreement, but only to the extent that the Borrower (or its Subsidiaries) have the right to terminate the Borrower’s (or such Subsidiaries’) obligations under the Augusta Acquisition Agreement or decline to consummate the Augusta Mill Acquisition as a result of a breach of any such representation or warranty in the Augusta Acquisition Agreement.

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“Specified Disposition” means any Disposition pursuant to Sections 7.4(g), 7.4(n) or 7.4(o) (other than to the extent such Dispositions constitute ABL Priority Collateral).
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only), Section 5.11, Section 5.14, Section 5.19 (subject to Section 4.1(d)), Section 5.20 and the last sentence of Section 5.21.
“Specified Share Repurchases” means Restricted Payments by the Borrower in the form of repurchases of its Capital Stock from its shareholders, as authorized by the Borrower’s board of directors on October 31, 2024.
“Subordinated Indebtedness” means the collective reference to any Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is subordinated in right and time of payment and with respect to lien priority to the Obligations on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Subsidiary” means as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, references to “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” herein shall refer to those of the Borrower.
“Subsidiary Guarantors” means, collectively, all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Borrower (other than Foreign Subsidiaries and Excluded Subsidiaries) in existence on the Closing Date or which become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement pursuant to Section 6.9.
“Successor Rate” means initially the Daily Simple SOFR Rate or, if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect thereto, the Benchmark Replacement.
“Supplier Agreement” means that certain Supplier Agreement dated as of June 11, 2019 between the Borrower and Citibank, N.A and any branch, subsidiary, or affiliate of Citibank acting as a purchaser thereunder, solely with respect to the Buyer identified on the pricing schedule thereto on the Closing Date.
“Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap Agreement”.
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (a) any and all Swap Agreements, and (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Swap Agreement transaction.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, fines, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

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“Tax Incentive Transaction” means any arrangement between any Credit Party and a Governmental Authority or entity (including any development authority) for the purpose of providing

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property tax incentives to such Credit Party structured as a Sale-Leaseback Transaction whereby such Governmental Authority or entity (a) acquires property from or on behalf of such Credit Party, (ii) leases such property back to a Credit Party (and such leasehold interest is pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent),
(iii) if and to the extent such Governmental Authority issues the bonds to finance such acquisition, 100% of such bonds are purchased and held by a Credit Party, (iv) the rental payments on the lease (disregarding any amount that is concurrently repaid to a Credit Party in the form of debt service on any bonds or otherwise) does not exceed amounts such Credit Party would have paid in taxes and other amounts had the Sale-Leaseback Transaction not occurred, (v) the use of any assets by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is not limited in any material respect in connection with such transaction, (vi) the aggregate amount of all such bonds and other obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not exceed $350,000,000 at any one time outstanding and (vii) such Credit Party has the option to terminate its lease and reacquire the property for nominal consideration (disregarding any additional consideration that is concurrently repaid to a Credit Party in the form of repayment of any bonds or otherwise) at any time; provided, that, if at any time any of the foregoing conditions shall cease to be satisfied, such transaction shall cease to be a Tax Incentive Transaction. For purposes of this definition, “Sale-Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangements with any Person providing for the leasing by a Credit Party or subsidiary of real or personal property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by such Credit Party or such Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such person in connection therewith. For the avoidance of doubt, the transactions contemplated by the Augusta Mill Bond Documents (as defined in the Augusta Acquisition Agreement) shall constitute a Tax Incentive Transaction.
“Term Loan Commitments” means the aggregate Farm Credit Term Loan Commitments and Commercial Bank Term Loan Commitments of all the Lenders in effect at such time.
“Term Loan Facility” means the Farm Credit Term Loan Facility and/or the Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility, as the context requires.
“Term Revolver Commitment” means, as to each Farm Credit Lender that is a Lender, its obligation to make Term Revolver Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(c), in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Farm Credit Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(b) or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Farm Credit Lender becomes a party hereto or in any documentation executed by such Farm Credit Lender pursuant to Section 3.13, as applicable, in each case, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement, including as may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.4. The aggregate Term Revolver Commitments as of the Closing Date are $270,000,000, and, for the avoidance of doubt, as of the First Amendment Effective Date, the aggregate Term Revolver Commitments remain
$270,000,000.
“Term Revolver Credit Facility Outstandings” means, with respect to Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Loans occurring on such date.
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“Term Revolver Loan” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.1(c). “Term SOFR” means:

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(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided, that, if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date and a Benchmark Transition Event has not occurred with respect thereto, then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto; and
(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such date with a term of one month commencing on that day; provided, that, if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date and a Benchmark Transition Event has not occurred with respect thereto, then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto;
provided that if the Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing provisions
(a) or (b) of this definition would otherwise be less than zero, the Term SOFR shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Term SOFR Rate as provided in Section 3.1(a).
“Term SOFR Rate” means the interest rate calculated based on clause (a) of the definition of Term SOFR.
“Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by the SOFR Administrator and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).
“Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, sum of the unused Commitment and the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Loans of such Lender at such time.
“Total Term Revolver Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, sum of the unused Term Revolver Commitment and the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Term Revolver Loans of such Lender at such time.
“Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the consummation of the Augusta Mill Acquisition, (b) the entry into an amendment to the ABL Facility, (c) the entry into this Agreement, (d) the Loans made or continued on the Closing Date and (e) the payment of costs, fees, expenses, charges and other amounts incurred in connection with the foregoing.
“Transfer Certificate” means a certificate executed by an officer of AgWest setting forth the name of the proposed assignee, the amount of the assignment, and any other material terms relating to the proposed assignment not otherwise set forth in the documentation required by this Agreement to be submitted to the Borrower in connection therewith and certifying to the Borrower that, after reasonable investigation and due diligence, AgWest has used its commercially reasonable efforts to identify a Farm Credit Lender and consummate the relevant assignment with a Farm Credit Lender; provided, that, AgWest shall be deemed to have undertaken a reasonable investigation and due diligence and used its

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commercially reasonable efforts to comply with the above if AgWest shall have drawn upon its existing Farm Credit Lender relationships based upon its customary practices in place at such time.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York, as amended or modified from time to time, unless the context suggests the application of the Uniform Commercial Code of a different state.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“United States” means the United States of America.
“Unrestricted Cash” means unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents owned by any Group Member and not controlled by or subject to any Lien or other preferential arrangement in favor of any creditor (other than Liens created under the Security Documents or permitted by Section 7.2(h)(iii) and (u)).
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.11(g). “Voting Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.8(d).
“Voting Participant Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 10.8(d).
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means as to any Person, any other Person that all of the Capital Stock of such Person (except for directors’ qualifying shares or other shares required by Applicable Law to be owned by a Person other than the other Person and/or one or more of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries) is, directly or indirectly, owned or controlled by the other Person and/or one or more of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Withholding Agent” means any Credit Party and the Administrative Agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers

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are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
Section 1.2 Other Definitions and Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document: (a) the definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined,
(b) whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms, (c) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (d) the word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”, (e) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s permitted successors and assigns, (f) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (g) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (h) the term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form and
(i) in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including”. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Capital Stock at such time.
Section 1.3 Accounting Terms. As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) accounting terms relating to any Group Member not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP (provided that all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to (x) any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (previously referred to as Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159) (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein and (y) any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof), (ii) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (iii) the word “incur” shall be construed to mean incur, create, issue, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist (and the words “incurred” and “incurrence” shall have correlative meanings), (iv) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, Capital Stock, securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold interests and contract rights, (v) references to agreements or other Contractual Obligations shall, unless

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otherwise specified, be deemed to refer to such agreements or other Contractual Obligations as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time and (vi) the concept of “letters of credit” shall be construed to include banker’s acceptances. Each Applicable Transaction by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that is consummated during any Reference Period shall, for purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.17, for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin and for purposes of any other any calculation of any other ratio or test hereunder (including the Consolidated Leverage Ratio), be given effect on a Pro Forma Basis as of the first day of such Reference Period.
Section 1.4 UCC Terms. Terms defined in the UCC in effect on the Closing Date and not otherwise defined herein shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, have the meanings provided by those definitions. Subject to the foregoing, the term “UCC” refers, as of any date of determination, to the UCC then in effect.
Section 1.5 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio or percentage is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
Section 1.6 References to Agreement and Laws. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) any definition or reference to formation documents, governing documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual documents or instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (b) any definition or reference to any Applicable Law, including the Code, the Commodity Exchange Act, ERISA, the Exchange Act, the PATRIOT Act, the Securities Act of 1933, the UCC, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Interstate Commerce Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act of the United States or any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department, shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Applicable Law.
Section 1.7 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
Section 1.8 Interest Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect to any rate used to calculate interest pursuant to Section 3.1(a) for purposes of a Base Rate Loan, Term SOFR Loan, a SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loan or Daily Simple SOFR Loan (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the selection of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment) that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without

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limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing), in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or

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entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or other action or omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 1.8 does not alter or impair the rights and obligations of the Administrative Agent otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement.
Section 1.9 Guarantees. Unless otherwise specified, the amount of any Guarantee Obligation shall be the lesser of the principal amount of the obligations guaranteed and still outstanding and the maximum amount for which the guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation.
Section 1.10 Covenant Compliance Generally. For purposes of determining compliance under Article VII, any amount in a currency other than Dollars will be converted to Dollars in a manner consistent with that used in calculating Consolidated Net Income in the most recent annual financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with Article VII, with respect to any amount in a currency other than Dollars, no breach of any basket contained in such sections shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time of such applicable incurrence; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.10 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness or Investment may be incurred at any time under such Sections.
Section 1.11 Conforming Changes Relating to Term SOFR. In connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR.
Section 1.12 Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, when determining the accuracy of any representation or warranty in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction or whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or would result from any action, the date of determination of the accuracy of such representation or warranty (but taking into account any earlier date specified therein) or whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom shall, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (the “LCT Test Date”). Upon such LCT Election, such representations and warranties and absence of defaults shall be calculated as if such Limited Condition Transaction or other transactions had occurred at the beginning of the most recent Applicable Reference Period ending prior to the LCT Test Date for which financial statements are available and, if, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof), the Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with the applicable provisions, such provisions shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if any of such representations and warranties or absence of defaults are breached as a result of a change in facts and circumstances or other provisions at or prior to the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Transaction, such representations and warranties and absence of defaults will not be deemed to have been breached, or otherwise failed, as a result of such changed circumstances

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solely for purposes of determining whether the Limited Condition Transaction and any related transactions is permitted hereunder and (ii) compliance with such conditions shall not be tested at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction.
ARTICLE II. CREDIT FACILITIES
Section 2.1 The Credit Facilities.
(a) [Reserved].
(b) [Reserved].
(a) Farm Credit Term Loan Facility. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each applicable Lender severally agrees to make its portion of a term loan (the “Farm Credit Term Loan”) to the Borrower in Dollars on the Closing Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Farm Credit Term Loan. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.1(a) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. The Farm Credit Term Loan Commitments shall automatically terminate upon the making of the Farm Credit Term Loan on the Closing Date.
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in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each applicable Lender severally agrees to make its portion of a term loan (the “Commercial Bank Term Loan”) to the Borrower in Dollars on the Closing Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Commercial Bank Term Loan. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.1(b) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. The Commercial Bank Term Loan Commitments shall automatically terminate upon the making of the Commercial Bank Term Loan on the Closing Date.
(c) Term Revolver Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each applicable Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Term Revolver Loan”) to the Borrower in Dollars from time to time from the Closing Date to the Maturity Date as requested by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 2.2; provided that the Term Revolver Credit Facility Outstandings shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Term Revolver Commitments of all Lenders and the Total Term Revolver Credit Exposure of any Lender shall not at any time exceed such Lender’s Term Revolver Commitment. Each Term Revolver Loan by a Lender shall be in a principal amount equal to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Term Revolver Loans requested on such occasion. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Term Revolver Loans hereunder until the Maturity Date.
(d) Accordion Option. (i) The Borrower may from time to time request an increase in the aggregate amount of the Term Revolver Facility (each such increase, an “Accordion Increase”), in each case in accordance with this Section 2.1(d); provided, that, (x) the aggregate

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principal amount of all Accordion Increases made pursuant to this Section 2.1(d) shall not exceed
$60,000,000 (the “Maximum Aggregate Increase Amount”), (y) each requested Accordion Increase shall not be less than $20,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire remaining unused accordion amount and (z) the aggregate Term Revolver Commitments after giving effect to any Accordion Increase hereunder shall not exceed
$330,000,000.
(ii) Increasing Lenders; New Lenders.
(A) Offer to Lenders or New Lenders. The Borrower may offer to one or more Farm Credit Lenders that are Lenders and Voting Participants, without duplication, or new lenders that would be Eligible Assignees, the opportunity (but not the obligation), in such amounts as the Borrower may determine, to participate in the Accordion Increase by increasing such Farm Credit Lender’s Commitment or, in the case of a new lender, by issuing a Commitment under the Term Revolver Facility. The Borrower shall first offer such Farm Credit Lenders and Voting Participants, without duplication, the opportunity to participate in any Accordion Increase prior to making such offer to new lenders, but no such Farm Credit Lender and Voting Participants, without duplication, shall be obligated to participate in any such Accordion Increase.
(B) Increasing Lenders. Each of the current Lenders increasing its Term Revolver Commitment in connection with an Accordion Increase (each an “Increasing Lender”) shall confirm such agreement pursuant to an acknowledgement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, signed by it and the Borrower and delivered to the Administrative Agent.
(C) New Lenders. Each new lender (if any) joining this Agreement to provide a Term Revolver Commitment in connection with an Accordion Increase (each a “New Lender”) shall be subject to the approval of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).
(D) New Lender Joinder. Each New Lender shall execute a lender joinder in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(iii) Facility Increase Notice. If one or more subscriptions to participate in a requested Accordion Increase are obtained, the Administrative Agent shall provide to each applicable Lender a notice setting forth (i) the amount and terms of the Accordion Increase and, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate Commitments and (ii) the effective date of the Accordion Increase.
(iv) Conditions to and Implementation of an Accordion Increase. On the effective date of an Accordion Increase:
(A) Notes; Corporate Authorization; Payment of Fees. The Borrower shall (x) execute and deliver a replacement promissory note for any Increasing Lender that may require one, and (y) pay to the Administrative Agent (and, if applicable, the Farm Credit Facilities Lead Arranger) such fees as may be described in any applicable fee letter, to be retained by the Administrative Agent (and, if applicable, the Farm Credit Facilities Arranger) or distributed to other

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Lenders subscribing to the Accordion Increase, as provided therein, all of which shall be conditions to effectiveness of the Accordion Increase;
(B) Records. The Administrative Agent shall record in the Register the new or adjusted Term Revolver Commitment and Commitment Percentage of each Lender, after giving effect to the Accordion Increase;
(C) Confirmation. The Administrative Agent shall confirm, in writing, that the Accordion Increase has become effective and that the aggregate Commitments have been increased by the amount thereof; and
(D) Borrower Certificate. As a condition precedent to the effectiveness of an Accordion Increase, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the Borrower (i) certifying that, immediately before and upon giving effect to the Accordion Increase, the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 (but, in the case of a Limited Condition Transaction, subject to Section 1.12) are satisfied and (ii) certifying and attaching all necessary resolutions, consents and/or approvals of the Borrower approving or consenting to such Accordion Increase.
(v) Terms of Accordion Increase. For the avoidance of doubt, each commitment increase and/or new commitment made in connection with an Accordion Increase to the existing Term Revolver Facility shall constitute an applicable Term Revolver Commitment hereunder, each loan made in connection with an Accordion Increase to the existing Term Revolver Facility shall constitute a Term Revolver Loan hereunder, and each such commitment and loan shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as all other Term Revolver Commitments and Term Revolver Loans.
Section 2.2 Procedure for Advances of Loans.
(a) Requests for Borrowing. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable prior written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit B (a “Notice of Borrowing”) not later than 1:00 p.m. (i) on the same Business Day as each SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loan or Base Rate Loan, (ii) at least three Business Days before each Term SOFR Loan and (iii) as set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) for any Fixed Rate Loan, of its intention to borrow, specifying
(A) the date of such borrowing, which shall be a Business Day, (B) the amount of such borrowing, which shall be, (x) with respect to SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loans and Base Rate Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of
$1,000,000 in excess thereof (if the then aggregate Term Revolver Commitments are less than
$1,000,000, such lesser amount) and (y) with respect to Term SOFR Loans and Fixed Rate Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (if the then aggregate Term Revolver Commitments are less than $1,000,000, such lesser amount), (C) whether the Loans are to be Term SOFR Loans, SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loans, or Fixed Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans and (D) in the case of a Term SOFR Loan or a Fixed Rate Loan, the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a type of Loan in a Notice of Borrowing, then (i) in the case of Term Revolver Loans or Farm Credit Term Loans, the applicable Loans shall be made as SOFR Monthl

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y Variable Base Rate Loans or (ii) in the case of Commercial Bank Term Loans, the applicable Loans shall be made as Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a borrowing of Term SOFR Loans in any such Notice of Borrowing, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. A Notice of Borrowing received after 1:00 p.m. shall

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be deemed received on the next Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of each Notice of Borrowing.
(b) Disbursement of Loans. Not later than 1:00 p.m. on the proposed borrowing date, each Lender will make available to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Borrower, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the Loans to be made on such borrowing date. The Administrative Agent shall promptly disburse the proceeds received and the Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of each borrowing requested pursuant to this Section in immediately available funds by crediting or wiring such proceeds to the deposit account of the Borrower identified in the most recent notice substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C (a “Notice of Account Designation”) delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or as may be otherwise agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent from time to time. Subject to Section 3.7 hereof, the Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to disburse the portion of the proceeds of any Loan requested pursuant to this Section to the extent that any Lender has not made available to the Administrative Agent its Commitment Percentage of such Loan.
Section 2.3 Repayment and Prepayment of Credit Facilities.
(a) Repayment.
(a) (i) Term Revolver Loans Repayment. The Borrower hereby agrees to repay to the applicable Lenders the outstanding principal amount of all Term Revolver Loans in full on the applicable Maturity Date, together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon.
(ii) Farm Credit Term Loans. Beginning on the first day of the third full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall repay to the applicable Lenders the principal amount of Farm Credit Term Loans in successive quarterly installments of principal, payable on the first day of each fiscal quarter, in an amount equal to
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(iii) Commercial Bank Term Loans. Beginning on the first day of the third full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall repay to the applicable Lenders the principal amount of Commercial Bank Term Loans in successive quarterly installments of principal, payable on the first day of each fiscal quarter, in an amount equal to (i) $562,500 for any such payment date occurring on or prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) $1,125,000 for any such payment date occurring after the first anniversary of the Closing Date and on or prior to the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date and (iii) $1,687,500 for any such payment date occurring after the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date, in each case, of the original principal amount of the Commercial Bank Term Loan. The aggregate principal payment due on the applicable Maturity Date shall be in the amount necessary to pay all remaining unpaid principal on the Commercial Bank Term Loans.
(b) Mandatory Prepayments of the Term Revolver Facility.
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fiscal quarter, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Revolver Loans in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) (x) 50% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by the Credit Parties from Specified Dispositions and (y) 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of any settlement of or payment in respect of any Recovery Event (other than assets that constitute ABL Priority Collateral), in each case, to the extent such proceeds exceed $15,000,000 individually or in the aggregate with respect to any series of related transactions, and (b) the amount required to reduce the Consolidated Leverage Ratio recomputed on a pro forma basis as of the end of such fiscal quarter after giving effect to such prepayment to 2.50 to 1.00; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Credit Parties may reinvest (or commit to reinvest) such Net Cash Proceeds in assets used or useful in the business of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries within (i) twelve (12) months following the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds or (ii) eighteen (18) months following the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds in the event that the Borrower or any other Credit Party shall have entered into a binding commitment within twelve (12) months following the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds in the business of the Borrower or another Credit Party, it being understood and agreed that pending the reinvestment of such Net Cash Proceeds, such proceeds shall be held by a Credit Party and available for general working capital purposes.
(ii) Subject to Section 2.3(c b)(v iv), such prepayments (a) shall be applied to outstanding Loans under the Term Revolver Facility as directed by the Borrower, and (b) shall be accompanied by a permanent reduction in the aggregate Term Revolver Commitments, and (c) shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 3.9 or Schedule 1.1(a).
(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, mandatory prepayments with respect to Net Cash Proceeds of Specified Dispositions or a Recovery Event received by Foreign Subsidiaries shall be limited to the extent that the Borrower determines that such prepayment would result in material adverse tax consequences related to the repatriation of funds or such repatriation would be prohibited by Applicable Law.
(c) Mandatory Prepayments of the Term Loan Facilities.
(i) Upon receipt by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of the Net Cash Proceeds of any issuance or incurrence of Indebtedness other than Indebtedness that is permitted under this Agreement, the Borrower shall prepay the Farm Credit Term Loans and Commercial Bank Term Loans in an aggregate amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Net Cash Proceeds. Such prepayment shall be made within three Business Days after the receipt of any such Net Cash Proceeds.

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(ii) The Borrower shall prepay the Farm Credit Term Loans and the Commercial Bank Term Loans in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by the Credit Parties from Specified Dispositions (other than sales of assets that constitute ABL Priority Collateral) not otherwise applied on account of Excess Cash Flow, to the extent such proceeds exceed $15,000,000 individually or in the aggregate with respect to any series of related transactions; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Credit Parties may reinvest (or commit to reinvest) such Net Cash Proceeds in assets used or useful in the business of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries within (i) twelve (12) months following the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds or (ii) eighteen (18) months following the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds in the event that the Borrower or any other Credit Party shall have entered into a binding commitment within twelve (12)

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months following the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds in the business of the Borrower or another Credit Party, it being understood and agreed that pending the reinvestment of such Net Cash Proceeds, such proceeds shall be held by a Credit Party and available for general working capital purposes.
(iii) The Borrower shall prepay the Farm Credit Term Loans and the Commercial Bank Term Loans in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of any settlement of or payment in respect of any Recovery Event (other than assets that constitute ABL Priority Collateral) not otherwise applied on account of Excess Cash Flow, to the extent such proceeds exceed $15,000,000 individually or in the aggregate with respect to any series of related transactions; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Credit Parties may reinvest (or commit to reinvest) such Net Cash Proceeds in assets used or useful in the business of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries within (i) twelve (12) months following the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds or (ii) eighteen (18) months following the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds in the event that the Borrower or any other Credit Party shall have entered into a binding commitment within twelve (12) months following the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds in the business of the Borrower or another Credit Party, it being understood and agreed that pending the reinvestment of such Net Cash Proceeds, such proceeds shall be held by a Credit Party and available for general working capital purposes.

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(iv) Within five (5) Business Days after each date on which quarterly financial statements have been delivered for each of the first three quarterly periods of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.1(b) and the related Officer’s Compliance Certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) commencing with those delivered in respect of the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2024, the Borrower shall, if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio exceeds 3.25 to 1.00 as of such fiscal quarter, prepay the Farm Credit Term Loans and the Commercial Bank Term Loans in an aggregate amount equal to (A) 50% of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal quarter covered by such financial statements minus (B) the amount of any voluntary prepayments, solely to the extent not funded with the proceeds of Consolidated Total Debt (other than advances under the Term Revolver Facility that are accompanied by a permanent reduction in the aggregate Term Revolver Commitments), made on the Term Loan Facilities (such voluntary prepayments being

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referred to herein as “Applicable Prepayments”) during such fiscal quarter (each, an “Excess Cash Flow Prepayment”). Further, if, based on the annual financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) and the related Officer’s Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a), the Consolidated Leverage Ratio (after giving effect to any calculations required to be made on a Pro Forma Basis based upon such annual financial statements) exceeds 3.25 to 1.00 as of such Fiscal Year, 50% of Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal Year is greater or less than (x) the aggregate amount paid for each fiscal quarter in such Fiscal Year minus the aggregate amount of Applicable Prepayments for such Fiscal Year is greater or less than (y) the aggregate amount of Excess Cash Flow Prepayments for each fiscal quarter in such Fiscal Year minus the aggregate amount of Applicable Prepayments for each fiscal quarter in such Fiscal Year pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.3(c)(iv), then the amount due pursuant to this Section 2.3(c)(iv) for the next fiscal quarter (and, if necessary, subsequent fiscal quarters) shall be adjusted up or down to true up such difference; provided, however, that it is understood and agreed that the aggregate Excess Cash Flow Prepayment required for the Borrower’s Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2024 shall be based solely on the Excess Cash Flow generated by the Borrower during its

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third and fourth fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
(v) Mandatory prepayments received pursuant to this Section 2.3(c), (A) shall be applied to outstanding Loans under the Term Loan Facilities on a pro rata basis as directed by the Borrower; provided, that, in the case of prepayments pursuant to clauses (c)(ii) and (c)(iii) above, if a mandatory prepayment is also due pursuant to Section 2.3(b) with respect to the Term Revolver Facility, such prepayments shall be applied to outstanding Loans under all of the Credit Facilities on a pro rata basis to the principal installments thereof as directed by the Borrower but only until the Consolidated Leverage Ratio recomputed on a Pro Forma Basis as of the end of such fiscal quarter after giving effect to such prepayment has been reduced to 2.50 to 1.00, at which point the remaining Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied only to the Term Loan Facilities on a pro rata basis to the principal installments thereof as directed by the Borrower; provided, further, that when prepayments are applied to outstanding Term Revolver Loans as required pursuant to the immediately preceding proviso, only 50% of the Net Cash Proceeds from Specified Dispositions required to be prepaid pursuant to clause (c)(ii) above shall factor into the calculation of prepayments applied to the outstanding Term Revolver Facility Loans (i.e., half of the portion that would be applied to the Term Revolver Loans if Loans under each Credit Facility were prepaid on a pro rata basis).
(iv) (vi) Such prepayments shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 3.9 or Schedule 1.1(a). Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Section 2.3(c b), so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of is r

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equired to be made under this Section 2.3(c b), prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, in lieu of making any payment pursuant to Sections Section 2.3(b) or (c) in respect of any Fixed Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, deposit an amount sufficient to make any such prepayment otherwise required to be made thereunder together with accrued interest to the last day of such Interest Period into a blocked account at the Administrative Agent until the last day of such Interest Period, at which time the Administrative Agent shall be authorized (without any further action or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Credit Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with this Section 2.3(c b). Such deposit shall be deemed to be a prepayment of such Loans by the Borrower for all purposes under this Agreement.
(vii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, mandatory prepayments with respect to Net Cash Proceeds of Specified Dispositions or a Recovery Event received by Foreign Subsidiaries or Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries shall be limited to the extent that the Borrower determines that such prepayment would result in material adverse tax consequences related to the repatriation of funds or such repatriation would be prohibited by Applicable Law.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) Optional Prepayments. Subject to the Existing Fixed Rate Loan Prepayment Exception, the The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay Loans, in whole or in part, with irrevocable prior written notice to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D (a “Notice of Prepayment”) given not later than 1:00 p.m. (i) on the same Business Day as each SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loan, Base Rate Loan or Daily Simple

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SOFR Loan, (ii) at least three Business Days before each Term SOFR Loan and (iii) as set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) for any Fixed Rate Loan, specifying the date and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of Term SOFR Loans, SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loans, Base Rate Loans, Daily Simple SOFR Loans, Fixed Rate Loans or a combination thereof, and, if a combination thereof, the amount allocable to each. Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date set forth in such notice. Partial prepayments shall be in an aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. A Notice of Prepayment received after 1:00 p.m. Eastern shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. Each such repayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 3.9 hereof or Schedule 1.1(a) hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Notice of Prepayment delivered in connection with any refinancing of all or a portion of the Credit Facilities Facility with the proceeds of such refinancing or of any incurrence of Indebtedness, or of the net cash proceeds of a Disposition or the issuance of Capital Stock or any other transaction specified in such Notice of Prepayment, may be, if expressly so stated to be, contingent upon the consummation of such refinancing, incurrence, receipt, issuance or other transaction and may be revoked by the Borrower in the event any of the foregoing is not consummated (provided that the failure of such contingency shall not relieve the Borrower from its obligations in respect thereof under Section 3.9 or Schedule 1.1(a)). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Borrower may not prepay or repay any portion of the Existing Fixed Rate Loan as to which no Make-Whole Amount (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall have been paid, reimbursed, or compensated, directly or indirectly (including through any indemnification payment) for any out-of-pocket cost by the Credit Parties in connection with Transactions and such portion of the Existing Fixed Rate Loan shall remain outstanding in accordance with Section 10.22 until November 1, 2024 (the “Existing Fixed Rate Loan Prepayment Exception”). Prepayments under this Section 2.3(d) shall be applied as directed by the Borrower (with respect to both principal amortization payments and Credit Facility) and shall not be required to be applied to the outstanding Loans under each Credit Facility on a pro rata basis.
(e) Limitation on Prepayment of Term SOFR Loans and Fixed Rate Loans. The Borrower may not prepay any Term SOFR Loan on any day other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto unless such prepayment is accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 3.9 hereof or Schedule 1.1(a) hereto. The Borrower may not prepay any Fixed Rate Loan on any day other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto unless such prepayment is accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Schedule 1.1(a).

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(f) Swap Agreements. No repayment or prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section shall affect any of the Borrower’s obligations under any Swap Agreement entered into with respect to the Loans.
Section 2.4 Permanent Reduction of the Term Revolver Commitments.
(a) Mandatory Reduction. Commencing on the first anniversary of the Closing Date and continuing on each anniversary thereafter, the aggregate Term Revolver Commitments shall be permanently reduced on an annual basis by two percent (2%) of the aggregate Term Revolver Commitments in effect immediately prior thereto (the “Required Commitment Reduction”).
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Required Commitment Reduction for any year, the Borrower shall prepay such Term Revolver Loans and the Administrative Agent shall apply the funds required to repay those outstanding Term SOFR Loans, SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loans, Daily Simple SOFR Loans or Fixed Rate Loans ratably to such Term Revolver Loan to the extent required for the aggregate outstanding Term Revolver Loans under the Term Revolver Facility to no longer exceed the aggregate Term Revolver Commitments after giving effect to such Required Commitment Reduction, and any such prepayment will not be subject to Section 3.9 or the payment of amounts due pursuant to Schedule 1.1(a).
(c) Optional Reduction. Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time, upon at least three Business Days prior irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent, to permanently reduce, without premium or penalty, (i) the Term Revolver Commitments at any time or (ii) portions of the Term Revolver Commitments, from time to time, in an aggregate principal amount not less than $3,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Any reduction of the Term Revolver Commitments shall be applied to the Term Revolver Commitment of each Lender according to its Commitment Percentage. All Commitment Fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Term Revolver Commitment shall be paid on the effective date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any notice to reduce the Term Revolver Commitments delivered in connection with any refinancing of all or a portion of the Term Revolver Facility with the proceeds of such refinancing or of any incurrence of Indebtedness, or of the net cash proceeds of a Disposition or the issuance of Capital Stock or any other transaction specified in such notice may be, if expressly so stated to be, contingent upon the consummation of such refinancing or incurrence and may be revoked by the Borrower in the event such refinancing is not consummated (provided that the failure of such contingency shall not relieve the Borrower from its obligations in respect thereof under Section 3.9 or Schedule 1.1(a)).
(d) Corresponding Payment. Each permanent reduction permitted pursuant to Section 2.4(c) shall be accompanied by a payment of principal sufficient to reduce the aggregate outstanding Term Revolver Loans after such reduction to the aggregate Term Revolver Commitments as so reduced. Such prepayment shall be applied as directed by the Borrower. Any reduction of the Term Revolver Commitments to zero shall be accompanied by payment of all outstanding Loans and shall result in the termination of the Term Revolver Commitments and the Term Revolver Facility. If the reduction of the Term Revolver Commitments pursuant to Section 2.4(c) requires the repayment of any Term SOFR Loan, such repayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 3.9 hereof. If the reduction of the Term Revolver Commitments pursuant to Section 2.4(c) requires the prepayment of any Fixed Rate Loan, such repayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Schedule 1.1(a).
Section 2.5 Termination of Term Revolver Facility. The Term Revolver Facility and the aggregate Term Revolver Commitments thereunder shall terminate on the applicable Maturity Date.
ARTICLE III. GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS
Section 3.1 Interest.
(a) Interest Rate Options. Subject to the provisions of this Section, at the election of the Borrower, (i) Farm Credit Facilities the Loans shall bear interest at (A i) the SOFR Monthly

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Variable Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin, (B ii) Term SOFR Rate plus the Applicable Margin (provided that Term SOFR Rate shall not be available until three Business Days after the Closing Date unless the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent indemnifying the Lenders in the manner set forth in Section 3.9 of this Agreement) or (C iii) at the applicable Fixed Rate plus the Applicable Margin (provided that the Fixed Rate shall not be available until three Business Days after the Closing Date unless the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent indemnifying the Lenders in the manner set forth in Section 3.9 of this Agreement or Schedule 1.1(a) to this Agreement, as applicable) and (ii) Commercial Bank Term Loans shall bear interest at (A) Term SOFR Rate plus the Applicable Margin (provided that Term SOFR Rate shall not be available until three Business Days after the Closing Date unless the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent indemnifying the Lenders in the manner set forth in Section 3.9 of this Agreement) or (B)

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the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin. The Borrower shall select the rate of interest and Interest Period, if any, applicable to any Loan at the time a Notice of Borrowing is given or at the time a Notice of Conversion/Continuation is given pursuant to Section 3.2.
(b) Default Rate. Subject to Section 8.3, (i) immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 8.1(a) or (g), or (ii) at the election of the Required Lenders, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, (A) the Borrower shall no longer have the option to request Term SOFR Rate with respect to new Term SOFR Loans, rollovers or repricings, (B) all outstanding Term SOFR Loans shall bear interest at a rate per annum of two percent in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable to such Loans until the end of the applicable Interest Period and thereafter at a rate equal to two percent in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable to, in the case of Farm Credit Facilities Loans, SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loans and, in the case of Commercial Bank Term Loans, Base Rate Loans, (C) all outstanding SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loans and other Obligations arising hereunder or under any other Loan Document (other than Obligations covered by clauses (A), (B), (D), or (E) or (F)) shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to two percent in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable to SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loans or such other Obligations arising hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (D) all outstanding Fixed Rate Loans shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to two percent in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable to Fixed Rate Loans, (E) all outstanding Daily Simple SOFR Loans shall bear interest at a rate per annum of two percent in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable to such Loans, and (F) all outstanding Base Rate Loans shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to two percent in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable to such Loans and (G) all accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable on demand of the Administrative Agent. Interest shall continue to accrue on the Obligations after the filing by or against the Borrower of any petition seeking any relief in bankruptcy or under any Debtor Relief Law.
(c) Interest Payment and Computation. Interest on each SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loan, Daily Simple SOFR Loan, and Fixed Rate Loan and Base Rate Loan shall be due and payable in arrears with respect to the previous calendar quarter, on the first day of each calendar quarter commencing July 1, 2024. Interest on each Term SOFR Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on the last day of the Interest Period with respect thereto. All computations of fees and of interest for (a) Fixed Rate Loans and (b) Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest provided hereunder shall

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be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365/366-day year).
(d) Maximum Rate. In no contingency or event whatsoever shall the aggregate of all amounts deemed interest under this Agreement charged or collected pursuant to the terms of this Agreement exceed the highest rate permissible under any Applicable Law which a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable hereto. In the event that such a court determines that the Lenders have charged or received interest hereunder in excess of the highest applicable rate, the rate in effect hereunder shall automatically be reduced to the maximum rate permitted by Applicable Law and the Lenders shall at the Administrative Agent’s option (i) promptly refund to the Borrower any interest received by the Lenders in excess of the maximum lawful rate or (ii) apply such excess to the principal balance of the Obligations. It is the intent hereof that the Borrower not pay or contract to pay, and that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender receive or contract to receive, directly or indirectly in any manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may be paid by the Borrower under Applicable Law.
(e) Rate Reset. On each date that is a two year anniversary of the Closing Date occurring prior to the Maturity Date (or such other date approximately preceding such date as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may agree) (such date, the “Reset Reference Point”), the Administrative Agent (x) shall determine the difference (in basis points), if any, between the Current Cost of Funds (as defined below) as of such Reset Reference Point and the Closing Date Cost of Funds (as defined below) and (y) thereafter shall promptly notify the Lenders with Commitments or Loans under the Farm Credit Facilities and the Borrower of such difference by delivering a certificate in form and substance mutually acceptable to Administrative Agent and the Borrower. The all-in interest rate with respect to the Farm Credit Facilities Loans shall be increased or decreased, as applicable, by the amount of the difference (in a like amount of basis points), which increase or decrease shall commence from and as of such Reset Reference Point and shall remain in effect until either (i) the next succeeding Reset Reference Point or (ii) solely with respect to the final Reset Reference Point, the applicable Maturity Date; provided that it is acknowledged and agreed that the Administrative Agent will effect such increase or decrease in the form of an adjustment to the margin above Term SOFR Rate or the SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate set forth in the definition of “Applicable Margin” and applicable to such Loans. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, such increase or decrease in the all-in interest rate for any interest period shall be automatic and shall not require an amendment to this Agreement or the consent of any Lender. As used in this subsection (e):
“Closing Date Cost of Funds” means, as of the Closing Date, 11 basis points, which is the amount by which (x) the all-in SOFR Floating Note Rate cost of funds differs from (y) the Daily Simple SOFR Rate, in each case, determined as of the Closing Date but with respect to the date that is two Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
“Current Cost of Funds” means, as of any Reset Reference Point, the amount (in basis points), if any, by which (x) the all-in SOFR Floating Note Rate cost of funds exceeds (y) the Daily Simple SOFR Rate, in each case determined as of the applicable Reset Reference Point but with respect to the date that is two Business Days prior to such Reset Reference Point.
“SOFR Floating Note Rate” means, as of any date of determination, the estimated funding cost (not the actual sale price), including the applicable “Farm Credit Floating Rate Funding Index Spread” (for overnight SOFR (reset daily, simple average in arrears)) and standard underwriting fees, for new two-year debt securities indexed to

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overnight SOFR (reset daily, simple average in arrears), and issued by The Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation into the primary market based on market observations on such date indicated at approximately 9:30 a.m., New York City time; it being understood that such indications represent The Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation’s best estimate of the cost of new debt issuances based on a combination of daily surveys of selected farm credit selling group members (participating bond dealers) and ongoing monitoring of the fixed income markets for actual, recent, primary market issuance by other government- sponsors of similar bonds and notes and pricing within related derivative markets, particularly the interest rate swap market. Historical information on such funding costs is available, for the prior week, on The Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation’s website (https://www.farmcreditfunding.com/ffcb_live/dataCenter/fundingCostIndex.html) within the daily and weekly spreadsheet for the desired date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, in connection with the Closing Date or any Reset Reference Point, new floating rate (indexed to overnight SOFR) debt securities with a two (2) year term are not then being issued into the primary market by The Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation, then “SOFR Floating Note Rate” shall mean AgWest’s best estimate of the cost of such debt securities based on market observations of synthetic (swaps) floating rate indications for similar debt securities or such other replacement benchmark as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may mutually agree upon.
By way of example, assuming the Closing Date Cost of Funds is 15 basis points, (a) if the Current Cost of Funds as of a Reset Reference Point is 35 basis points, then the all-in interest rate with respect to the Farm Credit Facilities Loans shall be increased by 20 basis points commencing from and as of such Reset Reference Point, and (b) if the Current Cost of Funds as of a Reset Reference Point is –5 basis points (i.e., the SOFR Floating Note Rate is 5 basis points less than the Daily Simple SOFR Rate in each case as of the date that is two Business Days prior to such Reset Reference Point), then the all-in interest rate with respect to the Farm Credit Facilities Loans shall be decreased (but not below zero) by 20 basis points commencing from and as of such Reset Reference Point.
Section 3.2 Notice and Manner of Conversion or Continuation of Loans. Provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, the Borrower shall have the option to
(a) convert at any time all or any portion of any outstanding SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loans in a principal amount equal to $1,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof into one or more Term SOFR Loans or Fixed Rate Loans, (b) upon the expiration of any Interest Period, (i) convert all or any part of its (A) outstanding Term SOFR Loans that are Farm Credit Term Loans or Term Revolver Loans in a principal amount equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof into SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loans or Fixed Rate Loans or (B) outstanding Term SOFR Loans that are Commercial Bank Term Loans in a principal amount equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof into Base Rate Loans, (ii) convert all or any part of its outstanding Fixed Rate Loans in a principal amount equal to $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of
$1,000,000 in excess thereof into SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans,

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(iii) convert all or any part of its outstanding Base Rate Loans in a principal amount equal to $1,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof into one or more Term SOFR Loans, (iv) continue any Term SOFR Loans as Term SOFR Loans or (v iv) continue any Fixed Rate Loans as Fixed Rate Loans (so long as the applicable Interest Period is still available). Whenever the Borrower desires to convert or continue Loans as provided above, the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable prior written notice in the form attached as Exhibit E (a “Notice of Conversion/Continuation”) not later than 2:00 p.m. three Business Days before the day on which a

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proposed conversion or continuation of such Loan is to be effective specifying (A) the Loans to be converted or continued, and, in the case of any Term SOFR Loan to be converted or continued, the last day of the Interest Period therefor, (B) the effective date of such conversion or continuation (which shall be a Business Day), (C) the principal amount of such Loans to be converted or continued, and (D) the Interest Period to be applicable to such converted or continued Term SOFR Loan. If the Borrower fails to give a Notice of Conversion/Continuation within three Business Days prior to the end of the Interest Period for any Term SOFR Loan, then, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the applicable Term SOFR Loan shall be continued as a Term SOFR Loan and will be deemed to have the same Interest Period as was then in effect prior to the expiration of the previous Interest Period during which the Borrower failed to give a timely Notice of Conversion/Continuation. Any such automatic continuation of a Term SOFR Loan shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Term SOFR Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the last day of an Interest Period for any Term SOFR Loan or Fixed Rate Loan, (y) any such automatic continuation with respect to any Term SOFR Loan shall result in an Interest Period that does not comply with clause (x) of the proviso in the definition thereof and (z) if no Notice of Conversion/Continuation is submitted for a Fixed Rate Loan and agreed to pursuant to the procedures and requirements set forth on Schedule 1.1(a), such Loan shall in each case automatically convert to, in the case of a Farm Credit Facilities Loan, a SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loan or, in the case of a Commercial Bank Term Loan, a Base Rate Loan, in each case, on the last day of its Interest Period. If the Borrower requests a conversion to, or continuation of, Term SOFR Loans, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the affected Lenders of such Notice of Conversion/Continuation.
Section 3.3 Fees.
(a) Commitment Fee. Commencing on the Closing Date, subject to Section 3.14(a)(iii)(A), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, a non-refundable commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) at a rate per annum equal to 0.25% on the actual daily unused portion of the aggregate Term Revolver Commitments of the Lenders (other than the Defaulting Lenders, if any). The Commitment Fee shall be payable in arrears on the first day of each calendar quarter during the term of this Agreement commencing July 1, 2024 and ending on the date upon which all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due) arising under the Term Revolver Facility shall have been paid and satisfied in full and the aggregate Term Revolver Commitments have been terminated. The Commitment Fee shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender) pro rata in accordance with such Lenders’ respective Commitment Percentages with respect to the Term Revolver Facility.
(b) Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in their Fee Letter Letters. The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified.
Section 3.4 Manner of Payment. Each payment by the Borrower on account of the principal of or interest on the Loans or of any fee, commission or other amounts payable to the Lenders under this Agreement shall be made not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date specified for payment under this Agreement to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office for the account of the Lenders entitled to such payment in Dollars, in immediately available funds and shall be made without any set off,

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counterclaim or deduction whatsoever. Any payment received after such time but before 2:00 p.m. on such day shall be deemed a payment on such date for the purposes of Section 8.1, but for all

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other purposes shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day. Any payment received after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day for all purposes. Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of each such payment, the Administrative Agent shall distribute to each such Lender at its address for notices set forth herein its Commitment Percentage in respect of the Credit Facilities Facility (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment and shall wire advice of the amount of such credit to each Lender. Each payment to the Administrative Agent of Administrative Agent’s fees or expenses shall be made for the account of the Administrative Agent and any amount payable to any Lender under Section 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 or 10.3 shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lender. Subject to the definition of Interest Period, if any payment under this Agreement shall be specified to be made upon a day which is not a Business Day, it shall be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day and such extension of time shall in such case be included in computing any interest if payable along with such payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there exists a Defaulting Lender, each payment by the Borrower to such Defaulting Lender hereunder shall be applied in accordance with Section 3.14(a)(ii).
Section 3.5 Evidence of Indebtedness. The Loans made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Notes and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
Section 3.6 Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations (other than pursuant to Section 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 or 10.3) greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and
(b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them; provided that:
(a) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and
(b) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (B) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).

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Each Credit Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under Applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against each Credit Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of each Credit Party in the amount of such participation.
Section 3.7 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.
(a) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender (i) in the case of a SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans, not later than 12:00 noon on the date of any proposed borrowing and (ii) otherwise, prior to the proposed date of any borrowing, that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.3(b) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the daily average Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to, in the case of Farm Credit Facilities Loans, SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loans and, in the case of Commercial Bank Term Loans, Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
(b) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article III, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the Loan set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.
(c) Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan or to fund any such participation on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan or to purchase its participation.
(d) Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

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(e) Insufficient Funds. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, toward payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, toward payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.
(f) Pro Rata Treatment. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (i) each Loan shall be made from the Lenders, each payment of fees under Section 3.3 shall be made for account of the Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the applicable Commitments shall be applied to the respective applicable Commitments of the Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective applicable Commitments; (ii) each Loan shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Commitments (in the case of the making of Loans) or their respective existing Loans that are to be included in such converted or continued Loan (in the case of conversions and continuations of Loans);
(iii) each payment or prepayment of principal of Loans by the Borrower shall be made for account of the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Loans held by them; and (iv) each payment of interest on Loans by the Borrower shall be made for account of the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due and payable to the respective Lenders.
Section 3.8 Inability to Determine Rates.
(a) Inability to Determine Rate; Cost. Subject to Section 3.8(b), if on or prior to the commencement of any Interest Period (or in the case of any Benchmark that is not subject to an Interest Period, on any Business Day):
(i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that for any reason (other than a Benchmark Transition Event) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining any Benchmark;
(ii) the Required Lenders determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a Loan that is subject to an Interest Period or a conversion thereto or a continuation thereof, that the Benchmark for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding or continuing such Loans, and the Required Lenders have provided notice of such determination to the Administrative Agent; or
(iii) the Required Lenders determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a Loan that is not subject to an Interest Period or a conversion thereto or a continuation thereof or the maintaining thereof, that the Benchmark with respect to a proposed Loan or outstanding Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding or maintaining such Loans, and the Required Lenders have provided notice of such determination to the Administrative Agent,
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders.
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(1) any obligation of the Lenders to make such Loans that are subject to an Interest Period, and any right of the Borrower to continue such Loans or to convert to such Loans, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Loans) until the Administrative Agent (with respect to clause (ii), at the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice;
(2) any obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain such Loans that are not subject to an Interest Period (other than Base Rate Loans in the case of the Commercial Bank Term Loans), and any right of the Borrower to continue such Loans or to convert to such Loans, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Loans) until the Administrative Agent (with respect to clause (iii), at the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice;
(3) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Loan or conversion to or continuation of such Loans (to the extent of the affected Loans or affected Interest Periods); and
(4) any outstanding affected Loans shall be (A) converted into Daily Simple SOFR Loans (or if the Daily Simple SOFR Rate is itself subject to Section 3.8(a), Loans subject to such other then applicable Successor Rate (or, at the Borrower’s election, the Base Rate in the case of Commercial Bank Term Loans) at the end of the applicable Interest Period (or if such Loans are not subject to an Interest Period, immediately) or (B) if the then applicable Successor Rate (other than for the avoidance of doubt, the Daily Simple SOFR Rate) is itself subject to Section 3.8(a), prepaid at the end of the applicable Interest Period (or if such Loans are not subject to an Interest Period, immediately) (or, at the Borrower’s option in the case of Commercial Bank Term Loans, converted to Base Rate Loans) and, upon any such conversion or prepayment, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted or prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.9;
(b) Benchmark Replacement Setting. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document:
(i) Replacing Benchmarks. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event as to any Benchmark, the applicable Benchmark Replacement will replace the applicable then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any setting of such Benchmark at or after 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from the Required Lenders or from the Borrower. Upon and at any time after a Benchmark Transition Event, the Borrower may revoke any request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Loans to be made, converted or continued that would bear interest by reference to such Benchmark until the Borrower’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark.
(ii) Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation and administration of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.

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(iii) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (x) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, (y) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, and (z) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower of the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 3.8(b)(iv). Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 3.8(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.8(b).
(iv) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. At any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (x) if the applicable then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR) and either
(A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative, then the Administrative Agent may remove any tenor of such Benchmark and (y) the Administrative Agent may reinstate any such previously removed tenor for such Benchmark (including any applicable Benchmark Replacement) settings.
Section 3.9 Indemnity. The Borrower hereby indemnifies each of the Lenders against any loss or expense (including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain a Term SOFR Loan or Fixed Rate Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained) which may arise or be attributable to each Lender’s obtaining, liquidating or employing deposits or other funds acquired to effect, fund or maintain any Loan
(a) as a consequence of any failure by the Borrower to make any payment when due of any amount due hereunder in connection with a Term SOFR Loan or a Fixed Rate Loan, (b) due to any failure of the Borrower to borrow, continue or convert on a date specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise) or (c) due to any payment, prepayment or conversion of any Term SOFR Loan or Fixed Rate Loan on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor except as set forth in Section 2.4; provided that the foregoing indemnity shall not apply to any loss or expense suffered by a Lender or resulting from the failure of such Lender to fund any Loan at a time required hereunder. The amount of such loss or expense shall be determined, in the applicable Lender’s reasonable discretion, (a) for any Term SOFR Loans, based upon the assumption that such Lender funded its Commitment Percentage of the Term SOFR Loans using any reasonable attribution or averaging methods which such Lender deems appropriate and practical and (b) for any Fixed Rate Loans, as set forth on Schedule 1.1(a). A certificate of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for determining such amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender shall be forwarded to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent and shall be conclusively presumed to be correct save for manifest error. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder for nine months.

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Section 3.10 Increased Costs.
(a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or advances, loans or other credit extended or participated in by, any Lender;
(ii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes,
(B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and
(C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii) impose on any Lender any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon written request of such Lender or other Recipient, the Borrower shall promptly, and in any event, within ten Business Days, pay to any such Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any lending office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitment of such Lender or the Loans made by such Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time upon written request of such Lender, the Borrower shall promptly and in any event, within ten Business Days, pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or such other Recipient setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such other Recipient or any of their respective holding companies, as the case may be, as specified in clause (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or such other Recipient, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten Business Days after receipt thereof.
(d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or such other Recipient to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such other Recipient’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate any Lender or any other Recipient pursuant to this

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Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or such other Recipient, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of such Lender’s or such other Recipient’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
(e) The Borrower shall compensate each Lender for prepayment of Fixed Rate Loans under the terms and provisions of Schedule 1.1(a) hereto, if applicable.
Section 3.11 Taxes.
(a) Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section 3.11, the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA.
(b) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Credit Party shall be increased as necessary so that, after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section), the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(c) Payment of Other Taxes by the Credit Parties. The Credit Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(d) Indemnification by the Credit Parties. The Credit Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within ten days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Recipient (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Recipient, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within ten days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Credit Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Credit Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.8(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable

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expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 3.11(e). The agreements in paragraph (i) shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent.
(f) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes any Credit Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 3.11, such Credit Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(g) Status of Lenders.
(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Sections 3.11(g)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(A) Any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from United States federal backup withholding tax;
(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

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(1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, United States federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, United States federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(2) executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(3) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or
(4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 or Exhibit H-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to United States federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times

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reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(h) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 3.11 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.11), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 3.11(h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.11(h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 3.11(h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 3.11(h) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(i) [Reserved.]
(j) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.11 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
Section 3.12 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.10, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.11, then such Lender shall, at the request of the Borrower, use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the

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judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.10 or Section 3.11, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in any material respect. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b) Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.10, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.11, and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 3.12(a), or if any Lender or Voting Participant is a Defaulting Lender, Defaulting Voting Participant or a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender or Voting Participant and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender or Voting Participate Participant to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.8), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 3.10 or 3.11) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee or replacement Voting Participant may be another Lender or Voting Participant, if a Lender or Voting Participant accepts such assignment or delegation); provided that, in the case of a Voting Participant, the replacement Voting Participant shall be reasonably acceptable to the Lender that was the seller of the applicable participation; provided, further, that:
(i) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 10.8;
(ii) such Lender or Voting Participant, as applicable, shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans (or participations therein), accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.9) from the assignee or replacement Voting Participant (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
(iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.10 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.11, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;
(iv) such assignment or participation does not conflict with Applicable Law;
and
(v) in the case of any assignment or participation resulting from a Lender or Voting Participant becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee or replacement Voting Participant shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.

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A Lender or Voting Participant shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
Section 3.13 Illegality. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted after the date hereof that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable lending office to make, maintain or fund any Loans or to determine or charge interest rates based upon any Benchmark, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent), any obligation of the Lenders to make such Loans, and any right of the Borrower to continue such Loans, shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality upon demand from any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), (a) convert all such Loans into Daily Simple SOFR Loans (or if the Daily Simple SOFR Rate is itself subject to such notice, Loans subject to such other then applicable Successor Rate) or, in the case of Commercial Bank Term Loans, Base Rate Loans, in each case at the end of the applicable Interest Period or (b) if the then applicable Successor Rate (other than for the avoidance of doubt, the Daily Simple SOFR Rate) is itself subject to such notice, prepay all such Loans or, in the case of Commercial Bank Term Loans, convert all such Loans to Base Rate Loans, in each case, (i) if such Loans are not subject to an Interest Period, immediately, or, (ii) if such Loans are subject to an Interest Period, on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if all affected Lenders may lawfully continue to maintain such Loans to such day, or immediately, if any Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Loans to such day, in each case until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by each affected Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon such Benchmark. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued and unpaid interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.9.
Section 3.14 Defaulting Lenders.
(a) Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders and Section 10.2.
(ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.4 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan or funded participation in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s

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potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans and funded participations under this Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a

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result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and sixth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (1) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (2) such Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments under the applicable Credit Facility without giving effect to Section 3.14(b). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section 3.14(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii) Certain Fees.
(A) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
(B) With respect to any Commitment Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) above, the Borrower shall not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with such Lenders’ respective Commitment Percentages, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
(c) Defaulting Participants. To the extent applicable, the provisions of this Section
3.14 shall apply to Participants and Defaulting Voting Participants mutatis mutandis.
Section 3.15 Capital Plans.
(a) Each party hereto acknowledges that the bylaws and capital plan, as applicable, of each Farm Credit Lender that is a Lender hereunder (as each may be amended from time to

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time) shall govern (i) the rights and obligations of the parties with respect to the Farm Credit Equities and any patronage refunds or other distributions made on account thereof or on account of each Borrower’s patronage with such Farm Credit Lender, (ii) each Borrower’s eligibility for patronage distributions from such Farm Credit Lender (in the form of Farm Credit Equities and cash) and (iii) patronage distributions, if any, in the event of a sale of a participation interest. Subject to Section 10.8(d), each Farm Credit Lender that is a Lender hereunder reserves the right to assign or sell participations in all or any part of its Commitment or outstanding Loans hereunder on a non-patronage basis.
(b) Each party hereto acknowledges that each Farm Credit Lender that is a Lender hereunder has a statutory first Lien pursuant to the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (as amended from time to time) on all Farm Credit Equities that any Borrower may now own or hereafter acquire, which statutory Lien shall be the sole and exclusive benefit of each such Farm Credit Lender. Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, the Farm Credit Equities shall not constitute security for the Obligations due to any other Lender. To the extent that any of the Loan Documents create a Lien on the Farm Credit Equities or on patronage accrued by any Farm Credit Lender for the account of the Borrower (including, in each case, proceeds thereof), such Lien shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of such Farm Credit Lender and shall not be subject to pro rata sharing hereunder. Neither the Farm Credit Equities nor any accrued patronage shall be offset against the Obligations except that, in the event of an Event of Default, each Farm Credit Lender that is a Lender hereunder may elect to apply the cash portion of any patronage distribution or retirement of equity to amounts due under this Agreement. The Borrower acknowledges that any corresponding income or capital gains tax liability associated with such application is the sole responsibility of the Borrower. No Farm Credit Lender shall have an obligation to retire the Farm Credit Equities upon any Event of Default, Default or any other default by any Borrower or any other Credit Party, or at any other time, either for application to the Obligations or otherwise.
ARTICLE IV.
CONDITIONS OF CLOSING AND BORROWING
Section 4.1 Conditions to Initial Extensions of Credit. The obligation of the Lenders to make the initial Loans on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 10.2) of each of the following conditions:
(a) Executed Loan Documents. This Agreement, a Note in favor of each Lender requesting a Note, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement together with any other applicable Loan Documents, shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent by the parties thereto, in each case in form and content acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and shall be in full force and effect.
(b) ABL Facility. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of an amendment to the ABL Facility to permit the Transactions, duly executed by each party thereto, in form and substance acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
(c) Closing Certificates; Etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

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(i) Officer’s Certificate. A certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to the effect that: (A) since February 20, 2024, there has not been a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Augusta Acquisition Agreement); (B) the Augusta Mill Acquisition has been consummated, or substantially concurrently with the initial funding of the applicable Credit Facilities on the Closing Date, shall be consummated, in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Augusta Acquisition Agreement; and (C) the conditions set forth in Section 4.1(e) have been satisfied.
(ii) Certificate of Secretary of each Credit Party. A certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Credit Party certifying as to the incumbency and genuineness of the signature of each officer of such Credit Party executing Loan Documents to which it is a party and certifying that attached thereto is a true, correct and complete copy of (A) the articles or certificate of incorporation or formation (or equivalent), as applicable, of such Credit Party and all amendments thereto, certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority in its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation (or equivalent), as applicable, (B) the bylaws or other governing document of such Credit Party as in effect on the Closing Date,
(C) resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or other governing body) of such Credit Party authorizing and approving the transactions contemplated hereunder and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (D) each certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 4.1(c)(iii).
(iii) Certificates of Good Standing. Certificates as of a recent date of the good standing of each Credit Party under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation (or equivalent), as applicable.
(iv) Opinions of Counsel. Opinions of counsel to the Credit Parties addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the Credit Parties, the Loan Documents and such other matters as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request (which such opinions shall expressly permit reliance by permitted successors and assigns of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders).
(d) Personal Property Collateral.
(i) Filings and Recordings. The Administrative Agent shall have received all filings and recordations in the applicable Uniform Commercial Code filing offices and in the United States Copyright Office and United States Patent and Trademark Office that are necessary to perfect the security interests of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral and the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that upon such filings and recordations such security interests constitute valid and perfected first priority Liens thereon (subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and Permitted Liens).
(ii) Pledged Collateral. Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall have received (A) original stock certificates or other certificates evidencing the certificated Capital Stock pledged pursuant to the Security Documents, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate duly executed in blank by the registered owner thereof and (B) each original promissory note pledged and required to be delivered pursuant to the Security Documents together with an undated allonge for each such promissory note duly executed in blank by the holder

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thereof, to be held pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement; provided, however, that the delivery of original stock certificates or other certificates evidencing the certificated Capital Stock pledged pursuant to the Security Documents of any Subsidiaries formed or acquired in connection with the Augusta Mill Acquisition is not able to be provided on the date of the consummation of the Augusta Mill Acquisition after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so, then the provision of such original stock certificates or other certificates shall be required by the date that is sixty (60) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall approve in its sole discretion).
(iii) [Reserved].
(iv) [Reserved].
provided that to the extent the perfection of the security interest in any such Collateral (other than as set forth in clause (d)(i) (but only with respect to filings and recordations in the applicable Uniform Commercial Code filing offices) and (d)(ii) above) is not able to be provided on the Closing Date after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so, the perfection of such security interest in such Collateral will not constitute a condition precedent to the availability of any borrowing on the Closing Date, but such perfection shall be required prior to the date sixty (60) days following such date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall approve in its sole discretion).
(e) The Specified Representations and the Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations are true, correct and complete in all material respects (except to the extent any such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, in which case, such representation and warranty shall be true, correct and complete in all respects).
(f) Financial Matters.
(i) Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent shall have received
(A) the audited Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the related audited statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows for setting forth in comparative form consolidated figures for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2023, for the three (3) most recently completed Fiscal Years ended at least 90 days prior to the Closing Date and (B) unaudited pro forma Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and related unaudited interim statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows as of the last day of the most recently completed four-fiscal quarter period ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date (or if such period includes the end of the Borrower’s Fiscal Year, at least 90 days prior to the Closing Date) for which financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries are available and provided pursuant to clause (A) above, prepared after giving effect to the Transactions on a pro forma basis; provided, that, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders confirm that the financial statements set forth in clause (A) above for the Borrower’s Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022 have been delivered; provided further that the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirement set forth in clause (A) above to the extent that any such financial statements have been filed and are publicly available electronically at www.sec.gov (or a successor web site thereto).

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(ii) [Reserved].
(iii) Solvency Certificate. The Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and certified as accurate by the chief financial officer of the Borrower, that after giving effect to the Transactions the Credit Parties, on a Pro Forma Basis, are Solvent.
(iv) Payment at Closing. The Borrower shall have paid or made arrangements to pay contemporaneously with closing (A) to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders the fees set forth or referenced in Section 3.3(b) and any other accrued and unpaid fees or commissions due hereunder on and as of the Closing Date, and (B) all reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) required to be paid hereunder to the extent invoiced to the Borrower at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
(g) Miscellaneous.
(i) Notice of Borrowing. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) for the Loans to be made on the Closing Date.
(ii) PATRIOT ACT, etc. The Lenders shall have received in form and substance satisfactory to each Lender: (a) all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act, to the extent requested at least ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date; and (b) to the extent that the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under 31 C.F.R.
§–1010.230, a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
(iii) Waiver of Borrower Rights. The Administrative Agent shall have received an executed Waiver of Borrower Rights letter in substantially the form delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on October 31, 2016.
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.3(c), for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.1, the Administrative Agent and each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
Section 4.2 Conditions to Extensions of Credit Under the Term Revolver Facility. The obligations of the Farm Credit Lenders that are Lenders or Participants to make or participate in any Term Revolver Loan after the Closing Date are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 10.2) of the following conditions precedent on the relevant borrowing, issuance or extension date:
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in all material respects, except for any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, which such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects, on and as of such borrowing, issuance or extension date with the same effect as if made on and as of such date (except for any such representation and warranty that by its terms is made only as of an earlier date, which representation and warranty shall remain true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, except for any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, which such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date).
(b) No Existing Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the borrowing date with respect to such Loan or after giving effect to the Loans to be made on such date.
(c) Notices. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing from the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.2(a).
ARTICLE V.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CREDIT PARTIES
To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that, which representations and warranties shall be deemed made on the Closing Date and as otherwise set forth in Section 4.2, that:
Section 5.1 Financial Condition. The audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2021, December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal years ended on such dates, reported on by and accompanied by an unqualified report from KPMG LLP, present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal years then ended. The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at September 30, 2023, and the related unaudited consolidated statement of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flow for the applicable three-month period ended on such date, present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at each such date, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flow for the three-month period then ended (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments). All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved (except as approved by the aforementioned firm of accountants and disclosed therein), except that the interim financial statements are subject to year-end adjustments and are lacking footnote disclosures.
Section 5.2 No Change. Since December 31, 2023, there has been no development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.3 Existence; Compliance with Law. Each Credit Party (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has the corporate or similar organizational power and authority, and the legal right, to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged, (c) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other organization and in good standing under

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the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.4 Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. (a) Each Credit Party has the corporate or similar organizational power and authority, and the legal right, to make, deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to obtain extensions of credit hereunder. Each Credit Party has taken all necessary corporate or similar organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to authorize the extensions of credit on the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Credit Party party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document upon execution will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit Party party thereto, enforceable against each such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
(b) No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the extensions of credit hereunder or with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, except (i) consents, authorizations, filings and notices that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) the filings referred to in Section 5.19.
Section 5.5 No Legal Bar. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not violate any Requirement of Law or any Contractual Obligation of any Credit Party, except for violations that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents).
Section 5.6 Litigation. No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened by or against any Group Member or against any of their respective properties (a) with respect to any of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or (b) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect if determined adversely to any applicable Group Member.
Section 5.7 No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Section 5.8 Ownership of Property; Liens. Each Group Member has such title in fee simple or valid leasehold to the real property owned or leased by it as is necessary to the conduct of its business and valid and legal title to all of its personal property owned by it, in each case, subject to Permitted Liens.
Section 5.9 Intellectual Property. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Group Member owns, or is licensed to use, all material Intellectual Property reasonably necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted, free and clear of all

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Liens, except as permitted by Section 7.2, and to the knowledge of each Credit Party, the use of any such material Intellectual Property and the conduct of each of the Group Members does not infringe in any material respect upon the rights of any Person. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no claim has been asserted or is pending by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any material Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness of any material Intellectual Property, nor does the Borrower know of any valid basis for any such claim.
Section 5.10 Taxes. Each Credit Party has filed or caused to be filed all Federal, state and other material Tax returns that are required to be filed and has paid all Taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or on any assessments made against it or any of its property and all other Taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority (other than (i) any the amount or validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the relevant Group Member, or (ii) to the extent that the failure to file or pay, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect); to the knowledge of the Borrower, no material Liens for Taxes have been filed, and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such Tax, fee or other charge.
Section 5.11 Federal Regulations. The Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no part of the proceeds of any Loan hereunder will be used to buy or carry any Margin Stock. Following the application of the proceeds of each Loan, not more than 25% of the value of the assets (either of the Borrower only or of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) will be Margin Stock.
Section 5.12 Labor Matters. Except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against any Group Member pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened; (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of each Credit Party have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Requirement of Law dealing with such matters; and (c) all payments due from any Credit Party on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the relevant Credit Party.
Section 5.13 ERISA. Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) each Group Member and each of their respective ERISA Affiliates (and in the case of a Pension Plan or a Multiemployer Plan, each of their respective ERISA Affiliates) are in compliance with all applicable provisions and requirements of ERISA and the Code and other federal and state laws and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to each Plan and Pension Plan and have performed all their obligations under each Plan and Pension Plan; (b) no ERISA Event or Foreign Plan Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, and no ERISA Affiliate is aware of any fact, event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to constitute or result in an ERISA Event; (c) each Plan or Pension Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS indicating that such Plan or Pension Plan is so qualified and the trust related thereto has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code or an application for such a determination is currently pending before the Internal Revenue Service and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred subsequent to the issuance of the most recent determination letter which would cause such Plan or Pension Plan to lose its qualified status; (d) no liability to the PBGC (other than required premium payments), the IRS, any Plan or Pension Plan or any trust established under Title IV of ERISA has been or is reasonably expected to be incurred by any Group Member or any of their ERISA Affiliates; (e) each of the Group Members’ ERISA Affiliates has

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complied with the requirements of Section 515 of ERISA with respect to each Multiemployer Plan and is not in “default” (as defined in Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA) with respect to payments to a Multiemployer Plan; (f) all amounts required by applicable law with respect to, or by the terms of, any retiree welfare benefit arrangement maintained by any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate or to which any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate has an obligation to contribute have been accrued in accordance with ASC Topic 715-60; (g) as of the most recent valuation date for each Multiemployer Plan for which the actuarial report is available and except as reported in the most recent Form 10-K filed with the SEC, no Group Member nor any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has any potential liability for a complete withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan (within the meaning of Section 4203 of ERISA), when aggregated with such potential liability for a complete withdrawal from all Multiemployer Plans, based on information available pursuant to Section 4221(e) of ERISA; (h) there has been no Prohibited Transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan or Pension Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (i) neither any Group Member nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to, or has any unsatisfied obligation to contribute to, or liability under, any active or terminated Pension Plan other than (i) on the Closing Date, those listed on Schedule 5.13 hereto and (ii) thereafter, Pension Plans not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement. Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.13, the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Pension Plan, did not, as of the close of its most recent plan year, exceed by more than $10,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of such Pension Plan allocable to such accrued benefits (determined in both cases using the applicable assumptions for financial statement reporting purposes under ASC Topic 715), and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Pension Plans did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $10,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Pension Plans (determined in both cases using the applicable assumptions for financial statement reporting purposes under ASC Topic 715).
Section 5.14 Investment Company Act; Other Regulations. No Credit Party is an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. No Credit Party is subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law (other than Regulation X of the Board) that limits its ability to incur Indebtedness.
Section 5.15 Subsidiaries; Capital Stock. As of the Closing Date, (a) Schedule 5.15 sets forth the name and jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable, of each Subsidiary and, as to each such Subsidiary, the percentage of each class of Capital Stock owned by any Credit Party and (b) there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options and restricted stock units granted to employees or directors and directors’ qualifying shares) of any nature relating to any Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, except (i) with respect to Capital Stock of Credit Parties, as created by the Loan Documents and (ii) otherwise, as permitted by this Agreement.
Section 5.16 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans, shall be used to finance the Transactions and in the case of the Term Revolver Facility, any future available undrawn Term Revolver Commitments may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Loans shall not be used to fund any Specified Share Repurchases.
Section 5.17 Environmental Matters. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

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(a) Materials of Environmental Concern are not present at, on, under, in, or about any real property now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any Group Member or at any other location (including, without limitation, any location to which Materials of Environmental

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Concern have been sent for re-use or recycling or for treatment, storage, or disposal), in amounts or concentrations or under circumstances that constitute or constituted a violation of, or could give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law;
(b) no Group Member has received or is aware of any notice of violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential liability under or relating to any Environmental Law, nor does the Borrower have knowledge or reason to believe that any such notice will be received or is being threatened;
(c) no judicial, arbitral, governmental or administrative litigation, investigation, proceeding or similar action is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which any Group Member is or will be named as a party, nor has any Group Member entered into or agreed to any settlements or other agreements, consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements relating to compliance with or liability under any Environmental Law that have not been fully and finally resolved;
(d) each Group Member, is in compliance, and within the period of all applicable statute of limitation has been in compliance, with all applicable Environmental Laws; and
(e) no Group Member has assumed or retained, by contract or operation of law, any liability of any other Person under Environmental Laws or with respect to any Material of Environmental Concern.
Section 5.18 Accuracy of Information, etc. The statements and information contained in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the other material documents, certificates and statements furnished by or on behalf of any Credit Party to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, or any of them, in writing, for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), taken together as a whole, did not contain as of the date such written statements, information, documents or certificates were so furnished, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in any material respect. The projections and any pro forma or other financial information contained in the materials referenced above are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount.
Section 5.19 Security Documents. The Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof. In the case of the Pledged Collateral required to be delivered in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, when such Pledged Collateral is delivered (in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement) to the Administrative Agent or the ABL Agent (together with a properly completed and signed undated endorsement), in the case of Collateral consisting of Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts, when such Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts, as applicable, are subject to an Account Control Agreement (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) and in the case of the other Collateral described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement that can be perfected by the filing of a financing statement or other filing, when financing statements and other filings specified on Schedule 5.19 in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 5.19, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in such

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Collateral and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), in each case prior and superior in right to the Lien of any other Person (except Liens expressly permitted by this Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement, in each case, to be prior to the Liens on the Collateral).
Section 5.20 Solvency. As of the Closing Date and after giving effect to the Transactions, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.
Section 5.21 Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions. The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance in all material respects by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors and to the knowledge of the Borrower its employees and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) the Borrower, any Subsidiary, any of their respective directors or officers, or (b) to the knowledge of the Borrower, any employee or agent of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facilities established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Loan, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will violate any Anti-Corruption Law or applicable Sanctions.
Section 5.22 Plan Assets; Prohibited Transactions. None of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is an entity deemed to hold “plan assets” (within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations), and neither the execution, delivery nor performance of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, including the making of any Loan hereunder, will give rise to a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Until all of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due) have been paid and satisfied in full in cash and the Aggregate Commitments terminated, each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
Section 6.1 Financial Statements and Budgets. Furnish to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender:
(a) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related audited consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by KPMG, LLP or other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available, but in any event not later than 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such quarter and/or the portion of the Fiscal

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Year through the end of such quarter, as required by applicable SEC rules, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of the previous Fiscal Year (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of the previous Fiscal Year), certified by a Responsible Officer as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes).
(c) Annual Budget. As soon as available, and in any event no later than 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower, a detailed consolidated budget for the following Fiscal Year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the following fiscal year, the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income and a description of the underlying assumptions applicable thereto (collectively, the “Budget”)), which Budget shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Budget is based on reasonable estimates, information and assumptions and that such Responsible Officer has no reason to believe that such Budget is incorrect or misleading in any material respect.
All such financial statements shall be complete and correct in all material respects and shall be prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied (except as approved by such accountants or officer, as the case may be, and disclosed in reasonable detail therein) consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods.
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a), (b) or (c) or Section 6.2 may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which
(i) such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent) or (ii) such documents are filed of record with the SEC; provided that, upon written request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain or deliver to Lenders paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.
The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on the Platform.
Section 6.2 Certificates; Other Reports. Deliver to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly make such information available to the Lenders in accordance with its customary practice):
(a) concurrently with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Sections 6.1(a) and 6.1(b), (i) an Officer’s Compliance Certificate executed by the applicable Responsible Officer, which Officer’s Compliance Certificate shall (x) include a statement that, to each such Responsible Officer’s knowledge, each Credit Party during such period has observed or performed all of its covenants and other agreements, and satisfied every condition contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party to be observed, performed or satisfied by it, and that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except as specified in such certificate, (y) in the case of quarterly or annual

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financial statements, set forth, in reasonable detail, the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio and, for periods during which each financial covenant set forth in Section 7.17 is applicable, the calculation of such financial covenant, in each case of this clause (y) for the Reference Period ending as of the last day of the Fiscal Year or fiscal quarter for which financial statements are being delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 and (ii) in the case of quarterly or annual financial statements, to the extent not previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent, (x) a description of any change in the jurisdiction of organization of any Credit Party, (y) a list of any material registered Intellectual Property acquired or created by any Credit Party and (z) a description of any Person that has become a Subsidiary, in each case since the date of the most recent report delivered pursuant to this clause (ii) (or, in the case of the first such report so delivered, since the Closing Date);
(b) within 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower (or 90 days, in the case of the fourth fiscal quarter of each fiscal year), a narrative discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter and for the period from the beginning of the then current fiscal year to the end of such fiscal quarter, as compared to the comparable periods of the previous year;
(c) promptly after the same are sent, copies of all financial statements and reports that the Borrower sends to the holders of any class of its public debt securities or public equity securities and, promptly after the same are filed, copies of all financial statements and reports that the Borrower may make to, or file with, the SEC;
(d) promptly following receipt thereof, copies of any documents described in Section 101(k) or 101(l) of ERISA that any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan or any documents described in Section 101(f) of ERISA that any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Pension Plan; provided, that if the relevant Group Members or ERISA Affiliates have not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plans, then, upon reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, such Group Member or the ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and the Borrower shall provide copies of such documents and notices to the Administrative Agent promptly after receipt thereof; and
(e) promptly, such (x) additional financial and other information as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request and (y) information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT ACT.
Section 6.3 Payment of Obligations. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all its material obligations of whatever nature (including Taxes), except where (a) the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves to the extent required by GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of the relevant Group Member or (b) the failure to make such payments, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.4 Maintenance of Existence; Compliance. (a) (i) Preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its organizational existence and (ii) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary in the normal conduct of its business, except, in each case, as otherwise permitted by Section 7.3, Section 7.4 and except, in the case of clause (ii) above, to the extent

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that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance in all material respects by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
Section 6.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance. (a) Maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations (including hazard and business interruption insurance) and (b) cause, in the case of each property or casualty insurance policy, as requested by the Administrative Agent, to be endorsed to the benefit of the Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, by naming the Administrative Agent as lender loss payee and/or additional insured). If the Borrower or any other Credit Party shall fail to maintain insurance in accordance with this Section 6.5, or if the Borrower or any other Credit Party shall fail to so endorse and deliver all policies or certificates with respect thereto, the Administrative Agent shall have the right (but shall be under no obligation) to procure such insurance and the Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable costs and expenses of procuring such insurance.
Section 6.6 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions. (a) Keep proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct (in all material respects) entries in conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) upon reasonable prior notice, permit representatives of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records at any reasonable time and as often as may reasonably be desired and to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Group Members with officers and employees of the Group Members and, accompanied by one or more officers or designees of the Borrower if requested by the Borrower, with their independent certified public accountants; provided that excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default (x) only the Administrative Agent, acting individually or on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights under this Section 6.6 and (y) the Administrative Agent shall not exercise rights under this Section 6.6 more often than one time during any calendar year.
Section 6.7 Notices. Promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of each Lender, of:
(a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(b) any (i) default or event of default under any Contractual Obligation of any Group Member or (ii) litigation, investigation or proceeding that may exist at any time between any Group Member and any Governmental Authority, that in either case, if not cured or if adversely determined, as the case may be, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) any litigation or proceeding affecting any Group Member which relates to any Loan Document;
(d) (i) as soon as reasonably possible upon becoming aware of the occurrence of or forthcoming occurrence of any material ERISA Event, a written notice specifying the nature thereof, what action the Borrower, any of the other Group Members or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto and, when known, any action taken or threatened by the IRS, the Department of Labor or the PBGC with respect

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thereto; and (ii) with reasonable promptness, upon the Administrative Agent’s reasonable request, copies of (1) each Schedule SB (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by the Borrower, any of the other Group Members or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates with the IRS with respect to each Pension Plan; (2) all notices received by the Borrower, any of the other Group Members or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor concerning a material ERISA Event; and (3) copies of such other documents or governmental reports or filings relating to any Plan or Pension Plan as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request; and
(e) any other development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the relevant Group Member proposes to take with respect thereto.
Section 6.8 Environmental Laws. Comply with, and use reasonable efforts to ensure compliance by all tenants, subtenants, contractors, subcontractors, and invitees, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Laws, and obtain and comply with and maintain, and use reasonable efforts to ensure that all tenants, subtenants, contractors, subcontractors, and invitees, obtain and comply with and maintain, any and all Environmental Permits. It being understood that any noncompliance with this Section 6.8 shall be deemed not to constitute a breach of this covenant provided that, such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to give rise to a Material Adverse Effect. Promptly comply with all lawful orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws, other than such orders and directives as to which an appeal has been timely and properly taken in good faith, and provided that the pendency of any and all such appeals could not reasonably be expected to give rise to a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.9 Additional Collateral, etc.
(a) With respect to any property acquired after the Closing Date by any Credit Party (other than (v) any real property, (w) any property described in Sections 6.9(c) or (d) below, (x) any property subject to a Lien expressly permitted by Section 7.2(g), (y) while the ABL Facility is outstanding, any ABL Priority Collateral as to which the Administrative Agent determines, in its reasonable discretion and in consultation with the Borrower, that the cost of obtaining a security interest therein is excessive in relation to the value of the security to be afforded thereby) and (z) any Excluded Property (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) or other property (other than, while the ABL Facility is outstanding, ABL Priority Collateral) as to which the ABL Agent determines, in its reasonable discretion and in consultation with the Borrower, that the cost of obtaining a security interest therein is excessive in relation to the value of the security to be afforded thereby as to which the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, does not have a perfected Lien, promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or such other documents as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or reasonably advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in such property and (ii) take all actions necessary or reasonably advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected security interest in such property with the priority required by the Intercreditor Agreement, including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be requested by the Administrative Agent.

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(b) Additional Domestic Subsidiaries. With respect to any new Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) created or acquired after the Closing Date by any Credit Party (which, for the purposes of this Section 6.9(b), shall include any (1) existing Subsidiary that becomes a Domestic Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary and (2) any existing Domestic Subsidiary that ceases to be an Excluded Subsidiary) within 45 days after the creation or acquisition of such new Domestic Subsidiary (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall agree to in its sole discretion) (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or reasonably advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected security interest with the priority required by the Intercreditor Agreement in the Capital Stock of such new Subsidiary that is owned by any Credit Party, (ii) subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificates (if any) representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the relevant Credit Party, (iii) cause such new Subsidiary (A) to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, (B) to take such actions necessary or reasonably advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a perfected security interest with the priority required by the Intercreditor Agreement in the Collateral described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement with respect to such new Subsidiary, including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be requested by the Administrative Agent and (C) subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, to deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of such Subsidiary substantially in the form of Exhibit I with appropriate insertions and attachments, and (iv) if requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(c) Additional Foreign Subsidiaries. With respect to any new CFC Holding Company or Foreign Subsidiary created or acquired after the Closing Date by any Credit Party (which, for the purposes of this Section 6.9(c), shall include any existing Subsidiary that becomes a CFC Holding Company or a Foreign Subsidiary), within 60 days after the creation or acquisition of such new CFC Holding Company or Foreign Subsidiary (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall agree to in its sole discretion) (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or reasonably advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected security interest with the priority required by the Intercreditor Agreement in the Capital Stock of such CFC Holding Company or Foreign Subsidiary that is owned by any such Credit Party (provided that in no event shall more than 65% of the total outstanding voting Capital Stock of any such CFC Holding Company or Foreign Subsidiary be required to be so pledged), (ii) subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificates representing such pledged Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the relevant Credit Party and take such other action as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or reasonably advisable to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest therein.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no Loan Document shall grant the Secured Parties a security interest in any fee-owned or leased real property.
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Excluded Account that ceases to be an Excluded Account, within sixty (60) days of such event (or such later date as agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), deliver to the Administrative Agent any Deposit Account control agreement required to be delivered pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Section 6.11 Farm Credit Equity. So long as any Farm Credit Lender is a Lender hereunder, each Borrower will (a) maintain its status as an entity eligible to borrow from such Farm Credit Lender and (b) acquire equity in such Farm Credit Lender in such amounts and at such times as such Farm Credit Lender may require in accordance with its bylaws and capital plan, as applicable, (as each may be amended from time to time), except that the maximum amount of equity that each Borrower may be required to purchase in each Farm Credit Lender in connection with the Loans made by such Farm Credit Lender may not exceed the maximum amount permitted by such Farm Credit Lender’s bylaws and the capital plan, as applicable, at the time this Agreement is entered into. Each Borrower acknowledges receipt of a copy of (i) each Farm Credit Lender’s most recent annual report, and if more recent, its latest quarterly report, (ii) each Farm Credit Lender’s Notice to Prospective Stockholders (or other applicable notice document) and (iii) each Farm Credit Lender’s bylaws and capital plan, as applicable (and, if applicable, any related loan or membership application), which describe the nature of all of each Borrower’s stock and other equities in each Farm Credit Lender required in connection with its patronage loan from the Farm Credit Lenders as well as capitalization requirements (the “Farm Credit Equities”), and agrees to be bound by the terms thereof.
Section 6.12 Post-Closing Matters. Execute and deliver the documents and complete the tasks set forth on Schedule 6.12, in each case within the time limits specified on such schedule.
ARTICLE VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Until all of the Obligations (other than contingent, indemnification obligations not then due) have been paid and satisfied in full in cash and the Aggregate Commitments terminated, the Credit Parties will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
Section 7.1 Indebtedness. Create, issue, incur, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness in respect of the Obligations of any Group Member under or secured by this Agreement;
(b) Indebtedness incurred under or secured by the ABL Facility, the principal amount of loans and letters of credit thereunder (exclusive of any banking services obligations secured thereby) shall not exceed an aggregate principal amount of $375,000,000 at any time outstanding (and, with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness thereof; provided that any such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subject to the Intercreditor Agreement);
(c) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that (x) any Indebtedness of any Credit Party shall be unsecured and shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms customary for intercompany subordinated Indebtedness, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, (y) any such Indebtedness owing to any Credit Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note which shall have

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been pledged pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and (z) any such Indebtedness owing by any Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party to any Credit Party shall be incurred in compliance with Section 7.6;
(d) Guarantee Obligations incurred by any Group Member of obligations of any Group Member to the extent such obligations are not prohibited hereunder; provided that (i) to the extent any such obligations are subordinated to the Obligations, any such related Guarantee Obligations incurred by a Credit Party shall be subordinated to the guarantee of such Credit Party of the Obligations on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than the subordination provisions of the obligations to which such Guarantee Obligation relates and (ii) any Guarantee Obligations incurred by any Credit Party of obligations of a Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party shall be permitted to the extent incurred in compliance with Section 7.6;
(e) Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.1 and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(f) Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) and Attributable Indebtedness (which Attributable Indebtedness arises out of a sale and leaseback transaction permitted under Section 7.10) secured by Liens permitted by Section 7.2(g) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any one time outstanding the greater of (i) $75,000,000 and (ii) 5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as of the date incurred);
(g) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees or directors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(h) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business or that is consistent with past practice and owed in respect of any netting services, overdrafts and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository, credit or debit card, purchase card or other cash management services or in connection with any automated clearing-house transfers of funds, in each case that does not constitute Indebtedness for borrowed money;
(i) Indebtedness arising under any Swap Agreement permitted by Section 7.10;
(j) Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money) that may be deemed to exist pursuant to any guarantees, warranty or contractual service obligations, performance, surety, statutory, appeal, bid, prepayment guarantee, payment (other than payment of Indebtedness) or completion of performance guarantees or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(k) Indebtedness in respect of workers’ compensation claims, payment obligations in connection with health, disability or other types of social security benefits, unemployment or other insurance obligations, reclamation and statutory obligations, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
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(m) Indebtedness consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or self-insurance obligations or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply or similar agreements in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(n) Indebtedness in the form of purchase price adjustments (including in respect of working capital), earnouts, deferred compensation, indemnification or other arrangements representing acquisition consideration or deferred payments of a similar nature incurred in connection with any Acquisitions or other Investments permitted under Section 7.6 or Dispositions permitted under Section 7.4 (other than Dispositions permitted under Section 7.4(m));
(o) Indebtedness of the Borrower in respect of the 2028 Notes in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $275,000,000 and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(p) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries arising out of any Permitted Supply Chain Financing;
(q) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries so long as (x) neither the Acquisition Leverage Restricted Period nor a Restricted Period is not currently in place and (y)
(A) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed $30,000,000 (the “Permitted Pari Passu Indebtedness”) or (B) such Indebtedness is Subordinated Indebtedness and, with respect to any such Subordinated Indebtedness under this clause (y)(B) greater than or equal to $100,000,000, the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent evidence that, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Subordinated Indebtedness, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter during which such Subordinated Indebtedness is incurred and for the succeeding four fiscal quarter period;
(r) Guarantee Obligations incurred by any Group Member of obligations of any Joint Venture or Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party to the extent permitted under Section 7.6; and
(s) Indebtedness arising under the membership agreement entered into by the Borrower with any Farm Credit Lender in connection with the Borrower’s obligation to acquire equity in any such Farm Credit Lender pursuant to Section 6.11.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.1, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness described in clauses
(a) through (s) above, other than Indebtedness described in clause (q) above, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, divide or classify or later divide, classify or reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness in a manner that complies with this Section 7.1 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in one or more of the above clauses; provided that all Indebtedness outstanding under the Loan Documents and ABL Facility and, in each case, any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, will at all times be deemed to be outstanding in reliance only on the exception in Section 7.1(a) and Section 7.1(b), respectively.
For the avoidance of doubt, a permitted refinancing in respect of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to a Dollar-denominated or Consolidated Net Tangible Assets-governed basket shall not increase capacity to incur Indebtedness under such Dollar-denominated or Consolidated Net Tangible Assets-governed basket, and such Dollar-denominated or Consolidated Net Tangible Assets-governed

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basket shall be deemed to continue to be utilized by the amount of the original Indebtedness incurred unless and until the Indebtedness incurred to effect such permitted refinancing is no longer outstanding.
Section 7.2 Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, any Lien upon any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:
(a) Liens for Taxes not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, to the extent required by GAAP;
(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(c) pledges, deposits or similar Liens in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation;
(d) (i) deposits to secure (x) the performance of bids, supplier and other trade contracts (including government contracts) (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations (other than for borrowed money and other than any such obligation imposed pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Sections 303(k) or 4068 of ERISA) and (y) surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case (with respect to clauses (x) and (y)) incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Liens on cash earnest money deposits in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted under this Agreement;
(e) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and that do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(f) Liens in existence on the Closing Date listed on Schedule 7.2, securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.1(e); provided that no such Lien is spread to cover any additional property after the Closing Date and that the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased (other than, in the case of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, by any Additional Permitted Amount);
(g) Liens securing Indebtedness of any Group Member incurred pursuant to Section 7.1(f) to finance the acquisition of fixed or capital assets or any sale and leaseback transaction (and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof); provided that (i) such Liens shall be created within 180 days of the acquisition of such fixed or capital assets, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and the proceeds and products thereof and (iii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased; provided further that in the event that purchase money obligations are owed to any Person with respect to financing of more than one purchase of any fixed or capital assets, such Liens may secure all such purchase money obligations and may apply to all such fixed or capital assets financed by such Person;
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granted in favor of any Lenders created as a result of any requirement to provide cash collateral pursuant to this Agreement and (iii) Liens created by the ABL Documents (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) or securing the ABL Facility and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, provided that the Liens on the Collateral securing any such Indebtedness shall be (a) with respect to the Non-ABL Priority Collateral, junior to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations and (b) subject to the Intercreditor Agreement;
(i) any interest or title of a licensor or lessor under any lease or license entered into by any Group Member in the ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so leased;
(j) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement relating to an Acquisition permitted hereunder;
(k) Liens in favor of any Credit Party so long as (in the case of any Lien granted by a Credit Party) such Liens are junior to the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents;
(l) Liens arising from filing Uniform Commercial Code or personal property security financing statements (or substantially equivalent filings outside of the United States) regarding leases;
(m) any option or other agreement to purchase any asset of any Group Member, the purchase, sale or other disposition of which is not prohibited by Section 7.4;
(n) Liens arising from the rendering of an interim or final judgment or order against any Group Member that does not give rise to an Event of Default;
(o) Liens existing on any asset prior to the Acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or existing on any asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into a Subsidiary in a transaction permitted hereunder) after the Closing Date prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) to the extent the Liens on such assets secure Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.1(c); provided that (i) such Liens are not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation) and (ii) such Liens attach at all times only to the same assets or category of assets that such Liens (other than after acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien) attached to, and secure only the same Indebtedness or obligations (or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof permitted by Section 7.1) that such Liens secured, immediately prior to such Acquisition;
(p) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and permitted by this Agreement;
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(r) Liens encumbering reasonable and customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(s) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;
(t) Liens on premium refunds granted in favor of insurance companies (or their financing affiliates) in connection with the financing of insurance premiums;
(u) banker’s liens, rights of setoff or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with depository institutions and securities accounts and other financial assets maintained with a securities intermediary; provided that such deposit accounts or funds and securities accounts or other financial assets are not established or deposited for the purpose of providing collateral for any Indebtedness and are not subject to restrictions on access by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in excess of those required by applicable banking regulations;
(v) Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.6 to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment or (ii) consisting of an agreement to dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted by Section 7.4, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;
(w) Liens on any Receivables and Related Assets (i) granted to the provider of any Permitted A/R Finance Transaction or (ii) that arise or may be deemed to arise pursuant to any Permitted Supply Chain Financing;
(x) Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section so long as neither (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby nor (ii) the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the date such Lien is incurred) of the assets subject thereto exceeds (as to all Group Members) the greater of (i) $100,000,000 or 7.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as of the date incurred);
(y) Liens on property purportedly rented to, or leased by, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction permitted under Section 7.9; provided that (i) such Liens do not encumber any other property of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries and
(ii) such Liens secure only Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.1;
(z) Liens on cash to secure commodity Swap Obligations in an amount not to exceed
$25,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;
(aa) Liens on Farm Credit Equities as described in Section 6.11;
(bb) Liens arising in connection with any Tax Incentive Transaction; provided, that, such Liens are subordinated to the Liens of the Administrative Agent on the Collateral securing the Obligations on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; and
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For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.2, in the event that a Lien securing an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria for more than one of the categories of Liens described in clauses (a) through (aa) above, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, divide or classify or later divide, classify or reclassify all or a portion of such Lien in a manner that complies with this Section
7.2 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Lien in one or more of the above clauses; provided that all Liens securing Indebtedness outstanding under the Loan Documents and the ABL Credit Agreement, and, in each case, any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness thereof, will at all times be deemed to be outstanding in reliance only on the exception in Section 7.2(h).
Section 7.3 Fundamental Changes. Enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business, except that:
(a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may be merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower (provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation) or with or into any other Subsidiary (provided, that when any Subsidiary of the Borrower is merging with or into another Subsidiary Guarantor, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or the continuing or surviving corporation shall, substantially simultaneously with such merger or consolidation, become a Subsidiary Guarantor);
(b) any Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person (other than the Borrower) in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.6; provided that if such Subsidiary is a Subsidiary Guarantor the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(c) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may Dispose of any or all of its assets (i) to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) or (ii) pursuant to a Disposition permitted by Section 7.4; and
(d) any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor may (i) dispose of any or all or substantially all of its assets to any Group Member (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) or (ii) liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interest of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.
Section 7.4 Disposition of Property. Dispose of any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to any Person, except:
(a) the Disposition of surplus, outdated, obsolete or worn out, or no longer used or useable property (other than accounts receivable or inventory) in the ordinary course of business;
(b) Dispositions of inventory, cash and Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.3(c)(i) or Section 7.3(d)(i);
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(e) Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and not as part of any accounts receivables financing transaction;
(f) Dispositions of assets (including as a result of like-kind exchanges) to the extent that (i) such assets are exchanged for credit (on a fair market value basis) against the purchase price of similar or replacement assets or (ii) such asset is Disposed of for fair market value and the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of similar or replacement assets;
(g) Dispositions resulting from any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any asset of any Group Member;
(h) non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business, to the extent that they do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(i) the lapse, abandonment, cancellation, non-renewal or discontinuance of use or maintenance of non-material intellectual property or rights relating thereto that the Borrower determines in its reasonable judgment to be desirable to the conduct of its business and not materially disadvantageous to the interests of the Lenders;
(j) licenses, leases or subleases entered into in the ordinary course of business, to the extent that they do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(k) Dispositions to any Group Member; provided that any such Disposition involving a Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be made in compliance with Sections 7.7 and 7.9;
(l) (i) Dispositions of assets to the extent that such Disposition constitutes an Investment referred to in and permitted by Section 7.6, (ii) Dispositions of assets to the extent that such Disposition constitute a Restricted Payment referred to in and permitted by Section 7.5, and (iii) sale and leaseback transactions permitted under Section 7.9;
(m) Dispositions of Receivables and Related Assets in Permitted A/R Finance Transactions; and
(n) other Dispositions of (i) assets (including Capital Stock) and/or (ii) Inventory in connection with the sale of a plant facility permitted by this Section 7.4 in an aggregate amount not to exceed $30,000,000; provided that (A) in each case, such Disposition shall be for fair market value, (B) at least 75% of the total consideration for any such Disposition in excess of the greater of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 2.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets received by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents and Designated Non-Cash Consideration, (C) no Event of Default then exists or would result from such Disposition (except if such Disposition is made pursuant to an agreement entered into at a time when no Event of Default exists), and (D) the requirements of Section 2.11(b), to the extent applicable, are complied with in connection therewith; provided, however, that for purposes of clause (B) above, the following shall be deemed to be cash: (I) any liabilities (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Obligations) of the Borrower or any

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Subsidiary (as shown on such Person’s most recent balance sheet (or in the notes thereto), or if the incurrence of such liability took place after the date of such balance sheet, that would have been shown on such balance sheet or in the notes thereto, as determined in good faith by the Borrower) that are (i) assumed by the transferee of any such assets and for which the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries have been validly released by all relevant creditors in writing or (ii) otherwise cancelled or terminated in connection with such Disposition, (II) any securities received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received in the conversion) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition and (III) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in such Disposition having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this Section 7.4(n) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (1) $60,000,000 and (2) 4% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as of the date of such disposition (or, at the Borrower’s election, as of the date of entry into a binding agreement with respect to such Disposition)) (with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); and
(o) other Dispositions of operating segments, business units, divisions, lines of business, or the assets or Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of the Borrower which individually may comprise an operating segment, business unit, division or line of business, division, and with respect to which the Board of Directors of the Borrower has determined are no longer strategic or core to the Borrower’s business (taken as a whole), in an aggregate sales price for each such Disposition or related series of Dispositions not to exceed $75,000,000 (exclusive of any earnout consideration payable in connection therewith); provided that no more than two (2) such Dispositions or series of related Dispositions may be consummated prior to the Maturity Date;
(p) the surrender or waiver of contract rights in the ordinary course of business or the surrender or waiver of litigation claims or the settlement, release or surrender of tort or litigation claims of any kind;
(q) the transfer of improvements or alterations in connection with any lease of property upon the termination thereof;
(r) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.5 or Investment permitted by Section 7.6;
(s) the termination of a lease of real or personal property; and
(t) Dispositions arising in connection with any Tax Incentive Transaction.
Section 7.5 Restricted Payments. Declare or pay any dividend (other than dividends payable solely in common stock of the Person making such dividend) on, or make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any Capital Stock of any Group Member, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of any Group Member (collectively, “Restricted Payments”), except that:

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(a) any Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments ratably to its equity holders (or if not ratably, on a basis more favorable to the Borrower and the other Credit Parties);
(b) so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower may purchase its common stock or common stock options from present or former officers or employees of any Group Member upon the death, disability or termination of employment of such officer or employee, provided, that the aggregate amount of payments under this Section 7.5(b) after the Closing Date (net of any proceeds received by the Borrower after the Closing Date in connection with resales of any common stock or common stock options so purchased) shall not exceed $5,000,000;
(c) the Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Capital Stock payable solely in shares of Qualified Capital Stock;
(d) the Borrower may make cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares representing insignificant interests in the Borrower in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock in the Borrower;
(e) the Borrower may acquire its Capital Stock upon the exercise of stock options for such Capital Stock of the Borrower if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of such stock options or in connection with tax withholding obligations arising in connection with the exercise of options by, or the vesting of restricted Capital Stock or similar equity awards held by, any current or former director, officer or employee of any Group Member;
(f) the Borrower may convert or exchange any of its Capital Stock for or into Qualified Capital Stock;
(g) the Borrower may declare and pay dividends and make other Restricted Payments related to offsetting the dilution of share issuances related to employee programs; and
(h) make any other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed (i) so long as neither the Acquisition Leverage no Restricted Period nor is in place at the time such Restricted Payment is made, an unlimited amount, and (ii) if a Restricted Period is in place; provided, that, if the Acquisition Leverage Restricted Period is not in place but a Restricted Period is in place, then no more than $15,000,000 of at the time such Restricted Payment is made, (A) with respect to Restricted Payments may be made in any used to make Specified Share Repurchases after the First Amendment Effective Date, the lesser of (x) $75,000,000 and (y) the aggregate amount of Specified Share Repurchases duly authorized by the board of directors of the Borrower on October 31, 2024 (in the case of this clause (y), as reduced by the amount of any Specified Share Repurchases that have already been made pursuant to such board of director

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s authorization prior to such Restricted Period being in place) and (B) with respect to Restricted Payments, $15,000,000 per Fiscal Year (it being; provided that it is understood and agreed that it shall not constitute a breach of this Section 7.5 clause (h)(ii)(B) if, prior to a Restricted Period being in place during any Fiscal Year, the Borrower shall have made more than $15,000,000 of Restricted Payments).
Section 7.6 Investments. Make any advance, loan, extension of credit (by way of guaranty or otherwise) or capital contribution to, or purchase any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities of, or any assets constituting a business unit of, or make any other investment in, any other

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Person (all of the foregoing, “Investments”) or (, solely for purposes of Section 7.6(r q), Capital Expenditure (other than non-financed Capital Expenditures), except:
(a) extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;
(b) investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;
(c) Guarantee Obligations of any Group Member in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations not prohibited by this Agreement;
(d) loans and advances to directors, officers and employees of any Group Member in the ordinary course of business (including for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses) in an aggregate amount for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not to exceed $5,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(e) Investments made by any Group Member to another Group Member; provided that Investments by any Credit Party in a Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party shall not exceed
$10,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(f) promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 7.4;
(g) Investments acquired as a result of the purchase or other acquisition by any Group Member in connection with an Acquisition otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section
7.6; provided, that such Investments were not made in contemplation of such Acquisition and were in existence at the time of such Acquisition;
(h) Investments existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.6 and any modification, refinancing, renewal, refunding, replacement or extension thereof; provided that the amount of any Investment permitted pursuant to this Section 7.6(h) is not increased from the amount of such Investment on the Closing Date;
(i) Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with, customers and suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(j) Investments of a Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of a corporation merged into the Borrower or merged or consolidated with any Subsidiary, in each case in accordance with Section 7.3 after the Closing Date, to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;
(k) guarantees by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(l) Investments made to effect the pledges and deposits described in, and permitted under, Section 7.2;
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Payment in the form of Capital Stock, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities (but not any additions thereto made after the date of the receipt thereto);
(n) mergers and consolidations permitted under Section 7.3 that do not involve any Person other than the Borrower and Subsidiaries that are Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries;
(o) Investments constituting the extension of credit made to any purchaser of Receivables and Related Assets in connection with any Permitted A/R Finance Transaction relating to the balance of the purchase price payable therefor by such purchaser;
(p) Investments by the Borrower in Farm Credit Lenders in connection with the Borrower’s obligation to acquire Farm Credit Equities pursuant to Section 6.11; and
(q) other Investments (including Acquisitions) and Capital Expenditures; provided, that, (i) if and for so long as the Acquisition Leverage Restricted Period is in place, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not make additional Investments or Capital Expenditures (other than non-financed Capital Expenditures) in an aggregate amount for such Capital Expenditures in excess of $180,000,000 during any Fiscal Year and (ii) if if and for so long as a Restricted Period is in place, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not make additional Investments or Capital Expenditures (other than non-financed Capital Expenditures) if the aggregate amount of all such Investments and such Capital Expenditures made prior to such Restricted Period going into effect plus the aggregate amount of such additional Investments and such additional Capital Expenditures made after such Restricted Period goes into effect would exceed $185,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year in which such Restricted Period is in effect.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Augusta Mill Acquisition is permitted hereunder.
Section 7.7 Optional Payments of Certain Subordinated Debt Instruments. Make or offer to make any optional or voluntary payment, prepayment, repurchase or redemption of or otherwise optionally or voluntarily defease or segregate funds with respect to any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.1(q)(y)(B) except to the extent permitted by the applicable subordination agreement.
Section 7.8 Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction, including any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate (other than (x) transactions between or among the Credit Parties and (y) transactions between or among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries consistent with past practices and made in the ordinary course of business) unless such transaction is (a) otherwise permitted under this Agreement and (b) upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the relevant Group Member than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Borrower; provided that the foregoing restriction in clause (b) shall not apply to (i) transactions permitted under Section 7.5; (ii) the payment of customary directors’ fees and indemnification and reimbursement of expenses to directors, officers or employees; (iii) any issuance of securities or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment agreements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the Borrower’s Board of Directors; (iv) employment, retention, severance and similar arrangements (including equity or equity based incentive plans, stock ownership plans, compensation or incentive plans and arrangements and employee benefit plans and arrangements) and indemnification arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business between the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any employee, officer or director thereof; (v) intercompany transactions undertaken in good faith (as certified by a Responsible Officer) for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of the Group Members; (vi) Investments permitted by Section 7.6(d); (vii) payment of

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customary fees and reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities for the benefit of, directors, officers and employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and (viii) transactions disclosed in the Borrower’s SEC filings made prior to the Closing Date.
Section 7.9 Sales and Leasebacks. Except in connection with any Tax Incentive Transaction, enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by any Group Member of real or personal property that has been or is to be sold or transferred by such Group Member to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of such Group Member, unless (a) the Disposition of the property subject to such transaction is permitted by Section 7.4 and the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary would be entitled to incur Liens with respect to such transaction pursuant to Section 7.2 and Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Indebtedness with respect to such transaction pursuant to Section 7.1 and (b) the Net Cash Proceeds received by the applicable Group Member in connection with such transaction are at least equal to the fair market value (as determined by the board of directors of the Borrower or a member of the senior management of the Borrower) of such property; provided that the aggregate amount of consideration paid to the Group Members (and the aggregate principal amount of any Attributable Indebtedness) in respect of transactions permitted under this Section
7.9 shall not exceed the greater of (i)$75,000,000 and (ii) 5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as of the date of consummation of such arrangement).
Section 7.10 Swap Agreements. Enter into any Swap Agreement, except (a) Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which any Group Member has actual exposure (other than those in respect of Capital Stock), (b) Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of any Group Member and (c) Swap Agreements in existence as of the Closing Date and reflected in the Borrower’s filings with the SEC.
Section 7.11 Changes in Fiscal Periods. Change Borrower’s fiscal year end or change the Borrower’s method of determining fiscal quarters (without the consent of the Administrative Agent) except as permitted by GAAP and recommended by Borrower’s auditors or required by GAAP.
Section 7.12 Negative Pledge Clauses. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of any Group Member to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired to secure its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party other than (a) (i) this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the 2028 Notes and the ABL Facility, (ii) agreements related to other Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement to the extent that encumbrances or restrictions imposed by such other Indebtedness are not more restrictive on the Credit Party or any of its applicable Subsidiaries than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in this Agreement as determined by the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer of the Borrower in good faith and (iii) any agreement governing any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Loans, the 2028 Notes or the ABL Facility, in each case, with respect to this clause (iii), so long as any such agreement is not more restrictive than the Loan Documents, the Loan Documents (as defined in the ABL Facility) or the documents governing the Indebtedness being refinanced, as applicable, (b) any agreements governing any purchase money Liens, Attributable Indebtedness or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby), (c) any agreement in effect at the time any Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such prohibition or limitation applies only to such Subsidiary (and, if applicable, its Subsidiaries) and such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower, as such

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agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified, extended, renewed or replaced, so long as such amendment, restatement, supplement, modification, extension, renewal or replacement does not expand in any material respect the scope of any restriction contemplated by this Section 7.12 contained therein, (d) customary provisions restricting assignments, subletting, sublicensing, pledging or other transfers contained in leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses, so long as such restrictions are limited to the property or assets subject to such leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses, as the case may be, (e) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary or any assets pending such sale; provided that such restrictions or conditions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (f) restrictions imposed by applicable law or regulation or license requirements; (g) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement, which provisions are entered into in the ordinary course of business; (h) any customary restriction pursuant to any document, agreement or instrument governing or relating to any Lien permitted under Section 7.2 and (i) customary provisions contained in joint venture agreements, shareholder agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted hereunder and applicable solely to such joint venture (and its assets or Capital Stock issued by such Person) entered into in the ordinary course of business.
Section 7.13 Lines of Business. Enter into any business, either directly or through any Subsidiary, except for those businesses in which the Group Members were engaged on the Closing Date or that are reasonably related, ancillary or complementary thereto.
Section 7.14 Use of Proceeds. Request any Loan, and the Borrower shall not use, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Loan, (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-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, to the extent that such activities, businesses or transaction would be prohibited by Sanctions if conducted by a corporation incorporated in the United States or a European Union member state or (c) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
Section 7.15 Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Borrower to (a) make Restricted Payments in respect of any Capital Stock of such Subsidiary held by, or pay any Indebtedness owed to, any Group Member, (b) make loans or advances to, or other Investments in, any Group Member or (c) transfer any of its assets to any Group Member, except for (i) any encumbrances or restrictions existing under (A) this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the 2028 Notes and the Loan Documents (as defined in the ABL Facility), (B) any agreement governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.1 so long as such encumbrance or restriction is customary in agreements governing Indebtedness of such type and is no more restrictive than the Loan Documents or
(C) any agreement governing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Loans, the ABL Facility or any other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.1, in each case so long as any such agreement is not more restrictive than the Loan Documents, the Loan Documents (as defined in the ABL Facility) or the documents governing the Indebtedness being refinanced, as applicable, (ii) any encumbrances or restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary, (iii) any encumbrance or restriction applicable to a Subsidiary (and, if applicable, its Subsidiaries) under any agreement of such Subsidiary in effect at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower, as such agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified extended renewed or replaced, so long as such amendment, restatement,

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supplement, modification, extension, renewal or replacement does not expand in any material respect the scope of any restriction contemplated by this Section 7.15 contained therein, (iv) customary provisions restricting assignments, subletting, sublicensing, pledging or other transfers contained in leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses, so long as such restrictions are limited to the property or assets subject to such leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses, as the case may be, (v) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary or any assets pending such sale, provided that such restrictions or conditions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (vi) restrictions of the nature referred to in clause (c) above under the agreements governing purchase money liens, Attributable Indebtedness or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby, which restrictions are only effective against the assets financed thereby, (vii) any applicable law, rule or regulation (including applicable currency control laws and applicable state corporate statutes restricting the payment of dividends in certain circumstances), (viii) agreements related to other Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement to the extent that encumbrances or restrictions imposed by such other Indebtedness (x) are (A) customary for financing arrangements of their type or (B) not, when taken as a whole, materially more restrictive on the Credit Party or any of its applicable Subsidiaries than the restrictions contained in this Agreement as determined by the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer of the Borrower in good faith and (y) will not materially affect the Credit Parties’ ability to satisfy their obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, or (ix) customary provisions contained in joint venture agreements, shareholder agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted hereunder and applicable solely to such joint venture (and its assets or Capital Stock issued by such Person) entered into in the ordinary course of business.
Section 7.16 Organizational Documents. Change its name or jurisdiction of organization without providing written notice to the Administrative Agent within 15 days after such change (or such shorter period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent).
Section 7.17 Financial Covenants[Reserved].
(a) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. During the Acquisition Leverage Restricted Period, permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the end of each fiscal quarter, for the then Applicable Reference Period, to be greater than (x) commencing with the first fiscal quarter ending at least fifteen (15) months after the Closing Date and until the fiscal quarter ending immediately prior to the first fiscal quarter ending at least twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date, 4.50 to 1.00 and (y) commencing with the first fiscal quarter ending at least twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date and thereafter, 4.00 to 1.00.
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Current Ratio. During the Acquisition Leverage Restricted Period and commencing with the first fiscal quarter ending at least fifteen (15) months after the Closing Date, permit the Current Ratio of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of each fiscal quarter to be less than 1.25 to 1.00.
(c) Debt to Capitalization Ratio. Solely with respect to the Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility and only until such time as the Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility is repaid in full (other than contingent obligations for which no claim has been asserted), permit the Debt to Capitalization Ratio as of the end of each fiscal quarter, for the then Applicable Reference Period, to be greater than (x) commencing with the first fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date and until the fiscal quarter ending immediately prior to the first fiscal quarter ending at least twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date, 70%, (y) commencing with the first fiscal quarter ending at least twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date and until the fiscal quarter ending immediately prior to the first fiscal quarter ending at least forty-eight (48) months after

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the Closing Date, 65%, and (z) commencing with the first fiscal quarter ending at least forty-eight (48) months after the Closing Date and thereafter, 60%.
ARTICLE VIII. DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 8.1 Events of Default. Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:
(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, within five days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof; or
(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Credit Party herein or in any other Loan Document or that is contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished by it at any time under or in connection with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document shall prove to have been inaccurate in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made; or
(c) any Credit Party shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 6.4(a) (with respect to the Borrower only), Section 6.7(a) or Section 7 of this Agreement or Section 5.13 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; provided, that, a default in the observance or performance of the covenant contained in Section 7.17(c) shall result in an Event of Default under the Farm Credit Facilities; or or
(d) [reserved]; or
(e) any Credit Party shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided in clauses (a) through (c) of this Section), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice to the Borrower from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or
(f) any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall (i) default in the payment of any Material Indebtedness (including the ABL Facility) for borrowed money (other than the Loans), beyond the period of grace if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Material Indebtedness for borrowed money was created, or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Material Indebtedness (including the ABL Facility) for borrowed money (other than the Loans) contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Material Indebtedness for borrowed money (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, with the giving of notice and/or lapse of time, if required, any such Material Indebtedness for borrowed money to become due prior to its stated maturity (any applicable grace period having expired); or
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insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization,

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arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets; or (ii) there shall be commenced against any Group Member any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed or undischarged for a period of 60 days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against any Group Member any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) any Group Member shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or (v) any Group Member shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or (vi) or any Group Member shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(h) (i) an ERISA Event and/or a Foreign Plan Event shall have occurred; (ii) a trustee shall be appointed by a United States district court to administer any Pension Plan; (iii) the PBGC shall institute proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan; (iv) any Group Member or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred or will be assessed Withdrawal Liability to such Multiemployer Plan and such entity does not have reasonable grounds for contesting such Withdrawal Liability or is not contesting such Withdrawal Liability in a timely and appropriate manner; or (v) any other event or condition shall occur or exist with respect to a Plan, a Foreign Benefit Arrangement, or a Foreign Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (v) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(i) one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against any Group Member involving in the aggregate a liability (not paid or fully covered by insurance as to which the relevant insurance company has not disputed coverage) of $75,000,000 or more, and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, satisfied, stayed or bonded, as applicable, pending appeal within 30 days from the entry thereof; or
(j) any of the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or the Intercreditor Agreement, respectively), or any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party shall so assert, or any Lien created by any of the Security Documents shall cease to be enforceable and of the same effect and priority purported to be created thereby (and, for the avoidance of doubt, as required by the Intercreditor Agreement), except to the extent that such cessation results from the failure of the Administrative Agent to maintain possession of certificates representing securities pledged or to file continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction; or
(k) the guarantee contained in Article II of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect or any Credit Party shall so assert; or
(l) the subordination provisions contained in any Subordinated Indebtedness with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $30,000,000 shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect, or any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party shall so assert; or

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(m) a Change of Control shall occur.
Section 8.2 Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, take one or more of the following actions:
(a) Acceleration; Termination of Credit Facilities Facility. Terminate the Aggregate Commitments and declare the principal of and interest on the Loans at the time outstanding, and all other amounts owed to the Lenders and to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and all other Obligations, to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by each Credit Party, anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, and terminate the Credit Facilities Facility and any right of the Borrower to request borrowings thereunder; provided that, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 8.1(h) or (i), the Credit Facilities Facility shall be automatically terminated and all Obligations shall automatically become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by each Credit Party, anything in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.
(b) General Remedies. Exercise on behalf of the Secured Parties all of its other rights and remedies under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and Applicable Law, in order to satisfy all of the Obligations.
Section 8.3 Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Non-Waiver; etc.
(a) The enumeration of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders set forth in this Agreement is not intended to be exhaustive and the exercise by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of any right or remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies, all of which shall be cumulative, and shall be in addition to any other right or remedy given hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or that may now or hereafter exist at law or in equity or by suit or otherwise. No delay or failure to take action on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege or shall be construed to be a waiver of any Event of Default. No course of dealing between the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or their respective agents or employees shall be effective to change, modify or discharge any provision of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or to constitute a waiver of any Event of Default.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Credit Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.2 for the benefit of all the Lenders; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit (i) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (ii) any Lender from

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its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Credit Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (x) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.2 and (y) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 3.6, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.
Section 8.4 Crediting of Payments and Proceeds. In the event that the Obligations have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.2 or the Administrative Agent or any Lender has exercised any remedy set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, all payments received on account of the Obligations and all net proceeds from the enforcement of the Obligations shall, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, be applied by the Administrative Agent as follows:
First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts, including attorney fees, payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;
Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders under the Loan Documents, including attorney fees, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;
Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;
Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Applicable Law.
Section 8.5 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 3.3 and 10.3) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable

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compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 3.3 and 10.3.
Section 8.6 Credit Bidding.
(a) The Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, shall have the right to credit bid and purchase for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties all or any portion of Collateral at any sale thereof conducted by the Administrative Agent under the provisions of the UCC, including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the UCC, at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code, including Section 363 thereof, or a sale under a plan of reorganization, or at any other sale or foreclosure conducted by the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with Applicable Law. Such credit bid or purchase may be completed through one or more acquisition vehicles formed by the Administrative Agent to make such credit bid or purchase and, in connection therewith, the Administrative Agent is authorized, on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties, to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles, and assign the applicable Obligations to any such acquisition vehicle in exchange for Capital Stock and/or debt issued by the applicable acquisition vehicle (which shall be deemed to be held for the ratable account of the applicable Secured Parties on the basis of the Obligations so assigned by each Secured Party).
Section 8.7 Lender Action. Each Lender hereby agrees, on behalf of itself and each of its Affiliates that is a Secured Party, that, except as otherwise provided in any Loan Document or with the written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, it will not take any enforcement action, accelerate obligations under any of the Loan Documents, or exercise any right that it might otherwise have under Applicable Law to credit bid at foreclosure sales, UCC sales or other similar dispositions of Collateral.
Section 8.8 Intercreditor Agreement. Each of the Lenders from time to time party to this Agreement hereby confirms and reaffirms the irrevocable authority of the Administrative Agent to execute, deliver and act on its behalf in respect of the Intercreditor Agreement, and each duly executed supplement, modification, amendment, restatement or extension thereto. Each Lender agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement. With respect to any requirement herein or in any other Loan Document for any Credit Party to deliver originals of certificated Capital Stock, instruments, or similar documents constituting ABL Priority Collateral, such requirements shall be deemed satisfied to the extent the requirements to deliver the same in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement are in effect and are satisfied by such Credit Party. Solely with respect to ABL Priority Collateral, to the extent that any covenants, representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document are untrue or incorrect solely as a result of the delivery to or grant of possession or control to, the agent or settlement trust, as applicable, under the ABL Facility in accordance with this Section 8.8, such representation or warranty shall not be deemed to be untrue or incorrect for purposes of this Agreement or such other Loan Document. Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby agree that no Lender shall have any right individually to enforce the Intercreditor Agreement, it being agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Intercreditor Agreement may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in accordance with the terms thereof. THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS IS SUBJECT TO THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND THE

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INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN AND CONTROL.
ARTICLE IX.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Section 9.1 Appointment and Authority.
(a) Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints AgWest to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Except for consent rights of the Borrower set forth in Section 9.6 and 9.9, the provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof shall have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Credit Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto (including to enter into additional Loan Documents or supplements to existing Loan Documents on behalf of the Secured Parties). The Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Article IX for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Security Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of Articles IX and X (including Section 10.3, as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
Section 9.2 Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
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(a) The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder and thereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(i) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(ii) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or Applicable Law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and
(iii) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.2 and Section 8.2) or (ii) in the absence of its own bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until notice describing such Default or Event of Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith,
(iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default,
(iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
(d) Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions of this Agreement relating to Disqualified Lenders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not (i) be

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obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Lender or (ii) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Lender.
Section 9.4 Reliance by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
Section 9.5 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Credit Facilities Facility as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
Section 9.6 Resignation of Administrative Agent.
(a) The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower and subject to the consent of the Borrower (provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such resignation), to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that in no event shall any such successor Administrative Agent be a Defaulting Lender. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
(b) If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person, remove such Person as

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Administrative Agent and, in consultation with the Borrower, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.
(c) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable), (i) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and
(ii) except for any indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.3 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
Section 9.7 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
Section 9.8 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the syndication agents, documentation agents, co-agents, arrangers or bookrunners listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder.
Section 9.9 Collateral and Guaranty Matters.
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(i) to release any Lien on any Collateral granted to or held by the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, under any Loan Document (A) upon the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations), (B) that is sold or otherwise disposed of or to be sold or otherwise disposed of as part of or in connection with any sale or other disposition permitted under the Loan Documents (which release may, at the request of the Borrower, be in the form of an authorization by the Administrative Agent to permit a Credit Party to dispose of such Collateral free of the security interest granted to or held by the Administrative Agent for purposes of UCC 9-315), or (C) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section 10.2;
(ii) to subordinate any Lien on any Collateral granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien permitted pursuant to Section 7.2; and
(iii) to release (A) any Credit Party from its obligations under any Loan Documents upon the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations) or (B) a Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Loan Documents if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower, as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents.
Upon request by the Administrative Agent or Borrower at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.9. In each case as specified in this Section 9.9, the Administrative Agent will, at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Credit Party such documents as such Credit Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Security Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to release such Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.9. In the case of any such sale, transfer or disposal of any property constituting Collateral in a transaction constituting a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 7.4, the Liens created by any of the Security Documents on such property shall be automatically released without need for further action by any person.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Credit Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.
Section 9.10 Recovery of Erroneous Payments. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the applicable Lenders the amount due. With respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders hereunder as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive

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absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”): (1) the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, (2) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by the Borrower (whether or not then owed), or (3) the Administrative Agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment, then each of the applicable Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 9.10 shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. The Borrower and each Lender irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount.
ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 Notices.
(a) Notices Generally. Except as provided in Section 10.1(b) below, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile as follows:
If to the Borrower:
Clearwater Paper Corporation 601 West Riverside, Suite 1100
Spokane, WA 99201
Attention of: Heidi Blair, VP, Treasurer Facsimile No.: 509-444-9793
E-mail: heidi.blair@clearwaterpaper.com
With copies to:
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 4 Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA 94111
Attention of: Philip J. Tendler, Esq. Facsimile No.: 415-983-1200
E-mail: philip.tendler@pillsburylaw.com
If to AgWest, as Administrative Agent:
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PO Box 2515
Spokane, WA 99220-2515 Attention of: Ryan Stipe Telephone No.: (206) 691-2016
Facsimile No.: (509) 340-5625
E-mail: ryan.stipe@agwestfc.com
With copies to:
AgWest Farm Credit, PCA 2001 S. Flint Road
PO Box 2515
Spokane, WA 99220-2515 Attention of: Capital Markets Telephone No.: (800) 255-1789
Facsimile No.: (509) 340-5300
E-mail: nwfcsallcapitalmarkets@northwestfcs.com If to any Lender:
To the address set forth on the Register
Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in Section 10.1(b) below, shall be effective as provided in said Section 10.1(b).
(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail, FPML messaging and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may each, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function (provided however that with respect to notices to any Credit Party, any acknowledgement automatically generated by any party’s e-mail system shall not be deemed a notice of receipt), return e-mail or other written acknowledgement) and (ii) notices and other communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received by the intended recipient upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail address or other written acknowledgement) indicating that such notice or communication is available and

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identifying the website address therefor; provided that for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient.
(c) Administrative Agent’s Office. The Administrative Agent hereby designates its office located at the address set forth above, or any subsequent office which shall have been specified for such purpose by written notice to the Borrower and Lenders, as the Administrative Agent’s Office referred to herein, to which payments due are to be made and at which Loans will be disbursed.
(d) Change of Address, Etc. Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.
(e) Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH
THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s, any Credit Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the Platform, any other electronic platform or electronic messaging service, or through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party.
(f) Reliance by Administrative Agent and Lenders. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices purportedly given by the proper Person or Persons by or on behalf of any Credit Party even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Credit Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of a Credit Party (other than losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of any such Person or such Person’s Related Parties). All telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.
Section 10.2 Amendments, Waivers and Consents. Except as set forth below or as specifically provided in any Loan Document, any term, covenant, agreement or condition of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents may be amended or waived by the Lenders, and any consent given by the Lenders, if, but only if, such amendment, waiver or consent is in writing signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and

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delivered to the Administrative Agent and, in the case of an amendment, signed by the Borrower; provided that no amendment, waiver or consent shall:
(a) without the prior written consent of the Required Term Revolver Lenders, amend, modify or waive Section 4.2 or any other provision of this Agreement if the effect of such amendment, modification or waiver is to require the Term Revolver Lenders (pursuant to, in the case of any such amendment to a provision hereof other than Section 4.2, any substantially concurrent request by the Borrower for a borrowing of Loans) to make Loans when such Lenders would not otherwise be required to do so;
(b) increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.2) or the amount of Loans of any Lender, in any case, without the written consent of such Lender;
(c) waive, extend or postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document or extend the expiration date for any Commitment, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby;
(d) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan (for the avoidance of doubt, other than pursuant to Section 3.1(e)), or (subject to clause (ii) of the proviso set forth in the paragraph below) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; provided that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the rate set forth in Section 3.1(b) during the continuance of an Event of Default;
(e) change Section 3.6 or Section 8.4 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments or order of application required thereby without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby;
(f) except as otherwise permitted by this Section 10.2 change any provision of this Section or reduce the percentages specified in the definition of “Required Lenders”, “Required Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility Lenders”, “Required Farm Credit Facilities Lenders”, “Required Term Loan Facilities Lenders”, “Required Term Revolver Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders or Voting Participants required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender or Voting Participants directly affected thereby;
(g) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Credit Party of such Credit Party’s rights and obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party (except as permitted pursuant to Section 7.3), in each case, without the written consent of each Lender;
(h) release (i) all of the Subsidiary Guarantors or (ii) Subsidiary Guarantors comprising substantially all of the credit support for the Obligations, in any case, from any guaranty agreement (other than as authorized in Section 9.9), without the written consent of each Lender; or

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(i) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or release any Security Document (other than as authorized in Section 9.9 or as otherwise specifically permitted or contemplated in this Agreement or the applicable Security Document) without the written consent of each Lender; or
(j) amend, modify or waive Section 7.17(c), including any default thereunder, (and any related definitions and provisions) without the written consent of the Required Commercial Bank Term Loan Facility Lenders; or
(k) amend, modify or waive the proviso of Section 8.1(c), including any related definitions and provisions, without the written consent of the Required Farm Credit Facilities Lenders,
provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (ii) each Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto and
(iii) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend any provision of the Loan Documents (and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document) if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature in any such provision. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender.
With respect to any matter requiring the approval of each Lender, each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby or other specified Lenders, it is understood that Voting Participants shall have the voting rights specified in Section 10.8(d) as to such matter.
Section 10.3 Expenses; Indemnity.
(a) Costs and Expenses. The Borrower and any other Credit Party, jointly and severally, shall pay within 30 days of written demand therefor all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of one primary counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders taken as a whole and, if necessary, one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction), incurred by it in connection with the syndication/participation of the Credit Facilities Facility and the negotiation, drafting, execution, delivery and/or administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, with statements with respect to the foregoing to be submitted to the Borrower at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date (in the case of amounts to be paid on the Closing Date) and from time to time thereafter on a quarterly basis or such other periodic basis as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate. In addition, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Administrative Agent and each Lender for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) incurred in connection with enforcement or protection of its rights under this

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Agreement and the other Loan Documents or incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of the Loans made hereunder.
(b) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each

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Indemnitee harmless from, and shall pay or reimburse any such Indemnitee within 30 days of written demand therefor (accompanied by reasonable supporting documentation) for, any and all losses, claims (including any Environmental Claims), penalties, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of one primary counsel, and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for the Indemnitees, taken as a whole and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each affected Indemnitee), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including the Borrower or any other Credit Party), arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including the Transactions), (ii) any Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or any Environmental Claim related in any way to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary, (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, or
(v) any claim (including any Environmental Claims), investigation, litigation or other proceeding
(whether or not the Administrative Agent or any Lender is a party thereto) and the prosecution and defense thereof, arising out of or in any way connected with the Loans, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including reasonable and documented attorneys and consultant’s fees, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (A) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee (or of any such Indemnitee’s affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors or controlling persons),
(B) result from a claim brought by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof against an Indemnitee for material breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if such Credit Party or such Subsidiary has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or (C) relate to any disputes or proceedings that are brought by an Indemnitee against any other Indemnitee (other than any claims against any agent or arranger in its respective capacity or fulfilling its role as an agent or arranger or any similar role hereunder) to the extent such disputes do not arise from any act or omission on the part of any Credit Party or its Affiliates. This Section 10.3(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
(c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under Section 10.3(a) or (b) to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each Lender’s share of the aggregate Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders at such time, or if the aggregate Total Credit Exposures have been reduced to zero, then based on such Lender’s share of the aggregate Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders immediately prior to such reduction) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender); provided, that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or

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related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 10.3(c) are subject to the provisions of Section 3.7.
(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, (i) the Borrower and each other Credit Party shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof and (ii) the Administrative Agent, any the Arranger and each Lender shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary or any Affiliate thereof, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in Section 10.3(b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby except to the extent such damages are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 10.3(d) shall limit the Credit Parties’ indemnification obligations to the extent set forth in this Agreement relating to claims of special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages sought by third parties against an Indemnitee.
(e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable within 30 days after demand therefor.
(f) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the termination of the Loan Documents and payment of the obligations hereunder.
Section 10.4 Right of Setoff. Subject to Section 3.6 and Section 8.4, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any other Credit Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such Credit Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrower or such Credit Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.14, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in

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reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender may have. Each Lender agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
Section 10.5 Governing Law; Jurisdiction, Etc.
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claim, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
(b) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto, on behalf of itself and its respective Affiliates irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, in any way relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, in any forum other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(c) Waiver of Venue. Each of the parties hereto, on behalf of itself and its respective Affiliates irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in Section 10.5(b). Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) Service of Process. Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 10.1. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by Applicable Law.
Section 10.6 Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION,

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SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section 10.7 Reversal of Payments. To the extent any Credit Party makes a payment or payments to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent receives any payment or proceeds of the Collateral which payments or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any Debtor Relief Law, other Applicable Law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or proceeds repaid, the Obligations or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by the Administrative Agent.
Section 10.8 Successors and Assigns; Participations.
(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the Borrower nor any other Credit Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.8(b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.8(d) or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.8(e) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in Section 10.8(d) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that, in each case with respect to any Credit Facility, any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i) Minimum Amounts.
(A) in the case of an assignment of the assigning Lender’s entire Commitment and all such Lender’s Loans, contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds (determined after giving effect to such assignments) that equal at least the amount specified in Section 10.8(b)(i)(B) in the aggregate or an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(B) in any case not described in Section 10.8(b)(i)(A) above, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if there is no unused Commitment or such Commitment has expired or terminated, the principal outstanding balance of the

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Loans of the assigning Lender, in each case, subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than (x) $5,000,000 with respect to assignments of Term Revolver Commitments or (y) $1,000,000 with respect to assignments of outstanding Loans under a Term Loan Facility, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have given its consent five Business Days after the date written notice thereof has been delivered by the assigning Lender (through the Administrative Agent) unless such consent is expressly refused by the Borrower prior to such fifth Business Day;
(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Commitment assigned, except that this Section 10.8(b)(ii) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate classes on a non-pro rata basis;
(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by Section 10.8(b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:
(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five Business Days after having received notice thereof; and provided further, that, solely with respect to the Borrower’s ability to reasonably withhold consent to an assignment under a Farm the Credit Facility to a Lender because such Lender is not a Farm Credit Lender (it being understood and agreed that the Borrower may have another basis for reasonably withholding consent to such assignment), (A) if AgWest has not delivered a Transfer Certificate to the Borrower, then the Borrower may withhold its consent to such assignment in its sole discretion (and in such case, the Borrower shall be deemed to have acted reasonably), and (B) if AgWest has delivered a Transfer Certificate to the Borrower at least five Business Days prior to any such proposed assignment, then the Borrower may not withhold its consent to such assignment (and any such withholding of consent shall be deemed unreasonable); and
(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of any Credit Facility if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment, an Affiliate of such Lender or, an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender.

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(iv) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 for each assignment; provided

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that (A) only one such fee will be payable in connection with simultaneous assignments to two or more related Approved Funds by a Lender and (B) the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no such assignment shall be made to (A) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, (B) any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), (C) any Disqualified Lender, or (D) a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person). Each assignee, by its execution and delivery of an Assignment and Assumption, shall be deemed to have represented to the assigning Lender and the Administrative Agent that such assignee is an Eligible Assignee. In no event shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any prospective assignee is an Eligible Assignee or have any liability with respect to any assignment made to a Disqualified Lender or any other Person that is not an Eligible Assignee.
(vi) Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested, but not funded by, the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (A) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (B) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans in accordance with its Commitment Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under Applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this Section 10.8(b)(vi), then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
(vii) Disqualified Lenders. The list of Disqualified Lenders (i) shall be made available to the Lenders by posting on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent) and (ii) shall be provided to any Lender upon request by such Lender to the Administrative Agent. A Lender may provide the list of Disqualified Lenders to any potential assignee or participant on a confidential basis in accordance with Section 10.9 hereof for the purpose of verifying whether such Person is a Disqualified Lender.
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shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 and 10.3 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 10.8(d) (other than a purported assignment to a natural Person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates, which shall be null and void.)
(c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices, a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amounts of (and stated interest on) the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender (but only to the extent of entries in the Register that are applicable to such Lender), at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Eligible Assignee (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that
(i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 10.3(c) with respect to any payments made by such Lender to its Participant(s).
Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and, subject to the paragraph below regarding the rights of Voting Participants, to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in Section 10.2(b), (c) or (d) that directly and adversely affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.9, 3.10 and 3.11 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 3.11(g) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.11(g) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 3.12 as if it were an assignee under subsection (b) of this Section;

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and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.10 or 3.11, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 3.12(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.4 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 3.6 as though it were a Lender (in each case, with any terms applicable to any Defaulting Lender read to apply with respect to any Defaulting Voting Participant). For the avoidance of doubt, (a) the sale by any Lender of a participation to any Participant (whether a Voting Participant or otherwise) shall not relieve such Lender of any obligation hereunder and
(b) no Voting Participant or other Participant shall have any contractual privity with the Borrower or any Credit Party, or be entitled to directly enforce or direct the Administrative Agent to enforce any of the terms under the Loan Documents, other than such rights that are expressly conferred on a “Participant” as set forth in this Agreement.
Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts of (and stated interest on) each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
Notwithstanding the paragraph above, any Participant that is a Farm Credit Lender that
(i) has purchased a participation in a minimum amount of $10,000,000, (ii) has been designated as a voting participant (a “Voting Participant”) in a written notice (a “Voting Participant Notice”) sent by the selling Lender (including any existing Voting Participant) to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and (iii) receives, prior to becoming a Voting Participant, the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (such consent to be required only to the extent and under the circumstances it would be required if such Voting Participant were to become a Lender pursuant to an assignment in accordance with Section 10.8(b) and such consent is not required for an assignment to an existing Voting Participant), shall be entitled to vote as if such Voting Participant were a Lender on all matters subject to a vote by Lenders, and the voting rights of the selling Lender shall be correspondingly reduced, on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Each Voting Participant Notice shall include, with respect to each Voting Participant, the information that would be included by a prospective Lender in an Assignment and Assumption. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Farm Credit Lender that has purchased a participation and has been designated as a Voting Participant in Schedule 10.8(d) as of the Closing First Amendment Effective Date shall be a Voting Participant. The selling Lender (including any existing Voting Participant) and the purchasing Voting Participant shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower within three Business Days of any termination, reduction or increase of the amount of, such participation. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely on information contained in Voting Participant Notices and all other notices delivered pursuant hereto. The voting rights of each

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Voting Participant are solely for the benefit of such Voting Participant and shall not inure to any assignee or participant of such Voting Participant that is not itself a Voting Participant.
(e) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(f) Cashless Settlement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all or a portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Lender.
Section 10.9 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and, by their purchase of a participation, the Voting Participants agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its Related Parties in connection with the Credit Facilities Facility, this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or in connection with marketing of services by such Affiliate or Related Party to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential on substantially the same terms as provided herein),
(b) to the extent required or requested by, or required to be disclosed to, any regulatory or similar authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) (in which case the Administrative Agent or the applicable Lender shall, except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental bank regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority, promptly notify the Borrower, in advance, to the extent practicable and lawfully permitted to do so), (c) to the extent required by Applicable Laws pursuant to a subpoena or an order of any court or administrative agency or in any pending legal or administrative proceeding or process (in which case, the Administrative Agent or the applicable Lender shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, inform the Borrower promptly in advance thereof so the Borrower may seek a protective order or take other appropriate action), (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement, under any other Loan Document, or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (iii) to an investor or prospective investor in an Approved Fund that also agrees that Information shall be used solely for the purpose of evaluating an investment in such Approved Fund, (iv) to a trustee, collateral manager, servicer, backup servicer, noteholder or secured party in an Approved Fund in connection with the administration, servicing and reporting on the assets serving as collateral for an Approved Fund, or (v) to a nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information regarding the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the Loans and the Loan Documents in connection with ratings issued with respect to an Approved Fund,
(g) on a confidential basis to (i) with the consent of the Borrower, any rating agency in connection with
rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the Credit Facilities Facility or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Credit Facilities Facility, (h) deal terms and other information customarily reported to Thomson Reuters,

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other bank market data collectors and similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration of the Loan Documents, (i) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates from a third party that is not, to such Person’s knowledge, subject to confidentiality obligations to the Borrower, (j) to governmental regulatory authorities in connection with any regulatory examination of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s regulatory compliance policy if the Administrative Agent or such Lender deems necessary for the mitigation of claims by those authorities against the Administrative Agent or such Lender or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (in which case, the Administrative Agent or the applicable Lender shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, inform the Borrower promptly in advance thereof so the Borrower may seek a protective order or take other appropriate action), (k) to the extent that such information is independently developed by such Person, or (l) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense. For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof relating to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
Section 10.10 Performance of Duties. Each of the Credit Party’s obligations under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall be performed by such Credit Party at its sole cost and expense.
Section 10.11 All Powers Coupled with Interest. All powers of attorney and other authorizations granted to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and any Persons designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to any provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall be deemed coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable so long as any of the Obligations remain unpaid or unsatisfied, any of the Commitments remain in effect or the Credit Facilities have Facility has not been terminated.
Section 10.12 Survival.
(a) All representations and warranties set forth in Article V and all representations and warranties contained in any certificate, or any of the Loan Documents (including any such representation or warranty made in or in connection with any amendment thereto) shall constitute representations and warranties made under this Agreement. All representations and warranties made under this Agreement shall be made or deemed to be made at and as of the Closing Date (except those that are expressly made as of a specific date), shall survive the Closing Date and shall not be waived by the execution and delivery of this Agreement, any investigation made by or on behalf of the Lenders or any borrowing hereunder.
(b) Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the indemnities to which the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are entitled under the provisions of this Article X and any other provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect and shall protect the Administrative Agent and the Lenders against events arising after such termination as well as before.

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Section 10.13 Titles and Captions. Titles and captions of Articles, Sections and subsections in, and the table of contents of, this Agreement are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 10.14 Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions hereof or thereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 10.15 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution.
(a) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.1, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto.
(b) Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of (x) this Agreement,
(y) any other Loan Document and/or (z) any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any notice delivered pursuant to Section 10.1), certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or the transactions contemplated hereby and/or thereby (each an “Ancillary Document”) that is an Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement, such other Loan Document or such Ancillary Document, as applicable. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept Electronic Signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent and pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (i) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept any Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Credit Party without further verification thereof and without any obligation to review the appearance or form of any such Electronic Signature and (ii) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower and each Credit Party hereby (A) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Borrower and the Credit Parties,

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Electronic Signatures transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page and/or any electronic images of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, (B) the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document in the form of an imaged electronic record in any format, which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document (and all such electronic records shall be considered an original for all purposes and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record), (C) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan Document and/or such Ancillary Document, respectively, including with respect to any signature pages thereto and (D) waives any claim against any Indemnitee for any Liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures and/or transmissions by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page, including any Liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Borrower and/or any Credit Party to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.
Section 10.16 Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall remain in effect from the Closing Date through and including the date upon which all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due) arising hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall have been indefeasibly and irrevocably paid and satisfied in full and the Aggregate Commitments have been terminated. No termination of this Agreement shall affect the rights and obligations of the parties hereto arising prior to such termination or in respect of any provision of this Agreement which survives such termination.
Section 10.17 USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the PATRIOT Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Credit Party, which information includes the name and address of such Credit Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Credit Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. The Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act.
Section 10.18 Independent Effect of Covenants. The Borrower expressly acknowledges and agrees that each covenant contained in Articles VI or VII hereof shall be given independent effect. Accordingly, the Borrower shall not engage in any transaction or other act otherwise permitted under any covenant contained in Articles VI or VII, before or after giving effect to such transaction or act, the Borrower shall or would be in breach of any other covenant contained in Articles VI or VII.
Section 10.19 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
(a) In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby, each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that (i) the facilities provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or

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of any other Loan Document) are an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders, on the other hand, and the Borrower is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or thereof), (ii) in connection with the process leading to such transaction, each of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary, for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other Person, (iii) none of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or the Lenders has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Borrower with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document (irrespective of whether any the Arranger or such Lender has advised or is currently advising the Borrower or any of its Affiliates on other matters) and none of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or the Lenders has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the financing transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, (iv) the Arranger and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from, and may conflict with, those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and none of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or the Lenders has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship and (v) the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders have not provided and will not provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) and the Credit Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they have deemed appropriate.
(b) Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that each Lender, the Arranger and any Affiliate thereof may lend money to, invest in, and generally engage in any kind of business with, any of the Borrower, any Affiliate thereof or any other person or entity that may do business with or own securities of any of the foregoing, all as if such Lender, Arranger or Affiliate thereof were not a Lender or Arranger or an Affiliate thereof (or an agent or any other person with any similar role under the Credit Facilities Facility) and without any duty to account therefor to any other Lender, the Arranger, the Borrower or any Affiliate of the foregoing. Each Lender, the Arranger and any Affiliate thereof may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof for services in connection with this Agreement, the Credit Facilities Facility or otherwise without having to account for the same to any other Lender, the Arranger, the Borrower or any Affiliate of the foregoing.
Section 10.20 Inconsistencies with Other Documents. In the event there is a conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and any other Loan Document, other than the Intercreditor Agreement (which inconsistencies shall be governed by and be subject to Section 8.8), the terms of this Agreement shall control; provided that any provision of the Security Documents which imposes additional burdens on the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or further restricts the rights of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or gives the Administrative Agent or Lenders additional rights shall not be deemed to be in conflict or inconsistent with this Agreement and shall be given full force and effect.

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Section 10.21 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Solely to the extent any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement

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or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
Section 10.22 Amendment and Restatement. The parties hereto agree that, on the Closing Date, the following shall be deemed to occur automatically, without further action by any party hereto:
(a) the Existing Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be amended and restated in its entirety pursuant to this Agreement, and (b) all references in the other Loan Documents to the Existing Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer without further amendment to this Agreement and (c) the Existing Fixed Rate Loan under the Existing Credit Agreement shall become a Fixed Rate Loan under this Agreement at the same Fixed Rate and with the same Interest Period as existed under the Existing Credit Agreement. The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that this Agreement constitutes an amendment to the Existing Credit Agreement made under and in accordance with the terms of Section 10.2 of the Existing Credit Agreement. The parties do not intend this Agreement nor the transactions contemplated hereby to be, and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall not be construed to be, a novation of any of the obligations owing by the Borrower or any other Credit Party under or in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed under seal by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and year first written above.
CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION,
as Borrower
By:
Name: Title:

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
AGWEST FARM CREDIT, PCA, as Administrative Agent
By:
Name: Title:
COMMERCIAL BANK LENDERS: COOPERATIEVE RABOBANK, NEW YORK
BRANCH,
as a Commercial Bank Lender By:
Name: Title:
By:
Name: Title:
[Others TBD]
FARM CREDIT LENDERS: AGWEST FARM CREDIT, PCA,
as a Farm Credit Lender By:
Name: Title:
VOTING PARTICIPANTS: COBANK, ACB,

as a Voting Participant By:
Name: Title:
[Other continuing Voting Participants; new VPs do not sign]
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
Dated as of:
AgWest Farm Credit, PCA, as Administrative Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This irrevocable Notice of Borrowing is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.2(a) of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 1, 2024 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Clearwater Paper Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and AgWest Farm Credit, PCA, as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.
1. The Borrower hereby requests that the Lenders make a Term Revolver Loan to the Borrower in the aggregate principal amount of $[ ] (the “Applicable Loan(s)”).1
2. The Borrower hereby requests that such Applicable Loan(s) be made on the following Business Day: 2
3. The Borrower hereby requests that such Applicable Loan(s) bear interest at the following interest rate, plus the Applicable Margin, as set forth below:

Facility | Component of Applicable Loan 3 | Interest Rate | Interest Period (Term SOFR or Fixed Rate only)
|  | [SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate, Fixed Rate or Term SOFR]4

4. The aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding as of the date hereof (including the Loan(s) requested herein) does not exceed the maximum amount permitted to be outstanding pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement.
1 Complete with an amount in accordance with Section 2.2 of the Credit Agreement.
2 Complete within (i) the same Business Day for a SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loan in accordance with Section 2.2(a) of the Credit Agreement (ii) three Business Days for a Term SOFR Loan in accordance with Section 2.2(a) of the Credit Agreement or (iii) as set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) to the Credit Agreement for a Fixed Rate Loan.
3 Complete with the Dollar amount of that portion of the overall Loan requested that is to bear interest at the selected interest rate and/or Interest Period (e.g., for a $20,000,000 loan, $5,000,000 may be requested at SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate, $8,000,000 may be requested at Term SOFR with an interest period of three months and
$7,000,000 may be requested at Fixed Rate with an interest period of one year).
4 Complete with the SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate, Fixed Rate or Term SOFR.

5. All of the conditions applicable to the Applicable Loan(s) requested herein as set forth in the Credit Agreement have been satisfied as of the date hereof and will remain satisfied to the date of such Applicable Loan.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Notice of Borrowing as of the day and year first written above.
CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION, as
Borrower
By: Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF NOTICE OF PREPAYMENT
Dated as of:
AgWest Farm Credit, PCA, as Administrative Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This irrevocable Notice of Prepayment is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.3(d) of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 1, 2024 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Clearwater Paper Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and AgWest Farm Credit, PCA, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.
1. The Borrower hereby provides notice to the Administrative Agent that it shall repay the following [SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loans] [Fixed Rate Loans] and/or [Term SOFR Loans] that are Term Revolver Loans: .
2. The Borrower shall repay the above-referenced Loans on the following Business Day:
. (Complete with a date no earlier than (i) the same Business Day as of the date of this Notice of Prepayment (to the extent delivered by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time), with respect to any SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loan, (ii) three Business Days subsequent to date of this Notice of Prepayment (to the extent delivered by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time) with respect to any Term SOFR Loan and (iii) as set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) with respect to any Fixed Rate Loan).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Notice of Prepayment as of the day and year first written above.
CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION, as
Borrower
By: Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION
Dated as of:
AgWest Farm Credit, PCA, as Administrative Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This irrevocable Notice of Conversion/Continuation (this “Notice”) is delivered to you pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 1, 2024 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Clearwater Paper Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and AgWest Farm Credit, PCA, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.
1. This Notice is submitted in connection with Term Revolver Loans and for the purpose of: (Check one and complete applicable information in accordance with the Credit Agreement.)
Converting all or a portion of a SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loan into a Term SOFR Loan or Fixed Rate Loan
Outstanding principal balance: $
Principal amount to be converted: $
Requested effective date of conversion:
Requested type of Loan (Term SOFR or Fixed Rate)
Requested new Interest Period:
Converting all or a portion of a Term SOFR Loan into a SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loan or Fixed Rate Loan

Outstanding principal balance: Principal amount to be converted: | $ $
Requested type of Loan (SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate or Fixed Rate) |
Last day of the current Interest Period: |
Requested effective date of conversion: |
Requested new Interest Period (for Fixed Rate) |

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Converting all or a portion of a Fixed Rate Loan into a SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan

Outstanding principal balance: Principal amount to be converted: | $ $
Requested type of Loan (SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate or Term SOFR) |
Last day of the current Interest Period: |
Requested effective date of conversion: |
Requested new Interest Period (for Term SOFR) |

Continuing all or a portion of a Term SOFR Loan as a Term SOFR Loan
Outstanding principal balance: $
Principal amount to be continued: $
Last day of the current Interest Period:
Requested effective date of continuation:
Requested new Interest Period:
Continuing all or a portion of a Fixed Rate Loan as a Fixed Rate Loan
Outstanding principal balance: $
Principal amount to be continued: $
Last day of the current Interest Period:
Requested effective date of continuation:
Requested new Interest Period:
2. The aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding as of the date hereof does not exceed the maximum amount permitted to be outstanding pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement.
[Signature Page Follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Notice of Conversion/Continuation as of the day and year first written above.
CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION, as
Borrower
By: Name:
Title:

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[Signature Page to Notice of Conversion/Continuation – Clearwater Paper Corporation]

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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF OFFICER’S COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Dated as of:
This certificate is delivered to you pursuant to Section 6.2(a) of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 1, 2024 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Clearwater Paper Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and AgWest Farm Credit, PCA, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.
The undersigned [Chief Financial Officer]1 of the Borrower, in such capacity and not in an individual capacity, hereby certifies as follows:
1. I am the duly elected, qualified and acting [Chief Financial Officer] of the Borrower.
2. I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of this Compliance Certificate.
3. I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents and have made or caused to be made under my supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of the Borrower during the accounting period covered by the financial statements attached hereto as Attachment 1 (the “Financial Statements”). Such review did not disclose the existence during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the Financial Statements, and I have no knowledge of the existence, as of the date of this Compliance Certificate, of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or Event of Default[, except as set forth below]. To my knowledge, during the accounting period covered by the Financial Statements, each Credit Party has observed or performed all of its covenants and other agreements, and satisfied every condition contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party to be observed, performed or satisfied by it.
4. Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the most recent fiscal [year][quarter].
5. Attached hereto as Attachment 3 is a description of any change in the jurisdiction of organization of any Credit Party, to the extent such information has not previously been disclosed to the Administrative Agent.
6. Attached hereto as Attachment 4 is a list of any material registered Intellectual Property acquired or created by any Credit Party, to the extent such information has not previously been disclosed to the Administrative Agent.
7. Attached hereto as Attachment 5 is a description of any Person that has become a Group Member to the extent such information has not previously been disclosed to the Administrative Agent.
[Signature Page Follows]
1 To be one of: Chief Financial Officer, controller, treasurer or assistant treasurer.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Officer’s Compliance Certificate as of the day and year first written above.
CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION, as
Borrower
By: Name:
Title:

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[Signature Page to Officer’s Compliance Certificate – Clearwater Paper Corporation]

Attachment 1 to Compliance Certificate

[Attach Financial Statements]

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Attachment 2 to Compliance Certificate

The information described herein is as of , , and pertains to the period from
, to , .
[Set forth Calculation of Consolidated Leverage]

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Attachment 3 to Compliance Certificate

The information described herein is as of , , and pertains to the period from
, to , .
[Describe any change in the jurisdiction of organization of any Credit Party]

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Attachment 4 to Compliance Certificate

The information described herein is as of , , and pertains to the period from
, to , .
[List any material registered Intellectual Property acquired or created by any Credit Party]

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Attachment 5 to Compliance Certificate

The information described herein is as of , , and pertains to the period from
, to , .
[Describe any Person that became a Group Member]

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EXHIBIT G
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
This Assignment and Assumption (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [INSERT NAME OF ASSIGNOR] (the “Assignor”) and the parties identified on the Schedules hereto and [the] [each]1 Assignee identified on the Schedules hereto as “Assignee” or as “Assignees” (collectively, the “Assignees” and each, an “Assignee”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignees][the Assignors]2 hereunder are several and not joint.]3 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, restated, supplements or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by [the] [each] Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee] [the respective Assignees], and [the] [each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any guarantees included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under Applicable Law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned to [the] [any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as, [the] [an] “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

1. | Assignor: | [INSERT NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
2. | Assignee(s): | See Schedules attached hereto
3. | Borrower: | Clearwater Paper Corporation
4. | Administrative Agent: | AgWest Farm Credit, PCA, as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
5. | Credit Agreement: | The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 1, 2024 by and among Clearwater Paper Corporation, a Delaware corporation

1 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.
2 Select as appropriate.
3 Include bracketed language if there are multiple Assignees.

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|  | (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and AgWest Farm Credit, PCA, as Administrative Agent (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time)
6. | Assigned Interest: | See Schedules attached hereto
[7. | Trade Date: | ]4

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
4 To be completed if the Assignor and the Assignees intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.

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Effective Date: , 2 [TO BE INSERTED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR]
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By: Name:
Title:
ASSIGNEES
See Schedules attached hereto

[Signature Page to Assignment and Assumption – Clearwater Paper Corporation]

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[Consented to and]1 Accepted:
AGWEST FARM CREDIT, PCA,
as Administrative Agent
By: Title:
[Consented to:]2
Clearwater Paper Corporation as Borrower
By: Title:
1 To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
2 To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

[Signature Page to Assignment and Assumption – Clearwater Paper Corporation]

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SCHEDULE 1
To Assignment and Assumption
By its execution of this Schedule, the Assignee identified on the signature block below agrees to the terms set forth in the attached Assignment and Assumption.
Assigned Interests:

Aggregate Amount of Commitment/ Loans for all Lenders 1 | Amount of Commitment/Loans Assigned 2 | Percentage Assigned of Commitment/Loans 3
$ | $ | %
$ | $ | %
$ | $ | %

[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]4
[and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [identify Lender]5]
By:
Title:

1 Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.
2 Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.
3 Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.
4 Add additional signature blocks, as needed.
5 Select as appropriate.

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ANNEX 1
to Assignment and Assumption
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1. Representations and Warranties.
1.1 Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the] [the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the] [such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower, any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by Holdings, the Borrower, any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2 Assignee[s]. [The] [Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets the requirements of an Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.8(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement),
(iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the] [the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire [the] [such] Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the] [such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the] [such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the] [such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, [the] [any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the] [each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the] [the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the

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3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

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Schedule 1.1(a) To Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Determination of Fixed Rate Index and Make-Whole Amounts
Certain capitalized terms used herein have the meanings set forth in clause (d) below. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.
(a) The relevant Fixed Rate Index, which shall be based on the Rate Pricing Index, shall be the per annum fixed rate of interest quoted by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, with the approval of the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Voting Participant and accepted by the Borrower pursuant to the following procedures:
(i) The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a notice (a “Fixed Rate Loan Notice”) in writing by no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time three days prior to the date which the Borrower specifies in such Fixed Rate Loan Notice as the date on which the Fixed Rate Index is to take effect (which may be the Closing Date or the date of any conversion of all or any portion of a Loan from a Term SOFR Rate Loan or a SOFR Monthly Variable Base Loan to a Fixed Rate Loan or to a Fixed Rate Loan with a different Interest Period, the “Effective Date”).
(ii) Each Fixed Rate Loan Notice shall specify the proposed Effective Date and the proposed end date for such Fixed Rate Index, which shall be on the corresponding 1-, 3- or 5-year anniversary of the first day of the month following the Effective Date, or the Maturity Date (and in any event not later than the Maturity Date) (such specified date, the “End Date”), as well as the amount of principal to bear interest at such Fixed Rate Index.
(iii) Upon receipt of a Fixed Rate Loan Notice from any Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall provide a quote to the Borrower of the Rate Pricing Index that would apply to the proposed Fixed Rate Loan and, if the Borrower elects to proceed with implementation of such Fixed Rate Loan, then the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall mutually discuss and agree on the relevant terms applicable to such Fixed Rate Loan, with the final Rate Pricing Index to be confirmed as of the Effective Date.
(iv) At no time shall there be more than five (5) fixed rate segments bearing interest at the Fixed Rate Index at a minimum of $25,000,000 each at any time outstanding during the life of the Farm Credit Facilities.
(b) If all or any portion of an outstanding Fixed Rate Loan is prepaid or converted to a Term SOFR Rate Loan or to a SOFR Monthly Variable Base Rate Loan or to a Fixed Rate Loan with a different Interest Period prior to the applicable End Date, including after acceleration of such Loan, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent make-whole costs as set forth in this clause (b) (the “Make- Whole Amount”) for the benefit of the Lenders. The amount of any applicable Make-Whole Amount due to each Lender with respect to such prepaid or converted Loan shall be calculated on a mark-to-market basis in five steps as provided below:
1. Compare the Initial Reference Rate and the Final Reference Rate. If the Initial Reference Rate is less than or equal to the Final Reference Rate, the Make-Whole Amount is zero. If the Initial Reference Rate is greater than the Final Reference Rate, complete the following steps to calculate the Make-Whole Amount.

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2. Calculate the interest payments which will accrue on the applicable Loan from the Determination Date to the applicable End Date at the Initial Reference Rate (the “Initial Interest Amount”).
3. Calculate the interest payments which will accrue on the applicable Loan from the Determination Date to the applicable End Date at the Final Reference Rate (the “Final Interest Amount”).
4. Calculate the “Differential Interest Amount” for each interest payment due during the period from the Determination Date to the applicable End Date by subtracting the Final Interest Amount for each such payment from the Initial Interest Amount for such payment.
5. The Make-Whole Amount for each Lender is the sum of the discounted present value of each Differential Interest Amount, discounted at the Final Reference Rate from the date such payment would be due to the Determination Date.
Upon any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement or conversion pursuant to Section
3.2 of the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of the amount of the applicable Make-Whole Amount and the Administrative Agent’s calculation of the Make-Whole Amount shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(c) The Borrower acknowledges that the Make-Whole Amount is not a penalty, does not constitute damages for the Borrower’s breach of the Agreement, and does not constitute payment of unmatured interest. Instead, it is a fee payable by the Borrower to the Lenders if all or any portion of a Loan is repaid or converted prior to its scheduled due date. The Borrower acknowledges that the Make- Whole Amount, if applicable, is a reasonable fee and charge of the Lenders and reflects a fair and reasonable return to the Lenders for the consideration advanced to the Borrower in the form of a Fixed Rate Index option for the Loans.
(d) For purposes of this Schedule 1.1(a), the following definitions apply:
“Determination Date” means the date on which a prepayment is made or a Loan is converted and the Make-Whole Amount is calculated.
“Final Reference Rate” means the annualized rate a Lender would allocate for its cost of funds for the period commencing on the Determination Date and ending on the End Date for the applicable Loan using the same methodology as used by the Administrative Agent in quoting the Initial Reference Rate.
“Initial Reference Rate” means the annualized rate used by a Lender commencing on the Effective Date for its cost of funds for the applicable Loan.
“Rate Pricing Index” means AgWest Farm Credit, PCA’s cost of funds as determined by AgWest Farm Credit, PCA in its reasonable discretion for obligations with comparable length maturities, adjusted to take into consideration the terms of the loan, the prepayment options and other factors relating to the structure of the loan normally used in AgWest Farm Credit, PCA’s determination of appropriate loan pricing, and as established pursuant to procedures and documentation described on this Schedule 1.1(a).

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Schedule 1.1(b) To Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

Commitments and Commitment Percentages

Lender | Term Revolver Commitment | Commitment Percentage of Aggregate Term Revolver Commitment
AgWest Farm Credit, PCA | $270,000,000.00 | 100.000000000%
Total: | $270,000,000.00 | 100.000000000%

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Schedule 10.8(d) To Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

Voting Participant Schedule

Lender | Voting Participant | Term Revolver Commitment as of the First Amendment Effective Date | Resulting Term Revolver Commitment/ Participation | Resulting Commitment Percentage of Term Revolver Facility
AgWest Farm Credit, PCA | - | $270,000,000.00 | $120,000,000.00 | 44.444444444%
- | CoBank, FCB | - | $75,000,000.00 | 27.777777778%
- | AgFirst, FCB | - | $37,500,000.00 | 13.888888889%
| Farm Credit East, ACA | - | $37,500,000.00 | 13.888888889%
Total |  | $270,000,000.00 | $270,000,000.00 | 100.000000000%

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