CREDIT AGREEMENT among TESORO CORPORATION, as Borrower, The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto, LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. and J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., as Joint Lead Arrangers, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Syndication...

CREDIT AGREEMENT among TESORO CORPORATION, as Borrower, The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto, LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. and J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., as Joint Lead Arrangers, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Syndication...

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Exhibit 10.2

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$700,000,000

CREDIT AGREEMENT

among

TESORO CORPORATION,

as Borrower,

The Several Lenders
from Time to Time Parties Hereto,

XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.

and

X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Syndication Agent

and

XXXXXX COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.,
as Administrative Agent

Dated as of May 11, 2007

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TABLE OF CONTENTS


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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS				1
	1.1	Defined Terms		1
	1.2	Other Definitional Provisions		19

SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS				19
	2.1	Commitments		19
	2.2	Procedure for Borrowing		19
	2.3	Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt		20
	2.4	Fees		20
	2.5	Optional Prepayments		20
	2.6	Mandatory Prepayments and Commitment Reductions		21
	2.7	Conversion and Continuation Options		21
	2.8	Minimum Amounts and Maximum Number of Eurodollar Tranches		22
	2.9	Interest Rates and Payment Dates		22
	2.10	Computation of Interest and Fees		22
	2.11	Inability to Determine Interest Rate		23
	2.12	Pro Rata Treatment and Payments		23
	2.13	Requirements of Law		25
	2.14	Taxes		26
	2.15	Indemnity		27
	2.16	Illegality		28
	2.17	Change of Lending Office		28

SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES				28
	3.1	Existence and Standing		28
	3.2	Authorization and Validity		28
	3.3	No Conflict; Government Consent		29
	3.4	Financial Statements		29
	3.5	Material Adverse Change		29
	3.6	Taxes		29
	3.7	Litigation and Contingent Obligations		30
	3.8	Subsidiaries		30
	3.9	ERISA		30
	3.10	Accuracy of Information		30
	3.11	Regulation U		30
	3.12	Material Agreements		30
	3.13	Compliance With Laws		30
	3.14	Ownership of Properties		31
	3.15	Plan Assets; Prohibited Transactions		31
	3.16	Environmental Matters		31
	3.17	Investment Company Act		31
	3.18	Insurance		31

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	3.19	No Default or Unmatured Default		31
	3.20	Use of Proceeds		31

SECTION 4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT				32
	4.1	Effectiveness of Commitment		32

SECTION 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS				34
	5.1	Financial Reporting		34
	5.2	Conduct of Business		35
	5.3	Maintenance of Properties		36
	5.4	Inspection; Keeping of Books and Records		36
	5.5	Notice of Default		36
	5.6	Taxes		36
	5.7	Insurance		36
	5.8	Compliance with Laws		37
	5.9	Pro Forma Financial Statements		37
	5.10	Future Guarantors		37
	5.11	Confidential Information Memoranda		37
	5.12	Use of Proceeds		38

SECTION 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS				38
	6.1	Financial Condition Covenants		38
	6.2	Limitation on Indebtedness		39
	6.3	Limitation on Liens		40
	6.4	Limitation on Merger		42
	6.5	Limitation on Disposition of Property		42
	6.6	Limitation on Restricted Payments		43
	6.7	Limitation on Investments		43
	6.8	Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates		44
	6.9	Limitation on Subsidiary Covenants		44
	6.10	Limitation on Contingent Obligations		44
	6.11	Limitation on Financial Contracts		45
	6.12	Limitation on Repayment of Indebtedness		45
	6.13	Limitation on Multiemployer Plans		45

SECTION 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT				45

SECTION 8. GUARANTEE				48
	8.1	Guarantee		48
	8.2	Right of Contribution		48
	8.3	No Subrogation		49
	8.4	Amendments, etc. with respect to the Obligations		49
	8.5	Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional		49
	8.6	Reinstatement		50
	8.7	Payments		50

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SECTION 9. THE AGENTS				50
	9.1	Appointment		50
	9.2	Delegation of Duties		51
	9.3	Exculpatory Provisions		51
	9.4	Reliance by Agents		51
	9.5	Notice of Default		52
	9.6	Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders		52
	9.7	Indemnification		52
	9.8	Agent in Its Individual Capacity		53
	9.9	Successor Administrative Agent		53
	9.10	Authorization to Release Guarantees		53
	9.11	The Arrangers		53

SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS				54
	10.1	Amendments and Waivers		54
	10.2	Notices		55
	10.3	No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies		56
	10.4	Survival of Representations and Warranties		56
	10.5	Payment of Expenses		56
	10.6	Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments		58
	10.7	Adjustments; Set-off		60
	10.8	Counterparts		61
	10.9	Severability		61
	10.10	Integration		61
	10.11	GOVERNING LAW		61
	10.12	Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers		61
	10.13	Acknowledgments		62
	10.14	Confidentiality		62
	10.15	Release of Guarantee Obligations		63
	10.16	Accounting Changes		63
	10.17	WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL		64

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SCHEDULES:


1.1		Commitments
3.8		Subsidiaries
3.9		Exceptions to ERISA
6.2(b)		Existing Indebtedness
6.3(e)		Existing Liens
6.7(b)		Existing Investments

EXHIBITS:


A		Form of Compliance Certificate
B		Form of Closing Certificate
C		Form of Assignment and Acceptance
D		Form of Legal Opinion of Fulbright & Xxxxxxxx L.L.P.
E		Form of Note
F		Form of Exemption Certificate
G		Form of Borrowing Notice
H		Wire Instructions
I		Closing Documents
J		Officer’s Certificate
K		Solvency Certificate

CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 11, 2007, among TESORO CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement (the “Lenders”), XXXXXX BROTHERS INC. and X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES INC., as joint lead arrangers (in such capacity, the “Arrangers”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as syndication agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”), and XXXXXX COMMERCIAL PAPER INC., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders make an interim loan credit facility available to the Borrower in order to (i) fund a portion of the acquisition by the Borrower and its subsidiaries of certain of the assets (the “Shell Acquired Assets”) of Shell Oil Products US located in southern California (the “Shell Acquisition”) pursuant to the Shell Acquisition Agreements, and (ii) pay related costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Shell Acquisition and the financing thereof;

WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to make such interim loan credit facility available upon and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the agreements hereinafter set forth and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS

1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.

“Acquisition”: means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or after the Closing Date, by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) acquires any going business or all or substantially all of the assets of any firm, corporation or limited liability company, or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (ii) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of directors (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by percentage of voting power) of the outstanding ownership interests of a partnership or limited liability company of any Person.

“Administrative Agent”: as defined in the preamble hereto.

“Affiliate”: of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person is the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of 10% or more of any class of voting securities (or other ownership interests) of the controlled Person or possesses, directly or indirectly, the

power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

“Agents”: the collective reference to the Syndication Agent and the Administrative Agent.

“Aggregate Exposure”: with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to (a) until the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Commitments at such time and (b) thereafter, the aggregate then unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Loans.

“Aggregate Exposure Percentage”: with respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure at such time to the sum of the Aggregate Exposures of all Lenders at such time.

“Agreement”: this Credit Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Agreement Accounting Principles”: means US GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the financial statements of the Borrower referred to in Section 3.4; provided, however, that with respect to the calculation of the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.1 (and the defined terms used in such Sections), “Agreement Accounting Principles” means US GAAP as in effect in the United States as of the Closing Date, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the financial statements of the Borrower referred to in Section 3.4 hereof.

“Applicable Margin”: a per annum rate for each period set forth below:


	Base Rate			Eurodollar
	Loans			Loans
From and including the Closing Date to but excluding the date which is 90 days after the Closing Date		0.25	%		1.25	%
From and including the date which is 90 days after the Closing Date to but excluding the date which is 135 days after the Closing Date		0.50	%		1.50	%
From and including the date which is 135 days after the Closing Date to but excluding the date which is 180 days after the Closing Date		0.75	%		1.75	%
Thereafter		1.25	%		2.25	%

“Arrangers”: as defined in the preamble hereto.

“Asset Sale”: any Disposition of Property or series of related Dispositions of Property which yields gross proceeds to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (valued at the initial principal amount thereof in the case of non-cash proceeds consisting of notes or other debt securities and valued at fair market value in the case of other non-cash proceeds).

“Assignee”: as defined in Section 10.6(c).

“Assignor”: as defined in Section 10.6(c).

“Authorized Officer”: means any of the chief executive officer, president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, treasurer, vice president-finance or vice president-controller of the Borrower, acting singly.

“Base Rate”: means, for any day, a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the higher of (i) the Prime Rate for such day and (ii) the sum of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day and (b) one-half of one percent (0.5%) per annum.

“Base Rate Loans”: Loans for which the applicable rate of interest is based upon the Base Rate.

“Benefitted Lender”: as defined in Section 10.7.

“Board”: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).

“Borrower”: as defined in the preamble hereto.

“Borrowing Notice”: with respect to any request for borrowing of Loans hereunder, a notice from the Borrower, substantially in the form of, and containing the information prescribed by, Exhibit G, delivered to the Administrative Agent.

“Business Day”: means (i) with respect to any borrowing, payment or rate selection of Eurodollar Loans, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks generally are open in Chicago, Illinois and New York, New York for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending activities, interbank wire transfers can be made on the Fedwire system and dealings in Dollars are carried on in the London interbank market and (ii) for all other purposes, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks generally are open in Chicago, Illinois and New York, New York for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending activities and interbank wire transfers can be made on the Fedwire system.

“Capital Lease Obligations”: of a Person means the amount of the obligations of such Person under Capitalized Leases which would be shown as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.

“Capital Stock”: any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

“Capitalized Lease”: of a Person means any lease of Property by such Person as lessee which would be capitalized on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.

“Cash Equivalents”: (i) short-term obligations of, or fully guaranteed by, the United States of America, and the senior notes of government sponsored enterprises, (ii) commercial paper rated A-1 or better by S&P or P-1 or better by Moody’s, (iii) demand deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business, (iv) certificates of deposit issued by and time deposits with commercial banks (whether domestic or foreign) having capital and surplus in excess of $100,000,000; provided in each case that the same provides for payment of both principal and interest (and not principal alone or interest alone) and is not subject to any contingency regarding the payment of principal or interest, (v) tax exempt, auction rate securities, and variable rate demand notes which are AAA rated, (vi) money market mutual funds where total investment does not exceed five percent of total assets, and (vii) repurchase agreements that are collateralized by securities for direct investments.

“Change of Control”: the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) there shall be consummated (A) any consolidation or merger of the Borrower in which the Borrower is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of the Borrower’s common stock would be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger of the Borrower where a majority of the Board of Directors of the surviving corporation are, and for a two year period after the merger continue to be, persons who were directors of the Borrower immediately prior to such merger or were elected as directors, or nominated for election as directors, by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors of the Borrower immediately prior to such merger, or (B) any sale, lease, exchange or transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, unless, immediately following such sale, lease, exchange or transfer, such assets are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower or one or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower; (ii) the shareholders of the Borrower shall approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Borrower; (iii) (A) any “person” as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary or any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Borrower or a Subsidiary, shall become the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Borrower representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Borrower’s then outstanding securities ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing in special circumstances) having the right to vote in the election of directors, as a result of a tender or exchange offer, open market purchases, privately negotiated purchases or otherwise, and (B) at any time during a period of two consecutive years thereafter, individuals who immediately prior to the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of the Borrower shall cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election or the nomination by the Board of Directors for election by the Borrower’s shareholders of each new director during such period was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of such period; or (iv) a “Change of Control” or like event under any agreement, document or instrument evidencing any Material Indebtedness.

“Closing Date”: means May 11, 2007.

“Code”: means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to time, and any rule or regulation issued thereunder.

“Commitment”: as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make a Loan to the Borrower hereunder in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the

heading “Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1 hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The aggregate amount of the Commitments is $700,000,000.

“Compliance Certificate”: a certificate duly executed by a Authorized Officer, substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

“Confidential Information Memoranda”: as defined in Section 5.11(a).

“Consolidated EBITDA”: means Consolidated Net Income plus, to the extent deducted from revenues in determining Consolidated Net Income, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) income and franchise tax expense, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization and (v) any other non-cash charges, minus, to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, (i) interest income (except to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Interest Expense) and (ii) any other non-cash income, all reported for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

“Consolidated Indebtedness”: at any date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with US GAAP.

“Consolidated Indebtedness to Capitalization Ratio”: at any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Indebtedness at such date to (b) the sum of Consolidated Indebtedness and Consolidated Net Worth at such date.

“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio”: for any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period.

“Consolidated Interest Expense”: means, with reference to any period, the accrued interest expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries reported on a consolidated basis for such period, including, without limitation, yield or any other financing costs resembling interest which are payable under any Receivables Purchase Facility.

“Consolidated Net Income”: means, with reference to any period, the consolidated net earnings (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries reported for such period.

“Consolidated Net Worth”: means at any time, with respect to any Person, the consolidated total stockholders’ equity of such Person and its Subsidiaries reported on a consolidated basis in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles and as reported in such Person’s most recent Form 10-K or Form 10-Q filing, as applicable, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, minus at all times all items that are reported in such Form 10-K or Form 10-Q filing, as applicable, as “acquired intangibles net” and “goodwill.”

“Contingent Obligation”: of a Person means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which such Person assumes, guarantees, endorses, contingently agrees to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon, the obligation or liability of any other Person, or agrees to maintain the net worth or working capital or other financial condition of any other Person, or otherwise assures any creditor of such other

Person against loss; provided, however, that amounts held or allocated as reserves for obligations arising under or in connection with (i) any Plan or other pension fund related item, (ii) litigation, judgments and legal proceedings, and (iii) compliance with Environmental Laws, including, without limitation, the remediation of any environmental related issues with respect to its Property, shall not constitute “Contingent Obligations.”

“Continuing Director”: with respect to any Person as of any date of determination, any member of the board of directors of such Person who (i) was a member of such board of directors on the Closing Date, or (ii) was nominated for election or elected to such board of directors with the approval of the required majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such board at the time of such nomination or election; provided that any individual who is so elected or nominated in connection with a merger, consolidation, acquisition or similar transaction shall not be a Continuing Director unless such individual was a Continuing Director prior thereto.

“Controlled Group”: means all members of a controlled group of corporations or other business entities and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

“Default”: means an event described in Section 7.

“Derivatives Counterparty”: as defined in Section 6.6.

“Disposition”: with respect to any Property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof; and the terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings.

“Dollar” “dollar” and “$”: means the lawful currency of the United States of America.

“Domestic Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States of America.

“Environmental Laws”: means any and all federal, state and local statutes, laws, judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, plans, injunctions, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements and other governmental restrictions relating to (i) the protection of the environment, (ii) the effect of the environment on human health, (iii) emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances or wastes into surface water, ground water or land, or (iv) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances or wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.

“ERISA”: means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Eurodollar Base Rate”: means, with respect to any Eurodollar Advance for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Reuters BBA Libor Rates Page 3750 (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 determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to deposits in Dollars in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for deposits in Dollars 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 “Eurodollar Base Rate” with respect to such Eurodollar Advance for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which deposits in Dollars of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

“Eurodollar Loans”: Loans for which the applicable rate of interest is based upon the Eurodollar Rate.

“Eurodollar Rate”: means, with respect to a Eurodollar Loan for the relevant Interest Period, the sum of (i) the quotient of (a) the Eurodollar Base Rate applicable to such Interest Period, divided by (b) one minus the Reserve Requirement (expressed as a decimal) applicable to such Interest Period, plus (ii) the then Applicable Margin, changing as and when the Applicable Margin changes.

“Eurodollar Tranche”: the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).

“Event of Default”: any of the events specified in Section 7, provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.

“Excluded Foreign Subsidiary”: any Foreign Subsidiary in respect of which the guaranteeing by such Subsidiary of the Obligations, would, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, result in adverse tax consequences to the Borrower.

“Excluded Subsidiary”: means each of Tesoro Canada Supply & Distribution Ltd., Tesoro (UK) Supply & Trading, Ltd., Philosopher’s Stone Land Company, Philosopher’s Stone Land Partners, L.P., AHZ, LLC, MZH, LLC, ZAO, LLC, Tesoro Marine Services, LLC, Tesoro Marine Services Holding Company, Interior Fuels Company, Tesoro Petroleum (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., and such other Subsidiaries that the Borrower, with the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent, may identify to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from time to time; provided, that no entity (including any subsidiary of an Excluded Subsidiary) that is or becomes a guarantor under the Senior Notes Indentures shall be an Excluded Subsidiary.

“Facility”: the Commitments and the Loans made thereunder.

“Federal Funds Effective Rate”: means, for any day, an interest rate per annum equal to the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100^th of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a

Business Day, for the immediately preceding 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 (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100^th of 1%) of the quotations at approximately 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time) for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

“Foreign Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

“Funding Office”: the office specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.

“Governmental Authority”: any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners).

“Guarantee”: means the guarantee provided by each Guarantor pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement.

“Guarantors”: each Subsidiary of the Borrower in existence on the Closing Date (other than an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary), each new Subsidiary that incurs a Guarantee pursuant to Section 5.10, and each Subsidiary during any period that it is a guarantor under any of the Senior Notes Indentures.

“Indebtedness”: of a Person means, at any time, without duplication, such Person’s (i) obligations for borrowed money, (ii) obligations representing the deferred purchase price of Property or services (other than current accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of such Person’s business payable on terms customary in the trade), (iii) obligations, whether or not assumed, secured by Liens or payable out of the proceeds or production from Property now or hereafter owned or acquired by such Person, (iv) obligations which are evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures, acceptances, or other instruments, (v) obligations to purchase securities or other Property arising out of or in connection with the sale of the same or substantially similar securities or Property, (vi) Capitalized Lease Obligations, (vii) Contingent Obligations of such Person, (viii) reimbursement obligations under Letters of Credit, bankers’ acceptances, surety bonds and similar instruments, (ix) Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities, (x) obligations under Sale and Leaseback Transactions, (xi) Net Xxxx-to-Market Exposure under Rate Management Transactions, (xii) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any capital stock of such Person, (xiii) the liquidation value of any mandatorily redeemable preferred capital stock of such Person or its Subsidiaries held by any Person other than such Person and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, (xiv) obligations of any partnership or unincorporated joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, but only to the extent to which there is recourse to such Person for the payment of such obligations, and (xv) any other obligation for borrowed money which in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles would be shown as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person.

Obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to pay dues to Marine Spill Response Corporation in an aggregate amount of up to $4,000,000 shall not be deemed to constitute Indebtedness. Obligations in an aggregate amount not in excess of $7,000,000 at any time owing in respect of the Borrower’s retention and use of Xxxx Inlet Spill Prevention and Response, Inc. (which provides the Borrower with spill-response capabilities) shall not constitute Indebtedness.

“Indemnified Liabilities”: as defined in Section 10.5.

“Indemnitee”: as defined in Section 10.5.

“Information”: as defined in Section 5.11(b).

“Insolvency”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.

“Insolvent”: pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.

“Interest Payment Date”: (a) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period of three months or shorter, the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period and (d) as to any Loan, the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof.

“Interest Period”: means, with respect to a Eurodollar Loan, a period of one, two, three or six months, commencing on a Business Day selected by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement. Such Interest Period shall end on but exclude the day which corresponds numerically to such date one, two, three or six months thereafter, provided, however, that if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such next, second, third or sixth succeeding month, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such next, second, third or sixth succeeding month. If an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day, provided, however, that if said next succeeding Business Day falls in a new calendar month, such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day.

“Investments”: of a Person means any loan, advance (other than commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), extension of credit (other than accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business on terms customary in the trade) or contribution of capital by such Person; stocks, bonds, mutual funds, partnership interests, notes, debentures or other securities owned by such Person; any deposit accounts and certificates of deposit owned by such Person; and structured notes, derivative financial instruments and other similar instruments or contracts owned by such Person.

“Lenders”: as defined in the preamble hereto.

“Letter of Credit”: of a Person means a letter of credit or similar instrument which is issued upon the application of such Person or upon which such Person is an account party or for which such Person is in any way liable.

“Lien”: means any lien (statutory or other), mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale, Capitalized Lease or other title retention agreement, and, in the case of stock, stockholders agreements, voting trust agreements and all similar arrangements).

“Loan”: as defined in Section 2.1.

“Loan Documents”: this Agreement and the Notes.

“Loan Parties”: the Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a party to a Loan Document.

“Loan Percentage”: as to any Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Commitment then constitutes of the aggregate Commitments (or, at any time after the Closing Date, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Loans then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Loans then outstanding).

“Material Adverse Effect”: means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, Property, condition (financial or otherwise), operations or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Borrower or any Guarantor to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, or (iii) the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lender thereunder.

“Material Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness in an outstanding principal amount of $25,000,000 or more in the aggregate (or the equivalent thereof in any currency other than Dollars).

“Material Indebtedness Agreement”: means any agreement under which any Material Indebtedness was created or is governed or which provides for the incurrence of Indebtedness in an amount which would constitute Material Indebtedness (whether or not an amount of Indebtedness constituting Material Indebtedness is outstanding thereunder).

“Materials of Environmental Concern”: any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea-formaldehyde insulation, asbestos, pollutants, contaminants, radioactivity, and any other substances or materials of any kind, whether or not any such substance or material is defined as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law, that is regulated pursuant to or could give rise to liability under any Environmental Law.

“Maturity Date”: the date which is the 364-day anniversary of the Closing Date.

“Multiemployer Plan”: means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, which is covered by Title IV of ERISA and to which the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group is obligated to make contributions.

“Net Cash Proceeds”: (a ) in connection with any Asset Sale or any Recovery Event, the proceeds thereof in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents (including any such proceeds received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event, net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien expressly permitted hereunder on any asset which is the subject of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith, net of taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) and net of the amount of reserves established by the Borrower in good faith for adjustments in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets in accordance with US GAAP, and (b) in connection with any issuance or sale of equity securities or debt securities or instruments or the incurrence of loans, the cash proceeds received from such issuance or incurrence, net of attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith.

“Non-Excluded Taxes”: as defined in Section 2.14(a).

“Net Xxxx-to-Market Exposure”: of a Person means, as of any date of determination, the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from Rate Management Transactions. “Unrealized losses” means the fair market value of the cost to such Person of replacing such Rate Management Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming the Rate Management Transaction were to be terminated as of that date), and “unrealized profits” means the fair market value of the gain to such Person of replacing such Rate Management Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Rate Management Transaction were to be terminated as of that date).

“Non-U.S. Lender”: as defined in Section 2.14(d).

“Note”: as defined in Section 2.3.

“Obligations”: means all Loans, advances, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties owing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Lead Arrangers, any affiliate of the Administrative Agent, any Lender, or the Lead Arrangers, or any indemnitee under the provisions of Section 10.5 or any other provisions of the Loan Documents, in each case of any kind or nature, present or future, arising under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether or not evidenced by any note, guaranty or other instrument, whether or not for the payment of money, whether arising by reason of an extension of credit, loan, foreign exchange risk, guaranty, indemnification, or in any other manner, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assignment), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and however acquired. The term includes, without limitation, all interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, paralegals’ fees (in each case whether or not

allowed), and any other sum chargeable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

“Off-Balance Sheet Liability”: of a Person means the principal component of (i) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to Receivables sold by such Person, (ii) any liability under any Sale and Leaseback Transaction which is not a Capitalized Lease, (iii) any liability under any so-called “synthetic lease” or “tax ownership operating lease” transaction entered into by such Person, (iv) any Receivables Purchase Facility, or (v) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the consolidated balance sheets of such Person, but excluding from this clause (v) all Operating Leases.

“Operating Lease”: of a Person means any lease of Property (other than a Capitalized Lease) by such Person as lessee which has an original term (including any required renewals and any renewals effective at the option of the lessor) of one year or more.

“Other Taxes”: any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

“Participant”: as defined in Section 10.6(b).

“Payment Office”: the office specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its payment office by notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.

“PBGC”: means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor thereto.

“Person”: means any natural person, corporation, firm, joint venture, partnership, limited liability company, association, enterprise, trust or other entity or organization, or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.

“Petroleum Inventory”: means inventory consisting of crude oil, petroleum, refined petroleum products, byproducts and intermediate feedstocks, and other energy-related commodities, including, without limitation, blend components commonly used in the petroleum industry to improve characteristics of, or meet governmental or customer specifications for, petroleum or refined petroleum products, all of which inventory shall be valued at market.

“Plan”: means an employee pension benefit plan, excluding any Multiemployer Plan, which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code as to which the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group, may have any liability.

“Prime Rate”: the prime lending rate as set forth on the British Banking Association Telerate Page 5 (or such other comparable publicly available page as may, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent after notice to the Borrower, replace such page for the purpose of displaying such rate if such rate no longer appears on the British Bankers Association

Telerate page 5), as in effect from time to time. The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually available. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.

“Pro Forma Balance Sheets”: as defined in Section 5.9.

“Projections”: as defined in Section 5.11(b).

“Property”: of a Person means any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible, or mixed, of such Person, or other assets owned, leased or operated by such Person.

“Rate Management Transaction”: means any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered by the Borrower or a Subsidiary which is a rate swap, basis swap, forward rate transaction, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, forward transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether linked to one or more interest rates, foreign currencies, or equity prices.

“Receivable(s)”: means and includes any and all of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ presently existing and hereafter arising or acquired accounts, accounts receivable, and all present and future rights of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered (except those evidenced by instruments or chattel paper), whether or not they have been earned by performance, and all rights in and to any merchandise or goods which any of the same may represent, and all rights, title, security and guaranties with respect to each of the foregoing, including, without limitation, any right of stoppage in transit.

“Receivables Purchase Documents”: means any series of receivables purchase or sale agreements generally consistent with terms contained in comparable structured finance transactions pursuant to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in their respective capacities as sellers or transferors of any Receivables, sell or transfer to SPVs all or a portion of their respective right, title and interest in and to certain Receivables for further sale or transfer (or granting of Liens to other purchasers of or investors in such assets or interests therein (and the other documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith), as any such agreements may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, or any replacement or substitution therefor.

“Receivables Purchase Facility”: means any securitization facility made available to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to which Receivables of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are transferred to one or more SPVs, and thereafter to certain investors, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Receivables Purchase Documents.

“Recovery Event”: any settlement of or payment in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

“Refinancing Indebtedness”: means any Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement that exists (with respect to any amendments, modifications or supplements thereof) or that is incurred to refund, refinance, replace, exchange, renew, repay, extend, modify, amend or supplement (including pursuant to any defeasance or discharge mechanism) (collectively, “refinance”, “refinances” and “refinanced” shall have a correlative meaning) any other specified Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement, including any Indebtedness that refinances Refinancing Indebtedness, provided, however, that:

(i) if the Stated Maturity (as such term is hereinafter defined) of the Indebtedness being refinanced is earlier than the five year anniversary of the date hereof, the Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced, or if the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness is being refinanced is later than the five year anniversary of the date hereof, the Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity that is at least 91 days later than such five year anniversary;

(ii) the Refinancing Indebtedness has an Average Life (as such term is hereinafter defined) at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Indebtedness being refinanced;

(iii) such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred in an aggregate principal amount (or if issued with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price) that is equal to or less than the sum of the aggregate principal amount (or if issued with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then outstanding of the Indebtedness being refinanced (plus, without duplication, any additional Indebtedness incurred to pay interest or premiums required by instruments governing such existing Indebtedness and fees incurred in connection therewith);

(iv) after giving effect to the incurrence of such Refinancing Indebtedness, no Default or Unmatured Default would exist hereunder;

(v) the obligor(s) of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be materially different than the obligors of the Indebtedness being refinanced; and

(vi) the terms and conditions of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be no less favorable on the whole in any material respect than the terms and conditions of the Indebtedness being refinanced;

As used in this definition the term “Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, the date specified in the documents or instruments evidencing such Indebtedness as the fixed date on which the payment of principal of such Indebtedness is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory prepayment or redemption provision, but shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, prepay, redeem or repurchase any such principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof. As used in this definition, the term “Average Life” means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any Indebtedness, the quotient

obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the products of the numbers of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness multiplied by the amount of such payment by (b) the sum of all such payments. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree that all Indebtedness incurred in accordance with Section 2.6(a) is, and shall otherwise be deemed to be “Refinancing Indebtedness” of the Indebtedness incurred in connection with and pursuant to this Agreement.

“Register”: as defined in Section 10.6(d).

“Regulation D”: means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor thereto or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to reserve requirements applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System.

“Regulation U”: means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to the extension of credit by banks, non-banks and non-broker lenders for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stocks applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System.

“Reinvestment Deferred Amount”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection therewith that are not applied to prepay the Loans pursuant to Section 2.6(b) as a result of the delivery of a Reinvestment Notice.

“Reinvestment Event”: any Asset Sale or Recovery Event in respect of which the Borrower has delivered a Reinvestment Notice.

“Reinvestment Notice”: a written notice executed by a Authorized Officer stating that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and that the Borrower (directly or indirectly through a Subsidiary) intends and expects to use all or a specified portion of the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Recovery Event to acquire, construct, improve, develop or repair assets useful in its business or acquire all of the Capital Stock in one or more Persons owning or constructing any such assets.

“Reinvestment Prepayment Amount”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the Reinvestment Deferred Amount relating thereto less any amount expended prior to the relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Date to acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s business.

“Reinvestment Prepayment Date”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the earlier of (a) the date occurring six months after such Reinvestment Event and (b) the date on which the Borrower shall have determined not to, or shall have otherwise ceased to, acquire, construct, improve, develop or repair assets useful in the Borrower’s business or acquire all of the Capital Stock in one or more Persons owning or constructing any such assets with all or any portion of the relevant Reinvestment Deferred Amount, in each case if such date is not a Business Day, then on the next following date that is a Business Day.

“Related Fund”: with respect to any Lender, any fund that (x) invests in commercial loans and (y) is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such Lender, by such Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender.

“Reportable Event”: means a reportable event as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued under such section, with respect to a Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, excluding, however, such events as to which the PBGC has by regulation waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within 30 days of the occurrence of such event, provided, however, that a failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code and of Section 302 of ERISA shall be a Reportable Event regardless of the issuance of any such waiver of the notice requirement in accordance with either Section 4043(a) of ERISA or Section 412(d) of the Code.

“Required Lenders”: at any time, the holders of (a) until the Closing Date, the Commitments and (b) thereafter, more than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans then outstanding.

“Requirement of Law”: as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property or to which such Person or any of its Property is subject.

“Reserve Requirement”: means, with respect to an Interest Period, the maximum aggregate reserve requirement (including all basic, supplemental, marginal and other reserves) which is imposed under Regulation D on “Eurocurrency liabilities” (as defined in Regulation D).

“Restricted Payments”: as defined in Section 6.6.

“Retail Property”: means Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary owned in connection with the sale of motor fuels and convenience products and services to consumers in the retail market.

“Revolving Credit Facility”: the revolving credit facility to be provided under the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, to be entered into among Tesoro Corporation, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and Xxxxxx Commercial Paper Inc., as syndication agent, in connection with the financing of the Shell Acquisition.

“Revolving Credit Facility Documentation”: collectively, the Revolving Credit Facility and all schedules, exhibits, annexes and amendments thereto and all side letters and agreements affecting the terms thereof or entered into in connection therewith, in each case, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“S&P”: means Standard and Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.

“Sale and Leaseback Transaction”: means any sale or other transfer of Property by any Person with the intent to lease such Property as lessee.

“SEC”: the Securities and Exchange Commission (or successors thereto or an analogous Governmental Authority).

“Senior Notes Indentures”: means, collectively (i) the indenture governing the Borrower’s 6 ¹/4% Senior Notes due 2012, dated as of November 16, 2005, between the Borrower, the guarantors named therein, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee; and (ii) the indenture governing the Borrower’s 6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2015, dated as of November 16, 2005, between the Borrower, the guarantors named therein, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.

“Shell Acquired Assets”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

“Shell Acquisition”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

“Shell Acquisition Agreements”: (i) that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2007, by and between Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil Products US as “Seller” and Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company as “Buyer” for the purchase and sale of the “Shell Los Angeles Refinery” and other related assets described therein located in Los Angeles, California and Wilmington, California, (ii) that certain Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2007, by and between Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil Products US as “Seller” and Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company as “Buyer” for the purchase and sale of certain retail services stations in and around the state of California and other related assets as described therein, and (iii) any and all amendments, schedules or other documents related thereto.

“Shell Acquisition Documentation”: collectively, the Shell Acquisition Agreements and all schedules, exhibits, annexes and amendments thereto and all side letters and agreements affecting the terms thereof or entered into in connection therewith, in each case, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Single Employer Plan”: means a Plan maintained by the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group for employees of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group.

“Solvent”: with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, (a) the amount of the “present fair saleable value” of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, exceed the amount of all “liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise”, as of such date, as such quoted terms are determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the liability of such Person on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, (c) such Person will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to conduct its business, and (d) such Person will be able to pay its debts as they mature. For purposes of this definition, (i) “debt” means liability on a “claim”, and (ii) “claim” means any (x) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured or (y) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not

such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.

“SPV”: means any special purpose entity established for the purpose of purchasing Receivables in connection with a Receivables securitization transaction permitted under the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility (as in effect on the date hereof).

“Subsidiary”: of a Person means (i) any corporation more than 50% of the outstanding securities having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or similar business organization more than 50% of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower and no Excluded Subsidiary shall constitute a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

“Subordinated Indebtedness”: means any Indebtedness the payment of which is subordinated to the payment of the Obligations to the reasonable written satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

“Substantial Portion”: means, with respect to the Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, Property which represents more than 15% of the consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or property which is responsible for more than 15% of the consolidated net sales or of the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case, as would be shown in the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as at the end of the four fiscal quarter period ending with the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the fiscal quarter in which such determination is made (or if financial statements have not been delivered hereunder for that fiscal quarter which ends the four fiscal quarter period, then the financial statements delivered hereunder for the quarter ending immediately prior to that quarter).

“Syndication Agent”: as defined in the preamble hereto.

“Transferee”: as defined in Section 10.14.

“Type”: as to any Loan, its nature as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.

“Unfunded Liabilities”; means the amount, if any, by which the current liability as shown on line 1d(2)(a) of the most recently filed Schedule B of Form 5500 under each Single Employer Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA exceeds the fair market value of all such Plan’s assets allocable to such benefits, all determined as of the then most recent valuation date for such Plan for which a Schedule B is available.

“Unmatured Default”: means an event which but for the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a Default.

“US GAAP”: means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States from time to time.

“Wholly Owned Subsidiary”: of a Person means (i) any Subsidiary all of the outstanding voting securities of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or similar business organization 100% of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled.

1.2 Other Definitional Provisions. (a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.

(b) As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms relating to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under US GAAP.

(c) The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

(e) All calculations of financial ratios set forth in Section 6.1 shall be calculated to the same number of decimal places as the relevant ratios are expressed in and shall be rounded upward if the number in the decimal place immediately following the last calculated decimal place is five or greater. For example, if the relevant ratio is to be calculated to the hundredth decimal place and the calculation of the ratio is 5.126, the ratio will be rounded up to 5.13.

SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS

2.1 Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make term loans (each, a “Loan”) to the Borrower in a single funding on the Closing Date in the principal amount equal to the amount of the Commitment of such Lender. The Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or Base Rate Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.7. Loans that are repaid may not be reborrowed.

2.2 Procedure for Borrowing. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Notice (which Borrowing Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, one Business Day prior to the anticipated Closing Date) requesting that the Lenders make the Loans on the Closing Date. The Loans shall initially be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, as specified in the Borrowing Notice. Upon receipt of such Borrowing Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof. Not later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the Closing Date each Lender shall make available to

the Borrower (or its designee specified in the Borrowing Notice) an amount in immediately available funds equal to the Loan or Loans to be made by such Lender.

2.3 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the appropriate Lender, (i) the outstanding principal amount of each Loan of such Lender at the Maturity Date (or on such earlier date on which the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 7). The Borrower hereby further agrees to pay interest on the outstanding principal amount of the Loans from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until payment in full thereof at the rates per annum, and on the dates, set forth in Section 2.9.

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

(c) The Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Borrower, shall maintain the Register pursuant to Section 10.6(d), and a subaccount therein for each Lender, in which shall be recorded (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder and any Note evidencing such Loan, the Type of such Loan and each 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 Lender hereunder and (iii) both the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof.

(d) The entries made in the Register and the accounts of each Lender maintained pursuant to Section 2.3(b) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain the Register or any such account, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans made to the Borrower by such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(e) The Borrower agrees that, upon the request to the Administrative Agent by any Lender, the Borrower will promptly execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note of the Borrower evidencing any Loans of such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit E (a “Note”), with appropriate insertions as to date and principal amount; provided, that delivery of Notes shall not be a condition precedent to the occurrence of the Closing Date or the making of the Loans.

2.4 Fees(a) . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts and on the dates from time to time agreed to in writing by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers.

2.5 Optional Prepayments. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (except as otherwise provided herein), upon irrevocable notice delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, three Business Days prior thereto in the case of Eurodollar Loans and no later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, one Business Day prior thereto in the

case of Base Rate Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and whether such prepayment is of Eurodollar Loans or Base Rate Loans; provided, that if a Eurodollar Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.15. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid. Partial prepayments of Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple thereof.

2.6 Mandatory Prepayments and Commitment Reductions. (a) Unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree, if any Capital Stock shall be issued, or Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.2(h), after the Closing Date by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, then on or before the date that is three (3) Business Days after the date of receipt by the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary of the related Net Cash Proceeds, the Loans shall be prepaid by an amount equal to the amount of the Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary from such issuance or incurrence. The provisions of this Section do not constitute a consent to the incurrence of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted hereunder.

(b) Unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree, if on any date after the Closing Date the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall receive Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $2,500,000 from any Asset Sale or related Asset Sales (other than Asset Sales in accordance with clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) of Section 6.5) or any Recovery Event or related Recovery Events then, unless a Reinvestment Notice shall be delivered in respect thereof, on or before the date that is three (3) Business Days after the date of receipt by the Borrower or such Subsidiary of such Net Cash Proceeds, the Loans shall be prepaid by an amount equal to the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds less the amount (if any) of such Net Cash Proceeds actually used to make a prepayment pursuant to Section 2.2.2 of the Revolving Credit Facility Documentation (as in effect on the date hereof); provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) up to $100,000,000 in aggregate Net Cash Proceeds of Asset Sales (other than an Asset Sale of the Shell Acquired Assets) not subject to a Reinvestment Notice may be excluded from the foregoing requirement and (ii) on each Reinvestment Prepayment Date the Loans shall be prepaid by an amount equal to the Reinvestment Prepayment Amount with respect to the relevant Reinvestment Event. The provisions of this Section do not constitute a consent to the consummation of any Disposition not permitted by Section 6.5.

2.7 Conversion and Continuation Options. (a) The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Eurodollar Loans to Base Rate Loans by giving the Administrative Agent at least two Business Days’ prior irrevocable notice of such election, provided that any such conversion of Eurodollar Loans may be made only on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Loans by giving the Administrative Agent at least three Business Days’ prior irrevocable notice of such election (which notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period therefor), provided that no Base Rate Loan may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan (i) when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has, or the Required Lenders have, determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such conversions

or (ii) after the date that is one month prior to the Maturity Date. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.

(b) The Borrower may elect to continue any Eurodollar Loan as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto by giving irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.1, of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Loan, provided that no Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such (i) when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has, or the Required Lenders have, determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such continuations or (ii) after the date that is one month prior to the Maturity Date, and provided, further, that if the Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this paragraph or if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso, such Loans shall be converted automatically to Base Rate Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.

2.8 Minimum Amounts and Maximum Number of Eurodollar Tranches. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions, continuations and optional prepayments of Eurodollar Loans and all selections of Interest Periods shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that, (a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Eurodollar Loans comprising each Eurodollar Tranche shall be equal to $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (b) no more than ten Eurodollar Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.

2.9 Interest Rates and Payment Dates. (a) Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin in effect for such day.

(b) Each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest for each day on which it is outstanding at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect for such day plus the Applicable Margin in effect for such day.

(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, all outstanding Loans (whether or not overdue) (to the extent legally permitted) shall bear interest at a rate per annum that is equal to the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section plus 2%, from the date of such Event of Default until such amount is paid in full (after as well as before judgment).

(d) Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable from time to time on demand.

2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees. (a) Interest, fees and commissions payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, except that, with respect to Base Rate Loans on which interest is calculated on the basis of the Prime Rate, the interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as

practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of each determination of a Eurodollar Rate. Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the Base Rate or the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change in interest rate.

(b) Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error. The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower a statement showing the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate pursuant to Section 2.9(a).

2.11 Inability to Determine Interest Rate. If prior to the first day of any Interest Period:

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, or

(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that the Eurodollar Rate determined or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during such Interest Period,

the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower and the relevant Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If such notice is given (x) any Eurodollar Loans requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as Base Rate Loans, (y) any Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to Eurodollar Loans shall be continued as Base Rate Loans and (z) any outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be converted, on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, to Base Rate Loans. Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Eurodollar Loans shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert Loans to Eurodollar Loans.

2.12 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments. (a) Each borrowing by the Borrower from the Lenders hereunder and any reduction of the Commitments of the Lenders, shall be made pro rata according to the respective Loan Percentages of the relevant Lenders. Each payment of interest in respect of the Loans and each payment in respect of fees payable hereunder shall be applied to the amounts of such obligations owing to the Lenders pro rata according to the respective amounts then due and owing to the Lenders.

(b) Each payment (including each prepayment) on account of principal of the Loans outstanding shall be allocated among the Lenders holding such Loans pro rata based on the principal amount of such Loans held by such Lenders. Amounts prepaid on account of the Loans may not be reborrowed.

(c) The application of any payment of Loans (including optional and mandatory prepayments) shall be made, first, to Base Rate Loans and, second, to Eurodollar Loans. Each payment of the Loans shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the date of such payment on the amount paid.

(d) All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the relevant Lenders, at the Payment Office, in Dollars and in immediately available funds. Any payment made by the Borrower after 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on any Business Day shall be deemed to have been on the next following Business Day. If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurodollar Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment on a Eurodollar Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.

(e) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available a corresponding amount. If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, such amount with interest thereon at a rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this paragraph shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If such Lender’s share of such borrowing made available by the Administrative Agent is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days after such Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to Base Rate Loans, on demand, from the Borrower.

(f) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by the Borrower prior to the date of any payment due to be made by the Borrower hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower is making such payment, and the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Lenders their respective pro rata shares of a corresponding amount. If such payment is not made to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower within three Business Days after such due date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover, on demand, from each Lender to which any amount which was made available pursuant to the preceding sentence, such amount with interest

thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower.

(g) Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of payments on behalf of Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute such payments to the Lender or Lenders entitled thereto, in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.

2.13 Requirements of Law. (a) If the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof:

(i) shall subject any Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement or any Eurodollar Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof (except for Non-Excluded Taxes covered by Section 2.14 and changes in the rate of tax on the overall net income of such Lender);

(ii) shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Eurodollar Rate hereunder; or

(iii) shall impose on such Lender any other condition;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender, by an amount which such Lender deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Eurodollar Loans, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender, upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable. If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall promptly notify the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled.

(b) If any Lender shall have determined that the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission by such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender

such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such corporation for such reduction.

(c) A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

2.14 Taxes. (a) All payments made by the Borrower under this Agreement shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority, excluding net income taxes and franchise taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes) imposed on any Agent or any Lender as a result of a present or former connection between such Agent or such Lender and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than any such connection arising solely from such Agent’s or such Lender’s having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or any other Loan Document). If any such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings (“Non-Excluded Taxes”) or any Other Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to any Agent or any Lender hereunder, the amounts so payable to such Agent or such Lender shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to such Agent or such Lender (after payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to increase any such amounts payable to any Lender with respect to any Non-Excluded Taxes (i) that are attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph (d) or (e) of this Section or (ii) that are United States withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, except to the extent that such Lender’s assignor (if any) was entitled, at the time of assignment, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such Non-Excluded Taxes pursuant to this paragraph (a).

(b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(c) Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are payable by the Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter the Borrower shall send to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Agent or Lender, as the case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt received by the Borrower showing payment thereof. If the Borrower fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the Administrative Agent the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower shall indemnify the Agents and the Lenders for any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by any Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure. The agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

(d) Each Lender (or Transferee) that is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) two copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI, or, in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender 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 statement substantially in the form of Exhibit F and a Form W-8BEN, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax on all payments by the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of any Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchases the related participation). In addition, each Non-U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Non-U.S. Lender. Each Non-U.S. Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the Borrower (or any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose). Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this paragraph that such Non-U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver.

(e) A Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of non-U.S. withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate, provided that such Lender is legally entitled to complete, execute and deliver such documentation and in such Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would not materially prejudice the legal position of such Lender.

2.15 Indemnity. The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender for, and to hold each Lender harmless from, any loss or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower in making any prepayment after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a prepayment or conversion of Eurodollar Loans on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. Such indemnification may include an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount so prepaid, or not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the period from the date of such prepayment or of such failure to borrow, convert or continue to the last day of such Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date of such failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Loans provided for herein (excluding, however, the Applicable Margin included therein, if any) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) that would have accrued to such Lender on such amount by placing such amount on deposit for a comparable

period with leading banks in the interbank Eurodollar market. A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted to the Borrower by any Lender shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

2.16 Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans as contemplated by this Agreement, (a) the commitment of such Lender hereunder to make Eurodollar Loans, continue Eurodollar Loans as such and convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Loans shall forthwith be canceled and (b) such Lender’s Loans then outstanding as Eurodollar Loans, if any, shall be converted automatically to Base Rate Loans on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans or within such earlier period as required by law. If any such conversion of a Eurodollar Loan occurs on a day which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant to Section 2.15.

2.17 Change of Lending Office. Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.13, 2.14(a) or 2.16 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event with the object of avoiding the consequences of such event; provided, that such designation is made on terms that, in the sole judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its lending office(s) to suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided, further, that nothing in this Section shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.13, 2.14(a) or 2.16.

SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower represents and warrants to each Lender and the Administrative Agent as of the Closing Date:

3.1 Existence and Standing. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is a corporation, partnership (in the case of Subsidiaries only) or limited liability company duly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, validly existing and (to the extent such concept applies to such entity) in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and has all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted, except where the failure to be so qualified does not or could not be expected to cause or result in the occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect.

3.2 Authorization and Validity. Each of the Borrower and each Guarantor has the power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which the Borrower or each such Guarantor, as applicable, is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery by each of the Borrower and each Guarantor of the Loan Documents to which the Borrower or each such Guarantor, as applicable, is a party and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by proper proceedings, and the Loan Documents to which the Borrower or such Guarantor, as applicable, is a party constitute

legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower or such Guarantor, as applicable, enforceable against the Borrower or such Guarantor, as applicable, in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyances, reorganization or similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; (ii) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and (iii) requirements of reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing.

3.3 No Conflict; Government Consent. Neither the execution and delivery by the Borrower or the Guarantors, as applicable, of the Loan Documents, nor the consummation of the transactions therein contemplated, nor compliance with the provisions thereof will violate (i) any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on the Borrower or any of the Guarantors, or (ii) the Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s articles or certificate of incorporation, partnership agreement, certificate of partnership, articles or certificate of organization, by-laws, or operating agreement or other management agreement, as the case may be, or (iii) the provisions of any indenture, instrument or agreement to which the Borrower or any of the Guarantors is a party or is subject, or by which it, or its Property, is bound, or conflict with, or constitute a default under, or result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or on the Property of the Borrower or a Guarantor pursuant to the terms of, any such indenture, instrument or agreement, except where such violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No order, consent, adjudication, approval, license, authorization, or validation of, or exemption by, any governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, which has not been obtained by the Borrower or any of the Guarantors, is required to be obtained by the Borrower or any of the Guarantors in connection with the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the borrowings under this Agreement, the payment and performance by the Borrower of the Obligations or the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents, except where failure to obtain the same would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.4 Financial Statements. The December 31, 2006 consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries heretofore delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders were prepared in accordance with US GAAP in effect on the date such statements were prepared and fairly present the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date in all material respects.

3.5 Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2006, there has been no change in the business, Property, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken together, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.6 Taxes. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all United States federal tax returns and all other tax returns which are required to be filed (except where failure to file such other tax returns would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect) and have paid all taxes due pursuant to said returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except in respect of such taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles and as to which no Lien exists (except as permitted by Section 6.3(b)). The

United States income tax returns of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have been audited by the Internal Revenue Service through the fiscal year ended 2003.

3.7 Litigation and Contingent Obligations. There is no litigation, arbitration, governmental investigation, proceeding or inquiry pending or, to the knowledge of any of their officers, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or which seeks to prevent, enjoin or delay the making of any Loans. Other than any liability incident to any litigation, arbitration or proceeding which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower has no material contingent obligations not provided for or disclosed in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.4.

3.8 Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.8 contains an accurate list of all Subsidiaries of the Borrower as of the date of this Agreement, setting forth their respective jurisdictions of organization and the percentage of their respective capital stock or other ownership interests owned by the Borrower or other Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.8 also identifies those Subsidiaries that constitute Guarantors. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other ownership interests of such Subsidiaries have been (to the extent such concepts are relevant with respect to such ownership interests) duly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.

3.9 ERISA. As of the Closing Date, the Unfunded Liabilities of all Single Employer Plans do not in the aggregate exceed $75,000,000. As of the Closing Date, each Plan complies with all minimum funding requirements under ERISA. Except as provided on Schedule 3.9, as of the Closing Date, neither the Borrower nor any member of the Controlled Group is party to a Multiemployer Plan or has, or could reasonably be expected to have, any liability to a Multiemployer Plan.

3.10 Accuracy of Information. The information, exhibits or reports furnished by the Borrower to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q do not contain any material misstatement of fact or omit to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading.

3.11 Regulation U. Neither 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, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate of buying or carrying margin stock (as defined in Regulation U), and after applying the proceeds of the Loans, margin stock (as defined in Regulation U) constitutes less than 25% of the value of those assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which are subject to any limitation on sale, pledge, or any other restriction hereunder.

3.12 Material Agreements. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in (i) any agreement or instrument to which it is a party, which default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing material Indebtedness.

3.13 Compliance With Laws. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have complied with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of any domestic or foreign

government or any instrumentality or agency thereof having jurisdiction over the conduct of their respective businesses or the ownership of their respective Property, except where the failure to do so has not caused or resulted in the occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect.

3.14 Ownership of Properties. On the date of this Agreement, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have good title, free of all Liens other than those permitted by Section 6.3, to all of the assets reflected in the Borrower’s most recent consolidated financial statements provided to the Administrative Agent, as owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

3.15 Plan Assets; Prohibited Transactions. The Borrower is not an entity deemed to hold “plan assets” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101 of an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is subject to Title I of ERISA or any plan (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code), and neither the execution of this Agreement nor the making of Loans hereunder gives rise to a prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

3.16 Environmental Matters. In the ordinary course of its business, the officers of the Borrower consider the effect of Environmental Laws on the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in the course of which they identify and evaluate potential risks and liabilities accruing to the Borrower due to Environmental Laws. On the basis of this consideration, the Borrower has concluded that, in its good faith determination, the risks and liabilities accruing to the Borrower due to Environmental Laws would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has received any notice to the effect that its operations are not in material compliance with any of the requirements of applicable Environmental Laws or are the subject of any federal or state investigation evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to a release of any toxic or hazardous waste or substance into the environment, which non-compliance or remedial action could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.17 Investment Company Act. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

3.18 Insurance. The Borrower maintains, and has caused each Subsidiary to maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on all their Property in such amounts, subject to such deductibles and self-insurance retentions and covering such properties and risks as is consistent with sound business practice. The Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a complete and accurate list of its insurance policies and programs and the Property subject thereto.

3.19 No Default or Unmatured Default. No Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is continuing.

3.20 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans shall be used to finance a portion of the Shell Acquisition and to pay related fees and expenses.

SECTION 4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

4.1 Effectiveness of Commitment. The Lenders’ Commitment shall not be effective hereunder until the Administrative Agent shall have received on the Closing Date a fully executive copy of this Agreement and the following conditions precedent have been satisfied by the Borrower:

(a) Copies of the articles or certificate of incorporation (or the equivalent thereof) of (a) the Borrower and (b) each Guarantor, in each case together with all amendments thereto, and a certificate of good standing, each certified by the appropriate governmental officer in its jurisdiction of organization.

(b) Copies, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or the equivalent thereof) of (a) the Borrower and (b) each Guarantor, in each case, of its by-laws and of its Board of Directors’ resolutions and of resolutions or actions of any other body authorizing the execution of the Loan Documents to which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, is a party.

(c) An incumbency certificate, executed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or the equivalent thereof) of (a) the Borrower and (b) each Guarantor, in each case which shall identify by name and title and bear the signatures of the Authorized Officers and any other officers of the Borrower and such Subsidiary authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which the Borrower and such Subsidiary are parties, upon which certificate the Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely until informed of any change in writing by the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable.

(d) A certificate, in substantially the form of Exhibit B, signed by the chief financial officer or vice president, finance and treasurer of the Borrower, stating that (a) no Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is then continuing, (b) all of the representations and warranties in Section 3 shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date (or an earlier date if a representation or warranty relates to a specified earlier date) and (c) except as disclosed in the Borrower’s most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, no material adverse change in the business, Property, condition (financial or otherwise), operations or results of operations of the Borrower or any of its Guarantors has occurred since December 31, 2006.

(e) A written opinion of the Borrower’s counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and addressed to the Lenders, in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto.

(f) Any Notes requested by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.3(e) payable to the order of each such requesting Lender.

(g) Written money transfer instructions, in substantially the form of Exhibit H, addressed to the Administrative Agent and signed by an Authorized Officer, together with such other related money transfer authorizations as the Administrative Agent may have reasonably requested.

(h) An initial compliance certificate dated as of the date hereof, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, together with (i) the Borrower’s most recently completed audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 as filed on Form 10-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and (ii) the Borrower’s most recently completed financial summaries.

(i) All fees owing to the Administrative Agent, Arrangers and the Lenders on the Closing Date shall have been fully paid.

(j) All documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in respect of the Shell Acquisition.

(k) Such other documents as any Lender or its counsel may have reasonably requested, including, without limitation, those documents set forth in Exhibit I hereto.

(l) There exists no Default or Unmatured Default.

(m) The representations and warranties contained in Section 3 are true and correct as of the Closing Date except (x) with respect to Sections 3.5 and 3.7, the representations and warranties set forth in such Sections shall have been true and correct on and as of the date of the most recent Form 10-K or Form 10-Q filing, as applicable, made by the Borrower with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and (y) with respect to any other representation and warranty set forth in Section 3, to the extent such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct on and as of such earlier date.

(n) The Lenders shall have received a reasonably satisfactory solvency analysis certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit K hereto, which shall document the solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries considered as a whole after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

(o) The Lenders shall have received, sufficiently in advance of the Closing Date, all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the United States PATRIOT Act.

(p) The Shell Acquisition shall have been consummated substantially simultaneously herewith in accordance with all conditions, provisions and covenants in the Shell Acquisition Agreements (without modification, amendment or waiver thereof).

(q) The Revolving Credit Facility shall have been closed substantially simultaneously herewith.

(r) The Administrative Agent shall have received insurance certificates conforming to the requirements of Section 3.18 hereto.

(s) The Lenders shall have received (i) consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries audited in accordance with the requirements of

Regulation S-X for the 2005 and 2006 fiscal years; (ii) unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for each quarterly period ended subsequent to the date of the latest applicable financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (h) of this paragraph as to which such financial statements are available; (iii) financial statements of the Acquired Assets audited in accordance with Regulation S-X for the year ended December 31, 2006; and (iv) unaudited interim financial statements for the Acquired Assets for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007; and, in each case, such financial statements shall not, in the reasonable judgment of the Lenders, reflect any material adverse change in the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as reflected in the financial statements or projections.

(t) Within 3 Business Days of the Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver legal opinions meeting the requirements of clause (e) of this Section with respect to the following Subsidiaries: Tesoro Northstore Company, Smiley’s Super Service, Inc. and Tesoro Hawaii Corporation.

SECTION 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, or any Loan or other amount is owing to any Lender or any Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to:

5.1 Financial Reporting. Maintain, for itself and each Guarantor, a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with US GAAP, and furnish to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders:

(a) Within 105 days after the close of its 2007 fiscal year, (a) financial statements prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles on a consolidated basis for itself and its Subsidiaries, as filed on Form 10-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, accompanied by (i) an auditor’s report, unqualified as to scope, of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants or other independent public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders; (ii) any management letter prepared by said accountants; and (iii) a certificate of said accountants that, in the course of their examination necessary for their certification of the foregoing, they have obtained no knowledge of any Default or Unmatured Default, or if, in the opinion of such accountants, any Default or Unmatured Default shall exist, stating the nature and status thereof.

(b) Within (x) 30 days after the end of each calendar month other than those calendar months that end the first three fiscal quarters of each of the Borrower’s fiscal years, and (y) 45 days after the end of each December of each calendar year, for itself and its consolidated Subsidiaries, the Borrower’s financial summaries for such month, which shall be prepared on a consolidated basis and shall be in form and substance substantially similar to the financial summaries delivered on or prior to the Closing Date or shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

(c) Within 45 days after the close of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each of its fiscal years, for itself and its Subsidiaries, consolidated unaudited financial statements

for such period as filed on Form 10-Q with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles and (except for the exclusion of any disclosure permitted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) certified as to fairness of presentation and consistency by its chief financial officer or treasurer.

(d) Together with the financial statements required under clauses (a) and (c) above, a compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit A signed by its chief financial officer or treasurer or vice president, finance and treasurer showing the calculations necessary to determine compliance with this Agreement, an officer’s certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit J stating that no Default or Unmatured Default exists, or if any Default or Unmatured Default exists, stating the nature and status thereof, and, together with the financial statements required under clauses (a) and (c) above, copies of the certificate or certificates as filed by the Borrower in connection with Forms 10-K and 10-Q with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to Section 302 and Section 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.

(e) As soon as practicable and in any event within 30 days after the Borrower knows that any Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Plan, a statement, signed by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower, describing said Reportable Event and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto.

(f) As soon as practicable and in any event within 10 Business Days after receipt by the Borrower, a copy of (a) any notice or claim to the effect that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be liable to any Person as a result of the release by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Person of any toxic or hazardous waste or substance into the environment, and (b) any notice alleging any violation of any federal, state or local environmental, health or safety law or regulation by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which, in either case, the Borrower in good faith believes would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(g) Promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements and annual, quarterly, or other regular reports which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, all certifications and other filings required by Section 302 and Section 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and all rules and regulations related thereto.

(h) Such other information (including non-financial information and additional or supplemental reporting) as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

5.2 Conduct of Business. Carry on and conduct its business in substantially the same manner and in similar fields of enterprise as it is presently conducted and do all things necessary to remain duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and (to the extent such concept applies to such entity) in good standing as a corporation, partnership or limited liability company in its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as the case may be, and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted,

except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to cause or result in the occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect.

5.3 Maintenance of Properties. Subject to Section 6.5, maintain, preserve, protect and keep its Property used in the operation of its business in good repair, working order and condition, (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and make all necessary repairs, renewals and replacements so that its business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times in the ordinary course; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit, limit or impair the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s ability to sell or discontinue the use of, in its reasonable business judgment, any Property.

5.4 Inspection; Keeping of Books and Records. Permit the Administrative Agent, by its respective representatives and agents, to inspect any of the Property, books and financial records of the Borrower and each Subsidiary (including all insurance policies), to examine and make copies of the books of accounts and other financial records of the Borrower and each Subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and each Subsidiary with, and to be advised as to the same by, their respective officers at such reasonable times and intervals as the Administrative Agent may designate. The Borrower shall keep and maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep and maintain, in all material respects, proper books of record and account in which entries in conformity with Agreement Accounting Principles shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to their respective businesses and activities. If a Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall turn over copies of any such records to the Administrative Agent or its representatives as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall conduct any such inspection or examination in reasonable accordance with the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ safety policies and procedures and shall not materially interfere with or impair the Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ operations.

5.5 Notice of Default. Within five (5) Business Days after an Authorized Officer has knowledge thereof, the Borrower will, and will cause each Guarantor to, give notice in writing to the Lenders of the occurrence of any Default or Unmatured Default.

5.6 Taxes. Timely file complete and correct United States federal and applicable material foreign, state and local tax returns required by law and pay when due all taxes, assessments and governmental charges and levies upon it or its income, profits or Property, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.

5.7 Insurance. Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance in such amounts, subject to such deductibles and self-insurance retentions, and covering such risks as is consistent with sound business practice. In the event the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at any time or times hereafter shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies or insurance required herein or to pay any premium in whole or in part relating thereto, then the Agent, without waiving or releasing any obligations or resulting Default hereunder, may at any time or times thereafter (but shall be under no obligation to do so) obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such premiums and take any other action with respect thereto which

the Administrative Agent, acting reasonably, deems advisable. All sums so disbursed by the Administrative Agent shall constitute part of the Obligations, payable as provided in this Agreement. Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent if any insurance policy lapses, is terminated or is cancelled prior to the expiration date thereof.

5.8 Compliance with Laws. Comply with all laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to which it may be subject including, without limitation, (i) Section 302 and Section 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, and (ii) all Environmental Laws, except where the Borrower believes in good faith that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to cause or result in the occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect.

5.9 Pro Forma Financial Statements. Within 30 days of the Closing Date, deliver (A) the unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at March 31, 2007 (including the notes thereto) and (B) the unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Shell Acquired Assets as at March 31, 2007 (including the notes thereto) (collectively, the “Pro Forma Balance Sheets”), each prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X giving effect (as if such events had occurred on such date) to (i) the consummation of the Shell Acquisition, (ii) the financing thereof (including the Loans) and (iii) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing. The Pro Forma Balance Sheets shall be prepared based on the best information available to the Borrower as of the date of delivery thereof, and present fairly on a pro forma basis the estimated financial position of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at March 31, 2007, assuming that the events specified in the preceding sentence had actually occurred at such date.

5.10 Future Guarantors. With respect to any new Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary) created or acquired on or after the Closing Date (which, for the purposes of this paragraph, shall include any existing Subsidiary that ceases to be an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary), by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (i) promptly cause such new Subsidiary to execute and deliver an agreement or instrument pursuant to which such Subsidiary becomes a party to this Agreement and provides a Guarantee of the Obligations, and (ii) if requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

5.11 Confidential Information Memoranda. (a) If any Obligations are outstanding more than 90 days after the Closing Date, at the request of the Administrative Agent or the Arrangers, use all commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Arrangers in the syndication of the Loans, including, without limitation, (i) ensuring that the syndication efforts benefit materially from the existing lending relationships of the Borrower, (ii) arranging for direct contact between senior management and advisors of the Borrower and the prospective lenders, (iii) assisting in the preparation of confidential offering memoranda (the “Confidential Information Memoranda”) and other marketing materials to be used in connection with any syndication, including causing such Confidential Information Memoranda to conform to market standards as reasonably determined by the Arrangers and, at the request of Arrangers, the preparation of versions of the Confidential Information Memoranda that do not contain material non-public information concerning the Borrower, its affiliates or its securities or the Shell Acquired Assets for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws and (iv) hosting, with the Arrangers, one or more

meetings of prospective lenders, and, in connection with any such lender meeting, consulting with the Arrangers with respect to the presentations to be made at such meeting and making available appropriate officers and representatives, as reasonably requested by the Arrangers.

(b) If any Obligations are outstanding more than 90 days after the Closing Date, upon the reasonable request of the Arrangers, the Borrower agrees to prepare and provide to the Arrangers all information with respect to the Borrower, the Shell Acquired Assets, the Shell Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated in connection therewith, including all financial information, and financial projections related thereto (the “Projections”), as they may reasonably request in connection with the syndication of the Loans referred to in Section 5.11(a). Borrower hereby covenants that (i) all such information other than the Projections (the “Information”) that will be made available to the Arrangers by the Borrower or any of its representatives in connection with the Shell Acquired Assets, the Shell Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated in connection therewith will be, when furnished (or if dated as of a certain date or otherwise specified therein as of a certain date, as of such date), complete and correct in all material respects and will not, when so furnished (or if dated as of a certain date or otherwise specified therein as of a certain date, as of such date), contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made; provided, that the foregoing covenant, to the extent it relates to (A) financial statements in respect of the Shell Acquired Assets or (B) materials prepared by persons other than the Borrower (not at the request of the Borrower), is made to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge and (ii) the Projections that will be made available to the Arrangers by the Borrower or any of its representatives will be prepared in good faith based upon assumptions the Borrower deemed reasonable when so made. The Borrower hereby acknowledges and covenants that in arranging and syndicating the Loans the Arrangers may use and rely on the Information and Projections without independent verification thereof and that the Borrower will promptly notify the Arrangers of any changes in circumstances that could reasonably be expected to call into question the continued reasonableness of any material assumption underlying the Projections.

5.12 Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Loans to finance a portion of the Shell Acquisition and to pay related fees and expenses.

SECTION 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS

The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, or any Loan or other amount is owing to any Lender or any Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

6.1 Financial Condition Covenants.

(a) Consolidated Indebtedness to Capitalization Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Indebtedness to Capitalization Ratio as at the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, commencing with the first fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, to exceed 0.6 to 1.0.

(b) Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower, commencing with the first fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, to be less than 3.0 to 1.0.

6.2 Limitation on Indebtedness. Create, incur or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a) The Obligations;

(b) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and described in Schedule 6.2(b), together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

(d) Purchase money Indebtedness, whether secured or unsecured (including Capitalized Leases), incurred by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date to finance the acquisition of assets used in its business, if (1) at the time of such incurrence, no Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such incurrence, and (2) such Indebtedness does not exceed $250,000,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time, (such Indebtedness being referred to herein as “Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness”);

(e) Indebtedness arising from intercompany loans and advances (i) made by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Guarantor, (ii) made by the Borrower to any Guarantor, or (iii) made by the Borrower to any Excluded Subsidiary or Wholly-Owned Subsidiary not constituting a Guarantor in an aggregate principal amount in Dollars not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time for all such Indebtedness under this clause (iii); provided that all such Indebtedness shall be expressly subordinated to the Obligations;

(f) Indebtedness not described in or otherwise subject to clauses (a) to (e) above that is unsecured and that does not at any time exceed an aggregate amount equal to $75,000,000; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not incur more than $25,000,000 of unsecured Indebtedness under this clause (f) without the Administrative Agent’s prior consent;

(g) Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000,000 at any time arising under or in connection with Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit issued under the Revolving Credit Facility Documentation (as in effect on the date hereof)) issued for the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof; provided, that such Letters of Credit shall only be used in connection with the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s acquisition of Petroleum Inventory outside of the United States of America;

(h) Indebtedness the net proceeds of which are in cash and applied to the prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.6(a); and

(i) (x) Indebtedness of the Borrower in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility Documentation (as in effect on the date hereof) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness incurred pursuant Sections 2.1.2 and 2.20 of the Revolving Credit Facility

Documentation) and (y) Contingent Obligations of any Guarantor in respect of such Indebtedness.

6.3 Limitation on Liens. Create, incur, or suffer to exist any Lien in, of or on the Property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except for the following, which are permitted hereunder:

(a) Liens created pursuant to the Revolving Credit Facility Documentation (as in effect on the date hereof);

(b) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on its Property if the same shall not at the time be delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles shall have been set aside on its books;

(c) Liens for landlords’, wage earners’, carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ liens and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business which secure payment of obligations not more than 180 days past due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles shall have been set aside on its books;

(d) Liens arising out of pledges or deposits under worker’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or other social security or retirement benefits, or similar legislation;

(e) Liens existing on the date hereof and described in Schedule 6.3(e);

(f) Deposits securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements;

(g) Deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(h) Easements, reservations, rights-of-way, restrictions, survey exceptions and other similar encumbrances as to real property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which customarily exist on properties of Persons engaged in similar activities and similarly situated and which do not materially interfere with the conduct of the business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary conducted at the property subject thereto;

(i) Liens arising by reason of any judgment, decree or order of any court or other governmental authority, if appropriate legal proceedings are being diligently prosecuted and shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired, in an aggregate amount not to at any time exceed $30,000,000;

(j) Liens existing on any asset of any Subsidiary of the Borrower at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary and not created in contemplation of such event;

(k) Liens on any asset securing Indebtedness incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing or refinancing all or any part of the cost of acquiring or constructing such asset; provided that such Lien attaches to such asset concurrently with or within eighteen (18) months after the acquisition or completion or construction thereof;

(l) Liens existing on any asset of any Subsidiary of the Borrower at the time such Subsidiary is merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any Subsidiary and not created in contemplation of such event;

(m) Liens existing on any asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary and not created in contemplation thereof; provided that such Liens do not encumber any other property or assets (other than replacement assets as a result of a casualty or condemnation event);

(n) Liens arising out of the refinancing, extension, renewal or refunding of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien permitted under clauses (k) through (m) above; provided that (a) such Indebtedness is not secured by any additional assets (other than replacement assets as a result of a casualty or condemnation event), and (b) the amount of such Indebtedness secured by any such Lien is not increase;

(o) Purchase money Liens securing Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness (as defined in Section 6.2); provided, that such Liens shall not apply to any property of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (other than replacement assets as a result of a casualty or condemnation event) other than that purchased with the proceeds of such Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness;

(p) Any Lien securing Indebtedness, neither assumed nor guaranteed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries nor on which it customarily pays interest, existing upon real estate or rights in or relating to real estate acquired by the Borrower for refining, substation, metering station, pump station, storage, gathering line, transmission line, transportation line, distribution line or for right-of-way purposes, any Liens reserved in leases for rent and for compliance with the terms of the leases in the case of leasehold estates, to the extent that any such Lien referred to in this clause (p) does not materially impair the use of the Property covered by such Lien for the purposes of which such Property is held by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(q) Liens arising under ERISA provided that such Liens do not secure liabilities which, in the aggregate, equal or exceed $5,000,000;

(r) Any obligations or duties affecting any of the Property of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries to any municipality or public authority with respect to any franchise, grant, license or permit which do not materially impair the use of such Property for the purposes for which it is held;

(s) Defects, irregularities and deficiencies in title of any rights of way or other Property constituting real estate of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof which in the aggregate do not materially impair the use of such rights of way or other Property constituting real estate for the purposes for which such rights of way and other Property constituting real estate are held by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and defects, irregularities and deficiencies in title to any Property constituting real estate of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, which defects, irregularities or deficiencies have been cured by possession under applicable statues of limitation;

(t) Any interest or title of a lessor under any lease entered into by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so leased;

(u) Liens in favor of collecting or payor banks having a right of setoff, revocation, refund or chargeback with respect to money or instruments of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries on deposit with or in possession of such bank;

(v) Liens upon Retail Property not constituting collateral under the Revolving Credit Facility Documentation (as in effect on the date hereof);

(w) Liens in favor of counterparties arising in connection with the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s commodity hedging activities, including, without limitation, hydrocarbon hedging; and

(x) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.2(g); provided, that none of the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s Property, other than Petroleum Inventory directly acquired through the use of those Letters of Credit described in Section 6.2(g), shall be subject to any such Lien.

6.4 Limitation on Merger. Merge or consolidate with or into any other Person, except that a Subsidiary may merge into the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Guarantor and the Borrower may merge with or into any Person so long and the Borrower is the surviving Person.

6.5 Limitation on Disposition of Property. Dispose of any of its Property (including, without limitation, receivables and leasehold interests), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to any Person, except:

(a) the Disposition of obsolete or worn out property, property no longer used in the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, or other assets, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(b) the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business;

(d) Dispositions required as a condition to the receipt of any Governmental Approval required in connection with the Shell Acquisition; and

(e) any Asset Sale, provided, that (i) the Property is sold at fair market value, (ii) at least 75% of the proceeds thereof are in the form of (A) cash and Cash Equivalents, (B) controlling interests in Capital Stock of any one or more Persons that own or control assets or property used or useful in the business of the Borrower or any of the Guarantors, or (C) assets or properties used or useful in the business of the Borrower or any of the Guarantors, and (iii) the requirements of Section 2.6(b) are complied with in connection therewith.

6.6 Limitation on Restricted Payments. Declare or pay any dividend on, or make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or enter into any derivatives or other transaction with any financial institution, commodities or stock exchange or clearinghouse (a “Derivatives Counterparty”) obligating the Borrower or any Subsidiary to make payments to such Derivatives Counterparty as a result of any change in market value of any such Capital Stock (collectively, “Restricted Payments”), except that, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount prior to the Maturity Date of up to $100,000,000.

6.7 Limitation on Investments. Make any Investments (including without limitation, loans and advances to, and other Investments in, Subsidiaries), or contractual commitments therefor, or to create any Subsidiary or to become or remain a partner in any partnership or joint venture, or to make any Acquisition of any Person, except:

(a) Cash Equivalents;

(b) Existing Investments in Guarantors and other Investments in existence on the date hereof and described in Schedule 6.7(b);

(d) Other Acquisitions or Investments meeting the following requirements, or otherwise approved by the Required Lenders (each such Acquisition or Investment constituting a “Permitted Acquisition”):

(i) immediately before and after the consummation of such Acquisition or Investment, no Default or Unmatured Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from such Acquisition or Investment, and the representation and warranty contained in Section 3.11 shall be true both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition or Investment;

(ii) such Acquisition or Investment is consummated on a non-hostile basis pursuant to a negotiated acquisition agreement approved by the board of directors or other applicable governing body of the seller or entity to be acquired,

and no material challenge to such Acquisition or Investment (excluding the exercise of appraisal rights) shall be pending by any shareholder or director of the seller or entity to be acquired;

(iii) immediately before and after making such Acquisition or Investment, on a pro forma basis (x) Excess Availability (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility Documentation as in effect on the date hereof) equals or exceeds 20% of the Borrowing Base (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility Documentation as in effect on the date hereof) then in effect and shall remain equal to or in excess of 20% for the remainder of the day on which said Acquisition or Investment is made, and (y) the Consolidated Indebtedness to Capitalization Ratio as calculated in Section 6.1(a) for the quarter most recently ended does not exceed 0.60 to 1.00; and

(iv) with respect to each Permitted Acquisition for which the consideration paid exceeds $100,000,000, the Borrower shall provide notice thereof to the Agent at least thirty (30) days prior to the consummation thereof and, promptly after Agent’s request therefor, Borrower shall deliver to Agent all material agreements, documents and instruments in respect of such Permitted Acquisition, including, without limitation, the purchase, sale or transfer agreements therefor, and pro forma financial information necessary to determine the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ compliance with the terms of this Agreement after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition.

6.8 Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction (including, without limitation, the purchase or sale of any Property or service) with, or make any payment or transfer to, any Affiliate (other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) except in the ordinary course of business and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s business and upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than the Borrower or such Subsidiary would obtain in a comparable arm’s-length transaction.

6.9 Limitation on Subsidiary Covenants. Create or otherwise cause to become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary (i) to pay dividends or make any other distribution on its stock, (ii) to pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (iii) to make loans or advances or other Investments in the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, or (iv) to sell, transfer or otherwise convey any of its property to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary.

6.10 Limitation on Contingent Obligations. Make or suffer to exist any Contingent Obligation (including, without limitation, any Contingent Obligation with respect to the obligations of a Subsidiary), except (i) by endorsement of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business, (ii) the Guarantees, (iii) Contingent Obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility Documentation (as in effect on the date hereof), (iv) Contingent Obligations arising in connection with Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.2 and (v) Contingent Obligations in respect of obligations (other than Indebtedness) entered into in the ordinary course of business.

6.11 Limitation on Financial Contracts. Enter into or remain liable upon any Rate Management Transactions except for those entered into in the ordinary course of business for bona fide hedging purposes and not for speculative purposes.

6.12 Limitation on Repayment of Indebtedness. Make any amendment or modification to any indenture, note agreement or other agreement, document or instrument evidencing or governing Subordinated Indebtedness or directly or indirectly voluntarily prepay, defease, or in substance defease, purchase, redeem, retire, or otherwise acquire, any Indebtedness unless, with respect to a prepayment, defeasance, purchase, redemption, retirement or acquisition, immediately before and after giving effect thereto the Indebtedness Prepayments Conditions (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof) have been satisfied.

6.13 Limitation on Multiemployer Plans. Except as provided in Schedule 3.9, become a party to a Multiemployer Plan.

SECTION 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing:

(a) Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement, any Loan, or any certificate or information delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be false in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made.

(b) Nonpayment of (i) principal of any Loan when due, or (ii) interest upon any Loan, or other Obligations under any of the Loan Documents within three (3) Business Days after such interest or other Obligation becomes due.

(c) The breach by the Borrower of any of the terms or provisions of Section 2.6, 5.5, 5.12, 6.2, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.11, 6.12 or 6.13.

(d) The breach by the Borrower (other than a breach which constitutes a Default under another Section of this Section 7) of:

(i) Section 6.3 and such breach is not remedied within five (5) Business Days of the earlier to occur of (x) written notice from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the Borrower or (y) an Authorized Officer otherwise has knowledge of any such breach;

(ii) Section 5.1(a), 5.1(b), 5.1(c), 5.1(d), 5.4 or 5.7 and such breach is not remedied within ten (10) Business Days of written notice from the Agent or any Lender to the Borrower; or

(iii) any of the other terms or provisions of this Agreement or any Loan Document which is not remedied within thirty (30) Business Days after the earlier to occur of (x) written notice from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the

Borrower or (y) an Authorized Officer otherwise has knowledge of any such breach.

(e) Failure of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to pay when due any Material Indebtedness; or the default by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the performance (beyond the applicable grace period with respect thereto, if any) of any term, provision or condition contained in any Material Indebtedness Agreement, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default, event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder(s) of such Material Indebtedness or the lender(s) under any Material Indebtedness Agreement to cause, such Material Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or any commitment to lend under any Material Indebtedness Agreement to be terminated prior to its stated expiration date; or any Material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid or repurchased (other than by a regularly scheduled payment) prior to the stated maturity thereof; or the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall not pay, or admit in writing its inability to pay, its debts generally as they become due.

(f) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) have an order for relief entered with respect to it under the Federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect, (ii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) apply for, seek, consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official for it or any Substantial Portion of its Property, (iv) institute any proceeding seeking an order for relief under the Federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the material allegations of any such proceeding filed against it, (v) take any corporate or partnership action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing actions set forth in this clause (f) or (vi) fail to contest in good faith any appointment or proceeding described in clause (g).

(g) Without the application, approval or consent of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, a receiver, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official shall be appointed for the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Substantial Portion of its Property, or a proceeding described in clause (f)(iv) shall be instituted against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and such appointment continues undischarged or such proceeding continues undismissed or unstayed for a period of 45 consecutive days.

(h) Any court, government or governmental agency shall condemn, seize or otherwise appropriate, or take custody or control of, all or any portion of the Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which, when taken together with all other Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries so condemned, seized, appropriated, or taken custody or control of, during the twelve-month period ending with the month in which any such action occurs, constitutes a Substantial Portion.

(i) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail within 30 days to pay, bond or otherwise discharge one or more (i) judgments or orders for the payment of money in

excess of $30,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in currencies other than Dollars) in the aggregate, or (ii) nonmonetary judgments or orders which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, which judgment(s), in any such case, is/are not stayed on appeal or otherwise being appropriately contested in good faith.

(j) The Unfunded Liabilities of all Single Employer Plans shall exceed $75,000,000 in the aggregate, or any Reportable Event shall occur in connection with any Plan.

(k) Any Change of Control shall occur.

(l) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) be the subject of any proceeding or investigation pertaining to the release by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person of any toxic or hazardous waste or substance into the environment, or (ii) violate any Environmental Law, which, in the case of an event described in clause (i) or clause (ii), would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(m) Any Loan Document shall fail to remain in full force or effect or any action shall be taken by the Borrower or any Guarantor to discontinue or to assert the invalidity or unenforceability of any Loan Document or any Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents, or such Lien shall not have the priority contemplated by the Loan Documents.

(n) An event (such event, an “Off-Balance Sheet Trigger Event”) shall occur which (i) permits the investors or purchasers in respect of Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities of the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower to require the amortization or liquidation of such Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities and (x) such Off-Balance Sheet Trigger Event shall not be remedied or waived within the later to occur of the tenth day after the occurrence thereof or the expiry date of any grace period related thereto under the agreement evidencing such Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities, or (y) such investors shall require the amortization or liquidation of such Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities as a result of such Off-Balance Sheet Trigger Event, (ii) results in the termination of reinvestments of collections or proceeds of receivables and related assets under the agreements evidencing such Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities other than as a result of the termination or expiration of the agreement creating such Off-Balance Sheet Liability upon maturity, or (iii) causes or otherwise permits the replacement or substitution of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof as the servicer under the agreements evidencing such Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities; provided, however, that this clause (n) shall not apply on any date with respect to any voluntary request by the Borrower or an Affiliate thereof for an above-described amortization, liquidation, or termination of reinvestments so long as the aforementioned investors or purchasers cannot independently require on such date such amortization, liquidation or termination of reinvestments.

then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (f) above with respect to the Borrower, automatically the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan

Documents shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of Default, with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable.

SECTION 8. GUARANTEE

8.1 Guarantee(a) . (a) The Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantee to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and their respective successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns, the prompt and complete payment by the Borrower when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations.

(b) Anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall in no event exceed the amount which can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 8.2).

(c) Each Guarantor agrees that the Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 8 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Agents or any Lender hereunder.

(d) The guarantee contained in this Section 8 shall remain in full force and effect until all the Obligations and the obligations of each Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 8 shall have been satisfied by payment in full, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Agreement the Borrower may be free from any of its Obligations.

(e) No payment made by the Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by any Agent or any Lender from the Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by such Guarantor in respect of the Obligations or any payment received or collected from such Guarantor in respect of the Obligations), remain liable for the Obligations up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the Obligations are paid in full.

8.2 Right of Contribution. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 8.3. The provisions of this Section 8.2 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any

Guarantor to the Agents and the Lenders, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Agents and the Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.

8.3 No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by any Agent or any Lender, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of any Agent or any Lender against the Borrower or any other Guarantor or any guarantee or right of offset held by any Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Borrower or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Agents and the Lenders by the Borrower on account of the Obligations are paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Agents and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, if required), to be applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Administrative Agent may determine.

8.4 Amendments, etc. with respect to the Obligations. Each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Obligations made by any Agent or any Lender may be rescinded by such Agent or such Lender and any of the Obligations continued, and the Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by any Agent or any Lender, and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Administrative Agent (or the Required Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be) may deem advisable from time to time, and any guarantee or right of offset at any time held by any Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. Neither the Agents nor any Lender shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for the Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section 8 or any property subject thereto.

8.5 Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional. Each Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Agent or any Lender upon the guarantee contained in this Section 8 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 8; the Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 8; and all dealings between the Borrower and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Agents and the Lenders, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 8. Each Guarantor waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Borrower or any of the Guarantors with respect to the Obligations. Each Guarantor understands

and agrees that the guarantee contained in this Section 8 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to (1) the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the Obligations or any guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by any Agent or any Lender, (2) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Borrower or any other Person against any Agent or any Lender, or (3) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Borrower or such Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Borrower for the Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 8, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, any Agent or any Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any guarantee for the Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by any Agent or any Lender to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of any Agent or any Lender against any Guarantor. For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

8.6 Reinstatement. The guarantee contained in this Section 8 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by any Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

8.7 Payments. Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Administrative Agent without set-off or counterclaim in Dollars at the Payment Office.

SECTION 9. THE AGENTS

9.1 Appointment. Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Agents as the agents of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and each Lender irrevocably authorizes each Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to such Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, no Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary

relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against any Agent.

9.2 Delegation of Duties. Each Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.

9.3 Exculpatory Provisions. Neither any Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its or such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agents under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure of any Loan Party to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Agents shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party.

9.4 Reliance by Agents. Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any instrument, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Loan Parties), independent accountants and other experts selected by such Agent. The Agents may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless such Note shall have been transferred in accordance with Section 10.6 and all actions required by such Section in connection with such transfer shall have been taken. Each Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders or any other instructing group of Lenders specified by this Agreement) as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders or any other instructing group of Lenders specified by this Agreement), and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.

9.5 Notice of Default. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless such Agent shall have received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that the Administrative Agent shall receive such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders or any other instructing group of Lenders specified by this Agreement); provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.

9.6 Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders. Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither any of the Agents nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of a Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Agents that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their affiliates and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their affiliates. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, no Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of any Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party that may come into the possession of such Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates.

9.7 Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Aggregate Exposure Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Aggregate Exposure Percentages immediately prior to such date), for, and to save each Agent harmless from and against, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of, the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated

by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

9.8 Agent in Its Individual Capacity. Each Agent and its affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party as though such Agent were not an Agent. With respect to its Loans made or renewed by it, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include each Agent in its individual capacity.

9.9 Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon 10 days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall (unless an Event of Default under Section 7(a) or Section 7(f) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing) be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term “Administrative Agent” shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date that is 10 days following a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective, and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. The Syndication Agent may, at any time, by notice to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, resign as Syndication Agent hereunder, whereupon the duties, rights, obligations and responsibilities of the Syndication Agent hereunder shall automatically be assumed by, and inure to the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, without any further act by the Syndication Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender. After any retiring Agent’s resignation as Agent, the provisions of this Section 8 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

9.10 Authorization to Release Guarantees. The Administrative Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by each of the Lenders to effect any release of Guarantees contemplated by Section 10.15.

9.11 The Arrangers. The Arrangers, in their respective capacities as such, shall have no duties or responsibilities, nor shall any such Person incur any liability, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS

10.1 Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.1. The Required Lenders and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, or (with the written consent of the Required Lenders) the Agents and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, from time to time, (a) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents (including amendments and restatements hereof or thereof) for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the instrument of waiver, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however, that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall:

(i) forgive the principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any Loan, extend the scheduled date of any amortization payment in respect of any Loan, reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee payable under this Agreement (except (x) in connection with the waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates (which waiver shall be effective with the consent of the Required Lenders) and (y) that any amendment or modification of defined terms used in the financial covenants in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (i)) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof, or increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any Commitment of any Lender, or release all or substantially all of the Guarantors from their Guarantees, in each case without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(ii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section or reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, or consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in each case without the consent of all the Lenders;

(iii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 8, or any other provision affecting the rights, duties or obligations of any Agent, without the consent of any Agent directly affected thereby;

(iv) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.12 without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(v) impose restrictions on assignments and participations that are more restrictive than, or additional to, those set forth in Section 10.6.

Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Agents and all future

holders of the Loans. In the case of any waiver, the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Agents shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon. Any such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification shall be effected by a written instrument signed by the parties required to sign pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section; provided, that delivery of an executed signature page of any such instrument by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.

For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement and any other Loan Document may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party to each relevant Loan Document (x) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof (collectively, the “Additional Extensions of Credit”) to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (y) to include appropriately the Lenders of any additional extensions of credit in any determination of the Required Lenders; provided, however, that no such amendment shall permit the Additional Extensions of Credit to share ratably with or with preference to the Loans in the application of mandatory prepayments without the consent of the Required Lenders.

10.2 Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received, addressed (a) in the case of the Borrower and the Agents, as follows and (b) in the case of the Lenders, as set forth in an administrative questionnaire delivered to the Administrative Agent or, in the case of a Lender which becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, in such Assignment and Acceptance or (c) in the case of any party, to such other address as such party may hereafter notify to the other parties hereto:


		The Borrower:		Tesoro Corporation
				000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
				Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
				Attention: Chief Financial Officer
				(with a copy to General Counsel)
				Telecopy: 000-000-0000
				Telephone: 000-000-0000

		The Administrative Agent:		Xxxxxx Commercial Paper Inc.
				000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00^xx Xxxxx
				Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
				Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
				Telecopy: 000-000-0000
				Telephone: 000-000-0000


		The Syndication Agent:		JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
				00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, 0^xx Xxxxx
				Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
				Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
				Telecopy: 000-000-0000
				Telephone: 000-000-0000

provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon any Agent or any Lender shall not be effective until received.

Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Section 2 unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

10.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

10.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made herein, in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder.

10.5 Payment of Expenses. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Agents and Arrangers for all their reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the syndication of the Facility (other than fees payable to syndicate members) and the development, preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements and other charges of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP and the charges of Intralinks, (b) to pay or reimburse each Lender and the Agents for all their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel (including the allocated fees and disbursements and other charges of in-house counsel) to each Lender and of counsel to the Agents, (c) to pay, indemnify, or reimburse each Lender and the Agents for, and hold each Lender and the Agents harmless from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with

respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, stamp, excise and other taxes, if any, which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of, or consummation or administration of any of the transactions contemplated by, or any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, and (d) to pay, indemnify or reimburse each Lender, each Agent, each Arranger, their respective affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, trustees, employees, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “Indemnitee”) for, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by an Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto or thereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds thereof, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Materials of Environmental Concern on or from any property owned, occupied or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any violation of, non-compliance with or liability under any Environmental Laws related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any or their respective properties, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing in this clause (d), collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”), provided, that the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities (A) result from a claim brought by an Indemnitee against one or more other Indemnitees (other than with respect to the enforcement of the indemnification obligations hereunder) or (B) are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of such Indemnitee. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unauthorized persons of Information or other materials sent through electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems that are intercepted by such persons or for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in connection with the Facility. Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower agrees not to assert and to cause its Subsidiaries not to assert, and hereby waives and agrees to cause its Subsidiaries so to waive, all rights for contribution or any other rights of recovery with respect to all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature, under or related to Environmental Laws, that any of them might have by statute or otherwise against any Indemnitee. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than 30 days after the Borrower’s receipt of written demand therefor and statements containing reasonable detail of the amounts (and the nature thereof) demanded thereby. Statements payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be submitted to Chief Financial Officer (Telephone No. 000-000-0000) (Fax No. 000-000-0000) with a copy to General Counsel, at the address of the Borrower set forth in Section 10.2, or to such other Person or address as may be hereafter designated by the Borrower in a notice to the Administrative Agent. The agreements in this Section shall survive repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

10.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments. (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Lenders, the Agents, all future holders of the Loans and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Agents and each Lender.

(b) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, in accordance with applicable law, at any time sell to one or more banks, financial institutions or other entities (each, a “Participant”) participating interests in any Loan owing to such Lender, any Commitment of such Lender or any other interest of such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In the event of any such sale by a Lender of a participating interest to a Participant, such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement to the other parties to this Agreement shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance thereof, such Lender shall remain the holder of any such Loan for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Borrower and the Agents shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In no event shall any Participant under any such participation have any right to approve any amendment or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document, or any consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, except to the extent that such amendment, waiver or consent would require the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender pursuant to Section 10.1. The Borrower agrees that if amounts outstanding under this Agreement and the Loans are due or unpaid, or shall have been declared or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed to have the right of setoff in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement, provided that, in purchasing such participating interest, such Participant shall be deemed to have agreed to share with the Lenders the proceeds thereof as provided in Section 10.7(a) as fully as if such Participant were a Lender hereunder. The Borrower also agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.13, 2.14 and 2.15 with respect to its participation in the Commitments and the Loans outstanding from time to time as if such Participant were a Lender; provided that, in the case of Section 2.14, such Participant shall have complied with the requirements of said Section, and provided, further, that no Participant shall be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to any such Section than the transferor Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the amount of the participation transferred by such transferor Lender to such Participant had no such transfer occurred.

(c) Any Lender (an “Assignor”) may, in accordance with applicable law and upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time and from time to time assign to any Lender, any lender under the Revolving Credit Facility, or any affiliate or Related Fund thereof or, with the consent of the Borrower (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to an additional bank, financial institution or other entity (an “Assignee”) all or any part of its rights and obligations under this Agreement pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, executed by such Assignee and such Assignor (and, where the consent of the Borrower is required pursuant to the foregoing provisions, by the Borrower and such other Persons) and delivered to the Administrative Agent for its acceptance and recording in the Register; provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for any assignment if any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; provided, further, that no such assignment to an

Assignee (other than any Lender or any affiliate or Related Fund thereof) shall be in an aggregate principal amount of less than $5,000,000 (other than in the case of an assignment of all of a Lender’s interests under this Agreement), unless otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date determined pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, (x) the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder with Commitments and/or Loans as set forth therein, and (y) the Assignor thereunder shall, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of an Assignor’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Assignor shall cease to be a party hereto, except as to Section 2.13, 2.14 and 10.5 in respect of the period prior to such effective date). Notwithstanding any provision of this Section, the consent of the Borrower shall not be required for any assignment that occurs at any time when any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. For purposes of the minimum assignment amounts set forth in this paragraph, multiple assignments by two or more Related Funds shall be aggregated.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall, on behalf of the Borrower, maintain at its address referred to in Section 10.2 a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to time. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and the Borrower, each Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of the Loans and any Notes evidencing such Loans recorded therein for all purposes of this Agreement. Any assignment of any Loan, whether or not evidenced by a Note, shall be effective only upon appropriate entries with respect thereto being made in the Register (and each Note shall expressly so provide). Any assignment or transfer of all or part of a Loan evidenced by a Note shall be registered on the Register only upon surrender for registration of assignment or transfer of the Note evidencing such Loan, accompanied by a duly executed Assignment and Acceptance; thereupon one or more new Notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the designated Assignee, and the old Notes shall be returned by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower marked “canceled”. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any Lender (with respect to any entry relating to such Lender’s Loans) at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(e) Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed by an Assignor and an Assignee (and, in any case where the consent of any other Person is required by Section 10.6(c), by each such other Person) together with payment to the Administrative Agent of a registration and processing fee of $3,500 (treating multiple, simultaneous assignments by or to two or more Related Funds as a single assignment) (unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent shall (i) promptly accept such Assignment and Acceptance and (ii) on the effective date determined pursuant thereto record the information contained therein in the Register and give notice of such acceptance and recordation to the Borrower. On or prior to such effective date, the Borrower, at its own expense, upon request, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (in exchange for the applicable Notes of the assigning Lender) new applicable Notes to the order of such Assignee in an amount equal to the applicable Loans assumed or acquired by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance and, if

the Assignor has retained Loans, upon request, new Notes to the order of the Assignor in an amount equal to the applicable Loans retained by it hereunder. Such new Note or Notes shall be dated the Closing Date and shall otherwise be in the form of the Note or Notes replaced thereby.

(f) For avoidance of doubt, the parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the provisions of this Section concerning assignments of Loans and Notes relate only to absolute assignments and that such provisions do not prohibit assignments creating security interests in Loans and Notes, including, without limitation, any pledge or assignment by a Lender of any Loan or Note to any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with applicable law.

(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPC”), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the option to provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to make any Loan and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United States or any state thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.6(g), any SPC may (A) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender, or with the prior written consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) to any financial institutions providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such SPC to support the funding or maintenance of Loans, and (B) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC; provided that non-public information with respect to the Borrower may be disclosed only with the Borrower’s consent which will not be unreasonably withheld. This paragraph (g) may not be amended without the written consent of any SPC with Loans outstanding at the time of such proposed amendment.

10.7 Adjustments; Set-off. (a) Except to the extent that this Agreement provides for payments to be allocated to a particular Lender, if any Lender (a “Benefitted Lender”) shall at any time receive any payment of all or part of the Obligations owing to it, or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set-off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 7(f), or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of such other Lender’s Obligations, such Benefitted Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a

participating interest in such portion of each such other Lender’s Obligations, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefitted Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral ratably with each of the Lenders; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefitted Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.

(b) In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, each Lender shall have the right, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by the Borrower hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), to set off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender or any branch or agency thereof to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

10.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

10.9 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

10.10 Integration. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Borrower, the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Arrangers, any Agent or any Lender relative to subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.

10.11 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

10.12 Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a) submits for itself and its Property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;

(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Borrower at its address set forth in Section 10.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to xxx in any other jurisdiction; and

(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

10.13 Acknowledgments. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that:

(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(b) neither the Arrangers, any Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to the Borrower arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Arrangers, the Agents and the Lenders, on one hand, and the Borrower, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

(c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Arrangers, the Agents and the Lenders or among the Borrower and the Lenders.

10.14 Confidentiality. Each of the Agents and the Lenders agrees to keep confidential all non-public information provided to it by any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement that is designated by such Loan Party as confidential; provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Agent or any Lender, subject to the confidentiality provisions of this Section, from disclosing any such information (a) to the Arrangers, any Agent, any other Lender or any affiliate of any thereof, (b) to any Participant or Assignee (each, a “Transferee”) or prospective Transferee that agrees to comply with the provisions of this Section or substantially equivalent provisions, (c) to any of its employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other

professional advisors who agree to comply with the provisions of this Section or substantially equivalent provisions, (d) to any financial institution that is a direct or indirect contractual counterparty in swap agreements or such contractual counterparty’s professional advisor (so long as such contractual counterparty or professional advisor to such contractual counterparty agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section), (e) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it, (f) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, (g) in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding, (h) that has been publicly disclosed other than in breach of this Section, (i) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender or (j) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

10.15 Release of Guarantee Obligations.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, upon request of the Borrower in connection with any Disposition of Property permitted by the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall take such actions as shall be required to release any guarantee obligations under any Loan Document of any Person being Disposed of in such Disposition, to the extent necessary to permit consummation of such Disposition in accordance with the Loan Documents.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Loan Document, when all Obligations have been paid in full, all Commitments have terminated or expired, upon request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall take such actions as shall be required to release all guarantee obligations under any Loan Document. Any such release of guarantee obligations shall be deemed subject to the provision that such guarantee obligations shall be reinstated if after such release any portion of any payment in respect of the Obligations guaranteed thereby shall be rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

10.16 Accounting Changes. In the event that any “Accounting Change” (as defined below) shall occur and such change results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms in this Agreement, then the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to enter into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to equitably reflect such Accounting Change with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating the Borrower’s financial condition shall be the same after such Accounting Change as if such Accounting Change had not been made. Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or construed as if such Accounting Change had not occurred. “Accounting Change” refers to any change in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation,

pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or, if applicable, the SEC.

10.17 WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL. THE BORROWER, THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.


		SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:

		KENAI PIPE LINE COMPANY
		SMILEY’S SUPER SERVICE, INC.
		TESORO ALASKA COMPANY
		TESORO ALASKA PIPELINE COMPANY
		TESORO AVIATION COMPANY
		TESORO COMPANIES, INC.
		TESORO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES COMPANY
		TESORO HIGH PLAINS PIPELINE COMPANY
		TESORO MARITIME COMPANY
		TESORO NORTHSTORE COMPANY
		TESORO REFINING AND MARKETING COMPANY
		TESORO SIERRA PROPERTIES, LLC
		TESORO SOUTH COAST COMPANY, LLC
		TESORO TRADING COMPANY
		TESORO VOSTOK COMPANY
		TESORO WASATCH, LLC
		TESORO WEST COAST COMPANY, LLC

		By:		/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
				Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
				Title: Vice President, Finance and Treasurer

		TESORO FINANCIAL SERVICES HOLDING COMPANY

		By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
				Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
				Title: President

		GOLD STAR MARITIME COMPANY TESORO FAR EAST MARITIME COMPANY

		By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
				Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
				Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

		TESORO HAWAII CORPORATION

		By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
				Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
				Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


		X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES INC., as Arranger

		By:		/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx

				Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
				Title: Managing Director


		JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Syndication Agent

		By:		/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx

				Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
				Title: Managing Director

TESORO CORPORATION

/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx

Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx

Title: Vice President, Finance and Treasurer