FORM 8-K
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 1, 2009 (June 30, 2009)
Oxford Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Georgia
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  001-04365
(Commission
File Number)
  58-0831862
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, GA
(Address of principal executive offices)
  30308
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (404) 659-2424
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o     Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o     Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Overview
On June 30, 2009 (the “Closing Date”), Oxford Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued $150.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 11.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the “Notes”), which mature on July 15, 2015, pursuant to an indenture, dated as of June 30, 2009 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Guarantors (as defined below) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. The Notes were sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act.
Indenture and Notes
The following is a brief description of the material provisions of the Indenture and the Notes. The description of the Indenture and the Notes contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Indenture herein and Form of 11.375% Senior Secured Note due 2015, filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.
    Interest. Interest on the Notes is payable semiannually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing on January 15, 2010.
 
    Guarantees. The Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by all of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries that guarantee debt under the Company’s domestic revolving credit facility (as defined below) and will be guaranteed by certain future additional domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantors” and such guarantees, the “Guarantees”).
 
    Collateral. The Notes and the Guarantees are secured on a first-priority basis, subject to permitted liens, by a lien on the U.S. registered trademarks and certain related rights owned by the Company and the Guarantors and will be secured on a first-priority basis, subject to permitted liens, by a lien on certain owned real property acquired by the Company and the Guarantors following the issue date of the Notes. The Notes and the Guarantees are secured on a second-priority basis, subject to permitted liens, by a lien on the assets of the Company and the Guarantors that secure the Company’s domestic revolving credit facility on a first-priority basis including, subject to certain limitations, present and future receivables, inventory, general intangibles, equipment, investment property, stock of subsidiaries and certain other assets and proceeds relating thereto. The property and assets securing the Notes and the Guarantees are referred to herein as the “Collateral.”
 
    Ranking. The Notes and the Guarantees will be the Company’s and the Guarantors’ senior secured obligations and will rank:
    pari passu with any senior indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors (except to the extent of the value of the Collateral);
 
    senior to any indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors that is expressly subordinated to the Notes and the Guarantees;
 
    effectively senior to any unsecured indebtedness or indebtedness with a junior lien to the lien securing the Notes and the Guarantees to the extent of the value of the Collateral;
 
    effectively junior to any secured indebtedness which is either secured by assets that are not Collateral or which is secured by a prior lien on the Collateral, in each case, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness;
 
    effectively junior to the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under the domestic revolving credit facility to the extent the Company’s and the Guarantors’ assets secure such obligations on a first-priority basis; and
 
    effectively junior to all obligations of the Company’s subsidiaries that are not Guarantors.
    Optional Redemption. The Notes will be redeemable at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at any time on or after July 15, 2012, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at a price of (1) 105.688% of the principal amount of the Notes if redeemed before July 15, 2013; (2) 102.844% of the principal amount of the Notes if redeemed on or after July 15, 2013 but before July 15, 2014; and (3) 100.000% of the principal amount of the notes if redeemed on or after July 15, 2014, plus in any case accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. Prior to July 15, 2012:

 


 

    the Company may redeem up to 35% of the original principal amount of the Notes with the net cash proceeds from one or more equity offerings by the Company or the net cash proceeds from specified equity offerings at a redemption price of 111.375% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date; and
 
    the Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of each Note to be redeemed plus a make-whole premium as determined under the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date.
    Change of Control. Upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture), the Company must offer to purchase the Notes at 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the purchase date.
 
    Other Covenants. The Indenture contains certain covenants limiting the Company’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to (subject to certain exceptions): (i) incur additional debt and guarantees; (ii) pay dividends and repurchase the Company’s stock; (iii) make other restricted payments, including without limitation, investments; (iv) create liens; (v) sell or otherwise dispose of assets, including capital stock of subsidiaries; (vi) enter into sale and leaseback transactions; (vii) enter into agreements that restrict dividends from subsidiaries; (viii) enter into transactions with the Company’s affiliates; (ix) merge or consolidate or sell substantially all of the Company’s assets; and (x) enter into new lines of business.
 
    Events of Default. The Indenture also provides for customary events of default which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal of and accrued interest on the Notes to become or to be declared due and payable.
Note Security Agreement
Pursuant to the Security Agreement by and among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent, the Trustee and each Additional Pari Passu Agent from time to time party thereto (the “Note Security Agreement”), the Notes and the Guarantees are secured by liens on the Collateral as described above.
This description of the Note Security Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the Note Security Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Domestic Revolving Credit Facility Security Agreement
In connection with the issuance of the Notes, pursuant to the terms of the domestic revolving credit facility, the Company granted the lenders under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 15, 2008 among the Company and its subsidiary Tommy Bahama Group, Inc., as the borrowers, certain subsidiaries of the Company as guarantors, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders, the financial institutions party thereto as issuing banks, and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent (the “domestic revolving credit facility”), a lien on any Collateral that was not previously pledged to the lenders under the domestic revolving credit facility. On June 30, 2009, the Company and the Guarantors entered into a Second Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement with SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent for the domestic revolving credit facility (the “ABL Security Agreement”), to amend the existing pledge and security agreement to grant the additional liens described above.
This description of the ABL Security Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the ABL Security Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Intercreditor Agreement
In connection with the issuance of the Notes, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as collateral agent under the Indenture, and SunTrust Bank, as agent under the domestic revolving credit facility, entered into an Intercreditor Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (the “Intercreditor Agreement”), as acknowledged by the Company and the Guarantors, which sets forth agreements with respect to the status of the first-priority and second-priority liens contemplated in the Indenture, the Note Security Agreement, the domestic revolving credit facility and the ABL Security Agreement.
The Intercreditor Agreement provides, among other things, (1) that liens on the first-priority Collateral securing the domestic revolving credit facility will be senior to the liens in favor of the holders of the Notes on such Collateral, and consequently, the lenders under the domestic revolving credit facility will be entitled to receive the proceeds from the foreclosure of any such Collateral prior to the holders of the Notes, (2) that liens on the first-priority Collateral securing the Notes will be senior to the liens in favor of the administrative agent under the domestic

 


 

revolving credit facility on such Collateral, and consequently, the holders of the Notes will be entitled to receive proceeds from the foreclosure of any such Collateral prior to the lenders under the domestic revolving credit facility, (3) that during any insolvency proceedings, the administrative agent under the domestic revolving credit facility and the collateral agent for the Notes will coordinate their efforts to give effect to the relative priority of their liens on the Collateral and (4) certain procedures for enforcing liens on the Collateral.
This description of the Intercreditor Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the Intercreditor Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Company and the Guarantors entered into a registration rights agreement, dated as of June 30, 2009, with the initial purchasers of the 2015 Notes (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), obligating the Company to use its reasonable best efforts to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and cause to become effective a registration statement relating to an offer to exchange the Notes for new notes with terms substantially identical in all material respects with the Notes on or before the 366th day after the Closing Date. If we fail to satisfy our obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement we may be required to pay additional interest on the Notes.
This description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the Registration Rights Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth above under Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 30, 2009, the Company announced the acceptance for purchase of $144,584,000 of its 87/8% Senior Notes due 2011 (the “2011 Notes”) validly tendered in the Company’s tender offer for the 2011 Notes on or prior to the tender offer’s early tender date. The Company used the net cash proceeds from the offering of the Notes along with borrowings under the domestic revolving credit facility to fund the purchase of such 2011 Notes and to pre-fund the redemption of the remaining $22,221,000 in aggregate principal amount of 2011 Notes to satisfy and discharge its obligations under the indenture governing the 2011 Notes.
A copy of the press release announcing, among other things, the acceptance of the tendered 2011 Notes is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
4.1
  Indenture, dated June 30, 2009, among Oxford Industries, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
 
   
4.2
  Form of 11.375% Senior Secured Note due 2015 (included in Exhibit 4.1)
 
   
10.1
  Intercreditor Agreement, dated June 30, 2009, between U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and as collateral agent under the Indenture, and SunTrust Bank, as agent under the ABL Credit Agreement, as acknowledged by the Company and the subsidiaries party thereto
 
   
10.2
  Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 30, 2009, among Oxford Industries, Inc., the guarantors party thereto, Banc of America Securities LLC, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, BB&T Capital Markets, a Division of Scott & Stringfellow, LLC, Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc, Barclays Capital Inc. and PNC Capital Markets LLC

 


 

     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
10.3
  Security Agreement, dated June 30, 2009, among Oxford Industries, Inc., the other Grantors party thereto, U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent and as trustee, and each Additional Pari Passu Agent from time to time party thereto
 
   
10.4
  Second Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement, dated June 30, 2009, among Oxford Industries, Inc., the other Grantors party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent
 
   
99.1
  Press Release of Oxford Industries, Inc., dated June 30, 2009

 


 

SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  Oxford Industries, Inc.
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: July 1, 2009  By:   /s/ Thomas E. Campbell    
    Thomas E. Campbell   
    Senior Vice President-Law, General Counsel and Secretary   
 

 

EX-4.1
Exhibit 4.1
 
INDENTURE
Dated as of June 30, 2009
Among
OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.,
THE GUARANTORS NAMED ON SCHEDULE I HERETO,
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
11.375% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2015
 

 


 

CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
     
Trust Indenture Act Section   Indenture Section
310 (a)(1)
  7.10
(a)(2)
  7.10
(a)(3)
  N.A.
(a)(4)
  N.A.
(a)(5)
  7.10
(b)
  7.10
(c)
  N.A.
311 (a)
  7.11
(b)
  7.11
(c)
  N.A.
312 (a)
  2.05
(b)
  15.03
(c)
  15.03
313 (a)
  7.06
(b)(1)
  N.A.
(b)(2)
  7.06; 7.07
(c)
  7.06; 15.02
(d)
  7.06; 15.02
314 (a)
  4.03; 15.02; 15.05
(b)
  11.05
(c)(1)
  15.04
(c)(2)
  15.04
(c)(3)
  N.A.
(d)
  11.05
(e)
  14.05
(f)
  N.A.
315 (a)
  7.01
(b)
  7.05; 15.02
(c)
  7.01
(d)
  7.01
(e)
  6.14
316 (a)(last sentence)
  2.09
(a)(1)(A)
  6.05
(a)(1)(B)
  6.04
(a)(2)
  N.A.
(b)
  6.07
(c)
  2.12; 9.04
317 (a)(1)
  6.08
(a)(2)
  6.12
(b)
  2.04
318 (a)
  15.01
(b)
  N.A.
(c)
  15.01
 
N.A. means not applicable.
 
*   This Cross-Reference Table is not part of the Indenture.

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
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ARTICLE 1
 
       
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
 
       
Section 1.01 Definitions
    1  
Section 1.02 Other Definitions
    27  
Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act
    27  
Section 1.04 Rules of Construction
    28  
Section 1.05 Acts of Holders
    28  
 
       
ARTICLE 2
 
       
THE NOTES
 
       
Section 2.01 Form and Dating; Terms
    29  
Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication
    30  
Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent
    31  
Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust
    31  
Section 2.05 Holder Lists
    32  
Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange
    32  
Section 2.07 Replacement Notes
    45  
Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes
    45  
Section 2.09 Treasury Notes
    46  
Section 2.10 Temporary Notes
    46  
Section 2.11 Cancellation
    46  
Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest
    46  
Section 2.13 CUSIP and ISIN Numbers
    47  
 
       
ARTICLE 3
 
       
REDEMPTION
 
       
Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee
    47  
Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased
    47  
Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption
    48  
Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption
    48  
Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price
    49  
Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part
    49  
Section 3.07 Optional Redemption
    49  
Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption
    50  
 
       
ARTICLE 4
 
       
COVENANTS
 
       
Section 4.01 Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest
    50  

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Section 4.02 Corporate Existence
    50  
Section 4.03 Payment of Taxes and Other Claims
    51  
Section 4.04 Maintenance of Properties
    51  
Section 4.05 Limitation on Indebtedness
    51  
Section 4.06 Limitation on Restricted Payments
    55  
Section 4.07 Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates
    58  
Section 4.08 Limitation on Liens
    59  
Section 4.09 Limitation on Sale of Assets
    60  
Section 4.10 Additional Guarantees
    61  
Section 4.11 Purchase of Notes upon a Change of Control
    62  
Section 4.12 Limitation on Subsidiary Preferred Stock
    63  
Section 4.13 Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries
    64  
Section 4.14 Limitation on Unrestricted Subsidiaries
    65  
Section 4.15 Provision of Financial Information
    67  
Section 4.16 Statement by Officers as to Default
    67  
 
       
ARTICLE 5
 
       
SUCCESSORS
 
       
Section 5.01 Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets
    68  
Section 5.02 Successor Substituted
    70  
 
       
ARTICLE 6
 
       
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
 
       
Section 6.01 Events of Default
    70  
Section 6.02 Acceleration
    72  
Section 6.03 Other Remedies
    73  
Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults
    73  
Section 6.05 Control by Majority
    73  
Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits
    74  
Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment
    74  
Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee
    74  
Section 6.09 Restoration of Rights and Remedies
    74  
Section 6.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative
    74  
Section 6.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver
    75  
Section 6.12 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
    75  
Section 6.13 Priorities
    75  
Section 6.14 Undertaking for Costs
    76  
 
       
ARTICLE 7
 
       
TRUSTEE
 
       
Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee
    76  
Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee
    77  
Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee
    78  

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Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer
    78  
Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults
    78  
Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes
    78  
Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity
    79  
Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee
    80  
Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc
    80  
Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification
    81  
Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer
    81  
 
       
ARTICLE 8
 
       
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
 
       
Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
    81  
Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge
    81  
Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance
    82  
Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance
    82  
Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions
    83  
Section 8.06 Repayment to Issuer
    84  
Section 8.07 Reinstatement
    84  
 
       
ARTICLE 9
 
       
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
 
       
Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of Notes
    84  
Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of Notes
    85  
Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act
    86  
Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents
    86  
Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes
    87  
Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc
    87  
 
       
ARTICLE 10
 
       
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
 
       
Section 10.01 Intercreditor Agreement
    88  
 
       
ARTICLE 11
 
       
COLLATERAL
 
       
Section 11.01 Security Documents
    88  
Section 11.02 Collateral Agent
    88  
Section 11.03 Authorization of Actions to Be Taken
    89  
Section 11.04 Release of Collateral
    89  
Section 11.05 Filing, Recording and Opinions
    90  
Section 11.06 Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee
    90  

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ARTICLE 12
       
 
       
APPLICATION OF TRUST MONIES
 
       
Section 12.01 Collateral Account
    91  
Section 12.02 Withdrawal of Net Cash Proceeds in Connection with Reinvestments
    91  
Section 12.03 Withdrawal of Net Cash Proceeds to Fund an Offer or Release Following an Offer
    92  
Section 12.04 Investment of Trust Monies
    92  
Section 12.05 Application of other Trust Monies
    93  
ARTICLE 13
 
       
GUARANTEES
 
       
Section 13.01 Guarantee
    93  
Section 13.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability
    94  
Section 13.03 Execution and Delivery
    95  
Section 13.04 Subrogation
    95  
Section 13.05 Benefits Acknowledged
    95  
Section 13.06 Release of Guarantees
    95  
 
       
ARTICLE 14
 
       
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
 
       
Section 14.01 Satisfaction and Discharge
    96  
Section 14.02 Application of Trust Money
    96  
 
       
ARTICLE 15
 
       
MISCELLANEOUS
 
       
Section 15.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls
    97  
Section 15.02 Notices
    97  
Section 15.03 Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes
    98  
Section 15.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
    98  
Section 15.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion
    98  
Section 15.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents
    99  
Section 15.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders
    99  
Section 15.08 Governing Law
    99  
Section 15.09 Force Majeure
    99  
Section 15.10 Successors
    99  
Section 15.11 Severability
    99  
Section 15.12 Counterpart Originals
    100  
Section 15.13 Table of Contents, Headings, etc
    100  
Section 15.14 Qualification of Indenture
    100  
Section 15.15 USA Patriot Act
    100  

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SCHEDULES
       
 
       
Schedule I            Guarantors
       
 
       
EXHIBITS
       
 
       
Exhibit A            Form of Note
       
Exhibit B            Form of Certificate of Transfer
       
Exhibit B-1         Form of Certificate for Acquiring Institutional Accredited Investor
       
Exhibit C            Form of Certificate of Exchange
       
Exhibit D            Form of Supplemental Indenture to Be Delivered by Subsequent Guarantors
       

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          INDENTURE, dated as of June 30, 2009, among Oxford Industries, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Issuer”), the Guarantors (as defined herein) listed on the signature pages hereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as Trustee.
W I T N E S S E T H
          WHEREAS, the Issuer has duly authorized the creation of an issue of $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 11.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the “Initial Notes”);
          WHEREAS, the Issuer and each of the Guarantors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture;
          WHEREAS, all things necessary (i) to make the Notes, when executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered hereunder and duly issued by the Issuer, the valid obligations of the Company, and (ii) to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer, all in accordance with their respective terms, have been done; and
          NOW, THEREFORE, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01 Definitions.
          “144A Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, as the case may be, bearing the Global Note Legend, the OID Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.
          “ABL Obligations” means (x) the Indebtedness and other obligations which are secured by a Lien on the Collateral permitted by clause (b) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” (or to the extent designated to the Trustee in an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer, clause (q) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”) and (y) obligations in respect of “Bank Products” (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) that are permitted to be secured pursuant to the definition of “Permitted Liens.”
          “ABL Priority Collateral” has the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
          “Acquired Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person, Indebtedness of any other Person (1) existing at the time such other Person is consolidated or merged with or into, or became a Subsidiary of, such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person consolidating or merging with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, such specified Person, or (2) assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such other Person, in each case, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of such acquisition, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Acquired Indebtedness shall not include Indebtedness of such other Person that is extinguished, retired or repaid concurrently with such other Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, or at the time it is consolidated or merged with or into, such specified Person.

 


 

          “Additional Interest” means all additional interest then owing pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
          “Additional Notes” means additional Notes (other than the Initial Notes and other than Exchange Notes issued in exchange for such Initial Notes) issued from time to time under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.01, 4.05 and 4.08, it being understood that any Notes issued in exchange for or replacement of any Notes shall not be Additional Notes.
          “Adjusted Treasury Rate” means the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for the redemption date, calculated in accordance with standard market practice.
          “Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person: (1) any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person; (2) any other Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class or series of such specified Person’s (or any of such Person’s direct or indirect parent’s) Capital Stock or any officer or director of any such specified Person or other Person or, with respect to any natural person, any Person having a relationship with such Person by blood, marriage or adoption not more remote than first cousin; or (3) any other Person 10% or more of the Voting Stock of which is beneficially owned or held directly or indirectly by such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
          “Agent” means any Registrar or Paying Agent.
          “Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and/or Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.
          “Asset Sale” means any sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition (including, without limitation, by way of merger, consolidation or sale and leaseback transaction) (collectively, a “transfer”), directly or indirectly, in one or a series of related transactions, of:
     (1) any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary;
     (2) all or substantially all of the properties and assets of any division or line of business of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary; or
     (3) any other properties or assets (including any transfer by written contract by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to any other Person of any of its rights to receive all or a portion of the proceeds from the sale by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any such asset or properties) of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary other than in the ordinary course of business.
          For the purposes of this definition, the term “Asset Sale” shall not include any transfer of properties and assets
     (A) that is governed by the provisions of Section 5.01;

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     (B) that is by the Issuer to any Restricted Subsidiary or by any Restricted Subsidiary to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; provided that no transfer of Note Priority Collateral to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor shall be included in the exception created by this clause (B),
     (C) that would be within the definition of “Restricted Payment” in Section 4.06 and would be permitted to be made as a Restricted Payment under Section 4.06,
     (D) that is a disposition of Receivables and Related Assets in a Qualified Securitization Transaction for the Fair Market Value thereof including cash or Cash Equivalents in an amount at least equal to 75% of the Fair Market Value thereof,
     (E) that are obsolete, damaged or worn out equipment or otherwise unsuitable for use in the ordinary course of business,
     (F) that is the disposition of Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary,
     (G) that is the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents,
     (H) that is the issuance of Capital Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Issuer or to another Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Entity),
     (I) that is the sale, transfer or disposition deemed to occur in connection with creating or granting any Liens permitted by Section 4.08,
     (J) that is the transfer of assets in connection with an Investment permitted by clause (8) or clause (13) of the definition of “Permitted Investment,”
     (K) the Fair Market Value of which in the aggregate does not exceed $5 million in any transaction or series of related transactions, or
     (L) consisting of the licensing of any intellectual property in the ordinary course of business of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
          “Average Life to Stated Maturity” means, as of the date of determination with respect to any Indebtedness, the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the product of (a) the number of years from the date of determination to the date or dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness multiplied by (b) the amount of each such principal payment by (2) the sum of all such principal payments.
          “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, or any similar United States federal or state law or foreign law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, winding up, liquidation, reorganization or relief of debtors or any amendment to, succession to or change in any such law.
          “Board of Directors” means the board of directors or comparable governing body of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, or any duly authorized committee of such board or comparable governing body.
          “Business Day” means each day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York, the city in which the principal corporate trust office of the

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Trustee is located or at a place of payment are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed.
          “Capital Lease Obligation” of any Person means any obligation of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis under any capital lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) real or personal property which, in accordance with GAAP, is required to be recorded as a capitalized lease obligation.
          “Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights in or other equivalents (however designated) of such Person’s capital stock, other equity interests whether now outstanding or issued after the Issue Date, partnership interests (whether general or limited), limited liability company interests, any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person, including any Preferred Stock, and any rights (other than debt securities convertible into Capital Stock), warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into such Capital Stock.
          “Cash Equivalents” means
     (1) any evidence of Indebtedness issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof,
     (2) deposits, certificates of deposit or acceptances of any financial institution that is a member of the Federal Reserve System and whose senior unsecured debt is rated at least “A-1” by S&P, or at least “P-1” by Moody’s or any respective successor agency,
     (3) commercial paper with a maturity of 365 days or less issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Issuer) organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and rated at least “A-1” by S&P and at least “P-1” by Moody’s or any respective successor agency,
     (4) repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating to marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States maturing within 365 days from the date of acquisition,
     (5) demand and time deposits with a domestic commercial bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System that are FDIC insured, and
     (6) money market funds which invest substantially all of their assets in securities described in the preceding clauses (1) through (5).
     “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
     (1) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all shares that such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total outstanding Voting Stock of the Issuer;

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     (2) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of the Issuer (together with any new directors whose election to such board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Issuer was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of such Board of Directors then in office;
     (3) the Issuer consolidates with or merges with or into any Person or sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ assets to any Person, or any Person consolidates with or merges into or with the Issuer, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding Voting Stock of the Issuer is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where
     (A) the outstanding Voting Stock of the Issuer is converted into or exchanged for (1) Voting Stock of the surviving corporation which is not Redeemable Capital Stock or (2) cash, securities and other property (other than Capital Stock of the surviving corporation) in an amount which could be paid by the Issuer as a Restricted Payment under Section 4.06 (and such amount shall be treated as a Restricted Payment for purposes of Section 4.06) and
     (B) immediately after such transaction, no “person” or “group” is the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total outstanding Voting Stock of the surviving corporation; or
     (4) the Issuer is liquidated or dissolved or adopts a plan of liquidation or dissolution other than in a transaction which complies with Section 5.01.
For purposes of this definition, any transfer of an equity interest of an entity that was formed for the purpose of acquiring Voting Stock of the Issuer will be deemed to be a transfer of such portion of such Voting Stock as corresponds to the portion of the equity of such entity that has been so transferred.
          “Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, Société Anonyme.
          “Collateral” means, collectively, all of the property and assets that are from time to time subject to the Lien of (i) the Security Documents (other than the Intercreditor Agreement) or (ii) the last sentence of Section 5.4(a) of the Intercreditor Agreement, including the Liens, if any, required pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.
          “Collateral Account” means the collateral account established pursuant to Section 12.01.
          “Collateral Agent” means the Trustee, in its capacity as Collateral Agent for the holders of Notes and Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, together with its successors in such capacity.
          “Commodity Price Protection Agreement” means any forward contract, commodity swap, commodity option or other similar agreement or arrangement relating to, or the value of which is dependent upon, fluctuations in commodity prices and which does not increase the amount of Indebtedness

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or other obligations of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding other than as a result of fluctuations in commodity prices or by reason of fees, indemnities and compensation payable thereunder.
          “Comparable Treasury Issue” means the U.S. Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker that would be used, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Notes (assuming the Notes matured on July 15, 2012).
          “Comparable Treasury Price” means either (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations or (2) if the Trustee obtains fewer than three such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all quotations obtained.
          “Consolidated EBITDA” means for any period, the sum, without duplication, of Consolidated Net Income (Loss), and (A) in each case to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income (Loss) for such period, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) Consolidated Income Tax Expense and (iii) Consolidated Non-cash Charges for such period, of such Person all determined in accordance with GAAP, less (B) (i) all non-cash items increasing or decreasing Consolidated Net Income for such period and (ii) all cash payments during such period relating to Consolidated Non-cash Charges added back to Consolidated Net Income (Loss) pursuant to clause (A)(iii) or (B)(i) above in any prior period for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for such prior period; provided that Consolidated EBITDA shall exclude (x) gain or loss on early retirement of Indebtedness and (y) any charges incurred as a result of LIFO adjustments.
          “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” of any Person means, for any period of the most recent four fiscal quarters for which consolidated financial statements of the Issuer are available (the “Four Quarter Period”), the ratio of
     (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such Four Quarter Period to
     (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such Four Quarter Period (but excluding from Consolidated Interest Expense for this purpose (i) the amortization, expensing or write-off of deferred financing fees relating to the incurrence of Indebtedness and (ii) the accretion of original issue discount on the Initial Notes and any Exchange Notes issued in exchange therefor),
in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b) after giving pro forma effect to:
     (1) the incurrence of the Indebtedness giving rise to the need to make such calculation and (if applicable) the application of the net proceeds therefrom, including to refinance other Indebtedness, as if such Indebtedness was incurred, and the application of such proceeds occurred, on the first day of such Four Quarter Period;
     (2) the incurrence, repayment or retirement of any other Indebtedness by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the first day of such Four Quarter Period as if such Indebtedness was incurred, repaid or retired at the beginning of such Four Quarter Period (except that, in making such computation, the amount of Indebtedness under any revolving credit facility shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during such Four Quarter Period);

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     (3) in the case of Acquired Indebtedness or any acquisition occurring at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the related acquisition, assuming such acquisition had been consummated on the first day of such Four Quarter Period; and
     (4) any acquisition or disposition by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries of any company or any business or any assets out of the ordinary course of business, whether by merger, stock purchase or sale or asset purchase or sale, or any related repayment of Indebtedness, in each case since the first day of such Four Quarter Period and prior to the date of determination, assuming such acquisition or disposition had been consummated on the first day of such Four Quarter Period;
provided that
     (1) in making such computation, the Consolidated Interest Expense attributable to interest on any Indebtedness computed on a pro forma basis and (A) bearing a floating interest rate shall be computed as if the rate in effect on the date of computation had been the applicable rate for the entire Four Quarter Period and (B) which was not outstanding during the Four Quarter Period which bears, at the option of such Person, a fixed or floating rate of interest, shall be computed by applying at the option of such Person either the fixed or floating rate;
     (2) in making such computation, the Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person attributable to interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable Four Quarter Period; and
     (3) whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an acquisition or disposition, such pro forma calculation will be determined in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act or any successor provision.
          “Consolidated Income Tax Expense” of any Person means, for any period, the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes of such Person and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP.
          “Consolidated Interest Expense” of any Person means, without duplication, for any period, the sum of
     (a) the interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, including, without limitation,
     (1) amortization of debt discount,
     (2) the net cost (benefit) associated with Interest Rate Agreements (including amortization of discounts),
     (3) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation,
     (4) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and
     (5) accrued interest, plus

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     (b) (1) the interest component of the Capital Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period and
     (2) all capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, plus
     (c) the interest expense under any Guaranteed Debt of such Person and any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not included under clause (a)(4) above, whether or not paid by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries, plus
     (d) dividend requirements of the Issuer with respect to Redeemable Capital Stock and of any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to Preferred Stock (except, in either case, dividends payable solely in shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be).
          “Consolidated Net Income (Loss)” of any Person means, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis as determined in accordance with GAAP, adjusted, to the extent included in calculating such net income (or loss), by excluding, without duplication,
     (1) all extraordinary gains or losses net of taxes (less all fees and expenses relating thereto),
     (2) the portion of net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis allocable to minority interests in unconsolidated Persons or Unrestricted Subsidiaries to the extent that cash dividends or distributions have not actually been received by such Person or one of its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries,
     (3) any gain or loss, net of taxes, realized upon the termination of any employee pension benefit plan,
     (4) gains or losses, net of taxes (less all fees and expenses relating thereto), in respect of dispositions of assets other than in the ordinary course of business,
     (5) the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter, any agreement or applicable law, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary,
     (6) any net gain or loss arising from the acquisition of any securities or extinguishment, under GAAP, of any Indebtedness of such Person,
     (7) any non-cash goodwill or intangible asset impairment charges resulting from the application of SFAS No. 142,
     (8) any non-cash charges incurred relating to the underfunded portion of any pension plan,
     (9) any non-cash charges resulting from the application of SFAS No. 123,

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     (10) all deferred financing costs written off, and premiums paid, in connection with any early extinguishment of Indebtedness,
     (11) any non-cash compensation charges or other non-cash expenses or charges arising from the grant of or issuance or repricing of stock, stock options or other equity-based awards or any amendment, modification, substitution or change of any such stock, stock options or other equity-based awards, and
     (12) any non-cash impairment charges recorded with respect to long-lived assets in connection with the application of SFAS No. 144 and any non-cash write-downs attributable to joint ventures held by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under APB 19.
          “Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” of any Person means, for any period, the total amount of assets (less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) after deducting (1) all current liabilities and (2) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other intangibles, all as set forth on the Issuer’s most recent consolidated balance sheet and computed in accordance with GAAP.
          “Consolidated Non-cash Charges” of any Person means, for any period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP (excluding any non-cash charge which requires an accrual or reserve for cash charges for any future period).
          “Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries that would be required to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet (excluding the notes thereto) of the Issuer as of such date.
          “Consolidated Total Debt Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt on the date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recent four fiscal quarter period, ending prior to such date for which the Issuer has consolidated financial statements available, in each case with such pro forma adjustments to Consolidated EBITDA as are consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”
          “Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 15.02 or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Holders and the Issuer.
          “Credit Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated August 15, 2008, as amended, among the Issuer and certain of its Subsidiaries, as borrowers thereunder, the Issuer’s Subsidiaries which are guarantors thereof, certain lenders party thereto, and certain agents party thereto, together with the related documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith (including, without limitation, any guarantees, notes and security documents), as such agreement, in whole or in part, in one or more instances, may be amended, renewed, extended, substituted, refinanced, restructured, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (including increasing the amount available for borrowing thereunder and including refinancing with the same or different lenders or agents or any agreement extending the maturity of, or increasing the commitments to extend, Indebtedness or any commitment to extend such Indebtedness, and any successor or replacement agreements and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders).

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          “Credit Facility” means one or more credit or debt facilities (including, without limitation, any credit or debt facilities provided under the Credit Agreement), commercial paper facilities or other debt instruments, indentures or agreements providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, letters of credit or other debt obligations, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, restructured, supplemented, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time, including without limitation any amendment increasing the amount of Indebtedness incurred or available to be borrowed thereunder, extending the maturity of any Indebtedness incurred thereunder or contemplated thereby or deleting, adding or substituting one or more parties thereto (whether or not such added or substituted parties are banks or other lenders).
          “Currency Hedging Agreements” means foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements or other similar agreements or arrangements designed to protect against the fluctuations in currency values and that relate to (1) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary and/or (2) obligations to purchase or sell assets or properties; provided, however, that such Currency Hedging Agreements do not increase the Indebtedness or other obligations of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding other than as a result of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates or by reason of fees, indemnities and compensation payable thereunder.
          “Custodian” means the Paying Agent and Registrar, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.
          “Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.
          “Definitive Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06(c), (e) or (f), substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.
          “Depositary” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as Depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.
          “Designated Non-cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value, as set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, of non-cash consideration received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale.
          “Discharge of ABL Obligations” has the meaning provided in the Intercreditor Agreement.
          “Disinterested Director” means, with respect to any transaction or series of related transactions, a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction or series of related transactions.
          “Equity Offering” means any public offering or private sale for cash of common stock (other than Redeemable Capital Stock) of the Issuer (other than public offerings with respect to a registration statement on Form S-4 (or any successor form covering substantially the same transactions), Form S-8 (or any successor form covering substantially the same transactions) or otherwise relating to equity securities issuable under any employee benefit plan of the Issuer).

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          “Euroclear” means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system.
          “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
          “Exchange Notes” means any notes issued in exchange for the Notes pursuant to Section 2.06(f).
          “Exchange Offer” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
          “Exchange Offer Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
          “Excluded Subsidiary” shall mean any Person acquired or formed after August 15, 2008 which (i) is a Subsidiary of the Issuer, (ii) is not a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Issuer and (iii) is (or whose parent is) contractually prohibited from becoming a Guarantor or granting a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent or having its Capital Stock pledged to secure the Indenture Obligations and any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations; provided, however, if such Subsidiary is not contractually prohibited from taking all of the actions described in clause (iii) above, then it shall be deemed an “Excluded Subsidiary” only with respect to the actions which it or its parent is contractually prohibited from taking.
          “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the sale value that would be obtained in an arm’s-length transaction between an informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and willing buyer under no compulsion to buy. Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer acting in good faith.
          “Foreign Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer that (x) is not organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or (y) was organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia and that has no material assets other than Capital Stock of one or more foreign entities of the type described in clause (x) above and is not a guarantor of Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, Oxford Private Limited of Delaware, Inc.).
          “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect on the Issue Date.
          “Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(ii), which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
          “Global Notes” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b), 2.06(d), 2.06(f) or 2.06(j).
          “Government Securities” means securities that are:
     (1) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged; or

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     (2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America,
which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuers thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any such Government Securities or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Government Securities held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Securities or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Government Securities evidenced by such depository receipt.
          “Guarantee” means the guarantee by any Guarantor of the Issuer’s Indenture Obligations made pursuant to Article 13.
          “Guaranteed Debt” of any Person means, without duplication, all Indebtedness of any other Person referred to in the definition of “Indebtedness” below guaranteed directly or indirectly in any manner by such Person, or in effect guaranteed directly or indirectly by such Person through an agreement
     (1) to pay or purchase such Indebtedness or to advance or supply funds for the payment or purchase of such Indebtedness,
     (2) to purchase, sell or lease (as lessee or lessor) property, or to purchase or sell services, primarily for the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment of such Indebtedness or to assure the holder of such Indebtedness against loss,
     (3) to supply funds to, or in any other manner invest in, the debtor (including any agreement to pay for property or services without requiring that such property be received or such services be rendered),
     (4) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the debtor, or otherwise to maintain the net worth, solvency or other financial condition of the debtor or to cause such debtor to achieve certain levels of financial performance or
     (5) otherwise to assure a creditor against loss;
provided that the term “guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business.
          “Guarantor” means any Subsidiary which is a Guarantor of the Notes, including any Person that is required after the Issue Date to execute a Guarantee of the Notes pursuant to Section 4.10, until a successor replaces such party pursuant to Section 5.01 and, thereafter, shall mean such successor.
          “Holder” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Note Register.
          “IAI Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend, the Private Placement Legend, and the OID Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold to Institutional Accredited Investors.

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          “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication,
     (1) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services, excluding any trade payables and other accrued current liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business, but including, without limitation, all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in connection with any letters of credit issued under letter of credit facilities, acceptance facilities or other similar facilities,
     (2) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or other similar instruments,
     (3) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even if 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), but excluding trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business,
     (4) all obligations under Interest Rate Agreements, Currency Hedging Agreements or Commodity Price Protection Agreements of such Person (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the termination value of such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such obligation that would be payable by such Person at such time),
     (5) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person,
     (6) all Indebtedness referred to in clauses (1) through (5) above of other Persons, the payment of which is secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or with respect to property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness,
     (7) all Guaranteed Debt of such Person,
     (8) all Redeemable Capital Stock issued by such Person valued at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary maximum fixed repurchase price plus accrued and unpaid dividends,
     (9) all amounts outstanding and other obligations of such Person in respect of a Qualified Securitization Transaction, and
     (10) attributable debt with respect to sale and leaseback transactions.
For purposes hereof, the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Redeemable Capital Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Redeemable Capital Stock as if such Redeemable Capital Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the Fair Market Value of such Redeemable Capital Stock, such Fair Market Value to be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the issuer of such Redeemable Capital Stock.
          “Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
          “Indenture Obligations” means the obligations of the Issuer and any other obligor under this Indenture or under the Notes, including any Guarantor, to pay principal of, premium, if any, and interest when due and payable, and all other amounts due or to become due under or in connection with this

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Indenture, the Notes and the performance of all other obligations to the Trustee and the Holders under this Indenture and the Notes, according to the respective terms thereof.
          “Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers that the Issuer appoints.
          “Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.
          “Initial Notes” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
          “Initial Purchasers” means Banc of America Securities LLC, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and the other initial purchasers party to the purchase agreement related to the Notes.
          “Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding” means:
     (1) any case commenced by or against the Issuer or any Guarantor under any Bankruptcy Law for the relief of debtors, any other proceeding for the reorganization, recapitalization or adjustment or marshalling of the assets or liabilities of the Issuer or any Guarantor, any receivership or assignment for the benefit of creditors relating to the Issuer or any Guarantor or any similar case or proceeding relative to the Issuer or any Guarantor or its creditors, as such, in each case whether or not voluntary;
     (2) any liquidation, dissolution, marshalling of assets or liabilities or other winding up of or relating to the Issuer or any Guarantor, in each case whether or not voluntary and whether or not involving bankruptcy or insolvency; or
     (3) any other proceeding of any type or nature in which substantially all claims of creditors of the Issuer or any Guarantor are determined and any payment or distribution is or may be made on account of such claims.
          “Institutional Accredited Investor” means an institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act, who is not also a QIB.
          “Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 by and among SunTrust Bank, as initial ABL Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as notes agent, the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors, as amended, modified, restated, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
          “Interest Payment Date” means January 15 and July 15 of each year to Maturity.
          “Interest Rate Agreements” means interest rate protection agreements (including, without limitation, interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars and similar agreements) and/or other types of interest rate hedging agreements or arrangements designed to protect against or manage exposure to fluctuations in interest rates in respect of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary.
          “Investment” means, with respect to any Person, directly or indirectly, any advance, loan (including guarantees) or other extension of credit or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase, acquisition or ownership by such Person of any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures

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or other securities issued by, any other Person and all other items that would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. “Investment” shall exclude direct or indirect advances to customers or suppliers in the ordinary course of business that are, in conformity with GAAP, recorded as accounts receivable, prepaid expenses or deposits on the Issuer’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s balance sheet, endorsements for collection or deposit arising in the ordinary course of business and extensions of trade credit on commercially reasonable terms in accordance with normal trade practices. If the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer sells or otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Issuer such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than the sale of all of the outstanding Capital Stock of such Subsidiary), the Issuer will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Issuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in Section 4.09.
          “Issue Date” means the original issue date of the Notes under this Indenture.
          “Issuer” means Oxford Industries, Inc, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia, until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Issuer” shall mean such successor Person.
          “Letter of Transmittal” means the letter of transmittal to be prepared by the Issuer and sent to all Holders of the Notes for use by such Holders in connection with the Exchange Offer.
          “Lien” means any mortgage or deed of trust, charge, pledge, lien (statutory or otherwise), privilege, security interest, assignment, deposit, arrangement, easement, hypothecation, claim, preference, priority or other encumbrance upon or with respect to any property of any kind (including any conditional sale, capital lease or other title retention agreement, any leases in the nature thereof, and any agreement to give any security interest), real or personal, movable or immovable, now owned or hereafter acquired. A Person will be deemed to own subject to a Lien any property which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Capital Lease Obligation or other title retention agreement.
          “Maturity” means, when used with respect to the Notes, the date on which the principal of the Notes becomes due and payable as therein provided or as provided in this Indenture, whether at Stated Maturity, the Offer Date or the redemption date and whether by declaration of acceleration, Offer in respect of Excess Proceeds, Change of Control Offer in respect of a Change of Control, call for redemption or otherwise.
          “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.
          “Net Cash Proceeds” means
     (a) with respect to any Asset Sale by any Person, the proceeds thereof (without duplication in respect of all Asset Sales) in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of, or stock or other assets when disposed of for, cash or Cash Equivalents (except to the extent that such obligations are financed or sold with recourse to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary) net of
     (1) brokerage commissions and other reasonable fees and expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel and investment bankers) related to such Asset Sale,

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     (2) provisions for all taxes payable as a result of such Asset Sale,
     (3) except in the case of Liens ranking junior to the Liens securing the Notes, payments made to retire Indebtedness where payment of such Indebtedness is secured by the assets or properties the subject of such Asset Sale,
     (4) in the case of an Asset Sale by a Restricted Subsidiary, distributions and other payments required to be made to minority shareholders, partners or members of such Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Sale,
     (5) amounts required to be paid to any Person (other than the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary) owning a beneficial interest in the assets subject to the Asset Sale and
     (6) appropriate amounts to be provided by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale, all as reflected in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee; and
     (b) with respect to any issuance or sale of Subordinated Indebtedness, Capital Stock or options, warrants or rights to purchase Capital Stock, or debt securities or Capital Stock that have been converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock as referred to in Section 4.06, the proceeds of such issuance or sale in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of, or stock or other assets when disposed of for, cash or Cash Equivalents (except to the extent that such obligations are financed or sold with recourse to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary), net of attorney’s fees, accountant’s fees and brokerage, consultation, underwriting and other fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.
          “Non-recourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, Indebtedness of such Person as to which the Issuer and any Restricted Subsidiary may not be directly or indirectly liable (by virtue of the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary being the primary obligor on, guarantor of, or otherwise liable in any respect to, such Indebtedness), and which, upon the occurrence of a default with respect to such Indebtedness, does not result in, or permit any holder of any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to declare, a default on such Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or cause the payment of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity.
          “Non-U.S. Person” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.
          “Note Liens” means all Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent on Collateral securing the Indenture Obligations and any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations.
          “Notes” means any Note authenticated and delivered under this Indenture including Initial Notes, Exchange Notes and any Additional Notes.

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          “Note Priority Collateral” means Collateral constituting Note Priority Collateral under the Intercreditor Agreement.
          “Obligations” means any principal, premium, interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable state, federal or foreign law), penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and banker’s acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of payment of such principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
          “Offering Memorandum” means the offering memorandum, dated June 23, 2009, relating to the sale of the Initial Notes.
          “Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as applicable.
          “Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Issuer by an Officer of the Issuer or on behalf of a Guarantor by an Officer of such Guarantor (or, if applicable, such Guarantor’s sole member or general partner) as applicable, that meets the requirements set forth in this Indenture.
          “OID Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(iv) to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture that have more than a de minimis amount of original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
          “Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer or the Trustee.
          “Pari Passu Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Issuer that is not contractually subordinated to the Notes.
          “Participant” means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).
          “Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” means obligations under any Additional Notes or any other Indebtedness (whether or not consisting of Additional Notes) secured by the Note Liens; provided that if, after giving effect to the Incurrence thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations issued following the Issue Date would exceed $50 million (excluding any Indebtedness secured by the Note Liens in reliance on clause (q) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”), then immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, the Consolidated Total Debt Ratio of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be less than or equal to 3.25:1.0; provided that (i) the trustee or agent under such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligation executes a joinder agreement to the Security Agreement in the form attached thereto agreeing to be bound thereby and (ii) the Issuer has designated such Indebtedness as “Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” under the Security Agreement.
          “Permitted Business” means the business conducted by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date and the business reasonably related, complementary or ancillary thereto, including reasonably related extensions or expansions thereof.

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          “Permitted Investment” means
     (1) Investments in the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Entity and other than a transfer of Note Priority Collateral to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor) or any Person which, as a result of such Investment, (a) becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Entity) or (b) is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Entity);
     (2) Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary described under clauses (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”;
     (3) Investments in any of the Notes;
     (4) Investments in Cash Equivalents;
     (5) Investments acquired by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale permitted by Section 4.09 to the extent such Investments are non-cash proceeds as permitted thereunder;
     (6) Investments by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in a Securitization Entity in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction, which Investment consists of a retained interest in transferred Receivables and Related Assets;
     (7) (x) Investments in existence on the Issue Date and (y) an Investment in any Person to the extent such Investment replaces or refinances an Investment covered by clause (x) above or this clause (y) in an amount not exceeding the amount of the Investment being replaced or refinanced; provided, however, that the Investment under clause (y) is on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole than the Investment being replaced or refinanced;
     (8) Investments in a Related Business Entity in the aggregate amount outstanding at any one time of up to 2.5% of the Issuer’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets;
     (9) Investments in a Person whose primary business is a Permitted Business acquired in exchange for the issuance of Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Capital Stock of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary) or acquired with the net cash proceeds received by the Issuer after the Issue Date from the issuance and sale of Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that such Net Cash Proceeds are used to make such Investment within 30 days of the receipt thereof and the amount of all such Net Cash Proceeds will be excluded from Section 4.06(a)(3)(B);
     (10) Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and worker’s compensation, performance and other similar deposits provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business;
     (11) loans or advances to employees of the Issuer in the ordinary course of business for bona fide business purposes of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including travel, entertainment and moving expenses) made in compliance with applicable law;

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     (12) any Investments received in good faith in settlement or compromise of obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer; and
     (13) other Investments in the aggregate amount outstanding at any one time of up to $15 million.
In connection with any assets or property contributed or transferred to any Person as an Investment, such property and assets shall be equal to the Fair Market Value at the time of Investment.
          “Permitted Lien” means:
     (a) any Lien existing as of the Issue Date on Indebtedness existing on the Issue Date;
     (b) any Lien with respect to the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Facility so long as the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Credit Agreement or any successor Credit Facility does not exceed the principal amount which could be borrowed under clause (1) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”;
     (c) any Lien arising by reason of
     (1) any judgment, decree or order of any court, so long as such Lien is promptly adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment, decree or order shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;
     (2) taxes not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith;
     (3) security for payment of workers’ compensation or other insurance;
     (4) good faith deposits in connection with tenders, leases or contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money);
     (5) zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, reservations, title defects, rights of others for rights of way, utilities, sewers, electric lines, telephone or telegraph lines, and other similar purposes, provisions, covenants, conditions, waivers, restrictions on the use of property or minor irregularities of title (and with respect to leasehold interests, mortgages, obligations, liens and other encumbrances incurred, created, assumed or permitted to exist and arising by, through or under a landlord or owner of the leased property, with or without consent of the lessee), none of which materially impairs the use of any parcel of property material to the operation of the business of the Issuer or any Subsidiary or the value of such property for the purpose of such business;
     (6) deposits to secure public or statutory obligations, or in lieu of surety or appeal bonds; or
     (7) operation of law in favor of mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords, materialmen, laborers, employees or suppliers, incurred in the ordinary course of

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business for sums which are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good faith by negotiations or by appropriate proceedings which suspend the collection thereof;
     (d) any Lien securing Acquired Indebtedness created prior to (and not created in connection with or in contemplation of) the incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Issuer or any Subsidiary and which does not extend to any assets other than the assets acquired;
     (e) any Lien to secure the performance bids, trade contracts, leases (including, without limitation, statutory and common law landlord’s liens), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, letters of credit and other obligations of a like nature and incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Issuer or any Subsidiary;
     (f) any Lien securing obligations under Interest Rate Agreements, Commodity Price Protection Agreements and Currency Hedging Agreements;
     (g) any Lien securing Capital Lease Obligations or Purchase Money Obligations incurred in accordance with this Indenture (including clause (8) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”);
     (h) leases and subleases of real property which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
     (i) banker’s Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a depositary institution; provided that:
     (1) such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against access by the Issuer in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board or other applicable law; and
     (2) such deposit account is not intended by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to provide collateral to the depository institution;
     (j) Liens on property, assets or shares of stock of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Liens are not created, incurred or assumed in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, further, that any such Lien may not extend to any other property owned by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary and assets fixed or appurtenant thereto;
     (k) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Entity);
     (l) Liens securing the Notes and the Guarantees issued on the Issue Date (and any Exchange Notes and related Guarantees issued in exchange therefor);
     (m) Liens on assets transferred to a Securitization Entity or on assets of a Securitization Entity, in either case incurred in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction;
     (n) Liens on property of any Foreign Subsidiary securing Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary permitted by Section 4.05;
     (o) Liens securing Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations;

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     (p) any extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement, in whole or in part, of any Lien described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (m) and this clause (p) so long as no additional collateral is granted as security thereby; and
     (q) in addition to the items referred to in clauses (a) through (p) above, Liens of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries on Indebtedness in an aggregate amount which, when taken together with the aggregate amount of all other Liens on Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (q) and then outstanding, will not exceed 7.5% of the Issuer’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at any one time outstanding.
          “Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
          “plan of reorganization” means any plan of reorganization, plan of liquidation, agreement for composition, or other type of plan of arrangement proposed in or in connection with any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
          “Preferred Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) which is preferred as to the payment of dividends or distributions, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over the Capital Stock of any other class in such Person.
          “Private Placement Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(i) to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture, except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.
          “Purchase Money Obligation” means any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on assets related to the business of the Issuer and any additions and accessions thereto, which are purchased or constructed by the Issuer at any time after the Issue Date; provided that
     (1) the security agreement or conditional sales or other title retention contract pursuant to which the Lien on such assets is created (collectively a “Purchase Money Security Agreement”) shall be entered into within 360 days after the purchase or substantial completion of the construction of such assets and shall at all times be confined solely to the assets so purchased or acquired, any additions and accessions thereto and any proceeds therefrom,
     (2) at no time shall the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Indebtedness secured thereby be increased, except in connection with the purchase of additions and accessions thereto and except in respect of fees and other obligations in respect of such Indebtedness, and
     (3) (A) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness secured thereby (determined on a per asset basis in the case of any additions and accessions) shall not at the time such Purchase Money Security Agreement is entered into exceed 100% of the purchase price to the Issuer of the assets subject thereto or (B) the Indebtedness secured thereby shall be with recourse solely to the assets so purchased or acquired, any additions and accessions thereto and any proceeds therefrom.
          “Purchase Money Security Agreement” has the meaning ascribed thereto under the definition of “Purchase Money Obligation.”

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          “QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
          “Qualified Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all Capital Stock of such Person other than Redeemable Capital Stock.
          “Qualified Securitization Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which (a) the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to a Securitization Entity its interests in Receivables and Related Assets and (b) such Securitization Entity transfers to any other Person, or grants a security interest in, such Receivables and Related Assets, pursuant to a transaction customary in the industry which is used to achieve a transfer of financial assets under GAAP.
          “Receivables and Related Assets” means any account receivable (whether now existing or arising hereafter) of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, and any assets related thereto including all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and contract rights and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with an asset securitization transaction involving accounts receivable.
          “Record Date” for the interest or Additional Interest, if any, payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date means January 1 or July 1 (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment Date.
          “Redeemable Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock that, either by its terms or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or exchangeable (at the option of the holders thereof), is, or upon the happening of an event or passage of time would be, required to be redeemed (at the option of the holders thereof) prior to the Maturity of the Notes (other than upon a change of control of or sale of assets by the Issuer in circumstances where the Holders of the Notes would have similar rights), or is convertible into or exchangeable for debt securities at any time prior to the Maturity of the Notes at the option of the holder thereof.
          “Redemption Date” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed pursuant to any provision in this Indenture means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture.
          “Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Banc of America Securities LLC (and its successors) and any other nationally recognized investment banking firm specified from time to time by the Issuer that is a primary U.S. government securities dealer.
          “Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer as of 3:30 p.m., New York time, on the third business day preceding the redemption date.
          “Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement related to the Notes, dated as of the Issue Date, among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers, as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and, with respect to any Additional Notes, one or more registration rights agreements between the Issuer and the other parties thereto, as such agreement(s) may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, relating to rights given by the Issuer to the purchasers of Additional Notes to have the exchange or resale of such Additional Notes registered under the Securities Act.

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          “Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
          “Regulation S Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, bearing the Global Note Legend, the OID Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Regulation S.
          “Related Business Entity” means
     (1) any corporation at least 35% of the outstanding voting power of the Voting Stock of which is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Issuer, or
     (2) any other Person in which the Issuer, directly or indirectly, has at least 35% of the outstanding partnership, equity or other similar interests,
which, in the case of (1) or (2) above, conducts its principal business as a Permitted Business.
          “Replacement Assets” means properties or assets to replace the properties or assets that were the subject of an Asset Sale or properties and assets that will be used in businesses of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, existing at the time such assets are sold or Capital Stock of a Person, the principal portion of whose assets consist of such property or assets; provided that in the case of a sale of Note Priority Collateral such replacement properties or assets constitute Collateral (and in the case of a sale of Tommy Bahama Collateral, such properties or assets constitute Note Priority Collateral).
          “Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any managing director, director, vice president, assistant vice president, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
          “Restricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend and the OID Legend.
          “Restricted Global Note” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend and the OID Legend.
          “Restricted Period” means the 40-day distribution compliance period as defined in Regulation S.
          “Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Issuer that has not been designated by the Board of Directors of the Issuer by a board resolution delivered to the Trustee as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.14.
          “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
          “Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
          “Rule 903” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
          “Rule 904” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.

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          “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
          “SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
          “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
          “Securitization Entity” means a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary (or another Person in which the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer makes an Investment and to which the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer transfers Receivables and Related Assets) that, in the case of a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of Receivables and Related Assets and that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Issuer (as provided below) as a Securitization Entity and:
     (a) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which:
     (1) is guaranteed by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding Guarantees (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings);
     (2) is recourse to or obligates the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than such Securitization Entity) in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings; or
     (3) subjects any property or asset of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than such Securitization Entity), directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings;
     (b) with which neither the Issuer nor any Restricted Subsidiary (other than such Securitization Entity) has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms no less favorable to the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Issuer, other than fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing accounts receivable of such entity;
     (c) to which neither the Issuer nor any Restricted Subsidiary (other than such Securitization Entity) has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results; and
     (d) such entity is a qualified special purpose entity in accordance with GAAP.
          Any designation of a Subsidiary as a Securitization Entity shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer giving effect to the designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that the designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by this Indenture.
          “Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2009, by and among the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended, modified, restated, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms.

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          “Security Documents” means the Security Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and all of the security agreements, pledges, collateral assignments, mortgages, deeds of trust, trust deeds or other instruments evidencing or creating or purporting to create any security interests in favor of the Collateral Agent for its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, in all or any portion of the Collateral, as amended, modified, restated, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
          “Shelf Registration Statement” means the Shelf Registration Statement as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.
          “Significant Subsidiary” means, at any time, any Restricted Subsidiary that qualifies at such time as a “significant subsidiary” within the meaning of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC (as in effect on the Issue Date).
          “Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary that are reasonably customary in an accounts receivable securitization transaction.
          “Stated Maturity” means, when used with respect to any Indebtedness or any installment of interest thereon, the dates specified in such Indebtedness as the fixed date on which the principal of such Indebtedness or such installment of interest, as the case may be, is due and payable.
          “Subordinated Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Guarantor that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or a Guarantee, as the case may be.
          “Subsidiary” of a Person means
     (1) any corporation more than 50% of the outstanding voting power of the Voting Stock of which is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries thereof, or
     (2) any limited partnership of which such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner, or
     (3) any other Person in which such Person, or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, or such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, have more than 50% of the outstanding partnership or similar interests or have the power, by contract or otherwise, to direct or cause the direction of the policies, management and affairs thereof.
          “Tommy Bahama Collateral” means any Note Priority Collateral (i) consisting of the Tommy Bahama trademarks and related rights or (ii) which was acquired with the proceeds of the Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale of Note Priority Collateral described in clause (i).
          “Transfer Agent” means the Person specified in Section 2.03 as the Transfer Agent, and any and all successors thereto, to receive on behalf of the Registrar any Notes or Exchange Notes for transfer or exchange pursuant to this Indenture.
          “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or any successor statute.

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          “Trustee” means U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, until a successor replaces it in accordance with Section 7.08 and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.
          “Trust Monies” means all cash and Cash Equivalents:
     (1) received by the Issuer upon the release of Collateral from the Lien of this Indenture or the Security Documents in connection with any Asset Sale; or
     (2) received by the Collateral Agent as proceeds of any sale or other disposition of all or any part of the Collateral by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent or any collection, recovery, receipt, appropriation or other realization of or from all or any part of the Collateral pursuant to this Indenture or any of the Security Documents;
provided, however, that Trust Monies shall in no event include any property deposited with the Trustee for any redemption, Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance of Notes, for the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or to pay the purchase price of Notes and any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations pursuant to an Offer in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and shall not include any cash received or applicable by the Trustee in payment of its fees and expenses (or, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, any amounts attributable to ABL Priority Collateral).
          “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided, however, that, at any time, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in any item or portion of the Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other that the State of New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, at such time, in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.
          “Unrestricted Definitive Note” means one or more Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
          “Unrestricted Global Note” means a permanent Global Note, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, that bears the Global Note Legend and the OID Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary, representing Notes that do not bear the Private Placement Legend.
          “Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than a Guarantor) designated as such pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.14.
          “U.S. Person” means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act.
          “Voting Stock” of a Person means Capital Stock of such Person of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the Board of Directors, managers or trustees of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time Capital Stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).
          “Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary all the Capital Stock of which is owned by the Issuer or another Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares).

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Section 1.02 Other Definitions.
         
Term   Defined in Section
“Authentication Order”
    2.02  
“Change of Control Offer”
    4.11  
“Change of Control Purchase Date”
    4.11  
“Change of Control Purchase Notice”
    4.11  
“Change of Control Purchase Price”
    4.11  
“Covenant Defeasance”
    8.03  
“Designation Amount”
    4.14  
“DTC”
    2.03  
“Event of Default”
    6.01  
“Excess Proceeds”
    4.09  
“incur”
    4.05  
“Legal Defeasance”
    8.02  
“Note Register”
    2.03  
“Offer”
    4.09  
“Paying Agent”
    2.03  
“Permitted Indebtedness”
    4.05  
“Permitted Payment”
    4.06  
“refinancing”
    4.05  
“Registrar”
    2.03  
“Required Filing Date”
    4.15  
“Restricted Payment”
    4.06  
“Surviving Entity”
    5.01  
“Surviving Guarantor Entity”
    5.01  
Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
          Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the Trust Indenture Act, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.
          The following Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
     “indenture securities” means the Notes;
     “indenture security holder” means a Holder of a Note;
     “indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;
     “indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and
     “obligor” on the Notes and the Guarantees means the Issuer and the Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the Guarantees, respectively.
          All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the Trust Indenture Act have the meanings so assigned to them.

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Section 1.04 Rules of Construction.
     Unless the context otherwise requires:
     (a) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
     (b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
     (c) “or” is not exclusive;
     (d) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;
     (e) “will” shall be interpreted to express a command;
     (f) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
     (g) references to sections of, or rules under, the Securities Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time;
     (h) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Article,” “Section” or “clause” refers to an Article, Section or clause, as the case may be, of this Indenture; and
     (i) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not any particular Article, Section, clause or other subdivision.
Section 1.05 Acts of Holders.
          (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or the holding by any Person of a Note, shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 7.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.05.
          (b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by or on behalf of any legal entity other than an individual, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute proof of the authority of the Person executing the same. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.
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          (d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Note and the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee or the Issuer in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.
          (e) The Issuer may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or take any other act, or to vote or consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or permitted to be given or taken by Holders. Unless otherwise specified, if not set by the Issuer prior to the first solicitation of a Holder made by any Person in respect of any such action, or in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, any such record date shall be the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such consent or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished to the Trustee prior to such solicitation.
          (f) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Note may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Note or by one or more duly appointed agents, each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any notice given or action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of such principal amount pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect as if given or taken by separate Holders of each such different part.
          (g) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Holder, including DTC, that is the Holder of a Global Note may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and DTC, as the Holder of a Global Note, may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Note through such depositary’s standing instructions and customary practices.
          (h) The Issuer may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note held by DTC entitled under the procedures of such depositary to make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders. If such a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date. No such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action shall be valid or effective if made, given or taken more than 90 days after such record date.
ARTICLE 2
THE NOTES
Section 2.01 Form and Dating; Terms.
          (a) General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rules or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

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          (b) Global Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto and each shall provide that it shall represent up to the aggregate principal amount of Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as applicable, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06.
          (c) [Reserved]
          (d) Terms. The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.
          The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
          The Notes shall be subject to repurchase by the Issuer pursuant to an Offer as provided in Section 4.09 or a Change of Control Offer as provided in Section 4.11. The Notes shall not be redeemable, other than as provided in Article 3.
          Additional Notes ranking pari passu with the Initial Notes may be created and issued from time to time by the Issuer without notice to or consent of the Holders and shall be consolidated with and form a single class with the Initial Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise (other than with respect to the purchase price thereof and the date from which the interest accrues) as the Initial Notes; provided that the Issuer’s ability to issue Additional Notes shall be subject to the Issuer’s compliance with Section 4.05 and Section 4.08. Except as described under Article 9, the Notes offered by the Issuer and any Additional Notes subsequently issued under this Indenture will be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “Notes” for all purposes of this Indenture include any Additional Notes that are actually issued. Any Additional Notes shall be issued with the benefit of an indenture supplemental to this Indenture.
          (e) Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and “Customer Handbook” of Clearstream shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Notes that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.
Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication.
          At least one Officer shall execute the Notes on behalf of the Issuer by manual or facsimile signature.

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          If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.
          A Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated substantially in the form provided for in Exhibit A attached hereto, by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
          On the Issue Date, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an issuer order (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate and deliver the Initial Notes. In addition, at any time, from time to time, the Trustee shall upon an Authentication Order authenticate and deliver any (i) Additional Notes and (ii) Exchange Notes or private exchange notes for issue only in an Exchange Offer or a private exchange, respectively, pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, for a like principal amount of Initial Notes. Such Authentication Order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated and, in the case of any issuance of Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.01, shall certify that such issuance is in compliance with Section 4.05 and Section 4.08.
          The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Issuer to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Issuer.
Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent.
          The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”), including an office or agency for such purposes in the City of New York, which shall initially be the corporate trust office of the Trustee located in the City of New York. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes (“Note Register”) and of their transfer and exchange. The Issuer may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to any Holder. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Issuer fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
          The Issuer initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.
          The Issuer initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Paying Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent for the Notes and the Registrar to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.
Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
          The Issuer shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Issuer in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Issuer at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Issuer or a Subsidiary) shall have no further

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liability for the money. If the Issuer or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Issuer, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
Section 2.05 Holder Lists.
          The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee at least two Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Issuer shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a).
Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange.
          (a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2.06, a Global Note may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of the Depositary or to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. A beneficial interest in a Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note unless (i) the Depositary (x) notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note or (y) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Issuer within 90 days, (ii) there shall have occurred and be continuing a Default with respect to the Notes or (iii) the Issuer in its sole discretion executes and delivers an Officer’s Certificate stating that such Global Note shall be so exchangeable. Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in (i), (ii) or (iii) above, Definitive Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests therein will be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the Depositary (in accordance with its customary procedures). Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note, except for Definitive Notes issued subsequent to any of the preceding events in (i), (ii) or (iii) above and pursuant to Section 2.06(c), (e) or (f). A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a); provided, however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Sections 2.06(b), (c), (f) and (j).
          (b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:
     (i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided, however, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial

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Purchaser). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i).
     (ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i), the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above; provided that in no event shall Definitive Notes be issued upon the transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note prior to (A) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903; provided, further, that in no event shall a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note be credited, or an Unrestricted Definitive Note be issued, to a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer. Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Issuer in accordance with Section 2.06(f), the requirements of this Section 2.06(b)(ii) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h).
     (iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) and the Registrar receives the following:
     (A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
     (B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; or
     (C) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in a IAI Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3)(d) of Exhibit B, if applicable.
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Note may be exchanged by any Holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) and:
     (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer;
     (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
     (C) such transfer is effected by a broker-dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
     (D) the Registrar receives the following:
     (1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or
     (2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act; or
     (E) such transfer is effected pursuant to an automatic exchange in accordance with Section 2.06(j) of this Indenture.
     If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B), (D) or (E) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B), (D) or (E) above.
     Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.

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     (c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.
                    (i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon the occurrence of any of the events in paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.06(a) and receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
     (A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;
     (B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
     (C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
     (D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
     (E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof;
     (F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, or
     (G) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3)(d) thereof, if applicable;
the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h), and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the applicable principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall mail such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

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          (ii) Beneficial Interests in Regulation S Global Note to Definitive Notes. Notwithstanding Sections 2.06(c)(i)(A) and (C), a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period.
          (iii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only upon the occurrence of any of the events in subsection (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.06(a) and if:
     (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of such beneficial interest, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer;
     (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
     (C) such transfer is effected by a broker-dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
     (D) the Registrar receives the following:
     (1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or
     (2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act; or
     (E) such transfer is effected pursuant to an automatic exchange in accordance with Section 2.06(j) of this Indenture.
          (iv) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon the occurrence of any of the events in subsection (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.06(a) and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii), the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h), and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to

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the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the applicable principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iv) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from or through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall mail such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iv) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.
     (d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.
          (i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
     (A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;
     (B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
     (C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
     (D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
     (E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof;
     (F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, or
     (G) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3)(d) thereof, if applicable;
the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the applicable Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the applicable 144A Global Note, in the case of clause (C) above, the applicable Regulation S Global Note and, in the case of clause (G) above, the applicable IAI Global Note.

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          (ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if:
     (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer;
     (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
     (C) such transfer is effected by a broker-dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
     (D) the Registrar receives the following:
     (1) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or
     (2) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act; or
     (E) such transfer is effected pursuant to an automatic exchange in accordance with Section 2.06(j) of this Indenture.
          Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.
          (iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.
          If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraph (ii)(B), (ii)(D) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not

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yet been issued, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.
          (e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e):
     (i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:
     (A) if the transfer will be made to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
     (B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; or
     (C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
     (ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if:
     (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer;
     (B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
     (C) any such transfer is effected by a broker-dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
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     (1) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or
     (2) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act; or
     (E) such transfer is effected pursuant to an automatic exchange in accordance with Section 2.06(j) of this Indenture.
     (iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.
          (f) Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of an Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer. Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Unrestricted Definitive Notes in the applicable principal amount. Any Notes that remain outstanding after the consummation of an Exchange Offer, and Exchange Notes issued in connection with an Exchange Offer, shall be treated as a single class of securities under this Indenture.
          (g) Legends. The following legends shall appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture:
               (i) Private Placement Legend.
     (A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution therefor) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:
     “THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR

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OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUER THAT:
   (A) SUCH NOTE MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY:
   (i)(a) TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (b) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A NON-U.S. PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (d) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1),(2),(3) OR (7) OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AN “INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR”)) THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS (THE FORM OF WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE) AND, IF SUCH TRANSFER IS IN RESPECT OF AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES LESS THAN $100,000, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (e) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL AND OTHER CERTIFICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS IF THE ISSUER SO REQUESTS),
   (ii) TO THE ISSUER, OR
   (iii) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
   AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND IN EACH CASE SUBJECT TO ANY REQUIREMENT OF LAW THAT THE DISPOSITION OF THIS NOTE BY THE HOLDER OR BY ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT OR ACCOUNTS BE AT ALL TIMES WITHIN ITS OR THEIR CONTROL; AND
   (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN (A) ABOVE.
        (B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraph (b)(iv), (c)(iii), (c)(iv), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii), (e)(iii), (f) or (j) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.

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     (ii) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
“THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(h) OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUER. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”
     (iii) IAI Note Legend. Each Definitive Note held by an Institutional Accredited Investor shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
“IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.”
     (iv) OID Legend. Each Note issued hereunder that has more than a de minimis amount of original issue discount for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

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“THIS NOTE IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1271 ET SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. A HOLDER MAY OBTAIN THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY FOR SUCH NOTES BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR SUCH INFORMATION TO THE ISSUER AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC., 222 PIEDMONT AVENUE, N.E., ATLANTA GEORGIA 30308, ATTENTION: GENERAL COUNSEL.”
     (v) ERISA Legend. Each Note issued hereunder shall bear shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
“THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED OR HELD WITH THE ASSETS OF (I) AN “EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” (AS DEFINED IN THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”)) THAT IS SUBJECT TO ERISA, (II) A “PLAN” WHICH IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), (III) ANY ENTITY DEEMED UNDER ERISA TO HOLD “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING BY REASON OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN’S OR PLAN’S INVESTMENT IN SUCH ENTITY, OR (IV) A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN OR CHURCH PLAN SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAW THAT IS SIMILAR IN PURPOSE OR EFFECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), UNLESS THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THIS NOTE BY THE PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE, THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD THAT IT HOLDS THIS NOTE, ARE EXEMPT FROM THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION RESTRICTIONS UNDER ERISA AND SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR ANY PROVISIONS OF SIMILAR LAW, AS APPLICABLE, PURSUANT TO ONE OR MORE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION STATUTORY OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTIONS. BY ITS ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THIS NOTE, EACH PURCHASER AND TRANSFEREE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT THE FOREGOING REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.”
          (h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction. If the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
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          (i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 or at the Registrar’s request.
          (ii) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.07, 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 3.10, 4.09, 4.11 and 9.05).
          (iii) Neither the Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
          (iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
          (v) The Issuer shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 and ending at the close of business on the day of selection, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part, or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a Record Date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.
          (vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Issuer may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Issuer shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
          (vii) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the Issuer designated pursuant to Section 4.02, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more replacement Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount.
          (viii) At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Global Notes or Definitive Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, the replacement Global Notes and Definitive Notes which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02.
          (ix) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.
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order to effect such exchange, the Issuer shall provide written notice to the Trustee instructing the Trustee to (i) direct the Depositary to transfer the specified amount of the outstanding beneficial interests in a particular Restricted Global Note to an Unrestricted Global Note and provide the Depositary with all such information as is necessary for the Depositary to appropriately credit and debit the relevant Holder accounts and (ii) provide prior written notice to all Holders of such exchange, which notice must include the date such exchange is proposed to occur, the CUSIP number of the relevant Restricted Global Note and the CUSIP number of the Unrestricted Global Note into which such Holders’ beneficial interests will be exchanged. As a condition to any such exchange pursuant to this Section 2.06(j), the Trustee shall be entitled to receive from the Issuer, and rely upon conclusively without any liability, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, in form and in substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, to the effect that such transfer of beneficial interests to the Unrestricted Global Note shall be effected in compliance with the Securities Act. The Issuer may request from Holders such information it reasonably determines is required in order to be able to deliver such Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel. Upon such exchange of beneficial interests pursuant to this Section 2.06(j), the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date of such transfer and a decrease and increase, respectively, in the principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Note and the Unrestricted Global Note, respectively, equal to the principal amount of beneficial interests transferred. Following any such transfer pursuant to this Section 2.06(j) of all of the beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note, such Restricted Global Note shall be cancelled.
Section 2.07 Replacement Notes.
          If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Issuer and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the ownership and destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Issuer, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Issuer to protect the Issuer, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Issuer and/or the Trustee may charge for their expenses in replacing a Note.
          Every replacement Note is a contractual obligation of the Issuer and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes.
          The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer holds the Note.
          If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.
          If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
          If the Paying Agent (other than the Issuer, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on

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and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest.
Section 2.09 Treasury Notes.
          In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Issuer, or by any Affiliate of the Issuer, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to deliver any such direction, waiver or consent with respect to the Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or any obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Issuer or of such other obligor.
Section 2.10 Temporary Notes.
          Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
          Holders and beneficial holders, as the case may be, of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits accorded to Holders, or beneficial holders, respectively, of Notes under this Indenture.
Section 2.11 Cancellation.
          The Issuer at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee or, at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall destroy cancelled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act). Certification of the destruction of all cancelled Notes shall be delivered to the Issuer. The Issuer may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest.
          If the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such defaulted interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such defaulted interest as provided in this Section 2.12. The Trustee shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date shall be less

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than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer of such special record date. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Issuer (or, upon the written request of the Issuer, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer) shall mail or cause to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder a notice at his or her address as it appears in the Note Register that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.
          Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12 and for greater certainty, each Note delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Note.
Section 2.13 CUSIP and ISIN Numbers
          The Issuer in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP and/or ISIN numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP and/or ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer will as promptly as practicable notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN numbers.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION
Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee.
          If the Issuer elects to redeem Notes pursuant to Section 3.07, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 5 Business Days (or such shorter period as is agreed to by the Trustee) before notice of redemption is required to be mailed or caused to be mailed to Holders pursuant to Section 3.03 but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth (i) the paragraph or subparagraph of such Note and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.
Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased.
          If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time, the Registrar and Paying Agent shall select the Notes to be redeemed or purchased (a) if the Notes are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the Notes are listed, (b) or otherwise, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary. In the event of partial redemption or purchase by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed or purchased shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Registrar and Paying Agent from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption or purchase.
          The Registrar and Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. No Notes of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part, except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not $2,000 or a multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, shall

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be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.
Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption.
          Subject to Sections 3.09 and 3.10, the Issuer shall mail or cause to be mailed by first-class mail notices of redemption at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with Article 8 or Article 14. Notices of redemption may not be conditional.
          The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:
          (a) the Redemption Date;
          (b) the redemption price;
          (c) if any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount of that Note that is to be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note representing the same indebtedness to the extent not redeemed will be issued in the name of the Holder of the Notes upon cancellation of the original Note;
          (d) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
          (e) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
          (f) that, unless the Issuer defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;
          (g) the paragraph or subparagraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and
          (h) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP and/or ISIN number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.
          At the Issuer’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Issuer’s name and at its expense; provided that the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 5 Business Days before notice of redemption is required to be mailed or caused to be mailed to Holders pursuant to this Section 3.03 (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee), an Officer’s Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.
Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption.
          Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the Redemption Date at the redemption price. The notice, if mailed in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice by mail or any defect in

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the notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption in whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note. Subject to Section 3.05, on and after the Redemption Date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.
Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price.
          Prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the redemption or purchase date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price of and accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Issuer any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Issuer in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.
          If the Issuer complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption or purchase date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or purchased on or after a Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption or purchase date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such Record Date. If any Note called for redemption or purchase shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the Issuer to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or purchase date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest accrued to the redemption or purchase date not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01.
Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part.
          Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Issuer a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered representing the same indebtedness to the extent not redeemed or purchased; provided that each new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. It is understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, only an Authentication Order and not an Opinion of Counsel or Officer’s Certificate is required for the Trustee to authenticate such new Note.
Section 3.07 Optional Redemption.
          (a) At any time prior to July 15, 2012, the Issuer may redeem all or a portion of the Notes, on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, in amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, at a price equal to the greater of: (x) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption, and (y) as determined by an Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values of 105.688% of the principal of the Notes being redeemed plus scheduled payments of interest (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued as of the date of redemption) from the Redemption Date to July 15, 2012 discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date.
          (b) On or after July 15, 2012, the Issuer may redeem all or a portion of the Notes, on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, in amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount), together with

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accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning July 15 of the years indicated below:
         
    Redemption
Year   Pice
2012
    105.688 %
2013
    102.844 %
2014 and thereafter
    100.000 %
          (c) In addition, at any time prior to July 15, 2012, the Issuer, at its option, may use the net proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings to redeem up to an aggregate of 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued under this Indenture at a redemption price equal to 111.375% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date; provided that at least 65% of the initial aggregate principal amount of Notes must remain outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption and the Issuer must complete such redemption within 90 days of the closing of the Equity Offering.
          (d) In addition to the Issuer’s rights to redeem the Notes as set forth above, the Issuer may purchase Notes in open-market transactions, tender offers or otherwise.
Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption.
          The Issuer will not be required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.01 Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
          The Issuer shall duly and punctually pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes in accordance with the terms of the Notes and this Indenture.
Section 4.02 Corporate Existence.
          Subject to Section 5.01, the Issuer shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect the corporate existence and related rights and franchises (charter and statutory) of the Issuer and each Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that the Issuer shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise or the corporate existence of any such Restricted Subsidiary if the Board of Directors of the Issuer shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer necessary or desirable in the conduct of the business of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries as a whole and that the loss thereof could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer to perform its obligations hereunder; and provided, further, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit a sale, transfer or conveyance of a Restricted Subsidiary or any of its assets in compliance with the terms of this Indenture.

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Section 4.03 Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
          The Issuer shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, on or before the date the same shall become due and payable, (a) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shown to be due on any return of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or otherwise assessed or upon the income, profits or property of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries if failure to pay or discharge the same could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer or any Guarantor to perform its obligations hereunder and (b) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies, which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon the property of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except for any Lien permitted to be incurred under Section 4.08, if failure to pay or discharge the same could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer or any Guarantor to perform its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that the Issuer shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings properly instituted and diligently conducted and in respect of which appropriate reserves (in the good faith judgment of management of the Issuer) are being maintained in accordance with GAAP.
Section 4.04 Maintenance of Properties.
          The Issuer shall cause all material properties owned by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries or used or held for use in the conduct of its business or the business of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and supplied with all necessary equipment and will cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in the reasonable judgment of the Issuer may be necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall prevent the Issuer from discontinuing the maintenance of any of such properties if such discontinuance is in the ordinary course of business or, in the reasonable judgment of the Issuer, desirable in the conduct of its business or the business of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and not reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer to perform its obligations hereunder; and provided, further, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit a sale, transfer or conveyance of a Restricted Subsidiary or any of its properties or assets in compliance with the terms of this Indenture.
Section 4.05 Limitation on Indebtedness.
          (a) The Issuer will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, issue, incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise in any manner become directly or indirectly liable for, contingently or otherwise (collectively, “incur”), any Indebtedness (including any Acquired Indebtedness), unless such Indebtedness is incurred by the Issuer or any Guarantor or constitutes Acquired Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary and, in each case, the Issuer’s Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the most recent four full fiscal quarters for which consolidated financial statements are available immediately preceding the incurrence of such Indebtedness taken as one period is at least equal to or greater than 2.0:1.0.
          (b) Notwithstanding Section 4.05(a), the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries may incur the following (collectively, the “Permitted Indebtedness”):
     (1) Indebtedness of the Issuer and the Guarantors under any Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the greater of:

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     (A) $275.0 million, less, without duplication, (i) any permanent repayment thereof or permanent reduction in commitments thereunder from the proceeds of one or more asset sales which are used to repay a Credit Facility pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(i) and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness outstanding at the date of determination pursuant to Section 4.05(b)(9); or
     (B) (i) 85% of accounts receivable of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any Receivables and Related Assets sold, conveyed or otherwise transferred to a Securitization Entity in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which consolidated financial statements are available, plus (ii) 60% of inventory of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which consolidated financial statements are available;
     (2) Indebtedness pursuant to (A) the Notes (excluding any Additional Notes) and any Guarantee of the Notes, and (B) any Exchange Notes issued in exchange for the Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and any Guarantee of the Exchange Notes;
     (3) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date other than Indebtedness referred to in clauses (1) or (2) above or clause (11)(y) of Section 4.05(b);
     (4) Indebtedness of the Issuer owing to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any Indebtedness of the Issuer owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor incurred after the Issue Date is unsecured and is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; provided, further, that any disposition or transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Issuer or other obligor not permitted by this clause (4);
     (5) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any disposition or transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person (other than a disposition or transfer to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary or a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the obligor not permitted by this clause (5);
     (6) guarantees by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than guarantees by the Issuer or any Guarantor of Acquired Indebtedness incurred in reliance on Section 4.05(a) of any Person that does not become a Guarantor that is acquired by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary other than guarantees of such Acquired Indebtedness by any other Person so acquired in connection therewith) which Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred under this Section 4.05;
     (7) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any:
     (A) Interest Rate Agreements,
     (B) Currency Hedging Agreements and
     (C) Commodity Price Protection Agreements;

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     (8) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary represented by Capital Lease Obligations or Purchase Money Obligations or other Indebtedness in connection with the acquisition or development of real or personal, movable or immovable, property, in each case incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing or refinancing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property used in the business of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $20 million outstanding at any one time;
     (9) Indebtedness incurred by a Securitization Entity in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction that is Non-recourse Indebtedness with respect to the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that in the event such Securitization Entity ceases to qualify as a Securitization Entity or such Indebtedness ceases to constitute such Non-recourse Indebtedness, such Indebtedness will be deemed, in each case, to be incurred at such time;
     (10) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with surety, performance, appeal or similar bonds, completion guarantees or similar instruments entered into in the ordinary course of business or from letters of credit or other obligations in respect of self-insurance and workers’ compensation obligations or similar arrangements; provided that, in each case contemplated by this clause (10), upon the drawing of such instrument, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing;
     (11) (x) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries (including Foreign Subsidiaries formed under the laws of the United Kingdom) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $10 million outstanding at any one time and (y) in addition to Indebtedness permitted by the foregoing subclause (x), Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries formed under the laws of the United Kingdom in the aggregate principal amount of up to £12 million outstanding at any one time;
     (12) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts such amount need not be inadvertent) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within three business days of receipt by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of notice of such insufficient funds;
     (13) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the net proceeds thereof are promptly deposited effect a to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance as described in Article 8 or to satisfy and discharge this Indenture pursuant to Section 14.01;
     (14) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary arising from agreements for indemnification or purchase price adjustment obligations or similar obligations, or from guarantees or letters of credit, surety bonds or performance bonds securing any obligation of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to such an agreement, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or properties;
     (15) any renewals, extensions, substitutions, refundings, refinancing or replacements (collectively, a “refinancing”) of any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.05(a) and clauses (2) and (3) of Section 4.05(b), including any successive refinancing so long as Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Guarantor may only be refinanced with Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Guarantor and the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness refinanced is not increased by such refinancing except by an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the stated amount of any premium or other payment contractually required to be paid in connection with such a refinancing pursuant to

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the terms of the Indebtedness being refinanced or (B) the amount of premium or other payment actually paid at such time to refinance the Indebtedness, plus, in either case, the amount of expenses of the Issuer incurred in connection with such refinancing and (1) in the case of any refinancing of Indebtedness that is Subordinated Indebtedness, such new Indebtedness is made subordinated to the Notes at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being refinanced and (2) in the case of Pari Passu Indebtedness or Subordinated Indebtedness, as the case may be, such refinancing does not reduce the Average Life to Stated Maturity or the Stated Maturity of such Indebtedness;
     (16) Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations in an amount not to exceed $50 million; and
     (17) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in addition to that described in clauses (1) through (16) above, and any refinancing of such Indebtedness, so long as the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness shall not exceed $20 million outstanding at any one time.
          (c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.05, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness, or is permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.05(a), the Issuer will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence or, subject to Section 4.05(d), later reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this covenant;
          (d) Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement which is in existence or available on or prior to the Issue Date, and any renewals, extensions, substitutions, refundings, refinancing or replacements thereof, will be deemed to have been incurred on such date under clause (1) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”, and the Issuer will not be permitted to reclassify any portion of such Indebtedness thereafter;
          (e) Indebtedness permitted by this covenant need not be permitted solely by reference to one provision permitting such Indebtedness but may be permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other provisions of this Section 4.05 permitting such Indebtedness;
          (f) Accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount and the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, and the payment of dividends on any Redeemable Capital Stock or Preferred Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Redeemable Capital Stock or Preferred Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 4.05; provided, in each such case, that the amount thereof as accrued is included in Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Issuer;
          (g) For purposes of determining compliance with any dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, the dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date that such Indebtedness was incurred;
          (h) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.05 or other provisions of this Indenture, the outstanding principal amount of any particular Indebtedness shall be counted only once and any obligations arising under any guarantee, Lien, letter of credit or similar instrument supporting such Indebtedness shall not be double counted; and

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          (i) The amount of Indebtedness issued at a price less than the amount of the liability thereof shall be determined in accordance with GAAP.
Section 4.06 Limitation on Restricted Payments.
          (a) The Issuer will not, and will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly (each a “Restricted Payment”):
     (i) declare or pay any dividend on, or make any distribution to holders of, any shares of the Issuer’s Capital Stock (other than dividends or distributions payable solely in shares of its Qualified Capital Stock or in options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares of such Qualified Capital Stock);
     (ii) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, directly or indirectly, shares of the Issuer’s Capital Stock or any Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer);
     (iii) make any principal payment on, or repurchase, redeem, defease, retire or otherwise acquire for value, prior to any scheduled principal payment, sinking fund payment or maturity, any Subordinated Indebtedness (other than (x) Indebtedness permitted under clause (4) or (5) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” or (y) the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of such Subordinated Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of purchase, repurchase or acquisition);
     (iv) declare or pay any dividend or distribution on any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary to any Person (other than (a) dividends or distributions payable solely in shares of Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary or in options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares of such Capital Stock, (b) to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (c) dividends or distributions made by a Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis to all stockholders of such Restricted Subsidiary); or
     (v) make any Investment (other than any Permitted Investments)
(the amount of any such Restricted Payment, if other than cash, shall be the Fair Market Value of the assets proposed to be transferred), unless
     (1) at the time of and after giving effect to such proposed Restricted Payment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
     (2) at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Issuer could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under Section 4.05(a); and
     (3) after giving effect to the proposed Restricted Payment, the aggregate amount of all such Restricted Payments (other than Permitted Payments described in clauses (2) through (9) of clause (b) below) declared (with respect to dividends) or made after March 1, 2003 and all Designation Amounts does not exceed the sum of:
     (A) 50% of the aggregate Consolidated Net Income (Loss) of the Issuer accrued on a cumulative basis during the period beginning on March 1, 2003 and ending on the last day of the Issuer’s last fiscal quarter ending prior to the date of the Restricted

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Payment (or, if such aggregate cumulative Consolidated Net Income (Loss) shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss);
     (B) 100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received after March 1, 2003 by the Issuer either (1) as capital contributions in the form of nonredeemable equity to the Issuer or (2) from the issuance or sale (other than to any of its Subsidiaries) of Qualified Capital Stock of the Issuer or any options, warrants or rights to purchase such Qualified Capital Stock of the Issuer, plus 100% of the Fair Market Value as of the date of issuance of any Qualified Capital Stock issued by the Issuer since March 1, 2003 as consideration for the purchase by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including by means of a merger, consolidation or other business combination permitted under this Indenture) of any assets or properties of, or a majority of the Voting Stock of, any Person whose primary business is, a Permitted Business (except, in each case, to the extent such proceeds are used to purchase, redeem or otherwise retire Capital Stock or Subordinated Indebtedness as set forth in Section 4.06(b)(2) or (3)) (excluding the Net Cash Proceeds from the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock financed, directly or indirectly, using funds borrowed from the Issuer or any Subsidiary until and to the extent such borrowing is repaid);
     (C) 100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received after March 1, 2003 by the Issuer (other than from any of its Subsidiaries) upon the exercise of any options, warrants or rights to purchase Qualified Capital Stock of the Issuer (excluding the Net Cash Proceeds from the exercise of any options, warrants or rights to purchase Qualified Capital Stock financed, directly or indirectly, using funds borrowed from the Issuer or any Subsidiary until and to the extent such borrowing is repaid);
     (D) 100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received after March 1, 2003 by the Issuer from the conversion or exchange, if any, of debt securities or Redeemable Capital Stock of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries into or for Qualified Capital Stock of the Issuer plus, to the extent such debt securities or Redeemable Capital Stock so converted or exchanged were issued after March 1, 2003, the aggregate of Net Cash Proceeds from their original issuance (excluding the Net Cash Proceeds from the conversion or exchange of debt securities or Redeemable Capital Stock financed, directly or indirectly, using funds borrowed from the Issuer or any Subsidiary until and to the extent such borrowing is repaid);
     (E) (a) in the case of the disposition or repayment of any Investment constituting a Restricted Payment made after the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of the return of capital with respect to such Investment and the initial amount of such Investment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, and (b) in the case of the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (as long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was deemed a Restricted Payment), the Fair Market Value of the Issuer’s interest in such Subsidiary as of the date of such designation, provided that such amount shall not in any case exceed the amount of the Restricted Payment deemed made at the time the Subsidiary was designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
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that such guarantee has not been called upon and the obligation arising under such guarantee no longer exists; and
     (G) $5 million.
          (b) The provisions of Section 4.06(a) shall not prohibit the following Restricted Payments (each, a “Permitted Payment”):
     (1) (x) the payment of any dividend or redemption of any Capital Stock within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof or call for redemption, if at such date of declaration or call for redemption such payment or redemption was permitted by the provisions of Section 4.06(a) (the declaration of such payment will be deemed a Restricted Payment under Section 4.06(a) as of the date of declaration, and the payment itself will be deemed to have been paid on such date of declaration and will not also be deemed a Restricted Payment under Section 4.06(a)) (it being understood that any Restricted Payment made in reliance on this clause (x) shall reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 4.06(a)(3) above only once) and (y) declaration and the payment of dividends on the Issuer’s common stock in an amount not to exceed $6.5 million during any twelve month period;
     (2) the repurchase, redemption, or other acquisition or retirement for value of any shares of any class of Capital Stock of the Issuer in exchange for (including any such exchange pursuant to the exercise of a conversion right or privilege in connection with which cash is paid in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares or scrip), or out of the Net Cash Proceeds of a substantially concurrent issuance and sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary) of, Qualified Capital Stock of the Issuer; provided that the Net Cash Proceeds from the issuance of such shares of Qualified Capital Stock are excluded from Section 4.06(a)(3)(B);
     (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or acquisition for value or payment of principal of any Subordinated Indebtedness in exchange for, or out of the Net Cash Proceeds of, a substantially concurrent issuance and sale for cash (other than to any Subsidiary) of any Qualified Capital Stock of the Issuer, provided that the Net Cash Proceeds from the issuance of such shares of Qualified Capital Stock are excluded from Section 4.06(a)(3)(B);
     (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or acquisition for value or payment of principal of any Subordinated Indebtedness (other than Redeemable Capital Stock) in exchange for, or out of the Net Cash Proceeds of, the substantially concurrent issuance of new Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer, provided that any such new Subordinated Indebtedness
     (a) shall be in a principal amount that does not exceed the principal amount so refinanced, plus the amount of premium or other payment reasonably determined as necessary to refinance the Indebtedness, plus the amount of expenses of the Issuer incurred in connection with such refinancing;
     (b) has an Average Life to Stated Maturity equal to or greater than the remaining Average Life to Stated Maturity of the Subordinated Indebtedness being refinanced;
     (c) has a Stated Maturity for its final scheduled principal payment later than the Stated Maturity for the final scheduled principal payment of the Subordinated Indebtedness being refinanced; and

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     (d) is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes at least to the same extent as the Subordinated Indebtedness to be refinanced;
     (5) the repurchase of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon (a) exercise of stock options to the extent that shares of such Capital Stock represent a portion of the exercise price of such options and (b) the withholding of a portion of the Capital Stock granted or awarded to an employee to pay taxes associated therewith;
     (6) the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exercisable for Capital Stock of the Issuer;
     (7) the repurchase, redemption, or other acquisition or retirement for value of Redeemable Capital Stock of the Issuer made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the sale of, Redeemable Capital Stock;
     (8) so long as no default or event of default exists or would occur, the repurchase, redemption, or other acquisition or retirement for value of any shares of Capital Stock of the Issuer from employees, former employees, directors or former directors of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or their authorized representatives upon the death, disability or termination of employment of such employees, former employees, directors or former directors, in an amount of up to $3 million in the aggregate during any fiscal year of the Issuer (with unused amounts from any fiscal year available in any of the next two succeeding years); and
     (9) so long as no default or event of default exists or would occur, payments or distributions to stockholders pursuant to appraisal rights required under applicable law in connection with any consolidation, merger or transfer of assets, that complies with Section 5.01.
          For clarity purposes, all payments made pursuant to Sections 4.06(b)(2) through (9) shall not reduce the amount that would otherwise be available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.06(a).
Section 4.07 Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates.
          The Issuer will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the sale, purchase, exchange or lease of assets, property or services) with or for the benefit of any Affiliate of the Issuer (other than the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, including any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction) unless:
     (1) such transaction or series of related transactions is on terms that are no less favorable to the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that would be available in a comparable transaction in arm’s-length dealings with an unrelated third party,
     (2) with respect to any transaction or series of related transactions involving aggregate value in excess of $2.5 million, the Issuer delivers an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee certifying that such transaction or series of related transactions complies with clause (1) above, and
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     (A) such transaction or series of related transactions has been approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors of the Board of Directors of the Issuer, or in the event there is only one Disinterested Director, by such Disinterested Director, or
     (B) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee a written opinion of an investment banking firm of national standing or other recognized independent expert stating that the transaction or series of related transactions is fair to the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to:
     (i) directors’ fees, consulting fees, employee salaries, bonuses or employment agreements, incentive arrangements, compensation or employee benefit arrangements with any officer, director or employee of the Issuer or a Subsidiary of the Issuer, including under any stock option or stock incentive plans, customary indemnification arrangements with officers, directors or employees of the Issuer or a Subsidiary of the Issuer, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business;
     (ii) any Restricted Payments or Permitted Payments made in compliance with Section 4.06;
     (iii) any Qualified Securitization Transaction;
     (iv) any issuance or sale of Qualified Capital Stock of the Issuer to Affiliates;
     (v) transactions among the Issuer and/or any Restricted Subsidiary and/or any Related Business Entity;
     (vi) loans or advances to employees or consultants of the Issuer in the ordinary course of business for bona fide business purposes of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including travel, entertainment and moving expenses) made in compliance with applicable law; and
     (vii) any transactions undertaken pursuant to any agreements in existence on the Issue Date (as in effect on the Issue Date) and any renewals, replacements or modifications of such contracts (pursuant to new transactions or otherwise) on terms no less favorable in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes than those in effect on the Issue Date.
Section 4.08 Limitation on Liens.
          The Issuer will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its properties to secure Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries other than Permitted Liens. Additionally, the Issuer will not, and will not permit any Guarantor, to grant or suffer to exist any Lien (other than pursuant to clause (a), (d), (j) or (p) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”) on any real property of the Issuer or any Guarantor owned in fee simple on the Issue Date for purposes of securing any Indebtedness for money borrowed unless the Issuer shall have granted a first-priority Lien on such fee owned real property to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders of Notes and the holders of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations.

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Section 4.09 Limitation on Sale of Assets.
          (a) The Issuer will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, consummate an Asset Sale unless (1) at least 75% of the consideration from such Asset Sale is received in cash, Cash Equivalents or Replacement Assets, (2) the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares or assets subject to such Asset Sale, (3) if such Asset Sale involves the disposition of Collateral, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary has complied with the provisions of this Indenture and the Security Documents, and (4) if such Asset Sale involves the disposition of Note Priority Collateral or, after the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the disposition of ABL Priority Collateral, the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be paid directly by the purchaser of the Collateral to the Collateral Agent for deposit into the Collateral Account pending application in accordance with the provisions described below, and, if any property other than cash or Cash Equivalents is included in such Net Cash Proceeds, such property shall be made subject to the Note Liens.
          For purposes of Section 4.09(a)(1) above, the following will be deemed to be cash:
     (A) the amount of any liabilities (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary that is actually assumed by the transferee in such Asset Sale and from which the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries are fully and unconditionally released (excluding any liabilities that are incurred in connection with or in anticipation of such Asset Sale and contingent liabilities);
     (B) the amount of any notes, securities or other similar obligations received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that is converted, sold or exchanged within 90 days of the related Asset Sale by the Issuer or the Restricted Subsidiaries into cash in an amount equal to the net cash proceeds realized upon such conversion, sale or exchange; and
     (C) the amount of any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Asset Sale; provided that the aggregate of such Designated Non-cash Consideration received in connection with Asset Sales (and still held) shall not exceed $5 million at any one time (with the Fair Market Value in each case being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value).
          (b) All or a portion of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale may be applied by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary elects (or is required by the terms of any Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement or any Credit Facility):
     (i) to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds constitute proceeds from the sale of Collateral (other than Tommy Bahama Collateral) or assets that are not Collateral, to repay permanently any Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Facility or Indebtedness of any non-Guarantor with respect to the proceeds from the sale of assets of any non-Guarantor then outstanding as required by the terms thereof (and in the case of any such Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Facility, effect a permanent reduction in the availability under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Facility);
     (ii) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or a majority of the Voting Stock of, a Permitted Business (or in the case of an Asset Sale of ABL Priority Collateral or Note Priority Collateral other than Tommy Bahama Collateral, to acquire additional Collateral); provided that to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds are received in respect of Tommy Bahama Collateral, such Net Cash Proceeds are applied to acquire assets that constitute Note Priority Collateral;

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     (iii) to make a capital expenditure; provided that to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds are received in respect of Note Priority Collateral, such expenditures shall relate to Collateral (and to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds are received in respect of Tommy Bahama Collateral, such expenditures shall relate to Note Priority Collateral); or
     (iv) to invest the Net Cash Proceeds (or enter into a legally binding agreement to invest) in Replacement Assets; provided that to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds are received in respect of Note Priority Collateral, such Replacement Assets constitute Collateral (and to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds are received in respect of Tommy Bahama Collateral, such Collateral shall be Note Priority Collateral).
          Pending the final application of any such Net Cash Proceeds (other than Trust Monies), the Issuer may temporarily reduce Indebtedness or otherwise invest such Net Cash Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Indenture. If any such legally binding agreement to invest such Net Cash Proceeds is terminated, the Issuer shall, within 90 days of such termination or within 365 days of such Asset Sale, whichever is later, invest such Net Cash Proceeds as provided in Section 4.09(b)(i) through (iv) (without regard to the first parenthetical contained in Section 4.09(b)(iv)). The amount of such Net Cash Proceeds not used or invested in accordance with the preceding Section 4.09(b)(i) through (iv) within 365 days of the Asset Sale constitutes “Excess Proceeds.”
          (c) When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $15.0 million, within 30 days thereof, the Issuer will make an offer (an “Offer”) to all Holders of Notes and (x) in the case of Net Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale of Note Priority Collateral, to the holders of any other Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Indenture with respect to asset sales or (y) in the case of any other Net Cash Proceeds, to all holders of other Pari Passu Indebtedness containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Section 4.09 with respect to asset sales, in each case, equal to the Excess Proceeds. The offer price in any Offer to Purchase will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes (and 100% of the principal amount or, if different, the accreted value of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations or Pari Passu Indebtedness) plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase, and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Offer, the Issuer may use those Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture and such remaining amount shall not be added to any subsequent Excess Proceeds for any purpose under this Indenture. If the aggregate principal of the Notes and principal amount or, if different, accreted value of other Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations (in the case of Net Cash Proceeds from Note Priority Collateral) or Notes and other Pari Passu Indebtedness (in the case of any other Net Cash Proceeds) tendered into such Offer to Purchase exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee will select the Notes and other Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations or other Pari Passu Indebtedness, as the case may be, to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Upon completion of each Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero.
          (d) The Issuer will comply with the applicable tender offer rules, including Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other applicable securities laws or regulations in connection with an Offer and shall not be deemed to have violated the provisions of this Section 4.09 as a result of such compliance.
Section 4.10 Additional Guarantees.
          The Issuer will cause any Restricted Subsidiary formed or acquired after the Issue Date (other than a Foreign Subsidiary, a Securitization Entity or an Excluded Subsidiary) to execute and deliver a supplemental indenture to this Indenture in the form of Exhibit D hereto providing for a Guarantee of the Notes and supplements to the applicable Security Documents in order to grant a Lien in the Collateral

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owned by such Restricted Subsidiary. Guarantees shall be released and discharged in accordance with Section 13.06.
Section 4.11 Purchase of Notes upon a Change of Control.
          (a) If a Change of Control occurs, each Holder of Notes will have the right to require that the Issuer purchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000 except that no Note will be purchased in part if the remaining amount of such Note would be less than $2,000) of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to a “Change of Control Offer.” In the Change of Control Offer, the Issuer will offer to purchase all of the Notes, at a purchase price (the “Change of Control Purchase Price”) in cash in an amount equal to 101% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Purchase Date”) (subject to the rights of Holders of record on relevant Record Dates to receive interest due on an Interest Payment Date).
          (b) Within 30 days of any Change of Control or, at the Issuer’s option, prior to such Change of Control but after it is publicly announced, the Issuer must notify the Trustee and give written notice (a “Change of Control Purchase Notice”) of the Change of Control to each Holder of Securities, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at its address appearing in the Note Register. The notice must state:
     (i) that a Change of Control has occurred or will occur, the date of such event, and that such Holder has the right to require the Issuer to repurchase such Holder’s Notes at the Change of Control Purchase Price;
     (ii) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.11 and that all Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will be accepted for payment at the Change of Control Purchase Price;
     (iii) the Change of Control Purchase Date, which shall be fixed by the Issuer on a Business Day no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, or such later date as is necessary to comply with requirements under the Exchange Act; provided that the Change of Control Purchase Date may not occur prior to the Change of Control;
     (iv) the Change of Control Purchase Price;
     (v) the names and addresses of the Paying Agent and the offices or agencies referred to in Section 2.03;
     (vi) that Notes must be surrendered on or prior to the Change of Control Purchase Date to the Paying Agent at the office of the Paying Agent or to an office or agency referred to in Section 2.03 to collect payment;
     (vii) that the Change of Control Purchase Price for any Notes which has been properly tendered and not withdrawn will be paid promptly following the Change of Control Purchase Date;
     (viii) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender such Notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of such Notes completed, to the Paying Agent specified in the notice at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date;

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     (ix) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their tendered Notes and their election to require the Issuer to purchase such Notes, provided that the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the 30th day following the date of the Change of Control Purchase Notice, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder of the Notes, the principal amount of Notes tendered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its tendered Notes and its election to have such Notes purchased;
     (x) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest; and
     (xi) that, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Purchase Price, any Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Purchase Date.
          (c) On the Change of Control Purchase Date, the Issuer shall, to the extent permitted by law,
     (i) accept for payment all Notes issued by it or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;
     (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate Change of Control Purchase Price in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered; and
     (iii) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation the Notes so accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee stating that such Notes or portions thereof have been tendered to and purchased by the Issuer.
          (d) Subject to applicable escheat laws, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Issuer any cash that remains unclaimed, together with interest or dividends, if any, thereon, held by them for the payment of the Change of Control Purchase Price; provided, however, that, (x) to the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Issuer pursuant to clause (ii) of clause (c) above exceeds the aggregate Change of Control Purchase Price of the Notes or portions thereof to be purchased, then the Trustee shall hold such excess for the Issuer and (y) unless otherwise directed by the Issuer in writing, promptly after the Business Day following the Change of Control Purchase Date the Trustee shall return any such excess to the Issuer together with interest, if any, thereon.
          (e) The Issuer shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the applicable tender offer rules, including Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other applicable securities laws or regulations in connection with a Change of Control Offer.
          (f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer, in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.11 applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Issuer and purchases all the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.
Section 4.12 Limitation on Subsidiary Preferred Stock.
          (a) The Issuer will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer to issue, sell or transfer any Preferred Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary, except for (1) Preferred Stock issued or sold to, held by or transferred to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, and (2) Preferred Stock issued by a Person prior to the time (A) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, (B) such Person consolidates or

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merges with or into the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary or (C) a Restricted Subsidiary consolidates or merges with or into such Person; provided that such Preferred Stock was not issued or incurred by such Person in anticipation of the type of transaction contemplated by Section 4.12(a)(2)(A), (B) or (C). This Section 4.12(a) shall not apply upon the acquisition by a third party of all the outstanding Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
          (b) The Issuer will not permit any Person (other than the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary) to acquire Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary from the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, except upon the acquisition of all the outstanding Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
Section 4.13 Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.
          (a) The Issuer will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
     (1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock,
     (2) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary,
     (3) make any Investment in the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary or
     (4) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary.
          (b) However, Section 4.13(a) will not prohibit any:
     (1) encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement or instrument (including the Credit Agreement, the Notes, this Indenture, the Guarantees and the Security Documents) in effect on the Issue Date (or in respect of the Credit Agreement on the date of the Credit Agreement);
     (2) encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer on the Issue Date, in existence at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer and not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that such encumbrances and restrictions are not applicable to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or the properties or assets of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary other than such Subsidiary which is becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;
     (3) encumbrance or restriction pursuant to any agreement governing any Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations or Purchase Money Obligations permitted to be incurred under Section 4.05;
     (4) encumbrance or restriction contained in any Acquired Indebtedness or other agreement of any Person or related to assets acquired (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as such encumbrance or restriction (A) was not entered into in contemplation of the acquisition, merger or consolidation transaction, and (B) is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the

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Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired, so long as the agreement containing such restriction does not violate any other provision of this Indenture;
     (5) encumbrance or restriction existing under applicable law or any requirement of any regulatory body;
     (6) in the case of Section 4.13(a)(4), Liens securing Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred under Section 4.08 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;
     (7) customary non-assignment provisions in leases, licenses or contracts;
     (8) customary restrictions contained in (A) asset sale agreements permitted to be incurred under Section 4.09 that limit the transfer of such assets pending the closing of such sale and (B) any other agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary pending its sale or other disposition;
     (9) customary restrictions imposed by the terms of shareholders’, partnership or joint venture agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a joint venture arrangement which is permitted pursuant to clause (7) of the definition of “Permitted Investment”; provided, however, that such restrictions do not apply to any Restricted Subsidiaries other than the applicable company, partnership or joint venture;
     (10) restrictions contained in Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted to be incurred under clause (11) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness,” so long as such restrictions or encumbrances are customary for Indebtedness of the type incurred;
     (11) encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Securitization Entity in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction; provided, however, that such encumbrances and restrictions are customarily required by the institutional sponsor or arranger of such Qualified Securitization Transaction in similar types of documents relating to the purchase of similar receivables in connection with the financing thereof;
     (12) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
     (13) encumbrance or restriction under any agreement that amends, extends, renews, refinances or replaces the agreements containing the encumbrances or restrictions in the foregoing clauses (1) through (12) or in this clause (13), provided that the terms and conditions of any such encumbrances or restrictions are no more restrictive in any material respect than those under or pursuant to the agreement evidencing the Indebtedness so extended, renewed, refinanced or replaced.
Section 4.14 Limitation on Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
          The Issuer may designate after the Issue Date any Subsidiary as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” under this Indenture only if:
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     (b) the Issuer would be permitted to make an Investment (other than a Permitted Investment) at the time of designation (assuming the effectiveness of such designation) pursuant to Section 4.06(a) in an amount (the “Designation Amount”) equal to the Fair Market Value of the Issuer’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Investments in such Subsidiary (including any guarantee of the obligations of such Unrestricted Subsidiary but excluding any amounts attributable to Investments made prior to the Issue Date);
     (c) such Unrestricted Subsidiary does not own any Capital Stock in any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer which is not simultaneously being designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
     (d) such Unrestricted Subsidiary is not liable, directly or indirectly, with respect to any Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness, provided that an Unrestricted Subsidiary may provide a Guarantee for the Notes; and
     (e) such Unrestricted Subsidiary is not a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding at such time with the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from persons who are not Affiliates of the Issuer or, in the event such condition is not satisfied, the value of such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding to such Unrestricted Subsidiary from and after the date of designation shall be deemed a Restricted Payment.
          In the event of any such designation, the Issuer shall be deemed to have made an Investment constituting a Restricted Payment pursuant to Section 4.06 for all purposes of this Indenture in the Designation Amount.
          For purposes of the foregoing, the designation of a Subsidiary of the Issuer as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to be the designation of all of the Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary as Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Unless so designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, any person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Issuer will be classified as a Restricted Subsidiary.
          The Issuer may revoke any designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if:
     (a) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of and after giving effect to such revocation;
     (b) all Liens and Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary outstanding immediately following such revocation would, if incurred at such time, have been permitted to be incurred for all purposes of this Indenture; and
     (c) unless such redesignated Subsidiary shall not have any Indebtedness outstanding (other than Indebtedness that would be Permitted Indebtedness), (x) if prior to such revocation the Issuer could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to Section 4.05(a) immediately after giving effect to such proposed revocation, and after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness of such redesignated Subsidiary as if such Indebtedness was incurred on the date of the revocation, the Issuer could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to Section 4.05 or (y) if prior to such revocation the Issuer could not incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to Section 4.05(a), the Issuer’s Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio does not decline as a result of such revocation.

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          All designations and revocations must be evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer delivered to the Trustee certifying compliance with the foregoing provisions
Section 4.15 Provision of Financial Information.
          Whether or not the Issuer is subject to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer will, to the extent permitted under the Exchange Act, file with the SEC the annual reports, quarterly reports and other documents which the Issuer would have been required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) if the Issuer were so subject, such documents to be filed with the SEC on or prior to the date (the “Required Filing Date”) by which the Issuer would have been required so to file such documents if the Issuer were so subject.
          The Issuer will also in any event within 15 days of each Required Filing Date (a) file with the Trustee copies of the annual reports, quarterly reports and other documents which the Issuer filed with the SEC or would have been required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act if the Issuer were subject to either of such Sections and (b) if filing such reports and documents by the Issuer with the SEC is not accepted by the SEC or is not permitted under the Exchange Act, transmit by mail to all Holders of the Notes, as their names and addresses appear in the Note Register, without cost to such Holders, copies of such reports and documents.
          In addition, so long as any of the Notes remain outstanding, the Issuer will make available to any prospective purchaser of Notes or beneficial owner of Notes in connection with any sale thereof the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act, until such time as the Issuer has either exchanged the Notes for securities identical in all material respects which have been registered under the Securities Act or until such time as the Holders thereof have disposed of such Notes pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
Section 4.16 Statement by Officers as to Default.
          (a) The Issuer will deliver to the Trustee, on or before a date not more than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer and 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, an Officer’s Certificate, as to compliance herewith, including whether or not, after a review of the activities of the Issuer during such year or such quarter and of the Issuer’s and each Guarantor’s performance under this Indenture, to the best knowledge, based on such review, of the signers thereof, the Issuer and each Guarantor have fulfilled all of their respective obligations and are in compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture throughout such year or quarter, as the case may be, and, if there has been a Default specifying each Default and the nature and status thereof and any actions being taken by the Issuer and the Guarantors with respect thereto.
          (b) When any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee by registered or certified mail or facsimile transmission of an Officer’s Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default, within five Business Days after becoming aware of the occurrence of such Default or Event of Default.

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ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.01 Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets.
          (a) The Issuer will not, in a single transaction or through a series of related transactions, consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person or sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person or group of Persons, or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to enter into any such transaction or series of transactions, if such transaction or series of transactions, in the aggregate, would result in a sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis to any other Person or group of Persons, unless at the time and after giving effect thereto
     (1) either (a) the Issuer will be the continuing corporation or (b) the Person formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (the “Surviving Entity”) (i) shall be a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (ii) shall expressly assume by a supplemental indenture, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Issuer under the Notes and this Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement, as the case may be, and the Notes and this Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement will remain in full force and effect as so supplemented (and any Guarantees will be confirmed as applying to such Surviving Entity’s obligations) and (iii) shall expressly assume the due and punctual performance of the covenants and obligations of the Issuer under the Security Documents;
     (2) after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists;
     (3) after giving effect to such transaction, the Issuer (or the Surviving Entity if the Issuer is not the continuing obligor under this Indenture) could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) under the provisions of Section 4.05(a);
     (4) at the time of the transaction, each Guarantor, if any, unless it is the other party to the transactions described above, will have by supplemental indenture confirmed that its Guarantee shall apply to such Person’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes;
     (5) at the time of the transaction, the Issuer or the Surviving Entity will have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to the Trustee, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each to the effect that such consolidation, merger, transfer, sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other transaction and the supplemental indenture in respect thereof comply with this Indenture and that all conditions provided for in this Section 5.01 relating to such transaction have been complied with;
     (6) the Issuer or the Surviving Entity, as applicable, promptly causes such amendments, supplements or other instruments to be executed, delivered, filed and recorded, as applicable, in such jurisdictions as may be required by applicable law to preserve and protect the Lien of the Security Documents on the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Issuer or the Surviving Entity; and

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     (7) the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Issuer or the Surviving Entity, as applicable, shall (a) continue to constitute Collateral under this Indenture and the Security Documents, (b) be subject to the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the holders of the Notes, and (c) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens.
     Notwithstanding Section 5.01(a)(3), (1) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary and (2) the Issuer may merge with an Affiliate that has no significant assets or liabilities and was formed solely for the purpose of changing the Issuer’s jurisdiction of organization to another state of the United States, provided that the Surviving Entity assumes, by supplemental indenture in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the Issuer’s obligation under this Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement.
          (b) Each Guarantor will not, and the Issuer will not permit a Guarantor to, in a single transaction or through a series of related transactions, consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person (other than the Issuer or any Guarantor) or sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person or group of Persons (other than the Issuer or any Guarantor) or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to enter into any such transaction or series of transactions if such transaction or series of transactions, in the aggregate, would result in a sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis to any other Person or group of Persons (other than the Issuer or any Guarantor), unless at the time and after giving effect thereto:
     (1) either (a) the Guarantor will be the continuing corporation in the case of a consolidation or merger involving the Guarantor or (b) the Person formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (the “Surviving Guarantor Entity”) will be a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, partnership or trust duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and such Person (i) expressly assumes, by a supplemental indenture, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee of the Notes and this Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement and such Guarantee, Indenture and Registration Rights Agreement will remain in full force and effect; and (ii) shall expressly assume the due and punctual performance of the covenants and obligations of the applicable Guarantor under the Security Documents;
     (2) after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists;
     (3) at the time of the transaction such Guarantor or the Surviving Guarantor Entity will have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to the Trustee, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each to the effect that such consolidation, merger, transfer, sale, assignment, conveyance, lease or other transaction and the supplemental indenture in respect thereof comply with this Indenture and that all conditions precedent therein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with;
     (4) the Guarantor or the Surviving Guarantor Entity, as applicable, promptly causes such amendments, supplements or other instruments to be executed, delivered, filed and recorded, as applicable, in such jurisdictions as may be required by applicable law to preserve and protect the Lien of the Security Documents on the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Guarantor or the Surviving Guarantor Entity;

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     (5) the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Guarantor or the Surviving Guarantor Entity, as applicable, shall (a) continue to constitute Collateral under this Indenture and the Security Documents, (b) be subject to the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and (c) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens; and
     (6) the property and assets of the Person which is merged or consolidated with or into the Guarantor or the Surviving Guarantor Entity, as applicable, to the extent that they are property or assets of the types which would constitute Collateral under the Security Documents, shall be treated as after-acquired property and the Guarantor or the Surviving Guarantor Entity shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien of the Security Documents in the manner and to the extent required in this Indenture;
provided, however, that this Section 5.01(b) shall not apply to any Guarantor whose Guarantee of the Notes is unconditionally released and discharged in accordance with Section 13.06.
Section 5.02 Successor Substituted.
          Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor, if any, in accordance with Section 5.01, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, is merged, or the successor Person to which such sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition is made, shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, under this Indenture, the Notes and/or the related Guarantee, as the case may be, and the Registration Rights Agreement, with the same effect as if such successor had been named as the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, herein, in the Notes and/or in the Guarantee, as the case may be, and the Registration Rights Agreement, and the Issuer and such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Notes or its Guarantee, as the case may be, and the Registration Rights Agreement; provided that in the case of a transfer by lease, the predecessor shall not be released from the payment of principal and interest on the Notes or its Guarantee, as the case may be.
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01 Events of Default.
          An “Event of Default” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
     (1) there shall be a default in the payment of any interest on any Note when it becomes due and payable, and such default shall continue for a period of 30 days;
     (2) there shall be a default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Note at its Maturity (upon acceleration, optional redemption, required repurchase or otherwise);

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     (3) (a) there shall be a default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the Issuer or any Guarantor under this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security Document (other than a default in the performance, or breach, of a covenant or agreement which is specifically dealt with in clause (1) or (2) above or subclause (b), (c) or (d) of this clause (3) and such default or breach shall continue for a period of 30 days with respect to defaults or breaches of the items set forth under Article 4, and 60 days in all other cases, in each case after written notice has been given, by certified mail, (1) to the Issuer by the Trustee or (2) to the Issuer and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes; (b) there shall be a default in the performance or breach of the provisions described in Section 5.01; (c) the Issuer shall have failed to make or consummate an Offer in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.09; or (d) the Issuer shall have failed to make or consummate a Change of Control Offer in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.11;
     (4) (a) any default in the payment of the principal or premium, if any, on any Indebtedness when due under any of the agreements, indentures or instruments under which the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary then has outstanding Indebtedness in excess of $15 million and such default shall have continued after giving effect to any applicable grace period and shall not have been cured or waived and, if not already matured at its final maturity in accordance with its terms, the holder of such Indebtedness shall have the right to accelerate such Indebtedness or (b) an event of default as defined in any of the agreements, indentures or instruments described in subclause (a) of this clause (4) shall have occurred and the Indebtedness thereunder, if not already matured at its final maturity in accordance with its terms, shall have been accelerated;
     (5) any Guarantee of any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries which collectively (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Issuer) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary shall for any reason cease to be, or shall for any reason be asserted in writing by any Guarantor or the Issuer not to be, in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent permitted by this Indenture and any such Guarantee;
     (6) one or more final, non-appealable judgments or orders of any court or regulatory or administrative agency for the payment of money in excess of $15 million (net of any amounts to the extent that they are covered by insurance), either individually or in the aggregate, shall be rendered against the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Subsidiary which has not been discharged, fully bonded or stayed for a period of 60 consecutive days;
     (7) there shall have been the entry of a decree or order that remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days by a court of competent jurisdiction under any applicable Bankruptcy Law (a) for relief in an involuntary case or proceeding in respect of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries which collectively (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or (b) adjudging the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries which collectively (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary bankrupt or insolvent or (c) seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition under any applicable federal or state law of or in respect of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries which collectively (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or (d) appointing a custodian of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted

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Subsidiaries which collectively (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or of substantially all of the assets of the Issuer or such Significant Subsidiary, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of their affairs;
     (8) the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries which collectively (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary (i) commences a voluntary case or proceeding in respect of the Issuer, such Significant Subsidiary or such group of Restricted Subsidiaries under any applicable Bankruptcy Law or any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, (ii) consents to the entry of a decree or order for debt relief in respect of the Issuer, such Significant Subsidiary or such group of Restricted Subsidiaries in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Bankruptcy Law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, (iii) files a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or debt relief in respect of the Issuer, such Significant Subsidiary or such group of Restricted Subsidiaries under any Bankruptcy Law or applicable federal or state insolvency law, (iv) consents to the filing of such petition for the appointment of, or taking possession by, a custodian of the Issuer, such Significant Subsidiary or such group of Restricted Subsidiaries or of substantially all of the assets of the Issuer or such Significant Subsidiary, (v) makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (vi) admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due or (vii) takes any corporate action to authorize any such actions in this clause (8); or
     (9) unless all of the Collateral has been released from the Note Liens in accordance with the provisions of the Security Documents, (x) default by the Issuer or any Subsidiary in the performance of the Security Documents which materially adversely affects the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the Note Liens on a material portion of the Collateral, (y) the repudiation or disaffirmation by the Issuer or any Guarantor of its material obligations under the Security Documents or (z) the determination in a judicial proceeding that the Security Documents are unenforceable or invalid against the Issuer or any Guarantor party thereto for any reason with respect to a material portion of the Collateral and, in the case of any event described in subclauses (x) through (z), such default, repudiation, disaffirmation or determination is not rescinded, stayed, or waived by the Persons having such authority pursuant to the Security Documents) or otherwise cured within 60 days after the Issuer receives written notice thereof specifying such occurrence from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes and demanding that such default be remedied.
Section 6.02 Acceleration.
          If an Event of Default (other than as specified in Section 6.01(a)(7) or (8) with respect to the Issuer) shall occur and be continuing with respect to this Indenture, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may, and the Trustee at the request of such Holders shall, declare all unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on all Notes to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Trustee if given by the Holders of the Notes) and upon any such declaration, such principal, premium, if any, and interest shall become due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(7) or (8) with respect to the Issuer occurs and is continuing, then all the Notes shall automatically become and be due and payable immediately in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date the Notes become due and payable, without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

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          After a declaration of acceleration, but before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding by written notice to the Issuer and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
     (a) the Issuer has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (1) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee under this Indenture and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, (2) all overdue interest on all Notes then outstanding, (3) the principal of, and premium, if any, on any Notes then outstanding which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon at the rate borne by the Notes and (4) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the rate borne by the Notes; and
     (b) all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived.
          No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 6.03 Other Remedies.
          If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes, this Indenture or any Security Document.
          The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults.
          The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all outstanding Notes waive any past Default under this Indenture and its consequences, except a Default (1) in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note (which may only be waived with the consent of each Holder of Notes effected) or (2) in respect of a covenant or provision which under this Indenture cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Note affected by such modification or amendment.
Section 6.05 Control by Majority.
          Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then total outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. The Trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder of a Note or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability.

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Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits.
          No Holder of any of the Notes has any right to institute any proceedings with respect to this Indenture or any remedy thereunder, unless (a) such Holder has previously given notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default; (b) the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as trustee under this Indenture and the Notes; (c) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request; (d) the Trustee has failed to institute such proceeding within 15 days after receipt of such notice; and (e) the Trustee, within such 15-day period, has not received directions inconsistent with such written request by Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Such limitations do not, however, apply to a suit instituted by a Holder of a Note for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on such Note on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note.
Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.
          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an Offer or a Change of Control Offer), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee.
          If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Issuer for the whole amount of principal of, premium, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
Section 6.09 Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
          If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings or any other proceedings, the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies hereunder of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding has been instituted.
Section 6.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
          Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 2.07, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

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Section 6.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
          No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 6.12 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
          Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Notes including the Guarantors), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to participate as a member in any official committee of creditors appointed in such matter and to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 6.13 Priorities.
          Subject to the Security Documents, if the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 6 (including any amounts received from the Collateral Agent), it shall pay out the money in the following order:
     (i) to the Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar, Transfer Agent, their agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar or Transfer Agent and the costs and expenses of collection;
     (ii) to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, and interest, respectively; and
     (iii) to the Issuer or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct, including a Guarantor, if applicable.

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          The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.13.
Section 6.14 Undertaking for Costs.
          In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.14 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee.
          (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.
          (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
     (i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
     (ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.
          (c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own grossly negligent action, its own grossly negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
     (i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;
     (ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
     (iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05.

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          (d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 7.01.
          (e) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders of the Notes unless the Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
          (f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuer. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee.
          (a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.
          (b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.
          (c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care.
          (d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
          (e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Issuer shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Issuer.
          (f) None of the provisions of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise to incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not assured to it.
          (g) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture
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of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
          (i) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.
          (j) In the event the Issuer is required to pay Additional Interest, the Issuer will provide written notice to the Trustee of the Issuer’s obligation to pay Additional Interest no later than 15 days prior to the next Interest Payment Date, which notice shall set forth the amount of the Additional Interest to be paid by the Issuer. The Trustee shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holders to determine whether the Additional Interest is payable and the amount thereof.
Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee.
          The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuer or any Affiliate of the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11.
Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer.
          The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Issuer or upon the Issuer’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.
Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults.
          If a Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold from the Holders notice of any continuing Default if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes. The Trustee shall not be deemed to know of any Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.
          Within 60 days after each May 15, beginning with the May 15 following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a) (but if no event described in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply with Trust Indenture

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Act Section 313(b)(2). The Trustee shall also transmit by mail all reports as required by Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c).
          A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of Notes shall be mailed to the Issuer and filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(d). The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee when, if applicable, the Notes are listed on any stock exchange.
Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity.
          The Issuer and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder as the parties shall agree in writing from time to time. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Issuer and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.
          The Issuer and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Trustee for, and hold the Trustee harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claims, liability or expense (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder (including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Issuer or any of the Guarantors (including this Section 7.07) or defending itself against any claim whether asserted by any Holder, the Issuer or any Guarantor, or liability in connection with the acceptance, exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder). The Trustee shall notify the Issuer promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Issuer shall not relieve the Issuer of its obligations hereunder. The Issuer shall defend the claim and the Trustee may have separate counsel and the Issuer shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel. The Issuer and the Guarantors need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith.
          The obligations of the Issuer under this Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee.
          Notwithstanding anything contrary in Section 4.08 hereto, to secure the payment obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
          When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(6) or (7) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
          The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of Trust Indenture Act Section 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable. As used in this Section 7.07, the term “Trustee” shall also include each of the Paying Agent, Registrar, and Transfer Agent, as applicable.

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Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee.
          A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08. The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and the Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent may resign with 90 days prior written notice and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Issuer. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Issuer in writing and may remove the Registrar, Paying Agent or Transfer Agent by so notifying such Registrar, Paying Agent or Transfer Agent, as applicable, with 90 days prior written notice. The Issuer may remove the Trustee if:
     (a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;
     (b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
     (c) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
     (d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
          If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer.
          If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee (at the Issuer’s expense), the Issuer or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
          If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
          A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Issuer. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Issuer’s obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
          As used in this Section 7.08, the term “Trustee” shall also include each of the Paying Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent, as applicable.
Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.
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Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification.
          There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation or national banking association organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.
          This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of Trust Indenture Act Sections 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 310(b).
Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer.
          The Trustee is subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in Trust Indenture Act Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE 8
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
          The Issuer may, at its option and at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.
Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge.
          Upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes and Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (“Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture including that of the Guarantors (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:
     (a) the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes when such payments are due solely out of the trust referred to in Section 8.05;
     (b) the Issuer’s obligations with respect to Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of such Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust;
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     (d) this Section 8.02.
          Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Issuer may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03.
Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance.
          Upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be released from their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.03, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14 and 4.15, clauses (2) through (7) of Section 5.01(a) and Sections 5.01(b) with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 are satisfied (“Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Issuer may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, Sections 6.01(3) (as it relates to the covenants specified above), 6.01(4), 6.01(5), 6.01(6), 6.01(7) (solely with respect to Restricted Subsidiaries that are Significant Subsidiaries), 6.01(8) (solely with respect to Restricted Subsidiaries that are Significant Subsidiaries) and 6.01(9) shall not constitute Events of Default.
Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.
          The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.02 or 8.03 to the outstanding Notes:
          In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance with respect to the Notes:
     (1) the Issuer must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants or a nationally recognized investment banking firm, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest due on the Notes on the Maturity thereof or, to the extent the Issuer has previously provided a notice of redemption with respect to the outstanding Notes, on the applicable Redemption Date, as the case may be, of such principal, premium, if any, or interest on such Notes, and the Issuer must specify whether such Notes are being defeased to Maturity or to a particular Redemption Date;
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     (a) the Issuer has received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or
     (b) since the issuance of the Notes, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law,
in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that the Holders of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as applicable, as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
     (3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to such tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
     (4) no Default or Event of Default pursuant to Section 6.01(7) shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or at any time during the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit;
     (5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under the Indenture or any other material agreement to which the Issuer or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Issuer or any Guarantor is bound;
     (6) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel from independent counsel in the United States to the effect that (assuming no Holder of the Notes would be considered an insider of the Issuer or any Guarantor under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency law and assuming no intervening bankruptcy or insolvency of the Issuer or any Guarantor between the date of deposit and the 91st day following the deposit) after the 91st day following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally;
     (7) no event or condition shall exist that would prevent the Issuer from making payments of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the date of such deposit or at any time ending on the 91st day after the date of such deposit; and
     (8) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with.
Section 8.05   Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.
          Subject to Section 8.06, all money and Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer or a Guarantor acting as Paying

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Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
          The Issuer shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.
          Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer from time to time upon the written request of the Issuer any money or Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(2)), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
Section 8.06 Repayment to Issuer.
          Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium and Additional Interest, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Issuer on its request or (if then held by the Issuer) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Issuer for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
Section 8.07 Reinstatement.
          If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. dollars or Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.04 or 8.05, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.04 or 8.05 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.04 or 8.05, as the case may be; provided that, if the Issuer makes any payment of principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of Notes.
          Notwithstanding Section 9.02, the Issuer, any Guarantor and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, any Guarantee, any Security Document or Notes without the consent of any Holder:
     (1) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Issuer or a Guarantor, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer or such Guarantor in this Indenture, the Notes, any Guarantee and the Security Documents in accordance with Section 5.01;

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     (2) to add to the covenants of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Notes for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer or any Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Notes, as applicable, in this Indenture, the Notes, any Guarantee or any Security Document;
     (3) to cure any ambiguity, or to correct or supplement any provision in this Indenture, the Notes, any Guarantee or any Security Document which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision in this Indenture, the Notes, any Guarantee or any Security Document or make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, the Notes, any Guarantee or any Security Document; provided that, in each case, such provisions shall not adversely affect the interest of the Holders of the Notes in any material respect;
     (4) to comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;
     (5) to add to the Collateral securing the Notes or to add a Guarantor under this Indenture;
     (6) to evidence and provide the acceptance of the appointment of a successor Trustee or Collateral Agent under this Indenture and the Security Documents;
     (7) to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes as additional security for the payment and performance of the Issuer’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture, in any property, or assets, including any of which are required to be mortgaged, pledged or hypothecated, or in which a security interest is required to be granted to or for the benefit of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Indenture, any of the Security Documents or otherwise;
     (8) to provide for the release of Collateral from the Lien of this Indenture and the Security Documents when permitted or required by any of the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or this Indenture;
     (9) to secure any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations under the Security Documents and to appropriately include the same in the Intercreditor Agreement; or
     (10) in the sole discretion of the Issuer, to conform any provision of this Indenture to the provisions of the “Description of the Notes” contained in the Offering Memorandum to the extent such provision was intended to be a verbatim recital of a provision contained herein.
          The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding may waive compliance with certain restrictive covenants and provisions of this Indenture.
Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of Notes.
          Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Issuer and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees and any Security Document with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, or interest on the Notes, except a payment default

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resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Guarantees, the Security Documents or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes). Section 2.08 and Section 2.09 shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for the purposes of this Section 9.02.
          Without the consent of each affected Holder of Notes, an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):
     (1) change the Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of interest on, or change to an earlier date any redemption date of, or waive a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any such Note or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or change the coin or currency in which the principal of any such Note or any premium or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment after the Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date);
     (2) amend, change or modify the obligation of the Issuer to make and consummate a Change of Control Offer in the event of a Change of Control in accordance with Section 4.11, including amending, changing or modifying any definitions related thereto;
     (3) reduce the percentage in principal amount of such outstanding Notes, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver or compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture;
     (4) modify any of the provisions relating to supplemental indentures requiring the consent of Holders or relating to the waiver of past defaults or relating to the waiver of certain covenants, except to increase the percentage of such outstanding Notes required for such actions or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each such Note affected thereby;
     (5) amend or modify any of the provisions of this Indenture in any manner which subordinates the Notes issued thereunder in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or which subordinates any Guarantee in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Guarantor issuing any such Guarantee;
     (6) release any Guarantee except in compliance with the terms of this Indenture; or
     (7) release all or substantially all of the Collateral other than in accordance with this Indenture.
Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.
          Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall be set forth in an amended or supplemental indenture that complies with the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.
Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents.
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portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder; provided that any amendment or waiver that requires the consent of each affected Holder shall not become effective with respect to any non-consenting Holder.
          The Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement, or waiver. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only such Persons, shall be entitled to consent to such amendment, supplement, or waiver or to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such record date unless the consent of the requisite number of Holders has been obtained.
Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes.
          The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Issuer in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.
          Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.
          The Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Issuer may not sign an amendment, supplement or waiver until the Board of Directors approves it. In executing any amendment, supplement or waiver, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 15.04, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment, supplement or waiver is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer and any Guarantors party thereto, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions, and complies with the provisions hereof (including Section 9.03). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Opinion of Counsel will be required for the Trustee to execute any amendment or supplement adding a new Guarantor under this Indenture.
          It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Article 9 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. The consent of the Collateral Agent shall not be necessary for any amendment, supplement or waiver to this Indenture, except for any amendment, supplement or waiver to Article 10 or 11 or as to this sentence.
          After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Issuer shall mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Issuer to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental indenture or waiver.

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ARTICLE 10
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
Section 10.01 Intercreditor Agreement.
          Each Holder agrees that the Note Liens are subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement. The Holders hereby authorize the Trustee and the Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the Holders and agree that the Holders shall comply with the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement applicable to them in their capacities as such to the same extent as if the Holders were parties thereto.
ARTICLE 11
COLLATERAL
Section 11.01 Security Documents.
          The Indenture Obligations are secured as provided in the Security Documents and will be secured by Security Documents hereafter delivered as required or permitted by this Indenture. The Issuer shall, and shall cause each Guarantor to, and each Guarantor shall, do all filings (including filings of continuation statements and amendments to UCC financing statements that may be necessary to continue the effectiveness of such UCC financing statements) as are required by the Security Documents to maintain (at the sole cost and expense of the Issuer and the Guarantors) the security interest created by the Security Documents in the Collateral as a perfected security interest, subject only to Permitted Liens.
Section 11.02 Collateral Agent.
          (a) The Collateral Agent shall have all the rights and protections provided in the Security Documents and, additionally, shall have all the rights and protections provided to the “Trustee” under Article VII.
          (b) Subject to Section 7.01, none of the Collateral Agent, Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar or Transfer Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys or agents will be responsible or liable for the existence, genuineness, value or protection of any Collateral, for the legality, enforceability, effectiveness or sufficiency of the Security Documents, for the creation, perfection, priority, sufficiency or protection of any Note Liens, or any defect or deficiency as to any such matters.
          (c) Except as required or permitted by the Security Documents, the Holders acknowledge that the Collateral Agent will not be obligated:
     (i) to act upon directions purported to be delivered to it by any other Person, except in accordance with the Security Documents;
     (ii) to foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any Note Lien; or
     (iii) to take any other action whatsoever with regard to any or all of the Note Liens, Security Documents or Collateral.

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Section 11.03 Authorization of Actions to Be Taken.
          (a) Each Holder of Notes, by its acceptance thereof, consents and agrees to the terms of each Security Document, as originally in effect and as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Indenture, authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents to which it is a party, authorizes and empowers the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver the Intercreditor Agreement and authorizes and empowers the Collateral Agent to bind the Holders of Notes and other holders of Indenture Obligations as set forth in the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party and the Intercreditor Agreement and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights and powers thereunder.
          (b) The Trustee is authorized and empowered to receive for the benefit of the Holders of Notes any funds collected or distributed to the Collateral Agent under the Security Documents to which the Trustee is a party and, subject to the terms of the Security Documents, to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders of Notes according to the provisions of this Indenture.
          (c) Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, Section 7.02, and the Security Documents, the Trustee may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Holders, direct, on behalf of the Holders, the Collateral Agent to take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to:
     (i) foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any or all of the Note Liens;
     (ii) enforce any of the terms of the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party; or
     (iii) collect and receive payment of any and all Obligations.
          Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense, the Trustee is authorized and empowered to institute and maintain, or direct the Collateral Agent to institute and maintain, such suits and proceedings as it may deem reasonably expedient to protect or enforce the Note Liens or the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent or Trustee is a party or to prevent any impairment of Collateral by any acts that may be unlawful or in violation of the Security Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee may deem reasonably expedient, at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense, to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders of Notes in the Collateral, including power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment, rule or order would impair the Note Liens or be prejudicial to the interests of Holders or the Trustee.
Section 11.04 Release of Collateral.
          Collateral may be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Security Documents at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement. In addition, upon the request of the Issuer pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel certifying that all conditions precedent hereunder have been met, the Issuer and the Guarantors will be entitled to the release of assets included in the Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes, and the Trustee shall (or, if the Trustee is not then the Collateral Agent, shall direct the Collateral Agent to) release the same from such Liens at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense, under any one or more of the following circumstances:

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     (1) in whole or in part, as applicable, as to all or any portion of property subject to such Note Liens which has been taken by eminent domain, condemnation or other similar circumstances;
     (2) in whole upon (a) satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture in accordance with Article 13 or (b) a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under Article 8;
     (3) in part, as to any property that (a) is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Issuer or any Guarantor (other than to the Issuer or another Guarantor) in a transaction not prohibited by this Indenture at the time of such sale, transfer or disposition or (b) is owned or at any time acquired by a Guarantor that has been released from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 13.06, concurrently with the release of such Guarantee;
     (4) as to property that constitutes all or substantially all of the Collateral securing the Notes, with the consent of each Holder of the Notes;
     (5) as to property that constitutes less than all or substantially all of the Collateral securing the Notes, with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding; or
     (6) in part, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Security Documents.
Section 11.05 Filing, Recording and Opinions.
          (a) The Issuer will comply with the provisions of Trust Indenture Act Sections 314(b) and 314(d), in each case following qualification of this Indenture pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act, except to the extent not required as set forth in any SEC regulation or interpretation (including any no-action letter issued by the Staff of the SEC, whether issued to the Issuer or any other Person). Following such qualification, to the extent the Issuer is required to furnish to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Trust Indenture Act Section 314(b)(2), the Issuer will furnish such opinion not more than 60 but not less than 30 days prior to each September 30.
          (b) Any release of Collateral permitted by Section 11.04 will be deemed not to impair the Liens under this Indenture and the Security Documents in contravention thereof and any person that is required to deliver an Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act shall be entitled to rely upon the foregoing as a basis for delivery of such certificate or opinion. The Trustee shall, to the extent permitted by Sections 7.01 and 7.02, accept as conclusive evidence of compliance with the foregoing provisions the appropriate statements contained in such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
          (c) If any Collateral is released in accordance with this Indenture or any Security Document, the Trustee will determine whether it has received all documentation required by Trust Indenture Act Section 314(d) in connection with such release and, based on such determination and the Opinion of Counsel delivered pursuant to Section 11.04(a), will, upon request, deliver a certificate to the Collateral Agent and the Issuer setting forth such determination.
Section 11.06 Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee.
          In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 11 upon the Issuer or a Guarantor with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an instrument

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signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of any officer or officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article 11; and if the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall be in the possession of the Collateral under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be exercised by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be.
ARTICLE 12
APPLICATION OF TRUST MONIES
Section 12.01 Collateral Account.
          No later than 30 days following the first date on which the Issuer or any Guarantor receives any Trust Monies, there shall be established and, at all times thereafter until this Indenture shall have terminated, there shall be maintained with the Collateral Agent the Collateral Account. The Collateral Account shall be established and maintained by the Collateral Agent at the office of the Collateral Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, no other deposit account or securities account shall be, or shall be deemed to be, the Collateral Account, and Trust Monies shall include only cash and cash equivalents required to be deposited into the Collateral Account pursuant to the terms of this Indenture. The Issuer shall cause all Trust Monies to be deposited in the Collateral Account and any such Trust Monies shall be held by and under the dominion and control of the Collateral Agent for its benefit and for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement) as a part of the Collateral until released in accordance with this Article 12.
Section 12.02 Withdrawal of Net Cash Proceeds in Connection with Reinvestments.
          To the extent that any Trust Monies consist of Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale, such Trust Monies may be withdrawn by the Issuer and shall be paid by the Collateral Agent (upon the direction of the Trustee) upon a written request by the Issuer delivered to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent to reimburse the Issuer or Guarantor for expenditures made, or to pay costs to be incurred, by the Issuer or such Guarantor in connection with a reinvestment of such Net Cash Proceeds or repayment of Indebtedness with such Net Cash Proceeds, in each case complying with Section 4.09, upon receipt by the Trustee and the Collateral Agent of the following:
     (a) An Officer’s Certificate, dated not more then 30 days prior to the date of the application for the withdrawal and payment of such Trust Monies to the effect that:
     (A) such Net Cash Proceeds that have been (or will be within thirty (30) Business Days of the requested date of release) applied in compliance with the requirements of Section 4.09 (which Officer’s Certificate shall contain a brief description of the amount and the manner of application of such Net Cash Proceeds); and
     (B) to the extent required by Section 4.09 the Issuer has taken (or will take not later than thirty (30) Business Days following the application of such Net Cash Proceeds) all steps, if any, required by the Security Documents in order to grant and/or perfect the security interest of the Collateral Agent in any assets in which such Net Cash Proceeds have been reinvested (which Officer’s Certificate shall attach copies of (or forms of) any additional Security Documents or amendments thereto or filings thereunder, if any, required to comply with the Security Documents and Section 4.09); and
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     (A) the instruments that have been or are therewith delivered to the Collateral Agent comply as to form to the requirements of this Indenture, and that, upon the basis thereof and the accompanying documents specified in this Section 12.02 and assuming the correctness and accuracy of such documents, all conditions precedent herein provided for such withdrawal and payment have been satisfied, and such withdrawal and payment is permitted under this Section 12.02; and
     (B) the relevant Security Documents create (or upon the execution, filing and/or delivery, as applicable of any documents contemplated by clause (a), will create) a valid, binding and enforceable Lien on and security interest in such assets in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders to the extent required by Section 4.09.
Upon compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 12.02, the Collateral Agent shall, upon receipt of a written request by the Issuer (which may be contained in the Officer’s Certificate), pay an amount of Net Cash Proceeds constituting Trust Monies equal to the amount of the expenditures or costs related to such assets as stated in the Officer’s Certificate required by clause (a) of this Section 12.02 as directed by the Issuer.
Section 12.03 Withdrawal of Net Cash Proceeds to Fund an Offer or Release Following an Offer.
          To the extent that any Trust Monies consist of Net Cash Proceeds received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.09 and an Offer, as applicable, has been made in accordance therewith, such Trust Monies may be withdrawn by the Issuer and shall be paid by the Trustee to the Paying Agent for application in accordance with Section 4.09 upon written notice by the Issuer to the Trustee and upon receipt by the Trustee and the Collateral Agent of the following:
     An Officer’s Certificate, dated not more than three (3) days prior to the Purchase Date, setting forth the amount of Excess Proceeds, as applicable, subject to the Offer and the date on which Notes and Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations are to be purchased, and to the effect that:
     (A) (x) such Trust Monies constitute Net Cash Proceeds and (y) pursuant to and in accordance with Section 4.09, the Issuer has made an Offer; and
     (B) all conditions precedent and covenants herein provided for such application of Trust Monies have been satisfied.
          Upon compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 12.03, the Collateral Agent shall apply the Trust Monies as directed and specified by the Issuer, subject to Section 4.09 (including to return to the Issuer any such amount of Excess Proceeds that are subject to the Offer and which are not required to be applied to the purchase of Notes, Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations or other Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.09).
Section 12.04 Investment of Trust Monies.
          So long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all or any part of any Trust Monies held by (or held in an account subject to the sole control of) the Collateral Agent shall from time to time be invested or reinvested by the Collateral Agent in any Cash Equivalents pursuant to a written request by the Issuer in the form of an Officer’s Certificate, which shall specify the Cash Equivalents in which such Trust Monies shall be invested and shall certify that such investments

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constitute Cash Equivalents; and the Collateral Agent shall sell any such Cash Equivalent only upon receipt of such a written request by the Issuer specifying the particular Cash Equivalent to be sold. So long as no Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, any interest or dividends accrued, earned or paid on such Cash Equivalents (in excess of any accrued interest or dividends paid at the time of purchase) that may be received by the Collateral Agent shall be forthwith paid to the Issuer. Such Cash Equivalents shall be held by the Collateral Agent as a part of the Collateral, subject to the same provisions hereof as the cash used by it to purchase such Cash Equivalents.
          The Trustee and Collateral Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss resulting from such investments or sales except only for its own grossly negligent action, its own grossly negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct in complying with this Section 12.04.
Section 12.05 Application of other Trust Monies.
          The Collateral Agent shall return all Trust Monies to the Issuer upon any Legal Defeasance, Covenant Defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture under Section 14.01. The Collateral Agent shall have all rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral Account and any Trust Monies as provided in the Security Documents.
ARTICLE 13
GUARANTEES
Section 13.01 Guarantee.
          Subject to this Article 13, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Issuer hereunder or thereunder, that: (a) the principal of, interest, premium and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Issuer to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.
          The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuer, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture.

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          Each Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 13.01.
          If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Issuer, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Issuer or the Guarantors, any amount paid either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.
          Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 for the purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Guarantee. The Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Guarantees.
          Each Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Issuer for liquidation or reorganization, should the Issuer become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Issuer’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes or Guarantees, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.
          In case any provision of any Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
          Each payment to be made by a Guarantor in respect of its Guarantee shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature.
          As used in this Section 13.01, the term “Trustee” shall also include each of the Paying Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent, as applicable.
Section 13.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability.
          Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant

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under such laws and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 13, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law. Each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Guarantee shall be entitled upon payment in full of all guaranteed obligations under this Indenture to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP.
Section 13.03 Execution and Delivery.
          To evidence its Guarantee set forth in Section 13.01, each Guarantor hereby agrees that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by its President, one of its Vice Presidents or one of its Assistant Vice Presidents. Each Guarantor hereby agrees to execute a Notation of Guarantee substantially in the form included in Exhibit A hereto on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee.
          Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 13.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Guarantee on the Notes.
          If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Guarantee shall be valid nevertheless.
          The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.
Section 13.04 Subrogation.
          Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders of Notes against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid by any Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Section 13.01; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Guarantor shall be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Issuer under this Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full.
Section 13.05 Benefits Acknowledged.
          Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to its Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
Section 13.06 Release of Guarantees.
          Nothwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, any Guarantee by a Restricted Subsidiary (and all Liens securing the same) shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon:
     (1) such Subsidiary ceasing to constitute a Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction that complies with this Indenture (whether upon a sale, exchange, transfer or disposition of Capital Stock in such Restricted Subsidiary (including by way of merger or consolidation), or the designation of such Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary), or

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     (2) the merger or dissolution of a Guarantor into the Issuer or another Guarantor or the transfer or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a Guarantor to the Issuer or another Guarantor.
ARTICLE 14
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 14.01 Satisfaction and Discharge.
          This Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect as to all Notes, when:
     (1) either (A) all such Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid or Notes whose payment has been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust as provided for in the Indenture) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or (B) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (a) have become due and payable, (b) will become due and payable at their Maturity within one year, or (c) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer; or
     (2) the Issuer or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust an amount in United States dollars sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest at such Maturity, Stated Maturity or Redemption Date;
     (3) after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary on the date of such deposit;
     (4) such satisfaction and discharge will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any other material agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party or by which the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is bound;
     (5) the Issuer or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable under this Indenture by the Issuer; and
     (6) the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an opinion of independent counsel each stating that all conditions precedent under this Section 14.01 relating to the satisfaction and discharge of such Indenture have been complied with.
          Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to clause (2) of this Section 14.01, the provisions of Section 14.02 and Section 8.06 shall survive.
Section 14.02 Application of Trust Money.
          Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 14.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes

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and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium and Additional Interest, if any) and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
          If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section 14.01 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Issuer’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 14.01; provided that if the Issuer has made any payment of principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, or interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 15
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 15.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls.
          If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Trust Indenture Act Section 318(c), the imposed duties shall control.
Section 15.02 Notices.
          Any notice or communication by the Issuer, any Guarantor, the Collateral Agent or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), fax or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:
If to the Issuer and/or any Guarantor:
c/o Oxford Industries, Inc.
222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Facsimile: (404) 653-1224
Attention: General Counsel
If to the Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
1349 W. Peachtree Street, NW
Two Midtown Plaza, Suite 1050
Atlanta, GA 30309
Fax No.: (404) 898-8844
Attention: Muriel Shaw
          The Issuer, any Guarantor or the Trustee, by notice to the others, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

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          All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five calendar days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed by first-class mail; when receipt acknowledged, if faxed; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery; provided that any notice or communication delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon actual receipt thereof.
          Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c), to the extent required by the Trust Indenture Act. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.
          If the Issuer mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
Section 15.03 Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.
          Holders may communicate pursuant to Trust Indenture Act Section 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Issuer, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of Trust Indenture Act Section 312(c).
Section 15.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
          Upon any request or application by the Issuer or any of the Guarantors to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Trustee:
     (a) an Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 15.05) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and
     (b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 15.05) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.
Section 15.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
          Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to Trust Indenture Act Section 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of Trust Indenture Act Section 314(e) and shall include:
     (a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;
     (b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

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     (c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with (and, in the case of an Opinion of Counsel, may be limited to reliance on an Officer’s Certificate as to matters of fact); and
     (d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 15.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents.
          The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.
Section 15.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.
          No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Issuer or any Guarantor or any of their parent companies (other than the Issuer and the Guarantors) shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Guarantees or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting the Notes waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.
Section 15.08 Governing Law.
          THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND ANY GUARANTEE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 15.09 Force Majeure.
          In no event shall the Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar or Transfer Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software or hardware) services.
Section 15.10 Successors.
          All agreements of the Issuer in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee and the Paying Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent in this Indenture shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 13.06. The provisions of Article 11 referring to the Collateral Agent shall inure to the benefit of such Collateral Agent.
Section 15.11 Severability.
          In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

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Section 15.12 Counterpart Originals.
          The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Indenture by facsimile, email or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Indenture.
Section 15.13 Table of Contents, Headings, etc.
          The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 15.14 Qualification of Indenture.
          The Issuer and the Guarantors shall qualify this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with and to the extent required by the terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement and shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses for the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee) incurred in connection therewith, including, but not limited to, costs and expenses of qualification of this Indenture and the Notes and printing this Indenture and the Notes. The Trustee shall be entitled to receive from the Issuer and the Guarantors any such Officer’s Certificates, Opinions of Counsel or other documentation as it may reasonably request in connection with any such qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 15.15 USA Patriot Act
          The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act the Trustee and Agents, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, are required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account. The parties to this agreement agree that they will provide the Trustee and the Agents with such information as they may request in order to satisfy the requirements of the USA Patriot Act.
[Signatures on following pages]

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  OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
    Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III   
    Title:   President   
 
Signature Page to Indenture

 


 

             
    Each of the GUARANTORS    
    listed on Schedule I hereto except Tommy Bahama Texas Beverages, LLC
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
     
 
Name: Thomas C. Chubb III
   
 
      Title: Vice President    
             
    Tommy Bahama Texas Beverages, LLC,    
    By: Tommy Bahama Beverages, LLC,
        its sole member
   
 
           
 
       By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
     
 
Name: Thomas C. Chubb III
   
 
      Title: Vice President    
Signature Page to Indenture

 


 

         
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
 
 
  By:   /s/ Muriel Shaw    
    Name:   Muriel Shaw   
    Title:   Assistant Vice President   

 


 

         
SCHEDULE I
Guarantors
BEN SHERMAN CLOTHING, INC.
LIONSHEAD CLOTHING COMPANY
OXFORD CARIBBEAN, INC.
OXFORD GARMENT, INC.
OXFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
OXFORD LOCKBOX, INC.
OXFORD OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
PIEDMONT APPAREL CORPORATION
SFI OF OXFORD ACQUISITION CORPORATION
TOMMY BAHAMA GROUP, INC.
TOMMY BAHAMA BEVERAGES, LLC
TOMMY BAHAMA R&R HOLDINGS, INC.
TOMMY BAHAMA TEXAS BEVERAGES, LLC
VIEWPOINT MARKETING, INC.

 


 

EXHIBIT A
[Face of Note]
          [Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
          [Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
          [Insert the IAI Note Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
          [Insert the ERISA Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
          [Insert the OID Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

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CUSIP [                ] 
 ISIN [                ]1
[RULE 144A][REGULATION S] GLOBAL NOTE
11.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2015
No. ___   [$                    ]
OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the principal sum [set forth on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached hereto] [of                                          United States Dollars] on January 15, 2015.
Interest Payment Dates: January 15 and July 15
Record Dates: January 1 and July 1
 
1   Rule 144A Note CUSIP: 691497AD3
Rule 144A Note ISIN: US691497AD35
Regulation S Note CUSIP: U6919TAB6
Regulation S Note ISIN: USU6919TAB62
Exchange Note CUSIP: 691497AE1
Exchange Note ISIN: US691497AE18

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          IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
Dated: [                         ]
         
  OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

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This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:
         
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
 
 
  By:      
    Authorized Signatory   
       
 

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[Back of Note]
11.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2015
          Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
          1. INTEREST. Oxford Industries, Inc., a Georgia corporation, promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 11.375% per annum from June 30, 2009 until maturity and shall pay the Additional Interest, if any, payable pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement referred to below. The Issuer will pay interest and Additional Interest, if any, semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be January 15, 2010. The Issuer will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and Additional Interest, if any, (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
          2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Issuer will pay interest on the Notes and Additional Interest, if any, to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the January 1 or  July 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Payment of interest and Additional Interest, if any, may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest, premium and Additional Interest, if any, on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Issuer or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
          3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
          4. INDENTURE. The Issuer issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2009 (the “Indenture”), among Oxford Industries Inc., the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of the Issuer designated as its 11.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2015. The Issuer shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

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          5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
          (a) At any time prior to July 15, 2012, the Issuer may redeem all or a portion of the Notes, on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, in amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, at a price equal to the greater of: (x) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption, and (y) as determined by an Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values of 105.688% of the principal of the Notes being redeemed plus scheduled payments of interest (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued as of the Redemption Date) from the date of redemption to July 15, 2012 discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date.
          (b) On or after July 15, 2012, the Issuer may redeem all or a portion of the Notes, on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, in amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount), together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning July 15 of the years indicated below:
         
    Redemption
Year   Price
2012
    105.688 %
2013
    102.844 %
2014 and thereafter
    100.000 %
          (c) In addition, at any time prior to July 15, 2012, the Issuer, at its option, may use the net proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings to redeem up to an aggregate of 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued under this Indenture at a redemption price equal to 111.375% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date; provided that at least 65% of the initial aggregate principal amount of Notes must remain outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption and the Issuer must complete such redemption within 90 days of the closing of the Equity Offering.
          (d) If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed in compliance with the requirements of the principal national security exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed, or if the Notes are not listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by any other method the Trustee shall deem fair and reasonable. Notes redeemed in part must be redeemed only in integral multiples of $1,000 and no Note with a principal amount of less than $2,000 will be redeemed in part.
          (e) In addition to the Issuer’s rights to redeem the Notes as set forth above, the Issuer may purchase Notes in open-market transactions, tender offers or otherwise
          6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION. The Issuer shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
          7. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Subject to Section 3.03 of the Indenture, notice of redemption will be mailed by first-class mail at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the

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redemption date (except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with Article 8 or Article 11 of the Indenture) to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.
          8. OFFERS TO REPURCHASE.
          (a) If a Change of Control occurs, each Holder of Notes will have the right to require this Issuer to purchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000 except that no partial redemption will be permitted that would result in a Note having a remaining principal amount of less than $2,000) of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to a Change of Control offer. In the Change of Control offer, the Issuer will offer to purchase all of the Notes, at a purchase price in cash in an amount equal to 101% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the rights of Holders of record on relevant record dates to receive interest due on an interest payment date). The Change of Control offer shall be made in accordance with Section 4.11 of the Indenture.
          (b) Under certain circumstances described in the Indenture, the Issuer will be required to apply the proceeds of Asset Sales to the repayment of the Securities and Permitted Additional Pari Passu Indebtedness. The offer shall be made in accordance with Section 4.09 of the Indenture
          9. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Issuer may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Issuer need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes or portion of Notes selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Notes being redeemed in part. Also, the Issuer need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed.
          10. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.
          11. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.
          12. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing with respect to the Indenture, the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may, and the Trustee at the request of such holders shall, declare all unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on all Notes to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Trustee if given by the holders of the Notes) and upon any such declaration, such principal, premium, if any, and interest shall become due and payable immediately. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, then all the Notes shall automatically become and be due and payable immediately in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date the Notes become due and payable, without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any holder. Holders may not enforce the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the

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then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default (except a Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default in payment of the principal of, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, or interest on, any of the Notes held by a non-consenting Holder. The Issuer and each Guarantor (to the extent that such Guarantor is so required under the Trust Indenture Act) is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Issuer is required within five (5) Business Days after becoming aware of any Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default and what action the Issuer proposes to take with respect thereto.
          13. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee.
          14. ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES AND RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES. In addition to the rights provided to Holders of Notes under the Indenture, Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes shall have all the rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, including the right to receive Additional Interest (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).
          15. GOVERNING LAW. THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND ANY GUARANTEE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
          16. CUSIP/ISIN NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused CUSIP/ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP/ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
          The Issuer will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture and/or the Registration Rights Agreement. Requests may be made to the Issuer at the following address:
Oxford Industries Inc.
222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Facsimile: (404) 653-1224
Attention: General Counsel

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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:
 
                                                                                                                                    (Insert assignee’ legal name)
          
 
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint
 
to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuer. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Date:                                         
         
 
  Your Signature:    
 
       
 
      (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
Signature Guarantee*:                                                             
 
*   Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
          If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.09 or 4.11 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:
o Section 4.09 o Section 4.11
          If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.09 or Section 4.11 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:
$                    
Date:                     
             
 
  Your Signature:        
         
      (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
    Tax Identification No.:       
       
 
Signature Guarantee*:                                                             
 
*   Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*
          The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $___. The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:
                                 
    Amount of     Amount of increase     Principal Amount of     Signature of  
    decrease in     in Principal     this Global Note     authorized officer  
Date of   Principal Amount     Amount of this     following such     of Trustee or  
Exchange   of this Global Note     Global Note     decrease or increase     Notes Registrar  
 
                               
 
*   This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.

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Notation of Guarantee
          Pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2009 (the “Indenture”), among Oxford Industries, Inc., the Guarantors named therein, and the Trustee, each Guarantor, subject to the provisions of Article 13 of the Indenture, hereby, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Issuer thereunder, that: (a) the principal of, interest, premium and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Issuer to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.
          The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuer, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture.
          Each Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under Section 13.01 of the Indenture.
          If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Issuer, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Issuer or the Guarantors, any amount paid either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.
          Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 of the Indenture for the purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 of the Indenture, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Guarantee. The Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Guarantees.

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          Each Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Issuer for liquidation, reorganization, should the Issuer become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Issuer’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes or Guarantees, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.
          In case any provision of any Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
          Each payment to be made by a Guarantor in respect of its Guarantee shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature.
         
 
  BEN SHERMAN CLOTHING, INC.    
 
  LIONSHEAD CLOTHING COMPANY    
 
  OXFORD CARIBBEAN, INC.    
 
  OXFORD GARMENT, INC.    
 
  OXFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.    
 
  OXFORD LOCKBOX, INC.    
 
  OXFORD OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.    
 
  PIEDMONT APPAREL CORPORATION    
 
  SFI OF OXFORD ACQUISITION CORPORATION    
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA BEVERAGES, LLC    
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA GROUP, INC.    
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA R&R HOLDINGS, INC.    
 
  VIEWPOINT MARKETING, INC.,    
 
  as Guarantors    
 
       
 
 
       
 
  By:    
 
  Title:    
 
       
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA TEXAS BEVERAGES, LLC, as Guarantor
   
 
  By Tommy Bahama Beverages, LLC, its sole member    
 
       
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA BEVERAGES, LLC    
 
       
 
 
       
 
  By:    
 
  Title:    

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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Oxford Industries, Inc.
222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Facsimile: (404) 653-1224
Attention: General Counsel
U.S. Bank National Association
1349 W. Peachtree Street, NW
Two Midtown Plaza, Suite 1050
Atlanta, GA 30309
Fax No.: (404) 898-8844
Attention: Muriel Shaw
          Re: 11.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2015
          Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2009 (the “Indenture”), among Oxford Industries, Inc., the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
                                                                       (the “ Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $                                         in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to                                          (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:
[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
          1. o CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE 144A GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
          2. o CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the

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United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
          3. o CHECK AND COMPLETE IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO ANY PROVISION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A OR REGULATION S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):
     (a) o such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;
or
     (b) o such Transfer is being effected to the Issuer or a subsidiary thereof;
or
     (c) o such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act;
or
     (d) o such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further certifies that it has not engaged in any general solicitation within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act and the Transfer complies with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note or Restricted Definitive Notes and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) a certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit B-1 to the Indenture and (2) if such Transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes at the time of Transfer of less than $100,000, an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the IAI Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
          4. o CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE OR OF AN UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE.

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          (a) o CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO RULE 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 to a Person who is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
          (b) o CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act to a Person who is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
          (c) o CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO OTHER EXEMPTION. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 to a Person who is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
  5.   o CHECK IF TRANSFEROR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER.
 
  6.   o CHECK IF TRANSFEREE IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER.
          This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuer.
         
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
Dated:                                         

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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
  1.   The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:
[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]
  (a)   o a beneficial interest in the:
  (i)   o 144A Global Note (CUSIP [ ]), or
 
  (ii)   o Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP [ ]), or
 
  (iii)   o IAI Global Note (CUSIP [ ]); or
  (b)   o a Restricted Definitive Note.
 
  2.   After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:
[CHECK ONE]
  (a)   o a beneficial interest in the:
  (i)   o 144A Global Note (CUSIP [     ]), or
 
  (ii)   o Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP [     ]), or
 
  (iii)   o Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP [     ]), or
 
  (iv)   o IAI Global Notes (CUSIP [     ]); or
  (b)   o a Restricted Definitive Note; or
 
  (c)   o an Unrestricted Definitive Note,
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

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EXHIBIT B-1
FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM
ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
Oxford Industries, Inc.
222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Facsimile: (404) 653-1224
Attention: General Counsel
U.S. Bank National Association
1349 W. Peachtree Street, NW
Two Midtown Plaza, Suite 1050
Atlanta, GA 30309
Fax No.: (404) 898-8844
Attention: Muriel Shaw
          Re: 11.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2015
          Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2009 (the “Indenture”), among Oxford Industries, Inc., the Guarantors named therein, and the Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
          In connection with our proposed purchase of $           aggregate principal amount of:
(a) o a beneficial interest in a Global Note, or
(b) o a Definitive Note,
          we confirm that:
          1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
          2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any interest therein, we will do so only (A) to the Issuer, (B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined therein), (C) to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Issuer a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter and, if such transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes at the time of transfer of less than $100,000, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable

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to the Issuer to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (E) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (F) in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or (G) in accordance with another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any Person purchasing the Definitive Note or beneficial interest in a Global Note from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (G) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein.
          3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you and the Issuer such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Issuer may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
          4. We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.
          5. We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional “accredited investor”) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.
          You and the Issuer are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
             
 
           
    [Insert Name of Accredited Investor]    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
           
 
      Name:    
 
      Title:    
Dated:

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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Oxford Industries, Inc.
222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Facsimile: (404) 653-1224
Attention: General Counsel
U.S. Bank National Association
1349 W. Peachtree Street, NW
Two Midtown Plaza, Suite 1050
Atlanta, GA 30309
Fax No.: (404) 898-8844
Attention: Muriel Shaw
          Re: 11.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2015
          Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2009 (the “Indenture”), among Oxford Industries, Inc., the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
                               (the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $                     in such Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:
          1) EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE FOR UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE
     a) o CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (v) the Owner is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer.
     b) o CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has

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been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (v) the Owner is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer.
     c) o CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (v) the Owner is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer.
     d) o CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (v) the Owner is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer.
          2) EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES FOR RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES
     a) o CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
     b) o CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial

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interest in the [CHECK ONE] o 144A Global Note o Regulation S Global Note o IAI Global Note      , with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
          3) o CHECK IF OWNER IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER.
          4) o CHECK IF OWNER IS EXCHANGING THIS NOTE IN CONNECTION WITH AN EXPECTED TRANSFER TO AN AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER.
          This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuer and are dated                                         .
         
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
Dated:                                         

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EXHIBIT D
[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS]
          Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of                                         , among                                          (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of Oxford Industries, Inc., a Georgia Corporation (the “Issuer”) and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the bank of the United States of America, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
W I T N E S S E T H
          WHEREAS, each of Oxford Industries, Inc. and the Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to below) have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of June 30, 2009, providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 11.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the “Notes”);
          WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuer’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “Guarantee”); and
          WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
          NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
          (1) Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
          (2) Agreement to be Bound. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby becomes a party to the Indenture as a Guarantor and as such will have all of the rights and be subject to all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.
          (3) Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees, on a joint and several basis with all the existing Guarantors, to fully, unconditionally and irrevocably Guarantee to each Holder of the Notes and the Trustee the Indenture Obligations pursuant to Article XIII of the Indenture on a secured basis.
          (4) No Recourse Against Others. No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or the Guarantors (including the Guaranteeing Subsidiary) under the Notes, any Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting Notes waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

 


 

          (5) Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
          (6) Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
          (7) Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
          (8) The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary.
          (9) Benefits Acknowledged. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s Guarantee is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to this Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
          (10) Successors. All agreements of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its Successors, except as otherwise provided in the Indenture. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.
         
  [GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

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EX-10.1
Exhibit 10.1
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
     This INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of June 30, 2009, and entered into by and between SunTrust Bank, in its capacity as agent under the ABL Credit Agreement, including its successors and assigns from time to time (the “Initial ABL Agent”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as trustee and collateral agent under the Indenture, including its successors and assigns from time to time (in such capacities, the “Notes Agent”) and is acknowledged by Oxford Industries, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), and the subsidiaries of the Company listed on the signature pages hereof (together with any subsidiary that becomes a party hereto after the date hereof, each a “Company Subsidiary”, and, collectively, the “Company Subsidiaries”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in Article 1.
RECITALS
     The Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company, the ABL Lenders, and the Initial ABL Agent have entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented, modified, replaced, or refinanced from time to time, the “Initial ABL Credit Agreement”);
     The Company has issued, or will issue 11.375% senior secured notes due 2015 in a principal amount of $150,000,000 (the “Initial Notes”) under an indenture, dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented, modified, replaced, or refinanced from time to time, the “Indenture”) among the Company, each Company Subsidiary, and the Notes Agent;
     The Company may from time to time following the date hereof issue Additional Pari Passu Notes Obligations to the extent permitted by the ABL Credit Agreement and the Indenture; and
     In order to induce the ABL Agent and the ABL Lenders to consent to the Grantors incurring the Note Obligations and granting the Liens to the Notes Agent and in order to induce the Notes Agent and the Noteholders to consent to the Grantors incurring the ABL Obligations and granting the Liens to the ABL Agent, the ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Lenders, and the Notes Agent, on behalf of the Noteholders, have agreed to the relative priority of their respective Liens on the Collateral and certain other rights, priorities and interests as set forth in this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
     In consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and obligations herein set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 


 

I.
DEFINITIONS.
     1.1. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
     “ABL Agent” means the Initial ABL Agent and any successor or other agent under any ABL Credit Agreement.
     “ABL Claimholders” means, at any relevant time, the holders of ABL Obligations at that time, including, without limitation, the ABL Lenders and the ABL Agent under the ABL Credit Agreement and the Bank Product Providers.
     “ABL Collateral” means all of the assets and property of any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, with respect to which a Lien is granted as security for any ABL Obligations.
     “ABL Credit Agreement” means collectively, (a) the Initial ABL Credit Agreement and (b) any other credit agreement or credit agreements, one or more debt facilities, and/or commercial paper facilities, in each case, with banks or other lenders providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from (or sell such receivables to) such lenders), letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, or other borrowings, that have been incurred to increase, replace (whether upon or after termination or otherwise), refinance or refund in whole or in part from time to time the Obligations outstanding under the Initial ABL Credit Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to in this clause, whether or not such increase, replacement, refinancing or refunding occurs (i) with the original parties thereto, (ii) on one or more separate occasions or (iii) simultaneously or not with the termination or repayment of the Initial ABL Credit Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to in this clause, unless such agreement or instrument expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not an ABL Credit Agreement, or such agreement or instrument is not a Permitted Refinancing Agreement. Any reference to the ABL Credit Agreement hereunder shall be deemed a reference to any ABL Credit Agreement then in existence.
     “ABL Default” means an “Event of Default” (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement).
     “ABL Lenders” means the “Lenders” under and as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement or any other Person which extends credit under the ABL Credit Agreement.
     “ABL Loan Documents” means the ABL Credit Agreement and the “Loan Documents” (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement), including Hedge Agreements and other Bank Products, and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments executed pursuant thereto, and any other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in connection with the ABL Credit Agreement or any Bank Products, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among holders of ABL Obligations, to the extent

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such are effective at the relevant time, as each may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified, renewed, extended or Refinanced from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
     “ABL Mortgages” means a collective reference to each mortgage, deed of trust and other document or instrument under which any Lien on real property owned or leased by any Grantor is granted to secure any ABL Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to any such Liens are governed.
     “ABL Obligations” means all Obligations outstanding under the ABL Credit Agreement and the other ABL Loan Documents, including any Bank Products. “ABL Obligations” shall include all interest, fees and expenses accrued or accruing (or which would, absent commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, accrue) after commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in accordance with the rate specified in the relevant ABL Loan Document whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
     “ABL Priority Collateral” means all now-owned or hereafter acquired ABL Collateral that constitutes:
     (a) Accounts, other than Accounts which arise from the sale, license, assignment or other disposition of Note Priority Collateral;
     (b) Equipment and fixtures;
     (c) Inventory;
     (d) Investment Property;
     (e) Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts (including all cash, cash equivalents, Money, checks, Instruments, funds, ACH transfers, wired funds, Investment Property, and other funds and property held in or on deposit in any of the foregoing, but excluding any identifiable Notes Priority Collateral held in any of the foregoing), other than the Notes Collateral Account and the Notes Trust Monies;
     (f) General Intangibles (other than Trademark Collateral);
     (g) Other Intellectual Property;
     (h) Letter of Credit Rights arising out of, or related to, or derivative of any of the property or interests in property described in this definition;
     (i) letters of credit transferred to the ABL Agent or any ABL Lender, or with respect to which the Proceeds thereof have been assigned to the ABL Agent or any ABL Lender, or on which the ABL Agent or any ABL Lender is named as beneficiary, in each case arising out of, related to, or derivative of the property or interests described in this definition;

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     (j) Supporting Obligations and Commercial Tort Claims, in each case, to the extent arising out of, or related to, or derivative of the property or interests in property described in this definition;
     (k) contracts, contract rights and other General Intangibles (other than any Trademark Collateral), all Documents, Chattel Paper, and Instruments (including promissory notes), in each case, to the extent arising out of, or related to, or derivative of the property or interests in property described in this definition;
     (l) books and Records relating to the items referred to in the preceding clauses (a) through (k) (including all books, databases, data processing software, customer lists, engineer drawings, and Records, whether tangible or electronic, which contain any information relating to any of the items referred to in the preceding clauses (a) through (k));
     (m) other Collateral other than Note Priority Collateral; and
     (n) collateral security and guarantees with respect to any of the foregoing and all proceeds, products, substitutions, replacements, accessions, cash, Money, insurance proceeds, Instruments, Securities, Security Entitlements, Financial Assets, Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts (except for the Notes Collateral Account, the Notes Trust Monies and any identifiable Note Priority Proceeds held in any of the foregoing) received as Proceeds of any of the foregoing, but excluding identifiable Proceeds of Note Priority Collateral (such non-excluded Proceeds, collectively, “ABL Priority Proceeds”); provided that no Proceeds of ABL Priority Proceeds will constitute ABL Priority Collateral unless such Proceeds of ABL Priority Proceeds would otherwise constitute ABL Priority Collateral.
       For purposes of clarification, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, any of the items set forth in this paragraph that are or become branded, or otherwise produced through the use or other application of, any Trademark Collateral, whether pursuant to the exercise of rights pursuant to Section 3.4 or otherwise, shall fully constitute ABL Priority Collateral, and no Proceeds arising from any Disposition of any such ABL Priority Collateral shall be, or be deemed to be, attributable to Note Priority Collateral
     “ABL Security Documents” means any agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any ABL Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed.
     “ABL Standstill Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(i).
     “Access Period” means for each parcel of Mortgaged Premises, the period, after the commencement of an Enforcement Period by the ABL Agent, which begins on the earlier of (a) the day on which the ABL Agent provides the Notes Agent with the written notice of its election to request access pursuant to Section 3.3(b) and (b) the fifth Business Day after the Notes Agent provides the ABL Agent with notice that the Notes Agent (or its agent) has obtained possession or control of such parcel and ends on the earliest of (i) the 270th day after the date (the “Initial Access Date”) on which the ABL Agent, or its designee, initially obtains the ability to take

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physical possession of, remove, or otherwise control physical access to, or actually uses, the ABL Collateral located on such Mortgaged Premises plus such number of days, if any, after the Initial Access Date that it is stayed or otherwise prohibited by law or court order from exercising remedies with respect to Collateral located on such Mortgaged Premises, and (ii) the termination of such Enforcement Period.
     “Account Agreements” means any lockbox account agreement, pledged account agreement, blocked account agreement, securities account control agreement, or any similar deposit or securities account agreements among the Notes Agent and/or the ABL Agent, one or more Grantors and the relevant financial institution depository or securities intermediary.
     “Accounts” means all now present and future “accounts” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
     “Additional Pari Passu Notes Agent” means the Person appointed to act as trustee, agent or representative for the holders of Additional Pari Passu Notes Obligations pursuant to any Additional Pari Passu Notes Agreement, it being understood and agreed that no Additional Pari Passu Notes Agent shall hold any Lien on Collateral.
     “Additional Pari Passu Notes Agreement” means the indenture, credit agreement or other agreement under which any Additional Pari Passu Notes Obligations are incurred.
     “Additional Pari Passu Notes Obligations” means Indebtedness of the Grantors issued following the date of this Agreement to the extent (a) such Indebtedness is permitted by the terms of the ABL Credit Agreement to be secured by Liens on the Collateral ranking pari passu with the Liens securing the Note Obligations, (b) the Grantors have granted Liens on the Collateral to secure the obligations in respect of such Indebtedness, and (c) the Additional Pari Passu Notes Agent, for the holders of such Indebtedness has signed a joinder to this Agreement or the Note Documents reasonably satisfactory to each Agent agreeing on behalf of itself and such holders to (i) be bound by the terms of this Agreement applicable to them, (ii) appoint the Notes Agent to act as their representative hereunder and (iii) agree to be bound by the pari passu intercreditor provisions contained in the Note Security Documents entered into in connection with the Indenture (which provisions are binding on the Note Claimholders only).
     “Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the Person specified. For purposes of this definition, a Person shall be deemed to “control” or be “controlled by” a Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person whether through ownership of equity interests, by contract or otherwise.
     “Agents” means the ABL Agent and the Notes Agent.
     “Agreement” means this Intercreditor Agreement, as amended, restated, renewed, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

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     “Bank Product Debt” means Indebtedness and other Obligations relating to Bank Products.
     “Bank Product Provider” shall mean any ABL Lender or Affiliate of an ABL Lender that provides any Bank Products to any Grantor.
     “Bank Products” means “Bank Products” as such term is defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.
     “Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
     “Bankruptcy Law” means the Bankruptcy Code and any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.
     “Business Day” means a day that is a “Business Day” under both the Indenture and the ABL Credit Agreement.
     “Capital Stock” means (a) in the case of a corporation, capital stock, (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, (c) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited), (d) in the case of a limited liability company, membership interests and (e) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person and all rights, warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into any of the items described in clauses (a) through (e) above; provided that with respect to the foregoing, Capital Stock shall exclude any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of vote or participation with Capital Stock.
     “Chattel Paper” means all present and future “chattel paper” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
     “Claimholder” means any Note Claimholder or ABL Claimholder, as applicable.
     “Collateral” means any and all of the assets and property of any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, which constitute ABL Collateral or Notes Collateral.
     “Commercial Tort Claims” means all present and future “commercial tort claims” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
     “Company” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Preamble to this Agreement.
     “Company Subsidiary” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Preamble to this Agreement.
     “Conforming Plan of Reorganization” means any Plan of Reorganization whose provisions are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement.

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     “Copyrights” means (a) all registered United States copyrights in any works which are subject to copyright protection pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code, now existing or hereafter created or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office and (b) all renewals thereof.
     “Deposit Accounts” means all present and future “deposit accounts” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
     “DIP Financing” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.1.
     “Discharge of ABL Obligations” means, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Section 5.5:
     (a) payment in full in cash of all ABL Obligations (other than contingent obligations or contingent indemnification obligations except as provided in clause (e) below);
     (b) termination or expiration of all commitments, if any, to extend credit under the ABL Loan Documents;
     (c) termination, cash collateralization (in an amount and manner reasonably satisfactory to the ABL Agent, but in no event greater than 105% of the aggregate undrawn face amount, plus commissions, fees, and expenses) or backstop of all letters of credit issued under the ABL Credit Agreement in compliance with the terms of the ABL Credit Agreement;
     (d) cash collateralization (in an amount and manner reasonably satisfactory to the ABL Agent) of the ABL Obligations constituting Bank Product Debt; and
     (e) cash collateralization (or support by a letter of credit) for any costs, expenses and contingent indemnification obligations consisting of ABL Obligations not yet due and payable but with respect to which a claim has been threatened or asserted under any ABL Loan Documents (in an amount and manner reasonably satisfactory to the ABL Agent).
     “Discharge of Note Obligations” means, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Section 5.5, payment in full in cash of all Note Obligations, satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture and any Additional Pari Passu Notes Agreement or legal or covenant defeasance of the Indenture (other than obligations that expressly survive such satisfaction and discharge or legal or covenant defeasance).
     “Disposition” means any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any Collateral.
     “Documents” means all present and future “documents” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC.

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     “Enforcement” means, collectively or individually for one or both of the ABL Agent and the Notes Agent, when an ABL Default or Note Default, as applicable, has occurred and is continuing, to enforce or attempt to enforce any right or power to repossess, replevy, attach, garnish, levy upon, collect the Proceeds of, foreclose or realize in any manner whatsoever its Lien upon, sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of, or otherwise restrict or interfere with the use of, or exercise any remedies with respect to, any material amount of Collateral, whether by judicial enforcement of any of the rights and remedies under the ABL Loan Documents, the Note Documents and/or under any applicable law, by self-help repossession, by non-judicial foreclosure sale, lease, or other disposition, by set-off, by notification to account obligors of any Grantor, by any sale, lease, or other disposition implemented by any Grantor following an ABL Default or a Note Default, as applicable, in connection with which the ABL Agent or the Notes Agent, as applicable, has agreed to release its Liens on the subject property, or otherwise, but in all cases excluding (i) the establishment of borrowing base reserves, collateral ineligibles, or other conditions for advances, (ii) the changing of advance rates or advance sublimits, (iii) the imposition of a default rate or late fee, (iv) the collection and application of Accounts or other monies deposited from time to time in Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts, in each case, to the extent constituting ABL Priority Collateral, against the ABL Obligations pursuant to the provisions of the ABL Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the notification of account debtors, depositary institutions or any other Person to deliver proceeds of Collateral to the ABL Agent), (v) the cessation of lending pursuant to the provisions of the ABL Loan Documents, including upon the occurrence of a default on the existence of an over-advance, (vi) the filing of a proof of claim in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, (vii) the consent by the ABL Agent to disposition by any Grantor of any of the ABL Priority Collateral, and (viii) the acceleration of the Notes Obligations or the ABL Obligations.
     “Enforcement Notice” means a written notice delivered, at a time when an ABL Default or Note Default has occurred and is continuing, by either the ABL Agent or the Notes Agent to the other announcing that an Enforcement Period has commenced, specifying the relevant event of default, stating the current balance of the ABL Obligations or the Note Obligations, as applicable, and requesting the current balance of the ABL Obligations or Note Obligations, as applicable, owing to the noticed party.
     “Enforcement Period” means the period of time following the receipt by either the ABL Agent or the Notes Agent of an Enforcement Notice from the other until the earliest of (a) in the case of an Enforcement Period commenced by the Notes Agent, the Discharge of Note Obligations, (b) in the case of an Enforcement Period commenced by the ABL Agent, the Discharge of ABL Obligations, (c) the ABL Agent or the Notes Agent (as applicable) agreeing in writing to terminate the Enforcement Period, or (d) the date on which the ABL Default or the Note Default that was the subject of the Enforcement Notice relating to such Enforcement Period has been cured to the satisfaction of the ABL Agent or the Notes Agent, as applicable, or waived in writing.
     “Equipment” means, as to each Grantor, all of such Grantor’s now owned and hereafter acquired equipment, as defined in Article 9 of the UCC, wherever located, including all attachments, accessions and property now or hereafter affixed thereto or used in connection therewith, and substitutions and replacements thereof, wherever located.

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     “Financial Assets” means all present and future “financial assets” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
     “General Intangibles” means all present and future “general intangibles” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
     “Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, municipal, national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any entity or officer exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case whether associated with a state of the United States, the United States, or a foreign entity or government.
     “Grantors” means the Company, each Company Subsidiary and each other Person that has or may from time to time hereafter execute and deliver an ABL Security Document or a Note Security Document as a grantor of a security interest (or the equivalent thereof).
     “Hedge Agreements” means any agreement relating to any swap, cap, floor, collar, option, forward, cross right or obligation, or combination thereof or similar transaction, with respect to interest rate, foreign exchange, currency, or commodity risk.
     “Indebtedness” means and includes all Obligations that constitute “Debt,” “Indebtedness,” “Obligations,” “Liabilities” or any similar term within the meaning of the ABL Credit Agreement or the Indenture, as applicable.
     “Indenture” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
     “Initial ABL Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Recitals.
     “Initial Access Date” has the meaning assigned to that term in the definition of the term “Access Period.”
     “Initial Notes” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Recitals.
     “Initial Use Date” has the meaning assigned to that term in the definition of the term “Use Period.”
     “Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding” means:
          (a) any voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to any Grantor;
          (b) any other voluntary or involuntary insolvency, reorganization or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding with respect to any Grantor or with respect to a material portion of their respective assets, in each case, except as permitted under the ABL Credit Agreement, the Indenture and any Additional Pari Passu Notes Agreement;

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          (c) any composition of liabilities or similar arrangement relating to any Grantor, whether or not under a court’s jurisdiction or supervision;
          (d) any liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or winding up of any Grantor, whether voluntary or involuntary, whether or not under a court’s jurisdiction or supervision, and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy; or
          (e) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshalling of assets and liabilities of any Grantor.
     “Instruments” means all present and future “instruments” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
     “Intellectual Property License” means a license or other agreement related to any Trademark granting a right to use such Trademark, to which a Grantor is a party, whether as a licensee or a licensor, and the right to use any such Trademark (to the extent permitted by such license).
     “Inventory” means as to each Grantor, all of such Grantor’s now owned and hereafter existing or acquired inventory, as defined in Article 9 of the UCC, wherever located.
     “Investment Property” means all present and future “investment property” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC), including, without limitation, all Capital Stock of Subsidiaries of the Company.
     “Letter of Credit Rights” means all present and future “letter of credit rights” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
     “Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothec, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any other security agreement (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any Capital Lease (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
     “Money” means all present and future “money” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
     “Mortgaged Premises” means any real property which shall now or hereafter be subject to a Note Mortgage and/or an ABL Mortgage.
     “New Agent” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 5.5.
     “New Debt Notice” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 5.5.
     “Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization” means any Plan of Reorganization whose provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, including any plan of reorganization that purports to re-order (whether by subordination, invalidation, or otherwise) or otherwise disregard, in whole or part, the provisions of Article II (including the Lien priorities of Section 2.1), the provisions of Article IV, or the provisions of Article VI, unless such Plan of

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Reorganization has been accepted by the voluntary required vote of each class of ABL Claimholders and Note Claimholders.
     “Note Claimholders” means, at any relevant time, the holders of Note Obligations at that time, including the Noteholders, each Additional Pari Passu Notes Agent and the Notes Agent.
     “Note Collateral” means any and all of the assets and property of any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, with respect to which a Lien is granted as security for any Note Obligations.
     “Note Default” means an “Event of Default” as defined in the Indenture or in any Additional Pari Passu Notes Agreement.
     “Note Documents” means the Indenture, the Notes, each Additional Pari Passu Notes Agreement, the Note Security Documents and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments executed pursuant thereto, and any other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in connection with any Note Obligations, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among holders of Note Obligations to the extent such are effective at the relevant time, as each may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified, renewed, extended or Refinanced from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
     “Noteholders” means the “Holders” as defined in the Indenture and any holders of Additional Pari Passu Notes Obligations.
     “Note Mortgages” means a collective reference to each mortgage, deed of trust and any other document or instrument under which any Lien on real property owned or leased by any Grantor is granted to secure any Note Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to any such Liens are governed.
     “Note Obligations” means all Obligations outstanding under the Notes and the other Note Documents, and all Additional Pari Passu Notes Obligations. “Note Obligations” shall include all interest accrued or accruing (or which would, absent commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, accrue) after commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in accordance with the rate specified in the relevant Note Document or Additional Pari Passu Notes Agreement, whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
     “Note Priority Collateral” means all now owned or hereafter acquired Note Collateral that constitutes:
     (a) Real Estate Assets (other than fixtures);
     (b) Trademark Collateral;
     (c) Notes Trust Monies;
     (d) the Notes Collateral Account;

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     (e) Supporting Obligations and Commercial Tort Claims, in each case, to the extent arising out of, or related to, or derivative of, the property or interests described in this definition; and
     (f) collateral security and guarantees with respect to any of the foregoing and all proceeds, products, substitutions, replacements, accessions, cash, Money, insurance proceeds, Instruments, Securities, Security Entitlements and Financial Assets received as Proceeds of any of the foregoing, but excluding indentifiable Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral (such non-excluded Proceeds, collectively, “Note Priority Proceeds”); provided that no Proceeds of Note Priority Proceeds will constitute Note Priority Collateral unless such Proceeds of Note Priority Proceeds would otherwise constitute Note Priority Collateral.
     “Note Security Documents” means any agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Note Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed.
     “Note Standstill Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a)(i).
     “Notes” means, collectively, (a) the Initial Notes and (b) any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any indebtedness or other financial accommodation that has been incurred to increase, replace, refinance or refund in whole or in part the Obligations outstanding under the Initial Notes or any other agreement or instrument referred to in this clause, unless such agreement or instrument expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not a Note, or such agreement or instrument is not a Permitted Refinancing Agreement. Any reference to the Notes hereunder shall be deemed a reference to any Notes then in existence.
     “Notes Agent” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Preamble of this Agreement.
     “Notes Collateral Account” means any deposit account or securities account required to be established pursuant to the Note Documents for purposes of holding proceeds of Note Priority Collateral pending application as required under the Note Documents.
     “Notes Trust Monies” means proceeds of Note Priority Collateral required pursuant to the Note Documents to be deposited into the Notes Collateral Account.
     “Obligations” means all present and future loans, advances, liabilities, obligations, covenants, duties, and debts from time to time owing by any Grantor to any agent or trustee (including either Agent), the ABL Claimholders, the Note Claimholders or any of them or their respective Affiliates, arising from or in connection with the ABL Loan Documents, the Note Documents or Bank Products, whether for principal, interest or payments for early termination, whether or not evidenced by any note, or other instrument or document, whether arising from an extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, acceptance, loan, guaranty, indemnification or otherwise, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, primary or secondary, as principal or guarantor, and including all principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees, filing fees and any other sums chargeable to the Grantors, including, without

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limitation, the “Obligations”, as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement, and the “Obligations”, as defined in the Indenture, under the Notes and any Additional Pari Passu Notes Agreement.
     “Other Intellectual Property” means, all of the following in any jurisdiction throughout the world to the extent not constituting Trademark Collateral: (a) patents, patent applications and inventions, including all renewals, extensions, combinations, divisions, or reissues thereof, (“Patents”); (b) Copyrights; (c) all computer software, source code, executable code, data, databases and documentation thereof; (d) all trade secret rights in information, including trade secret rights in any formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that (1) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and (2) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy; (e) all other intellectual property or proprietary rights in any discoveries, concepts, ideas, research and development, know-how, formulae, patterns, inventions, compilations, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, program, device, method, technique, technical data, procedures, designs, recordings, graphs, drawings, reports, analyses, specifications, databases, and other proprietary or confidential information, including customer lists, supplier lists, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and proposals and advertising and promotional materials; and (f) all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment or violation thereof and all products and proceeds of the foregoing.
     “Permitted Refinancing” means any Refinancing the governing documentation of which constitutes Permitted Refinancing Agreements.
     “Permitted Refinancing Agreements” means, with respect to either the ABL Credit Agreement, the Notes or any Additional Pari Passu Notes Agreement, as applicable, any credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any indebtedness or other financial accommodation that has been incurred to increase, replace (whether upon or after termination or otherwise), refinance or refund in whole or in part the Obligations outstanding under the ABL Credit Agreement, the Notes or any Additional Pari Passu Notes Agreement, whether or not such increase, replacement, refinancing or refunding occurs (i) with the original parties thereto, (ii) on one or more separate occasions or (iii) simultaneously or not with the termination or repayment of the ABL Credit Agreement, the Notes or any Additional Pari Passu Notes Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to in this clause, unless such agreement or instrument expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not a Permitted Refinancing Agreement, as such financing documentation may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and that would not be prohibited by Section 5.3(c) or Section 5.3(d), as applicable.
     “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
     “Plan of Reorganization” means any plan of reorganization, plan of liquidation, agreement for composition, or other type of plan of arrangement proposed in or in connection with any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.

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     “Pledged Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a).
     “Proceeds” means all “proceeds” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC), including any payment or property received on account of any claim secured by Collateral in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
     “Real Estate Asset” means, at any time of determination, any interest (fee, leasehold or otherwise) then owned by the Company or any Grantor in any real property.
     “Records” means all present and future “records” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
     “Recovery” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
     “Refinance” means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, defease, amend, modify, supplement, restructure, replace, refund or repay, or to issue other indebtedness, in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness, in any case in whole or in part. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.
     “Secured Parties” means the ABL Claimholders and the Note Claimholders.
     “Security” means all present and future “Securities” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
     “Security Entitlements” means all present and future “security entitlements” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
     “Securities Accounts” means all present and future “securities accounts” (as defined in Article 8 of the UCC), including all monies, “uncertificated securities,” and “securities entitlements” (as defined in Article 8 of the UCC) contained therein.
     “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons (whether directors, managers, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof.
     “Supporting Obligations” means all present and future “supporting obligations” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
     “Trademark Collateral” means, collectively, all Trademarks and Intellectual Property Licenses.
     “Trademarks” means trademarks, trade names, registered trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, registered service marks, service mark applications, and Copyrights (whether or not registered) embodied in any of the foregoing or related to works with which the goodwill of any Grantor has become associated, and (a) all renewals thereof, (b) all income,

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royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past or future infringements or dilutions thereof, (c) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements and dilutions thereof, (d) the goodwill of each Grantor’s business symbolized by the foregoing and connected therewith, and (e) all of each Grantor’s rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
     “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar equivalent legislation) as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided, however, that, at any time, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the Agents’ security interest in any item or portion of the Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other that the State of New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, at such time, in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.
     “Use Period” means, with respect to the Note Priority Collateral, the period, after the commencement of an Enforcement Period by the ABL Agent, which begins on the earlier of (a) the day on which the ABL Agent provides the Notes Agent with an Enforcement Notice and (b) the fifth Business Day after the Notes Agent provides the ABL Agent with notice that the Notes Agent (or its agent) has obtained possession or control of such Collateral and ends on the earliest of (i) the 270th day after the date (the “Initial Use Date”) on which the ABL Agent, or its designee, initially obtains the ability to take physical possession of, remove, or otherwise control physical access to, or actually uses, such Note Priority Collateral plus such number of days, if any, after the Initial Use Date that it is stayed or otherwise prohibited by law or court order from exercising remedies with respect to such Note Priority Collateral and (ii) the termination of such Enforcement Period.
     1.2. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms in this Agreement shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise:
     (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented, modified, renewed or extended;
     (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s permitted successors and assigns;
     (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof;
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     (e) all uncapitalized terms have the meanings, if any, given to them in the UCC, as now or hereafter enacted in the State of New York (unless otherwise specifically defined herein);
     (f) 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, securities, accounts and contract rights;
     (g) any reference herein to a Person in a particular capacity or capacities excludes such Person in any other capacity or individually;
     (h) any reference herein to any law shall be construed to refer to such law as amended, modified, codified, replaced, or re-enacted, in whole or in part, and in effect on the pertinent date; and
     (i) in the compilation of periods of time hereunder from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to, but not through or including.”
II.
LIEN PRIORITIES.
     2.1. Relative Priorities. Irrespective of the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection of any Liens securing the Note Obligations granted on the Collateral or of any Liens securing the ABL Obligations granted on the Collateral (including, in each case, irrespective of whether any such Lien is granted (or secures Obligations relating to the period) before or after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding) and notwithstanding any provision of any UCC, or any other applicable law, or the ABL Loan Documents or the Note Documents or any defect or deficiencies in, or failure to attach or perfect, the Liens securing the ABL Obligations or the Note Obligations or any other circumstance whatsoever, the ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, and the Notes Agent, on behalf of the Note Claimholders, hereby agree that:
     (a) any Lien of the ABL Agent on the ABL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations, whether such Lien is now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the ABL Agent or any other ABL Claimholder or any other agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how or when acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects and prior to any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any Note Obligations; and
     (b) any Lien of the Notes Agent on the Note Priority Collateral securing the Note Obligations, whether such Lien is now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Notes Agent, any other Note Claimholder or any other agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how or when acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects to all Liens on the Note Priority Collateral securing any ABL Obligations.
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of Liens in favor of the other to secure the ABL Obligations and the Note Obligations, as applicable, and agrees that no Claimholder will be entitled to, and it will not (and shall be deemed to have irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally waived any right to), contest (directly or indirectly) or support (directly or indirectly) any other Person in contesting, in any proceeding (including any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding): (a) the attachment, perfection, priority, validity or enforceability of any Lien in the Collateral held by or on behalf of any of the ABL Claimholders to secure the payment of the ABL Obligations or any of the Note Claimholders to secure the payment of the Note Obligations, (b) the priority, validity or enforceability of the ABL Obligations or the Note Obligations, including the allowability or priority of the Note Obligations or the ABL Obligations, as applicable, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, or (c) the validity or enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights of the ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, or the Notes Agent, on behalf of the Note Claimholders, to enforce this Agreement, including the provisions of this Agreement relating to the priority of the Liens securing the Obligations as provided in Sections 2.1, 3.1, 3.2 and 6.1.
     2.3. No New Liens. So long as neither the Discharge of ABL Obligations nor the Discharge of Note Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against one or more of the Company or any other Grantor, the parties hereto agree, subject to Article VI, that the Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Grantor to:
     (a) grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset or property to secure any Note Obligations unless it has granted or concurrently grants a Lien on such asset or property to secure the ABL Obligations; or
     (b) grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset or property to secure any ABL Obligations unless it has granted or concurrently grants a Lien on such asset or property to secure the Note Obligations.
To the extent any additional Liens are granted on any asset or property (except as contemplated by Section 2.4) pursuant to this Section 2.3, the priority of such additional Liens shall be determined in accordance with Section 2.1. In addition, to the extent that the foregoing provisions are not complied with for any reason, without limiting any other rights or remedies available hereunder, the ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, and the Notes Agent, on behalf of Note Claimholders, agree that any amounts received by or distributed to any of them pursuant to or as a result of Liens granted in contravention of this Section 2.3 shall be subject to Section 4.2.
     2.4. Similar Liens and Agreements. The parties hereto agree that it is their intention that the ABL Collateral and the Note Collateral be identical except (a) the Note Collateral shall not include a Lien on securities of Company Subsidiaries included in the ABL Collateral to the extent a Lien in favor of the Note Agent thereon would require the filing of financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (b) as provided in Article VI and as otherwise provided herein. In furtherance of the foregoing and of Section 8.8, the parties hereto agree, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, upon request by the ABL Agent or the Notes Agent, to cooperate in good faith (and to direct their counsel to cooperate in good faith) from

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time to time in order to determine the specific items included in the ABL Collateral and the Note Collateral and the steps taken to perfect their respective Liens thereon and the identity of the respective parties obligated under the ABL Loan Documents and the Note Documents.
III.
EXERCISE OF REMEDIES; ENFORCEMENT.
     3.1. Restrictions on the Notes Agent and the Note Claimholders.
     (a) Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor, the Notes Agent and the other Note Claimholders:
     (i) will not exercise or seek to exercise (but instead shall be deemed to have hereby irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally waived for the duration of the Note Standstill Period), any rights, powers, or remedies with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral (including (A) any right of set-off or any right under any Account Agreement, landlord waiver or bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement to which the Notes Agent or any Note Claimholder is a party, (B) any right to undertake self-help re-possession or non-judicial disposition of any ABL Priority Collateral (including any partial or complete strict foreclosure), and/or (C) any right to institute, prosecute, or otherwise maintain any action or proceeding with respect to such rights, powers or remedies (including any action of foreclosure)) provided, however, that the Notes Agent may exercise any or all of such rights, powers, or remedies after a period of at least 270 days has elapsed since the later of: (i) the date on which the Notes Agent declared the existence of a Note Default, accelerated (to the extent such amount was not already due and owing) the payment of the principal amount of all Note Obligations, and demanded payment thereof and (ii) the date on which the ABL Agent received the Enforcement Notice from the Notes Agent; provided, further, however, that neither the Notes Agent nor any other Note Claimholder shall exercise any rights or remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral if, notwithstanding the expiration of such 270-day period, the ABL Agent or the other ABL Claimholders (A) shall have commenced, whether before or after the expiration of such 270-day period, and be diligently pursuing the exercise of their rights, powers, or remedies with respect to all or any material portion of such Collateral (prompt written notice of such exercise to be given to the Notes Agent), or (B) shall have been stayed by operation of law or any court order from pursuing any such exercise of remedies (the period during which the Notes Agent and the other Note Claimholders may not pursuant to this Section 3.1(a)(i) exercise any rights, powers, or remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral, the “Note Standstill Period”);
     (ii) will not, directly or indirectly, contest, protest or object to or hinder any judicial or non-judicial foreclosure proceeding or action (including any partial or complete strict foreclosure) brought by the ABL Agent or any other ABL Claimholder relating to the ABL Priority Collateral or any other exercise by the ABL Agent or any other ABL Claimholder of any other rights, powers and remedies relating to the ABL Priority Collateral, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, or other disposition of the ABL

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Priority Collateral, whether under the ABL Loan Documents, applicable law, or otherwise;
     (iii) subject to their rights under clause (a)(i) above (and under clause (vi) of Section 3.1(c)), will not object to the forbearance by the ABL Agent or the ABL Claimholders from bringing or pursuing any Enforcement with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral;
     (iv) except as may be permitted in Section 3.1(c), irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally waive any and all rights the Notes Agent or the Note Claimholders may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to object (and seek or be awarded any relief of any nature whatsoever based on any such objection) to the manner in which the ABL Agent or the ABL Claimholders (A) enforce or collect (or attempt to collect) the ABL Obligations or (B) realize or seek to realize upon or otherwise enforce the Liens in and to the ABL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations, regardless of whether any action or failure to act by or on behalf of the ABL Agent or ABL Claimholders is adverse to the interest of the Notes Agent or the Note Claimholders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Note Claimholders shall be deemed to have hereby irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally waived any right to object (and seek or be awarded any relief of any nature whatsoever based on any such objection), at any time prior or subsequent to any disposition of any of the ABL Priority Collateral, on the ground(s) that any such disposition of ABL Priority Collateral (x) would not be or was not “commercially reasonable” within the meaning of any applicable UCC and/or (y) would not or did not comply with any other requirement under any applicable UCC or under any other applicable law governing the manner in which a secured creditor (including one with a Lien on real property) is to realize on its collateral; and
     (v) subject to Section 3.1(a) and (c), acknowledge and agree that no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in the Note Security Documents or any other Note Document (other than this Agreement) shall be deemed to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of the ABL Agent or the ABL Claimholders with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral as set forth in this Agreement and the ABL Loan Documents;
provided, however, that, in the case of (i), (ii) and (iii) above, the Liens granted to secure the Note Obligations of the Note Claimholders shall attach to any Proceeds resulting from actions taken by the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral in accordance with this Agreement after application of such Proceeds to the extent necessary to meet the requirements of a Discharge of ABL Obligations.
     (b) Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor, the ABL Agent and the other ABL Claimholders shall have the right to enforce rights, exercise remedies (including set-off and the right to credit bid their debt) and, in connection therewith (including voluntary Dispositions of ABL Priority Collateral by the respective Grantors after an ABL Default) make determinations regarding the release, disposition, or restrictions with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral without any consultation with or the consent of the Notes Agent or any Note Claimholder; provided, however, that the Lien securing the Note Obligations shall remain on the Proceeds (other

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than those properly applied to the ABL Obligations in accordance with Section 4.1) of such Collateral released or disposed of subject to the relative priorities described in Section 2.1. In exercising rights, powers, and remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral, the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders may enforce the provisions of the ABL Loan Documents and exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies thereunder and/or under applicable law or otherwise, all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole discretion. Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or otherwise dispose of the ABL Priority Collateral upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition, and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured creditor under the UCC and of a secured creditor under the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction.
     (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Notes Agent and any Note Claimholder may:
     (i) file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;
     (ii) take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral, or the rights of the ABL Agent or any of the ABL Claimholders to exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article VI) in order to create, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on any of the ABL Priority Collateral;
     (iii) file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Note Claimholders, including any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
     (iv) file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the Note Priority Collateral;
     (v) vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments, obligations, and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and the ABL Agent shall be entitled to have any such

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vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn;
     (vi) exercise any of the rights, powers and/or remedies with respect to any of the ABL Priority Collateral after the termination of the Note Standstill Period to the extent permitted by Section 3.1(a)(i); and
     (vii) take any action described in clauses (iii), (vi) and (viii) of the definition of “Enforcement”.
The Notes Agent, on behalf of the Note Claimholders, agrees that no Note Claimholder will take or receive any ABL Priority Collateral (including Proceeds) in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including set-off) with respect to ABL Priority Collateral in its capacity as a creditor in violation of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, except as expressly provided in Sections 3.1(a)(i), 6.7 and clause (vi) of Section 3.1(c), the sole right of the Notes Agent and the Note Claimholders with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral is to hold a Lien on such Collateral pursuant to the Note Security Documents for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the Proceeds thereof, if any, in accordance with Section 4.1.
     (d) Except as otherwise specifically set forth in Sections 3.1(a), 3.4 and 3.5 and Article VI, the Notes Agent and the Note Claimholders may exercise rights and remedies as unsecured creditors against any Grantor and may exercise rights and remedies with respect to the Note Priority Collateral, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Note Documents and applicable law; provided, however, that in the event that the Notes Agent or any Note Claimholder becomes a judgment Lien creditor in respect of ABL Priority Collateral as a result of its enforcement of its rights as an unsecured creditor with respect to the Note Obligations, such judgment Lien shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement for all purposes (including in relation to the ABL Obligations) as the other Liens securing the Note Obligations are subject to this Agreement.
     (e) Except as provided in Section 5.3(d), nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the receipt by the Notes Agent or any other Note Claimholders of the required payments of interest, principal and other amounts owed in respect of the Note Obligations so long as such receipt is not the direct or indirect result of the exercise by the Notes Agent or any Note Claimholders of rights or remedies as a secured creditor (including set-off) with respect to ABL Priority Collateral or enforcement in contravention of this Agreement of any Lien held by any of them. Nothing in this Agreement impairs or otherwise adversely affects any rights or remedies the ABL Agent or the ABL Claimholders may have against the Grantors under the ABL Loan Documents.
     3.2. Restrictions on the ABL Agent and ABL Claimholders.
     (a) Until the Discharge of Note Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor, subject to the limited extent provided in Article VI, the ABL Agent and the other ABL Claimholders:

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     (i) will not exercise or seek to exercise (but instead shall be deemed to have hereby irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally waived for the duration of the ABL Standstill Period) any rights, powers, or remedies with respect to any Note Priority Collateral (including (A) any right of set-off or any right under any Account Agreement, landlord waiver or bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement to which the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder is a party, (B) any right to undertake self-help repossession or nonjudicial disposition of any Note Priority Collateral (including any partial or complete strict foreclosure), or (C) any right to institute, prosecute or otherwise maintain any action or proceeding with respect to such rights, powers, or remedies (including any action of foreclosure)); provided, however, that the ABL Agent may exercise any or all of such rights, powers, or remedies after a period of at least 270 days has elapsed since the later of: (i) the date on which the ABL Agent declared the existence of an ABL Default, accelerated (to the extent such amount was not already due and owing) the payment of the principal amount of all ABL Obligations, and demanded payment thereof and (ii) the date on which the Notes Agent received the Enforcement Notice from the ABL Agent relating to such action; provided, further, however, that neither the ABL Agent nor the other ABL Claimholders shall exercise any remedies with respect to the Notes Priority Collateral if, notwithstanding the expiration of such 270-day period, the Notes Agent or the Notes Claimholders (A) shall have commenced, whether before or after the expiration of such 270-day period, and be diligently pursuing the exercise of their rights or remedies with respect to all or any material portion of such Collateral (prompt notice of such exercise to be given to the ABL Agent) or (B) shall have been stayed by operation of law or by any court order from pursuing any such exercise of remedies (the period during which the ABL Agent and the other ABL Claimholders may not pursuant to this Section 3.2(a)(i) exercise any rights or remedies with respect to the Note Priority Collateral, the “ABL Standstill Period”); provided, finally, however, that the ABL Agent, independent in all respects of the preceding provisos, may exercise the rights provided for in Section 3.3 (with respect to any Access Period) and Section 3.4 (with respect to any Access Period or Use Period);
     (ii) will not, directly or indirectly, contest, protest or object to or hinder any judicial or non-judicial foreclosure proceeding or action (including any partial or complete strict foreclosure) brought by the Notes Agent or any other Note Claimholder relating to the Note Priority Collateral or any other exercise by the Notes Agent or any other Note Claimholder of any rights, powers and remedies relating to the Note Priority Collateral, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, or other disposition of the Note Priority Collateral, whether under the Note Documents, applicable law, or otherwise subject to the Notes Agent’s and the other Note Claimholders’ obligations under Sections 3.3 and 3.4;
     (iii) subject to Section 3.2(a), will not object to the forbearance by the Notes Agent or the Note Claimholders from bringing or pursuing any Enforcement with respect to the Note Priority Collateral;
     (iv) subject to Sections 3.2(c), 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5, irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally waive any and all rights the ABL Agent and ABL Claimholders may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to object (and seek or be awarded any relief of

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any nature whatsoever based on any such objection) to the manner in which the Notes Agent or the Note Claimholders (a) enforce or collect (or attempt to collect) the Note Obligations or (b) realize or seek to realize upon or otherwise enforce the Liens in and to the Note Priority Collateral securing the Note Obligations, regardless of whether any action or failure to act by or on behalf of the Notes Agent or Note Claimholders is adverse to the interest of the ABL Claimholders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the ABL Claimholders shall be deemed to have hereby irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally waived any right to object (and seek or be awarded any relief of any nature whatsoever based on any such objection), at any time prior to or subsequent to any disposition of any Note Priority Collateral, on the ground(s) that any such disposition of Note Priority Collateral (a) would not be or was not “commercially reasonable” within the meaning of any applicable UCC and/or (b) would not or did not comply with any other requirement under any applicable UCC or under any other applicable law governing the manner in which a secured creditor (including one with a Lien on real property) is to realize on its collateral; and
     (v) subject to Sections 3.2(a) and (c) and Sections 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5, acknowledge and agree that no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in the ABL Security Documents or any other ABL Loan Document (other than this Agreement) shall be deemed to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of the Notes Agent or the Note Claimholders with respect to the Note Priority Collateral as set forth in this Agreement and the Note Documents;
provided, however, that in the case of (i), (ii) and (iii) above, the Liens granted to secure the ABL Obligations of the ABL Claimholders shall attach to any Proceeds resulting from actions taken by the Notes Agent or any Note Claimholder with respect to the Note Priority Collateral in accordance with this Agreement after application of such Proceeds to the extent necessary to meet the requirements of a Discharge of Note Obligations.
     (b) Until the Discharge of Note Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor, the Notes Agent and the Note Claimholders shall have the right to enforce rights, exercise remedies (including set-off and the right to credit bid their debt) and make, in connection therewith (including voluntary Dispositions of Note Priority Collateral by the respective Grantors after a Note Default) determinations regarding the release, disposition, or restrictions with respect to the Note Priority Collateral without any consultation with or the consent of the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder subject to the Notes Agent’s and the Note Claimholders’ obligations under Sections 3.3 and 3.4; provided, however, that the Lien securing the ABL Obligations shall remain on the Proceeds (other than those properly applied to the Note Obligations in accordance with the Note Documents) of such Collateral released or disposed of subject to the relative priorities described in Section 2.1. In exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Note Priority Collateral, the Notes Agent and the Note Claimholders may enforce the provisions of the Note Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole discretion subject to the Notes Agent’s and the Note Claimholders’ obligations under Sections 3.3 and 3.4. Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or otherwise dispose of the Note Priority Collateral upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition, and to exercise all the rights

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and remedies of a secured creditor under the UCC and of a secured creditor under the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction.
     (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the ABL Agent and any ABL Claimholder may:
     (i) file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the ABL Obligations; provided that an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;
     (ii) take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Note Priority Collateral, or the rights of the Notes Agent or any of the Note Claimholders to exercise rights, powers and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article VI) in order to create, perfect, preserve or protect (but, subject to the provisions of Sections 3.3, and 3.4, not enforce) its Lien on any of the Note Priority Collateral;
     (iii) file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the ABL Claimholders, including any claims secured by the Note Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
     (iv) file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral;
     (v) vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and, accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and the Notes Agent shall be entitled to have any such vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn;
     (vi) exercise any of its rights, powers, and/or remedies with respect to any of the Note Priority Collateral to the extent permitted by Sections 3.2(a)(i), 3.3, and 3.4.; and
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The ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, agrees that no ABL Claimholder will take or receive any Note Priority Collateral (including Proceeds) in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including set-off) with respect to any Note Priority Collateral in its capacity as a creditor in violation of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless and until the Discharge of Note Obligations has occurred, except as expressly provided in Sections 3.2(a)(i), 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5 and clause (vi) of this Section 3.2(c), the sole right of the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders with respect to the Note Priority Collateral is to hold a Lien on such Collateral pursuant to the ABL Security Documents for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the Proceeds thereof, if any, in accordance with Section 4.1.
     (d) Except as otherwise specifically set forth in Sections 3.2(a) and 3.5 and Article VI, the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders may exercise rights and remedies as unsecured creditors against any Grantor and may exercise rights and remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the ABL Loan Documents and applicable law; provided, however, that in the event that any the ABL Agent or ABL Claimholder becomes a judgment Lien creditor in respect of Note Priority Collateral as a result of its enforcement of its rights as an unsecured creditor with respect to the ABL Obligations, such judgment Lien shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement for all purposes (including in relation to the Note Obligations) as the other Liens securing the ABL Obligations are subject to this Agreement.
     (e) Except as provided in Section 5.3(c), nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the receipt by the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholders of the required payments of interest, principal and other amounts owed in respect of the ABL Obligations so long as such receipt is not the direct or indirect result of the exercise by the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholders of rights or remedies as a secured creditor (including set-off) with respect to Note Priority Collateral or enforcement in contravention of this Agreement of any Lien held by any of them. Nothing in this Agreement impairs or otherwise adversely affects any rights or remedies the Notes Agent or the Note Claimholders may have against the Grantors under the Note Documents.
     3.3. Collateral Access Rights.
     (a) The ABL Agent and the Notes Agent agree not to commence Enforcement until an Enforcement Notice has been given to the other Agent. Subject to the provisions of Sections 3.1 and 3.2, either Agent may join in any judicial proceedings commenced by the other Agent to enforce Liens on the Collateral, provided that neither Agent, nor the other ABL Claimholders or the other Note Claimholders, as applicable, shall interfere with the Enforcement actions of the other with respect to Collateral in which such party has the priority Lien in accordance with Section 2.1 and Section 2.2.
     (b) If the Notes Agent, or any agent or representative of the Notes Agent, or any receiver, shall, after any Note Default, obtain possession or physical control of any of the Mortgaged Premises, the Notes Agent shall promptly notify the ABL Agent in writing of that fact, and the ABL Agent shall, within ten (10) Business Days thereafter, notify the Notes Agent in writing as to whether the ABL Agent desires to exercise access rights under this Agreement. In addition, if the ABL Agent, or any agent or representative or the ABL Agent, or any receiver, shall obtain possession or physical control of any of the Mortgaged Premises or any of the

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tangible Note Priority Collateral located on any premises other than a Mortgaged Premises or control over any intangible Note Priority Collateral, following the delivery to the Note Agent of an Enforcement Notice, then the ABL Agent shall promptly notify the Note Agent in writing that the ABL Agent is exercising its access rights under this Agreement and its rights under Section 3.4 under either circumstance. Upon delivery of such notice by the ABL Agent to the Notes Agent, the parties shall confer in good faith to coordinate with respect to the ABL Agent’s exercise of such access rights. Consistent with the definition of “Access Period,” access rights will apply to differing parcels of Mortgaged Premises at differing times, in which case, a differing Access Period will apply to each such property.
     (c) During any pertinent Access Period, the ABL Agent and its agents, representatives and designees shall have an irrevocable, non-exclusive right to have access to, and a rent-free right to use, the Note Priority Collateral for the purpose of (i) arranging for and effecting the sale or disposition of ABL Priority Collateral located on such parcel, including the production, completion, packaging and other preparation of such ABL Priority Collateral for sale or disposition, (ii) selling (by public auction, private sale or a “store closing”, “going out of business” or similar sale, whether in bulk, in lots or to customers in the ordinary course of business or otherwise and which sale may include augmented Inventory of the same type sold in any Grantor’s business), (iii) storing or otherwise dealing with the ABL Priority Collateral, in each case without notice to, the involvement of or interference by the Notes Agent or any Note Claimholder or liability to the Notes Agent or any Note Claimholder. During any such Access Period, the ABL Agent and its representatives (and persons employed on their behalf), may continue to operate, service, maintain, process and sell the ABL Priority Collateral, as well as to engage in bulk sales of ABL Priority Collateral. The ABL Agent shall take proper and reasonable care under the circumstances of any Note Priority Collateral that is used by the ABL Agent during the Access Period and repair and replace any damage (ordinary wear-and-tear excepted) caused by the ABL Agent or its agents, representatives or designees and the ABL Agent shall comply with all applicable laws in all material respects in connection with its use or occupancy of the Note Priority Collateral. The ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders shall reimburse the Notes Agent and the Note Claimholders for any injury or damage to Persons or property (ordinary wear-and-tear excepted) caused by the acts or omissions of Persons under its control; provided, however, that the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders will not be liable for any diminution in the value of the Mortgaged Premises caused by the absence of the ABL Priority Collateral therefrom. In no event shall the ABL Claimholders or the ABL Agent have any liability to the Note Claimholders and/or to the Notes Agent hereunder as a result of any condition (including any environmental condition, claim or liability) on or with respect to the Note Priority Collateral existing prior to the date of the exercise by the ABL Agent) of its rights under this Agreement. The ABL Agent and the Notes Agent shall cooperate and use reasonable efforts to ensure that their activities during the Access Period as described above do not interfere materially with the activities of the other as described above, including the right of Notes Agent to show the Note Priority Collateral to prospective purchasers and to ready the Note Priority Collateral for sale.
     (d) Consistent with the definition of the term “Access Period,” if any order or injunction is issued or stay is granted or is otherwise effective by operation of law that prohibits the ABL Agent from exercising any of its rights hereunder, then the Access Period granted to the ABL Agent under this Section 3.3 shall be stayed during the period of such prohibition and shall

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continue thereafter for the number of days remaining in the applicable Access Period or Use Period, as the case may be. The Notes Agent shall not foreclose or otherwise sell or dispose of any of the Note Priority Collateral during the Access Period or Use Period, as applicable, unless the buyer agrees in writing to acquire the Note Priority Collateral subject to the terms of Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 of this Agreement and agrees therein to comply with the terms of this Section 3.3. The rights of ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders under this Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 during the Access Period or Use Period shall continue notwithstanding such foreclosure, sale or other disposition by the Notes Agent.
     (e) The ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders shall have the right to bring an action to enforce their rights under this Section 3.3 and Section 3.4, including, without limitation, an action seeking possession of the applicable Collateral and/or specific performance of this Section 3.3 and Section 3.4.
     3.4. Note Priority Collateral Rights/Access to Information. For the purposes of enabling the ABL Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Agreement during the Enforcement Period, the Notes Agent and each Grantor hereby grants (to the full extent of their respective rights and interests) the ABL Agent and its agents, representatives and designees an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, rent-free license and lease (which will be binding on any successor or assignee of any Note Priority Collateral) to use all of the Note Priority Collateral to collect all Accounts included in ABL Priority Collateral, to copy, use, or preserve any and all information relating to any of the ABL Priority Collateral, and to complete the manufacture, packaging, advertising for sale and sale of (i) work-in-process, (ii) raw materials and (iii) complete inventory; provided, however, the royalty-free, rent-free license and lease with respect to the applicable Note Priority Collateral, shall immediately expire upon the end of (1) the Access Period applicable to such Note Priority Collateral located on any Mortgaged Premises and (2) the applicable Use Period with respect to any Note Priority Collateral not located on any Mortgaged Premises; provided, further, that such expiration shall be without prejudice to the sale or other disposition of the ABL Priority Collateral in accordance with applicable law.
     3.5. Set-Off and Tracing of and Priorities in Proceeds. The Notes Agent, on behalf of the Note Claimholders, acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent the Notes Agent or any Note Claimholder exercises its rights of set-off against any ABL Priority Collateral, the amount of such set-off shall be held and distributed pursuant to Section 4.1. The ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, and the Notes Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Note Claimholders, further agree that prior to an issuance of an Enforcement Notice or the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, any Proceeds of Collateral, whether or not deposited under Account Agreements, which are used by any Grantor to acquire other property which is Collateral shall not (solely as between the Agents, the ABL Claimholders and the Note Claimholders) be treated as Proceeds of Collateral for purposes of determining the relative priorities in the Collateral which was so acquired. In addition, unless and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations occurs, subject to Section 4.2, the Notes Agent and the Note Claimholders each hereby consents to the application, prior to the receipt by the ABL Agent of an Enforcement Notice issued by the Notes Agent, of cash or other Proceeds of Collateral, deposited under Account Agreements to the repayment of ABL Obligations pursuant to the ABL Loan Documents.

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IV.
PAYMENTS.
     4.1. Application of Proceeds.
     (a) So long as the Discharge of ABL Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor, all ABL Priority Collateral or Proceeds thereof received in connection with the sale or other disposition of, or collection on, such ABL Priority Collateral as a result of the exercise of remedies or other Enforcement by either Agent or any ABL Claimholders or Note Claimholders, shall be delivered to the ABL Agent and shall be applied or further distributed by the ABL Agent to or on account of the ABL Obligations in such order, if any, as specified in the relevant ABL Loan Documents or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. Upon the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Agent shall deliver to the Notes Agent any Collateral and Proceeds of Collateral received or delivered to it pursuant to the preceding sentence, in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements, to be applied by the Notes Agent to the Note Obligations in such order as specified in the Note Security Documents or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
     (b) So long as the Discharge of Note Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor, all Note Priority Collateral or Proceeds thereof received in connection with the sale or other disposition of, or collection on, such Note Priority Collateral as a result of the exercise of remedies or other Enforcement by either Agent or any Note Claimholders or ABL Claimholders, shall be delivered to the Notes Agent and shall be applied by the Notes Agent to the Note Obligations in such order as specified in the relevant Note Documents or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. Upon the Discharge of Note Obligations, the Notes Agent shall deliver to the ABL Agent any Collateral and Proceeds of Collateral received or delivered to it pursuant to the preceding sentence, in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements to be applied by the ABL Agent to the ABL Obligations in such order as specified in the ABL Security Documents or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
     4.2. Payments Over in Violation of Agreement. So long as neither the Discharge of ABL Obligations nor the Discharge of Note Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor, any Collateral (including assets or Proceeds subject to Liens referred to in the final sentence of Section 2.3) received by either Agent or any Note Claimholders or ABL Claimholders in connection with the exercise of any right, power, or remedy (including set-off) relating to the Collateral in contravention of this Agreement shall be segregated and held in trust and forthwith paid over to the appropriate Agent for the benefit of the Note Claimholders or the ABL Claimholders, as applicable, in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. Each Agent is hereby authorized by the other Agent to make any such endorsements as agent for the other Agent or any Note Claimholders or ABL Claimholders, as applicable. This authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Discharge of ABL Obligations and Discharge of Note Obligations.

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     4.3. Application of Payments. Subject to the other terms of this Agreement, all payments received by (a) the ABL Agent or the ABL Claimholders may be applied, reversed and reapplied, in whole or in part, to the ABL Obligations to the extent provided for in the ABL Loan Documents and (b) the Notes Agent or the Note Claimholders may be applied, reversed and reapplied, in whole or in part, to the Note Obligations to the extent provided for in the Note Documents.
     4.4. Revolving Nature of ABL Obligations. The Notes Agent, on behalf of the Note Claimholders, acknowledges and agrees that the ABL Credit Agreement includes a revolving commitment and that the amount of the ABL Obligations that may be outstanding at any time or from time to time may be increased or reduced and subsequently reborrowed.
V.
OTHER AGREEMENTS.
     5.1. Releases.
     (a) (i) If, in connection with (A) any exercise of remedies or Enforcement (including as provided for in Section 3.1(b) or Section 6.8(a)), or (B) any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral (other than in connection with a refinancing as described in Section 5.5), so long as such sale, transfer or other disposition is then not prohibited by the ABL Documents (or consented to by the requisite ABL Lenders) or by the Note Documents (or consented to by the requisite Noteholders), irrespective of whether an ABL Default has occurred and is continuing, the ABL Agent, on behalf of any of the ABL Claimholders, releases any of its Liens on any part of the ABL Priority Collateral, then the Liens, if any, of the Notes Agent, for the benefit of the Note Claimholders, on the Collateral sold or disposed of in connection therewith, shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released; provided that, to the extent the Proceeds of such ABL Priority Collateral are not applied to reduce ABL Obligations, the Notes Agent shall retain a Lien on such Proceeds in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Notes Agent, on behalf of the Note Claimholders, promptly shall execute and deliver to the ABL Agent or such Grantor such termination statements, releases and other documents as the ABL Agent or such Grantor may request in writing to effectively confirm such release.
     (ii) If, in connection with (A) any exercise of remedies or Enforcement (including as provided for in Sections 3.2(b) or Section 6.8(b)), or (B) any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of the Note Priority Collateral (other than in connection with a refinancing as described in Section 5.5), so long as such sale, transfer or other disposition is then not prohibited by the Note Documents (or consented to by the requisite Noteholders) or by the ABL Documents (or consented to by the requisite ABL Lenders), irrespective of whether a Note Default has occurred and is continuing, the Notes Agent, on behalf of any of the Note Claimholders, releases any of its Liens on any part of the Note Priority Collateral, then the Liens, if any, of the ABL Agent, for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders, on the Collateral sold or disposed of in connection therewith, shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released; provided that the provisions of Section 3.3 and 3.4 shall continue, to the extent such Sections are applicable at the time of such sale, transfer or other disposition; provided, further that, to the extent the Proceeds of such Note Priority Collateral are not applied to reduce Note Obligations, the ABL

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Agent shall retain a Lien on such Proceeds in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, promptly shall execute and deliver to the Notes Agent or such Grantor such termination statements, releases and other documents as the Notes Agent or such Grantor may request to effectively confirm such release.
     (b) Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations and Discharge of Note Obligations shall occur, the ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, and the Notes Agent, on behalf of the Note Claimholders, as applicable, hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the other Agent and any officer or agent of the other Agent, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of the other Agent or such holder or in the Agent’s own name, from time to time in such Agent’s discretion exercised in good faith, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Section 5.1, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Section 5.1, including any endorsements or other instruments of transfer or release.
     (c) Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations and Discharge of Note Obligations shall occur, to the extent that the Agents or the ABL Claimholders or the Note Claimholders (i) have released any Lien on Collateral and such Lien is later reinstated or (ii) obtain any new Liens from any Grantor, then, in accordance with Section 2.3, the Grantors shall grant a Lien on any such Collateral, subject to the Lien priority provisions of this Agreement, to the other Agent, for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders or Note Claimholders, as applicable.
     5.2. Insurance.
     (a) Unless and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations and subject to the terms of, and the rights of the Grantors under, the ABL Loan Documents, the ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, shall have the sole and exclusive right to adjust settlement for any insurance policy covering the ABL Priority Collateral in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding (or any deed in lieu of condemnation) affecting such Collateral. Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, (i) all Proceeds of any such policy and any such award (or any payments with respect to a deed in lieu of condemnation) if in respect of the ABL Priority Collateral and to the extent required by the ABL Loan Documents shall be paid to the ABL Agent for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders pursuant to the terms of the ABL Loan Documents (including, without limitation, for purposes of cash collateralization of letters of credit) and thereafter, if the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, and subject to the rights of the Grantors under the Note Security Documents, to the Notes Agent for the benefit of the Note Claimholders to the extent required under the Note Security Documents and then, to the extent no Note Obligations are outstanding, to the owner of the subject property, such other Person as may be entitled thereto or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct, and (ii) if the Notes Agent or any Note Claimholders shall, at any time, receive any Proceeds of any such insurance policy or any such award or payment with respect to ABL Priority Collateral in contravention of this Agreement, it shall segregate and hold in trust and forthwith pay such Proceeds over to the ABL Agent in accordance with the terms of Section 4.2.

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     (b) Unless and until the Discharge of Note Obligations has occurred, subject to the terms of, and the rights of the Grantors under, the Note Documents, (i) the Notes Agent, on behalf of the Note Claimholders, shall have the sole and exclusive right to adjust settlement for any insurance policy covering the Note Priority Collateral in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding (or any deed in lieu of condemnation) affecting such Collateral; (ii) all Proceeds of any such policy and any such award (or any payments with respect to a deed in lieu of condemnation) if in respect of the Note Priority Collateral and to the extent required by the Note Documents shall be paid to the Notes Agent for the benefit of the Note Claimholders pursuant to the terms of the Note Documents and thereafter, if the Discharge of Note Obligations has occurred, and subject to the rights of the Grantors under the ABL Loan Documents, to the ABL Agent for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders to the extent required under the ABL Security Documents and then, to the extent no ABL Obligations are outstanding, to the owner of the subject property, such other Person as may be entitled thereto or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct, and (iii) if the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholders shall, at any time, receive any Proceeds of any such insurance policy or any such award or payment with respect to Note Priority Collateral in contravention of this Agreement, it shall segregate and hold in trust and forthwith pay such Proceeds over to the Notes Agent in accordance with the terms of Section 4.2.
     (c) To effectuate the foregoing, and to the extent that the pertinent insurance company agrees to issue such endorsements, the Agents shall each receive separate lender’s loss payable endorsements naming themselves as loss payee and additional insured, as their interests may appear, with respect to any policies which insure Collateral hereunder.
     5.3. Amendments to ABL Loan Documents and Note Documents; Refinancing.
     (a) Subject to Sections 5.3(c) and 5.3(d), the ABL Loan Documents and Note Documents may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with their terms, all without affecting the Lien subordination or other provisions of this Agreement. The ABL Obligations may be Refinanced without notice to, or the consent of, the Notes Agent or the Note Claimholders and without affecting the Lien subordination or other provisions of this Agreement, and the Note Obligations may be Refinanced without notice to, or consent of, the ABL Agent or the ABL Claimholders and without affecting the Lien subordination and other provisions of this Agreement so long as such Refinancing is on terms and conditions that would not violate the Note Documents or the ABL Loan Documents, each as in effect on the date hereof (or, if less restrictive to the Company, as in effect on the date of such amendment or Refinancing); provided, however, that, in each case, the lenders or holders of such Refinancing debt bind themselves in a writing addressed to the Notes Agent and the Note Claimholders or the ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders, as applicable, to the terms of this Agreement; provided further, however, that, if such Refinancing debt is secured by a Lien on any Collateral the holders of such Refinancing debt shall be deemed bound by the terms hereof regardless of whether or not such writing is provided. For the avoidance of doubt, the sale or other transfer of Indebtedness is not restricted by this Agreement but the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding on all holders of ABL Obligations and Note Obligations.
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the ABL Documents and Note Documents, but the failure to do so shall not create a cause of action against the party failing to give such notice or create any claim or right on behalf of any third party.
     (c) Without the consent of the Notes Agent, the ABL Claimholders will not be entitled to agree (and will not agree) to any amendment to or modification of the ABL Loan Documents, whether in a Refinancing or otherwise, that is not permitted by the Indenture as in effect on the date hereof (or, if less restrictive to the ABL Claimholders, on the date of such amendment or modification).
     (d) Without the consent of the ABL Agent, the Notes Agent and the Note Claimholders will not be entitled to agree (and will not agree) to any amendment to or modification of the Note Documents, whether in a Refinancing or otherwise, that is not permitted by the ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof (or, if less restrictive to the Note Claimholders, on the date of such amendment or modification).
     (e) So long as the Discharge of ABL Obligations has not occurred, the Notes Agent agrees that each applicable Note Security Document that grants a Lien on any material Collateral shall include the following language (or similar language acceptable to the ABL Agent): “Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee hereunder, are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among SunTrust Bank, as the ABL Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as Notes Agent and the Grantors (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) from time to time party thereto. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.”
     (f) So long as the Discharge of Note Obligations has not occurred, the ABL Agent agrees that each applicable ABL Security Document executed on or after the date hereof that grants a Lien on any material Collateral shall include the following language (or similar language acceptable to the Note Agent): “Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to the Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Agent hereunder, are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among the Administrative Agent, as ABL Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as Notes Agent and the Grantors (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) from time to time party thereto. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.”
     5.4. Bailees for Perfection.
     (a) Each Agent agrees to hold that part of the Collateral that is in its possession or control (or in the possession or control of its agents or bailees) to the extent that possession or control thereof is taken to perfect a Lien thereon (such Collateral, which shall include, without

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limitation, Account Agreements and Capital Stock, being the “Pledged Collateral”) as (i) in the case of the ABL Agent, the collateral agent for the ABL Claimholders under the ABL Loan Documents or, in the case of the Notes Agent, the collateral agent for the Note Claimholders under the Note Documents and (ii) gratuitous bailee for the benefit of the other Agent (such bailment being intended, among other things, to satisfy the requirements of Sections 8-301(a)(2) and 9-313(c) of the UCC) and any assignee solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted under the ABL Loan Documents and the Note Documents, respectively, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.4. The Notes Agent and the Note Claimholders hereby appoint the ABL Agent as their gratuitous bailee for the purposes of perfecting their security interest in all Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries. The ABL Agent hereby accepts such appointment and acknowledges and agrees that it shall act for the benefit of the Notes Agent and the other Note Claimholders under each Account Agreement and that any Proceeds received by the ABL Agent under any Account Agreement shall be applied in accordance with Article IV. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Grantor hereby grants (x) a security interest in the Pledged Collateral to the Notes Agent for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders and (y) a security interest in the Pledged Collateral (other than securities of Company Subsidiaries to the extent such security interest would require the filing of financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) to the ABL Agent for the benefit of the Note Claimholders.
     (b) Neither Agent shall have any obligation whatsoever to the other Agent, to any other ABL Claimholder, or to any other Note Claimholder to ensure that the Pledged Collateral is genuine or owned by any of the Grantors or to preserve rights or benefits of any Person except as expressly set forth in this Section 5.4. The duties or responsibilities of the respective Agents under this Section 5.4 shall be limited solely to holding the Pledged Collateral as bailee in accordance with this Section 5.4 and delivering the Pledged Collateral or Proceeds thereof upon a Discharge of ABL Obligations or Discharge of Note Obligations, as applicable, as provided in paragraph (d) below.
     (c) Neither Agent acting pursuant to this Section 5.4 shall have by reason of the ABL Loan Documents, the Note Documents, this Agreement or any other document a fiduciary relationship in respect of the other Agent, any other ABL Claimholder or any other Note Claimholder.
     (d) Upon the Discharge of ABL Obligations or the Discharge of Note Obligations, as applicable, the Agent under the ABL Credit Agreement or Note Agreement, as applicable, that has been discharged shall deliver the remaining Pledged Collateral (if any) together with any necessary endorsements, first, to the other Agent to the extent the other Obligations remain outstanding, and second, to the applicable Grantor to the extent the Discharge of ABL Obligations and the Discharge of Note Obligations have occurred (in each case, so as to allow such Person to obtain possession or control of such Pledged Collateral) or as otherwise required by law. Each Agent further agrees to take all other action reasonably requested by the other Agent in connection with the other Agent obtaining a first-priority interest in the Collateral or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any obligation of the Agent, which has been discharged, to make any delivery to the other Agent under this Section 5.4(d) or Section 5.5 is subject to (i) the order of any court of

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competent jurisdiction, or (ii) any automatic stay imposed in connection with any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
     (e) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, (i) so long as the Discharge of ABL Obligations has not occurred, the ABL Agent shall be entitled to deal with the Pledged Collateral or Collateral within its “control” in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and other ABL Loan Documents, but only to the extent that such Collateral constitutes ABL Priority Collateral, as if the Liens of the Notes Agent on behalf of the Note Claimholders did not exist, and (ii) so long as the Discharge of Note Obligations has not occurred, the Notes Agent shall be entitled to deal with the Pledged Collateral or Collateral within its “control” in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and other Note Documents, but only to the extent that such Collateral constitutes Note Priority Collateral, as if the Liens of the ABL Agent on behalf of the ABL Claimholders did not exist.
     5.5. When Discharge of ABL Obligations and Discharge of Note Obligations Deemed to Not Have Occurred. If at any time after the Discharge of ABL Obligations or a Discharge of Note Obligations, the Company shall enter into any Permitted Refinancing of any ABL Obligation or Note Obligation, as applicable, then such Discharge of ABL Obligations or the Discharge of Note Obligations shall automatically be deemed not to have occurred for all purposes of this Agreement (other than with respect to any actions taken as a result of the occurrence of such first Discharge of ABL Obligations or the Discharge of Note Obligations in order to effectuate such discharge among (i) the agent(s) and other claimholders under the facility to be discharged, (ii) the agents and other claimholders under the new facility, and (iii) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries), and, from and after the date on which the New Debt Notice is delivered to the appropriate Agent in accordance with the next sentence, the obligations under such Permitted Refinancing shall automatically be treated as ABL Obligations or Note Obligations for all purposes of this Agreement, as applicable, including for purposes of the Lien priorities and rights in respect of Collateral set forth herein, and the ABL Agent or the Notes Agent, as applicable, under such new ABL Loan Documents or Note Documents, as applicable, shall be the ABL Agent or the Notes Agent, as applicable, for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon receipt of a notice (the “New Debt Notice”) stating that the Company has entered into new ABL Loan Documents or new Note Documents (which notice shall include a complete copy of the relevant new documents and provide the identity of the new Agent, such agent, the “New Agent”), the other Agent, upon written request of the New Agent, shall promptly (a) enter into such documents and agreements (including amendments or supplements to this Agreement) as the Company or such New Agent shall reasonably request in order to provide to the New Agent the rights contemplated hereby, in each case consistent in all material respects with the then terms of this Agreement and (b) deliver to the New Agent any Pledged Collateral held by it together with any necessary endorsements (or otherwise allow the New Agent to obtain control of such Pledged Collateral). In accordance with Section 5.3(a), the New Agent shall agree in a writing addressed to the other Agent and the ABL Claimholders or the Note Claimholders, as applicable, to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

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VI.
INSOLVENCY OR LIQUIDATION PROCEEDINGS.
     6.1. Finance and Sale Issues. The Notes Agent, on behalf of the Note Claimholders, hereby agrees that, until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, if any Grantor shall be subject to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and the ABL Agent shall desire to permit the use of “Cash Collateral” (as such term is defined in Section 363(a) of the Bankruptcy Code) constituting ABL Priority Collateral or to permit any Grantor to obtain financing, whether from the ABL Claimholders or any other Person under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar Bankruptcy Law (“DIP Financing”) secured by a Lien on ABL Priority Collateral, then any Note Claimholder will not be entitled to raise (and will not raise or support any Person in raising), but instead shall be deemed to have hereby irrevocably and absolutely waived, any objection to, and shall not otherwise in any manner be entitled to oppose or will oppose or support any Person in opposing, such Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing (including, except as expressly provided below, that the Note Claimholders are entitled to adequate protection of their interest in the Collateral as a condition thereto) so long as such Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing meets the following requirements: (i) the Notes Agent and the other Note Claimholders retain a Lien on the Collateral and, with respect to the Note Priority Collateral, with the same priority as existed prior to the commencement of the Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, (ii) to the extent that the ABL Agent is granted adequate protection in the form of a Lien, the Notes Agent is permitted to seek a Lien (without objection from the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder) on Collateral arising after the commencement of the Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding (so long as, with respect to ABL Priority Collateral, such Lien is junior to the Liens securing such DIP Financing and any other Liens in favor of the ABL Agent), (iii) the terms of the Cash Collateral use or the DIP Financing require that any Lien on the Note Priority Collateral to secure such DIP Financing is subordinate to the Lien of the Notes Agent securing the Note Obligations with respect thereto and (iv) the terms of such DIP Financing or use of Cash Collateral do not require any Grantor to seek approval for any Plan of Reorganization that is inconsistent with this Agreement. The Notes Agent shall be required to subordinate and will subordinate its Liens in the ABL Priority Collateral to the Liens securing such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto, including any “carve-out” granting administrative priority status or Lien priority to secure repayment of fees and expenses of professionals retained by any debtor or creditors’ committee) and, consistent with the preceding provisions of this Section 6.1, will not request adequate protection or any other relief in connection therewith (except as expressly provided in clause (ii) above); provided, however, if the Liens securing the DIP Financing rank junior to the Liens securing the ABL Obligations, the Notes Agent shall be required to subordinate its Liens in the ABL Priority Collateral to the Liens securing such DIP Financing. The Notes Agent, on behalf of itself and the Note Claimholders, agrees that no such Person shall provide to such Grantor any DIP Financing to the extent that the Notes Agent or any Note Claimholder would, in connection with such financing, be granted a Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral senior to or pari passu with the Liens of the ABL Agent. The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders, agrees that no such Persons shall provide to such Grantor any DIP Financing to the extent that the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder would, in connection with such financing, be granted a Lien on the Note Priority Collateral senior to or pari passu with the Liens of the Notes Agent.

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     6.2. Relief from the Automatic Stay.
     (a) Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Notes Agent, on behalf of the other Note Claimholders, agrees that none of them shall seek (or support any other Person seeking) relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the ABL Priority Collateral, without the prior written consent of the ABL Agent (given or not given in its sole and absolute discretion), unless (i) the ABL Agent already has filed a motion (which remains pending) for such relief with respect to its interest in such ABL Priority Collateral and (ii) a corresponding motion, in the reasonable judgment of the Notes Agent, must be filed for the purpose of preserving the Notes Agent’s ability to receive residual distributions pursuant to Section 4.1, although the Note Claimholders shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions in Section 3.1 following the granting of any such relief from the automatic stay.
     (b) Until the Discharge of Note Obligations has occurred, the ABL Agent, on behalf of the other ABL Claimholders, agrees that none of them shall seek (or support any other Person seeking) relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the Note Priority Collateral (other than to the extent such relief is required to exercise its rights under Sections 3.3 and 3.4), without the prior written consent of the Notes Agent (given or not given in its sole and absolute discretion), unless (i) the Notes Agent already has filed a motion (which remains pending) for such relief with respect to its interest in the Note Priority Collateral and (ii) a corresponding motion, in the reasonable judgment of the ABL Agent, must be filed for the purpose of preserving the ABL Agent’s ability to receive residual distributions pursuant to Section 4.1, although the ABL Agent shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions in Section 3.2 following the granting of any such relief from the automatic stay.
     6.3. Adequate Protection.
     (a) The Notes Agent, on behalf of itself and the Note Claimholders, agrees that none of them shall be entitled to contest and none of them shall contest (or support any other Person contesting) (but instead shall be deemed to have hereby irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally waived any right):
     (i) any request by the ABL Agent or the other ABL Claimholders for relief from the automatic stay with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral; or
     (ii) any request by the ABL Agent or the other ABL Claimholders for adequate protection with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral; or
     (iii) any objection by the ABL Agent or the other ABL Claimholders to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on the ABL Agent or the other ABL Claimholders claiming a lack of adequate protection with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral.
     (b) The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders, agrees that none of them shall be entitled to contest and none of them shall contest (or support any other Person contesting) (but instead shall be deemed to have hereby irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally waived any right):

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     (i) any request by the Notes Agent or the other Note Claimholders for relief from the automatic stay with respect to the Note Priority Collateral; or
     (ii) any request by the Notes Agent or the Note Claimholders for adequate protection with respect to the Note Priority Collateral; or
     (iii) any objection by the Notes Agent or the Note Claimholders to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on the Notes Agent or the Note Claimholders claiming a lack of adequate protection with respect to the Note Priority Collateral.
     (c) Consistent with the foregoing provisions in this Section 6.3, and except as provided in Sections 6.1 and 6.7, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding:
     (i) no Note Claimholder shall be entitled (and each Note Claimholder shall be deemed to have hereby irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally waived any right) to seek or otherwise be granted any type of adequate protection with respect to its interests in the ABL Priority Collateral (except as expressly set forth in Section 6.1 or as may otherwise be consented to in writing by the ABL Agent in its sole and absolute discretion); provided, however, subject to Section 6.1, Note Claimholders may seek and obtain adequate protection in the form of an additional or replacement Lien on Collateral so long as (i) the ABL Claimholders have been granted adequate protection in the form of a replacement lien on such Collateral, and (ii) any such Lien on ABL Priority Collateral (and on any Collateral granted as adequate protection for the ABL Claimholders in respect of their interest in such ABL Priority Collateral) is subordinated to the Liens of the ABL Agent in such Collateral on the same basis as the other Liens of the Notes Agent on ABL Priority Collateral; and
     (ii) no ABL Claimholder shall be entitled (and each ABL Claimholder shall be deemed to have hereby irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally waived any right) to seek or otherwise be granted any type of adequate protection in respect of Note Priority Collateral except as may be consented to in writing by the Notes Agent in its sole and absolute discretion; provided, however, ABL Claimholders may seek and obtain adequate protection in the form of an additional or replacement Lien on Collateral so long as (i) the Note Claimholders have been granted adequate protection in the form of a replacement lien on such Collateral, and (ii) any such Lien on Note Priority Collateral (and on any Collateral granted as adequate protection for the Note Claimholders in respect of their interest in such Note Priority Collateral) is subordinated to the Liens of the Notes Agent in such Collateral on the same basis as the other Liens of the ABL Agent on Note Priority Collateral.
     (d) With respect to (i) the ABL Priority Collateral, nothing herein shall limit the rights of the Notes Agent or the Note Claimholders from seeking adequate protection with respect to their rights in the Note Priority Collateral in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding (including adequate protection in the form of a cash payment, periodic cash payments or otherwise) so long as such request is not otherwise inconsistent with this Agreement and (ii) the Note Priority Collateral, nothing herein shall limit the rights of the ABL Agent or the ABL Claimholders from seeking adequate protection with respect to their rights in the ABL Priority Collateral

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in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding (including adequate protection in the form of a cash payment, periodic cash payments or otherwise) so long as such request is not otherwise inconsistent with this Agreement.
     6.4. Avoidance Issues. If any ABL Claimholder or Note Claimholder is required in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise to turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of the applicable Grantor any amount paid in respect of ABL Obligations or the Note Obligations, as applicable (a “Recovery”), then such ABL Claimholders or Note Claimholders shall be entitled to a reinstatement of ABL Obligations or the Note Obligations, as applicable, with respect to all such recovered amounts. If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of the parties hereto from such date of reinstatement.
     6.5. Reorganization Securities. Subject to the ability of the ABL Claimholders and the Note Claimholders, as applicable, to support or oppose confirmation or approval of any Conforming Plan of Reorganization or to oppose confirmation or approval of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization, as provided herein, if, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, debt obligations of the reorganized debtor secured by Liens upon any property of the reorganized debtor are distributed pursuant to a Plan of Reorganization, both on account of ABL Obligations and on account of Note Obligations, then, to the extent the debt obligations distributed on account of the ABL Obligations and on account of the Note Obligations are secured by Liens upon the same property, the provisions of this Agreement will survive the distribution of such debt obligations pursuant to such plan and will apply with like effect to the debt obligations so distributed, to the Liens securing such debt obligations and the distribution of Proceeds thereof.
     6.6. Post-Petition Interest.
     (a) Neither the Notes Agent nor any Note Claimholder shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder for allowance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of ABL Obligations consisting of post-petition interest, fees or expenses to the extent of the value of the Lien securing any ABL Claimholder’s claim, without regard to the existence of the Lien of the Notes Agent on behalf of the Note Claimholders on the Collateral; provided that nothing contained in this Section 6.6(a) prohibits the Notes Agent on behalf of the Note Claimholders from seeking adequate protection (to the extent it has not already done so under other provisions of this Agreement) with respect to their rights in the Note Priority Collateral in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding if such Note Priority Collateral is the source of payment of post-petition interest, fees or expenses payable to the ABL Agent or any ABL Claimholder.
     (b) Neither the ABL Agent nor any other ABL Claimholder shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the Notes Agent or any Note Claimholder for allowance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of Note Obligations consisting of post-petition interest, fees or expenses to the extent of the value of the Lien securing any Note Claimholder’s claim, without regard to the existence of the Lien of the ABL Agent on behalf of the ABL Claimholders on the Collateral; provided that nothing contained in this Section 6.6(b) prohibits the ABL Agent on

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behalf of the ABL Claimholders from seeking adequate protection (to the extent it has not already done so under other provisions of this Agreement) with respect to their rights in the ABL Priority Collateral in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding if such ABL Priority Collateral is the source of payment of post-petition interest, fees or expenses payable to the Notes Agent or any Note Claimholder.
     6.7. Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification. The Notes Agent, on behalf of the Note Claimholders, and the ABL Agent on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, acknowledge and intend that: the grants of Liens pursuant to the ABL Security Documents and the Note Security Documents constitute two separate and distinct grants of Liens, and because of, among other things, their differing rights in the Collateral, the Note Obligations are fundamentally different from the ABL Obligations and must be separately classified in any Plan of Reorganization proposed or confirmed (or approved) in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. To further effectuate the intent of the parties as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, if it is held that the claims of the ABL Claimholders and the Note Claimholders in respect of the Collateral constitute claims in the same class (rather than separate classes of senior and junior secured claims), then the ABL Claimholders and the Note Claimholders hereby acknowledge and agree that all distributions shall be made as if there were separate classes of ABL Obligations and Note Obligations against the Grantors (with the effect being that, to the extent that the aggregate value of the ABL Priority Collateral or Note Priority Collateral is sufficient (for this purpose ignoring all claims held by the other Secured Parties for whom such Collateral is non-priority in accordance with Section 2.1 and Section 2.2), the ABL Claimholders or the Note Claimholders, respectively, shall be entitled to receive, in addition to amounts distributed to them in respect of principal, pre-petition interest and other claims, all amounts owing in respect of post-petition interest, fees or expenses that is available from each pool of priority Collateral for each of the ABL Claimholders and the Note Claimholders, respectively, before any distribution is made in respect of the claims held by the other Secured Parties for whom such Collateral is non-priority, with such other Secured Parties hereby acknowledging and agreeing to turn over to the respective other Secured Parties amounts otherwise received or receivable by them to the extent necessary to effectuate the intent of this sentence, even if such turnover has the effect of reducing the aggregate recoveries.
     6.8. Asset Dispositions in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
     (a) Without limiting the ABL Agent’s and the ABL Claimholders’ rights under Section 3.1(b), neither the Notes Agent nor any other Note Claimholder shall, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise, oppose any sale or disposition of any ABL Priority Collateral that is supported by the ABL Claimholders, and the Notes Agent and each other Note Claimholder will be deemed to have irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally consented under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (and otherwise) to any sale of any ABL Priority Collateral supported by the ABL Claimholders and to have released their Liens on such assets; provided that to the extent the Proceeds of such Collateral are not applied to reduce ABL Obligations the Notes Agent shall retain a Lien on such Proceeds in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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or otherwise, oppose any sale or disposition of any Note Priority Collateral that is supported by the Note Claimholders and made subject to Section 3.3(d), and the ABL Agent and each other ABL Claimholder will be deemed to have consented under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (and otherwise) to any sale of any Note Priority Collateral supported by the Note Claimholders and to have released their Liens on such assets; provided that to the extent the Proceeds of such Collateral are not applied to reduce Note Obligations, the ABL Agent shall retain a Lien on such Proceeds in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided further that the ABL Agent’s and the ABL Claimholders’ rights under Sections 3.3 and 3.4 shall survive any such sale or disposition.
VII.
RELIANCE; WAIVERS; ETC.
     7.1. Reliance. Other than any reliance on the terms of this Agreement, the ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, acknowledges that it and the other ABL Claimholders have, independently and without reliance on the Notes Agent or any Note Claimholder, and based on documents and information deemed by them appropriate, made their own credit analysis and decision to enter into ABL Loan Documents and be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and they will continue to make their own credit decision in taking or not taking any action under the ABL Loan Documents or this Agreement. The Notes Agent, on behalf of the Note Claimholders, acknowledges that it and the other Note Claimholders have, independently and without reliance on the ABL Agent or any other ABL Claimholder, and based on documents and information deemed by them appropriate, made their own credit analysis and decision to enter into each of the other Note Documents and be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and they will continue to make their own credit decision in taking or not taking any action under the Note Documents or this Agreement.
     7.2. No Warranties or Liability. The ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, acknowledges and agrees that each of the Notes Agent and the Note Claimholders have made no express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectibility or enforceability of any of the other Note Documents, the ownership of any Collateral or the perfection or priority of any Liens thereon. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Notes Agent and the Note Claimholders will be entitled to manage and supervise their respective loans and extensions of credit under the Note Documents in accordance with law and as they may otherwise, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate. The Notes Agent, on behalf the Note Claimholders, acknowledges and agrees that the ABL Agent and the other ABL Claimholders have made no express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectibility or enforceability of any of the other ABL Loan Documents, the ownership of any Collateral or the perfection or priority of any Liens thereon. Except as otherwise provided herein, the ABL Agent and the other ABL Claimholders will be entitled to manage and supervise their respective loans and extensions of credit under their respective ABL Loan Documents in accordance with law and as they may otherwise, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate. The Notes Agent and the Note Claimholders shall have no duty to the ABL Agent or any of the ABL Claimholders, and the ABL Agent and the other ABL Claimholders shall have no duty to the Notes Agent or any of the other Note Claimholders, to act or refrain from acting in a manner which allows, or results in, the occurrence or continuance of an event of default or default under

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any agreements with any Grantor (including the ABL Loan Documents and the Note Documents), regardless of any knowledge thereof which they may have or be charged with.
     7.3. No Waiver of Lien Priorities.
     (a) No right of the Agents, the other ABL Claimholders or the other Note Claimholders to enforce any provision of this Agreement or any ABL Loan Document or Note Document shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of any Grantor or by any act or failure to act by such Agents, ABL Claimholders or Note Claimholders or by any noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Agreement, any of the ABL Loan Documents or any of the Note Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which the Agents or the ABL Claimholders or Note Claimholders, or any of them, may have or be otherwise charged with.
     (b) Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph (but subject to the rights of the Grantors under the ABL Loan Documents and Note Documents and subject to the provisions of Sections 5.3(a), 5.3(c), and, as applicable, 5.3(d)), the Agents, the other ABL Claimholders and the other Note Claimholders may, at any time and from time to time in accordance with the ABL Loan Documents and Note Documents and/or applicable law, without the consent of, or notice to, the other Agent or the ABL Claimholder or the Note Claimholders (as applicable), without incurring any liabilities to such Persons and without impairing or releasing the Lien priorities and other benefits provided in this Agreement (even if any right of subrogation or other right or remedy is affected, impaired or extinguished thereby) do any one or more of the following:
     (i) change the manner, place or terms of payment or change or extend the time of payment of, or amend, renew, exchange, increase or alter, the terms of any of the Obligations or any Lien or guaranty thereof or any liability of any Grantor, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof (including any increase in or extension of the Obligations, without any restriction as to the tenor or terms of any such increase or extension) or otherwise amend, renew, exchange, extend, modify or supplement in any manner any Liens held by the Agents or any rights or remedies under any of the ABL Loan Documents or the Note Documents;
     (ii) sell, exchange, release, surrender, realize upon, enforce or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order any part of the Collateral (except to the extent provided in this Agreement) or any liability of any Grantor or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof;
     (iii) settle or compromise any Obligation or any other liability of any Grantor or any security therefor or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof and apply any sums by whomsoever paid and however realized to any liability in any manner or order that is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement; and
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     7.4. Obligations Unconditional. All rights, interests, agreements and obligations of the ABL Claimholders and the Note Claimholders, respectively, hereunder shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:
     (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any ABL Loan Documents or any Note Documents;
     (b) except, in each case, as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other terms of, all or any of the ABL Obligations or Note Obligations, or any amendment or waiver or other modification, including any increase in the amount thereof, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of the terms of any ABL Loan Document or any Note Document;
     (c) except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non-perfection of any security interest in any Collateral or any other collateral, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of all or any of the ABL Obligations or Note Obligations or any guaranty thereof;
     (d) the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of any Grantor; or
     (e) any other circumstances which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Grantor in respect of the ABL Agent, the ABL Obligations, any ABL Claimholder, the Notes Agent, the Note Obligations or any Note Claimholder in respect of this Agreement.
VIII.
MISCELLANEOUS.
     8.1. Conflicts. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any ABL Loan Document or any Note Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern and control.
     8.2. Effectiveness; Continuing Nature of this Agreement; Severability. This Agreement shall become effective when executed and delivered by the parties hereto. This is a continuing agreement of Lien subordination (as opposed to an agreement of debt or claim subordination), and the ABL Claimholders and Note Claimholders may continue, at any time and without notice to the other Agent, to extend credit and other financial accommodations and lend monies to or for the benefit of any Grantor in reliance hereon. Each of the Agents, on behalf the ABL Claimholders or the Note Claimholders, as applicable, hereby irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally waives any right any Claimholder may have under applicable law to revoke this Agreement or any of the provisions of this Agreement. The terms of this Agreement shall survive, and shall continue in full force and effect, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. Consistent with, but not in limitation of, the preceding sentence, each of the Agents, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders and the Note Claimholders, as applicable, irrevocably acknowledges that this Agreement constitutes a “subordination agreement” within the meaning of both New York

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law and Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. All references to any Grantor shall include such Grantor as debtor and debtor-in-possession and any receiver or trustee for any Grantor (as applicable) in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect:
     (a) with respect to the ABL Agent, the ABL Claimholders and the ABL Obligations, the date of the Discharge of ABL Obligations, subject to the rights of the ABL Claimholders under Section 6.4; and
     (b) with respect to the Notes Agent, the Note Claimholders and the Note Obligations, the date of the Discharge of Note Obligations, subject to the rights of the Note Claimholders under Section 6.4.
     8.3. Amendments; Waivers. No amendment, modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the Notes Agent or the ABL Agent shall be deemed to be made unless the same shall be in writing signed on behalf of each party hereto or its authorized agent and each waiver, if any, shall be a waiver only with respect to the specific instance involved and shall in no way impair the rights of the parties making such waiver or the obligations of the other parties to such party in any other respect or at any other time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Grantor shall have any right to consent to or approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement except to the extent its rights are directly affected.
     8.4. Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Company and Their Subsidiaries. The ABL Agent and the ABL Claimholders, on the one hand, and the Notes Agent and the Note Claimholders, on the other hand, shall each be responsible for keeping themselves informed of (a) the financial condition of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and all endorsers and/or guarantors and other Grantors of the ABL Obligations or the Note Obligations and (b) all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the ABL Obligations or the Note Obligations. Neither the ABL Claimholders, on the one hand, nor the Note Claimholders, on the other hand, shall have any duty to advise the other of information known to it or them regarding such condition or any such circumstances or otherwise. In the event that either the ABL Agent or any of the other ABL Claimholders, on the one hand, or the Notes Agent or any of the other Note Claimholders, on the other hand, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any such information to any of the others, it or they shall be under no obligation, (i) to make, and shall not make, any express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or validity of any such information so provided, (ii) to provide any additional information or to provide any such information on any subsequent occasion, (iii) to undertake any investigation, or (iv) to disclose any information, which pursuant to accepted or reasonable commercial finance practices, such party wishes to maintain confidential or is otherwise required to maintain confidential.
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     (a) With respect to the value of any payments or distributions in cash, property or other assets that any of the Note Claimholders actually pays over to the ABL Agent or the ABL Claimholders under the terms of this Agreement, the Note Claimholders shall be subrogated to the rights of the ABL Claimholders; provided, however, that the Notes Agent, on behalf of the Note Claimholders, hereby agrees not to assert or enforce all such rights of subrogation it may acquire as a result of any payment hereunder until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred. The Grantors acknowledge and agree that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the value of any payments or distributions in cash, property or other assets received by the Note Claimholders that are paid over to the ABL Claimholders pursuant to this Agreement shall not reduce any of the Note Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.5(a), none of the Note Claimholders shall have any claim against any of the ABL Claimholders for any impairment of any subrogation rights herein granted to the Note Claimholders.
     (b) With respect to the value of any payments or distributions in cash, property or other assets that any of the ABL Claimholders actually pays over to the Note Claimholders under the terms of this Agreement, the ABL Claimholders shall be subrogated to the rights of the Note Claimholders; provided, however, that the ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, hereby agrees not to assert or enforce all such rights of subrogation it may acquire as a result of any payment hereunder until the Discharge of Note Obligations has occurred. The Grantors acknowledge and agree that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the value of any payments or distributions in cash, property or other assets received by the ABL Claimholders that are paid over to the Note Claimholders pursuant to this Agreement shall not reduce any of the ABL Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.5(b), none of the ABL Claimholders shall have any claim against any of the Note Claimholders for any impairment of any subrogation rights herein granted to the ABL Claimholders.
     8.6. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS.
     (a) ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PERSON ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING HERETO MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE, COUNTY AND CITY OF NEW YORK. BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY, FOR ITSELF AND ON BEHALF OF THE NOTE CLAIMHOLDERS (IN THE CASE OF THE NOTES AGENT) AND THE ABL CLAIMHOLDERS (IN THE CASE OF THE ABL AGENT), IRREVOCABLY:
     (1) AGREES THAT THE ONLY NECESSARY PARTIES TO ANY AND ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE THE PARTIES HERETO, EXCEPT WHERE IN ANY SUCH JUDICIAL PROCEEDING RELIEF (INCLUDING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF OR THE RECOVERY OF MONEY) IS BEING SOUGHT DIRECTLY AGAINST OR FROM A PERSON THAT IS NOT A PARTY AND EXCEPT THAT, IN ANY SUCH JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BETWEEN THE NOTES AGENT AND THE ABL AGENT THAT DOES NOT SEEK ANY RELIEF AGAINST OR FROM THE COMPANY OR ANY OF THE COMPANY SUBSIDIARIES, THE COMPANY AND THE SUBSIDIARIES SHALL NOT BE NECESSARY PARTIES. WITHOUT

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LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, AND CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 8.14 AND 8.17, NONE OF THE ABL CLAIMHOLDERS (OTHER THAN THE ABL AGENT) OR THE NOTE CLAIMHOLDERS (OTHER THAN THE NOTES AGENT) SHALL BE NECESSARY OR OTHERWISE APPROPRIATE PARTIES TO ANY SUCH JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS, UNLESS IN SUCH JUDICIAL PROCEEDING SUMS ARE BEING SOUGHT TO BE RECOVERED DIRECTLY FROM SUCH PERSONS, INCLUDING PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.2.
     (2) ACCEPTS GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS;
     (3) WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS;
     (4) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE APPLICABLE PERSON (AND IN THE CASE OF A PARTY, AT ITS ADDRESS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8.7); AND
     (5) AGREES THAT SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (3) ABOVE IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE APPLICABLE PERSON IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT.
     (b) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OF THE ABL LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE NOTE DOCUMENTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, THE ABL LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE NOTE DOCUMENTS, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.6.
     8.7. Notices. All notices permitted or required under this Agreement need be sent only to the Notes Agent and the ABL Agent, as applicable, in order to be effective and otherwise binding on any applicable Claimholder. If any notice is sent for whatever reason to the other Note Claimholders or the ABL Claimholders, such notice shall also be sent to the applicable Agent. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice hereunder shall be in writing and may be personally served, telexed or sent by telefacsimile or United States mail or courier service and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by overnight courier service and signed for against receipt thereof, upon receipt of telefacsimile or telex during

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normal business hours, or three Business Days after depositing it in the United States certified mails (return receipt requested) with postage prepaid and properly addressed. For the purposes hereof, the addresses of the parties hereto shall be as set forth below each party’s name on the signature pages hereto, or, as to each party, at such other address as may be designated by such party in a written notice to all of the other parties.
     8.8. Further Assurances. The ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, and the Notes Agent, on behalf of the Note Claimholders, and the Grantors, agree that each of them shall take such further action and shall execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments (in recordable form, if requested) as the ABL Agent or the Notes Agent may reasonably request to effectuate the terms of and the Lien priorities contemplated by this Agreement.
     8.9. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
     8.10. Specific Performance. Each of the ABL Agent and the Notes Agent may demand specific performance of this Agreement. The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders, and the Notes Agent, on behalf of itself and the Note Claimholders, hereby irrevocably waive any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law and any other defense which might be asserted to bar the remedy of specific performance in any action which may be brought by the ABL Agent or the other ABL Claimholders or the Notes Agent or the other Note Claimholders, as applicable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, in seeking specific performance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, an Agent may seek such relief as if it were the “holder” of the claims of the other Agent’s Claimholders under Section 1126(a) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise had been granted an irrevocable power of attorney by the other Agent’s Claimholders.
     8.11. Headings. Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.
     8.12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such separate counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. In proving this Agreement in any judicial proceedings, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party against whom such enforcement is sought. Any signatures delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or by e-mail transmission shall be deemed an original signature hereto.
     8.13. Authorization. By its signature, each party hereto represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that the individual signing this Agreement on its behalf is duly authorized to execute this Agreement. The Notes Agent hereby represents that it is authorized to, and by its signature hereon does, bind the other Note Claimholders to the terms of this Agreement. The ABL Agent hereby represents that it is authorized to, and by its signature hereon does, bind the other ABL Claimholders to the terms of this Agreement.

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     8.14. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the rights and benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and its respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of (and shall be binding upon) each of the Agents, the other ABL Claimholders and the other Note Claimholders and their respective successors and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Indenture, each Additional Pari Passu Notes Agreement and the amendments to ABL Security Documents shall expressly refer to this Agreement and acknowledge that its provisions shall be binding on the Notes Agent, and the other Note Claimholders (and their respective successors and assigns) and on the ABL Agent and the other ABL Claimholders (and their respective successors and assigns), as applicable, and, in any event, this Agreement shall be binding on the Agents, the other ABL Claimholders, and the other Note Claimholders and their respective successors and assigns as if its provisions were set forth in their entirety in the ABL Credit Agreement, the Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Notes Agreement.
     8.15. Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights. The provisions of this Agreement are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the ABL Claimholders on the one hand and the Note Claimholders on the other hand. No Grantor or any other creditor thereof shall have any rights hereunder, and no Grantor may rely on the terms hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall impair as between the Grantors and the ABL Agent and the other ABL Claimholders, or as between the Grantors and the Notes Agent and the other Note Claimholders, the obligations of any Grantor, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay principal, interest, fees and other amounts as provided in the other ABL Loan Documents and the other Note Documents, respectively, including as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms.
     8.16. Marshalling of Assets. The Notes Agent, on behalf of the Note Claimholders, hereby irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally waives any and all rights or powers any Note Claimholder may have at any time under applicable law or otherwise to have the ABL Priority Collateral, or any part thereof, marshaled upon any foreclosure or other enforcement of the ABL Agent’s Liens. The ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, hereby waives irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally any and all rights any ABL Claimholder may have at any time under applicable law or otherwise to have the Note Priority Collateral, or any part thereof, marshaled upon any foreclosure or other enforcement of the Notes Agent’s Liens.
     8.17. Exclusive Means of Exercising Rights under this Agreement. The Note Claimholders shall be deemed to have irrevocably appointed the Notes Agent, and the ABL Claimholders shall be deemed to have irrevocably appointed the ABL Agent, as their respective and exclusive agents hereunder. Consistent with such appointment, the Note Claimholders and the ABL Claimholders further shall be deemed to have agreed that only their respective Agent (and not any individual Claimholder or group of Claimholders) shall have the exclusive right to exercise any rights, powers, and/or remedies under or in connection with this Agreement (including bringing any action to interpret or otherwise enforce the provisions of this Agreement) or the Collateral; provided, that (i) ABL Claimholders holding obligations in respect to Bank Products or Obligations in respect of Hedging Agreements may exercise customary netting rights with respect thereto, (ii) cash collateral may be held pursuant to the terms of the ABL Loan Documents (including any relating to Bank Products or Hedging Agreements) and any such individual ABL Claimholder may act against such Collateral, and (iii) ABL Claimholders may

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exercise customary rights of setoff against depository or other accounts maintained with them. Specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Noteholder or group of Noteholders, and each ABL Lender or group of ABL Lenders, shall not be entitled to take or file, but instead shall be precluded from taking or filing (whether in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise), any action, judicial or otherwise, to enforce any right or power or pursue any remedy under this Agreement (including any declaratory judgment or other action to interpret or otherwise enforce the provisions of this Agreement) or otherwise in relation to the Collateral, except solely as provided in the proviso in the preceding sentence.
     8.18. Interpretation. This Agreement is a product of negotiations among representatives of, and has been reviewed by counsel to, the Notes Agent, the ABL Agent, the Company, and the Company Subsidiaries and is the product of those Persons on behalf of themselves and the Note Claimholders (in the case of the Notes Agent) and the ABL Claimholders (in the case of the ABL Claimholders). Accordingly, this Agreement’s provisions shall not be construed against, or in favor of, any party or other Person merely by virtue of that party or other Person’s involvement, or lack of involvement, in the preparation of this Agreement and of any of its specific provisions.
     8.19. Capacity of Notes Agent. U.S. Bank National Association is entering into this Agreement solely in its capacity as Trustee and Collateral Agent under the Indenture and the rights, powers, privileges and protections afforded to the Trustee and Collateral Agent under the Indenture shall also apply to U.S. Bank National Association as the Notes Agent hereunder. The Note Claimholders have expressly authorized and instructed the Notes Agent to execute and deliver this Agreement.
     8.20. Termination. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.5, this Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect upon the Discharge of the ABL Obligations or upon the Discharge of the Note Obligations, subject to the rights of the ABL Lenders and the Noteholders, as applicable, under Section 6.4.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Intercreditor Agreement as of the date first written above.
         
  ABL Agent:

SUNTRUST BANK, as ABL Agent
 
 
  By:   /s/ William L Otott Jr    
    Name:   William L Otott Jr   
    Title:   Director   
 
     
 
  Notice Address:
 
  SunTrust Bank
 
  303 Peachtree Street
 
  Twenty Third Floor
 
  Atlanta, Georgia 30308
 
  Attn: Oxford Account Manager
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  Notes Agent:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its
individual capacity, but solely in its
capacity as Trustee and Collateral Agent under
the Indenture and Collateral Agent under the
Note Documents, as Notes Agent
 
 
  By:   /s/ Muriel Shaw    
    Name:   Muriel Shaw   
    Title:   Assistant Vice President   
 
     
 
  Notice Address:
 
   
 
  U.S. Bank National Association
 
  EX-GA-ATPT
 
  1349 W. Peachtree Street, NW
 
  Two Midtown Plaza, Suite 1050
 
  Atlanta, GA 30309
 
  Attn: Corporate Trust Services
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Acknowledged and Agreed to by:    
 
       
Company:    
 
       
OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III
 
Name: Thomas C. Chubb III
   
 
  Title: President    
Notice Address:
Oxford Industries, Inc.
222 Piedmont Avenue
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Attn: General Counsel
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Company Subsidiaries:    
 
       
TOMMY BAHAMA GROUP, INC.    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III
 
Name: Thomas C. Chubb III
   
 
  Title: Vice President    
 
       
BEN SHERMAN CLOTHING, INC.    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III
 
   
 
  Name: Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
  Title: Vice President    
 
       
LIONSHEAD CLOTHING COMPANY    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III
 
   
 
  Name: Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
  Title: Vice President    
 
       
OXFORD CARIBBEAN, INC.    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III
 
   
 
  Name: Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
  Title: Vice President    
 
       
OXFORD GARMENT, INC.    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III
 
   
 
  Name: Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
  Title: Vice President    
Intercreditor Agreement

 


 

         
OXFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III
 
   
 
  Name: Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
  Title: Vice President    
 
       
OXFORD OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III
 
   
 
  Name: Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
  Title: Vice President    
 
       
PIEDMONT APPAREL CORPORATION    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III
 
   
 
  Name: Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
  Title: Vice President    
 
       
SFI OF OXFORD ACQUISITION CORPORATION    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III
 
   
 
  Name: Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
  Title: Vice President    
 
       
TOMMY BAHAMA BEVERAGES, LLC    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III
 
   
 
  Name: Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
  Title: Vice President    
Intercreditor Agreement

 


 

         
TOMMY BAHAMA R&R HOLDINGS, INC.    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III
 
   
 
  Name: Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
  Title: Vice President    
 
       
TOMMY BAHAMA TEXAS BEVERAGES, LLC    
 
       
By: Tommy Bahama Beverages, LLC, its sole member    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III
 
   
 
  Name: Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
  Title: Vice President    
 
       
VIEWPOINT MARKETING, INC.    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III
 
   
 
  Name: Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
  Title: Vice President    
 
       
OXFORD LOCKBOX, INC.    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III
 
   
 
  Name: Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
  Title: Vice President    
Intercreditor Agreement

 

EX-10.2
Exhibit 10.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
by and among
Oxford Industries, Inc.
and the Guarantors party hereto
and
Banc of America Securities LLC
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
BB&T Capital Markets, a Division of Scott & Stringfellow LLC
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
Barclays Capital Inc.
PNC Capital Markets LLC
Dated as of June 30, 2009

 


 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
     This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of June 30, 2009, by and among Oxford Industries, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), the Guarantors party hereto (collectively, the “Guarantors”), and Banc of America Securities LLC, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, BB&T Capital Markets, a Division of Scott & Stringfellow, LLC, Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc, Barclays Capital Inc. and PNC Capital Markets LLC (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”), each of whom has agreed to purchase the Company’s 11.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the “Initial Notes”) which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors (the “Guarantees”) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below). The Initial Notes and the Guarantees attached thereto are herein collectively referred to as the “Initial Securities.”
     This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated June 23, 2009 (the “Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers (i) for the benefit of the Initial Purchasers and (ii) for the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Initial Securities, including the Initial Purchasers. In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Initial Securities, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers set forth in Section 5(f) of the Purchase Agreement.
     The parties hereby agree as follows:
     SECTION 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:
     Additional Interest Payment Date: With respect to the Initial Securities, each Interest Payment Date.
     Advice: As defined in Section 6(c) hereof.
     Broker-Dealer: Any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act.
     Business Day: Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or U.S. federal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies located in New York, New York are authorized or obligated to be closed.
     Closing Date: The date of this Agreement.
     Commission: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
     Consummate: A registered Exchange Offer shall be deemed “Consummated” for purposes of this Agreement upon the occurrence of (i) the filing and effectiveness under the Securities Act of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Securities to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (ii) the maintenance of such Registration Statement continuously effective and the keeping of the Exchange Offer open for a period not less than the minimum period required pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof, and (iii) the delivery by the Company to the Registrar

 


 

under the Indenture of Exchange Securities in the same aggregate principal amount as the aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities that were tendered by Holders thereof pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
     Effectiveness Target Date: As defined in Section 5 hereof.
     Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
     Exchange Date: As defined in Section 3 hereof.
     Exchange Offer: The registration by the Company under the Securities Act of the Exchange Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement pursuant to which the Company offers the Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities permitted under applicable law and Commission policy to participate in such offer the opportunity to exchange all such outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities held by such Holders for Exchange Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities tendered in such exchange offer by such Holders.
     Exchange Offer Registration Statement: The Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Offer, including the related Prospectus.
     Exchange Securities: The 11.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2015, of the same series under the Indenture as the Initial Notes and the Guarantees attached thereto, to be issued to Holders in exchange for Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to this Agreement.
     FINRA: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
     Holders: As defined in Section 2(b) hereof.
     Indemnified Holder: As defined in Section 8(a) hereof.
     Indenture: The Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2009, by and among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to which the Securities are to be issued, as such Indenture is amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
     Initial Purchaser: As defined in the preamble hereto.
     Initial Placement: The issuance and sale by the Company of the Initial Securities to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
     Initial Securities: As defined in the preamble hereto.
     Interest Payment Date: As defined in the Indenture and the Securities.

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     Person: Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
     Prospectus: The prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference into such Prospectus.
     Registration Default: As defined in Section 5 hereof.
     Registration Statement: Any registration statement of the Company relating to (a) an offering of Exchange Securities pursuant to an Exchange Offer or (b) the registration for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, which is filed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, in each case, including the Prospectus included therein, all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-effective amendments) and all exhibits and material incorporated by reference therein.
     Securities: As defined in the preamble hereto.
     Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
     Shelf Filing Deadline: As defined in Section 4(a) hereof.
     Shelf Registration Statement: As defined in Section 4(a) hereof.
     Trust Indenture Act: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
     Transfer Restricted Securities: Each Initial Security, until the earliest to occur of (a) the date on which such Initial Security is exchanged in the Exchange Offer for an Exchange Security, (b) the date on which such Initial Security has been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with a Shelf Registration Statement and (c) the date on which such Initial Security is distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the “Plan of Distribution” contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (including delivery of the Prospectus contained therein).
     Underwritten Registration or Underwritten Offering: A registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter for reoffering to the public.
     SECTION 2. Securities Subject to this Agreement.
     (a) Transfer Restricted Securities. The securities entitled to the benefits of this Agreement are the Transfer Restricted Securities.
     (b) Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (each, a “Holder”) whenever such Person owns Transfer Restricted Securities.

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     SECTION 3. Registered Exchange Offer.
     (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts (i) to file with the Commission a Registration Statement under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer, (ii) to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) if applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Registration Statement shall reasonably request in writing prior to such Registration Statement being declared effective by the Commission, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to Consummate the Exchange Offer not later than 366 days following the Closing Date (or if such 366th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Exchange Date”). The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof.
     (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement.
     (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such

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Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement.
     Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities.
     The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.
     SECTION 4. Shelf Registration.
     (a) Shelf Registration. If (i) the Company is not required to file an Exchange Offer Registration Statement or to consummate the Exchange Offer because the Exchange Offer is not permitted by applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), (ii) for any reason the Exchange Offer is not Consummated by the Exchange Date, or (iii) with respect to any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (A) such Holder is prohibited by applicable law or Commission policy from participating in the Exchange Offer, or (B) such Holder may not resell the Exchange Securities acquired by it in the Exchange Offer to the public without delivering a prospectus and that the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not appropriate or available for such resales by such Holder, or (C) such Holder is a Broker-Dealer and holds Initial Securities acquired directly from the Company or one of its affiliates, then, upon such Holder’s request, the Company and the Guarantors shall
     (x) cause to be filed a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, which may be an amendment to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (in either event, the “Shelf Registration Statement”) as promptly as practicable (such date being the “Shelf Filing Deadline”), which Shelf Registration Statement shall provide for resales of all Transfer Restricted Securities the Holders of which shall have provided the information required pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof; and
     (y) use their reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission.
     Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Sections 6(b) and (c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities by the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities entitled to the

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benefit of this Section 4(a), and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period of at least two years following the Closing Date (or shorter period that will terminate when all the Initial Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement).
     (b) Provision by Holders of Certain Information in Connection with the Shelf Registration Statement. No Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities may include any of its Transfer Restricted Securities in any Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such Holder furnishes to the Company in writing, within 20 Business Days after receipt of a request therefor, such information as the Company may reasonably request for use in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus included therein. Each Holder as to which any Shelf Registration Statement is being effected agrees to furnish promptly to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by such Holder not materially misleading.
     SECTION 5. Additional Interest. If (i) the Exchange Offer has not been Consummated by the Exchange Date, (ii) any Shelf Registration Statement, if required hereby, has not been declared effective by the Commission prior to the Exchange Date (if required pursuant to Section 4(a)(C), has not been declared effective by the Commission prior to the later of the Exchange Date and the date that is 90 days after such Holder makes such request pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof) or (iii) any Shelf Registration Statement required by this Agreement has been declared effective but ceases to be effective at any time at which it is required to be effective under this Agreement (each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (iii), a “Registration Default”), the Company hereby agrees that the interest rate borne by the Transfer Restricted Securities shall be increased by 0.25% per annum during the 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of any Registration Default and shall increase by 0.25% per annum at the end of each subsequent 90-day period, but in no event shall such increase exceed 1.00% per annum. Following the cure of all Registration Defaults relating to any particular Transfer Restricted Securities, the interest rate borne by the relevant Transfer Restricted Securities will be reduced to the original interest rate borne by such Transfer Restricted Securities; provided, however, that, if after any such reduction in interest rate, a different Registration Default occurs, the interest rate borne by the relevant Transfer Restricted Securities shall again be increased pursuant to the foregoing provisions.
     All obligations of the Company and the Guarantors set forth in the preceding paragraph that are outstanding with respect to any Transfer Restricted Security at the time such security ceases to be a Transfer Restricted Security shall survive until such time as all such obligations with respect to such security shall have been satisfied in full.
     SECTION 6. Registration Procedures.
     (a) Exchange Offer Registration Statement. In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company and the Guarantors shall comply with all of the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof, shall use their reasonable best efforts to effect such exchange to permit the sale of Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and shall comply with all of the following provisions:

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     (i) As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities shall furnish, upon the request of the Company, prior to the Consummation thereof, a written representation to the Company (which may be contained in the letter of transmittal contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) to the effect that (A) it is not an affiliate of the Company, (B) it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, and has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in, a distribution of the Exchange Securities to be issued in the Exchange Offer and (C) it is acquiring the Exchange Securities in its ordinary course of business. In addition, all such Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities shall otherwise cooperate in the Company’s preparations for the Exchange Offer. Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any Broker-Dealer and any such Holder using the Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the securities to be acquired in the Exchange Offer (1) could not under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the position of the Commission enunciated in Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), as interpreted in the Commission’s letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993, and similar no-action letters, and (2) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction and that such a secondary resale transaction should be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable, of Regulation S-K if the resales are of Exchange Securities obtained by such Holder in exchange for Initial Securities acquired by such Holder directly from the Company.
     (b) Shelf Registration Statement. In connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall comply with all the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof and shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such registration to permit the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto each of the Company and the Guarantors will as expeditiously as possible prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement relating to the registration on any appropriate form under the Securities Act, which form shall be available for the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof.
     (c) General Provisions. In connection with any Registration Statement and any Prospectus required by this Agreement to permit the sale or resale of Transfer Restricted Securities (including, without limitation, any Registration Statement and the related Prospectus required to permit resales of Initial Securities by Broker-Dealers), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall:
     (i) use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective and provide all requisite financial statements (including, if required by the Securities Act or any regulation thereunder, financial statements of the Guarantors) for the period specified in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable; upon the occurrence of any event that would cause any such Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain a material misstatement or omission or (B) not to be effective and

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usable for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities during the period required by this Agreement, the Company shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to such Registration Statement, in the case of clause (A), correcting any such misstatement or omission, and, in the case of either clause (A) or (B), use its reasonable best efforts to cause such amendment to be declared effective and such Registration Statement and the related Prospectus to become usable for their intended purpose(s) as soon as practicable thereafter;
     (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the applicable Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the applicable period set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, or such shorter period as will terminate when all Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold; cause the Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, and to comply fully with the applicable provisions of Rules 424 and 430A under the Securities Act in a timely manner; and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;
     (iii) advise the underwriter(s), if any, and selling Holders promptly and, if requested by such Persons, to confirm such advice in writing, (A) when the Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to any Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective, (B) of any request by the Commission for amendments to the Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information relating thereto, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities Act or of the suspension by any state securities commission of the qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes, (D) of the existence of any fact or the happening of any event that makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein untrue, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading. If at any time the Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or any state securities commission or other regulatory authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under state securities or blue sky laws, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time;
     (iv) furnish without charge to each of the Initial Purchasers, each selling Holder named in any Registration Statement, and each of the underwriter(s), if any, before filing

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with the Commission, copies of any Registration Statement or any Prospectus included therein or any amendments or supplements to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all documents incorporated by reference after the initial filing of such Registration Statement), which documents will be subject to the review and comment of such Holders and underwriter(s) in connection with such sale, if any, for a period of at least five Business Days, and the Company will not file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all such documents incorporated by reference) to which an Initial Purchaser of Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Registration Statement or the underwriter(s), if any, shall reasonably object in writing within five Business Days after the receipt thereof (such objection to be deemed timely made upon confirmation of telecopy transmission within such period). The objection of an Initial Purchaser or underwriter, if any, shall be deemed to be reasonable if such Registration Statement, amendment, Prospectus or supplement, as applicable, as proposed to be filed, contains a material misstatement or omission;
     (v) promptly prior to the filing of any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or Prospectus, provide copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers, each selling Holder named in any Registration Statement, and to the underwriter(s), if any, make the Company’s and the Guarantors’ representatives available for discussion of such document and other customary due diligence matters, and include such information in such document prior to the filing thereof as such selling Holders or underwriter(s), if any, reasonably may request;
     (vi) make available at reasonable times for inspection by the Initial Purchasers, the managing underwriter(s), if any, participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney or accountant retained by such Initial Purchasers or any of the underwriter(s), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of each of the Company and the Guarantors and cause the Company’s and the Guarantors’ officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Holder, underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto subsequent to the filing thereof and prior to its effectiveness and to participate in meetings with investors to the extent requested by the managing underwriter(s), if any;
     (vii) if requested by any selling Holders or the underwriter(s), if any, promptly incorporate in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, pursuant to a supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary, such information as such selling Holders and underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request to have included therein, including, without limitation, information relating to the “Plan of Distribution” of the Transfer Restricted Securities, information with respect to the principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities being sold to such underwriter(s), the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Transfer Restricted Securities to be sold in such offering; and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company is notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;

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     (viii) cause the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be rated, if not then rated, with the appropriate rating agencies, if so requested by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities covered thereby or the underwriter(s), if any;
     (ix) furnish to each Initial Purchaser, each selling Holder and each of the underwriter(s), if any, without charge, at least one copy of the Registration Statement, as first filed with the Commission, and of each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits (including exhibits incorporated therein by reference);
     (x) deliver to each selling Holder and each of the underwriter(s), if any, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons reasonably may request; each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby consents to the use of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders and each of the underwriter(s), if any, in connection with the offering and the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto;
     (xi) enter into such customary agreements (including an underwriting agreement), and make such representations and warranties, and take all such other actions in connection therewith in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement, all to such extent as may be reasonably requested by any Initial Purchaser or by any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities or underwriter in connection with any sale or resale pursuant to any Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement; and whether or not an underwriting agreement is entered into and whether or not the registration is an Underwritten Registration, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall:
     (A) furnish to each Initial Purchaser, each selling Holder and each underwriter, if any, in such substance and scope as they may reasonably request and as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in primary underwritten offerings, upon the date of the Consummation of the Exchange Offer or, if applicable, the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement:
     (1) certificates, dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer or the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, executed by (A) the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or President of the Company and the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company and (B) two officers of each Guarantor with the title Vice President or above (or, in the case of Tommy Bahama Texas Beverages LLC, two such officers of its sole member), in each case, confirming, as of the date thereof, the matters set forth in paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) of Section 5(e) of the Purchase Agreement and such other matters as such parties may reasonably request;

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     (2) an opinion, dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer or the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors, covering the matters set forth in Section 5(c) of the Purchase Agreement and such other matter as such parties may reasonably request, and in any event including a statement to the effect that such counsel has participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the Company and the Guarantors, representatives of the independent public accountants for the Company and the Guarantors, representatives of the underwriter(s), if any, and counsel to the underwriter(s), if any, in connection with the preparation of such Registration Statement and the related Prospectus and have considered the matters required to be stated therein and the statements contained therein, although such counsel has not independently verified the accuracy, completeness or fairness of such statements; and that such counsel advises that, on the basis of the foregoing, no facts came to such counsel’s attention that caused such counsel to believe that the applicable Registration Statement, at the time such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto became effective, and, in the case of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as of the date of Consummation, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or that the Prospectus contained in such Registration Statement as of its date and, in the case of the opinion dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer, as of the date of Consummation, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. Without limiting the foregoing, such counsel may state further that such counsel assumes no responsibility for, and has not independently verified, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the financial statements, notes and schedules and other financial data included in any Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement or the related Prospectus; and
     (3) a customary comfort letter, dated the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, from the Company’s independent accountants, in the customary form and covering matters of the type customarily requested to be covered in comfort letters by underwriters in connection with primary underwritten offerings, and covering or affirming the matters set forth in the comfort letters delivered pursuant to Section 5(a) of the Purchase Agreement, without exception;
     (B) set forth in full or incorporate by reference in the underwriting agreement, if any, the indemnification provisions and procedures of Section 8 hereof with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to said Section; and
     (C) deliver such other documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by such parties to evidence compliance with Section 6(c)(xi)(A) hereof

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and with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company or any of the Guarantors pursuant to this Section 6(c)(xi), if any.
     If at any time the representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors contemplated in Section 6(c)(xi)(A)(1) hereof cease to be true and correct, the Company or the Guarantors shall so advise the Initial Purchasers and the underwriter(s), if any, and each selling Holder promptly and, if requested by such Persons, shall confirm such advice in writing;
     (xii) prior to any public offering of Transfer Restricted Securities, cooperate with the selling Holders, the underwriter(s), if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the registration and qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the selling Holders or underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request and do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement; provided, however, that none of the Company or the Guarantors shall be required to register or qualify as a foreign corporation where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to the service of process in suits or to taxation, other than as to matters and transactions relating to the Registration Statement, in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;
     (xiii) shall issue, upon the request of any Holder of Initial Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement, Exchange Securities having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities surrendered to the Company by such Holder in exchange therefor or being sold by such Holder; such Exchange Securities to be registered in the name of such Holder or in the name of the purchaser(s) of such Securities, as the case may be; in return, the Initial Securities held by such Holder shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation;
     (xiv) cooperate with the selling Holders and the underwriter(s), if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Transfer Restricted Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and enable such Transfer Restricted Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holders or the underwriter(s), if any, may request at least two Business Days prior to any sale of Transfer Restricted Securities made by such Holders or underwriter(s);
     (xv) use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter(s), if any, to consummate the disposition of such Transfer Restricted Securities, subject to the proviso contained in Section 6(c)(xii) hereof;
     (xvi) if any fact or event contemplated by Section 6(c)(iii)(D) hereof shall exist or have occurred, prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of Transfer

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Restricted Securities, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading;
     (xvii) provide a CUSIP number for all Securities not later than the effective date of the Registration Statement covering such Securities and provide the Trustee under the Indenture with printed certificates for such Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company and take all other action necessary to ensure that all such Securities are eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company;
     (xviii) cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with the FINRA and in the performance of any due diligence investigation by any underwriter (including any “qualified independent underwriter”) that is required to be retained in accordance with the rules and regulations of the FINRA;
     (xix) otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, a consolidated earnings statement meeting the requirements of Rule 158 of the Securities Act (which need not be audited) for the twelve-month period (A) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Transfer Restricted Securities are sold to underwriters in a firm commitment or best efforts Underwritten Offering or (B) if not sold to underwriters in such an offering, beginning with the first month of the Company’s first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date of the Registration Statement;
     (xx) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act not later than the effective date of the first Registration Statement required by this Agreement, and, in connection therewith, cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders of Securities to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for such Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture Act; and to execute and use its best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents that may be required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the Commission to enable such Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner; and
     (xxi) provide promptly to each Holder upon request each document filed with the Commission pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 and Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
     Each Holder agrees by acquisition of a Transfer Restricted Security that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the existence of any fact of the kind described in Section 6(c)(iii)(D) hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(c)(xvi) hereof, or until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus. If so directed by the Company, each Holder will deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such

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Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Transfer Restricted Securities that was current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the time period regarding the effectiveness of such Registration Statement set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to Section 6(c)(iii)(D) hereof to and including the date when each selling Holder covered by such Registration Statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(c)(xvi) hereof or shall have received the Advice; provided, however, that no such extension shall be taken into account in determining whether Additional Interest is due pursuant to Section 5 hereof or the amount of such Additional Interest, it being agreed that the Company’s option to suspend use of a Registration Statement pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a Registration Default for purposes of Section 5 hereof.
     SECTION 7. Registration Expenses.
     (a) All expenses incident to the Company’s and the Guarantor’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement will be borne by the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, regardless of whether a Registration Statement becomes effective, including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses (including filings made by any Initial Purchaser or Holder with the FINRA (and, if applicable, the fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter” and its counsel that may be required by the rules and regulations of the FINRA)); (ii) all fees and expenses of compliance with federal securities and state securities or blue sky laws; (iii) all expenses of printing (including printing certificates for the Exchange Securities to be issued in the Exchange Offer and printing of Prospectuses), messenger and delivery services and telephone; (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, the Guarantors and, subject to Section 7(b) hereof, the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities; (v) all application and filing fees, if applicable, in connection with listing the Exchange Securities on a securities exchange or automated quotation system pursuant to the requirements thereof; and (vi) all fees and disbursements of independent certified public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors (including the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters required by or incident to such performance).
     Each of the Company and the Guarantors will, in any event, bear its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expenses of any annual audit and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the Company or the Guarantors.
     (b) In connection with any Registration Statement required by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and the Shelf Registration Statement), the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will reimburse the Initial Purchasers and the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities being tendered in the Exchange Offer and/or resold pursuant to the “Plan of Distribution” contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or registered pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable, for the reasonable fees and disbursements of not more than one counsel, who shall be Cahill Gordon & Reindel llp or such other counsel as may be chosen by the Holders of a majority in principal

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amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities for whose benefit such Registration Statement is being prepared.
     SECTION 8. Indemnification.
     (a) The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless (i) each Holder and (ii) each Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) any Holder (any of the Persons referred to in this clause (ii) being hereinafter referred to as a “controlling person”) and (iii) the respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents of any Holder or any controlling person (any Person referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) may hereinafter be referred to as an “Indemnified Holder”), to the fullest extent lawful, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions and expenses (including, without limitation, and as incurred, reimbursement of all reasonable costs of investigating, preparing, pursuing, settling, compromising, paying or defending any claim or action, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to any Indemnified Holder in accordance with this Section 8(a)), arising out of or in connection with any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions or expenses arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission that is made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any of the Holders furnished in writing to the Company by any of the Holders expressly for use therein. This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any liability which the Company or any of the Guarantors may otherwise have.
     In case any action or proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation or proceeding) shall be brought or asserted against any of the Indemnified Holders with respect to which indemnity may be sought against the Company or the Guarantors, such Indemnified Holder (or the Indemnified Holder controlled by such controlling person) shall promptly notify the Company and the Guarantors in writing; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not relieve any of the Company or the Guarantors of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement to the extent that the Company and the Guarantors are not prejudiced as a proximate result of such failure. Such Indemnified Holder shall have the right to employ its own counsel in any such action and the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be paid, as incurred, by the Company and the Guarantors (regardless of whether it is ultimately determined that an Indemnified Holder is not entitled to indemnification hereunder). The Company and the Guarantors shall not, in connection with any one such action or proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related actions or proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for such Indemnified Holders, which firm shall be designated by the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall be liable for any settlement of any such action or proceeding effected with the Company’s and the Guarantors’ prior written consent, which consent shall not be withheld unreasonably, and each of the Company and the Guarantors agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any Indemnified Holder from and

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against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of any settlement of any action effected with the written consent of the Company and the Guarantors. The Company and the Guarantors shall not, without the prior written consent of each Indemnified Holder, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any pending or threatened action, claim, litigation or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Holder is a party thereto), unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Holder from all liability arising out of such action, claim, litigation or proceeding.
     (b) Each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless (i) the Company, the Guarantors and their respective directors and officers, partners, employees, representatives and agents, and (ii) any Person controlling (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Company or any of the Guarantors, and the respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents of each such Person (any Person referred to in clause (i) or (ii) may be hereinafter be referred to as a “Company Indemnified Party”), to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company and the Guarantors to each of the Indemnified Holders, but only with respect to claims and actions arising out of or based upon information relating to such Holder furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement. In case any action or proceeding shall be brought against a Company Indemnified Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought against a Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities, such Holder shall have the rights and duties given the Company and the Guarantors, and the Company Indemnified Party shall have the rights and duties given to each Holder by the preceding paragraph.
     (c) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable to an indemnified party under Section 8(a) or (b) hereof (other than by reason of exceptions provided in those Sections) in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions or expenses referred to therein, then each applicable indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, from the Initial Placement (which in the case of the Company and the Guarantors shall be deemed to be equal to the total gross proceeds to the Company and the Guarantors from the Initial Placement), the amount of Additional Interest which did not become payable as a result of the filing of the Registration Statement resulting in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions or expenses, and such Registration Statement, or if such allocation is not permitted by applicable law, the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Holders on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, or the Holders, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and

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expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in the second paragraph of Section 8(a) hereof, any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim.
     The Company, the Guarantors and each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8(c) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, none of the Holders (and its related Indemnified Holders) shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the total discount with respect to the Initial Securities received by such Holder exceeds the amount of any damages which such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8(c) are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of Initial Securities held by each of the Holders hereunder and not joint.
     SECTION 9. Rule 144A. Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby agrees with each Holder, for so long as any Transfer Restricted Securities remain outstanding, to make available to any Holder or beneficial owner of Transfer Restricted Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such Transfer Restricted Securities from such Holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
     SECTION 10. Participation in Underwritten Registrations. No Holder may participate in any Underwritten Registration hereunder unless such Holder (a) agrees to sell such Holder’s Transfer Restricted Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (b) completes and executes all reasonable questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, lock-up letters and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
     SECTION 11. Selection of Underwriters. The Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement who desire to do so may sell such Transfer Restricted Securities in an Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment banker(s) and managing underwriter(s) that will administer such offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities included in such offering; provided, however, that such investment banker(s) and managing underwriter(s) must be reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
     SECTION 12. Miscellaneous.

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     (a) Remedies. Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby agree to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
     (b) No Inconsistent Agreements. Each of the Company and the Guarantors will not on or after the date of this Agreement enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to its securities to any Person. The rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Company’s or any of the Guarantors’ securities under any agreement in effect on the date hereof.
     (c) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Company has (i) in the case of Section 5 hereof and this Section 12(d)(i), obtained the written consent of Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) in the case of all other provisions hereof, obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities (excluding any Transfer Restricted Securities held by the Company or its Affiliates). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to departure from the provisions hereof that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose securities are being tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer and that does not affect directly or indirectly the rights of other Holders whose securities are not being tendered pursuant to such Exchange Offer may be given by the Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities being tendered or registered; provided, however, that, with respect to any matter that directly or indirectly affects the rights of any Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Company shall obtain the written consent of each such Initial Purchaser with respect to which such amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver, consent or departure is to be effective.
     (d) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier, or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:
     (i) if to a Holder, at the address set forth on the records of the Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy to the Registrar under the Indenture; and
     (ii) If to the Company or the Guarantors:
Oxford Industries, Inc.
222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Facsimile: (404) 653-1224
Attention: General Counsel

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     with a copy to:
King & Spalding LLP
1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Facsimile: (212) 556-2222
Attention: Tracy Kimmel
     All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next Business Day, if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.
     Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee at the address specified in the Indenture.
     (e) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including, without limitation, and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not inure to the benefit of or be binding upon a successor or assign of a Holder unless and to the extent such successor or assign acquired Transfer Restricted Securities from such Holder.
     (f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile, email or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
     (g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
     (h) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THEREOF.
     (i) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
     (j) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to

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herein with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Transfer Restricted Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
     (k) Termination. The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Agreement will terminate on the second anniversary of the Closing Date; provided, however, that Sections 7, 8 and 12(d) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
                     
    OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.    
 
                   
    By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
             
        Name: Thomas C. Chubb III    
        Title: President    
 
                   
    BEN SHERMAN CLOTHING, INC.    
    LIONSHEAD CLOTHING COMPANY    
    OXFORD CARIBBEAN, INC.    
    OXFORD GARMENT, INC.    
    OXFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.    
    OXFORD LOCKBOX, INC.    
    OXFORD OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.    
    PIEDMONT APPAREL CORPORATION    
    SFI OF OXFORD ACQUISITION CORPORATION    
    TOMMY BAHAMA BEVERAGES, LLC    
    TOMMY BAHAMA GROUP, INC.    
    TOMMY BAHAMA R&R HOLDINGS, INC.    
    VIEWPOINT MARKETING, INC.    
 
                   
        By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
                 
            Name: Thomas C. Chubb III    
            Title: Vice President    
 
                   
    TOMMY BAHAMA TEXAS BEVERAGES, LLC
    By: Tommy Bahama Beverages, LLC, its sole member
 
                   
        By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
                 
            Name: Thomas C. Chubb    
            Title: Vice President    

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          The foregoing Registration Rights Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
Banc of America Securities LLC
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
     Acting on behalf of themselves
     and as the Representatives of
     the several Initial Purchasers
By:   Banc of America Securities LLC
By:   /s/ Aaron Peyton               
          Aaron Peyton
          Principal

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EX-10.3
Exhibit 10.3
This Agreement, the liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder, are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among SunTrust Bank, as ABL Agent and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as Collateral Agent, and acknowledged by the Grantors from time to time party thereto.
SECURITY AGREEMENT
This AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 30th day of June, 2009, among the Grantors listed on the signature pages hereof and those additional entities that hereafter become parties hereto by executing the form of Supplement attached hereto as Annex I (collectively, jointly and severally, “Grantors” and each individually “Grantor”), U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors, “Collateral Agent”), the Trustee (as defined below) on behalf of itself and the Noteholders, and each Additional Pari Passu Agent from time to time party hereto, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties under the Additional Pari Passu Agreement under which it is acting in such capacity.
W I T N E S S E T H:
     WHEREAS, Oxford Industries, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”) and the other Grantors have entered into that certain Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the other Grantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (together with its successors in such capacity, the “Trustee”), on behalf of the holders (the “Noteholders”) of the Notes (as defined below) pursuant to which the Company is issuing $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity of its 11.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the “Notes”), which are guaranteed by each of the Grantors other than the Company;
     WHEREAS, the Trustee has been appointed to serve as Collateral Agent under the Indenture and in such capacity, is authorized and directed to enter into this Agreement;
     WHEREAS, following the date hereof, the Grantors may incur Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations (as defined in the Indenture) which are secured equally and ratably with the Grantors’ obligations in respect of the Notes in accordance with Section 27 of this Agreement;
     WHEREAS, each Grantor will receive substantial benefits from the execution, delivery and performance of the obligations under the Indenture, the Notes and any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, and each is, therefore, willing to enter into this Agreement; and
     WHEREAS, in order to induce the Trustee to enter into the Indenture and to induce the Noteholders to purchase the Notes, Grantors have agreed to grant a continuing security interest in and to the Collateral (as defined herein) in order to secure the prompt and complete payment, observance and performance of, the Secured Obligations (as defined herein);

 


 

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the recitals made above and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
     1. Defined Terms. All capitalized terms used herein (including in the preamble and recitals hereof) without definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. Any terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the UCC shall be construed and defined as set forth in the UCC unless otherwise defined herein or in the Indenture; provided, however, that to the extent that the UCC is used to define any term herein and such term is defined differently in different Articles of the UCC, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 of the UCC shall govern. In addition to those terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
     (a) “ABL Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
     (b) “ABL Claimholder” shall have the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
     (c) “ABL Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
     (d) “Account Debtor” shall mean any Person who is obligated to make payments in respect of an Account.
     (e) “Accounts” means all “accounts,” as such term is defined in the UCC, of each Grantor whether now existing or hereafter created or arising, including, without limitation, (a) all accounts receivable, other receivables, book debts and other forms of obligations (other than forms of obligations evidenced by Chattel Paper or Instruments) (including any such obligations that may be characterized as an account or contract right under the UCC), (b) all of each Grantor’s rights in, to and under all purchase orders or receipts for goods or services, (c) all of each Grantor’s rights to any goods represented by any of the foregoing (including unpaid sellers’ rights of rescission, replevin, reclamation and stoppage in transit and rights to returned, reclaimed or repossessed goods), (d) all rights to payment due to a Grantor for property sold, leased, licensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of, for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued, for a secondary obligation incurred or to be incurred, for energy provided or to be provided, for the use or hire of a vessel under a charter or other contract, arising out of the use of a credit card or charge card, or for services rendered or to be rendered by such Grantor or in connection with any other transaction (whether or not yet earned by performance on the part of such Grantor), (e) all health care insurance receivables and (f) all collateral security of any kind, given by any Account Debtor or any other Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
     (f) “Additional Pari Passu Agent” means the Person appointed to act as trustee, agent or representative for any holder of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations pursuant to any Additional Pari Passu Agreement and designated as “Additional Pari Passu

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Agent” for such holder in an Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.
     (g) “Additional Pari Passu Agreement” means the indenture, credit agreement or other agreement under which any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations (other than Additional Notes) are incurred and any notes or other instruments representing such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
     (h) “Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Annex II.
     (i) “Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.), as now or hereafter amended, and any successor statute.
     (j) “Books” means books and Records (including each Grantor’s Records indicating, summarizing, or evidencing such Grantor’s assets (including the Collateral) or liabilities, each Grantor’s Records relating to such Grantor’s business operations or financial condition, and each Grantor’s Goods or General Intangibles (other than Excluded Trademarks and Excluded Trademark Licenses) related to such information).
     (k) “Cash Equivalents” shall mean, collectively, (a) marketable, direct obligations of the United States of America and its agencies maturing within three hundred sixty-five (365) days of the date of purchase, (b) commercial paper issued by corporations, each of which shall have a consolidated net worth of at least $500,000,000, which commercial paper will mature within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the original issue thereof and is rated “P-1” or better by Moody’s or “A-1” or better by S&P, (c) certificates of deposit maturing within three hundred sixty-five (365) days of the date of purchase and issued by a US national or state bank having deposits totaling more than $500,000,000, and whose short-term debt is rated “P-1” or better by Moody’s or “A-1” or better by S&P, (d) up to $100,000 per institution and up to $1,000,000 in the aggregate in (i) short-term obligations issued by any local commercial bank or trust company located in those areas where the Company conducts its business, whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or (ii) commercial bank-insured money market funds, or any combination of the types of investments described in this clause (d), and (e) overnight investments with such financial institutions having a short term deposit rating of “P-1” or better by Moody’s, or “A-1” or better by S&P.
     (l) “Chattel Paper” means chattel paper (as that term is defined in the UCC) and includes tangible chattel paper and electronic chattel paper.
     (m) “Collateral” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2; provided, that any reference to “Collateral” in Section 10, Section 23, Annex II or Annex III shall also refer to each Mortgaged Property.
     (n) “Commercial Tort Claims” means commercial tort claims (as that term is defined in the UCC), and includes those commercial tort claims listed on Schedule 2.

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     (o) “Copyrights” means copyrights and copyright registrations, including the copyright registrations and applications for registration listed on Schedule 3, and (i) all renewals thereof, (ii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past or future infringements or dilutions thereof, (iii) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements and dilutions thereof and (iv) all of each Grantor’s rights corresponding thereto throughout the world, but excluding, in each case, copyrights included in the definition of “Excluded Trademarks” hereunder.
     (p) “Copyright Security Agreement” means each Copyright Security Agreement among Grantors, or any of them, and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, pursuant to which Grantors have granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all their respective Copyrights.
     (q) “Deposit Account” means any deposit account (as that term is defined in the UCC).
     (r) “Discharge of Obligations” means, both (i) in the case of the Indenture, Legal Defeasance, Covenant Defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture in accordance with Section 8.02, Section 8.03 or Section 14.01 thereof and (ii) in the case of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement, any event or circumstance with respect to the Additional Pari Passu Obligations that under such agreement entitles the Grantors to obtain a release of all Liens securing such Additional Pari Passu Obligations under the Security Documents.
     (s) “Documents” means documents (as that term is defined in the UCC).
     (t) “Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.
     (u) “Draft” means a draft (as that term is defined in the UCC).
     (v) “Equipment” means equipment (as that term is defined in the UCC).
     (w) “Equity Interests” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any capital stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other equity interests issued by such Person, regardless of class or designation, and all warrants, options, purchase rights, conversion or exchange rights, voting rights, calls or claims of any character with respect thereto.
     (x) “Event of Default” means an “event of default” under the Indenture or under any Additional Pari Passu Agreement.
     (y) “Excluded Trademark Licenses” means any Intellectual Property License related to a Trademark to the extent such Intellectual Property License is not a U.S. Trademark License.

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     (z) “Excluded Trademarks” means any Trademarks that are not U.S. Trademarks.
     (aa) “First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean any Foreign Subsidiary that is directly held by the Company or its Domestic Subsidiaries.
     (bb) “Fixtures” means fixtures (as that term is defined in the UCC).
     (cc) “General Intangibles” means general intangibles (as that term is defined in the UCC) and, in any event, including payment intangibles, contract rights, rights to payment, rights arising under common law, statutes, or regulations, choses or things in action, goodwill (including the goodwill associated with any Trademark), Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, URLs and domain names, industrial designs, other industrial or Intellectual Property or rights therein or applications therefor, whether under license or otherwise, programs, programming materials, blueprints, drawings, purchase orders, customer lists, monies due or recoverable from pension funds, route lists, rights to payment and other rights under any royalty or licensing agreements, including Intellectual Property Licenses, infringement claims, computer programs, information contained on computer disks or tapes, software, literature, reports, catalogs, pension plan refunds, pension plan refund claims, insurance premium rebates, tax refunds, and tax refund claims, uncertificated Equity Interests not constituting a security (as defined in the UCC), and any other personal property other than commercial tort claims, money, Accounts, Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Goods, Investment Related Property, Negotiable Collateral, and oil, gas, or other minerals before extraction.
     (dd) “Goods” means goods (as that term is defined in the UCC).
     (ee) “Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any entity to the extent exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government.
     (ff) “Grantor” and “Grantors” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals to this Agreement.
     (gg) “Insolvency Proceeding” means (a) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshalling of assets for creditors or other, similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors, in each of (a) and (b) undertaken under federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code.
     (hh) “Instrument” means an instrument (as that term is defined in the UCC).
     (ii) “Intellectual Property” means any and all Intellectual Property Licenses, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks and trade secrets.

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     (jj) “Intellectual Property Licenses” means a license or other agreement granting a right to use any Patent, Trademark, Copyright or other Intellectual Property, to which a Grantor is a party, whether as a licensee or a licensor, including the license agreements listed on Schedule 4, and the right to use any such Patent, Trademark, Copyright or other Intellectual Property (to the extent permitted by such license) in connection with the enforcement of the Secured Parties’ rights under the Senior Secured Note Documents or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, including the right to prepare for sale and sell any and all Inventory and Equipment now or hereafter owned by any Grantor and now or hereafter covered by such licenses.
     (kk) “Intercreditor Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the legend on the first page of this Agreement.
     (ll) “Inventory” means inventory (as that term is defined in the UCC).
     (mm) “Investment Related Property” means (i) investment property (as that term is defined in the UCC), and (ii) all of the following regardless of whether classified as investment property under the UCC: all Pledged Interests; Pledged Operating Agreements; and Pledged Partnership Agreements.
     (nn) “Letter-of-Credit Rights” means letter-of-credit rights (as that term is defined in the UCC).
     (oo) “Mortgage” means an agreement, including, but not limited to, a mortgage, deed of trust or any other document creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property in favor of or for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, which shall be in form which is effective to create a Lien in such Mortgaged Property in favor of the Collateral Agent to secure the Secured Obligations that is enforceable against the applicable Grantor and third parties, in each case, with such schedules and including such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to conform such document to applicable local law requirements or as shall be customary under applicable local law requirements.
     (pp) “Mortgaged Property” means each parcel of Real Property, if any, which shall be subject to a Mortgage delivered after the Issue Date pursuant to Section 3.
     (qq) “Negotiable Collateral” means Instruments, Letter-of-Credit Rights, Promissory Notes, Drafts and Documents.
     (rr) “Patent Security Agreement” means each Patent Security Agreement among Grantors, or any of them, and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in substantially the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, pursuant to which Grantors have granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all their respective Patents.
     (ss) “Patents” means patents and patent applications, including the patents and patent applications listed on Schedule 5, and (i) all continuations and continuations-in-part, (ii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection

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therewith and damages and payments for past or future infringements or dilutions thereof, (iii) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements and dilutions thereof, and (iv) all of each Grantor’s rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
     (tt) “Pledged Companies” means, each Person listed on Schedule 7 as a “Pledged Company”, together with each other Person, all or a portion of whose Equity Interests, are acquired or otherwise owned by a Grantor after the date hereof and are required to be pledged to the Collateral Agent, other than any such Equity Interest excluded from the term “Collateral” under the last paragraph of Section 2.
     (uu) “Pledged Interests” means all of each Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all of the Equity Interests now or hereafter owned by such Grantor, regardless of class or designation, in each of the Pledged Companies, and all substitutions therefor and replacements thereof, all proceeds thereof and all rights relating thereto, including any certificates representing the Equity Interests, the right to request after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default that such Equity Interests be registered in the name of the Collateral Agent or any of its nominees, the right to receive any certificates representing any of the Equity Interests and the right to require that such certificates be delivered to the Collateral Agent together with undated powers or assignments of investment securities with respect thereto, duly endorsed in blank by such Grantor, all warrants, options, share appreciation rights and other rights, contractual or otherwise, in respect thereof and of all dividends, distributions of income, profits, surplus, or other compensation by way of income or liquidating distributions, in cash or in kind, and cash, Instruments, and other property from time to time received, receivable, or otherwise distributed in respect of or in addition to, in substitution of, on account of, or in exchange for any or all of the foregoing, except that Pledged Interests shall not include any property or assets which are excluded from the term “Collateral” under the last paragraph of Section 2.
     (vv) “Pledged Interests Addendum” means a Pledged Interests Addendum substantially in the form of Exhibit D to this Agreement.
     (ww) “Pledged Operating Agreements” means all of each Grantor’s rights, powers, and remedies under the limited liability company operating agreements of the Pledged Companies that are limited liability companies.
     (xx) “Pledged Partnership Agreements” means all of each Grantor’s rights, powers, and remedies under the partnership agreements of the Pledged Companies that are partnerships.
     (yy) “Proceeds” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.
     (zz) “Promissory Note” means a promissory note (as that term is defined in the UCC).
     (aaa) “Real Property” means any estates or interests in real property now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor and the improvements thereto.

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     (bbb) “Record” means a record (as that term is defined in the UCC).
     (ccc) “Required Secured Parties” means the holders of a majority in aggregate outstanding or committed principal amount of (i) the Notes and (ii) any Indebtedness constituting Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations (other than Additional Notes) voting as a single class, in each case, excluding any Notes or Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations that are required to be disregarded for voting purposes under the Indenture or the applicable Additional Pari Passu Agreement.
     (ddd) “Secured Obligations” means any principal, premium, interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable state, federal or foreign law), penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and banker’s acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of payment of such principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, and any fees or expenses owed to the Trustee, Collateral Agent or any Additional Pari Passu Agent, in their respective capacities as such, by any Grantor, payable or arising under any of (i) the Indenture and the Notes (other than any Additional Notes and provisions in the Indenture relating solely to such Additional Notes, except to the extent constituting Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations), (ii) any Additional Notes and documentation in the Indenture relating solely to Additional Notes and (iii) any Additional Pari Passu Agreement and any other documentation relating to the Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations incurred thereunder; provided that no obligations in respect of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations (other than obligations with respect to Additional Notes) shall constitute “Secured Obligations” unless the Additional Pari Passu Agent for the holders of such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations has executed an Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement in the form of Annex II hereto.
     (eee) “Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Collateral Agent, the Trustee, each Additional Pari Passu Agent, the Noteholders, the holders of any Additional Pari Passu Obligations, and any other holders of Secured Obligations.
     (fff) “Securities Account” means a securities account (as that term is defined in the UCC).
     (ggg) “Security Interest” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.
     (hhh) “Supporting Obligations” means supporting obligations (as such term is defined in the UCC), and includes Letter-of-Credit Rights and guaranties issued in support of Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments, or Investment Related Property.
     (iii) “Trademarks” means trademarks, trade names, registered trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, registered service marks, service mark applications, and Copyrights (whether or not registered) embodied in any of the foregoing or related

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to works with which the goodwill of any Grantor has become associated, and (i) all renewals thereof, (ii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past or future infringements or dilutions thereof, (iii) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements and dilutions thereof, (iv) the goodwill of each Grantor’s business symbolized by the foregoing and connected therewith, and (v) all of each Grantor’s rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
     (jjj) “Trademark Security Agreement” means each Trademark Security Agreement among Grantors, or any of them, and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in substantially the form of Exhibit C attached hereto, pursuant to which such Grantors have granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all their respective U.S. Trademarks and U.S. Trademark Licenses.
     (kkk) “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be enacted and in effect in the State of New York; provided, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of, or remedies with respect to, the Collateral Agent’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.
     (lll) “URL” means “uniform resource locator,” an internet web address.
     (mmm) “U.S. Trademark Licenses” “ means a license or other agreement to the extent granting a right to use any U.S. Trademark owned by a Grantor, to which a Grantor is a party as a licensor, including the license agreements listed on Schedule 6 to the extent granting a right to use any U.S. Trademark owned by a Grantor, including the right to royalties and any other consideration now or hereafter paid to a Grantor under and with respect thereto by any entity for such rights thereunder.
     (nnn) “U.S. Trademarks” means, with respect to any Grantor, trademarks, trade names and service marks and any applications for the foregoing (including those set forth on Schedule 6) owned by such Grantor and registered in (or in the case of applications, filed with) the United States Patent and Trademark Office (or any successor office performing similar functions) including (i) Copyrights (whether or not registered) embodied in any of the foregoing, (ii) all renewals thereof, (iii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past or future infringements or dilutions thereof, (iv) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements and dilutions thereof and (v) the goodwill of such Grantor’s business symbolized by the foregoing and connected therewith.

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     2. Grant of Security. Each Grantor hereby unconditionally grants, assigns, and pledges to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest (hereinafter referred to as the “Security Interest”) in all personal property of such Grantor, other than personal property expressly excluded in the last paragraph of this Section 2, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located, including such Grantor’s right, title, and interest in and to the following, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located (the “Collateral”):
     (a) all of such Grantor’s Accounts (other than Accounts related to the Grantor’s Excluded Trademarks or Excluded Trademark Licenses);
     (b) all of such Grantor’s Books;
     (c) all of such Grantor’s Chattel Paper;
     (d) all of such Grantor’s interest with respect to any Deposit Account and the Collateral Account (including, any Trust Monies);
     (e) all of such Grantor’s Equipment and fixtures;
     (f) all of such Grantor’s General Intangibles (other than Excluded Trademarks and Excluded Trademark Licenses) including, without limitation, U.S. Trademarks and U.S. Trademark Licenses;
     (g) all of such Grantor’s Inventory;
     (h) all of such Grantor’s Investment Related Property;
     (i) all of such Grantor’s Negotiable Collateral;
     (j) all of such Grantor’s rights in respect of Supporting Obligations;
     (k) all of such Grantor’s interest with respect to any Commercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule 2;
     (l) all of such Grantor’s money, Cash Equivalents, or other assets that now or hereafter come into the possession, custody, or control of any ABL Claimholder; and
     (m) all of the proceeds and products, whether tangible or intangible, of any of the foregoing, including proceeds of insurance or commercial tort claims covering or relating to any or all of the foregoing, and any and all Accounts, Books, Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Equipment, General Intangibles (other than Excluded Trademarks and Excluded Trademark Licenses), Inventory, Investment Related Property, Negotiable Collateral, Supporting Obligations, money, or other tangible or intangible property resulting from the sale, lease, license, exchange, collection, or other disposition of any of the foregoing, the proceeds of any award in condemnation with respect to any of the property of Grantors constituting Collateral, any rebates or refunds, whether for taxes or otherwise, and all proceeds of any such proceeds, or any portion thereof or interest therein, and the

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proceeds thereof, and all proceeds of any loss of, damage to, or destruction of the above, whether insured or not insured, and, to the extent not otherwise included, any indemnity, warranty, or guaranty payable by reason of loss or damage to, or otherwise with respect to any of the foregoing Collateral (the “Proceeds”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Proceeds” includes whatever is receivable or received when Investment Related Property or proceeds are sold, exchanged, collected, or otherwise disposed of, whether such disposition is voluntary or involuntary, and includes proceeds of any indemnity or guaranty payable to any Grantor or the Collateral Agent from time to time with respect to any of the Investment Related Property.
     Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 2 to the contrary, the term “Collateral” shall not include: (i) any of the Equity Interests of a Foreign Subsidiary of a Grantor other than a First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary of such Grantor, (ii) with respect to any First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary of a Grantor, any Equity Interests in excess of sixty-five percent (65%) of the Equity Interests of such First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary, together with all certificates representing such Equity Interests, all Proceeds thereof and all rights relating thereto, (iii) any Equity Interests in an Excluded Subsidiary, (iv) any Equity Interests in Patch Licensing LLC, (v) any Excluded Trademark or any Excluded Trademark License owned by any Grantor (as licensor or as licensee) and any Proceeds related thereto, (vi) to the extent (and only for so long as) such property does not constitute ABL Collateral, assets and all Proceeds thereof and all rights relating thereto subject to Liens permitted pursuant to clauses (d), (g), (j) or (p) (as it relates to any of the foregoing) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” in the Indenture to the extent the documentation relating to such Liens prohibits the applicable Grantors from granting a Lien on such assets to secure the Secured Obligations, (vii) to the extent (and only for so long as) such property does not constitute ABL Collateral, any Equity Interests of a Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Company and all Proceeds thereof and all rights relating thereto to the extent that a pledge of such Equity Interests, Proceeds or rights is prohibited by such Person’s organizational documents or any shareholders agreement or joint venture agreement relating to such Equity Interests, Proceeds or rights, (viii) to the extent (and only for so long as) such property does not constitute ABL Collateral, any contract, lease, license or other agreement and all Proceeds thereof and all rights relating thereto to the extent that the grant of a security interest therein would violate applicable law, result in the invalidation thereof or provide any party thereto with a right of termination or any other remedy that materially increases the costs or burden of any Grantor thereunder with respect thereto (in each case, after giving effect to Sections 9-406(d), 9-407(a), 9-408(a) and 9-409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) or any other applicable law), (ix) any Equity Interests or other securities of any Subsidiary of the Company in excess of the maximum amount of such Equity Interests or securities that could be included in the Collateral without creating a requirement pursuant to Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act for separate financial statements of such Subsidiary to be included in filings by Company with the SEC and (x) any intent-to-use trademark application to the extent and for so long as creation by a Grantor of a security interest therein would result in the loss by such Grantor of any material rights therein.
     3. Real Estate Collateral. In the event that following the Issue Date, any Grantor shall acquire any fee simple ownership interest in any parcel of Real Property (except to the extent subject to a Lien permitted by clauses (d), (g), (j) or (p) (as it relates to any of the foregoing) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” in the Indenture to the extent the documentation relating to

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such Lien prohibits the granting of a Lien thereon to secure the Secured Obligations) with a Fair Market Value in excess of $5,000,000 as of the date of acquisition (a “Specified Real Property”), such Grantor shall provide a Mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent in such Specified Real Property within 120 days following the date of acquisition thereof. In the event that any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations are incurred following the date any Mortgage is provided, the Grantors shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof in writing and within 120 days following such incurrence take all such action as may be reasonably required to amend each then existing Mortgage in order to ensure that such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations are secured by such Mortgage. In connection with the provision of any new Mortgage or any amendment to any Mortgage pursuant to this Section 3, the related Grantors will provide (a) an Opinion of Counsel stating that such Mortgage creates an enforceable Lien on the applicable Specified Real Property in favor of the Collateral Agent or, if applicable, the relevant Additional Pari Passu Agent, to secure the Secured Obligations, subject to the assumptions and qualifications specified therein, and (b) UCC-1 fixture filings relating to such Specified Real Property filed in the appropriate filing office.
     4. Security for Secured Obligations. This Agreement and the Security Interest created hereby secure the payment and performance of all of the Secured Obligations, whether now existing or arising hereafter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement secures the payment of all amounts which constitute part of the Secured Obligations and would be owed by Grantors, or any of them, to the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party, but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of an Insolvency Proceeding involving any other Grantor.
     5. Grantors Remain Liable. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) each of the Grantors shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral, including the Pledged Operating Agreements and the Pledged Partnership Agreements, to perform all of the duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (b) the exercise by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party of any of the rights hereunder shall not release any Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under such contracts and agreements included in the Collateral, and (c) no Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under such contracts and agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall any Secured Party be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Grantors thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder. Until an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Indenture or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, Grantors shall have the right to possession and enjoyment of the Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is the intention of the parties hereto that record and beneficial ownership of the Pledged Interests, including all voting, consensual, and dividend rights, shall remain in the applicable Grantor until the occurrence of an Event of Default and until the Collateral Agent shall notify the applicable Grantor of the Collateral Agent’s exercise of voting, consensual, or dividend rights with respect to the Pledged Interests pursuant to Section 17 hereof.
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     (a) The exact legal name of each of the Grantors is set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement or a written notice provided to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 7(d). No Grantor conducts, and, during the five-year period immediately preceding the date hereof, no Grantor has conducted, business under any trade name or other name other than those set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto.
     (b) Such Grantor’s organizational identification number (within the meaning of Section 9-516(b)(5)(C)(iii) of the UCC), and its chief executive office, principal place of business and the place where such Grantor maintains its records concerning the Collateral is set forth on Schedule 1. If such Grantor is a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, corporate trust or other registered organization, the state under whose law such registered organization was organized is set forth on Schedule 1.
     (c) Intentionally Omitted.
     (d) Intentionally Omitted.
     (e) This Agreement creates a valid security interest in the Collateral of each of Grantors, to the extent a security interest therein can be created under the UCC, securing the payment of the Secured Obligations. Except to the extent a security interest in the Collateral cannot be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the UCC, the filing of a Copyright Security Agreement with the United States Copyright Office and the filing of a Trademark Security Agreement and a Patent Security Agreement with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, all filings and other actions necessary or desirable to perfect and protect such security interest have been duly taken or will have been taken upon the filing of financing statements and such other filings listing each applicable Grantor, as a debtor, and the Collateral Agent, as secured party, in the jurisdictions listed next to such Grantor’s name on Schedule 8. Upon the making of such filings, the Collateral Agent shall have a perfected security interest in the Collateral of each Grantor to the extent such security interest can be perfected by the filing of a financing statement and such other filings, subject only to Permitted Liens.
     (f) (i) Each Grantor is the sole holder of record and the legal and beneficial owner, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens and the Security Interest created hereby, of the Pledged Interests indicated on Schedule 7 as being owned by such Grantor and, when acquired by such Grantor, any Pledged Interests acquired after the Issue Date; (ii) all of the Pledged Interests are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and the Pledged Interests constitute or will constitute the percentage of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Pledged Companies of such Grantor identified on Schedule 7 as supplemented or modified by any Pledged Interests Addendum or any supplement to this Agreement; (iii) such Grantor has the right and requisite authority to pledge the Pledged Interests pledged by such Grantor to the Collateral Agent as provided herein; (iv) all actions necessary to perfect the Collateral Agent’s Security Interest in the Pledged Interests will have been duly taken, (A) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement; (B) upon the taking of possession by the ABL Agent of any certificates constituting the Pledged Interests, to the extent such Pledged Interests are represented by certificates, together with undated powers endorsed in blank by the applicable

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Grantor and (C) upon the filing of financing statements in the applicable jurisdiction set forth on Schedule 8 for such Grantor with respect to the Pledged Interests of such Grantor that are not represented by certificates; and (v) each Grantor has delivered to and deposited with the ABL Agent (or, with respect to any Pledged Interests created or obtained after the date hereof, subject to Section 7(k), will deliver and deposit in accordance with Sections 7(a) and 9) all certificates representing the Pledged Interests owned by such Grantor to the extent such Pledged Interests are represented by certificates, and undated powers endorsed in blank with respect to such certificates. None of the Pledged Interests owned or held by such Grantor has been issued or transferred in violation of any securities registration, securities disclosure or similar laws of any jurisdiction to which such issuance or transfer may be subject.
     (g) No consent, approval, authorization, or other order or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required (i) for the grant of a Security Interest by such Grantor in and to the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement or for the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement by such Grantor, or (ii) for the exercise by the Collateral Agent of the voting or other rights provided for in this Agreement with respect to the Investment Related Property or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement, except as may be required in connection with such disposition of Investment Related Property by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally.
     7. Covenants. Each Grantor, jointly and severally, covenants and agrees with the Collateral Agent that from and after the date of this Agreement and until the date of termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 23 hereof:
     (a) Possession of Collateral; Other Actions as to Any and All Collateral. Subject to Section 7(k), on or prior to March 31 and September 30 of each year (commencing March 31, 2010), each Grantor shall (i) deliver physical possession of any Collateral acquired or obtained by such Grantor during the two fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended prior to such date (or, in the case of March 31, 2010, during the period commencing on the Issue Date and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended prior to March 31, 2010) to the extent such Collateral consists of (A) Investment Related Property (other than Pledged Interests and any security or security entitlement that is maintained in a securities account), Negotiable Collateral, Chattel Paper (electronic, tangible or otherwise) or Instruments, in each case, individually, having a face amount of at least $1,000,000, or (B) any Pledged Interests (other than dividends and distributions paid in cash), together with such undated endorsements or powers endorsed in blank as shall be necessary, in each case only if and to the extent that perfection or priority of Collateral Agent’s Security Interest in such Collateral is dependent on possession, and (ii) in the case of any such Pledged Interests, deliver to Collateral Agent a duly executed Pledged Interests Addendum identifying such Pledged Interests.
     (b) Chattel Paper.
     (i) Subject to Section 7(k), each Grantor shall take all steps reasonably necessary to grant Collateral Agent control of all electronic Chattel Paper constituting Collateral

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in accordance with the UCC and all “transferable records” as that term is defined in Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act and Section 201 of the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction with respect to Chattel Paper, individually, in the face amount of at least $1,000,000;
     (ii) Subject to Section 7(k), if any Grantor retains possession of any Chattel Paper or Instruments constituting Collateral, individually, in the face amount of at least $1,000,000 (which retention of possession shall be subject to the extent permitted hereby), such Chattel Paper and Instruments shall be marked with the following legend: “This writing and the obligations evidenced or secured hereby are subject to the Security Interest of U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties”;
     (c) Commercial Tort Claims. On or prior to March 31 and September 30 of each year (commencing March 31, 2010), if any Grantor shall have commenced a legal action during the two fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended prior to such date (or, in the case of March 31, 2010, during the period commencing on the Issue Date and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended prior to March 31, 2010) with respect to a Commercial Tort Claim which if successful would involve a recovery of at least $1,000,000 (to the extent such Commercial Tort Claim would constitute Collateral), such Grantor shall amend Schedule 2 to this Agreement and file additional financing statements or amendments to existing financing statements and do such other acts or things, in each case, as are deemed necessary by the Grantors to give Collateral Agent a perfected security interest in any such Commercial Tort Claim;
     (d) Change in Names; Etc. No Grantor shall effect any change (i) in such Grantor’s legal name, (ii) in the location of such Grantor’s chief executive office, (iii) in such Grantor’s organizational structure, (iv) in such Grantor’s organizational identification number, if any, or (v) in such Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization (in each case, including by merging with or into any other entity, reorganizing, dissolving, liquidating, reorganizing or organizing in any other jurisdiction), unless it shall within 90 days after such change, give the Collateral Agent written notice thereof and take all action required to maintain the perfection and priority of the security interest of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral of such Grantor;
     (e) Intellectual Property. On or prior to March 31 and September 30 of each year (commencing March 31, 2010), if any Grantor shall have obtained or acquired during the two fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended prior to such date (or, in the case of March 31, 2010, during the period commencing on the Issue Date and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended prior to March 31, 2010) any Collateral consisting of Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights (but, excluding in each case applications therefor) registered with the United States Patent & Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office (in each case, or any successor office performing similar functions), in order to facilitate filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, such Grantor shall execute and deliver to Collateral Agent one or more Copyright Security Agreements, Trademark Security

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Agreements or Patent Security Agreements to evidence Collateral Agent’s Lien on such Collateral, and shall cause such agreements to be filed with the United States Patent & Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office (in each case, or any successor office performing similar functions), as applicable;
     (f) Pledged Interests.
     (i) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all sums of money and property paid or distributed in respect of the Pledged Interests which are received by any Grantor shall be held by the Grantors in trust for the benefit of Collateral Agent segregated from such Grantor’s other property, and such Grantor shall, subject to Section 7(k), deliver such money and property forthwith to Collateral Agent in the exact form received;
     (ii) No Grantor shall make or consent to any amendment or other modification or waiver with respect to any Pledged Interests, Pledged Operating Agreement, or Pledged Partnership Agreement, or enter into any agreement or permit to exist any restriction with respect to any Pledged Interests to the extent prohibited under the Indenture or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement;
     (iii) Subject to Section 7(k), upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor agrees that it will cooperate with Collateral Agent in obtaining all necessary approvals and making all necessary filings under federal, state or local law in connection with the Security Interest on the Pledged Interests or any sale or transfer thereof;
     (g) Insurance. The Grantors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all property insurance policies covering Collateral located in the U.S. and all U.S. general liability insurance policies of the Grantors to name the Collateral Agent as additional insured and, once obtained, the Grantors shall deliver to the Collateral Agent the original certificates of insurance evidencing that such U.S. property and general liability insurance policies of the Grantors that name the Collateral Agent as additional insured are in force;
     (h) [omitted];
     (i) [omitted];
     (j) Other Actions to Perfect. The Grantors shall not be required to take any action to perfect the security interest of the Collateral Agent, other than the filing of UCC-1 financing statements, in any of the following Collateral: (i) any vehicles, aircraft or equipment subject to certificate of title statutes, (ii) assets located in any country other than the United States of America, (iii) Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary, (iv) any Deposit Account or Securities Account (other than the Collateral Account) and (v) Intellectual Property that is not registered with the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent & Trademark Office, or any successor office thereto; provided that in the event any Grantor takes any action (other than granting “control” over such asset to the ABL Agent and except as contemplated by Section 7(k) below) to grant or perfect

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a Lien in favor of the ABL Agent in any assets which are not excluded from the Collateral pursuant to Section 2, such Grantor shall also take such action to grant or perfect a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent to secure the Secured Obligations.
     (k) Delivery of Possessory Collateral to ABL Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any requirement that any Grantor deliver any Equity Interests, Negotiable Collateral, Investment Related Property, Chattel Paper or other Collateral to the Collateral Agent or any Proceeds therefrom (including, without limitation, any money or property distributed in respect of the Pledged Interests) at any time prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) shall be satisfied by the delivery of such item by such Grantor to the ABL Agent.
     8. Relation to Other Security Documents. The provisions of this Agreement shall be subject to Section 28 and shall be read and construed with the other Security Documents referred to below in the manner so indicated.
          (a) Mortgages. The provisions of any Mortgage shall govern the security interest of the Collateral Agent in any Specified Real Property.
          (b) Patent, Trademark and Copyright Security Agreements. The provisions of the Copyright Security Agreements, the Trademark Security Agreements and Patent Security Agreements are supplemental to the provisions of this Agreement, and nothing contained in the Copyright Security Agreements, the Trademark Security Agreements or the Patent Security Agreements shall limit any of the rights or remedies of Collateral Agent hereunder.
     9. Further Assurances.
          (a) Subject to Sections 7(j) and (k), each Grantor agrees that from time to time, at its own expense, such Grantor will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary in order to perfect any Security Interest granted or purported to be granted hereby.
          (b) Each Grantor acknowledges that it is not authorized to file any financing statement or amendment or termination statement with respect to any financing statement filed in connection with this Agreement except to the extent permitted by Section 23; provided however, that this Section shall not prohibit any Grantor from filing financing statements to perfect or protect the Collateral Agent’s Security Interest as otherwise required by this Agreement.
     10. The Collateral Agent.
     (a) Duties of The Collateral Agent.
     (i) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Collateral Agent has received written notice thereof from the Company, the Trustee or any Additional Pari Passu Agent, the Collateral Agent may exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement and the Security Documents, and shall use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs; provided that, subject to the limitations

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on the obligations of the Collateral Agent to take actions as provided herein, in the Indenture or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, Collateral Agent shall exercise, or refrain from exercising, any remedies provided for herein, in accordance with the written instructions of the Required Secured Parties;
     (ii) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
     (A) the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral Agent need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Agreement and the other Security Documents and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement or the Security Documents against the Collateral Agent; and
     (B) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Collateral Agent.
     (iii) The Collateral Agent may not be relieved from liability for its own gross negligent action, its own grossly negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
     (A) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (ii) or (v) of this Section 10(a);
     (B) the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by an officer of the Collateral Agent, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
     (C) the Collateral Agent shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it at the direction of the Required Secured Parties, or for the method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Collateral Agent, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Collateral Agent, under this Agreement or any other Security Document.
     (iv) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Agreement or any provision of any other Security Document that in any way relates to the Collateral Agent is subject to paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (v) and (vi) of this Section 10(a).
     (v) No provision of this Agreement or any other Security Document shall require the Collateral Agent to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability.
     (vi) The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Grantors. Money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

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     (b) Rights of the Collateral Agent.
     (i) The Collateral Agent may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting on any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Collateral Agent need not investigate any fact or matter stated in any such document. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to communicate with or deal in any way with any Secured Party other than the Trustee and any Additional Pari Passu Agent. In determining (x) the amount of Secured Obligations outstanding under the Indenture or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement or (y) whether the consent of any Secured Party to any amendment, waiver or other action under this Agreement or any other Security Document has been obtained, the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely on any statement by the Trustee or the applicable Additional Pari Passu Agent as to such matter.
     (ii) Before the Collateral Agent acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate. The Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of the Collateral Agent’s own choosing (which may be counsel to the Grantors) and the Collateral Agent shall be fully protected from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance on the advice or opinion of such counsel or on any Opinion of Counsel.
     (iii) The Collateral Agent may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any attorney or agent appointed with due care.
     (iv) The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement or any other Security Document. Whenever in the administration of this Agreement or any Security Document the Collateral Agent shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Collateral Agent (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, conclusively rely upon an Officers’ Certificate.
     (v) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or any other Security Document, any demand, request, direction or notice from any Grantor shall be sufficient if evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate.
     (vi) The Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement or any other Security Document at the request or direction of any of the Secured Parties unless such Secured Parties shall have offered to the Collateral Agent reasonable security and indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

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     (vii) The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or documents, but the Collateral Agent, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Collateral Agent shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice the books, records and premises of any Grantor, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Grantors, and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.
     (viii) The rights, privileges, protections and benefits given to the Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, its rights to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Collateral Agent in each of its capacities hereunder, and to each agent, custodian and other Persons employed to act hereunder or under any Security Document.
     (ix) The Collateral Agent may request that the Company deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.
     (x) The permissive right of the Collateral Agent to take or refrain from taking any actions enumerated in this Agreement or any other Security Document shall not be construed as a duty.
          (c) Individual Rights of Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Secured Obligations and may otherwise deal with any Grantor or any Affiliate of any Grantor with the same rights it would have if it were not Collateral Agent.
          (d) Collateral Agent’s Disclaimer. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Agreement or any other Security Document, or the existence, genuineness, value or protection of any Collateral (except for the safe custody of Collateral in its possession and the accounting for Trust Monies actually received by it in accordance with the terms hereof), the legality, effectiveness or sufficiency of any Security Document, or the creation, perfection, priority, sufficiency or protection of any Lien on any Collateral, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital in this Agreement or any other Security Document.
          (e) Replacement of Collateral Agent. A resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent and appointment of a successor Collateral Agent shall become effective only upon the successor Collateral Agent’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 10(e). The Collateral Agent may resign in writing at any time by so notifying the Company, the Trustee and each Additional Pari Passu Agent. The Company may remove the Collateral Agent if:

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     (i) the Collateral Agent is removed as Trustee under the Indenture;
     (ii) the Collateral Agent fails to comply with Section 10(g) hereof;
     (iii) the Collateral Agent is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Collateral Agent under the Bankruptcy Code;
     (iv) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Collateral Agent or its property; or
     (v) the Collateral Agent becomes incapable of acting.
     If the Collateral Agent resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Collateral Agent for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Collateral Agent which complies with the eligibility requirements contained in the Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement.
     If a successor Collateral Agent does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent resigns or is removed, the retiring Collateral Agent, the Company or the holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding principal amount of Secured Obligations may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent.
     A successor Collateral Agent shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Collateral Agent and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Collateral Agent shall become effective, and the successor Collateral Agent shall have all the rights, powers and the duties of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the other Security Documents. The successor Collateral Agent shall mail a notice of its succession to the Trustee and each Additional Pari Passu Agent. The retiring Collateral Agent shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Collateral Agent to the successor Collateral Agent.
          (f) Successor Collateral Agent by Merger, Etc. If the Collateral Agent consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another Person, the successor Person without any further act shall be the successor Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the other Security Documents.
          (g) Eligibility. There shall at all times be a Collateral Agent hereunder that (i) meets the requirements for being a Trustee under the Indenture (prior to the discharge or defeasance of the Indenture) and (ii) following the discharge or defeasance of the Indenture, meets the requirements for being the Additional Pari Passu Agent under any then extant Additional Pari Passu Agreement.
          (h) Collateral Agent’s Application for Instructions from the Company. Any application by the Collateral Agent for written instructions from the Company may, at the option of the Collateral Agent, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Collateral Agent under this Agreement or any other Security Document and the date on and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action taken by, or omission of, the Collateral Agent in accordance

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with a proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than twenty Business Days after the date any officer of the Company actually receives such application, unless any such officer shall have consented in writing to any earlier date) unless prior to taking any such action (or the effective date in the case of an omission), the Collateral Agent shall have received written instructions in response to such application specifying or objecting to the action to be taken or omitted.
          (i) Co-Collateral Agent; Separate Collateral Agent. At any time or times, for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any of the Collateral may at the time be located, the Company and the Collateral Agent shall have power to appoint agents and sub-agents to the extent permitted under the Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement.
     11. Collateral Agent’s Right to Perform Contracts. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Collateral Agent (or its designee) may (but shall be under no obligation to) upon prior notice to the Company proceed to perform any and all of the obligations of any Grantor contained in any contract, lease, or other agreement constituting Collateral and exercise any and all rights of any Grantor therein contained as fully as such Grantor itself could.
     12. Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints Collateral Agent its attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or otherwise, at such time as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to take any action and to execute any instrument which Collateral Agent may reasonably deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including:
     (a) to ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compromise, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in connection with the Accounts constituting Collateral or any other Collateral of such Grantor;
     (b) to receive and open all mail addressed to such Grantor and to notify postal authorities to change the address for the delivery of mail to such Grantor to that of Collateral Agent;
     (c) to receive, indorse, and collect any Drafts or other Instruments, Documents, Negotiable Collateral or Chattel Paper;
     (d) to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings which Collateral Agent may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any of the Collateral of such Grantor or otherwise to enforce the rights of Collateral Agent with respect to any of the Collateral;
     (e) to repair, alter, or supply Goods, if any, necessary to fulfill in whole or in part the purchase order of any Person obligated to such Grantor in respect of any Account of such Grantor constituting Collateral;

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     (f) to use any labels, Patents, Trademarks, trade names, URLs, domain names, industrial designs, Copyrights, advertising matter or other industrial or intellectual property rights, in advertising for sale and selling Inventory and other Collateral and to collect any amounts due under Accounts constituting Collateral, contracts or Negotiable Collateral of such Grantor to the extent permitted under applicable licenses agreements or as permitted by applicable law; and
     (g) to bring suit in its own name to enforce Collateral consisting of the Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Intellectual Property Licenses related to Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights and, if Collateral Agent shall commence any such suit, the appropriate Grantor shall, at the request of Collateral Agent, do any and all lawful acts and execute any and all proper documents reasonably required by Collateral Agent in aid of such enforcement.
     To the extent permitted by law, each Grantor hereby ratifies all that such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until this Agreement is terminated.
     13. Collateral Agent May Perform. If any of the Grantors fails to perform any agreement contained herein, Collateral Agent may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the reasonable expenses of Collateral Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable, jointly and severally, by Grantors.
     14. Collateral Agent’s Duties. The powers conferred on Collateral Agent hereunder are solely to protect Collateral Agent’s interest in the Collateral, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall not impose any duty upon Collateral Agent to exercise any such powers. Except for the safe custody of any Collateral in its actual possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral or as to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral.
     15. Collection of Certain Accounts, Certain General Intangibles and Negotiable Collateral. At any time upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Collateral Agent or Collateral Agent’s designee may (a) notify Account Debtors of any Grantor to pay all amounts owing on Accounts constituting Collateral to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and (b) collect the Accounts, General Intangibles and Negotiable Collateral (in each case to the extent constituting Collateral) directly, and any collection costs and expenses shall constitute part of such Grantor’s Secured Obligations under the Security Documents.
     16. Disposition of Pledged Interests by Collateral Agent. None of the Pledged Interests existing as of the date of this Agreement are, and none of the Pledged Interests hereafter acquired on the date of acquisition thereof will be, registered or qualified under the various federal or state securities laws of the United States and disposition thereof after an Event of Default may be restricted to one or more private (instead of public) sales in view of the lack of such registration. Each Grantor understands that in connection with such disposition, Collateral Agent may approach only a restricted number of potential purchasers and further understands that a sale under

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such circumstances may yield a lower price for the Pledged Interests than if the Pledged Interests were registered and qualified pursuant to federal and state securities laws and sold on the open market. Each Grantor, therefore, agrees that: (a) if Collateral Agent shall, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, sell or cause the Pledged Interests or any portion thereof to be sold at a private sale, Collateral Agent shall have the right to rely upon the advice and opinion of any nationally recognized brokerage or investment firm (but shall not be obligated to seek such advice and the failure to do so shall not be considered in determining the commercial reasonableness of such action) as to the best manner in which to offer the Pledged Interests or any portion thereof for sale and as to the best price reasonably obtainable at the private sale thereof; and (b) such reliance shall be conclusive evidence that Collateral Agent has handled the disposition in a commercially reasonable manner.
     17. Voting Rights.
     Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, (i) Collateral Agent may, at its option, and with prior notice to any Grantor, and in addition to all rights and remedies available to Collateral Agent under any other agreement, at law, in equity, or otherwise, exercise all voting rights, and all other ownership or consensual rights in respect of the Pledged Interests owned by such Grantor, but under no circumstances is Collateral Agent obligated by the terms of this Agreement to exercise such rights, and (ii) if Collateral Agent duly exercises its right to vote any of such Pledged Interests, each Grantor hereby appoints Collateral Agent, such Grantor’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and grants to Collateral Agent an IRREVOCABLE PROXY to vote such Pledged Interests in any manner Collateral Agent deems advisable for or against all matters submitted or which may be submitted to a vote of shareholders, partners or members, as the case may be. The power-of-attorney granted hereby is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable.
     18. Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
     (a) Collateral Agent may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein, in the Indenture or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under the UCC or any other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor expressly agrees that, in any such event, Collateral Agent without demand of performance or other demand, advertisement or notice of any kind (except a notice specified below of time and place of public or private sale) to or upon any of Grantors or any other Person (all and each of which demands, advertisements and notices are hereby expressly waived to the maximum extent permitted by the UCC or any other applicable law), may take immediate possession of all or any portion of the Collateral and (i) require Grantors to, and each Grantor hereby agrees that it will at its own expense and upon request of Collateral Agent forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by Collateral Agent and make it available to Collateral Agent at one or more locations where such Grantor regularly maintains Inventory, and (ii) without notice (except as specified below), sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of Collateral Agent’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit, and upon such other terms as Collateral Agent may deem commercially reasonable.

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Each Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least 10 days notice to any of Grantors of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification and specifically such notice shall constitute a reasonable “authenticated notification of disposition” within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the UCC. Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. Collateral Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.
     (b) Collateral Agent is hereby granted a license or other right to use, without liability for royalties or any other charge, each Grantor’s labels, Patents, Copyrights, rights of use of any name, trade secrets, trade names, Trademarks, service marks and advertising matter, URLs, domain names, industrial designs, other industrial or Intellectual Property or any property of a similar nature owned by any of Grantors, as it pertains to the Collateral, in each case in preparing for sale, advertising for sale and selling any Collateral and in connection with such sale. Each Grantor’s rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements shall inure to the benefit of Collateral Agent in each case, solely to the extent permitted under applicable licenses and franchise agreements or as permitted by applicable law, in preparing for sale, advertising for sale and selling any Collateral and in connection with such sale.
     (c) Any cash held by Collateral Agent as Collateral and all cash proceeds received by Collateral Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied against the Secured Obligations in the order set forth in Annex III. In the event the proceeds of Collateral are insufficient to satisfy all of the Secured Obligations in full, each Grantor shall remain jointly and severally liable for any such deficiency.
     (d) Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that the Secured Obligations arose out of a commercial transaction, and agrees that if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Collateral Agent shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, have the right to an immediate writ of possession without notice of a hearing. Collateral Agent shall have the right to the appointment of a receiver for the properties and assets of each Grantor, and each Grantor hereby consents to such rights and such appointment and hereby waives any objection such Grantors may have thereto or the right to have a bond or other security posted by Collateral Agent.
     19. Remedies Cumulative. Each right, power, and remedy of Collateral Agent as provided for in this Agreement or in the other Security Documents or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition to every other right, power, or remedy provided for in this Agreement or in the other Security Documents or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise by Collateral Agent of any one or more of such rights, powers, or remedies shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by Collateral Agent of any or all such other rights, powers, or remedies.

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     20. Marshaling. Collateral Agent shall not be required to marshal any present or future collateral security (including but not limited to the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Secured Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights and remedies, however existing or arising. To the extent that it lawfully may, each Grantor hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshaling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of Collateral Agent’s rights and remedies under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Secured Obligations or under which any of the Secured Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Secured Obligations is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, each Grantor hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.
     21. Merger, Amendments, Waivers; Etc. THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER SECURITY DOCUMENTS AND ANY ADDITIONAL PARI PASSU AGREEMENT, REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any of Grantors herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Collateral Agent, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No modification of any terms of this Agreement or any other Security Document (including any waiver thereof) shall be effective, unless such modification is specifically provided in a writing directed to the applicable Grantor and executed by the Collateral Agent with the consent of such Secured Parties, if any, required by (i) the Indenture and (ii) any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, and such modification shall be applicable only to the matter specified.
     22. Addresses for Notices. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be given in the form and manner and delivered to Collateral Agent or the Trustee at its address specified in the Indenture, to any of the Grantors at their respective addresses specified in the Indenture and to any Additional Pari Passu Agent, to it at the address specified in the applicable Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement or, as to any party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties.
     23. Continuing Security Interest. This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral (other than any Mortgaged Property) and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the Discharge of Obligations, (b) be binding upon each of the Grantors, and their respective successors and assigns, and (c) inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, Collateral Agent, and its successors, transferees and assigns. Upon the Discharge of Obligations, the Security Interest granted hereby shall terminate and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to Grantors or any other Person entitled thereto. No transfer, renewal, extension or assignment of this Agreement, any other Security Document or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, or any other instrument or document executed and delivered by any Grantor to Collateral Agent, nor the taking of further security, nor the retaking of the Collateral by Collateral Agent, nor any other act

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of any Secured Party shall release any of Grantors from any obligation under this Agreement or any other Security Document. Collateral Agent shall not by any act, delay, omission or otherwise, be deemed to have waived any of its rights or remedies hereunder, unless such waiver is in writing and signed by Collateral Agent and then only to the extent therein set forth. A waiver by Collateral Agent of any right or remedy on any occasion shall not be construed as a bar to the exercise of any such right or remedy which Collateral Agent would otherwise have had on any other occasion. In addition, the Security Interests granted hereunder and the Liens granted under any of the other Security Documents shall terminate and be released, in whole or in part, (i) as to the Secured Obligations under the Indenture and the Notes, as provided in the Indenture and (ii) as to the Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations under any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, as provided in such Additional Pari Passu Agreement. Collateral shall be released from the Security Interest under this Agreement and the Lien under any of the other Security Documents as provided in (i) the Indenture with respect to Liens securing Secured Obligations under the Indenture and the Notes and (ii) each Additional Pari Passu Agreement relating to Permitted Pari Passu Obligations with respect to Liens securing such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations. The Grantors may file appropriate termination statements, mortgage releases satisfactions and re-conveyances, and other filings to terminate or evidence the termination of the Security Interests in and Liens on any assets that have been released from the Security Interest under this Agreement and the Liens under any other Security Documents in accordance with this Section 23 and, at the Grantors’ expense, the Collateral Agent shall return all Collateral in its possession to the Grantors and shall execute any termination, amendment, mortgage release, satisfaction or re-conveyance, required or desirable to terminate or evidence the termination of the Security Interest in or Lien on any property or assets released from the Security Interest under this Agreement or any Lien released under any other Security Document.
     24. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
     25. New Subsidiaries. Any new direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary (whether by acquisition or creation) of a Grantor that under the terms of the Indenture of any Additional Pari Passu Agreement is required to enter into this Agreement shall do so by executing and delivering in favor of Collateral Agent a supplement to this Agreement in the form of Annex 1 attached hereto. Upon the execution and delivery of such supplement by such new Domestic Subsidiary, such Domestic Subsidiary shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor herein. The execution and delivery of any instrument adding an additional Grantor as a party to this Agreement shall not require the consent of any Grantor or any other party hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Grantor hereunder.
     26. Collateral Agent. Each reference herein to any right granted to, benefit conferred upon or power exercisable by “Collateral Agent” shall be a reference to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
     27. Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations. On or after the Issue Date, the Company may from time to time designate additional obligations as Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations by delivering to the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and each Additional Pari

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Passu Agent (a) an Officer’s Certificate (i) identifying the obligations so designated and the aggregate principal amount or face amount thereof, stating that such obligations are designated as “Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” for purposes hereof, (ii) representing that such designation complies with the terms of the Indenture and each then extant Additional Pari Passu Agreement, and (iii) specifying the name and address of the Additional Pari Passu Agent for such obligations (if other than the Trustee); (b) except in the case of Additional Notes, a fully executed Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement (in the form attached as Annex 2); and (c) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the designation of such obligations as “Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” does not violate the terms of the Indenture or any then extant Additional Pari Passu Agreement (upon which the Collateral Agent may conclusively and exclusively rely) subject to the qualifications specified therein.
     28. Intercreditor Matters. By accepting the benefits of this Agreement and the other Security Documents, the Collateral Agent, the Trustee, on behalf of itself and the Noteholders and each Additional Pari Passu Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties under the Additional Pari Passu Agreement under which it is acting in such capacity, agrees that it is bound by (i) the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement applicable to each of them and (ii) the provisions of Annex III. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
     29. Miscellaneous.
          (a) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement.
          (b) Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof in that jurisdiction or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
          (c) Headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be used in connection with the interpretation of any provision hereof.
          (d) The pronouns used herein shall include, when appropriate, either gender and both singular and plural, and the grammatical construction of sentences shall conform thereto.
          (e) Unless the context of this Agreement or any other Security Document clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not limiting, and the term “or” has,

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except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in any other Security Document shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record and any Record so transmitted shall constitute a representation and warranty as to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained therein.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties hereto have executed this Agreement by and through their duly authorized officers, as of the day and year first above written.
GRANTORS:
                 
    OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
             
 
      Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
      Title:   President    
 
               
    TOMMY BAHAMA GROUP, INC.    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
             
 
      Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
      Title:   Vice President    
 
               
    BEN SHERMAN CLOTHING, INC.    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
             
 
      Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
      Title:   Vice President    
 
               
    LIONSHEAD CLOTHING COMPANY    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
             
 
      Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
      Title:   Vice President    
 
               
    OXFORD CARIBBEAN, INC.    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
             
 
      Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
      Title:   Vice President    

 


 

                 
    OXFORD GARMENT, INC.    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
             
 
      Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
      Title:   Vice President    
 
               
    OXFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
             
 
      Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
      Title:   Vice President    
 
               
    OXFORD OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
             
 
      Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
      Title:   Vice President    
 
               
    PIEDMONT APPAREL CORPORATION    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
             
 
      Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
      Title:   Vice President    
 
               
    SFI OF OXFORD ACQUISITION CORPORATION    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
             
 
      Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
      Title:   Vice President    
 
               
    TOMMY BAHAMA BEVERAGES, LLC    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
             
 
      Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
      Title:   Vice President    

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    TOMMY BAHAMA R&R HOLDINGS, INC.    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
             
 
      Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
      Title:   Vice President    
 
               
    TOMMY BAHAMA TEXAS BEVERAGES, LLC    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
             
 
      Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
      Title:   Vice President    
 
               
    VIEWPOINT MARKETING, INC.    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
             
 
      Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
      Title:   Vice President    
 
               
    OXFORD LOCKBOX, INC.    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
             
 
      Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III    
 
      Title:   Vice President    
 
               
COLLATERAL AGENT:
               
 
               
    U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,    
    as Collateral Agent    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Muriel Shaw    
             
 
      Name:   Muriel Shaw    
 
      Title:   Assistant Vice President    
 
               
TRUSTEE:
               
 
               
    U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,    
    as Trustee    
 
               
    By:   /s/ Muriel Shaw    
             
 
      Name:   Muriel Shaw    
 
      Title:   Assistant Vice President    

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The following schedules have been deleted herefrom, but are available to the Commission upon request:
     
Schedule 1
  Trade Names; Organizational Identification Numbers; Chief Executive Offices
 
   
Schedule 2
  Commercial Tort Claims
 
   
Schedule 3
  Copyright Registrations and Applications for Registration
 
   
Schedule 4
  Intellectual Property Licenses
 
   
Schedule 5
  Patents
 
   
Schedule 6
  U.S. Trademarks and U.S. Trademark Licenses and Applications for Registration
 
   
Schedule 7
  Pledged Companies
 
   
Schedule 8
  List of Filing Jurisdictions

 


 

ANNEX 1 TO SECURITY AGREEMENT FORM OF SUPPLEMENT
     Supplement No. ___ (this “Supplement”) dated as of                     , 20___, to the Security Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”) among each of the parties listed on the signature pages thereto and those additional entities that thereafter become parties thereto (collectively, jointly and severally, “Grantors” and each individually “Grantor”) and U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties (together with its successors, “Collateral Agent”), U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee and each Additional Pari Passu Agent party thereto.
W I T N E S S E T H:
     WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Security Agreement; and
     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture or an Additional Pari Passu Agreement, the Company must execute and deliver a supplement to the Security Agreement, and the execution of the Security Agreement by the undersigned new Grantor or Grantors (collectively, the “New Grantors”) may be accomplished by the execution of this Supplement in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties;
     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each New Grantor hereby agrees as follows:
     1. In accordance with Section 25 of the Security Agreement, each New Grantor, by its signature below, becomes a “Grantor” under the Security Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a “Grantor” and each New Grantor hereby (a) agrees to all of the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement applicable to it as a “Grantor” thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a “Grantor” thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, each New Grantor, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Secured Obligations, does hereby grant, assign, and pledge to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in and security title to all Collateral of such New Grantor to secure the full and prompt payment of the Secured Obligations, including, any interest thereon, plus reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses if the Secured Obligations represented by the Security Agreement are collected by law, through an attorney-at-law, or under advice therefrom. Schedule 1, “Trade Names; Organizational ID Number; Chief Executive Office”, Schedule 2, “Commercial Tort Claims”, Schedule 3, “Copyright Registrations and Applications for Registration”, Schedule 4, “Intellectual Property Licenses”, Schedule 5, “Patents”, Schedule 6, “U.S. Trademarks and U.S. Trademark Licenses and Applications for Registration”, Schedule 7, “Pledged Companies” and Schedule 8, “List of Filing Jurisdictions” attached hereto supplement Schedule 1, Schedule 2, Schedule 3, Schedule 4, Schedule 5, Schedule 6, Schedule 7 and Schedule 8, respectively, to the Security Agreement and shall be deemed a part thereof for all purposes of the Security Agreement. Each reference to a “Grantor” in the Security Agreement shall be

 


 

deemed to include each New Grantor. The Security Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
     2. Each New Grantor represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent that this Supplement has been duly executed and delivered by such New Grantor and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
     3. This Supplement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such separate counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of a counterpart hereof by facsimile transmission or by e-mail transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
     4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
     5. This Supplement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each New Grantor and Collateral Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
     NEW GRANTORS:
             
    [Name of New Grantor]    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
     
 
   
 
  Name:        
 
     
 
   
 
  Title:        
 
     
 
   
 
           
    [Name of New Grantor]    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
     
 
   
 
  Name:        
 
     
 
   
 
  Title:        
 
     
 
   
 
           
    [Name of Collateral Agent]:    
 
           
    [                                        ]    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
     
 
   
 
  Name:        
 
     
 
   
 
  Title:        
 
     
 
   

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ANNEX II TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
FORM OF ADDITIONAL PARI PASSU JOINDER AGREEMENT
     The undersigned (the “Additional Pari Passu Agent”) is the agent for Persons wishing to become “Secured Parties” (the “New Secured Parties”) under the Security Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement” (terms used without definition herein have the meanings assigned to such terms by the Security Agreement)) among Grantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent (the “Collateral Agent”) and the other Security Documents.
     In consideration of the foregoing, the undersigned hereby:
     (i) represents that the Additional Pari Passu Agent has been authorized by the New Secured Parties to become a party to the Security Agreement on behalf of the New Secured Parties under that [DESCRIBE OPERATIVE AGREEMENT] (the “New Secured Agreement”) and to act as the Additional Pari Passu Agent for the New Secured Parties hereunder and under the Security Agreement;
     (ii) acknowledges that the New Secured Parties have had made available to them a copy of the Security Agreement;
     (iii) irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and on behalf of the New Secured Parties and to exercise such powers under the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents as are delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms thereof, together with all such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and
     (iv) accepts and acknowledges the terms of the Security Agreement applicable to it and the New Secured Parties and agrees to serve as Additional Pari Passu Agent for the New Secured Parties with respect to the Secured Obligations under the New Secured Agreement and agrees on its own behalf and on behalf of the New Secured Parties to be bound by the terms of the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents applicable to holders of Secured Obligations, with all the rights and obligations of a Secured Party thereunder and bound by all the provisions thereof as fully as if it had been a Secured Party on the effective date of the Security Agreement.
     The name and address of the representative for purposes of Section 22 of the Security Agreement are as follows:
     [name and address of Additional Pari Passu Agent]

 


 

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the                      day of 20___.
         
  [NAME]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

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ANNEX III TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND
SECURED PARTY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
1
     Acknowledgment of Priorities of Security Interests and Liens; Application of Proceeds
     (a) Each of the Secured Parties acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding the date, time or creation of any Liens securing any of the Secured Obligations under the Security Agreement or the Security Documents, the Secured Obligations shall be equally and ratably secured by the Liens of the Security Agreement and the Security Documents and all Liens securing any of the Secured Obligations (and any proceeds received from the enforcement of any such Liens) shall be for the equal and ratable benefit of all Secured Parties and shall be applied as provided in clause (c) below. Each Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits hereunder and of the Security Documents, agrees for the benefit of the other Secured Parties that, to the extent any additional or substitute collateral for any of the Secured Obligations is delivered by a Grantor to or for the benefit of any Secured Party, such collateral shall be subject to the provisions of this clause (a).
     (b) Each of the Secured Parties hereby agrees not to challenge or question in any proceeding the validity or enforceability of any Security Document (in each case as a whole or any term or provision contained therein) or the validity of any Lien or financing statement in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as provided in the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents, or the relative priority of any such Lien. Each Secured Party consents to the release of Trust Monies from the Collateral Account in accordance with Article 12 of the Indenture.
     (c) The proceeds received by the Collateral Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral under this Agreement or any other Security Document (excluding funds deposited with the Trustee or any Additional Pari Passu Agent, in such capacities, in connection with any defeasance or discharge of the Indenture or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, which shall be applied as provided therein) shall be applied, together with any other sums then held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, promptly by the Collateral Agent as follows:
     FIRST, to the payment of all costs and expenses, liabilities, fees, commissions and taxes paid or payable by the Collateral Agent under this Agreement or any Security Document including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of the Collateral Agent and its agents and counsel,
 
1   Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein and defined in the Security Agreement, are used herein as therein defined.

 


 

and all expenses, liabilities and advances made or incurred by the Collateral Agent in connection therewith;
     SECOND, without duplication of amounts applied pursuant to clause FIRST above, to the payment in full in cash, pro rata, based on the amount of Secured Obligations outstanding under the Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement and then due and owing to (i) the Trustee to be applied as provided in the Indenture, and (ii) each Additional Pari Passu Agent to be applied as provided in the applicable Additional Pari Passu Agreement; and
     THIRD, the balance, if any, to such Grantor or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction.
     If, despite the provisions of this Agreement, any Secured Party shall receive any payment or other recovery in excess of its portion of payments on account of the Obligations to which it is then entitled in accordance with this Agreement, such Secured Party shall hold such payment or recovery in trust for the benefit of all Secured Parties for distribution in accordance with this Annex III.
Enforcement.
     Subject to the Collateral Agent’s rights under Section 10 of the Agreement, the Required Secured Parties may direct the Collateral Agent in exercising any right or remedy available to the Collateral Agent under this Agreement or any Security Document. In the absence of any such instruction, the Collateral Agent may (but shall be under no obligation to) exercise such rights and remedies in any manner that complies with Section 10 of the Agreement. No Secured Party (other than the Collateral Agent) shall have any individual right to pursue any remedies under the Agreement against any Grantor.

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EXHIBIT A
COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT
     This COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Copyright Security Agreement”) is made as of this ___ day of                     , 20___, among Grantors listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively, jointly and severally, “Grantors” and each individually “Grantor”), and U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties (together with its successors, “Collateral Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
     WHEREAS, Grantors shall have executed and delivered to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that certain Security Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (including all annexes, exhibits or schedules thereto, as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Security Agreement”); and
     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Security Agreement, Grantors are required to execute and deliver to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, this Copyright Security Agreement;
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Grantors hereby agree as follows:
     1. DEFINED TERMS. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Security Agreement.
     2. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN COPYRIGHT COLLATERAL. Each Grantor hereby grants to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the following, whether presently existing or hereafter created or acquired (collectively, the “Copyright Collateral”):
     (a) all of such Grantor’s Copyrights and Intellectual Property Licenses with respect to Copyrights to which it is a party as licensor or licensee including those referred to on Schedule I hereto;
     (b) all reissues, continuations or extensions of the foregoing; and
     (c) all products and proceeds of the foregoing, including any claim by such Grantor against third parties for past, present or future infringement or dilution of any Copyright or any Copyright licensed under any Intellectual Property License.
     3. SECURITY FOR OBLIGATIONS. This Copyright Security Agreement and the Security Interest created hereby secures the payment and performance of all the Secured Obligations,

 


 

whether now existing or arising hereafter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Copyright Security Agreement secures the payment of all amounts which constitute part of the Secured Obligations and would be owed by Grantors, or any of them, to Collateral Agent, the Secured Parties, or any of them, whether or not they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of an Insolvency Proceeding involving any Grantor.
     4. SECURITY AGREEMENT. The security interests granted pursuant to this Copyright Security Agreement are granted in conjunction with the security interests granted to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Security Agreement. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of Collateral Agent with respect to the security interest in the Copyright Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein.
     5. AUTHORIZATION TO SUPPLEMENT. Collateral Agent hereby authorizes Grantors unilaterally to modify this Agreement by amending Schedule I to include any future United States registered copyrights or applications therefor of Grantors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to so modify this Copyright Security Agreement or amend Schedule I shall in any way affect, invalidate or detract from Collateral Agent’s continuing security interest in all Collateral, whether or not listed on Schedule I.
     6. COUNTERPARTS. This Copyright Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such separate counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. In proving this Copyright Security Agreement in any judicial proceedings, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party against whom such enforcement is sought. Any signatures delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or by other electronic transmission shall be deemed an original signature hereto.
     7. CONSTRUCTION. Unless the context of this Copyright Security Agreement clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Copyright Security Agreement refer to this Copyright Security Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Copyright Security Agreement. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Copyright Security Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Copyright Security Agreement to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record and any Record so transmitted shall constitute a representation and warranty as to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained therein.

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     8. INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder, are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among SunTrust Bank, as ABL Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as Note Agent and the Grantors (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) from time to time party thereto. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
[signature page follows]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Copyright Security Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.
         
  OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA GROUP, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  BEN SHERMAN CLOTHING, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  LIONSHEAD CLOTHING COMPANY
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD CARIBBEAN, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD GARMENT, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

 


 

         
  OXFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  PIEDMONT APPAREL CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  SFI OF OXFORD ACQUISITION CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA BEVERAGES, LLC
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA R&R HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

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  TOMMY BAHAMA TEXAS BEVERAGES, LLC
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  VIEWPOINT MARKETING, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD LOCKBOX, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY:


[U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION]
,
as Collateral Agent
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

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SCHEDULE I
to
COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT
U.S. Copyright Registrations
                 
                Registration
Grantor   Country   Copyright   Registration No.   Date
 
               
Intellectual Property Licenses

 


 

EXHIBIT B
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT
     This PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Patent Security Agreement”) is made as of this ___ day of                     , 20___, among Grantors listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively, jointly and severally, “Grantors” and each individually “Grantor”), and U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties (together with its successors, “Collateral Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
     WHEREAS, the Grantors shall have executed and delivered to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that certain Security Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (including all annexes, exhibits or schedules thereto, as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Security Agreement”); and
     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Security Agreement, Grantors are required to execute and deliver to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, this Patent Security Agreement;
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Grantor hereby agrees as follows:
     1. DEFINED TERMS. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Security Agreement.
     2. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL. Each Grantor hereby grants to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the following, whether presently existing or hereafter created or acquired (collectively, the “Patent Collateral”):
     (a) all of its Patents and Intellectual Property Licenses with respect to Patents to which it is a party including those referred to on Schedule I hereto;
     (b) all reissues, continuations or extensions of the foregoing; and
     (c) all products and proceeds of the foregoing, including any claim by such Grantor against third parties for past, present or future infringement or dilution of any Patent or any Patent licensed under any Intellectual Property License.
     3. SECURITY FOR OBLIGATIONS. This Patent Security Agreement and the Security Interest created hereby secures the payment and performance of all the Secured Obligations, whether now existing or arising hereafter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Patent Security Agreement secures the payment of all amounts which constitute part

 


 

of the Secured Obligations and would be owed by Grantors, or any of them, to Collateral Agent, the Secured Parties, or any of them, whether or not they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of an Insolvency Proceeding involving any Grantor.
     4. SECURITY AGREEMENT. The security interests granted pursuant to this Patent Security Agreement are granted in conjunction with the security interests granted to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Security Agreement. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of Collateral Agent with respect to the security interest in the Patent Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein.
     5. AUTHORIZATION TO SUPPLEMENT. If any Grantor shall obtain rights to any new patentable inventions or become entitled to the benefit of any patent application or patent for any reissue, division, or continuation, of any patent, the provisions of this Patent Security Agreement shall automatically apply thereto. Without limiting Grantors’ obligations under this Section 5, Collateral Agent hereby authorizes Grantors unilaterally to modify this Agreement by amending Schedule I to include any such new patent rights of Grantors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to so modify this Patent Security Agreement or amend Schedule I shall in any way affect, invalidate or detract from Collateral Agent’s continuing security interest in all Collateral, whether or not listed on Schedule I.
     6. COUNTERPARTS. This Patent Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such separate counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. In proving this Patent Security Agreement in any judicial proceedings, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party against whom such enforcement is sought. Any signatures delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or by other electronic transmission shall be deemed an original signature hereto.
     7. CONSTRUCTION. Unless the context of this Patent Security Agreement clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Patent Security Agreement refer to this Patent Security Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Patent Security Agreement. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Patent Security Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Patent Security Agreement to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record and any Record so transmitted shall constitute a representation and warranty as to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained therein.

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     8. INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder, are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among SunTrust Bank, as ABL Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as Note Agent and the Grantors (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) from time to time party thereto. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
[signature page follows]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Patent Security Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.
         
  OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA GROUP, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  BEN SHERMAN CLOTHING, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  LIONSHEAD CLOTHING COMPANY
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
         
  OXFORD CARIBBEAN, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

 


 

         
  OXFORD GARMENT, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  PIEDMONT APPAREL CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  SFI OF OXFORD ACQUISITION CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA BEVERAGES, LLC
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

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  TOMMY BAHAMA R&R HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA TEXAS BEVERAGES, LLC
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  VIEWPOINT MARKETING, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD LOCKBOX, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
         
  ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
, as Collateral Agent
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

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SCHEDULE I
to
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT
U.S. Patent Registrations
                         
Grantor   Patent     Registration No.     Registration Date  
 
                       
Patent Licenses

 


 

EXHIBIT C
TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT
     This TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Trademark Security Agreement”) is made as of this ___ day of ___, 20___, among Grantors listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively, jointly and severally, “Grantors” and each individually “Grantor”), and U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties (together with its successors, “Collateral Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
     WHEREAS, the Grantors shall have executed and delivered to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that certain Security Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (including all annexes, exhibits or schedules thereto, as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Security Agreement”); and
     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Security Agreement, Grantors are required to execute and deliver to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, this Trademark Security Agreement;
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Grantors hereby agree as follows:
     1. DEFINED TERMS. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Security Agreement or, if not defined therein, in the Indenture.
     2. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN TRADEMARK COLLATERAL. Each Grantor hereby grants to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the following, whether presently existing or hereafter created or acquired (collectively, the “Trademark Collateral”):
     (a) all of such Grantor’s U.S. Trademarks and U.S. Trademark Licenses to which it is a party including those referred to on Schedule I hereto;
     (b) all reissues, continuations or extensions of the foregoing; and
     (c) all products and proceeds of the foregoing, including any claim by such Grantor against third parties for past, present or future infringement or dilution of any U.S. Trademark or any breach of any U.S. Trademark License.
     3. SECURITY FOR OBLIGATIONS. This Trademark Security Agreement and the Security Interest created hereby secures the payment and performance of all the Secured Obligations, whether now existing or arising hereafter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

 


 

this Trademark Security Agreement secures the payment of all amounts which constitute part of the Secured Obligations and would be owed by Grantors, or any of them, to Collateral Agent, the Secured Parties, or any of them, whether or not they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of an Insolvency Proceeding involving any Grantor.
     4. SECURITY AGREEMENT. The security interests granted pursuant to this Trademark Security Agreement are granted in conjunction with the security interests granted to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Security Agreement. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of Collateral Agent with respect to the security interest in the Trademark Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein.
     5. AUTHORIZATION TO SUPPLEMENT. Collateral Agent hereby authorizes Grantors unilaterally to modify this Agreement by amending Schedule I to include any future U.S. Trademarks of Grantors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to so modify this Trademark Security Agreement or amend Schedule I shall in any way affect, invalidate or detract from Collateral Agent’s continuing security interest in all Collateral, whether or not listed on Schedule I.
     6. COUNTERPARTS. This Trademark Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such separate counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. In proving this Trademark Security Agreement or any other Senior Secured Note Document in any judicial proceedings, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party against whom such enforcement is sought. Any signatures delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or by other electronic transmission shall be deemed an original signature hereto.
     7. CONSTRUCTION. Unless the context of this Trademark Security Agreement clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Trademark Security Agreement refer to this Trademark Security Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Trademark Security Agreement. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Trademark Security Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Trademark Security Agreement to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record and any Record so transmitted shall constitute a representation and warranty as to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained therein.

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     8. INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder, are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among SunTrust Bank, as ABL Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as Note Agent and the Grantors (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) from time to time party thereto. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
[signature page follows]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Trademark Security Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.
         
  OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA GROUP, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  BEN SHERMAN CLOTHING, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  LIONSHEAD CLOTHING COMPANY
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD CARIBBEAN, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

 


 

         
  OXFORD GARMENT, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  PIEDMONT APPAREL CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  SFI OF OXFORD ACQUISITION CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA BEVERAGES, LLC
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

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  TOMMY BAHAMA R&R HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA TEXAS BEVERAGES, LLC
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  VIEWPOINT MARKETING, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD LOCKBOX, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
,
as Collateral Agent
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

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SCHEDULE I
to
TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT
U.S. Trademarks and Applications for Registration
                         
                    Registration  
Grantor   Trademark     Registration No.     Date  
 
                       
U.S. Trademark Licenses

 


 

EXHIBIT D
PLEDGED INTERESTS ADDENDUM
     This Pledged Interests Addendum, dated as of                      ___, 20___, is delivered pursuant to Section 7 of the Security Agreement referred to below. The undersigned hereby agrees that this Pledged Interests Addendum may be attached to that certain Security Agreement, dated as June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), made by the undersigned, together with the other Grantors named therein, to U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent. Initially capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Security Agreement. The undersigned hereby agrees that the additional interests listed on this Pledged Interests Addendum as set forth below shall be and become part of the Pledged Interests pledged by the undersigned to Collateral Agent in the Security Agreement and any pledged company set forth on this Pledged Interests Addendum as set forth below shall be and become a “Pledged Company” under the Security Agreement, each with the same force and effect as if originally named therein.
     The undersigned hereby certifies that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 7 of the Security Agreement of the undersigned are true and correct as to the Pledged Interests listed herein on and as of the date hereof.
         
  [                                        ]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
                                         
    Name of                          
Name of   Pledged     Number of     Class of     Percentage of     Certificate  
Pledgor   Company     Shares/Units     Interests     Class Owned     Nos.  
 
                                       

 

EX-10.4
Exhibit 10.4
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to Administrative Agent (as defined below) pursuant to this Agreement (as defined below) and the exercise of any right or remedy by Administrative Agent hereunder, are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among Administrative Agent, as ABL Agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as Collateral Agent, and as acknowledged by the Grantors (as such term is defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) from time to time party thereto. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
     This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 30th day of June, 2009, among the Grantors listed on the signature pages hereof and those additional entities that hereafter become parties hereto by executing the form of Supplement attached hereto as Annex 1 (collectively, jointly and severally, “Grantors” and each individually “Grantor”), and SUNTRUST BANK, in its capacity as administrative agent (together with its successors, “Administrative Agent”).
WITNESSETH:
     WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 15, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including all schedules thereto, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among Oxford Industries, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Parent”), Tommy Bahama Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TBG”; together with Parent, each referred to individually as a “Borrower” and, collectively, as “Borrowers”), the Persons party thereto from time to time as Guarantors, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as Issuing Banks, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as lenders (“Lenders”) and Administrative Agent, the Lender Group (as defined therein) is willing to make certain financial accommodations available to Borrowers from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof; and
     WHEREAS, Administrative Agent has agreed to act as agent for the benefit of the Lender Group in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
     WHEREAS, Administrative Agent and the Grantors are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2008 (the “Prior Security Agreement”), pursuant to which the Grantors granted Administrative Agent a continuing security interest in and to the Collateral (as defined in the Prior Security Agreement) in order to secure the prompt and complete payment, observance and performance of the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Prior Security Agreement); and

 


 

     WHEREAS, in order to induce the Lender Group to continue to make financial accommodations to Borrowers as provided for in the Credit Agreement, Grantors have agreed to amended and restate the Prior Security Agreement and to grant a continuing security interest in and to the Collateral in order to secure the prompt and complete payment, observance and performance of, among other things, (a) all of the present and future obligations of Grantors arising from this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Bank Products Documents and (b) all Obligations of Borrowers, including, in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and any interest, fees or expenses that accrue after the filing of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any Insolvency Proceeding (clauses (a) and (b) being hereinafter referred to as the “Secured Obligations”);
     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the recitals made above and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
     1. Defined Terms. All capitalized terms used herein (including in the preamble and recitals hereof) without definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement. Any terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the UCC shall be construed and defined as set forth in the UCC unless otherwise defined herein or in the Credit Agreement; provided, however, that to the extent that the UCC is used to define any term herein and such term is defined differently in different Articles of the UCC, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 of the UCC shall govern. In addition to those terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
          (a) “Agreement Date” means June 30, 2009.
          (b) “Books” means books and Records (including each Grantor’s Records indicating, summarizing, or evidencing such Grantor’s assets (including the Collateral) or liabilities, each Grantor’s Records relating to such Grantor’s business operations or financial condition, and each Grantor’s Goods or General Intangibles (other than Excluded Trademarks and Excluded Trademark Licenses) related to such information).
          (c) “Borrowers” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals to this Agreement.
          (d) “Chattel Paper” means chattel paper (as that term is defined in the UCC) and includes tangible chattel paper and electronic chattel paper.
          (e) “Collateral” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.
          (f) “Commercial Tort Claims” means commercial tort claims (as that term is defined in the UCC), and includes those commercial tort claims listed on Schedule 2.
          (g) “Copyrights” means copyrights and copyright registrations, including the copyright registrations and applications for registration listed on Schedule 3, and (i) all renewals thereof, (ii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due or payable under

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and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past or future infringements or dilutions thereof, (iii) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements and dilutions thereof and (iv) all of each Grantor’s rights corresponding thereto throughout the world, but excluding, in each case, copyrights included in the definition of Excluded Trademarks.
          (h) “Copyright Security Agreement” means each Copyright Security Agreement among Grantors, or any of them, and Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, pursuant to which Grantors have granted to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, a security interest in all their respective Copyrights.
          (i) “Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals to this Agreement.
          (j) “Deposit Account” means any deposit account (as that term is defined in the UCC).
          (k) “Discharge of Note Obligations” has the meaning specified therefor in the Intercreditor Agreement.
          (l) “Documents” means documents (as that term is defined in the UCC).
          (m) “Draft” means a draft (as that term is defined in the UCC).
          (n) “Equipment” means equipment (as that term is defined in the UCC).
          (o) “Excluded Trademark Licenses” means any Intellectual Property License related to a Trademark to the extent such Intellectual Property License is not a U.S. Trademark License.
          (p) “Excluded Trademarks” means any Trademarks that are not U.S. Trademarks.
          (q) “First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean any Foreign Subsidiary that is directly held by Parent or its Domestic Subsidiaries.
          (r) “Fixtures” means fixtures (as that term is defined in the UCC).
          (s) “General Intangibles” means general intangibles (as that term is defined in the UCC) and, in any event, including payment intangibles, contract rights, rights to payment, rights arising under common law, statutes, or regulations, choses or things in action, goodwill (including the goodwill associated with any Trademark), Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, URLs and domain names, industrial designs, other industrial or Intellectual Property or rights therein or applications therefor, whether under license or otherwise, programs, programming materials, blueprints, drawings, purchase orders, customer lists, monies due or recoverable from pension funds, route lists, rights to payment and other rights under any royalty or licensing agreements,

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including Intellectual Property Licenses, infringement claims, computer programs, information contained on computer disks or tapes, software, literature, reports, catalogs, pension plan refunds, pension plan refund claims, insurance premium rebates, tax refunds, and tax refund claims, uncertificated Equity Interests not constituting a security (as defined in the UCC), and any other personal property other than commercial tort claims, money, Accounts, Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Goods, Investment Related Property, Negotiable Collateral, and oil, gas, or other minerals before extraction.
          (t) “Goods” means goods (as that term is defined in the UCC).
          (u) “Grantor” and “Grantors” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals to this Agreement.
          (v) “Insolvency Proceeding” means (a) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshalling of assets for creditors or other, similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors, in each of case (a) and (b) undertaken under federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code.
          (w) “Instrument” means an instrument (as that term is defined in the UCC).
          (x) “Intellectual Property” means any and all Intellectual Property Licenses, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks and trade secrets.
          (y) “Intellectual Property Licenses” means a license or other agreement granting a right to use any Patent, Trademark, Copyright or other Intellectual Property, to which a Grantor is a party, whether as a licensee or a licensor, including the license agreements listed on Schedule 4, and the right to use any such Patent, Trademark, Copyright or other Intellectual Property (to the extent permitted by such license) in connection with the enforcement of the Lender Group’s rights under the Loan Documents, including the right to prepare for sale and sell any and all Inventory and Equipment now or hereafter owned by any Grantor and now or hereafter covered by such licenses.
          (z) “Intercreditor Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the legend on the first page of this Agreement.
          (aa) “Inventory” means inventory (as that term is defined in the UCC).
          (bb) “Investment Related Property” means (i) investment property (as that term is defined in the UCC), and (ii) all of the following regardless of whether classified as investment property under the UCC: all Pledged Interests; Pledged Operating Agreements; and Pledged Partnership Agreements.
          (cc) “Letter-of-Credit Rights” means letter-of-credit rights (as that term is defined in the UCC).

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          (dd) “Mortgage” means an agreement, including, but not limited to, a mortgage, deed of trust or any other document creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property in favor of or for the benefit of Administrative Agent, which shall be in form which is effective to create a Lien on such Mortgaged Property in favor of Administrative Agent to secure the Secured Obligations that is enforceable against the applicable Grantor and third parties, in each case, with such schedules and including such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to conform such document to applicable local law requirements or as shall be customary under applicable local law requirements.
          (ee) “Mortgaged Property” means each parcel of Real Property, if any, which shall be subject to a Mortgage delivered after the Agreement Date pursuant to Section 6(i).
          (ff) “Negotiable Collateral” means Instruments, Letter-of-Credit Rights, Promissory Notes, Drafts and Documents.
          (gg) “Note Collateral” has the meaning specified therefor in the Intercreditor Agreement.
          (hh) “Note Priority Collateral” has the meaning specified therefor in the Intercreditor Agreement.
          (ii) “Patent Security Agreement” means each Patent Security Agreement among Grantors, or any of them, and Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, in substantially the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, pursuant to which Grantors have granted to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, a security interest in all their respective Patents.
          (jj) “Patents” means patents and patent applications, including the patents and patent applications listed on Schedule 5, and (i) all continuations and continuations-in-part, (ii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past or future infringements or dilutions thereof, (iii) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements and dilutions thereof, and (iv) all of each Grantor’s rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
          (kk) “Pledged Companies” means, each Person listed on Schedule 7 as a “Pledged Company”, together with each other Person, all or a portion of whose Equity Interests, are acquired or otherwise owned by a Grantor after the Agreement Date and are required to be pledged to Administrative Agent under Section 6.20 of the Credit Agreement, other than any such Equity Interest excluded from the term “Collateral” under the last paragraph of Section 2.
          (ll) “Pledged Interests” means all of each Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all of the Equity Interests now or hereafter owned by such Grantor, regardless of class or designation, in each of the Pledged Companies, and all substitutions therefor and replacements thereof, all proceeds thereof and all rights relating thereto, including any certificates representing the Equity Interests, the right to request after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default that such Equity Interests be registered in the name of Administrative Agent or

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any of its nominees, the right to receive any certificates representing any of the Equity Interests and the right to require that such certificates be delivered to Administrative Agent together with undated powers or assignments of investment securities with respect thereto, duly endorsed in blank by such Grantor, all warrants, options, share appreciation rights and other rights, contractual or otherwise, in respect thereof and of all dividends, distributions of income, profits, surplus, or other compensation by way of income or liquidating distributions, in cash or in kind, and cash, Instruments, and other property from time to time received, receivable, or otherwise distributed in respect of or in addition to, in substitution of, on account of, or in exchange for any or all of the foregoing except that Pledged Interests shall not include any property or assets which are excluded from the term “Collateral” under the last paragraph of Section 2.
          (mm) “Pledged Interests Addendum” means a Pledged Interests Addendum substantially in the form of Exhibit C to this Agreement.
          (nn) “Pledged Operating Agreements” means all of each Grantor’s rights, powers, and remedies under the limited liability company operating agreements of each of the Pledged Companies that are limited liability companies.
          (oo) “Pledged Partnership Agreements” means all of each Grantor’s rights, powers, and remedies under the partnership agreements of each of the Pledged Companies that are partnerships.
          (pp) “Proceeds” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.
          (qq) “Promissory Note” means a promissory note (as that term is defined in the UCC).
          (rr) “Real Property” means any estates or interests in real property now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor and the improvements thereto.
          (ss) “Record” means a record (as that term is defined in the UCC).
          (tt) “Secured Obligations” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.
          (uu) “Securities Account” means a securities account (as that term is defined in the UCC).
          (vv) “Security Interest” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.
          (ww) “Supporting Obligations” means supporting obligations (as such term is defined in the UCC), and includes Letter-of-Credit Rights and guaranties issued in support of Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments, or Investment Related Property.
          (xx) “Trademark Security Agreement” means each Trademark Security Agreement among Grantors, or any of them, and Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the

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Lender Group, in substantially the form of Exhibit D attached hereto, pursuant to which Grantors have granted to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, a security interest in all their respective U.S. Trademarks and U.S. Trademark Licenses.
          (yy) “Trademarks” means trademarks, trade names, registered trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, registered service marks, service mark applications, and Copyrights (whether or not registered) embodied in any of the foregoing or related to works with which the goodwill of any Grantor has become associated, and (i) all renewals thereof, (ii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past or future infringements or dilutions thereof, (iii) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements and dilutions thereof, (iv) the goodwill of each Grantor’s business symbolized by the foregoing and connected therewith, and (v) all of each Grantor’s rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
          (zz) “URL” means “uniform resource locator,” an internet web address.
          (aaa) “U.S. Trademark Licenses” means a license or other agreement to the extent granting a right to use any U.S. Trademark owned by a Grantor, to which a Grantor is a party as a licensor, including the license agreements listed on Schedule 6 to the extent granting a right to use any U.S. Trademark owned by a Grantor, including the right to royalties and any other consideration now or hereafter paid to a Grantor under or with respect thereto by any entity for such rights thereunder.
          (bbb) “U.S. Trademarks” means, with respect to any Grantor, trademarks, trade names, service marks and any application for the foregoing (including those set forth on Schedule 6) owned by such Grantor and registered in (or in the case of applications, filed with) the United States Patent and Trademark Office (or any successor office performing similar functions) including (i) Copyrights (whether or not registered) embodied in any of the foregoing, (ii) all renewals thereof, (iii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past or future infringements or dilutions thereof, (iv) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements and dilutions thereof and (v) the goodwill of such Grantor’s business symbolized by the foregoing and connected therewith.
     2. Grant of Security. Each Grantor hereby unconditionally grants, assigns, and pledges to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, a continuing security interest (hereinafter referred to as the “Security Interest”) in all personal property of such Grantor whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located, including such Grantor’s right, title, and interest in and to the following, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located (the “Collateral”):
          (a) all of such Grantor’s Accounts (other than Accounts related to the Grantor’s Excluded Trademarks or Excluded Trademark Licenses);
          (b) all of such Grantor’s Books;

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          (c) all of such Grantor’s Chattel Paper;
          (d) all of such Grantor’s interest with respect to any Deposit Account;
          (e) all of such Grantor’s Equipment and fixtures;
          (f) all of such Grantor’s General Intangibles (other than Excluded Trademarks and Excluded Trademark Licenses) including, without limitation, U.S. Trademarks and U.S. Trademark Licenses;
          (g) all of such Grantor’s Inventory;
          (h) all of such Grantor’s Investment Related Property;
          (i) all of such Grantor’s Negotiable Collateral;
          (j) all of such Grantor’s rights in respect of Supporting Obligations;
          (k) all of such Grantor’s interest with respect to any Commercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule 2;
          (l) all of such Grantor’s money, Cash Equivalents, or other assets that now or hereafter come into the possession, custody, or control of Administrative Agent or any other member of the Lender Group; and
          (m) all of the proceeds and products, whether tangible or intangible, of any of the foregoing, including proceeds of insurance or commercial tort claims covering or relating to any or all of the foregoing, and any and all Accounts, Books, Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Equipment, General Intangibles (other than Excluded Trademarks and Excluded Trademark Licenses), Inventory, Investment Related Property, Negotiable Collateral, Supporting Obligations, money, or other tangible or intangible property resulting from the sale, lease, license, exchange, collection, or other disposition of any of the foregoing, the proceeds of any award in condemnation with respect to any of the property of Grantors constituting Collateral, any rebates or refunds, whether for taxes or otherwise, and all proceeds of any such proceeds, or any portion thereof or interest therein, and the proceeds thereof, and all proceeds of any loss of, damage to, or destruction of the above, whether insured or not insured, and, to the extent not otherwise included, any indemnity, warranty, or guaranty payable by reason of loss or damage to, or otherwise with respect to any of the foregoing Collateral (the “Proceeds”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Proceeds” includes whatever is receivable or received when Investment Related Property or proceeds are sold, exchanged, collected, or otherwise disposed of, whether such disposition is voluntary or involuntary, and includes proceeds of any indemnity or guaranty payable to any Grantor or Administrative Agent from time to time with respect to any of the Investment Related Property.
     Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 2 to the contrary, the term “Collateral” shall not include: (i) any of the Equity Interests of a Foreign Subsidiary of a Grantor other than a First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary of such Grantor, (ii) with respect to any First-Tier

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Foreign Subsidiary of a Grantor, any Equity Interests in excess of sixty-five percent (65%) of the Equity Interests of such First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary, together with all certificates representing such Equity Interests, all Proceeds thereof and all rights relating thereto, (iii) any Equity Interests in an Excluded Subsidiary, (iv) any Equity Interests in Patch Licensing LLC, (v) any Excluded Trademark or any Excluded Trademark License owned by any Grantor (as licensor or as licensee) and any Proceeds related thereto, (vi) to the extent (and only for so long as) such property does not constitute Note Collateral, assets and all Proceeds thereof and all rights relating thereto subject to Liens permitted pursuant to clause (f) (as it relates to any of the foregoing) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” in the Credit Agreement to the extent the documentation relating to such Liens prohibits the applicable Grantors from granting a Lien on such assets to secure the Secured Obligations, (vii) to the extent (and only for so long as) such property does not constitute Note Collateral, any Equity Interests of a Person that is not a Subsidiary of Parent and all Proceeds thereof and all rights relating thereto to the extent that a pledge of such Equity Interests, Proceeds or rights is prohibited by such Person’s organizational documents or any shareholders agreement or joint venture agreement relating to such Equity Interests, Proceeds or rights, (viii) to the extent (and only for so long as) such property does not constitute Note Collateral, any contract, lease, license or other agreement and all Proceeds thereof and all rights relating thereto to the extent that the grant of a security interest therein would violate applicable law, result in the invalidation thereof or provide any party thereto with a right of termination or any other remedy that materially increases the costs or burden of any Grantor thereunder with respect thereto (in each case, after giving effect to Sections 9-406(d), 9-407(a), 9-408(a) or 9-409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) or any other applicable law), and (ix) any intent-to-use trademark application to the extent and for so long as creation by a Grantor of a security interest therein would result in the loss by such Grantor of any material rights therein.
     3. Security for Secured Obligations. This Agreement and the Security Interest created hereby secure the payment and performance of all of the Secured Obligations, whether now existing or arising hereafter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement secures the payment of all amounts which constitute part of the Secured Obligations and would be owed by Grantors, or any of them, to Administrative Agent or any other member of the Lender Group, but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of an Insolvency Proceeding involving any other Grantor.
     4. Grantors Remain Liable. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) each of the Grantors shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral, including the Pledged Operating Agreements and the Pledged Partnership Agreements, to perform all of the duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (b) the exercise by Administrative Agent or any other member of the Lender Group of any of the rights hereunder shall not release any Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under such contracts and agreements included in the Collateral, and (c) no member of the Lender Group shall have any obligation or liability under such contracts and agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall any member of the Lender Group be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Grantors thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder. Until an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, except as otherwise

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provided in this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, or the other Loan Documents, Grantors shall have the right to possession and enjoyment of the Collateral for the purpose of conducting the ordinary course of their respective businesses, subject to and upon the terms hereof and of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is the intention of the parties hereto that record and beneficial ownership of the Pledged Interests, including all voting, consensual, and dividend rights, shall remain in the applicable Grantor until the occurrence of an Event of Default and until Administrative Agent shall notify the applicable Grantor of Administrative Agent’s exercise of voting, consensual, or dividend rights with respect to the Pledged Interests pursuant to Section 15 hereof.
     5. Representations and Warranties. Each Grantor hereby represents and warrants as follows:
          (a) The exact legal name of each of the Grantors is set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement or a written notice provided to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.7(f) of the Credit Agreement. No Grantor conducts, and, during the five-year period immediately preceding the Agreement Date, no Grantor has conducted, business under any trade name or other name other than those set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto.
          (b) Such Grantor’s organizational identification number (within the meaning of Section 9-516(b)(5)(C)(iii) of the UCC), and its chief executive office, principal place of business and the place where such Grantor maintains its records concerning the Collateral is set forth on Schedule 1. If such Grantor is a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, corporate trust or other registered organization, the state under whose law such registered organization was organized is set forth on Schedule 1.
          (c) Intentionally Omitted.
          (d) As of the Agreement Date, no Grantor has any interest in, or title to, any U.S. Trademarks or U.S. Trademark Licenses except as set forth on Schedule 6. This Agreement is effective to create a valid and continuing Lien on such U.S. Trademarks and U.S. Trademark Licenses and, upon filing of the Copyright Security Agreement with the United States Copyright Office and filing of the Trademark Security Agreement with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the filing of appropriate financing statements in the jurisdictions listed on Schedule 8, all action necessary to perfect the Security Interest in each Grantor’s U.S. Trademarks and U.S. Trademark Licenses has been taken and such perfected Security Interests are enforceable as such as against any and all creditors of and purchasers from any Grantor.
          (e) This Agreement creates a valid security interest in the Collateral of each of Grantors, to the extent a security interest therein can be created under the UCC, securing the payment of the Secured Obligations. Except to the extent a security interest in the Collateral cannot be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the UCC, the filing of a Copyright Security Agreement with the United States Copyright Office and a Trademark Security Agreement and a Patent Security Agreement with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, all filings and other actions necessary or desirable to perfect and protect such security interest have been duly taken or will have been taken upon the filing of financing statements and such other filings listing each applicable Grantor, as a debtor, and Administrative

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Agent, as secured party, in the jurisdictions listed next to such Grantor’s name on Schedule 8. Upon the making of such filings, Administrative Agent shall have a perfected security interest in the Collateral of each Grantor to the extent such security interest can be perfected by the filing of a financing statement, the filing of a Copyright Security Agreement with the United States Copyright Office and a Trademark Security Agreement and a Patent Security Agreement with the United States Patent and Copyright Office, subject only to Permitted Liens.
          (f) (i) Each Grantor is and will at all times be the sole holder of record and the legal and beneficial owner, free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens, the Security Interest created hereby and the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), of the Pledged Interests indicated on Schedule 7 as being owned by such Grantor and, when acquired by such Grantor, any Pledged Interests acquired after the Agreement Date; (ii) all of the Pledged Interests are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and the Pledged Interests constitute or will constitute the percentage of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Pledged Companies of such Grantor identified on Schedule 7 as supplemented or modified by any Pledged Interests Addendum or any supplement to this Agreement; (iii) such Grantor has the right and requisite authority to pledge the Pledged Interests pledged by such Grantor to Administrative Agent as provided herein; (iv) all actions necessary to perfect, establish the first priority (subject to any Permitted Liens) of, or otherwise protect, Administrative Agent’s Security Interest in the Pledged Interests, and the proceeds thereof, will have been duly taken, (A) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement; (B) upon the taking of possession by Administrative Agent of any certificates constituting the Pledged Interests, to the extent such Pledged Interests are represented by certificates, together with undated powers endorsed in blank by the applicable Grantor, (C) upon the filing of financing statements in the applicable jurisdiction set forth on Schedule 8 for such Grantor with respect to the Pledged Interests of such Grantor that are not represented by certificates, and (D) with respect to any Securities Accounts (other than the “Notes Collateral Account” as such term is defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), upon the delivery of control agreements with respect thereto; and (v) each Grantor has delivered to and deposited with Administrative Agent (or, with respect to any Pledged Interests created or obtained after the Agreement Date, will deliver and deposit in accordance with Sections 6(a) and 8 hereof) all certificates representing the Pledged Interests owned by such Grantor to the extent such Pledged Interests are represented by certificates, and undated powers endorsed in blank with respect to such certificates. None of the Pledged Interests owned or held by such Grantor has been issued or transferred in violation of any securities registration, securities disclosure or similar laws of any jurisdiction to which such issuance or transfer may be subject.
          (g) No consent, approval, authorization, or other order or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required (i) for the grant of a Security Interest by such Grantor in and to the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement or for the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement by such Grantor, or (ii) for the exercise by Administrative Agent of the voting or other rights provided for in this Agreement with respect to the Investment Related Property or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement, except as may be required in connection with such disposition of Investment Related Property by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally.

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     6. Covenants. Each Grantor, jointly and severally, covenants and agrees with Administrative Agent and the other members of the Lender Group that from and after the date of this Agreement and until the date of termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 22 hereof:
          (a) Possession of Collateral. In the event that any Collateral, including proceeds, is evidenced by or consists of Negotiable Collateral, Investment Related Property, or Chattel Paper, individually or in the aggregate, in the face amount of at least $1,000,000, and if and to the extent that perfection or priority of Administrative Agent’s Security Interest is dependent on or enhanced by possession, the applicable Grantor, promptly, but in any case within ten (10) Business Days thereof, upon the request of Administrative Agent and in accordance with Section 8 hereof, shall execute such other documents and instruments as shall be requested by Administrative Agent or, if applicable, endorse and deliver physical possession of such Negotiable Collateral, Investment Related Property, or Chattel Paper to Administrative Agent, together with such undated powers endorsed in blank as shall be requested by Administrative Agent;
          (b) Chattel Paper.
               (i) Each Grantor shall take all steps reasonably necessary to grant Administrative Agent control of all electronic Chattel Paper in accordance with the UCC and all “transferable records” as that term is defined in Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act and Section 201 of the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction with respect to Chattel Paper, individually or in the aggregate, in the face amount of at least $1,000,000;
               (ii) If any Grantor retains possession of any Chattel Paper or Instruments, individually or in the aggregate, in the face amount of at least $1,000,000 (which retention of possession shall be subject to the extent permitted hereby and by the Credit Agreement), promptly upon the request of Administrative Agent, such Chattel Paper and Instruments shall be marked with the following legend: “This writing and the obligations evidenced or secured hereby are subject to the Security Interest of SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lender Group”;
          (c) Control Agreements.
               (i) Each Grantor shall obtain an authenticated Blocked Account Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, as required pursuant to Section 6.15 of the Credit Agreement;
               (ii) Each Grantor shall obtain authenticated control agreements, all in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, from each issuer (other than a Pledged Company) of uncertificated securities, securities intermediary, or commodities intermediary issuing or holding any financial assets or commodities to or for any Grantor, individually or in the aggregate, having a value of more than $1,000,000 and to the extent otherwise constituting Collateral;

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          (d) Letter-of-Credit Rights. Each Grantor that is or becomes the beneficiary of a letter of credit shall promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days after becoming a beneficiary), notify Administrative Agent thereof and, as to Letter-of-Credit Rights arising under letters of credit, individually or in the aggregate, having a face amount of more than $1,000,000, upon the request by Administrative Agent, enter into a tri-party agreement with Administrative Agent and the issuer or confirmation bank with respect to Letter-of-Credit Rights assigning such Letter-of-Credit Rights to Administrative Agent and directing all payments thereunder to Administrative Agent, all in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent;
          (e) Commercial Tort Claims. Each Grantor shall promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days of receipt thereof), notify Administrative Agent in writing upon incurring or otherwise obtaining a Commercial Tort Claim which if successful would involve a claim having a projected value of at least $1,000,000, after the date hereof against any third party and, upon request of Administrative Agent, promptly amend Schedule 2 to this Agreement, authorize the filing of additional financing statements or amendments to existing financing statements and do such other acts or things deemed necessary or desirable by Administrative Agent to give Administrative Agent a first priority, perfected security interest in any such Commercial Tort Claim;
          (f) Intentionally Omitted;
          (g) Intellectual Property.
               (i) On or prior to March 31 and September 30 of each year (commencing March 31, 2010), if any Grantor shall have obtained or acquired during the two fiscal quarters of Parent most recently ended prior to such date (or, in the case of March 31, 2010, during the period commencing on the Agreement Date and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter of Parent most recently ended prior to March 31, 2010) any Collateral consisting of Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights (but, excluding in each case applications therefor) registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office (in each case, or any successor office performing similar functions), in order to facilitate filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, such Grantor shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent one or more Copyright Security Agreements, Trademark Security Agreements or Patent Security Agreements to evidence Administrative Agent’s Lien on such Collateral, and shall cause such agreements to be filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office (in each case, or any successor office performing similar functions), as applicable;
               (ii) Each Grantor shall have the duty, to the extent materially necessary or economically desirable, in the good faith judgment of such Grantor, in the operation of such Grantor’s business, (A) to promptly sue for infringement, misappropriation, or dilution and to recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation, or dilution, (B) to prosecute diligently any trademark application or service mark application that is part of the Trademarks pending as of the date hereof or hereafter until the termination of this Agreement, (C) to prosecute diligently any patent application that is part of the Patents pending as of the date hereof or hereafter until the termination of this Agreement, and (D) to take all reasonable and necessary action to preserve and maintain all of such Grantor’s Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights

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and Intellectual Property Licenses related thereto, and its rights therein, including the filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use, affidavits of noncontestability and opposition and interference and cancellation proceedings. Any expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing shall be borne by the appropriate Grantor. Each Grantor further agrees not to abandon any Trademark, Patent, Copyright, or Intellectual Property License related thereto that is materially necessary or economically desirable in the operation of such Grantor’s business without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, except as permitted by the Credit Agreement;
               (iii) Grantors acknowledge and agree that the members of the Lender Group shall have no duties with respect to the Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, or Intellectual Property Licenses related thereto. Without limiting the generality of this Section 6(g), Grantors acknowledge and agree that no member of the Lender Group shall be under any obligation to take any steps necessary to preserve rights in the Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, or Intellectual Property Licenses related thereto against any other Person, but Administrative Agent or any member of the Lender Group may do so at its option from and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and all expenses incurred in connection therewith (including reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys and other professionals) shall be for the sole account of Borrowers and shall be chargeable to the Loan Account;
          (h) Investment Related Property.
               (i) If any Grantor shall receive or become entitled to receive any Pledged Interests after the Agreement Date (other than Dividends paid in cash), it shall promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) Business Days of receipt thereof) deliver to Administrative Agent a duly executed Pledged Interests Addendum identifying such Pledged Interests;
               (ii) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all sums of money and property paid or distributed in respect of the Pledged Interests which are received by any Grantor shall be held by the Grantors in trust for the benefit of Administrative Agent segregated from such Grantor’s other property, and such Grantor shall deliver such money and property forthwith to Administrative Agent in the exact form received;
               (iii) No Grantor shall make or consent to any amendment or other modification or waiver with respect to any Pledged Interests, Pledged Operating Agreement, or Pledged Partnership Agreement, or enter into any agreement or permit to exist any restriction with respect to any Pledged Interests to the extent prohibited under the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement;
               (iv) Each Grantor agrees that it will cooperate with Administrative Agent in obtaining all necessary approvals and making all necessary filings under federal, state or local law in connection with the Security Interest on the Pledged Interests or any sale or transfer thereof;
               (v) As to all limited liability company or partnership interests, issued under any Pledged Operating Agreement or Pledged Partnership Agreement, each Grantor hereby represents, warrants and covenants that the Pledged Interests issued pursuant to such

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agreement (A) are not and shall not be dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or in securities markets, (B) do not and will not constitute investment company securities, and (C) are not and will not be held by such Grantor in a securities account. In addition, none of the Pledged Operating Agreements, the Pledged Partnership Agreements, or any other agreements governing any of the Pledged Interests issued under any Pledged Operating Agreement or Pledged Partnership Agreement, provide or shall provide that such Pledged Interests are securities governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction;
          (i) Real Property. In the event that following the date hereof, but prior to the Discharge of Note Obligations, any Grantor shall acquire any fee simple ownership interest in any parcel of Real Property (except to the extent subject to a Lien permitted by clause (f) (as it relates to any of the foregoing) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” in the Credit Agreement to the extent the documentation relating to such Lien prohibits the granting of a Lien thereon to secure the Secured Obligations) with a fair market value in excess of $5,000,000 as of the date of acquisition (a “Specified Real Property”), such Grantor shall provide a Mortgage in favor of Administrative Agent in such Specified Real Property within 120 days following the date of acquisition thereof. In connection with the provision of any new Mortgage, the applicable Grantors will provide (a) an opinion of counsel stating that such Mortgage creates an enforceable Lien on the applicable Specified Real Property in favor of Administrative Agent to secure the Secured Obligations, subject to the assumptions and qualifications specified therein, and (b) UCC-1 fixture filings relating to such Specified Real Property filed in the appropriate filing office;
          (j) Transfers and Other Liens. Grantors shall not (i) sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, any of the Collateral, except expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement, or (ii) create or permit to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any of the Collateral of any of Grantors, except for Permitted Liens, the Security Interest created hereby and the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement). The inclusion of Proceeds in the Collateral shall not be deemed to constitute Administrative Agent’s consent to any sale or other disposition of any of the Collateral otherwise prohibited under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; and
          (k) Other Actions as to Any and All Collateral. Each Grantor shall promptly (and in any event within ten (10)) Business Days of acquiring or obtaining such Collateral) notify Administrative Agent in writing upon acquiring or otherwise obtaining any Collateral after the date hereof consisting of Investment Related Property (other than any security or security entitlement that is maintained in a securities account which is subject to a tri-party control agreement among Administrative Agent, the applicable Grantor and the securities intermediary), Chattel Paper (electronic, tangible or otherwise), promissory notes (as defined in the UCC), or Instruments, in each case, individually or in the aggregate, having a face amount of at least $1,000,000 and upon the request of Administrative Agent and in accordance with Section 8 hereof, promptly execute such other documents, or if applicable, deliver such Chattel Paper, other documents or certificates evidencing any Investment Related Property in accordance with Section 6 hereof and do such other acts or things deemed necessary or desirable by Administrative Agent to protect Administrative Agent’s Security Interest therein.

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     7. Relation to Other Security Documents. The provisions of this Agreement shall be read and construed with the other Loan Documents referred to below in the manner so indicated.
          (a) Credit Agreement. In the event of any conflict between any provision in this Agreement and a provision in the Credit Agreement, such provision of the Credit Agreement shall control; provided, however, if there is any conflict between any provision in the Credit Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement shall control.
          (b) Patent, Trademark and Copyright Security Agreements. The provisions of the Copyright Security Agreements, the Trademark Security Agreements and the Patent Security Agreements are supplemental to the provisions of this Agreement, and nothing contained in the Copyright Security Agreements, the Trademark Security Agreements or the Patent Security Agreements shall limit any of the rights or remedies of Administrative Agent hereunder.
          (c) Mortgages. The provisions of any Mortgage shall govern the Lien of Administrative Agent in any Specified Real Property.
     8. Further Assurances.
          (a) Each Grantor agrees that from time to time, at its own expense, such Grantor will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or that Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect any Security Interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any of the Collateral.
          (b) Each Grantor authorizes the filing by Administrative Agent financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such Grantor will execute and deliver to Administrative Agent such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or as Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and preserve the Security Interest granted or purported to be granted hereby.
          (c) Each Grantor authorizes Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time to file, transmit, or communicate, as applicable, financing statements and amendments describing the Collateral as defined herein.
          (d) Each Grantor acknowledges that it is not authorized to file any financing statement or amendment or termination statement with respect to any financing statement filed in connection with this Agreement without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, subject to such Grantor’s rights under Section 9-509(d)(2) of the UCC.
     9. Administrative Agent’s Right to Perform Contracts. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent (or its designee) may proceed to perform any and all of the obligations of any Grantor contained in any contract, lease, or other agreement constituting Collateral and exercise any and all rights of any Grantor therein contained as fully as such Grantor itself could.

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     10. Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints Administrative Agent its attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or otherwise, at such time as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Credit Agreement, to take any action and to execute any instrument which Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including:
          (a) to ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compromise, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in connection with the Accounts constituting Collateral or any other Collateral of such Grantor;
          (b) to receive and open all mail addressed to such Grantor and to notify postal authorities to change the address for the delivery of mail to such Grantor to that of Administrative Agent;
          (c) to receive, indorse, and collect any Drafts or other Instruments, Documents, Negotiable Collateral or Chattel Paper;
          (d) to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings which Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any of the Collateral of such Grantor or otherwise to enforce the rights of Administrative Agent with respect to any of the Collateral;
          (e) to repair, alter, or supply Goods, if any, necessary to fulfill in whole or in part the purchase order of any Person obligated to such Grantor in respect of any Account of such Grantor constituting Collateral;
          (f) to use any labels, Patents, Trademarks, trade names, URLs, domain names, industrial designs, Copyrights, advertising matter or other industrial or intellectual property rights, in advertising for sale and selling Inventory and other Collateral and to collect any amounts due under Accounts constituting Collateral, contracts or Negotiable Collateral of such Grantor to the extent permitted under applicable licenses agreements or as permitted by Applicable Law; and
          (g) to bring suit in its own name to enforce the Collateral consisting of Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights and Intellectual Property Licenses related to Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights and, if Administrative Agent shall commence any such suit, the appropriate Grantor shall, at the request of Administrative Agent, do any and all lawful acts and execute any and all proper documents reasonably required by Administrative Agent in aid of such enforcement.
     To the extent permitted by law, each Grantor hereby ratifies all that such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until this Agreement is terminated.
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such agreement, and the reasonable expenses of Administrative Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable, jointly and severally, by Grantors.
     12. Administrative Agent’s Duties. The powers conferred on Administrative Agent hereunder are solely to protect Administrative Agent’s interest in the Collateral, for the benefit of the Lender Group, and shall not impose any duty upon Administrative Agent to exercise any such powers. Except for the safe custody of any Collateral in its actual possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, Administrative Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral or as to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral. Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Collateral in its actual possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which Administrative Agent accords its own property.
     13. Collection of Certain Accounts, Certain General Intangibles and Negotiable Collateral. At any time upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent or Administrative Agent’s designee may (a) notify Account Debtors of any Grantor to pay all amounts owing on Accounts constituting Collateral to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, and (b) collect the Accounts, General Intangibles and Negotiable Collateral (in each case to the extent constituting Collateral) directly, and any collection costs and expenses shall constitute part of such Grantor’s Secured Obligations under the Loan Documents.
     14. Disposition of Pledged Interests by Administrative Agent. None of the Pledged Interests existing as of the date of this Agreement are, and none of the Pledged Interests hereafter acquired on the date of acquisition thereof will be, registered or qualified under the various federal or state securities laws of the United States and disposition thereof after an Event of Default may be restricted to one or more private (instead of public) sales in view of the lack of such registration. Each Grantor understands that in connection with such disposition, Administrative Agent may approach only a restricted number of potential purchasers and further understands that a sale under such circumstances may yield a lower price for the Pledged Interests than if the Pledged Interests were registered and qualified pursuant to federal and state securities laws and sold on the open market. Each Grantor, therefore, agrees that: (a) if Administrative Agent shall, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, sell or cause the Pledged Interests or any portion thereof to be sold at a private sale, Administrative Agent shall have the right to rely upon the advice and opinion of any nationally recognized brokerage or investment firm (but shall not be obligated to seek such advice and the failure to do so shall not be considered in determining the commercial reasonableness of such action) as to the best manner in which to offer the Pledged Interests or any portion thereof for sale and as to the best price reasonably obtainable at the private sale thereof; and (b) such reliance shall be conclusive evidence that Administrative Agent has handled the disposition in a commercially reasonable manner.
     15. Voting Rights.
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to all rights and remedies available to Administrative Agent under any other agreement, at law, in equity, or otherwise, exercise all voting rights, and all other ownership or consensual rights in respect of the Pledged Interests owned by such Grantor, but under no circumstances is Administrative Agent obligated by the terms of this Agreement to exercise such rights, and (ii) if Administrative Agent duly exercises its right to vote any of such Pledged Interests, each Grantor hereby appoints Administrative Agent, such Grantor’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and grants to Administrative Agent an IRREVOCABLE PROXY to vote such Pledged Interests in any manner Administrative Agent deems advisable for or against all matters submitted or which may be submitted to a vote of shareholders, partners or members, as the case may be. The power-of-attorney granted hereby is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable.
          (b) For so long as any Grantor shall have the right to vote the Pledged Interests owned by it, such Grantor covenants and agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, vote or take any consensual action with respect to such Pledged Interests which would materially adversely affect the rights of Administrative Agent and the other members of the Lender Group with respect to the Borrower Parties taken as a whole.
     16. Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
          (a) Administrative Agent may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein, in the other Loan Documents, or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under the UCC or any other Applicable Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor expressly agrees that, in any such event, Administrative Agent without demand of performance or other demand, advertisement or notice of any kind (except a notice specified below of time and place of public or private sale) to or upon any of Grantors or any other Person (all and each of which demands, advertisements and notices are hereby expressly waived to the maximum extent permitted by the UCC or any other Applicable Law), may take immediate possession of all or any portion of the Collateral and (i) require Grantors to, and each Grantor hereby agrees that it will at its own expense and upon request of Administrative Agent forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by Administrative Agent and make it available to Administrative Agent at one or more locations where such Grantor regularly maintains Inventory, and (ii) without notice except as specified below, sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of Administrative Agent’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit, and upon such other terms as Administrative Agent may deem commercially reasonable. Each Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least 10 days notice to any of Grantors of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification and specifically such notice shall constitute a reasonable “authenticated notification of disposition” within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the UCC. Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. Administrative Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.

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          (b) Administrative Agent is hereby granted a license or other right to use, without liability for royalties or any other charge, each Grantor’s labels, Patents, Copyrights, rights of use of any name, trade secrets, trade names, Trademarks, service marks and advertising matter, URLs, domain names, industrial designs, other industrial or Intellectual Property or any property of a similar nature, whether owned by any of Grantors or with respect to which any of Grantors have rights under license, sublicense, or other agreements, as it pertains to the Collateral, in preparing for sale, advertising for sale and selling any Collateral, and each Grantor’s rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements shall inure to the benefit of Administrative Agent in each case, to the extent permitted under applicable licenses and franchise agreements or as permitted by Applicable Law.
          (c) Any cash held by Administrative Agent as Collateral and all cash proceeds received by Administrative Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied against the Secured Obligations in the order set forth in the Credit Agreement. In the event the proceeds of Collateral are insufficient to satisfy all of the Secured Obligations in full, each Grantor shall remain jointly and severally liable for any such deficiency.
          (d) Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that the Secured Obligations arose out of a commercial transaction, and agrees that if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Administrative Agent shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, have the right to an immediate writ of possession without notice of a hearing. Administrative Agent shall have the right to the appointment of a receiver for the properties and assets of each Grantor, and each Grantor hereby consents to such rights and such appointment and hereby waives any objection such Grantors may have thereto or the right to have a bond or other security posted by Administrative Agent.
     17. Remedies Cumulative. Each right, power, and remedy of Administrative Agent as provided for in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition to every other right, power, or remedy provided for in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise by Administrative Agent, of any one or more of such rights, powers, or remedies shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by Administrative Agent of any or all such other rights, powers, or remedies.
     18. Marshaling. Administrative Agent shall not be required to marshal any present or future collateral security (including but not limited to the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Secured Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights and remedies, however existing or arising. To the extent that it lawfully may, each Grantor hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshaling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of Administrative Agent’s rights and remedies under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Secured Obligations or under which any of the Secured

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Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Secured Obligations is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, each Grantor hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.
     19. Release of Note Priority Collateral. Upon the Discharge of Note Obligations and so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (a) all Liens and security interests granted to Administrative Agent in the Note Priority Collateral pursuant to this Agreement and/or any other Loan Document shall terminate and be deemed released automatically and without further action by Administrative Agent or any other Person, and (b) thereafter all assets of the Grantors that otherwise would constitute Note Priority Collateral but for the Discharge of Note Obligations shall be excluded from the Collateral under Section 2 of this Agreement. Upon the Discharge of Note Obligations, Administrative Agent will, at Grantors’ sole expense, deliver to the Grantors, without any representations, warranties or recourse of any kind whatsoever, all assets of the Grantors that would constitute Note Priority Collateral but for the Discharge of Note Obligations held by Administrative under the Loan Documents, and execute and deliver to the Grantors such documents as the Grantors shall reasonably request to evidence such termination and release.
     20. Merger, Amendments; Etc. THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any of Grantors herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Administrative Agent, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Administrative Agent and each of Grantors to which such amendment applies.
     21. Addresses for Notices. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be given in the form and manner and delivered to Administrative Agent at its address specified in the Credit Agreement, and to any of the Grantors at their respective addresses specified in the Credit Agreement or, as to any party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties.
     22. Continuing Security Interest: Assignments under Credit Agreement. This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been repaid in full in cash, or otherwise satisfied to the satisfaction of the Lender Group, in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Revolving Loan Commitment has expired or has been terminated, (b) be binding upon each of the Grantors, and their respective successors and assigns, and (c) inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, Administrative Agent, and its successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), any Lender may, in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement, assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement to any other Person, and such other Person

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shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Lender herein or otherwise. Upon repayment in full in cash, or other satisfaction to the satisfaction of the Lender Group, of the Obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the expiration or termination of the Revolving Loan Commitment, the Security Interest granted hereby shall terminate and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to Grantors or any other Person entitled thereto. At such time, Administrative Agent will authorize the filing of appropriate termination statements to terminate such Security Interests. No transfer or renewal, extension, assignment, or termination of this Agreement or of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any other instrument or document executed and delivered by any Grantor to Administrative Agent nor any additional Advances or other loans made by any Lender to Borrowers, nor the taking of further security, nor the retaking or re-delivery of the Collateral to Grantors, or any of them, by Administrative Agent, nor any other act of any member of the Lender Group shall release any of Grantors from any obligation, except a release or discharge executed in writing by Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement and except for the automatic termination and release of Liens on the Note Priority Collateral as provided in Section 19. Administrative Agent shall not by any act, delay, omission or otherwise, be deemed to have waived any of its rights or remedies hereunder, unless such waiver is in writing and signed by Administrative Agent and then only to the extent therein set forth. A waiver by Administrative Agent of any right or remedy on any occasion shall not be construed as a bar to the exercise of any such right or remedy which Administrative Agent would otherwise have had on any other occasion.
     23. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
          (a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
          (b) FOR PURPOSES OF ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY ANY MEMBER OF THE LENDER GROUP WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, EACH GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS SITTING IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES AND APPOINTS, AS ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ADMINISTRATIVE BORROWER, OR SUCH OTHER PERSON AS SUCH GRANTOR SHALL DESIGNATE HEREAFTER BY WRITTEN NOTICE GIVEN TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT (THE “DESIGNEE”). THE CONSENT TO JURISDICTION HEREIN SHALL NOT BE EXCLUSIVE. THE LENDER GROUP SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES AUTOMATICALLY, AND WITHOUT ANY ACT ON THEIR PART, BE ENTITLED TO TREAT SUCH DESIGNEE OF EACH GRANTOR AS THE AUTHORIZED AGENT TO RECEIVE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF SUCH GRANTOR SERVICE OF WRITS, OR SUMMONS OR OTHER LEGAL PROCESS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH SERVICE SHALL BE DEEMED EFFECTIVE PERSONAL SERVICE ON SUCH GRANTOR SERVED WHEN DELIVERED TO THE DESIGNEE, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH DESIGNEE GIVES NOTICE TO SUCH GRANTOR; AND DELIVERY OF SUCH SERVICE TO ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MADE

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WHEN PERSONALLY DELIVERED. IF THE DESIGNEE IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE BORROWER OR AN AFFILIATE OF ADMINISTRATIVE BORROWER, SERVICE SHALL BE MADE ON DESIGNEE BY DELIVERY TO THE DESIGNEE’S AGENT REGISTERED WITH THE NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS. IN THE EVENT THAT, FOR ANY REASON, SUCH DESIGNEE SHALL NO LONGER SERVE AS DESIGNEE FOR A GRANTOR TO RECEIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, SUCH GRANTOR SHALL SERVE AND ADVISE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THEREOF SO THAT AT ALL TIMES EACH GRANTOR WILL MAINTAIN AN AGENT TO RECEIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK ON BEHALF OF SUCH GRANTOR WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT THAT, FOR ANY REASON, SERVICE OF LEGAL PROCESS CANNOT BE MADE IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED ABOVE, SUCH SERVICE MAY BE MADE IN SUCH MANNER AS PERMITTED BY LAW.
          (c) EACH GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT WOULD MAKE NOW OR HEREAFTER FOR THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT BROUGHT IN THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK, AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
          (d) EACH GRANTOR AND EACH MEMBER OF THE LENDER GROUP TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW WAIVES, AND OTHERWISE AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY COURT AND IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM OF ANY TYPE IN WHICH ANY GRANTOR, ANY MEMBER OF THE LENDER GROUP OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS IS A PARTY, AS TO ALL MATTERS AND THINGS ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.
     24. New Subsidiaries. Pursuant to Section 6.20 of the Credit Agreement, any new direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary (whether by acquisition or creation) of a Grantor (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) is required to enter into this Agreement by executing and delivering in favor of Administrative Agent a supplement to this Agreement in the form of Annex 1 attached hereto. Upon the execution and delivery of Annex 1 by such new Domestic Subsidiary, such Domestic Subsidiary shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor herein. The execution and delivery of any instrument adding an additional Grantor as a party to this Agreement shall not require the consent of any Grantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Grantor hereunder.
     25. Administrative Agent. Each reference herein to any right granted to, benefit conferred upon or power exercisable by the “Administrative Agent” shall be a reference to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group.

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     26. Miscellaneous.
          (a) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement.
          (b) Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof in that jurisdiction or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
          (c) Headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be used in connection with the interpretation of any provision hereof.
          (d) The pronouns used herein shall include, when appropriate, either gender and both singular and plural, and the grammatical construction of sentences shall conform thereto.
          (e) Unless the context of this Agreement or any other Loan Document clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document to the satisfaction or repayment in full of the Obligations shall mean the repayment in full in cash (or cash collateralization in accordance with the terms hereof) of all Obligations other than unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations. Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record and any Record so transmitted shall constitute a representation and warranty as to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained therein.

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     27. Intercreditor Agreement. By accepting the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, agrees that it is bound by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties hereto have executed this Agreement by and through their duly authorized officers, as of the day and year first above written.
         
GRANTORS:   OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
    Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III   
    Title:   President   
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA GROUP, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
    Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
  BEN SHERMAN CLOTHING, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
    Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
  LIONSHEAD CLOTHING COMPANY
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
    Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
  OXFORD CARIBBEAN, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
    Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
  OXFORD GARMENT, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
    Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III   
    Title:   Vice President   
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  OXFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
    Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
  OXFORD OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
    Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
  PIEDMONT APPAREL CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
    Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
  SFI OF OXFORD ACQUISITION CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
    Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA BEVERAGES, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
    Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA R&R HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
    Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III   
    Title:   Vice President   
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  TOMMY BAHAMA TEXAS BEVERAGES, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
    Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
  VIEWPOINT MARKETING, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
    Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
  OXFORD LOCKBOX, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas C. Chubb III    
    Name:   Thomas C. Chubb III   
    Title:   Vice President   
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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:   SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent
 
 
  By:   /s/ Muriel Shaw    
    Name:   Muriel Shaw   
    Title:   Assistant Vice President   
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The following schedules have been deleted herefrom, but are available to the Commission upon request:
     
Schedule 1
  Trade Names; Organizational Identification Numbers; Chief Executive Offices
 
   
Schedule 2
  Commercial Tort Claims
 
   
Schedule 3
  Copyright Registrations and Applications for Registration
 
   
Schedule 4
  Intellectual Property Licenses
 
   
Schedule 5
  Patents
 
   
Schedule 6
  U.S. Trademarks and U.S. Trademark Licenses and Applications for Registration
 
   
Schedule 7
  Pledged Companies
 
   
Schedule 8
  List of Filing Jurisdictions

 


 

ANNEX 1 TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
FORM OF SUPPLEMENT
     Supplement No. ___ (this “Supplement”) dated as of                     , 20___, to the Second Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of [June ___, 2009] (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”) by each of the parties listed on the signature pages thereto and those additional entities that thereafter become parties thereto (collectively, jointly and severally, “Grantors” and each individually “Grantor”) and SUNTRUST BANK, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lender Group (together with its successors, “Administrative Agent”).
WITNESSETH:
     WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 15, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including all schedules thereto, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among Oxford Industries, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Parent”), Tommy Bahama Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TBG”; together with Parent, each referred to individually as a “Borrower” and, collectively, as “Borrowers”), the Persons party thereto from time to time as Guarantors, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as Issuing Banks, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as lenders (“Lenders”) and SunTrust Bank, as the administrative agent (“Administrative Agent”), Administrative Agent and Lenders are willing to make certain financial accommodations available to Borrowers from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof; and
     WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Security Agreement or, if not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement; and
     WHEREAS, Grantors have entered into the Security Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make certain financial accommodations to Borrowers; and
     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6.20 of the Credit Agreement, new direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiaries of Borrowers (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) must execute and deliver certain Loan Documents, including the Security Agreement, and the execution of the Security Agreement by the undersigned new Grantor or Grantors (collectively, the “New Grantors”) may be accomplished by the execution of this Supplement in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group;
     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each New Grantor hereby agrees as follows:
     1. In accordance with Section 24 of the Security Agreement, each New Grantor, by its signature below, becomes a “Grantor” under the Security Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a “Grantor” and each New Grantor hereby (a) agrees to all of the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement applicable to it as a “Grantor” thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a “Grantor” thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, each New Grantor, as security for the payment and performance

 


 

in full of the Secured Obligations, does hereby grant, assign, and pledge to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, a security interest in and security title to all Collateral of such New Grantor, including all property of the type described in Section 2 of the Security Agreement, to secure the full and prompt payment of the Secured Obligations, including, any interest thereon, plus reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses if the Secured Obligations represented by the Security Agreement are collected by law, through an attorney-at-law, or under advice therefrom. Schedule 1, “Trade Names; Organizational ID Number; Chief Executive Office”, Schedule 2, “Commercial Tort Claims”, Schedule 3, “Copyright Registrations and Applications for Registration”, Schedule 4, “Intellectual Property Licenses”, Schedule 5, “Patents”, Schedule 6, “U.S. Trademarks and U.S. Trademark Licenses and Applications for Registrations”, Schedule 7, “Pledged Companies”, Schedule 8, “List of Uniform Commercial Code Filing Jurisdictions” attached hereto supplement Schedule 1, Schedule 2, Schedule 3, Schedule 4, Schedule 5, Schedule 6, Schedule 7 and Schedule 8, respectively, to the Security Agreement and shall be deemed a part thereof for all purposes of the Security Agreement. Each reference to a “Grantor” in the Security Agreement shall be deemed to include each New Grantor. The Security Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
     2. Each New Grantor represents and warrants to the Lender Group that this Supplement has been duly executed and delivered by such New Grantor and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
     3. This Supplement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such separate counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of a counterpart hereof by facsimile transmission or by other electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
     4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
     5. This Supplement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each New Grantor and Administrative Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
         
NEW GRANTORS:   [Name of New Grantor]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  [Name of New Grantor]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:   SUNTRUST BANK
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
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EXHIBIT A
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement (as defined below) and the exercise of any right or remedy by Administrative Agent hereunder, are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among Administrative Agent, as ABL Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as Collateral Agent, and as acknowledged by the Grantors (as such term is defined in the Intercreditor Agreement (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement)) from time to time party thereto. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT
     This COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Copyright Security Agreement”) is made as of this ___ day of                     , 20___, among Grantors listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively, jointly and severally, “Grantors” and each individually “Grantor”), and SUNTRUST BANK, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lender Group (together with its successors, “Administrative Agent”).
WITNESSETH:
     WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 15, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including all schedules thereto, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among Oxford Industries, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Parent”), Tommy Bahama Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TBG”; together with Parent, each referred to individually as a “Borrower” and, collectively, as “Borrowers”), the Persons party thereto from time to time as Guarantors, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as Issuing Banks, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as lenders (“Lenders”) and SunTrust Bank, as the administrative agent (“Administrative Agent”), Administrative Agent and Lenders are willing to make certain financial accommodations available to Borrowers from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof; and
     WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to make the financial accommodations to Borrowers as provided for in the Credit Agreement, but only upon the condition, among others, that Grantors shall have executed and delivered to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, that certain Second Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (including all annexes, exhibits or schedules thereto, as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Security Agreement”); and
     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Security Agreement, Grantors are required to execute and deliver to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, this Copyright Security Agreement;

 


 

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Grantors hereby agree as follows:
     1. DEFINED TERMS. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Security Agreement or, if not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.
     2. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN COPYRIGHT COLLATERAL. Each Grantor hereby grants to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, a continuing security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the following, whether presently existing or hereafter created or acquired (collectively, the “Copyright Collateral”):
          (a) all of such Grantor’s Copyrights and Intellectual Property Licenses with respect to Copyrights to which it is a party as licensor or licensee including those referred to on Schedule I hereto;
          (b) all reissues, continuations or extensions of the foregoing; and
          (c) all products and proceeds of the foregoing, including any claim by such Grantor against third parties for past, present or future infringement or dilution of any Copyright or any Copyright licensed under any Intellectual Property License.
     3. SECURITY FOR OBLIGATIONS. This Copyright Security Agreement and the Security Interest created hereby secures the payment and performance of all the Secured Obligations, whether now existing or arising hereafter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Copyright Security Agreement secures the payment of all amounts which constitute part of the Secured Obligations and would be owed by Grantors, or any of them, to Administrative Agent, the Lender Group, or any of them, whether or not they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of an Insolvency Proceeding involving any Grantor.
     4. SECURITY AGREEMENT. The security interests granted pursuant to this Copyright Security Agreement are granted in conjunction with the security interests granted to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, pursuant to the Security Agreement. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of Administrative Agent with respect to the security interest in the Copyright Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein.
     5. AUTHORIZATION TO SUPPLEMENT. Grantors shall give Administrative Agent notice in writing of any additional United States copyright registrations or applications therefor after the date hereof in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement. Grantors hereby authorize Administrative Agent unilaterally to modify this Agreement by amending Schedule I to include any future United States registered copyrights or applications therefor of Grantors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to so modify this Copyright Security Agreement or amend Schedule I shall in any way affect, invalidate or detract from

 


 

Administrative Agent’s continuing security interest in all Collateral, whether or not listed on Schedule I.
     6. COUNTERPARTS. This Copyright Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such separate counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. In proving this Copyright Security Agreement or any other Loan Document in any judicial proceedings, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party against whom such enforcement is sought. Any signatures delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or by other electronic transmission shall be deemed an original signature hereto.
     7. CONSTRUCTION. Unless the context of this Copyright Security Agreement or any other Loan Document clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Copyright Security Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Copyright Security Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Copyright Security Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Copyright Security Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Copyright Security Agreement or in any other Loan Document to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document to the satisfaction or repayment in full of the Obligations shall mean the repayment in full in cash (or cash collateralization in accordance with the terms hereof) of all Obligations other than unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations. Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record and any Record so transmitted shall constitute a representation and warranty as to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained therein.
     8. INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to Administrative Agent pursuant to this Copyright Security Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by Administrative Agent hereunder, are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among SunTrust Bank, as ABL Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as Collateral Agent, and the Grantors (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) from time to time party thereto. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Copyright Security Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Copyright Security Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.
         
  OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA GROUP, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  BEN SHERMAN CLOTHING, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  LIONSHEAD CLOTHING COMPANY
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD CARIBBEAN, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD GARMENT, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT

 


 

         
  OXFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  PIEDMONT APPAREL CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  SFI OF OXFORD ACQUISITION CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA BEVERAGES, LLC
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT

 


 

         
  TOMMY BAHAMA R&R HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA TEXAS BEVERAGES, LLC
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  VIEWPOINT MARKETING, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD LOCKBOX, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT

 


 

SCHEDULE I
TO
COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT
Copyright Registrations
                                 
Grantor   Country   Copyright   Registration No.   Registration Date
Copyright Licenses

 


 

EXHIBIT B
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement (as defined below) and the exercise of any right or remedy by Administrative Agent hereunder, are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among Administrative Agent, as ABL Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as Collateral Agent, and as acknowledged by the Grantors (as such term is defined in the Intercreditor Agreement (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement)) from time to time party thereto. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT
     This PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Patent Security Agreement”) is made as of this ___ day of _________, 20___, among Grantors listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively, jointly and severally, “Grantors” and each individually “Grantor”), and SUNTRUST BANK, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lender Group (together with its successors, “Administrative Agent”).
WITNESSETH:
     WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 15, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including all schedules thereto, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among Oxford Industries, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Parent”), Tommy Bahama Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TBG”; together with Parent, each referred to individually as a “Borrower” and, collectively, as “Borrowers”), the Persons party thereto from time to time as Guarantors, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as Issuing Banks, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as lenders (“Lenders”) and SunTrust Bank, as the administrative agent (“Administrative Agent”), Administrative Agent and Lenders are willing to make certain financial accommodations available to Borrowers from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof; and
     WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to make the financial accommodations to Borrowers as provided for in the Credit Agreement, but only upon the condition, among others, that Grantors shall have executed and delivered to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, that certain Second Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (including all annexes, exhibits or schedules thereto, as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Security Agreement”); and
     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Security Agreement, Grantors are required to execute and deliver to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, this Patent Security Agreement;

 


 

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Grantor hereby agrees as follows:
     1. DEFINED TERMS. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Security Agreement or, if not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.
     2. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL. Each Grantor hereby grants to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, a continuing security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the following, whether presently existing or hereafter created or acquired (collectively, the “Patent Collateral”):
     (a) all of its Patents and Intellectual Property Licenses with respect to Patents to which it is a party including those referred to on Schedule I hereto;
     (b) all reissues, continuations or extensions of the foregoing; and
     (c) all products and proceeds of the foregoing, including any claim by such Grantor against third parties for past, present or future infringement or dilution of any Patent or any Patent licensed under any Intellectual Property License.
     3. SECURITY FOR OBLIGATIONS. This Patent Security Agreement and the Security Interest created hereby secures the payment and performance of all the Secured Obligations, whether now existing or arising hereafter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Patent Security Agreement secures the payment of all amounts which constitute part of the Secured Obligations and would be owed by Grantors, or any of them, to Administrative Agent, the Lender Group, or any of them, whether or not they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of an Insolvency Proceeding involving any Grantor.
     4. SECURITY AGREEMENT. The security interests granted pursuant to this Patent Security Agreement are granted in conjunction with the security interests granted to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, pursuant to the Security Agreement. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of Administrative Agent with respect to the security interest in the Patent Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein.
     5. AUTHORIZATION TO SUPPLEMENT. If any Grantor shall obtain rights to any new patentable inventions or become entitled to the benefit of any patent application or patent for any reissue, division, or continuation, of any patent, the provisions of this Patent Security Agreement shall automatically apply thereto. Grantors shall give notice in writing to Administrative Agent with respect to any such new patent rights in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement. Without limiting Grantors’ obligations under this Section 5, Grantors hereby authorize Administrative Agent unilaterally to modify this Agreement by amending Schedule I to include any such new patent rights of Grantors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to so modify this Patent Security Agreement or amend Schedule I shall in any way affect,

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invalidate or detract from Administrative Agent’s continuing security interest in all Collateral, whether or not listed on Schedule I.
     6. COUNTERPARTS. This Patent Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such separate counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. In proving this Patent Security Agreement or any other Loan Document in any judicial proceedings, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party against whom such enforcement is sought. Any signatures delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or by other electronic transmission shall be deemed an original signature hereto.
     7. CONSTRUCTION. Unless the context of this Patent Security Agreement or any other Loan Document clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Patent Security Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Patent Security Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Patent Security Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Patent Security Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Patent Security Agreement or in any other Loan Document to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document to the satisfaction or repayment in full of the Obligations shall mean the repayment in full in cash (or cash collateralization in accordance with the terms hereof) of all Obligations other than unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations. Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record and any Record so transmitted shall constitute a representation and warranty as to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained therein.
     8. INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to Administrative Agent pursuant to this Patent Security Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by Administrative Agent hereunder, are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among SunTrust Bank, as ABL Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as Collateral Agent, and the Grantors (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) from time to time party thereto. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Patent Security Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Patent Security Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.
         
  OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA GROUP, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  BEN SHERMAN CLOTHING, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  LIONSHEAD CLOTHING COMPANY
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD CARIBBEAN, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD GARMENT, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
Patent Security Agreement

 


 

         
         
  OXFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  PIEDMONT APPAREL CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  SFI OF OXFORD ACQUISITION CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA BEVERAGES, LLC
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
     
     
     
     
 
Patent Security Agreement

 


 

         
  TOMMY BAHAMA R&R HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA TEXAS BEVERAGES, LLC
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  VIEWPOINT MARKETING, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD LOCKBOX, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY:

SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
Patent Security Agreement

 


 

EXHIBIT C
PLEDGED INTERESTS ADDENDUM
     This Pledged Interests Addendum, dated as of _________ ___, 20___, is delivered pursuant to Section 6 of the Security Agreement referred to below. The undersigned hereby agrees that this Pledged Interests Addendum may be attached to that certain Second Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), made by the undersigned, together with the other Grantors named therein, to SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent. Initially capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Security Agreement or, if not defined therein, defined in that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as August 15, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Oxford Industries, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Parent”), Tommy Bahama Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TBG”; together with Parent, each referred to individually as a “Borrower” and, collectively, as “Borrowers”), the Persons party thereto from time to time as Guarantors, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as Issuing Banks, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as lenders (“Lenders”) and SunTrust Bank, as the administrative agent (“Administrative Agent”). The undersigned hereby agrees that the additional interests listed on this Pledged Interests Addendum as set forth below shall be and become part of the Pledged Interests pledged by the undersigned to Administrative Agent in the Security Agreement and any pledged company set forth on this Pledged Interests Addendum as set forth below shall be and become a “Pledged Company” under the Security Agreement, each with the same force and effect as if originally named therein.
     The undersigned hereby certifies that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Security Agreement of the undersigned are true and correct as to the Pledged Interests listed herein on and as of the date hereof.
         
  [_____________________]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
Patent Security Agreement

 


 

                                             
                                Percentage    
        Name of Pledged   Number of   Class of   of Class   Certificate
Name of Pledgor   Company   Shares/Units   Interests   Owned   Nos.

 


 

EXHIBIT D
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement (as defined below) and the exercise of any right or remedy by Administrative Agent hereunder, are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among Administrative Agent, as ABL Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as Collateral Agent, and as acknowledged by the Grantors (as such term is defined in the Intercreditor Agreement (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement)) from time to time party thereto. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT
     This TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Trademark Security Agreement”) is made as of this ___ day of _________, 20___, among Grantors listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively, jointly and severally, “Grantors” and each individually “Grantor”), and SUNTRUST BANK, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lender Group (together with its successors, “Administrative Agent”).
WITNESSETH:
     WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 15, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including all schedules thereto, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among Oxford Industries, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Parent”), Tommy Bahama Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TBG”; together with Parent, each referred to individually as a “Borrower” and, collectively, as “Borrowers”), the Persons party thereto from time to time as Guarantors, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as Issuing Banks, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as lenders (“Lenders”) and SunTrust Bank, as the administrative agent (“Administrative Agent”), Administrative Agent and Lenders are willing to make certain financial accommodations available to Borrowers from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof; and
     WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to make the financial accommodations to Borrowers as provided for in the Credit Agreement, but only upon the condition, among others, that Grantors shall have executed and delivered to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, that certain Second Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (including all annexes, exhibits or schedules thereto, as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Security Agreement”); and
     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Security Agreement, Grantors are required to execute and deliver to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, this Trademark Security Agreement;

 


 

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Grantor hereby agrees as follows:
     1. DEFINED TERMS. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Security Agreement or, if not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.
     2. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN TRADEMARK COLLATERAL. Each Grantor hereby grants to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, a continuing security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the following, whether presently existing or hereafter created or acquired (collectively, the “Trademark Collateral”):
          (a) all of such Grantor’s U.S. Trademarks and U.S. Trademark Licenses to which it is a party including those referred to on Schedule I hereto;
          (b) all reissues, continuations or extensions of the foregoing; and
          (c) all products and proceeds of the foregoing, including any claim by such Grantor against third parties for past, present or future infringement or dilution of any U.S. Trademark or any breach of any U.S. Trademark License.
     3. SECURITY FOR OBLIGATIONS. This Trademark Security Agreement and the Security Interest created hereby secures the payment and performance of all the Secured Obligations, whether now existing or arising hereafter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Trademark Security Agreement secures the payment of all amounts which constitute part of the Obligations and would be owed by Grantors, or any of them, to Administrative Agent, the Lender Group, or any of them, whether or not they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of an Insolvency Proceeding involving any Grantor.
     4. SECURITY AGREEMENT. The security interests granted pursuant to this Trademark Security Agreement are granted in conjunction with the security interests granted to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, pursuant to the Security Agreement. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of Administrative Agent with respect to the security interest in the Trademark Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein.
     5. AUTHORIZATION TO SUPPLEMENT. Grantors hereby authorize Administrative Agent unilaterally to modify this Agreement by amending Schedule I to include any future U.S. Trademarks of Grantors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to so modify this Trademark Security Agreement or amend Schedule I shall in any way affect, invalidate or detract from Administrative Agent’s continuing security interest in all Collateral, whether or not listed on Schedule I.
     6. COUNTERPARTS. This Trademark Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such separate

 


 

counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. In proving this Trademark Security Agreement or any other Loan Document in any judicial proceedings, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party against whom such enforcement is sought. Any signatures delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or by other electronic transmission shall be deemed an original signature hereto.
     7. CONSTRUCTION. Unless the context of this Trademark Security Agreement or any other Loan Document clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “ herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Trademark Security Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Trademark Security Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Trademark Security Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be. Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Trademark Security Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Trademark Security Agreement or in any other Loan Document to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document to the satisfaction or repayment in full of the Obligations shall mean the repayment in full in cash (or cash collateralization in accordance with the terms hereof) of all Obligations other than unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations. Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record and any Record so transmitted shall constitute a representation and warranty as to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained therein.
     8. INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to Administrative Agent pursuant to this Trademark Security Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by Administrative Agent hereunder, are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among SunTrust Bank, as ABL Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as Collateral Agent, and the Grantors (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) from time to time party thereto. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms of this Trademark Security Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Trademark Security Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.
         
  OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA GROUP, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  BEN SHERMAN CLOTHING, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  LIONSHEAD CLOTHING COMPANY
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD CARIBBEAN, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD GARMENT, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
Trademark Security Agreement

 


 

         
  OXFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  PIEDMONT APPAREL CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  SFI OF OXFORD ACQUISITION CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA BEVERAGES, LLC
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
     
     
     
     
 
Trademark Security Agreement

 


 

         
  TOMMY BAHAMA R&R HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  TOMMY BAHAMA TEXAS BEVERAGES, LLC
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  VIEWPOINT MARKETING, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  OXFORD LOCKBOX, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
         
  ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY:

SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
Trademark Security Agreement

 


 

SCHEDULE I
to
TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT
U.S. Trademark Registrations/Applications
                             
Grantor   Mark   Application/ Registration
No.
  App/Reg Date
 
U.S. Trademark Licenses

 

EX-99.1
Exhibit 99.1
Oxford Industries, Inc. Press Release
222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308
     
Contact:
  Anne M. Shoemaker
Telephone:
  (404) 653-1455
Fax:
  (404) 653-1545
E-mail:
  ashoemaker@oxfordinc.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 30, 2009
Oxford Industries Announces Completion of Offering of $150 Million
Senior Secured Notes Due 2015
— Accepts 86.68% of 87/8% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2011 Received by Early Tender Deadline —
ATLANTA, GA. — Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE:OXM) announced today the completion of a private offering of $150 million aggregate principal amount of 11.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the “Senior Secured Notes”). The net proceeds from the sale of the Senior Secured Notes, together with borrowings under the Company’s domestic revolving credit facility, will be used to fund the repurchase, repayment or discharge of all of the $166,805,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 87/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2011 (the “2011 Notes”) outstanding for which it is currently conducting a previously announced tender offer.
The Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed on a senior basis by all of the Company’s existing domestic subsidiaries that currently guarantee obligations under the Company’s domestic revolving credit facility. The Senior Secured Notes are generally secured on a first-priority basis by a lien on the U.S. registered trademarks and certain related rights of the Company and its guarantor subsidiaries and a second-priority security interest on the assets that secure the Company’s domestic revolving credit facility.
The Senior Secured Notes were sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws. Therefore, the Senior Secured Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or applicable exemption from such registration requirements.
The Company also announced today that it has accepted for payment, and has paid for, $144,584,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2011 Notes, representing approximately 86.68% of the previously outstanding principal amount of the 2011 Notes, tendered pursuant to the Company’s previously announced offer to purchase any and all of the 2011 Notes (the “Offer”). The Offer remains open and will expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on July 13, 2009 (the “Expiration Date”). Any additional 2011 Notes tendered prior to the Expiration Date are currently expected to be accepted for payment on July 14, 2009 at a price of $970 per $1,000 principal amount of the 2011 Notes validly tendered. The terms and conditions of the Offer are set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated June 15, 2009. Oxford may amend, extend or, subject to certain conditions, terminate the Offer.
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Oxford has retained Banc of America Securities LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. as the dealer managers in connection with the Offer. Questions regarding the Offer and requests for documents may be directed to Banc of America Securities LLC, Global Debt Advisory Services, at (888) 292-0070 (U.S. toll-free) and (980) 388-9217 (collect) and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., Debt Advisory Services, at (404) 813-8107. Copies of the Offer to Purchase can also be obtained from the information agent, Global Bondholder Services Corporation, at (866) 795-2200 (U.S. toll-free) and (212) 430-3774 (collect).
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any security, nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. The Offer is being made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase.
About Oxford Industries, Inc.
Oxford Industries, Inc. is an international apparel design, sourcing and marketing company featuring a diverse portfolio of owned and licensed brands and a collection of private label apparel businesses. Oxford’s brands include Tommy Bahama®, Ben Sherman®, Arnold Brant®, Ely & Walker® and Oxford Golf®. The Company also holds exclusive licenses to produce and sell certain product categories under the Kenneth Cole®, Geoffrey Beene® and Dockers® labels. Oxford’s wholesale customers are found in every major channel of distribution, including national chains, specialty catalogs, mass merchants, department stores, specialty stores and Internet retailers. The Company operates retail stores, restaurants and Internet websites for some of its brands. The Company also has license arrangements with select third parties to produce and sell certain product categories under its Tommy Bahama and/or Ben Sherman brands.
Oxford’s stock has traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 1964 under the symbol OXM. For more information, please visit Oxford’s website at www.oxfordinc.com.
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