364-DAY COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT Dated as of March 13, 2006 among THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY, as Borrower, THE BANKS NAMED HEREIN, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., as...

Exhibit 10.41

364-DAY COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND

REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT

Dated as of March 13, 2006

among

THE X.X. XXXXXXX COMPANY,

as Borrower,

THE BANKS NAMED HEREIN,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent, and

X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES INC.,

as Sole Lead Arranger and

Sole Bookrunner

Table of Contents


		Page
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS		1
	Section 1.01. Defined Terms	1
	Section 1.02. Terms Generally	10

ARTICLE II THE CREDITS		10
	Section 2.01. Commitments	10
	Section 2.02. Loans	11
	Section 2.03. Competitive Bid Procedure	12
	Section 2.04. Standby Borrowing Procedure	14
	Section 2.05. Refinancings	14
	Section 2.06. Fees	15
	Section 2.07. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt	15
	Section 2.08. Interest on Loans	16
	Section 2.09. Default Interest	16
	Section 2.10. Alternate Rate of Interest	17
	Section 2.11. Termination and Reduction of Commitments	17
	Section 2.12. Prepayment	17
	Section 2.13. Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances	18
	Section 2.14. Change in Legality	19
	Section 2.15. Indemnity	20
	Section 2.16. Pro Rata Treatment	21
	Section 2.17. Sharing of Setoffs	21
	Section 2.18. Payments	22
	Section 2.19. Taxes	22
	Section 2.20. Mandatory Assignment; Commitment Termination	25

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES		25
	Section 3.01. Organization; Powers	25
	Section 3.02. Authorization	25
	Section 3.03. Enforceability	26
	Section 3.04. Governmental Approvals	26
	Section 3.05. Financial Statements	26
	Section 3.06. No Material Adverse Change	26
	Section 3.07. Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases	26
	Section 3.08. Stock of Borrower	27
	Section 3.09. Litigation; Compliance with Laws	27
	Section 3.10. Agreements	27
	Section 3.11. Federal Reserve Regulations	27
	Section 3.12. Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act	27
	Section 3.13. Use of Proceeds	28
	Section 3.14. Tax Returns	28
	Section 3.15. No Material Misstatements	28
	Section 3.16. Employee Benefit Plans	28
	Section 3.17. Environmental and Safety Matters	28


		Page
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS OF LENDING		29
	Section 4.01. All Borrowings	29
	Section 4.02. First Borrowing	29

ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS		30
	Section 5.01. Existence; Businesses and Properties	30
	Section 5.02. Insurance	31
	Section 5.03. Obligations and Taxes	31
	Section 5.04. Financial Statements, Reports, etc	32
	Section 5.05. Litigation and Other Notices	32
	Section 5.06. ERISA	33
	Section 5.07. Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections	33
	Section 5.08. Use of Proceeds	34
	Section 5.09. Filings	34

ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS		34
	Section 6.01. Indebtedness	34
	Section 6.02. Liens	35
	Section 6.03. Sale and Lease-Back Transactions	36
	Section 6.04. Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets	36
	Section 6.05. Fiscal Year	37

ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT		37

ARTICLE VIII THE AGENT		40

ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS		42
	Section 9.01. Notices	42
	Section 9.02. Survival of Agreement	42
	Section 9.03. Binding Effect	42
	Section 9.04. Successors and Assigns	43
	Section 9.05. Expenses; Indemnity	46
	Section 9.06. Rights of Setoff	46
	Section 9.07. APPLICABLE LAW	47
	Section 9.08. Waivers; Amendment	47
	Section 9.09. Interest Rate Limitation	47
	Section 9.10. Entire Agreement	47
	Section 9.11. Waiver of Jury Trial	48
	Section 9.12. Severability	48
	Section 9.13. Counterparts	48
	Section 9.14. Headings	48
	Section 9.15. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process	48
	Section 9.16. Confidentiality	49
	Section 9.17. USA Patriot Act	49


Exhibit A-1		Form of Competitive Bid Request
Exhibit A-2		Form of Notice of Competitive Bid Request
Exhibit A-3		Form of Competitive Bid
Exhibit A-4		Form of Competitive Bid Accept/Reject Letter
Exhibit A-5		Form of Standby Borrowing Request
Exhibit B		Administrative Questionnaire
Exhibit C		Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit D		Form of Opinion of Counsel

Schedule 2.01		Commitments
Schedule 3.09		Litigation
Schedule 3.17		Environmental
Schedule 6.01		Indebtedness

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364-DAY COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT dated as of March 13, 2006, among THE X.X. XXXXXXX COMPANY, an Ohio corporation (the “Borrower”), the banks listed in Schedule 2.01 (the “Banks”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a New York banking corporation, as agent for the Banks (in such capacity, the “Agent”).

The Borrower has requested the Banks to extend credit to the Borrower in order to enable it to borrow on a standby revolving credit basis on and after the date hereof and at any time and from time to time prior to the Maturity Date (as herein defined) a principal amount not in excess of $100,000,000 at any time outstanding. The Borrower has also requested the Banks to provide a procedure pursuant to which the Borrower may invite the Banks to bid on an uncommitted basis on short-term borrowings by the Borrower. The proceeds of such borrowings are to be used for general corporate purposes. The Banks are willing to extend such credit to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth.

Accordingly, the Borrower, the Banks and the Agent agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:

“ABR Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Loans.

“ABR Loan” shall mean any Standby Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate in accordance with the provisions of Article II.

“Administrative Fees” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(b).

“Administrative Questionnaire” shall mean an Administrative Questionnaire in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

“Affiliate” shall mean, when used 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.

“Alternate Base Rate” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Base CD Rate in effect on such day plus 1% and (c) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%. For purposes hereof, “Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Agent as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective on the date such change is publicly announced as effective. “Base CD Rate” shall mean the sum of (a) the product of (i) the Three-Month Secondary CD Rate and (ii) Statutory

Reserves and (b) the Assessment Rate. “Three-Month Secondary CD Rate” shall mean, for any day, the secondary market rate for three-month certificates of deposit reported as being in effect on such day (or, if such day shall not be a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day) by the Board through the public information telephone line of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (which rate will, under the current practices of the Board, be published in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519) during the week following such day), or, if such rate shall not be so reported on such day or such next preceding Business Day, the average of the secondary market quotations for three-month certificates of deposit of major money center banks in New York City received at approximately 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day (or, if such day shall not be a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day) by the Agent from three New York City negotiable certificate of deposit dealers of recognized standing selected by it. “Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of new York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. If for any reason the Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Base CD Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate or both for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms thereof, the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) or (c), or both, of the first sentence of this definition, as appropriate, until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Three-Month Secondary CD Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Three-Month Secondary CD Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.

“Applicable Percentage” shall mean on any date, with respect to the Facility Fee or the Loans comprising any Eurodollar Standby Borrowing, the applicable percentage set forth:

FEE AND SPREAD TABLE


Facility Fee		LIBOR Spread
0.04%		0.16%

“Assessment Rate” shall mean for any date the annual rate (rounded upwards if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) most recently estimated by the Agent as the then current net annual assessment rate that will be employed in determining amounts payable by the Agent to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or such successor) of time deposits made in dollars at the Agent’s domestic offices.

“Assignment and Acceptance” shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Bank and an assignee, and accepted by the Agent, in the form of Exhibit C.

“Board” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

“Borrowing” shall mean a group of Loans of a single Type made by the Banks (or, in the case of a Competitive Borrowing, by the Bank or Banks whose Competitive Bids have been accepted pursuant to Section 2.03) on a single date and as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

“Business Day” shall mean any day (other than a day which is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in the State of New York) on which banks are open for business in New York City; provided, however, that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

“Capital Lease Obligations” of any person shall mean the obligations of such person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.

A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if the Trust or the beneficiaries thereof shall not be the direct or indirect owner, beneficially and of record, of at least 51% of the issued and outstanding Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share, of the Borrower and any other common stock at any time issued by the Borrower, other than the Borrower’s Class A Common Shares, $.01 per share.

“Closing Date” shall mean March 13, 2006.

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same may be amended from time to time.

“Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Bank, the commitment of such Bank hereunder as set forth in Schedule 2.01 hereto, as such Bank’s Commitment may be permanently terminated or reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.11. The Commitments shall automatically and permanently terminate on the Maturity Date.

“Competitive Bid” shall mean an offer by a Bank to make a Competitive Loan pursuant to Section 2.03.

“Competitive Bid Accept/Reject Letter” shall mean a notification made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03(d) in the form of Exhibit A-4.

“Competitive Bid Rate” shall mean, as to any Competitive Bid made by a Bank pursuant to Section 2.03(b), (i) in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, the Margin, and (ii) in the case of a Fixed Rate Loan, the fixed rate of interest offered by the Bank making such Competitive Bid.

“Competitive Bid Request” shall mean a request made pursuant to Section 2.03 in the form of Exhibit A-1.

“Competitive Borrowing” shall mean a borrowing consisting of a Competitive Loan or concurrent Competitive Loans from the Bank or Banks whose Competitive Bids for such Borrowing have been accepted by the Borrower under the bidding procedure described in Section 2.03.

“Competitive Loan” shall mean a Loan from a Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the bidding procedure described in Section 2.03. Each Competitive Loan shall be a Eurodollar Competitive Loan or a Fixed Rate Loan.

“Consolidated Cash Flow” shall mean with respect to any person for any period the aggregate operating income of such person and its consolidated subsidiaries plus any depreciation and any amortization of intangibles arising from acquisitions that have been deduced in deriving such operating income, all computed and consolidated in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Indebtedness” with respect to any person shall mean the aggregate Indebtedness of such person and its consolidated subsidiaries, consolidated in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Net Income” with respect to any person shall mean for any period the aggregate net income (or net deficit) of such person and its consolidated subsidiaries for such period equal to gross revenues and other proper income less the aggregate for such person and its consolidated subsidiaries of (i) operating expenses, (ii) selling, administrative and general expenses, (iii) taxes, (iv) depreciation, depletion and amortization of properties and (v) any other items that are treated as expenses under GAAP but excluding from the definition of Consolidated Net Income any extraordinary gains or losses, all computed and consolidated in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Stockholders’ Equity” with respect to any person shall mean the aggregate Stockholders’ Equity of such person and its consolidated subsidiaries, consolidated in accordance with GAAP.

“Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

“Default” shall mean any event or condition which upon notice, lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default.

“dollars” or “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.

“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time.

“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is a member of a group of which the Borrower is a member and which is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

“Eurodollar Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Loans.

“Eurodollar Competitive Loan” shall mean any Competitive Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBO Rate in accordance with the provisions of Article II.

“Eurodollar Loan” shall mean any Eurodollar Competitive Loan or Eurodollar Standby Loan.

“Eurodollar Standby Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Standby Loans.

“Eurodollar Standby Loan” shall mean any Standby Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBO Rate in accordance with the provisions of Article II.

“Event of Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.

“Five-Year Credit Agreement” shall mean the 5 Year Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of July 30, 2004, among the Borrower, the banks named therein and XX Xxxxxx Xxxxx Bank, N.A.

“Facility Fee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(a).

“Fee Letter” shall mean the letter agreement dated March 2, 2006, between the Borrower and the Agent, providing for the payment of certain fees or other amounts in connection with the credit facilities established by this Agreement.

“Fees” shall mean the Facility Fee and the Administrative Fees.

“Financial Officer” of any corporation shall mean the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer or Controller of such corporation.

“Fixed Rate Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Fixed Rate Loans.

“Fixed Rate Loan” shall mean any Competitive Loan bearing interest at a fixed percentage rate per annum (expressed in the form of a decimal to no more than four decimal places) specified by the Bank making such Loan in its Competitive Bid.

“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a consistent basis.

“Governmental Authority” shall mean any Federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory body.

“Guarantee” of or by any person shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such person, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay

(or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of such Indebtedness, (b) to purchase property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment of such Indebtedness or (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness; provided, however, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business.

“Indebtedness” of any person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such person, (d) all obligations of such person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (f) all Guarantees by such person of Indebtedness of others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such person, (h) all obligations of such person in respect of interest rate protection agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements or other interest or exchange rate hedging arrangements, in such amount which exceeds $15,000,000 at any time and (i) all obligations of such person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances; provided that the definition of Indebtedness shall not include (i) accounts payable to suppliers and (ii) programming rights, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business and not overdue. The Indebtedness of any person shall include the recourse Indebtedness of any partnership in which such person is a general partner. For purposes of this Agreement, the amount of any Indebtedness referred to in clause (h) of the preceding sentence shall be amounts, including any termination payments, required to be paid to a counterparty after giving effect to any contractual netting arrangements, and not any notional amount with regard to which payments may be calculated.

“Interest Payment Date” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto and, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration or a Fixed Rate Loan with an Interest Period of more than 90 days’ duration, each day that would have been an Interest Payment Date for such Loan had successive Interest Periods of three months’ duration or 90 days’ duration, as the case may be, been applicable to such Loan and, in addition, the date of any refinancing or conversion of such Loan with or to a Loan of a different Type.

“Interest Period” shall mean (a) as to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing or on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing, as the case may be, and ending either on the day that is 7 days later or on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in the calendar month that is 1, 2, 3 or 6 months (or, if agreed to by all Banks, 9 months) thereafter, as the Borrower may elect, (b) as to any ABR Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the date 90 days thereafter or, if earlier, on the Maturity Date or the date of prepayment of such Borrowing and (c) as to any

Fixed Rate Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the date specified in the Competitive Bids in which the offer to make the Fixed Rate Loans comprising such Borrowing were extended, which shall not be earlier than seven days after the date of such Borrowing or later than 360 days after the date of such Borrowing; provided, however, that if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of Eurodollar Loans only, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day. Interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to but excluding the last day of such Interest Period.

“LIBO Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Page 3750 of the Telerate Service (or on any successor or substitute page of such Service, or any successor to or substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Service, as reasonably determined by the Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” with respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

“Lien” shall mean, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, encumbrance, charge or security interest in or on such asset or (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement relating to such asset.

“Loan” shall mean a Competitive Loan or a Standby Loan, whether made as a Eurodollar Loan, an ABR Loan or a Fixed Rate Loan, as permitted hereby.

“Loan Documents” shall mean this Agreement and the Fee Letter.

“Margin” shall mean, as to any Eurodollar Competitive Loan, the margin (expressed as a percentage rate per annum in the form of a decimal to no more than four decimal places) to be added to or subtracted from the LIBO Rate in order to determine the interest rate applicable to such Loan, as specified in the Competitive Bid relating to such Loan.

“Margin Stock” shall have the meaning given such term under Regulation U.

“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean (a) a materially adverse effect on the business, assets, operations, or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) material impairment of the ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to perform any of its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is or will be a party or (c) material impairment of the rights of or benefits expressly available to the Banks under any Loan Document.

“Maturity Date” shall mean March 12, 2007.

“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate (other than one considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Code Section 414) is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.

“Participant” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.

“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA.

“person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership or government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

“Plan” shall mean any pension plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code and which is maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.

“Rate” shall include the LIBO Rate, the Alternate Base Rate and the Fixed Rate.

“Register” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9.04(b)(iv).

“Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any specified person, such person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such person and such person’s Affiliates.

“Reportable Event” shall mean any reportable event as defined in Section 4043(b) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than a Plan maintained by an ERISA Affiliate that is considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Code Section 414).

“Required Banks” shall mean, at any time, Banks having Commitments representing at least 51% of the Total Commitment or, for purposes of acceleration pursuant to clause (ii) of Article VII, Banks holding Loans representing at least 51% of the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding.

“Responsible Officer” of any corporation shall mean any executive officer or Financial Officer of such corporation and any other officer or similar official thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of such corporation in respect of this Agreement.

“Standby Borrowing” shall mean a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Standby Loans from each of the Banks.

“Standby Borrowing Request” shall mean a request made pursuant to Section 2.04 in the form of Exhibit A-5.

“Standby Loans” shall mean the revolving loans made by the Banks to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.04. Each Standby Loan shall be a Eurodollar Standby Loan or an ABR Loan.

“Statutory Reserves” shall mean a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board and any other banking authority to which the Agent is subject for new negotiable nonpersonal time deposits in dollars of over $100,000 with maturities approximately equal to the applicable Interest Period. Statutory Reserves shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

“Stockholders’ Equity” shall mean, for any corporation, the consolidated total stockholders’ equity of such corporation determined in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied.

“subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any person (herein referred to as the “parent”), any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, at the time any determination is being made, owned, controlled or held, or (b) which is, at the time any determination is made, otherwise Controlled by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

“Subsidiary” shall mean any subsidiary of the Borrower.

“Total Commitment” shall mean at any time the aggregate amount of the Banks’ Commitments, as in effect at such time.

“Transactions” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.02.

“Trust” shall mean The Xxxxxx X. Scripps Trust, being that certain trust for the benefit of descendants of Xxxxxx X. Scripps and owning shares of capital stock of the Borrower.

“Type”, when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to the Rate by reference to which interest on such Loan or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing is determined.

“Utilization Fee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(c).

“Withdrawal Liability” shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

Section 1.02. Terms Generally. The definitions in Section 1.01 shall apply equally to both 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”. All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant set forth in Article VI, such terms shall be construed in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the date of this Agreement applied on a basis consistent with the application used in preparing the Borrower’s audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.05.

ARTICLE II

THE CREDITS

Section 2.01. Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, each Bank agrees, severally and not jointly, to make Standby Loans to the Borrower, at any time and from time to time on and after the date hereof and until the earlier of the Maturity Date and the termination of the Commitment of such Bank as provided in this Agreement, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed such Bank’s Commitment minus the amount by which the Competitive Loans outstanding at such time shall be deemed to have used such Commitment pursuant to Section 2.16, subject, however, to the conditions that (a) at no time shall (i) the sum of (x) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Standby Loans made by all Banks plus (y) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Competitive Loans made by all Banks exceed (ii) the Total Commitment and (b) at all times the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Standby Loans made by each Bank shall equal the product of (i) the percentage which its Commitment represents of the Total Commitment times (ii) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Standby Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04. Each Bank’s Commitment is set forth opposite its respective name in Schedule 2.01. Such Commitments may be terminated or reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.11.

Within the foregoing limits, the Borrower may borrow, pay or repay and reborrow hereunder, on and after the Closing Date and prior to the Maturity Date, subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth herein.

Section 2.02. Loans. (a) Each Standby Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans made by the Banks ratably in accordance with their Commitments; provided, however, that the failure of any Bank to make any Standby Loan shall not in itself relieve any other Bank of its obligation to lend hereunder (it being understood, however, that no Bank shall be responsible for the failure of any other Bank to make any Loan required to be made by such other Bank). Each Competitive Loan shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.03. The Standby Loans or Competitive Loans comprising any Borrowing shall be (i) in the case of Competitive Loans, in an aggregate principal amount which is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 and (ii) in the case of Standby Loans, in an aggregate principal amount which is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000 in the case of Eurodollar Standby Loans and $5,000,000 in the case of ABR Loans (or an aggregate principal amount equal to the remaining balance of the available Commitments).

(b) Each Competitive Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of Eurodollar Competitive Loans or Fixed Rate Loans, and each Standby Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of Eurodollar Standby Loans or ABR Loans, as the Borrower may request pursuant to Section 2.03 or 2.04, as applicable. Each Bank may at its option make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Bank to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be entitled to request any Borrowing which, if made, would result in an aggregate of more than five separate Standby Loans of any Bank being outstanding hereunder at any one time. For purposes of the foregoing, Loans having different Interest Periods, regardless of whether they commence on the same date, shall be considered separate Loans.

(c) Subject to Section 2.05, each Bank shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Agent in New York, New York, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, and the Agent shall by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, wire transfer the amounts so received to the general deposit account of the Borrower at Mellon Bank (or other general deposit account designated by the Borrower in writing) or, if a Borrowing shall not occur on such date because any condition precedent herein specified shall not have been met, return the amounts so received to the respective Banks. Competitive Loans shall be made by the Bank or Banks whose Competitive Bids therefor are accepted pursuant to Section 2.03 in the amounts so accepted and Standby Loans shall be made by the Banks pro rata in accordance with Section 2.16. Unless the Agent shall have received notice from a Bank prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Bank will not make available to the Agent such Bank’s portion of such Borrowing, the Agent may assume that such Bank has made such portion available to the Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with this paragraph (c) and the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Bank shall not have made such portion available to the Agent, such Bank and the Borrower severally agree (without duplication) to repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Agent at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing

and (ii) in the case of such Bank, the Federal Funds Effective Rate. If such Bank shall repay to the Agent such corresponding amount, such amount shall constitute such Bank’s Loan as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.

Section 2.03. Competitive Bid Procedure. (a) In order to request Competitive Bids, the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy to the Agent a duly completed Competitive Bid Request in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, to be received by the Agent (i) in the case of a Eurodollar Competitive Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, four Business Days before a proposed Competitive Borrowing and (ii) in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before a proposed Competitive Borrowing. No ABR Loan shall be requested in, or made pursuant to, a Competitive Bid Request. A Competitive Bid Request that does not conform substantially to the format of Exhibit A-1 may be rejected in the Agent’s sole discretion, and the Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower of such rejection by telecopier. Such request shall in each case refer to this Agreement and specify (x) whether the Borrowing then being requested is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing or a Fixed Rate Borrowing, (y) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and the aggregate principal amount thereof which shall be in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $1,000,000, and (z) the Interest Period with respect thereto (which may not end after the Maturity Date). As soon as practicable after its receipt of a Competitive Bid Request that is not rejected as aforesaid, the Agent shall invite by telecopier (in the form set forth in Exhibit A-2 hereto) the Banks to bid, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to make Competitive Loans pursuant to the Competitive Bid Request.

(b) Each Bank may, in its sole discretion, make one or more Competitive Bids to the Borrower responsive to a Competitive Bid Request. Each Competitive Bid by a Bank must be received by the Agent via telecopier, in the form of Exhibit A-3 hereto, (i) in the case of a Eurodollar Competitive Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before a proposed Competitive Borrowing and (ii) in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the day of a proposed Competitive Borrowing. Multiple bids will be accepted by the Agent. Competitive Bids that do not conform substantially to the format of Exhibit A-3 may be rejected by the Agent after conferring with, and upon the instruction of, the Borrower, such conference between the Agent and the Borrower to occur as soon as practicable following the receipt by the Agent of such Competitive Bid, and the Agent shall notify the Bank making such nonconforming bid of such rejection as soon as practicable. Each Competitive Bid shall refer to this Agreement and specify (x) the principal amount (which shall be in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and which may equal the entire principal amount of the Competitive Borrowing requested by the Borrower) of the Competitive Loan or Loans that the Bank is willing to make to the Borrower, (y) the Competitive Bid Rate or Rates at which the Bank is prepared to make the Competitive Loan or Loans and (z) the Interest Period and the last day thereof. If any Bank shall elect not to make a Competitive Bid, such Bank shall so notify the Agent via telecopier (I) in the case of Eurodollar Competitive Loans, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, three Business

Days before a proposed Competitive Borrowing, and (II) in the case of Fixed Rate Loans, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the day of a proposed Competitive Borrowing; provided, however, that failure by any Bank to give such notice shall not cause such Bank to be obligated to make any Competitive Loan as part of such Competitive Borrowing. A Competitive Bid submitted by a Bank pursuant to this paragraph (b) shall be irrevocable.

(c) The Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower by telecopier (i) in the case of Eurodollar Competitive Loans, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before a proposed Competitive Borrowing, and (ii) in the case of Fixed Rate Loans, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the day of a proposed Competitive Borrowing, of all the Competitive Bids made, the Competitive Bid Rate and the principal amount of each Competitive Loan in respect of which a Competitive Bid was made and the identity of the Bank that made each bid. The Agent shall send a copy of all Competitive Bids to the Borrower for its records as soon as practicable after completion of the bidding process set forth in this Section 2.03.

(d) The Borrower may in its sole and absolute discretion, subject only to the provisions of this paragraph (d), accept or reject any Competitive Bid referred to in paragraph (c) above. The Borrower shall notify the Agent by telephone, confirmed by telecopier in the form of a Competitive Bid Accept/Reject Letter in the form of Exhibit A-4, whether and to what extent it has decided to accept or reject any of or all the bids referred to in paragraph (c) above, (x) in the case of a Eurodollar Competitive Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before a proposed Competitive Borrowing, and (y) in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the day of a proposed Competitive Borrowing; provided, however, that (i) the failure by the Borrower to give such notice shall be deemed to be a rejection of all the bids referred to in paragraph (c) above, (ii) the Borrower shall not accept a bid made at a particular Competitive Bid Rate if the Borrower has decided to reject an unrestricted bid made at a lower Competitive Bid Rate, (iii) the aggregate amount of the Competitive Bids accepted by the Borrower shall not exceed the principal amount specified in the Competitive Bid Request, (iv) if the Borrower shall accept a bid or bids made at a particular Competitive Bid Rate but the amount of such bid or bids shall cause the total amount of bids to be accepted by the Borrower to exceed the amount specified in the Competitive Bid Request, then the Borrower shall accept a portion of such bid or bids in an amount equal to the amount specified in the Competitive Bid Request less the amount of all other Competitive Bids accepted with respect to such Competitive Bid Request, which acceptance, in the case of multiple bids at such Competitive Bid Rate, shall be made pro rata in accordance with the amount of each such bid at such Competitive Bid Rate, and (v) except pursuant to clause (iv) above, no bid shall be accepted for a Competitive Loan unless such Competitive Loan is in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000,000; provided, further, however, that if a Competitive Loan must be in an amount less than $5,000,000 because of the provisions of clause (iv) above, such Competitive Loan may be for a minimum of $1,000,000 or any integral multiple thereof, and in calculating the pro rata allocation of acceptances of portions of multiple bids at a particular Competitive Bid Rate pursuant to clause (iv) the amounts shall be rounded to integral multiples of $1,000,000 in a manner which shall be in the discretion of the Borrower. A notice given by the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph (d) shall be irrevocable.

(e) The Agent shall promptly notify each bidding Bank (i) in the case of Eurodollar Competitive Loans, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before a proposed Competitive Borrowing, and (ii) in the case of Fixed Rate Loans, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the day of a proposed Competitive Borrowing, whether or not its Competitive Bid has been accepted (and if so, in what amount and at what Competitive Bid Rate) by telecopy sent by the Agent, and each successful bidder will thereupon become bound, subject to the other applicable conditions hereof, to make the Competitive Loan in respect of which its bid has been accepted.

(f) A Competitive Bid Request shall not be made within five Business Days after the date of any previous Competitive Bid Request.

(g) If the Agent shall elect to submit a Competitive Bid in its capacity as a Bank, it shall submit such bid directly to the Borrower one quarter of an hour earlier than the latest time at which the other Banks are required to submit their bids to the Agent pursuant to paragraph (b) above.

(h) All Notices required by this Section 2.03 shall be given in accordance with Section 9.01.

Section 2.04. Standby Borrowing Procedure. In order to request a Standby Borrowing, the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy to the Agent in the form of Exhibit A-5 (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Standby Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before a proposed borrowing and (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the day of a proposed borrowing. No Fixed Rate Loan shall be requested or made pursuant to a Standby Borrowing Request. Such notice shall be irrevocable and shall in each case specify (i) whether the Borrowing then being requested is to be a Eurodollar Standby Borrowing or an ABR Borrowing; (ii) the date of such Standby Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and the amount thereof; and (iii) if such Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Standby Borrowing, the Interest Period with respect thereto. If no election as to the Type of Standby Borrowing is specified in any such notice, then the requested Standby Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Standby Borrowing is specified in such notice, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. If the Borrower shall not have given notice in accordance with this Section 2.04 of its election to refinance a Standby Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing, then the Borrower shall (unless such Borrowing is repaid at the end of such Interest Period) be deemed to have given notice of an election to refinance such Borrowing with an ABR Borrowing. The Agent shall promptly advise the Banks of any notice given pursuant to this Section 2.04 and of each Bank’s portion of the requested Borrowing.

Section 2.05. Refinancings. The Borrower may refinance all or any part of any Borrowing with a Borrowing of the same or a different Type made pursuant to Section 2.03 or Section 2.04, subject to the conditions and limitations set forth herein and elsewhere in this Agreement, including refinancings of Competitive Borrowings with Standby Borrowings and Standby Borrowings with Competitive Borrowings. Any Borrowing or part thereof so refinanced shall be repaid in accordance with Section 2.07 with the proceeds of a new Borrowing

hereunder and the proceeds of the new Borrowing shall be paid by the Banks to the Agent or by the Agent to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02(c); provided, however, that (i) if the principal amount extended by a Bank in a refinancing is greater than the principal amount extended by such Bank in the Borrowing being refinanced, then such Bank shall pay such difference to the Agent for distribution to the Banks described in (ii) below, (ii) if the principal amount extended by a Bank in the Borrowing being refinanced is greater than the principal amount being extended by such Bank in the refinancing, the Agent shall return the difference to such Bank out of amounts received pursuant to (i) above, and (iii) to the extent any Bank fails to pay the Agent amounts due from it pursuant to (i) above, any Loan or portion thereof being refinanced with such amounts shall not be deemed repaid in accordance with Section 2.07 and shall be payable by the Borrower.

Section 2.06. Fees. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to each Bank, through the Agent, on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 and on the date on which the Commitment of such Bank shall be terminated as provided herein, a facility fee (a “Facility Fee”) at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Percentage from time to time in effect, on the amount of the Commitment of such Bank, whether used or unused, during the preceding quarter (or shorter period commencing with the date hereof) (or, if such Commitment has been terminated, the Standby Loans of such Bank). All Facility Fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days. The Facility Fee due to each Bank shall commence to accrue on the date hereof and shall cease to accrue on the termination of the Commitment of such Bank as provided herein and the payment in full of all Standby Loans.

(b) The Borrower agrees to pay the Agent, for its own account, the fees (the “Administrative Fees”) at the times and in the amounts agreed upon in the Fee Letter.

(c) The Borrower agrees to pay, in immediately available funds, to the Agent for the account of each Bank a fee (the “Utilization Fee”) based upon the average daily amount of the outstanding Standby Loans of such Bank at a rate per annum equal to 0.05%, when and for as long as the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Standby Loans exceeds 50% of the aggregate Commitments as in effect at such time. The Utilization Fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December, commencing on the first of such dates to occur after the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date (or such earlier date on which the Commitments shall terminate and the Loans and all interest, fees and other amounts in respect thereof shall have been paid in full).

(d) All Fees shall be paid on the date due, in immediately available funds, to the Agent for distribution, if and as appropriate, among the Banks.

Section 2.07. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Agent for the account of each Bank the then unpaid principal amount of each Standby Loan on the Maturity Date and (ii) to the Agent for the account of each applicable Bank the then unpaid principal amount of each Competitive Loan on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan.

(b) Each Bank shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Bank resulting from each Loan made by such Bank, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Bank from time to time hereunder.

(c) The Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, whether such Loan is a Standby Loan or a Competitive Loan, and the Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Bank hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Agent hereunder for the account of the Banks and each Bank’s share thereof.

(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Bank or the Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(e) Any Bank may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Bank a promissory note payable to the order of such Bank (or, if requested by such Bank, to such Bank and its registered assigns) and in a usual and customary form for such Type approved by the Agent in its reasonable discretion.

Section 2.08. Interest on Loans. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.09, the Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of each Eurodollar Standby Loan, the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Percentage, and (ii) in the case of each Eurodollar Competitive Loan, the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Margin offered by the Bank making such Loan and accepted by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03.

(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.09, the Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, when determined by reference to the Prime Rate and over a year of 360 days at all other times) at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate.

(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.09, each Fixed Rate Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) equal to the fixed rate of interest offered by the Bank making such Loan and accepted by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03.

(d) Interest on each Loan shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date applicable to such Loan. The LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate for each Interest Period or day within an Interest Period shall be determined by the Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 2.09. Default Interest. If the Borrower shall default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount becoming due hereunder, whether by scheduled maturity, notice of prepayment, acceleration or otherwise, the Borrower shall on

demand from time to time from the Agent pay interest, to the extent permitted by law, on such defaulted amount up to (but not including) the date of actual payment (after as well as before judgment) at a rate per annum (computed as provided in Section 2.08(b)) equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus 1%.

Section 2.10. Alternate Rate of Interest. In the event, and on each occasion, that on the day two Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing the Agent shall have determined that dollar deposits in the principal amounts of the Eurodollar Loans comprising such Borrowing are not generally available in the London interbank market, or that the rates at which such dollar deposits are being offered will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to any Bank of making or maintaining its Eurodollar Loan during such Interest Period, or that reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBO Rate, the Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, give written or telecopy notice of such determination to the Borrower and the Banks. In the event of any such determination, until the Agent shall have advised the Borrower and the Banks that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar Competitive Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.03 shall be of no force and effect and shall be denied by the Agent and (ii) any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar Standby Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04 shall be deemed to be a request for an ABR Borrowing. Each determination by the Agent hereunder shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 2.11. Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a) The Commitments shall be automatically terminated on the Maturity Date.

(b) Upon at least three Business Days’ prior irrevocable written or telecopy notice to the Agent, the Borrower may at any time in whole permanently terminate, or from time to time in part permanently reduce, the Total Commitment; provided, however, that (i) each partial reduction of the Total Commitment shall be in an integral multiple of $5,000,000 and in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 and (ii) no such termination or reduction shall be made which would reduce the Total Commitment to an amount less than the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans.

(c) Each reduction in the Total Commitment hereunder shall be made ratably among the Banks in accordance with their respective Commitments. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Banks, on the date of each termination or reduction, the Facility Fees on the amount of the Commitments so terminated or reduced accrued to the date of such termination or reduction.

Section 2.12. Prepayment. (a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Standby Borrowing, in whole or in part, upon giving written or telecopy notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by written or telecopy notice) to the Agent: (i) before 10:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days prior to prepayment, in the case of Eurodollar Loans and (ii) before 10:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day prior to prepayment, in the case of ABR Loans; provided, however, that each partial prepayment shall be in an amount which is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000. The Borrower shall not have the right to prepay any Competitive Borrowing.

(b) On the date of any termination or reduction of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.11, the Borrower shall pay or prepay so much of the Standby Borrowings as shall be necessary in order that the aggregate principal amount of the Competitive Loans and Standby Loans outstanding will not exceed the Total Commitment after giving effect to such termination or reduction.

(c) Each notice of prepayment shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing (or portion thereof) to be prepaid, shall be irrevocable and shall commit the Borrower to prepay such Borrowing (or portion thereof) by the amount stated therein on the date stated therein. All prepayments under this Section 2.12 shall be subject to Section 2.15 but otherwise without premium or penalty. All prepayments under this Section 2.12 shall be accomplished by accrued interest on the principal amount being prepaid to the date of payment.

Section 2.13. Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if after the date of this Agreement any change in applicable law or regulation or in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof (whether or not having the force of law) shall change the basis of taxation of payments to any Bank of the principal of or interest on any Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan made by such Bank or any Fees or other amounts payable hereunder (other than changes in respect of taxes imposed on the overall net income of such Bank by the jurisdiction in which such Bank has its principal office or by any political subdivision or taxing authority therein), or shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of or credit extended by such Bank, or shall impose on such Bank or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or any Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan made by such Bank, and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Bank of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) by an amount deemed by such Bank to be material, then the Borrower will pay to such Bank within 30 days of demand such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Bank shall be entitled to request compensation under this paragraph with respect to any Competitive Loan if it shall have been aware of the change giving rise to such request at the time of submission of the Competitive Bid pursuant to which such Competitive Loan shall have been made.

(b) If any Bank shall have determined that the applicability of any law, rule, regulation or guideline adopted pursuant to or arising out of the July 1988 report of the Basle Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices entitled “International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards”, or the adoption after the date hereof of any other law, rule, regulation or guideline regarding capital adequacy, or any change in any of the foregoing or in the interpretation or administration of any of the foregoing by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank (or any lending office of such Bank) or any Bank’s holding company with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the focus of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Bank’s capital or on the capital of

such Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by such Bank pursuant hereto to a level below that which such Bank or such Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such applicability, adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Bank’s policies and the policies of such Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Bank to be material, then from time to time the Borrower shall pay to such Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank or such Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered. It is acknowledged that the Facility Fee provided for in this Agreement has been determined on the understanding that the Banks will not be required to maintain capital against their Commitments under currently applicable law, rules, regulations and regulatory guidelines. In the event the Banks shall be advised by bank regulatory authorities responsible for interpreting or administering such applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines or shall otherwise determine, on the basis of applicable laws, rules, regulations, guidelines or other requests or statements (whether or not having the force of law) of such bank regulatory authorities, that such understanding is incorrect, it is agreed that the Banks will be entitled to make claims under this paragraph based upon prevailing market requirements for commitments under comparable credit facilities against which capital is required to be maintained.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.13, no Bank shall demand compensation for any increased cost or reduction referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) above if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Bank to demand such compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other credit agreements, if any.

(d) A certificate of a Bank setting forth such amount or amounts as shall be necessary to compensate such Bank as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) above, as the case may be, shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay each Bank the amount shown as due on any such certificate delivered by it within 30 days after the receipt of the same. If any Bank subsequently receives a refund of any such amount paid by the Borrower it shall remit such refund to the Borrower.

(e) Failure on the part of any Bank to demand compensation for any increased costs or reduction in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital with respect to any period shall not constitute a waiver of such Bank’s right to demand compensation with respect to any other period; provided that if any Bank fails to make such demand within 90 days after it obtains knowledge of the event giving rise to the demand such Bank shall, with respect to amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.13 resulting from such event, only be entitled to payment under this Section 2.13 for such costs incurred or reduction in amounts or return on capital from and after the date 90 days prior to the date that such Bank does make such demand. The protection of this Section shall be available to each Bank regardless of any possible contention of the invalidity or inapplicability of the law, rule, regulation, guideline or other change or condition which shall have occurred or been imposed.

Section 2.14. Change in Legality. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if any change in any law or regulation or in the interpretation thereof by any governmental authority charged with the administration or interpretation thereof shall make it unlawful for any Bank to make or maintain any Eurodollar Loan or to give effect to its

obligations as contemplated hereby with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, then, by written or telecopy notice to the Borrower and to the Agent, such Bank may:

(i) declare that Eurodollar Loans will not thereafter be made by such Bank hereunder, whereupon such Bank shall not submit a Competitive Bid in response to a request for Eurodollar Competitive Loans and any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar Standby Borrowing shall, as to such Bank only, be deemed a request for an ABR Loan unless such declaration shall be subsequently withdrawn; and

(ii) require that all outstanding Eurodollar Loans made by it be converted to ABR Loans, in which event all such Eurodollar Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans as of the effective date of such notice as provided in paragraph (b) below.

In the event any Bank shall exercise its rights under (i) or (ii) above, all payments and prepayments of principal which would otherwise have been applied to repay the Eurodollar Loans that would have been made by such Bank or the converted Eurodollar Loans of such Bank shall instead be applied to repay the ABR Loans made by such Bank in lieu of, or resulting from the conversion of, such Eurodollar Loans.

(b) For purposes of this Section 2.14, a notice to the Borrower by any Bank shall be effective as to each Eurodollar Loan, if lawful, on the last day of the Interest Period currently applicable to such Eurodollar Loan; in all other cases such notice shall be effective on the date of receipt by the Borrower.

(c) Each Bank agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of paragraph (a) of this Section 2.14 with respect to such Bank, it shall have a duty to endeavor in good faith to mitigate the adverse effects that may arise as a consequence of such event to the extent that such mitigation will not, in the reasonable judgment of such Bank, entail any cost or disadvantage to such Bank that such Bank is not reimbursed or compensated for by the Borrower.

Section 2.15. Indemnity. The Borrower shall indemnify each Bank against any loss or expense which such Bank may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) any failure by the Borrower to fulfill on the date of any borrowing hereunder the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV, (b) any failure by the Borrower to borrow or to refinance or continue any Loan hereunder after irrevocable notice of such borrowing, refinancing or continuation has been given pursuant to Section 2.03 or 2.04, (c) any payment, prepayment or conversion of a Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan required by any other provision of this Agreement or otherwise made or deemed made on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (d) any default in payment or prepayment of the principal amount of any Loan or any part thereof or interest accrued thereon, as and when due and payable (at the due date thereof, whether by scheduled maturity, acceleration, irrevocable notice of prepayment or otherwise) or (e) the occurrence of any Event of Default, including, in each such case, any loss or reasonable expense sustained or incurred or to be sustained or incurred in liquidating or employing deposits from third parties acquired to effect or maintain such Loan or any part thereof as a Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan. Such loss or reasonable expense shall include an amount equal to the excess, if any, as reasonably determined by such Bank, of (i) its cost of obtaining the funds for the Loan

being paid, prepaid, converted or not borrowed (assumed to be the LIBO Rate or, in the case of a Fixed Rate Loan, the fixed rate of interest applicable thereto) for the period from the date of such payment, prepayment or failure to borrow to the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, the Interest Period for such Loan which would have commenced on the date of such failure) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Bank) that would be realized by such Bank in reemploying the funds so paid, prepaid or not borrowed for the remainder of such period or Interest Period, as the case may be. A certificate of any Bank setting forth any amount or amounts which such Bank is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Each Bank shall have a duty to mitigate the damages to such Bank that may arise as a consequence of clause (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) above to the extent that such mitigation will not, in the reasonable judgment of such Bank, entail any cost or disadvantage to such Bank that such Bank is not reimbursed or compensated for by the Borrower.

Section 2.16. Pro Rata Treatment. Except as required under Section 2.14, each Standby Borrowing, each payment or prepayment of principal of any Standby Borrowing, each payment of interest on the Standby Loans, each payment of the Facility Fees, each reduction of the Commitments and each refinancing of any Borrowing with a Standby Borrowing of any Type, shall be allocated pro rata among the Banks in accordance with their respective Commitments (or, if such Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, in accordance with the respective principal amounts of their outstanding Standby Loans). Each payment of principal of any Competitive borrowing shall be allocated pro rata among the Banks participating in such Borrowing in accordance with the respective principal amounts of their outstanding Competitive Loans comprising such Borrowing. Each payment of interest on any Competitive Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata among the Banks participating in such Borrowing in accordance with the respective amounts of accrued and unpaid interest on their outstanding Competitive Loans comprising such Borrowing. For purposes of determining the available Commitments of the Banks at any time, each outstanding Competitive Borrowing shall be deemed to have utilized the Commitments of the Banks (including those Banks which shall not have made Loans as part of such Competitive Borrowing) pro rata in accordance with such respective Commitments. Each Bank agrees that in computing such Bank’s portion of any Borrowing to be made hereunder, the Agent may, in its discretion, round each Bank’s percentage of such Borrowing to the next higher or lower whole dollar amount.

Section 2.17. Sharing of Setoffs. Each Bank agrees that if it shall, through the exercise of a right of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim against the Borrower, or pursuant to, a secured claim under Section 506 of title 11 of the United States Code or other security or interest arising from, or in lieu of, such secured claim received by such Bank under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law or otherwise, or by any other means, obtain payment (voluntary or involuntary) in respect of any Standby Loan or Loans as a result of which the unpaid principal portion of the Standby Loans shall be proportionately less than the unpaid principal portion of the Standby Loans of any other Bank, it shall be deemed simultaneously to have purchased from such other Bank at face value, and shall promptly pay to such other Bank the purchase price for, a participation in the Standby Loans of such other Bank, so that the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Standby Loans and participations in the Standby Loans

held by each Bank shall be in the same proportion to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Standby Loans then outstanding as the principal amount of its Standby Loans prior to such exercise of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim or other event was to the principal amount of all Standby Loans outstanding prior to such exercise of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim or other event; provided, however, that, if any such purchase or purchases or adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section 2.17 and the payment giving rise thereto shall thereafter be recovered, such purchase or purchases or adjustments shall be rescinded to the extent of such recovery and the purchase price or prices or adjustments restored without interest. The Borrower expressly consents to the foregoing arrangements and agrees that any Bank holding a participation in a Standby Loan deemed to have been so purchased may exercise any and all rights of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim with respect to any and all moneys owing by the Borrower to such Bank by reason thereof as fully as if such Bank had made a Standby Loan directly to the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

Section 2.18. Payments. The Borrower shall initiate each payment (including principal of or interest on any Borrowing or any Fees or other amounts) hereunder and under any other Loan Document, without set-off, counterclaim or deduction of any kind, not later than 12:00 (noon), New York City time, on the date when due in dollars to the Agent at its offices at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, in immediately available funds.

Section 2.19. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made, in accordance with Section 2.18, free and clear of and without deduction for any and all current or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding (i) income taxes imposed on the net income of the Agent or any Bank (or any transferee or assignee thereof, including a participation holder (any such entity a “Transferee”)) and (ii) franchise taxes imposed on the net income of the Agent or any Bank (or Transferee), in each case by the jurisdiction under the laws of which the Agent or such Bank (or Transferee) is organized or has its principal place of business or any political subdivision thereof (all such nonexcluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities, collectively or individually, “Taxes”). If the Borrower shall be required to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Bank (or any Transferee) or the Agent, (i) the sum payable shall be increased by the amount (an “additional amount”) necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.19) such Bank (or Transferee) or the Agent (as the case may be) shall receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(b) In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law any current or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (“Other Taxes”).

(c) The Borrower will indemnify each Bank (or Transferee) and the Agent for the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes paid by such Bank (or Transferee) or the Agent, as the case may be, and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses (including reasonable

attorney’s fees and expenses)) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability prepared by a Bank, or the Agent on its behalf, absent manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes. Such indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date the Bank (or Transferee) or the Agent, as the case may be, makes written demand therefor.

(d) If a Bank (or Transferee) or the Agent shall become aware that it is entitled to claim a refund from a Governmental Authority in respect of Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower, or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts, pursuant to this Section 2.19, it shall promptly notify the borrower of the availability of such refund claim and shall, within 30 days after receipt of a request by the Borrower, make a claim to such Governmental Authority for such refund at the Borrower’s expense. If a Bank (or Transferee) or the Agent receives a refund (including pursuant to a claim for refund made pursuant to the preceding sentence) in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.19, it shall within 30 days from the date of such receipt pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.19 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Bank (or Transferee) or the Agent and without interest (other than interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, however, that the Borrower, upon the request of such Bank (or Transferee) or the Agent, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus penalties, interest or other charges) to such Bank (or Transferee) or the Agent in the event such Bank (or Transferee) or the Agent is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.

(e) As soon as practicable after the date of any payment of Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to the relevant Governmental Authority, the Borrower will deliver to the Agent, at its address referred to in Section 9.01, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing payment thereof.

(f) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement contained herein, the agreements and obligations contained in this Section 2.19 shall survive the payment in full of the principal of and interest on all Loans made hereunder.

(g) Each Bank (or Transferee) that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia (a “Non-U.S. Bank”) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent two copies of either United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI, or, in the case of a Non-U.S. Bank claiming exemption from U.S. Federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest”, a Form W-8BEN, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto (and, if such Non-U.S. Bank delivers a Form W-8BEN, a certificate representing that such Non-U.S. Bank is not a bank for purposes of Section 881(c) of the Code, is not a 10-percent shareholder (within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code) of the Borrower and is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower (within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the Code)), properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S.

Bank claiming complete exemption from, or reduced rate of, U.S. Federal withholding tax on payments by the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. Bank on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a Transferee that is a participation holder, on or before the date such participation holder becomes a Transferee hereunder) and on or before the date, if any, such Non-U.S. Bank changes its applicable lending office by designating a different lending office (a “New Lending Office”). In addition, each Non-U.S. Bank shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Non-U.S. Bank. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.19(g), a Non-U.S. Bank shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.19(g) that such Non-U.S. Bank is not legally able to deliver.

(h) The Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any Non-U.S. Bank, or to pay any additional amounts to any Non-U.S. Bank, in respect of United States Federal withholding tax pursuant to paragraph (a) or (c) above to the extent that (i) the obligation to withhold amounts with respect to United States Federal withholding tax existed on the date such Non-U.S. Bank became a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a Transferee that is a participation holder, on the date such participation holder became a Transferee hereunder) or, with respect to payments to a New Lending Office, the date such Non-U.S. Bank designated such New Lending Office with respect to a Loan; provided, however, that this clause (i) of this subsection 2.19(h) shall not apply to any Transferee or New Lending Office that becomes a Transferee or New Lending Office as a result of an assignment, participation, transfer or designation made at the request of the Borrower; and provided, further, however, that this clause (i) of this subsection 2.19(h) shall not apply to the extent the indemnity payment or additional amounts any Transferee, or Bank (or Transferee) through a New Lending Office, would be entitled to receive (without regard to this clause (i) of this subsection 2.19(h)) do not exceed the indemnity payment or additional amounts that the person making the assignment, participation or transfer to such Transferee, or Bank (or Transferee) making the designation of such New Lending Office, would have been entitled to receive in the absence of such assignment, participation, transfer or designation or (ii) the obligation to pay such additional amounts would not have arisen but for a failure by such Non-U.S. Bank to comply with the provisions of paragraph (g) above.

(i) Any Bank (or Transferee) claiming any additional amounts payable under this Section 2.19 shall (A) to the extent legally able to do so, upon written request from the Borrower, file any certificate or document if such filing would avoid the need for or reduce the amount of any such additional amounts which may thereafter accrue, and the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such additional amounts if, after the Borrower’s request, any Bank (or Transferee) could have filed such certificate or document and failed to do so; or (B) consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions, use reasonable efforts to change the jurisdiction of its applicable lending office if the making of such change would avoid the need for or reduce the amount of any additional amounts which may thereafter accrue and would not, in the sole determination of such Bank (or Transferee), be otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank (or Transferee).

(j) Nothing contained in this Section 2.19 shall require any Bank (or Transferee) or the Agent to make available any of its tax returns (or any other information that it deems to be confidential or proprietary).

Section 2.20. Mandatory Assignment; Commitment Termination. In the event any Bank delivers to the Agent or the Borrower, as appropriate, a certificate in accordance with Section 2.13(c) or a notice in accordance with Section 2.10 or 2.14, or the Borrower is required to pay any additional amounts or other payments in accordance with Section 2.19, the Borrower may, at its own expense, and in its sole discretion (a) require such Bank to transfer and assign in whole or in part, without recourse (in accordance with Section 9.04), all or part of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (other than outstanding Competitive Loans) to an assignee which shall assume such assigned obligations (which assignee may be another Bank, if a Bank accepts such assignment); provided that (i) such assignment shall not conflict with any law, rule or regulation or order of any court or other Governmental Authority and (ii) the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid to the assigning Bank in immediately available funds the principal of and interest accrued to the date of such payment on the Loans made by it hereunder and all other amounts owed to it hereunder or (b) terminate the Commitment of such Bank and prepay all outstanding Loans (other than Competitive Loans) of such Bank; provided that (x) such termination of the Commitment of such Bank and prepayment of Loans does not conflict with any law, rule or regulation or order of any court or Governmental Authority and (y) the Borrower shall have paid to such Bank in immediately available funds the principal of, accrued interest and accrued fees to the date of such payment on the Loans (other than Competitive Loans) made by it hereunder and all other amounts owed to it hereunder.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower represents and warrants to each of the Banks that:

Section 3.01. Organization; Powers. The Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) is a corporation or other entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite corporate or other entity power and authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, (c) is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where the failure so to qualify would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) in the case of the Borrower, has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and each other agreement or instrument contemplated thereby to which it is or will be a party and to borrow hereunder.

Section 3.02. Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and the execution, delivery and performance of each of the other Loan Documents and the borrowings hereunder (collectively, the “Transactions”) (a) have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate and, if required, stockholder action and (b) will not (i) violate (A) any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation, or of the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents or by-laws (or code of regulations) of the

Borrower or any Subsidiary, (B) any order of any Governmental Authority or (C) any provision of any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them or any of their property is or may be bound, (ii) be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such indenture, agreement or other instrument and (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, except for any such violation, conflict, creation or imposition which does not impair the Borrower’s ability to enter into and perform the Transactions or would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially impair the position of the Banks with respect to any other creditors of the Borrower.

Section 3.03. Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan document when executed and delivered by the Borrower will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general principles of equity.

Section 3.04. Governmental Approvals. No action, consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority is or will be required by the Borrower in connection with the Transactions, except such as have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect.

Section 3.05. Financial Statements. The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Banks the consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries (a) as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, audited by and accompanied by the opinion of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent public accountants, and (b) as of and for the fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower. Such financial statements (subject, in the case of such interim statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments) present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods. Such balance sheets and the notes thereto disclose, in accordance with GAAP, all material liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates thereof. Such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.

Section 3.06. No Material Adverse Change. There has been no change in the business, assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries since December 31, 2004 that would constitute a Material Adverse Effect which is not reflected in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.05(b).

Section 3.07. Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases. (a) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to, or valid leasehold interests in , all its properties and assets, except for defects in title that would not, in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. All material properties and assets are free and clear of Liens, other than Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02.

(b) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has complied with all obligations under all leases to which it is a party, all such leases are in full force and effect and each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such leases, except for any noncompliance, ineffectiveness or other conditions that would not, in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.08. Stock of Borrower. More than 51% of the outstanding Common Voting Shares, par value $.01, of the Borrower are owned legally, beneficially and of record by the Trust or the beneficiaries thereof.

Section 3.09. Litigation; Compliance with Laws. (a) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.09 or otherwise disclosed to the Banks in writing, there are not any actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority now pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any business, property or rights of any such person (i) which involve any Loan Document or the Transactions or (ii) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and which, if adversely determined, would, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) None of the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any law, rule or regulation, or in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, where such violation or default would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.10. Agreements. (a) None of the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any corporate restriction that has resulted or would be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) None of the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default in any manner under any provision of any indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing Indebtedness, or any other material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are or may be bound, where such default would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.11. Federal Reserve Regulations. (a) None of the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.

(b) No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, (i) to purchase or carry Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose, or (ii) for any purpose which entails a violation of, or which is inconsistent with, the provisions of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulation U or X.

Section 3.12. Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act. None of the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is (a) an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940 or (b) a “holding company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

Section 3.13. Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans only for the purposes specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

Section 3.14. Tax Returns. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has filed or caused to be filed all Federal, state and local tax returns required to have been filed by it and has paid or caused to be paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns or on any assessments received by it, except taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves.

Section 3.15. No Material Misstatements. No material information, report, financial statement, exhibit or schedule furnished by the Borrower in writing to the Agent or any Bank in connection with the negotiation of any Loan Document or included therein or delivered pursuant thereto contained, contains or will contain any material misstatement of fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were, are or will be made, not misleading.

Section 3.16. Employee Benefit Plans. The Borrower and each of its ERISA Affiliates is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder, except for violations which, in the aggregate, would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Reportable Event has occurred in respect of any plan of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all benefit liabilities under each Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan) did not, as of the last annual valuation date applicable thereto, exceed by more than $20,000,000 the value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all benefit liabilities of all underfunded Plans (based on those assumptions used to fund each such Plan) did not, as of the last annual valuation dates applicable thereto, exceed $40,000,000. Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any Withdrawal Liability that materially adversely affects the financial condition of the Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates taken as a whole. Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has received any notification that any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or has been terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, and no Multiemployer Plan is reasonably expected to be in reorganization or to be terminated, where such reorganization or termination has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in the contributions required to be made to such Plan that would materially and adversely affect the financial condition of the Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates taken as a whole.

Section 3.17. Environmental and Safety Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.17 or otherwise previously disclosed to the Banks in writing, each of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with all Federal, state, local and other statutes, ordinances, orders, judgments, rulings and regulations relating to environmental pollution or to environmental regulation or control or to employee health or safety, except for violations which, in the aggregate, would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set

forth in Schedule 3.17 or otherwise previously disclosed to the Banks in writing, none of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of any failure so to comply. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.17 or otherwise previously disclosed to the Banks in writing, the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ plants do not manage any hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, toxic substances, toxic pollutants, or substances similarly denominated, as those terms or similar terms are used in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act or any other applicable law relating to environmental pollution or employee health and safety, in violation in any material respect of any law or any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, except for violations which, in the aggregate, would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.17 or otherwise previously disclosed to the Banks in writing, none of the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware of any events, conditions or circumstances involving environmental pollution or contamination or employee health or safety that is reasonably expected to result in liability which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

The obligations of the Banks to make Loans hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

Section 4.01. All Borrowings. On the date of each Borrowing, including each Borrowing in which Loans are refinanced with new Loans as contemplated by Section 2.05:

(a) The Agent shall have received a notice of such Borrowing as required by Section 2.03 or Section 2.04, as applicable.

(b) The representations and warranties set forth in Article III hereof (except, subject to Section 4.02(e), the representations set forth in Section 3.06) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date.

(c) At the time of and immediately after such Borrowing no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Each Borrowing shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date of such Borrowing as to the matters specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 4.01.

Section 4.02. First Borrowing. On the Closing Date:

(a) The Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion of Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Borrower, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Banks, to the effect set forth in Exhibit D hereto, and the Borrower hereby instructs such counsel to deliver such opinion to the Agent.

(b) All legal matters incident to this Agreement and the borrowings hereunder shall be satisfactory to the Banks and their counsel and to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Agent.

(c) The Agent shall have received (i) a copy of the articles of incorporation, including all amendments thereto, of the Borrower, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of its organization, and a certificate as to the good standing of the Borrower as of a recent date, from such Secretary of State; (ii) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Borrower dated the Closing Date and certifying (A) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the code of regulations of the Borrower as in effect on the Closing Date and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (B) below, (B) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and the borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect, (C) that the articles of incorporation of the Borrower have not been amended since the date of the last amendment thereto shown on the certificate of good standing furnished pursuant to clause (i) above, and (D) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing any Loan document or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of the Borrower; (iii) a certificate of another officer as to the incumbency and specimen signature of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary executing the certificate pursuant to (ii) above; and (iv) such other documents as the Banks or their counsel or Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Agent, may reasonably request.

(d) The Agent shall have received a certificate from the Borrower, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Financial Officer thereof, confirming compliance with the conditions precedent set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of Section 4.01.

(e) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.06 shall be true and correct in all material respects.

(f) The Agent shall have received all Fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date.

ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Bank that, so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect or the principal of or interest on any Loan, any Fees or any other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document shall be unpaid, unless the Required Banks shall otherwise consent in writing, it will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to:

Section 5.01. Existence; Businesses and Properties. (a) Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, except

as otherwise expressly permitted under Section 6.04 and except with respect to the Subsidiaries of the Borrower where such failure would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Except to the extent that the failure to do or cause the same to be done would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, do or cause to be done all things necessary to obtain, preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the rights, licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business; maintain and operate such business in substantially the manner in which it is presently conducted and operated (subject to changes in the ordinary course of business); comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority, whether now in effect or hereafter enacted; and at all times maintain and preserve all property material to the conduct of such business and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition and from time to time make, or cause to be made all needful and proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and replacements thereto necessary in order that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times.

Section 5.02. Insurance. (a) Keep its insurable properties adequately insured at all times by financially sound and reputable insurers; (b) maintain such other insurance, to such extent and against such risks, including fire and other risks insured against by extended coverage, as is customary with companies in the same or similar businesses, including public liability insurance against claims for personal injury or death or property damage occurring upon, in, about or in connection with the use of any properties owned, occupied or controlled by it, and (c) maintain such other insurance as may be required by law; provided, however, that, in lieu of or supplementing any such insurance described in (a) or (b) above, it may adopt such other plan or method of protection conforming to its self-insurance practices existing on the date hereof, including the creation of a “captive” insurance company.

Section 5.03. Obligations and Taxes. Except to the extent the failure to do so would not, in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, pay its Indebtedness and other obligations promptly and in accordance with their terms and pay and discharge promptly when due all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, as well as all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies or otherwise which, if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien upon such properties or any part thereof; provided, however, that such payment and discharge shall not be required with respect to any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the Borrower shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto.

Section 5.04. Financial Statements, Reports, etc. Furnish to the Agent and each Bank (it being understood that any such financial statements or reports furnished to the Agent and the Banks pursuant to the five-year Credit Agreement shall be deemed also to be furnished hereunder):

(a) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries, the related consolidated statements of operations and the related consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity and cash flows, showing the financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal year and the results of its operations during such year, all such consolidated financial statements audited by and accompanied by the report thereon of Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to the Required Banks and accompanied by an opinion of such accountants (which shall not be qualified in any material respect) to the effect that such consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower on a consolidated basis;

(b) within 60 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows, showing the financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal quarter and the results of its operations during such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments;

(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower opining on or certifying such statements (i) certifying that no Event of Default or Default has occurred or, if such an Event of Default or Default has occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (ii) setting forth computations in reasonable detail satisfactory to the Agent demonstrating compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 6.01(a) and (b)(v), 6.03 and 6.05;

(d) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all material periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any governmental authority succeeding to any of or all the functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed to its public shareholders, as the case may be;

(e) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all material reports pertaining to any change in ownership filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with any Governmental Authority; and

(f) promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Agent or any Bank may reasonably request.

Section 5.05. Litigation and Other Notices. Furnish to the Agent and each Bank prompt written notice of the following (it being understood that any such notices furnished to the

Agent and the Banks pursuant to the Five-Year Credit Agreement shall be deemed also to be furnished hereunder):

(a) any Event of Default or Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the corrective action (if any) proposed to be taken with respect thereto;

(b) the filing or commencement of, or any threat or notice of intention of any person to file or commence, any action, suit or proceeding, whether at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority, against the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which could be reasonably anticipated to be adversely determined and, if adversely determined, could result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(c) any development that has resulted in, or could reasonably be anticipated by the Borrower to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.06. ERISA. (a) Comply with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code except to the extent of such noncompliance which, in the aggregate, would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect and (b) furnish to the Agent (i) as soon as possible after, and in any event with 30 days after any Responsible Officer of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know that any Reportable Event has occurred that alone or together with any other Reportable Event could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower to the PBGC in an aggregate amount exceeding $10,000,000, a statement of a Financial Officer setting forth details as to such Reportable Event and the action proposed to be taken with respect thereto, together with a copy of the notice, if any, of such Reportable Event given to the PBGC, (ii) promptly after receipt thereof, a copy of any notice that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may receive from the PBGC relating to the intention of the PBGC to terminate any Plan or Plans (other than a Plan maintained by an ERISA Affiliate that is considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Code Section 414 or to appoint a trustee to administer any such Plan, (iii) within 10 days after the due date for filing with the PBGC pursuant to Section 412(n) of the Code of a notice of failure to make a required installment or other payment with respect to a Plan, a statement of a Financial Officer setting forth details as to such failure and the action proposed to be taken with respect thereto, together with a copy of such notice given to the PBGC and (iv) promptly and in any event within 30 days after receipt thereof by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan, a copy of each notice received by the Borrower, or any ERISA Affiliate concerning (A) the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or (B) a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, terminated or in reorganization, in each case within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

Section 5.07. Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections. Maintain all financial records in accordance with GAAP and permit any representatives designated by any Bank to visit and inspect the financial records and the properties of the Borrower or any Subsidiary upon reasonable prior notice at reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested (provided that such Bank shall make reasonable efforts not to interfere unreasonably with the business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary) and to make extracts from and copies of such financial records, and permit any representatives designated by any Bank to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the officers

thereof and independent accountants therefor; provided that each person obtaining such information shall hold all such information in strict confidence in accordance with the restrictions set forth in Section 9.16.

Section 5.08. Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Loans only for the purposes set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Section 5.09. Filings. Make all material filings required to be made by it with any Governmental Authority.

ARTICLE VI

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Bank and the Agent that, so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect or the principal of or interest on any Loan, any Fees or any other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document shall be unpaid, unless the Required Banks shall otherwise consent in writing, it will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to:

Section 6.01. Indebtedness. (a) Permit the ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness of the Borrower to Consolidated Cash Flow of the Borrower at the end of and for the most recently ended four consecutive calendar quarters at any time to be greater than 5.0 to 1.0.

(b) Permit any Subsidiary of the Borrower to incur, create, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(i) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof as set forth in Schedule 6.01 hereto, and additional Indebtedness incurred pursuant to commitments by persons to lend to any Subsidiary but only to the extent such commitments are available and unused as of the date hereof as set forth in Schedule 6.01 hereto;

(ii) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary or business existing at the time such Subsidiary or business was acquired by the Borrower or a Subsidiary; provided that such Indebtedness was not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition;

(iii) Indebtedness to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary of the Borrower; and

(iv) other Indebtedness exclusive of the Indebtedness permitted by clauses (i) through (iii) above in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding which, when added to the aggregate Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by Section 6.02(k) and to the aggregate amount incurred by the Borrower and any of the Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 6.03(ii) herein, shall not exceed 15% of the Consolidated Stockholders’ Equity of the Borrower at such time.

Section 6.02. Liens. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or assets (including stock or other securities of any person, including any Subsidiary) now owned or hereafter acquired by it or on any income or revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

(a) Liens incurred or pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and old-age pensions and other social security benefits;

(b) Liens securing the performance of bids, tenders, leases, contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds and other obligations of like nature, incurred as an incident to and in the ordinary course of business;

(c) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, suppliers’, repairmen’s and vendors’ liens, incurred in good faith in the ordinary course of business with respect to obligations not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which the Borrower or a Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves;

(d) Liens securing the payment of taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies, either (i) not delinquent or (ii) being contested in good faith by appropriate legal or administrative proceedings and as to which the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves;

(e) zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, reservations, restrictions on the use of real property or minor irregularities incident thereto (and with respect to leasehold interests: mortgages, obligations, liens and other encumbrances that are incurred, created, assumed or permitted to exist and arise by, through or under or are asserted by a landlord or owner of the leased property, with or without consent of the lessee) which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the property or assets of the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, or impair the use of such property for the purposes for which such property is held by the Borrower or such Subsidiary;

(f) Liens to secure the purchase price of real or personal property acquired, constructed or improved after the date hereof; provided that any such Lien is existing or created at the time of, or substantially simultaneously with, the acquisition, construction or improvement by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the property so acquired and at all times covers only such property;

(g) Liens on property of a Subsidiary in favor of the Borrower or another Subsidiary;

(h) Liens created by or resulting from any litigation or proceeding which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which (i) levy and execution have been stayed and continue to be stayed and (ii) the Borrower or a Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves;

(i) Liens on property of a Subsidiary existing at the time it becomes a Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were not created in contemplation of the acquisition by the Borrower or another Subsidiary of such Subsidiary;

(j) Liens on the property of the Borrower or a Subsidiary incidental to the conduct of its business or the ownership of its property which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit or other financial accommodations (including but not limited to interest rate swap obligations or letter of credit obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary), and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of its property or assets or impair the use thereof in the operation of its business;

(k) the Borrower and any Subsidiary may incur Liens not otherwise permitted by this covenant securing Indebtedness in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding which, when added to the aggregate amount incurred by Subsidiaries under Section 6.01(b)(iv) and to the aggregate amount incurred by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries under Section 6.03(ii) does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Stockholders’ Equity of the Borrower at such time;

(l) judgment Liens that do not constitute an Event of Default; and

(m) Liens on property acquired by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date so long as such Liens are limited to the property acquired and were not created in contemplation of the acquisition.

Section 6.03. Sale and Lease-Back Transactions. Enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any person whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property which it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred, except that (i) any Subsidiary may enter into such an arrangement for the sale or transfer of its property to another Subsidiary or to the Borrower and (ii) the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may enter into any such arrangements provided that the aggregate sale price of all property subject to such arrangements (other than arrangements described in clause (i) above), when added to the aggregate amount of Indebtedness incurred by Subsidiaries under Section 6.01(b)(v) and to the aggregate amount of Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by Section 6.02(k), shall not exceed 15% of the Consolidated Stockholders’ Equity of the Borrower at such time.

Section 6.04. Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets. Merge into or consolidate with any other person, or permit any other person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of any other person, except that if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect

thereto no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (a) the Borrower or a Subsidiary may merge with another corporation in a transaction in which the surviving entity is the Borrower or such Subsidiary, respectively, and, in the case of a Subsidiary, the surviving entity is a wholly owned Subsidiary, (b) any Subsidiary may merge into the Borrower or another Subsidiary; or (c) the Borrower or a Subsidiary may purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any assets of any other person.

Section 6.05. Fiscal Year. Change its fiscal year.

ARTICLE VII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

In case of the happening of any of the following events (“Events of Default”):

(a) any representation or warranty made or deemed made in or in connection with any Loan Document or the borrowings hereunder, or any representation, warranty, statement or information contained in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument furnished in connection with or pursuant to any Loan Document, shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect when so made, deemed made or furnished;

(b) default shall be made in the payment of any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or by acceleration thereof or otherwise;

(c) default shall be made in the payment of any interest on any Loan or any Fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in (b) above) due under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 5 Business Days;

(d) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.01(a) or 5.05(a) or in Article VI;

(e) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in (b), (c) or (d) above) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof from the Agent or any Bank to the Borrower;

(f) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall (i) fail to pay any principal or interest, regardless of amount, due in respect of any Indebtedness in a principal amount in excess of $10,000,000, when and as the same shall become due and payable, or (ii) fail to observe or perform any other term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing any such Indebtedness if the effect of any failure referred to in this clause (ii) is to cause such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity;

(g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief in respect of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or of a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or a Subsidiary, under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or a Subsidiary or (iii) the winding-up or liquidation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 90 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be unstayed and in effect for 90 days;

(h) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or the filing of any petition described in (g) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due or (vii) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(i) one or more final judgments for the payment of money in excess of $10,000,000, excluding such amounts which are covered by insurance, shall be rendered against the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;

(j) a Reportable Event or Reportable Events, or a failure to make a required installment or other payment (within the meaning of Section 412(n)(l) of the Code), shall have occurred with respect to any Plan or Plans that reasonably could be expected to result in liability of the Borrower to the PBGC or to a Plan in an aggregate amount exceeding $10,000,000 and, within 30 days after the reporting of any such Reportable Event to the Agent or after the receipt by the Agent of the statement required pursuant to Section 5.06, the Agent shall have notified the Borrower in writing that (i) the Required Banks have made a determination that, on the basis of such Reportable Event or Reportable Events or the failure to make a required payment, there are reasonable grounds (A) for the termination of such Plan or Plans by the PBGC, (B) for the appointment by the appropriate United States District Court of a trustee to administer

such Plan or Plans or (C) for the imposition of a lien in favor of a Plan and (ii) as a result thereof an Event of Default exists hereunder; or a trustee shall be appointed by a United States District Court to administer any such Plan or Plans; or the PBGC shall institute proceedings to terminate any Plan or Plans; or

(k) (i) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred Withdrawal Liability to such Multiemployer Plan, (ii) the Borrower or such ERISA Affiliate does not have reasonable grounds for contesting such Withdrawal Liability or is not contesting such Withdrawal Liability in a timely and appropriate manner and (iii) the amount of such Withdrawal Liability specified in such notice, when aggregated with all other amounts required to be paid to Multiemployer Plans in connection with Withdrawal Liabilities (determined as of the date or dates of such notification), either (A) exceeds $10,000,000 or requires payments exceeding $10,000,000 in any year or (B) is less than $10,000,000 but any Withdrawal Liability payment remains unpaid 30 days after such payment is due;

(l) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or is being terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, if solely as a result of such reorganization or termination the aggregate annual contributions of the Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates to all Multiemployer Plans that are then in reorganization or have been or are being terminated have been or will be increased over the amounts required to be contributed to such Multiemployer Plans for their most recently completed plan years by an amount exceeding $10,000,000; or

(m) there shall have occurred a Change in Control;

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in paragraph (g) or (h) above), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Agent, at the request of the Required Banks, shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate forthwith the Commitments and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding; and in any event with respect to the Borrower described in paragraph (g) or (h) above, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.

ARTICLE VIII

THE AGENT

In order to expedite the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. is hereby appointed to act as Agent on behalf of the Banks. Each of the Banks, and each transferee of any Bank, hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agent to take such actions on behalf of such Bank or transferee and to exercise such powers as are specifically delegated to the Agent by the terms and provisions hereof and of the other Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Agent is hereby expressly authorized by the Banks, without hereby limiting any implied authority, (a) to receive on behalf of the Banks all payments of principal of and interest on the Loans and all other amounts due to the Banks hereunder, and promptly to distribute to each Bank its proper share of each payment so received; (b) to give notice on behalf of each of the Banks to the Borrower of any Event of Default specified in this Agreement of which the Agent has actual knowledge acquired in connection with its agency hereunder; and (c) to distribute to each Bank copies of all notices, financial statements and other materials delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement as received by the Agent.

Neither the Agent nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable as such for any action taken or omitted by any of them except for its or his own gross negligence or wilful misconduct, or be responsible for any statement, warranty or representation herein or the contents of any document delivered in connection herewith, or be required to ascertain or to make any inquiry concerning the performance or observance by the Borrower of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or agreements contained in any Loan Document. The Agent shall not be responsible to the Banks for the due execution, genuineness, validity, enforceability or effectiveness of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or other instruments or agreements. The Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or refraining from acting, in accordance with written instructions signed by the Required Banks and, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, such instructions and any action or inaction pursuant thereto shall be binding on all the Banks. The Agent shall, in the absence of knowledge to the contrary, be entitled to rely on any instrument or document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper person or persons. Neither the Agent nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents shall have any responsibility to the Borrower on account of the failure of or delay in performance or breach by any Bank of any of its obligations hereunder or to any Bank on account of the failure of or delay in performance or breach by any other Bank or the Borrower of any of their respective obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in connection herewith or therewith. The Agent may execute any and all duties hereunder by or through agents or employees and shall be entitled to rely upon the advice of legal counsel selected by it with respect to all matters arising hereunder and shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel.

The Banks hereby acknowledge that the Agent shall be under no duty to take any discretionary action permitted to be taken by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement unless it shall be requested in writing to do so by the Required Banks.

Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Agent as provided below, the Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Banks and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Banks shall have the right to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Banks and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Banks, appoint a successor Agent having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000 or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor bank, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After the Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.05 shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Agent.

With respect to the Loans made by it hereunder, the Agent in its individual capacity and not as Agent shall have the same rights and powers as any other Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent, and the Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Agent.

Each Bank agrees (i) to reimburse the Agent, on demand, (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), in the amount of its pro rata share (based on its Commitment hereunder) of any expenses incurred for the benefit of the Banks by the Agent, including counsel fees and compensation of agents and employees paid for services rendered on behalf of the Banks, which shall not have been reimbursed by the Borrower and (ii) to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and any of its directors, officers, employees or agents, on demand, in the amount of such pro rata share, from and against any and all liabilities, taxes, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against it in its capacity as the Agent or any of them in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken or omitted by it or any of them under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, to the extent the same shall not have been reimbursed by the Borrower; provided that no Bank shall be liable to the Agent for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees or agents.

Each Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Bank and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Bank and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger listed on the cover page hereof shall not have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable and if any, as the Agent or a Bank hereunder.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01. Notices. Notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

(a) if to the Borrower, to it at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000, Attention of Treasurer (Telecopy No. 513-977-3729) with a copy to Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Borrower, to it at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx (Telecopy No. 513-929-0303);

(b) if to the Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan & Agency Services, 0000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00/00, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx (Telecopy No. 713 -750-2358), with copies to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (Telecopy No. 212-270-4164)]; and

(c) if to a Bank, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Bank shall have become a party hereto.

All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt if delivered by hand or overnight courier service or sent by telecopy, in each case delivered, sent or mailed (properly addressed) to such party as provided in this Section 9.01 or in accordance with the latest unrevoked direction from such party given in accordance with this Section 9.01.

Section 9.02. Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other material instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Banks and shall survive the making by the Banks of the Loans, regardless of any investigation made by the Banks or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any Fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Commitments have not been terminated.

Section 9.03. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Agent and when the Agent shall have received copies hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each Bank, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Agent and each Bank and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior consent of all the Banks.

Section 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Bank (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Bank may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agent and the Banks) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Bank may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of:

(A) the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Bank, an Affiliate of a Bank, an Approved Fund (as defined below) or, if an Event of Default under clause (b), (c), (g) or (h) of Article VII has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee; and

(B) the Agent, provided that no consent of the Agent shall be required for an assignment to an assignee that is a Bank or an affiliate of a Bank immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment.

(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Bank or an Affiliate of a Bank or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Bank’s Commitment, the amount of the Commitment of the assigning Bank subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under clause (b), (c), (g) or (h) of Article VII has occurred and is continuing;

(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Bank’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided that this clause shall not apply to rights in respect of outstanding Competitive Loans;

(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500;

(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Bank, shall deliver to the Agent an Administrative Questionnaire; and

(E) in the case of an assignment to a CLO (as defined below), the assigning Bank shall retain the sole right to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, provided that the Assignment and Acceptance between such Bank and such CLO may provide that such Bank will not, without the consent of such CLO, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.08(b) that affects such CLO.

For the purposes of this Section 9.04(b), the terms “Approved Fund” and “CLO” have the following meanings:

“Approved Fund” means (a) a CLO and (b) with respect to any Bank that is a fund which invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit and is managed by the same investment advisor as such Bank or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.

“CLO” means any entity (whether a corporation, partnership, trust or otherwise) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and is administered or managed by a Bank or an Affiliate of such Bank.

(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Bank under this Agreement, and the assigning Bank thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Bank’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Bank shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.13, 2.15, 2.19 and 9.05). Any assignment or transfer by a Bank of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Bank of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.

(iv) The Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Banks, and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Bank pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Agent and the Banks may treat each person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Bank hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Bank, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Bank and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Bank hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Agent shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

(c) (i) Any Bank may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Bank’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Bank’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Bank shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Agent and the other Banks shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Bank in connection with such Bank’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Bank sells such a participation shall provide that such Bank shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Bank will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.08(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.13, 2.15 and 2.19 to the same extent as if it were a Bank and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.06 as though it were a Bank, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.17 as though it were a Bank.

(ii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.13 or 2.19 than the applicable Bank would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Non-U.S. Bank if it were a Bank shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.19 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.19(g) as though it were a Bank.

(d) Any Bank may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Bank, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Bank from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Bank as a party hereto.

Section 9.05. Expenses; Indemnity. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or in connection with any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions hereby contemplated shall be consummated) or incurred by the Agent or any Bank in connection with the enforcement or protection of their rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or in connection with the Loans made hereunder, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Agent, and, in connection with any such enforcement or protection, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any other counsel for the Agent or any Bank. The Borrower further agrees that it shall indemnify the Banks from and hold them harmless against any documentary taxes, assessments or charges made by any Governmental Authority by reason of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

(b) The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Agent, each Bank and each of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (each such person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, charges and disbursements, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties thereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) the use of the proceeds of the Loans or (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from (A) in the case of the Agent or any Bank, any unexcused breach by the Agent or such Bank of any of its obligations under this Agreement or (b) the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such Indemnitee.

(c) The provisions of this Section 9.05 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Loans, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Agent or any Bank. All amounts due under this Section 9.05 shall be payable on written demand therefor.

(d) Any Bank may at any time assign all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such assignment shall release a Bank from any of its obligations hereunder.

Section 9.06. Rights of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Bank is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Bank to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of

the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and other Loan Documents held by such Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Loan Document and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Bank under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of Setoff) which such Bank may have.

Section 9.07. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 9.08. Waivers; Amendment. (a) No failure or delay of the Agent or any Bank in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Agent and the Banks hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) below, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower, and the Required Banks; provided, however, that no such agreement shall (i) decrease the principal amount of, or extend the maturity of or any scheduled principal payment date or date for the payment of any interest on any Loan, or waive or excuse any such payment of or any part thereof, or decrease the rate of interest on any Loan, without the prior written consent of each Bank affected thereby, (ii) change or extend the Commitment or decrease the Facility Fees of any Bank without the prior written consent of such Bank, or (iii) amend or modify the provisions of Section 2.16, the provisions of this Section, or the definition of “Required Banks”, without the prior written consent of each Bank; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Agent hereunder without the prior written consent of the Agent.

Section 9.09. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the applicable interest rate, together with all fees and charges which are treated as interest under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), as provided for herein or in any other document executed in connection herewith, or otherwise contracted for, charged, received, taken or reserved by any Bank, shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by such Bank in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable hereunder, together with all Charges payable to such Bank, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate.

Section 9.10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof. Any

previous agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Nothing in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto and thereto any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

Section 9.11. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party hereto hereby 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 or any of the other Loan Documents. Each party 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 and the other Loan Documents, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 9.11.

Section 9.12. Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible so that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

Section 9.13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 9.03.

Section 9.14. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

Section 9.15. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any Bank may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this agreement or the other Loan Documents in any New York State or Federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(c) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

Section 9.16. Confidentiality. (a) Each Bank agrees to keep confidential (and to cause its respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives to keep confidential) the Information (as defined below), except that any Bank shall be permitted to disclose Information (i) to such of its officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (including outside counsel) as need to know such Information; (ii) to the extent required by applicable laws and regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, or requested by any bank regulatory authority (provided that such Bank shall, except (A) as prohibited by law and (B) for Information requested by any such bank regulatory authority, promptly notify Borrower of the circumstances and content of each such disclosure and shall request confidential treatment of any information so disclosed); (iii) to the extent such Information (A) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement, (B) becomes available to such Bank on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or its Affiliates or (C) was available to such Bank on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to such Bank by the Borrower or its Affiliates; or (iv) to the extent the Borrower shall have consented to such disclosure in writing. As used in this Section 9.16, as to any Bank, “Information” shall mean any financial statements, materials, documents and other information that the Borrower or any of its Affiliates may have furnished or made available or may hereafter furnish or make available to the Agent or any Bank in connection with this Agreement or any other materials prepared by any such person from any of the foregoing.

Section 9.17. USA Patriot Act. Each Bank which is subject to Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), hereby notifies the Borrower that, pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Bank to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower, the Agent and the Banks have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.


THE X. X. XXXXXXX COMPANY, as Borrower,

By
Name:		E. Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:		Vice President and Treasurer

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually and as Administrative Agent,

By
Name:
Title:

X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES INC.

By
Name:
Title:


SUNTRUST BANK

By:
Name:
Title:


WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.

By:
Name:
Title:


U.S. BANK N.A.

By:
Name:
Title:

EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF COMPETITIVE BID REQUEST

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Agent for

the Banks referred to below,

c/o Loan & Agency Services

0000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00/00

Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000

[Date]

Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx

Dear Sirs:

The undersigned, The X.X. Xxxxxxx Company (the “Borrower”), refers to the 364-Day Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of March 13, 2006 (as it may hereafter be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the Banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The Borrower hereby gives you notice pursuant to Section 2.03(a) of the Credit Agreement that it requests a Competitive Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the terms on which such Competitive Borrowing is requested to be made:


(A)	Date of Competitive Borrowing (which is a Business Day)	___________________________

(B)	Principal Amount of Competitive Borrowing¹	___________________________

(C)	Interest rate basis²	___________________________

(D)	Interest Period and the last day thereof³	___________________________

¹	Not less than $5,000,000 (and in integral multiples of $1,000,000) or greater than the Total Commitment then available.

²	Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan.

³	Which shall be subject to the definition of “Interest Period” and end not later than the Maturity Date.

Upon acceptance of any or all of the Loans offered by the Banks in response to this request, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that the conditions to lending specified in Section 4.01(b) and (c) of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied.


Very truly yours,

By
Title:		[Responsible Officer]

EXHIBIT A-2

FORM OF NOTICE OF COMPETITIVE BID REQUEST

[Name of Bank]

[Address]

New York, New York

[Date]

Attention:

Dear Sirs:

Reference is made to the 364-Day Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of March 13, 2006 (as it may hereafter be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among The X.X. Xxxxxxx Company (the “Borrower”), the Banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The Borrower made a Competitive Bid Request on , 20 , pursuant to Section 2.03(a) of the Credit Agreement, and in that connection you are invited to submit a Competitive Bid by [Date]/[Time].¹ Your Competitive Bid must comply with Section 2.03(b) of the Credit Agreement and the terms set forth below on which the Competitive Bid Request was made:


(A)	Date of Competitive Borrowing	__________________________

(B)	Principal amount of Competitive Borrowing	__________________________

(C)	Interest rate basis	__________________________

(D)	Interest Period and the last day thereof	__________________________


Very truly yours,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Agent,

By
Title:

The Competitive Bid must be received by the Agent (i) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before a proposed Competitive Borrowing, and (ii) in the case of Fixed Rate Loans, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day of a proposed Competitive Borrowing.

EXHIBIT A-3

FORM OF COMPETITIVE BID

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Agent for

the Banks referred to below,

c/o Loan & Agency Services

0000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00/00

Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000

[Date]

Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx

Dear Sirs:

The undersigned, [Name of Bank], refers to the 364-Day Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of March 13, 2006 (as it may hereafter be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among The X.X. Xxxxxxx Company (the “Borrower”), the Banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The undersigned hereby makes a Competitive Bid pursuant to Section 2.03(b) of the Credit Agreement, in response to the Competitive Bid Request made by the Borrower on , 20 , and in that connection sets forth below the terms on which such Competitive Bid is made:


(A)	Principal Amount¹	__________________________

(B)	Competitive Bid Rate²	__________________________

(C)	Interest Period and last day thereof	__________________________

The undersigned hereby confirms that it is prepared, subject to the conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, to extend credit to the Borrower upon acceptance by the Borrower of this bid in accordance with Section 2.03(d) of the Credit Agreement.


Very truly yours,

[NAME OF BANK],

By
Title:

¹	Not less than $5,000,000 or greater than the requested Competitive Borrowing and in integral multiples of $1,000,000. Multiple bids will be accepted by the Agent.

²	I.e., LIBO Rate + or - %, in the case of Eurodollar Loans or %, in the case of Fixed Rate Loans.

EXHIBIT A-4

FORM OF COMPETITIVE BID ACCEPT/REJECT LETTER

[Date]

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Agent for

the Banks referred to below,

c/o Loan & Agency Services

0000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00/00

Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000

Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx

Dear Sirs:

The undersigned, X.X. Xxxxxxx Company (the “Borrower”), refers to the 364-dat Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of March 13, 2006 (as it may hereafter be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the Banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Agent.

In accordance with Section 2.03(c) of the Credit Agreement, we have received a summary of bids in connection with our Competitive Bid Request dated and in accordance with Section 2.03(d) of the Credit Agreement, we hereby accept the following bids for maturity on [date]:


Principal Amount	Fixed Rate/Margin	Bank
$	[%]/[+/-. %]
$

We hereby reject the following bids:


Principal Amount	Fixed Rate/Margin	Bank
$	[%]/[+/-. %]
$

The $ should be deposited in Mellon Bank account number [ ] on [date].


Very truly yours,

By
Title:		[Responsible Officer]

EXHIBIT A-5

FORM OF STANDBY BORROWING REQUEST

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Agent for

the Banks referred to below,

c/o Loan & Agency Services

0000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00/00

Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000

Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx

[Date]

Dear Sirs:

The undersigned, X.X. Xxxxxxx Company (the “Borrower”), refers to the 364-Day Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of March 13, 2006 (as it may hereafter be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the Banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The Borrower hereby gives you notice pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Credit Agreement that it requests a Standby Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the terms on which such Standby Borrowing is requested to be made:


(A)	Date of Standby Borrowing (which is a Business Day)	__________________________

(B)	Principal Amount of Standby Borrowing¹	__________________________

(C)	Interest rate basis²	__________________________

(D)	Interest Period and the last day thereof³	__________________________

¹	Not less than $10,000,000 in the case of Eurodollar Loans and $5,000,000 in the case of ABR Loans (and in integral multiples of $1,000,000) or greater than the Total Commitment then available.

²	Eurodollar Loan or ABR Loan.

³	Which shall be subject to the definition of “Interest Period” and end not later than the Maturity Date.

Upon acceptance of any or all of the Loans made by the Banks in response to this request, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that the conditions to lending specified in Section 4.01(b) and (c) of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied.


Very truly yours,

By
Title:		[Responsible Officer]

EXHIBIT B

[FORM OF]

ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE

Please accurately complete the following information and return via FAX to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Attention of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx as soon as possible.

FAX Number: 000-000-0000

LEGAL NAME TO APPEAR IN DOCUMENTATION:

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

GENERAL INFORMATION—DOMESTIC LENDING OFFICE:

Institution Name:

Street Address:

City, State, Zip Code:

GENERAL INFORMATION—LIBOR LENDING OFFICE:

Institution Name:

Street Address:

City, State, Zip Code:

CONTACTS/NOTIFICATION METHODS:

CREDIT CONTACTS:

Primary Contact:

Street Address:

City, State, Zip Code:

Phone Number:

FAX Number:

Backup Contact:

Street Address:

City, State, Zip Code:

Phone Number:

FAX Number:

TAX WITHHOLDING:

Non Resident Alien Y* N

* Form 4224 Enclosed

Tax ID Number

CONTACTS/NOTIFICATION METHODS:

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS - BORROWINGS, PAYDOWNS, INTEREST, FEES, ETC.

Contact:

Street Address:

City, State, Zip Code:

Phone Number:

FAX Number:

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS:

Name of Bank where funds are to be transferred:

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Routing Transit/ABA number of Bank where funds are to be transferred:

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name of Account, if applicable:

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Account Number:

Additional Information:

MAILINGS:

Please specify who should receive financial information:

Name:

Street Address:

City, State, Zip Code:

It is very important that all of the above information is accurately filled in and returned promptly. If there is someone other than yourself who should receive this questionnaire, please notify us of their name and FAX number and we will FAX them a copy of the questionnaire. If you have any questions, please call Xxxxx Xxxxxxx of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., at 000-000-0000.

EXHIBIT C

[FORM OF]

ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

1. The Assignor hereby sells and assigns, without recourse, to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes, without recourse, from the Assignor, effective as of the Effective Date set forth on the reverse hereof, the interests set forth on the reverse hereof (the “Assigned Interest”) in the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, the interests set forth on the reverse hereof in the Commitment of the Assignor on the Effective Date and the Competitive Loans and Standby Loans owing to the Assignor which are outstanding on the Effective Date, together with unpaid interest accrued on the assigned Loans to the Effective Date and the amount, if any, set forth on the reverse hereof of the Fees accrued to the Effective Date for the account of the Assignor. Each of the Assignor and the Assignee hereby makes and agrees to be bound by all the representations, warranties and agreements set forth in Section 9.04(c) of the Credit Agreement, a copy of which has been received by each such party. From and after the Effective Date (i) the Assignee shall be a party to and be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and, to the extent of the interests assigned by this Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Bank thereunder and under the Loan Documents and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent of the interests assigned by this Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement.

2. This Assignment and Acceptance is being delivered to the Agent together with (i) if the Assignee is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, the forms specified in Section 2.19(g) of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by such Assignee, (ii) if the Assignee is not already a Bank under the Credit Agreement, an Administrative Questionnaire in the form of Exhibit D to the Credit Agreement and (iii) a processing and recordation fee of $3,500.

3. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

Date of Assignment:

Legal Name of Assignor:

Legal Name of Assignee:

Assignee’s Address for Notices:

Effective Date of Assignment

(may not be fewer than 5 Business

Days after the Date of Assignment):


Facility	Principal Amount Assigned (and Identifying information as to individual Competitive Loans)	Percentage Assigned of Facility/Commitment (set forth, to at least 8 decimals, as a percentage of the Facility and the aggregate Commitments of all Banks thereunder)
Commitment Assigned:	$	%

Standby Loans:

Competitive Loans:

Fees Assigned (if any):


The terms set forth above and on the reverse side hereof are hereby agreed to:				Accepted

_______________________, as Assignor				JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as agent

By:				By:

Name:				Name:
Title:				Title:

_______________________, as Assignee				X.X. XXXXXXX COMPANY, as Borrower

By:				By:

Name:				Name:
Title:				Title:

EXHIBIT D

[LETTERHEAD OF

XXXXX & XXXXXXXXX]

March 13, 2006

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

000 Xxxx Xxxxxx

Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for The X.X. Xxxxxxx Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the 364-Day Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2006 (as it may hereafter be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the Banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Agent (the “Agent”). This opinion is provided pursuant to Section 4.02(a) of the Credit Agreement. All terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings given such terms in the Credit Agreement.

In that connection, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, and other instruments and such certificates of public officials and of officers of the Company as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.

As to questions of fact relating to the Company material to this opinion, we have consulted with responsible officers of the Company and have relied upon certificates of appropriate public officials and officers of the Company. In our review we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or facsimile copies, and the authenticity of such documents.

When a matter is stated herein as being “to the best of our knowledge,” we have not conducted an independent investigation into such matter and such phrase means the conscious awareness of facts or other information by any member of this firm who either (a) signs this letter, (b) was active in negotiating any of the Loan Documents, preparing the Loan Documents, or preparing this letter, or (c) solely as to information relevant to a particular opinion issue or confirmation regarding a particular factual matter, is primarily responsible for providing the response concerning that particular opinion issue or confirmation ((a), (b) and (c) together, the “Primary Lawyer Group”).

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the assumption hereinafter set forth, it is our opinion that:

1. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the state of Ohio with all requisite corporate power and corporate authority to own its properties and conduct its business substantially as it is now being conducted.

2. The Company has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority to enter into each of the Loan Documents; to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents; and to incur the Loans in the manner contemplated by the Loan Documents.

3. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each of the Loan Documents and the receipt by the Company of the proceeds of the Loans in the manner contemplated by the Loan Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and: (a) to the best of our knowledge do not violate any provision of any material indenture, agreement, or other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its properties and assets are or may be bound; (b) do not violate any provision of any applicable law, rule, or regulation to which the Company is subject, or to the best of our knowledge, any order of any court, or of any other agency of government presently in effect to which the Company is subject; (c) do not violate any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or the Code of Regulations or By-laws of the Company; (d) to the best of our knowledge will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of the Company; and (e) to the best of our knowledge will not be in conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (alone, with notice, with lapse of time, or with any combination of these factors) a default under any material indenture, agreement, or other instrument referred to in (a) above. The Loan Documents being delivered on the date hereof have been duly executed and delivered by the Company.

4. Assuming mutuality of obligation of the Banks, the Loan Documents delivered on the date hereof, constitute the legal, valid, and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with their terms; subject as to enforceability, to applicable bankruptcy, liquidation, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and similar laws and equity principles, both state and federal, relating to or affecting the rights or remedies of creditors generally and to moratorium laws from time to time in effect; except that the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability; and subject to the possibility that provisions in the Loan Documents for the reimbursement of attorney fees and other expenses of enforcement of the Loan Documents may not be enforceable under the laws of the State of Ohio.

5. No approval, authorization, or consent of, or registration, qualification, or filing with, any federal, state, or other governmental authority or regulatory body is required on behalf of the Company for the execution, delivery, or performance by the Company of the Loan Documents or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby.

6. (A) To the best of our knowledge, except as set forth in Schedule 3.09 of the Credit Agreement, there are no actions, suits, or proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any governmental instrumentality or other agency now pending or threatened, to which the Company is a party or of which any property of the Company is the subject, as to which there is a significant likelihood of an adverse determination and which could, individually or in the

aggregate, if adversely determined to the Company, materially impair the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents or the ability of the Company to perform under the terms of the Loan Documents or materially impair the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to carry on business substantially as now being conducted or result in any material adverse change in the business, assets, operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(B) To the best of our knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction, decree, rule, or regulation of any governmental instrumentality or agency where such default could have a material and adverse effect on the business, assets, operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

The members of the Primary Lawyer Group are members of the Bar of the State of Ohio and we do not express any opinion as to any matters governed by any law other than the law of the State of Ohio, the General Corporation law of the State of Delaware, and the federal law of the United States of America. For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed that the laws of the State of New York are identical in all relevant respects to the laws of the State of Ohio.

Very truly yours,

SCHEDULE 2-01

COMMITMENTS


	Commitment
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.	$	25,000,000
SUNTRUST BANK	$	25,000,000
WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.	$	25,000,000
U.S. BANK N.A.	$	25,000,000

	$	100,000,000

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364-DAY COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT Dated as of March 13, 2006 among THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY, as Borrower, THE BANKS NAMED HEREIN, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., as...

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