Common use of No Novation; Effect of Amendment and Restatement Clause in Contracts

No Novation; Effect of Amendment and Restatement. THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT SOLELY TO AMEND AND RESTATE THE TERMS OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT. THE PARTIES DO NOT INTEND THIS AGREEMENT NOR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY TO BE, AND THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE, A NOVATION OF ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS OWING BY THE BORROWER UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT. FURTHER, THE PARTIES DO NOT INTEND THIS AGREEMENT NOR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY TO AFFECT THE PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF ANY LIEN OF AGENT (INCLUDING ANY LIEN PREVIOUSLY HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT NOW HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE AGENT) IN ANY OF THE COLLATERAL IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY LIEN HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ANY OF THE COLLATERAL (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO ANY OF THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED IN THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT) CONTINUES IN SUCH COLLATERAL BUT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ITS CAPACITY AS AGENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LENDERS AND THE SWINGLINE LENDER. THE AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT EFFECTED BY THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE PROSPECTIVE APPLICATION ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY STATED HEREIN. [Signatures on Following Pages]

No Novation; Effect of Amendment and Restatement. THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT SOLELY TO AMEND AND RESTATE THE TERMS OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT. THE PARTIES DO NOT INTEND THIS AGREEMENT NOR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY TO BE, AND THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE, A NOVATION OF ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS OWING BY THE BORROWER UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT. FURTHER, THE PARTIES DO NOT INTEND THIS AGREEMENT NOR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY TO AFFECT THE PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF ANY LIEN OF AGENT (INCLUDING ANY LIEN PREVIOUSLY HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY NATIONSBANK BUT NOW HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE AGENT) IN ANY OF THE COLLATERAL IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY LIEN HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA NATIONSBANK IN ANY OF THE COLLATERAL (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO ANY OF THE CREDIT LOAN DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED IN THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT) CONTINUES IN SUCH COLLATERAL BUT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA NATIONSBANK IN ITS CAPACITY AS AGENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LENDERS AND THE SWINGLINE LENDER. THE AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT EFFECTED BY THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE PROSPECTIVE APPLICATION ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY STATED HEREIN. [Signatures on Following Pages]

No Novation; Effect of Amendment and Restatement. THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT SOLELY TO AMEND AND RESTATE THE TERMS OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT. THE PARTIES DO NOT INTEND THIS AGREEMENT NOR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY TO BE, AND THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE, A NOVATION OF ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS OWING BY THE BORROWER UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED IN THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT). FURTHER, THE PARTIES DO NOT INTEND THIS AGREEMENT NOR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY TO AFFECT THE PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF ANY LIEN OF AGENT (INCLUDING ANY LIEN PREVIOUSLY HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT NOW HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE AGENT) IN ANY OF THE COLLATERAL IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY LIEN HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ANY OF THE COLLATERAL (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO ANY OF THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED IN THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT) CONTINUES IN SUCH COLLATERAL BUT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ITS CAPACITY AS AGENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LENDERS AND THE SWINGLINE LENDER. THE AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT EFFECTED BY THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE PROSPECTIVE APPLICATION ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY STATED HEREIN. [Signatures on Following Pages]BORROWER CONFIRMS THAT (A) THE COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS REMAINS IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AND (B) REFERENCES THEREIN TO THE "CREDIT AGREEMENT" ARE REFERENCES TO THIS AGREEMENT.

No Novation; Effect of Amendment and Restatement. THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT SOLELY TO AMEND AND RESTATE THE TERMS OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT. THE PARTIES DO NOT INTEND THIS AGREEMENT NOR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY TO BE, AND THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE, A NOVATION OF ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS OWING BY THE BORROWER UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT. FURTHER, THE PARTIES DO NOT INTEND THIS AGREEMENT NOR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY TO AFFECT THE PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF ANY LIEN OF AGENT (INCLUDING ANY LIEN PREVIOUSLY HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT NOW HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE AGENT) IN ANY OF THE COLLATERAL OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVERTHE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT). THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY LIEN HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ANY (A) ALL OF THE COLLATERAL (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO ANY OF THE CREDIT LOAN DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED IN THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT) CONTINUES IN SUCH COLLATERAL BUT CONSTITUTE AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA LOAN DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED IN ITS CAPACITY AS AGENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LENDERS THIS AGREEMENT); (B) ALL SUCH LOAN DOCUMENTS REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND THE SWINGLINE LENDER. THE AMENDMENT EFFECT AND RESTATEMENT OF (C) ANY REFERENCE TO THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT EFFECTED BY THIS AGREEMENT IN ANY SUCH LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE PROSPECTIVE APPLICATION ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY STATED HEREINBE A REFERENCE TO THIS AGREEMENT. [Signatures on Following Pages]

No Novation; Effect of Amendment and Restatement. THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT SOLELY TO AMEND AND RESTATE THE TERMS OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT. THE PARTIES DO NOT INTEND THIS AGREEMENT NOR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY TO BE, AND THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE, A NOVATION OF ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS OWING BY THE BORROWER UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED IN THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT). FURTHER, THE PARTIES DO NOT INTEND THIS AGREEMENT NOR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY TO AFFECT THE PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF ANY LIEN OF AGENT (INCLUDING ANY LIEN PREVIOUSLY HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT NOW HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE AGENT) IN ANY OF THE COLLATERAL IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY LIEN HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ANY OF THE COLLATERAL (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO ANY OF THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED IN THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT) CONTINUES IN SUCH COLLATERAL BUT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ITS CAPACITY AS AGENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LENDERS AND THE SWINGLINE LENDER. THE AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT EFFECTED BY THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE PROSPECTIVE APPLICATION ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY STATED HEREIN. [Signatures on Following Pages]

No Novation; Effect of Amendment and Restatement. THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT SOLELY TO AMEND AND RESTATE THE TERMS OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT. THE PARTIES DO NOT INTEND THIS AGREEMENT NOR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY TO BE, AND THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE, A NOVATION OF ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS OWING BY THE BORROWER UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT. FURTHER, THE PARTIES DO NOT INTEND THIS AGREEMENT NOR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY TO AFFECT THE PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF ANY LIEN OF AGENT (INCLUDING ANY LIEN PREVIOUSLY HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT NOW HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE AGENT) IN ANY OF THE COLLATERAL OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVERTHE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT). THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY LIEN HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA IN ANY (A) ALL OF THE COLLATERAL (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO ANY OF THE CREDIT LOAN DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED IN THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT) CONTINUES IN SUCH COLLATERAL BUT CONSTITUTE AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE HELD BY BANK OF AMERICA LOAN DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED IN ITS CAPACITY AS AGENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LENDERS THIS AGREEMENT); (B) ALL SUCH LOAN DOCUMENTS REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND THE SWINGLINE LENDER. THE AMENDMENT EFFECT AND RESTATEMENT OF (C) ANY REFERENCE TO THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT EFFECTED BY THIS AGREEMENT IN ANY SUCH LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE PROSPECTIVE APPLICATION ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY STATED HEREIN. [Signatures on Following Pages]BE A REFERENCE TO THIS AGREEMENT.