FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of October 14, 2011 among TARGET CORPORATION, THE BANKS LISTED HEREIN, THE CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS LISTED HEREIN, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CITIBANK, N.A., AS SYNDICATION AGENT MERRILL LYNCH,...

Exhibit (10)O

EXECUTION VERSION

Published CUSIP Number: 00000XXX0

FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

October 14, 2011

among

TARGET CORPORATION,

THE BANKS LISTED HEREIN,

THE CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS LISTED HEREIN,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

CITIBANK, N.A.,

AS SYNDICATION AGENT

XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX INCORPORATED,

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,

X. X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC,

XXXXX FARGO SECURITIES, LLC

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

AS JOINT LEAD ARRANGERS AND JOINT BOOK MANAGERS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01	Definitions	1

Section 1.02	Accounting Terms and Determinations	12

ARTICLE 2.
THE CREDITS

Section 2.01	Commitments to Lend	13

Section 2.02	Notice of Committed Borrowings	13

Section 2.03	Money Market Borrowings	14

Section 2.04	Notice to Banks; Funding of Loans	17

Section 2.05	Reserved	18

Section 2.06	Maturity of Loans	18

Section 2.07	Interest Rates	18

Section 2.08	Facility Fees	22

Section 2.09	Optional Termination or Reduction of Commitments	23

Section 2.10	Mandatory Termination of Commitments	23

Section 2.11	Optional Prepayments	23

Section 2.12	General Provisions as to Payments	23

Section 2.13	Funding Losses	24

Section 2.14	Computation of Interest and Fees	24

Section 2.15	Withholding Tax Exemption	25

Section 2.16	Change of Control	25

Section 2.17	Increase in Combined Commitments	25

Section 2.18	Extension of Termination Date	27

Section 2.19	Defaulting Banks	29

Section 2.20	Evidence of Debt	30

ARTICLE 3.
CONDITIONS

Section 3.01	Effectiveness	30

Section 3.02	Borrowings	31

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ARTICLE 4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 4.01	Corporate Existence and Power	32

Section 4.02	Corporate and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention	32

Section 4.03	Binding Effect	32

Section 4.04	Financial Information	33

Section 4.05	Litigation	33

Section 4.06	Compliance with ERISA	33

Section 4.07	Payment of Taxes	33

Section 4.08	Full Disclosure	33

ARTICLE 5.
COVENANTS

Section 5.01	Information	33

Section 5.02	Maintenance of Property	35

Section 5.03	Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence	35

Section 5.04	Compliance with Laws	36

Section 5.05	Consolidations, Mergers and Sale of Assets	36

Section 5.06	Dividends	36

Section 5.07	Negative Pledge	37

Section 5.08	Leverage Ratio	37

Section 5.09	Use of Proceeds	37

ARTICLE 6.
DEFAULTS

Section 6.01	Events of Default	37

Section 6.02	Notice of Default	39

ARTICLE 7.
THE AGENT, THE CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS AND THE SYNDICATION AGENT

Section 7.01	Appointment and Authorization	39

Section 7.02	Agent and Affiliates	39

Section 7.03	Action by Agent	39

Section 7.04	Consultation with Experts	39

Section 7.05	Liability of Agent	40

Section 7.06	Indemnification	40

Section 7.07	Credit Decision	40

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Section 7.08	Successor Agent	41

Section 7.09	Agent’s Fee	41

Section 7.10	Co-Documentation Agents, and Syndication Agent	41

Section 7.11	Defaults	41

ARTICLE 8.
CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES

Section 8.01	Basis for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair	41

Section 8.02	Illegality	42

Section 8.03	Increased Cost and Reduced Return	43

Section 8.04	Base Rate Loans Substituted for Affected Fixed Rate Loans	44

ARTICLE 9.
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01	Notices	45

Section 9.02	No Waivers; Enforcement	45

Section 9.03	Expenses; Documentary Taxes; Indemnification	46

Section 9.04	Sharing of Set-Off	46

Section 9.05	Amendments and Waivers	47

Section 9.06	Successors and Assigns	48

Section 9.07	Collateral	51

Section 9.08	Replacement of Banks	51

Section 9.09	Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction	52

Section 9.10	Counterparts; Integration	52

Section 9.11	Confidentiality	52

Section 9.12	No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility	53

Section 9.13	USA PATRIOT Act Notice	53

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EXHIBIT A	Note	A-1

EXHIBIT B	Form of Money Market Quote Request	B-1

EXHIBIT C	Form of Invitation for Money Market Quotes	C-1

EXHIBIT D	Form of Money Market Quote	D-1

EXHIBIT E	Form of Commitment Increase Agreement	E-1

EXHIBIT F	Form of Added Bank Agreement	F-1

EXHIBIT G	Opinion of Counsel for the Borrower	G-1

EXHIBIT H	Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP, Special Counsel for the Agent	H-1

EXHIBIT I	Assignment and Assumption Agreement	I-1

EXHIBIT J	Form of Borrowing Notice	J-1

FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 14, 2011, is among TARGET CORPORATION, a Minnesota corporation, the BANKS listed on the signature pages hereof, the CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS and SYNDICATION AGENT listed herein and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

The Borrower has requested that the Banks provide a revolving credit facility, and the Banks are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:

“Absolute Rate Auction” means a solicitation of Money Market Quotes setting forth Money Market Absolute Rates pursuant to Section 2.03.

“Accounts Receivable” means those amounts due to a Person that would be categorized as “accounts receivable” in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

“Added Bank” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(a).

“Additional Commitment Bank” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(d)

“Adjusted CD Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(b).

“Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(c).

“Administrative Questionnaire” means, with respect to each Bank, an administrative questionnaire in the form prepared by the Agent and submitted to the Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) duly completed by such Bank.

“Agent” means Bank of America, N.A. in its capacity as administrative agent for the Banks hereunder, and its successors in such capacity.

“Agreement” means this Five-Year Credit Agreement as the same may be amended or restated from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

“Anniversary Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(a).

“Applicable Lending Office” means, with respect to any Bank, (i) in the case of its Domestic Loans, its Domestic Lending Office, (ii) in the case of its Euro-Dollar Loans, its Euro-

Dollar Lending Office and (iii) in the case of its Money Market Loans, its Money Market Lending Office.

“Applicable Margin” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(h).

“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that (i) is or will be engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial Loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and (ii) is administered or managed by (x) a Bank, (y) an affiliate of a Bank or (z) an entity or an affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Bank.

“Arrangers” means Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC, Xxxxx Fargo Securities, LLC and U.S. Bank National Association, each in its capacity as a joint lead arranger hereunder, and their successors in such capacity.

“Assessment Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(b).

“Assignee” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(c).

“Assignment and Assumption Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(c).

“Bank” means each bank or other financial institution listed on the signature pages hereof, each Assignee which becomes a Bank pursuant to Section 9.06(c), and their respective successors.

“Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.

“Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (i) the Prime Rate for such day, (ii) the sum of ½ of 1% plus the Federal Funds Rate for such day, and (iii) the London Interbank Offered Rate for such day plus 1.00%. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate or Federal Funds Rate. As used in this definition, “London Interbank Offered Rate” means, on any date, the rate per annum equal to (a) the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) determined two Euro-Dollar Business Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for a term of one month commencing that day or (b) if such published rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the date of determination in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Base Rate Loan being made or maintained and with a term equal to one month would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at the date and time of determination.

“Base Rate Loan” means a Committed Loan to be made by a Bank as a Base Rate Loan in accordance with the applicable Notice of Committed Borrowing or pursuant to Article 8.

“Benefited Bank” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.

“Borrower” means Target Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, and its successors.

“Borrowing” means the aggregation of Loans of one or more Banks to be made to the Borrower pursuant to Article 2 on a single date and for a single Interest Period. Borrowings are classified for purposes of this Agreement either by reference to the pricing of Loans comprising such Borrowing (e.g., a “Base Rate Borrowing” is a Borrowing comprised of Base Rate Loans, a “Euro-Dollar Borrowing” is a Borrowing comprised of Euro-Dollar Loans, a “CD Borrowing” is a Borrowing comprised of CD Loans, and a “Fixed Rate Borrowing” is a Borrowing comprised of Fixed Rate Loans) or by reference to the provisions of Article 2 under which participation therein is determined (i.e., a “Committed Borrowing” is a Borrowing under Section 2.01 in which all Banks participate in proportion to their Commitments, while a “Money Market Borrowing” is a Borrowing under Section 2.03 in which the Bank participants are determined on the basis of their bids in accordance therewith).

“Capital Lease” means a lease which gives rise to Capital Lease Obligations.

“Capital Lease Obligations” means all obligations of a Person as lessee which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

“CD Base Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(b).

“CD Loan” means a Committed Loan to be made by a Bank as a CD Loan in accordance with the applicable Notice of Committed Borrowing.

“Co-Documentation Agents” means the banks listed on the signature pages hereto, in their capacity as co-documentation agents of the credit facility hereunder.

“Commitment” means, with respect to each Bank, the amount set forth opposite the name of such Bank on the signature pages hereof or pursuant to any Assignment and Assumption Agreement, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 or 2.18, or may be increased at any time pursuant to Section 2.17, the aggregate amount of which at the Effective Date is $2,250,000,000.

“Committed Loan” means a loan made by a Bank pursuant to Section 2.01.

“Consolidated Rental Expense” means, for any period, the aggregate amount, determined on a consolidated basis, of rental expense of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries accrued during such period, but excluding any unusual non-cash adjustments to rental expenses of the Borrower related to prior periods.

“Consolidated Subsidiary” means, at any date, any Subsidiary or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the Borrower in its consolidated financial statements if such statements were prepared as of such date.

“Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” means, at any date, the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries less their consolidated Intangible

Assets, all determined as of such date. For purposes of this definition “Intangible Assets” means the amount (to the extent reflected in determining such consolidated stockholders’ equity) of (i) all write-ups (other than write-ups resulting from foreign currency translations and write-ups of assets of a going concern business made within twelve months after the acquisition of such business) subsequent to January 29, 2011 in the book value of any asset owned by the Borrower or a Consolidated Subsidiary, (ii) all Investments in unconsolidated Subsidiaries and all equity investments in Persons which are not Subsidiaries and (iii) all unamortized debt discount and expense, unamortized deferred charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, anticipated future benefit of tax loss carry-forwards, copyrights, organization or developmental expenses and other intangible assets.

“Convertible Preferred Stock” means all preferred stock of the Borrower that is convertible into a fixed number of shares of common stock of the Borrower at the option of the holder.

“Debt” of any Person means at any date, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business, (iv) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (v) any obligation of the types described in the foregoing clauses (i)-(iv) that is secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such obligation is otherwise an obligation of such Person, and (vi) any obligation of the types described in the foregoing clauses (i)-(v) that is Guaranteed by such Person.

“Debt Rating” means a rating of the Borrower’s long-term debt which is not secured or supported by a guarantee, letter of credit or other form of credit enhancement. If a Debt Rating by a Rating Agency is required to be at or above a specified level and such Rating Agency shall have changed its system of classifications after the date hereof, the requirement will be met if the Debt Rating by such Rating Agency is at or above the new rating which most closely corresponds to the specified level under the old rating system.

“Default” means any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default or which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

“Defaulting Bank” means, subject to Section 2.19(b), any Bank that (i) has failed to fund any portion of the Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within two Domestic Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless such Bank notifies the Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Bank’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (ii) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Agent or any other Bank any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two Domestic Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, (iii) has notified the Borrower, the Agent or any Bank in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder (unless such notification or statement also states

that its intention not to comply with its funding obligations arises from its good faith belief that the conditions thereto have not been and will not be satisfied), (iv) has failed, within three Domestic Business Days after written request by the Agent, to confirm in writing to the Agent that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Bank shall cease to be a Defaulting Bank pursuant to this clause (iv) upon Agent’s receipt of written confirmation from such Bank that such Bank will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder), or (v) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (A) become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, (B) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, or (C) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment; provided that a Bank shall not be a Defaulting Bank solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Bank or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a governmental authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Bank with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Bank (or such governmental authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Bank. Any determination by the Agent that a Bank is a Defaulting Bank under clauses (i) through (v) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Bank shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Bank (subject to Section 2.19(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and each other Bank.

“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

“Domestic Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized by law to close.

“Domestic Lending Office” means, as to each Bank, its office located at its address set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire (or identified in its Administrative Questionnaire as its Domestic Lending Office) or such other office as such Bank may hereafter designate as its Domestic Lending Office by notice to the Borrower and the Agent; provided that any Bank may so designate separate Domestic Lending Offices for its Base Rate Loans, on the one hand, and its CD Loans on the other hand, in which case all references herein to the Domestic Lending Office of such Bank shall be deemed to refer to either or both of such offices, as the context may require.

“Domestic Loans” means CD Loans or Base Rate Loans or both.

“Domestic Reserve Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(b).

“Effective Date” means the date this Agreement becomes effective in accordance with Section 3.01.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute.

“ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, at any time, each trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that would, at the time, be treated

together with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as a single employer under Section 4001 of ERISA or Section 414(b), (c), (f), (m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code.

“Euro-Dollar Business Day” means any Domestic Business Day on which commercial banks are open for international business (including dealings in dollar deposits) in London.

“Euro-Dollar Lending Office” means, as to each Bank, its office, branch or affiliate located at its address set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire (or identified in its Administrative Questionnaire as its Euro-Dollar Lending Office) or such other office, branch or affiliate of such Bank as it may hereafter designate as its Euro-Dollar Lending Office by notice to the Borrower and the Agent.

“Euro-Dollar Loan” means a Committed Loan to be made by a Bank as a Euro-Dollar Loan in accordance with the applicable Notice of Committed Borrowing.

“Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(c).

“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

“Exchange Act” means, at any time, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Existing Five-Year Agreement” means the Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of April 12, 2007, among the Borrower, the banks listed therein, the senior managing agents, managing agents, co-agents, co-documentation agents and syndication agent listed therein, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, as the same may be amended or restated from time to time.

“Existing Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(a).

“Extending Bank” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(e).

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) equal to the weighted average 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 by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Domestic Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that (i) if such day is not a Domestic Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Domestic Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Domestic Business Day, and (ii) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Domestic Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate quoted to the Agent (in its individual capacity) on such day on such transactions as determined by the Agent.

“Fixed Rate Loans” means CD Loans or Euro-Dollar Loans or Money Market Loans (excluding Money Market LIBOR Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate pursuant to Section 8.01(a)) or any combination of the foregoing.

“Group” means the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

“Guarantee” by any Person means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) to purchase or pay, or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of, such Debt or other obligation (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (ii) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Debt or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

“Income Taxes” means, for any period, the consolidated provision for income taxes of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries accrued for such period.

“Increased Commitment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(b).

“Increasing Bank” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(a).

“Intercompany Debt” means Debt owed by the Borrower and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries or any trust the beneficiary of which is controlled by the Borrower to the Borrower and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries or any trust the beneficiary of which is controlled by the Borrower.

“Interest Period” means: (i) with respect to each Euro-Dollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect in the applicable Notice of Borrowing; provided that:

(a) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business Day unless such Euro-Dollar Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Euro-Dollar Business Day;

(b) any Interest Period which begins on the last Euro-Dollar Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall, subject to clause (c) below, end on the last Euro-Dollar Business Day of a calendar month; and

(c) any Interest Period commencing prior to the Termination Date which would otherwise end after the Termination Date shall end on the Termination Date;

(ii) with respect to each CD Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending 30, 60, 90 or 180 days thereafter, as the Borrower may elect in the applicable Notice of Borrowing; provided that:

(a) any Interest Period (other than an Interest Period determined pursuant to clause (b) below) which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Domestic Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Domestic Business Day; and

(b) any Interest Period commencing prior to the Termination Date which would otherwise end after the Termination Date shall end on the Termination Date;

(iii) with respect to each Base Rate Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending 30 days thereafter; provided that:

(b) any Interest Period commencing prior to the Termination Date which would otherwise end after the Termination Date shall end on the Termination Date;

(iv) with respect to each Money Market LIBOR Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending such whole number of months thereafter as the Borrower may elect in accordance with Section 2.03; provided that:

(c) any Interest Period which would otherwise end after the Termination Date applicable to the Bank holding a related Money Market LIBOR Loan shall end on the respective Termination Date for such Bank; and

(v) with respect to each Money Market Absolute Rate Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending such number of days thereafter (but not less than 14 days) as the Borrower may elect in accordance with Section 2.03; provided that:

(a) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Domestic Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Domestic Business Day; and

(b) any Interest Period which would otherwise end after the Termination Date applicable to the Bank holding a related Money Market Absolute Rate Loan shall end on the respective Termination Date for such Bank.

“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute.

“Investment” means any investment in any Person, whether by means of share purchase, capital contribution, loan, time deposit or otherwise.

“Level I Status” exists at any date if at such date, the Borrower is at Level I in the chart appearing in the definition of Applicable Margin as a result of its Debt Ratings as determined in accordance with such definition.

“Level II Status” exists at any date if at such date the Borrower is at Level II in the chart appearing in the definition of Applicable Margin as a result of its Debt Ratings as determined in accordance with such definition.

“Level III Status” exists at any date if at such date the Borrower is at Level III in the chart appearing in the definition of Applicable Margin as a result of its Debt Ratings as determined in accordance with such definition.

“Level IV Status” exists at any date if at such date the Borrower is at Level IV in the chart appearing in the definition of Applicable Margin as a result of its Debt Ratings as determined in accordance with such definition.

“Level V Status” exists at any date if, at such date the Borrower is at Level V in the chart appearing in the definition of Applicable Margin as a result of its Debt Ratings as determined in accordance with such definition.

“LIBOR Auction” means a solicitation of Money Market Quotes setting forth Money Market Margins based on the London Interbank Offered Rate pursuant to Section 2.03.

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of preferential arrangement that has the practical effect of creating a security interest, in respect of such asset. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any asset which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor under any conditional sale agreement or other title retention agreement relating to such asset, but excluding any asset held under a bona fide consignment arrangement.

“Loan” means a Domestic Loan or a Euro-Dollar Loan or a Money Market Loan and “Loans” means Domestic Loans or Euro-Dollar Loans or Money Market Loans or any combination of the foregoing.

“London Interbank Offered Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(c).

“Material Debt” means Debt (other than (i) Debt incurred hereunder and (ii) Intercompany Debt) of the Borrower and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries, arising in one or more related or unrelated transactions, in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $100,000,000.

“Money Market Absolute Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(d).

“Money Market Absolute Rate Loan” means a loan to be made by a Bank pursuant to an Absolute Rate Auction.

“Money Market Lending Office” means, as to each Bank, its Domestic Lending Office or such other office, branch or affiliate of such Bank as it may hereafter designate as its Money Market Lending Office by notice to the Borrower and the Agent; provided that any Bank may from time to time by notice to the Borrower and the Agent designate separate Money Market Lending Offices for its Money Market LIBOR Loans, on the one hand, and its Money Market Absolute Rate Loans, on the other hand, in which case all references herein to the Money Market Lending Office of such Bank shall be deemed to refer to either or both of such offices, as the context may require.

“Money Market LIBOR Loan” means a loan to be made by a Bank pursuant to a LIBOR Auction (including such a loan bearing interest at the Base Rate pursuant to Section 8.01(a)).

“Money Market Loan” means a Money Market LIBOR Loan or a Money Market Absolute Rate Loan.

“Money Market Margin” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(d).

“Money Market Quote” means an offer by a Bank to make a Money Market Loan in accordance with Section 2.03.

“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.

“Non-Extending Bank” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(b).

“Notes” means promissory notes of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, evidencing the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and “Note” means any one of such promissory notes issued hereunder.

“Notice Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(a).

“Notice of Borrowing” means a Notice of Committed Borrowing (as defined in Section 2.02) or a Notice of Money Market Borrowing (as defined in Section 2.03(f)).

“Parent” means, with respect to any Bank, any Person controlling such Bank.

“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(b).

“Pension Act” means the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

“Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Plans and set forth in, with respect to plan years ending prior to the effective date of the Pension Act, Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 302 of ERISA, each as in effect prior to the Pension Act and, thereafter, Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Internal Revenue Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.

“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

“Plan” means an employee pension benefit plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code and is either (i) maintained by the Borrower or any Subsidiary for employees of the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary or (ii) maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or any other arrangement under which more than one employer makes contributions and to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within the preceding five plan years made contributions.

“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America, N.A. as its prime rate.

“Rating Agency” means S&P or Moody’s.

“Reference Banks” means Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank, N.A., or the successors thereof, and “Reference Bank” means any one of such Reference Banks.

“Refunding Borrowing” means a Committed Borrowing which, after application of the proceeds thereof, results in no net increase in the outstanding principal amount of Committed Loans made by any Bank.

“Registered Public Accounting Firm” has the meaning specified in the federal securities laws.

“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

“Request Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(a).

“Required Banks” means at any time Banks having in the aggregate more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments or, if the Commitments shall have been terminated, Banks holding in the aggregate more than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans (excluding Money Market Loans); provided that the Commitment of, and the portion of

the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans held by, any Defaulting Bank shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Banks.

“Response Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(b).

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto .

“Significant Subsidiary” means a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Borrower, as such term is defined in Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Status” means, at any date, whichever of Level I Status, Level II Status, Level III Status, Level IV Status or Level V Status exists at such date.

“Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by the Borrower.

“Syndication Agent” means Citibank, N.A. in its capacity as syndication agent of the credit facility hereunder.

“Termination Date” means the later of (a) October 14, 2016 or (b) if the term of this Agreement is extended pursuant to Section 2.18, such extended termination date as determined pursuant to such Section; provided, however, that, in each case, if such date is not a Domestic Business Day, the next preceding Domestic Business Day; provided further that with respect to any Non-Extending Bank, the Termination Date of such Non-Extending Bank’s Commitment shall be the Existing Termination Date notwithstanding the extension of Commitments by any other Bank pursuant to Section 2.18.

“Total Capitalization” means, at any date, the sum (without duplication) of (i) the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries plus (ii) the net amount of Convertible Preferred Stock as reflected in the consolidated statements of financial position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries plus (iii) Total Finance Liabilities, all determined as of such date.

“Total Finance Liabilities” means, at any date, the sum of (i) all Debt of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis as of such date, plus (ii) an amount equal to (a) the Consolidated Rental Expense for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending on such date times (b) eight.

“Voting Stock” means capital stock of any class or classes (however designated) having voting power for the election of directors of the Borrower, other than stock having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency.

Section 1.02 Accounting Terms and Determinations. Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be

prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent (except for changes concurred in by the Borrower’s independent public accountants) with the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries delivered to the Banks (provided that for the purpose of calculating covenant compliance under Article 5, the effect of FASB ASC Topic 815 shall not be applied); provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Agent that the Borrower wishes to amend any covenant in Article 5 to eliminate the effect of any change in generally accepted accounting principles on the operation of such covenant (or if the Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Banks wish to amend Article 5 for such purpose), then the Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles in effect for purposes of this Agreement immediately before the relevant change in generally accepted accounting principles became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Banks.

ARTICLE 2.
THE CREDITS

Section 2.01 Commitments to Lend. Each Bank severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make loans to the Borrower pursuant to this Section from time to time after the Effective Date and prior to the Termination Date in amounts such that the aggregate principal amount of Committed Loans by such Bank at any one time outstanding shall not exceed the amount of its Commitment. Each Borrowing under this Section shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000 or any larger multiple of $5,000,000 (except that any such Borrowing may be in the aggregate amount available in accordance with Section 3.02(b)) and shall be made from the several Banks ratably in proportion to their respective Commitments. Within the foregoing limits, the Borrower may borrow under this Section, repay, or to the extent permitted by Section 2.11, prepay Loans and reborrow at any time prior to the Termination Date under this Section.

Section 2.02 Notice of Committed Borrowings. The Borrower shall give the Agent notice (a “Notice of Committed Borrowing”) not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on (x) the date of each Base Rate Borrowing, (y) the second Domestic Business Day before each CD Borrowing and (z) the third Euro-Dollar Business Day before each Euro-Dollar Borrowing, specifying:

(a) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Domestic Business Day in the case of a Domestic Borrowing or a Euro-Dollar Business Day in the case of a Euro-Dollar Borrowing;

(b) the aggregate amount of such Borrowing;

(d) in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto, subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period.

Section 2.03 Money Market Borrowings.

(a) The Money Market Option. In addition to Committed Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.01, the Borrower may, as set forth in this Section, request the Banks to make offers to make, prior to the Termination Date only, Money Market Loans to the Borrower. The Banks may, but shall have no obligation to, make such offers and the Borrower may, but shall have no obligation to, accept any such offers in the manner set forth in this Section. No Money Market Loan shall be deemed to be a use or reduction of the Commitment of any Bank, including the Bank making such Money Market Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, while any Money Market Loan is outstanding, the availability of Committed Loans under this Agreement shall be reduced dollar-for-dollar by an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of such Money Market Loan.

(b) Money Market Quote Request. When the Borrower wishes to request offers to make Money Market Loans under this Section, it shall transmit to the Agent by facsimile transmission a Money Market Quote Request substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto so as to be received no later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on (x) the fifth Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the date of Borrowing proposed therein, in the case of a LIBOR Auction, or (y) the Domestic Business Day next preceding the date of Borrowing proposed therein, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction (or, in either case, such other time or date as the Borrower and the Agent shall have mutually agreed and shall have notified to the Banks not later than the date of the Money Market Quote Request for the first LIBOR Auction or Absolute Rate Auction for which such change is to be effective) specifying:

(i) the proposed date of Borrowing, which shall be a Euro-Dollar Business Day in the case of a LIBOR Auction or a Domestic Business Day in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction;

(ii) the aggregate amount of such Borrowing, which shall be $25,000,000 or a larger multiple of $5,000,000 and which shall not exceed the aggregate amount available in accordance with Section 3.02(b);

(iii) the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto, subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period; and

(iv) whether the Money Market Quotes requested are to set forth a Money Market Margin or a Money Market Absolute Rate.

The Borrower may request offers to make Money Market Loans for more than one Interest Period in a single Money Market Quote Request. No Money Market Quote Request shall be given within five Euro-Dollar Business Days (or such other number of days as the Borrower and the Agent may agree) of any other Money Market Quote Request.

(c) Invitation for Money Market Quotes. Promptly upon receipt of a Money Market Quote Request, the Agent shall send to the Banks by facsimile transmission an Invitation for Money Market Quotes substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, which

shall constitute an invitation by the Borrower to each Bank to submit Money Market Quotes offering to make the Money Market Loans to which such Money Market Quote Request relates in accordance with this Section.

(d) Submission and Contents of Money Market Quotes.

(i) Each Bank may submit a Money Market Quote containing an offer or offers to make Money Market Loans in response to any Invitation for Money Market Quotes. Each Money Market Quote must comply with the requirements of this subsection (d) and must be submitted to the Agent by facsimile transmission at its offices specified in or pursuant to Section 9.01 not later than (x) 2:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the fourth Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) 10:15 A.M. (New York City time) on the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction (or, in either case, such other time or date as the Borrower and the Agent shall have mutually agreed and shall have notified to the Banks not later than the date of the Money Market Quote Request for the first LIBOR Auction or Absolute Rate Auction for which such change is to be effective); provided that Money Market Quotes submitted by the Agent (or any affiliate of the Agent) in the capacity of a Bank may be submitted, and may only be submitted, if the Agent or such affiliate notifies the Borrower of the terms of the offer or offers contained therein not later than (x) 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the fourth Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction. Subject to Articles 3 and 6, any Money Market Quote so made shall be irrevocable except with the written consent of the Agent given on the instructions of the Borrower.

(ii) Each Money Market Quote shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto and shall in any case specify:

(A) the proposed date of Borrowing;

(B) the principal amount of the Money Market Loan for which each such offer is being made, which principal amount (w) may be greater than or less than the Commitment of the quoting Bank, (x) must be $5,000,000 or a larger multiple of $l,000,000, (y) may not exceed the principal amount of Money Market Loans for which offers were requested and (z) may be subject to an aggregate limitation as to the principal amount of Money Market Loans for which offers being made by such quoting Bank may be accepted;

(C) in the case of a LIBOR Auction, the margin above or below the applicable London Interbank Offered Rate (the “Money Market Margin”) offered for each such Money Market Loan, expressed as a

percentage (specified to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%) to be added to or subtracted from such base rate;

(D) in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction, the rate of interest per annum (specified to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%) (the “Money Market Absolute Rate”) offered for each such Money Market Loan; and

(E) the identity of the quoting Bank.

A Money Market Quote may set forth up to five separate offers by the quoting Bank with respect to each Interest Period specified in the related Invitation for Money Market Quotes.

(iii) Any Money Market Quote shall be disregarded if it:

(A) is not substantially in conformity with Exhibit D hereto or does not specify all of the information required by subsection (d)(ii);

(B) contains qualifying, conditional or similar language;

(D) arrives after the time set forth in subsection (d)(i).

(e) Notice to Borrower. The Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower of the terms (i) of any Money Market Quote submitted by a Bank that is in accordance with subsection (d) and (ii) of any Money Market Quote that amends, modifies or is otherwise inconsistent with a previous Money Market Quote submitted by such Bank with respect to the same Money Market Quote Request. Any such subsequent Money Market Quote shall be disregarded by the Agent unless such subsequent Money Market Quote is submitted solely to correct a manifest error in such former Money Market Quote. The Agent’s notice to the Borrower shall specify (A) the aggregate principal amount of Money Market Loans for which offers have been received for each Interest Period specified in the related Money Market Quote Request, (B) the respective principal amounts and Money Market Margins or Money Market Absolute Rates, as the case may be, so offered and (C) if applicable, limitations on the aggregate principal amount of Money Market Loans for which offers in any single Money Market Quote may be accepted.

(f) Acceptance and Notice by Borrower. Not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on (x) the third Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction, or (y) the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction (or, in either case, such other time or date as the Borrower and the Agent shall have mutually agreed and shall have notified to the Banks not later than the date of the Money Market Quote Request for the first LIBOR Auction or Absolute Rate Auction for which such change is to be effective), the Borrower shall notify the Agent of its acceptance or non-acceptance of the offers so notified to it

pursuant to subsection (e). In the case of acceptance, such notice (a “Notice of Money Market Borrowing”) shall specify the aggregate principal amount of offers for each Interest Period that are accepted. The Borrower may accept any Money Market Quote in whole or in part; provided that:

(i) the aggregate principal amount of each Money Market Borrowing may not exceed the applicable amount set forth in the related Money Market Quote Request;

(ii) the principal amount of each Money Market Borrowing must be $25,000,000 or a larger multiple of $5,000,000;

(iii) acceptance of offers may only be made on the basis of ascending Money Market Margins or Money Market Absolute Rates, as the case may be; and

(iv) the Borrower may not accept any offer that is described in subsection (d)(iii) or that otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this Agreement.

(g) Allocation by Agent. If offers are made by two or more Banks with the same Money Market Margins or Money Market Absolute Rates, as the case may be, for a greater aggregate principal amount than the amount in respect of which such offers are accepted for the related Interest Period, the principal amount of Money Market Loans in respect of which such offers are accepted shall be allocated by the Agent among such Banks as nearly as possible (in multiples of $1,000,000, as the Agent may deem appropriate) in proportion to the aggregate principal amounts of such offers. Determinations by the Agent of the amounts of Money Market Loans shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

Section 2.04 Notice to Banks; Funding of Loans.

(a) Upon receipt of a Notice of Borrowing, the Agent shall promptly notify each Bank of the contents thereof and of such Bank’s share (if any) of such Borrowing and such Notice of Borrowing shall not thereafter be revocable by the Borrower.

(b) Not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the date of each Borrowing, each Bank participating therein shall (except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section 2.04) make available its share of such Borrowing, in Federal or other funds immediately available in San Francisco, California, to the Agent at its address referred to in Section 9.01. Unless the Agent determines that any applicable condition specified in Article 3 has not been satisfied, the Agent will make the funds so received from the Banks available to the Borrower at the Agent’s aforesaid address.

(c) If any Bank makes a new Loan hereunder on a day on which the Borrower is to repay all or any part of an outstanding Loan from such Bank, such Bank shall apply the proceeds of its new Loan to make such repayment and only an amount equal to the difference (if any) between the amount being borrowed and the amount being repaid shall

be made available by such Bank to the Agent as provided in subsection (b), or remitted by the Borrower to the Agent as provided in Section 2.12, as the case may be.

(d) Unless the Agent shall have received notice from a Bank prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Bank will not make available to the Agent such Bank’s share of such Borrowing, the Agent may assume that such Bank has made such share available to the Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of this Section 2.04 and the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Bank shall not have so made such share available to the Agent, such Bank and the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Agent, at (i) in the case of the Borrower, a rate per annum equal to the higher of the Federal Funds Rate or the interest rate applicable thereto pursuant to Section 2.07 and (ii) in the case of such Bank, the Federal Funds Rate. If such Bank shall repay to the Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Bank’s Loan included in such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement. The failure of any Bank to make available its share of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Bank of its corresponding obligation to do so on the date when due, and no Bank shall be responsible for the failure of any other Bank to so make its share available.

Section 2.05 Reserved.

Section 2.06 Maturity of Loans. Each Loan included in any Borrowing shall mature, and the principal amount thereof shall be due and payable, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing.

Section 2.07 Interest Rates.

(a) Each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from the date such Loan is made until it becomes due, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin for such day plus the Base Rate for such day. Such interest shall be payable for each Interest Period on the last day thereof. Any overdue principal of or interest on any Base Rate Loan shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to Base Rate Loans for such day.

(b) Each CD Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day during the Interest Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin for such day plus the Adjusted CD Rate for such Interest Period; provided that if any CD Loan shall, as a result of clause (ii)(b) of the definition of Interest Period, have an Interest Period of less than 30 days, such Loan shall bear interest during such Interest Period at the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans during such period. Such interest shall be payable for each Interest Period on the last day thereof and, if such Interest Period is longer than 90 days, at intervals of 90 days after the first day thereof. Any overdue principal of or interest on any CD Loan shall bear interest,

payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 2% plus the higher of (i) the sum of the Applicable Margin for such day plus the Adjusted CD Rate applicable to such Loan and (ii) the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans for such day.

The “Adjusted CD Rate” applicable to any Interest Period means a rate per annum determined pursuant to the following formula:

ACDR(1) =		[CDBR] + AR
		[1.00-DRP]
ACDR =		Adjusted CD Rate
CDBR =		CD Base Rate
DRP =		Domestic Reserve Percentage
AR =		Assessment Rate

The “CD Base Rate” applicable to any Interest Period is the rate of interest determined by the Agent to be the average (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%) of the prevailing rates per annum bid at 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) (or as soon thereafter as practicable) on the first day of such Interest Period by two or more New York certificate of deposit dealers of recognized standing for the purchase at face value from each Reference Bank of its certificates of deposit in an amount comparable to the principal amount of the CD Loan of such Reference Bank to which such Interest Period applies and having a maturity comparable to such Interest Period.

“Domestic Reserve Percentage” means for any day that percentage (expressed as a decimal) which is in effect on such day, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including without limitation any basic, supplemental or emergency reserves) for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System in New York City with deposits exceeding five billion dollars in respect of new non-personal time deposits in dollars in New York City having a maturity comparable to the related Interest Period and in an amount of $100,000 or more. The Adjusted CD Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Domestic Reserve Percentage.

“Assessment Rate” means for any day the annual assessment rate in effect on such day which is payable by a member of the Bank Insurance Fund classified as adequately capitalized and within supervisory subgroup “A” (or a comparable successor assessment risk classification) within the meaning of 12 C.F.R. § 327.4(a) (or any successor provision) to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or any successor) for such Corporation’s (or such successor’s) insuring time deposits, at offices of such institution in the United States. The Adjusted CD Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Assessment Rate.

(1) Rounded upward, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%.

(c) Each Euro-Dollar Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day during the Interest Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin for such day plus the Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate for such Interest Period. Such interest shall be payable for each Interest Period on the last day thereof and, if such Interest Period is longer than three months, at intervals of three months after the first day thereof.

The “Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate” applicable to any Interest Period means a rate per annum equal to the quotient obtained (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%) by dividing (i) the applicable London Interbank Offered Rate by (ii) 1.00 minus the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage.

The “London Interbank Offered Rate” means, for such Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Euro-Dollar Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period. If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “London Interbank Offered Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Euro-Dollar Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Euro-Dollar Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

“Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage” means, for any day during any Interest Period, the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, carried out to five decimal places) in effect on such day, whether or not applicable to any Bank, under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities”). The applicable interest rate for each outstanding Euro-Dollar Loan shall be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of any change in the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage.

(d) Any overdue principal of or interest on any Euro-Dollar Loan shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day from and including the date payment thereof was due to but excluding the date of actual payment, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 2% plus the higher of (i) the sum of the Applicable Margin for such day plus the Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate applicable to such Loan and (ii) the sum of the

Applicable Margin for such day plus the Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate as of such day applicable to such Loan amount for a presumed one-month Interest Period (or if such amount due remains unpaid more than three Euro-Dollar Business Days, then for a presumed six-month Interest Period), or, if the circumstances described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 8.01 shall exist, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 2% plus the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans for such day.

(e) Subject to Section 8.01(a), each Money Market LIBOR Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for the Interest Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the London Interbank Offered Rate for such Interest Period (determined in accordance with Section 2.07(c) as if the related Money Market LIBOR Borrowing were a Committed Euro-Dollar Borrowing) plus (or minus) the Money Market Margin quoted by the Bank making such Loan in accordance with Section 2.03. Each Money Market Absolute Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for the Interest Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the Money Market Absolute Rate quoted by the Bank making such Loan in accordance with Section 2.03. Such interest shall be payable for each Interest Period on the last day thereof and, if such Interest Period is longer than three months, at intervals of three months after the first day thereof. Any overdue principal of or interest on any Money Market Loan shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 2% plus the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans for such day.

(f) The Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Loans hereunder. The Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and the participating Banks of each rate of interest so determined, and its determination thereof shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

(g) Each Reference Bank agrees to use its best efforts to furnish quotations to the Agent as contemplated by this Section. If any Reference Bank does not furnish a timely quotation, the Agent shall determine the relevant interest rate on the basis of the quotation or quotations furnished by the remaining Reference Bank or Banks or, if none of such quotations is available on a timely basis, the provisions of Section 8.01 shall apply.

(h) The “Applicable Margin” with respect to any Euro-Dollar Loan, CD Loan or Base Rate Loan at any date is the applicable percentage amount set forth below in the applicable column, which shall be (i) determined based upon the Debt Rating as specified below and (ii) applicable to all Euro-Dollar Loans, CD Loans and Base Rate Loans existing on and after the first date a specific Debt Rating is effective (the “Debt Rating Date”) and continuing until, but not including, the immediate next Debt Rating Date:

Level	Debt Rating	Applicable Margin for CD Loans and Euro- Dollar Loans		Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans
I	Greater than or equal to AA- by S&P or Aa3 by Xxxxx’x	0.610	%	0.000	%
II	A+ by S&P or A1 by Xxxxx’x	0.680	%	0.000	%
III	A by S&P or A2 by Xxxxx’x	0.800	%	0.000	%
IV	A- by S&P or A3 by Xxxxx’x	0.900	%	0.000	%
V	Equal to or less than BBB+ by S&P or Baa1 by Xxxxx’x	1.125	%	0.125	%

In the event that the Debt Ratings assigned by S&P and Xxxxx’x differ, the Applicable Margin and the Facility Fee Rate referred to in Section 2.08 shall be determined by reference to the rating level having the higher Debt Rating unless such ratings are more than one level apart, in which case the rating level that is one tier below the higher of the two ratings shall determine the Applicable Margin and the Facility Fee Rate. The final Debt Rating level by which the Applicable Margin and the Facility Fee Rate are determined is referred to herein as a “Level”.

In the event that either S&P or Xxxxx’x (but not both) shall not make a Debt Rating, the above calculations of the Applicable Margin and the Facility Fee Rate shall be made based on (i) the rating provided by S&P or Xxxxx’x, whichever shall then maintain a current Debt Rating, and (ii) the Debt Rating provided by a nationally recognized securities rating agency selected by the Borrower and approved by the Agent, which shall be substituted for either S&P or Xxxxx’x, as the case may be (the “Alternative Rating Agency”), and the Alternative Rating Agency’s equivalent rating levels shall be substituted for the Debt Rating levels of either S&P or Xxxxx’x, whichever shall no longer then make the applicable Debt Rating.

Section 2.08 Facility Fees.

(a) The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Banks ratably in proportion to their respective Commitments a facility fee at the Facility Fee Rate (as defined below). Such facility fee shall accrue from and including the date hereof to but excluding the Termination Date, on the daily aggregate amount of the Commitments (whether used or unused).

(b) “Facility Fee Rate” means, at any date, a rate per annum equal to (i) 0.065%, if Level I Status exists at such date, (ii) 0.070%, if Level II Status exists at such

date, (iii) 0.075%, if Level III Status exists at such date, (iv) 0.100%, if Level IV Status exists at such date, and (v) 0.125% if Level V Status exists at such date.

(c) Accrued fees under this Section shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each September 1, December 1, March 1 and June 1 and upon the respective Termination Date for each Bank (and, if later, the date the Loans shall be repaid in their entirety).

Section 2.09 Optional Termination or Reduction of Commitments. The Borrower may, upon at least three Domestic Business Days’ notice to the Agent, (a) terminate the Commitments at any time, if no Loans are outstanding at such time, or (b) ratably reduce from time to time by an aggregate amount of $25,000,000 or any larger multiple of $5,000,000, the aggregate amount of the Commitments in excess of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans.

Section 2.10 Mandatory Termination of Commitments. The Commitments of each Bank shall terminate on its respective Termination Date, and any Loans then outstanding (together with accrued interest thereon) shall be due and payable on such date.

Section 2.11 Optional Prepayments.

(a) The Borrower may, upon at least one Domestic Business Day’s notice to the Agent, prepay any Base Rate Borrowing (or any Money Market Borrowing bearing interest at the Base Rate pursuant to Section 8.01(a)) in whole at any time, or from time to time in part in amounts aggregating $25,000,000 or any larger multiple of $5,000,000, by paying the principal amount to be prepaid together with accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment. Each such optional prepayment shall be applied to prepay ratably the Loans of the several Banks included in such Borrowing.

(b) Except as provided in Sections 2.18 and 8.02, and subject to Section 2.13, the Borrower may not prepay all or any portion of the principal amount of any Fixed Rate Loan prior to the maturity thereof.

(c) Upon receipt of a notice of prepayment pursuant to this Section, the Agent shall promptly notify each Bank of the contents thereof and of such Bank’s ratable share (if any) of such prepayment and such notice shall not thereafter be revocable by the Borrower.

Section 2.12 General Provisions as to Payments.

(a) The Borrower shall make each payment of principal of and interest on, the Loans and of fees hereunder, not later than 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the date when due, in Federal or other funds immediately available in San Francisco, California, without set-off, deduction, recoupment or counterclaim, to the Agent at its address referred to in Section 9.01. The Agent will promptly distribute to each Bank its ratable share of each such payment received by the Agent for the account of the Banks. Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Domestic Loans or of fees shall be due on a day which is not a Domestic Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Domestic Business Day unless such Domestic Business Day occurs after the Termination Date, in which case the date for payment

thereof shall be the next preceding Domestic Business Day. Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Euro-Dollar Loans shall be due on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business Day unless such Euro-Dollar Business Day falls in another calendar month or occurs after the Termination Date, in which case the date for payment thereof shall be the next preceding Euro-Dollar Business Day. Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Money Market Loans shall be due on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business Day unless such Euro-Dollar Business Day falls in another calendar month or occurs after the Termination Date, in which case the date for payment thereof shall be the next preceding Euro-Dollar Business Day. If the date for any payment of principal is extended by operation of law or otherwise, interest thereon shall be payable for such extended time.

(b) Unless the Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Banks hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment in full, the Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment in full to the Agent on such date and the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Bank on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Bank. If and to the extent that the Borrower shall not have so made such payment, each Bank shall repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Bank together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Bank until the date such Bank repays such amount to the Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate.

Section 2.13 Funding Losses. If the Borrower makes any payment of principal with respect to any Fixed Rate Loan (pursuant to Section 2.16, Article 6 or 8 or otherwise) on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, or the last day of an applicable period fixed pursuant to Section 2.07(d), or if the Borrower fails to borrow any Fixed Rate Loans after notice has been given to any Bank in accordance with Section 2.04(a), or if any Bank shall be required to assign to any other Bank any portion of a Committed Loan pursuant to Section 2.17(b), the Borrower shall reimburse each Bank within 15 days after demand for any resulting loss or expense incurred by it (or by an existing or prospective Participant in the related Loan), including (without limitation) any loss incurred in obtaining, liquidating or employing deposits from third parties, but excluding loss of margin for the period after any such payment or failure to borrow, provided that such Bank shall have delivered to the Borrower a certificate as to the amount of such loss or expense, which certificate shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

Section 2.14 Computation of Interest and Fees. Interest based on the Prime Rate hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). All other interest and fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

Section 2.15 Withholding Tax Exemption.

At least five Domestic Business Days prior to the first date on which interest or fees are payable hereunder for the account of any Bank, each Bank that is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof agrees that it will deliver to each of the Borrower and the Agent two duly completed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 (including Form W-8BEN or W-8EC1), certifying in either case that such Bank is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement and its Note, if applicable, without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes. Each Bank which so delivers a Form W-8BEN or W-8EC1 further undertakes to deliver to the Agent on behalf of the Borrower two additional copies of such form (or a successor form) on or before the date that such form expires or becomes obsolete or after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form so delivered by it, and such amendments thereto or extensions or renewals thereof as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, in each case certifying that such Bank is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement and its Notes, if applicable, without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes, unless an event (including without limitation any change in treaty, law or regulation) has occurred prior to the date on which any such delivery would otherwise be required which renders all such forms inapplicable or which would prevent such Bank from duly completing and delivering any such form with respect to it and such Bank advises the Borrower and the Agent that it is not capable of receiving payments without any deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax.

Section 2.16 Change of Control. If a Change of Control shall occur (a) the Borrower will, within ten days after the occurrence thereof, give each Bank notice thereof and shall describe in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances giving rise thereto and (b) each Bank may, by three Domestic Business Days’ notice to the Borrower and the Agent given not later than 60 days after receipt of such notice of Change of Control, terminate its Commitment, which shall thereupon be terminated, and declare all of the outstanding Committed Loans and the Money Market Loans made by it (together with accrued interest thereon) and any other amounts payable hereunder for its account to be, and such Loans and such other amounts (including, without limitation, amounts payable under Section 2.13) shall thereupon become, immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower. For the purpose of this Section, a “Change of Control” shall occur if (i) a majority of the directors of the Borrower shall be Persons other than Persons (x) for whose election proxies shall have been solicited by the Board of Directors of the Borrower or (y) who are then serving as directors appointed by the Board of Directors to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors caused by death or resignation (but not by removal) or to fill newly-created directorships or (ii) any person or group of persons (within the meaning of Section 13 or 14 of the Exchange Act) shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more in voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock.

Section 2.17 Increase in Combined Commitments.

(a) The Borrower shall have the right, without the consent of the Banks, subject to the terms of this Section 2.17, to effectuate from time to time, at any time prior to the then effective Termination Date, an increase in the combined Commitments under

this Agreement by adding to this Agreement one or more other banks or other financial institutions reasonably acceptable to the Agent and the Borrower and qualifying as an Assignee hereunder, who shall, upon completion of the requirements of this Section 2.17 constitute “Banks” hereunder (an “Added Bank”), or by allowing one or more Banks in their sole discretion to increase their respective Commitments hereunder (each an “Increasing Bank”), so that such added and increased Commitments shall equal the increase in Commitments effectuated pursuant to this Section 2.17; provided that (i) there shall not be any increased Commitment or any added Commitment, unless the aggregate increase or addition to be effected is at least $25,000,000, (ii) no increase in or added Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.17 shall result in combined Commitments exceeding $2,750,000,000, (iii) no Bank’s Commitment shall be increased under this Section 2.17 without the consent of such Bank, and (iv) there shall not exist any Default or Event of Default immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to such increased or added Commitment. The Borrower shall deliver or pay, as applicable, to the Agent not later than ten Domestic Business Days prior to any such increase in Commitments each of the following items with respect to each Added Bank and Increasing Bank:

(i) a written notice of Borrower’s intention to increase the combined Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.17, which shall specify each Added Bank and Increasing Bank, if any, the changes in amounts of Commitments that will result, and such other information as is reasonably requested by the Agent;

(ii) documents in the form of Exhibit E or Exhibit F, as may be required by the Agent, executed and delivered by each Added Bank and each Increasing Bank, pursuant to which it becomes a party hereto or increases its Commitment, as the case may be;

(iii) if requested by the applicable Bank, Notes or replacement Notes, as the case may be, executed and delivered by Borrower; and

(iv) a non-refundable processing fee of $3,500 with respect to each Added Bank or Increasing Bank for the sole account of the Agent.

(b) Upon receipt of any notice referred to in clause (a)(i) above, the Agent shall promptly notify each Bank thereof. Upon execution and delivery of such documents and the payment of such fee (the “Increased Commitment Date”), each such Added Bank shall constitute a “Bank” for all purposes under this Agreement and related documents without any acknowledgment by or the consent of the other Banks, with a Commitment as specified in such documents, or such Bank’s Commitment shall increase as specified in such documents, as the case may be. Immediately upon the effectiveness of the addition of such Added Bank or the increase in the Commitment of such Increasing Bank under this Section 2.17, (i) the respective pro rata shares of the Banks shall be deemed modified as appropriate to correspond to such changed combined Commitments, and (ii) if there are at such time outstanding any Committed Loans, each Bank whose pro rata share has been decreased as a result of the increase in the combined Commitments shall be deemed to have assigned, without recourse, to each Added Bank and Increasing

Bank such portion of such Bank’s Committed Loans as shall be necessary to effectuate such adjustment in pro rata shares. Each Increasing Bank and Added Bank (x) shall be deemed to have assumed such portion of such Committed Loans and (y) shall fund to each other Bank on the Increased Commitment Date the amount of Committed Loans assigned by it to such Bank. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Banks on demand any and all amounts to the extent payable pursuant to Section 2.13 as a result of any such prepayment of Committed Loans occasioned by the foregoing increase in Commitments and the reallocation of the pro rata shares.

Section 2.18 Extension of Termination Date.

(a) Requests for Extension. The Borrower may, by notice to the Agent, given not earlier than 60 days prior to each of the first and second anniversaries of the Effective Date hereof (each such anniversary being referred to herein as an “Anniversary Date” and each such 60 day period prior to an Anniversary Date being referred to herein as a “Request Period”), request that each Bank extend its Commitment beyond such Bank’s Termination Date then in effect (the “Existing Termination Date”) for an additional one-year period from the Existing Termination Date; provided that no more than one such request may be made during each Request Period. The Agent shall promptly notify each Bank of the Borrower’s request for such extension (the date such notice is given being referred to herein as the “Notice Date”).

(b) Bank Elections to Extend. Each Bank, acting in its sole discretion, shall, by notice to the Agent given not later than 30 days following the Notice Date, advise the Agent whether or not such Bank agrees to such extension (each such Bank that determines not to so extend its Commitment being referred to as a “Non-Extending Bank”)). Any Bank that does not so advise the Agent on or before the 30th day following the Notice Date (the “Response Deadline”) shall be deemed to be a Non-Extending Bank. The election of any Bank to agree to such extension of the Termination Date shall not obligate any other Bank to so agree.

(c) Notification by Agent. The Agent shall notify the Borrower of each Bank’s determination under this Section 2.18 no later than the 5th Domestic Business Day after the Response Deadline.

(d) Additional Commitment Banks. The Borrower shall have the right on or before the related Anniversary Date to replace each Non-Extending Bank with, and add as “Banks” under this Agreement in place thereof, one or more Assignees (each, an “Additional Commitment Bank”) as provided in Section 9.06, provided that each of such Additional Commitment Banks shall enter into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to which such Additional Commitment Bank shall undertake a Commitment (and, if any such Additional Commitment Bank is already a Bank, its Commitment shall be in addition to such Bank’s Commitment hereunder on such date).

(e) Minimum Extension Requirement. If (and only if) the total of the Commitments of the Banks that have agreed to so extend the Termination Date (each, an “Extending Bank”) and the additional Commitments of the Additional Commitment Banks shall be more than 51% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments in effect immediately prior to the related Anniversary Date, then, effective as of the related Anniversary Date (but subject to the prior satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clause (f) below), the Termination Date of this Agreement and the Termination Date with respect to the Commitments of each Extending Bank and of each Additional Commitment Bank shall be extended to the date falling one year after the Existing Termination Date (except that, if such date is not a Domestic Business Day, such Termination Date as so extended shall be the next preceding Domestic Business Day) and each Additional Commitment Bank shall thereupon become a “Bank” for all purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Commitment of each Non-Extending Bank shall remain in full force and effect until and shall terminate on the Existing Termination Date for such Non-Extending Bank, unless such Non-Extending Bank is replaced prior to the related Anniversary Date by an Additional Commitment Bank as provided in clause (d) above.

(f) Conditions to Effectiveness of Extensions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the extension of the Termination Date pursuant to this Section shall not be effective with respect to any Bank unless:

(i) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such extension and after giving effect thereto;

(ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in this Agreement that are qualified by materiality are true and correct and the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Agreement that are not qualified by materiality are true and correct in all material respects, in each case on and as of the date of such extension and after giving effect thereto, as though made on and as of such date (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date);

(iii) at the time of such extension no material adverse change has occurred since January 29, 2011 in the business, financial position or results of operations of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries considered as a whole; and

(iv) the chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate, dated the Anniversary Date with respect to such extension, as to the matters referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) above.

(g) Payment of Non-Extending Banks. On the effective date of any extension of the Termination Date hereunder, the Borrower shall prepay any Committed Loans outstanding on such date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section

2.08 or 2.13) to the extent necessary to keep outstanding Committed Loans ratable with any revised pro rata allocation of the Commitments of the respective Banks effective as of such date.

(h) Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 9.06 to the contrary.

Section 2.19 Defaulting Banks.

(a) Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Bank becomes a Defaulting Bank, then, until such time as that Bank is no longer a Defaulting Bank, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

(i) Waivers and Amendments. That Defaulting Bank’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 9.05.

(ii) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Agent for the account of that Defaulting Bank (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article 6 or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Agent by that Defaulting Bank pursuant to Section 9.04, but excluding any amounts received from the Borrower under Section 2.04(d)), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Bank to the Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Bank has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Agent; third, if so determined by the Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Bank to fund Loans under this Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Banks as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Bank against that Defaulting Bank as a result of that Defaulting Bank’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Bank as a result of that Defaulting Bank’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and sixth, to that Defaulting Bank or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing clauses first through sixth, if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which that Defaulting Bank has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all non-Defaulting Banks on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of that Defaulting Bank. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Bank that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a

Defaulting Bank pursuant to this Section 2.19(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Bank, and each Bank irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii) Certain Fees. That Defaulting Bank shall be entitled to receive any facility fee pursuant to Section 2.08 for any period during which that Bank is a Defaulting Bank only to extent allocable to the outstanding principal amount of Loans funded by it (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay the remaining amount of such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Bank).

(b) Defaulting Bank Cure. If the Borrower and the Agent agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Bank should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Bank, the Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, that Bank will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Banks or take such other actions as the Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Banks in proportion to their respective Commitments, whereupon that Bank will cease to be a Defaulting Bank; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Bank was a Defaulting Bank; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Bank to Bank will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Bank’s having been a Defaulting Bank.

Section 2.20 Evidence of Debt. The Loans made by each Bank shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Bank and by the Agent in the ordinary course of business. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to its obligations hereunder. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Bank and the accounts and records of the Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

ARTICLE 3.
CONDITIONS

Section 3.01 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the date that each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.05):

(a) receipt by the Agent of counterparts hereof signed by each of the parties hereto (or, in the case of any party as to which an executed counterpart shall not have been received, receipt by the Agent in form satisfactory to it of telegraphic, telex or other written confirmation from such party of execution of a counterpart hereof by such party);

(b) receipt by the Agent for the account of each Bank requesting such, of a duly executed Note dated on or before the Effective Date;

(c) receipt by the Agent of an opinion of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq., General Counsel for the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto and covering such additional matters relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as the Required Banks may reasonably request;

(d) receipt by the Agent of an opinion of McGuireWoods LLP, special counsel for the Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto and covering such additional matters relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as the Required Banks may reasonably request;

(e) receipt by the Agent of evidence satisfactory to it of (i) the payment of all principal of and interest on any loans outstanding under, and of all accrued fees under the Existing Five-Year Agreement, and (ii) the satisfaction of all obligations, termination of all commitments under, and cancellation or expiration of, the Existing Five-Year Agreement;

(f) receipt by the Agent of all documents it may reasonably request relating to the existence of the Borrower, the corporate authority for and the validity of this Agreement and the Notes, if any, and any other matters relevant hereto, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent;

(g) receipt by the Agent of a certificate signed by the assistant treasurer of the Borrower certifying that since January 29, 2011 there shall not have occurred any material adverse change in the business, financial position or results of operations of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, considered as a whole.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 7.05, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 3.01, each Bank that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Bank unless the Agent shall have received notice from such Bank prior to the proposed Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

Promptly after the Effective Date the Agent shall deliver to the Borrower for cancellation the promissory note of each lender under the Existing Five-Year Agreement, or, in lieu thereof, a lost note affidavit from any such lender which does not return its promissory note to the Agent. The Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and each Bank of the effectiveness of this Agreement, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.

Section 3.02 Borrowings. The obligation of any Bank to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) receipt by the Agent of a Notice of Borrowing as required by Section 2.02 or 2.03, as the case may be;

(b) the fact that, immediately after such Borrowing, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans will not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments;

(d) the fact that (i) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in this Agreement that are qualified by materiality are true and correct, and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in this Agreement that are not qualified by materiality are true and correct in all material respects, in each case on and as of the date of such Borrowing (except, in the case of a Refunding Borrowing, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.05 as to any matter which has theretofore been disclosed in writing by the Borrower to the Banks).

Each Borrowing hereunder shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date of such Borrowing as to the facts specified in clauses (b), (c) and, to the extent applicable, (d) of this Section.

ARTICLE 4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower represents and warrants that:

Section 4.01 Corporate Existence and Power. Each of the Borrower and each of its Consolidated Subsidiaries is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where, in light of the nature of the business transacted or the property owned by it, such qualification is necessary and the failure so to qualify might permanently impair title to property material to its operations or its right to enforce a material contract against others, or expose it to substantial liability in such jurisdiction.

Section 4.02 Corporate and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and the Notes, if any, are within the Borrower’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower or of any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing Debt of the Borrower or any other material agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

Section 4.03 Binding Effect. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Borrower and the Notes, if any, when executed and delivered in accordance with this Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Borrower in each case enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) rights of acceleration and the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability.

Section 4.04 Financial Information. The consolidated statements of financial position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of January 29, 2011 and the related consolidated statements of results of operations, cash flows and shareholders’ investment for the fiscal year then ended, reported on by Ernst & Young, LLP and set forth in the Borrower’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year then ended, a copy of which has been delivered to each of the Banks, fairly present, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for such fiscal year.

Section 4.05 Litigation. There is no action, suit or proceeding pending against, or to the knowledge of the Borrower threatened against or affecting, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries before any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or official which might reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the business, consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries or which in any manner draws into question the validity of this Agreement or any Note.

Section 4.06 Compliance with ERISA. The Borrower and each Subsidiary has fulfilled its obligations, if any, under the minimum funding standards of ERISA with respect to each Plan maintained by it and is otherwise in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA.

Section 4.07 Payment of Taxes. United States Federal income tax returns of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have been examined and closed through the fiscal year ended January 30, 2010. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all United States Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns which, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, are required to be filed by them and have paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, except for any such taxes which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and against which the Borrower in its judgment has set aside adequate reserves in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Section 4.08 Full Disclosure. All information heretofore furnished by the Borrower to the Agent or any Bank for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby is, and all such information hereafter furnished by the Borrower to the Agent or any Bank will be, true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of which such information is stated or certified.

ARTICLE 5.
COVENANTS

The Borrower agrees that, so long as any Bank has any Commitment hereunder or any Loan or other amounts hereunder shall remain unpaid:

Section 5.01 Information. The Borrower will deliver to each of the Banks:

(a) as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a consolidated statement of financial position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year and the

related consolidated statements of results of operations, cash flows and shareholders’ investment for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on in a manner acceptable to the Securities and Exchange Commission by Ernst & Young, LLP or other Registered Public Accounting Firm of recognized national standing selected by the Borrower (the “Auditor”) or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing;

(b) as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a consolidated statement of financial position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and the related consolidated statements of results of operations and cash flows for such quarter and for the portion of the Borrower’s fiscal year ended at the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of the Borrower’s previous fiscal year, all certified (subject to normal year-end adjustments) as to fairness of presentation, generally accepted accounting principles and consistency by the chief financial officer or the chief accounting officer of the Borrower;

(c) within 15 days after the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b)) above, a certificate of the chief financial officer or the chief accounting officer of the Borrower (i) setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations required to establish whether the Borrower was in compliance with the requirements of Sections 5.07 to 5.08, inclusive, on the date of such financial statements and (ii) stating whether any Default exists on the date of such certificate and, if any Default then exists, setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;

(d) within 15 days after the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to in clause (a) above, a statement of the Auditor which reported on such statements whether anything has come to their attention to cause them to believe that any Default existed on the date of such statements with respect to Sections 5.07 and 5.08 hereof;

(e) within 15 days after any officer of the Borrower obtains knowledge of any Default, if such Default is then continuing, a certificate of the chief financial officer or the chief accounting officer of the Borrower setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;

(f) within 15 days after the mailing thereof to the shareholders of the Borrower generally, copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so mailed;

(g) within 15 days after the filing thereof copies of all reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K (or their equivalents) which the Borrower shall have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any governmental authority succeeding to any of its functions;

(h) written notice setting forth the facts and relevant information if and when the Borrower or any Subsidiary (i) fails to fulfill their obligations, if any, under the minimum funding standards of ERISA with respect to any Plan; (ii) engages in any material nonexempted “prohibited transaction” as defined in Sections 406 and 408 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code; (iii) fails to comply with the Pension Funding Rules; (iv) terminates or permits the termination of any “employee pension benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3 of ERISA and covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code; or (v) engages in a “withdrawal” or “partial withdrawal,” as defined in Section 4203 or 4205 of ERISA from a “multiemployer plan,” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;

(i) promptly following, and in any event within ten days of any change in a Debt Rating by any Rating Agency, notice thereof; and

(j) from time to time such additional information regarding the financial position or business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as the Agent, at the request of any Bank, may reasonably request.

As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 5.01(g), the Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such information under clause (a) or (b) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall remain obligated to furnish the information and materials described in clauses (a) and (b) above at the times specified therein.

The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Banks materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks, Syndtrak and/or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) none of the Banks will be “public-side” Banks (i.e., Banks that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrower hereby agrees that (w) no Borrower Materials are to be made available to Public Lenders, (x) all Borrower Materials shall be treated as private and may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws; and (y) the Agent and the Arrangers shall treat all Borrower Materials as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be under no obligation to xxxx any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC”.

Section 5.02 Maintenance of Property. The Borrower will keep, and will cause each Subsidiary to keep, all material property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial position or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Section 5.03 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence. Except as permitted by Section 5.05, the Borrower will continue, and will cause each Significant Subsidiary to continue, to engage in business of the same general type as now conducted by the Borrower and

its Significant Subsidiaries, and will preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect, and will cause each Significant Subsidiary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its respective corporate existence and its respective rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of business; provided that, neither the Borrower nor any Significant Subsidiary shall be required to preserve any such right, privilege or franchise if the Borrower shall determine in good faith (a) that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or (b) the loss thereof will not be disadvantageous in any material respect to the Borrower.

Section 5.04 Compliance with Laws. Except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial position or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, the Borrower will comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders where material to the assets or operations of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, such compliance to include, without limitation, paying before the same become delinquent all taxes, fees, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon it or upon its property except to the extent any such taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves in the judgment of the Borrower therefor have been established on the books of such Person in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Section 5.05 Consolidations, Mergers and Sale of Assets. The Borrower will not (a) dissolve or liquidate, (b) merge with or into, or consolidate with, any other Person, (c) dissolve or liquidate any Subsidiary or permit the merger or consolidation of any Subsidiary into or with any other Person unless the Borrower shall determine in good faith (i) that any such transaction is in the best interests of the Borrower or (ii) such transaction will not be disadvantageous in any material respect to the Borrower, or (d) sell, convey or transfer all or substantially all of its property and assets to any other Person; provided, however, that (x) any Person may be merged with or into, or consolidated with, the Borrower if the Borrower is the surviving corporation, and (y) the Borrower may merge with or into, or consolidate with, another corporation or sell, convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entity to any Person if the corporation formed by such consolidation or into which the Borrower is merged, or the Person which acquires by sale, conveyance or transfer the properties and assets of the Borrower substantially as an entity, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and shall expressly assume by a supplemental agreement hereto, executed and delivered to the Agent in form satisfactory to the Agent, the full and timely performance and observance of every covenant and agreement contained herein, including but not limited to the payment of the principal and interest provided herein, on the part of the Borrower to be performed or observed, in each case if immediately after giving effect to such merger, consolidation, sale, conveyance or transfer, no Default would occur and be continuing.

Section 5.06 Dividends. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, declare or pay any dividends, purchase or otherwise acquire for value any of its capital stock now or hereafter outstanding, or make any distribution of assets to its stockholders as such, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for value any of the capital stock of the Borrower, if any such action would result in a breach of a covenant or agreement

contained in, or default under, or constitute an event of default under, any other agreement then in effect between the Borrower and any Person relating to indebtedness for money borrowed.

Section 5.07 Negative Pledge. The Borrower will not permit, at the end of any fiscal quarter, the aggregate amount of Debt of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis, secured by Liens (other than (a) Liens on Accounts Receivable and (b) any Lien on any asset securing Debt incurred or assumed for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of acquiring or constructing such asset, provided that such Lien attaches to such asset concurrently or within 120 days after the acquisition or completion of construction thereof) to exceed 20% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.

Section 5.08 Leverage Ratio. The Borrower will not, at the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, permit the ratio of (a) Total Finance Liabilities to (b) Total Capitalization to be greater than or equal to 3.0:4.0.

Section 5.09 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans made under this Agreement will be used, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower for its general corporate purposes and as a commercial paper backup facility. None of such proceeds will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U.

ARTICLE 6.
DEFAULTS

Section 6.01 Events of Default. If one or more of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall have occurred and be continuing:

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay when due any principal of any Loan, or shall fail to pay within five Domestic Business Days of the due date thereof any interest on any Loan, any fees or any other amount payable hereunder;

(b) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant contained in Sections 5.05 through 5.09, inclusive;

(c) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those covered by clause (a) or (b) above) for 30 days after written notice thereof has been given to the Borrower by the Agent at the request of any Bank;

(d) any representation, warranty, certification or statement made by the Borrower in this Agreement or in any certificate, financial statement or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made (or deemed made);

(e) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to make any payment of principal or interest in respect of any Material Debt when due or within any applicable grace period;

(f) any event or condition shall occur which results in the acceleration of the maturity of any Material Debt or enables the holder of such Material Debt or any Person acting on such holder’s behalf to accelerate the maturity thereof;

(g) the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due, or shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the foregoing;

(h) an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to it or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60 days; or an order for relief shall be entered against the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary under the federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect;

(i) The Borrower or any Subsidiary shall (i) engage in any nonexempted “prohibited transaction,” as defined in Sections 406 and 408 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, (ii) fail to comply with the Pension Funding Rules, (iii) terminate or permit the termination of any “employee pension benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3 of ERISA, in a manner which shall result in the imposition of a Lien on the property of the Borrower or such Subsidiary pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA or (iv) engage in a “withdrawal” or “partial withdrawal,” as defined in Section 4203 or 4205 of ERISA, from a “multiemployer plan,” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, provided that no occurrence described in this Section 6.01(i) shall constitute an Event of Default unless the aggregate outstanding liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which has resulted from all such occurrences, plus the aggregate outstanding amount secured by all such Liens shall exceed $100,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency); or

(j) a judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $100,000,000 shall be rendered against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and such judgment or order shall continue unsatisfied and unstayed for a period of 10 days;

then, and in every such event, the Agent shall, if requested by the Required Banks, (i) by notice to the Borrower terminate the Commitments and they shall thereupon terminate, and (ii) by notice to the Borrower declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans (together with accrued interest thereon and all other fees pursuant to Section 2.08 or 2.13 owing or payable hereunder) to be, and the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans shall thereupon become, immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of

any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; provided that in the case of any of the Events of Default specified in clause (g) or (h) above with respect to the Borrower, without any notice to the Borrower or any other act by the Agent or the Banks, the Commitments shall thereupon terminate and the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans (together with accrued interest thereon and all other fees pursuant to Section 2.08 or 2.13 owing or payable hereunder) shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

Section 6.02 Notice of Default. The Agent shall give notice to the Borrower under Section 6.01(c) promptly upon being requested to do so by any Bank and shall thereupon notify all the Banks thereof.

ARTICLE 7.
THE AGENT, THE CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS
AND THE SYNDICATION AGENT

Section 7.01 Appointment and Authorization. Each Bank irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the Notes, if any, as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with all such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

Section 7.02 Agent and Affiliates. Except as provided in Section 2.03(d), Bank of America shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Bank and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though it were not the Agent, and Bank of America and its affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or affiliate of the Borrower as if it were not the Agent hereunder. The Banks acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Bank of America or its affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower or its affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower or such affiliate) and acknowledge that the Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, Bank of America shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Bank and may exercise such rights and powers as though it were not the Agent, and the terms “Bank” and “Banks” include Bank of America in its individual capacity.

Section 7.03 Action by Agent. The obligations of the Agent hereunder are only those expressly set forth herein, and the Agent shall not be a trustee or fiduciary for any Bank; the term “Agent” is used solely as a matter of market custom to connote an administrative relationship among independent contracting parties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent shall not be required to take any action with respect to any Default, except as expressly provided in Article 6.

Section 7.04 Consultation with Experts. The Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.

Section 7.05 Liability of Agent. Neither the Agent nor any of its affiliates nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in connection herewith (a) with the consent or at the request of the Required Banks or all Banks, as the case may be, or (b) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct and in no event shall any such Person be liable for special, consequential, punitive or indirect damages. Neither the Agent nor any of its affiliates nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into or verify (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in connection with this Agreement or any borrowing hereunder; (ii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants or agreements of the Borrower; (iii) the satisfaction of any condition specified in Article 3, except receipt of items required to be delivered to the Agent; or (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness, genuineness or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Notes, if any, or any other instrument or writing furnished in connection herewith. Neither the Agent nor any of its affiliates nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection proceedings under this Agreement or the Notes, if any. The Agent shall not incur any liability by acting in reliance upon any notice, consent, certificate, statement, or other writing (which may be a bank wire, telex or similar writing) believed by it to be genuine or to be signed by the proper party or parties.

Section 7.06 Indemnification. Each Bank shall, ratably in accordance with its Commitment (determined at the time such indemnification is sought), indemnify the Agent, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, agent and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower) from and against all Indemnified Liabilities, as defined in Section 9.03(b) (except such as result from such indemnitees’ gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided, however, that no action taken in accordance with directions of the Required Banks or, in the case of an action expressly requiring the consent of all of the Banks, with the directions of all of the Banks, shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section), that such indemnitees may suffer or incur in connection with this Agreement or as a result of any action taken or omitted by such indemnitees hereunder. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Bank shall reimburse the Agent upon demand for its ratable share (determined at the time such reimbursement is sought) of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, including the allocated costs of internal legal services) incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower. The undertaking in this Section shall survive termination of the Commitments, the repayment of all Loans and the resignation of the Agent.

Section 7.07 Credit Decision. Each Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, any Co-Documentation Agent, the Syndication Agent or any other Bank, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, any Co-Documentation Agent, the Syndication Agent or any other Bank, and based on such documents and information as it

shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking any action under this Agreement.

Section 7.08 Successor Agent. The Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Banks and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Banks shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent. If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Banks, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Banks, appoint a successor Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized or licensed under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall thereafter be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Article shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent.

Section 7.09 Agent’s Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for its own account fees in the amounts and at the times previously agreed upon between the Borrower and the Agent.

Section 7.10 Co-Documentation Agents and Syndication Agent. Nothing in this Agreement shall impose on any Co-Documentation Agent or Syndication Agent, in its capacity as such, any duties or obligations whatsoever, nor shall any Co-Documentation Agent or Syndication Agent, in its capacity as such be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Bank.

Section 7.11 Defaults. The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default unless the Agent has received written notice from a Bank or the Borrower specifying such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default”. In the event that the Agent receives such a notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, the Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Banks. The Agent shall (subject to Section 7.05 hereof) take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall reasonably be directed by the Required Banks, provided that, unless and until the Agent shall have received such directions, the 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 interest of the Banks.

ARTICLE 8.
CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES

Section 8.01 Basis for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair. If on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period for any Fixed Rate Borrowing:

(a) the Agent is advised by the Reference Banks that deposits in dollars (in the applicable amounts) are not being offered to the Reference Banks in the relevant market for such Interest Period, or

(b) the Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate for Euro-Dollar Loans for such Interest Period; or

(c) in the case of a Committed Borrowing, Banks having 50% or more of the aggregate amount of the Commitments advise the Agent that the Adjusted CD Rate or the Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate, as the case may be, as determined by the Agent will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Banks of funding their CD Loans or Euro-Dollar Loans, as the case may be, for such Interest Period;

the Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Banks, whereupon until the Agent notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligations of the Banks to make CD Loans or Euro-Dollar Loans, as the case may be, shall be suspended. Unless the Borrower notifies the Agent at least one Domestic Business Day before the date of any Fixed Rate Borrowing for which a Notice of Borrowing has previously been given that it elects not to borrow on such date, (i) if such Fixed Rate Borrowing is a Committed Borrowing, such Borrowing shall instead be made as a Base Rate Borrowing and (ii) if such Fixed Rate Borrowing is a Money Market LIBOR Borrowing, the Money Market LIBOR Loans comprising such Borrowing shall bear interest for each day from and including the first day to but excluding the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto at the Base Rate for such day.

Section 8.02 Illegality. If, on or after the date of this Agreement, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or compliance by any Bank (or its Euro-Dollar Lending Office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Bank (or its Euro-Dollar Lending Office) to make, maintain or fund its Euro-Dollar Loans and such Bank shall so notify the Agent, the Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the other Banks and the Borrower, whereupon until such Bank notifies the Borrower and the Agent that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of such Bank to make Euro-Dollar Loans shall be suspended. Before giving any notice to the Agent pursuant to this Section, such Bank shall designate a different Euro-Dollar Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for giving such notice and will not, in the judgment of such Bank, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank. If such Bank shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain and fund any of its outstanding Euro-Dollar Loans to maturity and shall so specify in such notice, the Borrower shall immediately prepay in full the then outstanding principal amount of each such Euro-Dollar Loan, together with accrued interest thereon. Concurrently with prepaying each such Euro-Dollar Loan, the Borrower shall, subject to Section 2.01, borrow a Base Rate Loan in an equal principal amount from such Bank (on which interest and principal shall be payable contemporaneously with the related Euro-Dollar Loans of the other Banks), and such Bank shall make such a Base Rate Loan.

Section 8.03 Increased Cost and Reduced Return.

(a) If on or after (x) the date hereof in the case of any Committed Loan or any obligation to make Committed Loans or (y) the date of the related Money Market Quote, in the case of any Money Market Loan, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or compliance by any Bank (or its Applicable Lending Office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency :

(i) shall subject any Bank (or its Applicable Lending Office) to any tax, duty or other charge with respect to its Fixed Rate Loans, its Note, if any, or its obligation to make Fixed Rate Loans, or shall change the basis of taxation of payments to any Bank (or its Applicable Lending Office) of the principal of or interest on its Fixed Rate Loans or any other amounts due under this Agreement in respect of its Fixed Rate Loans or its obligation to make Fixed Rate Loans (except for changes in the rate of tax on the overall net income of such Bank or its Applicable Lending Office imposed by the jurisdiction in which such Bank’s principal executive office or Applicable Lending Office is located); or

(ii) shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve (including, without limitation, any such requirement imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, but excluding (A) with respect to any CD Loan any such requirement included in an applicable Domestic Reserve Percentage and (B) with respect to any Euro-Dollar Loan any such requirement included in an applicable Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage), special deposit, insurance assessment (excluding, with respect to any CD Loan, any such requirement reflected in an applicable Assessment Rate) or similar requirement against assets of deposits with or for the account of or credit extended by, any Bank (or its Applicable Lending Office) or shall impose on any Bank (or its Applicable Lending Office) or on the United States market for certificates of deposit or the London interbank market any other condition affecting its Fixed Rate Loans, its Note, if any, or its obligation to make Fixed Rate Loans;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Bank (or its Applicable Lending Office) of making or maintaining any Fixed Rate Loan, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Bank (or its Applicable Lending Office) under this Agreement or under its Note, if any, with respect thereto, by an amount deemed by such Bank to be material, then, within 15 days after demand by such Bank (with a copy to the Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank for such increased cost or reduction.

(b) If any Bank shall have determined that, after the date hereof the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy, or any change in any such law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof

by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on capital of such Bank (or its Parent) as a consequence of such Bank’s obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Bank (or its Parent) could have achieved but for such adoption, change, request or directive (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Bank to be material, then from time to time, within 15 days after demand by such Bank (with a copy to the Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank (or its Parent) for such reduction.

(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a change in law contemplated by the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 8.03, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

(d) Each Bank will promptly notify the Borrower and the Agent of any event of which it has knowledge, occurring after the date hereof which will entitle such Bank to compensation pursuant to this Section and will designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of such compensation and will not, in the judgment of such Bank, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank. A certificate of any Bank claiming compensation under this Section and setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, such Bank may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.

Section 8.04 Base Rate Loans Substituted for Affected Fixed Rate Loans. If (a) the obligation of any Bank to make, maintain or convert to Euro-Dollar Loans has been suspended pursuant to Section 8.02 or (b) any Bank has demanded compensation under Section 8.03 and the Borrower shall, by at least five Euro-Dollar Business Days’ prior notice to such Bank through the Agent, have elected that the provisions of this Section shall apply to such Bank, then, unless and until such Bank notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension or demand for compensation no longer exist:

(a) all Loans which would otherwise be made, maintained or converted by such Bank as CD Loans or Euro-Dollar Loans, as the case may be, shall be made, maintained or converted instead as Base Rate Loans (on which interest and principal shall be payable contemporaneously with the related Fixed Rate Loans of the other Banks), and

(b) after each of its CD Loans or Euro-Dollar Loans, as the case may be, has been repaid or converted, all payments of principal which would otherwise be applied to repay such Fixed Rate Loans shall be applied to repay its Base Rate Loans instead.

ARTICLE 9.
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including bank wire, telex, facsimile transmission or similar writing) and shall be given to such party: (a) in the case of the Borrower or the Agent, at its address, facsimile number (if any) set forth on the signature pages hereof, (b) in the case of any Bank, at its address, facsimile number set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire or (c) in the case of any party, such other address, facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the Agent and the Borrower. Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by mail, upon receipt, (ii) if given by facsimile transmission, when such facsimile is transmitted to the facsimile number specified in this Section and receipt of such facsimile is confirmed, either orally or in writing by return facsimile to the transmitting party at the facsimile number specified in this Section, by the party receiving such transmission, or (iii) if given by any other means, when delivered at the address specified in this Section; provided that notices to the Agent under Article 2 or Article 8 shall not be effective until received.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 9.01, in the case of any communication required by Section 5.01, in addition to the methods of delivery described above, any such communication may be made by the posting of such financial statements, reports, officer’s certificates or other information to an Internet website established by the Agent with IntraLinks, Inc., Syndtrak and/or other similarly available electronic media (a “Posting Website”) or, in the case of information required under Sections 5.01(a), (b), (f) and (g) only, by the posting on the Posting Website of the universal resource locator (URL) where such information may be obtained. Upon the initial establishment of the Posting Website, the Agent shall give notice to each Bank of the URL for the Posting Website in writing by mail or facsimile transmission as described above. Each communication made by the Borrower pursuant to the second preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been delivered when the information contained therein is posted to the Posting Website.

Section 9.02 No Waivers; Enforcement. No failure or delay by the Agent or any Bank in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other document, instrument or agreements evidencing, securing or relating to this Agreement (together with this Agreement, collectively, the “Loan Documents”), the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Borrower shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Agent in accordance with Section 6.02 for the benefit of all the Banks; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Agent from exercising on

its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) any Bank from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 9.04, or (c) any Bank from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding relative to the Borrower.

Section 9.03 Expenses; Documentary Taxes; Indemnification.

(a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent, including reasonable fees and disbursements of special counsel for the Agent, in connection with the preparation of this Agreement, any waiver or consent hereunder or any amendment hereof or any Default or alleged Default hereunder and (ii) if an Event of Default occurs, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent and each Bank, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, in connection with such Event of Default and collection, bankruptcy, insolvency, and other enforcement proceedings resulting therefrom. The Borrower shall indemnify each Bank against any transfer taxes, documentary taxes, assessments or charges made by any governmental authority by reason of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Notes, if any.

(b) The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Agent and each Bank, their respective affiliates and the respective directors, officers, agents, attorneys and employees of the foregoing (each an “Indemnitee”) and hold each Indemnitee harmless from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses of any kind, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, which may be incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding (whether or not such Indemnitee shall be designated a party thereto) relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any actual or proposed use of proceeds of Loans hereunder (the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided that no Indemnitee shall have the right to be indemnified hereunder for such Indemnitee’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through internet, Posting Website or other similarly available electronic media in connection with the electronic posting of financial statements, certificates, reports or other information to a Posting Website as provided for in Section 9.01 hereof unless such Indemnitee has engaged in gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Section 9.04 Sharing of Set-Off. Each Bank agrees that if it shall, by exercising any right of set-off, recoupment, counterclaim or otherwise, receive payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then due with respect to any Loans held by it which is greater than the proportion received by any other Bank in respect of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then due with respect to any Loans held by such other Bank, the Bank receiving such proportionately greater payment (the “Benefited Bank”) shall purchase such participations in the Loans held by the other Banks, and such other adjustments shall be made, as may be required so that all such payments of principal and interest with respect to the Loans held by the Banks shall be shared by the Banks pro rata; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such Benefited Bank or is repaid in whole or in part by such Benefited Bank in good faith settlement of a pending or threatened avoidance

claim, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery or settlement payment, but without interest; further provided that nothing in this Section shall impair the right of any Bank to exercise any right of set-off or counterclaim it may have and to apply the amount subject to such exercise to the payment of indebtedness of the Borrower other than its indebtedness under this Agreement. The Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any holder of a participation in a Loan, whether or not acquired pursuant to the foregoing arrangements, may exercise rights of set-off or counterclaim and other rights with respect to such participation as fully as if such holder of a participation were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any Defaulting Bank shall exercise any such right of setoff, recoupment, counterclaim or otherwise, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.19 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Bank from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Agent and the Banks, and (y) the Defaulting Bank shall provide promptly to the Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the obligations under this Agreement owing to such Defaulting Bank as to which it exercised such right of setoff, recoupment, counterclaim or otherwise.

Section 9.05 Amendments and Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement or the Notes, if any, may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed by the Borrower and the Required Banks (and, if the rights or duties of the Agent are affected thereby, by the Agent); provided that no such amendment or waiver shall: (a) increase, decrease or extend the Commitment of any Bank (except for (i) a ratable decrease in the Commitments of all Banks, (ii) any increase in Commitments made pursuant to, and in compliance with, Sections 2.17 and 2.18, as applicable, and (iii) any extension made pursuant to, and in compliance with, Section 2.18) or subject any Bank to any additional obligation, without the written consent of such Bank; (b) reduce the principal of or rate of interest on any Loan or any fees or margins hereunder (subject to the second proviso to this Section 9.05), without the written consent of each Bank directly affected thereby (provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Banks shall be necessary (i) to amend the rate payable as default interest hereunder or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at such default rate, or (ii) to amend Section 5.07 or 5.08 (or any defined term used therein) even if the effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or to reduce any fee payable hereunder); (c) postpone the date fixed for any payment of principal of or interest on any Loan or any fees hereunder or for the Termination Date (except pursuant to, and in compliance with Section 2.18 hereof), without the written consent of each Bank directly affected thereby; (d) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans, or the number of Banks, which shall be required for the Banks or any of them to take any action under this Section or any other provision of this Agreement, without the written consent of each Bank; (e) consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, without the written consent of each Bank; or (f) amend, modify or waive Section 9.04 or this Section 9.05 without the written consent of each Bank; provided further, however, that the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Bank shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Banks or each affected Bank may be effected with the consent

of the applicable Banks other than Defaulting Banks), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Bank may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Bank and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Banks or each affected Bank that by its terms affects any Defaulting Bank disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Banks shall require the consent of such Defaulting Bank.

Section 9.06 Successors and Assigns.

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Agent and each Bank, and no Bank may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) and (d) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (e) or (g) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (b) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) Any Bank may at any time grant to one or more banks, Approved Funds or other institutions (other than a Defaulting Bank or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Bank hereunder, would constitute a Defaulting Bank) (each a “Participant”) participating interests in its Commitment or any or all of its Loans. In the event of any such grant by a Bank of a participating interest to a Participant, whether or not upon notice to the Borrower and the Agent, such Bank shall remain responsible for the performance of its obligations hereunder, and the Borrower and the Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Bank in connection with such Bank’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which any Bank may grant such a participating interest shall provide that such Bank shall retain the sole right and responsibility to enforce the obligations of the Borrower hereunder including, without limitation, the right to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such participation agreement may provide that such Bank will not agree to any modification, amendment or waiver of this Agreement described in clause (a), (b) or (c) of Section 9.05 without the consent of the Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall, to the extent provided in its participation agreement, be entitled to the benefits of Article 8 with respect to its participating interest. An assignment or other transfer which is not permitted by subsection (c) or (d) below shall be given effect for purposes of this Agreement only to the extent of a participating interest granted in accordance with this subsection (b).

(c) Any Bank may at any time assign to one or more banks, Approved Funds or other institutions (other a Defaulting Bank or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person

who, upon becoming a Bank hereunder, would constitute a Defaulting Bank) (each an “Assignee”) all, or a proportionate part of all, of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and its Notes, if any, and such Assignee shall assume such rights and obligations, pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit I hereto (an “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”) executed by such Assignee and such transferor Bank, with and subject to the subscribed consents of the Agent and (so long as an Event of Default has not occurred and is continuing) the Borrower, which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that (i) such assignment may, but need not, include rights of the transferor Bank in respect of outstanding Money Market Loans and (ii) no interest may be assigned by a Bank pursuant to this subsection (c) in an amount less than $15,000,000 unless (A) such lesser amount constitutes all of such assigning Bank’s Commitment, or (B) the Agent and (so long as an Event of Default has not occurred and is continuing) the Borrower, in its sole discretion, otherwise consent to a lesser amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Assignee is an affiliate of a Bank or a Bank, (x) the subscribed consents of the Borrower and the Agent shall not be required and (y) the limitations set forth in clause (ii) above shall not be applicable. In all cases, any assignment to any Approved Fund requires the consent of the Borrower, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Upon execution and delivery of such instrument and payment by such Assignee to such transferor Bank of an amount equal to the purchase price agreed between such transferor Bank and such Assignee, such Assignee shall be a Bank party to this Agreement and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Bank with a Commitment as set forth in such instrument of assumption, and the transferor Bank shall be released from its obligations hereunder to a corresponding extent (and, in the case of an assignment covering all of the assigning Bank’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Bank shall cease to be a party hereto) and no further consent or action by any party shall be required, but the transferor Bank shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Article 8 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Upon the consummation of any assignment pursuant to this subsection (c), the transferor Bank, the Agent and the Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements so that, if required, a new Note is issued to the Assignee. Except as otherwise provided herein, in connection with any such assignment, the transferor Bank shall pay to the Agent an administrative fee for processing such assignment in the amount of $3,500, unless waived by the Agent in its sole discretion. If the Assignee is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof, it shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent certification as to exemption from deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes in accordance with Section 2.15.

The Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an Agent of the Borrower (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Agent’s principal office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Banks, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans owing to, each Bank pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register as to the identity of the Banks and their respective Commitments shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agent and the Banks may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Bank hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. In addition, the Agent

shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of designation, of any Bank as a Defaulting Bank. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Bank, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In addition, at any time that a request for a consent for a material or substantive change to this Agreement is pending, any Bank wishing to consult with other Banks in connection therewith may request and receive from the Agent a copy of the Register.

(d) In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Bank hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Bank, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Bank to the Agent or any Bank hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans in proportion to its Commitment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Bank hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Bank for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

(e) Any Bank may at any time assign all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement and its Note, if any, to a Federal Reserve Bank. No such assignment shall release the transferor Bank from its obligations hereunder.

(f) No Assignee, Participant or other transferee of any Bank’s rights shall be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 8.03 than such Bank would have been entitled to receive with respect to the rights transferred, unless such transfer is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent or by reason of the provisions of Section 8.02 or 8.03 requiring such Bank to designate a different Applicable Lending Office under certain circumstances or at a time when the circumstances giving rise to such greater payment did not exist.

(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Bank that is an Approved Fund may create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it to the trustee for the holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Fund as security for such obligations or securities, provided that unless and until such trustee actually becomes a Bank in compliance with the other provisions of Section 9.06(c), (i) no such pledge shall release the pledging Bank from any of its obligations under this Agreement and (ii) such trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a Bank under this Agreement, including but not limited to rights to approve amendments, waivers or other modifications of any provision of this Agreement, even though such trustee may have acquired ownership rights with respect to the pledged interest through foreclosure or otherwise.

(h) The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

Section 9.07 Collateral. Each of the Banks represents to the Agent and each of the other Banks that it in good faith is not relying upon any “margin stock” (as defined in Regulation U) as collateral in the extension or maintenance of the credit provided for in this Agreement.

Section 9.08 Replacement of Banks. (a) If any Bank requests compensation under Section 8.03, or if the obligation of any Bank to make Euro-Dollar Loans has been suspended pursuant to Section 8.02, or if any Bank is a Defaulting Bank, or if any Bank is a Non-Extending Bank for any extension of the Termination Date, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Bank and the Agent, require such Bank to assign and delegate without unreasonable delay, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 9.06), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Bank, if a Bank accepts such assignment), provided that:

(i) the Borrower shall have paid to the Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 9.06(c) (except as otherwise provided herein); provided that any Defaulting Bank shall pay to the Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 9.06(c);

(ii) such Bank shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder (including any amounts under Section 2.13) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

(iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation by a Bank under Section 8.03, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments that would otherwise result thereafter; and

(iv) such assignment does not conflict with applicable laws.

A Bank shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Bank or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

(b) In the event any Bank fails to approve any amendment, waiver or consent requested by the Borrower pursuant to Section 9.05 that has received the written approval of not less than the Required Banks but also requires the approval of such Bank (any such

Bank, a “Restricted Bank”), so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Borrower has obtained a commitment (in an amount not less than the entire amount of such Restricted Bank’s Commitment) from one or more Banks or Assignees to become a Bank for all purposes hereunder (such Bank or Banks referred to as the “Replacement Bank”), the Borrower may cause such Restricted Bank to be replaced by, and to assign all its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including its Commitment and its outstanding Loans) pursuant to Section 9.06 to, such Replacement Bank. Such Restricted Bank agrees to execute and to deliver to the Agent one or more Assignment and Assumption Agreements with such Replacement Bank as provided in Section 9.06 upon payment at par of all principal, accrued interest, accrued fees and other amounts accrued or owing under this Agreement to such Restricted Bank, and such Replacement Bank shall pay to the Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 9.06(c) in connection with such assignment. The Restricted Bank making such assignment will be entitled to compensation for any expenses or other amounts which would be owing to such Restricted Bank pursuant to any indemnification provision hereof (including, if applicable, Section 2.13) as if the Borrower had prepaid the Loans of such Bank (and terminated its Commitment, if applicable) rather than such Restricted Bank having assigned its interest hereunder.

(c) In each case of clause (a) and (b) above, the Agent shall distribute an amended schedule of Commitments, which shall be deemed incorporated into this Agreement, to reflect changes in the identities of the Banks and adjustments of their respective Commitments and/or shares thereof resulting from any such replacement.

(d) This section shall supersede any provision in Section 9.05 to the contrary.

Section 9.09 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and each Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. The Borrower hereby submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and of any New York State court sitting in New York City for purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Borrower irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

Section 9.10 Counterparts; Integration. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersedes any and all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.

Section 9.11 Confidentiality. Each Bank agrees to exercise all reasonable efforts to keep any Information delivered or made available by the Borrower to it which is clearly indicated to be confidential information, confidential from anyone other than Persons employed or retained by such Bank who are or are expected to become engaged in evaluating, approving, structuring or administering the Loans; provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Bank from

disclosing such Information (a) to any of its affiliates or any other Bank or affiliate thereof, (b) to its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys and accountants who have a need to know such Information in accordance with customary banking practices and who receive such Information having been made aware of the restrictions set forth in this Section, (c) upon the order of any court or administrative agency, (d) upon the request or demand of any regulatory agency or authority having jurisdiction over such Bank or its affiliates, (e) as required by any applicable law, rule or regulation, (f) to any other Person if reasonably necessary to the administration of the credit facility provided herein, (g) which has been publicly disclosed, (h) to the extent reasonably required in connection with any litigation to which the Agent, any Bank, the Borrower or their respective affiliates may be a party, (i) to the extent reasonably required in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder, (j) to such Bank’s legal counsel and independent auditors, (k) with the prior written consent of the Borrower, and (l) to any actual or proposed Participant or Assignee of all or part of its rights hereunder which has agreed in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Section. For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower relating to the Borrower or any of its business, other than any such information that is available to the Agent or any Bank on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower, provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential.

Section 9.12 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Agent and the Arrangers are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Agent and the Arrangers, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Agent and the Arrangers is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Agent nor any Arranger has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Agent, the Arrangers and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its affiliates, and neither the Agent nor any Arranger has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or any of its affiliates.

Section 9.13 USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Bank that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Bank) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Bank or the Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act. The Borrower shall, promptly following a request by

the Agent or any Bank, provide all documentation and other information that the Agent or such Bank requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act.

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

	BORROWER:

WITNESSES:	TARGET CORPORATION

/s/ Xxxx Xxxx	By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxx X. Xxxx
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx	Title:	Assistant Treasurer

	0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
	Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
	Attention: Assistant Treasurer

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

		ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

		BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
		Administrative Agent

		By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
		Name:	Xxxx X. Xxxxx
		Title:	Vice President

		Agency Management Group
		000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
		Mail Code: NY1-503-04-03
		Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
		Attention: Vice President
		Telecopy Number: (000) 000-0000

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

		SYNDICATION AGENT:

		CITIBANK, N.A, as Syndication Agent

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

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

		CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS:

		JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agent

		By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Title:	Vice President


		XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Documentation Agent

		By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
		Title:	Director


		U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Documentation Agent

		By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
		Title:	Assistant Vice President

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

	BANKS:

$204,000,000.00	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

	By:	/s/ J. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
	Name:	J. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
	Title:	Director

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$204,000,000.00	CITIBANK, N.A.

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

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$204,000,000.00	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

	By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
	Title:	Vice President

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$204,000,000.00	XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

	By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
	Title:	Director

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$204,000,000.00	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

	By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
	Title:	Assistant Vice President

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$125,000,000.00	THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI, LTD.

	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
	Title:	Authorized Signatory

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$125,000,000.00	BARCLAYS BANK PLC

	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
	Title:	Assistant Vice President

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$125,000,000.00	MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD.

	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
	Title:	Authorized Signatory

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$125,000,000.00	XXXXXXX SACHS BANK USA

	By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxx Xxxxxx
	Title:	Authorized Signatory

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$125,000,000.00	HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

	By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx

	Name:	Xxxx Xxxxxxxx

	Title:	Vice President

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$125,000,000.00	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx XxxXxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxx XxxXxxxxx
	Title:	Authorized Signatory

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$100,000,000.00	FIFTH THIRD BANK

	By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
	Name:	Xxxx X. Xxxxx
	Title:	VP Corporate Banking

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$100,000,000.00	TORONTO DOMINION (NEW YORK) LLC

	By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
	Title:	Authorized Signatory

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$100,000,000.00	DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH

	By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
	Title:	Vice President


	By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxx
	Name:	Xxxx X. Xxx
	Title:	Vice President

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$75,000,000.00	STATE STREET BANK & TRUST COMPANY

	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
	Title:	Authorized Signatory

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$50,000,000.00	SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION

	By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx Xxxx
	Title:	Managing Director

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$30,000,000.00	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

	By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	Managing Director

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

$25,000,000.00	FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK

	By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxx Xxxxxxx
	Title:	Vice President

CREDIT AGREEMENT

(Target Corporation)

Signature Page

EXHIBIT A

NOTE

[ , ]

, 2011

For value received, Target Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the “Borrower”), promises to pay to the order of (the “Bank”), for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below on the last day of the Interest Period relating to such Loan. The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan on the dates and at the rate or rates provided for in the Credit Agreement. All such payments of principal and interest shall be made in lawful money of the United States in Federal or other immediately available funds at the office of Bank of America, N.A., Mail Code: CA4-702-02-25 Building B, 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000.

All Loans made by the Bank, the respective types and maturities thereof and all repayments of the principal thereof shall be recorded by the Bank and, if the Bank so elects in connection with any transfer or enforcement hereof, appropriate notations to evidence the foregoing information with respect to each such Loan then outstanding may be endorsed by the Bank on the schedule attached hereto, or on a continuation of such schedule attached to and made a part hereof; provided that the failure of the Bank to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Credit Agreement.

This note is one of the Notes referred to in the Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of October 14, 2011 among the Borrower, the Banks party thereto, the Co-Documentation Agents and Syndication Agent listed therein and Bank of America, N.A., as Agent (as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement for provisions for the prepayment hereof and the acceleration of the maturity hereof.

[Signature page follows.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Note to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.

	TARGET CORPORATION

	By:
	Name:	Xxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	Assistant Treasurer

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Note (Cont’d)

LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL

Date	Principal Amount of Loan	Type of Loan	Amount of Principal Repaid	Maturity Date	Notation Made By

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF MONEY MARKET QUOTE REQUEST

[Date]

To: Bank of America, N.A. (the “Agent”)

From: Target Corporation

Re: Five-Year Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of October 14, 2011 among the Borrower, the Banks party thereto, the Co-Documentation Agents and Syndication Agent listed therein and the Agent

We hereby give notice pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement that we request Money Market Quotes for the following proposed Money Market Borrowing(s):

Date of Borrowing:

Principal Amount*		Interest Period**

$

Such Money Market Quotes should offer a Money Market [Margin] [Absolute Rate]. [The applicable base rate is the London Interbank Offered Rate.]

Terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

	TARGET CORPORATION


	By
		Name:
		Title:

* Amount must be $25,000,000 or a larger multiple of $5,000,000.

** Not less than one month (LIBOR Auction) or not less than 14 days (Absolute Rate Auction), subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period.

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF INVITATION FOR MONEY MARKET QUOTES

[Date]

To: [Name of Bank]

Re: Invitation for Money Market Quotes

to Target Corporation (the “Borrower”)

Pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of October 14, 2011 among the Borrower, the Banks party thereto, the Co-Documentation Agents and Syndication Agent listed therein and the undersigned, as Agent, we are pleased on behalf of the Borrower to invite you to submit Money Market Quotes to the Borrower for the following proposed Money Market Borrowing(s):

Date of Borrowing:

Principal Amount		Interest Period

$

Such Money Market Quotes should offer a Money Market [Margin] [Absolute Rate]. [The applicable base rate is the London Interbank Offered Rate.]

Please respond to this invitation by no later than [2:00 P.M.] [10:15 A.M.] (New York City time) on [date].

	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Agent


	By
		Authorized Officer

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF MONEY MARKET QUOTE

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

Agency Services

Mail Code: CA4-702-02-25

Building B

2000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx

Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000

Attention:

Re: Money Market Quote to

Target Corporation (the “Borrower”)

In response to your invitation on behalf of the Borrower dated , , we hereby make the following Money Market Quote on the following terms:

1. Quoting Bank:

2. Person to contact at Quoting Bank:

3. Date of Borrowing: *

4. We hereby offer to make Money Market Loan(s) in the following principal amounts, for the following Interest Periods and at the following rates:

* As specified in the related Invitation.

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Principal	Interest	Money Market	[Absolute
Amount**	Period***	[Margin]********	Rate]*****

$

$

[Provided, that the aggregate principal amount of Money Market Loans for which the above offers may be accepted shall not exceed $ .]**

We understand and agree that the offer(s) set forth above, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in the Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of October 14, 2011 among the Borrower, the Banks party thereto, the Co-Documentation Agents and Syndication Agent listed therein and yourselves, as Agent, irrevocably obligates us to make the Money Market Loan(s) for which any offer(s) are accepted, in whole or in part.

	Very truly yours,

	[NAME OF BANK]

Dated:	By:
		Authorized Officer

** Principal amount bid for each Interest Period may not exceed principal amount requested. Specify aggregate limitation if the sum of the individual offers exceeds the amount the Bank is willing to lend. Bids must be made for $5,000,000 or a larger multiple of $1,000,000.

*** Not less than one month or not less than 14 days, as specified in the related invitation. No more than five bids are permitted for each Interest Period.

**** Margin over or under the London Interbank Offered Rate determined for the applicable Interest Period. Specify percentage (to the nearest 1/10,000 of 1%) and specify whether “PLUS” or “MINUS”.

***** Specify rate of interest per annum (to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%).

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF COMMITMENT INCREASE AGREEMENT

Date:

Bank of America, N.A.,

as Agent

Mail Code: CA4-702-02-25

Building B

2000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx

Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000

Target Corporation

1000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx

Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We refer to the Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of October 14, 2011 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Target Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the “Borrower”), the Banks referred to therein, the Co-Documentation Agents and Syndication Agent referred to therein and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.

This Commitment Increase Agreement is made and delivered pursuant to Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement.

Subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, (“Increasing Bank”) will increase its Commitment to an amount equal to $ , on the Increased Commitment Date applicable to it. The Increasing Bank hereby confirms and agrees that with effect on and after such Increased Commitment Date, the Commitment of the Increasing Bank shall be increased to the amount set forth above, and the Increasing Bank shall have all of the rights and be obligated to perform all of the obligations of a Bank under the Credit Agreement with a Commitment in the amount set forth above.

Effective on the Increased Commitment Date applicable to it, the Increasing Bank (i) accepts and assumes from the assigning Banks, without recourse, such assignment of Committed Loans as shall be necessary to effectuate the adjustments in the pro rata shares of Banks contemplated by Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, and (ii) agrees to fund on such Increased Commitment Date such assumed amounts of Committed Loans to Agent for the account of the assigning Banks in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement, in the amount notified to Increasing Bank by Agent.

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THIS COMMITMENT INCREASE AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NOTWITHSTANDING ITS EXECUTION OUTSIDE SUCH STATE.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Increasing Bank has caused this Commitment Increase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered in , , by its proper and duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.

	[INCREASING BANK]


	By:

	Title:

CONSENTED TO as of :

TARGET CORPORATION

By:

Title:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Agent

By:

Title:

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF ADDED BANK AGREEMENT

Date:

Bank of America, N.A.,

as Agent

Mail Code: CA4-702-02-25

Building B

2000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx

Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000

Target Corporation

1000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx

Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Added Bank Agreement is made and delivered pursuant to Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement.

Subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, (the “Added Bank”) will become a party to the Credit Agreement as a Bank, with a Commitment equal to $ , on the Increased Commitment Date applicable to it. The Added Bank hereby confirms and agrees that with effect on and after such Increased Commitment Date, the Added Bank shall be and become a party to the Credit Agreement as a Bank and have all of the rights and be obligated to perform all of the obligations of a Bank thereunder with a Commitment in the amount set forth above.

Effective on the Increased Commitment Date applicable to it, the Added Bank (i) accepts and assumes from the assigning Banks, without recourse, such assignment of Committed Loans as shall be necessary to effectuate the adjustments in the pro rata shares of the Banks contemplated by Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, and (ii) agrees to fund on such Increased Commitment Date such assumed amounts of Committed Loans to Agent for the account of the assigning Banks in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement, in the amount notified to the Added Bank by the Agent.

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The following administrative details apply to the Added Bank:

(A)	Lending Office(s):

	Bank name:
	Address:


	Attention:
	Telephone:	( )
	Facsimile:	( )

	Bank name:
	Address:


	Attention:
	Telephone:	( )
	Facsimile:	( )

(B)	Notice Address:

	Bank name:
	Address:


	Attention:
	Telephone:	( )
	Facsimile:	( )

(C)	Payment Instructions:

	Account No.:
	At:


	Reference:
	Attention:

THIS ADDED BANK AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NOTWITHSTANDING ITS EXECUTION OUTSIDE SUCH STATE.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Added Bank has caused this Added Bank Agreement to be duly executed and delivered in , , by its proper and duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.

	[ADDED BANK]


	By:

	Title:

CONSENTED TO as of :

TARGET CORPORATION

By:

Title:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Agent

By:

Title:

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EXHIBIT G

OPINION OF

COUNSEL FOR THE BORROWER

October 14, 2011

To the Banks and the Agent

Referred to Below

c/o Bank of America, N.A., as Agent

100 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx

Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

I am Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Target Corporation (the “Borrower”), and I have acted as counsel to the Borrower in connection with the Five-Year Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of October 14, 2011 among the Borrower, the banks listed on the signature pages thereof (the “Banks”), the Co-Documentation Agents (the “Co-Documentation Agents”) and Syndication Agent (the “Syndication Agent”) listed therein and Bank of America, N.A., as Agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”). As such counsel, I, or the attorneys over whom I exercise supervision, have examined (i) the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Borrower, as amended to date; (ii) the By-laws of the Borrower, as amended to date; and (iii) the corporate proceedings of the Borrower relating to the Credit Agreement. I, or the attorneys over whom I exercise supervision, have also examined certificates of public officials and have made such other examinations as we have deemed necessary to enable me to give the opinions herein expressed.

In our examination, I, and the attorneys over whom I exercise supervision, have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to, and authenticity of the originals of, all documents submitted to us as certified, photostatic or conformed documents. In such examination we have relied on certificates of public officials as to the incorporation, good standing and valid existence of the Borrower, and, as to matters of fact, upon inquiry of officers of the Borrower and the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Credit Agreement.

All terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

Upon the basis of the foregoing, I am of the opinion that:

1. Each of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where, in light of the nature of the business transacted or the property owned by it, such qualification is necessary and the failure so to qualify might

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permanently impair title to property material to its operations or its right to enforce a material contract against others, or expose it to substantial liability in such jurisdiction.

2. The Credit Agreement and the Notes have been duly executed and delivered by Borrower to the Agent. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of the Credit Agreement and the Notes are within the Borrower’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower or of any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing Debt of the Borrower or any other material agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

3. There is no action, suit or proceeding pending against, or to the best of my knowledge threatened against or affecting, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries before any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or official which might reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the business, consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries or which in any manner draws into question the validity of the Credit Agreement or the Notes.

This opinion letter is delivered solely to the Banks, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent and the Agent, and may not be relied upon by any other Person other than the addressees hereof, any successor or assignee of any addressee (including successive assignees), McGuireWoods LLP (who may rely upon this opinion as to matters of Minnesota law as if this opinion were addressed to such firm) and any Person who shall acquire a participation interest of any Bank (collectively, the “Reliance Parties”). This opinion letter may be relied upon only in connection with matters related to the Credit Agreement and then only as if it were delivered to the Reliance Party on the date hereof. My opinions herein shall not be quoted or otherwise included, summarized or referred to in any publication or document, in whole or in part, for any purposes whatsoever, or furnished to any Person other than a Reliance Party (or a Person considering whether to become a Reliance Party), except as may be required of any Reliance Party by applicable law or regulation or in accordance with any auditing or oversight function or request of regulatory agencies to which a Reliance Party is subject.

Very truly yours,

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EXHIBIT H

OPINION OF

MCGUIREWOODS LLP, SPECIAL COUNSEL

FOR THE AGENT

October 14, 2011

Each of the Lender Parties

referenced below

Target Corporation

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special New York counsel to Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), in connection with the transactions (collectively, the “Transactions”) to be consummated on the date hereof pursuant to the Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of October 14, 2011 (the “Credit Agreement”), among Target Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the “Borrower”), the various financial institutions signatory thereto as “Banks” as of the date hereof (collectively, the “Banks”), the various financial institutions signatory thereto as “Co-Documentation Agents” as of the date hereof (in such capacity, collectively, the “Co-Documentation Agents”), and the financial institution signatory thereto as “Syndication Agent” as of the date hereof (in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”; and together with the Banks, the Co-Documentation Agents and the Administrative Agent, collectively, the “Lender Parties” and each, individually, a “Lender Party”). This opinion letter is furnished to you pursuant to Section 3.01(d) of the Credit Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used herein have the meanings provided for in the Credit Agreement.

Documents Reviewed

In connection with this opinion letter, we have examined the Credit Agreement and the Notes executed and delivered by the Borrower to certain of the Banks on the date hereof (collectively, the “Subject Documents” and each, individually, a “Subject Document”). In addition, we have examined and relied upon originals, or copies identified to our satisfaction as being true copies, of such other records, documents and instruments as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion letter.

Assumptions Underlying Our Opinion

For all purposes of the opinion expressed herein, we have assumed, without independent investigation, the following.

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(a) Factual Matters. To the extent that we have reviewed and relied upon (i) certificates of the Borrower or authorized representatives thereof, (ii) representations of the Borrower set forth in the Subject Documents and (iii) certificates and assurances from public officials, all of such certificates, representations and assurances are accurate with regard to factual matters and all official records (including filings with public authorities) are properly indexed and filed and are accurate and complete.

(b) Signatures. The signatures of individuals signing the Subject Documents are genuine and authorized.

(c) Authentic and Conforming Documents. All documents submitted to us as originals are authentic, complete and accurate, and all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic original documents.

(d) Organizational Status, Power and Authority and Legal Capacity of Parties. All parties to the Subject Documents are validly existing and in good standing in their respective jurisdictions of formation and have the capacity and full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform the Subject Documents and the documents required or permitted to be delivered and performed thereunder. All individuals signing the Subject Documents have the legal capacity to execute such Subject Documents.

(e) Authorization, Execution and Delivery of Subject Documents by Parties. All of the Subject Documents and the documents required or permitted to be delivered thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company, partnership or other action on the part of the parties thereto and have been duly executed and delivered by such parties.

(f) Subject Documents Binding on Certain Parties. All of the Subject Documents and the documents required or permitted to be delivered thereunder are valid and binding obligations enforceable against the parties thereto in accordance with their terms, except that no such assumption is made as to the Borrower.

(g) Noncontravention. Neither the execution and delivery of the Subject Documents by any party thereto nor the performance by such party of its obligations thereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of (i) the certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, certificate or articles of organization, operating agreement, certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, trust agreement or other similar organizational documents of any such party, (ii) any law or regulation of any jurisdiction applicable to any such party, or (iii) any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality or agency applicable to any such party or any agreement or instrument to which any such party may be a party or by which its properties are subject or bound.

(h) Governmental Approvals. All consents, approvals and authorizations of, or filings with, all governmental authorities that are required as a condition to the execution and delivery of the Subject Documents by the parties thereto and to the consummation by such parties of the Transactions have been obtained or made.

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(i) No Mutual Mistake, Amendments, etc. There has not been any mutual mistake of fact, fraud, duress or undue influence in connection with the Transactions. There are no oral or written statements or agreements that modify, amend or vary, or purport to modify, amend or vary, any of the terms of the Subject Documents.

Our Opinion

Based on and subject to the foregoing and the exclusions, qualifications, limitations and other assumptions set forth in this opinion letter, we are of the opinion that each Subject Document constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms.

Matters Excluded from Our Opinion

We express no opinion with respect to the following matters:

(a) Indemnification and Change of Control. The enforceability of any agreement of the Borrower in a Subject Document relating to (i) indemnification, contribution or exculpation from costs, expenses or other liabilities or (ii) changes in the organizational control or ownership of the Borrower, which agreement (in the case of clause (i) or clause (ii)) is contrary to public policy or applicable law.

(b) Jurisdiction, Venue, etc. The enforceability of any agreement of the Borrower in a Subject Document to submit to the jurisdiction of any specific federal or state court (other than the enforceability in a court of the State of New York of any such agreement to submit to the jurisdiction of a court of the State of New York), to waive any objection to the laying of the venue, to waive the defense of forum non conveniens in any action or proceeding referred to therein, to waive trial by jury, to effect service of process in any particular manner or to establish evidentiary standards, and any agreement of the Borrower regarding the choice of law governing a Subject Document (other than the enforceability in a court of the State of New York of any such agreement that the laws of the State of New York shall govern a Subject Document).

(c) Certain Laws. The following federal and state laws, and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the effect of such laws and regulations on the opinion expressed herein: securities (including the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Blue Sky laws), antifraud, derivatives or commodities law; banking laws; the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and other anti-terrorism laws; laws governing embargoed persons; anti-money laundering laws; truth-in-lending laws; equal credit opportunity laws; consumer protection laws; pension and employee benefit laws; environmental laws; tax laws; health and occupational safety laws; building codes and zoning, subdivision and other laws governing the development, use and occupancy of real property; the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and other antitrust and unfair competition laws; the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended; and laws governing specially regulated industries (such as communications, energy, gaming, healthcare, insurance and utilities) or specially regulated products or substances (such as alcohol, drugs, food and radioactive materials).

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(d) Local Ordinances. The ordinances, statutes, administrative decisions, orders, rules and regulations of any municipality, county, special district or other political subdivision of a state.

(e) Trust Relationship. The creation of any trust relationship by the Borrower on behalf of any Lender Party.

(f) Certain Agreements of Borrower Parties. The enforceability of any agreement of the Borrower in a Subject Document providing:

(i) for specific performance of the Borrower’s obligations;

(ii) for the right of any purchaser of a participation interest from any Lender to set off or apply any deposit, property or indebtedness with respect to any such participation interest;

(iii) for establishment of a contractual rate of interest payable after judgment;

(iv) for adjustments of payments among Lenders or rights of set off;

(v) for the granting of any power of attorney;

(vi) for survival of liabilities and obligations of any party under any of the Subject Documents arising after the effective date of termination of the Credit Agreement;

(vii) for obligations to make an agreement in the future;

(viii) that any act done in contravention thereof is void or voidable;

(ix) for the survival of any claim beyond any applicable statute of limitation;

(x) for the confession of or consent to any judgment; or

(xi) for the severability of provisions in any Subject Document.

(g) Remedies. The enforceability of any provision in any Subject Document to the effect that rights or remedies are not exclusive, that every right or remedy is cumulative and may be exercised in addition to any other right or remedy, that the election of some particular remedy does not preclude recourse to one or more others or that failure to exercise or delay in exercising rights or remedies will not operate as a waiver of any such right or remedy.

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Qualifications and Limitations Applicable to Our Opinion

The opinion set forth above is subject to the following qualifications and limitations:

(a) Applicable Law. Our opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York and applicable federal laws of the United States of America, and we do not express any opinion concerning any other law.

(b) Bankruptcy. Our opinion is subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, laws relating to preferences, fraudulent transfers and equitable subordination), reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally.

(c) Equitable Principles. Our opinion is subject to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing. In applying such principles, a court, among other things, might limit the availability of specific equitable remedies (such as injunctive relief and the remedy of specific performance), might not allow a creditor to accelerate maturity of debt or exercise other remedies upon the occurrence of a default deemed immaterial or for non-credit reasons or might decline to order a debtor to perform covenants in a Subject Document.

(d) Unenforceability of Certain Provisions. Certain of the provisions contained in the Subject Documents may be unenforceable or ineffective, in whole or in part. Such provisions include, without limitation, those which: require waivers or amendments to be made only in writing; authorize self-help or authorize any of the Lender Parties to act on behalf of, or exercise the rights of, the Borrower; violate applicable public policy; waive or do not require notice in connection with the exercise of remedies; authorize a standard for decision other than commercial reasonableness; purport to validate otherwise invalid provisions of other documents incorporated or referred to in any Subject Document; or subrogate any of the Lender Parties or any other party to the rights of others. The inclusion of such provisions, however, does not render any Subject Document invalid as a whole, and each of the Subject Documents contains, in our opinion, adequate remedial provisions for the ultimate practical realization of the principal benefits purported to be afforded by such Subject Document, subject to the other qualifications contained in this opinion letter. We note, however, that the unenforceability of such provisions may result in delays in enforcement of the rights and remedies of the Lender Parties under the Subject Documents, and we express no opinion as to the economic consequences, if any, of such delays.

(e) Choice of New York Law and Forum. To the extent that any opinion relates to the enforceability of the choice of New York law and choice of New York forum provisions of any Subject Document, our opinion is rendered in reliance upon N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law §§ 5-1401 and 5-1402 (XxXxxxxx 2011) and N.Y. CPLR 327(b) (XxXxxxxx 2011) and is subject to the qualification that such enforceability may be limited by principles of public policy, comity and constitutionality. We express no opinion as to whether a United States federal court

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would have subject-matter or personal jurisdiction over a controversy arising under the Subject Documents.

(f) Material Changes to Terms. Provisions in the Subject Documents which provide that any obligations of the Borrower thereunder will not be affected by the action or failure to act on the part of any Lender Party or by an amendment or waiver of the provisions contained in the other Subject Documents might not be enforceable under circumstances in which such action, failure to act, amendment or waiver so materially changes the essential terms of the obligations that, in effect, a new contract has arisen between the Lender Parties and the Borrower.

(g) Incorporated Documents. The foregoing opinion does not relate to (and we have not reviewed) any documents or instruments other than the Subject Documents, and we express no opinion as to (i) such other documents or instruments (including, without limitation, any documents or instruments referenced or incorporated in any of the Subject Documents), (ii) the interplay between the Subject Documents and any such other documents and instruments, or (iii) any schedule, exhibit, appendix or like supplemental document referred to as attached to any Subject Document if so attached or in any manner altered after our review of such document.

(h) Mathematical Calculations. We have made no independent verification of any of the numbers, schedules, formulae or calculations in the Subject Documents, and we render no opinion with regard to the accuracy, validity or enforceability of any of them.

Miscellaneous

The foregoing opinion is being furnished only to the Lender Parties and only for the purpose referred to in the first paragraph of this opinion letter, and this opinion letter is not to be furnished to any other person or entity or used or relied upon by any other person or for any other purpose without our prior written consent. At your request, we hereby consent to (a) reliance hereon by any future assignee of any Bank’s interest in the loans under the Credit Agreement pursuant to an assignment that is made and consented to in accordance with the express provisions of Section 9.06(c) of the Credit Agreement, on the condition and understanding that (i) this letter speaks only as of the date hereof, (ii) we have no responsibility or obligation to update this letter, to consider its applicability or correctness to any person other than its addressee(s), or to take into account changes in law, facts or any other developments of which we may later become aware, and (iii) any such reliance by a future assignee must be actual and reasonable under the circumstances existing at the time of assignment, including any changes in law, facts or any other developments known to or reasonably knowable by the assignee at such time; and (b) the furnishing of this opinion letter to (but not reliance upon this opinion letter by) any regulatory agency to which any Lender Party (or any successor or assignee permitted by the Credit Agreement) is subject, in accordance with any auditing or oversight function or other request of such regulatory agency, or as otherwise required by applicable law.

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The opinion set forth herein is made as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to supplement this opinion letter if any applicable laws change after the date hereof or if we become aware after the date hereof of any facts that might change the opinion expressed herein. Headings in this opinion letter are intended for convenience of reference only and shall not affect its interpretation.

Very truly yours,

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EXHIBIT I

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT dated as of , among [ASSIGNOR] (the “Assignor”), [and] [ASSIGNEE] (the “Assignee”), [and TARGET CORPORATION (the “Borrower”)].

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, this Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the “Agreement”) relates to the Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of October 14, 2011 among the Borrower, the Assignor and the other Banks party thereto, as Banks, the Co-Documentation Agents and Syndication Agent listed therein, and Bank of America, N.A., as Agent (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, as provided under the Credit Agreement, the Assignor has a Commitment to make Loans to the Borrower for an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $ ;

WHEREAS, Committed Loans made to the Borrower by the Assignor under the Credit Agreement in the aggregate principal amount of $ are outstanding at the date hereof;

WHEREAS, the Assignor proposes to assign to the Assignee all of the rights of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement in respect of a portion of its Commitment thereunder in an amount equal to $ (the “Assigned Amount”), together with a corresponding portion of its outstanding Committed Loans, and the Assignee proposes to accept assignment of such rights and assume the corresponding obligations from the Assignor on such terms;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 2. Assignment. The Assignor hereby assigns and sells to the Assignee without recourse, representation or warranty of any kind except as expressly stated below all of the rights of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Amount, and the Assignee hereby accepts such assignment from the Assignor and assumes all of the obligations of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Amount, including the purchase from the Assignor of the corresponding portion of the principal amount of the Committed Loans made by the Assignor outstanding at the date hereof. Upon the execution and delivery hereof by the Assignor[, and] the Assignee[ and the Borrower], [consent to and] acknowledgment hereof by the Agent and the payment of the amounts specified in Section 3 required to be paid on the date hereof (a) the Assignee shall, as of the date hereof, succeed to the rights and be obligated to perform the obligations of a Bank under the Credit Agreement with a Commitment in an amount equal to the Assigned Amount, and (b) the Commitment of the Assignor shall, as of the date hereof, be reduced by a like amount and the Assignor released from

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its obligations under the Credit Agreement to the extent such obligations have been assumed by the Assignee. The assignment provided for herein shall be without recourse to the Assignor.

SECTION 3. Payments. As consideration for the assignment and sale contemplated in Section 2 hereof, the Assignee shall pay to the Assignor on the date hereof in Federal funds the amount heretofore agreed between them.* It is understood that facility fees accrued to the date hereof with respect to the Assigned Amount are for the account of the Assignor and such fees accruing from and including the date hereof are for the account of the Assignee. Each of the Assignor and the Assignee hereby agrees that if it receives any amount under the Credit Agreement which is for the account of the other party hereto, it shall receive the same for the account of such other party to the extent of such other party’s interest therein and shall promptly pay the same to such other party.

[SECTION 4. Consent of the Agent [and the Borrower]. This Agreement is conditioned upon the consent of the Agent [and the Borrower] pursuant to Section 9.06(c) of the Credit Agreement. The execution of this Agreement by the Agent [and the Borrower] is evidence of this consent. [Pursuant to Section 9.06(c) the Borrower agrees to execute and deliver a Note payable to the order of the Assignee to evidence the assignment and assumption provided for herein.]]

SECTION 5. Non-Reliance on Assignor. The Assignor makes no representation or warranty in connection with, and shall have no responsibility with respect to, the solvency, financial condition, or statements of the Borrower, or the validity and enforceability of the obligations of the Borrower in respect of the Credit Agreement or any Note. The Assignee acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance on the Assignor, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and will continue to be responsible for making its own independent appraisal of the business, affairs and financial condition of the Borrower.

SECTION 6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

SECTION 7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

* Amount should combine principal together with accrued interest and breakage compensation, if any, to be paid by the Assignee, net of any portion of any upfront fee to be paid by the Assignor to the Assignee. It may be preferable in an appropriate case to specify these amounts generically or by formula rather than as a fixed sum.

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

	[ASSIGNOR]


	By
		Title:


	[ASSIGNEE]


	By
		Title:


	[TARGET CORPORATION


	By
		Title:]

[Consented to and] Acknowledged by:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Agent

By
Title:

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EXHIBIT J

FORM OF BORROWING NOTICE

To: Bank of America, N.A., as Agent

Mail Code: CA4-702-02-25

Building B

0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx

Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000

Attention: Agency Services

Reference is hereby made to the Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of October 14, 2011 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Target Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the “Borrower”), the Banks referred to therein, the Co-Documentation Agents and Syndication Agent referred to therein and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.

The Borrower through its authorized representative hereby gives notice to the Agent that Loans of the type and amount set forth below be made on the date indicated:

Type of Loan (check one)	Interest Period(1)	Aggregate Amount(2)	Date of Loan(3)
Base Rate Loan
Euro-Dollar Loan
CD Loan

(1) For any Euro-Dollar Loan, one, two, three or six months, and for any CD Loan, 30, 60, 90 or 180 days.

(2) Must be $25,000,000 or if greater an integral multiple of $5,000,000.

(3) At least three (3) Euro-Dollar Business Days later if a Euro-Dollar Loan, and at least two (2) Domestic Business Days later if a CD Loan.

The Borrower hereby requests that the proceeds of Loans described in this Borrowing Notice be made available to the Borrower as follows: [insert transmittal instructions].

The undersigned hereby certifies that all conditions contained in the Credit Agreement to the making of any Loan requested hereby, including those conditions required under Section 3.02, have been met or satisfied in full.

	TARGET CORPORATION

	By:
	Title:
	Date:

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FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of October 14, 2011 among TARGET CORPORATION, THE BANKS LISTED HEREIN, THE CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS LISTED HEREIN, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CITIBANK, N.A., AS SYNDICATION AGENT MERRILL LYNCH,...

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