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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2024
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Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware 001-37795 36-2058176
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1775 Tysons Blvd., 7th Floor, Tysons, VA
22102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(571) 302-5757
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
______________________________________________________________________________________
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share PK New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company o



Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

7.000% Senior Notes Due 2030

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o On May 16, 2024, Park Intermediate Holdings LLC (“PIH”), PK Domestic Property LLC (“PK Domestic LLC”) and PK Finance Co-Issuer Inc. (“Corporate Co-Issuer” and, together with PK Domestic LLC, the “Co-Issuers” and, the Co-Issuers together with PIH, the “Issuers”), direct and indirect subsidiaries of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (the “Company”), issued $550 million aggregate principal amount of 7.000% senior notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) under an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of May 16, 2024, among the Issuers, the Company, the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

The Notes were sold in the United States only to accredited investors pursuant to an exemption from the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and subsequently resold to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.

The Issuers intend to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with proceeds of a new $200 unsecured term loan (described below) that was incurred pursuant to an amendment to the Company’s existing credit agreement to (i) purchase all $650 million of the Issuers’ 7.500% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) that were validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Issuers’ previously announced concurrent cash tender offer for any and all 2025 Notes (the “Tender Offer”) and to redeem any 2025 Notes not tendered in the Tender Offer and (ii) pay related fees and expenses incurred in connection with the offering, the Term Loan (as defined below), the Tender Offer and the redemption, with any remaining net proceeds used for general corporate purposes.

The Notes will mature on February 1, 2030. Interest on the Notes will accrue at a rate of 7.000% per annum. Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing on February 1, 2025.

The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by the Company and PK Domestic REIT Inc., each a member of PIH, and each existing and future restricted wholly-owned subsidiary of PIH (other than the Co-Issuers) that incurs or guarantees any indebtedness under the Company’s credit agreement, certain other bank indebtedness or any other material capital markets indebtedness (each, a “subsidiary guarantor” and together with the Company and PK Domestic REIT Inc., the “guarantors”).

The Issuers may redeem the Notes at any time prior to August 1, 2026, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date plus a make-whole premium. The Issuers may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time on or after August 1, 2026 at the redemption price of (i) 103.500% of the principal amount should such redemption occur before August 1, 2027, (ii) 101.750% of the principal amount should such redemption occur before August 1, 2028, and (iii) 100.000% of the principal amount should such redemption occur on or after August 1, 2028, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.

In addition, at any time prior to August 1, 2026, the Issuers may redeem up to 40% of the Notes with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 107.000% of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. However, the Issuers may only make such redemptions if at least 60% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under the Indenture remains outstanding after the occurrence of such redemption.

The Indenture contains customary covenants that will limit the Issuers’ ability and, in certain instances, the ability of the Issuers’ subsidiaries, to borrow money, create liens on assets, make distributions and pay dividends on or redeem or repurchase stock, make certain types of investments, sell stock in certain subsidiaries, enter into agreements that restrict dividends or other payments from subsidiaries, enter into transactions with affiliates, issue guarantees of indebtedness, and sell assets or merge with other companies.



These limitations are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications set forth in the Indenture, including exceptions and qualifications related to the declaration and payment of dividends and the making of distributions in order to maintain status as a real estate investment trust. In addition, the Indenture will require PIH to maintain total unencumbered assets as of each fiscal quarter of at least 150% of total unsecured indebtedness, in each case calculated on a consolidated basis.

In the event of a change of control and certain credit rating downgrades of the Notes, the Issuers must offer to repurchase the Notes at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus any accrued and unpaid interest, to, but not including, the repurchase date.

Events of default under the Indenture include, among others, the following with respect to the Notes: default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes; default in the payment when due of the principal of, or premium, if any, on the Notes; failure to comply with certain covenants in the Indenture for 60 days upon the receipt of notice from the trustee or holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such series; acceleration or payment default of indebtedness of the Issuers or a significant subsidiary thereof in excess of a specified amount that remains uncured for 30 days; final judgments against PIH, the Corporate Co-Issuer or a significant subsidiary in excess of a specified amount that remains unpaid for 60 days; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company, PIH or a significant subsidiary. In the case of an event of default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company, PIH or a significant subsidiary, all Notes then outstanding will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other event of default occurs with respect to the Notes, the trustee or holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes may declare all such Notes to be due and payable immediately.

The description set forth above is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Indenture filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes.

Term Loan

On May 16, 2024, the Company, PIH and PK Domestic LLC (PK Domestic LLC together with PIH, the “Borrowers”) entered into a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the lenders party thereto, which Amendment amends the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2022 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”; and the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended by the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Borrowers, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent. The Amendment provides for a new $200 million senior unsecured term loan facility (the “Term Loan”) with a scheduled maturity date of May 14, 2027, which Term Loan was fully advanced and funded on May 16, 2024. The net proceeds of the Term Loan, together with the net proceeds of the Notes, are intended to be used to purchase and redeem all of the 2025 Notes, to pay related fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Term Loan, the offering of the Notes, the Tender Offer and the redemption of the 2025 Notes and for general corporate purposes.

The Term Loan will bear interest at a rate equal to a margin over at the Borrowers’ option (a) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (3) the one-month adjusted Term SOFR rate that would be payable on such day plus 1.00%, (b) an adjusted Term SOFR rate (including a credit spread adjustment of 0.10%) for the interest period relevant to such borrowing or (c) an adjusted daily SOFR rate (including a credit spread adjustment of 0.10%). The applicable margin for the Term Loan is based on a ratio of the Company’s total indebtedness to EBITDA (the “Leverage Ratio”) and ranges from 0.40% to 1.70%, in the case of base rate loans, and 1.40% to 2.70%, in the case of adjusted Term SOFR or daily SOFR rate loans. The Term Loan is not subject to required amortization payments or mandatory prepayments, but may be voluntary prepaid at any time without penalty.




The Term Loan is guaranteed by the Company and other existing guarantors that guarantee the obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement. Certain guarantors may be released, at the Company’s election, given that the Leverage Ratio was less than or equal to 6.50 to 1.00 as of the end of the last two consecutive fiscal quarter periods. Certain excluded subsidiaries are not required to be guarantors under the Credit Agreement.

The Amendment does not amend or modify the Company’s existing financial maintenance covenants or other terms and provisions applicable under the Credit Agreement except to provide that the income, value and debt of the hotel properties known as Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Parc 55 San Francisco will be excluded from the calculations of the Leverage Ratio, the fixed charge coverage ratio and the secured leverage ratio under the Credit Agreement.

The Amendment does not increase the Borrowers’ borrowing capacity or amounts outstanding under its existing unsecured revolving credit facility with aggregate commitments of $950 million (the “Revolver”) and does not change the interest rates or fees applicable to the Revolver. As of May 16, 2024, no borrowings were outstanding and approximately $4 million was outstanding on a standby letter of credit under the Revolver. The Credit Agreement continues to include an uncommitted option to increase the Revolver or Term Loan or add additional term loans under the Credit Agreement by up to $500 million in the aggregate to the extent the lenders (from the syndicate or otherwise) agree to provide additional revolving loan commitments or term loans.

Certain of the lenders under the Credit Agreement or their affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, certain commercial banking, financial advisory, and investment banking services in the ordinary course of business for the Company, its subsidiaries and certain of its affiliates, for which they receive customary fees and commissions.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of such Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 with respect to the Indenture and the Term Loan is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 16, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the expiration and final results of the Issuers’ Tender Offer for any and all of their outstanding $650 million aggregate principal amount of 2025 Notes. On May 16, 2024, the Issuers purchased $311,473,000 in principal amount of the 2025 Notes that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn or with respect to which a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery was delivered at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 13, 2024. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.



Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
Number
  Description
     
4.1
10.1
99.1
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
    Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.
       
Date: May 16, 2024   By: /s/ Sean M. Dell’Orto
      Sean M. Dell’Orto
      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 


EX-4.1 2 exhibit41-indenturemay20.htm EX-4.1 exhibit41-indenturemay20
Exhibit 4.1 PARK INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC, and PK DOMESTIC PROPERTY LLC, and PK FINANCE CO-ISSUER INC., as Issuers, PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC., as Parent, PK DOMESTIC REIT INC., as a Guarantor, THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO, as Subsidiary Guarantors and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee 7.000% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2030 INDENTURE DATED AS OF MAY 16, 2024


 
i TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE Section 1.01 Definitions................................................................................................................1 Section 1.02 Other Definitions. ..................................................................................................48 Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. ..............................................49 Section 1.04 Rules of Construction. ...........................................................................................49 Section 1.05 Divisions. ...............................................................................................................50 ARTICLE 2 THE NOTES Section 2.01 Form and Dating. ...................................................................................................50 Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication. ...............................................................................51 Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent. ..................................................................................51 Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. ..................................................................52 Section 2.05 Holder Lists. ...........................................................................................................52 Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange. .........................................................................................52 Section 2.07 Replacement Notes. ...............................................................................................63 Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes. .................................................................................................64 Section 2.09 Treasury Notes. ......................................................................................................64 Section 2.10 Temporary Notes. ..................................................................................................64 Section 2.11 Cancellation. ..........................................................................................................64 Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest. ..................................................................................................65 Section 2.13 Issuance of Additional Notes. ................................................................................65 Section 2.14 Method of Submission. ..........................................................................................65 Section 2.15 Trustee’s Duty to Monitor. ....................................................................................66 ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee. .................................................................................................66 Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased. ................................................66 Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption. ...........................................................................................67 Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption. ............................................................................68 Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price. ............................................................68 Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part. ..................................................................69 Section 3.07 Optional Redemption. ............................................................................................69 Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption. ........................................................................................70 ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS Section 4.01 Payment of Notes. ..................................................................................................70


 
ii Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency. .........................................................................70 Section 4.03 Reports. ..................................................................................................................71 Section 4.04 Compliance Certificate. .........................................................................................72 Section 4.05 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. ..........................................................................72 Section 4.06 Restricted Payments. ..............................................................................................73 Section 4.07 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries. ...........................................................................................................80 Section 4.08 Incurrence of Indebtedness. ...................................................................................84 Section 4.09 Asset Sales. ............................................................................................................91 Section 4.10 Transactions with Affiliates. ..................................................................................94 Section 4.11 Liens. ......................................................................................................................97 Section 4.12 Corporate Existence. ..............................................................................................97 Section 4.13 Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event. .............................98 Section 4.14 Limitation on Issuances of Guarantees by Subsidiary Guarantors. .......................99 Section 4.15 Suspension of Covenants. ....................................................................................100 Section 4.16 Maintenance of Total Unencumbered Assets. .....................................................101 Section 4.17 Restrictions on Activities of the Corporate Co-Issuer. ........................................101 Section 4.18 Future Guarantors. ...............................................................................................101 Section 4.19 Limited Condition Transactions. .........................................................................102 ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS Section 5.01 Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets. ..........................................................102 Section 5.02 Successor Corporation Substituted. .....................................................................103 ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES Section 6.01 Events of Default. ................................................................................................103 Section 6.02 Acceleration. ........................................................................................................105 Section 6.03 Other Remedies. ...................................................................................................106 Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults. ......................................................................................106 Section 6.05 Control by Majority. ............................................................................................107 Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits. ..............................................................................................107 Section 6.07 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment. ...............................................................107 Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee. ..................................................................................108 Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. ......................................................................108 Section 6.10 Priorities. ..............................................................................................................108 Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs. .........................................................................................109 ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee. .................................................................................................109 Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee. .................................................................................................110 Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee. ...............................................................................112


 
iii Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer. ...........................................................................................112 Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults. ...............................................................................................112 Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders. ............................................................................113 Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity. .............................................................................113 Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee. ......................................................................................114 Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc. .......................................................................115 Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification. ................................................................................115 Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuers. ..............................................115 ARTICLE 8 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. .............................115 Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge. ........................................................................116 Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance. ..........................................................................................116 Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance. .....................................................117 Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.....................................................................................118 Section 8.06 Repayment to Issuers. ..........................................................................................119 Section 8.07 Reinstatement. ......................................................................................................119 ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders. ...............................................................................119 Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders. ....................................................................................120 Section 9.03 Revocation and Effect of Consents. .....................................................................122 Section 9.04 Notation on or Exchange of Notes. ......................................................................122 Section 9.05 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc. .......................................................................122 ARTICLE 10 NOTE GUARANTEES Section 10.01 Guarantee. ............................................................................................................123 Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability. .......................................................................124 Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee. ........................................................124 Section 10.04 Subsidiary Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms........................125 Section 10.05 Releases................................................................................................................125 ARTICLE 11 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE Section 11.01 Satisfaction and Discharge. ..................................................................................126 Section 11.02 Application of Trust Money. ................................................................................127


 
iv ARTICLE 12 [RESERVED]. ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS Section 13.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls. ..............................................................................127 Section 13.02 Notices. ................................................................................................................128 Section 13.03 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. ...........................................129 Section 13.04 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. ...................................................129 Section 13.05 Rules by Trustee and Agents. ..............................................................................130 Section 13.06 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders. ......130 Section 13.07 Governing Law; Waivers of Jury Trial. ...............................................................130 Section 13.08 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. ................................................130 Section 13.09 Successors. ...........................................................................................................131 Section 13.10 Severability. .........................................................................................................131 Section 13.11 Counterpart Originals...........................................................................................131 Section 13.12 Table of Contents, Headings, etc. ........................................................................131 Section 13.13 Patriot Act. ...........................................................................................................131 Section 13.14 Force Majeure. .....................................................................................................131 Section 13.15 Submission to Jurisdiction. ..................................................................................132 Section 13.16 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). ..............................................132 EXHIBITS Exhibit A FORM OF NOTE Exhibit B FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER Exhibit C FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE Exhibit D FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE


 
INDENTURE dated as of May 16, 2024 among Park Intermediate Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), PK Domestic Property LLC, a Delaware limited liability Company (“PK Domestic LLC”), PK Finance Co-Issuer Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporate Co-Issuer” and, together with the Company and PK Domestic LLC, the “Issuers”), Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), PK Domestic REIT Inc., a Delaware corporation (“PK Domestic REIT”), the Subsidiary Guarantors (as hereinafter defined) party hereto, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”). The Issuers, Parent, PK Domestic REIT, the Subsidiary Guarantors, and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the 7.000% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”): ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE Section 1.01 Definitions. “1031 Property” means any Property that is at any time held by a “qualified intermediary” (a “QI”), as defined in the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 1031 of the Code, or an “exchange accommodation titleholder” (an “EAT”), as defined in Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedure 2000-37, as modified by Internal Revenue Procedure 2004-51, (or in either case, by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries thereof, singly or as tenants in common) which is a single purpose entity and has entered into an “exchange agreement” or a “qualified exchange accommodation agreement” with Parent, the Company, PK Domestic LLC or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the acquisition (or possible disposition) of such Property by the Company, PK Domestic LLC or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to, and intended to qualify for tax treatment under, Section 1031 of the Code. “144A Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A. “2025 Notes” means the $650,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 7.500% senior notes due 2025 issued on May 29, 2020. “2028 Notes” means the $725,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior notes due 2028 issued on September 18, 2020. “2029 Notes” means the $750,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 4.875% senior notes due 2029 issued on May 14, 2021. “Acceptable Land Use Arrangements” means the provisions of any easement agreements, street dedications or vacations, entitlements, public and/or private utility easements, condominium documents, licenses, declarations of covenants, conditions and restrictions, and


 
2 other similar provisions granted by the Company or its Subsidiaries which (a) now exist, (b) are permitted to be entered into under the terms of any leases related to the Company’s Real Property and which in the aggregate do not materially burden or impair the Fair Market Value or use of such Real Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held or (c) are similar arrangements that are permitted as to their form and substance pursuant to the terms of agreements governing any Secured Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder. “Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests” means Preferred Stock issued by a REIT Subsidiary which (i) shall be non-voting with respect to the election of the directors, (ii) shall have an aggregate liquidation value held by Persons other than the Company and its Subsidiaries of up to $180,000 (exclusive of any accrued and unpaid dividends and early redemption premiums) with respect to any one issuer and (iii) may have additional liquidation value held by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Preferred Stock shall not receive aggregate dividends and distributions in excess of 15% of the initial aggregate liquidation value thereof (exclusive of any early redemption premiums or any distribution in respect of a redemption or purchase of such Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) during any fiscal year of Parent. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests” includes, without limitation, the Preferred Stock of PK Domestic REIT outstanding on the Issue Date. “Additional Notes” means additional Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.02, 2.13 and 4.08 hereof, as part of the same series as the Initial Notes. “Adjusted Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Total Assets for the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination; and (b) any increase in Total Assets following the end of such quarter determined on a Pro Forma Basis, including any Pro Forma increase in Total Assets resulting from the application of the proceeds of any additional Indebtedness. “Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. “Agent” means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying Agent or additional paying agent. “Ancillary Agreements” has the meaning given to such term in the Distribution Agreement, with any amendments and modifications that are not adverse to the interests of the Holders in any material respect. “Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any Note at any date of redemption, the greater of: (1) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Note and (2) the excess, if any, of (A) the present value at such date of redemption of (i) the redemption price of such Note at August 1,


 
3 2026, such redemption price set forth in the table appearing in Section 3.07(b) hereof, plus (ii) all remaining required interest payments due on such Note through August 1, 2026 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to but excluding the date of redemption), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate on such redemption date (or in the case of a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under this Indenture, the Treasury Rate as of two Business Days prior to the date on which funds to pay the Notes are deposited with the Trustee) plus 50 basis points, over (B) the then outstanding principal amount of such Note, as calculated by the Company or on behalf of the Company by such Person as the Company shall designate; provided that such calculation shall not be a duty or obligation of the Trustee. “Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange. “Asset Acquisition” means: (1) an investment by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in any other Person pursuant to which such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and (2) an acquisition by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any other Person of Property. “Asset Sale” means any sale, transfer or other disposition (each, a “disposition”), including by way of merger, consolidation or Sale and Leaseback Transaction, in one transaction or a series of related transactions by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Property consisting of: (1) all or any of the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary); (2) all or substantially all of the property or assets of an operating unit or line of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or (3) any other property and assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Capital Stock of a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary) outside the ordinary course of business; provided that the term “Asset Sale” will not include: (A) any disposition of assets with a Fair Market Value, or involving Net Cash Proceeds to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, not in excess of the greater of $150.0 million and 1.2% of Adjusted Total Assets in any transaction or series of related transactions;


 
4 (B) the disposition of obsolete, surplus or worn out personal property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business and dispositions of personal property no longer used, useful or economically practicable to maintain in the conduct of the business of the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries, and the termination or assignment of Contractual Obligations to the extent such termination or assignment does not materially impair the ability of the Issuers to make payments on the Notes (as determined in good faith by the Company); (C) dispositions of inventory and other property or assets (including leases of Real Property) in the ordinary course of business; (D) a Permitted Investment or a Restricted Payment that is permitted by Section 4.06 hereof; (E) the creation of a Lien not prohibited by this Indenture and the disposition of assets resulting from the foreclosure upon a Lien; (F) transactions involving sales of equipment or Real Property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such transaction are applied to the purchase price of such replacement property, in each case within 180 days of receiving the proceeds of such transaction; (G) operating leases and subleases and similar arrangements of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business (which for the avoidance of doubt, includes operating subleases) and leases or subleases not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary course of business of the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries (which for the avoidance of doubt, includes operating subleases); (H) the disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents; (I) a disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 5.01 or Section 10.04 hereof, as applicable; (J) the sale of the Equity Interests or Indebtedness or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; (K) sales of (x) assets hereafter acquired pursuant to an acquisition or Investment permitted under this Indenture which assets are not used or useful to the principal business of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) any existing assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries which are divested in connection with an acquisition or Investment as required by applicable regulatory authorities;


 
5 (L) any Asset Sale by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, that if any of the applicable assets or properties is owned by any Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor, such Asset Sale must be made to any Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor; (M) dispositions consisting of discounting or forgiveness of accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business or in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof; (N) (i) licenses or sublicenses of Intellectual Property made in the ordinary course of business or (ii) any abandonment of Intellectual Property rights which, in the reasonable good faith determination of the Company, are no longer used in or useful to the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries; (O) (i) termination of leases and Swap Contracts in the ordinary course of business or otherwise upon the expiration thereof, (ii) the expiration of any option agreement in respect of real or personal property, (iii) any surrender or waiver of contractual rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contractual rights or other litigation claims (including in tort) in the ordinary course of business, and (iv) any surrender of contract rights or the settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind; (P) the voluntary unwinding of any Hedging Obligations; (Q) any sale consisting of the grant of Acceptable Land Use Arrangements; (R) dedications of, or the granting of easements, rights of way, rights of access and/or similar rights, to any Governmental Authority, utility providers, cable or other communication providers and/or other parties providing services or benefits to any project, any Real Property held by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, the Issuers or the public at large that would not reasonably be expected to interfere in any material respect with the operations of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries; (S) sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions contemplated by, pursuant to, or in connection with the Spin-Off Documents, or any other tax matters or tax sharing agreement, employee matters agreement, transition services agreement or other similar agreement; (T) trade-ins or exchanges of equipment or other fixed assets in the ordinary course of business; (U) dispositions of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings and exclusive of factoring or similar arrangements;


 
6 (V) (i) the lease, sublease or license of any portion of any project to Persons who, either directly or through Affiliates of such Persons, intend to operate or manage nightclubs, bars, restaurants, recreation areas, spas, pools, exercise or gym facilities, or entertainment or retail venues or similar or related establishments or facilities within such project and (ii) the grant of or entering into declarations of covenants, conditions and restrictions and/or easements and/or condominium documents with respect to common area spaces and similar instruments benefiting such tenants of such leases, subleases and licenses generally and/or entered into connection with a project; (W) the dedication of space or other dispositions of undeveloped land for Fair Market Value in connection with and in furtherance of constructing structures or improvements reasonably related to the development, construction and operation of any project; provided that in each case such dedication or other dispositions are in furtherance of, and do not materially impair or interfere with the operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (X) any disposition of Designated Non-cash Consideration; provided that such disposition increases the amount of Net Cash Proceeds of the Asset Sale that resulted in such Designated Non-cash Consideration; (Y) any disposition of property or assets, or the issuance of securities, by a Subsidiary or the Company to another Subsidiary or the Company; provided that any disposition made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, shall be permitted only to the extent permitted as an Investment under the definition of “Permitted Investments”; provided, that if any of the applicable assets, properties or securities is owned by any Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor, such Asset Sale must be made to any Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor; (Z) dispositions to any other Person of Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests; (AA) sales of assets subject to a Tax Protection Agreement; (BB) sales of non-core assets or Equity Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary that owns primarily non-core assets, in each case, that do not constitute hotel-oriented Real Property, including the former laundry businesses of certain Subsidiaries of the Company; (CC) the settlement or early termination of any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and the settlement or early termination of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction; (DD) dispositions in connection with an exchange or swap of real property or other assets (or Equity Interests of a Subsidiary owning real property or other assets) to the extent replaced by real property or other assets (or Equity Interests of a Person owning real property or other assets) of equal or greater


 
7 value (or, if for lesser value, such difference in value shall be deemed to be included in the aggregate limitation under clause (II) below) in a transaction where the real property is covered by Section 1031 of the Code, or any comparable or successor provision regarding exchange of like property for use in a similar business or investment; (EE) [reserved]; (FF) sales of Equity Interests in non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures pursuant to buy-sells, tag and drag along, and similar rights in the agreements governing such Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures; (GG) surrenders or other dispositions of leasehold interests to the applicable lessor; (HH) dispositions resulting from any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any property or asset of Parent and its Subsidiaries; and (II) dispositions of any Property acquired after the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate amount of all asset sales under this clause (II) shall not exceed the greater of $300.0 million and an amount equal to 3.0% of Adjusted Total Assets. For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, in the event that any transaction (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of permitted Asset Sales described in clauses (A) through (II) above, the Company may, in its sole discretion, at the time of the Asset Sale, divide or classify such Asset Sale (or any portion thereof) under any clause under which the assets subject to such Asset Sale would then be permitted to be disposed pursuant to, and at any future time may divide, classify or reclassify such Asset Sale (or any portion thereof) under any clause under which it would be permitted to be disposed of at such later time, and in each case will only be required to include the amount and type of such Asset Sale in one or more of the above clauses. “Asset Sale Offer to Purchase” means an Offer to Purchase in connection with an Asset Sale. “Average Life” means at any date of determination with respect to any Indebtedness, the quotient obtained by dividing: (1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying: (A) the number of years from such date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of such debt security, and (B) the amount of such principal payment; by (2) the sum of all such principal payments.


 
8 “Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended. “Beneficial Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act. The term “Beneficially Owns” has a corresponding meaning. “Board of Directors” means: (1) with respect to the Company, its board of managers or its managing member, as applicable; (2) with respect to Parent, its board of directors; and (3) with respect to any other Person, (A) if the Person is a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation, (B) if the Person is a partnership, the board of directors or other governing body of the general partner of the partnership, (C) if the Person is a member managed limited liability company, the board of directors or other governing body of its managing member, and (D) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function. “Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of a company (or if such company is a partnership or limited liability company and does not have a secretary or assistant secretary, the secretary or assistant secretary of its general partner or managing member) to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such company and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certificate, and delivered to the Trustee. “Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or regulation to close in the State of New York or, with respect to any payments to be made under this Indenture, the place of payment. “Capital Markets Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness having an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of $100.0 million, consisting of bonds, debentures, notes or other similar debt securities issued in (a) a public offering registered under the Securities Act, (b) a private placement to institutional investors that is resold in accordance with Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act, whether or not it includes registration rights entitling the holders of such debt securities to registration thereof with the SEC or (c) a private placement to institutional investors. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Capital Markets Indebtedness” does not include any Indebtedness under the Park Loan Documents or other commercial bank facilities or similar Indebtedness, Sale and Leaseback Transaction, Finance Lease Obligation or recourse transfer of any financial asset or any other type of Indebtedness incurred, in each case, in a manner not customarily viewed as a “securities offering.” “Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participation or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting), including partnership or limited liability company interests, whether general or limited, in the equity of such Person, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued thereafter.


 
9 “Cash Equivalents” means any of the following types of Investments: (1) Government Securities due within one year after the date of the making of the Investment; (2) readily marketable direct obligations of any State of the United States or any political subdivision of any such State or any public agency or instrumentality thereof given on the date of such Investment a credit rating of at least A2 by Moody’s or A by S&P in each case due within one year from the making of the Investment; (3) time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) is organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, (ii) issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described in clause (7) of this definition and (iii) has combined capital and surplus of at least $1.0 billion, in each case with maturities of not more than 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof; (4) certificates of deposit issued by, bank deposits in, eurodollar deposits through, bankers’ acceptances of, and repurchase agreements covering Government Securities executed by any bank incorporated under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and having on the date of such Investment combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $250.0 million, or total assets of at least $5.0 billion, in each case due within one year after the date of the making of the Investment; (5) certificates of deposit issued by, bank deposits in, eurodollar deposits through, bankers’ acceptances of, and repurchase agreements covering Government Securities executed by any branch or office located in the United States of a bank incorporated under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States having on the date of such Investment combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $500.0 million, or total assets of at least $15.0 billion, in each case due within one year after the date of the making of the Investment; (6) repurchase agreements covering Government Securities executed by a broker or dealer registered under Section 15(b) of the Exchange Act having on the date of the Investment capital of at least $500.0 million, due within 365 days after the date of the making of the Investment; provided that the maker of the Investment receives written confirmation of the transfer to it of record ownership of the Government Securities on the books of a “primary dealer” in such Government Securities or on the books of such registered broker or dealer, as soon as practicable after the making of the Investment; (7) commercial paper issued by any Person organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and having one of the two


 
10 highest ratings obtainable from Moody’s or S&P, in each case with maturities of not more than 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof; (8) “money market preferred stock” issued by a corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia (i) given on the date of such Investment a credit rating of at least Aa by Moody’s and AA by S&P, in each case having an investment period not exceeding 365 days or (ii) to the extent that investors therein have the benefit of a standby letter of credit issued by a lender or a bank described in clause (3) or (4) above; (9) a readily redeemable “money market mutual fund” sponsored by a bank described in clause (4) or (5) above, or a registered broker or dealer described in clause (6) hereof, that has and maintains an investment policy limiting its investments primarily to instruments of the types described in clauses (1) through (8) hereof and given on the date of such Investment a credit rating of at least Aa by Moody’s and AA by S&P; (10) corporate notes or bonds having an original term to maturity of not more than one year issued by a corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, or a participation interest therein; provided that any commercial paper issued by such corporation is given on the date of such Investment a credit rating of at least A2 by Moody’s and A by S&P; and (11) Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which are administered by financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P, and the portfolios of which are limited solely to Investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (1), (3) and (7) of this definition. “Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements. “Cash Management Bank” means (a) any Person that, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement, is a lender or an Affiliate of a lender or the administrative agent or an Affiliate of the administrative agent under any Credit Facilities, in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement and (b) any Person that, at the time it, or its Affiliate, became a lender or the administrative agent under any Credit Facilities, was a party to a Cash Management Agreement. “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: (1) Any sale, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “Person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (but excluding any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, any Person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, or any Person formed as a holding company


 
11 for Parent (in a transaction where the Voting Stock of Parent outstanding prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for the Voting Stock of the surviving or transferee Person constituting all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance)))); (2) Any person or “Person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50.0% of the equity securities of Parent entitled to vote for members of the Board of Directors or equivalent governing body of Parent; or (3) Parent (or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Parent) shall cease to either (x) directly or indirectly own a majority of the common Equity Interests of the Company or (y) have the sole and exclusive power to exercise all management and control over the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (A) any holding company, all or substantially all of the assets of which are comprised of the equity securities of Parent, shall not itself be considered a “Person” or “group” for these purposes (provided that no “Person” or “group” Beneficially Owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50.0% of the voting equity securities of such holding company), and (B) the transfer of assets between or among the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries and the Company shall not constitute a Change of Control. “Change of Control Offer to Purchase” means an Offer to Purchase in connection with a Change of Control Triggering Event. “Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event. “Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, S.A. “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. “Common Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) that have no preference on liquidation or with respect to distributions over any other class of Capital Stock, including partnership interests, whether general or limited, of such Person’s equity, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued thereafter, including, without limitation, all series and classes of common stock. “Company” means Park Intermediate Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any and all permitted successors and assigns thereto. “Company Operating Agreement” means the operating agreement of the Company as in effect on the Issue Date, as the same may be amended from time to time (including to admit additional members thereto from time to time).


 
12 “Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to a Person for any period and without duplication, the sum of: (1) net income (loss) of such Person for such period determined on a consolidated basis excluding the following (but only to the extent included in determining net income (loss) for such period): (A) depreciation and amortization; (B) interest expense; (C) income tax expense; (D) extraordinary or nonrecurring items, including, without limitation, gains, losses, charges or expenses from the sale of operating Properties, early extinguishment of Indebtedness (including prepayment premiums), and transaction costs of acquisitions not permitted to be capitalized pursuant to GAAP; (E) other non-cash charges, including share-based compensation expense and impairment charges or expenses (other than non-cash charges that constitute an accrual of a reserve for future cash payments or charges); and (F) equity in net income (loss) of its Joint Ventures; plus (2) such Person’s Ownership Share of Consolidated EBITDA of its Joint Ventures. Consolidated EBITDA shall be adjusted to remove any impact from amortization of intangibles pursuant to FASB ASC 805. “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to a Person for a given period, without duplication, (a) total interest expense of such Person including capitalized interest (other than capitalized interest funded under a construction loan interest reserve account), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for such period, plus (b) such Person’s Ownership Share of Consolidated Interest Expense described in clause (a) of its Joint Ventures for such period. Consolidated Interest Expense shall include the interest component of Finance Lease Obligations and shall exclude the non-cash amortization of any deferred financing fees. “continuing” means, with respect to any Default or Event of Default, that such Default or Event of Default has not been cured or waived. “Contractual Obligation” means as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any contractual obligation to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound or subject. “Convertible Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company or Parent (which may be Guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors) permitted to be Incurred under the terms of this Indenture that is either (a) convertible into Common Stock of Parent(and cash in lieu of fractional shares) and/or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such Common Stock) or (b) sold as units with call options, warrants or rights to purchase (or


 
13 substantially equivalent derivative transactions) that are exercisable for Common Stock of Parent and/or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such Common Stock). “Corporate Co-Issuer” means PK Finance Co-Issuer Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any and all successors thereto. “Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” means the address of the Trustee specified in Section 13.02 hereof or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Issuers. “COVID-19 Relief Funds” means funds or credit or other support received, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company from, or with the credit or other support of, any Governmental Authority, and incurred with the intent to mitigate (in the good faith determination of the Company) through additional liquidity or other financial relief the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on the business and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries. “Credit Facilities” means one or more debt facilities (including the Park Credit Agreement), commercial paper facilities, securities purchase agreements, indentures or similar agreements, in each case, with banks or other institutional lenders or investors providing for revolving loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against such receivables), letters of credit or the issuance of securities, including any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and, in each case, as amended, restated, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise), refinanced, supplemented, modified or otherwise changed (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time. “Currency Agreement” means any agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in currency exchange rates. “Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto. “Default” means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default. “Definitive Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto. “Depositary” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture. “Designated Non-cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset


 
14 Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration by an Officer of the Company, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale, redemption, payment or collection of, on or with respect to such Designated Non-cash Consideration. “Designated Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock by the Company on the issuance date thereof, and the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in Section 4.06(a)(4)(C) hereof. “Development/Redevelopment Property” means at any time a Property that upon completion will constitute an Income Property and that is currently under development or major redevelopment and not an operating property during such development or major redevelopment and on which the improvements related to the development or major redevelopment have not been completed. The term “Development/Redevelopment Property” shall include real property of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence that satisfies both of the following conditions: (i) it is to be (but has not yet been) acquired by the Company, any Subsidiary or any Joint Venture upon completion of construction pursuant to a contract in which the seller of such real property is required to develop or renovate prior to, and as a condition precedent to, such acquisition and (ii) a third party is developing or redeveloping such property using the proceeds of a loan that is Guaranteed by, or is otherwise recourse to, the Company, any Subsidiary or any Joint Venture. A Development/Redevelopment Property on which all improvements (other than tenant improvements on unoccupied space) related to the development of such Property has been substantially completed for at least four (4) full Fiscal Quarters shall cease to constitute a Development/Redevelopment Property. “Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable or redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (other than upon a sale of assets or a change of control that constitutes an Asset Sale or a Change of Control Triggering Event and is subject to the prior repurchase of the Notes), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise or exchangeable or convertible into debt securities of the issuer thereof at the sole option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the Notes (in each case, other than Capital Stock which is redeemable solely in exchange for any Equity Interest that is not Disqualified Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares). “Distribution Agreement” means that certain Distribution Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2017, by and among Hilton, Parent and HGV, with any amendments and modifications that are not adverse to the interests of the Holders in any material respect. “Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).


 
15 “Equity Offering” means a public or private offering of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock or Designated Preferred Stock) of (1) the Company or (2) Parent; provided that the net proceeds of any such public or private offering by Parent are (or are contemplated to be in the event unsuccessful) contributed by Parent to the Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock or Designated Preferred Stock) of the Company. “Euroclear” means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system. “Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. “Excluded Contribution” means the net cash proceeds, or the Fair Market Value of property or assets, received by the Company as a contribution to the Company’s common equity after the Issue Date or from the issuance or sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company, in each case if designated by the Company as an Excluded Contribution and as determined in good faith by the Company and not previously included in the calculations set forth in Section 4.06(a)(4)(C)(ii)(a) and Section 4.06(a)(4)(C)(ii)(b) hereof, for purposes of determining whether a Restricted Payment may be made. “Existing Indentures” means the indentures governing the Existing Notes. “Existing Notes” means the 2025 Notes, the 2028 Notes and the 2029 Notes. “Fair Market Value” means the price that would be paid in an arm’s-length transaction under the applicable circumstances, as determined in good faith by the Company. “Finance Lease” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property, whether real, personal or mixed, of such Person as lessee that is required to be classified and accounted for as a finance lease in accordance with GAAP; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, any lease that is accounted for by any Person as an operating lease as of the Issue Date and any Similar Lease entered into after the Issue Date by any Person may, in the sole discretion of the Company, be treated as an operating lease and not a Finance Lease; and provided further that any ground lease or similar obligation will be deemed not to be a Finance Lease. “Finance Lease Obligations” means the liability under a Finance Lease as reflected on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP. “Fiscal Quarter” means the fiscal quarter of the Company consisting of the three calendar month periods ending on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. “Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company consisting of the twelve-month period ending on each December 31. “Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Inc. and its successors. “Foreign Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.


 
16 “Franchise Agreement” means an agreement permitting the use of the applicable hotel brand name, hotel system trademarks, trade names and/or any related rights in connection with the ownership or operation of a Property or Properties (including any associated owners’ agreement but excluding any Management Agreement). “Funds From Operations” means, with respect to a Person and for a given period, (a) net income (loss) of such Person for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP minus (or plus) (b) gains (or losses) from debt restructuring and sales of property during such period plus (c) depreciation with respect to such Person’s real estate assets and amortization (other than amortization of deferred financing costs) of such Person for such period plus (d) impairment write-downs of (i) real estate assets and related personal property, (ii) investments in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate and related personal property held by the entity and (iii) goodwill associated with real estate assets minus (or plus) (e) gains (or losses) required to be recognized under GAAP from a change of control of real estate assets in which such Person or its Subsidiaries retain a partial interest minus (or plus) (f) non-cash charges in connection with share-based compensation expense and the early extinguishment of Indebtedness (including prepayment premiums), all after adjustment for Joint Ventures. Adjustments for Joint Ventures will be calculated to reflect Funds From Operations on the same basis. Except as provided above, for purposes of this Indenture, Funds From Operations shall be calculated consistent with the White Paper on Funds From Operations, dated December 2018, issued by National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc., but without giving effect to any supplements, amendments or other modifications promulgated after the Issue Date. “GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, consistently applied, as in effect on the Issue Date. “Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(2) hereof, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture. “Global Notes” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto and that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(3), 2.06(b)(4), 2.06(d)(2) or 2.06(d)(3) hereof. “Government Securities” means readily marketable (a) direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States or obligations guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States and (b) obligations of an agency or instrumentality of, or corporation owned, controlled or sponsored by, the United States that are generally considered in the securities industry to be implicit obligations of the United States. “Governmental Authority” means any government or political subdivision of the United States or any other country, whether national, federal, state, provincial, local or otherwise, or any agency, authority, board, bureau, central bank, commission, department, municipality or instrumentality thereof or therein, including, without limitation, any court, tribunal, grand jury or


 
17 arbitrator, in each case whether foreign or domestic, or any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to such government or political subdivision (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank). “Guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person: (1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person; or (2) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided that the term “Guarantee” will not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning. “Guarantors” means, collectively, Parent, PK Domestic REIT and the Subsidiary Guarantors. “Hedge Bank” means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Swap Contract, is a lender or an Affiliate of a lender or the administrative agent or an Affiliate of the administrative agent under any Credit Facilities, in its capacity as a party to such Swap Contract. “Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under any Interest Rate Agreement or Currency Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness Call Transaction will not constitute Hedging Obligations. “HGV” means Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. “Hilton” means Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. “Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered. “Hotel Sale Agreement” means any agreement providing for the sale of a Property or Equity Interests in a Subsidiary of the Company that directly or indirectly owns in fee simple such Property, or is party to a ground lease in respect thereof, to the extent such sale is permitted under this Indenture. “Income Property” means any Property comprised of a hotel and/or hotel business or an operating business or facility ancillary to a hotel or hotel business (including without limitation, laundry services, employee housing, retail, parking, golf courses, docking facilities and spa facilities). “Income Property” shall not include any Development/Redevelopment Property or undeveloped land. Each Income Property shall continue to be classified as an Income Property under this Indenture until the Company reclassifies such Income Property as a


 
18 Development/Redevelopment Property for purposes of this Indenture, upon and after which such property shall be classified as Development/Redevelopment Property under this Indenture. “Incur” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, to incur, create, issue, assume, Guarantee or otherwise become liable for or with respect to, or become responsible for the payment of, contingently or otherwise, such Indebtedness; provided, that any premiums, interest (including post-petition interest and payment-in-kind interest), accretion or amortization of original issue discount, fees, expenses and charges with respect to Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture will not be considered to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness. “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person at any date of determination (without duplication): (1) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (2) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; (3) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to Property purchased by such Person; (4) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of Property or services (excluding (i) trade accounts payable and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or other accounts payable in the ordinary course of business in accordance with ordinary trade terms, (ii) financing of insurance premiums and (iii) any earn-out obligation or purchase price adjustment until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP); (5) all Indebtedness of others to the extent secured by any Lien on Property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed; provided, that if such obligations have not been assumed, the amount of such Indebtedness included for the purposes of this definition will be the amount equal to the lesser of the Fair Market Value of such Property and the amount of the Indebtedness secured; (6) with respect to any Finance Leases of such Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP; (7) the net amount of the obligations of such Person in respect of interest rate protection agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements or other interest or exchange rate hedging arrangements (including Swap Contracts); (8) all obligations of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances, except obligations in respect of letters of credit issued in support of obligations not otherwise constituting Indebtedness shall not constitute


 
19 Indebtedness except to the extent such letter of credit is drawn and not reimbursed within 10 Business Days; (9) the principal component or liquidation preference of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock or, with respect to any non-guarantor Subsidiary, any Preferred Stock (other than Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests (or the portion thereof) held by Persons other than the Issuers and their Subsidiaries in an aggregate liquidation preference of less than or equal to $10.0 million at any time outstanding and excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends); and (10) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of Indebtedness of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (1) through (9) above (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with any completion guarantee); provided, that Indebtedness shall not include any obligations in respect of indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, or from Guarantees or letters of credit, surety bonds or performance bonds, in each case securing any such obligations of the Issuers or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, in any case Incurred in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or Restricted Subsidiary (other than Guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition) in a principal amount not in excess of the gross proceeds including non-cash proceeds (the Fair Market Value of such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value) actually received by the Issuers and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in connection with such disposition. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner unless recourse is limited, in which case the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the amount such Person is liable therefor (except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor). The amount of Indebtedness of the type described in clause (4) shall be calculated based on the net present value thereof. The amount of Indebtedness of the type referred to in clause (7) above of any Person shall be zero unless and until such Indebtedness becomes due, in which case the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the amount due that is payable by such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that (x) any obligations of such Person in respect of Cash Management Agreements, (y) any obligations of such Person in respect of employee, consultant or independent contractor deferred compensation and benefit plans and (z) any obligations of such Person in respect of taxes, assessments, governmental charges, levies or distribution requirements to shareholders under applicable REIT requirements under the Code shall not constitute Indebtedness. For all purposes with respect to this definition, the term “Indebtedness” of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall exclude (i) intercompany liabilities arising from or associated with cash management, tax, or accounting operations and made in the ordinary course of business, (ii) intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business and (iii) Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees.


 
20 “Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time. “Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant. “Initial Notes” means the $550,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture on the Issue Date. “Institutional Accredited Investor” means an institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act. “Intellectual Property” means patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service mark applications, trade names, URLs, copyrights, computer software, trade secrets, know-how and processes. “Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the period of four Fiscal Quarters ending on or most recently ended prior to such date to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; provided, however, for purposes of calculating the Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Interest Expense related to any amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount shall be excluded. “Interest Rate Agreement” means any interest rate swap agreement (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreement or interest rate collar agreement and any other agreement or arrangement designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk. “Investment” means any (i) direct or indirect advance, loan or other extension of credit to another Person (including without limitation by way of Guarantee or similar arrangement, but excluding advances to customers in the ordinary course of business that are, in conformity with GAAP, recorded as accounts receivable on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, and residual liabilities with respect to assigned leaseholds incurred in the ordinary course of business), (ii) capital contribution to another Person (by means of any transfer of cash or other property (tangible or intangible) to such Person or any payment for property or services solely for the account or use of such Person, or otherwise), or (iii) purchase or acquisition of Equity Interests, bonds, notes, debentures or other similar instruments issued by another Person, and will include: (1) the designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and (2) the Fair Market Value of the Equity Interests (and any other Investment), held by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of (or in) any Person that has ceased to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the Fair Market Value of the Investment remaining in any Person that has ceased to be a Restricted Subsidiary will be deemed not to exceed the aggregate amount of Investments previously made in such Person valued at the time such Investments were made, less the net


 
21 reduction of such Investments. For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 4.06 hereof: (A) “Investment” will include the portion (proportional to the Company’s Equity Interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the assets (net of liabilities) of any Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; (B) the Fair Market Value of the assets (net of liabilities) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time that such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary will be considered a reduction in outstanding Investments; and (C) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer. “Investment Grade” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P or Fitch. “Issue Date” means the date the Initial Notes are originally issued. “Issuers” means collectively, the Company, PK Domestic LLC and the Corporate Co- Issuer. “Joint Venture” means any Person, other than a Subsidiary of the Company, in which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary holds or acquires an ownership interest (whether by way of Capital Stock, partnership or limited liability company interest, or other evidence of ownership). “Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof). “Limited Condition Transaction” means any acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Indenture and any related incurrence of Indebtedness by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing. “Management Agreement” means any agreement entered into by Parent, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under which it engages a Person to advise it with respect to the management of a given Property or Properties and/or to manage a given Property or Properties (including any associated owner’s agreement). “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors. “Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Sale in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents, including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations (to the extent corresponding to the principal, but not interest, component thereof) when received in the form of


 
22 cash or Cash Equivalents and proceeds from the conversion of other property received when converted to cash or Cash Equivalents, without duplication, net of: (i) brokerage commissions and other fees and expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel, accountants and investment bankers and title and recording and transfer taxes) related to such Asset Sale; (ii) provisions for all taxes actually paid or payable as a result of such Asset Sale by any Parent Entity, any REIT Subsidiary, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as reasonably determined by Parent (and taking into account whether any such sale qualifies for non- recognition treatment under Section 1031 of the Code and further taking into account any distributions contemplated by clause (iii) below), including (without duplication) taxes that would have been payable as a result of such Asset Sale by any Parent Entity, any REIT Subsidiary, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries if all Parent Entities, all REIT Subsidiaries, the Company and each Restricted Subsidiary in which the Company owns less than 100% of the interests were taxable as a corporation or as a REIT for federal, state and local income tax purposes, whichever is greater, and, in each case, without taking into account any deductions, credits or other tax attributes that are not related to such Asset Sale, and at the highest rate that would be applicable to such entity at such time; (iii) distributions to any Parent Entity or any REIT Subsidiary, in an amount not to exceed the reasonably estimated net capital gain recognized by Parent Entity or any REIT Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Sale, in order for such Parent Entity or REIT Subsidiary to pay a capital gain dividend within the meaning of Section 857(b)(3)(B) of the Code in respect of such Asset Sale; (iv) all payments made to repay Indebtedness outstanding at the time of such Asset Sale that either (A) is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Sale, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon such assets or (B) is required, by its terms or by applicable law, to be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Sale; (v) all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such Asset Sale; (vi) any portion of the purchase price from such Asset Sale placed in escrow, whether as a reserve for adjustment of the purchase price, for satisfaction of indemnities in respect of such Asset Sale or otherwise in connection with that Asset Sale; provided, however, that upon the termination of that escrow, Net Cash Proceeds shall be increased by any portion of funds in the escrow that are released to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (vii) amounts reserved by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale, including without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale, all as determined on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP; and (viii) any payments required under Tax Protection Agreements as a result of such Asset Sale. “Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, Indebtedness for borrowed money in respect of which recourse for payment is contractually limited to specific assets of such Person encumbered by a Lien securing such Indebtedness; provided, however, except with respect to Indebtedness of any Subsidiary Guarantor, such Indebtedness may be recourse to the Person or Persons that own the assets encumbered by the Lien securing such Indebtedness so long as (x) such Person or Persons do not own any assets that are not subject to such Lien (other than assets customarily excluded from an all assets financing) and (y) in the event such Person or Persons directly or indirectly own Equity Interests in any other Person, all assets of such Person or Persons (other than assets customarily excluded from an all assets financing) are also encumbered by the Lien securing such financing.


 
23 “Note Guarantee” means a Guarantee of the Notes by the Guarantors. “Notes” has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture. The Initial Notes and the Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, and unless the context otherwise requires, all references to the Notes shall include the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes. “Obligations” means any principal, interest, Applicable Premium, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness. “Offer to Purchase” means an offer by the Issuers to purchase Notes from the Holders commenced by delivering a notice to the Trustee and each Holder stating: (1) the covenant pursuant to which the offer is being made and that all Notes validly tendered will be accepted for payment on a pro rata basis; (2) the purchase price and the date of purchase (which will be a Business Day no earlier than 10 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent) (“Payment Date”); (3) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest pursuant to its terms; (4) that, unless the Issuers default in the payment of the purchase price, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will cease to accrue interest on and after the Payment Date; (5) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will be required to surrender the Note, together with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse side of the Note completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice or, in the case of a Note in global form registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, in accordance with the Depositary’s Applicable Procedures, in each case prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Payment Date; (6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election (in the case of Notes in global form registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee in accordance with the Depositary’s Applicable Procedures), so long as such withdrawal is effected prior to the close of business on the third Business Day immediately preceding the Payment Date, or if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the third Business Day immediately preceding the Payment Date, a facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission or letter or an instruction to the Depositary, as applicable, setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Notes purchased; and


 
24 (7) that Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered; provided that each Note purchased and each new Note issued will be in a principal amount of $2,000 and any higher integral multiple of $1,000 thereof. In addition, if such redemption or purchase is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice will describe each such condition, and if applicable, will state that, in the Issuers’ discretion, the Payment Date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or such redemption or purchase may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the Payment Date, or by the Payment Date as so delayed. On the Payment Date, the Issuers shall: (A) accept for payment on a pro rata basis Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to an Offer to Purchase; (B) deposit with the Paying Agent money sufficient, as determined by the Issuers, to pay the purchase price of all Notes or portions thereof so accepted; and (C) promptly thereafter deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee all Notes or portions thereof so accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate specifying the Notes or portions thereof accepted for payment by the Issuers. The Paying Agent will promptly deliver to the Holders so accepted payment in an amount equal to the purchase price, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and deliver to such Holders a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Note surrendered; provided that each Note purchased and each new Note issued will be in a principal amount of $2,000 and any higher integral multiple of $1,000. The Issuers shall publicly announce the results of an Offer to Purchase as soon as practicable after the Payment Date. “Offering Memorandum” means the final offering memorandum dated May 2, 2024 relating to the offering of the Initial Notes by the Issuers. “Officer” means, with respect to any Person, (a) the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the General Counsel, the Secretary, or the Assistant Secretary of such Person, or (b) if such Person is a limited or general partnership or limited liability company, the persons holding the positions set forth in clause (a) of such Person or any direct or indirect general partner or managing member of such Person, as the case may be. “Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by an Officer of the Company that meets the requirements of Section 13.04 hereof.


 
25 “Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section 13.04 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. “Overdraft Line” means Indebtedness with respect to overdraft protections (including, but not limited to, intraday, ACH and purchasing card/T&E services), established for any of the Company and its Subsidiaries’ ordinary course of operations, which Indebtedness may be secured. “Ownership Share” means, with respect to any Subsidiary of a Person (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary) or any Joint Venture of a Person, the greater of (a) such Person’s relative nominal direct and indirect ownership interest (expressed as a percentage) in such Subsidiary or Joint Venture or (b) such Person’s relative direct and indirect economic interest (calculated as a percentage) in such Subsidiary or Joint Venture determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the declaration of trust, articles or certificate of incorporation, articles of organization, partnership agreement, joint venture agreement or other applicable organizational document of such Subsidiary or Joint Venture. “Parent” means Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. and its permitted successors and assigns. “Parent Entity” means Parent, PK Domestic REIT and any other direct or indirect parent of the Company. “Park CMBS Loan Agreement” means that certain Loan Agreement dated October 24, 2016, related to the Hilton Hawaiian Village property, as it may have been or may be amended, restated, supplemented, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time. “Park Credit Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2022 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), by and among the Company, Parent, PK Domestic LLC, the other Subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party thereto as Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined therein), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto. “Park Loan Documents” means, collectively, (i) the Park Credit Agreement, (ii) any fee letters pursuant to the Park Credit Agreement, (iii) any letter of credit applications and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by a letter of credit issuer and the Company relating to a letter of credit issued pursuant to the Park Credit Agreement, (iv) the Park CMBS Loan Agreement, (v) the Park Mortgage Facilities and (vi) all guarantees and other documents related to the foregoing, as amended, restated, refunded, renewed, replaced, refinanced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. “Park Mortgage Facilities” means, collectively, the following loan agreements, as each may have been or may be amended, restated, supplemented, refunded, renewed, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time: those certain Fee and Leasehold Deed of Trust dated July 27, 2012 and Leasehold Deed of Trust dated July 27, 2012, related to the Hilton Denver City Center property; that certain Loan Agreement dated June 23, 2016, related to the Boston Hyatt Regency property; that certain Loan Agreement dated December 11, 2015, related


 
26 to the Embassy Suites Old Town Alexandria; that certain Loan Agreement dated November 7, 2014, related to (i) the Capital Hilton property, and (ii) the Hilton Torrey Pines property; that certain Loan Agreement dated July 7, 2014 related to the Hilton Orlando Convention Center property; that certain Loan Agreement dated May 28, 2015, related to the Doubletree Hotel Ontario Airport property; that certain Loan Agreement dated October 2, 2015, related to the DoubleTree Hotel Spokane City Center; and those certain Fee Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Fixture Filing and Assignment of Leases and Rents and Leasehold Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Fixture Filing and Assignment of Leases and Rents, each dated November 23, 2016, related to the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. “Participant” means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream). “Payment Date” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Offer to Purchase.” “Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction” means any call or capped call option (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on a Parent Entity’s Common Stock purchased by the Company in connection with the issuance of any Convertible Indebtedness; provided that the purchase price for such Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction, less the proceeds received by the Company from the sale of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction, does not exceed the net proceeds received by the Company from the sale of such Convertible Indebtedness issued in connection with the Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction. “Permitted Convertible Indebtedness Call Transaction” means any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and any Permitted Warrant Transaction. “Permitted Government Revenue Bond Indebtedness” means revenue bonds issued by a state or local government or an agency, authority or other instrumentality thereof, the proceeds of which are used to finance or refinance the acquisition, construction, equipping or improvement of facilities or property used in a Related Business or public infrastructure improvements related thereto, and any deferred lease obligation of the Company, the Issuers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries relating thereto; provided, that (a) such revenue bonds are non-recourse to the Company, the Issuers and any of their Restricted Subsidiaries (unless and to the extent the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary is the holder of such bonds), and (b) the principal of, interest on or costs relating to such revenue bonds are payable solely from (i) proceeds of such bonds, (ii) all or an incremental portion of sales, use, lodgers’, property and other generally applicable taxes (not including income taxes), whether generated by or levied on such facilities or property or the activities and business conducted thereon or upon property located in a broader area, (iii) reserve funds created with proceeds of such bonds or with revenues described in (ii), (iv) a general or “moral obligation” pledge of a state or local government or agency, authority or other instrumentality thereof, or (v) if Parent, the Issuers or a Restricted Subsidiary is the holder of such bonds, payments made by the Company, the Issuers or a Restricted Subsidiary. “Permitted Investment” means: (1) cash or Cash Equivalents;


 
27 (2) loans or advances to officers, directors and employees of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) in the ordinary course of business for travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in respect of payroll payments and expenses in the ordinary course of business, (iii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Company (or its direct or indirect parent) solely to the extent that the amount of such loan and advances shall be contributed to the Company in cash as common equity, and (iv) in connection with the payment of statutory minimum federal and state income tax obligations associated with the vesting of shares of restricted common equity of the Company or Parent issued under stock incentive plans; (3) (i) Investments by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor in the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, (ii) Investments by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors in other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors, (iii) Investments by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors, and (iv) Investments by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors in the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor; (4) (i) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable, notes receivable or other advances (including letters of credit and cash collateral) arising from the grant of trade credit or similar arrangements with suppliers, distributors, tenants, licensors or licensees in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss and (iii) Investments in securities of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers or in settlement of delinquent or overdue accounts in the ordinary course of business; (5) an Investment in any Person to the extent such Investments consist of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers’ compensation, performance and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (6) Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 4.08 hereof; (7) Investments in any Person or Persons owning or leasing Income Properties and other Property ancillary or reasonably related to such Income Properties (including, without duplication, Investments with respect to Indebtedness secured by any such Property); (8) Investments made substantially contemporaneously with the issuance by Parent, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Convertible Indebtedness in derivative securities or similar products purchased by Parent, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith linked to Equity Interests underlying such Convertible Indebtedness;


 
28 (9) Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests (exclusive of Disqualified Stock) of the Company, or any Parent Entity; provided, however, that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.06(a)(4)(C) hereof; (10) Investments in tenants and property managers in the ordinary course of business, to the extent the proceeds thereof are used for tenant improvements; (11) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.09 hereof or any disposition of assets or rights not constituting an Asset Sale by reason of one or more of the exclusions contained in the definition thereof; (12) an Investment in the Company, a Restricted Subsidiary or in a Person that will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary or be merged or consolidated with or into or transfer or convey all or substantially all its assets to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Investment of such Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary which existed at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary and was not created in anticipation or contemplation thereof; (13) obligations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to indemnifications of title insurance companies issuing title insurance policies in relation to construction Liens; (14) Investments in the nature of pledges or deposits with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business; (15) Guarantees by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of ground leases or operating leases (other than Finance Leases) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case, entered into by the Issuers or any such Restricted Subsidiary; (16) operating leases and subleases of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business; (17) Permitted Bond Hedge Transactions which constitute Investments and Investments in Swap Contracts permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(d)(6) hereof; (18) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of UCC Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and UCC Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices; (19) advances in the form of a prepayment of expenses, so long as such expenses are being paid in accordance with customary trade terms of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or in the ordinary course of business;


 
29 (20) entering into Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees (it being understood that any payments or other transfers made pursuant to such Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees will not be permitted by this clause (20)); (21) Investments in Joint Ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries from and after the Issue Date (i) so long as, immediately after giving effect to any such Investment on a Pro Forma Basis, the ratio of consolidated Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to Consolidated EBITDA (calculated in accordance with Section 4.08(c)) would not exceed 5.50 to 1.00, or (ii) not in excess of the greater of $300.0 million and 2.5% of Adjusted Total Assets at any time outstanding; (22) any Investment (i) deemed to exist as a result of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor distributing a note or other intercompany debt to a parent of such Subsidiary that is the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor (to the extent there is no cash consideration or services rendered for such note), (ii) consisting of intercompany current liabilities in connection with the cash management, tax and accounting operations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) consisting of intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-overs or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business; (23) Investments consisting of (i) loans and other extensions of credit to contractors in the ordinary course of business in order to facilitate the purchase of machinery and tools by such contractors or (ii) loans and other extensions of credit to owners and lessors of Property so long as the proceeds thereof are used to develop such Property and such Property is intended to be acquired by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries has entered into a binding agreement to acquire such property); (24) Investments consisting of the ownership interest in, or the transfer of (whether by a contribution or otherwise) undeveloped land to, an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture formed for the purpose of developing such undeveloped land in an amount invested from and after the Issue Date not to exceed the greater of $250.0 million and 2.0% of Adjusted Total Assets in the aggregate at any time outstanding; (25) any Investment of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on, or made pursuant to binding commitments existing on, the Issue Date, including, without limitation, in connection with Joint Venture agreements existing on the Issue Date, and any extension, modification or renewal of any such Investments, but only to the extent such extension, modification or renewal does not involve additional advances, contributions or other Investments of cash or other assets or other increases thereof (other than as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities), in each case, pursuant to the terms of such Investment, or commitment, as in effect on the Issue Date; (26) [reserved];


 
30 (27) any Investment in secured notes, collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities, other secured debt securities, secured debt derivative or other secured debt instruments, so long as such Investment relates directly or indirectly to any Related Businesses or businesses attached or appurtenant thereto, in an amount invested from and after the Issue Date not to exceed the greater of $150.0 million and 1.0% of Adjusted Total Assets in the aggregate at any time outstanding, provided that such Investments, together with Permitted Investments made in reliance on clause (28) below, shall not exceed the greater of $600.0 million and 5.0% of Adjusted Total Assets in the aggregate at any one time outstanding; provided further, that in the event such Investment is made in secured notes, collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities, other secured debt securities, secured debt derivative or other secured debt instruments of any Affiliate of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiary, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall not consent to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of such instruments or otherwise act on any matter related to any such instrument in its capacity as a creditor; (28) Investments in mortgage loans secured by a first priority senior mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or similar real property security instrument granted to the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor (i) encumbering real estate and improvements thereon and (ii) upon which no other lien exists except for liens for unpaid taxes, assessments and the like, not yet due and payable and liens on equipment and the like owned or leased by the mortgagor, consisting of purchase money liens or liens on capital leases, in an amount, together with Permitted Investments made in reliance on clause (27) above, not to exceed the greater of $600.0 million and 5.0% of Adjusted Total Assets in the aggregate at any one time outstanding; (29) Investments arising as a result of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction; and (30) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (30) from and after the Issue Date at any time outstanding does not exceed the greater of $500.0 million and an amount equal to 4.0% of Adjusted Total Assets as of the date any such Investment is made. “Permitted Liens” means: (1) inchoate Liens incident to construction on or maintenance of Property; or Liens incident to construction on or maintenance of Property now or hereafter filed or recorded for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP (or deposits made pursuant to applicable law or bonds obtained from reputable insurance companies) and which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and have not proceeded to judgment; provided that, by reason of nonpayment of the obligations secured by such Liens, no such Property is subject to a material risk of loss or forfeiture;


 
31 (2) Liens for taxes and assessments on Property which are not yet past due; or Liens for taxes and assessments on Property for which adequate reserves have been set aside to the extent required by GAAP and are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and have not proceeded to judgment; (3) Liens with respect to minor defects and irregularities in title to any Property, which individually or in the aggregate do not materially impair or burden the Fair Market Value or use of the subject Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held; (4) easements, exceptions, reservations, condominium documents or other agreements or documents for the purpose of pipelines, conduits, cables, wire communication lines, power lines and substations, streets, trails, walkways, traffic signals, drainage, irrigation, water, electricity and sewerage purposes, dikes, canals, ditches, the removal of oil, gas, coal, or other minerals, and other like purposes affecting Property, facilities, or equipment which individually or in the aggregate do not materially burden or impair the Fair Market Value or use of such Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held; (5) easements, exceptions, reservations, condominium documents or other agreements or documents for the purpose of facilitating the joint or common use of Property in or adjacent to a neighboring development, timeshare or residential property, shopping center, office building, utility company, public facility or other projects affecting Property which individually or in the aggregate do not materially burden or impair the Fair Market Value or use of such Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held; (6) rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate, or obligations or duties to any Governmental Authority with respect to, the use or development of any Property; (7) rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate, or obligations or duties to any Governmental Authority with respect to, any right, power, franchise, grant, license, or permit; (8) present or future zoning laws and ordinances or other laws and ordinances restricting the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of Property; (9) statutory Liens, other than those described in clause (1) or (2) hereof, arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to obligations which are not delinquent or are being contested in good faith; provided that, if delinquent, adequate reserves have been set aside with respect thereto and, by reason of nonpayment, no Property is subject to a material risk of loss or forfeiture; (10) covenants, conditions, and restrictions affecting the use of Property which individually or in the aggregate do not materially impair or burden the Fair Market Value or use of the Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;


 
32 (11) rights of tenants and landlords under leases (including ground leases) and rental agreements covering Property, managers under Management Agreements and franchisors under Franchise Agreements; (12) Liens consisting of pledges or deposits to secure obligations under workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or similar legislation, including Liens of judgments thereunder which are not currently dischargeable; (13) rights of (i) other condominium owners or associations arising under condominium documents or (ii) timeshare owners or associations where a Property has a timeshare component; (14) Liens consisting of pledges or deposits of Property to secure performance in connection with operating leases made in the ordinary course of business to which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary is a party as lessee; (15) Liens consisting of deposits of Property to secure bids made with respect to, or performance of, contracts (other than contracts creating or evidencing an extension of credit to the depositor); (16) Liens (i) consisting of any right of offset, or statutory bankers’ lien, on bank deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business so long as such bank deposit accounts are not established or maintained for the purpose of providing such right of offset or bankers’ lien, (ii) encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attached to brokerage accounts in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes or (iii) constituting or otherwise securing obligations owing under any treasury, depository, overdraft or other Cash Management Agreements, cash pooling agreements with hotel management companies or other arrangements; (17) Liens consisting of deposits of Property and other Liens to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for Indebtedness), leases (other than Finance Leases), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance and return of money bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, agreements with utilities, and other obligations of a like nature (including letters of credit in lieu of any such bonds or to support the issuance thereof) incurred in the ordinary course of business; (18) Liens consisting of deposits of Property to secure (or in lieu of) surety, appeal or customs bonds in proceedings to which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary is a party, and any other Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods; (19) Liens created by or resulting from any litigation or legal proceeding involving the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that adequate reserves have been set


 
33 aside by the Company or relevant Restricted Subsidiary and no material Property is subject to a material risk of loss or forfeiture; (20) non-consensual Liens not incurred in connection with an extension of credit, which do not in the aggregate, when taken together with all other Liens, materially impair the value or use of the Property of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (21) Liens arising under laws involving the sale, distribution and possession of alcoholic beverages; (22) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (23) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements filings regarding operating leases or consignment of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business; (24) Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents or other property deposited to discharge, redeem or defease Indebtedness; (25) (i) Liens pursuant to operating leases, licenses or similar arrangements entered into for the purpose of, or with respect to, operating or managing hotels, nightclubs, restaurants and other assets used or useful in the business of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, which Liens, operating leases, licenses or similar arrangements are limited to the leased property under the applicable lease and granted to the landlord under such lease for the purpose of securing the obligations of the tenant under such lease to such landlord and (ii) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents (and on the related escrow accounts or similar accounts, if any) required to be paid to the lessors (or lenders to such lessors) under such leases, licenses or similar arrangements or maintained in an escrow account or similar account pending application of such proceeds in accordance with the applicable lease, license or similar arrangement; (26) licenses or sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to Persons other than the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided that such licenses, leases or subleases are in the ordinary course of business of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries; (27) Liens arising from grants of licenses or sublicenses of Intellectual Property made in the ordinary course of business; (28) Liens consisting of any condemnation or eminent domain proceeding or compulsory purchase order affecting Real Property;


 
34 (29) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensee or licensor under any lease or license agreement in existence on the Issue Date or that is permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Indenture; (30) Acceptable Land Use Arrangements, including Liens related thereto; (31) Liens for landlord financings (and Refinancings thereof) secured by the fee estate of any ground lease; (32) Liens in favor of the Issuers or any Restricted Subsidiary; (33) To the extent constituting a Lien, any Permitted Transfer Restrictions and any Permitted Sale Restrictions; (34) Liens on any assets (including real or personal property) of the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness and other Obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements, Secured Hedge Agreements and the Overdraft Line; (35) Liens existing on the Issue Date and Liens relating to any Refinancing of the Obligations secured by such Liens; provided that with respect to a Refinancing of the Obligations under the Credit Facilities incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(d)(1), that such Liens do not encumber any assets or property (including proceeds thereof) that were not subject to a Lien securing such Obligations on the Issue Date; (36) purchase money Liens securing Indebtedness and Finance Leases permitted under Section 4.08(d)(8); provided, that any such Liens attach only to the property being financed pursuant to such purchase money Indebtedness or Finance Leases (or Refinancings thereof) and directly related assets, including proceeds and replacements thereof; (37) Liens granted on the Equity Interests in any Joint Venture or non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary relating to rights of first refusal, rights of first offer, “tag-along” and “drag-along” rights, transfer restrictions and put and call arrangements with respect to the Equity Interests of any Joint Venture pursuant to any Joint Venture or similar agreement; (38) Liens in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions, in each case limited to the Property subject to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction; (39) Liens Incurred from and after the Issue Date with respect to Indebtedness outstanding in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of $1.0 billion and an amount equal to 8.5% of Adjusted Total Assets at any one time outstanding; (40) Liens on property that the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured against by title insurance; provided that such Lien would not reasonably be expected to impair the ability to place mortgage financing on the Real Property encumbered by such Lien, which mortgage financing includes title insurance coverage against such Lien;


 
35 (41) Liens on (x) Property acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date that are in place at the time such Property is so acquired and are not created (but may have been amended) in contemplation of such acquisition and do not extend to any Property other than the Property so acquired or (y) Property of Persons that are acquired by or merged or consolidated with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date that are in place at the time such Person is so acquired, merged or consolidated and are not created in contemplation of such acquisition and do not extend to any Property other than those of the Person acquired; (42) Liens securing assessments or charges payable to a property owner association, condominium association or similar entity, which assessments are not yet due and payable or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, and for which adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person; (43) Liens in connection with a forward or reverse Section 1031 exchange arrangement; (44) Pledges and deposits and other Liens securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance; (45) Liens securing obligations in respect of trade-related letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar obligations and covering the property (or the documents of title in respect of such property) financed by such letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar obligations and the proceeds and products thereof; (46) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in respect of any Permitted Investment; (47) Liens with respect to property or assets of any non-Subsidiary Guarantor securing Indebtedness and obligations of a non-Subsidiary Guarantor permitted under Section 4.08 hereof; (48) Liens on any amounts held by a trustee (i) under any indenture or other debt agreement issued in escrow pursuant to customary escrow arrangements pending the release thereof, or under any indenture or other debt agreement pursuant to customary discharge, redemption or defeasance provisions, and (ii) in the funds and accounts under an indenture or other debt agreement securing any revenue bonds issued for the benefit of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries; (49) Liens on the Capital Stock of Unrestricted Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiaries; (50) Liens on Capital Stock in Joint Ventures or non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (i) securing capital contributions to or obligations of such Joint Ventures or


 
36 (ii) pursuant to the relevant Joint Venture or non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries agreement or arrangement or similar agreement; (51) Liens on securities constituting time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits maturing within 180 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company that is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America having capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $250.0 million and whose long-term debt, or whose parent holding company’s long-term debt, is rated A (or such similar equivalent rating or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act) that are the subject of repurchase agreements; (52) Liens on goods or inventory the purchase, shipment or storage price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit, bank guarantee or bankers’ acceptance issued or created for the account of the Company or any Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; provided that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Company or such Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit, bank guarantee or banker’s acceptance to the extent permitted under Section 4.08 hereof; (53) in the case of Real Property that constitutes a leasehold interest, any Lien (i) to which the fee simple interest (or any superior leasehold interest) is subject or (ii) constituting the existence and/or terms of the applicable lease and/or the rights of the lessor therein; (54) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations (i) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in favor of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a non-Subsidiary Guarantor in favor of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a non-Subsidiary Guarantor; (55) Liens securing insurance premiums financing arrangements; provided, that such Liens are limited to the applicable unearned insurance premiums and proceeds thereof; (56) Liens securing Swap Contracts; (57) (i) statutory Liens for current taxes or other governmental charges, in each case for amounts which are not overdue by more than 60 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which, if applicable, the Company or any Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books reserves in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’, repairers’, and similar statutory or common law Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business, in each case for amounts which are not overdue by more than 60 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which, if applicable, the Company or any Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books reserves in accordance with GAAP; (58) the filing of a reversion, subdivision or final map(s), record(s) of survey and/or amendments to any of the foregoing over Real Property held by the Company or


 
37 any of its Subsidiaries designed (A) to merge one or more of the separate parcels thereof together so long as (i) the entirety of each such parcel shall be owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) the gross acreage and footprint of the Real Property remains unaffected in any material respect or (B) to separate one or more of the parcels thereof together so long as (i) the entirety of each resulting parcel shall be owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) the gross acreage and footprint of the Real Property remains unaffected in any material respect; (59) Liens Incurred from and after the Issue Date to secure obligations in respect of letters of credit (to the extent such letter of credit is cash collateralized or backstopped by another letter of credit) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $50.0 million and 0.40% of Adjusted Total Assets at any one time outstanding; (60) Liens securing Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien that is Refinanced; provided that with respect to a Refinancing of the Credit Facilities incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(d)(1) that such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same assets or type of property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on and accessions to such property, proceeds and products thereof, customary security deposits and any other assets pursuant to after-acquired property clauses and, in the case of multiple financings of equipment provided by any lender, other equipment financed by such lender, to the extent such assets secured (or would have secured) the Indebtedness being Refinanced); (61) Liens constituting any ground lease or hotel lease in existence on the Issue Date or permitted to be entered into by this Indenture (in each base as may be amended and/or replaced); (62) Liens related to Permitted Government Revenue Bond Indebtedness and the implementation of related or similar governmental tax or economic incentive programs; (63) judgment and attachment Liens in respect of judgments and attachments not constituting an Event of Default; (64) Liens securing any COVID-19 Relief Funds; (65) Liens created by or resulting from Management Agreements, Franchise Agreements and other agreements relating to hotel properties; (66) Liens on cash or property held directly or indirectly by a “qualified intermediary” or “exchange accommodation titleholder” during the pendency of a Section 1031 exchange of assets; (67) (x) Liens securing Guarantees Incurred under Section 4.08(d)(13); provided that the Indebtedness that is Guaranteed is secured by a Permitted Lien, (y) Liens securing Indebtedness Incurred under Section 4.08(d)(14); provided that such Liens shall be limited to a pledge of the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s Equity Interest in the Joint Venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary incurring the Indebtedness


 
38 secured by such Lien, and (z) Liens securing Qualified Non-Recourse Debt and/or Project Financing permitted under Section 4.08(d)(24); and (68) Liens securing (a) Indebtedness and other Obligations Incurred under Section 4.08(b) and (b) Indebtedness Incurred under Section 4.08(d)(1); provided that all payments due under this Indenture and the Notes are secured on an equal and ratable basis with the Indebtedness and other Obligations so secured until such time as such Obligations are no longer secured by a Lien. “Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees” means customary indemnities or limited contingent guarantees (including by means of separate indemnification agreements or carve-out guarantees) provided in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in financing transactions that are directly or indirectly secured by Real Property or other Real Property-related assets (including Equity Interests) of a Restricted Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary and that may be full recourse or non-recourse to the Restricted Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary that is the borrower in such financing, but is non-recourse to the Company or any of its other Restricted Subsidiaries except for such indemnities and limited contingent guarantees as are consistent with customary industry practice (such as for fraud, unlawful acts, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, prohibited transfers, failure to pay taxes, voluntary bankruptcy, collusive involuntary bankruptcy, failure to comply with special purpose entity covenants, failure to maintain insurance, insurance deductibles, ERISA liabilities, recourse triggers based on violation of transfer restrictions and other customary exceptions to non-recourse liability). “Permitted Sale Restrictions” means obligations, encumbrances or restrictions contained in any Hotel Sale Agreement restricting the creation of Liens on, or the sale, transfer or other disposition of, Equity Interests or property that is subject to such sale; provided that the encumbrances and restrictions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that are subject to such Hotel Sale Agreement. “Permitted Tax Payments” means, with respect to any fiscal year, any distributions to holders of Equity Interests of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in which the Company owns less than 100% of the equity interests, sufficient to provide Parent, any other Parent Entity or any REIT Subsidiary with a distribution equal to the amount of federal, state and local taxes, as reasonably determined by Parent, that have been actually paid or are payable by Parent, such Parent Entity or such REIT Subsidiary (taking into account any distributions paid or contemplated by Parent, such Parent Entity or such REIT Subsidiary). “Permitted Transfer Restrictions” means (a) restrictions on transfer, mortgage liens, pledges and changes in beneficial ownership arising under Management Agreements, Franchise Agreements, owner agreements and ground leases and governing agreements for Joint Ventures and non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (including in connection with any acquisition or development of any applicable real estate asset, without regard to the transaction value), including rights of first offer or refusal arising under such agreements and leases, (b) obligations, encumbrances or restrictions contained in agreements with partners or members of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Joint Venture imposing obligations in respect of contingent obligations to make any tax “make whole” or similar payment arising out of the sale or other


 
39 transfer of assets reasonably related to such limited partners’ or members’ interest in the Company, such Restricted Subsidiary or such Joint Venture pursuant to “tax protection” or other similar agreements and (c) restrictions arising under the Tax Matters Agreement or Distribution Agreement. “Permitted Warrant Transaction” means any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on a Parent Entity’s Common Stock sold by the Company substantially concurrently with any purchase by the Company of a related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction. “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity. “PK Domestic LLC” means PK Domestic Property LLC, and its permitted successors and assigns. “PK Domestic REIT” means PK Domestic REIT Inc., a Delaware corporation and Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Parent, and its permitted successors and assigns. “Preferred Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participation or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) that have a preference on liquidation or with respect to distributions over any other class of Capital Stock, including preferred partnership interests, whether general or limited, or such Person’s preferred or preference stock, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued thereafter, including, without limitation, all series and classes of such preferred or preference stock. “Private Placement Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(1) hereof to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture. “Pro Forma” or “Pro Forma Basis” means that the following adjustments have been made: (1) if the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Incurs, assumes, Guarantees, repays, repurchases, redeems, defeases or otherwise discharges any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems Preferred Stock during the period commencing on the first day of the specified period and ending on (and including) the Transaction Date, then the Consolidated Interest Expense will be calculated giving Pro Forma effect (determined in good faith by the Company) to such Incurrence, assumption, Guarantee, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of Preferred Stock, and the use of proceeds therefrom, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of such period; (2) Asset Sales and Asset Acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations, or by any Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquired by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and including all related financing transactions and


 
40 including increases in ownership of Restricted Subsidiaries during the period commencing on the first day of the specified period and ending on (and including) the Transaction Date, will be given Pro Forma effect (including giving Pro Forma effect to the receipt and application of the proceeds of any Asset Sale) (determined in good faith by the Company) as if they had occurred and such proceeds had been applied on the first day of such specified period; provided that for purposes of calculating any ratio or determining compliance with covenants in Article 4 or Section 5.01 hereof, including Investments or acquisitions (and the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness in connection therewith) that have been made (i) during the applicable Test Period and (ii) subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis assuming that all such Investments or acquisitions (and any increase or decrease in consolidated net income (loss), Consolidated EBITDA, or Adjusted Total Assets and the component financial definitions used therein attributable to such transaction) had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period; (3) Consolidated EBITDA will be adjusted to give effect to all Pro Forma Cost Savings; (4) the Consolidated EBITDA and consolidated net income (loss) attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of on or prior to the Transaction Date, will be excluded; (5) the Consolidated Interest Expense attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of on or prior to the Transaction Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Consolidated Interest Expense will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Transaction Date; (6) any Person that is or will become a Restricted Subsidiary on the Transaction Date will be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during the specified period; (7) any Person that is not, or will cease to be, a Restricted Subsidiary on the Transaction Date will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during the specified period; (8) a 1031 Property held by an intermediary during the pendency of a reverse 1031 exchange shall be deemed to be held by a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of financial calculations hereunder; and (9) if any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) bears a floating rate of interest, the interest expense on such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Transaction Date had been the applicable rate for the entire specified period (taking into account any Hedging Obligation applicable to


 
41 such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term as at the Transaction Date in excess of 12 months). “Pro Forma Cost Savings” means, with respect to any period, the reduction in net costs and expenses that: (1) were directly attributable to an Asset Sale, Asset Acquisition, Investment, merger, consolidation or discontinued operation that occurred during the period or after the end of the period and on or prior to the Transaction Date and that (a) would properly be reflected in a pro forma income statement prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act or (b) the Company reasonably determines in good faith will actually be realized within 18 months of the Transaction Date; or (2) were actually implemented on or prior to the Transaction Date in connection with or as a result of an Asset Sale, Asset Acquisition, Investment, merger, consolidation or discontinued operation and that are supportable and quantifiable by the underlying accounting records. “Project Financing” means (i) any Finance Lease Obligation, mortgage financing, purchase money Indebtedness or other similar Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement, or improvement of any undeveloped land or any Refinancing of such Indebtedness and (ii) any Sale and Leaseback Transaction of any undeveloped land. “Property” means any right, title or interest in or to property or assets of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible and including all contract rights, income or revenue rights, real property interests (including leasehold interests), trademarks, trade names, equipment and proceeds of the foregoing and, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests or other ownership interests of any other Person owned by the first Person. “QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A. “Qualified Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness that (i) is (x) incurred by a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary to finance the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement, improvement or continued ownership of any new or existing property (real or personal, whether through the direct purchase of property or the Equity Interests of any Person owning such property and whether in a single acquisition or a series of related acquisitions) or any undeveloped land or (y) assumed by a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary and (ii) is non-recourse to any Issuer or any Subsidiary (other than a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary or its Subsidiaries). “Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary” means (i) a Subsidiary that is not an Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor and that is the owner of, or has been formed or created on or after the Issue Date in order to finance the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement, improvement or continued ownership of, any new or existing property or any undeveloped land and (ii) any Subsidiary of a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary.


 
42 “Rating Agencies” means S&P, Moody’s and Fitch; provided, that if any of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch will cease issuing a rating on the Notes for reasons outside the control of the Company, the Company may select a nationally recognized statistical agency to substitute for S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, as applicable. “Rating Event” means, with respect to any Change of Control, (a) the credit rating on the Notes is lowered by one or more gradations (including gradations within ratings categories as well as between categories but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, changes in ratings outlook) as compared to the rating of the Notes on the Issue Date by each of the Rating Agencies during the Rating Decline Period relating to such Change of Control and each such Rating Agency shall have put forth a public statement to the effect that such downgrade is attributable in whole or in part to such Change of Control and (b) immediately after giving effect to the reduction in the credit rating on the Notes by the Rating Agencies as described in clause (a), the Notes are not rated Investment Grade by any of the Rating Agencies. “Rating Decline Period” means the 60-day period (which 60-day period shall be extended as long as the credit rating on the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earliest of (a) the occurrence of a Change of Control, (b) the first public notice of the occurrence of such Change of Control and (c) the first public notice of Parent’s intention to effect such Change of Control. “Real Property” means (i) each parcel of real property leased or operated by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries, whether by lease, license or other use or occupancy agreement, and (ii) each parcel of real property owned by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries, together with all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures located thereon, together with all easements, licenses, rights, privileges, appurtenances, interests and entitlements related thereto. “Recourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to the Issuers or any Restricted Subsidiary, all Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company, PK Domestic LLC or such Restricted Subsidiary other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness. “Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act. “Regulation S Global Note” means a Global Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S. “REIT” means a “real estate investment trust” under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code. “REIT Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a REIT or a Subsidiary of Parent that is a REIT. “Related Businesses” means the development, ownership, leasing or operation of (i) hotel facilities, (ii) land held for potential development or under development as hotel facilities and


 
43 (iii) assets and facilities related to the foregoing, including without limitation, laundry services, employee housing, retail, parking, golf courses, docking facilities and spa facilities. “Replacement Assets” means (i) real or personal property that will be used or useful in a Related Business or (ii) substantially all the assets of a Related Business or a majority of the Voting Stock of any Person engaged in a Related Business that will become on the date of acquisition thereof a Restricted Subsidiary (including the merger of such a Person into a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company). “Responsible Officer,” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee), including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture. “Restricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend. “Restricted Global Note” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend. “Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary. “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act. “Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. “Rule 903” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act. “Rule 904” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act. “S&P” means S&P Global Ratings and its successors. “Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means, with respect to any Person, an arrangement whereby such Person enters into a lease of property previously transferred by such Person to the lessor. “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission. “Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Cash Management Bank. “Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Swap Contract permitted by this Indenture that is entered into by and between the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor and any Hedge Bank.


 
44 “Secured Indebtedness” means the portion of outstanding Indebtedness secured by a Lien upon the properties or other assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. “Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC. “Similar Lease” means a lease that is entered into by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary with another Person (other than the Issuers or a Restricted Subsidiary) for the purpose of, or with respect to operating or managing, Related Businesses, lodging or leisure Real Property assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries. “Spin-Off” means the spin-off of Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. from Hilton as a separately- traded REIT traded on the New York Stock Exchange. “Spin-Off Documents” means the Distribution Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Tax Matters Agreement related to the Spin-Off. “Stated Maturity” means: (1) with respect to any debt security, the date specified in such debt security as the fixed date on which the final installment of principal of such debt security is due and payable; and (2) with respect to any scheduled installment of principal of or interest on any debt security, the date specified in such debt security as the fixed date on which such installment is due and payable. “Subordinated Indebtedness” of the Company means any Indebtedness of the Company that is expressly subordinated to and junior in right of payment to the Notes. “Subordinated Indebtedness” of a Subsidiary Guarantor means any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor that is expressly subordinated to and junior in right of payment to the Note Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor. “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50.0% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person and/or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person and the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of such Person in its consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP, if such statements were prepared as of such date; provided, however, that for the purposes of this Indenture, Fess Parker Red Lion Hotel (owning the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort), Santa Barbara Hotel Lessee LLC (operating the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort) and Doubletree Spokane City Center LLC (the sole member of the owner of the DoubleTree Hotel Spokane City Center) shall each be considered a “Subsidiary” of the Company; provided, further, that upon any change in voting power such that the foregoing entities would no longer be consolidated with the Company after


 
45 the Issue Date, such entity will be classified subject to this definition without giving effect to the first proviso above. “Subsidiary Guarantor” means, (i) as of the Issue Date, each of the Company’s existing Restricted Subsidiaries that is a subsidiary guarantor under the Park Credit Agreement and is a signatory hereto and (ii) thereafter any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that executes a Note Guarantee in compliance with Section 4.18 hereof, but in each case excluding any Persons whose Note Guarantees have been released pursuant to the terms hereof. “Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness Call Transaction will not constitute a Swap Contract. “Tax Matters Agreement” means that certain Tax Matters Agreement, dated January 2, 2017, by and among Hilton, Parent, HGV and Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc., with any amendments and modifications that are not adverse to the interests of the Holders in any material respect. “Tax Protection Agreement” means any customary arms’-length agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and which was entered into in connection with a contribution of assets to the Company in exchange for Capital Stock and pursuant to which any liability to holders of Capital Stock who contributed such assets to the Company (directly or indirectly) may arise relating to taxes because (a) in connection with the deferral of income taxes of a holder of Capital Stock, the Company or Parent has agreed to (i) maintain a minimum level of debt or continue a particular debt, (ii) retain or not dispose of assets for a period of time or (iii) use or refrain from using a particular method of taking into account book–tax disparities under Section 704(c) of the Code; or (b) holders of Capital Stock have guaranteed or otherwise assumed liability for debt of the Company. “Test Period” means the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter of the Company for which financial statements have been or are required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 4.03 and the three Fiscal Quarters immediately preceding such Fiscal Quarter. “TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb).


 
46 “Total Assets” means, the sum of, without duplication, Undepreciated Real Estate Assets and all other assets, excluding non-real estate intangibles of, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. “Total Unencumbered Assets” means, as of any date, the Adjusted Total Assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date, less any such assets pledged as of such date as collateral to secure any obligations with respect to Secured Indebtedness. “Transaction Date” means, with respect to the Incurrence of any Indebtedness by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the date such Indebtedness is to be Incurred, with respect to any Restricted Payment, the date such Restricted Payment is to be made, and, with respect to any transaction described in Section 5.01 hereof, the date on which such transaction is to be consummated. “Treasury Rate” means, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Selected Interest Rates (Daily) H. 15 that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to August 1, 2026 (or in the case of a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under this Indenture, the Treasury Rate as of two Business Days prior to the date on which funds to pay the Notes are deposited with the Trustee); provided that if the period from the redemption date to August 1, 2026 is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a yield is given, the Treasury yield will be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the yields of the nearest United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if the period from the redemption date to such date is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used. “Trustee” means U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder. “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York or any other state, the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the creation or perfection of security interests. “U.S. Dollar Equivalent” means with respect to any monetary amount in a currency other than U.S. dollars, at any time for determination thereof, the amount of U.S. dollars obtained by converting such foreign currency involved in such computation into U.S. dollars at the spot rate for the purchase of U.S. dollars with the applicable foreign currency as published in The Wall Street Journal in the “Exchange Rates” column under the heading “Currency Trading” (or if such publication is unavailable, a similar nationally recognized publication as determined in the Company’s sole discretion) on the date two Business Days prior to such determination. Except as provided in Section 4.08 hereof, whenever it is necessary to determine whether the Company has complied with any covenant in this Indenture or a Default has occurred and an amount is


 
47 expressed in a currency other than U.S. dollars, such amount will be treated as the U.S. Dollar Equivalent determined as of the date such amount is initially determined in such currency. “Undepreciated Real Estate Assets” means, as of any date, the cost (being the original cost plus capital improvements) of the Company’s real estate assets and the real estate assets of its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date (including, without duplication, 1031 Properties), before depreciation and amortization and impairments, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. “Unrestricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend. “Unrestricted Global Note” means a Global Note that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend. “Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (1) any Subsidiary of the Company that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Company in the manner provided below; and (2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Company may designate (or re-designate) any Restricted Subsidiary (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary of the Company) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that: (A) any Guarantee by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness of the Subsidiary being so designated will be deemed an “Incurrence” of such Indebtedness and an “Investment” by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such designation; (B) either (i) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total assets of $1,000 or less or (ii) if such Subsidiary has assets greater than $1,000, such designation would be permitted under Section 4.06 hereof; and (C) if applicable, the Incurrence of Indebtedness and the Investment referred to in clause (A) of this proviso would be permitted under Sections 4.06 and 4.08 hereof. The Company may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that: (X) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or after giving effect to such designation; and (Y) all Liens and Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary outstanding immediately after such designation would, if Incurred at such time, have been permitted to be Incurred (and will be deemed to have been Incurred) for all purposes of this Indenture.


 
48 The Company may designate any such Restricted Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee in accordance with this Indenture. “Unsecured Debt” means, for any Person, any Indebtedness of such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries which is not Secured Indebtedness. “Voting Stock” means with respect to any Person, Capital Stock of any class or kind ordinarily having the power to vote for the election of directors, managers or other voting members of the governing body of such Person. “Wholly Owned Subsidiary” or “Wholly Owned” means, as to any Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all the Equity Interests of which (other than either (i) Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests or (ii) directors’ qualifying shares) are at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person. Section 1.02 Other Definitions. Term Defined in Section “Affiliate Transaction” 4.10(a) “Applicable Law” 13.16 “Authentication Order” 2.02 “Covenant Defeasance” 8.03 “Cumulative Credit” 4.06 “DTC” 2.03 “Deemed Date” 4.08(j) “effective date” 4.19 “Event of Default” 6.01 “Excess Proceeds” 4.09 “Guaranteed Indebtedness” 4.14 “Legal Defeasance” 8.02 “Paying Agent” 2.03 “Refinance” 4.08(d)(5) “Refunding Capital Stock” 4.06(b)(14) “Registrar” 2.03 “REIT Entity” 4.06 “Restricted Payments” 4.06(a) “Retired Capital Stock” 4.06(b)(14) “Reversion Date” 4.15(2) “Successor Company” 5.01(1) “Suspension Date” 4.15(1) “Suspension Period” 4.15(1) “transfer” 5.01


 
49 Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA term used in this Indenture has the following meaning: “obligor” of the Notes and the Note Guarantees means the Issuers and the Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor of the Notes and the Note Guarantees, respectively. All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined under the TIA, defined under the TIA by reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them. Section 1.04 Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires: (1) a term has the meaning assigned to it; (2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP; (3) “or” is not exclusive; (4) “including” is not limiting; (5) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular; (6) “will” shall be interpreted to express a command; (7) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; (8) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act will be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time; and (9) unless otherwise provided herein, the words “execute”, “execution”, “signed”, and “signature” and words of similar import used in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Indenture or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including amendments, waivers, consents and other modifications) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures and 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 in ink or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as applicable, to the fullest 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, and any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.


 
50 Section 1.05 Divisions. For purposes of Article 4 of this Indenture, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (1) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (2) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Capital Stock at such time. ARTICLE 2 THE NOTES Section 2.01 Form and Dating. (a) General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which is hereby incorporated and expressly made part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage (provided that any such notation legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Issuers). Each Note will be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The terms and provisions contained in the Notes will constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Issuers, the Guarantors, and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling. (b) Global Notes. Notes issued in global form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note will represent such of the outstanding Notes as will be specified therein and each shall provide that it represents the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges, purchases and redemptions of such Notes. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby will be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof. (c) Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” published by Euroclear and the “General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and “Customer Handbook” published by Clearstream will be applicable to transfers of


 
51 beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream. Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication. At least one Officer must sign the Notes for the Issuers by manual or facsimile or other electronic signature. Typographic and other minor defects in any facsimile or electronic signature shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any Note which has been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee. If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note will nevertheless be valid. A Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual or facsimile or other electronic signature of an authorized signatory of the Trustee. The signature will be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture. The Trustee shall, upon receipt of a written order of the Issuers signed by two Officers (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate Notes for original issue that may be validly issued under this Indenture, including any Additional Notes. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed the aggregate principal amount of Notes authorized for issuance by the Issuers pursuant to one or more Authentication Orders, except as provided in Section 2.07 hereof. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Issuers to authenticate the Notes. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent for service of notices and demands. Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent. The Issuers shall maintain an office or agency where the Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”). The Issuers initially appoint the Trustee, and the Trustee agrees to initially act as the Registrar and Paying Agent. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Issuers may appoint one or more co- registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co- registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Issuers may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Issuers shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Issuers fail to appoint or maintain another entity as the Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Issuers or any of their Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. The Issuers initially appoint The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.


 
52 Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. The Issuers shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on, the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any Default by the Issuers in making any such payment. While any such Default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Issuers at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Issuers or any of their Subsidiaries) will have no further liability for the money. If the Issuers or any of their Subsidiaries act as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Issuers, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes. Section 2.05 Holder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA §312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuers shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing a list, in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders and the Issuers shall otherwise comply with TIA §312(a). Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange. (a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchanged by the Issuers for Definitive Notes if: (1) the Issuers receive notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Issuers within 90 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary; or (2) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Notes. Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in (1) or (2) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a), however, beneficial


 
53 interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b) or (c) hereof. (b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes will be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also will require compliance with either subclause (1) or (2) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subclauses, as applicable: (1) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(1). (2) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(1) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either: (A) both: (i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and (ii) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase; or (B) following the occurrence of any of the events described in 2.06(a)(1) or (a)(2), both: (i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and (ii) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such


 
54 Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above. Upon satisfaction of all the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof. (3) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the Registrar receives the following: (A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; and (B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof. (4) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any Holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the Registrar receives the following: (A) if the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or (B) if the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each such case set forth in this Section 2.06(b)(4), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.


 
55 If any such transfer is effected pursuant to this Section 2.06(b)(4) at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to this Section 2.06(b)(4). Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note. (c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes. (1) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any Holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, subject to Section 2.06(a) and upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation: (A) if the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof; (B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; (C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; (D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof; or (E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subclauses (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;


 
56 (F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Issuers or any of their Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in Item 3(b) thereof; or (G) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof. the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(1) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein. (2) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if the Registrar receives the following: (A) if the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or (B) if the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each such case set forth in this Section 2.06(c)(2), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. (3) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any Holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such


 
57 beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Unrestricted Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(3) will be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder of such beneficial interest requests through instructions to the Registrar from or through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee will deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(3) will not bear the Private Placement Legend. (d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests. (1) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation: (A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof; (B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; (C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non- U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; (D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof; (E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subclauses (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;


 
58 (F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Issuers or any of their Subsidiaries, a certificate set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item 3(b) thereof; or (G) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, and in the case of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Note. (2) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if the Registrar receives the following: (A) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or (B) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each such case set forth in this Section 2.06(d)(2), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon satisfaction of the conditions of this Section 2.06(d)(2), the Trustee will cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note. (3) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Unrestricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee will cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.


 
59 If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (2) or (3) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuers shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred. (e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar will register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder must present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder must provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e). (1) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following: (A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; (B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and (C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable. (2) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following: (A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or (B) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an


 
60 Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each such case set forth in this Section 2.06(e)(2), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. (3) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof. (f) [Reserved]. (g) Legends. The following legends will appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture. (1) Private Placement Legend. Each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form: “THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), [IN THE CASE OF 144A NOTES: AND THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS NOTE MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. TERMS USED ABOVE HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.] THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUERS THAT (A) THIS NOTE MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (I) TO THE ISSUERS, (II) IN THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (III) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE


 
61 SECURITIES ACT, (IV) TO AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (THE FORM OF WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE) AND, IF SUCH TRANSFER IS IN RESPECT OF AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES LESS THAN $250,000, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUERS THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT, (V) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF AVAILABLE) OR (VI) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH OF CASES (I) THROUGH (VI) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (A) ABOVE.” The Private Placement Legend shall be deemed removed from the face of any Note without further action of the Issuers, the Trustee or the Holder of such Note at such time as the Company shall have delivered an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee certifying that the Private Placement Legend can be removed because such Note may be resold to the public in accordance with Rule 144 without regard to volume, manner of sale or any other restrictions contained in Rule 144 (other than the holding period requirement in paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of Rule 144 so long as such holding period requirement is satisfied at such time of determination) by Holders that are not Affiliates of the Issuers. (2) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note will bear a legend in substantially the following form: “THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUERS. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS


 
62 CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUERS OR THEIR AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.” (h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note will be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note will be reduced accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note will be increased accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase. (i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges. (1) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes (subject to Section 2.06(a)) upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof or at the Registrar’s request. All documentation submitted in connection with a transfer or exchange shall be satisfactory to the Trustee. (2) No service charge will be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuers and Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 4.09, 4.13 and 9.04 hereof). (3) The Registrar will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. (4) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes will be the valid obligations of


 
63 the Issuers, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. (5) Neither the Registrar nor the Issuers shall be required: (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection or between a record date and the relevant interest payment date; (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part; or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date. (6) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Issuers may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and (subject to the provisions of the Notes with respect to record dates) interest on such Note and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Issuers shall be affected by notice to the contrary. (7) The Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes (subject to Section 2.06(a)) in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof. Section 2.07 Replacement Notes. If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Issuers and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Issuers shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Issuers, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Issuers to protect the Issuers, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the Issuers in their discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note. The Issuers may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note, including any taxes or governmental charges that may be imposed in relation thereto. Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Issuers and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.


 
64 The provisions of this Section 2.07 are exclusive and shall provide (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes. Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes. The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuers or an Affiliate of the Issuers holds the Note. Notes held by the Issuers or a Subsidiary of the Issuers shall not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of Section 3.07(a) hereof. If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser. If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue. If the Paying Agent (other than the Issuers, a Subsidiary of the Issuers or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay the Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes will be deemed to be no longer outstanding and will cease to accrue interest. Section 2.09 Treasury Notes. In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Issuers or any Affiliate of the Issuers, will be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that the Trustee knows are so owned will be so disregarded. Section 2.10 Temporary Notes. Until certificates representing the Notes are ready for delivery, the Issuers may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Issuers consider appropriate for temporary Notes and as may be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuers shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Until so exchanged, Holders of temporary Notes will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture. Section 2.11 Cancellation. The Issuers at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent will forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of


 
65 transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and will destroy canceled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures. Certification of the destruction of all canceled Notes will be delivered to the Issuers upon written request by the Issuers. The Issuers may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that they have paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest. If the Issuers default in a payment of interest on the Notes, they will pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Issuers shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The Issuers shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date may be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Issuers (or, upon the written request of the Issuers, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuers) will send or cause to be sent to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid. Section 2.13 Issuance of Additional Notes. (a) After the Issue Date, the Issuers shall be entitled, subject to their compliance with the covenants contained in this Indenture, including Section 4.08, to issue Additional Notes under this Indenture, which Additional Notes shall have identical terms to the Initial Notes, other than with respect to the date of issuance and the issue price. All the Notes issued under this Indenture will be treated as a single class for all purposes of this Indenture including waivers, amendments, redemptions and any Offer to Purchase. (b) With respect to any Additional Notes, the Issuers shall set forth in a Board Resolution and the Company shall set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, a copy of each of which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information: (1) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture and the provision of Section 4.08 that the Issuers are relying upon to issue such Additional Notes; and (2) the issue price, the issue date and the CUSIP number of such Additional Notes. Section 2.14 Method of Submission. All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile or by electronic transmission or mail.


 
66 Section 2.15 Trustee’s Duty to Monitor. The Trustee (in each of its capacities hereunder, including without limitation as Registrar) shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary Participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof. Neither the Trustee (in each of its capacities hereunder, including without limitation as Registrar) nor any Agent shall have any responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary. ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee. If the Issuers elect to redeem all or any part of the Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, the Company must furnish to the Trustee, at least 10 days (or such shorter notice as may be acceptable to the Trustee) but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth: (1) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur; (2) the redemption date; (3) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed; and (4) the redemption price. Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased. If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an Offer to Purchase at any time, Notes held in global form shall be selected by the Depositary in accordance with its policies and procedures and Notes held in certificated form shall be selected by lot or by such other method as the Trustee may deem fair and reasonable. In the event of a partial redemption, the particular Notes to be redeemed or purchased will be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption or purchase date by the Depositary (in the case of Notes held in global form) or by the Trustee (in the case of Notes held in certificated form) from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption or purchase. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuers in writing of the Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and portions of Notes selected


 
67 will be in amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder shall be redeemed or purchased. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption. At least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Issuers will deliver or cause to be delivered, by first class mail or electronic delivery (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the Applicable Procedures), a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed; provided that redemption notices may be sent more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Articles 8 or 11 hereof. The notice will identify the Notes to be redeemed and will state: (1) the redemption date; (2) the redemption price; (3) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued upon cancellation of the original Note; (4) the name and address of the Paying Agent; (5) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price; (6) that upon the satisfaction of any conditions to such redemption set forth in the notice of redemption, and unless the Issuers default in making such redemption payment, interest on the Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date; (7) the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and (8) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes. Any redemption of the Notes or any purchase of the Notes, including in connection with an Equity Offering, a Change of Control Offer to Purchase, an Asset Sale Offer to Purchase or another transaction (or series of related transactions) or event, including any financing, may, at the Issuers’ option, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion or occurrence of the related Equity Offering, Change of Control Triggering Event, Asset Sale or other transaction or event, as the case may be, and notice of such redemption or


 
68 purchase may be given prior to the completion or the occurrence of the related Equity Offering, Change of Control Triggering Event, Asset Sale or other transaction or event. In addition, if such redemption or purchase is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall describe each such condition, and if applicable, shall state that, in the Issuers’ discretion, the date of redemption or purchase may be delayed until such time (including more than 60 days after the date the notice of redemption or purchase was sent) as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or such redemption or purchase may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the date of redemption or purchase, or by the date of redemption or purchase as so delayed, or such notice may be rescinded at any time in the Issuers’ discretion if in the good faith judgment of the Issuers any or all of such conditions will not be satisfied. In addition, the Issuers may provide in such notice that payment of the redemption or purchase price and performance of its obligations with respect to such redemption or purchase may be performed by another Person. In any such case, the Issuers shall provide prompt written notice to the Trustee at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date rescinding such redemption in the event that any such conditions precedent shall not have been (or will not be) satisfied, and such redemption and notice of redemption shall then be rescinded and of no force and effect. Upon receipt of such notice from the Issuers rescinding such redemption, the Trustee shall promptly send a copy of such notice to the Holders to be redeemed in the same manner in which the notice of redemption was given. At the Issuers’ written request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Issuers’ name and at their expense; provided, however, that the Company has delivered to the Trustee, at least 15 days prior (or such shorter period of time as the Trustee may agree) to the redemption date, an Officer’s Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraphs. Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of redemption is sent in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, the Notes called for redemption, subject to any condition included in the applicable notice of redemption, become due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price. A notice of redemption may, at the Issuers’ option, be subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent. Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price. Prior to 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the redemption or purchase date, the Issuers shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued interest on, all the Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent will promptly return to the Issuers any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Issuers in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued interest on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased. If the Issuers comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption or purchase date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or purchased on or after an interest record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of


 
69 business on such record date. If any Note called for redemption or purchase is not so paid upon surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the Issuers to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or purchase date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof. Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part. Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Issuers shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Issuers a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Section 3.07 Optional Redemption. (a) At any time prior to August 1, 2026, the Issuers may redeem, at their option, all or part of the Notes, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ notice to the Holders (with a copy to the Trustee), at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus (ii) the Applicable Premium as of the date of redemption, plus (iii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling on or prior to the redemption date). (b) At any time on or after August 1, 2026, the Issuers will be entitled at their option, on any one or more occasions, to redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ notice to the Holders (with a copy to the Trustee), at the redemption prices set forth below (expressed in percentages of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling on or prior to the redemption date) if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on August 1 of the years set forth below: Period Redemption Price 2026 103.500% 2027 101.750% 2028 and thereafter 100.000% (c) At any time and from time to time prior to August 1, 2026, the Issuers may redeem the Notes with the net cash proceeds from any Equity Offering at a redemption price equal to 107.000% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling on or prior to the redemption date), in an aggregate principal amount for all such redemptions not to exceed 40.0%


 
70 of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes, including any Additional Notes; provided that (i) in each case the redemption takes place not later than 180 days after the closing of the related Equity Offering and (ii) at least 60.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including any Additional Notes) remains outstanding immediately thereafter. (d) Unless the Issuers default in the payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on the applicable redemption date. (e) The Issuers or their Affiliates may at any time and from time to time purchase Notes. Any such purchases may be made through open market or privately negotiated transactions with third parties or pursuant to one or more tender or exchange offers or otherwise, upon such terms and at such prices, as well as with such consideration, as the Issuers or any such Affiliates may determine. (f) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof. Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption. The Issuers are not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS Section 4.01 Payment of Notes. The Issuers shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest will be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Issuers or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Issuers in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, then due. The Issuers shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code) on overdue principal at the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful. Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Issuers shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co- registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuers in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Issuers shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Issuers fail to maintain any such required office or agency or fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such


 
71 presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. The Issuers may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission will in any manner relieve the Issuers of their obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York for such purposes. The Issuers shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The Issuers hereby designate the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Issuers in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof. Section 4.03 Reports. (a) Whether or not the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company will provide the Trustee and the Holders within 15 Business Days after the filing, or in the event no such filing is required, within 15 Business Days after the end of the time periods specified in those sections and any extension period granted under Section 12b-25 of the Exchange Act with: (1) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and, with respect to the annual financial statements only, a report thereon by the Company’s independent accountants, and (2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports; provided that the foregoing delivery requirements will be deemed satisfied if the foregoing materials are available on the SEC’s EDGAR system or on Parent’s or the Company’s website within the applicable time period specified above (provided that if posted to a secure internet portal, the Company will separately electronically deliver such reports to the Trustee). If a Parent Entity has provided the information as required by the foregoing paragraphs as if such Parent Entity were the Company, the Company shall be deemed to have satisfied such requirements; provided that if the Parent Entity is not a Guarantor of the Notes, to the extent that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, there are material differences between the financial information of the Company, on the one hand, and the Parent Entity, on the other hand, the Parent Entity provides to the Trustee and the Holders unaudited supplemental financial information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such Parent Entity and any of its Subsidiaries other than the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis, on the other hand. (b) For so long as any of the Notes remain outstanding and constitute “restricted securities” under Rule 144, the Company shall furnish to the Holders and prospective investors,


 
72 upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. (c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be deemed to have failed to comply with any provision of this reporting covenant for purposes of Section 6.01(4) hereof as a result of the late filing or provision of any required information or report until 90 days after the date any such information or report was due. (d) Delivery of reports, information and documents referred to above, to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates). Section 4.04 Compliance Certificate. (a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year commencing with the year ending December 31, 2024, an Officer’s Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Issuers and their Restricted Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the Issuers and their Restricted Subsidiaries have performed their respective obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to such Officer signing such certificate, that to his or her knowledge the Issuers and their Restricted Subsidiaries have performed their obligations under this Indenture (or, in the event of noncompliance, specifying such noncompliance and the nature and status thereof of which signer may have knowledge). (b) So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Issuers shall, within 30 Business Days upon an Officer of the Company becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default. Section 4.05 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. The Issuers and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors covenant (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) that they will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuers and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waive all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenant that they will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.


 
73 Section 4.06 Restricted Payments. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly: (1) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on or with respect to its Capital Stock held by Persons other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than: (A) dividends or distributions payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock); and (B) pro rata dividends or distributions (or otherwise as may be required pursuant to the organizational documents of such Subsidiary as existing on the Issue Date) payable by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not Wholly Owned to minority stockholders (or owners of equivalent interests if such Restricted Subsidiary is not a corporation); (2) purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Equity Interests of the Company held by any Person other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than in exchange for Equity Interests of any Parent Entity; (3) make any voluntary or optional principal payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, or other acquisition or retirement for value, of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than (A) with respect to intercompany Subordinated Indebtedness or (B) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Indebtedness in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement); or (4) make an Investment, other than a Permitted Investment, in any Person, (all such payments and any other actions set forth in clauses (1) through (4) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”) if, at the time of, and after giving effect to, the proposed Restricted Payment: (A) a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (B) the Company could not Incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness in compliance with both clauses (a) and (c) of Section 4.08 hereof; (C) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments (the amount, if other than in cash, to be the Fair Market Value thereof as determined by the Company) made on or after the Issue Date (other than those referred to in clauses (1), (2), (4) through (9) and (11) through (25) of clause (b) of this Section 4.06) would exceed the sum of (the “Cumulative Credit”):


 
74 (i) 95.0% of the aggregate amount of Funds From Operations (or, if Funds From Operations is a loss, minus 100% of the amount of such loss) accrued on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) commencing July 1, 2021 and ending on the last day of the most recent Fiscal Quarter preceding the Transaction Date for which internal financial statements are available; provided that for each of the first four (4) full Fiscal Quarters commencing with the Fiscal Quarter beginning on July 1, 2021, Funds From Operations for purposes of this clause (C)(i) shall be calculated as the greater of (x) the aggregate amount of Funds From Operations in such Fiscal Quarter and (y) zero; plus (ii) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of other property received by the Company after the Issue Date from (a) the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock, Designated Preferred Stock, Excluded Contributions and any Permitted Warrant Transaction), (b) any contribution to the common equity capital of the Company (other than Excluded Contributions) or (c) the retirement or cancellation of Convertible Indebtedness upon the conversion of such Convertible Indebtedness into Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Company; plus (iii) an amount equal to the net reduction in Investments (other than reductions in Permitted Investments) in any Person resulting from payments of interest on Indebtedness, dividends, distributions, repayments of loans or advances, or other transfers of assets, in each case to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or from the net cash proceeds from the sale of any such Investment (except, in each case, to the extent any such payment or proceeds have already been included in the calculation of Funds From Operations) or from redesignations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries as Restricted Subsidiaries (valued in each case as provided in the definition of “Investment”); plus (iv) $100.0 million. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may declare and/or pay any dividend or make any distribution to their equity holders to fund a dividend or distribution by Parent, any other Parent Entity that is a REIT, PK Domestic REIT or any other REIT Subsidiary of Parent (each, a “REIT Entity”) (including for the avoidance of doubt, declaring and/or paying any corresponding dividends, and making any corresponding distributions to, the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s other holders of Equity Interests), and (ii) any REIT Subsidiary may declare and/or pay any dividend or make any distribution to its equity holders, in each case so long as Parent believes in good faith that (1) the applicable REIT Entity qualifies as a REIT under the Code and (2) the declaration and/or payment of such dividend or the making of such distribution by the Company, the applicable REIT Subsidiary or any other Restricted Subsidiary is necessary either (A) to maintain the applicable REIT Entity’s status as a REIT under the Code for any calendar year or (B) to enable


 
75 the applicable REIT Entity to avoid the payment of any tax for any calendar year that could be avoided by reason of a dividend or distribution by such REIT Entity to its equity holders, with such dividend or distribution by such REIT Entity to be made as and when determined by such REIT Entity, whether during or after the end of the relevant calendar year. (b) The provisions of Section 4.06(a) hereof will not be violated by reason of: (1) the redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor including premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest and related transaction expenses, with the proceeds of, or in exchange for, other Subordinated Indebtedness Incurred under Sections 4.08(a), (b), (c) or (d)(5); (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in an aggregate amount outstanding pursuant to this clause (2) not to exceed the amount of Excluded Contributions received by the Company after the Issue Date (with each such Restricted Payment being measured as of the date made and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value); (3) the payment of any dividend, distribution or redemption of any Equity Interests or Subordinated Indebtedness within 60 days after the date of declaration or notice thereof or call for redemption if, at such date of declaration or notice or call for redemption, such payment or redemption was permitted by the provisions of Section 4.06(a) (the declaration of such payment will be deemed a Restricted Payment under Section 4.06(a) as of the date of declaration and the payment itself will be deemed to have been made on the date of declaration and will not also be deemed a Restricted Payment under Section 4.06(a)); provided, however, that any Restricted Payment made in reliance on this clause (3) shall reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (C) of Section 4.06(a)(4) only once; (4) the payment of any dividend or distribution to Parent and other holders of limited liability company interests in the Company with respect to any period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters to the extent necessary for Parent to distribute cash dividends or distributions to its shareholders with respect to Equity Interests of Parent in an aggregate amount not to exceed $0.01 per share per such Fiscal Quarter; (5) payments and distributions to dissenting holders of common Equity Interests of the Company and stockholders of a Parent Entity (and the payment of dividends or distributions by the Company to any Parent Entity to provide such Parent Entity with the cash necessary to make such payments and distributions) pursuant to applicable law pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of assets that complies with Section 5.01 hereof; (6) the acquisition or re-acquisition (including the payment of dividends or distributions by the Company to fund such acquisition or re-acquisition by a Parent Entity), whether by forfeiture or in connection with satisfying applicable payroll or withholding tax obligations, of Equity Interests of the Company or Parent Entity in


 
76 connection with the administration of their equity compensation programs in the ordinary course of business; (7) the making of Restricted Payments to any Parent Entity or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent necessary to permit such Person to pay (i) general administrative costs and expenses (including with respect to (a) corporate overhead, legal or similar expenses, audit and other accounting and reporting expenses and customary wages, salary, bonus and other benefits payable to directors, officers, employees, members of management, consultants and/or independent contractors and (b) executive compensation arrangements in effect on the Issue Date or subsequently approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Parent, as well as any tax withholding payment obligations in connection therewith (including in connection with any vesting of Equity Interests issued under such executive compensation arrangements)), (ii) franchise fees, franchise taxes and similar fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain the organizational existence of such Person, (iii) any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by current or former directors, officers, members of management, employees or consultants, in each case, to the extent attributable to the ownership or operations of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iv) interest and/or principal on Indebtedness of such Person, the proceeds of which have been contributed to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries and that has been guaranteed by, or is otherwise considered Indebtedness of, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 4.08 hereof and (v) fees and expenses other than to Affiliates of the Company related to any successful or unsuccessful financing transaction or equity offering; (8) the making of cash payments in connection with any conversion of Convertible Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (a) the principal amount of such Convertible Indebtedness up to and including the full redemption amount of such Convertible Indebtedness plus (b) any payments received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the exercise, settlement or termination of any related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction plus (c) any applicable premium or fees; (9) any payments in connection with (a) a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and (b) the settlement of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction (i) by delivery of shares of a Parent Entity’s Common Stock upon settlement thereof or (ii) by (A) set-off against the related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or (B) payment of an early termination amount thereof in Common Stock upon any early termination thereof; (10) the making of any Restricted Payment to Parent, the proceeds of which are used to purchase or redeem the Equity Interests of the Company or Parent (including related stock appreciation rights or similar securities) (or the payment of dividends or distributions to any Parent Entity of the Company to provide Parent (or any other Parent Entity) with the cash necessary to make such purchase or redemption) held by then present or former directors, consultants, officers or employees of any Parent Entity, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or by any pension plan or any shareholders’ agreement then in effect upon such Person’s death, disability, retirement or


 
77 termination of employment or under the terms of any such pension plan or any other agreement under which such Equity Interests were issued; provided, that the aggregate amount of such purchases or redemptions under this clause (10) shall not exceed in any Fiscal Year (i) the greater of $25.0 million and 0.20% of Adjusted Total Assets, plus (ii) (x) the amount of net proceeds received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or received by any Parent Entity and contributed to the common equity capital of the Company or received by any Parent Entity and used to purchase Equity Interests in the Company) during such calendar year from issuances of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of any Parent Entity (to the extent contributed to the Company) to directors, consultants, officers or employees of any Parent Entity, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with permitted employee compensation and incentive arrangements and (y) the amount of net cash proceeds of any key-man life insurance policies received during such calendar year, which, if not used in any year, may be carried forward to any subsequent calendar year, subject, with respect to unused amounts from clause (i) of this proviso that are carried forward, to an overall limit in any Fiscal Year of the greater of $40.0 million and 0.30% of Adjusted Total Assets; (11) the declaration or payment of any cash dividend or other cash distribution or redemption in respect of Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting Preferred Stock (or the payment of dividends or distributions to Parent (or any other Parent Entity) to provide Parent (or any such Parent Entity) with the cash necessary to make such payments or distributions on Equity Interests constituting Preferred Stock), so long as the Interest Coverage Ratio (calculated in accordance with Section 4.08(c)) would be greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.0 after giving effect to such payment; provided that at the time of payment of such dividend or distribution no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom); (12) (i) noncash repurchases of Equity Interests of the Company or any Parent Entity deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants or any withholding or similar taxes payable in connection with such exercise and (ii) noncash acquisitions of Equity Interests of the Company or any Parent Entity upon forfeiture or vesting of Equity Interests (including Equity Interests of any Parent Entity) under any restricted stock or similar agreement including if such forfeited Equity Interests represent any withholding or similar taxes payable in connection with a vesting; (13) the payment of cash (A) in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares of Capital Stock upon conversion, exercise, redemption or exchange of securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock of the Company or any Parent Entity (or the payment of dividends or distributions to such Parent Entity to provide such Parent Entity with the cash necessary to make such payments) and (B) in lieu of the issuance of whole shares of Capital Stock upon conversion, exercise, redemption or exchange of securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock of the Company or any Parent Entity (or the payment of dividends or distributions to such Parent Entity to provide such Parent Entity with the cash necessary to make such payments);


 
78 (14) (i) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interests (“Retired Capital Stock”) or Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of, the substantially concurrent sale of Equity Interests of the Company or contributions to the equity capital of the Company (other than any Disqualified Stock or any Equity Interests sold to a Restricted Subsidiary or to the Company) (collectively, including any such contributions, “Refunding Capital Stock”), (ii) the declaration and payment of dividends on the Retired Capital Stock out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary or to the Company) of Refunding Capital Stock, and (iii) the declaration and payment of dividends on the Refunding Capital Stock (other than Refunding Capital Stock the proceeds of which were used to redeem, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire any Equity Interests of any Parent Entity) in an aggregate amount no greater than the aggregate amount of dividends that were declarable and payable on such Retired Capital Stock immediately prior to such retirement; (15) the repayment, defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of Subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Company pursuant to a required Offer to Purchase arising from a Change of Control Triggering Event or Asset Sale, as the case may be; provided that such repayment, repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement occurs after all Notes tendered by Holders in connection with a related Offer to Purchase have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture; (16) the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class of Disqualified Stock of the Company or any preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued on or after the Issue Date in accordance with Section 4.08 hereof. (17) payments of intercompany Subordinated Indebtedness, the Incurrence of which was permitted under Section 4.08(d)(2); provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom); (18) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) issued by the Company after the Issue Date; provided that the amount of dividends paid pursuant to this clause (18) shall not exceed the aggregate amount of cash actually received by the Company from the sale of such Designated Preferred Stock; and provided further that, at the time of payment of such dividend, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom); (19) Permitted Tax Payments; (20) any payments required under a Tax Protection Agreement entered into by the Company or a Parent Entity; (21) the making of Restricted Payments to fund the cash payment to be made by a Parent Entity upon cash settlement or net share settlement of any forward sale


 
79 agreements entered into by a Parent Entity in connection with the issuance of its Common Stock; (22) the making of distributions and other Restricted Payments required to fund any obligations of Parent pursuant to the terms of the Distribution Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any related transactions contemplated thereby; (23) [reserved]; (24) payments of dividends to holders of Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests; and (25) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (25) from and after the Issue Date at any time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $400.0 million and an amount equal to 3.5% of Adjusted Total Assets as of the applicable date of determination. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.06, (A) a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Restricted Payments (or any portion thereof) or Permitted Investments (or any portion thereof) described in this Section 4.06 or the definitions thereof (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the clauses set forth in the definition of “Cumulative Credit”) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that a Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) or Permitted Investment (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Restricted Payments (or any portion thereof) or Permitted Investments (or any portion thereof) described in this Section 4.06 or the definitions thereof (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the clauses set forth in the definition of “Cumulative Credit”), the Company may, in its sole discretion, divide, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such permitted Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) or Permitted Investment (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this covenant and at the time of division, classification or reclassification will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) or Permitted Investment (or any portion thereof) in one of the categories of permitted Restricted Payments (or any portion thereof) or Permitted Investments (or any portion thereof) described in this Section 4.06 or the definitions thereof (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the clauses set forth in the definition of “Cumulative Credit”). In the event that a Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) or Permitted Investment (or any portion thereof) is divided, classified or reclassified in reliance on the Cumulative Credit, the determination of the amount of such Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that may be made pursuant to the Cumulative Credit shall be made without giving Pro Forma effect to any substantially concurrent Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) or Permitted Investment (or any portion thereof) divided, classified or reclassified under this Section 4.06 or the definitions thereof other than the Cumulative Credit or the incurrence of Indebtedness to finance any such Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) or Permitted Investment (or any portion thereof).


 
80 Section 4.07 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create or otherwise cause to become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to: (1) pay dividends or make any other distributions permitted by applicable law on any Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (2) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; (3) make loans or advances to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or (4) transfer its property or assets to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary. (b) The restrictions in Section 4.07(a) hereof will not restrict any encumbrances or restrictions: (1) in this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, and any other agreement, including the Park Loan Documents, the Existing Indentures and the Existing Notes, as the same are in effect on the Issue Date, and any extensions, refinancings, renewals or replacements of such agreements; provided that in the case of any such extensions, refinancings, renewals or replacements of such agreements, the related encumbrances or restrictions either (i) do not materially impair the ability of the Issuers to satisfy their obligations to make payments on the Notes when due (as determined in good faith by the Company) or (ii) are substantially similar or less restrictive, in the aggregate, to the encumbrances and restrictions set forth in the Park Loan Documents; (2) imposed under any applicable documents or instruments pertaining to any current or future Secured Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture (and relating solely to assets constituting collateral thereunder or cash proceeds from or generated by such assets or direct or indirect ownership of Persons obligated thereunder); (3) existing under or by reason of applicable law, rule, regulation or order; (4) on cash, Cash Equivalents or other deposits or net worth imposed under contracts entered into the ordinary course of business, including such restrictions imposed by customers or insurance, surety or bonding companies; (5) with respect to a Foreign Subsidiary, entered into in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to the terms of Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary that was Incurred by such Foreign Subsidiary in compliance with the terms of this Indenture;


 
81 (6) contained in any license, permit or other accreditation with a regulatory authority entered into in the ordinary course of business; (7) contained in agreements or instruments which prohibit the payment or making of dividends or other distributions other than on a pro rata basis; (8) existing with respect to any Person or the property or assets of any Person acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or that otherwise becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, or with respect to any Person or the property or assets of any Person newly designated as a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, existing at the time of such acquisition or designation and not incurred solely in contemplation thereof, which encumbrances or restrictions are not applicable to any Person or the property or assets of the Person other than the Person or the property or assets of the Person so acquired or designated; (9) in the case of clause (4) of Section 4.07(a): (A) that restrict in a customary manner the subletting, assignment, license or transfer of any property or asset that is a lease, license, conveyance or contract or similar property or asset; (B) existing by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer, option or right with respect to, or Lien on, any property or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture; (C) existing under or by reason of ground leases, Finance Leases or purchase money obligations for property acquired that impose restrictions on that property; or (D) arising or agreed to in the ordinary course of business, not relating to any Indebtedness, and that do not, individually or in the aggregate, detract from the value of property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (10) restrictions on transfer or assignment provisions in Management Agreements or Franchise Agreements; (11) with respect to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of, or Property and assets of, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (including any restrictions on distributions or on the making of loans or advances by the Company or that Restricted Subsidiary pending its sale or other disposition);


 
82 (12) contained in the terms of any Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.08 hereof or any agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness was issued if: (A) the encumbrance or restriction, taken as a whole, is no more onerous in any material respect than is customary in comparable financings (as determined in good faith by the Company), and (B) the encumbrances or restrictions do not materially impair the ability of the Issuers to satisfy their obligations to make payments on the Notes (as determined in good faith by the Company); (13) existing under or by reason of restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or cash earnest money deposits in favor of sellers in connection with acquisitions not prohibited under this Indenture; (14) (a) restrictions applicable to any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any non- Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture (or the Equity Interests thereof) or which exist under or by reason of customary provisions contained in the governing agreements for any non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture or (b) customary provisions in leases entered into in the ordinary course of business; (15) which exist under or by reason of Permitted Liens that limit the right of the debtor to transfer or otherwise dispose of the assets subject to such Liens; (16) which exist by reason of the Park Loan Documents, the Existing Indentures, the Existing Notes, any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Cash Management Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date or any Refinancing thereof; provided that with respect to any Refinancing, such encumbrances or restrictions do not materially impair the ability of the Issuers to satisfy their obligations to make payments on the Notes (as determined in good faith by the Company); (17) restricting in a customary manner the transfer, license or assignment of any licensing agreement or other contract (or otherwise relating to the assets subject thereto) entered into by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (18) which exist under or by reason of Contractual Obligations which (i) exist on the Issue Date and (ii) to the extent Contractual Obligations permitted by clause (i) are set forth in an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, any agreement evidencing any permitted modification, replacement, renewal, extension or Refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such modification, replacement, renewal, extension or Refinancing does not (when taken as a whole) materially impair the ability of the Issuers to satisfy their obligations to make payments on the Notes (as determined in good faith by the Company);


 
83 (19) any other encumbrances or restrictions so long as such encumbrances or restrictions do not materially impair the ability of the Issuers to satisfy their obligations to make payments on the Notes (as determined in good faith by the Company); (20) customary negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness for borrowed money permitted under Section 4.08; (21) restrictions contained in any agreements related to a Project Financing, Qualified Non-Recourse Debt or Permitted Non-Recourse Guarantees; (22) which exist by reason of the Spin-Off Documents and any amendments thereto; provided that any such amendment does not materially impair the ability of the Issuers to satisfy their obligations to make payments on the Notes (as determined in good faith by the Company); (23) customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, Joint Venture agreements, non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary agreements and other similar agreements that restrict the transfer of ownership interests in such partnership, limited liability company, Joint Venture, non- Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or similar Person or provisions in agreements or instruments which prohibit the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions with respect to any class of Capital Stock of a Person other than on a pro rata basis; (24) in connection with any rights of first refusal and rights of first offer relating to Properties; (25) in connection with any Permitted Sale Restrictions or Permitted Transfer Restrictions; (26) contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale, or other agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided such agreement restricts the encumbrance of solely the property or assets that are the subject of such agreement, the payment rights thereunder or the proceeds thereof; (27) contained in any Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests; (28) contained in any organizational documents of a REIT Subsidiary that are intended to ensure compliance with REIT requirements; and (29) in connection with and pursuant to permitted extensions, Refinancings, renewals or replacements of restrictions imposed pursuant to clauses (1) through (28) of this Section 4.07(b); provided that the encumbrances and restrictions in any such extensions, Refinancings, renewals or replacements, taken as a whole, do not materially impair the ability of the Issuers to satisfy their obligations to make payments on the Notes (as determined in good faith by the Company); Nothing contained in this Section 4.07 will prevent the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from restricting the sale or other disposition of property or assets of the Company or


 
84 its Restricted Subsidiaries that secure Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, (1) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to distributions being paid on common Equity Interests shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock, and (2) the subordination of loans or advances made to a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances. Section 4.08 Incurrence of Indebtedness. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Incur any Indebtedness if, immediately after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness, on a Pro Forma Basis, the ratio of consolidated Indebtedness of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries to Adjusted Total Assets would exceed 0.65 to 1.00. (b) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Incur any Secured Indebtedness if, immediately after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Secured Indebtedness, on a Pro Forma Basis, the ratio of consolidated Secured Indebtedness of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries to Adjusted Total Assets would exceed 0.45 to 1.00. (c) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Incur any Indebtedness if, after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness, on a Pro Forma Basis, the Interest Coverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis would be less than 1.50 to 1.0; provided that for so long as any Subsidiary of the Company Guarantees the Notes, the amount of additional Indebtedness that may be Incurred from and after the Issue Date by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors under this clause (c) shall not exceed the greater of $900.0 million and an amount equal to 7.5% of Adjusted Total Assets in the aggregate for all such Restricted Subsidiaries at any time outstanding. (d) Notwithstanding clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 4.08, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur each and all of the following: (1) Indebtedness of the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors outstanding under Credit Facilities and the issuance or creation of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances thereunder or in connection therewith (with letters of credit and bankers acceptances being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the face amount thereof), in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the sum of (1) the greater of $4,000.0 million and an amount equal to 35.0% of Adjusted Total Assets at any time outstanding plus (2) in the case of any Refinancing of any Indebtedness permitted under this clause (1) or any portion thereof, the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, accrued and unpaid interest, premiums and other costs and expenses Incurred in connection with such Refinancing;


 
85 (2) Indebtedness owed to: (A) an Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor evidenced by an unsubordinated promissory note; or (B) any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if an Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor is an obligor, the Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, in the case of the Issuers, or the Note Guarantee, in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor; and provided further that any event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any subsequent transfer of such Indebtedness (other than to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute an Incurrence of such Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (2)(B); (3) the Notes to be issued on the Issue Date and the Note Guarantees; (4) Indebtedness outstanding as of the Issue Date (including the Existing Notes, but excluding Indebtedness described in clause (1) above); (5) Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease, discharge or refund, other outstanding Indebtedness that was incurred under the provisions of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this covenant or clauses (3), (4), (5), (8), (9), (10), (14), (17), (18), (24), (25), (27) or (28) of this Section 4.08(d), in an amount not to exceed the amount so Refinanced plus the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, accrued and unpaid interest, premiums, customary reserves required to be funded and maintained in connection with such Indebtedness and other costs and expenses Incurred in connection with such refinancing (any such action, to “Refinance” or a “Refinancing”); provided that Indebtedness will be permitted under this clause (5) only if (except in the case of COVID-19 Relief Funds and Refinancings thereof): (A) such new Indebtedness, by its terms or by the terms of any agreement or instrument pursuant to which such new Indebtedness is issued or remains outstanding, is expressly made subordinate in right of payment to the Notes at least to the extent that the Indebtedness to be Refinanced is subordinated to the Notes, if applicable; and (B) such new Indebtedness, determined as of the date of Incurrence of such new Indebtedness, does not mature prior to the earlier of (i) the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness to be Refinanced, or (ii) the date that is 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the Notes, and the Average Life of such new Indebtedness is at least equal to the earlier of (1) the remaining Average Life of the Indebtedness to be Refinanced, or (2) 91 days more than the Average Life of the Notes; provided further, that in no event may Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor that ranks equally with or subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or such Subsidiary Guarantor’s Note Guarantee, as applicable, be Refinanced by means of any


 
86 Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to this clause (5); (6) (i) obligations (contingent or otherwise) existing or arising under any Hedging Obligations or Swap Contracts (including Secured Hedge Agreements) entered into for the purpose of mitigating risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates (including both fixed to floating and floating to fixed contracts), foreign exchange rates or commodity price fluctuations in a non-speculative manner and (ii) Indebtedness consisting of any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or any Permitted Warrant Transaction; (7) Indebtedness under Secured Cash Management Agreements, cash pooling agreements with hotel management companies and in respect of netting services, any Overdraft Line and otherwise in connection with deposit accounts, commercial credit cards, stored value cards, purchasing cards and treasury management services, including any obligations pursuant to Cash Management Agreements, and other netting services, overdraft protections, automated clearing-house arrangements, employee credit card programs, controlled disbursement, ACH transactions, return items, interstate depository network service, Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication transfers, cash pooling and operational foreign exchange management, and in each case, similar arrangements and otherwise in connection with cash management, including cash management arrangements among the Company and its Subsidiaries; (8) (A) Finance Leases, synthetic lease obligations, purchase money obligations or mortgage financings Incurred after the Issue Date and (B) Indebtedness secured by purchase money Liens, in an aggregate outstanding principal amount for clauses (A) and (B) on a combined basis Incurred from and after the Issue Date not to exceed the greater of $350.0 million and an amount equal to 2.5% of Adjusted Total Assets at any time outstanding; provided, however, that, subject to clause (g), any Refinancing Incurred under clause (5) above in respect of such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been Incurred under this clause (8) for purposes of determining the amount of Indebtedness that may at any time be Incurred under this clause (8); (9) Indebtedness of the Company, to the extent the net proceeds therefrom are promptly: (A) used to purchase Notes tendered in an Offer to Purchase made as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event; or (B) deposited to defease or discharge the Notes as described in Articles 8 and 11 hereof;


 
87 (10) Indebtedness incurred in connection with any Sale and Leaseback Transaction; (11) customer deposits and advance payments received from customers in the ordinary course of business; (12) any Guarantee issued by the Company pursuant to the matters described in any indemnity agreements entered into for the benefit of a title company that has been engaged by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (13) Guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Indebtedness was permitted to be Incurred pursuant to this covenant other than under this clause (13); provided further that any such Guarantees by an Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor of any Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor is subordinated in right of payment to the obligations of the Issuers and the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Notes; (14) Guarantees issued by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness of Joint Ventures or Unrestricted Subsidiaries Incurred from and after the Issue Date in an amount not to exceed the greater of $250.0 million and 2.0% of Adjusted Total Assets at any time outstanding, if both before and after giving effect to the incurrence of each such Guarantee, no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing; provided, however, that, subject to clause (g), any Refinancing Incurred under clause (5) above in respect of such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been Incurred under this clause (14) for purposes of determining the amount of Indebtedness that may at any time be Incurred under this clause (14); (15) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries supported by a letter of credit issued under any Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the stated amount of such letter of credit (but which stated amount may include the amount of any anticipated premiums, expenses (including upfront fees and original issue discount) and any accretion in the principal amount thereof); (16) contractual indemnity obligations entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of ownership or operation of their respective Properties; (17) Indebtedness (A) of a Person outstanding on the date of any acquisition of such Person, including through the acquisition of a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is acquired by, or merged or consolidated with or into, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or that is assumed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any such acquisition (other than Indebtedness incurred by such Person in connection with, or contemplation of, such acquisition, merger or consolidation), (B) Incurred to provide all or any portion of the funds utilized to acquire, or to consummate the transaction or series of related transactions in connection with or in contemplation of any acquisition, of a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, (C) assumed in


 
88 connection with an asset acquisition by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or (D) Incurred in connection with any Investment in a third party permitted under this Indenture, in each case under this clause (17), as long as immediately after giving effect thereto, either (i) the Interest Coverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would be at least 1.50 to 1.0 or (ii) the Interest Coverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would be greater than or equal to the actual Interest Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such acquisition, incurrence or assumption, in each case under this clause (17), with the Interest Coverage Ratio calculated in accordance with clause (c) above; (18) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, together with any other Indebtedness Incurred from and after the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (18) or clause (c) above by such Restricted Subsidiaries, in an amount not to exceed the greater of $900.0 million and an amount equal to 7.5% of Adjusted Total Assets in the aggregate for all such Restricted Subsidiaries at any time outstanding; provided, however, that, subject to clause (g), any Refinancing Incurred under clause (5) above in respect of such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been Incurred under this clause (18) for purposes of determining the amount of Indebtedness that may at any time be Incurred under this clause (18); (19) Indebtedness: (A) arising from agreements providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase or acquisition price or similar obligations Incurred or assumed to the extent permitted as an Investment under the definition of “Permitted Investments” below, or arising from the disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary not prohibited by this Indenture; (B) arising from contingent liabilities in respect of any indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, non-compete, consulting, deferred taxes and similar obligations of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries Incurred in connection with acquisitions; (C) owed to (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments for the benefit of) any Person providing workers’ compensation, unemployment, health, disability or other employee benefits or Property, casualty or liability insurance to the Company or any Subsidiary, pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification obligations to such Person, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practices; (D) in respect of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds and completion guarantees and similar obligations, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practices; or


 
89 (E) in respect of indemnification obligations existing on the Issue Date, including in connection with the Distribution Agreement and Tax Matters Agreement; (20) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, warehouse receipts or similar instruments and trade letters of credit in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practice; (21) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply agreements, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business; (22) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to or in connection with the terms of any tax matters or tax sharing agreement, employee matters agreement, transition services agreement, corporate services agreement or other similar agreement, including arising under the Distribution Agreement, Tax Matters Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (23) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, agreements to pay service fees to professionals (including architects, engineers and designers) in furtherance of and/or in connection with any project, in each case to the extent such agreements and related payment provisions are reasonably consistent with commonly accepted industry practices as determined in good faith by the Company (provided that no such agreements shall give rise to Indebtedness for borrowed money); (24) (i) any Qualified Non-Recourse Debt and/or any Project Financing Incurred from and after the Issue Date at any time outstanding in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed (a) $500.0 million in the aggregate plus (b) $1,250.0 million in respect of Qualified Non-Recourse Debt incurred solely to finance the acquisition or continued ownership of any Related Business; provided, however, that, subject to clause (g), any Refinancing Incurred under clause (5) above in respect of such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been Incurred under this clause (24) for purposes of determining the amount of Indebtedness that may at any time be Incurred under this clause (24); (25) Indebtedness incurred to fund any payments required under a Tax Protection Agreement entered into by the Company or a Parent Entity; (26) Permitted Government Revenue Bond Indebtedness; (27) COVID-19 Relief Funds; provided, however, that, subject to clause (g), any Refinancing Incurred under clause (5) above in respect of such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been Incurred under this clause (27) for purposes of determining the amount of Indebtedness that may at any time be Incurred under this clause (27); and (28) other Indebtedness Incurred from and after the Issue Date not to exceed the greater of $525.0 million and 4.5% of Adjusted Total Assets at any time outstanding; provided, however, that subject to clause (g), any Refinancing Incurred under clause (5) above in respect of such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been Incurred under this


 
90 clause (28) for purposes of determining the amount of Indebtedness that may at any time be Incurred under this clause (28). (e) For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar restriction on the Incurrence of Indebtedness where the Indebtedness Incurred is denominated in a different currency, the amount of such Indebtedness will be the U.S. Dollar Equivalent determined on the date of the Incurrence of such Indebtedness; provided, however, that if any such Indebtedness denominated in a different currency is subject to a Currency Agreement with respect to U.S. dollars covering all principal, premium, if any, and interest payable on such Indebtedness, the amount of such Indebtedness expressed in U.S. dollars will be as provided in such Currency Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur shall not be deemed to be exceeded, with respect to any outstanding Indebtedness, due solely to the result of fluctuations in the exchange rates of currencies. (f) For purposes of determining any particular amount of Indebtedness under this Section 4.08, Guarantees, Liens or obligations with respect to letters of credit supporting Indebtedness otherwise included in the determination of such particular amount will not be included (i.e., there will be no double-counting). (g) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.08, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in the above clauses of Section 4.08(d) or is Incurred in compliance with clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 4.08, as applicable, the Company, in its sole discretion, may classify such item of Indebtedness and only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one of such categories; provided that the Company may divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in one or more of the types of Indebtedness and may later reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies within this Section 4.08. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Indebtedness under the Park Credit Agreement outstanding on the Issue Date will at all times be treated as Incurred on the Issue Date in reliance on the exception provided by clause (d)(1) of this Section 4.08. (h) The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be: (1) the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount; (2) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness; and (3) in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of: (A) the Fair Market Value of such assets at the date of determination; and (B) the amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person.


 
91 (i) At the time of Incurrence, classification or reclassification, the Issuers or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary will be entitled to divide an item of Indebtedness and classify each portion of the Indebtedness in separate categories of Indebtedness described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 4.08 or clauses (1) through (28) of Section 4.08(d) (or any portion thereof) without giving Pro Forma effect to the Indebtedness Incurred, classified or reclassified pursuant to any other clause or paragraph of this covenant (or any portion thereof) when calculating the amount of Indebtedness that may be Incurred, classified or reclassified pursuant to any such clause or paragraph (or any portion thereof) at such time; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that for any Indebtedness Incurred, classified or reclassified in reliance on a category of permitted Indebtedness involving the calculation of a ratio, such Indebtedness will be included in the calculation of such ratio at the time of such Incurrence, classification or reclassification. (j) In connection with (x) the Incurrence or issuance, as applicable, of revolving loan Indebtedness under this covenant or (y) any commitment to Incur or issue Indebtedness under this covenant, the Issuers or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may designate such Incurrence or issuance as having occurred on the date of first Incurrence of such revolving loan Indebtedness or commitment (such date, the “Deemed Date”), and any related subsequent actual Incurrence or issuance will be deemed for all purposes under this Indenture to have been Incurred or issued on such Deemed Date, including without limitation for purposes of calculating the Interest Coverage Ratio, usage of any baskets hereunder (if applicable), the ratio of consolidated Indebtedness to Adjusted Total Assets, the ratio of consolidated Secured Indebtedness to Adjusted Total Assets, and Consolidated EBITDA (and all such calculations on and after the Deemed Date until the termination of such commitments shall be made on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the deemed Incurrence or issuance and related transactions in connection therewith). Section 4.09 Asset Sales. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate any Asset Sale, unless: (1) the consideration received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (including by way of relief from, or by any other Person assuming responsibility for, any liabilities, contingent or otherwise) is at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets sold or disposed of, and (2) at least 75.0% of the consideration received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary consists of cash or Cash Equivalents or Replacement Assets; provided that, with respect to the sale of one or more Properties, up to 75.0% of the consideration may consist of Indebtedness of the purchaser of such Properties so long as such Indebtedness is secured by a first priority Lien on the Properties sold; provided further that, for purposes of this clause (2), the following will be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any


 
92 such assets and for which either (a) the Company and any such Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly released by the creditors or (b) the transferee and/or an Affiliate thereof has agreed in writing to fully indemnify the Company or such Restricted Subsidiaries; (B) any securities, evidence of Indebtedness, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents within 180 days of the consummation of such Asset Sale; and (C) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Issuers or such Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (C) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $250.0 million and an amount equal to 2.0% of Adjusted Total Assets, as of any date of Incurrence, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value. (b) Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale, the Company will or will cause such Net Cash Proceeds (or an amount equal to the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds) to be applied to: (1) fund all or a portion of an optional redemption of the Notes pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof or repurchase the Notes in open market transactions if such repurchase is not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture; (2) permanently reduce Obligations ranking pari passu with the Notes; provided that if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall so reduce any such pari passu Obligations, the Company will equally and ratably reduce or offer to reduce Obligations under the notes as provided under Section 3.07 hereof through open-market purchases (provided that such purchases are at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof) or the Company shall make an Asset Sale Offer to Purchase (in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 4.09) with the ratable proceeds to all Holders to purchase their Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued but unpaid interest, if any, thereon, up to the principal amount of Notes that would otherwise be prepaid; (3) permanently reduce Secured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor or Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case owing to a Person other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (4) make (A) an investment in or acquisition of any one or more Replacement Assets, (B) capital expenditures in a Related Business owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or (C) an acquisition of other assets of a nature or type that are used


 
93 in or useful to the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the date of such investment, capital expenditure or acquisition; or (5) any combination of the foregoing; provided, that the Company will be deemed to have complied with the provisions described in clause (4) of this Section 4.09 if and to the extent that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries enters into a definitive agreement committing to make such investment, acquisition or capital expenditure or so invest within such 365-day period, which acquisition, capital expenditure or investment shall be made within 180 days after the end of such 365-day period. Pending the application of any such Net Cash Proceeds as described above, the Company may temporarily reduce Indebtedness or otherwise invest such Net Cash Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Indenture. The amount of such excess Net Cash Proceeds required to be applied (or to be committed to be applied) during such 365-day period as set forth in the preceding sentence and not applied (or committed to be applied) as so required by the end of such period will constitute “Excess Proceeds.” If, as of the first day of any calendar month, the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds not previously subject to an Offer to Purchase pursuant to this Section 4.09 totals more than the greater of $100.0 million and 0.80% of Adjusted Total Assets, the Company must commence, not later than 20 Business Days thereafter, and consummate an Asset Sale Offer to Purchase from the Holders and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Indenture with respect to an Offer to Purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets, on a pro rata basis, an aggregate principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness equal to the Excess Proceeds on such date, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, to, but not including, the Payment Date. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness with the Notes tendered into such Offer to Purchase exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, then the Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness will be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the principal amount of the Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness tendered. Upon completion of each Offer to Purchase, any remaining Excess Proceeds subject to such Offer to Purchase will no longer be deemed to be Excess Proceeds and may be applied to any other purpose not prohibited under this Indenture. The Issuers will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Offer to Purchase in connection with an Asset Sale. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.09, the Issuers will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached their obligations under this Section 4.09 by virtue of such compliance.


 
94 Section 4.10 Transactions with Affiliates. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to enter into, renew or extend any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than transactions between or among any Parent Entity, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries), in each case, involving consideration in excess of the greater of $75.0 million and 0.60% of Adjusted Total Assets in the aggregate (an “Affiliate Transaction”) for any transaction or series of related transactions, except upon terms and conditions (taken as a whole) that are not materially less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than could be obtained, at the time of such transaction or, if such transaction is pursuant to a written agreement, at the time of the execution of the agreement providing therefor, in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not such an Affiliate. (b) The foregoing limitation does not limit, and will not apply to: (1) (i) any payments or other transactions pursuant to any tax-sharing or cost sharing agreement between or among the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary, and any Parent Entity, and (ii) any transactions undertaken between or among them for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of any Parent Entity, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (2) payments or other transactions (including the payment of any fees and expenses in connection therewith) pursuant to or in connection with transactions pursuant to agreements generally described in the Offering Memorandum or any amendment, modification, or supplement thereto or replacement thereof, as long as such agreement or arrangement, as so amended, modified, supplemented or replaced, taken as a whole, is not, in the good faith determination of the Company, materially less favorable to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries than the original agreement or arrangement in existence on the Issue Date; (3) any transaction with any Person who is not an Affiliate immediately before the consummation of such transaction that becomes an Affiliate as a result of such transaction; (4) any transaction with a Joint Venture, partnership, limited liability company or other entity that would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary owns an Equity Interest in such Joint Venture, partnership, limited liability company or other entity; (5) (i) license or lease agreements with any Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture on terms which, taken as a whole together with all related transactions with such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture, are commercially reasonable, (ii) other agreements and transactions in the ordinary course of business (and reasonable extensions of such course of business) with, or for the benefit of, any Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture on terms that are commercially reasonable or which are materially consistent with the past practices of the Company, and (iii) any agreement by


 
95 an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture to pay management, development or other similar fees to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, relating to the provision of management services, overhead, sharing of customer lists and customer loyalty programs; (6) (i) the issuance, sale or transfer, and transactions related to the issuance, sale or transfer, of Equity Interests of the Company to any Parent Entity or any Affiliate thereof, including in connection with capital contributions by such Parent Entity or any Affiliate thereof to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) capital contributions by any Parent Entity to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and (iii) redemptions, repurchases, and retirement of Equity Interests of the Company in connection with redemptions, repurchases and retirements of substantially corresponding Equity Interests of a Parent Entity; (7) director’s fees and any employment, consulting, service, severance or termination agreement, or reasonable and customary indemnification arrangements, entered into by the Company (or any Parent Entity) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with officers, directors, employees and consultants of the Company (or any Parent Entity) or its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Affiliates of the Company or its Subsidiaries and the payment of compensation, customary fees, perquisites and fringe benefits and the issuance of securities of the Company or any Parent Entity to such officers, directors, employees and consultants (including amounts paid pursuant to employee benefit plans, employee stock option or similar plans), in each case (i) in the ordinary course of business, (ii) pursuant to arrangements in effect on the Issue Date or (iii) as may be approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Parent; (8) the payment of fees, commission, payroll, reasonable out-of-pocket costs, travel and similar advances or loans (including payment or cancellation thereof) to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, managers, officers, employees and consultants of the Company (or any Parent Entity) and its Subsidiaries to the extent attributable to the ownership, management or operation of the Company (or any Parent Entity) and its Subsidiaries, in each case (i) in the ordinary course of business, (ii) pursuant to arrangements in effect on the Issue Date or (iii) as may be approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Parent; (9) any transactions entered into pursuant to the Spin-Off Documents; (10) (i) any Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments not prohibited by Section 4.06, (ii) the Incurrence of any Indebtedness permitted under clauses (2), (4), (5), (7), (8), (12), (13), (14), (17), (18), (19), (22) and (25) of Section 4.08(d), (iii) any sales or other dispositions of assets that do not constitute “Asset Sales” pursuant to the first sentence of such definition, and (iv) the Incurrence of any Liens constituting “Permitted Liens” pursuant to clauses (1) through (32), (37), (39), (49), (50), (53) and (59) of such definition; (11) (i) the exercise by the Company of rights under derivative securities linked to Equity Interests underlying Convertible Indebtedness or similar products purchased by


 
96 the Company or Parent in connection with the issuance of Convertible Indebtedness and (ii) any termination fees or similar payments in connection with the termination of warrants or other Equity Interests issued in connection with such Convertible Indebtedness; (12) affiliate transactions and agreements disclosed or referred to in Parent’s filings with the SEC on or prior to and as in effect on the Issue Date (in each case, including any amendment, modification or extension thereto to the extent such amendment, modification or extension, taken as a whole, is not (i) adverse to the Holders in any material respect or (ii) more disadvantageous to the Holders than the relevant transaction in existence on the Issue Date in any material respect); (13) agreements with Joint Ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries to facilitate arrangements related to (i) easements, exceptions, reservations, condominium documents or other agreements or documents for the purpose of pipelines, conduits, cables, wire communication lines, power lines and substations, streets, trails, walkways, traffic signals, drainage, irrigation, water, electricity and sewerage purposes, dikes, canals, ditches, the removal of oil, gas, coal, or other minerals, and other like purposes affecting Property, facilities, or equipment which individually or in the aggregate do not materially burden or impair the Fair Market Value or use of such Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held or (ii) easements, exceptions, reservations, condominium documents or other agreements or documents for the purpose of facilitating the joint or common use of Property in or adjacent to a neighboring development, timeshare or residential property, shopping center, office building, utility company, public facility or other projects affecting Property which individually or in the aggregate do not materially burden or impair the Fair Market Value or use of such Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held; (14) leases or subleases (i) not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes operating subleases) and (ii) licenses or sublicenses of Intellectual Property made in the ordinary course of business, and termination of leases and Swap Contracts in the ordinary course of business; (15) entry into and transactions pursuant to Tax Protection Agreements or any amendment, modification or supplement thereto or replacement thereof, as long as such agreement or arrangement, as so amended, modified, supplemented or replaced, taken as a whole, is not in the good faith determination of the Company, materially less favorable to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries than the original agreement; (16) [reserved]; (17) amendments to the Company Operating Agreement, Distribution Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement and/or the Ancillary Agreements that are not adverse to the interests of the Holders in any material respect;


 
97 (18) (i) the exercise by the Company of rights under derivative securities linked to Equity Interests underlying Convertible Indebtedness or similar products purchased by the Company or a Parent Entity in connection with the issuance of Convertible Indebtedness and (ii) any termination fees or similar payments in connection with the termination of warrants or other Equity Interests issued in connection with such Convertible Indebtedness; and (19) transactions (A) approved by (i) a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of Parent or (ii) a majority of either the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee or the Compensation Committee (or any successor committees with substantially the same responsibilities) of Parent constituted as set forth in the bylaws of Parent (as in effect from time to time) or (B) for which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries delivers to the Trustee a written opinion of an independent qualified real estate appraisal firm or a nationally recognized investment banking, accounting or appraisal firm, stating that the transaction is fair to the Issuers or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or series of related transactions covered by Section 4.10(a) hereof and not covered by clauses (1) through (18) of Section 4.10(b) hereof the aggregate amount of which exceeds the greater of $150.0 million and 1.20% of Adjusted Total Assets in value must be approved or determined to be fair in the manner provided for in clause (19)(A) or (B) of Section 4.10(b) hereof. Section 4.11 Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or otherwise cause to become effective any Lien of any kind (other than Permitted Liens) that secures Obligations upon any of their property or assets, now owned or hereafter acquired, unless (i) in the case of Liens securing Subordinated Indebtedness, the Notes and the Note Guarantees are secured by a Lien on such property or assets that is senior in priority to such Liens, or (ii) in all other cases, the Notes and the Note Guarantees are secured on an equal and ratable basis with the Obligations so secured, in each case, until such time as such Obligations are no longer secured by a Lien. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.11, in the event that any Lien meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Liens described under the definition of “Permitted Liens,” the Company, in its sole discretion, may classify such Lien in one such type of Permitted Liens; provided that the Company may divide and classify a Lien in one or more of the types of Permitted Liens and may later reclassify all or a portion of such Lien, in any manner that complies within this Section 4.11. Section 4.12 Corporate Existence. Subject to Article 5 and Section 10.04 hereof, the Issuers shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect: (1) their corporate, partnership or other existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of their Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with


 
98 the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Issuers or any such Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that legal name changes may be made upon the reasonable discretion of the Issuers); and (2) the rights (charter and statutory) and licenses of the Issuers and their Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Issuers shall not be required to preserve any such right or license, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of their Restricted Subsidiaries, if the loss thereof would not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the Issuers and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Section 4.13 Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event. (a) Unless the Company has previously or concurrently sent a redemption notice with respect to all existing Notes as described in Section 3.07 and all conditions precedent applicable to such redemption notice have been satisfied, within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event or, at the option of the Company, prior to any Change of Control Triggering Event, but after public announcement of the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company shall be required to commence a Change of Control Offer to Purchase for all Notes then outstanding at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Payment Date. The Change of Control Offer to Purchase will, if sent prior to the date on which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, describe the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event, and state that the Change of Control Offer to Purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring on or prior to the applicable Payment Date. (b) Subject to Section 4.13(c), the provisions described above that require the Company to make a Change of Control Offer to Purchase following a Change of Control Triggering Event will be applicable regardless of whether any other provisions of this Indenture are applicable. (c) The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer to Purchase upon a Change of Control Triggering Event if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer to Purchase in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture applicable to an Offer to Purchase made by the Company and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Offer to Purchase. (d) At any time, in connection with any tender offer or other Offer to Purchase the Notes (including pursuant to a Change of Control Offer to Purchase or an Asset Sale Offer to Purchase), if not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes are purchased by the Issuers, or, in the case of a Change of Control Offer to Purchase, any third party purchasing or acquiring Notes in lieu of the Issuers, the Issuers or such third party will have the right, upon notice as described herein, to redeem the Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at the price paid to Holders in such purchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of


 
99 Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling prior to or on the redemption date). (e) The Company will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.13, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.13 by virtue of its compliance with such securities laws or regulations. (f) If the terms of any Credit Facility prohibit the Company from making a Change of Control Offer to Purchase or from purchasing the Notes pursuant thereto, prior to the sending of the notice to Holders, but in any event within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company covenants to: (1) repay in full all Indebtedness outstanding under such Credit Facilities or offer to repay in full all such Indebtedness and repay the Indebtedness of each lender who has accepted such offer; or (2) obtain the requisite consent under such Credit Facilities to permit the purchase of the Notes as described above. (g) The Company must first comply with clause (f) of this Section 4.13 before it will be required to purchase Notes in the event of a Change of Control Triggering Event; provided, however, that the Company’s failure to comply with clause (f) of this Section 4.13 or to make a Change of Control Offer to Purchase because of any such failure shall constitute a Default described in clause (4) in Section 6.01 (and not under clause (3) in Section 6.01 hereof); provided further, if the Company has instituted any liability management procedures or is otherwise engaged in obtaining the requisite consents under such Credit Facilities to permit the purchase of the Notes (such engagement to be determined by the Company in its sole discretion), the Company shall have an additional 30 days following the initial 30-day period after the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event to secure such consents and no Default shall have occurred if such consents are obtained within such 30-day period. Section 4.14 Limitation on Issuances of Guarantees by Subsidiary Guarantors. The Company will not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to Guarantee, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor (“Guaranteed Indebtedness”), unless: (1) if the Guaranteed Indebtedness ranks equally in right of payment with the Notes or a Note Guarantee, the Guarantee of such Guaranteed Indebtedness will rank equally with, or subordinate to, the Note Guarantee; or (2) if the Guaranteed Indebtedness is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or a Note Guarantee, the Guarantee of such Guaranteed Indebtedness will be subordinated in right of payment to the Note Guarantee at least to the extent that the


 
100 Guaranteed Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or such Note Guarantee. Section 4.15 Suspension of Covenants. (1) If, on any date following the Issue Date, (i) the Notes are rated Investment Grade by at least two of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch (or, if any of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch have been replaced in accordance with the definition of “Rating Agencies,” by at least two of the then-applicable Rating Agencies) and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture (such date, the “Suspension Date”), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will no longer be subject to Sections 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.14, 4.18 or 5.01(3) hereof (such period during which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to such covenants, a “Suspension Period”). (2) In the event of any Suspension Period as a result of the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (such date, a “Reversion Date”) the Notes are no longer rated Investment Grade by two of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch (or, if any of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch have been replaced in accordance with the definition of “Rating Agencies,” by at least two of the then-applicable Rating Agencies), then the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to such covenants under this Indenture with respect to future events. (3) The Company shall promptly upon its occurrence deliver to the Trustee, an Officer’s Certificate notifying the Trustee of the occurrence of any Suspension Date or Reversion Date, and the date thereof. The Trustee shall not have any obligation to monitor the occurrence or dates of any Suspension Date or Reversion Date and may rely conclusively on such Officer’s Certificate. The Trustee shall not have any obligation to notify the Holders of the occurrence or dates of any Suspension Date or Reversion Date. (4) On each Reversion Date, all Indebtedness Incurred during the Suspension Period shall be classified as having been Incurred pursuant to Section 4.08 hereof (to the extent such Indebtedness would be permitted to be Incurred or issued thereunder as of the Reversion Date and after giving effect to Indebtedness Incurred prior to the Suspension Period and outstanding on the Reversion Date). To the extent such Indebtedness would not be so permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.08 hereof, such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is classified as permitted under Section 4.08(d)(4) hereof. Calculations made after the Reversion Date of the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.06 hereof shall be made as though such covenant had been in effect since the Issue Date and prior, but not during, the Suspension Period; provided that any Subsidiaries designated as Restricted Subsidiaries during the Suspension Period shall automatically become Restricted Subsidiaries on the Reversion Date (subject to the Company’s right to subsequently designate them as Unrestricted Subsidiaries in compliance with Article 4 hereof). Accordingly, Restricted Payments made during the Suspension Period will not reduce the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.06 hereof. No Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred on the Reversion Date as a result of any actions taken by the Company or its Restricted


 
101 Subsidiaries during the Suspension Period. Within 30 days of such Reversion Date, the Company shall comply with the terms of Section 4.18 hereof. (5) For purposes of Section 4.09 hereof, on the Reversion Date, the unutilized Excess Proceeds amount will be reset to zero. Section 4.16 Maintenance of Total Unencumbered Assets. The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall, at all times, including for the avoidance of doubt during any Suspension Period, maintain Total Unencumbered Assets as of the end of each Fiscal Quarter of not less than 150.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Company’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Unsecured Debt as of the end of each Fiscal Quarter, all calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. Section 4.17 Restrictions on Activities of the Corporate Co-Issuer. The Corporate Co-Issuer does not and will not hold any material assets, and will not become liable for any material obligations or engage in any significant business activities, other than issuing the Notes and other similar notes and engaging in activities as it is required to do pursuant to this Indenture and other similar indentures; provided that the Corporate Co-Issuer may issue Equity Interests to the Company and may be a co-obligor or guarantor with respect to Indebtedness if the Company is a primary obligor of such Indebtedness and the net proceeds of such Indebtedness are received by the Company or one or more of the Company’s Subsidiaries (other than the Corporate Co-Issuer), and may engage in activities related thereto or necessary in connection therewith. Section 4.18 Future Guarantors. The Company will cause each Restricted Subsidiary that is not then an Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor that (a) Incurs any Indebtedness under the Park Credit Agreement, any other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(d)(1) or any Capital Markets Indebtedness or (b) Guarantees any Indebtedness of the Issuers or any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Park Credit Agreement, any other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(d)(1) or any Capital Markets Indebtedness of the Issuers or any other Subsidiary Guarantor, to, within 20 Business Days thereof, execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit D hereto pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture providing for a Guarantee by such Restricted Subsidiary on the same terms and conditions as those set forth in this Indenture and applicable to the other Subsidiary Guarantors; provided that this Section 4.18 will not be applicable to any Guarantee of any Restricted Subsidiary that existed at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary and that was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or to any Guarantee by any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor outstanding as of the Issue Date or any Refinancing thereof to the extent required by the terms of such Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Note Guarantee by a Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company will be automatically released pursuant to Section 10.05 hereof.


 
102 Section 4.19 Limited Condition Transactions. In connection with any Limited Condition Transaction (including any financing thereof), at the Company’s election, (a) compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the date a definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is entered into (the “effective date”) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture, and (b) any calculation contemplated by Section 4.08 or any amount based on any other calculation or determination under any basket or ratio under this Indenture, may be made as of such effective date, giving Pro Forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and any related transactions (including any Incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recent Test Period ending prior to the effective date. If the Company makes such an election, any subsequent calculation of any such ratio, basket and/or percentage (unless the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction expires or is terminated without its consummation) shall be calculated on an equivalent Pro Forma Basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may at any time withdraw any election made hereunder. ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS Section 5.01 Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets. None of the Company, PK Domestic LLC or the Corporate Co-Issuer will consolidate or merge with or into, or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose (collectively, a “transfer”) of all or substantially all of its property and assets (as an entirety or substantially an entirety in one transaction or a series of related transactions) to, any Person or permit any Person to merge with or into the Company, PK Domestic LLC or the Corporate Co-Issuer, as applicable, unless: (1) the Company, PK Domestic LLC or the Corporate Co-Issuer, as applicable, is the continuing Person, or the Person (if other than the Company, PK Domestic LLC or the Corporate Co-Issuer, as applicable) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company, PK Domestic LLC or the Corporate Co-Issuer, as applicable, is merged or that acquired such property and assets of the Company, PK Domestic LLC or the Corporate Co-Issuer, as applicable, is an entity organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state or jurisdiction thereof (such Person, a “Successor Company”) and expressly assumes, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Company, PK Domestic LLC or the Corporate Co-Issuer, as applicable, on the Notes and under this Indenture; provided, that any Successor Company to the Corporate Co-Issuer must be a corporation; (2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (3) in the case of a transaction involving the Company, immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a Pro Forma Basis, the Company, or any Person becoming the successor obligor of the Notes, as the case may be, (A) could Incur at least


 
103 $1.00 of Indebtedness in compliance with both clauses (a) and (c) of Section 4.08 hereof or (B) has a ratio of consolidated Indebtedness to Adjusted Total Assets that is no higher than the ratio of consolidated Indebtedness to Adjusted Total Assets of the Company immediately before giving effect to the transaction and any related Incurrence of Indebtedness; provided that this clause (3) will not apply to (i) a consolidation or merger of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries with or into the Company or (ii) any merger effected solely to change the state of domicile of the Company; and (4) if the Company, PK Domestic LLC or the Corporate Co-Issuer, as applicable, will not be the continuing Person, the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, in each case stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture and other documents or instruments comply with this provision and that all conditions precedent provided for herein relating to such transaction have been complied with. Section 5.02 Successor Corporation Substituted. Upon any consolidation or merger or any transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s, PK Domestic LLC’s or the Corporate Co-Issuer’s assets, in accordance with the foregoing, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company, PK Domestic LLC or the Corporate Co-Issuer, as applicable, is merged or to which such transfer is made, will succeed to, be substituted for, and may exercise every one of the Company’s, PK Domestic LLC’s or the Corporate Co-Issuer’s, as applicable, rights and powers under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named therein as the Company, PK Domestic LLC or the Corporate Co-Issuer, as applicable, and, except in the case of the lease or a sale or other transfer of less than all assets, the Company, PK Domestic LLC or the Corporate Co-Issuer, as applicable, will be released from the obligations under the Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, PK Domestic LLC may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or part of its properties and assets to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor. ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES Section 6.01 Events of Default. Each of the following is an “Event of Default”: (1) default in the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, on any Note when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise; (2) default in the payment of interest on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, and such default continues for a period of 30 days;


 
104 (3) default in the performance or breach of Section 5.01 hereof or the failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to make or consummate an Offer to Purchase in accordance with Sections 4.09 or 4.13, which failure continues for a period of 30 days; (4) default in the performance of or breach of any other covenant or agreement in this Indenture or under the Notes (other than a default specified in clause (1), (2) or (3) above) and such default or breach continues for a period of 60 consecutive days after written notice by the Trustee or the Holders of 25.0% or more in aggregate principal amount of the Notes; provided that a notice of default may not be given with respect to any action taken, and reported publicly or to Holders, more than two years prior to such notice of default; (5) there occurs with respect to any issue or issues of Indebtedness of the Issuers or any Significant Subsidiary having an outstanding principal amount of (i) the greater of $100.0 million and 0.80% of Adjusted Total Assets, in the case of Recourse Indebtedness (other than the Notes), or (ii) the greater of $250.0 million and 2.0% of Adjusted Total Assets, in the case of Non-Recourse Indebtedness, in each case, for all such issues of all such Persons, whether such Indebtedness now exists or is created after the date of this Indenture: (A) an event of default that has caused the Holders thereof to declare such Indebtedness to be due and payable prior to its Stated Maturity and such Indebtedness has not been discharged in full or such acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled within 30 days of such acceleration; and/or (B) the failure to make a principal payment at the final (but not any interim) fixed maturity and such defaulted payment shall not have been made, waived or extended within 30 days of such payment default; (6) any final judgment or order (not covered by insurance) entered against the Company, the Corporate Co-Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary (i) that is obligated on Non-Recourse Indebtedness for the payment of money in excess of the greater of $250.0 million and 2.0% of Adjusted Total Assets in the aggregate or (ii) that is obligated on Recourse Indebtedness for the payment of money in excess of the greater of $100.0 million and 0.80% of Adjusted Total Assets in the aggregate, in each case, for all such final judgments or orders against the Company, the Corporate Co-Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary: (A) is rendered against the Company, the Corporate Co-Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary and is not paid or discharged; and (B) there shall be any period of 60 consecutive days following entry of the final judgment or order that causes the aggregate amount for all such final judgments or orders outstanding and not paid or discharged against the Company, the Corporate Co-Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary entered against the Company, the Corporate Co-Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary (i) that is


 
105 obligated on Non-Recourse Indebtedness for the payment of money to exceed the greater of $250.0 million and 2.0% of Adjusted Total Assets in the aggregate or (ii) that is obligated on Recourse Indebtedness for the payment of money to exceed the greater of $100.0 million and 0.80% of Adjusted Total Assets in the aggregate during which a stay of enforcement of such final judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; (7) a court having jurisdiction enters a decree or order for: (A) relief in respect of Parent, the Company or any Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect; (B) appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of Parent, the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property and assets of Parent, the Company or any Significant Subsidiary; or (C) the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of Parent, the Company or any Significant Subsidiary and, in each case, such decree or order remains unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; (8) Parent, the Company or any Significant Subsidiary: (A) commences a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or consents to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under such law; (B) consents to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of Parent, the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property and assets of Parent, the Company or any Significant Subsidiary; or (C) effects any general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (9) any Note Guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of such Note Guarantee and this Indenture) or any Subsidiary Guarantor notifies the Trustee in writing that it denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guarantee. Section 6.02 Acceleration. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or Section 6.01(8) above that occurs with respect to Parent, the Company or any Significant Subsidiary) occurs and is continuing under this Indenture, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25.0% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by written notice to the Issuers (and to the Trustee if such notice is given by the Holders), may, and the Trustee at the


 
106 written request of the Holders of at least 25.0% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding will, declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on the Notes to be immediately due and payable. Upon a declaration of acceleration, such principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest will be immediately due and payable. In the event of a declaration of acceleration because an Event of Default set forth in Section 6.01(5) above has occurred and is continuing, such declaration of acceleration will be automatically rescinded and annulled if the event of default triggering such Event of Default pursuant to Section 6.01(5) shall be remedied or cured by the Issuers or the relevant Significant Subsidiary or waived by the Holders of the relevant Indebtedness within 60 days after the declaration of acceleration with respect thereto. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or Section 6.01(8) above occurs with respect to Parent, the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on the Notes then outstanding will automatically become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. The Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes by written notice to the Issuers and to the Trustee, may waive all past defaults and rescind and annul a declaration of acceleration and its consequences if: (X) all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived, and (Y) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction. Section 6.03 Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture. The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law. Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on, the Notes (including in connection with an Offer to Purchase); provided, however, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no


 
107 such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Section 6.05 Control by Majority. The Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture, that may involve the Trustee in personal liability, or that the Trustee determines in good faith may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of Holders not joining in the giving of such direction and may take any other action it deems proper that is not inconsistent with any such direction received from Holders. Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits. A Holder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless: (1) the Holder gives the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default; (2) the Holders of at least 25.0% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy; (3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee indemnity and security satisfactory to the Trustee against any costs, liability or expense; (4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the provision of indemnity and security; and (5) during such 60-day period, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction that is inconsistent with the request. A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder. Section 6.07 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an Offer to Purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.


 
108 Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as Trustee of an express trust against the Issuers for the whole amount of principal of, premium on, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel. Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuers (or any other obligor upon the Notes), their creditors or their property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to the Trustee for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. Section 6.10 Priorities. If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money in the following order: First: to the Trustee (in each of its capacities hereunder), its agents and attorneys for amounts due under the Indenture, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred (including, without limitation, documented fees and expenses of legal counsel), and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection; Second: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind,


 
109 according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, respectively; and Third: to the Issuers or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct. The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10. Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10.0% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee. (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs. (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default: (1) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture, as modified or supplemented by a supplemental indenture, if any, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and (2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of calculations or other facts stated therein).


 
110 (c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that: (1) this clause (c) does not limit the effect of clause (b) of this Section 7.01; (2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and (3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof. (d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to clauses (a), (b), and (c) of this Section 7.01. (e) No provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not reasonably assured to it or it has not received indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk of loss. (f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it and all such moneys shall remain uninvested. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee. (a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document. (b) Before the Trustee or acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon. (c) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, debenture, note or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled, upon reasonable notice to the Issuers, to examine the books, records and premises of the Issuers, personally or by agent or attorney, at the expense of the Issuers and shall Incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.


 
111 (d) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any attorney or agent appointed with due care. (e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture. (f) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith at the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes as to the time, method and place of conducting any proceedings for any remedy available to the Trustee, or the exercising of any power conferred by this Indenture. In the event the Trustee receives inconsistent or conflicting requests and indemnity from two or more groups of Holders of the Notes, each representing less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the securities outstanding, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, may determine what action, if any, shall be taken and the Trustee may, in its discretion, take other actions permitted under this Indenture. (g) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Issuers shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Issuers. (h) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. (i) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder. (j) The Trustee may request that the Issuers deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture. (k) The permissive rights of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as duties hereunder. (l) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder. (m) The Trustee shall not be under any obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security and/or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee, in its sole discretion, against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be Incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction. (n) The Trustee shall not be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fire; flood;


 
112 terrorism; wars and other military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics or pandemics; riots; interruptions; loss or malfunction of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communication services; accidents; labor disputes; and acts of civil or military authorities and governmental action. (o) The Trustee shall not have any duty to monitor or investigate the Issuers’ compliance with or breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or duty made in this Indenture. Delivery of reports, information and documents under Section 4.03 of this Indenture is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive notice of any of the information therein including the Issuers’ compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on Officer’s Certificates provided to them by the Company). (p) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default, except an Event of Default under Section 6.01(1) or 6.01(2), unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Default or Event of Default at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. (q) The resolutions, opinions, certificates and other instruments provided for in this Indenture may be accepted by the Trustee as conclusive evidence of the facts and conclusions stated therein and shall be full warrant, protection and authority to the Trustee for the taking of any action by the Trustee as provided hereunder. Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuers or any Affiliate of the Issuers with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof. Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Issuers’ use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Issuers or upon the Issuers’ direction under any provision of this Indenture, it will not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it will not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication. Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults. If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Trustee has received written notice of such Default or Event of Default, or in the case of a Default or Event of Default under Section 6.01(1) or 6.01(2) if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall deliver to Holders a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after receipt of such written notice or in the case of a Default or Event of Default under Section 6.01(1) or 6.01(2) if it occurs. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or


 
113 interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as the Trustee in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders. Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders. (a) Within 60 days after each August 1 beginning with the August 1 following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as the Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee shall deliver to the Holders a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA §313(a) (but if no event described in TIA §313(a) has occurred within the 12 months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also will comply with TIA §313(b)(2). The Trustee shall also deliver all reports as required by TIA §313(c). (b) A copy of each report at the time of its delivery to the Holders will be mailed or electronically delivered by the Trustee to the Issuers and filed by the Trustee with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA §313(d). The Issuers shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing, when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange. Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity. (a) The Issuers shall, jointly and severally, pay to the Trustee (acting in any capacity) from time to time reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a Trustee of an express trust. The Issuers shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses will include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents, professional advisers and legal counsel. (b) The Issuers and the Guarantors shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Trustee, acting in any capacity (including the Trustee’s officers, directors, agents, counsels and employees) against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Issuers and the Guarantors (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Issuers, the Guarantors, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final, non-appealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Trustee shall notify the Issuers promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Issuers shall not relieve the Issuers or any of the Guarantors of their obligations hereunder. The Issuers or such Guarantor shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Issuers shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. Neither the Issuers nor any Guarantor need pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. (c) The obligations of the Issuers and the Guarantors under this Section 7.07 will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.


 
114 (d) To secure the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on, particular Notes. Such Lien will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee. (e) Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01 hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under the Bankruptcy Code. (f) The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of TIA §313(b)(2) to the extent applicable. Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee. (a) A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08. (b) The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Issuers. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by providing 30 days’ prior notice to the Trustee and the Issuers in writing. The Issuers may remove the Trustee if: (1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof; (2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under the Bankruptcy Code; (3) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or (4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting. (c) If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Issuers shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuers. (d) If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Issuers, or the Holders of at least 10.0% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.


 
115 (e) If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee. (f) A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Issuers. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall deliver a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Issuers’ obligations under Section 7.07 hereof will continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee. Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc. If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further act will be the successor Trustee. Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification. There will at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. This Indenture will always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA §310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA §310(b). Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuers. The Trustee is subject to TIA §311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA §311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA §311(a) to the extent indicated therein. ARTICLE 8 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. The Issuers may at any time elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.


 
116 Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge. Upon the Issuers’ exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Issuers and each of the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes (including the Note Guarantees) on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Issuers and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes (including the Note Guarantees), which will thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (1) and (2) below, and to have satisfied all their other obligations under such Notes, the Note Guarantees and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuers, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which will survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on such Notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to in Section 8.04 hereof; (2) the Issuers’ obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and Section 4.02 hereof; (3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ obligations in connection therewith; and (4) this Article 8. Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Issuers may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof. Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance. Upon the Issuers’ exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Issuers and each of the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from each of their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.03, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17 and 4.18 and clauses (3) and (4) of Section 5.01 and Section 10.04 hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes will thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but will continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes will not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes and Note Guarantees, the Issuers and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and will have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any


 
117 reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes and Note Guarantees will be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Issuers’ exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(3), (4), (5), (6), (7) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries only), (8) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries only) and (9) will not constitute Events of Default. Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance. In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under Section 8.02 or 8.03, respectively, hereof: (1) the Issuers must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm, or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on such outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Issuers must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date; (2) in the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the Issuers must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that: (A) the Issuers have received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or (B) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Beneficial Owners of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred; (3) in the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the Issuers must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Beneficial Owners of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;


 
118 (4) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit (and any similar concurrent deposit relating to other Indebtedness), and the granting of Liens to secure such borrowings); (5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture and the agreements governing any other Indebtedness being defeased, discharged or replaced) to which the Issuers or any of the Guarantors is a party or by which the Issuers or any of the Guarantors is bound; (6) the Issuers must deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by them with the intent of preferring the Holders over any other of their creditors or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other of their creditors or others; and (7) the Issuers must deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with. Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions. Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and non-callable Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes will be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuers acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Issuers shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes. Notwithstanding anything in this Article 8 to the contrary, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuers from time to time upon the request of the Issuers any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(1) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.


 
119 Section 8.06 Repayment to Issuers. Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuers, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on, any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, if any, or interest, has become due and payable shall be paid to the Issuers on their request or (if then held by the Issuers) will be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note will thereafter be permitted to look only to the Issuers for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuers as Trustee thereof, will thereupon cease. Section 8.07 Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or Governmental Authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and the Note Guarantees will be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Issuers make any payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on, any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuers shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent. ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders. Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, without the consent of any Holder, the Issuers, the Guarantors, and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes, or the Note Guarantees: (1) to cure any ambiguity, defect, omission or inconsistency in this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees; (2) to provide for the assumption of the Issuers’ or a Guarantor’s obligations to Holders and the Note Guarantees in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Issuers’ or such Guarantor’s assets to comply with Article 5 or Section 10.04; (3) to comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection with the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA; (4) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment by a successor Trustee;


 
120 (5) to provide for any Guarantee of the Notes, to secure the Notes or to confirm and evidence the release, termination or discharge of any Guarantee of or Lien securing the Notes when such release, termination or discharge is required or permitted by this Indenture; (6) to add to the covenants of the Issuers or any Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuers or any Guarantor; (7) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes and related Guarantees in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; (8) to conform the text of this Indenture, the Notes, or the Note Guarantees to any provision of the “Description of the Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum; (9) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any Holder in any material respect; (10) to make any amendment to the provisions of this Indenture relating to the transfer and legending of Notes; provided, however, that (a) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would not result in Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act, or any other applicable securities law and (b) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Holders to transfer Notes; (11) to supplement any of the provisions of this Indenture to the extent necessary to permit or facilitate defeasance and discharge of the Notes; provided, that the action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders; (12) provide for a reduction in the minimum denominations of the Notes; or (13) comply with the rules of any applicable securities depositary. Upon the request of the Issuers accompanied by a Board Resolution authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Sections 7.02, 9.05 and 13.03 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Issuers and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders. Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture (including without limitation, Section 4.09 and Section 4.13 hereof), the Notes and the Note Guarantees with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including, without


 
121 limitation, Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on, the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Notes, or the Note Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes). Upon the request of the Issuers accompanied by a Board Resolution authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Sections 7.02, 9.05 and 13.03 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Issuers and the Guarantors in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but will not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture. It is not necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it is sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Issuers shall deliver to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Issuers to deliver such notice, or any defect therein, will not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental indenture or waiver. However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder): (1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of interest on, any Note; (2) reduce the principal amount of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any Note; (3) change the place of payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any Note; (4) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the Stated Maturity (or, in the case of a redemption, on or after the redemption date) of any Note; (5) reduce the above-stated percentages of outstanding Notes the consent of whose Holders is necessary to modify or amend this Indenture;


 
122 (6) waive a default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes; (7) voluntarily release a Guarantor other than in accordance with this Indenture; (8) after the time an Offer to Purchase is required to have been made pursuant to Section 4.09 and Section 4.13 hereof, reduce the purchase amount or price or extend the latest expiration date or purchase date thereunder; (9) make any change to, or modification of, the ranking of the Notes that would adversely affect the Holders; or (10) reduce the percentage or aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes the consent of whose Holders is necessary for waiver of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or for waiver of certain defaults. Section 9.03 Revocation and Effect of Consents. Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder. Section 9.04 Notation on or Exchange of Notes. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Issuers in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver. Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note will not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver. Section 9.05 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc. The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. Evidence of such approval shall be delivered to the Trustee with an Officer’s Certificate. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall receive and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) will be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 13.03 hereof, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment or supplement is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms. The Trustee shall have no responsibility for


 
123 determining whether any amended or supplemental indenture will or may have an adverse effect on any Holder. ARTICLE 10 NOTE GUARANTEES Section 10.01 Guarantee. (a) Subject to this Article 10, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture or the Notes as against either of the Issuers or the obligations of the Issuers hereunder or thereunder, that: (1) the principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on, the Notes, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Issuers to the Holders, the Trustee hereunder or thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (2) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection. (b) The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder are unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture as against any of the Issuers, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuers, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of any of the Issuers, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuers, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenant that this Note Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture. (c) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Issuers, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Issuers or the Guarantors, any amount paid by to any of the Trustee or such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force and effect.


 
124 (d) Each Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Note Guarantee. The Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Note Guarantee. Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability. Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of the Bankruptcy Code, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Guarantor will be limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 10, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee. To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 hereof, each Guarantor hereby agrees that this Indenture will be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by one of its Officers. No Guarantor shall be required to make a notation on the Notes to reflect any Note Guarantee or any release, termination, suspension or discharge thereof. If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Note Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which a Note Guarantee is endorsed, the Note Guarantee will be valid nevertheless. The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, will constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors. The Company shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 4.18 hereof to comply with the provisions of Section 4.18 and this Article 10, to the extent applicable.


 
125 Section 10.04 Subsidiary Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05 hereof, no Subsidiary Guarantor shall consolidate or merge with or into, or transfer all or substantially all of its property and assets (as an entirety or substantially an entirety in one transaction or a series of related transactions) to, any Person (other than the Company, PK Domestic LLC or another Subsidiary Guarantor), unless: (1) such Subsidiary Guarantor is the continuing Person, or the Person (if other than such Subsidiary Guarantor) formed by such consolidation or into which such Subsidiary Guarantor is merged or that acquired such property and assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor is an entity organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state or jurisdiction thereof and expressly assumes, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, all of the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor on the Note Guarantees and under this Indenture; and (2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance and upon the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the Note Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Subsidiary Guarantor, such successor Person will succeed to and be substituted for the Subsidiary Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Subsidiary Guarantor. Such successor Person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Note Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Notes issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee. All the Note Guarantees so issued will in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Note Guarantees had been issued at the date of the execution hereof. Section 10.05 Releases. The Note Guarantee of a Subsidiary Guarantor will automatically terminate and be released upon: (1) a sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of the Subsidiary Guarantor, or the Capital Stock of the Subsidiary Guarantor such that the Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary, in a transaction that is not prohibited by 4.09 hereof; (2) the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Subsidiary Guarantor; (3) the designation in accordance with this Indenture of the Subsidiary Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary;


 
126 (4) such time as such Subsidiary Guarantor is not a guarantor, borrower or other obligor, including by release or discharge, of or in respect of any of the following as to which it is or has been a guarantor, borrower or other obligor: (i) the Park Credit Agreement, (ii) any other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(d)(1) and (iii) any Capital Markets Indebtedness; or (5) defeasance or discharge of the Notes in accordance with Article 8 or Article 11 hereof. The Note Guarantee of Parent and PK Domestic REIT will automatically terminate and be released upon such time as Parent and/or PK Domestic REIT is not a guarantor, borrower or other obligor, including by release or discharge, of or in respect of any of the following as to which it is or has been a guarantor, borrower or other obligor: (i) the Park Credit Agreement, (ii) any other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(d)(1) and (iii) any Capital Markets Indebtedness. At the written request and expense of any Issuer, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of a Guarantor from its obligations under its Note Guarantee. ARTICLE 11 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE Section 11.01 Satisfaction and Discharge. This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued hereunder (except as to certain rights relating to transfers of the Notes and certain rights of the Trustee and the right of Holders to receive trust funds in accordance with this Article 11) and all Note Guarantees shall be released, when: (1) either: (a) all Notes that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Issuers, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (b) all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by, or will become due and payable within one year by, reason of the delivery of a notice of redemption or otherwise and the Issuers or any Guarantor have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, as determined by the Issuers, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on, the Notes to the date of maturity or redemption;


 
127 (2) in respect of subclause (b) of clause (1) of this Section 11.01, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens to secure such borrowings); (3) the Issuers or any Guarantor have paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under this Indenture; and (4) the Issuers have delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be. In addition, the Issuers must deliver an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money has been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of clause (1) of this Section 11.01, the provisions of Sections 11.02 and 8.06 hereof will survive. In addition, nothing in this Section 11.01 will be deemed to discharge those provisions of Section 7.07 hereof, that, by their terms, survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. Section 11.02 Application of Trust Money. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.01 hereof shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuers acting as their own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on, the Notes for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 11.01 hereof by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or Governmental Authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Issuers’ and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.01 hereof; provided that if the Issuers have made any payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on, any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuers shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.


 
128 ARTICLE 12 [RESERVED]. ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS Section 13.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls. If this Indenture is qualified under the TIA and any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by TIA §318(c), the imposed duties will control. As of the Issue Date, this Indenture is not subject to the TIA. Section 13.02 Notices. Any notice or communication by the Issuers, any Guarantor, or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested) or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address: If to the Issuers and/or any Guarantor: Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 1775 Tysons Boulevard, 7th Floor Tysons, Virginia 22102 Attention: General Counsel’s Office With a copy to: Hogan Lovells US LLP Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 Attention: Meredith Hines, Esq. If to the Trustee: U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association James Center II 1021 East Cary Street, Suite 1850 Richmond, VA 23219 Attention: Monique L. Green The Issuers, any Guarantor, or the Trustee, by notice to the others, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. All notices and communications will be deemed to have been duly given: (i) if to the Trustee, upon receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, or (ii) if to the Issuers or any


 
129 Guarantor, at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery. Failure to deliver a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it will not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. When the Notes are in global form, all notices to Holders will be sent pursuant to Applicable Procedures, and when done so, such notices will be deemed to have been delivered for purposes of this Indenture. If a notice or communication is delivered in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it. If the Issuers deliver a notice or communication to Holders, they will deliver a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time. The Trustee shall have the right to accept and act upon any notice, instruction, or other communication, including any funds transfer instruction, (each, a “Notice”) received pursuant to this Indenture by electronic transmission (including by e-mail, facsimile transmission, web portal or other electronic methods). Electronic signatures believed by the Trustee to comply with the ESIGN Act of 2000 or other applicable law (including electronic images of handwritten signatures and digital signatures provided by DocuSign, Orbit, Adobe Sign or any other digital signature provider identified by any other party hereto and acceptable to Trustee) shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes. Each Issuer assumes all risks arising out of the use of electronic signatures and electronic methods to send Notices to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on an unauthorized Notice and the risk of interception or misuse by third parties. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, where this Indenture provides for notice of any event or any other communication (including any notice of redemption or repurchase) to a holder of a Global Note (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary (or its designee) pursuant to the standing instructions from the Depositary or its designee, including by electronic mail in accordance with accepted practices at the Depositary. Section 13.03 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. Upon any request or application by the Issuers to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee upon request: (1) an Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 13.04 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and (2) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 13.04 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.


 
130 Section 13.04 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture must include: (1) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based; (3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and (4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied. Section 13.05 Rules by Trustee and Agents. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions. Section 13.06 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders. No recourse for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any of the Notes or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Issuers or any of the Guarantors in this Indenture, or in any of the Notes or the Note Guarantees or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any past, present or future incorporator, partner, stockholder, officer, director, employee or controlling person in their capacity as such of the Issuers, the Guarantors or of any successor Person thereof. Each Holder, by accepting the Notes, waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws. Section 13.07 Governing Law; Waivers of Jury Trial. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY. THE ISSUERS, THE TRUSTEE, HOLDERS AND EACH OF THE GUARANTORS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS


 
131 INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE NOTE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN. Section 13.08 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Issuers or their Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture. Section 13.09 Successors. All agreements of the Issuers in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture will bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05 hereof. Section 13.10 Severability. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Section 13.11 Counterpart Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to all of the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture and signature pages for all purposes hereunder. Section 13.12 Table of Contents, Headings, etc. The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. Section 13.13 Patriot Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the Patriot Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, are required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the Patriot Act.


 
132 Section 13.14 Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances. Section 13.15 Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Issuers and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any New York State court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York or any federal court sitting in the Southern District in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture, the Notes, or the Notes Guarantees and irrevocably accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. Section 13.16 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). In order to comply with applicable tax laws, rules and regulations (inclusive of directives, guidelines and interpretations promulgated by competent authorities) in effect from time to time (“Applicable Law”), the Issuers agree (i) to provide to U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association sufficient information about holders or other applicable parties and/or transactions (including any modification to the terms of such transactions), to the extent reasonably available and at U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association’s reasonable request, so U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association can determine whether it has tax related obligations under Applicable Law, (ii) that U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments under this Indenture to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law for which U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association shall not have any liability, and (iii) to hold harmless U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association for any losses it may suffer due to the actions it takes to comply with such Applicable Law. The terms of this Section 13.16 shall survive the termination of this Indenture. [Signatures on following page]


 
[Signature Page to Indenture] SIGNATURES IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written. ISSUERS PARK INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC By: /s/ Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Name: Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Title: President and Chief Executive Officer PK DOMESTIC PROPERTY LLC By: Park Intermediate Holdings LLC, Managing Member By: /s/ Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Name: Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Title: President and Chief Executive Officer PK FINANCE CO-ISSUER INC. By: /s/ Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Name: Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Title: President PARENT PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC. By: /s/ Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Name: Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Title: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer


 
[Signature Page to Indenture] SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS On behalf of the entities listed on Schedule A By: /s/ Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Name: Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Title: President Chesapeake Lodging, L.P. By: PK Domestic Sub LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Name: Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Title: President Global Resort Partners By: Global Resort Partners GP LLC, Partner and By: HLT Resorts GP LLC, Partner By: /s/ Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Name: Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Title: President


 
[Signature Page to Indenture] EPT Kansas City Limited Partnership By: KC Plaza GP LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Name: Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Title: President PK Domestic REIT Inc. By: /s/ Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Name: Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Title: President


 
[Signature Page to Indenture] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written. U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee By: /s/ Monique L. Green Name: Monique L. Green Title: Vice President


 
Schedule A-1 SCHEDULE A HLT NY Hilton LLC G/B/H Four Star, LLC Bonnet Creek Equity Holdings LLC G/B/H Condo Owner, LLC G/B/H Golf Course, LLC Chicago Hilton LLC Casa Marina Owner, LLC Casa Marina Equity Holdings LLC BRE/FL Development Parcels L.L.C. Key West Reach Owner, LLC Reach Equity Holdings LLC HLT Resorts GP LLC Global Resort Partners GP LLC Hilton Land Investment 1, LLC HLT San Jose LLC PK Domestic Sub LLC CHSP LLC PK Domestic Lessee LLC CHSP TRS LLC Hilton CMBS Holdings LLC Park Ala Moana LLC CHSP TRS Boston LLC Puerto Rico Caribe Lessee LLC HLT Domestic Owner LLC Austin Lessee LLC HLT Logan LLC Boston Airport Lessee LLC CHSP Newton LLC CHSP TRS Newton LLC Chicago Lessee LLC Buckingham’s Chicago, LLC Kitty O’Shea’s Chicago, LLC CHSP Lakeshore LLC CHSP TRS Lakeshore LLC Crystal City LLC Crystal City Lessee LLC Cupertino Hotel Owner LLC Cupertino Lessee LLC HLT Operate DTWC LLC Durango Lessee LLC KC Plaza GP LLC Kansas City Plaza Lessee LLC Casa Marina Lessee LLC Key West Reach Lessee LLC McLean Hilton LLC


 
Schedule A-2 McLean Lessee LLC CHSP Miami Beach Holdings LLC RP Hotel Holdings, LLC Park LA Holdings LLC Hilton New Orleans LLC Hilton Riverside, LLC NORC Riparian Property, LLC New Orleans Riverside Lessee LLC New York Lessee LLC HLT CA Hilton LLC Oakland Airport Lessee LLC Bonnet Creek Hilton Lessee LLC HLT Property Acquisition LLC Lake Buena Vista Lessee LLC Salt Lake City Lessee LLC San Diego Lessee LLC CHSP Mission Bay LLC CHSP TRS Mission Bay LLC CHSP Fisherman Wharf LLC CHSP TRS Fisherman Wharf LLC CHSP Union Square II LLC CHSP TRS Union Square II LLC San Jose Lessee LLC Seattle Airport DT Lessee LLC Hilton Seattle Airport LLC Seattle Airport HLT Lessee LLC Short Hills Hilton LLC Short Hills Lessee LLC Sonoma Lessee LLC Waikoloa Village Lessee LLC DT Ontario GP LLC Santa Barbara Lessee Holdings LLC Santa Barbara JV Holdings LLC DT Spokane Equity Holdings LLC International Rivercenter, L.L.C. Park US Lessee Holdings Inc. Hilton International of Puerto Rico LLC RP Hotel Operating Co. LLC RP Holdings Trust New Orleans Rivercenter PK Risk Management LLC


 
A-1 EXHIBIT A [Face of Note] CUSIP/CINS ______ 7.000% Senior Notes due 2030 No. ___ $____________* PARK INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC PK DOMESTIC PROPERTY LLC PK FINANCE CO-ISSUER INC. , jointly and severally, promise to pay to or registered assigns, the principal sum of DOLLARS [(as such sum may be increased or decreased as set forth on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interest on the Global Notes attached hereto)]1 on February 1, 2030. Interest Payment Dates: February 1 and August 1 Record Dates: January 15 and July 15 Dated: _______________ PARK INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC By: Name: Title: PK DOMESTIC PROPERTY LLC By: Park Intermediate Holdings LLC, Managing Member 1 Use this only if the Note is a Global Note.


 
A-2 By: Name: Title: PK FINANCE CO-ISSUER INC. By: Name: Title: This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee By: Dated: Authorized Signatory


 
A-3 [Back of Note] 7.000% Senior Notes due 2030 [Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture] [Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture] Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated. (1) INTEREST. PARK INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), PK DOMESTIC PROPERTY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PK Domestic LLC”), and PK FINANCE CO-ISSUER INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporate Co-Issuer” and, together with the Company and PK Domestic LLC, the “Issuers”), jointly and severally promise to pay or cause to be paid interest on the principal amount of this Note at 7.000% per annum from ____________ until maturity. The Issuers will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided further that the first Interest Payment Date shall be February 1, 2025. The Issuers will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code) on overdue principal at a rate equal to the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. (2) METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Issuers will pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on the January 15 or July 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium, if any, and interest, at the office or agency of the Paying Agent and Registrar within the City and State of New York, or, at the option of the Issuers, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which will have provided wire transfer instructions to the Issuers or the Paying Agent. Such payment will be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. (3) PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.


 
A-4 (4) INDENTURE. The Issuers issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of May 16, 2024 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be issued thereunder. (5) OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. (A) At any time prior to August 1, 2026, the Issuers may redeem, at their option, all or part of the Notes, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ notice to the Holders (with a copy to the Trustee), at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus (ii) the Applicable Premium as of the date of redemption, plus (iii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling on or prior to the redemption date). (B) At any time on or after August 1, 2026, the Issuers will be entitled, at their option, on any one or more occasions, to redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ notice to the Holders (with a copy to the Trustee), at the redemption prices set forth below (expressed in percentages of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling on or prior to the redemption date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on August 1 of the years set forth below: Period Redemption Price 2026 103.500% 2027 101.750% 2028 and thereafter 100.000% (C) At any time prior to August 1, 2026, the Issuers may redeem the Notes with the net cash proceeds from any Equity Offering at a redemption price equal to 107.000% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling on or prior to the redemption date), in an aggregate principal amount for all such redemptions not to exceed 40.0% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes, including any Additional Notes; provided that (i) in each case the redemption takes place not later than


 
A-5 180 days after the closing of the related Equity Offering and (ii) at least 60.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including any Additional Notes) remains outstanding immediately thereafter. (D) Unless the Issuers default in the payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on the applicable redemption date. (E) The Issuers or their Affiliates may at any time and from time to time purchase Notes. Any such purchases may be made through open market or privately negotiated transactions with third parties or pursuant to one or more tender or exchange offers or otherwise, upon such terms and at such prices as well as with such consideration as the Issuers or any such Affiliates may determine. (6) MANDATORY REDEMPTION. The Issuers are not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. (7) REPURCHASE AT THE OPTION OF HOLDER. (A) Unless (i) the Company has previously or concurrently sent a redemption notice with respect to all existing Notes as set forth in Section 3.07 of the Indenture and all conditions precedent applicable to such redemption notice have been satisfied or (ii) a third party makes an Offer to Purchase the Notes in the manner, at the time and otherwise in compliance with the requirements under the Indenture, the Issuers must commence, within 30 days of the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, a Change of Control Offer to Purchase for all Notes then outstanding, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Payment Date. (B) If the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company consummates any Asset Sales, if, as of the first day of any calendar month, the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds not previously subject to an Offer to Purchase pursuant to Section 4.09 of the Indenture totals the greater of $100.0 million and 0.80% of Adjusted Total Assets, the Company must commence, not later than 20 Business Days thereafter, and consummate an Asset Sale Offer to Purchase from the Holders and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in Section 4.09 of the Indenture with respect to an Asset Sale Offer to Purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets, on a pro rata basis, an aggregate principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness equal to the Excess Proceeds on such date, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness plus, in each case, accrued interest to, but not including, the Payment Date. (8) NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. At least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Issuers will mail or electronically deliver (or otherwise transmit in accordance with the Applicable Procedures) a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed; provided that that redemption notices may be sent more than 60 days prior to


 
A-6 a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture pursuant to Articles 8 or 11 thereof. Any redemption of the Notes or any purchase of the Notes may at the Issuers’ option be subject to one or more conditions precedent. Notes and portions of Notes selected will be in amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder shall be redeemed or purchased. (9) DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Issuers may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Issuers need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Issuers need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date. (10) PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. Only registered Holders have rights under the Indenture. (11) AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Notes are subject to the amendment, supplement and waiver provisions set forth in Article 9 of the Indenture. (12) DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default and remedies of the Holders pertaining to the Notes are set forth in Article 6 of the Indenture. (13) TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee. (14) NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No recourse for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any of the Notes or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Issuers or any of the Guarantors in the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any past, present or future incorporator, partner, stockholder, officer, director, employee or controlling person in their capacity as such of the Issuers, the Guarantors or of any successor Person thereof. Each Holder, by accepting this Note, waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws. (15) AUTHENTICATION. This Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual or electronic signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.


 
A-7 (16) ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act). (17) CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption, and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon. (18) GOVERNING LAW. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THIS NOTE, AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY. The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to: Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 1775 Tysons Boulevard, 7th Floor Tysons, Virginia 22102 Attention: General Counsel’s Office


 
A-8 ASSIGNMENT FORM To assign this Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to: (Insert assignee’s legal name) (Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.) (Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code) and irrevocably appoint to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuers. The agent may substitute another to act for him. Date: _______________ Your Signature: (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) Signature Guarantee*: _________________________ * Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).


 
A-9 Option of Holder to Elect Purchase If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Issuers pursuant to Section 4.09 or 4.13 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below: Section 4.09 Section 4.13 If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Issuers pursuant to Section 4.09 or Section 4.13 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: $_______________ Date: _______________ Your Signature: (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) Tax Identification No.: Signature Guarantee*: _________________________ * Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).


 
A-10 [SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE * The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:] Date of Exchange Amount of decrease in Principal Amount of this Global Note Amount of increase in Principal Amount of this Global Note Principal Amount of this Global Note following such decrease (or increase) Signature of authorized officer of Trustee or Custodian * This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.


 
B-1 EXHIBIT B FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 1775 Tysons Boulevard, 7th Floor Tysons, Virginia 22102 U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association James Center II 1021 East Cary Street, Suite 1850 Richmond, VA 23219 Attention : Monique L. Green Re: 7.000% Senior Notes due 2030 Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of May 16, 2024 (the “Indenture”), among Park Intermediate Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), PK Domestic Property LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PK Domestic LLC”), PK Finance Co-Issuer Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporate Co-Issuer” and, together with the Company and PK Domestic LLC, the “Issuers”), Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., PK Domestic REIT Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. __________, (the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $__________ in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that: [CHECK ALL THAT APPLY] 1. Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A Restricted Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Rule 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.


 
B-2 2. Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, Restricted Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a Person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act and (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 3. Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a Restricted Definitive Note or a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or in a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one): (a) such Transfer is being effected pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, which certification is supported by an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the Transferor has attached to this certification) to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act; or (b) such Transfer is being effected to the Issuers or a subsidiary thereof; or (c) such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. 4. Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.


 
B-3 (a) Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. (b) Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. (c) Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuers. [Insert Name of Transferor] By: Name: Title: Dated: _______________________


 
B-4 ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER 1. The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following: [CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)] (a) a beneficial interest in the: (i) 144A Global Note (CUSIP __________), or (ii) Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP __________), or (b) a Restricted Definitive Note. 2. After the Transfer the Transferee will hold: [CHECK ONE] (a) a beneficial interest in the: (i) 144A Global Note (CUSIP __________), or (ii) Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP __________), or (iii) Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP __________); or (b) a Restricted Definitive Note; or (c) an Unrestricted Definitive Note, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.


 
C-1 EXHIBIT C FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 1775 Tysons Boulevard, 7th Floor Tysons, Virginia 22102 U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association James Center II 1021 East Cary Street, Suite 1850 Richmond, VA 23219 Attention : Monique L. Green Re: 7.000% Senior Notes due 2030 Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of May 16, 2024 (the “Indenture”), among Park Intermediate Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), PK Domestic Property LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PK Domestic LLC”), PK Finance Co-Issuer Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporate Co-Issuer” and, together with the Company and PK Domestic LLC, the “Issuers”), Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., PK Domestic REIT Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. __________, (the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $ __________in such Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that: 1. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note (a) ☐ Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. (b) ☐ Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial


 
C-2 interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. (a) ☐ Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. (b) ☐ Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. 2. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes (a) ☐ Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Restricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. (b) ☐ Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] ☐ 144A Global Note,


 
C-3 ☐ Regulation S Global Note, with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuers. [Insert Name of Transferor] By: Name: Title: Dated: ______________________


 
D-1 EXHIBIT D FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of __________, ____, among __________ (the “Guaranteeing Entity”), Park Intermediate Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), PK Domestic Property LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PK Domestic LLC”), PK Finance Co-Issuer Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporate Co-Issuer,” and, together with the Company and PK Domestic LLC, the “Issuers”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”) under the Indenture referred to below, as ratified by the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) (the “Existing Guarantors”). W I T N E S S E T H WHEREAS, the Issuers have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of May 16, 2024 providing for the issuance of 7.000% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”); WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Entity shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Entity shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuers’ obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Note Guarantee”); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Entity and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows: 1. CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. 2. AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. The Guaranteeing Entity hereby agrees to provide an unconditional Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Note Guarantee and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 10 thereof. 3. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No recourse for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any of the Notes or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Issuers or any of the Guarantors in Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any past, present or future incorporator, partner, stockholder, officer, director, employee or controlling person in their capacity as such of the Issuers, the Guarantors or any successor Person thereof. Each Holder, by accepting the Notes, waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the


 
D-2 consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws. 4. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY. 5. COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. 6. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. 7. THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Entity and the Issuers.


 
D-3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written. Dated: _______________, [GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY] By: Name: Title: [COMPANY] By: Name: Title: [PK DOMESTIC LLC] By: Name: Title: [CORPORATE CO-ISSUER] By: Name: Title:


 
D-4 Ratified and Acknowledged: [EXISTING GUARANTORS] By: Name: Title:


 
D-5 U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, solely in its capacity as Trustee and not in its individual capacity By: Name: Title:


 
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Exhibit 10.1 EXECUTION VERSION FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of May 16, 2024, by and among PARK INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), PK DOMESTIC PROPERTY LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (“PK Domestic LLC” and together with the Company, each a “Borrower”, and collectively, the “Borrowers”), each of the Lenders party hereto (including in its capacity as an “Additional Term Loan Lender”, as indicated on each Lender’s signature page hereto as applicable), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”). WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent, the Administrative Agent, the financial institutions party thereto together with their successors and assigns under Section 12.5. thereof (the “Lenders”) and certain other parties have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 1, 2022 (the “Credit Agreement” and the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Amended Credit Agreement); WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.17. of the Credit Agreement, the Company has requested an Incremental Term Loan Facility in an aggregate principal amount of $200,000,000; WHEREAS, the undersigned Additional Term Loan Lenders have agreed to extend such Incremental Term Loan Facility to the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment; and WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent, PK Domestic LLC, the Additional Term Loan Lenders party hereto, the other Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent desire to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: Section 1. May 2024 Incremental Term Loan Facility. As of the First Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), each undersigned Additional Term Loan Lender agrees to extend a commitment with respect to Incremental Term Loan Advances, in each case, in such amounts as set forth on Annex I hereto (each Additional Term Loan Lender extending a commitment for Incremental Term Loan Advances, a “May 2024 Incremental Term Loan Lender”; such commitments to extend Incremental Term Loan Advances, the “May 2024 Incremental Term Loan Commitments” and such Incremental Term Loan Advances, the “May 2024 Incremental Term Loans”). For all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement, the May 2024 Incremental Term Loans, the May 2024 Incremental Term Loan Lenders and the May 2024 Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall be deemed to constitute “Term Loans,” “Term Loan Lenders” and “Term Loan Commitments,” respectively. Section 2. Specific Amendments to Credit Agreement. Each of the parties hereto agrees that, effective as of the date hereof (the “First Amendment Effective Date”) the Credit Agreement shall be amended to (a) delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth on the Amended Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto, and (b) append a new Exhibit Q thereto in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.


 
2 Section 3. Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent: (a) The Administrative Agent shall have received: (i) counterparts of this Amendment duly executed and delivered by the Company, PK Domestic LLC, the Parent, each May 2024 Incremental Term Loan Lender and Lenders constituting the Requisite Lenders; (ii) a certificate dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company stating the following: (A) No Default or Event of Default is in existence on such date; (B) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrowers and any other Loan Party in any Loan Document to which such Loan Party is a party are true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty is true and correct in all respects) on such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty was true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances permitted under the Loan Documents; and (C) the Company is in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the covenants contained in Section 9.1. of the Credit Agreement; (iii) copies certified by the secretary or assistant secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of the Company of all corporate, partnership, member or other necessary action taken by the Loan Parties to authorize the incurrence of the May 2024 Incremental Term Loans and the guaranty of the Obligations in respect thereof; (iv) opinions of counsel to the Borrowers and the Guarantors, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and covering such customary matters as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; (v) if requested by any May 2024 Incremental Term Loan Lender, a Term Loan Note executed by the Company payable to such May 2024 Incremental Term Loan Lender; (vi) a Consent and Reaffirmation, duly executed by the Guarantors and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and (vii) a timely Notice of Borrowing with respect to the May 2024 Incremental Term Loans in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.17.(c)(i) of the Credit Agreement.


 
3 (b) The Company shall have received gross cash proceeds in an aggregate principal amount not less than $400,000,000 from the incurrence by the Company as a primary obligor of Indebtedness pursuant to any debt capital markets transaction, including any issuance of one or more series of notes pursuant to an SEC-registered offering or an offering exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S, or other substantially similar placements of Indebtedness. (c) All fees owed to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders (including the fees referenced in the Fee Letters described in the definition of “Fee Letters” in the Amended Credit Agreement) incurred in connection with this Amendment and required to be paid as of the First Amendment Effective Date and all expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of legal counsel of the Administrative Agent) for which invoices have been presented to the Company at least one (1) Business Day prior to the First Amendment Effective Date shall have been paid. Section 4. Representations. Each of the Parent, PK Domestic LLC and the Company represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that: (a) Authorization. Each of the Parent, PK Domestic LLC and the Company has the right and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize such Loan Party, to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Amended Credit Agreement in accordance with their respective terms. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized signatory of each of the Parent, PK Domestic LLC and the Company and each of this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Parent, PK Domestic LLC and the Company enforceable against such Person in accordance with its respective terms except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies for the enforcement of certain obligations (other than the payment of principal) contained herein or therein and as may be limited by equitable principles generally. (b) Compliance with Laws, etc. The execution and delivery by each of the Parent, PK Domestic LLC and the Company of this Amendment and the performance by each such Person of this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement in accordance with their respective terms, do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice or otherwise: (i) require any Governmental Approval (other than any required filing with the SEC, which, to the extent required, the Company agrees to file in a timely manner) or violate any Applicable Law (including all Environmental Laws) relating to the Parent, the Company, PK Domestic LLC or any other Loan Party; (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the organizational documents of the Parent, the Company, PK Domestic LLC or any Loan Party, or any material indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Parent, the Company, PK Domestic LLC or any other Loan Party is a party or by which it or any of its respective properties may be bound; or (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by any Loan Party other than in favor of the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the other Lender Parties. (c) No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof or will exist immediately after giving effect to this Amendment and the incurrence of the May 2024 Incremental Term Loans. Section 5. Reaffirmation of Representations by Company, PK Domestic LLC and the Parent. The Company, PK Domestic LLC and the Parent hereby certify to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof and after giving effect to this Amendment and the incurrence of the May 2024 Incremental Term Loans, the representations and warranties made or deemed made by each of


 
4 the Company, PK Domestic LLC and the Parent in the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which each of the Company, PK Domestic LLC and the Parent is a party are and shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty is and shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof with the same force and effect as if such representations and warranties were set forth in this Amendment in full, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty is and shall be true and correct in all respects)) and except for changes in factual circumstances permitted under the Amended Credit Agreement. Section 6. Certain References. Each reference to the Credit Agreement in any of the Loan Documents shall be deemed to be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement and as the same may from time to time hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified. This Amendment is a Loan Document. Section 7. Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 12.2. of the Amended Credit Agreement, in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and the other agreements and documents executed and delivered in connection herewith. Section 8. Benefits. This Amendment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Section 9. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE. Section 10. Effect. Except as expressly herein amended, the terms and conditions of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect. The amendments contained in Section 2 hereof shall be deemed to have prospective application only. The Amended Credit Agreement is hereby reaffirmed, ratified and confirmed in all respects. This Amendment is not intended to and shall not constitute a novation. Nothing in this Amendment shall limit, impair or constitute a waiver of the rights, powers or remedies available to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. Section 11. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts (which may be effectively delivered by facsimile, in portable document format (“PDF”) or other similar electronic means), each of which shall be deemed to be an original and shall be binding upon all parties, their successors and assigns. It shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signature of all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single document. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this document to produce or account for more than a single counterpart containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, each of the parties hereto. The words “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery” and words of like import in or related to this Amendment or any document, amendment, approval, consent, waiver, modification, information, notice, certificate, report, statement, disclosure, or authorization to be signed or delivered in connection with this Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures or execution in the form of an


 
5 Electronic Record, and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, deliveries 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. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by the Administrative Agent of a manually signed paper hereof which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed communication converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. Upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, any Electronic Signature of any other party hereto shall, as promptly as practicable, be followed by a manually executed counterpart thereof. [Signatures on Next Page]


 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Park Intermediate Holdings LLC IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first above written. COMPANY: PARK INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC By: /s/ Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Name: Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Title: President and Chief Executive Officer PK DOMESTIC LLC: PK DOMESTIC PROPERTY LLC By: Park Intermediate Holdings LLC, its sole member By: /s/ Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Name: Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Title: President and Chief Executive Officer PARENT: PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC. By: /s/ Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Name: Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Title: President and Chief Executive Officer


 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Park Intermediate Holdings LLC WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent, as an Additional Term Loan Lender and as a Lender By: /s/ Christian Roeder Name: Christian Roeder Title: Executive Director


 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Park Intermediate Holdings LLC BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as an Additional Term Loan Lender and as a Lender By: /s/ Suzanne E. Pickett Name: Suzanne E. Pickett Title: Senior Vice President


 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Park Intermediate Holdings LLC JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as an Additional Term Loan Lender and as a Lender By: /s/ Brad Olmsted Name: Brad Olmsted Title: Vice President


 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Park Intermediate Holdings LLC PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as an Additional Term Loan Lender and as a Lender By: /s/ Shar L. Reams-Henofer Name: Shari L. Reams-Henofer Title: Senior Vice President


 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Park Intermediate Holdings LLC TRUIST BANK, as an Additional Term Loan Lender and as a Lender By: /s/ C. Vincent Hughes, Jr. Name: C. Vincent Hughes, Jr. Title: Director


 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Park Intermediate Holdings LLC MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as an Additional Term Loan Lender By: /s/ Michael King Name: Michael King Title: Authorized Signatory MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as a Lender By: /s/ Michael King Name: Michael King Title: Vice President


 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Park Intermediate Holdings LLC GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as an Additional Term Loan Lender and as a Lender By: /s/ Thomas Manning Name: Thomas Manning Title: Authorized Signatory


 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Park Intermediate Holdings LLC CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, as an Additional Term Loan Lender and as a Lender By: /s/ Adam Jenner Name: Adam Jenner Title: Director By: /s/ Hayden Amoux Name: Hayden Amoux Title: Director


 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Park Intermediate Holdings LLC RAYMOND JAMES BANK, as an Additional Term Loan Lender and as a Lender By: /s/ Doug Marron Name: Doug Marron Title: SVP


 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Park Intermediate Holdings LLC SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as an Additional Term Loan Lender and as a Lender By: /s/ Khrystyna Manko Name: Khrystyna Manko Title: Director


 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Park Intermediate Holdings LLC THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as an Additional Term Loan Lender and as a Lender By: /s/ Allison Michaels-van Dijkum Name: Allison Michaels-van Dijkum Title: Managing Director & Head


 
Exhibit A Amended Credit Agreement [Attached.]


 
EXECUTION VERSION Exhibit A to First Amendment to Credit Agreement Revolving Credit Loan Number: 1016522 Term Loan Number: 42375 Revolving Credit CUSIP Number: 70051PAC9 Term Loan CUSIP Number: 70051PAJ4 AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of December 1, 2022 by and among PARK INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC, as a Borrower, PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC., as the Parent, The Subsidiary Borrowers Party Hereto, THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO AND THEIR ASSIGNEES UNDER SECTION 12.5., as Lenders, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Syndication Agents, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUIST BANK, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., and GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and TRUIST BANK, GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USAwith respect to the Term Loan Facility, as Documentation Agents, WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, BOFA SECURITIES, INC., JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, and


 
TRUIST SECURITIES, INC., as Joint Lead Arrangers, and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, BOFA SECURITIES, INC., and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Joint Bookrunners


 
- i - TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE I. Definitions .................................................................................................................1 Section 1.1. Definitions..............................................................................................................1 Section 1.2. GAAP; Financial Covenants; General; References to Eastern Time...............5053 Section 1.3. Rates. ................................................................................................................5254 Section 1.4. Amendment and Restatement. .........................................................................5254 ARTICLE II. Credit Facility ....................................................................................................5355 Section 2.1. Revolving Loans. .............................................................................................5355 Section 2.2. [Reserved]Term Loans.....................................................................................5557 Section 2.3. Bid Rate Loans. ................................................................................................5557 Section 2.4. Letters of Credit. ..............................................................................................5860 Section 2.5. [Reserved]. .......................................................................................................6466 Section 2.6. Rates and Payment of Interest on Loans. .........................................................6466 Section 2.7. Number of Interest Periods. .............................................................................6568 Section 2.8. Repayment of Loans. .......................................................................................6568 Section 2.9. Prepayments. ....................................................................................................6668 Section 2.10. Continuation. ..................................................................................................6669 Section 2.11. Conversion. ....................................................................................................6769 Section 2.12. Notes. .............................................................................................................6770 Section 2.13. Voluntary Reductions of the Revolving Commitments. ................................6870 Section 2.14. Extension of Revolving Credit Termination Date. ........................................6871 Section 2.15. Expiration Date of Letters of Credit Past Revolving Commitment Termination. ............................................................................................6971 Section 2.16. Amount Limitations. ......................................................................................6972 Section 2.17. Increase in Aggregate Revolving Commitments and Incremental Term Loans. ......................................................................................................6972 Section 2.18. Funds Transfer Disbursements. .....................................................................7274 Section 2.19. Designation of Subsidiary Borrowers. ...........................................................7275 Section 2.20. Permitted Extension Amendments. ................................................................7375 ARTICLE III. Payments, Fees and Other General Provisions ................................................7578 Section 3.1. Payments. .........................................................................................................7578 Section 3.2. Pro Rata Treatment. .........................................................................................7678 Section 3.3. Sharing of Payments by Lenders. ....................................................................7679 Section 3.4. Several Obligations. .........................................................................................7780 Section 3.5. Fees. ................................................................................................................7780 Section 3.6. Computations. ..................................................................................................7981 Section 3.7. Usury. ...............................................................................................................7981 Section 3.8. Statements of Account. ....................................................................................7982 Section 3.9. Defaulting Lenders...........................................................................................7982 Section 3.10. Taxes. .............................................................................................................8385 ARTICLE IV. Yield Protection, Etc. .......................................................................................8689 Section 4.1. Additional Costs; Capital Adequacy. ...............................................................8689 Section 4.2. Changed Circumstances ...................................................................................8891 Section 4.3. [Reserved.] .......................................................................................................9194 Section 4.4. Compensation. .................................................................................................9194 Section 4.5. Treatment of Affected Loans. ..........................................................................9295


 
- ii - Section 4.6. Replacement of Lenders. .................................................................................9395 Section 4.7. Change of Lending Office. ..............................................................................9497 Section 4.8. Assumptions Concerning Funding of Term SOFR Loans and Daily SOFR Loans. ...........................................................................................9497 ARTICLE V. Conditions Precedent .........................................................................................9497 Section 5.1. Initial Conditions Precedent. ............................................................................9497 Section 5.2. Conditions Precedent to All Loans and Letters of Credit. ...............................9799 Section 5.3. Conditions to Designation of a Subsidiary Borrower. ...................................97100 ARTICLE VI. Representations and Warranties .....................................................................99102 Section 6.1. Representations and Warranties. ....................................................................99102 Section 6.2. Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc. .......................................105108 ARTICLE VII. Affirmative Covenants................................................................................106109 Section 7.1. Preservation of Existence and Similar Matters. ...........................................106109 Section 7.2. Compliance with Applicable Law. ..............................................................106109 Section 7.3. Maintenance of Property. .............................................................................106109 Section 7.4. Conduct of Business. ...................................................................................107110 Section 7.5. Insurance. .....................................................................................................107110 Section 7.6. Payment of Taxes and Claims......................................................................107110 Section 7.7. Books and Records; Inspections. .................................................................107110 Section 7.8. Use of Proceeds............................................................................................108111 Section 7.9. Environmental Matters.................................................................................108111 Section 7.10. Further Assurances. ....................................................................................108111 Section 7.11. REIT Status. ...............................................................................................108111 Section 7.12. Exchange Listing. ......................................................................................108112 Section 7.13. Guarantors. .................................................................................................108112 Section 7.14. Guarantor Release Upon Termination of Subsidiary Guarantor Period. ...110113 Section 7.15. Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. ...........................111114 ARTICLE VIII. Information ................................................................................................111114 Section 8.1. Quarterly Financial Statements. ...................................................................111114 Section 8.2. Year-End Statements. ..................................................................................111115 Section 8.3. Compliance Certificate. ...............................................................................112115 Section 8.4. Other Information. .......................................................................................112115 Section 8.5. Electronic Delivery of Certain Information. ................................................114118 Section 8.6. Public/Private Information. ..........................................................................115118 Section 8.7. USA Patriot Act Notice; Compliance. .........................................................116119 ARTICLE IX. Negative Covenants......................................................................................116119 Section 9.1. Financial Covenants. ....................................................................................116119 Section 9.2. Restrictions on Liens and Negative Pledges. ...............................................118122 Section 9.3. Restrictions on Intercompany Transfers. .....................................................119122 Section 9.4. Merger, Consolidation, Sales of Assets and Other Arrangements...............120123 Section 9.5. Plans. ............................................................................................................121124 Section 9.6. Fiscal Year. ..................................................................................................121125 Section 9.7. Modifications of Organizational Documents. ..............................................121125 Section 9.8. Use of Proceeds............................................................................................122125 Section 9.9. Transactions with Affiliates. ........................................................................122125 Section 9.10. Environmental Matters. ..............................................................................123126


 
- iii - Section 9.11. Derivatives Contracts. ................................................................................123126 ARTICLE X. Default ...........................................................................................................123126 Section 10.1. Events of Default. ......................................................................................123126 Section 10.2. Remedies Upon Event of Default. .............................................................126129 Section 10.3. Marshaling; Payments Set Aside. ..............................................................128131 Section 10.4. Allocation of Proceeds. ..............................................................................128131 Section 10.5. Letter of Credit Collateral Account. ..........................................................129132 Section 10.6. Rescission of Acceleration by Requisite Lenders. .....................................130133 Section 10.7. Performance by Administrative Agent. .....................................................130134 Section 10.8. Rights Cumulative. ....................................................................................131134 ARTICLE XI. The Administrative Agent ............................................................................131135 Section 11.1. Appointment and Authorization. ...............................................................131135 Section 11.2. Administrative Agent as Lender. ...............................................................132136 Section 11.3. Approvals of Lenders. ................................................................................133136 Section 11.4. Notice of Events of Default. ......................................................................133136 Section 11.5. Administrative Agent’s Reliance. ..............................................................133137 Section 11.6. Indemnification of Administrative Agent. .................................................134137 Section 11.7. Lender Credit Decision, Etc. ......................................................................135138 Section 11.8. Successor Administrative Agent. ...............................................................135139 Section 11.9. Titled Agents. .............................................................................................136140 Section 11.10. Additional ERISA Matters. ......................................................................137140 Section 11.11. Specified Derivatives Contracts and Specified Cash Management Agreements. ........................................................................................137141 Section 11.12. Erroneous Payments.................................................................................138141 ARTICLE XII. Miscellaneous .............................................................................................140143 Section 12.1. Notices. ......................................................................................................140143 Section 12.2. Expenses. ...................................................................................................143146 Section 12.3. Setoff. .........................................................................................................144147 Section 12.4. Litigation; Jurisdiction; Other Matters; Waivers. ......................................144148 Section 12.5. Successors and Assigns..............................................................................145149 Section 12.6. Amendments and Waivers. ........................................................................150154 Section 12.7. Nonliability of Administrative Agent and Lenders. ..................................153156 Section 12.8. Confidentiality. ..........................................................................................153157 Section 12.9. Indemnification. .........................................................................................154158 Section 12.10. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. .............................156159 Section 12.11. Termination; Survival. .............................................................................157160 Section 12.12. Severability of Provisions. .......................................................................157161 Section 12.13. GOVERNING LAW. ...............................................................................157161 Section 12.14. Counterparts. ............................................................................................157161 Section 12.15. No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. ..................................................158162 Section 12.16. Obligations with Respect to Loan Parties and Subsidiaries.....................159162 Section 12.17. Independence of Covenants. ....................................................................159163 Section 12.18. Limitation of Liability..............................................................................159163 Section 12.19. Entire Agreement. ....................................................................................159163 Section 12.20. Construction. ............................................................................................159163


 
- iv - Section 12.21. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. ..........................................................................................159163 Section 12.22. Headings. .................................................................................................160164 ARTICLE XIII. Cross-Guarantee ........................................................................................160164


 
- v - SCHEDULE I Revolving Commitments SCHEDULE 1.1. List of Loan Parties SCHEDULE 1.1.(a) Eligible Property Exceptions SCHEDULE 1.1.(b) Permitted Liens SCHEDULE 2.4. Existing Letters of Credit SCHEDULE 6.1.(b) Ownership Structure SCHEDULE 6.1.(f)(i) Hotel Properties SCHEDULE 6.1.(f)(ii) Properties Designated by the Company as Eligible Properties SCHEDULE 6.1.(g) Indebtedness and Guarantees SCHEDULE 6.1.(h) Litigation SCHEDULE 6.1.(r) Affiliate Transactions EXHIBIT A Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement EXHIBIT B Form of Disbursement Instruction Agreement EXHIBIT C Form of Guaranty EXHIBIT D Form of Notice of Borrowing EXHIBIT E Form of Notice of Continuation EXHIBIT F Form of Notice of Conversion EXHIBIT G Form of Revolving Note EXHIBIT H Form of Bid Rate Note EXHIBIT I Form of Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement EXHIBIT J Form of Borrowing Subsidiary Termination EXHIBITS K Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates EXHIBIT L Form of Compliance Certificate EXHIBIT M Form of Bid Rate Quote Request EXHIBIT N Form of Bid Rate Quote EXHIBIT O Form of Bid Rate Quote Acceptance EXHIBIT P Form of Designation Agreement EXHIBIT Q Form of Term Loan Note


 
2ACTIVE 220547989 THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) dated as of December 1, 2022 by and among PARK INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), PK DOMESTIC PROPERTY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PK Domestic LLC”), and the other Subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party hereto as Subsidiary Borrowers, each of the financial institutions initially a signatory hereto together with their successors and assignees under Section 12.5. (the “Lenders”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”). WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent, PK Domestic LLC, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent are currently party to a Credit Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”). WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to enter into this Agreement in order to (i) amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety; (ii) re-evidence the “Obligations” under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement, which shall be repayable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (iii) set forth the terms and conditions under which the Lenders will, from time to time, make loans to or for the benefit of the Borrowers; and (iv) cause each Departing Lenders (as defined below) to cease to be a party to the Existing Credit Agreement as evidenced by its execution and delivery of its Departing Lender Signature Page. WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties hereto that this Agreement not constitute a novation of the obligations and liabilities of the parties under the Existing Credit Agreement or be deemed to evidence or constitute full repayment of such obligations and liabilities, but that this Agreement amend and restate in its entirety the Existing Credit Agreement and re-evidence the obligations and liabilities of the Loan Parties outstanding thereunder, which shall be payable in accordance with the terms hereof. WHEREAS, it is also the intent of the Loan Parties to confirm that all obligations under the applicable “Loan Documents” (as referred to and defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall, except to the extent expressly provided in Section 5.1., continue in full force and effect as modified or restated by the Loan Documents (as referred to and defined herein) and that, from and after the Effective Date, all references to the “Credit Agreement” contained in any such existing “Loan Documents” shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto agree as follows: ARTICLE I. Definitions Section 1.1. Definitions. In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this Agreement: “1031 Property” means any Property or interests (including Equity Interests) in Property that is at any time held by a “qualified intermediary” (a “QI”), as defined in the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, or an “exchange accommodation titleholder” (an “EAT”), as defined in Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedure 2000-37, as modified by Internal Revenue Procedure 2004-51, (or in either case, by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries thereof, singly


 
- 2 - or as tenants in common) which is a single purpose entity and has entered into an “exchange agreement” or a “qualified exchange accommodation agreement” with the Parent, the Company, PK Domestic LLC or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary in connection with the acquisition (or possible disposition) of such Property by the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary pursuant to, and intended to qualify for tax treatment under, Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. “Absolute Rate” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.3.(c)(ii)(C). “Absolute Rate Auction” means a solicitation of Bid Rate Quotes setting forth Absolute Rates pursuant to Section 2.3. “Absolute Rate Loan” means a Bid Rate Loan, the interest rate on which is determined on the basis of an Absolute Rate pursuant to an Absolute Rate Auction. “Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests” means that certain Series A Preferred Stock in PK Domestic REIT issued to Persons other than the Company and its Subsidiaries which shall be non-voting with respect to the election of the directors of PK Domestic REIT and having an initial aggregate liquidation value of up to $125,000 (exclusive of any accrued and unpaid dividends and early redemption premiums) and separately disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prior to the Effective Date; provided that such Persons shall not receive aggregate dividends and distributions in respect of such Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests in excess of 12% of the initial aggregate liquidation value thereof (exclusive of any early redemption premiums or any distribution in respect of a redemption or purchase of such Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) during any fiscal year of the Parent. For the avoidance of doubt, so long as such Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests are not owned directly or indirectly by the Parent, any Liens on any Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests shall constitute Permitted Equity Liens. “Accession Agreement” means an Accession Agreement substantially in the form of Annex I to the Guaranty. “Acquisition” means any acquisition, or any series of related acquisitions, by which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (a) acquires any business or all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, or business unit, line of business or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, exchange, issuance of stock or other equity or debt securities, merger, reorganization, amalgamation, division or otherwise or (b) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of members of the board of directors or the equivalent governing body (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by percentage or voting power) of the outstanding ownership interests of a partnership or limited liability company. “Additional Costs” has the meaning given that term in Section 4.1.(b). “Additional Lender” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.20.(d). “Additional Term Loan Lender” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.17.(c). From and after the effectiveness of its commitment to make an Incremental Term Loan Advance pursuant to the terms hereof, an Additional Term Loan Lender shall be a Term Loan Lender for all purposes hereunder. “Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “Simple SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) the sum of (i) SOFR for the day (such day, a “SOFR Determination


 
- 3 - Day”) that is five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to (A) if such Simple SOFR Rate Day is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such Simple SOFR Rate Day or (B) if such Simple SOFR Rate Day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately preceding such Simple SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website; provided that if by 5:00 p.m. on the second (2nd) U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately following any SOFR Determination Day, SOFR in respect of such SOFR Determination Day has not been published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR has not occurred, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Day will be SOFR as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website; provided further that SOFR as determined pursuant to this proviso shall be utilized for purposes of calculation of Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR for no more than three (3) consecutive Simple SOFR Rate Days and (ii) 0.10% and (b) the Floor. Any change in Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without notice to the Borrowers. “Adjusted Funds From Operations” means, with respect to a Person and for a given period, Funds From Operations of such Person for such period, plus non-cash charges, including expense for share- based payment awards and impairment charges (other than non-cash charges that constitute an accrual of a reserve for future cash payments), in each case, of such Person for such period. “Adjusted Net Operating Income” or “Adjusted NOI” means, for any period, the Net Operating Income of the applicable Hotel Properties for such period, subject to the following adjustments: (a) for each applicable Hotel Property, base management fees shall equal the greater of (i) three percent (3.0%) of Gross Operating Revenues or (ii) the actual base management fees paid under the applicable Management Agreement; (b) for each applicable Hotel Property, reserves for FF&E and capital items shall equal FF&E Reserves; and (c) for each applicable Hotel Property subject to a Franchise Agreement, royalty fees shall equal the greater of (i) four percent (4.0%) of Gross Operating Revenues or (ii) the actual royalty fees payable under the applicable Franchise Agreement. For purposes of determining Adjusted NOI, the Net Operating Income shall be calculated on a pro forma basis for acquisitions and dispositions during such period, such that (i) in the case of a Hotel Property acquired during the calculation period, the Net Operating Income thereof for the entire period (including the actual historical Net Operating Income of such Hotel Property prior to the acquisition thereof and adjusted in accordance with the requirements above) shall be included in the determination of Adjusted NOI and (ii) in the case of a Hotel Property disposed of during the calculation period, the Net Operating Income thereof for the entire period shall be excluded in the determination of Adjusted NOI for such period. If a Hotel Property has not continuously operated for the immediately preceding period of twelve consecutive months but the Company has elected to treat such Hotel Property as a Seasoned Property, then the Adjusted NOI of such Hotel Property shall be calculated by annualizing the historical Net Operating Income of such Property for the period of continuous operation ending on the most recently ended calendar month for which it has been in continuous operation, determined on a pro forma basis reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. “Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Term


 
- 4 - SOFR as so determined would be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for purposes of this Agreement. “Administrative Agent” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, including its branches and affiliates, as contractual representative of the Lenders under this Agreement, or any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 11.8. “Administrative Questionnaire” means the Administrative Questionnaire completed by each Lender and delivered to the Administrative Agent in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders from time to time. “Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution. “Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. In no event shall the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Company. “Agreement” has the meaning given to that term in the introductory paragraph hereof. “Anti-Corruption Laws” means all Applicable Laws of any jurisdiction concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including without limitation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. “Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means any and all Applicable Laws related to the financing of terrorism or money laundering, including without limitation, any applicable provision of the Patriot Act and The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act,” 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959). “Applicable Law” means all (a) international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes, executive orders, (b) administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and (c) all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case of clauses (b) and (c), to the extent having the force of law. “Applicable Margin” means, (i) at any time prior to the Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date, the Leverage-Based Applicable Margin applicable thereto in effect at such time and (ii) at any time on and after the Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date, the Ratings-Based Applicable Margin applicable thereto in effect at such time. “Appraisal” means, with respect to any Property, an M.A.I. appraisal commissioned by and addressed to the Administrative Agent (acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to form, substance and appraisal date), prepared by a professional appraiser acceptable to the Administrative Agent, having at least the minimum qualifications required under Applicable Law governing the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, including without limitation, FIRREA, and determining both the “as is” market value of such Property as between a willing buyer and a willing seller and the “stabilized value” of such Property. “Appraised Value” means, with respect to any Property, the “as is” market value of such Property as reflected in the most recent Appraisal of such Property as the same may have been approved in writing by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, which approval


 
- 5 - shall be based upon the Administrative Agent’s internal review of such Appraisal which is based on criteria and factors then generally used and considered by the Administrative Agent, in the exercise of its good faith business judgment, in determining the value of similar real estate Properties, which review shall be conducted prior to acceptance of such Appraisal by the Administrative Agent). “Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered, managed or underwritten by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of any entity that administers or manages a Lender. “Arrangers” means, collectively, (a) each of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, JPMorgan, PNC Capital Markets LLC and Truist Securities, Inc. in their capacities as joint lead arrangers hereunder and (b) each of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities and JPMorgan in their capacities as joint bookrunners hereunder. “Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 12.5.), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent. “Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (a) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (b) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 4.2.(c)(iv). “Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution. “Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings). “Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A., and its successors and assigns. “Bankruptcy Code” means the Bankruptcy Code of 1978. “Base Rate” means, at any time, the highest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% and (c) Adjusted Term SOFR for a one-month tenor as in effect on such day plus 1.0%; each change in the Base Rate shall take effect simultaneously with the corresponding change or changes in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR (provided that clause (c) shall not be applicable during any period in which Adjusted Term SOFR is unavailable or unascertainable). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Base Rate be less than 1.0%.


 
- 6 - “Base Rate Loan” means a Loan (or any portion thereof) bearing interest at a rate based on the Base Rate. “Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Term SOFR”. “Benchmark” means, initially, (a) with respect to any Term SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate and (b) with respect to any Daily SOFR Loan, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 4.2.(c)(i). “Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if such Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than the Floor, such Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then- current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Available Tenor, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities. “Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark: (a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or (b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative or non-compliant with or non-aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks; provided that such non-representativeness, non-compliance or non-alignment will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c)


 
- 7 - and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date. For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof). “Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark: (a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); (b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or (c) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks. For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof). “Benchmark Transition Start Date” means, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (a) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (b) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).


 
- 8 - “Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 4.2.(c)(i) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 4.2.(c)(i). “Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation. “Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230. “Benefit Arrangement” means at any time an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which is not a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan and which is maintained or otherwise contributed to by any member of the ERISA Group. “Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”. “BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.10.(b). “Bid Rate Borrowing” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.3.(b). “Bid Rate Loan” means a loan made by a Lender under Section 2.3.(f). “Bid Rate Note” means a promissory note of the Company substantially in the form of Exhibit H, payable to the order of a Lender as originally in effect and otherwise duly completed. “Bid Rate Quote” means an offer in accordance with Section 2.3.(c) by a Lender to make a Bid Rate Loan with one single specified interest rate. “Bid Rate Quote Request” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.3.(b). “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States. “BofA Securities” means BofA Securities, Inc., and its successors and assigns. “Borrower” means any of the Company, PK Domestic LLC and any Subsidiary Borrower and, in each case, shall include such Borrower’s successors and permitted assigns. “Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement” means a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit I. “Borrowing Subsidiary Termination” means a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination substantially in the form of Exhibit J. “Business Day” means for all purposes any day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday) on which banks in New York, New York, are open for the conduct of their commercial banking business. Unless specifically referenced in this Agreement as a Business Day, all references to “days” shall be to calendar days.


 
- 9 - “Capitalization Rate” means 7.75%, provided, however that in the case of (i) upscale or above Hotel Properties in the central business districts of Manhattan, New York, Washington, DC, Chicago, Illinois, Boston, Massachusetts, San Francisco, California, San Diego, California, Los Angeles, California, Miami, Florida and Seattle, Washington and (ii) the Properties commonly known as Hilton Denver City Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Casa Marina Key West, Curio Collection by Hilton, Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, Waldorf Astoria Orlando, and Hilton New Orleans Riverside and The Reach Key West, Curio Collection by Hilton, the Capitalization Rate shall mean 7.25%. “Capitalized Lease Obligations” means obligations under a lease (or other arrangement conveying the right to use property) to pay rent or other amounts, in each case that are required to be classified as a “Capital Lease” in accordance with GAAP. The amount of a Capitalized Lease Obligation is the capitalized amount of such obligation as would be required to be reflected on a balance sheet of the applicable Person prepared in accordance with GAAP as of the applicable date; provided that, all obligations of any Person that are or would have been treated as operating leases for purposes of GAAP prior to the effectiveness of FASB ASC 842 shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases for purposes of all financial definitions and calculations for purpose of the Loan Documents (whether or not such obligations were in effect on such date) notwithstanding the fact that such obligations are required in accordance with FASB ASC 842 (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be treated as Capital Lease Obligations in the financial statements of such Person. “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Banks or the Lenders, as collateral for Letter of Credit Liabilities or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Liabilities, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support. “Cash Equivalents” means: (a) securities issued, guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any of its agencies with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; (b) certificates of deposit with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired issued by a United States federal or state chartered commercial bank of recognized standing, or a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or a political subdivision of any such country, acting through a branch or agency, which bank either (x) is a Lender or (y) has capital and unimpaired surplus in excess of $500,000,000 and which bank or its holding company has a short-term commercial paper rating of at least A-2 or the equivalent by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent by Moody’s; (c) reverse repurchase agreements with terms of not more than thirty days from the date acquired, for securities of the type described in clause (a) above and entered into only with commercial banks having the qualifications described in clause (b) above; (d) commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof and rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, in each case with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; and (e) investments in money market funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which have net assets of at least $50,000,000 and at least 75% of whose assets consist of securities and other obligations of the type described in clauses (a) through (d) above. “Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card (including non-card electronic payables and purchasing cards), electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.


 
- 10 - “Commitment Reduction Notice” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.13. “Commitments” means, individually or collectively as the context may require, Revolving Commitments and Term Loan Commitments. “Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. “Company” has the meaning given to that term in the introductory paragraph hereof. “Company Information” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.6.(c). “Compliance Certificate” has the meaning given that term in Section 8.3. “Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of Section 4.4. and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides in its reasonable discretion may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents). “Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes. “Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to a Person for any period and without duplication, the sum of: (a) net income (loss) of such Person for such period determined on a consolidated basis excluding the following (but only to the extent included in determining net income (loss) for such period): (i) depreciation and amortization, including amortization of intangibles pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 350, Intangibles–Goodwill and Other and FASB ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations; (ii) interest expense; (iii) income tax expense; (iv) extraordinary or nonrecurring items, including, without limitation, gains, losses, charges or expenses from the sale of operating Properties, early extinguishment of Indebtedness (including prepayment premiums), and transaction costs of acquisitions not permitted to be capitalized pursuant to GAAP;


 
- 11 - (v) other non-cash charges, including share-based compensation expense and impairment charges or expenses (other than non-cash charges that constitute an accrual of a reserve for future cash payments or charges); and (vi) equity in net income (loss) of its Unconsolidated Affiliates; plus (b) such Person’s Ownership Share of Consolidated EBITDA of its Unconsolidated Affiliates. “Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, with respect to a Person and for a given period, the sum of (a) the Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period, plus (b) the aggregate of all regularly scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness payable by such Person during such period (excluding balloon, bullet or similar payments of principal due upon the stated maturity of Indebtedness), plus (c) the aggregate amount of all Preferred Dividends paid by such Person during such period. The Parent’s Ownership Share of the Consolidated Fixed Charges of its Unconsolidated Affiliates will be included when determining the Consolidated Fixed Charges of the Parent. “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to a Person for a given period, without duplication, (a) total interest expense of such Person including capitalized interest (other than capitalized interest funded under a construction loan interest reserve account), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for such period, plus (b) such Person’s Ownership Share of Consolidated Interest Expense described in clause (a) of its Unconsolidated Affiliates for such period. Consolidated Interest Expense shall include the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations and shall exclude the non- cash amortization of any deferred financing fees. “Consolidated Reserve Adjusted EBITDA” means, for any given period, (a) the Consolidated EBITDA of the Parent minus (b) the sum of (i) FF&E Reserves for all Hotel Properties of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period and (ii) the Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ Ownership Share of the FF&E Reserves for all Hotel Properties of their Unconsolidated Affiliates for such period. “Continue”, “Continuation” and “Continued” each refers to the continuation of a Term SOFR Loan from one Interest Period to another Interest Period pursuant to Section 2.10. “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto. “Convert”, “Conversion” and “Converted” each refers to the conversion of a Loan of one Type into a Loan of another Type pursuant to Section 2.11. “Core Hotel Property” means, with respect to any Hotel Property, the parcel (or combinations of parcels) upon which is situated the building or buildings comprising all of the guest rooms and meeting and banquet space and with necessary public access and lobby facilities (but excluding any space for restaurants, retail, spa, sports, convention hall, exhibit hall, parking or other ancillary facilities for any Core Hotel Property); provided that with respect to any Core Hotel Property in existence or acquired after the Effective Date, such Core Hotel Property may include such exceptions to the foregoing requirements as the Administrative Agent may determine to be immaterial and approve in its sole discretion. “Covered Entity” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.10.(b). “Covered Party” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.10.(a).


 
- 12 - “Credit Event” means any of the following: (a) the making (or deemed making) of any Loan, (b) the Conversion of a Base Rate Loan or Daily SOFR Loan into a Term SOFR Loan, (c) the Continuation of a Term SOFR Loan and (d) the issuance of a Letter of Credit or the amendment of a Letter of Credit that extends the maturity, or increases the Stated Amount, of such Letter of Credit. “Credit Rating” means, with respect to any Person, the rating assigned by a Rating Agency to the senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced long-term Indebtedness of such Person. “Customary Non-Recourse Exceptions” means customary exceptions for fraud, unlawful acts, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, prohibited transfers, failure to pay taxes, voluntary bankruptcy, collusive involuntary bankruptcy, failure to comply with special purpose entity covenants, failure to maintain insurance, insurance deductibles, ERISA liabilities and other customary exceptions to non-recourse liability. “Daily SOFR Loan” means a Loan denominated in Dollars, the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR. “Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar Applicable Laws relating to the relief of debtors in the United States of America or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect. “Default” means any of the events specified in Section 10.1., whether or not there has been satisfied any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both. “Default Right” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.10.(b). “Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 3.9.(f), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’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, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including, with respect to a Revolving Lender, in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Company, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Company that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Company), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company


 
- 13 - thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as the ownership of such Equity Interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 3.9.(f)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Company, the Issuing Banks and each Lender. “Departing Lender” means each lender under the Existing Credit Agreement that executes and delivers to the Administrative Agent a Departing Lender Signature Page. “Departing Lender Signature Page” means the signature page to this Credit Agreement on which it is indicated that the Departing Lender executing the same shall cease to be a party to the Existing Credit Agreement on the date hereof on the conditions set forth in Section 1.4. “Derivatives Contract” means (a) any transaction (including any master agreement, confirmation or other agreement with respect to any such transaction) now existing or hereafter entered into by the Parent, the Company, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any Unconsolidated Affiliate (i) which is a rate swap transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option, credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap, credit default option, total return swap, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction, buy/sell-back transaction, securities lending transaction, weather index transaction or forward purchase or sale of a security, commodity or other financial instrument or interest (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or (ii) which is a type of transaction that is similar to any transaction referred to in clause (i) above that is currently, or in the future becomes, recurrently entered into in the financial markets (including terms and conditions incorporated by reference in such agreement) and which is a forward, swap, future, option or other derivative on one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity securities or other equity instruments, debt securities or other debt instruments, economic indices or measures of economic risk or value, or other benchmarks against which payments or deliveries are to be made, (b) any combination of these transactions and (c) a “swap agreement” as defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code. “Derivatives Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Derivatives Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement or provision relating thereto, (a) for any date on or after the date such Derivatives Contracts have been terminated or closed out, the termination amount or value determined in accordance therewith, and (b) for any date prior to the date such Derivatives Contracts have been terminated or closed out, the then-current mark-to-market value for such Derivatives Contracts, determined based upon one or more mid-market quotations or estimates provided by any recognized dealer in Derivatives Contracts (which may include the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Specified Derivatives Provider or any Affiliate of any of them). “Designated Lender” means a special purpose corporation which is an Affiliate of, or sponsored by, a Lender, that is engaged in making, purchasing or otherwise investing in commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and that issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated at least P-1 (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody’s or A-1 (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P that, in either case, (a) is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof, (b) shall have become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.5.(g) and (c) is not otherwise a Lender.


 
- 14 - “Designating Lender” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.5.(g). “Designation Agreement” means a Designation Agreement between a Lender and a Designated Lender and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit P or such other form as may be agreed to by such Lender, such Designated Lender and the Administrative Agent. “Development/Redevelopment Property” means at any time (i) a Property that upon completion will constitute a Hotel Property and that is currently under development or redevelopment and not an operating property during such development or redevelopment and (ii) an Expansion Property, in each case, subject to the last sentence of this definition, on which the improvements related to the development or redevelopment have not been completed. The term “Development/Redevelopment Property” shall include real property of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence that satisfies both of the following conditions: (i) it is to be (but has not yet been) acquired by the Company, any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate upon completion of construction pursuant to a contract in which the seller of such real property is required to develop or renovate prior to, and as a condition precedent to, such acquisition and (ii) a third party is developing or redeveloping such property using the proceeds of a loan that is Guaranteed by, or is otherwise recourse to, the Company, any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate. A Development/Redevelopment Property on which all improvements (other than tenant improvements on unoccupied space) related to the development of such Hotel Property (or Expansion Property) has been completed for at least four (4) full fiscal quarters shall cease to constitute a Development/Redevelopment Property; provided, however, that the Company shall be permitted to designate such Property as a Seasoned Property at any earlier time. “Disbursement Instruction Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B to be executed and delivered by the applicable Borrower pursuant to Section 5.1.(a), as such agreement may be amended, restated or modified from time to time with the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent. “Distribution Agreement” means that certain Distribution Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2017, by and among Hilton, the Parent and HGV, with any amendments and modifications that are not adverse to the interests of the Lenders in any material respect or otherwise could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. “Dividing Person” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “Division.” “Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive. “Division Successor” means any Person that, upon the consummation of a Division of a Dividing Person, holds all or any portion of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations previously held by such Dividing Person immediately prior to the consummation of such Division. A Dividing Person which retains any of its assets, liabilities and/or obligations after a Division shall be deemed a Division Successor upon the occurrence of such Division. “Documentation Agents” means PNC Bank, National Association, Truist Bank, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and Goldman Sachs Bank USA. “Dollars” or “$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.


 
- 15 - “Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States of America, a State thereof or the District of Columbia, unless such Subsidiary is wholly owned by one or more Foreign Subsidiaries. “EAT” has the meaning given that term in the definition of “1031 Property”. “EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent. “EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. “EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution. “Effective Date” means the date on which all of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1. shall have been fulfilled or waived by all of the Lenders, which date is the date of this Agreement. “Electronic Record” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 15 U.S.C. 7006. “Electronic Signature” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 15 U.S.C. 7006. “Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 12.5.(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 12.5.(b)(iii)). “Eligible Domestic Subsidiary” means one or more Domestic Subsidiaries approved from time to time by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld). “Eligible Property” means a Property which satisfies all of the following requirements and is from time to time designated by the Company for inclusion in the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value as an “Eligible Property” in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (whether pursuant to Schedule 6.1.(f)(ii) on the Effective Date or, thereafter, pursuant to any Compliance Certificate from time to time delivered hereunder): (a) such Property is a Hotel Property; (b) the Core Hotel Property with respect to such Property is owned in fee simple (or other substantially comparable ownership form in the case of a Property in a foreign jurisdiction) by, or subject to a Qualified Ground Lease to, a Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) (or a combination of such fee simple ownership (or other substantially comparable ownership form in the case of a Property in a foreign jurisdiction) and being subject to a Qualified Ground Lease);


 
- 16 - (c) none of the Equity Interests of (i) any Eligible Property Subsidiary that owns (or ground leases pursuant to a Qualified Ground Lease) the Core Hotel Property with respect to such Property, or (ii) any Eligible Property Subsidiary that directly or indirectly owns the Equity Interests of the applicable Eligible Property Subsidiary described in the foregoing clause (i), is subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Equity Liens) or any Negative Pledge; (d) such Property is not subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens); (e) the Core Hotel Property with respect to such Property is not subject to any Negative Pledge; (f) with respect to any parcel of the Core Hotel Property with respect to such Property owned in fee simple, regardless of whether such Core Hotel Property is owned by the Company or an Eligible Property Subsidiary, the Company has the right directly, or indirectly through an Eligible Property Subsidiary, without the need to obtain the consent of any Person, to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of such parcel of such Core Hotel Property (other than pursuant to Permitted Transfer Restrictions or Permitted Sale Restrictions); and (g) no proceeding of the type described in Sections 10.1.(e) or (f) exists with respect to any of the Eligible Property Subsidiaries described in clause (c) above; it being acknowledged and agreed that each Hotel Property set forth on Schedule 1.1.(a) shall in any event not be excluded as an Eligible Property by virtue of the matters described on such Schedule 1.1.(a) (and any representation, warranty or covenant set forth in the Loan Documents in relation to such Eligible Property shall be deemed to be qualified by such matters). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a 1031 Property may constitute an Eligible Property so long as: (I) such Property is a Hotel Property; (II) the Core Hotel Property with respect to such Property is owned in fee simple (or other substantially comparable ownership form in the case of a Property in a foreign jurisdiction) by, or is subject to a Qualified Ground Lease to (or a combination of such fee simple ownership and being subject to a Qualified Ground Lease), the applicable EAT (or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary thereof); (III) such Property is located in the United States unless the Property to be relinquished by the Company or Wholly Owned Subsidiary thereof is located outside the United States, in which case such Property will be located outside the United States; (IV) the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary thereof (a) leases such 1031 Property from the applicable EAT (or Wholly Owned Subsidiary thereof, as applicable) and (b) manages such 1031 Property or such Property is subject to a third-party management agreement, as applicable; (V) the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Subsidiaries thereof is obligated to purchase such 1031 Property (or Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the applicable EAT that owns such 1031 Property) from the applicable EAT (or such Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the EAT, as applicable) (other than in circumstances where the 1031 Property is disposed of by the Company or any Subsidiary); (VI) the applicable EAT is obligated to transfer such 1031 Property (or its Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Subsidiaries that owns such 1031 Property, as applicable) to the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary thereof, directly or indirectly (including through a QI); (VII) the applicable EAT (or Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Subsidiaries thereof that owns such 1031 Property, as applicable) acquired such 1031 Property with the proceeds of a loan made by the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary which loan is secured either by a mortgage on such 1031 Property and/or a pledge of all of the Equity Interests of the applicable Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of an EAT that owns such 1031 Property, as applicable; and (VIII) neither such 1031 Property nor, if such Property is owned or leased by a Subsidiary, any of the Company’s direct or indirect ownership interests in such Subsidiary, is subject to any liens, claims, or restrictions on transferability or assignability of any kind other than (A) pursuant to Permitted Transfer Restrictions or Permitted Sale Restrictions or as permitted pursuant to clause (VI) above, (B) the Lien of any mortgage or pledge referred to in the preceding clause (VII), (C) a Negative Pledge binding on


 
- 17 - the EAT in favor of the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary or (D) any Permitted Lien or Permitted Equity Lien. In no event shall a 1031 Property qualify as an Eligible Property for a period in excess of 180 days after the date the applicable EAT (or Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Subsidiaries thereof, as applicable) acquired ownership of such Property (or, if such 180 day period is subject to extension under the Internal Revenue Code (including any Treasury Regulations), then such period as extended). “Eligible Property Subsidiary” means (i) each Subsidiary of the Company that owns in fee simple (or other substantially comparable ownership form in the case of a Property in a foreign jurisdiction) or ground leases subject to a Qualified Ground Lease (or a combination of such fee simple ownership and ground leasing subject to a Qualified Ground Lease) any Eligible Property and (ii) each Subsidiary of the Company that owns, directly or indirectly, any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that is described in clause (i). For the avoidance of doubt, a TRS Subsidiary that is solely a lessee of any Eligible Property pursuant to a lease (other than a ground lease) with a Subsidiary described in clause (i) of this definition (and any Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent company of such TRS Subsidiary that otherwise has no interest, directly or indirectly, in an Eligible Property or an Eligible Property Subsidiary) shall not constitute an Eligible Property Subsidiary. “Environmental Claims” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, accusations, allegations, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations (other than internal reports prepared by any Person in the ordinary course of business and not in response to any third party action or request of any kind) or proceedings relating in any way to any actual or alleged violation of or liability under any Environmental Law or relating to any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any and all claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages, contribution, indemnification cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to human health or the environment. “Environmental Laws” means any Applicable Law relating to environmental protection or the manufacture, storage, remediation, disposal or clean-up of Hazardous Materials including, without limitation, the following: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.; Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.; National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.; regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency, any applicable rule of common law and any judicial interpretation thereof relating primarily to the environment or Hazardous Materials, and any analogous or comparable state or local laws, regulations or ordinances that concern Hazardous Materials or protection of the environment. “Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any warrant, option or other right for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, whether or not certificated, any security convertible into or exchangeable for any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrant, right or option for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and any other ownership or profit interest in such Person (including, without limitation, partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such share, warrant, option, right or other interest is authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination. For the avoidance of doubt, unless otherwise expressly specified in any Loan Document, Equity Interest with respect to any Person shall mean the direct Equity Interest of such Person.


 
- 18 - “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as in effect from time to time. “ERISA Event” means, with respect to the ERISA Group, (a) any “reportable event” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the withdrawal of a member of the ERISA Group from a Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) the incurrence by a member of the ERISA Group of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal (as defined in Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan; (d) the incurrence by any member of the ERISA Group of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or Multiemployer Plan (under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA); (e) the institution of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) the failure by any member of the ERISA Group to make when due contributions required by ERISA to a Multiemployer Plan or Plan unless such failure is cured within 30 days or the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard; (g) any other event or condition that would reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or the imposition of liability under Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; (h) the receipt by any member of the ERISA Group of any notice concerning the imposition of withdrawal liability under a Multiemployer Plan on a member of the ERISA Group or specifying that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or in “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (i) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any member of the ERISA Group or the imposition of any Lien in favor of the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA; or (j) a determination that a Plan is, or is reasonably expected to be, in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303 of ERISA). “ERISA Group” means the Parent, the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Parent, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code. “Erroneous Payment” has the meaning given that term in Section 11.12.(a). “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning given that term in Section 11.12.(d). “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning given that term in Section 11.12.(d). “EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time. “Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Section 10.1., provided that any requirement for notice or lapse of time or any other condition has been satisfied. “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. “Excluded Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (other than the Company or an Unsecured Indebtedness Subsidiary) (I) (a) holding title to, or beneficially owning, or leasing under a ground lease or


 
- 19 - a hotel lease, assets that are, or are reasonably expected within 60 days to become, collateral for any Secured Indebtedness of such Subsidiary, or any Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect beneficial owner of a Subsidiary holding title to or beneficially owning such assets (but having no material assets other than such beneficial ownership interests), and (b) that is, or is reasonably expected within 60 days to become, prohibited from guarantying the Indebtedness of any other Person pursuant to (i) any document, instrument or agreement evidencing such Secured Indebtedness or (ii) a provision of such Subsidiary’s organizational documents, which provision was, or is reasonably expected within 60 days to be, included in such Subsidiary’s organizational documents as a condition to the extension of such Secured Indebtedness, or (II) the only assets or business activity of such Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, being the ownership of passive interests in an Unconsolidated Affiliate. The 60-day periods provided above may be extended by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. “Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the liability of such Loan Party for or the Guarantee of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a Lien to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any liability or guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the liability for or the Guarantee of such Loan Party or the grant of such Lien becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation (such determination being made after giving effect to any applicable keepwell, support or other agreement for the benefit of the applicable Loan Party, including under any applicable provision of the Guaranty). If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or Lien is or becomes illegal for the reasons identified in the immediately preceding sentence of this definition. “Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Revolving Commitment pursuant to an Applicable Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Revolving Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Company under Section 4.6.) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.10., amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.10.(g) and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA. “Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning given that term in the recitals to this Agreement. “Existing Letters of Credit” means the Letters of Credit heretofore issued and described on Schedule 2.4. “Existing Parent Debt” means the Parent’s 3.375% Convertible Senior Notes due April 15, 2023 issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of April 22, 2003, by and between Hilton Hotel Corporation and BNY Western Trust Company, as trustee, as supplemented, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $400,000 (without giving effect to any extension or refinancing thereof).


 
- 20 - “Existing Termination Date” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.20.(a). “Expansion Property” means any adjacent Property to an existing Hotel Property or distinguishable portion of an existing Hotel Property, on which the Company, any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate is developing or redeveloping a new or additional building, wing or other improvement that is not an operating Property and upon completion will constitute a part of such Hotel Property. “Extended Letter of Credit” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.4.(b). “Extending Lender” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.20.(b). “Extension Date” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.20.(a). “Extension Request” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.14. “Facility” means the Revolving Credit Facility or the Term Loan Facility, as the context may require. “Facility Fee” means the percentage set forth in the table in the definition of the term “Ratings- Based Applicable Margin” corresponding to the Level at which the Ratings-Based Applicable Margin is determined in accordance with the definition thereof. Any change in the applicable Level at which the Applicable Margin is determined shall result in a corresponding and simultaneous change in the Facility Fee. The provisions of this definition shall be subject to Section 2.6.(c). “Fair Market Value” means, (a) with respect to a security listed on a national securities exchange or the NASDAQ National Market, the price of such security as reported on such exchange or market by any widely recognized reporting method customarily relied upon by financial institutions and (b) with respect to any other property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of which is under pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. “FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. “FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code. “Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent. If the Federal Funds Rate determined as provided above would be less than zero, the Federal Funds Rate shall be deemed to be zero.


 
- 21 - “Fee Letters” means, collectively, (i) that certain fee letter dated as of November 9, 2022, by and among the Company, PK Domestic LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and the Administrative Agent (the “the Wells Fargo Fee Letter”)Letters, (ii) that certain fee letter dated as of November 9, 2022, by and among the Company, PK Domestic LLC, Bank of America and BofA Securities, (iii) that certain fee letter dated as of November 9, 2022, by and between the Company, PK Domestic LLC and JPMorgan, (iv) that certain fee letter dated as of November 22, 2022 by and among the Company, PK Domestic LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC and PNC Bank, National Association, and (v) that certain fee letter dated as of November 22, 2022 by and among the Company, PK Domestic LLC and Truist Securities, Inc., (vi) that certain fee letter dated as of April 17, 2024, by and among the Company, PK Domestic LLC, Bank of America and BofA Securities, and (vii) that certain fee letter dated as of April 17, 2024, by and between the Company, PK Domestic LLC and JPMorgan. “Fees” means the fees and commissions provided for or referred to in Section 3.5. and any other fees payable by the Borrowers hereunder, under any other Loan Document or under the Fee Letters. “FF&E” means all fixtures, furnishings, equipment, furniture, and other items of tangible personal property now or hereafter located on any Hotel Property or used in connection with the use, occupancy, operation and maintenance of all or any part of any Hotel Property, other than stocks of food, beverages and other supplies held for consumption in normal operation. “FF&E Reserves” means, for any period and with respect to any Hotel Property, an amount equal to 4.0% of Gross Operating Revenues of such Hotel Property. “First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Company, the Parent, PK Domestic LLC, each of the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent. “First Amendment Effective Date” means May 16, 2024. “Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc. and its successors. “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” has the meaning given that term in Section 9.1.(b). “Floor” means a rate of interest equal to 0.0%. “Foreign Lender” means (a) if the applicable Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender with respect to such Borrower that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the applicable Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender , with respect to such Borrower, that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which such Borrower is resident for tax purposes. “Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary which is not a Domestic Subsidiary, including any Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the United States of America, a State thereof or the District of Columbia that is wholly owned by one or more Foreign Subsidiaries. “Franchise Agreement” means an agreement permitting the use of the applicable hotel brand name, hotel system trademarks, trade names and/or any related rights in connection with the ownership or operation of a Hotel Property (including any associated owner’s agreement). “Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to an Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the outstanding Letter of Credit Liabilities with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank other than Letter of Credit


 
- 22 - Liabilities as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof. “Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities. “Funds From Operations” means, with respect to a Person and for a given period, (a) net income (loss) of such Person for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP minus (or plus) (b) gains (or losses) from debt restructuring and sales of property during such period plus (c) depreciation with respect to such Person’s real estate assets and amortization (other than amortization of deferred financing costs) of such Person for such period, all after adjustment for Unconsolidated Affiliates. Adjustments for Unconsolidated Affiliates will be calculated to reflect Funds From Operations on the same basis. For purposes of this Agreement, Funds From Operations shall be calculated consistent with the White Paper on Funds From Operations dated December 2018 issued by National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc., but without giving effect to any supplements, amendments or other modifications promulgated after the Effective Date. “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (including Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification”) or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States of America, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination. “Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, all Governmental Authorities. “Governmental Authority” means any national, state or local government (whether domestic or foreign), any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, quasi-governmental, judicial, administrative, public or statutory instrumentality, authority, body, agency, bureau, commission, board, department or other entity (including, without limitation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board, any central bank or any comparable authority) exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank), or any arbitrator with authority to bind a party at law. “Gross Operating Expenses” means, for any period of time for any Hotel Property, all costs and expenses of maintaining, conducting and supervising the operation of such Hotel Property which are properly attributable to the period under consideration under the Company’s system of accounting, including without limitation (but without duplication): (i) the cost of all food and beverages and Inventory sold or consumed; (ii) salaries and wages of personnel employed at such Hotel Property, including costs of payroll taxes and employee benefits and all other expenses not otherwise specifically referred to in this paragraph which are referred to as “Administrative and General Expenses” in the Uniform System; (iii) the cost of all other goods and services obtained by Manager in connection with its operation of such Hotel Property including, without limitation, heat and utilities, office supplies and all services performed by third parties, including leasing expenses in connection with telephone and data processing equipment; (iv) the cost of repairs to and maintenance of such Hotel Property (excluding capital expenditures); (v) insurance premiums for all insurance maintained with respect to such Hotel Property, including, without limitation, property damage insurance, public liability insurance, and such business interruption or other insurance as


 
- 23 - may be provided for protection against claims, liabilities and losses arising from the use and operation of such Hotel Property and losses incurred with respect to deductibles applicable to the foregoing types of insurance; (vi) workers’ compensation insurance or insurance required by similar employee benefits acts; (vii) all personal property taxes, real estate taxes, assessments and any other ad valorem taxes imposed on or levied in connection with such Hotel Property (less refunds, offsets or credits thereof, and interest thereon, if any, received during the period in question) and all other taxes, assessments and other governmental charges (other than federal, state or local income taxes and franchise taxes or the equivalent) payable by or assessed against the owner or ground lessee of such Hotel Property or the applicable Manager or Operating Lessee with respect to the operation of such Hotel Property and water and sewer charges; (viii) all sums deposited into any maintenance or capital expenditure reserve, including the amount of the applicable FF&E Reserve; (ix) legal fees related to the operation of such Hotel Property; (x) except to the extent the same are normally treated as capital expenditures under the Uniform System or GAAP, the costs and expenses of technical consultants and specialized operational experts for specialized services in connection with non-recurring work on operational, functional, decorating, design or construction problems and activities, including the fees (if any) of the applicable Manager in connection therewith, such as ADA studies, life safety reviews, and energy efficiency studies; (xi) all expenses for marketing such Hotel Property, including all expenses of advertising, sales promotion and public relations activities; (xii) utility taxes and other taxes (as those terms are defined in the Uniform System) and municipal, county and state license and permit fees; (xiii) all fees (including base and incentive fees), assessments, royalties and charges payable under the applicable Management Agreement and Franchise Agreement (if any); (xiv) reasonable reserves for uncollectible accounts receivable; (xv) credit card fees, travel agent commissions and other third-party reservation fees and charges; (xvi) all parking charges and other expenses associated with revenues received by the applicable Manager related to parking operations, including valet services; (xvii) common expenses charges, common area maintenance charges and similar costs and expenses; (xviii) rent payments under any ground lease; and (xix) any other cost or charge classified as an Operating Expense or an Administrative and General Expense under the Uniform System in the applicable Management Agreement unless specifically excluded under the provisions of this Agreement. Gross Operating Expenses shall not include (a) depreciation and amortization except as otherwise provided in this Agreement; (b) the cost of any item specified in the applicable Management Agreement to be provided at Manager’s sole expense; (c) debt service; (d) capital repairs and other expenditures which are normally treated as capital expenditures under the Uniform System or GAAP; or (e) other recurring or non-recurring ownership costs such as partnership or limited liability company administration and costs of changes to business and liquor licenses. “Gross Operating Revenues” means, for any period of time for any Hotel Property, without duplication, all income and proceeds of sales of every kind (whether in cash or on credit and computed on an accrual basis) received by the owner (or, if such Hotel Property is ground leased, the ground lessee) of such Hotel Property or the applicable Operating Lessee or Manager for the use, occupancy or enjoyment of such Hotel Property or the sale of any goods, services or other items sold on or provided from such Hotel Property in the ordinary course of operation of such Hotel Property, including, without limitation, all income received from tenants, transient guests, lessees, licensees and concessionaires and other services to guests at such Hotel Property, and the proceeds from business interruption insurance, but excluding the following: (i) any excise, sales or use taxes or similar governmental charges collected directly from patrons or guests, or as a part of the sales price of any goods, services or displays, such as gross receipts, admission, cabaret or similar or equivalent taxes; (ii) receipts from condemnation awards or sales in lieu of or under threat of condemnation; (iii) proceeds of insurance (other than business interruption insurance); (iv) other allowances and deductions as provided by the Uniform System in determining the sum contemplated by this definition, by whatever name, it may be called; (v) proceeds of sales, whether dispositions of capital assets, FF&E or equipment (other than sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business); (vi) gross receipts received by tenants, lessees (other than Operating Lessees), licensees or concessionaires of the owner (or, if such Hotel Property is ground leased, the ground lessee) of such Hotel Property; (vii)


 
- 24 - consideration received at such Hotel Property for hotel accommodations, goods and services to be provided at other hotels although arranged by, for or on behalf of, and paid over to, the applicable Manager; (viii) tips, service charges and gratuities collected for the benefit of employees; (ix) proceeds of any financing; (x) working capital provided by the Parent or any Subsidiary or the applicable Operating Lessee; (xi) amounts collected from guests or patrons of such Hotel Property on behalf of tenants of such Hotel Property and other third parties; (xii) the value of any goods or services in excess of actual amounts paid (in cash or services) provided by the applicable Manager on a complimentary or discounted basis; and (xiii) other income or proceeds resulting other than from the use or occupancy of such Hotel Property, or any part thereof, or other than from the sale of goods, services or other items sold on or provided from such Hotel Property in the ordinary course of business. Gross Operating Revenues shall be reduced by credits or refunds to guests at such Hotel Property. “Guaranteed Obligations” means, collectively, (a) the Obligations and (b) all existing or future payment and other obligations owing by any Loan Party under any Specified Derivatives Contract (other than any Excluded Swap Obligation) and any Specified Cash Management Agreement. “Guarantor” means (a) the Parent, (b) the Company, (c) PK Domestic LLC, (d) each other Subsidiary Borrower and (e) the Subsidiary Guarantors. “Guaranty”, “Guaranteed” or to “Guarantee” as applied to any obligation means and includes: (a) a guaranty (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), directly or indirectly, in any manner, of any part or all of such obligation, or (b) an agreement, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not constituting a guaranty, the practical effect of which is to assure the payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of nonperformance) of any part or all of such obligation whether by: (i) the purchase of securities or obligations, (ii) the purchase, sale or lease (as lessee or lessor) of property or the purchase or sale of services primarily for the purpose of enabling the obligor with respect to such obligation to make any payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of nonperformance) of or on account of any part or all of such obligation, or to assure the owner of such obligation against loss, (iii) the supplying of funds to or in any other manner investing in the obligor with respect to such obligation, (iv) repayment of amounts drawn down by beneficiaries of letters of credit (including Letters of Credit), or (v) the supplying of funds to or investing in a Person on account of all or any part of such Person’s obligation under a Guaranty of any obligation or indemnifying or holding harmless, in any way, such Person against any part or all of such obligation. Obligations in respect of customary performance guaranties and Guaranties constituting Nonrecourse Indebtedness shall not be deemed to give rise to Indebtedness or otherwise constitute a Guaranty except as otherwise provided in the definition of “Nonrecourse Indebtedness”. As the context requires, “Guaranty” shall also mean the guaranty executed and delivered pursuant to Section 5.1.(a) or 7.13. and substantially in the form of Exhibit C. “Hazardous Materials” means all or any of the following: (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable Environmental Laws as “hazardous substances”, “hazardous materials”, “hazardous wastes”, “toxic substances” or any other formulation intended to define, list or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, “TCLP” toxicity, or “EP toxicity”; (b) oil, petroleum or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids or synthetic gas and drilling fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal resources; (c) any flammable substances or explosives or any radioactive materials; (d) asbestos in any form; (e) toxic mold; (f) urea formaldehyde insulation; and (g) electrical equipment which contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of fifty parts per million. “HGV” means Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.


 
- 25 - “Hilton” means Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. “Hilton/HGV Retained Liabilities” collectively has the meaning given to the terms “HLT Retained Liabilities” and “Timeshare Liabilities” in the Distribution Agreement. “Hilton New York” means the Hotel Property commonly known as “New York Hilton Midtown” located at 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019. “Hostile Acquisition” means (a) the acquisition of the Equity Interests of a Person through a tender offer or similar solicitation of the owners of such Equity Interests which has not been approved or recommended (prior to such acquisition) by the board of directors (or any other applicable governing body) of such Person or by similar action if such Person is not a corporation and (b) any such acquisition as to which such approval or recommendation has been withdrawn. “Hotel Property” means a Property on which there is located an operating hotel, which shall include any operating business ancillary to such operating hotel (including, without limitation, laundry services, employee housing, retail, parking, golf courses, docking facilities and spa facilities). “Hotel Sale Agreement” means any agreement providing for the sale of a Hotel Property or Equity Interests in a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company that directly or indirectly owns in fee simple such Hotel Property, or is party to a ground lease in respect thereof, to the extent such sale is permitted under this Agreement. “Incremental Facility” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.17.(a). “Incremental Facility Amendment” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.17.(d). “Incremental Revolving Commitments” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.17.(a). “Incremental Term Loan Advance” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.17.(a). “Incremental Term Loan Facility” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.17.(a). “Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, at the time of computation thereof, all of the following (without duplication): (a) all obligations of such Person in respect of money borrowed or for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business and not more than ninety (90) days past due unless being contested in good faith and (ii) bank drafts arising in the ordinary course of business); (b) all obligations of such Person, whether or not for money borrowed (i) represented by notes payable, or drafts accepted, in each case representing extensions of credit, (ii) evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, or (iii) constituting purchase money indebtedness, conditional sales contracts, title retention debt instruments or other similar instruments, upon which interest charges are customarily paid or that are issued or assumed as full or partial payment for property or for services rendered (other than (i) trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business and not more than ninety (90) days past due unless being contested in good faith and (ii) bank drafts arising in the ordinary course of business); (c) Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;


 
- 26 - (d) all reimbursement obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Person under or in respect of any letters of credit or acceptances (whether or not the same have been presented for payment); (e) all Off-Balance Sheet Obligations of such Person; (f) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment (excluding any such obligation to the extent the obligation can be satisfied by the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Mandatorily Redeemable Stock)) in respect of any Mandatorily Redeemable Stock issued by such Person or any other Person, valued at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of any purchase obligation, repurchase obligation, takeout commitment or forward equity commitment, in each case evidenced by a binding agreement (excluding any such obligation (x) that would not be required to be reflected as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP or (y) to the extent the obligation can be satisfied by the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Mandatorily Redeemable Stock)); provided, however, that purchase obligations pursuant to this clause (g) shall be included only to the extent that the amount of such Person’s liability for the purchase price is not limited to the amount of any associated deposit given by such Person; (h) net obligations under any Derivatives Contract (which shall be deemed to have an amount equal to the Derivatives Termination Value thereof at such time but in no event shall be less than zero); provided, that, for purposes of calculation of any financial covenant in Section 9.1. this clause (h) shall exclude any Derivatives Contract entered into as a hedge against existing interest rate risk in respect of Indebtedness; (i) all Indebtedness of other Persons which such Person has Guaranteed or is otherwise recourse to such Person (except for Guaranties of Customary Non-Recourse Exceptions); (j) all Indebtedness of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property or assets owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness or other payment obligation (valued, in the case of any such Indebtedness as to which recourse for the payment thereof is expressly limited to the property or assets on which such Lien is granted, at the lesser of (i) the stated or determinable amount of the Indebtedness that is so secured or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) and (ii) the Fair Market Value of such property or assets); and (k) such Person’s Ownership Share of the Indebtedness of any Unconsolidated Affiliate of such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness of any Person shall include Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or joint venturer to the extent of such Person’s Ownership Share of such partnership or joint venture (except if such Indebtedness, or portion thereof, is recourse to such Person (other than with respect to Customary Non-Recourse Exceptions), in which case the greater of such Person’s Ownership Share of such Indebtedness or the amount of the recourse portion of the Indebtedness, shall be included as Indebtedness of such Person). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries shall exclude any Guarantees of the Parent and its Subsidiaries or other Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries constituting Hilton/HGV Retained Liabilities (solely to the extent Hilton, HGV or their respective Affiliates (other than the Parent and its Subsidiaries) agree (or have agreed) to assume, indemnify or reimburse the


 
- 27 - Parent or any of its Subsidiaries for such obligations or payments made in respect of such Hilton/HGV Retained Liabilities and the assumption, retention or indemnification of such Hilton/HGV Retained Liabilities by Hilton, HGV or their respective Affiliates (other than the Parent and its Subsidiaries) shall not be subject to dispute for a period greater than 45 days following the receipt of a written notice of an Agreement Dispute pursuant to Article IX of the Distribution Agreement or otherwise determined to be unenforceable). All Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities hereunder shall constitute Indebtedness of the Borrowers. “Indemnifiable Amounts” has the meaning given that term in Section 11.6. “Indemnified Party” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.9.(a). “Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Company or any other Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the immediately preceding clause (a), Other Taxes. “Indemnity Proceeding” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.9.(a). “Information” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.8. “Information Materials” has the meaning given that term in Section 8.6. “Intellectual Property” has the meaning given that term in Section 6.1.(s). “Interest Period” means, (a) with respect to each Term SOFR Loan, each period commencing on the date such Term SOFR Loan is made, or in the case of the Continuation of a Term SOFR Loan the last day of the preceding Interest Period for such Loan, and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the first, third or sixth calendar month thereafter, as the applicable Borrower may select in a Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Continuation or Notice of Conversion, as the case may be, except that each Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on any day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent calendar month) shall end on the last Business Day of the appropriate subsequent calendar month and (b) with respect to each Bid Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Bid Rate Loan is made and ending on any Business Day not less than seven (7) days nor more than 270 days thereafter, as the Company may select as provided in Section 2.3.(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) if any Interest Period for a Loan would otherwise end after the Termination Date then in effect with respect to such Loan, such Interest Period shall end on such Termination Date; (ii) each Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall end on the immediately following Business Day (or, if such immediately following Business Day falls in the next calendar month, on the immediately preceding Business Day); and (iii) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 4.2.(c)(iv) shall be available for specification in any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion or Notice of Continuation. “Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. “Inventory” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the UCC, and including within the term items which would be entered on a balance sheet under the line items for “Inventories” or “China, glassware, silver, linen and uniforms” under the Uniform System. “Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any acquisition or investment (whether or not of a controlling interest) by such Person, by means of any of the following: (a) the purchase or other


 
- 28 - acquisition of any Equity Interest in another Person (including any Acquisition), (b) a loan, advance or extension of credit to, capital contribution to, Guaranty of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any Indebtedness of, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute the business or a division or operating unit of another Person. Any commitment to make an Investment in any other Person, as well as any option of another Person to require an Investment in such Person, shall constitute an Investment to the extent that it constitutes Indebtedness. Except as expressly provided otherwise, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant contained in a Loan Document, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment. “Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date” means the first Business Day following the later of the date on which (a) the Investment Grade Ratings Criteria have been satisfied and (b) the Company has delivered to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall promptly provide a copy of such notice to the Lenders) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company (i) certifying that the Investment Grade Ratings Criteria have been satisfied (which certification shall also set forth the Credit Rating(s) as in effect, if any, from each of S&P, Fitch and Moody’s as of such date) and (ii) notifying the Administrative Agent that the Company has irrevocably elected to have the Ratings-Based Applicable Margin apply to the pricing of the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan Facility. “Investment Grade Ratings Criteria” means receipt by the Company of (i) (x) a Credit Rating of BBB- or better from S&P or (y) a Credit Rating of Baa3 or better from Moody’s or (ii) any two of (x) a Credit Rating of BBB- or better from S&P, (y) a Credit Rating of BBB- or better from Fitch and (z) a Credit Rating of Baa3 or better from Moody’s. “IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service. “Issuing Bank” means, individually or collectively as the context may indicate, (a) each of Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JPMorgan, each in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.4. and (b) any other Revolving Lender, selected by the Company in consultation with the Administrative Agent, which consents to its appointment by the Company as an issuer of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.4. in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.4. or any successor to such Lender in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.4. “JPMorgan” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and its successors and assigns. “L/C Disbursements” has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.9.(b). “Laundry Service Property” means any Property on which there is located solely laundry services supporting one or more Hotel Properties. “Lender” means each financial institution from time to time party hereto as a “Lender” or a “Designated Lender,” together with its respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that the term “Lender” (i) shall exclude each Designated Lender when used in reference to any Loan other than a Bid Rate Loan, the Revolving Commitments or terms relating to any Loan other than a Bid Rate Loan and shall further exclude each Designated Lender for all other purposes under the Loan Documents except that any Designated Lender which funds a Bid Rate Loan shall, subject to Section 12.5.(d), have only the rights (including the rights given to a Lender contained in Sections 12.2. and 12.9.) and obligations of a Lender associated with holding such Bid Rate Loan and (ii) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, shall exclude any Lender (or its Affiliates) in its capacity as a Specified Derivatives Provider or


 
- 29 - Specified Cash Management Bank. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lenders” excludes any Departing Lenders. “Lender Notice Date” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.20.(b). “Lender Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks, the Specified Derivatives Providers, the Specified Cash Management Banks, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 11.5., any other holder from time to time of any Obligations and, in each case, their respective successors and permitted assigns. “Lending Office” means, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the office of such Lender specified in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire or in the applicable Assignment and Assumption, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may notify the Administrative Agent in writing from time to time. “Letter of Credit” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.4.(a). “Letter of Credit Collateral Account” means a special deposit account maintained by the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Revolving Lenders, and under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent (and in the case of Cash Collateral constituting “other credit support”, such other account, location or documentation as agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Banks). “Letter of Credit Documents” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, collectively, any application therefor, any certificate or other document between the Company and the applicable Issuing Bank presented in connection with a drawing under such Letter of Credit and any other agreement, instrument or other document governing or providing for (a) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or at risk with respect to such Letter of Credit or (b) any collateral security for any of such obligations. “Letter of Credit Liabilities” means, without duplication, at any time and in respect of any Letter of Credit, the sum of (a) the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit plus (b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Reimbursement Obligations of the relevant Borrower at such time due and payable in respect of all drawings made under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) a Revolving Lender (other than a Revolving Lender that is the Issuing Bank for the applicable Letter of Credit) shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability in an amount equal to its participation interest under Section 2.4. in the related Letter of Credit, and the Revolving Lender that is the Issuing Bank for such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability in an amount equal to its retained interest in the related Letter of Credit after giving effect to the acquisition by the other Revolving Lenders of their participation interests under such Section and (ii) if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. “Level” has the meaning given that term in the definition of the terms “Leverage-Based Applicable Margin” and “Ratings-Based Applicable Margin”, as the context may require. “Leverage-Based Applicable Margin” means, with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility or the Term Loan Facility, as applicable, the percentage rate set forth below corresponding to the Leverage Ratio as determined in accordance with Section 9.1.(a):


 
- 30 - Level Leverage Ratio Revolving Credit Facility Applicable Margin for Term SOFR Loans and Daily SOFR Loans Revolving Credit Facility Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans Term Loan Facility Applicable Margin for Term SOFR Loans and Daily SOFR Loans Term Loan Facility Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans 1 Less than 3.50 to 1.00 1.45% 0.45% 1.40% 0.40% 2 Greater than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00 but less than 4.00 to 1.00 1.50% 0.50% 1.45% 0.45% 3 Greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 but less than 5.00 to 1.00 1.60% 0.60% 1.55% 0.55% 4 Greater than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00 but less than 5.50 to 1.00 1.80% 0.80% 1.75% 0.75% 5 Greater than or equal to 5.50 to 1.00 but less than 6.00 to 1.00 2.00% 1.00% 1.95% 0.95% 6 Greater than or equal to 6.00 to 1.00 but less than 6.50 to 1.00 2.25% 1.25% 2.20% 1.20% 7 Greater than or equal to 6.50 to 1.00 but less than 7.00 to 1.00 2.50% 1.50% 2.45% 1.45% 8 Greater than or equal to 7.00 to 1.00 2.75% 1.75% 2.70% 1.70% The Leverage-Based Applicable Margin shall be determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time based on the Leverage Ratio as set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 8.3. Any adjustment to the Leverage-Based Applicable Margin shall be effective as of the first day of the calendar month immediately following the month during which the Company delivers to the Administrative Agent the applicable Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 8.3. If the Company fails to deliver a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 8.3., the Leverage-Based Applicable Margin shall equal the percentages corresponding to Level 8 until the first day of the calendar month immediately following the month that the required Compliance Certificate is delivered. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the period from the First Amendment Effective Date through but excluding the date on which the Administrative Agent first determines the Leverage-Based Applicable Margin as set forth above, the Leverage-Based Applicable Margin shall be determined based on Level 54 with respect to each Facility. Thereafter, such Leverage-Based Applicable Margin shall be adjusted from time to time as set forth in this definition. The provisions of this definition shall be subject to Section 2.6.(c). “Leverage Ratio” means, as of a given date, the ratio of (a) (i) Indebtedness of the Parent determined as of such date minus (ii) Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of the Parent in excess of $50,000,000 on such date, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Parent as at the end of the most recent Test Period; provided, however, that for purposes of determining Consolidated EBITDA for purposes of this clause (b), net earnings of any Hotel Property shall be calculated on a pro forma basis for acquisitions and dispositions, such that (i) in the case of a Hotel Property acquired during the calculation period, Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Hotel Property for the entire period (including the actual


 
- 31 - historical Consolidated EBITDA of such Hotel Property prior to the acquisition thereof) shall be included in the determination of Consolidated EBITDA and (ii) in the case of a Hotel Property disposed of during the calculation period, Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Hotel Property shall be excluded in the determination of Consolidated EBITDA for such period. “Lien” as applied to the property of any Person means: (a) any security interest, encumbrance to provide security for any obligation, mortgage, deed to secure debt, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, charge, privilege or lease constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or other security title or encumbrance of any kind in respect of any property of such Person, or upon the income, rents or profits therefrom, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising; (b) any arrangement, express or implied, under which any property of such Person, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, is transferred, sequestered or otherwise identified for the purpose of subjecting the same to the payment of Indebtedness or performance of any other obligation in priority to the payment of the general, unsecured creditors of such Person; and (c) the authorized filing of any financing statement under the UCC or its equivalent in any jurisdiction, other than any precautionary filing not otherwise constituting or giving rise to a Lien, including a financing statement filed (i) in respect of a lease not constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation pursuant to Section 9-505 (or a successor provision) of the UCC or its equivalent as in effect in an applicable jurisdiction or (ii) in connection with a sale or other disposition of accounts or other assets not prohibited by this Agreement in a transaction not otherwise constituting or giving rise to a Lien. “Loan” means a Revolving Loan or, a Bid Rate Loan or a Term Loan. “Loan Document” means this Agreement, each Note, the Guaranty, each Letter of Credit Document and each other document or instrument now or hereafter executed and delivered by a Loan Party in connection with, pursuant to or relating to this Agreement (other than the Fee Letters, any Specified Derivatives Contract and any Specified Cash Management Agreement). “Loan Party” means the Parent, the Company, the Subsidiary Borrowers and the Subsidiary Guarantors. Schedule 1.1. sets forth the Loan Parties as of the Effective Date. “Major Renovation Property” means a Hotel Property undergoing renovations (including all renovations that are part of an overall plan in respect of such Hotel Property or that are similar or related to other renovations, even though not performed at the same time) that: (a) have resulted in, or are reasonably expected to result in, more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the rooms in such Hotel Property not being available for occupancy for a period of more than sixty (60) days, or (b) have a projected cost involving expenditures during any 18-month period that exceeds twenty- five percent (25%) of the book value of such Hotel Property (as determined prior to the commencement of such renovations) or (c) have resulted in, or are reasonably expected to result in, a reduction of Net Operating Income of such Hotel Property of twenty-five percent (25%) or more during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months (as compared to the period of twelve (12) consecutive months immediately prior to the commencement of such renovations). A Hotel Property that entirely ceases operations during renovation shall constitute a Development/Redevelopment Property and shall not constitute a Major Renovation Property.


 
- 32 - “Management Agreement” means any agreement entered into by the Parent, a Subsidiary or an Unconsolidated Affiliate under which it engages a Person to advise it with respect to the management of a given Property and/or to manage a given Property (including any associated owner’s agreement). “Manager” means the Person engaged as a manager pursuant to a Management Agreement. “Mandatorily Redeemable Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person which by the terms of such Equity Interest (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or exercisable), upon the happening of any event or otherwise, (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holder thereof upon the occurrence of any such event shall be subject to the prior payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of the Revolving Commitments and the termination or Cash Collateralization of all outstanding Letters of Credit), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than an Equity Interest to the extent redeemable in exchange for stock that is not Mandatorily Redeemable Stock at the option of the issuer of such Equity Interest), (b) is convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Indebtedness or Mandatorily Redeemable Stock, or (c) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part (other than an Equity Interest which is redeemable solely in exchange for stock that is not Mandatorily Redeemable Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares), in the case of each of clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, on or prior to the latest occurring Termination Date. “Margin Stock” means “margin stock” or “margin securities” as such terms are defined in Regulation T, Regulation U and Regulation X. “Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Company and the other Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment or other material obligations under any Loan Document, (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or (d) any of the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents. “Material Domestic Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary having assets (including any Equity Interests in any direct or indirect Subsidiary that is a Material Domestic Subsidiary) with a Fair Market Value (as determined by the Company in good faith) greater than or equal to $5,000,000. “Material Guarantor Subsidiary” means (a) each Eligible Property Subsidiary, (b) each Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Material Domestic Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) and (c) any other Subsidiary designated by the Company in any Compliance Certificate as a Material Guarantor Subsidiary in order to ensure that, as of the end of the Test Period to which such Compliance Certificate relates, the aggregate contribution to Total Asset Value of all Wholly Owned Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors, Foreign Subsidiaries or Excluded Subsidiaries does not exceed 1% of Total Asset Value. “May 2024 Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning given that term in the First Amendment. “May 2024 Incremental Term Loan Commitment” has the meaning given that term in the First Amendment. “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors. “Mortgage Receivable” means the principal amount of an obligation owing to a Person that is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or similar security instrument granting a Lien on real property as security for the payment of such obligation.


 
- 33 - “Multiemployer Plan” means at any time a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any member of the ERISA Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has any outstanding liability or has within the preceding six plan years made contributions, including for these purposes any Person which ceased to be a member of the ERISA Group during such six-year period. “Negative Pledge” means, with respect to a given asset, any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than any Loan Document or Specified Derivatives Contract) which prohibits or purports to prohibit the creation or assumption of any Lien on such asset as security for Indebtedness of the Person owning such asset or any other Person (unless such prohibition does not apply to Liens securing the Obligations); provided, however, that (i) an agreement that conditions a Person’s ability to encumber its assets upon the maintenance of one or more specified ratios that limit such Person’s ability to encumber its assets but that do not generally prohibit the encumbrance of its assets, or the encumbrance of specific assets, (ii) an agreement relating to Unsecured Indebtedness containing restrictions substantially similar to, or taken as a whole, not more restrictive than, the restrictions contained in the Loan Documents (as determined by the Company in good faith), (iii) Permitted Transfer Restrictions and (iv) Permitted Sale Restrictions, in each case, shall not constitute a Negative Pledge. “Net Operating Income” or “NOI” means, for any Property and for a given period, the amount by which the Gross Operating Revenues of such Property for such period exceed the Gross Operating Expenses of such Property for such period. “New Property” means each Hotel Property acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate (as the case may be) from the date of acquisition for a period of four full fiscal quarters after the acquisition thereof, provided, however, that, upon the Seasoned Date for any New Property (or any earlier date selected by the Company), such New Property shall be converted to a Seasoned Property and shall cease to be a New Property. “Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, approval, amendment or waiver that (a) requires the consent of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 12.6. and (b) has been approved by the Requisite Lenders. “Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time. “Non-Extending Lender” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.20.(b). “Nonrecourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, Indebtedness for borrowed money in respect of which recourse for payment (except for Customary Non-Recourse Exceptions) is contractually limited to specific assets of such Person encumbered by a Lien securing such Indebtedness; provided, however, except with respect to Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any Eligible Property Subsidiary, such Indebtedness may be recourse to the Person or Persons that own the assets encumbered by the Lien securing such Indebtedness so long as (x) such Person or Persons do not own any assets that are not subject to such Lien (other than assets customarily excluded from an all assets financing) and (y) in the event such Person or Persons directly or indirectly own Equity Interests in any other Person, all assets of such Person or Persons (other than assets customarily excluded from an all assets financing) are also encumbered by the Lien securing such financing. “Note” means a Revolving Note, a Term Loan Note or a Bid Rate Note.


 
- 34 - “Notice of Borrowing” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit D (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.1.(b) evidencing the applicable Borrower’s request for a borrowing of Revolving Loans. or pursuant to Section 2.17.(c) for the borrowing of an Incremental Term Loan Advance. “Notice of Continuation” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit E (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.10. evidencing the applicable Borrower’s request for the Continuation of a Term SOFR Loan. “Notice of Conversion” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit F (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.11. evidencing the applicable Borrower’s request for the Conversion of a Loan from one Type to another Type. “Obligations” means, individually and collectively: (a) the aggregate principal balance of, and all accrued and unpaid interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on, all Loans; (b) all Reimbursement Obligations and all other Letter of Credit Liabilities; and (c) all other indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of any Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties owing to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender of every kind, nature and description, under or in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Fees and indemnification obligations, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any promissory note. For the avoidance of doubt, “Obligations” shall not include any indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants or duties in respect of Specified Derivatives Contracts or Specified Cash Management Agreements. “OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. “Off-Balance Sheet Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, liabilities and obligations of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act) which such Person would be required to disclose in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of such Person’s report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (or their equivalents) which such Person is required to file with the SEC (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefor). “Operating Lessee” means, with respect to a Hotel Property, the Subsidiary of the Company that leases such Hotel Property from a Subsidiary of the Company that is the owner or ground lessee of such Hotel Property. “Operating Property Value” means, at any date of determination, (a) for each Seasoned Property, (i) the Adjusted NOI for such Property for the applicable Test Period divided by (ii) the applicable Capitalization Rate (provided that, unless the Company shall otherwise have irrevocably elected by written notice to the Administrative Agent to have such Property valued as a Seasoned Property pursuant to this clause (a) without giving effect to this parenthetical, for Hilton New York, (i) if the Appraisal used to determine the Appraised Value is less than or equal to two years old, the Operating Property Value of Hilton New York shall be equal to the Appraised Value set forth in such Appraisal and (ii) if the Appraisal used to determine the Appraised Value is more than two years old, such


 
- 35 - Property shall be a Seasoned Property, and its Operating Property Value shall be determined pursuant to this clause (a) without giving effect to clause (i) of this parenthetical), (b) for each New Property, the GAAP book value for such New Property (until the Seasoned Date, or earlier at the Company’s election), and (c) for each Major Renovation Property, at the Company’s election, the Adjusted NOI for such Property for the Test Period ended immediately prior to the designation of such Property as a Major Renovation Property divided by (y) the applicable Capitalization Rate; provided such Major Renovation Property shall only be eligible for valuation pursuant to this clause (c) for six fiscal quarters following the commencement of the renovation of such Major Renovation Property; provided, that if the Adjusted NOI for any applicable Property under clause (a) or (c) above shall be less than zero, such Adjusted NOI for such applicable Property shall be deemed to be zero solely for purposes of calculating Operating Property Value. “Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document). “Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 4.6.). “Overnight Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Rate and (b) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. “Ownership Share” means, with respect to any Subsidiary of a Person (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary) or any Unconsolidated Affiliate of a Person, the greater of (a) such Person’s relative nominal direct and indirect ownership interest (expressed as a percentage) in such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate or (b) such Person’s relative direct and indirect economic interest (calculated as a percentage) in such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the declaration of trust, articles or certificate of incorporation, articles of organization, partnership agreement, joint venture agreement or other applicable organizational document of such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate. “Parent” has the meaning given to that term in the introductory paragraph hereof and shall include the Parent’s successors and permitted assigns. “Parent Entity” means each of the Parent and any Subsidiary of the Parent that owns, directly or indirectly, any Equity Interests of the Company. “Participant” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.5.(d). “Participant Register” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.5.(d).


 
- 36 - “Patriot Act” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)). “Payment Recipient” has the meaning given that term in Section 11.12.(a). “PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any successor agency. “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Term SOFR”. “Permitted Chesapeake Equity Restrictions” means restrictions on the pledge or transfer of Equity Interests arising under Secured Indebtedness of the Specified Chesapeake Subsidiaries existing as of June 14, 2019 to which PK Domestic LLC and its Subsidiaries become subject on or after June 14, 2019 in connection with the merger of Chesapeake Lodging Trust with and into a Subsidiary of PK Domestic LLC pursuant to the PK Merger Agreement (it being understood that such restrictions on the pledge or transfer of Equity Interests may be amended after June 14, 2019 in a manner customary for amendments to Secured Indebtedness of a target being assumed in an acquisition transaction or otherwise not materially adverse to the Lenders); provided that any such restrictions that (i) restrict the pledge of the direct Equity Interests in one or more Eligible Property Subsidiaries that own (or ground lease pursuant to a Qualified Ground Lease) an Eligible Property included in the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value or (ii) otherwise limit the ability of one or more Eligible Property Subsidiaries to become a Guarantor, shall not constitute Permitted Chesapeake Equity Restrictions. “Permitted Environmental Liens” means any Lien arising out of or related to any Environmental Laws, which Lien consists solely of restrictions on the use of real property that do not materially detract from the profitable operation of such property in the business of the Parent, the Company and its other Subsidiaries. “Permitted Equity Liens” means, with respect to any Equity Interests of a Person, Permitted Liens of the type described in clauses (a)(i), (e), (h) or (m) of the definition of Permitted Liens. “Permitted JV/Mortgage Restrictions” means, solely to the extent applicable to any Subsidiary (other than an Eligible Property Subsidiary), restrictions on transfer, lien or pledge grants and changes in beneficial ownership arising out of documents governing (i) any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and any other joint venture (including buy-sell rights, rights of first refusal, rights of first offer and other purchase rights) and (ii) any permitted Secured Indebtedness of any Subsidiary or joint venture. “Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any asset or property of a Person: (a) (i) Liens securing taxes, assessments and other charges or levies imposed by any Governmental Authority (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA or pursuant to any Environmental Laws (other than Permitted Environmental Liens)); (ii) the claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen or landlords for labor, materials, supplies or rentals incurred in the ordinary course of business, which, in each case, (x) are not at the time required to be paid or discharged under Section 7.6., (y) are promptly bonded over in the amount of such claim, or (z) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Company in accordance with GAAP; or (iii) Permitted Environmental Liens;


 
- 37 - (b) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges made, in the ordinary course of business, in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or any similar Applicable Law; (c) Liens (i) consisting of encumbrances in the nature of zoning restrictions, easements, and rights or restrictions of record on the use of real property (including any condominium ownership form that is of record), or (ii) securing non-material obligations (other than Liens securing Secured Indebtedness) arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the use or ownership of any Hotel Property to the extent such obligation (A) is not more than 30 days past the date on which the Company shall have knowledge that such obligation is past due or (B) is bonded over in the amount of such obligation as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, and in the case of each of clause (c)(i) and (c)(ii), which do not materially detract from the value of such property or impair in any material respect the intended use thereof in the business of such Person; (d) the rights of tenants and landlords under leases (including ground leases) or subleases, managers under management agreements or franchisors under franchise agreements, in each case, not interfering with the ordinary conduct of business of such Person; (e) Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the other Lender Parties; (f) judgment and attachment liens on Properties in respect of judgments and attachments not constituting an Event of Default; (g) (i) Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money obligations in respect of personal property, in an aggregate amount (excluding any purchase money obligations associated with trade payables that do not constitute Indebtedness) with respect to the Eligible Properties not to exceed 1.0% of the Unencumbered Asset Value in the aggregate and (ii) any ground lease that constitutes a Capitalized Lease Obligation; (h) to the extent constituting a Lien, any Permitted Transfer Restrictions and any Permitted Sale Restrictions; (i) Liens identified in Schedule 1.1.(b) hereto; (j) Liens and other quasi-security arrangements arising under foreign law or in any foreign jurisdiction and substantially similar in nature to the Liens described in clauses (a) through (h); (k) solely with respect to any portion of a Property that is not a Core Hotel Property, any other Lien not otherwise described in clauses (a) through (j) above so long as such Lien does not secure (i) Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii), (c) (other than to the extent permitted pursuant to clause (g) above), (d) or (h) of the definition of Indebtedness or (ii) any Guarantee of the Indebtedness described in the foregoing sub-clause (i) of this clause (k); (l) to the extent required pursuant to the general program mandates of any applicable COVID- 19 Relief Program, Liens securing any COVID-19 Relief Funds; and (m) Liens on Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests to the extent not granted by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.


 
- 38 - “Permitted Sale Restrictions” means obligations, encumbrances or restrictions contained in any Hotel Sale Agreement restricting the creation of Liens on, or the sale, transfer or other disposition of Equity Interests or property that is subject to, such Hotel Property pending such sale; provided that the encumbrances and restrictions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that are subject to such Hotel Sale Agreement. “Permitted Transfer Restrictions” means (a) reasonable and customary restrictions on transfer, mortgage liens, pledges and changes in beneficial ownership arising under Management Agreements, Franchise Agreements and ground leases entered into in the ordinary course of business (including in connection with any acquisition or development of any applicable Hotel Property, without regard to the transaction value), including rights of first offer or refusal arising under such agreements and leases, in each case, that limit, but do not prohibit, sale or mortgage transactions, (b) reasonable and customary obligations, encumbrances or restrictions contained in agreements not constituting Indebtedness entered into with limited partners or members of the Company or of any other Subsidiary imposing obligations in respect of contingent obligations to make any tax “make whole” or similar payment arising out of the sale or other transfer of assets reasonably related to such limited partners’ or members’ interest in the Company or such Subsidiary pursuant to “tax protection” or other similar agreements, (c) Permitted Chesapeake Equity Restrictions and (d) restrictions arising under Section 5.3(c), (d) or (i) of the Tax Matters Agreement (as defined in the Distribution Agreement). “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, joint stock company, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, company, trust, bank, trust company, land trust, business trust or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, or any other nongovernmental entity, or any Governmental Authority. “PK Domestic LLC” has the meaning given to that term in the introductory paragraph hereof. “PK Domestic REIT” means PK Domestic REIT Inc., a Delaware corporation wholly owned by the Parent (except for the Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests). “Plan” means at any time an employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer 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 either (a) is maintained, or contributed to, by any member of the ERISA Group or with respect to which any member of the ERISA Group has outstanding liability or (b) has at any time within the preceding six years been maintained, or contributed to, by any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group. “Post-Default Rate” means, (a) in respect of any principal of any Loan or any Reimbursement Obligation that is not paid when due, the rate otherwise applicable plus an additional two percent (2%) per annum and (b) with respect to any other Obligation that is not paid when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by mandatory prepayment or otherwise) a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate as in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans plus two percent (2%). “Preferred Dividends” means, for any period and without duplication, all Restricted Payments paid during such period on Preferred Equity Interests issued by the Parent, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries. Preferred Dividends shall not include dividends or distributions (a) paid or payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Mandatorily Redeemable Stock) payable to holders of such class of Equity Interests, (b) paid or payable to the Parent, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries, or (c) constituting or resulting in the redemption of Preferred Equity Interests, other than scheduled redemptions not constituting balloon, bullet or similar redemptions in full.


 
- 39 - “Preferred Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests in such Person which are entitled to preference or priority over any other Equity Interest in such Person in respect of the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation or both. “Prime Rate” means, at any time, the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Lender then acting as the Administrative Agent as its prime rate. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day such change in such prime rate occurs. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rate announced publicly by the Lender acting as Administrative Agent as its prime rate is an index or base rate and shall not necessarily be its lowest or best rate charged to its customers or other banks. “Principal Office” means Wells Fargo’s office located at 1525 W. W.T. Harris Blvd., 1st Floor, Charlotte, NC 28262-8522, Attention: Agency Services, or any other subsequent office that the Administrative Agent shall have specified as the Principal Office by written notice to the Company and the Lenders. “Pro Rata Share” means, as to each Lender as of any date of determination, the ratio, expressed as a percentage of (a) (i) the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitments, plus (ii) the amount of such Lender’s unused Term Loan Commitment, plus (iii) the amount of such Lender’s outstanding Term Loans to (b) (i) the aggregate amount of all Revolving Commitments of all Lenders, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of the unused Term Loan Commitments of all Lenders, plus (iii) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Term Loans of all Lenders; provided, however, that if at the time of determination the Revolving Commitments have terminated or been reduced to zero, the portion of “Pro Rata Share” attributable to Revolving Commitments shall be computed based on the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, Bid Rate Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities as of such date. If at the time of determination all Revolving Commitments have terminated or been reduced to zero and there are no outstanding Loans or Letter of Credit Liabilities, then the Pro Rata Shares of the Lenders shall be determined as of the most recent date on which Revolving Commitments were in effect or Loans or Letter of Credit Liabilities were outstanding. “Property” means a parcel of real property and the improvements thereon (including in connection with any 1031 exchange transaction, any property treated as real property for purposes of Section 1031 of the Code) owned or ground leased (or other substantially comparable form of lease in the case of real property located in a foreign jurisdiction) (in whole or in part) by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (or, if applicable, Unconsolidated Affiliates). “PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor as any such exemption may be amended from time to time. “QFC” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.10.(b). “QFC Credit Support” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.10. “QI” has the meaning given that term in the definition of “1031 Property”. “Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.


 
- 40 - “Qualified Ground Lease” means, with respect to a Core Hotel Property, a ground lease (or, in the case of a Core Hotel Property located in a foreign jurisdiction, other substantially comparable long-term leasehold interest) that: (a) either (i) has a remaining term (including renewal options that are exercisable without condition) of not less than thirty-five (35) years (or, with respect to the Properties commonly known as Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista and Hyatt Regency San Diego Mission Bay & Spa, thirty (30) years) at the time the applicable Hotel Property is first included as an Eligible Property, (ii) contains an unconditional end-of-term purchase option in favor of the lessee for consideration that is less than 2.5% of the Fair Market Value of the Hotel Property or (iii) provides that the lessee’s leasehold interest therein automatically becomes a fee-owned interest at the end of the term (it being acknowledged and agreed that the ground leases listed on Schedule 1.1.(a) shall constitute Qualified Ground Leases notwithstanding their shorter terms); (b) with respect to any domestic Core Hotel Property, permits a leasehold mortgage (it being acknowledged and agreed that any Permitted Transfer Restrictions shall not violate this clause (b)); and (c) with respect to any domestic Core Hotel Property, provides that such lease may not be terminated by the ground lessor without prior notice to the leasehold mortgagee and an opportunity for such leasehold mortgagee to cure any default by the lessee (including adequate time for the leasehold mortgagee to obtain possession to effect such cure). “Rating Agency” means S&P, Moody’s, Fitch or any other nationally recognized securities rating agency selected by the Company and approved of by the Administrative Agent in writing. “Ratings-Based Applicable Margin” means, with respect to the Term SOFR Loans, the Daily SOFR Loans and the Base Rate Loans hereunder,Revolving Credit Facility or the Term Loan Facility, as applicable, or with respect to facility fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable percentage rate set forth in the table below corresponding to the level (each a “Level”) into which the Company’s Credit Rating then falls. Level Company’s Credit Rating (S&P/Moody’s or equivalent) Revolving Credit Facility Applicable Margin for Term SOFR Loans and Daily SOFR Loans Revolving Credit Facility Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans Term Loan Facility Applicable Margin for Term SOFR Loans and Daily SOFR Loans Term Loan Facility Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans Facility Fee 1 A-/A3 (or equivalent) or higher 0.725% 0.00% 0.80% 0.00% 0.125% 2 BBB+/Baa1 (or equivalent) 0.775% 0.00% 0.85% 0.00% 0.150%


 
- 41 - 3 BBB/Baa2 (or equivalent) 0.850% 0.00% 0.95% 0.00% 0.200% 4 BBB-/Baa3 (or equivalent) 1.050% 0.05% 1.20% 0.20% 0.250% 5 Lower than BBB-/Baa3 (or equivalent) or unrated 1.400% 0.40% 1.60% 0.60% 0.300% During any period that the Company has received three Credit Ratings that are not equivalent, the Ratings-Based Applicable Margin shall be determined based on the Level corresponding to (a) the highest Credit Rating if the highest Credit Rating and the second-highest Credit Rating differ by only one Level or (b) the average of the two highest Credit Ratings if they differ by two or more Levels (unless the average is not a recognized Level, in which case the Ratings-Based Applicable Margin will be based on the Credit Rating one Level below the Level corresponding to the highest Credit Rating). During any period for which the Company has received only two Credit Ratings and such Credit Ratings are not equivalent, the Ratings- Based Applicable Margin and Facility Fee will be determined by (i) the highest Credit Rating if they differ by only one Level or (ii) the average of the two Credit Ratings if they differ by two or more Levels (unless the average is not a recognized Level, in which case the Ratings-Based Applicable Margin and Facility Fee will be based on the Credit Rating one Level below the Level corresponding to the higher Credit Rating). During any period for which the Company has received no Credit Rating from Fitch, if the Company also ceases to have a Credit Rating from one of S&P or Moody’s, then the Ratings-Based Applicable Margin shall be determined based on the remaining such Credit Rating. Notwithstanding any Credit Rating from Fitch, during any period in which the Company has not (a) received a Credit Rating from either S&P or Moody’s corresponding to Level 4 or better or (b) received a Credit Rating from any Rating Agency, the Ratings-Based Applicable Margin and Facility Fee shall be determined based on Level 5. On the Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date, the Ratings-Based Applicable Margin shall be determined based upon the Credit Rating(s) specified in the certificate delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of “Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date”. Thereafter, any change in the Company’s Credit Rating which would cause it to move to a different Level shall be effective as of the first day of the first calendar month immediately following receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice delivered by the Company in accordance with the Loan Documents that the Company’s Credit Rating has changed; provided, however, that if the Company has not delivered such required notice but the Administrative Agent becomes aware that the Company’s Credit Rating has changed, then the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion and upon written notice to the Company and the Lenders, adjust the Level effective as of the first day of the first calendar month following the date on which the Administrative Agent becomes aware that the Company’s Credit Rating has changed. “Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Bank, as applicable. “Register” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.5.(c).


 
- 42 - “Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof. “Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof. “Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof. “Regulatory Change” means, with respect to any Lender, any change effective after the Effective Date in Applicable Law (including, without limitation, Regulation D of the Board) or the adoption or making after such date of any interpretation, directive or request applying to a class of banks, including such Lender, of or under any Applicable Law (whether or not having the force of law and whether or not failure to comply therewith would be unlawful) by any Governmental Authority or monetary authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy or liquidity. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (b) 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 or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Regulatory Change”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, implemented or issued. “Reimbursement Obligation” means the absolute, unconditional and irrevocable obligation of a Borrower to reimburse an Issuing Bank for any drawing honored by such Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank. “REIT” means a Person qualifying for treatment as a “real estate investment trust” within the meaning of Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code. “Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, shareholders, directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents, counsel, other advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates and each of their respective heirs, successors and assigns. “Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto. “Required Delivery Date” means the date not later than the date on which the Compliance Certificate is required to be delivered with respect to any fiscal quarter (or fiscal year in the case of the fourth fiscal quarter) during which any of the conditions in Section 7.13. shall apply (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree). “Requisite Lenders” means, as of any date, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of all of the Lenders (or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, Lenders holding more than 50% of the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities), plus (b) the aggregate unused Term Loan Commitments, plus (c) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans; provided that (i) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded, and the pro rata shares of the Lenders shall be redetermined, for voting purposes only, to exclude the pro rata shares of such Defaulting Lenders, and (ii) at all times when two or more


 
- 43 - Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the term “Requisite Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two Lenders. For purposes of this definition, a Lender shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability to the extent such Lender has acquired a participation therein under the terms of this Agreement and has not failed to perform its obligations in respect of such participation. “Requisite Revolving Lenders” means, as of any date, (a) Revolving Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of all of the Lenders, or (b) if the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, Revolving Lenders holding more than 50% of the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities; provided that (i) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded, and the pro rata shares of the Lenders shall be redetermined, for voting purposes only, to exclude the pro rata shares of such Defaulting Lenders, and (ii) at all times when two or more Revolving Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the term “Requisite Revolving Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two Revolving Lenders. For purposes of this definition, a Lender shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability to the extent such Lender has acquired a participation therein under the terms of this Agreement and has not failed to perform its obligations in respect of such participation. “Requisite Term Loan Lenders” means, as of any date, Term Loan Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (a) the aggregate unused Term Loan Commitments, plus (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans; provided that (i) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded, and the pro rata shares of the Lenders shall be redetermined, for voting purposes only, to exclude the pro rata shares of such Defaulting Lenders, and (ii) at all times when two or more Term Loan Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the term “Requisite Term Loan Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two Term Loan Lenders. “Resigning Lender” has the meaning given that term in Section 11.8. “Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority. “Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or treasurer of the Parent or the Company. “Restricted Payment” means: (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interest of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding; (b) any redemption, conversion, exchange, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interests of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding; and (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any Equity Interests of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding; in the case of each of (a), (b) and (c), other than a payment, redemption, exchange or similar transaction to the extent the consideration paid by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is shares of Equity Interests that do not constitute Mandatorily Redeemable Stock. “Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Lender, such Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.1. and to issue (in the case of an Issuing Bank) and to participate (in the case of the other Revolving Lenders) in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.4.(i), in an amount up to, but not exceeding the amount set forth for such Revolving Lender on Schedule I as such Lender’s “Revolving Commitment Amount” or as set forth in any applicable Assignment and Assumption, or agreement executed by a Person becoming a Revolving Lender in accordance with Section 2.17., as the


 
- 44 - same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.13. or increased or reduced as appropriate to reflect any assignments to or by such Lender effected in accordance with Section 12.5. or increased as appropriate to reflect any increase in Revolving Commitments effected in accordance with Section 2.17. “Revolving Commitment Percentage” means, as to each Lender with a Revolving Commitment, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment to (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of all Lenders; provided, however, that if at the time of determination the Revolving Commitments have been terminated or been reduced to zero, the “Revolving Commitment Percentage” of each Lender with a Revolving Commitment shall be the “Revolving Commitment Percentage” of such Lender in effect immediately prior to such termination or reduction. “Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Loans and such Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Liabilities at such time. “Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate Revolving Commitments at such time. “Revolving Credit Termination Date” means December 1, 2026, or such later date to which the Revolving Credit Termination Date may be extended pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.20. “Revolving Lender” means a Lender having a Revolving Commitment and/or holding any Revolving Loans. “Revolving Loan” means a loan made by a Lender to a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1.(a). “Revolving Note” means a promissory note of the Borrowers substantially in the form of Exhibit G, payable to the order of a Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. “Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, territory or region which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic or Luhansk People’s Republic regions of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria). “Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, any Person that is the subject of Sanctions, including (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by any Governmental Authority of the United States of America, including without limitation, OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, His Majesty’s Treasury, the European Union, Global Affairs Canada or any other Governmental Authority, (b) any Person organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) an agency of the government of a Sanctioned Country or (d) any Person fifty percent (50%) or more owned by any Persons or agencies described in any of the preceding clauses (a) through (c). “Sanctions” means any sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority of the United States of America, including without limitation, OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, His Majesty’s Treasury, the European Union, Global Affairs Canada or any other Governmental Authority. “Seasoned Date” means the first day on which an acquired Hotel Property has been owned for four (4) full fiscal quarters following the date of acquisition.


 
- 45 - “Seasoned Property” means (a) each Hotel Property (other than a New Property or a Development/Redevelopment Property) owned in fee simple by, or subject to a ground lease to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Unconsolidated Affiliates and (b) upon the occurrence of the Seasoned Date of any New Property or election by the Company with respect to any New Property or Development/Redevelopment Property, such Hotel Property. “SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions. “Secured Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person as of a given date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of such Person outstanding on such date that is secured in any manner by any Lien on any Property or (to the extent hereinafter provided) any Equity Interests; provided, however, that Indebtedness of the type described in clause (g) of the definition of Indebtedness shall not constitute Secured Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness that is secured by a pledge of Equity Interests and not by Property owned by the issuer of such Equity Interests shall constitute Secured Indebtedness only if such Property also secures Indebtedness of such issuer. “Secured Leverage Ratio” has the meaning given that term in Section 9.1.(c). “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933. “SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator. “SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate). “SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time. “SOFR Auction” means a solicitation of Bid Rate Quotes setting forth SOFR Margin Loans based on SOFR pursuant to Section 2.3. “SOFR Margin” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.3.(c)(ii)(D). “SOFR Margin Loan” means a Bid Rate Loan the interest rate on which is determined on the basis of SOFR pursuant to a SOFR Auction. “Solvent” means, when used with respect to any Person, that (a) the fair value and the fair salable value of its assets (excluding any Indebtedness due from any Affiliate of such Person) are each in excess of the fair valuation of its total existing debts and liabilities (including all contingent liabilities), as such value and such liabilities are determined in accordance with Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code or Sections 1 and 2 of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act; (b) such Person is able to generally pay its debts or other obligations in the ordinary course as they mature; and (c) such Person has capital not unreasonably small to carry on its business and all business in which it proposes to be engaged. “Specified Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement that is made or entered into at any time, or in effect at any time now or hereafter, whether as a result of an assignment or transfer or otherwise, between or among any Loan Party and any Specified Cash


 
- 46 - Management Bank, and which was not prohibited by any of the Loan Documents when made or entered into. “Specified Cash Management Bank” means any Person that (a) at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement with a Loan Party, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender or the Administrative Agent (including on the Effective Date), is a party to a Cash Management Agreement with a Loan Party, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement. “Specified Chesapeake Subsidiaries” means each of CHSP Los Angeles LLC (and CHSP TRS Los Angeles LLC, its operating lessee), CHSP Chicago LLC (and CHSP TRS Chicago LLC, its operating lessee), CHSP Boston II LLC (and CHSP TRS Boston II LLC, its operating lessee), and CHSP Denver LLC (and CHSP TRS Denver LLC, its operating lessee). “Specified Derivatives Contract” means any Derivatives Contract that is made or entered into at any time, or in effect at any time now or hereafter, whether as a result of an assignment or transfer or otherwise, between or among any Loan Party and any Specified Derivatives Provider, and which was not prohibited by any of the Loan Documents when made or entered into. “Specified Derivatives Obligations” means all indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of a Loan Party under or in respect of any Specified Derivatives Contract, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any written confirmation. “Specified Derivatives Provider” means any Person that (a) at the time it enters into a Specified Derivatives Contract with a Loan Party, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender or the Administrative Agent (including on the Effective Date), is a party to a Specified Derivatives Contract with a Loan Party, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Specified Derivatives Contract. “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or any successor. “Stated Amount” means the amount available to be drawn by a beneficiary under a Letter of Credit from time to time, as such amount may be increased or reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of such Letter of Credit; provided, however, except for purposes of calculating the outstanding Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries at any time, with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any documents related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time. “Subsidiary” means, for any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity of which at least a majority of the Equity Interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors, trustees or other individuals performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, and shall include all Persons the accounts of which are consolidated with those of such Person pursuant to GAAP.


 
- 47 - “Subsidiary Borrower” means any Eligible Domestic Subsidiary that becomes a Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19. and that has not ceased to be a Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to such Section. “Subsidiary Guarantor Period” means any period commencing on the occurrence of a Subsidiary Guarantor Trigger Date and ending on the Subsidiary Guarantor Release Date subsequent to such Subsidiary Guarantor Trigger Date. “Subsidiary Guarantor Release” has the meaning given that term in Section 7.14(a). “Subsidiary Guarantor Release Certificate” has the meaning given that term in Section 7.14.(b)(i). “Subsidiary Guarantor Release Date” means any date after a Subsidiary Guarantor Trigger Date on which no Default or Event of Default is continuing and the Company delivers a Subsidiary Guarantor Release Certificate as required by Section 7.14. “Subsidiary Guarantor Trigger Date” means (a) any date after the Effective Date on which the Company delivers a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 8.3. which shows that the Leverage Ratio is greater than 6.50 to 1.00 as of the end of the two consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent most recently ended prior to such date or (b) such later date as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine; provided that, following any Subsidiary Guarantor Release Date, any subsequent Subsidiary Guarantor Trigger Date shall be (x) any date on which the Company delivers a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 8.3. which shows that the Leverage Ratio is greater than 6.50 to 1.00 as of the end of the two consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent most recently ended prior to such date or (y) such later date as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine. “Subsidiary Guarantors” means each Subsidiary that hereafter joins in the Guaranty by execution of an Accession Agreement (or Guaranty, as the case may be) pursuant to Section 7.13.(b). “Subsidiary Guaranty Documents” means, with respect to any Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to Section 7.13., the following documents: (x) an Accession Agreement (or if the Guaranty is not then in effect, the Guaranty) executed by such Subsidiary and (y) the items with respect to such Subsidiary that would have been delivered under Sections 5.1.(a)(iv) through (viii) and (xvii) if such Subsidiary had been a Subsidiary Guarantor on the Effective Date (in the case of Section 5.1.(a)(iv), only to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent), each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. “Substantial Amount” means, at the time of determination thereof, an amount in excess of 15.0% of Total Asset Value as of the last day of the most recently completed fiscal year of the Parent and its Subsidiaries. “Supported QFC” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.10. “Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act. “Syndication Agents” means Bank of America and JPMorgan.


 
- 48 - “Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto. “Term Loan” means a May 2024 Incremental Term Loan and (if and as applicable) any other Incremental Term Loan Advance to be made by an Additional Term Loan Lender pursuant to Section 2.17.(c). “Term Loan Agreement” means the Delayed Draw Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2019, by and among the Parent, the Company, PK Domestic LLC, the other borrowers or guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent. “Term Loan Commitment” means a May 2024 Incremental Term Loan Commitment and (if and as applicable) any other commitment in respect of an Incremental Term Loan Facility. “Term Loan Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate Term Loan Commitments of all Term Loan Lenders outstanding at such time, or, if the Term Loan Commitments have been reduced to zero at such time, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans of all Term Loan Lenders outstanding. “Term Loan Lender” means a Lender having a Term Loan Commitment and/or holding any Term Loans. “Term Loan Note” means a promissory note of the Company substantially in the form of Exhibit Q, payable to the order of a Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of the Term Loans made by such Lender. “Term Loan Termination Date” means May 14, 2027, or such later date to which the Term Loan Termination Date may be extended pursuant to Section 2.20. “Term SOFR” means, (a) for any calculation with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day, and (b) for any calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the day (such day, the “Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR


 
- 49 - Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day. “Term SOFR Adjustment” means, for any calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan or a Term SOFR Loan, a percentage per annum equal to 0.10%. “Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion). “Term SOFR Loan” means a Revolving Loan (other than a Base Rate Loan) denominated in Dollars, the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon Adjusted Term SOFR. “Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. “Termination Date” means December 1, 2026, or such later date to which the, as the context may require, the Revolving Credit Termination Date may be extended pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.20or the Term Loan Termination Date. “Test Period” means, as of any date of determination (it being understood and agreed that the following annualization shall apply solely to the determination of Consolidated Reserve Adjusted EBITDA, Consolidated EBITDA and Adjusted NOI; and Consolidated Fixed Charges shall be determined on the basis of actual results for the trailing twelve months then ended): (a) for the fiscal quarter December 31, 2022, the three fiscal quarters then ended, annualized; and (b) for each fiscal quarter ending thereafter, the trailing twelve months. “Titled Agent” has the meaning given that term in Section 11.9. “Total Asset Value” means, without duplication, the sum of (a) the following amounts with respect to the following assets owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries: (i) the Operating Property Value of the Hotel Properties; (ii) the amount of all Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents; (iii) the book value of all Development/Redevelopment Properties, Mortgage Receivables, Laundry Service Properties and Unimproved Land; and (iv) the contract purchase price for all assets under contract for purchase (to the extent included in Indebtedness); plus (b) the applicable Ownership Share of any Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Parent of any asset described in clause (a) above. For purposes of determining Total Asset Value, (u) to the extent the amount of Total Asset Value attributable to Unconsolidated Affiliates would exceed 20% of Total Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded, (v) to the extent the amount of Total Asset Value attributable to Mortgage Receivables would exceed 15% of Total Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded, (w) to the extent the amount of Total Asset Value attributable to Development/Redevelopment Properties would exceed 20% of Total Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded, (x) to the extent the amount of Total Asset Value attributable to Major Renovation Properties (elected to be valued pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of Operating Property Value) would exceed 20% of Total Asset Value, such


 
- 50 - excess shall be excluded, (y) to the extent the amount of Total Asset Value attributable to Unimproved Land would exceed 5.0% of Total Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded, and (z) to the extent the amount of Total Asset Value attributable to Properties subject to limitation under the foregoing clauses (u) through (y) would exceed 35% of Total Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded. “TRS Subsidiary” means (a) any direct or indirect Subsidiary that is classified as a “taxable REIT subsidiary” under Section 856(l)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code and (b) any Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate whose Equity Interests are directly or indirectly owned by a Subsidiary described in clause (a) of this definition. “Type” refers to whether such Loan or portion thereof is a Term SOFR Loan, a Daily SOFR Loan or a Base Rate Loan. “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction. “UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms. “UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution. “Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment. “Unconsolidated Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person in whom such Person holds an Investment, which Investment is accounted for in the financial statements of such Person on an equity basis of accounting and whose financial results would not be consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of such Person on the consolidated financial statements of such Person. “Unencumbered Adjusted NOI” means, for any period, the aggregate Adjusted NOI of the Eligible Properties. “Unencumbered Asset Value” means, for any period, the aggregate Operating Property Value of the Eligible Properties at such time. For the avoidance of doubt, only Eligible Properties shall be included in the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value. For purposes of determining Unencumbered Asset Value, (v) to the extent the amount of Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to Eligible Properties that are 1031 Properties would exceed 15% of Unencumbered Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded, (w) to the extent the amount of Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to Major Renovation Properties (elected to be valued pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of Operating Property Value) would exceed 15% of Unencumbered Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded, (x) to the extent the amount of Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to Eligible Properties subject to a Qualified Ground Lease (other than Hilton New Orleans Riverside and Caribe Hilton) would exceed 30% of Unencumbered Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded (provided that any Qualified Ground Lease that either (i) contains an unconditional end-of- term purchase option in favor of the lessee for consideration that is less than or equal to 2.5% of Total Asset Value or (ii) provides that the lessee’s leasehold interest therein automatically becomes a fee simple-owned interest at the end of the term shall not be included for purposes of this limitation) and (y) to the extent the amount of Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to Eligible Properties located outside of the United States would exceed 5.0% of Unencumbered Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded. For the avoidance


 
- 51 - of doubt, Adjusted NOI from Properties disposed of by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the applicable Test Period shall be excluded. “Unencumbered Leverage Increase Period” has the meaning given that term in Section 9.1.(d). “Unencumbered Leverage Ratio” has the meaning given that term in Section 9.1.(d). “Uniform System” means the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry, Eleventh Revised Edition 2014, as published by the American Hotel & Lodging Association, as revised from time to time to the extent such revision has been or is in the process of being generally implemented within such Uniform System of Accounts. “Unimproved Land” means land on which no development (other than improvements that are not material and are temporary in nature) has occurred. “Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents” means, (i) with respect to any Person, cash and Cash Equivalents of such Person that are free and clear of all Liens and not subject to any restrictions on the use thereof to pay Indebtedness and other obligations of the such Person and (ii) with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i) of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries), net of related tax obligations for repatriation and transaction costs and expenses related thereto; provided that Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents shall (a) exclude cash and Cash Equivalents subject to a Lien (other than Permitted Liens of the type described in clause (c) of the definition thereof and customary rights of set-off and statutory or common law provisions relating to bankers’ liens), (b) include any committed cash reserves pursuant to any defeasance arrangement (but only so long as the associated defeased obligations constitute Indebtedness) or any deposit or escrow arrangement in respect of which a prepayment notice has been delivered that results in any Existing Parent Debt or other Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and disclosed hereunder being due and payable not later than 30 days after such prepayment notice and (c) include cash and Cash Equivalents representing the proceeds from the sale of an asset (the “Disposed Asset”; it being understood that no Disposed Asset shall constitute an Eligible Property from and after the date of such sale), which proceeds have been escrowed for a period not in excess of 180 days in anticipation of the acquisition of a 1031 Property, net of related tax obligations for the cancellation of such acquisition and transaction costs and expenses related thereto; provided that to the extent the amount of Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents attributable to this clause (c) shall exceed 50% of the aggregate Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, such excess shall be excluded. “Unsecured Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, Indebtedness of such Person that is not Secured Indebtedness; provided, however, that (i) any Indebtedness that is secured only by a pledge of Equity Interests shall be deemed to be Unsecured Indebtedness unless the same constitutes Secured Indebtedness as provided in the last sentence of the definition of “Secured Indebtedness”; and (ii) Indebtedness of the type described in clause (g) of the definition of Indebtedness shall not constitute Unsecured Indebtedness. “Unsecured Indebtedness Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Subsidiary that is not an Eligible Property Subsidiary) that is a borrower or a guarantor, or otherwise has a payment obligation in respect of, any Unsecured Indebtedness of the type described in any of clauses (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii), (d), (h) (other than Indebtedness under any Derivatives Contract entered into as a hedge against existing currency risk with respect to the operation of any foreign Property) or (i) (to the extent constituting a Guarantee of Indebtedness described in any of clauses (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii), (d) or (h) of the definition of Indebtedness) of the definition of Indebtedness (other than (a) obligations arising under the Loan Documents, (b) Unsecured Indebtedness of Subsidiaries of the Company that are not Guarantors in an aggregate principal amount not to


 
- 52 - exceed $1,000,000 at any time, (c) subordinated intercompany Indebtedness owing to the Parent, (d) intercompany Indebtedness between or among any of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (e) Hilton/HGV Retained Liabilities (solely to the extent Hilton, HGV or their respective Affiliates (other than the Parent and its Subsidiaries) agree to assume, indemnify or reimburse the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries for all obligations or payments made in respect of such Hilton/HGV Retained Liabilities and the assumption, retention or indemnification of such Hilton/HGV Retained Liabilities by Hilton, HGV or their respective Affiliates (other than the Parent and its Subsidiaries) shall not be subject to dispute for a period greater than 45 days following the receipt of a written notice of an Agreement Dispute pursuant to Article IX of the Distribution Agreement or otherwise determined to be unenforceable) and (f) Indebtedness of any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary the incurrence of which was not subject to the Control or affirmative consent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries); provided, however, that any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary that Guarantees Unsecured Indebtedness described above in this definition of the Parent or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be an Unsecured Indebtedness Subsidiary. “Unsecured Interest Expense” means, with respect to a Person and for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, the actual Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period on all Unsecured Indebtedness of such Person. “U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities; provided, that for purposes of notice requirements in Article II and Section 4.2, such day is also a Business Day. “U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code. “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.10. “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.10.(g)(ii)(B)(III). “Wells Fargo” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and its successors and assigns. “Wells Fargo Fee Letter” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Fee Letters”.Letters” means, collectively, (i) that certain fee letter dated as of November 9, 2022, by and among the Company, PK Domestic LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and the Administrative Agent, and (ii) that certain fee letter dated as of April 17, 2024, by and among the Company, PK Domestic LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and the Administrative Agent. “Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of a Person in respect of which all of the Equity Interests (other than (x) in the case of a corporation, directors’ qualifying shares or (y) Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests) are at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person. “Withholding Agent” means (a) the Company, (b) any other Loan Party and (c) the Administrative Agent, as applicable. “Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-


 
- 53 - In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers. Section 1.2. GAAP; Financial Covenants; General; References to Eastern Time. (a) GAAP. Unless otherwise indicated, all accounting terms, ratios and measurements shall be interpreted or determined in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Effective Date; provided that, if at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Company or the Requisite Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Company shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the appropriate Lenders pursuant to Section 12.6.); provided further that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Company shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. (b) Financial Covenant Calculations. Other than in connection with the determination of Total Asset Value and Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents (which shall be determined for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis), all financial covenants (and related definitions) set forth in the Loan Documents shall be determined for the Parent and the Parent’s Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; provided that the financial attributes of the Parent’s Unconsolidated Affiliates shall be considered only to the extent of the Company’s Ownership Share therein. The calculation of liabilities shall not include any fair value adjustments to the carrying value of liabilities to record such liabilities at fair value pursuant to electing the fair value option election under FASB ASC 825-10-25 (formerly known as FAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities) or other FASB standards allowing entities to elect fair value option for financial liabilities. Therefore, the amount of liabilities shall be the historical cost basis, which generally is the contractual amount owed adjusted for amortization or accretion of any premium or discount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, for the purposes of the financial covenants in Section 9.1., Capitalized Lease Obligations shall include only those lease obligations that are classified as (i) a “Capital Lease” in accordance with GAAP prior to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”) and related ASUs or (ii) a “Finance Lease” in accordance with GAAP to the extent the lease was not previously considered an “Operating Lease” in accordance with GAAP prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-02 and related ASUs. Accordingly, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the financial covenants in Section 9.1. shall ignore the adoption of ASU 2016-02 such that (i) Capitalized Lease Obligations shall specifically exclude any operating lease liabilities under GAAP as in effect on the Effective Date and upon the adoption of ASU 2016-02 and (ii) related operating lease assets shall similarly be excluded. (c) General. References in this Agreement to “Sections”, “Articles”, “Exhibits” and “Schedules” are to sections, articles, exhibits and schedules herein and hereto unless otherwise indicated. References in this Agreement to any document, instrument or agreement (a) shall include all exhibits, schedules and other attachments thereto, (b) except as expressly provided otherwise in any Loan


 
- 54 - Document, shall include all documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof, to the extent permitted hereby and (c) shall mean such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent not otherwise stated herein or prohibited hereby and in effect at any given time. Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, the feminine and the neuter. Unless explicitly set forth to the contrary, a reference to “Subsidiary” means a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Parent (including the Company and any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company) and a reference to an “Affiliate” means a reference to an Affiliate of the Parent (including any Affiliate of the Company). Except as expressly provided otherwise in any Loan Document, (i) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time and (ii) any reference to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s permitted successors and permitted assigns. Titles and captions of Articles, Sections, subsections and clauses in this Agreement are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement. (d) Time Zone, Due Dates. Unless otherwise indicated, (a) all references to time are references to Eastern time daylight or standard, as applicable and (b) when any date specified herein as the due date for a payment, notice or other deliverable is not a Business Day, such due date shall be extended to the next following Business Day. Section 1.3. Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, (a) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR or Term SOFR, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or with respect to any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement), as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 4.2.(c), will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, Term SOFR, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto and such transactions may be adverse to the Borrowers. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR or Term SOFR, or any other Benchmark, any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrowers, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.


 
- 55 - Section 1.4. Amendment and Restatement. The parties to this Agreement agree that, upon (i) the execution and delivery by each of the parties hereto of this Agreement and (ii) satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 5.1., the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be and hereby are amended, superseded and restated in their entirety by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement is not intended to and shall not constitute a novation. All Loans made and Obligations incurred under the Existing Credit Agreement which are outstanding on the Effective Date shall, except to the extent expressly provided in Section 5.1., continue as Loans and Obligations under (and shall be governed by the terms of) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, upon the effectiveness hereof: (a) all references in the “Loan Documents” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) to the “Administrative Agent”, the “Credit Agreement” and the “Loan Documents” shall be deemed to refer to the Administrative Agent, this Agreement and the Loan Documents, (b) all obligations constituting “Obligations” with any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender which are outstanding on the Effective Date shall continue as Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (c) the Administrative Agent shall make such reallocations, sales, assignments or other relevant actions in respect of each Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure under the Existing Credit Agreement as are necessary in order that each such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder reflects such Lender’s pro rata share of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure on the Effective Date, (d) each Borrower hereby agrees to compensate each Lender for any and all losses, costs and expenses incurred by such Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans (or any “LIBOR Loans” under the Existing Credit Agreement) and such reallocation described above, in each case on the terms and in the manner set forth in Section 4.4. hereof and (e) the revolving loans previously made to the Borrower by the Departing Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement which remain outstanding as of the date of this Credit Agreement shall be repaid in full (accompanied by any accrued and unpaid interest and fees thereon), the Departing Lenders’ “Commitments” under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be terminated and no Departing Lender shall be a Lender hereunder. Each Departing Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that upon the repaying in full in immediately available funds of the revolving loans previously made to the Borrower by such Departing Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement which remain outstanding as of the date hereof, together with any accrued and unpaid interest and fees thereon (including without limitation any applicable breakage fees), it is no longer a party to the Existing Credit Agreement and will not be a party to this Agreement; provided, however, that all provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement that, by their terms, survive the replacement of such Departing Lender, the termination of the commitments of such Departing Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all of the Borrower Obligations (collectively, the “Departing Lender Repayment”) shall survive such Departing Lender Repayment, including without limitation the indemnities in favor of such Departing Lender set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, interest on all “LIBOR Loans” outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date shall continue to accrue and be paid based upon “LIBOR” applicable pursuant to the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement solely until the expiration of the current “Interest Period” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement and taking into account any grace periods or extensions of such “Interest Period” approved prior to the Effective Date) applicable thereto (at which time such LIBOR Loans may be reborrowed as or converted to Base Rate Loans, Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans in accordance with Section 2.11.); provided, however, that from and after the Effective Date, the Applicable Margin to be applied to any such LIBOR Loans shall be based on the Applicable Margin for Term SOFR Loans and Daily SOFR Loans after the Effective Date.


 
- 56 - ARTICLE II. Credit Facility Section 2.1. Revolving Loans. (a) Making of Revolving Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.16, each Revolving Lender severally and not jointly agrees to make Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars to any of the Borrowers during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the Revolving Credit Termination Date, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to, but not exceeding, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Each borrowing of Revolving Loans that are to be (i) Base Rate Loans or Daily SOFR Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof and (ii) Term SOFR Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding two sentences but subject to Section 2.16., a borrowing of Revolving Loans may be in the aggregate amount of the unused Revolving Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Borrowers may borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Loans. (b) Requests for Revolving Loans. Not later than 12:00 noon Eastern time on the proposed date of a borrowing of Revolving Loans that are to be Base Rate Loans or Daily SOFR Loans and not later than 12:00 noon Eastern time at least 3 U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to a borrowing of Revolving Loans that are to be Term SOFR Loans, the applicable Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Notice of Borrowing. Each Notice of Borrowing shall specify the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans to be borrowed, the date such Revolving Loans are to be borrowed (which must be a Business Day for any Loan and a U.S. Government Securities Business Day for any Term SOFR Loan), the use of the proceeds of such Revolving Loans, the Type of the requested Revolving Loans, and if such Revolving Loans are to be Term SOFR Loans, the initial Interest Period for such Revolving Loans. Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable once given and binding on the Borrower. Prior to delivering a Notice of Borrowing, a Borrower may (without specifying whether a Revolving Loan will be a Base Rate Loan, a Daily SOFR Loan or a Term SOFR Loan) request that the Administrative Agent provide such Borrower with the most recent SOFR available to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall provide such quoted rate to the applicable Borrower on the date of such request or as soon as possible thereafter. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Term SOFR Loan, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. (c) Funding of Revolving Loans. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Borrowing under the immediately preceding subsection (b), the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the proposed borrowing. Each Revolving Lender shall deposit an amount equal to the Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender to the applicable Borrower with the Administrative Agent at the Principal Office, in immediately available funds not later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date of such proposed Revolving Loans. Subject to fulfillment of all applicable conditions set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall make available to the applicable Borrower in the account specified in the Disbursement Instruction Agreement, not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date of the requested borrowing of Revolving Loans, the proceeds of such amounts received by the Administrative Agent. (d) Assumptions Regarding Funding by Lenders. With respect to Revolving Loans to be made after the Effective Date, unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Revolving Lender that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent a Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender in connection with any borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender will make the proceeds of such Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Section, and the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance


 
- 57 - upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower the amount of such Revolving Loan to be provided by such Lender. In such event, if such Lender does not make available to the Administrative Agent the proceeds of such Revolving Loan, then such Lender and the applicable Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent on demand the amount of such Revolving Loan with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Revolving Loan is made available to the applicable Borrower but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the Overnight Rate and (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by such Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If such Borrower and such Lender shall pay the amount of such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the applicable Borrower the amount of such interest paid by such Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays to the Administrative Agent the amount of such Revolving Loan, the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the borrowing. Any payment by a Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim such Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make available the proceeds of a Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender. Section 2.2. [Reserved]Term Loans. (a) Making of Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, on the First Amendment Effective Date, each Term Loan Lender severally and not jointly agrees to make a May 2024 Incremental Term Loan in Dollars to the Company in the aggregate principal amount equal to such Lender’s May 2024 Incremental Term Loan Commitment, in accordance with the terms of Section 2.17.(c) and the First Amendment. Upon a Lender’s funding of its May 2024 Incremental Term Loan Commitment, the May 2024 Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such Lender shall terminate and be reduced to zero. Any unused May 2024 Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall automatically terminate at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the First Amendment Effective Date. The Company may not reborrow any portion of the May 2024 Incremental Term Loans once repaid. Section 2.3. Bid Rate Loans. (a) Bid Rate Loans. At any time during the period from the Effective Date to but excluding the Revolving Credit Termination Date, and so long as the Company continues to maintain an Investment Grade Rating from S&P and Moody’s, the Company may, as set forth in this Section, request the Revolving Lenders to make offers to make Bid Rate Loans to the Company in Dollars. The Revolving Lenders may, but shall have no obligation to, make such offers and the Company may, but shall have no obligation to, accept any such offers in the manner set forth in this Section. (b) Requests for Bid Rate Loans. When the Company wishes to request from the Revolving Lenders offers to make Bid Rate Loans, it shall give the Administrative Agent notice (a “Bid Rate Quote Request”) so as to be received no later than 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on (x) the Business Day immediately preceding the date of borrowing proposed therein, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction and (y) the date four (4) Business Days prior to the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of a SOFR Auction. The Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Revolving Lender a copy of each Bid Rate Quote Request promptly upon receipt thereof by the Administrative Agent. The Company may request offers to make Bid Rate Loans for up to 3 different Interest Periods in any one Bid Rate Quote Request; provided that if granted each separate Interest Period shall be deemed to be a separate borrowing (a “Bid Rate Borrowing”). Each Bid Rate Quote Request shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit M and shall specify as to each Bid Rate Borrowing all of the following: (i) the proposed date of such Bid Rate Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;


 
- 58 - (ii) the aggregate amount of such Bid Rate Borrowing which shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof which shall not cause any of the limits specified in Section 2.16. to be violated; (iii) whether the Bid Rate Quote Request is for SOFR Margin Loans or Absolute Rate Loans; and (iv) the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto, which shall not extend beyond the Revolving Credit Termination Date. The Company shall not deliver any Bid Rate Quote Request within 5 Business Days of the giving of any other Bid Rate Quote Request and the Company shall not deliver more than 4 Bid Rate Quote Requests in any calendar month. (c) Bid Rate Quotes. (i) Each Revolving Lender may submit one or more Bid Rate Quotes, each containing an offer to make a Bid Rate Loan in response to any Bid Rate Quote Request; provided that, if the Company’s request under Section 2.3.(b) specified more than one Interest Period, such Lender may make a single submission containing only one Bid Rate Quote for each such Interest Period. Each Bid Rate Quote must be submitted to the Administrative Agent not later than 10:30 a.m. Eastern time (x) on the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction and (y) on the date 3 Business Days prior to the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of a SOFR Auction, and in either case the Administrative Agent shall disregard any Bid Rate Quote received after such time; provided that the Lender then acting as the Administrative Agent may submit a Bid Rate Quote only if it notifies the Company of the terms of the offer contained therein not later than 30 minutes prior to the latest time by which the Lenders must submit applicable Bid Rate Quotes. Any Bid Rate Quote so made shall be irrevocable except with the consent of the Administrative Agent given at the request of the Company. Such Bid Rate Loans may be funded by a Lender’s Designated Lender (if any) as provided in Section 12.5.(h); however, such Lender shall not be required to specify in its Bid Rate Quote whether such Bid Rate Loan will be funded by such Designated Lender. (ii) Each Bid Rate Quote shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit N and shall specify: (A) the proposed date of borrowing and the Interest Period therefor; (B) the principal amount of the Bid Rate Loan for which each such offer is being made; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Bid Rate Loans for which a Lender submits Bid Rate Quotes (x) may be greater or less than the Revolving Commitment of such Lender but (y) shall not exceed the principal amount of the Bid Rate Borrowing for a particular Interest Period for which offers were requested; provided further that any Bid Rate Quote shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; (C) in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction, the rate of interest per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent (0.01%)) offered for each such Absolute Rate Loan (the “Absolute Rate”); (D) in the case of a SOFR Auction, the margin above or below applicable SOFR (the “SOFR Margin”) offered for each such SOFR Margin Loan, expressed


 
- 59 - as a percentage (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent (0.01%)) to be added to (or subtracted from) the applicable SOFR; and (E) the identity of the quoting Lender. Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Company, no Bid Rate Quote shall contain qualifying, conditional or similar language or propose terms other than or in addition to those set forth in the applicable Bid Rate Quote Request and, in particular, no Bid Rate Quote may be conditioned upon acceptance by the Company of all (or some specified minimum) of the principal amount of the Bid Rate Loan for which such Bid Rate Quote is being made. (d) Notification by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall, as promptly as practicable after the Bid Rate Quotes are submitted (but in any event not later than 11:30 a.m. Eastern time (x) on the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction or (y) on the date 3 Business Days prior to the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of a SOFR Auction), notify the Company of the terms (i) of any Bid Rate Quote submitted by a Lender that is in accordance with Section 2.3.(c) and (ii) of any Bid Rate Quote that amends, modifies or is otherwise inconsistent with a previous Bid Rate Quote submitted by such Lender with respect to the same Bid Rate Quote Request. Any such subsequent Bid Rate Quote shall be disregarded by the Administrative Agent unless such subsequent Bid Rate Quote is submitted solely to correct a manifest error in such former Bid Rate Quote. The Administrative Agent’s notice to the Company shall specify (A) the aggregate principal amount of the Bid Rate Borrowing for which offers have been received and (B) the principal amounts and Absolute Rates or SOFR Margins, as applicable, so offered by each Lender (identifying the Lender that made such Bid Rate Quote). (e) Acceptance by Company. (i) Not later than 12:30 p.m. Eastern time (x) on the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction and (y) on the date 3 Business Days prior to the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of a SOFR Auction, the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of its acceptance or nonacceptance of the Bid Rate Quotes so notified to it pursuant to Section 2.3.(d). which notice shall be in the form of Exhibit O. In the case of acceptance, such notice shall specify the aggregate principal amount of Bid Rate Quotes for each Interest Period that are accepted. The failure of the Company to give such notice by such time shall constitute nonacceptance. The Company may accept any Bid Rate Quote in whole or in part; provided that: (A) the aggregate principal amount of each Bid Rate Borrowing may not exceed the applicable amount set forth in the related Bid Rate Quote Request; (B) the aggregate principal amount of each Bid Rate Borrowing shall comply with the provisions of Section 2.3.(b)(ii) and together with all other Bid Rate Loans then outstanding shall not cause the limits specified in Section 2.16. to be violated; (C) acceptance of Bid Rate Quotes may be made only in ascending order of Absolute Rates or SOFR Margins, as applicable, in each case beginning with the lowest rate so offered; (D) any acceptance in part by the Company shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (E) the Company may not accept any Bid Rate Quote that fails to comply with Section 2.3.(c) or otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this Agreement.


 
- 60 - (ii) If Bid Rate Quotes are made by two or more Lenders with the same Absolute Rates or SOFR Margins, as applicable, for a greater aggregate principal amount than the amount in respect of which Bid Rate Quotes are permitted to be accepted for the related Interest Period, the principal amount of Bid Rate Loans in respect of which such Bid Rate Quotes are accepted shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent among such Lenders in proportion to the aggregate principal amount of such Bid Rate Quotes. Determinations by the Administrative Agent of the amounts of Bid Rate Loans shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. (f) Obligation to Make Bid Rate Loans. The Administrative Agent shall promptly (and in any event not later than (x) 1:30 p.m. Eastern time on the proposed date of borrowing of Absolute Rate Loans and (y) on the date 3 Business Days prior to the proposed date of borrowing of SOFR Margin Loans) notify each Revolving Lender as to whose Bid Rate Quote has been accepted and the amount and rate thereof. A Lender who is notified that it has been selected to make a Bid Rate Loan may designate its Designated Lender (if any) to fund such Bid Rate Loan on its behalf, as described in Section 12.5.(d). Any Designated Lender which funds a Bid Rate Loan shall on and after the time of such funding become the obligee in respect of such Bid Rate Loan and be entitled to receive payment thereof when due. No Lender shall be relieved of its obligation to fund a Bid Rate Loan, and no Designated Lender shall assume such obligation, prior to the time the applicable Bid Rate Loan is funded. Any Lender whose offer to make any Bid Rate Loan has been accepted shall, not later than 2:30 p.m. Eastern time on the date specified for the making of such Loan, make the amount of such Loan available to the Administrative Agent at its Principal Office in immediately available funds, for the account of the Company. The amount so received by the Administrative Agent shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, be made available to the Company not later than 3:30 p.m. Eastern time on such date by depositing the same, in immediately available funds, in an account of the Company designated by the Company. (g) No Effect on Revolving Commitment. Except for the purpose and to the extent expressly stated in Section 2.13. and 2.16., the amount of any Bid Rate Loan made by any Lender shall not constitute a utilization of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Section 2.4. Letters of Credit. (a) Letters of Credit. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation, Section 2.16., the Issuing Banks, on behalf of the Revolving Lenders, agree to issue for the account of the Borrowers or their designees (each of which shall be an Affiliate of a Borrower) (it being understood that the issuance of a Letter of Credit for the account of a designee shall not in any way relieve the Borrowers of any of their obligations hereunder) during the period from and including the Effective Date to, but excluding, the date 30 days prior to the Termination Date, one or more standby letters of credit (including the Existing Letters of Credit, each a “Letter of Credit”) denominated in Dollars up to a maximum aggregate Stated Amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $50,000,000 as such amount may be reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof (the “L/C Commitment Amount”); provided, however, that an Issuing Bank shall not be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if after giving effect to such issuance, the aggregate Stated Amounts of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank and then outstanding would exceed the Revolving Commitment of such Issuing Bank in its capacity as a Lender. The Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued hereunder on the Effective Date. (b) Terms of Letters of Credit. At the time of issuance, the amount, form, terms and conditions of each Letter of Credit, and of any drafts or acceptances thereunder, shall be subject to the approval of the applicable Issuing Bank in accordance with its customary standards therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may (i) the expiration date of any Letter of Credit extend beyond the date that is 30 days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date, or (ii) any Letter of Credit


 
- 61 - have a duration in excess of one year; provided, however, a Letter of Credit may contain a provision providing for the automatic extension of the expiration date in the absence of a notice of non-renewal from the applicable Issuing Bank but in no event shall any such provision permit the extension of the current expiration date of such Letter of Credit beyond the earlier of (x) the date that is 30 days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date and (y) the date one year after the current expiration date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Letter of Credit may, as a result of its express terms or as the result of the effect of an automatic extension provision, have an expiration date of not more than one year beyond the Revolving Credit Termination Date (any such Letter of Credit being referred to as an “Extended Letter of Credit”), so long as the applicable Borrower (or, with respect to any Letter of Credit issued for the account of a Borrower other than the Company, the Company) delivers to the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the applicable Issuing Bank and the Revolving Lenders no later than 30 days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date, Cash Collateral for such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit; provided, that the obligations of the relevant Borrower under this Section in respect of such Extended Letters of Credit shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall remain in effect until no such Extended Letters of Credit remain outstanding. If the relevant Borrower or the Company fails to provide Cash Collateral with respect to any Extended Letter of Credit by the date 30 days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date, such failure shall be treated as a drawing under such Extended Letter of Credit (in an amount equal to the maximum Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit), which shall be reimbursed (or participations therein funded) by the Revolving Lenders in accordance with the immediately following subsections (i) and (j), with the proceeds being utilized to provide Cash Collateral for such Letter of Credit. The initial Stated Amount of each Letter of Credit shall be at least $250,000 (or such lesser amount as may be reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower). (c) Requests for Issuance of Letters of Credit. A Borrower shall give the Issuing Bank it desires to issue a Letter of Credit and the Administrative Agent written notice at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the requested date of issuance of such Letter of Credit, such notice to describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Letter of Credit and the nature of the transactions or obligations proposed to be supported by such Letter of Credit, and in any event shall set forth with respect to such Letter of Credit the proposed (i) initial Stated Amount, (ii) beneficiary, and (iii) expiration date. The applicable Borrower shall also execute and deliver such customary applications and agreements for standby letters of credit, and other forms as requested from time to time by the applicable Issuing Bank. Provided that such Borrower has given the notice prescribed by the first sentence of this subsection and delivered such applications and agreements referred to in the preceding sentence, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the satisfaction of any applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.2., the applicable Issuing Bank shall issue the requested Letter of Credit on the requested date of issuance for the benefit of the stipulated beneficiary but in no event prior to the date 5 Business Days (or such shorter period as may be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Bank) following the date after which such Issuing Bank has received all of the items required to be delivered to it under this subsection. An Issuing Bank shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent or any Revolving Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall also include extensions or modifications of any outstanding Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires. Upon the written request of the Company or any applicable Borrower, the applicable Issuing Bank shall promptly deliver to the Company and, with respect to any Letter of Credit issued for the account of any other Borrower, such Borrower a copy of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank for the account of such Borrower within a reasonable time after the date of issuance thereof. To the extent any term of a Letter of Credit Document (excluding any certificate or other document presented by a beneficiary in connection with a drawing under such Letter of Credit) is inconsistent with a term of any Loan Document, the term of such Loan Document shall control. The applicable Borrower shall examine the copy of any


 
- 62 - Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit that is delivered to it by the applicable Issuing Bank and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with such Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, such Borrower will promptly (but in any event, within 5 Business Days after the later of (x) receipt by the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit of the original of, or amendment to, such Letter of Credit, as applicable and (y) receipt by such Borrower of a copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment, as applicable) notify such Issuing Bank. The applicable Borrower and the Company shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the applicable Issuing Bank and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid. (d) Reimbursement Obligations. Upon receipt by an Issuing Bank from the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank of any demand for payment under such Letter of Credit and such Issuing Bank’s determination that such demand for payment complies with the requirements of such Letter of Credit, such Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Company, the Administrative Agent and, with respect to any Letter of Credit issued for the account of any other Borrower, such Borrower, of the amount to be paid by such Issuing Bank as a result of such demand and the date on which payment is to be made by such Issuing Bank to such beneficiary in respect of such demand; provided, however, that an Issuing Bank’s failure to give, or delay in giving, such notice shall not discharge the applicable Borrower in any respect from the applicable Reimbursement Obligation. Each Borrower hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to pay and reimburse each Issuing Bank for the amount of each demand for payment under each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank at or prior to the date on which payment is to be made by such Issuing Bank to the beneficiary thereunder, without presentment, demand, protest or other formalities of any kind. Upon receipt by an Issuing Bank of any payment in respect of any Reimbursement Obligation owing with respect to a Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, such Issuing Bank shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender that has acquired a participation therein under the second sentence of the immediately following subsection (i) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of such payment. (e) Manner of Reimbursement. Upon its receipt of a notice referred to in the immediately preceding subsection (d), the Company shall advise the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank whether or not the applicable Borrower intends to borrow hereunder to finance its obligation to reimburse such Issuing Bank for the amount of the related demand for payment and, if it does, the applicable Borrower, or the Company on behalf of such Borrower, shall submit a timely request for such borrowing as provided in the applicable provisions of this Agreement. If the Company or the applicable Borrower fails to so advise the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank, or if the Company or the applicable Borrower fails to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit by the date of such payment, the failure of which the applicable Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, then (i) if the applicable conditions contained in Article V. would permit the making of Revolving Loans, the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a borrowing of Revolving Loans (which shall be Base Rate Loans) in an amount equal to the unpaid Reimbursement Obligation and the Administrative Agent shall give each Revolving Lender prompt notice of the amount of the Revolving Loan to be made available to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon Eastern time and (ii) if such conditions would not permit the making of Revolving Loans, the provisions of subsection (j) of this Section shall apply. The limitations set forth in the second sentence of Section 2.1.(a) shall not apply to any borrowing of Base Rate Loans under this subsection. (f) Effect of Letters of Credit on Revolving Commitments. Upon the issuance by an Issuing Bank of a Letter of Credit and until such Letter of Credit shall have expired or been cancelled, the Revolving Commitment of each Lender shall be deemed to be utilized for all purposes of this Agreement in an amount equal to the product of (i) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage and (ii) (A) the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit plus (B) any related Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding.


 
- 63 - (g) Issuing Banks’ Duties Regarding Letters of Credit; Unconditional Nature of Reimbursement Obligations. In examining documents presented in connection with drawings under Letters of Credit and making payments under Letters of Credit issued by an Issuing Bank against such documents, such Issuing Bank shall only be required to use the same standard of care as it uses in connection with examining documents presented in connection with drawings under letters of credit in which it has not sold participations and making payments under such letters of credit. Each Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Issuing Banks or any of the Lenders shall be responsible for, and the Borrowers’ obligations in respect of Letters of Credit shall not be affected in any manner by, (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effects of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of or any drawing honored under any Letter of Credit even if such document should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit, or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) failure of the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit to comply fully with conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, facsimile, electronic mail or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit, or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or of the proceeds of any drawing under any Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Banks, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. None of the above shall affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any Issuing Bank’s, the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s rights or powers hereunder. Any action taken or omitted to be taken by an Issuing Bank under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, if taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment), shall not create against such Issuing Bank any liability to the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent or any Lender. In this connection, the obligation of the applicable Borrower to reimburse an Issuing Bank for any drawing made under any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, and to repay any Revolving Loan made pursuant to the second sentence of the immediately preceding subsection (e), shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and any other applicable Letter of Credit Document under all circumstances whatsoever, including without limitation, the following circumstances: (A) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit Document or any term or provisions therein; (B) any amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all or any of the Letter of Credit Documents; (C) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which any Borrower may have at any time against such Issuing Bank, any other Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or in the Letter of Credit Documents or any unrelated transaction; (D) any breach of contract or dispute between or among any Borrower, any Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person; (E) any demand, statement or any other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein or made in connection therewith being untrue or inaccurate in any respect whatsoever; (F) any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; (G) payment by such Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate which does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; and (H) any other act, omission to act, delay or circumstance whatsoever that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable defense to or discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, any Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section or Section 12.9., but not


 
- 64 - in limitation of each Borrower’s unconditional obligation to reimburse an Issuing Bank for any drawing made under a Letter of Credit as provided in this Section and to repay any Revolving Loan made pursuant to the second sentence of the immediately preceding subsection (e), no Borrower shall have any obligation to indemnify the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in respect of any liability incurred by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender arising out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender in respect of a Letter of Credit as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, nothing in this Section shall affect any rights any Borrower may have with respect to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Revolving Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit. (h) Amendments, Etc. The issuance by an Issuing Bank of any amendment, supplement or other modification to any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank shall be subject to the same conditions applicable under this Agreement to the issuance of new Letters of Credit (including, without limitation, that the request therefor be made through the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent), and no such amendment, supplement or other modification shall be issued unless either (i) the respective Letter of Credit affected thereby would have complied with such conditions had it originally been issued hereunder in such amended, supplemented or modified form or (ii) the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Lenders, if any, required by Section 12.6. shall have consented thereto. In connection with any such amendment, supplement or other modification, the Company shall pay the fees, if any, payable under the last sentence of Section 3.5.(c). (i) Lenders’ Participation in Letters of Credit. Immediately upon the issuance by an Issuing Bank of any Letter of Credit, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to have absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally purchased and received from such Issuing Bank, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation to the extent of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the liability of such Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit and each Revolving Lender thereby shall absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably assume, as primary obligor and not as surety, and shall be unconditionally obligated to such Issuing Bank to pay and discharge when due, such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of such Issuing Bank’s liability under such Letter of Credit for which such Issuing Bank is not reimbursed in full by the applicable Borrower through a Base Rate Loan or otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In addition, upon the making of each payment by a Lender to the Administrative Agent for the account of an Issuing Bank in respect of any Letter of Credit issued by it pursuant to the immediately following subsection (j), such Lender shall, automatically and without any further action on the part of such Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, acquire (i) a participation in an amount equal to such payment in the Reimbursement Obligation owing to such Issuing Bank by the applicable Borrower in respect of such Letter of Credit and (ii) a participation in a percentage equal to such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage in any interest or other amounts payable by the applicable Borrower in respect of such Reimbursement Obligation (other than the Fees payable to such Issuing Bank pursuant to the second and the last sentences of Section 3.5.(c)). Upon receipt by the applicable Issuing Bank of any payment in respect of any Reimbursement Obligation, such Issuing Bank shall promptly pay to each Lender that has acquired a participation therein under the second sentence of this subsection (i), such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of such payment. (j) Payment Obligation of Lenders. Each Revolving Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of an Issuing Bank, on demand or upon notice in accordance with subsection (e) above, in immediately available funds in Dollars the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of each drawing paid by such Issuing Bank under each Letter of Credit issued by it to the extent such amount is not reimbursed by the applicable Borrower pursuant to the immediately preceding subsection (d); provided, however, that in respect of any drawing under any Letter of Credit,


 
- 65 - the maximum amount that any Lender shall be required to fund, whether as a Revolving Loan or as a participation, shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of such drawing except as otherwise provided in Section 3.9.(d). If the notice referenced in the second sentence of Section 2.4.(e) is received by a Lender not later than 12:00 noon Eastern time, then such Lender shall make such payment available to the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date of demand therefor; otherwise, such payment shall be made available to the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on the next succeeding Business Day. Each Lender’s obligation to make such payments to the Administrative Agent under this subsection, whether as a Base Rate Loan or as a participation, and the Administrative Agent’s right to receive the same for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, shall be absolute, irrevocable and unconditional and shall not be affected in any way by any circumstance whatsoever, including without limitation, (i) the failure of any other Lender to make its payment under this subsection, (ii) the financial condition of any Borrower or any other Loan Party, (iii) the existence of any Default or Event of Default, including any Event of Default described in Section 10.1.(e) or (f), (iv) the termination of the Revolving Commitments or (v) the delivery of Cash Collateral in respect of any Extended Letter of Credit. Each such payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or deduction whatsoever. (k) Information to Lenders. Promptly following any change in Letters of Credit outstanding issued by an Issuing Bank, such Issuing Bank shall provide to the Administrative Agent, which shall promptly provide the same to each Revolving Lender and the Company, and, with respect to any Letter of Credit issued for the account of any other Borrower, such Borrower, a notice describing the aggregate amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank outstanding at such time. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent from time to time, an Issuing Bank shall deliver any other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (or a Revolving Lender through the Administrative Agent) with respect to such Letter of Credit that is the subject of the request. Other than as set forth in this subsection, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent shall have no duty to notify the Lenders regarding the issuance or other matters regarding Letters of Credit issued hereunder. The failure of any Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent to perform its requirements under this subsection shall not relieve any Lender from its obligations under the immediately preceding subsection (j). (l) Extended Letters of Credit. Each Revolving Lender confirms that its obligations under the immediately preceding subsections (i) and (j) shall be reinstated in full and apply if the delivery of any Cash Collateral in respect of an Extended Letter of Credit is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise. (m) Reporting of Letter of Credit Information and L/C Commitment. At any time that there is an Issuing Bank that is not also the financial institution acting as Administrative Agent, then (i) on the last Business Day of each calendar month, (ii) on each date that a Letter of Credit is amended, terminated or otherwise expires, (iii) on each date that a Letter of Credit is issued or the expiry date of a Letter of Credit is extended, and (iv) upon the request of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank (or, in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this Section, the applicable Issuing Bank) shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a report setting forth in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent information (including, without limitation, any reimbursement, Cash Collateral, or termination in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank) with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank that is outstanding hereunder. In addition, each Issuing Bank shall provide notice to the Administrative Agent of its L/C Commitment, or any change thereto, promptly upon it becoming an Issuing Bank or making any change to its L/C Commitment. No failure on the part of any Issuing Bank to provide such information pursuant to this Section 2.4.(m) shall limit the obligations of


 
- 66 - any Borrower or any Lender hereunder with respect to its reimbursement and participation obligations hereunder. (n) Replacement and Resignation of Issuing Bank. (i) Any Issuing Bank may be replaced (including concurrently with the assignment of all of the Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans of any Lender then acting as an Issuing Bank hereunder) at any time by written agreement among the Company, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and any successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such replacement of an Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Company shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 3.5.(c). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the replaced Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued by such successor Issuing Bank thereafter, (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require, and (iii) the successor Issuing Bank shall, or any other Issuing Bank may, issue letters of credit in substitution for all Letters of Credit issued by the replaced Issuing Bank outstanding at the time of such succession (which letters of credit issued in substitutions shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued hereunder) or make other arrangements satisfactory to the replaced Issuing Bank to effectively assume the obligations of the replaced Issuing Bank with respect to such Letters of Credit. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder or the assignment of all of the Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans of any Lender then acting as an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced or departing Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto (but only to extent the replaced or departing Issuing Bank still has Letters of Credit that will be issued and outstanding) and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit then outstanding and issued by it prior to such replacement for which there is no substituted Letter of Credit, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit. (ii) Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Issuing Bank, an Issuing Bank may resign as an Issuing Bank at any time upon thirty days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Company and the Revolving Lenders, in which case, such resigning Issuing Bank shall be replaced in accordance with Section 2.4.(n)(i) above. Section 2.5. [Reserved]. Section 2.6. Rates and Payment of Interest on Loans. (a) Rates. Each Borrower promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by such Lender for the period from and including the date of the making of such Loan to but excluding the date such Loan shall be paid in full, at the following per annum rates: (i) during such periods as such Loan is a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate (as in effect from time to time), plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans; (ii) during such periods as such Loan is a Term SOFR Loan, at Adjusted Term SOFR for such Loan for the Interest Period therefor, plus the Applicable Margin for SOFR Loans;


 
- 67 - (iii) during such periods as such Loan is a Daily SOFR Loan, at Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR for such Loan (as in effect from time to time), plus the Applicable Margin for Daily SOFR Loans; (iv) if such Loan is an Absolute Rate Loan, at the Absolute Rate for such Loan for the Interest Period therefor quoted by the Lender making such Loan in accordance with Section 2.3.; and (v) if such Loan is a SOFR Margin Loan, at SOFR for such Loan for the Interest Period therefor plus the SOFR Margin quoted by the Lender making such Loan in accordance with Section 2.3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) automatically upon any Event of Default under Section 10.1.(a), (e) or (f) or (b) at the option of the Requisite Lenders (upon notice to the Company), while any other Event of Default exists, each Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender and each Issuing Bank, as the case may be, interest at the Post-Default Rate on the outstanding principal amount of any Loan made by such Lender to such Borrower, on all Reimbursement Obligations and on any other amount payable by each Borrower hereunder or under the Notes held by such Lender to or for the account of such Lender (including without limitation, accrued but unpaid interest to the extent permitted under Applicable Law). (b) Payment of Interest. All accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding principal amount of each Loan shall be payable (i) with respect to any Base Rate Loan or Daily SOFR Loan, quarterly in arrears on the first day of each calendar quarter, commencing with the first full calendar quarter occurring after the Effective Date, (ii) with respect to any Term SOFR Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto and, in the case of any Term SOFR Loan with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period, (iii) with respect to any Bid Rate Loan, as provided in Section 2.8.(b) and (iv) on any date on which the principal balance of such Loan is due and payable in full (whether at maturity, due to acceleration or otherwise). In the event of (i) any repayment or prepayment of any SOFR Loan, accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (ii) any conversion of any Term SOFR Loan prior to the end of the Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion. Interest payable at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable from time to time on demand. All determinations by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on the Lenders and the Borrowers for all purposes, absent manifest error. (c) Company Information Used to Determine Applicable Interest Rates. The parties understand that the applicable interest rate for the Obligations and certain fees set forth herein may be determined and/or adjusted from time to time based upon certain financial ratios and/or other information to be provided or certified to the Lenders by the Company (the “Company Information”). If it is subsequently determined that any such Company Information was incorrect (for whatever reason, including, without limitation, because of a subsequent restatement of earnings by the Company) at the time it was delivered to the Administrative Agent, and if the applicable interest rate or fees calculated for any period were lower than they should have been had the correct information been timely provided, then, such interest rate and such fees for such period shall be automatically recalculated using correct Company Information. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Company in writing of any additional interest and fees due because of such recalculation, and the Company or the relevant Borrower shall pay such additional interest or fees due to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written notice. Any recalculation of interest or fees required by this provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement, and this provision shall not in any way


 
- 68 - limit any of the Administrative Agent’s, any Issuing Bank’s, or any Lender’s other rights under this Agreement. (d) Term SOFR and Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Conforming Changes. In connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR and Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Company and the Lenders of the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR or Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR. Section 2.7. Number of Interest Periods. There may be no more than ten (10) different Interest Periods for Term SOFR Loans and Bid Rate Loans, collectively, outstanding at the same time and not more than ten (10) SOFR Loans outstanding at the same time. Section 2.8. Repayment of Loans. (a) Revolving Loans. Each Borrower promises to repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, the Revolving Loans made to such Borrower on the Revolving Credit Termination Date (or such earlier date on which the Revolving Commitments are terminated in full in accordance with this Agreement). (b) Bid Rate Loans. The Company promises to repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, each Bid Rate Loan on the last day of the Interest Period of such Bid Rate Loan (or such earlier date on which the Revolving Commitments are terminated in full in accordance with this Agreement), it being acknowledged that the Company may repay any Bid Rate Loans with the proceeds of Revolving Loans. (c) Term Loans. Each Borrower promises to repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, the Term Loans made to such Borrower on the Term Loan Termination Date (or such earlier date on which the Term Loans become due or are declared due in accordance with this Agreement). Section 2.9. Prepayments. (a) Optional. Subject to Section 4.4., any Borrower may prepay any Loan in full or in part at any time without premium or penalty. A Bid Rate Loan may only be prepaid, subject to Section 4.4., (i) with the prior written consent of the Lender holding such Bid Rate Loan, (ii) to the extent the Company has expressly stated in the Bid Rate Quote Request for such Bid Rate Loans that such Bid Rate Loans are subject to prepayment at the option of the Company or (iii) in connection with a prepayment in full of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The applicable Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent prior written notice (i) at least 2 U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the prepayment of any Term SOFR Loan and (i) not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on the Business Day of the prepayment of any Base Rate Loan or Daily SOFR Loan. Each voluntary partial prepayment of Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof. (b) Mandatory.


 
- 69 - (i) Revolving Commitment Overadvance. If at any time the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans and Bid Rate Loans, together with the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities, exceeds the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments, the Borrowers shall within one (1) Business Day of demand pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, the amount of such excess. (ii) Bid Rate Facility Overadvance. If at any time the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Bid Rate Loans exceeds $500,000,000 at such time, then the Company shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent for the accounts of the applicable Lenders the amount of such excess. (iii) Application of Mandatory Prepayments. Amounts paid under the preceding subsection (b)(i) shall be applied to pay all amounts of principal outstanding on the Revolving Loans, Bid Rate Loans and any Reimbursement Obligations pro rata in accordance with Section 3.2., and if any Letters of Credit are outstanding at such time, the remainder, if any, shall be deposited into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account for application to any Reimbursement Obligations. Amounts paid under the preceding subsection (b)(ii) shall be applied in accordance with Section 3.2.(c). If the Borrowers are required to pay any outstanding Term SOFR Loans by reason of this Section prior to the end of the applicable Interest Period therefor, the Borrowers shall pay all amounts due under Section 4.4. (c) No Effect on Derivatives Contracts. No repayment or prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section shall affect any of the applicable Borrower’s obligations under any Derivatives Contracts entered into with respect to the Loans. Section 2.10. Continuation. So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, any Borrower may, on any U.S. Government Securities Business Day, with respect to any Term SOFR Loan, elect to maintain such Term SOFR Loan or any portion thereof as a Term SOFR Loan by selecting a new Interest Period for such Term SOFR Loan. Each Continuation of a Term SOFR Loan shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $2,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount, and each new Interest Period selected under this Section shall commence on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period. Each selection of a new Interest Period shall be made by such Borrower giving to the Administrative Agent a Notice of Continuation not later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on the third U.S. Government Securities Business Day prior to the date of any such Continuation. Such notice by a Borrower of a Continuation shall be by electronic mail or other similar form of communication in the form of a Notice of Continuation, specifying (a) the proposed date of such Continuation, (b) the Term SOFR Loans and portions thereof subject to such Continuation and (c) the duration of the selected Interest Period, all of which shall be specified in such manner as is necessary to comply with all limitations on Loans outstanding hereunder. Each Notice of Continuation shall be irrevocable by and binding on the applicable Borrower once given. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed Continuation. If a Borrower shall fail to select in a timely manner a new Interest Period for any Term SOFR Loan in accordance with this Section, such Loan will automatically, on the last day of the current Interest Period therefor, continue as a Term SOFR Loan with an Interest Period of one month; provided, however that if a Default or Event of Default exists, unless repaid such Loan will automatically, on the last day of the current Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Loan notwithstanding the first sentence of Section 2.11. or such Borrower’s failure to comply with any of the terms of such Section.


 
- 70 - Section 2.11. Conversion. So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, any Borrower may, on any U.S. Government Securities Business Day, upon such Borrower’s giving of a Notice of Conversion to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail or other similar form of communication, Convert all or a portion of a Loan of one Type into a Loan of another Type; provided, however, a Base Rate Loan or Daily SOFR Loan may not be Converted into a Term SOFR Loan if a Default or Event of Default exists. Each Conversion of Base Rate Loans or Daily SOFR Loans into Term SOFR Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $2,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount. Any Conversion of a Term SOFR Loan into a Base Rate Loan or Daily SOFR Loan shall be made on, and only on, the last day of an Interest Period for such Term SOFR Loan. Each such Notice of Conversion shall be given not later than (i) 1:00 p.m. Eastern time 3 U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the date of any proposed Conversion into a Daily SOFR Loan or Term SOFR Loan and (ii) 1:00 p.m. Eastern time two (2) Business Days prior to the date of any proposed Conversion into a Base Rate Loan. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Conversion, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed Conversion. Subject to the restrictions specified above, each Notice of Conversion shall be by electronic mail or other similar form of communication in the form of a Notice of Conversion specifying (a) the requested date of such Conversion, (b) the Type of Loan to be Converted, (c) the portion of such Type of Loan to be Converted, (d) the Type of Loan such Loan is to be Converted into and (e) if such Conversion is into a Term SOFR Loan, the requested duration of the Interest Period of such Loan. If a Borrower shall elect a conversion to Term SOFR Loans but fails to select an Interest Period for any Term SOFR Loan in accordance with this Section, such Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month. Each Notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable by and binding on the applicable Borrower once given. Section 2.12. Notes. (a) Notes. To the extent requested by any Lender, (i) the Revolving Loans made by such Lender shall, in addition to this Agreement, also be evidenced by a Revolving Note, payable to the order of such Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of its Revolving Commitment as originally in effect and otherwise duly completed, and (ii) the Term Loans made by such Lender shall, in addition to this Agreement, also be evidenced by a Term Loan Note, payable to the order of such Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of the Term Loans made by such Lender and otherwise duly completed. Except in the case of a Lender that has notified the Administrative Agent in writing that it elects not to receive a Bid Rate Note, the Bid Rate Loans made by a Lender to the Company shall, in addition to this Agreement, also be evidenced by a Bid Rate Note payable to the order of such Lender. (b) Records. The date, amount, interest rate, Type and duration of Interest Periods (if applicable) of each Loan made by each Lender to any Borrower, and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrowers hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. (c) Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Notes. Upon receipt by the Company of (i) written notice from a Lender that a Note of such Lender has been lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated, and (ii)(A) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, an unsecured agreement of indemnity from such Lender in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or (B) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and


 
- 71 - cancellation of such Note, the Borrowers shall at their own expense execute and deliver to such Lender a new Note dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note. Section 2.13. Voluntary Reductions of the Revolving Commitments. The Company shall have the right to terminate or reduce the aggregate unused amount of the Revolving Commitments (for which purpose use of the Revolving Commitments shall be deemed to include the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities and the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Bid Rate Loans) at any time and from time to time without penalty or premium upon not less than three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent of each such termination or reduction, which notice shall specify the effective date thereof and the amount of any such reduction (which in the case of any partial reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall not be less than $25,000,000 and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess of that amount in the aggregate) and shall be irrevocable once given and effective only upon receipt by the Administrative Agent (“Commitment Reduction Notice”); provided, however, the Company may not reduce the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments below $100,000,000 unless the Company is terminating the Revolving Commitments in full; provided, further, however, that such Commitment Reduction Notice may be revoked or modified in connection with a requested termination of the aggregate amount of all Revolving Commitments that is contingent on the consummation of a refinancing, change of control event or other capital transaction that does not close on the originally anticipated closing date. Promptly after receipt of a Commitment Reduction Notice, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the proposed termination or Revolving Commitment reduction. Without limitation of the provisions of Section 2.17., the Revolving Commitments, once reduced or terminated pursuant to this Section, may not be increased or reinstated. The Borrowers shall pay all interest and fees on the Revolving Loans accrued to the date of such reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Lenders, including but not limited to any applicable compensation due to each Revolving Lender in accordance with Section 4.4. Section 2.14. Extension of Revolving Credit Termination Date. The Company shall have the right to request that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders extend the Revolving Credit Termination Date for either (i) an additional six-month period, which extension right under this clause (i) shall be exercisable two times during the term of this Agreement, or (ii) an additional one-year period, which extension right under this clause (ii) shall be exercisable once during the term of this Agreement; provided that, in either case, if such six-month or one-year period, as applicable, shall end on a date that is not a Business Day, it shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day. The Borrower may exercise such right only by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent at least 30 days but not more than 120 days prior to the current Revolving Credit Termination Date, a written request for such extension (an “Extension Request”). The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders if it receives an Extension Request promptly upon receipt thereof. Subject to satisfaction of the following conditions, the Revolving Credit Termination Date shall be extended for six months or one year, as applicable, effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of the Extension Request and payment of the fee referred to in the following clause (y): (x) on and as of the date of receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice of the Borrower’s request to extend the Revolving Credit Termination Date and as of the then existing Termination Date, (A) no Default or Event of Default shall exist and (B) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by each Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material


 
- 72 - respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and (y) the Borrowers shall have paid the Fees payable under Section 3.5.(c). At any time prior to the effectiveness of any such extension, upon the Administrative Agent’s request, the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate from a Responsible Officer certifying the matters referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (x)(A) and (x)(B). Section 2.15. Expiration Date of Letters of Credit Past Revolving Commitment Termination. If on the date the Revolving Commitments are terminated or reduced to zero (whether voluntarily, by reason of the occurrence of an Event of Default or otherwise) there are any Letters of Credit outstanding hereunder and the aggregate Stated Amount of such Letters of Credit exceeds the balance of available funds on deposit in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, then the applicable Borrower shall, on such date, pay to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Revolving Lenders and the Issuing Banks, for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, an amount of money equal to the amount of such excess (or otherwise provide Cash Collateral equal to such excess in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Banks). Section 2.16. Amount Limitations. Notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no Lender shall be required to make a Revolving Loan, no Lender shall make any Bid Rate Loan, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue a Letter of Credit and no reduction of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.13. shall take effect, if, immediately after the making of such Revolving Loan, the issuance of such Letter of Credit or such reduction in the Revolving Commitments, after giving effect to any substantially concurrent prepayments or repayments, (a) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans and Bid Rate Loans, together with the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities, would exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments at such time, or (b) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Bid Rate Loans would exceed $500,000,000. Section 2.17. Increase in Aggregate Revolving Commitments and Incremental Term Loans. (a) The Company shall have the right to request increases in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments (any such increase being “Incremental Revolving Commitments”) or to request new term loans (an “Incremental Term Loan Facility”; any advance thereunder being an “Incremental Term Loan Advance”; and each Incremental Term Loan Facility, together with all Incremental Revolving Commitments, collectively, the “Incremental Facilities” and, individually, an “Incremental Facility”) (or any combination of the foregoing) by providing written notice to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall be irrevocable once given; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all Incremental Facilities (determined exclusive of the May 2024 Incremental Term Loans) shall not exceed $500,000,000. Each such Incremental Facility must be an aggregate minimum amount of $25,000,000 (or such lesser amount as the Company and the Administrative Agent shall mutually agree) and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof. The Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Company, shall manage all aspects of the syndication of such Incremental Facility, including decisions as to the selection of the existing Lenders and/or other banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders to be approached with respect to such Incremental Facility and the allocations of the Revolving Commitments under such Incremental Facility among such existing Lenders and/or other banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, participation in all or any portion of such Incremental Facility may be offered by the Administrative Agent to any existing Lender in the applicable Facility selected by the Company or to any other bank, financial institution or other institutional lender selected by the Company, subject to the approval of the


 
- 73 - Administrative Agent, and, with respect to Incremental Revolving Commitments, each Issuing Bank, in each case to the extent set forth in clause (v) of subsection (f) below. No Lender shall be obligated in any way whatsoever to increase its Revolving Commitment or provide any other Incremental Facility, as applicable, and any new Lender becoming a party to this Agreement in connection with any such Incremental Facility must be an Eligible Assignee. (b) If a Person becomes a new Revolving Lender under this Agreement, or if any existing Lender is increasing its Revolving Commitment, such Lender shall on the date it becomes a Lender hereunder (or, in the case of an existing Lender, increases its Revolving Commitment) (and as a condition thereto) purchase from the other Lenders its Revolving Commitment Percentage (determined with respect to the Lenders’ respective Revolving Commitments and after giving effect to the increase of Revolving Commitments) of any outstanding Revolving Loans, by making available to the Administrative Agent for the account of such other Lenders, in same day funds, an amount equal to the sum of (A) the portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Loans to be purchased by such Lender, plus (B) the aggregate amount of payments previously made by the other Lenders under Section 2.4.(j) that have not been repaid, plus (C) interest accrued and unpaid to and as of such date on such portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Loans. The Borrowers shall pay to the Lenders amounts payable, if any, to such Lenders under Section 4.4. as a result of the prepayment of any such Loans. (c) If pursuant to this Section 2.17. one or more Lenders (each an “Additional Term Loan Lender”) shall agree to make an applicable Incremental Term Loan Advance, such Incremental Term Loan Advance shall be made, on a date agreed to by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Additional Term Loan Lenders, in accordance with the following conditions and procedures: (i) Not later than 11:00 a.m. Eastern time at least one (1) Business Day prior to the proposed date of a borrowing of Base Rate Loans or Daily SOFR Loans comprising all or a portion of an Incremental Term Loan Advance and not later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern time at least three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to a borrowing of Term SOFR Loans comprising all or a portion of an Incremental Term Loan Advance, the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) a Notice of Borrowing with respect to such Incremental Term Loan Advance and (B) Notices of Continuation and/or Notices of Conversion with respect to any then outstanding term loans under any Incremental Term Loan Facility, such that, on the date of such Incremental Term Loan Advances, the term loans then outstanding and such Incremental Term Loan Advances shall be combined so that all Lenders providing term loans under any Incremental Term Loan Facilities (including such Additional Term Loan Lenders) hold pro rata amounts of each portion of the term loans (including such Incremental Term Loan Advance) of each Type and Interest Period. Each such Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Conversion and Notice of Continuation shall specify the Type of such Incremental Term Loan Advances, and if such Incremental Term Loan Advances are to be a Term SOFR Loan, the Interest Period therefor, all in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence. Such notices shall be irrevocable once given and binding on the Company. (ii) Each Additional Term Loan Lender shall deposit an amount equal to its applicable Incremental Term Loan Advance with the Administrative Agent at the Principal Office, in immediately available funds not later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on the date on which it has agreed to make such Incremental Term Loan Advance. Subject to fulfillment of all applicable conditions set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall make available to the Company at the Principal Office, not later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on such date the proceeds of such amounts received by the Administrative Agent.


 
- 74 - (iii) The Company shall pay to the Lenders amounts payable, if any, to such Lenders under Section 4.4. as a result of the Conversion of any portion of the Incremental Term Loan Advances as provided above. (d) Incremental Term Loan Advances and Incremental Revolving Commitments may be made hereunder pursuant to an amendment or an amendment and restatement (an “Incremental Facility Amendment”) of this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrowers, each Lender participating in such Incremental Facility and the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 12.6., the Incremental Facility Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.17. Each Incremental Term Loan Facility will mature and amortize in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, each Lender participating in such Incremental Facility and the Company. (e) Loans made pursuant to any Incremental Facility shall rank pari passu in right of payment, and shall be guaranteed on a pari passu basis, with the Loans. (f) The effectiveness of Incremental Facilities under this Section are subject to the following conditions precedent: (v) the approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of any new Lender (other than an Eligible Assignee) by the Administrative Agent and, with respect to any Incremental Revolving Commitments, each Issuing Bank, (w) no Default or Event of Default shall be in existence on the effective date of such Incremental Facility, (x) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrowers and any other Loan Party in any Loan Document to which such Loan Party is a party shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on the effective date of such increase except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances permitted under the Loan Documents, (y) the Company shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the covenants contained in Section 9.1., and (z) the Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: (i) if not previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, copies certified by the secretary or assistant secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of the Company of (A) all corporate, partnership, member or other necessary action taken by the Borrowers to authorize such Incremental Facility and (B) all corporate, partnership, member or other necessary action taken by each Guarantor authorizing the guaranty of such Incremental Facility; (ii) a supplement to this Agreement executed by the Borrowers and any Lender providing such Incremental Facility which supplement may include such amendments to this Agreement as the Administrative Agent deems reasonably necessary or appropriate to implement the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.17., together with the consent of the Guarantors thereto; (iii) if requested by the Administrative Agent, an opinion of counsel to the Borrowers and the Guarantors, and addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders covering such matters as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; (iv) if requested by any new Lender or any existing Lender increasing its Revolving Commitment, new Revolving Notes executed by the Borrowers, payable to any new Lenders and replacement Revolving Notes executed by the Borrowers, payable to any existing Lenders increasing their Revolving Commitments, in the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at the time of the effectiveness of the applicable increase in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments; and (v) if requested by any Additional Term Loan Lender, a term loan noteTerm Loan Note executed by the Borrowers payable to such Additional Term Loan Lender in the


 
- 75 - amount of such Additional Term Loan Lender’s term loansTerm Loans under any Incremental Term Loan Facilities. In connection with any Incremental Facility pursuant to this Section 2.17., any Lender becoming a party hereto shall (1) execute such documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (2) in the case of any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America, provide to the Administrative Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent to comply with “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act. Section 2.18. Funds Transfer Disbursements. Each Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of any Loan made by the Lenders or any of their Affiliates pursuant to the Loan Documents as requested by an authorized representative of such Borrower or the Company on behalf of such Borrower to any of the accounts designated in the Disbursement Instruction Agreement. Section 2.19. Designation of Subsidiary Borrowers. (a) Subject to Sections 2.19.(b) and 5.3., the Company may at any time and from time to time upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may agree) designate any Eligible Domestic Subsidiary as a Subsidiary Borrower by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement executed by such Subsidiary and the Company and the satisfaction of the other conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.3., and upon such delivery and satisfaction such Subsidiary shall for all purposes of this Agreement be a Subsidiary Borrower and a party to this Agreement until the Company shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination with respect to such Subsidiary, whereupon such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Subsidiary Borrower and a party to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, no Borrowing Subsidiary Termination will become effective as to any Subsidiary Borrower at a time when any principal of or interest on any Loan to such Borrower shall be outstanding hereunder, provided that such Borrowing Subsidiary Termination shall be effective to terminate the right of such Subsidiary Borrower to request further Credit Events under this Agreement. As soon as practicable upon receipt of a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall furnish a copy thereof to each Lender. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if any Lender determines that, as a result of any applicable law, rule, regulation or treaty or any applicable request, rule, requirement, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority, it is or it becomes unlawful, or shall otherwise determine that it would constitute a violation of such Lender’s internal policies, for such Lender to perform any of its obligations as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to any Subsidiary Borrower or for such Lender to fund or maintain any participation or any Loan to any Subsidiary Borrower: (i) such Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent upon becoming aware of such event; (ii) the obligations of all Lenders to make, convert or continue any participations and Loans to such Subsidiary Borrower shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist; and


 
- 76 - (iii) the Borrowers shall repay any outstanding participations or Loans made to such Subsidiary Borrower on the last day of the Interest Period for each Loan occurring after the Administrative Agent has notified the Company or, if earlier, the date specified by the Lender in the notice delivered to the Administrative Agent (being no earlier than the last day of any applicable grace period permitted by law). Section 2.20. Permitted Extension Amendments. (a) The Company may, (i) with respect to the Revolving Credit Termination Date, two times during the term of this Agreement and only after it has exercised the extension rights under Section 2.14. and (ii) with respect to the Term Loan Termination Date, two times during the term of this Agreement, in each case, not more than one hundred twenty (120) days and not less than thirty (30) days prior to the then-current applicable Termination Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the applicable Lenders), request that each applicable Lender extend (each such date on which an extension occurs, an “Extension Date”) such Lender’s applicable Termination Date to the date that is one year after the applicable Termination Date then in effect for such Lender (the “Existing Termination Date”), subject to the terms and conditions contained in such request which may include (i) an increase in the interest rate or other fees applicable solely with respect to the Revolving Loans, Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments in respect of which such extension is made to apply on and after the Extension Date and (ii) the inclusion of additional fees to be payable to the Extending Lenders (as defined below) in connection with such extension (including any upfront fees). (b) Each applicable Lender, acting in its sole and individual discretion, shall, by notice to the Administrative Agent given not later than the date that is fifteen (15) days after the date on which the Administrative Agent received the Company’s extension request (the “Lender Notice Date”), advise the Administrative Agent whether or not such Lender agrees to such extension (each Lender that determines to so extend its applicable Termination Date, an “Extending Lender”). Each Lender that determines not to so extend its applicable Termination Date (a “Non-Extending Lender”) shall notify the Administrative Agent of such fact promptly after such determination (but in any event no later than the Lender Notice Date), and any Lender that does not so advise the Administrative Agent on or before the Lender Notice Date shall be deemed to be a Non-Extending Lender. The election of any Lender to agree to such extension shall not obligate any other Lender to so agree, and it is understood and agreed that no Lender shall have any obligation whatsoever to agree to any request made by the Company for extension of the applicable Termination Date. (c) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Company of each applicable Lender’s determination under this Section. (d) The Company shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, on or before the applicable Termination Date for any Non-Extending Lender to replace such Non-Extending Lender with, and add as “Lenders” under this Agreement in place thereof, one or more financial institutions (each, an “Additional Lender”) approved by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks in accordance with the procedures provided in Section 4.6., each of which Additional Lenders shall have entered into an Assignment and Assumption (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 12.5., with the Company obligated to pay any applicable processing or recordation fee) with such Non-Extending Lender, pursuant to which such Additional Lenders shall, effective on or before the applicable Termination Date for such Non-Extending Lender, assume the applicable Revolving Commitments (and, if any such Additional Lender is already a Revolving Lender, its Revolving Commitment shall be in addition to such Lender’s Revolving Commitment hereunder on such date) or the applicable Term Loans. Prior to any Non-Extending Lender being replaced by one or more Additional Lenders pursuant hereto, such Non-Extending Lender may elect, in its sole discretion, by giving


 
- 77 - irrevocable notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Company (which notice shall set forth such Lender’s new applicable Termination Date), to become an Extending Lender. The Administrative Agent may effect such amendments to this Agreement as are reasonably necessary to provide for any such extensions with the consent of the Company but without the consent of any other Lenders. (e) If (and only if) the total of the Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders or Term Loans of the Term Loan Lenders, as applicable, that have agreed to extend their applicable Termination Date and the new or increased Revolving Commitments or Term Loans, as applicable, of any Additional Lenders is more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments inor Term Loans, as applicable, in effect immediately prior to the applicable Extension Date, then, in each case, effective as of the applicable Extension Date, the applicable Termination Date of each Extending Lender and of each Additional Lender shall be extended to the date that is one year after the Existing Termination Date (except that, if such date is not a Business Day, such Termination Date as so extended shall be the next preceding Business Day) and each Additional Lender shall thereupon become a “Lender” and a “Revolving Lender” or “Term Loan Lender”, as applicable, for all purposes of this Agreement and shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement as a Lender and a Revolving Lender or Term Loan Lender, as applicable, hereunder and shall have the obligations of a Lender and a Revolving Lender or Term Loan Lender, as applicable, hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) no consent of any Lender (other than the existing Lenders participating in the extension of the Existing Termination Date) shall be required for any extension of the applicable Termination Date pursuant to this Section 2.20., (ii) the operation of this Section 2.20. in accordance with its terms is not an amendment subject to Section 12.6. and (iii) at any date of determination, the facilityRevolving Credit Facility established hereunder will have a term of no more than five years, whether such determination is made before or after giving effect to any extension request made by the Company pursuant to this Section 2.20. (f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any extension of any Termination Date pursuant to this Section 2.20. shall not be effective with respect to any Extending Lender unless: (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the applicable Extension Date and immediately after giving effect thereto; (ii) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by each Borrower or any other Loan Party in any Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party, shall be true and correct in all material respects (unless such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality, in which event such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such Extension Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (unless such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality, in which event such representation and warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances permitted under the Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate dated as of the applicable Extension Date from the Company signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company (A) certifying the accuracy of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) and (B) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by the Loan Parties approving or consenting to such extension. (g) On the applicable Termination Date of each Non-Extending Lender, (i) with respect to any extension of the Revolving Credit Termination Date, any Revolving Commitment of each Non- Extending Lender shall automatically terminate and (ii) the applicable Borrower shall repay such Non- Extending Lender in accordance with Section 2.8. (and shall pay to such Non-Extending Lender all of


 
- 78 - the other Obligations owing to it under this Agreement) and after giving effect thereto shall prepay any Revolving Loans and/or Term Loans, as applicable, outstanding on such date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 4.4.) to the extent necessary to keep outstanding Revolving Loans under the applicable Facility ratable with any revised applicable percentages of the respective Lenders under such Facility effective as of such date and, with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the Administrative Agent shall administer any necessary reallocation of the Revolving Credit Exposures (without regard to any minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and/or pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement). (h) This Section shall supersede any provisions in Sections 3.1., 3.2., 3.3. or 12.6. to the contrary. ARTICLE III. Payments, Fees and Other General Provisions Section 3.1. Payments. (a) Payments by Borrowers. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein, all payments of principal, interest, Fees and other amounts to be made by any Borrower, or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower, under this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without setoff, deduction or counterclaim (excluding Taxes required to be withheld pursuant to Section 3.10.), to the Administrative Agent at the Principal Office, not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date on which such payment shall become due (each such payment made after such time on such due date to be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day for any Base Rate Loan or Daily SOFR Loan and on the next succeeding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for any Term SOFR Loan). Subject to Section 10.5., each Borrower, or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower, shall, at the time of making each payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, specify to the Administrative Agent the amounts payable by such Borrower hereunder to which such payment is to be applied. Each payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of a Lender under this Agreement or any Note shall be paid to such Lender by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the wiring instructions provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent from time to time, for the account of such Lender at the applicable Lending Office of such Lender. Each payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement shall be paid to such Issuing Bank by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the wiring instructions provided by such Issuing Bank to the Administrative Agent from time to time, for the account of such Issuing Bank. In the event the Administrative Agent fails to pay such amounts to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, within one Business Day of receipt of such amounts, the Administrative Agent shall pay interest on such amount until paid at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. If the due date of any payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document would otherwise fall on a day which is not a Business Day or U.S. Government Securities Business Day, as applicable, such date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day or U.S. Government Securities Business Day, as applicable, and interest shall continue to accrue at the rate, if any, applicable to such payment for the period of such extension. (b) Presumptions Regarding Payments by Borrowers. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or an Issuing Bank hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the applicable Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Banks,


 
- 79 - as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent on demand that amount so distributed to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Overnight Rate. Section 3.2. Pro Rata Treatment. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (a) each borrowing from the Revolving Lenders under Sections 2.1.(a) and 2.4.(e) shall be made from the Revolving Lenders, each payment of the fees under Section 3.5.(b), the first sentence of Section 3.5.(c), and Section 3.5.(d) shall be made for the account of the Revolving Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the Revolving Commitments under Section 2.13. shall be applied to the respective Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Revolving Commitments; (b) each payment or prepayment of principal of Revolving Loans shall be made for the account of the Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Revolving Loans held by them,; provided that, subject to Section 3.9., if immediately prior to giving effect to any such payment in respect of any Revolving Loans the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans shall not be held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments in effect at the time such Revolving Loans were made, then such payment shall be applied to the Revolving Loans in such manner as shall result, as nearly as is practicable, in the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans being held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with such respective Revolving Commitments; (c) each prepayment of principal of Bid Rate Loans pursuant to Section 2.9.(b)(ii) shall be made for account of the Lenders then owed Bid Rate Loans pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Bid Rate Loans then owing to each such Lender; (d) [reserved]the making of Term Loans under Section 2.2.(a) shall be made from the Term Loan Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Term Loan Commitments, and each payment or prepayment of principal of any tranche of Term Loans shall be made for the account of the applicable Term Loan Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Term Loans of such tranche held by them; (e) each payment of interest on Loans shall be made for the account of the applicable Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due and payable to the respective Lenders; (f) the Conversion and Continuation of Revolving Loans of a particular Type (other than Conversions provided for by Sections 4.1.(c) and 4.5.) shall be made pro rata among the applicable Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Revolving Loans, and the then current Interest Period for each Lender’s portion of each such Loan of such Type shall be coterminous; (g) [reserved]; and (h) the Revolving Lenders’ participation in, and payment obligations in respect of, Letters of Credit under Section 2.4., shall be in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitment Percentages. Section 3.3. Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other Obligations owing to such Lender (other than Specified Derivatives Obligations) resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such Obligation greater than the share thereof as provided in Section 3.2. or Section 10.5., as applicable, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and such other Obligations owing to the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the applicable Lenders ratably in accordance with Section 3.2. or Section 10.5., as applicable; provided that:


 
- 80 - (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and (ii) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrowers pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 3.9.(e) or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of, or sale of a participation in, any of its Loans or participations in Letters of Credit to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply). Each Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under Applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may, subject to Section 12.3, exercise against such Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation. Section 3.4. Several Obligations. No Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make a Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by such other Lender hereunder, and the failure of any Lender to make a Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by it hereunder shall not relieve the obligation of any other Lender to make any Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by such other Lender. Section 3.5. Fees. (a) Closing Fee. On the Effective Date and the First Amendment Effective Date, as applicable, each Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, each Arranger and each Lender all fees then due and payable as have been agreed to in writing by the Borrowers, the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent in the Fee Letters or otherwise. (b) Facility Fees. (i) During the period from the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of (x) the Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date and (y) the Revolving Credit Termination Date, the Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Lenders an unused facility fee equal to the sum of the daily amount by which the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments exceeds the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans set forth in the table below multiplied by the corresponding per annum rate: Amount by Which Revolving Commitments Exceed Revolving Loans Unused Fee $0 to and including an amount equal to 50% of the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments 0.20% Greater than an amount equal to 50% of the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments 0.30%


 
- 81 - Such fee shall be computed on a daily basis and payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of each January, April, July and October during the term of this Agreement and on the Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date or any earlier date of termination of the Revolving Commitments or reduction of the Revolving Commitments to zero. (ii) From and after the Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date, the Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Lenders a facility fee equal to the average daily aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments (whether or not utilized) multiplied by the corresponding per annum rate equal to the Ratings-Based Applicable Margin. Such fee shall be computed on a daily basis and payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of each January, April, July and October during the term of this Agreement and on the Revolving Credit Termination Date or any earlier date of termination of the Revolving Commitments or reduction of the Revolving Commitments to zero. The Company acknowledges that the fee payable hereunder is a bona fide commitment fee and is intended as reasonable compensation to the Revolving Lenders for committing to make funds available to the Borrowers as described herein and for no other purposes. (b) Letter of Credit Fees. Each Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a letter of credit fee at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are Term SOFR Loans times the daily average Stated Amount of each Letter of Credit for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (x) to and including the date such Letter of Credit expires or is cancelled or terminated or (y) to but excluding the date such Letter of Credit is drawn in full. In addition to such fees, each Borrower shall pay to each Issuing Bank solely for its own account, a fronting or issuance fee in respect of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank in an amount to be agreed between such Borrower and such Issuing Bank, which fee may be payable either as a percentage of the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit or as a per annum rate on the daily average Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (1) to and including the date such Letter of Credit expires or is cancelled or terminated or (2) to but excluding the date such Letter of Credit is drawn in full. The fees provided for in this subsection shall be nonrefundable and payable in arrears (i) quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October, (ii) on the Revolving Credit Termination Date, (iii) on the date the Revolving Commitments are terminated or reduced to zero and (iv) thereafter from time to time on demand of the Administrative Agent. The Company shall pay directly to each Issuing Bank from time to time on demand all commissions, charges, costs and expenses in the amounts customarily charged or incurred by such Issuing Bank from time to time in like circumstances with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any other transaction relating thereto. (c) Revolving Credit Extension Fee. If the Revolving Credit Termination Date is being extended in accordance with Section 2.14., the Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a fee equal to (a) in the case of any extension pursuant to clause (i) of such Section, 0.0625% (6.25 basis points) of the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment (whether or not utilized) in effect on the effective date of such extension, and (b) in the case of any extension pursuant to clause (ii) of such Section, 0.125% (12.5 basis points) of the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment (whether or not utilized) in effect on the effective date of such extension. Such fee shall be due and payable in full on and as a condition to the effective date of such extension. (d) Bid Rate Loan Fees. The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent a fee equal to $1,000 at the time of each Bid Rate Quote Request made hereunder for services rendered by the Administrative Agent in connection with the Bid Rate Loans.


 
- 82 - (e) Administrative and Other Fees. Each Borrower agrees to pay the administrative and other fees of the Administrative Agent as provided in the Wells Fargo Fee LetterLetters and as may be otherwise agreed to in writing from time to time by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent. Section 3.6. Computations. Unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, any accrued interest on any Loan, any Fees or any other Obligations due hereunder shall be computed for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except interest on Base Rate Loans shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and the actual number of days elapsed. Section 3.7. Usury. In no event shall the amount of interest due or payable on the Loans or other Obligations exceed the maximum rate of interest allowed by Applicable Law and, if any such payment is paid by any Borrower or any other Loan Party or received by any Lender, then such excess sum shall be credited as a payment of principal, unless such Borrower shall notify the respective Lender in writing that such Borrower elects to have such excess sum returned to it forthwith. It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the Borrowers not pay and the Lenders not receive, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may be lawfully paid by the Borrowers under Applicable Law. The parties hereto hereby agree and stipulate that the only charge imposed upon the Borrowers for the use of money in connection with this Agreement is and shall be the interest specifically described in Section 2.6.(a)(i) and (ii). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto further agree and stipulate that all agency fees, syndication fees, facility fees, closing fees, letter of credit fees, underwriting fees, default charges, late charges, funding or “breakage” charges, increased cost charges, attorneys’ fees and reimbursement for costs and expenses paid by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to third parties or for damages incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, in each case, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, are charges made to compensate the Administrative Agent or any such Lender for underwriting or administrative services and costs or losses performed or incurred, and to be performed or incurred, by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with this Agreement and shall under no circumstances be deemed to be charges for the use of money. All charges other than charges for the use of money shall be fully earned and nonrefundable when due. Section 3.8. Statements of Account. The Administrative Agent will account to the Company monthly with a statement of Loans, accrued interest and Fees, charges and payments made pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such account rendered by the Administrative Agent shall be deemed conclusive upon the Borrowers absent manifest error. The failure of the Administrative Agent to deliver such a statement of accounts shall not relieve or discharge any Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder. Section 3.9. Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law: (a) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Requisite Lenders, the definition of Requisite Revolving Lenders, the definition of Requisite Term Loan Lenders and in Section 12.6.


 
- 83 - (b) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, Fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article X. or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 12.3. shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Banks hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the Issuing Banks’ Fronting Exposures with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with subsection (e) below; fourth, as the Company may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Company, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the Issuing Banks’ future Fronting Exposures with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with subsection (e) below; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or any Issuing Bank against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to a Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by such Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender under Section 2.4.(j) in respect of Letters of Credit (such amounts, “L/C Disbursements”), in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Article V. were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Disbursements owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Disbursements owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Revolving Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letter of Credit Liabilities are held by the Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitment Percentages (determined without giving effect to the immediately following subsection (d)) are held by the Lenders pro rata as if there had been no Lenders that are Defaulting Lenders. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents thereto. (c) Certain Fees. (i) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Fee payable under Section 3.5.(b) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender). (ii) Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive the Fee payable under Section 3.5.(c) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Revolving Commitment Percentage of the Stated Amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to the immediately following subsection (e).


 
- 84 - (iii) With respect to any Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to the immediately preceding clauses (i) or (ii), the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such Fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Liabilities that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to the immediately following subsection (d), (y) pay to the Issuing Banks the amount of any such Fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender and not, in the case of such Issuing Bank, Cash Collateralized in accordance with subsection (e) of this Section 3.9., and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such Fee. (d) Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Liabilities shall be reallocated among the Non- Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitment Percentages (determined without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) no Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Company shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Company shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such condition is satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Subject to Section 12.21., no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation. (e) Cash Collateral. (i) If the reallocation described in the immediately preceding subsection (d) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, Cash Collateralize the Issuing Banks’ Fronting Exposures in accordance with the procedures set forth in this subsection. (ii) At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender, within 1 Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or an Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrowers shall Cash Collateralize such Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to the immediately preceding subsection (d) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the aggregate Fronting Exposure of such Issuing Bank with respect to the applicable Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time. (iii) Each Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Banks, and agree to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for the Defaulting Lenders’ obligation to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Liabilities, to be applied pursuant to the immediately following clause (iv). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the aggregate Fronting Exposures of the Issuing Banks with respect to the applicable Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, the Borrowers will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).


 
- 85 - (iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section in respect of Letters of Credit shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Liabilities (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein. (v) Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the Issuing Banks’ Fronting Exposures shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this subsection following (x) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender), or (y) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to the immediately preceding subsection (b), the Person providing Cash Collateral and the Issuing Banks may (but shall not be obligated to) agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations and provided further that to the extent that such Cash Collateral was provided by the Borrowers, such Cash Collateral shall remain subject to the security interest granted pursuant to the Loan Documents. (f) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks agree in writing that a Revolving Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative 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 (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Revolving Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause, as applicable the Revolving Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held pro rata by the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitment Percentages (determined without giving effect to the immediately preceding subsection (d)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to Fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrowers while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that, subject to Section 12.21., except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. (g) New Letters of Credit. So long as any Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto. (h) Purchase of Defaulting Lender’s Commitment/Loans. During any period that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Company may, by the Company’s giving written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, such Defaulting Lender and the other Lenders, demand that such Defaulting Lender, and upon such demand such Defaulting Lender shall promptly, so long as such assignment shall not conflict with Applicable Law, assign its Revolving Commitment and, its Loans and all of its other interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.5.(b). No party hereto shall have any obligation whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee. In addition, any Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender may, but shall not be obligated, in its sole discretion, to acquire the face amount of all or a portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment and Loans via an assignment subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.5.(b). In connection with any such assignment, such Defaulting Lender shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to effect such assignment, including an appropriate Assignment and Assumption


 
- 86 - and, notwithstanding Section 12.5.(b), shall pay to the Administrative Agent an assignment fee in the amount of $4,500. The exercise by the Company of its rights under this Section shall be at the Company’s sole cost and expense and at no cost or expense to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders. Section 3.10. Taxes. (a) Issuing Bank. For purposes of this Section, the term “Lender” includes the Issuing Banks and the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA. (b) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrowers or other applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made. (c) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrowers. The Borrowers and the other Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes. (d) Indemnification by the Borrowers. The Borrowers and the other Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within 30 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the relevant Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent and, in the case of a Borrower other than the Company, the Company), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error; provided that the determinations in such statement are made on a reasonable basis and in good faith. (e) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that a Borrower or another Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 12.5. relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to


 
- 87 - the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this subsection. The provisions of this subsection shall continue to inure to the benefit of an Administrative Agent following its resignation as Administrative Agent. (f) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by a Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section, such Borrower or such other Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. (g) Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in the immediately following clauses (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D)) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. (ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent) of an executed IRS Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; (B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable: a. in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent) of an executed IRS Form W-8BEN, or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form


 
- 88 - W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty; b. an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent) of an executed IRS Form W-8ECI; c. in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent) of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or d. to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent) of an executed IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit K- 2 or Exhibit K-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit K-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; (C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent) of any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the applicable Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and (D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the applicable Borrowers and the Administrative


 
- 89 - Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement. Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Company and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so. (h) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this subsection (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person. (i) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Revolving Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document. ARTICLE IV. Yield Protection, Etc. Section 4.1. Additional Costs; Capital Adequacy. (a) Capital Adequacy. If any Lender determines that any Regulatory Change affecting such Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity ratios or requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Revolving Commitments or Term Loan Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Regulatory Change (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time, within thirty (30) days after written demand by such Lender, the Borrowers will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered. (b) Additional Costs. In addition to, and not in limitation of the immediately preceding subsection (a), the Borrowers shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent on its own account or for


 
- 90 - the account of a Lender from time to time such amounts as the Administrative Agent or such Lender may determine to be necessary to compensate the Administrative Agent or such Lender for any costs incurred by the Administrative Agent or such Lender that it reasonably determines are attributable to its making of or maintaining, continuing or converting any Loans or its obligation to make, maintain, continue or convert any Loans hereunder, any reduction in any amount receivable by the Administrative Agent or such Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such Loans or such obligation or the maintenance by the Administrative Agent or such Lender of capital or liquidity in respect of its Loans, its Term Loan Commitments or its Revolving Commitments (such increases in costs and reductions in amounts receivable being herein called “Additional Costs”), resulting from any Regulatory Change that: (i) changes the basis of taxation of any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such Loans, its Term Loan Commitments or its Revolving Commitments (other than Indemnified Taxes, Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and Connection Income Taxes); (ii) imposes or modifies any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, liquidity, insurance charge or similar requirements (other than Regulation D of the Board or other similar reserve requirement applicable to any other category of liabilities or category of extensions of credit or other assets by reference to which the interest rate on Term SOFR Loans, Daily SOFR Loans or SOFR Margin Loans is determined to the extent utilized when determining SOFR for such Loans) relating to any extensions of credit or other assets of, or any deposits with or other liabilities of, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by such Lender (or its parent corporation), or any commitment of such Lender (including, without limitation, the Revolving Commitments and the Term Loan Commitments of such Lender hereunder); or (iii) imposes on any Lender or any interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender. (c) Lender’s Suspension of Term SOFR Loans, Daily SOFR Loans or SOFR Margin Loans. Without limiting the effect of the provisions of the immediately preceding subsections (a) and (b), if by reason of any Regulatory Change, any Lender either (i) incurs Additional Costs based on or measured by the excess above a specified level of the amount of a category of deposits or other liabilities of such Lender that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on Term SOFR Loans, Daily SOFR Loans or SOFR Margin Loans is determined as provided in this Agreement or a category of extensions of credit or other assets of such Lender that includes Term SOFR Loans, Daily SOFR Loans or SOFR Margin Loans or (ii) becomes subject to restrictions on the amount of such a category of liabilities or assets that it may hold, then, if such Lender so elects by notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the obligation of such Lender to make or Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans or Daily SOFR Loans into, Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans and/or the obligation of a Lender that has outstanding a Bid Rate Quote to make SOFR Margin Loans hereunder shall be suspended until such Regulatory Change ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 4.5. shall apply). (d) Additional Costs in Respect of Letters of Credit. Without limiting the obligations of the Borrowers under the preceding subsections of this Section (but without duplication), if as a result of any Regulatory Change or any risk-based capital guideline or other requirement heretofore or hereafter issued by any Governmental Authority there shall be imposed, modified or deemed applicable any Tax (other than Indemnified Taxes, Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and Connection Income Taxes), reserve, special deposit, capital adequacy, liquidity or similar requirement against or with respect to or measured by reference to Letters of Credit and the result shall


 
- 91 - be to increase the cost to an Issuing Bank of issuing (or any Lender of purchasing participations in) or maintaining its obligation hereunder to issue (or purchase participations in) any Letter of Credit or reduce any amount receivable by an Issuing Bank or any Lender hereunder in respect of any Letter of Credit, then, upon demand by such Issuing Bank or such Lender, the Borrowers shall promptly pay to such Issuing Bank or, in the case of such Lender, to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender, from time to time as specified by such Issuing Bank or such Lender, such additional amounts as shall be sufficient to compensate such Issuing Bank or such Lender for such increased costs or reductions in amount. (e) Notification and Determination of Additional Costs. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, as the case may be, agrees to notify the Borrowers (and in the case of an Issuing Bank or a Lender, to notify the Administrative Agent) of any event occurring after the Effective Date entitling the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender to compensation under any of the preceding subsections of this Section as promptly as practicable. The failure of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to give such notice shall not release the Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Regulatory Change giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Regulatory Change giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof). The Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, as the case may be, agrees to furnish to the applicable Borrower (and, in the case of a Borrower other than the Company, to the Company, and in the case of an Issuing Bank or a Lender, to the Administrative Agent as well) a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and amount of each request for compensation under this Section. Determinations by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, as the case may be, of the effect of any Regulatory Change shall be (i) made in good faith (and not on an arbitrary or capricious basis) and consistent with such Person’s general practices under similar circumstances in respect of similarly situated customers (it being agreed that none of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender shall be required to disclose any confidential or proprietary information in connection with such determination or the making of such claim) and (ii) conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. The applicable Borrower shall pay the Administrative Agent, any such Issuing Bank and/or any such Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof. Section 4.2. Changed Circumstances (a) Circumstances Affecting Benchmark Availability. Subject to clause (c) below, in connection with any request for a Term SOFR Loan or Daily SOFR Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof, or a SOFR Margin Loan, or otherwise, if for any reason (i) the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that reasonable and adequate means do not exist for ascertaining Adjusted Term SOFR for the applicable Interest Period with respect to a proposed Term SOFR Loan or Daily SOFR Loan, or SOFR for the applicable Interest Period with respect to a proposed SOFR Margin Loan, on or prior to the first day of such Interest Period, (ii) the Requisite Lenders shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that Adjusted Term SOFR does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining such Loans during such Interest Period or (iii) any Lender that has outstanding a Bid Rate Quote with respect to a SOFR Margin Loan reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that SOFR will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining such SOFR Margin Loan, then, in each case, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the Company. Upon notice thereof by the Administrative Agent to the


 
- 92 - Company, any obligation of the Lenders to make Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans, and any right of the Borrowers to convert any Loan to or continue any Loan as a Term SOFR Loan or Daily SOFR Loan shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans or the affected Interest Periods), and in the case of clause (iii) above, no Lender that has outstanding a Bid Rate Quote with respect to a SOFR Margin Loan shall be under any obligation to make such Loan, until the Administrative Agent (with respect to clause (ii), at the instruction of the Requisite Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, (A) a Borrower may revoke any pending request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans or the affected Interest Periods) or, failing that, the applicable Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or conversion to (x) Daily SOFR Loans so long as Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not the subject of clauses (i) or (ii) above, or (y) Base Rate Loans if Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of clauses (i) or (ii) above, in each case, in the amount specified therein and (B) any outstanding affected Term SOFR Loans will be deemed to have been converted into (x) Daily SOFR Loans so long as Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not the subject of clauses (i) or (ii) above, or (y) Base Rate Loans if Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of clauses (i) or (ii) above, in each case, at the end of the applicable Interest Period, or, in the case of any Daily SOFR Loan, or SOFR Margin Loan immediately. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the applicable Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 4.4. (b) Laws Affecting SOFR Availability. If, after the date hereof, the introduction of, or any change in, any Applicable Law 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 of the Lenders (or any of their respective Lending Offices) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency, shall make it unlawful or impossible for any of the Lenders (or any of their respective Lending Offices) to honor its obligations hereunder to make or maintain any Term SOFR Loans, Daily SOFR Loan or SOFR Margin Loan, or to determine or charge interest based upon SOFR, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR, such Lender shall promptly give notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice to the Company and the other Lenders. Thereafter, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Company that such circumstances no longer exist, (i) any obligation of the Lenders to make Term SOFR Loans, Daily SOFR Loans or SOFR Margin Loans, as applicable, and any right of the Borrowers to convert any Loan to a Term SOFR Loan or Daily SOFR Loan or continue any Loan as a Term SOFR Loan or Daily SOFR Loan, as applicable, shall be suspended and (ii) if necessary to avoid such illegality, the Administrative Agent shall compute the Base Rate without reference to clause (c) of the definition of “Base Rate”, in each case until each such affected Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrowers shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, upon demand from any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans, as applicable, to (x) Daily SOFR Loans so long as SOFR and Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not the subject of illegality, or (y) Base Rate Loans if SOFR or Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of illegality (in each case, if necessary to avoid such illegality, the Administrative Agent shall compute the Base Rate without reference to clause (c) of the definition of “Base Rate”), or any affected SOFR Margin Loan to a Base Rate Loan, in each case on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if all affected Lenders may lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loans, Daily SOFR Loans or SOFR Margin Loans, to such day, or immediately, if any Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loans, Daily SOFR Loans or SOFR Margin Loans to such day. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 4.4.


 
- 93 - (c) Benchmark Replacement Setting. (i) Benchmark Replacement. (A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Administrative Agent and the Company may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Company so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Requisite Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 4.2.(c)(i)(A) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. (B) No Derivatives Contract shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 4.2.(c). (ii) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. (iii) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Company and the Lenders of (A) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (B) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Company of the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 4.2.(c)(iv). Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 4.2.(c), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non- occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 4.2.(c). (iv) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (A) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate) and either (1) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (2) the administrator of such Benchmark or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or


 
- 94 - analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable, non-representative, non-compliant or non-aligned tenor and (B) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (A) above either (1) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (2) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor. (v) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Company’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, (A) a Borrower may revoke any pending request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the applicable Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or conversion to (x) Daily SOFR Loans so long as Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not the subject of such unavailability, or (y) Base Rate Loans if Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of such unavailability and (B)(i) any outstanding affected Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans will be deemed to have been converted to (x) Daily SOFR Loans so long as Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not the subject of such unavailability, or (y) Base Rate Loans if Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of such unavailability, in each case, at the end of the applicable Interest Period and (ii) any outstanding affected SOFR Margin Loan shall have been deemed to have been converted immediately to a Base Rate Loan. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate. Section 4.3. [Reserved.] Section 4.4. Compensation. Each Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such amount or amounts as the Administrative Agent shall determine in its reasonable discretion shall be sufficient to compensate such Lender for any loss, cost or expense attributable to (or reasonably expected to be incurred in connection with): (i) any payment or prepayment (whether mandatory or optional) of a Term SOFR Loan or a Bid Rate Loan, or Conversion of a Term SOFR Loan, made by such Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, acceleration or the exercise by such Borrower of its rights under Section 4.6.) on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan; or (ii) any failure by such Borrower for any reason (including, without limitation, the failure of any of the applicable conditions precedent specified in Section 5.2. to be satisfied) to borrow a Term SOFR Loan, Daily SOFR Loan or a Bid Rate Loan from such Lender on the date for such borrowing, or to Convert a Base Rate Loan into a Term SOFR Loan or Daily SOFR Loan, or to Convert a Daily SOFR Loan into a Term SOFR Loan, or Continue a Term SOFR Loan on the requested date of such Conversion or Continuation.


 
- 95 - Not in limitation of the foregoing, such compensation shall include, without limitation, (i) in the case of a Term SOFR Loan, an amount equal to the then present value of (A) the amount of interest that would have accrued on such SOFR Loan for the remainder of the Interest Period at the rate applicable to such SOFR Loan, less (B) the amount of interest that would accrue on the same Term SOFR Loan for the same period if SOFR were set on the date on which such Term SOFR Loan was repaid, prepaid or Converted or the date on which the relevant Borrower failed to borrow, Convert or Continue such Term SOFR Loan, as applicable, calculating present value by using as a discount rate SOFR quoted on such date and (ii) in the case of a Daily SOFR Loan or Bid Rate Loan, the sum of such losses and expenses as the Lender or Designated Lender who made such Daily SOFR Loan or Bid Rate Loan may reasonably incur by reason of such prepayment, including without limitation any losses or expenses incurred in obtaining, liquidating or employing deposits from third parties; provided that in no event shall such compensation include any loss of anticipated profits. The Borrowers shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing. Upon a Borrower’s request, the Administrative Agent shall provide such Borrower (and, in the case of a Borrower other than the Company, with a copy to the Company) with a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such compensation and the method for determining the amount thereof. Any such statement shall be conclusive absent manifest error; provided that the determinations in such statement are made on a reasonable basis and in good faith. Section 4.5. Treatment of Affected Loans. (a) If the obligation of any Lender to make Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans or to Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into, Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 4.1.(c) or Section 4.2., then such Lender’s Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans shall be automatically Converted into Base Rate Loans on such date of suspension with respect to an Daily SOFR Loans and on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for Term SOFR Loans (or, in the case of a Conversion required by Section 4.1.(c) or Section 4.2., on such earlier date as such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, may specify to the relevant Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent and, in the case of a Borrower other than the Company, the Company, as applicable)) and, unless and until such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 4.1. or Section 4.2. that gave rise to such Conversion no longer exist: (i) to the extent that such Lender’s Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans have been so Converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loan (or to its Daily SOFR Loans bearing interest at the converted rate); and (ii) all Loans that would otherwise be made or Continued by such Lender as Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans shall be made or Continued instead as (x) Daily SOFR Loans so long as Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not the subject of such unavailability, or (y) Base Rate Loans if Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of such unavailability, and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be Converted into Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans. If such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, gives notice to such Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent and the Company, as applicable) that the circumstances specified in Section 4.1.(c) or Section 4.2. that gave rise to the Conversion of such Lender’s Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans pursuant to this Section no longer exist (which such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans made by other Lenders are outstanding, then such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically Converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such


 
- 96 - outstanding Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, Types and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments or Term Loans, as applicable. (b) If the obligation of a Lender to make SOFR Margin Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 4.1.(c) or 4.2., then the SOFR Margin Loans of such Lender shall be automatically due and payable on such date as such Lender may specify to the Company by written notice with a copy to the Administrative Agent; provided that if such notice is delivered after 10:00 a.m. Eastern time, then such SOFR Margin Loan shall be due and payable no earlier than the first Business Day following the date such notice is delivered. Section 4.6. Replacement of Lenders. If (a) a Lender (including in its capacity as an Issuing Bank) requests compensation pursuant to Section 3.10. or 4.1., and the Requisite Lenders are not also doing the same, (b) the obligation of any Lender to make Term SOFR Loan, Daily SOFR Loans or SOFR Margin Loans or to Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into, Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 4.1.(c) or 4.2.(b) but the obligation of the Requisite Lenders shall not have been suspended under such Sections, and in the case of clause (a) or (b) such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different Lending Office in accordance with Section 4.7., or (c) a Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, so long as there does not then exist any Default or Event of Default, demand that such Lender (the “Affected Lender”), and upon such demand such Affected Lender shall promptly, assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 12.5.(b)), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 3.10. or Section 4.1. and rights to indemnification under Section 12.9.) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that: (i) the Borrowers shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 12.5.(b)(iv); (ii) such Affected Lender shall have received payment of (x) the aggregate principal balance of all Loans then owing to such Affected Lender, plus (y) the aggregate amount of payments previously made by such Affected Lender under Section 2.4.(j) and Section 2.5.(e) that have not been repaid, plus (z) any accrued but unpaid interest thereon and accrued but unpaid fees owing to such Affected Lender, or any other amount as may be mutually agreed upon by such Affected Lender and Eligible Assignee; (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 4.1. or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.10., such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; (iv) such assignment does not conflict with Applicable Law; and (v) in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable consent, approval, amendment or waiver.


 
- 97 - Each of the Administrative Agent and the Affected Lender shall reasonably cooperate in effectuating the replacement of such Affected Lender under this Section and the Affected Lender shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to surrender and transfer such interest to the purchaser or assignee thereof, including an appropriate Assignment and Assumption, but at no time shall the Administrative Agent, such Affected Lender nor any other Lender nor any Titled Agent be obligated in any way whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee. The exercise by the Company of its rights under this Section shall be at the Company’s sole cost and expense and at no cost or expense to the Administrative Agent, the Affected Lender or any of the other Lenders. The terms of this Section shall not in any way limit any Borrower’s obligation to pay to any Affected Lender compensation owing to such Affected Lender pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to Sections 3.10., 5.1. or 5.4.) with respect to any period up to the date of replacement. An Affected Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Affected Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. Section 4.7. Change of Lending Office. If any Lender (i) requests compensation under Section 4.1., (ii) requires any Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.10., or (iii) determines pursuant to Section 4.2.(b) that it is unlawful for such Lender to make Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans hereunder, then such Lender shall (at the written request of the Company) use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (a) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.10. or Section 4.1. or avoid such illegality pursuant to Section 4.2.(b), as the case may be, in the future, and (b) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender. In the event that the Company desires to request that any such affected Lender designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, the Company may request and such Lender shall provide the Company with a good faith estimate of the reasonable costs and expenses that such Lender expects to incur in connection with any such designation or assignment. Each Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment. Section 4.8. Assumptions Concerning Funding of Term SOFR Loans and Daily SOFR Loans. Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Article shall be made as though such Lender had actually funded Term SOFR Loans and Daily SOFR Loans through the purchase of deposits in the relevant market bearing interest at the rate applicable to such Term SOFR Loans and Daily SOFR Loans in an amount equal to the amount of such Term SOFR Loans and Daily SOFR Loans and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period; provided, however, that each Lender may fund each of its Term SOFR Loans and Daily SOFR Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumption shall be used only for calculation of amounts payable under this Article.


 
- 98 - ARTICLE V. Conditions Precedent Section 5.1. Initial Conditions Precedent. The obligation of the Lenders to effect or permit the occurrence of the first Credit Event hereunder, whether as the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent: (a) The Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: (i) counterparts of this Agreement executed by each of the parties hereto; (ii) Revolving Notes executed by the Borrower, payable to each applicable Lender that has requested that it receive Notes, in each case, complying with the terms of Section 2.12.(a); (iii) the Guaranty executed by each of the Guarantors initially to be a party thereto; (iv) an opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP and such other counsel to the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and covering such matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; (v) the certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, articles of organization, certificate of limited partnership, declaration of trust or other comparable organizational instrument (if any) of each Loan Party certified as of a recent date (or other date acceptable to the Administrative Agent) by the Secretary of State of the state of formation of such Loan Party; (vi) a certificate of good standing (or certificate of similar meaning) with respect to each Loan Party issued as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of formation of each such Loan Party and certificates of qualification to transact business or other comparable certificates issued as of a recent date by each Secretary of State (and any state department of taxation, as applicable) of each state in which such Loan Party is required to be so qualified and where failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (vii) a certificate of incumbency signed by the secretary or assistant secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party with respect to each of the officers of such Loan Party authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party, and in the case of each Borrower, authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of such Borrower Notices of Borrowing, requests for Letters of Credit, Notices of Conversion and Notices of Continuation; (viii) copies certified by the secretary or assistant secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party of (A) the by-laws of such Loan Party, if a corporation, the operating agreement, if a limited liability company, the partnership agreement, if a limited or general partnership, or other comparable document in the case of any other form of legal entity and (B) all corporate, partnership, member or other necessary action taken by such Loan Party to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party; (ix) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 5.1.(b)-(d) and 5.2. have been satisfied and (B) that the


 
- 99 - Properties identified in Schedule 6.1.(f)(ii) satisfy the requirements for inclusion in the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value under this Agreement; (x) a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 9.3 of the Existing Credit Agreement reflecting compliance with the financial covenants under the Existing Credit Agreement for the Company’s fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2022; (xi) pro forma financial projections showing compliance with cash flow projections reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; (xii) a Disbursement Instruction Agreement effective as of the Effective Date; (xiii) evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of the release of all liens on the Collateral and Covenant Relief Period Collateral (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and termination of any applicable Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) in respect thereof; (xiv) evidence (A) of the payoff of the Term Loan Agreement and (B) that all liens against the Loan Parties or any Subsidiaries arising out of the Term Loan Agreement have been terminated; (xv) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, copies of all Specified Derivatives Contracts and Specified Cash Management Agreements, in existence on the Effective Date; (xvi) evidence that the Fees, if any, then due and payable under Section 3.5., together with, to the extent a reasonably detailed invoice has been delivered to the Company prior to the Effective Date, all other fees, expenses and reimbursement amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and any of the Lenders, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent, have been paid; and (xvii) such other documents, agreements and instruments as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably request; (b) there shall not have occurred or become known to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders any event, condition, situation or status, or any change in status of any previously written disclosed event, condition or situation, since December 31, 2021 that has had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (c) no litigation, action, suit, investigation or other arbitral, administrative or judicial proceeding shall be pending or threatened in writing which could reasonably be expected to (i) result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) restrain or enjoin, impose materially burdensome conditions on, or otherwise materially and adversely affect, effectiveness of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; (d) the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties shall have received all approvals, consents and waivers, and shall have made or given all necessary filings and notices as shall be required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby without the occurrence of any default under, conflict with or violation of (i) any Applicable Law or (ii) any material agreement, document or instrument to which any Loan Party is a party or by which any of them or their respective properties is bound;


 
- 100 - (e) each Borrower and each other Loan Party shall have provided all information requested by the Administrative Agent and each Lender in order to comply with applicable “know your customer” and Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act; provided that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have requested any such information at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Effective Date; and (f) each Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, and any Lender requesting the same, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, in each case at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Effective Date. Section 5.2. Conditions Precedent to All Loans and Letters of Credit. In addition to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent contained in Section 5.1., the obligations of (i) the Lenders to make any Loans and (ii) the Issuing Banks to issue, extend or increase any Letters of Credit are each subject to the further conditions precedent that: (a) no Default or Event of Default hereunder shall exist as of the date of the making of such Loan or date of issuance, extension or increase of such Letter of Credit or would exist immediately after giving effect thereto, and no violation of the limits described in Section 2.16. would occur after giving effect thereto; (b) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrowers and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of the making of such Loan or date of issuance, extension or increase of such Letter of Credit with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances permitted under the Loan Documents; and (c) in the case of the borrowing of Revolving Loans, the Administrative Agent shall have received a timely Notice of Borrowing, and in the case of the issuance, extension or increase of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent shall have received a timely request for the issuance, extension or increase of such Letter of Credit and no Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender unless its Letter of Credit Exposure has been fully allocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with Section 3.9.(d) or Cash Collateralized in accordance with Section 3.9.(e)(i). Each Credit Event (other than a Continuation or Conversion described in clauses (b) and (c) of the definition of “Credit Event”) shall constitute a certification by the Borrowers to the effect set forth in the preceding clauses (a) through (c) (both as of the date of the giving of notice relating to such Credit Event and, unless the Company or the relevant Borrower otherwise notifies the Administrative Agent prior to the date of such Credit Event, as of the date of the occurrence of such Credit Event). In addition, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have represented to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders at the time any Loan is made or any Letter of Credit is issued, extended or increased that all conditions to the making of such Loan or issuing, extending or increasing of such Letter of Credit contained in this Article V. have been satisfied. Unless set forth in writing to the contrary, the making of its initial Loan by a Lender shall constitute a certification by such Lender to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and


 
- 101 - the Lenders that the conditions precedent for initial Loans set forth in Sections 5.1. and 5.2. that have not previously been waived by the Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement have been satisfied. Section 5.3. Conditions to Designation of a Subsidiary Borrower. The designation of a Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19. is subject to the condition precedent that the Company or such proposed Subsidiary Borrower shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the Administrative Agent: (a) a duly executed Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement and any other Loan Documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; (b) the certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, articles of organization, certificate of limited partnership or other comparable organizational document (if any) of such Subsidiary certified as of a date not earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement by the Secretary of State of the state of formation (or similar Governmental Authority) of such Subsidiary; (c) a certificate of good standing (or certificate of similar meaning) with respect to such Subsidiary issued as of a date not earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement by the Secretary of State of the state of formation (or similar Governmental Authority) of such Subsidiary and certificates of qualification to transact business or other comparable certificates issued as of a recent date by each Secretary of State (and any state department of taxation, as applicable) of each state (or similar Governmental Authority) in which such Subsidiary Borrower is required to be so qualified and where failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (d) a certificate of incumbency signed by the secretary or assistant secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of such Subsidiary with respect to each of the officers of such Subsidiary authorized to execute and deliver the Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, Notices of Borrowing, Notices of Conversion, Notices of Continuation and any other Loan Documents to which such Subsidiary Borrower is becoming a party; (e) copies certified by the secretary or assistant secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of such Subsidiary of (A) the by-laws of such Subsidiary, if a corporation, the operating agreement, if a limited liability company, the partnership agreement, if a limited or general partnership, or other comparable document in the case of any other form of legal entity and (B) all corporate, partnership, member or other necessary action taken by such Subsidiary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement and any other Loan Documents to which it is a party; (f) opinions of counsel to such Subsidiary, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, with respect to the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and such other matters as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; (g) if requested by any Lender pursuant to Section 2.12.(a), (x) a Revolving Note executed by such Subsidiary Borrower, payable to each Revolving Lender that has requested a Revolving Note, and complying with the terms of Section 2.12.(a) and (y) a Term Loan Note executed by such Subsidiary Borrower, payable to each Term Loan Lender that has requested a Term Loan Note, and complying with the terms of Section 2.12.(a);


 
- 102 - (h) a Disbursement Instruction Agreement for such Subsidiary Borrower; (i) such other instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably request; (j) not less than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the date such Subsidiary shall be proposed to become a Borrower hereunder, (A) all documentation and other information requested by the Administrative Agent and each Lender in order to comply with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act, and (B) to the extent such Subsidiary qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Subsidiary; and (k) all legal matters (including with respect to withholding tax) incident to the making of any Credit Event to such Subsidiary shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel in their commercially reasonable discretion. ARTICLE VI. Representations and Warranties Section 6.1. Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the Administrative Agent and each Lender to enter into this Agreement and to make Loans and, in the case of the Issuing Banks, to issue Letters of Credit, each Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender as follows: (a) Organization; Power; Qualification. Each of the Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries (i) is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other legal entity, duly organized or formed, validly existing and, where the concept is applicable, in good standing under the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, except where the failure of such Person (other than any Loan Party or Eligible Property Subsidiary) to be so organized, formed, validly existing or in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have, in each instance, a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) has the power and authority to own or lease its respective properties and to carry on its respective business as now being and hereafter proposed to be conducted, except where the failure of such Person (other than any Loan Party or Eligible Property Subsidiary) to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, in each instance, a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) is duly qualified and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, partnership or other legal entity, and authorized to do business, in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification or authorization and where the failure to be so qualified or authorized could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is an Affected Financial Institution. (b) Ownership Structure. (i) Part I of Schedule 6.1.(b) is, as of the Effective Date, a complete and correct list of (x) all Loan Parties (other than the Parent) and all Eligible Property Subsidiaries and (y) all other Subsidiaries (other than Subsidiaries that, in the aggregate, contribute less than $10,000,000 to Total Asset Value) setting forth for each such Subsidiary, (A) the jurisdiction of organization of such Subsidiary, (B) each Person holding any Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, (C) the nature of the Equity Interests held by each such Person, (D) the percentage of ownership of such Subsidiary represented by such Equity Interests and (E) whether such Subsidiary is a Parent Entity, a Borrower, an Eligible Property Subsidiary, an Excluded Subsidiary and/or a Foreign Subsidiary.


 
- 103 - (ii) The Parent (or its applicable Subsidiary) owns, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section 9.2.(a)(ii)) and has the unencumbered right to vote, all outstanding Equity Interests in any Parent Entity or the Company owned directly or indirectly by the Parent. (iii) As of the Effective Date, except as disclosed in Schedule 6.1.(b), (A) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each Person identified in Schedule 6.1.(b) as organized as a corporation under the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States of America, a State thereof or the District of Columbia is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and (B) there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind (including, without limitation, any stockholders’ or voting trust agreements) for the issuance, sale, registration or voting of, or outstanding securities convertible into, any additional shares of capital stock of any class, or partnership or other ownership interests of any type in, any Loan Party (other than the Parent) or any Eligible Property Subsidiary identified in Schedule 6.1.(b). (iv) As of the Effective Date, Part II of Schedule 6.1.(b) correctly sets forth all Unconsolidated Affiliates of the Parent (other than Unconsolidated Affiliates that, in the aggregate, contribute less than $10,000,000 to Total Asset Value), including the correct legal name of such Person, the type of legal entity which each such Person organized under the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States is, and all Equity Interests in such Person held directly or indirectly by the Parent. (c) Authorization of Loan Documents and Borrowings. Each Borrower has the right and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to borrow and obtain other extensions of credit hereunder. Each Borrower and each other Loan Party has the right and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to execute, deliver and perform each of the Loan Documents and the Fee Letters to which it is a party in accordance with their respective terms and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Loan Documents and the Fee Letters to which each Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of such Person and each is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with its respective terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies for the enforcement of certain obligations (other than the payment of principal) contained herein or therein and as may be limited by equitable principles generally. (d) Compliance of Loan Documents with Laws. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any Loan Party is a party and the Fee Letters in accordance with their respective terms and the borrowings and other extensions of credit hereunder do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both: (i) require any Governmental Approval (other than any required filing with the SEC) or violate any Applicable Law (including all Environmental Laws) relating to any Loan Party or any Eligible Property Subsidiary; (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the organizational documents of any Loan Party or any Eligible Property Subsidiary, or any material indenture, agreement or other instrument to which any Loan Party is a party or by which it or any of its respective properties may be bound; or (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any Property now owned or hereafter acquired by any Loan Party, any Eligible Property Subsidiary or any other Subsidiary other than in favor of the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the other Lender Parties. (e) Compliance with Law; Governmental Approvals. Each Loan Party and each other Subsidiary is in compliance with each Governmental Approval applicable to it and in compliance with all other Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws) relating to it except for


 
- 104 - any noncompliance which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Default or Event of Default or have a Material Adverse Effect. (f) Title to Properties; Liens. (i) Schedule 6.1.(f)(i) is, as of the Effective Date, a complete and correct listing of all Hotel Properties of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries. (ii) Schedule 6.1.(f)(ii) is, as of the Effective Date, a complete and correct listing of all Hotel Properties designated by the Company as Eligible Properties. (iii) Each of the Loan Parties and all other Subsidiaries have good, marketable and legal title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, their respective assets (A) constituting Eligible Properties (subject to Permitted Liens), (B) constituting Equity Interests in any Eligible Property Subsidiary (subject to Permitted Equity Liens) and (C) all other assets (subject to Liens permitted pursuant to Section 9.2.), except where failure to possess such title or leasehold interest of any such asset under this clause (C) could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Default or Event of Default or have a Material Adverse Effect. (iv) No Eligible Property is subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens. (v) None of the Equity Interests in any Eligible Property Subsidiary is subject to any Lien other than Permitted Equity Liens. (vi) No Equity Interest in any Parent Entity (other than the Parent) or the Company is subject to any Lien other than Permitted Equity Liens and, to the extent constituting Liens, Permitted JV/Mortgage Restrictions. (vii) Unless otherwise waived in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, each Eligible Property satisfies all applicable requirements under the definition thereof. (g) Existing Indebtedness. Schedule 6.1.(g) is, as of the Effective Date, a complete and correct listing of all Indebtedness (including all Guarantees) for borrowed money or, in respect of Derivatives Contracts, of each of the Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries, in each case with an outstanding principal amount (or notional amount, in the case of any Derivatives Contracts) of $5,000,000 or more (other than the Obligations, intercompany Indebtedness among the Company and its Subsidiaries and Hilton/HGV Retained Liabilities). As of the Effective Date, except as set forth in Schedule 6.1.(g), no monetary default exists under any such Indebtedness and, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have received notice of any other default under any such Indebtedness (h) Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.1.(h), there are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending (nor have any actions, suits or proceedings been threatened in writing) against or in any other way relating adversely to or affecting, any Loan Party, any other Subsidiary or any of their respective property or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any other Governmental Authority which, (i) could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) in any manner draws into question the validity or enforceability of any Loan Documents or the Fee Letters.


 
- 105 - (i) Taxes. All federal and state income and other material tax returns of each Loan Party and each other Subsidiary required by Applicable Law to be filed have been duly filed, and all federal and state income and other material taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies upon, each Loan Party and each other Subsidiary and their respective properties, income, profits and assets which are due and payable have been paid, except any such nonpayment or non-filing which is at the time permitted under Section 7.6. All charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Parent and the Subsidiaries in respect of any taxes or other governmental charges are in accordance with GAAP. (j) Financial Statements. The Company has furnished to the Administrative Agent copies of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, together with (in each case) the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, equity and cash flow for the fiscal year and nine months ended on such date, respectively. Such balance sheet and statements (including in each case related schedules and notes) are complete and correct in all material respects and present fairly in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the applicable periods, the consolidated financial position of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and the results of operations and the cash flow for such period (subject, in the case of the unaudited statements, to changes resulting from normal year end audit adjustments and the inclusion in the final audited statements of footnotes that were not contained in the unaudited statements). Neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has on the Effective Date any material contingent liabilities, liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual or long-term commitments or unrealized or forward anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments that are required to be included on its financial statements in accordance with GAAP as of the dates referenced for the foregoing financial statements, except (i) as referred to or reflected or provided for in the foregoing financial statements and (ii) to the extent arising under the Distribution Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. (k) No Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2021, there have been no events, changes, circumstances or occurrences that have had, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is Solvent, and the Parent, the Company and the other Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) are Solvent. (l) Financial Information for Eligible Properties. The financial information delivered by the Company pertaining to each of the Eligible Properties to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.4.(d)(ii) fairly presents in a summary form in accordance with Section 8.4.(d)(ii), and otherwise presents accurately in all material respects, the Net Operating Income of each such Eligible Property for the period then ended. (m) ERISA. Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) each Benefit Arrangement is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and other Applicable Laws; (ii) with respect to any Benefit Arrangement that is a retiree welfare benefit arrangement, all amounts have been accrued on the applicable ERISA Group’s financial statements in accordance with FASB ASC 715; and (iii) (A) no ERISA Event has occurred or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer, is expected to occur; (B) there are no pending, or to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer, threatened, claims, actions, audits, examinations or lawsuits by any Governmental


 
- 106 - Authority, plan participant or beneficiary with respect to a Benefit Arrangement; (C) there are no violations of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Benefit Arrangement; and (D) no member of the ERISA Group has engaged in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction,” as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, in connection with any Plan, that would subject any member of the ERISA Group to a tax on prohibited transactions imposed by Section 502(i) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code. (n) Absence of Default. (i) None of the Loan Parties or the Eligible Property Subsidiaries is in material default under its certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, bylaws, partnership agreement or other similar organizational documents. (ii) No event has occurred, which has not been remedied, cured or waived, which, in any case, constitutes a Default or an Event of Default. (o) Environmental Laws. (i) Each of the Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries: (A) is in compliance with all Environmental Laws applicable to its business, operations and the Properties, (B) has obtained all Governmental Approvals which are required under Environmental Laws, and each such Governmental Approval is in full force and effect, and (C) is in compliance with all terms and conditions of such Governmental Approvals, where with respect to each of the immediately preceding clauses (A) through (C) the failure to obtain or to comply with could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. (ii) Except for any of the following matters that could not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, no Responsible Officer has any knowledge of, or has received notice of, any past, present, or pending releases, events, conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, incidents, facts, occurrences, actions, or plans that, with respect to the Parent or any Subsidiary, their respective businesses, operations or with respect to the Properties, may: (A) cause or contribute to an actual or alleged violation of or noncompliance with Environmental Laws, (B) cause or contribute to any other potential common law or legal claim or other liability, or (C) cause any of the Properties to become subject to any restrictions on ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any Environmental Law or require the filing or recording of any notice, approval or disclosure document under any Environmental Law and, with respect to the immediately preceding clauses (A) through (C) is based on or related to the on-site or off-site manufacture, generation, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, removal, clean up or handling, or the emission, discharge, release or threatened release of any wastes or Hazardous Material, or any other requirement under Environmental Law. (iii) There is no civil, criminal, or administrative action, suit, demand, claim, hearing, notice, or demand letter, mandate, order, lien, request, investigation, or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of a Responsible Officer, threatened, against any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary relating in any way to Environmental Laws which reasonably could be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. (iv) None of the Eligible Properties and, except to the extent that such listing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, none of the other Properties is listed on or proposed for listing on the National Priority List promulgated pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 and its implementing


 
- 107 - regulations, or any state or local priority list promulgated pursuant to any analogous state or local law. (v) To the knowledge of a Responsible Officer, no Hazardous Materials generated at or transported from any of the Properties is or has been transported to, or disposed of at, any location that is listed or proposed for listing on the National Priority List or any analogous state or local priority list, or any other location that is or has been the subject of a clean-up, removal or remedial action pursuant to any Environmental Law, except to the extent that such transportation or disposal could not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect. (p) Investment Company. No Loan Party, nor any other Subsidiary is (i) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, or (ii) subject to any other Applicable Law which purports to regulate or restrict its ability to borrow money or obtain other extensions of credit or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party. (q) Margin Stock. No Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U. (r) Affiliate Transactions. Except as permitted by Section 9.9. or as otherwise set forth on Schedule 6.1.(r), no Loan Party nor any other Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any agreement or arrangement with any Affiliate. (s) Intellectual Property. Each of the Loan Parties and each other Subsidiary owns or has the right to use or require the manager of its Hotel Property to use, under valid license agreements, management agreements or otherwise, all patents, licenses, franchises, trademarks, trademark rights, service marks, service mark rights, trade names, trade name rights, trade secrets and copyrights that are material to the business of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as whole (collectively, “Intellectual Property”), without known conflict with any patent, license, franchise, trademark, trademark right, service mark, service mark right, trade secret, trade name, copyright, or other proprietary right of any other Person, in each case, except where the effect of such failure to own or have the right to use or require the manager of its Hotel Property to use, or the effect of such conflict, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Loan Parties have taken all such steps as they deem reasonably necessary to protect their respective rights under and with respect to such Intellectual Property, except to the extent the failure to take such steps could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim has been asserted by any Person with respect to the use of any such Intellectual Property, or challenging or questioning the validity or effectiveness of any such Intellectual Property that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (t) Business. As of the Effective Date, the Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries are engaged in the business of acquiring, developing, owning, operating, and, leasing lodging properties and other properties ancillary to the operation of lodging properties, together with other business activities and investments reasonably related or incidental thereto. (u) Broker’s Fees. Except as set forth in the Fee Letters, no broker’s or finder’s fee, commission or similar compensation will be payable with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. No other similar fees or commissions will be payable by any Loan Party for any other services rendered to any Loan Party or any other Subsidiaries ancillary to the transactions contemplated hereby.


 
- 108 - (v) Insurance. The Parent and its Subsidiaries maintain insurance in compliance with the provisions of Section 7.5. (w) Accuracy and Completeness of Information. All written information, reports and data (other than financial projections, other forward looking statements and information of a general economic or industry nature) furnished to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by, on behalf of, or at the direction of, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary were, at the time the same were so furnished, complete and correct in all material respects, or, in the case of financial statements, presented fairly in all material respects in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved in each case, the financial position of the Persons involved as at the date thereof and the results of operations for such periods (subject, as to interim statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and the inclusion in the final audited statements of footnotes that were not contained in the interim statements). All financial projections and other forward looking statements prepared by or on behalf of any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary that have been made available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender were prepared in good faith based on assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time made, but with it being understood that such projections and statements are not a guarantee of future performance, that such future performance may vary materially from such projections and that no Loan Party makes any representation that such projections will in fact be realized. No document furnished or written statement made to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of, or pursuant to, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents contains or will contain any untrue statement of a fact material to the creditworthiness of any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or omits or will omit, when taken together with all other information furnished, to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein in light of the circumstances under which they are or will be made, not materially misleading. As of the First Amendment Effective Date, the information included in each Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all respects. (x) Not Plan Assets; No Prohibited Transactions. None of the assets of the Company, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and the respective regulations promulgated thereunder. Assuming that no Lender funds any amount payable by it hereunder with “plan assets,” as that term is defined in 29 C.F.R. 2510.3- 101, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Fee Letters, and the extensions of credit and repayment of amounts hereunder and thereunder, do not and will not constitute non-exempt “prohibited transactions” under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code. (y) Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. None of the Parent, the Company, any Subsidiary, any of their respective employees, officers, or, to the knowledge of the Parent, the Company or such Subsidiary, directors, Affiliates or any agent or representative of the Parent, the Company or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from this Agreement, (i) is a Sanctioned Person or currently the subject or target of any Sanctions, (ii) has its assets located in a Sanctioned Country, (iii) directly or indirectly derives revenues from investments in, or transactions with, Sanctioned Persons or (iv) has violated any Anti-Money Laundering Law in any material respect. Each of the Parent, the Company and their Subsidiaries, and to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer, each director, officer, employee, agent and Affiliate of the Parent, the Company and each such Subsidiary, is in compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws in all material respects. The Parent and each Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions by the Parent, the Company, their Subsidiaries, their respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates and agents and representatives of the Parent, the Company or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from this Agreement.


 
- 109 - (z) REIT Status. The Parent qualifies as, and has elected to be treated as, a REIT and is in compliance with all requirements and conditions imposed under the Internal Revenue Code to allow the Parent to maintain its status as a REIT. Section 6.2. Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc. All representations and warranties made under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to be made at and as of the Effective Date, the date on which any extension of the Revolving Credit Termination Date is effectuated pursuant to Section 2.14., the date on which any Incremental Facility is effectuated pursuant to Section 2.17. and at and as of the date of the occurrence of each Credit Event (other than a Continuation or Conversion described in clauses (b) and (c) of the definition of “Credit Event”), except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances permitted under the Loan Documents. All such representations and warranties shall survive the effectiveness of this Agreement, the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit. ARTICLE VII. Affirmative Covenants For so long as this Agreement is in effect, unless the Requisite Lenders (or, if required pursuant to Section 12.7., all of the Lenders) shall otherwise consent in the manner provided for in Section 12.7., the Company shall, and, as applicable, shall cause the other Loan Parties to, comply with the following covenants: Section 7.1. Preservation of Existence and Similar Matters. Except as otherwise permitted under Section 9.4., the Company shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, (i) preserve and maintain its respective existence, (ii) preserve and maintain its rights, franchises, licenses and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation and (iii) qualify and remain qualified and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification and authorization; except, in the case of clauses (i) (solely with respect to any such Person other than the Loan Parties and Eligible Property Subsidiaries), (ii) and (iii) (other than maintenance of good standing in the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party or Subsidiary), where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Section 7.2. Compliance with Applicable Law. The Company shall, and shall cause each other Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, comply with all Applicable Laws, including the obtaining of all Governmental Approvals, the failure with which to comply could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Section 7.3. Maintenance of Property. In addition to the requirements of any of the other Loan Documents, the Company shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, (a) protect and preserve all of its properties, including, but not limited to, all Intellectual Property necessary to the conduct of its respective business, and maintain in good repair, working order and condition all tangible properties, ordinary wear and tear


 
- 110 - and casualty events excepted and (b) from time to time make or cause to be made all needed and appropriate repairs, renewals, replacements and additions to such properties, so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times, except in the cases of clauses (a) and (b) where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Section 7.4. Conduct of Business. The Company shall, and shall cause the other Loan Parties and each other Subsidiary to, carry on its respective businesses as described in Section 6.1.(t) and not enter into any other line of business not incidental or reasonably related thereto. Section 7.5. Insurance. The Company shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, maintain insurance on a replacement cost basis with financially sound and reputable insurance companies against such risks and in such amounts as is customarily maintained by similar businesses and similar locations or as may be required by Applicable Law. The Company shall from time to time deliver to the Administrative Agent upon request a detailed list, together with copies of all policies of the insurance then in effect, stating the names of the insurance companies, the amounts and rates of the insurance, the dates of the expiration thereof and the properties and risks covered thereby. Section 7.6. Payment of Taxes and Claims. The Company shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, pay and discharge (a) prior to delinquency all federal and state income taxes and all other material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or upon any properties belonging to it and (b) by not later than 30 days past due date therefor all lawful claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen and landlords for labor, materials, supplies and rentals which, if unpaid, could become a Lien on any properties of such Person; provided, however, that this Section shall not require the payment or discharge of any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim (x) which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which operate to suspend the collection thereof and for which adequate reserves have been established on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP or (y) in respect of which the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Section 7.7. Books and Records; Inspections. The Company shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. Subject to limitations, if any, imposed under regulatory or confidentiality requirements and agreements to which the Parent or one of its Subsidiaries is subject or could otherwise reasonably be expected to contravene attorney–client privilege or constitute attorney work product, the Company shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, permit representatives of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect any of their respective properties, to examine and make abstracts from any of their respective books and records and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers, employees and independent public accountants (in the Company’s presence if an Event of Default does not then exist), all at such reasonable times during business hours and as often as may reasonably be requested and, so long as no Event of Default exists, with reasonable prior notice. The Company shall be obligated to reimburse (a) the Administrative Agent for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and


 
- 111 - expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of its rights under this Section once per calendar year and (b) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for their reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of their rights under this Section only if such exercise occurs while a Default or Event of Default exists. The Company hereby authorizes and instructs its accountants to discuss the financial affairs of the Parent, the Company, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary with the Administrative Agent or any Lender. Section 7.8. Use of Proceeds. The Borrowers will use the proceeds of the Revolving Loans solely (i) for the payment of pre- development costs, redevelopment and development costs incurred in connection with Properties owned by the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) to finance acquisitions (other than Hostile Acquisitions) and investments of the Parent and its Subsidiaries not otherwise prohibited under this Agreement; (iii) to finance capital expenditures, dividends and the repayment of Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries; (iv) to provide for the general working capital needs of the Parent and its Subsidiaries and (v) for other general corporate purposes of the Parent and its Subsidiaries. The Borrowers will use the proceeds of the Term Loans to repay Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, for general working capital needs of the Parent and its Subsidiaries and for other general corporate purposes of the Parent and its Subsidiaries. The Company shall only use Letters of Credit for the same purposes for which it may use the proceeds of Revolving Loans. Section 7.9. Environmental Matters. The Company shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, comply with all Environmental Laws the failure with which to comply could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, promptly take all actions and pay or arrange to pay all costs necessary for it and for the Properties to comply in all material respects with all Environmental Laws and all Governmental Approvals, including actions to remove and dispose of all Hazardous Materials and to clean up the Properties as required under Environmental Laws, except where the failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company shall, and shall cause the Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries to, promptly take all actions necessary to prevent the imposition of any Liens arising out of or related to any Environmental Laws in each case to the extent the failure to take such actions could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Nothing in this Section shall impose any obligation or liability whatsoever on the Administrative Agent or any Lender. Section 7.10. Further Assurances. At the Company’s sole cost and expense and upon request of the Administrative Agent, the Company shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, duly execute and deliver or cause to be duly executed and delivered, to the Administrative Agent such further instruments, documents and certificates consistent with the existing terms and conditions of the Loan Documents, and do and cause to be done such further acts that may be reasonably necessary or advisable in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to carry out more effectively the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Section 7.11. REIT Status. The Parent shall maintain its status as, and election to be treated as, a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code.


 
- 112 - Section 7.12. Exchange Listing. The Parent shall maintain at least one class of common shares of the Parent having trading privileges on the New York Stock Exchange or NYSE Amex Equities or which is subject to price quotations on The NASDAQ Stock Market’s National Market System. Section 7.13. Guarantors. (a) Unsecured Indebtedness Subsidiaries as Guarantors (i) Unsecured Indebtedness Subsidiary Guarantee Requirement. Not later than (A) the date on which any Subsidiary becomes an Unsecured Indebtedness Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 or more or (B) the thirtieth (30th) day following the Required Delivery Date for any fiscal quarter in which any Subsidiary becomes an Unsecured Indebtedness Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of less than $10,000,000 (in each case, or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine), the Company shall cause such Unsecured Indebtedness Subsidiary to become a Guarantor and deliver or cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent the applicable Subsidiary Guaranty Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7.13.(a) or otherwise in this Agreement, in no event shall any Excluded Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary be required to become a Guarantor. (ii) Release of Unsecured Indebtedness Subsidiary Guarantors. The Company may request in writing that the Administrative Agent release, and upon receipt of such request the Administrative Agent shall promptly release, an Unsecured Indebtedness Subsidiary from the Guaranty, if: (i) such Subsidiary has ceased to be, or simultaneously with its release from the Guaranty will cease to be, a Subsidiary or an Unsecured Indebtedness Subsidiary; (ii) such Subsidiary Guarantor is not otherwise required to be a party to the Guaranty under this Section 7.13.; (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall then be in existence or would occur as a result of such release, including, without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a violation of any of the covenants contained in Section 9.1.; and (iv) the Administrative Agent shall have received such written request at least ten (10) Business Days (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) prior to the requested date of release. Delivery by the Company to the Administrative Agent of any such request shall constitute a representation by the Company that the matters set forth in the preceding sentence (both as of the date of the giving of such request and as of the date of the effectiveness of such request) are true and correct with respect to such request. The Administrative Agent agrees to furnish to the Company, promptly after the Company’s request and at the Company’s sole cost and expense, any release, termination, or other agreement or document as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and necessary or advisable to evidence the foregoing release as may be reasonably requested by the Company. (b) Subsidiary Guarantor Trigger Event. (i) During any Subsidiary Guarantor Period, in addition to and without limiting any then applicable requirements in Section 7.13.(a), the Company shall cause (x) each Eligible Property Subsidiary and (y) each other Material Guarantor Subsidiary to become a Guarantor and deliver or cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent the applicable Subsidiary Guaranty Documents on or prior to the earlier of the following dates (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree): (A) the Subsidiary Guarantor Trigger Date; and


 
- 113 - (B) not later than the thirtieth (30th) day following the applicable Required Delivery Date for any fiscal quarter in which any Subsidiary becomes a Material Guarantor Subsidiary. (c) Release of Subsidiary Guarantors During Subsidiary Guarantor Period. Without limiting the release provisions in Section 7.13.(a), the Company may request in writing that the Administrative Agent release, and upon receipt of such request the Administrative Agent shall promptly release, a Subsidiary Guarantor from the Guaranty, so long as: (i) such Subsidiary Guarantor meets, or will meet simultaneously with its release from the Guaranty, all of the provisions of the definition of the term “Excluded Subsidiary” or “Foreign Subsidiary” or has ceased to be, or simultaneously with its release from the Guaranty will cease to be, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, an Unsecured Indebtedness Subsidiary or a Material Guarantor Subsidiary; (ii) such Subsidiary Guarantor is not otherwise required to be a party to the Guaranty under Section 7.13.; (iv) no Default or Event of Default shall then be in existence or would occur as a result of such release, including, without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a violation of any of the covenants contained in Section 9.1.; and (v) the Administrative Agent shall have received such written request at least ten (10) Business Days (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) prior to the requested date of release. Delivery by the Company to the Administrative Agent of any such request shall constitute a representation by the Company that the matters set forth in the preceding sentence (both as of the date of the giving of such request and as of the date of the effectiveness of such request) are true and correct with respect to such request. The Administrative Agent agrees to furnish to the Company, promptly after the Company’s request and at the Company’s sole cost and expense, any release, termination, or other agreement or document evidencing the foregoing release as may be reasonably requested by the Company. Section 7.14. Guarantor Release Upon Termination of Subsidiary Guarantor Period. (a) Obligation to Release. (i) On or after any Subsidiary Guarantor Release Date, and so long as no Default or Event of Default is then continuing and no subsequent Subsidiary Guarantor Trigger Date has occurred, the Administrative Agent shall, subject to the satisfaction of the requirements of Section 7.14.(b)(i), promptly release all of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantors from their obligations under the Guaranty (the “Subsidiary Guarantor Release”). Upon the release of any Person pursuant to this Section 7.14.(a)(i), the Administrative Agent shall (to the extent applicable) deliver to the Company, upon the Company’s request and at the Company’s expense, such documentation as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and otherwise necessary or advisable to evidence the release of such Person from its obligations under the Loan Documents. (b) Subsidiary Guarantor Release Request and Certificate. (i) The Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, on or prior to the date that is five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent) before the date on which the Subsidiary Guarantor Release is to be effected, written notice that it is requesting the Subsidiary Guarantor Release, which notice shall identify the Subsidiary Guarantors to be released and the proposed effective date for the Subsidiary Guarantor Release, together with a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company (such certificate, a “Subsidiary Guarantor Release Certificate”), certifying that: (A) (1) the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 6.50 to 1.00 and (2) the Company shall have been in compliance with all of the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.1., in each


 
- 114 - case, as of the end of any two consecutive fiscal quarter periods as reflected on the Compliance Certificates delivered pursuant to Section 8.3. for the applicable fiscal quarters; (B) no Subsidiary Guarantor to be released is otherwise required under this Agreement to be a Guarantor; (C) at the time of the delivery of notice requesting such release, on the proposed effective date of the Subsidiary Guarantor Release and immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the Subsidiary Guarantor Release, (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the representations and warranties contained in Article VI. and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (unless such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality, in which event such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the effective date of the Subsidiary Guarantor Release with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (unless such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality, in which event such representation and warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances permitted under the Loan Documents, and except that for purposes of this Section 7.14.(b)(i)(C), the representations and warranties contained in Section 6.1.(j) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Sections 8.1. and 8.2. Section 7.15. Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. The Parent and each Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures (including policies and procedures implemented and maintained by the managers of Hotel Properties) reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Parent, such Borrower, its or their Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. ARTICLE VIII. Information For so long as this Agreement is in effect, unless the Requisite Lenders (or, if required pursuant to Section 13.7., all of the Lenders) shall otherwise consent in the manner provided for in Section 13.7., the Company shall, or shall cause the Parent or any other Loan Party, as applicable, to, furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each of the Lenders: Section 8.1. Quarterly Financial Statements. For each of the first, second and third fiscal quarters of the Parent, within forty-five (45) days after the closing of each such quarter, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such period and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures as of the end of and for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, all of which shall be certified by the chief financial officer or chief executive officer of the Parent, in his or her opinion, to present fairly in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, the consolidated financial position of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and the results of operations for such period (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the inclusion in the final year-end statements of footnotes that were not contained in the quarterly financial statements).


 
- 115 - Section 8.2. Year-End Statements. For each fiscal year of the Parent, within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Parent, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, setting forth in comparative form the figures as at the end of and for the previous fiscal year, all of which shall be certified by (a) the chief financial officer or chief executive officer of the Parent, in his or her opinion, to present fairly in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, the financial position of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and the result of operations for such period and (b) Ernst & Young LLP or any other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, whose certificate shall be unqualified. Section 8.3. Compliance Certificate. Commencing with the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first, second and third fiscal quarters of the Parent and not later than ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Parent, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L (a “Compliance Certificate”) executed on behalf of the Company by the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of the Company (i) setting forth as of the end of such quarterly accounting period or fiscal year, as the case may be, the calculations required to establish whether the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 9.1.; provided that (for informational purposes only), together with the applicable calculations delivered pursuant to this Section 8.3., the Company shall also deliver, for each Test Period subject to an annualized calculation based on less than the trailing twelve-month period then ending, a calculation of each applicable financial covenant on the basis of actual financial results for such twelve-month period then ending, notwithstanding that such financial covenants are not required to be satisfied on the basis of actual financial results for such trailing twelve-month period; (ii) stating that, to the best of his or her knowledge, information or belief, after due inquiry, no Default or Event of Default exists, or, if such is not the case, specifying such Default or Event of Default and its nature, when it occurred and the steps being taken by the Company with respect to such event, condition or failure, (iii) identifying each Eligible Property and (iv) describing any items that would not appear on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company. Section 8.4. Other Information. (a) Promptly upon request from the Administrative Agent, copies of all management letters, if any, received from the independent public accountants of the Parent (and any responses thereto); (b) Within five (5) Business Days of the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements (excluding the exhibits thereto (unless requested by the Administrative Agent) and any registration statements on Form S-8 or its equivalent), reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K (or their equivalents) and all other periodic reports relating to material business developments which any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary shall file with the SEC (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefor) or any national securities exchange; (c) Promptly upon the mailing thereof to the shareholders of the Parent generally, copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so mailed and promptly upon the issuance thereof copies of all press releases issued by the Parent, the Company, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party; (d) Concurrently with (i) the delivery of the quarterly and annual financial statements provided for in Sections 8.1. and 8.2., statements of profit and loss for all Hotel Properties on a combined


 
- 116 - basis for the preceding calendar quarter and (ii) the delivery of the annual financial statements provided for in Section 8.2., statements of profit and loss for all Eligible Properties on an individual basis for the preceding fiscal year; in each case, such statements shall set forth in summary form (excluding any underlying calculations used to determine any of the following) the amounts of the Gross Operating Revenues, Gross Operating Expenses, NOI, FF&E Reserves, and Adjusted NOI, along with the average daily rate, occupancy levels and revenue per available room, in each case, on a combined basis (or, in the case of clause (ii), for such Eligible Property) certified as true, correct and complete by a senior officer of the Company; (e) No later than sixty (60) days after the beginning of each fiscal year of the Parent, projected balance sheets, operating statements, profit and loss projections, sources and uses of cash statement and statements of Consolidated EBITDA and Funds From Operations, for the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such fiscal year, all itemized in reasonable detail in such form as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The foregoing shall be accompanied by pro forma calculations, together with detailed assumptions, required to establish whether or not the Parent, the Company, and when appropriate their consolidated Subsidiaries (as applicable), will be in compliance with the covenants contained in Section 9.1. at the end of each fiscal quarter of such fiscal year; it being understood and agreed that the projections and pro forma calculations shall be furnished for informational purposes only and shall not be a basis for determining or declaring the occurrence, existence or continuation of any Default or Event of Default; (f) If any ERISA Event shall occur that individually, or together with any other ERISA Event that has occurred, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, a certificate of the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of the Company setting forth details as to such occurrence and the action, if any, which the Company or applicable member of the ERISA Group is required or proposes to take; (g) To the extent any Responsible Officer becomes aware of the same, (i) prompt notice of the commencement of any proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority and any action or proceeding in any court or other tribunal or before any arbitrator in respect of (A) Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries of the type and amount subject to the provisions of Section 10.1.(d), (B) any Loan Document or (C) against or in any other way relating adversely to, or adversely affecting, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Parent or the Company or any of their respective properties, assets or businesses which such proceeding or investigation under this clause (C) could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and prompt notice of the receipt of notice that any United States income tax returns of any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary are being audited; (h) At the time of delivery of each Compliance Certificate (but without limitation of the provisions of Section 9.7.), a copy of any amendment to the articles of incorporation or formation, bylaws, partnership agreement or other similar organizational documents of the Parent or the Company that was effective on or before the last day of the prior fiscal quarter (unless previously delivered to the Administrative Agent); (i) Prompt notice of any change in the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of the Parent, the Company or any other Subsidiary which has had or could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; (j) Prompt notice upon any Responsible Officer having knowledge of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;


 
- 117 - (k) Prompt notice upon any Responsible Officer having knowledge of the occurrence of any order, judgment or decree in excess of $25,000,000 having been entered against any Loan Party or other Subsidiary or any of their properties or assets (other than with respect to Hilton/HGV Retained Liabilities); (l) Prompt notice upon any Responsible Officer having knowledge of the occurrence of any notification of a violation of any Applicable Law or regulation or any inquiry shall have been received by any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary from any Governmental Authority, in each case, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (m) Promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, evidence of the Company’s calculation of the Ownership Share with respect to a Subsidiary or an Unconsolidated Affiliate, such evidence to be in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (n) From and after the Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date, promptly, upon any change in the Company’s Credit Rating, a certificate stating that such Credit Rating has changed and the new Credit Rating that is in effect; (o) (x) Promptly, upon each request, information identifying the Parent, the Company and any other Borrower as a Lender may request in order to comply with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and (y) prompt written notice of any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification delivered to any Lender that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in such certification; (p) Promptly, and in any event within three (3) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Company obtains knowledge thereof, written notice of the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the Parent, the Company, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary shall receive notice that any violation of or noncompliance with any Environmental Law has or may have been committed or is threatened; (ii) the Parent, the Company, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary shall receive notice that any administrative or judicial complaint, order or petition has been filed or other proceeding has been initiated, or is about to be filed or initiated against any such Person alleging any violation of or noncompliance with any Environmental Law or requiring any such Person to take any action in connection with the release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials; (iii) the Parent, the Company, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary shall receive any notice from a Governmental Authority or private party alleging that any such Person may be liable or responsible for any costs associated with a response to, or remediation or cleanup of, a release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials or any damages caused thereby; or (iv) the Parent, the Company, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary shall receive notice of any other fact, circumstance or condition that could reasonably be expected to form the basis of an environmental claim, except in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), where such notice(s), whether individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (q) Promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, the Derivatives Termination Value in respect of any Specified Derivatives Contract from time to time outstanding; (r) Promptly upon the execution thereof, copies of any material amendments or other material modifications to the Distribution Agreement; and (s) From time to time and promptly upon each request, such data, certificates, reports, statements, documents or further information regarding any Property or the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations or business prospects of the Parent, the Company, any other


 
- 118 - Loan Party or any other Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request (subject to limitations, if any, imposed under regulatory or confidentiality requirements and agreements to which the Parent or one of its Subsidiaries is subject or could otherwise reasonably be expected to contravene attorney–client privilege or constitute attorney work product). Section 8.5. Electronic Delivery of Certain Information. (a) Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents may be delivered by electronic communication and delivery, including, without limitation, the Internet, e-mail or intranet websites to which the Administrative Agent and each Lender have access (including a commercial, third- party website, government website such as www.sec.gov or a website sponsored or hosted by the Administrative Agent, the Parent or the Company); provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to (A) notices to any Lender (or the Issuing Banks) pursuant to Article II. and (B) any Lender that has notified the Administrative Agent and the Company that it cannot or does not want to receive electronic communications and (ii) documents required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 8.1., 8.2., 8.4.(b), 8.4.(c), 8.4.(h) and 8.4.(r) shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are filed for public availability on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (it being understood that the Company shall not be required to provide notice to the Administrative Agent or any Lender of such electronic filing of information (other than with respect to financial statements pursuant to Sections 8.1. and 8.2.) to satisfy its reporting obligations). The Administrative Agent or the Company may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic delivery pursuant to procedures approved by it for all or particular notices or communications. Documents or notices delivered electronically on the date and time on which the Administrative Agent, the Parent or the Company posts such documents or the documents become available on a commercial website and the Administrative Agent or Company notifies each Lender of said posting and provides a link thereto; provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent or posted during the normal business hours of the recipient, said posting date and time shall be deemed to have commenced as of 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the Company shall deliver paper copies of any documents to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that reasonably requests such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents delivered electronically, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Company with any such request for delivery. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it of paper copies and maintaining its paper or electronic documents. (b) Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Article II. may be delivered electronically to a website provided for such purpose by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the procedures provided to the Company by the Administrative Agent. Section 8.6. Public/Private Information. The Company shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent in connection with the publication of certain materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Company. Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Company to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (collectively, “Information Materials”) pursuant to this Article and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, the Company shall designate Information Materials (a) that are either available to the public or not material with respect to the Parent and its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws, as “Public Information” and (b) that are not Public Information as “Private Information”. All Information Materials that are neither identified as “Public Information” nor included in public filings made by the Parent, the


 
- 119 - Company or any of their Subsidiaries with the SEC shall be deemed to be private and confidential. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Lender who does not wish to receive Private Information agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of any website provided pursuant to Section 8.5. in order to enable such Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Lender’s compliance procedures and Applicable Law, including United States federal and state securities laws, to make reference to Information Materials that are not made available through the “Public Information” portion of such website provided pursuant to Section 8.5. and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Parent, the Company or its securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws. Section 8.7. USA Patriot Act Notice; Compliance. The Patriot Act and federal regulations issued with respect thereto require all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record certain information that identifies individuals or business entities which open an “account” with such financial institution. Consequently, the Administrative Agent and a Lender (for itself and/or as agent for all Lenders hereunder) may from time to time request, and the Company shall, and shall cause the other Loan Parties to, provide promptly upon any such request to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, such Loan Party’s name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent or such Lender to comply with federal law. An “account” for this purpose may include, without limitation, a deposit account, a cash management service, a transaction or asset account, a credit account, a loan or other extension of credit, and/or other financial services product. ARTICLE IX. Negative Covenants For so long as this Agreement is in effect, unless the Requisite Lenders (or, if required pursuant to Section 12.7., all of the Lenders) shall otherwise consent in the manner provided for in Section 12.7., the Company shall comply with the following covenants: Section 9.1. Financial Covenants. (a) Leverage Ratio. The Company shall not permit the Leverage Ratio to exceed (i) 8.00 to 1.00 as at the end of the Test Periods ending December 31, 2022, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023; (ii) 7.75 to 1.00 as at the end of the Test Periods ending September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2023; (iii) 7.50 to 1.00 as at the end of the Test Period ending March 31, 2024; and (iv) 7.25 to 1.00 as at the end of each subsequent fiscal quarter thereafter. (b) Ratio of Consolidated Reserve Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges. The Company shall not permit the ratio (the “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”) of Consolidated Reserve Adjusted EBITDA of the Parent as at the end of the most recent Test Period to Consolidated Fixed Charges of the Parent for such period to be less than 1.50 to 1.00; provided that for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Interest Expense shall be determined on a pro forma basis for permanent debt repayments (with concurrent reductions of any commitments in respect thereof) and refinancings during the applicable Test Period. (c) Ratio of Secured Indebtedness to Total Asset Value. The Company shall not permit the ratio (the “Secured Leverage Ratio”) of (i) Secured Indebtedness of the Parent to (ii) Total Asset Value to exceed 0.45 to 1.00 as at the end of the most recent Test Period; provided that for purposes of calculating the Secured Leverage Ratio, the contribution to Total Asset Value attributable to each of the Hotel PropertiesProperty known as the Hilton New York, the Hilton San Francisco Union Square and the


 
- 120 - Parc 55 San Francisco shall be determined as the undepreciated GAAP book value of such Hotel PropertiesProperty for each fiscal quarter ending on or prior to June 30, 2023. (d) Maximum Unencumbered Leverage Ratio. The Company shall not permit the ratio (the “Unencumbered Leverage Ratio”) of (i) (x) Unsecured Indebtedness of the Parent minus (y) Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Subsidiaries in excess of $50,000,000, to (ii) Unencumbered Asset Value to exceed 0.60 to 1.00 as at the end of the most recent Test Period; provided that for purposes of calculating the Unencumbered Leverage Ratio, the contribution to Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to each of the Hotel PropertiesProperty known as the Hilton New York, the Hilton San Francisco Union Square and the Parc 55 San Francisco shall be determined as the undepreciated GAAP book value of such Hotel PropertiesProperty for each fiscal quarter ending on or prior to June 30, 2023. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may elect upon delivering written notice to the Administrative Agent, concurrently with or prior to the delivery of a Compliance Certificate for any applicable four-quarter fiscal period pursuant to Section 8.3. and provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (other than as a result of the Unencumbered Leverage Ratio as of the end of the last fiscal quarter for such fiscal period being greater than 0.60 to 1.00 but less than or equal to 0.65 to 1.00), that the Unencumbered Leverage Ratio may exceed 0.60 to 1.00 but shall in no event exceed 0.65 to 1.00 for such fiscal quarter and the next three succeeding fiscal quarters (the “Unencumbered Leverage Increase Period”); provided that (i) the Company may not elect more than two Unencumbered Leverage Increase Periods during the term of this Agreement and (ii) any such Unencumbered Leverage Increase Periods shall be non-consecutive. (e) Ratio of Unencumbered Adjusted NOI to Unsecured Interest Expense. The Company shall not permit the ratio of (i) Unencumbered Adjusted NOI for any Test Period to (ii) Unsecured Interest Expense of the Parent for such period to be less than (x) 1.50 to 1.00 as at the end of the Test Periods ending December 31, 2022, March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023, September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2023; and (y) 1.75 to 1.00 thereafter. (f) Dividend Payout/Distribution. The Parent, the Company and its Subsidiaries will not declare or make any distributions or other Restricted Payments except that, subject to the last sentence of this paragraph (f): (i) the Company may pay cash dividends or distributions to the Parent and other holders of limited liability company interests in the Company with respect to any period of four (4) fiscal quarters to the extent necessary for the Parent to distribute, and the Parent may so distribute, cash dividends or distributions to its shareholders in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greatest of (x) 95% of Adjusted Funds From Operations, (y) the amount reasonably estimated to be required for the Parent to maintain its status as a REIT (including the right to distribute 100% of net capital gain) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code, and (z) the amount reasonably estimated to be necessary for the Parent to avoid income or excise tax under the Internal Revenue Code; provided, however, there shall not be any implied requirement that the Company utilize the dividend deferral options in Section 857(b)(9) or Section 858(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; (ii) the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company may make purchases of Equity Interests in any Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries that are held by any other Person; (iii) Subsidiaries of the Parent (excluding the Company, so long as any Parent Entity is not a Guarantor, but including all Subsidiaries of the Company) may make Restricted Payments to any Person owning Equity Interests in such Subsidiary ratably in accordance with the interest held


 
- 121 - by such Person or otherwise as may be required pursuant to the organizational documents of such Subsidiary; (iv) the Company may redeem, or otherwise purchase for cash, limited liability company interests in the Company (or may distribute cash to the Parent or another Parent Entity which may also effect such a redemption or cash purchase); (v) if the Company would be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the covenants contained in Section 9.1.(a) though (e) immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to any such purchase, the Parent may from time to time purchase shares of its common or preferred Equity Interests, and the Company may from time to time purchase its common or preferred limited liability company interests held by the Parent to the extent necessary to enable the Parent to make such purchases of its common or preferred Equity Interests; (vi) the Parent, the Company and any of their Subsidiaries may make distributions and Restricted Payments made pursuant to the terms of the Distribution Agreement and the related transactions contemplated thereby; (vii) the Parent, the Company and any of their Subsidiaries may make repurchases of, retire or otherwise acquire Equity Interests in the Parent, the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to any employee or director equity or stock option plan entered into in the ordinary course of business; (viii) the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries may honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Indebtedness and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion; (ix) the Company may make cash distributions to the Parent to the extent necessary to enable the Parent to pay the Existing Parent Debt when due; (x) the Company may make cash distributions to the Parent Entities in an amount sufficient to pay costs and expenses of the Parent Entities in connection with the maintenance of its legal existence and other activities in connection with the ownership of its assets and liabilities not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (xi) the Company may make cash distributions to the Parent Entities in an amount sufficient to permit the Parent Entities to repay any Indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Parent Entities permitted to be incurred or to exist by the terms of this Agreement; and (xii) the Company may pay quarterly cash dividends or distributions to the Parent and other holders of limited liability company interests in the Company to the extent necessary for the Parent to distribute, and the Parent may so distribute, cash dividends or distributions to its shareholders with respect to Equity Interests of the Parent in an aggregate amount not to exceed $0.01 per share per such fiscal quarter. If a Default or Event of Default exists or would exist after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, only Restricted Payments described in clauses (i), (iii), (vi), (vii), (viii) and (x) above may be made; provided that if a Default or Event of Default with respect to Section 10.1.(a), (e) or (f) exists or would exist after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, or if all or any portion of the Obligations have been accelerated, the Parent and the Company may not make any Restricted Payments.


 
- 122 - (g) Testing and Application of Financial Covenants. The financial covenants set forth in clauses (a)-(e) of this Section 9.1. shall apply at all times but, unless otherwise expressly required pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Company shall in any event be obligated to report its compliance therewith only at the end of each fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as applicable, as provided in Section 8.3. For purposes of calculating each of the Leverage Ratio, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and the Secured Leverage Ratio, any income, value and debt attributable to each of the Hotel Properties known as the Hilton San Francisco Union Square and the Parc 55 San Francisco to the extent reported in the respective Test Period in accordance with GAAP shall be excluded from such calculations. Section 9.2. Restrictions on Liens and Negative Pledges. (a) Eligible Property Liens; Equity Liens. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party to, create, assume, incur, permit or suffer to exist any Lien on (i) any Equity Interest in any Eligible Property Subsidiary (other than Permitted Equity Liens), (ii) any Equity Interest in any Parent Entity (other than the Parent) or any Loan Party (other than the Parent) that is not an Eligible Property Subsidiary (other than Permitted Equity Liens and, to the extent constituting Liens, Permitted JV/Mortgage Restrictions) or (iii) any Eligible Property (other than Permitted Liens). (b) Eligible Property Negative Pledges. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party to, permit (i) any Equity Interest in any Eligible Property Subsidiary or (ii) the Core Hotel Property with respect to any Eligible Property, to be subject to a Negative Pledge. (c) Liens and Negative Pledges Following Default. Without limiting the restrictions set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above, if immediately prior to the creation, assumption or incurrence of a Lien or Negative Pledge, or immediately thereafter, a Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence (including arising from non-compliance with any financial covenant pursuant to Section 9.1.), the Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party to, create, assume or incur (i) any Lien on any Equity Interests held by the Parent or any Subsidiary (other than Permitted Equity Liens and, to the extent constituting Liens, Permitted JV/Mortgage Restrictions), (ii) any Lien on any property or assets (other than Equity Interests) of the Parent or any Subsidiary (other than Permitted Liens) or (iii) any Negative Pledge in respect of any property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than, to the extent constituting a Negative Pledge, Permitted JV/Mortgage Restrictions with respect to property or assets that constitute Equity Interests). Section 9.3. Restrictions on Intercompany Transfers. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Company (other than an Excluded Subsidiary or a Foreign Subsidiary) to: (a) pay dividends or make any other distribution on any of such Subsidiary’s capital stock or other equity interests owned by the Company or any other Subsidiary; (b) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any other Subsidiary; (c) make loans or advances to the Company or any other Subsidiary; or (d) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Subsidiary; other than: (i) with respect to clauses (a) – (d), those encumbrances or restrictions (A) contained in any Loan Document, (B) constituting Permitted Sale Restrictions, (C) contained in any agreement that evidences Unsecured Indebtedness containing encumbrances or restrictions on the actions described above that are substantially similar to, or, taken as a whole, not more restrictive than, those contained in the Loan


 
- 123 - Documents (as determined in good faith by the Company), (D) relating to Indebtedness secured by a Lien on assets that is not otherwise prohibited under Sections 9.2.(a), (c)(i) or (c)(ii); provided that the encumbrances and restrictions apply only to the Subsidiary or the assets that are the subject of such Lien, (E) contained in the organizational documents or other agreements binding on or applicable to any Excluded Subsidiary, Foreign Subsidiary or any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (but only to the extent such encumbrance or restriction covers any direct or indirect Equity Interest in such Subsidiary or the property or assets of such Subsidiary), (F) imposed by Applicable Law, (G) contained in an agreement that governs an Investment in, or other agreement binding on, an Unconsolidated Affiliate (but only to the extent such encumbrance or restriction applies to any direct or indirect Equity Interest in such Unconsolidated Affiliate), (H) other than in respect of any Eligible Property Subsidiary, Permitted JV/Mortgage Restrictions or (I) Permitted Transfer Restrictions, and (ii) with respect to clauses (a) and (d), customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement, lease, license, permit or other contract entered into by the Company or any of their Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business. Section 9.4. Merger, Consolidation, Sales of Assets and Other Arrangements. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to: (a) merge or consolidate; (b) liquidate, windup or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution) or (c) convey, sell, lease, sublease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions and whether effected pursuant to a Division or otherwise, assets, or the capital stock of or other Equity Interests in any of its Subsidiaries having a fair market value in excess of a Substantial Amount, whether now owned or hereafter acquired; provided, however, that: (i) the Parent or any Subsidiary may enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation with or into any other Subsidiary or any other Person; provided, however, that: (A) (1) immediately prior to entering into such transaction no Default or Event of Default shall exist and (2) at the time of, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect to such transaction no Event of Default arising under Section 10.1.(a), (e) or (f) shall have occurred and be continuing, nor, as the result of the occurrence of any other Event of Default, have the Obligations been accelerated pursuant to Section 10.2.; (B) in the case of any merger or consolidation involving (1) any Borrower, such Borrower shall be the surviving entity; (2) the Parent (other than with any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor), the Parent shall be the surviving entity; or (3) any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than with any Borrower), the surviving entity shall be a Guarantor or shall become a Guarantor in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 7.13.; and (C) in the case of the entry into any transaction of merger or consolidation with a Person other than the Parent or a Subsidiary which transaction or series of related transactions shall have a fair market value in excess of a Substantial Amount, not later than the date on which such transaction is entered into: (1) the Company shall have given the Administrative Agent and the Lenders written notice of the entry into such transaction; and (2) the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate, calculated on a pro forma basis, evidencing the continued compliance by the Loan Parties with the financial covenants contained in Section 9.1., after giving effect to such transaction or series of transactions; provided, however, that in the event that the obligation of the Parent or any Subsidiary to consummate such transaction is subject to a financing condition or the obtaining of the requisite approval of the Lenders under this


 
- 124 - Agreement, the Compliance Certificate required by this clause (2) shall not be required to be delivered until the date on which such transaction is consummated; (ii) any Loan Party or any Subsidiary may convey, sell, lease, sublease or otherwise transfer or dispose of, in one transaction or a series of related transactions and whether effected pursuant to a Division or otherwise, its assets, or the capital stock of or other Equity Interests in any of its Subsidiaries to the Parent or any other Subsidiary so long as immediately prior to the taking of such action, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence; provided, that, in each case described in this Section 9.4.(ii), if any Loan Party that is a limited liability company consummates a Division, each Division Successor shall be required to comply with the obligations set forth in Section 7.13.; (iii) any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary may convey, sell, lease, sublease or otherwise transfer or dispose of, whether by one transaction or a series of related transactions and whether effected pursuant to a Division or otherwise, any assets, or capital stock of or other Equity Interests in its Subsidiaries; provided that in the case of any such transaction or series of related transactions involving assets, capital stock or other Equity Interests having a fair market value in excess of the Substantial Amount being conveyed, sold, leased, subleased or otherwise transferred or disposed of to any other Person that is not a Loan Party or a Subsidiary: (A) the Company shall have, not later than the date of such transaction or series of related transactions, (1) given the Administrative Agent and the Lenders written notice of such transaction or series of related transactions and (2) delivered to the Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate, calculated on a pro forma basis, evidencing the continued compliance by the Loan Parties with the financial covenants contained in Section 9.1., after giving effect to such transaction or series of transactions; and (B) immediately prior to any such transaction or series of related transactions, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect to such transaction or series of related transactions, no Event of Default arising under Section 10.1.(a), (e) or (f) shall have occurred and be continuing, nor, as the result of the occurrence of any other Event of Default, have the Obligations been accelerated pursuant to Section 10.2.; (iv) the Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries may lease, sublease or license their respective assets, as lessor, licensor or sublessor (as the case may be), in the ordinary course of their business; and (v) any Subsidiary (but not any Eligible Property Subsidiary) may liquidate, wind-up or dissolve itself (or suffer its liquidation or dissolution) so long as immediately prior to the taking of such action, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence. Section 9.5. Plans. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or, except as would not reasonably be expected to (i) have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) result in the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Fee Letters, or the extensions of credit or repayments of amounts hereunder or thereunder, constituting a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code, any Subsidiary to, permit any of its respective assets to become or be deemed to be “plan assets” within the meaning of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and the respective regulations promulgated thereunder. The Company shall not cause or permit to occur, and shall not permit


 
- 125 - any other member of the ERISA Group to cause or permit to occur, any ERISA Event if such ERISA Event would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Section 9.6. Fiscal Year. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or other Subsidiary to, change its fiscal year from that in effect as of the Effective Date. Section 9.7. Modifications of Organizational Documents. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, amend, supplement, restate or otherwise modify its articles of incorporation, declaration of trust, partnership agreement, certificate of formation, operating agreement, by-laws or other organizational documents without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent if such amendment, supplement, restatement or other modification (i) is adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Lenders in any material respect or (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (b) The Company shall not, and shall not permit, (i) the Parent to reorganize under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction that is not the United States of America, a State thereof or the District of Columbia, (ii) any Parent Entity (other than the Parent) or the Company to convert, invert, reconstitute its organizational form or otherwise reorganize as a Foreign Subsidiary or (iii) any Subsidiary Borrower to convert, invert, reconstitute its organizational form or otherwise reorganize as a Foreign Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction of such Subsidiary Borrower’s formation as of the date such Subsidiary Borrower became a Subsidiary Borrower hereunder. Section 9.8. Use of Proceeds. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, use any part of the proceeds of any Loan to purchase or carry, or to reduce, retire or refinance any credit incurred to purchase or carry, any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such Margin Stock. Neither the Parent nor any Borrower shall use, and shall ensure that none of its or their Subsidiaries or its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall use, the proceeds of any Credit Event (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person or in any Sanctioned Country, or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto. Section 9.9. Transactions with Affiliates. The Company shall not permit to exist or enter into, and shall not permit any Loan Party or other Subsidiary to permit to exist or enter into, any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (other than the Parent, the Company, any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary), except: (a) as set forth on Schedule 6.1.(r); (b) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 9.1.(f);


 
- 126 - (c) amendments to the Distribution Agreement and/or the Ancillary Agreements that are not adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Lenders in any material respect or otherwise could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (d) transactions upon fair and reasonable terms which are no less favorable to the Company, such Subsidiary, or any Loan Party than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate; and (e) transactions constituting Investments by the Company or any Subsidiary in any Unconsolidated Affiliate that are not otherwise prohibited under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no payments may be made with respect to any items set forth on such Schedule 6.1.(r) if a Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom. Section 9.10. Environmental Matters. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or other Subsidiary or any other Person to, use, generate, discharge, emit, manufacture, handle, process, store, release, transport, remove, dispose of or clean up any Hazardous Materials on, under or from the Properties in violation of any Environmental Law or in a manner that could reasonably be expected to lead to any environmental claim or pose a risk to human health, safety or the environment, to the extent that any of the foregoing could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Nothing in this Section shall impose any obligation or liability whatsoever on the Administrative Agent or any Lender. Section 9.11. Derivatives Contracts. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or other Subsidiary to enter into or become obligated in respect of, Derivatives Contracts, other than Derivatives Contracts entered into by the Parent, the Company, any other Loan Party or other Subsidiary for a bona fide business purpose to establish an effective hedge in respect of liabilities, commitments or assets held or reasonably anticipated to be held by the Parent, the Company, any other Loan Party or other Subsidiary. ARTICLE X. Default Section 10.1. Events of Default. Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default, whatever the reason for such event and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of Applicable Law or pursuant to any judgment or order of any Governmental Authority: (a) Default in Payment. (i) Any Borrower shall fail to pay when due under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (whether upon demand, at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise) the principal of any of the Loans or any Reimbursement Obligation, or (ii) any Borrower or any Guarantor shall fail to pay interest on the Loans or any of the other payment Obligations owing by any Borrower or any other Guarantor under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the Fee Letters, within five (5) Business Days of the date when due. (b) Default in Performance. (i) Any Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be performed or observed and contained in Section 7.1.(a) (with respect to


 
- 127 - any Loan Party or any Eligible Property Subsidiary), Section 9.8., Section 7.11., Section 7.13.(b), Section 7.15., Section 8.4.(j) or Article IX.; (ii) The Company shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 8.1., 8.2., 8.3. or 8.4.(d) and such failure shall continue for a period of five (5) Business Days after the earlier of (x) the date upon which a Responsible Officer of the Company obtains knowledge of such failure or (y) the date upon which the Company has received written notice of such failure from the Administrative Agent; or (iii) Any Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party and not otherwise mentioned in this Section and such failure shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of (x) the date upon which a Responsible Officer of the Company obtains knowledge of such failure or (y) the date upon which the Company has received written notice of such failure from the Administrative Agent. (c) Misrepresentations. Any written statement, representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document, or any amendment hereto or thereto, or in any other writing or statement at any time furnished by, or at the direction of, any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, shall at any time prove to have been incorrect or misleading, in any material respect when furnished or made or deemed made. (d) Indebtedness Cross-Default. There shall occur (i) any default, event or condition resulting in (or permitting the) acceleration, mandatory repurchase or mandatory prepayment (other than as a result of (A) customary non-default mandatory prepayment requirements resulting from asset sales, casualty events, debt or equity issuances, extraordinary receipts or borrowing base limitations and (B) any Indebtedness constituting convertible debt becoming due as a result of the exercise by any holder thereof of conversion, exchange or similar rights related to the value of the applicable Loan Party’s equity securities so long as such Indebtedness is converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests (other than Mandatorily Redeemable Stock)) of, or any failure to pay at maturity, Indebtedness (other than the Obligations and Nonrecourse Indebtedness) of the Parent, any Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their Subsidiaries, or any default by the Parent, any Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their Subsidiaries in, or resulting in the payment of amounts in respect of Derivatives Contracts, in excess of $100,000,000 individually or in the aggregate or (ii) any default, event or condition resulting in the acceleration, mandatory repurchase or mandatory prepayment (other than as a result of customary non-default events, such as mandatory prepayments triggered by asset sales or casualty events) of, or any failure to pay at maturity, Nonrecourse Indebtedness of the Parent, any Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their Subsidiaries in a principal amount at any time outstanding in excess of $250,000,000 individually or in the aggregate, other than, in the case of this clause (ii), existing commercial mortgage-backed security Indebtedness securing the Hotel Properties known as the Hilton San Francisco Union Square and the Parc 55 San Francisco. (e) Voluntary Bankruptcy Proceeding. Any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or Subsidiaries to which more than 5.0% of Total Asset Value individually or in the aggregate is attributable shall: (i) commence a voluntary case under any Debtor Relief Law; (ii) consent to, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Law or consent to any proceeding or action described in the immediately following subsection (f); (iii) apply for or consent to, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidator of itself or of a substantial part of its property, domestic or foreign; (iv) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due;


 
- 128 - (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (vi) make a conveyance fraudulent as to creditors under any Applicable Law; or (vii) take any corporate, member, partnership or other similar action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing. (f) Involuntary Bankruptcy Proceeding. A case or other proceeding shall be commenced against any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or Subsidiaries to which more than 5.0% of Total Asset Value individually or in the aggregate is attributable in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking: (i) relief under any Debtor Relief Law; or (ii) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of such Person, or of all or any substantial part of the assets, domestic or foreign, of such Person, and in the case of either clause (i) or (ii) such case or proceeding shall continue undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or an order granting the relief requested in such case or proceeding (including, but not limited to, an order for relief under any Debtor Relief Law) shall be entered. (g) Revocation of Loan Documents. Any Loan Party shall (or shall attempt to) disavow, revoke or terminate any Loan Document to which it is a party or any Fee Letter (except for (i) release of a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 7.13. or 7.14., (ii) termination of the Revolving Commitments in accordance with Section 2.13. and (iii) termination of any Loan Document in accordance with its terms) or shall otherwise challenge or contest in any action, suit or proceeding in any court or before any Governmental Authority the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any Fee Letter or any Loan Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (except as a result of the express terms thereof). (h) Judgment. A judgment or order for the payment of money or other non-monetary relief shall be entered against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary by any court or other tribunal and (i) such judgment or order shall continue for a period of sixty (60) days without being paid, stayed or dismissed through appropriate appellate proceedings and (ii) either (A) the amount (other than amounts covered by insurance for which coverage has not been denied in writing by the applicable insurance carrier) exceeds, (x) individually or together with all other such unsatisfied judgments or orders entered against the Loan Parties and the Eligible Property Subsidiaries, $100,000,000 or (y) solely to the extent in relation to any Subsidiary having any obligations in respect of Nonrecourse Indebtedness, individually or together with all other such unsatisfied judgments or orders entered against other Subsidiaries, $250,000,000, other than, in the case of this clause (y), existing commercial mortgage-backed security Indebtedness securing the Hotel Properties known as the Hilton San Francisco Union Square and the Parc 55 San Francisco, or (B) in the case of an injunction or other non-monetary relief, such injunction, judgment or order could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (i) ERISA. Except to the extent constituting Hilton/HGV Retained Liabilities retained, assumed or indemnified by Hilton or HGV pursuant to the Distribution Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to the extent such retention, assumption or indemnification of such Hilton/HGV Retained Liabilities by Hilton, HGV or their respective Affiliates (other than the Parent and its Subsidiaries) shall not be subject to dispute for a period greater than 45 days following the receipt of a written notice of an Agreement Dispute pursuant to Article IX of the Distribution Agreement or otherwise determined to be unenforceable: (i) any ERISA Event shall have occurred that results or could reasonably be expected to result in liability to any member of the ERISA Group aggregating in excess of $100,000,000; or (ii) the “benefit obligation” of all Plans exceeds the “fair market value of plan assets” for such Plans by more than $100,000,000, all as determined, and with such terms defined, in accordance with FASB ASC 715.


 
- 129 - (j) [Reserved]. (k) Change of Control/Change in Management. (i) On and after the Effective Date, during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months ending on each anniversary of the Effective Date, individuals who at the beginning of any such 12-month period constituted the Board of Directors of the Parent (together with any new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Parent was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Parent then in office; (ii) Any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person will be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the total voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of the Parent; (iii) The Parent shall cease to own and control, directly or indirectly, greater than 50% of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Company; (iv) The Parent or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall cease to either (x) be the sole managing member of the Company or (y) have the sole and exclusive power to exercise all management and control over the Company; (v) The Company shall cease to own and control, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding Equity Interests of any other Borrower (other than Acceptable Preferred Equity Interests); or (vi) the occurrence of any “change of control” or similar event under any Indebtedness (other than Nonrecourse Indebtedness) of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries with an aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000 or more which results in a default under such Indebtedness beyond the period of grace (if any) or any declaration of such Indebtedness to be due and payable prior to the scheduled maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.1., in the event of a Default or Event of Default arising as a result of the inclusion of any Hotel Property as an Eligible Property at any particular time of reference, if such Default or Event of Default is capable of being cured solely by the exclusion of such Hotel Property as an Eligible Property, the Company shall be permitted a period not to exceed fifteen (15) days from the earlier of (x) the date upon which a Responsible Officer of the Company obtains knowledge of such Default or Event of Default (as applicable) or (y) the date upon which the Company has received written notice of such Default or Event of Default from the Administrative Agent, to exclude such Hotel Property as an Eligible Property by delivering to the Administrative Agent each of the following: (1) written notice thereof and (2) a Compliance Certificate, prepared for each fiscal period in which such Hotel Property was included as an Eligible Property but was not in fact an Eligible Property, evidencing compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.1. for such period, excluding such Hotel Property as an Eligible Property, as applicable.


 
- 130 - Section 10.2. Remedies Upon Event of Default. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the following provisions shall apply: (a) Acceleration; Termination of Facilities. (i) Automatic. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 10.1.(e) or 10.1.(f), (1) (A) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, the Loans and the Notes at the time outstanding, (B) an amount equal to the Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Default for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and (C) all of the other Obligations of the Borrowers, including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents or the Fee Letters shall become immediately and automatically due and payable by any Borrower without presentment, demand, protest, or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by such Borrower on behalf of itself and the other Loan Parties, and (2) the Revolving Commitments, the Term Loan Commitments, the obligation of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder, and the obligation of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, shall all immediately and automatically terminate. (ii) Optional. If any other Event of Default shall exist, the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Requisite Lenders, and shall, at the direction of the Requisite Lenders: (1) declare (A) the principal of, and accrued interest on, the Loans and the Notes at the time outstanding, (B) an amount equal to the Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Default for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and (C) all of the other Obligations, including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents or the Fee Letters to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the relevant Borrower on behalf of itself and the other Loan Parties, and (2) terminate the Revolving Commitments, the Term Loan Commitments, the obligation of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder and the obligation of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder. (b) Loan Documents. The Requisite Lenders may direct the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent if so directed shall, exercise any and all of its rights under any and all of the other Loan Documents. (c) Applicable Law. The Requisite Lenders may direct the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent if so directed shall, exercise all other rights and remedies it may have under any Applicable Law. (d) Appointment of Receiver. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver for the assets and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, without notice of any kind whatsoever and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the Obligations or the solvency of any party bound for its payment, to take possession of all or any portion of the property and/or the business operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to exercise such power as the court shall confer upon such receiver. (e) Remedies in Respect of Specified Derivatives Contracts and Specified Cash Management Agreements. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or other Loan


 
- 131 - Document, each Specified Derivatives Provider and Specified Cash Management Bank shall have the right, with prompt notice to the Administrative Agent, but without the approval or consent of or other action by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Lenders, and without limitation of other remedies available to such Specified Derivatives Provider or Specified Cash Management Bank, as applicable, under contract or Applicable Law, to undertake any of the following: (a) in the case of a Specified Derivatives Provider, to declare an event of default, termination event or other similar event under any Specified Derivatives Contract and to create an “Early Termination Date” (as defined therein) in respect thereof, (b) in the case of a Specified Derivatives Provider, to determine net termination amounts in respect of any and all Specified Derivatives Contracts in accordance with the terms thereof, and to set off amounts among such contracts, (c) in the case of a Specified Derivatives Provider, to set off or proceed against deposit account balances, securities account balances and other property and amounts held by such Specified Derivatives Provider and (d) to prosecute any legal action against the Borrower, any Loan Party or other Subsidiary to enforce or collect net amounts owing to such Specified Derivatives Provider or Specified Cash Management Bank, as applicable, pursuant to any Specified Derivatives Contract or Specified Cash Management Agreement, as applicable. Section 10.3. Marshaling; Payments Set Aside. No Lender Party shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Loan Party or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations. To the extent that any Loan Party makes a payment or payments to a Lender Party, or a Lender Party enforces its security interest or exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then to the extent of such recovery, the Guaranteed Obligations, or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred. Section 10.4. Allocation of Proceeds. If an Event of Default exists and maturity of any of the Obligations has been accelerated or the Revolving Credit Termination Date or the Term Loan Termination Date has occurred, all payments received by the Administrative Agent (or any Lender as a result of its exercise of remedies permitted under Section 12.3.) under any of the Loan Documents in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations shall be applied in the following order and priority: (i) to payment of that portion of the Guaranteed Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts, including attorney fees, payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such and the Issuing Banks in their capacity as such, ratably among the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (i) payable to them; (ii) to payment of that portion of the Guaranteed Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders under the Loan Documents, including attorney fees, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (ii) payable to them; (iii) [reserved];


 
- 132 - (iv) to payment of that portion of the Guaranteed Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations, ratably among the Lenders and the Issuing Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (iv) payable to them; (v) [reserved]; (vi) to payment of that portion of the Guaranteed Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations, other Letter of Credit Liabilities and payment obligations then owing under Specified Derivatives Contracts and Specified Cash Management Agreements, ratably among the Lenders, the Issuing Banks, the Specified Derivatives Providers and the Specified Cash Management Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (vi) payable to them; provided, however, to the extent that any amounts available for distribution pursuant to this clause are attributable to the issued but undrawn amount of an outstanding Letter of Credit, such amounts shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account; and (vii) the balance, if any, after all of the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full in cash, to the Company or as otherwise required by Applicable Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Guaranteed Obligations arising under Specified Cash Management Agreements and Specified Derivatives Contracts shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Specified Cash Management Bank or Specified Derivatives Provider, as the case may be. Each Specified Cash Management Bank or Specified Derivatives Provider not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article XI. for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto. Section 10.5. Letter of Credit Collateral Account. (a) As collateral security for the prompt payment in full when due of all Letter of Credit Liabilities and the other Obligations, each Borrower hereby pledges and grants to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Revolving Lenders as provided herein, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in and to the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and the balances from time to time in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account (including the investments and reinvestments therein provided for below). The balances from time to time in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account shall not constitute payment of any Letter of Credit Liabilities until applied by the Issuing Banks as provided herein. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, funds held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account shall be subject to withdrawal only as provided in this Section. (b) Amounts on deposit in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account shall not be invested without the consent of the Borrowers and shall only be invested in Cash Equivalents approved by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion. All such investments and reinvestments shall be held in the name of and be under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Revolving Lenders; provided, that all earnings on such investments will be credited to and retained in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account. The Administrative Agent shall exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any funds held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and shall be deemed to have exercised such care if such funds are accorded treatment substantially equivalent to that which the Administrative Agent accords other funds


 
- 133 - deposited with the Administrative Agent, it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility for taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any funds held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account. (c) If a drawing pursuant to any Letter of Credit occurs on or prior to the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, the Borrowers and the Revolving Lenders authorize the Administrative Agent to use the monies deposited in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account to reimburse such Issuing Bank for the payment made by such Issuing Bank to the beneficiary with respect to such drawing. (d) If an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent may (and, if instructed by the Requisite Revolving Lenders, shall) in its (or their) discretion at any time and from time to time elect to liquidate any such investments and reinvestments and apply the proceeds thereof to the ObligationsLetter of Credit Liabilities in accordance with Section 10.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to liquidate and release any such amounts if such liquidation or release would result in the amount available in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account to be less than the Stated Amount of all Extended Letters of Credit that remain outstanding. (e) So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, and to the extent amounts on deposit in or credited to the Letter of Credit Collateral Account exceed the aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit Liabilities then due and owing, the Administrative Agent shall, from time to time, at the written request of the Company, deliver to the Company, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever, such amount of the credit balances in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account as exceeds the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Liabilities at such time. Upon the expiration, termination or cancellation of an Extended Letter of Credit for which the Revolving Lenders reimbursed (or funded participations in) a drawing deemed to have occurred under the fourth sentence of Section 2.4.(b) for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account but in respect of which the Revolving Lenders have not otherwise received payment for the amount so reimbursed or funded, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Revolving Lenders the amount so reimbursed or funded for such Extended Letter of Credit that remains in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid reimbursements or funded participations of the Revolving Lenders in respect of such Extended Letter of Credit, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever. When all of the Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and no Letters of Credit remain outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrowers, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever, the balances remaining in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account. (f) The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent from time to time such fees as the Administrative Agent normally charges for similar services in connection with the Administrative Agent’s administration of the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and investments and reinvestments of funds therein. Section 10.6. Rescission of Acceleration by Requisite Lenders. If at any time after acceleration of the maturity of the Loans and the other Obligations, the BorrowerBorrowers shall pay all arrears of interest and all payments on account of principal of the Obligations which shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest on principal and, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, on overdue interest, at the rates specified in this Agreement) and all Events of Default and Defaults (other than nonpayment of principal of and accrued interest on the Obligations due and payable solely by virtue of acceleration) shall become remedied or waived to the satisfaction of the Requisite Lenders, then by written notice to the BorrowerCompany, the Requisite Lenders may elect, in the sole discretion of such Requisite Lenders, to rescind and annul the acceleration


 
- 134 - and its consequences. The provisions of the preceding sentence are intended merely to bind all of the Lenders to a decision which may be made at the election of the Requisite Lenders, and are not intended to benefit the BorrowerBorrowers and do not give the BorrowerBorrowers the right to require the Lenders to rescind or annul any acceleration hereunder, even if the conditions set forth herein are satisfied. Section 10.7. Performance by Administrative Agent. If any Borrower or any other Loan Party shall fail to perform any covenant, duty or agreement contained in any of the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent may, after notice to such Borrower, and in the case of a Borrower other than the Company, with a copy to the Company, perform or attempt to perform such covenant, duty or agreement on behalf of such Borrower or such other Loan Party after the expiration of any cure or grace periods set forth herein. In such event, such Borrower shall, at the request of the Administrative Agent, promptly pay any amount reasonably expended by the Administrative Agent in such performance or attempted performance to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon at the applicable Post-Default Rate from the date of such expenditure until paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any liability or responsibility whatsoever for the performance of any obligation of the BorrowerBorrowers under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Section 10.8. Rights Cumulative. (a) Generally. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, of the Specified Derivatives Providers under the Specified Derivatives Contracts, and of the Specified Cash Management Banks under the Specified Cash Management Agreements, shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any of them may otherwise have under Applicable Law. In exercising their respective rights and remedies the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders, the Specified Derivatives Providers and the Specified Cash Management Banks may be selective and no failure or delay by any such Lender Party in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver of it, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any power or right preclude its other or further exercise or the exercise of any other power or right. (b) Enforcement by Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them 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 Administrative Agent in accordance with Article X. for the benefit of all the Lenders and the Issuing Banks; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit (i) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (ii) the Issuing Banks from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to their benefit (solely in their capacity as an Issuing Bank) hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, (iii) any Specified Derivatives Provider or Specified Cash Management Bank from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit under any Specified Derivatives Contract or Specified Cash Management Agreement, as applicable, (iv) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 12.3. (subject to the terms of Section 3.3.), or (v) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (x) the Requisite Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article X. and (y) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 3.3., any Lender may, with


 
- 135 - the consent of the Requisite Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Requisite Lenders. ARTICLE XI. The Administrative Agent Section 11.1. Appointment and Authorization. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as contractual representative on such Lender’s behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Not in limitation of the foregoing, each Lender authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Loan Documents for the benefit of the Lenders. Each Lender hereby agrees that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Requisite Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents, and the exercise by the Requisite Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. Nothing herein shall be construed to deem the Administrative Agent a trustee or fiduciary for any Lender or to impose on the Administrative Agent duties or obligations other than those expressly provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the terms “Agent”, “Administrative Agent”, “agent” and similar terms in the Loan Documents with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law. Instead, use of such terms is merely a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. The Administrative Agent shall deliver or otherwise make available to each Lender, promptly upon receipt thereof by the Administrative Agent, copies of each of the financial statements, certificates, notices and other documents delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII. that the Borrowers are not otherwise required to deliver directly to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will furnish to any Lender, upon the request of such Lender, a copy (or, where appropriate, an original) of any document, instrument, agreement, certificate or notice furnished to the Administrative Agent by any Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate of the Company, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document not already delivered or otherwise made available to such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any such other Loan Document. As to any matters not expressly provided for by the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of any of the Obligations), the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders if explicitly required under any other provision of this Agreement), and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders and all holders of any of the Obligations; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or Applicable Law. Not in limitation of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may exercise any right or remedy it or the Lenders may have under any Loan Document upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default unless the Requisite Lenders have directed the Administrative Agent otherwise. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of the Requisite Lenders, or where applicable, all the Lenders. The Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to release any Guarantor from the Guaranty (i) in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor, upon satisfaction of the conditions to release set forth in Section 7.13. or Section 7.14.; (ii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Requisite Lenders or all of the Lenders hereunder, as required under the circumstances; or (iii) on the later of the Revolving Credit Termination Date and the Term Loan Termination Date. In connection with any such release of a


 
- 136 - Guarantor pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender to) execute and deliver to any Loan Party, at such Loan Party’s expense, all documents that such Loan Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release (any execution and delivery of such documents being without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent). Section 11.2. Administrative Agent as Lender. The Lender acting as Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers as a Lender, a Specified Derivatives Provider or a Specified Cash Management Bank, as the case may be, under this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Specified Derivatives Contract or any Specified Cash Management Agreement, as the case may be, as any other Lender, Specified Derivatives Provider or any Specified Cash Management Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include the Lender acting as Administrative Agent in each case in its individual capacity. Such Lender and its Affiliates may each accept deposits from, maintain deposits or credit balances for, invest in, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, serve as financial advisor to, and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate thereof as if it were any other bank and without any duty to account therefor to the Issuing Banks, the other Lenders, any Specified Derivatives Providers or any Specified Cash Management Banks. Further, the Administrative Agent and any Affiliate may accept fees and other consideration from the Loan Parties for services in connection with this Agreement, any Specified Derivatives Contract or any Specified Cash Management Agreement, or otherwise without having to account for the same to the Issuing Banks, the other Lenders, any Specified Derivatives Providers or any Specified Cash Management Banks. The Issuing Banks and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Lender acting as Administrative Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Company, other Loan Parties, other Subsidiaries and other Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Person) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. Section 11.3. Approvals of Lenders. All communications from the Administrative Agent to any Lender requesting such Lender’s determination, consent or approval (a) shall be given in the form of a written notice to such Lender, (b) shall be accompanied by a description of the matter or issue as to which such determination, consent or approval is requested, or shall advise such Lender where information, if any, regarding such matter or issue may be inspected, or shall otherwise describe the matter or issue to be resolved and (c) shall include, if reasonably requested by such Lender and to the extent not previously provided to such Lender, written materials provided to the Administrative Agent by the Borrowers in respect of the matter or issue to be resolved. Unless a Lender shall give written notice to the Administrative Agent that it specifically objects to the requested determination, consent or approval within 10 Business Days (or such lesser or greater period as may be specifically required under the express terms of the Loan Documents) of receipt of such communication, such Lender shall be deemed to have conclusively approved such requested determination, consent or approval. Section 11.4. Notice of Events of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or a Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing with reasonable specificity such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” If any Lender (excluding the Lender which is also serving as the Administrative Agent) becomes aware of any Default or Event of Default, it shall


 
- 137 - promptly send to the Administrative Agent such a “notice of default”; provided, a Lender’s failure to provide such a “notice of default” to the Administrative Agent shall not result in any liability of such Lender to any other party to any of the Loan Documents. Further, if the Administrative Agent receives such a “notice of default,” the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders. Section 11.5. Administrative Agent’s Reliance. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for its or their own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein or therein as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including its own counsel or counsel for the Borrowers or any other Loan Party), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties: (a) makes any warranty or representation to any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other Person, or shall be responsible to any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other Person for any statement, warranty or representation made or deemed made by any Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (b) shall have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent under this Agreement or any Loan Document on the part of any Borrower or other Persons, or to inspect the property, books or records of any Borrower or any other Person; (c) shall be responsible to any Lender or any Issuing Bank for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or any collateral covered thereby or the perfection or priority of any Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lender Parties in any such collateral; (d) shall have any liability in respect of any recitals, statements, certifications, representations or warranties contained in any of the Loan Documents or any other document, instrument, agreement, certificate or statement delivered in connection therewith; and (e) shall incur any liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telephone or electronic mail) believed by it to be genuine and signed, sent or given by the proper party or parties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under the Loan Documents by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the selection of such agent or attorney-in-fact as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non- appealable judgment. Section 11.6. Indemnification of Administrative Agent. Each Lender agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so) pro rata in accordance with such Lender’s respective Revolving Commitment PercentagePro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent but not as a Lender) in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents, any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents (collectively, “Indemnifiable Amounts”); provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such


 
- 138 - Indemnifiable Amounts to the extent resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment; provided, further, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders, if expressly required hereunder) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so) promptly upon demand for its Revolving Commitment PercentagePro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the applicable reimbursement is sought) of any out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of the counsel to the Administrative Agent) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, administration, or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings, or otherwise) of, or legal advice with respect to the rights or responsibilities of the parties under, the Loan Documents, any suit or action brought by the Administrative Agent to enforce the terms of the Loan Documents and/or collect any Obligations, any “lender liability” suit or claim brought against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, and any claim or suit brought against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders arising under any Environmental Laws. Such out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) shall be advanced by the Lenders on the request of the Administrative Agent notwithstanding any claim or assertion that the Administrative Agent is not entitled to indemnification hereunder upon receipt of an undertaking by the Administrative Agent that the Administrative Agent will reimburse the Lenders if it is actually and finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Administrative Agent is not so entitled to indemnification. The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other Obligations and the termination of this Agreement. If the Borrowers shall reimburse the Administrative Agent for any Indemnifiable Amount following payment by any Lender to the Administrative Agent in respect of such Indemnifiable Amount pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent shall share such reimbursement on a ratable basis with each Lender making any such payment. Section 11.7. Lender Credit Decision, Etc. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks expressly acknowledges and agrees that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties has made any representations or warranties to such Issuing Bank or such Lender and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or Affiliate, shall be deemed to constitute any such representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Issuing Bank or any Lender. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks acknowledges that it has made its own credit and legal analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Titled Agents (as defined in Section 11.9.), any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent, or any of their respective Related Parties, and based on the financial statements of the Company, the other Loan Parties, the other Subsidiaries and other Affiliates, and inquiries of such Persons, its independent due diligence of the business and affairs of the Company, the other Loan Parties, the other Subsidiaries and other Persons, its review of the Loan Documents, the legal opinions required to be delivered to it hereunder, the advice of its own counsel and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Titled Agents (as defined in Section 11.9.), any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Related Parties, and based on such review, advice, documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by the Borrowers or any other Loan Party of the Loan Documents or any other document referred to or provided for therein or to inspect the properties or books of, or make any other investigation of, the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary. Except for notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders and the Issuing


 
- 139 - Banks by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to provide any Lender or any Issuing Bank with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate thereof which may come into possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks acknowledges that the Administrative Agent’s legal counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is only acting as counsel to the Administrative Agent and is not acting as counsel to any Lender or any Issuing Bank. Section 11.8. Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign at any time as Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Company. The Administrative Agent may be removed as Administrative Agent by all of the Lenders (other than the Lender then acting as Administrative Agent) and, provided no Event of Default exists, the Company, upon 30 days’ prior written notice if the Administrative Agent (i) is found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment to have committed gross negligence or willful misconduct in the course of performing its duties hereunder or (ii) has become or is insolvent or has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Requisite Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent which appointment shall, provided no Event of Default exists, be subject to the Company’s approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that the Company shall be deemed to have consented to any such appointment unless it shall object thereto by written notice within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the current Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the current Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a Lender, if any Lender shall be willing to serve, and otherwise shall be an Eligible Assignee (but in no event shall any such successor Administrative Agent be a Defaulting Lender or an Affiliate of a Defaulting Lender); provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders that no Lender has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made to each Lender and each Issuing Bank directly, until such time as a successor Administrative Agent has been appointed as provided for above in this Section; provided, further that such Lenders and such Issuing Banks so acting directly shall be and be deemed to be protected by all indemnities and other provisions herein for the benefit and protection of the Administrative Agent as if each such Lender or Issuing Bank were itself the Administrative Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the current Administrative Agent, and the current Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents. Any resignation by an Administrative Agent shall also constitute the resignation as an Issuing Bank by the Lender then acting as Administrative Agent (the “Resigning Lender”). Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder (i) the Resigning Lender shall be discharged from all duties and obligations of an Issuing Bank hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (ii) the successor applicable Issuing Bank shall issue letters of credit in substitution for all Letters of Credit issued by the Resigning Lender as an Issuing Bank outstanding at the time of such succession (which letters of credit issued in substitutions shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued hereunder) or make other arrangements


 
- 140 - satisfactory to the Resigning Lender to effectively assume the obligations of the Resigning Lender with respect to such Letters of Credit. After any Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article XI. shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent may assign its rights and duties under the Loan Documents to any of its Affiliates by giving the Company and each Lender prior written notice. Section 11.9. Titled Agents. Each of the Arrangers, Syndication Agents and Documentation Agents (each a “Titled Agent”) in such capacity, assumes no responsibility or obligation hereunder, including, without limitation, for servicing, enforcement or collection of any of the Loans, nor any duties as an agent hereunder for the Lenders. The titles given to the Titled Agents are solely honorific and imply no fiduciary responsibility on the part of the Titled Agents to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank, the Borrowers or any other Loan Party and the use of such titles does not impose on the Titled Agents any duties or obligations greater than those of any other Lender or entitle the Titled Agents to any rights other than those to which any other Lender is entitled. Section 11.10. Additional ERISA Matters. (a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, each Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Company or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true: (i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans or the Revolving Commitments; (ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement; (iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement; or (iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.


 
- 141 - (b) In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, each Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Company or any other Loan Party, that none of the Administrative Agent, any Arranger and their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto). Section 11.11. Specified Derivatives Contracts and Specified Cash Management Agreements. No Specified Cash Management Bank or Specified Derivatives Provider that obtains the benefits of Section 10.4. by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Loan Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of any Loan Document other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Specified Cash Management Agreements and Specified Derivatives Contracts unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Specified Cash Management Agreements and Specified Derivatives Contracts, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Specified Cash Management Bank or Specified Derivatives Provider, as the case may be. Section 11.12. Erroneous Payments. (a) Each Lender, each Issuing Bank and any other party hereto hereby severally agrees that if (i) the Administrative Agent notifies (which such notice shall be conclusive absent manifest error) such Lender or Issuing Bank (or the Lender Affiliate of a Lender) or any other Person that has received funds from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates, either for its own account or on behalf of a Lender or Issuing Bank (each such recipient, a “Payment Recipient”) that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such Payment Recipient were erroneously transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Payment Recipient) or (ii) any Payment Recipient receives any payment from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, as applicable, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, as applicable, or (z) that such Payment Recipient otherwise becomes aware was transmitted or received in error or by mistake (in whole or in part) then, in each case, an error in payment shall be presumed to have been made (any such amounts specified in clauses (i) or (ii) of this Section 11.12.(a), whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise; individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”), then, in each case, such Payment Recipient is deemed to have knowledge of such error at the time of its receipt of such Erroneous Payment; provided that nothing in this Section shall require the Administrative Agent to provide any of the notices specified in clauses (i) or (ii) above. Each Payment Recipient agrees that it shall not assert any right or claim to any Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or


 
- 142 - counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payments, including without limitation waiver of any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine. (b) Without limiting the immediately preceding clause (a), each Payment Recipient agrees that, in the case of clause (a)(ii) above, it shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent in writing of such occurrence. (c) In the case of either clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above, such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent and shall be segregated by the Payment Recipient and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and upon demand from the Administrative Agent such Payment Recipient shall (or, shall cause any Person who received any portion of an Erroneous Payment on its behalf to), promptly, but in all events no later than two Business Days thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the Overnight Rate. (d) In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered by the Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor by the Administrative Agent in accordance with immediately preceding clause (c), from any Lender that is a Payment Recipient or an Affiliate of a Payment Recipient (such unrecovered amount as to such Lender, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), then at the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and upon the Administrative Agent’s written notice to such Lender (i) such Lender shall be deemed to have made a cashless assignment of the full face amount of the portion of its Loans (but not its Revolving Commitments) with respect to which such Erroneous Payment was made to the Administrative Agent or, at the option of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent’s applicable lending affiliate in an amount that is equal to the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Loans (but not Revolving Commitments), the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) plus any accrued and unpaid interest on such assigned amount, without further consent or approval of any party hereto and without any payment by the Administrative Agent or its applicable lending affiliate as the assignee of such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. Without limitation of its rights hereunder, the Administrative Agent may cancel any Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment at any time by written notice to the applicable assigning Lender and upon such revocation all of the Loans assigned pursuant to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment shall be reassigned to such Lender without any requirement for payment or other consideration. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (1) any assignment contemplated in this clause (d) shall be made without any requirement for any payment or other consideration paid by the applicable assignee or received by the assignor, (2) the provisions of this clause (d) shall govern in the event of any conflict with the terms and conditions of Section 12.6. and (3) the Administrative Agent may reflect such assignments in the Register without further consent or action by any other Person. (e) Each party hereto hereby agrees that (x) in the event an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Payment Recipient that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent (1) shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Payment Recipient with respect to such amount and (2) is authorized to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Payment Recipient under any Loan Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Payment Recipient from any source, against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 11.12. or under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement, (y) the receipt of an Erroneous Payment by a Payment Recipient shall not for the purpose of this Agreement be treated as a payment, prepayment, repayment, discharge or other satisfaction of any Obligations owed by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, except, in each case, to the extent such Erroneous Payment is,


 
- 143 - and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from a Borrower or any other Loan Party for the purpose of making a payment on the Obligations and (z) to the extent that an Erroneous Payment was in any way or at any time credited as payment or satisfaction of any of the Obligations, the Obligations or any part thereof that were so credited, and all rights of the Payment Recipient, as the case may be, shall be reinstated and continue in full force and effect as if such payment or satisfaction had never been received. (f) Each party’s obligations under this Section 11.12. shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any transfer of right or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Revolving Commitments or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Loan Document. Nothing in this Section 11.12. will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from any Payment Recipient’s receipt of an Erroneous Payment. ARTICLE XII. Miscellaneous Section 12.1. Notices. (a) Unless otherwise provided herein (including, without limitation, as provided in Section 8.5.), communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, e-mailed, or delivered as follows: If to the Borrower: Park Intermediate Holdings LLC c/o Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 1775 Tysons Blvd., 7th Floor McLean, VA 22102 Attn: General Counsel’s Office Telephone: (571) 302-5757 E-mail: generalcounsel@pkhotelsandresorts.com and nvu@pkhotelsandresorts.com If to the Parent: Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. 1775 Tysons Blvd., 7th Floor McLean, VA 22102 Attn: General Counsel’s Office Telephone: (571) 302-5757 E-mail: generalcounsel@pkhotelsandresorts.com and nvu@pkhotelsandresorts.com If to the Administrative Agent: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 550 South Tryon Street, 20th Floor Charlotte, NC 28202 Attn: Dan Dyer Telephone: (704) 715-8147 E-mail: Daniel.S.Dyer@wellsfargo.com


 
- 144 - with a copy to: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Hospitality Finance Group 301 South College2030 Main Street, 4th8th Floor Charlotte, NC 28202Irvine, CA 92614 Attn: Rhonda Friedly Telephone: (949) 251-4383 E-mail: friedlyr@wellsfargo.com If to the Administrative Agent under Article II: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 600 South 4th Street, 10th Floor Minneapolis, MN 55415 Attn: Kirby WilsonAlexander Boser Telephone: (612) 667-6009478-6012 E-mail: Kirby.D.Wilsonalexander.d.boser@wellsfargo.com If to the Issuing Banks: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. U.S. TRADE SERVICES – STANDBY LETTERS OF CREDIT MAC A0195-212 One Front Street, 21st Floor San Francisco, CA 94111International Standby Letter of Credit Processing MAC D1109-012 1525 W W.T. Harris Blvd., CIC-3C2 Charlotte, NC 28262 SWIFT BIC: WFBIUS6S Letter of Credit Number [Appropriate number to be filled in (as applicable)] Phone: 1(800)798-2815 Option 1 E-mailEmail: sftrade standbylc@wellsfargo.com Bank of America, N.A. One Fleet Way, 2nd Floor Mail Code PA6-580-02-30 Scranton, PA 18507 Attention: Global Trade Operations Phone: 1.800.370.7519 and choose Trade product opt. #1 Fax: 1. 800.755.8743 Email: scranton_standby_lc@bankofamerica.com With a copy to: Bank of America, N.A. 901 Main Street Mail Code: TX1-492-64-01 Dallas, TX 75202-3714 Attention: Karenda Milburn Phone: (214) 209-0583


 
- 145 - Email: karenda.milburn@bofa.com JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Standby Letter of Credit Department 10420 Highland Manor Drive, Floor 4 Tampa, FL 33610 Attention: Letter of Credit Department Fax: (856) 294-5267 With a copy to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 500 Stanton Christiana Rd. NCC5 / 1st Floor Newark, DE 19713 Attention: Loan & Agency Services Group Telephone: +91-80-6790-5186 Fax: 201-244-3885 and 12012443885@docs.ldsprod.com Email: na_cpg@jpmorgan.com with a copy to: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Hospitality Finance Group 301 South College Street, 4th Floor Charlotte, NC 28202 Attn: C. Corley Holt Telephone: (704) 715-9299 E-mail: Corley.Holt@wellsfargo.com If to any other Lender: To such Lender’s address or email address as set forth in the applicable Administrative Questionnaire or, as to each party at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties delivered in compliance with this Section; provided, that a Lender and an Issuing Bank shall only be required to give notice of any such other address to the Administrative Agent and the Company. All such notices and other communications shall be effective (i) if mailed, upon the first to occur of receipt or the expiration of 3 days after the deposit in the United States Postal Service mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the address of the Company or the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and Lenders at the addresses specified; (ii) if emailed, when transmitted; (iii) if hand delivered or sent by overnight courier, when delivered; or (iv) if delivered in accordance with Section 8.5. to the extent applicable; provided, however, that, in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), non-receipt of any communication as of the result of any change of address of which the sending party was not notified or as the result of a refusal to accept delivery shall be deemed receipt of such communication. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, all notices or communications to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender under Article II. shall be effective only when actually received. None of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender shall incur any liability to any Loan Party (nor shall the Administrative Agent incur any liability to any Issuing Bank or the Lenders) for acting upon any telephonic notice referred to in this Agreement which the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, as the case may be, believes in good faith to have been given by a Person authorized to deliver such


 
- 146 - notice or for otherwise acting in good faith hereunder. Failure of a Person designated to receive a copy of a notice to receive such copy shall not affect the validity of notice properly given to another Person. (b) Each Loan Party party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 12.1.(a). Each Subsidiary Borrower irrevocably designates and appoints the Company, as its authorized agent, to accept and acknowledge on its behalf, service of any and all process which may be served in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 12.5.(b) in any federal or New York State court sitting in New York City. The Company hereby represents, warrants and confirms that the Company has agreed to accept such appointment (and any similar appointment by a Subsidiary Guarantor which is a Foreign Subsidiary). Said designation and appointment shall be irrevocable by each such Subsidiary Borrower until all Loans, all Reimbursement Obligations, interest thereon and all other amounts payable by such Subsidiary Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall have been paid in full in accordance with the provisions hereof and thereof and such Subsidiary Borrower shall have been terminated as a Borrower hereunder pursuant to Section 2.19. Each Subsidiary Borrower hereby consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 12.5.(b) in any federal or New York State court sitting in New York City by service of process upon the Company as provided in this Section 12.1.(b); provided that, to the extent lawful and possible, notice of said service upon such agent shall be mailed by registered or certified air mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Company and (if applicable to) such Subsidiary Borrower at its address set forth in the Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement to which it is a party or to any other address of which such Subsidiary Borrower shall have given written notice to the Administrative Agent (with a copy thereof to the Company). Each Subsidiary Borrower irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all claim of error by reason of any such service in such manner and agrees that such service shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such Subsidiary Borrower in any such suit, action or proceeding and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be taken and held to be valid and personal service upon and personal delivery to such Subsidiary Borrower. To the extent any Subsidiary Borrower has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether from service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of a judgment, execution or otherwise), each Subsidiary Borrower hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under the Loan Documents. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. Section 12.2. Expenses. The Company agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers for all of its and their reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, any of the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, in respect of any notice given by the Company under Section 2.17.(a), whether or not the requested increase is actually effected), and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Administrative Agent and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the use of IntraLinks, SyndTrak or other similar information transmission systems in connection with the Loan Documents and of the Administrative Agent in connection with the review of Properties for inclusion in the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value, including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Administrative Agent relating to all such activities, (b) without duplication of the provisions of Section 3.5.(b), to pay to each Issuing Bank all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by such Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder, (c) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders for all their costs and expenses


 
- 147 - incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under the Loan Documents and the Fee Letters, including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of their respective counsel and (d) to the extent not already covered by any of the preceding subsections, to pay or reimburse the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Issuing Bank and any Lender incurred in connection with the representation of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender in any matter relating to or arising out of any bankruptcy or other proceeding of the type described in Sections 10.1.(e) or 10.1.(f), including, without limitation, (i) any motion for relief from any stay or similar order, (ii) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of any document relating to the Obligations and (iii) the negotiation and preparation of any debtor in possession financing or any plan of reorganization of any Borrower or any other Loan Party, whether proposed by such Borrower, such Loan Party, the Lenders or any other Person, and whether such fees and expenses are incurred prior to, during or after the commencement of such proceeding or the confirmation or conclusion of any such proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligation to reimburse the Arrangers, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks for fees and expenses of counsel in connection with the matters described in clauses (a), (c) and (d) above shall be limited to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders and, if reasonably necessary, a single local counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders in each relevant jurisdiction and with respect to each relevant specialty, and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to the affected Lender Party similarly situated. All reimbursement obligations pursuant to this Section 12.2. shall be due and payable not later than fifteen (15) Business Days following receipt of a reasonably detailed invoice therefor. The Company shall pay any and all stamp, excise, intangible, registration and similar taxes or governmental charges and shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in the payment or omission to pay any such taxes or charges, which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution, delivery, recording, performance or enforcement of this Agreement, the Notes and any of the other Loan Documents, the amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of or consent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents or the perfection of any rights or Liens under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents. Section 12.3. Setoff. Subject to Section 3.3. and in addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under Applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Participant is hereby authorized by the Company, at any time or from time to time while an Event of Default exists, without prior notice to the Parent, any Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, but in the case of a Lender, an Issuing Bank or a Participant subject to receipt of the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders exercised in their sole discretion, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including, but not limited to, indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank, such Lender, such Participant or any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor against and on account of any of the Obligations, irrespective of whether or not any or all of the Loans and all other Obligations have been declared to be, or have otherwise become, due and payable as permitted by Section 10.2., and although such Obligations shall be contingent or unmatured. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, if any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.9. and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such


 
- 148 - Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Promptly following any such set-off, the Administrative Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to notify the Company thereof and of the application of such set-off, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not invalidate such set-off or the application thereof Section 12.4. Litigation; Jurisdiction; Other Matters; Waivers. (a) EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY BETWEEN OR AMONG THE PARENT, ANY BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY ISSUING BANK OR ANY OF THE LENDERS WOULD BE BASED ON DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX ISSUES OF LAW AND FACT AND WOULD RESULT IN DELAY AND EXPENSE TO THE PARTIES. ACCORDINGLY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE LENDERS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EACH ISSUING BANK, THE PARENT AND EACH BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR NATURE IN ANY COURT OR TRIBUNAL IN WHICH AN ACTION MAY BE COMMENCED BY OR AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES, OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE FEE LETTERS OR BY REASON OF ANY OTHER SUIT, CAUSE OF ACTION OR DISPUTE WHATSOEVER BETWEEN OR AMONG THE PARENT, ANY BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY ISSUING BANK OR ANY OF THE LENDERS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES, OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE FEE LETTERS. (b) EACH OF THE PARENT, EACH BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EACH ISSUING BANK AND EACH LENDER HEREBY AGREES THAT THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN OR, AT THE OPTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN OR AMONG THE PARENT, ANY BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY ISSUING BANK OR ANY OF THE LENDERS, PERTAINING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT, THE NOTES OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE FEE LETTERS OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING HEREFROM OR THEREFROM. THE PARENT, EACH BORROWER, EACH ISSUING BANK AND EACH OF THE LENDERS EXPRESSLY SUBMIT AND CONSENT IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING COMMENCED IN SUCH COURTS. EACH OF THE PARENT AND EACH BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT, OR OTHER PROCESS OR PAPERS ISSUED THEREIN, AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT, OR OTHER PROCESS OR PAPERS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AT ITS ADDRESS FOR NOTICES PROVIDED FOR HEREIN. EACH PARTY FURTHER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM AND EACH AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME. THE CHOICE OF FORUM SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PRECLUDE THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY ISSUING BANK OR ANY LENDER OR THE ENFORCEMENT BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE


 
- 149 - AGENT, ANY ISSUING BANK OR ANY LENDER OF ANY JUDGMENT OBTAINED IN SUCH FORUM IN ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION. (c) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY EACH PARTY WITH THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL AND WITH A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, AND SHALL SURVIVE THE PAYMENT OF THE LOANS AND ALL OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE HEREUNDER OR UNDER THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, THE TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF ALL LETTERS OF CREDIT AND THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT. Section 12.5. Successors and Assigns. (a) Successors and Assigns Generally. 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 none of the Parent, the Company, any Borrower or any other Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of the immediately following subsection (b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of the immediately following subsection (d) or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of the immediately following subsection (e) (and, subject to the last sentence of the immediately following subsection (b), 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 the immediately following subsection (d) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement. (b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions: (i) Minimum Amounts. (A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of an assigning Lender’s Revolving Commitment and/or the Revolving Loans at the time owing to it or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds (determined after giving effect to such assignments) that equal at least the amount specified in the immediately following clause (B) in the aggregate, or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and (B) in any case not described in the immediately preceding subsection (A), the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitment (which for this purpose includes Revolving Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Revolving Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Revolving Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, and the aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitment (which for this purpose includes Term Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Term Loan Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Term Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (in each case, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption


 
- 150 - with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $10,000,000 in the case of any assignment of a Revolving Commitment and $10,000,000 in the case of any assignment in respect of a Term Loan Commitment, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default pursuant to Section 10.1(a), 10.1(e) or 10.1(f) shall exist, the Company otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that if, after giving effect to such assignment, the amount of the Revolving Commitments held by such assigning Lender or the outstanding principal balance of the Loans of such assigning Lender, as applicable, would be less than $10,000,000 in the case of a Revolving Commitment or Revolving Loans or $10,000,000 in the case of a Term Loan Commitment or Term Loans, then such assigning Lender shall assign the entire amount of its Revolving Commitment, its Term Loan Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it. (ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Revolving Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not (a) prohibit any Lender from assigning all or any portion of its rights and obligations among separate Facilities on a non-ratable basis or (b) apply to rights in respect of a Bid Rate Loan. (iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by clause (i)(B) of this subsection (b) and, in addition: (A) the consent of the Company (on behalf of itself and the other Borrowers) (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default pursuant to Section 10.1(a), 10.1(e) or 10.1(f) shall exist at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that each Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof; (B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of (x) a Revolving Commitment or Incremental Facility if such assignment is to a Person that is not already a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or anyunder such Incremental Facility, an Affiliate of such a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such a Lender or (y) a Term Loan to a Person who is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and (C) the consent of the Issuing Banks (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of a Revolving Commitment. (iv) Assignment and Assumption; Notes. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $4,500 for each assignment (which fee the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive), and the assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire. If requested by the transferor Lender or the assignee, upon the consummation of any assignment, the transferor Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Company and the relevant Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements so that (i) to the extent requested by the assignees or transferor Lender, new Notes are issued to the assignee and such transferor Lender, as appropriate and (ii) any Notes held by the transferor Lender are promptly returned to the relevant Borrower for cancellation (and, to the extent not so returned, such Borrower


 
- 151 - shall be entitled to receive a customary indemnity agreement of the type described in Section 2.12.(c)(ii)(A) from such transferor Lender). (v) No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made to (A) the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or to any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute a Defaulting Lender or a Subsidiary thereof. (vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person). (vii) Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender 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 Administrative 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 Company, the relevant Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, 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 Lender to the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit in accordance with its Revolving Commitment Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender 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 Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the immediately following subsection (c), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 4.4., 12.2. and 12.9. and the other provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as provided in Section 12.11. with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with the immediately following subsection (d). (c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at the Principal Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Revolving Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each


 
- 152 - Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Company and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. (d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, any Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person, or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person, or the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to (w) increase such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (x) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal on the Loans or portions thereof owing to such Lender, (y) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon (other than a waiver of default interest and changes in calculation of the Leverage Ratio that may indirectly affect pricing) or (z) release any Guarantor from its Obligations under the Guaranty except as contemplated by Sections 7.13. and 7.14., in each case, as applicable to that portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations that are subject to the participation. Each Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.10., 4.1. and 4.4. (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 3.10.(g) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.10.(g) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 3.9.(h) or 4.6. as if it were an assignee under subsection (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.10. or 4.1., with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Regulatory Change that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the relevant Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 3.9.(h) or 4.6. with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 12.3. as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 3.3. as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the


 
- 153 - Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register. (e) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. (f) No Registration. Each Lender agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, it will not make any assignment hereunder in any manner or under any circumstances that would require registration or qualification of, or filings in respect of, any Loan or Note under the Securities Act or any other securities laws of the United States of America or of any other jurisdiction. (g) Designated Lenders. Any Lender (each, a “Designating Lender”) may at any time after the Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date, designate one Designated Lender to fund Bid Rate Loans on behalf of such Designating Lender subject to the terms of this subsection, and the provisions in the immediately preceding subsections (b) and (d) shall not apply to such designation. No Lender may designate more than one Designated Lender. The parties to each such designation shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent for its acceptance a Designation Agreement. Upon such receipt of an appropriately completed Designation Agreement executed by a Designating Lender and a designee representing that it is a Designated Lender, the Administrative Agent will accept such Designation Agreement and give prompt notice thereof to the Company, whereupon (i) the Company shall execute and deliver to the Designating Lender, to the extent requested by such Designated Lender, a Bid Rate Note payable to the order of the Designated Lender, (ii) from and after the effective date specified in the Designation Agreement, the Designated Lender shall become a party to this Agreement with a right to make Bid Rate Loans on behalf of its Designating Lender pursuant to Section 2.3. after the Company has accepted a Bid Rate Loan (or portion thereof) of the Designating Lender, and (iii) the Designated Lender shall not be required to make payments with respect to any obligations in this Agreement except to the extent of excess cash flow of such Designated Lender which is not otherwise required to repay obligations of such Designated Lender which are then due and payable; provided, however, that regardless of such designation and assumption by the Designated Lender, the Designating Lender shall be and remain obligated to the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for each and every of the obligations of the Designating Lender and its related Designated Lender with respect to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any indemnification obligations under Section 11.6. and any sums otherwise payable to the Company by the Designated Lender. Each Designating Lender shall serve as the agent of the Designated Lender and shall on behalf of, and to the exclusion of, the Designated Lender: (i) receive any and all payments made for the benefit of the Designated Lender and (ii) give and receive all communications and notices and take all actions hereunder, including, without limitation, votes, approvals, waivers, consents and amendments under or relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Any such notice, communication, vote, approval, waiver, consent or amendment shall be signed by the Designating Lender as agent for the Designated Lender and shall not be signed by the Designated Lender on its own behalf and shall be binding on the Designated Lender to the same extent as if signed by the Designated Lender on its own behalf. The Company, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may rely thereon without any requirement that the Designated Lender sign or acknowledge the same. No Designated Lender may assign or transfer all or any portion of its interest hereunder or under any other Loan Document, other than assignments to the Designating Lender which originally designated such Designated Lender. The Company, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent each hereby agrees that it will not institute against any Designated Lender or join any other Person in instituting against any Designated Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation


 
- 154 - proceeding under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law, until the later to occur of (x) one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by such Designated Lender and (y) the Revolving Credit Termination Date. In connection with any such designation, the Designating Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent an administrative fee for processing such designation in the amount of $4,500. (h) USA Patriot Act Notice; Compliance. In order for the Administrative Agent to comply with “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act, prior to any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America becoming a party hereto, the Administrative Agent may request, and such Lender shall provide to the Administrative Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent to comply with federal law. Section 12.6. Amendments and Waivers. (a) Generally. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, (i) any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement or any other Loan Document to be given by the Lenders may be given, (ii) any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document may be amended, (iii) the performance or observance by any Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of any terms of this Agreement or such other Loan Document may be waived, and (iv) the continuance of any Default or Event of Default may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the Requisite Lenders (or the Administrative Agent at the written direction of the Requisite Lenders), and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party which is party thereto. Subject to the immediately following subsection (b), (x) any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document relating to the rights or obligations of the Revolving Lenders, and not any other Lenders, may be amended, and the performance or observance by any Borrower or any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any such terms may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, and only with, the written consent of the Requisite Revolving Lenders (and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party a party thereto), and (y) any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document relating to the rights or obligations of the Term Loan Lenders, and not any other Lenders, may be amended, and the performance or observance by any Borrower or any other Loan Party of any such terms may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the Requisite Term Loan Lenders under such Term Loan Facility (and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party a party thereto). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, a Fee Letter may only be amended, and the performance or observance by any Loan Party thereunder may only be waived, in a writing executed by the parties thereto. (b) Additional Lender Consents. In addition to the foregoing requirements, no amendment, waiver or consent shall: (i) increase, extend or reinstate the Revolving Commitments and/or the Term Loan Commitments of a Lender or subject a Lender to any additional obligations without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood and agreed that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 5.1, or 5.2 or of any Default or Event of Default and the forbearance with respect to such Default or Event of Default, if issued in accordance with Section 12.6.(a) above, is not considered an increase in, or extension or reinstatement of, the Revolving Commitment or Term Loan Commitment of any Lender);


 
- 155 - (ii) reduce the principal of, or interest that has accrued or the rates of interest that will be charged on the outstanding principal amount of, any Loans or other Obligations (other than a waiver of default interest and changes in calculation of the Leverage Ratio that may indirectly affect pricing) without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; provided, however, that only the written consent of the Requisite Lenders shall be required for the waiver of interest payable at the Post-Default Rate, retraction of the imposition of interest at the Post-Default Rate and amendment of the definition of “Post-Default Rate”; (iii) reduce the amount of any Fees payable to a Lender without the written consent of such Lender; provided, however, that only the consent of the Requisite Lenders shall be necessary to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein) even if the effect of such amendment would be to reduce any Fee payable based on such financial covenant; (iv) modify the definitions of “Termination Date” or “Revolving Credit Termination Date” (except in accordance with Section 2.14.) or, “Revolving Commitment PercentageTerm Loan Termination Date”, otherwise postpone any date fixed for, or forgive, any scheduled payment of principal of, or interest on, any Revolving Loans or for the payment of Fees payable to the Lenders or any other Obligations owing to the Lenders, or extend the expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the Revolving Credit Termination Date (except in accordance with Section 2.14 or, in the case of a Letter of Credit that becomes an Extended Letter of Credit, in accordance with Section 2.4.(b)), in each case, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; (v) modify the definitiondefinitions of “Revolving Commitment Percentage” or “Pro Rata Share” or amend or otherwise modify the provisions of Section 3.2. or Section 10.5., or any other provision of this Agreement, or add any provision of this Agreement, in a manner that would alter, or would have the effect of altering, the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; (vi) amend subsection (a) or this subsection (b) of this Section 12.6. or amend the definitions of the terms used in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents insofar as such definitions directly affect the substance of this Section without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; (vii) modify the definition of the term “Requisite Lenders” or except as otherwise provided in the immediately following clauses (viii) and (ix), modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof without the written consent of each Lender; (viii) modify the definition of the term “Requisite Revolving Lenders” or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Revolving Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof solely with respect to the Revolving Lenders without the written consent of each Revolving Lender; (ix) modify the definition of the term “Requisite Term Loan Lenders” or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Term Loan Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof solely with respect to the Term Loans without the written consent of each Term Loan Lender; (x) (viii) release (A) the Parent, (B) any Borrower or (C) all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Guarantors from obligations under the Guaranty or Article XIII (except as


 
- 156 - contemplated by Sections 7.13. and 7.14.), in each case without the written consent of each Lender; (xi) (ix) waive a Default or Event of Default under Section 10.1.(a) without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; or (xii) (x) amend, or waive the Borrower’s compliance with, Section 2.16. without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby. (c) Amendment of Administrative Agent’s Duties, Etc. No amendment, waiver or consent unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, shall affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Any amendment, waiver or consent relating to Section 2.4. or the obligations of the Issuing Banks under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, require the written consent of the Issuing Banks. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender 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 Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Revolving Commitments of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased, reinstated or extended without the written consent of such Defaulting Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders in any material respect shall require the written consent of such Defaulting Lender. No waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon and any amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose set forth therein. No course of dealing or delay or omission on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial thereto. Any Event of Default occurring hereunder shall continue to exist until such time as such Event of Default is waived in writing in accordance with the terms of this Section, notwithstanding any attempted cure or other action by any Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person subsequent to the occurrence of such Event of Default. Except as otherwise explicitly provided for herein or in any other Loan Document, no notice to or demand upon the Borrowers shall entitle the Borrowers to other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. (d) Technical Amendments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 12.6., if the Administrative Agent and the Company have jointly identified an ambiguity, omission, mistake or defect in any provision of this Agreement or an inconsistency between provisions of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Company shall be permitted to amend and/or supplement such provision or provisions to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency (and the Administrative Agent shall promptly provide a copy of any such amendment and/or supplement to the Lenders). Any such amendment or supplement shall become effective without any further action or consent of any of other party to this Agreement. (e) Amendments for Incremental Facilities and Permitted Amendments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with only the written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers (a) to provide for the making of any Incremental Facility as contemplated by Section 2.17. and to permit the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders in respect of such Incremental Facilities in any determination of the Requisite Lenders.


 
- 157 - Section 12.7. Nonliability of Administrative Agent and Lenders. The relationship between the Borrowers, on the one hand, and the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, on the other hand, shall be solely that of borrower and lender. The Administrative Agent, each Lender and their Affiliates may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Loan Parties, their stockholders and partners and/or their Affiliates. No Lender Party shall have any fiduciary responsibilities to any Borrower or any other Loan Party and no provision in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents, and no course of dealing between or among any of the parties hereto, shall be deemed to create any fiduciary duty owing by the Administrative Agent or any Lender Party to any Lender, any Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party. No Lender Party undertakes any responsibility to any Borrower to review or inform such Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of such Borrower’s business or operations. Section 12.8. Confidentiality. Except as otherwise provided by Applicable Law, each of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender agrees that it shall not disclose and shall treat confidentially all Information (as defined below) furnished by the Borrowers or the Parent or on their behalf but in any event may make disclosure: (a) to any of their respective Affiliates and their other Related Parties solely in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby who are informed of the confidential nature of such information and are or have been advised of their obligation to keep information of this type confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section (and each of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender shall be responsible for its respective Affiliates’ and Related Parties’ compliance with this Section); (b) as reasonably requested by any bona fide Eligible Assignee, Participant or other permitted transferee or any of their Affiliates in connection with the contemplated transfer of any Revolving Commitment, Term Loan Commitment, Loan or participations therein as permitted hereunder (provided they shall agree to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section); (c) to any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivatives transaction relating to any Borrower or any of their Affiliates and its obligations (provided they shall agree to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section); (d) as required or requested by any Governmental Authority or representative thereof, pursuant to the order of any court or administrative agency pursuant to legal process or in connection with any pending legal or administrative proceedings or as otherwise required by Applicable Law or compulsory legal process (in which case, such Person shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law and reasonably practicable, inform the Company promptly thereof except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any Governmental Authority exercising routine examination, oversight or regulatory review); (e) to the Administrative Agent’s, such Issuing Bank’s or such Lender’s independent auditors and other professional advisors and other experts or agents or representatives solely in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby who are informed of the confidential nature of such information and are or have been advised of their obligation to keep information of this type confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section (and each of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender shall be responsible for its respective Affiliates’ compliance with this Section); (f) if an Event of Default exists, to any other Person, in connection with the exercise by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Lenders (or Specified Derivatives Provider or Specified Cash Management Bank) of rights hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents (or under any Specified Derivatives Contract or Specified Cash Management Agreement) or any action or proceeding relating to any Loan Documents (or any Specified Derivatives Contract or Specified Cash Management Agreement) or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; (g) to the extent such information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of improper disclosure or a breach of this Section by such Person or any of its Affiliates or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrowers, the Parent or any of their Affiliates that is not to such Person’s knowledge subject to confidentiality obligations to the Borrowers, the


 
- 158 - Parent or any of their Affiliates; (h) to the extent requested by, or required to be disclosed to, any nationally recognized rating agency or regulatory or similar authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) having or purporting to have jurisdiction over it or any of its Affiliates, their business or operations (in which case, such Person shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law and reasonably practicable, inform the Company promptly thereof prior to disclosure except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by any governmental bank regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority); (i) to bank trade publications, such information to consist of deal terms and other information customarily found in such publications; (j) to any other party hereto; (k) to the extent that such information is independently developed by such Person; (l) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense; (m) to enforce their respective rights hereunder or under any other Loan Document or under the Fee Letters; (n) on a confidential basis (1) upon the Borrower’s request, to any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided for herein or (2) to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Loan Documents; and (o) with the consent of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender may disclose any such confidential information, without notice to any Borrower or any other Loan Party, to Governmental Authorities in connection with any regulatory examination of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender or in accordance with the regulatory compliance policy of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender. As used in this Section, the term “Information” means all information received from any Borrower, any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary or Affiliate relating to any Loan Party or any of their respective businesses pursuant to the requirements of the Administrative Agent or otherwise in connection with the Loan Documents, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any Borrower, any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary or any Affiliate. Section 12.9. Indemnification. (a) Each of the Borrowers shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Arranger, each Issuing Bank, each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnified Party”) against, and hold each Indemnified Party harmless from, and shall pay or reimburse any such Indemnified Party for, any and all losses, claims (including without limitation, Environmental Claims), damages, liabilities and related expenses (including without limitation, the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnified Party (which shall be limited to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to the Indemnified Parties and, if reasonably necessary, a single local counsel for the Indemnified Parties in each relevant jurisdiction and with respect to each relevant specialty, and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to the affected Indemnified Parties similarly situated)), incurred by any Indemnified Party or asserted against any Indemnified Party by any Person (including the Company, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary) other than such Indemnified Party and its Related Parties, arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto or thereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the applicable Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Company, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, or any Environmental Claim related in any way to the Company, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding


 
- 159 - (an “Indemnity Proceeding”) relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Company, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, and regardless of whether any Indemnified Party is a party thereto, or (v) any claim (including without limitation, any Environmental Claims), investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Issuing Bank or any Lender is a party thereto) and the prosecution and defense thereof, arising out of or in any way connected with the Loans, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys and consultant’s fees; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not be obligated to indemnify any Indemnified Party for any acts or omissions of such Indemnified Party in connection with matters described in this Section 13.10. to the extent arising from (A) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non- appealable judgment, (B) a material breach by such Indemnified Party of its obligations under the Loan Documents, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment, (C) any dispute solely among Indemnified Parties (except in connection with claims or disputes (1) against the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers in their respective capacities relating to whether the conditions to any Credit Event have been satisfied, (2) against the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers in their respective capacities with respect to a Defaulting Lender or the determination of whether a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (3) against the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers in their respective capacities as such and (4) directly resulting from any act or omission on the part of the Parent, any Borrower, any other Loan Parties or any other Subsidiary), and (D) tax and yield maintenance matters otherwise addressed in Section 3.10. and Section 4.1. (b) If and to the extent that the obligations of the Borrower under this Section are unenforceable for any reason, the Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of such obligations which is permissible under Applicable Law. (c) The Borrower’s obligations under this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the payment in full in cash of the Obligations, and are in addition to, and not in substitution of, any of the other obligations set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party. (d) An Indemnified Party may conduct its own investigation and defense of, and may formulate its own strategy with respect to, any Indemnity Proceeding covered by this Section and, as provided above, all costs and expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party shall be reimbursed by the Borrowers. No action taken by legal counsel chosen by an Indemnified Party in investigating or defending against any such Indemnity Proceeding shall vitiate or in any way impair the obligations and duties of the Borrowers hereunder to indemnify and hold harmless each such Indemnified Party; provided, however, that (i) if the Borrowers are required to indemnify an Indemnified Party pursuant hereto and (ii) the Borrowers have provided evidence reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party that the Borrowers have the financial wherewithal to reimburse such Indemnified Party for any amount paid by such Indemnified Party with respect to such Indemnity Proceeding, such Indemnified Party shall not settle or compromise any such Indemnity Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). References in this Section 12.9. to “Lender” or “Lenders” shall be deemed to include such Persons (and their Affiliates) in their capacity as Specified Derivatives Providers and Specified Cash Management Banks, as applicable.


 
- 160 - Section 12.10. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Derivatives Contracts or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and, each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States): (a) In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support. (b) As used in this Section 12.10., the following terms have the following meanings: “BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party. “Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. “QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).


 
- 161 - Section 12.11. Termination; Survival. This Agreement shall terminate at such time as (a) all of the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, (b) all Letters of Credit have terminated or expired or been canceled (other than Extended Letters of Credit in respect of which the Borrower has satisfied the requirements to provide Cash Collateral as required in Section 2.4.(b)), (c) none of the Lenders is obligated any longer under this Agreement to make any Loans and the Issuing Banks are no longer obligated under this Agreement to issue Letters of Credit and (d) all Obligations (other than obligations which survive as provided in the following sentence) have been paid and satisfied in full. The indemnities to which the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders are entitled under the provisions of Sections 3.10., 4.1., 4.4., 11.6., 12.2. and 12.9. and any other provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the provisions of Section 12.4., shall continue in full force and effect and shall protect the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders (i) notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, or of the other Loan Documents, against events arising after such termination as well as before and (ii) at all times after any such party ceases to be a party to this Agreement with respect to all matters and events existing on or prior to the date such party ceased to be a party to this Agreement. Upon the Company’s request, the Administrative Agent agrees to deliver to the Company, at the Company’s sole cost and expense, written confirmation of the foregoing termination. Section 12.12. Severability of Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severed from the Loan Documents, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall remain in full force as though the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been part of the Loan Documents. Section 12.13. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE. Section 12.14. Counterparts. To facilitate execution, this Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements may be executed in any number of counterparts as may be convenient or required (which may be effectively delivered by facsimile, in portable document format (“PDF”) or other similar electronic means). It shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signature of all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single document. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this document to produce or account for more than a single counterpart containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, each of the parties hereto. The words “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery” and words of like import in or related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any document, amendment, approval, consent, waiver, modification, information, notice, certificate, report, statement, disclosure, or authorization to be signed or delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures or execution in the form of an Electronic Record, and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, deliveries 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


 
- 162 - Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Each party hereto agrees that any Electronic Signature or execution in the form of an Electronic Record shall be valid and binding on itself and each of the other parties hereto to the same extent as a manual, original signature. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by the parties of a manually signed paper which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed paper converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that without limiting the foregoing, (i) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature from any party hereto, the Administrative Agent and the other parties hereto shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the executing party without further verification and (ii) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by an original manually executed counterpart thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby (A) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and any of the Loan Parties, electronic images of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (in each case, including with respect to any signature pages thereto) shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, and (B) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents based solely on the lack of paper original copies of any Loan Documents, including with respect to any signature pages thereto. Section 12.15. No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. 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), each of the Parent and the Company acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i)(A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Parent, the Company, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers, on the other hand, (B) each of the Parent, the Company, and the other Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Parent, the Company and each other Loan Party 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) the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Arranger 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 Parent, the Company, any other Loan Party, or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank nor any Arranger has any obligation to the Parent, the Company, any other Loan Party, or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Arranger and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Parent, the Company, the other Loan Parties, and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank nor any Arranger has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Parent, the Company, any other Loan Party, or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, each of the Parent, the Company, and the other Loan Parties hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Arranger with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction


 
- 163 - contemplated hereby. Section 12.16. Obligations with Respect to Loan Parties and Subsidiaries. The obligations of the Company to direct or prohibit the taking of certain actions by the other Loan Parties and Subsidiaries as specified herein shall be absolute and not subject to any defense the Company may have that the Company does not control such Loan Parties or Subsidiaries. Section 12.17. Independence of Covenants. All covenants hereunder shall be given in any jurisdiction independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or be otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default if such action is taken or condition exists. Section 12.18. Limitation of Liability. None of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender, or any of their respective Related Parties shall have any liability with respect to, and the Borrower hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue any of them upon, any claim for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages suffered or incurred by the Borrower in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or the Fee Letters or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender or any of the Administrative Agent’s, any Issuing Bank’s or any Lender’s Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, or agents for punitive damages in respect of any claim in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, the Fee Letters, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or financed hereby. Section 12.19. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Fee Letters embody the final, entire agreement among the parties hereto and supersede any and all prior commitments, agreements, representations, and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and may not be contradicted or varied by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements or discussions of the parties hereto. To the extent any term of this Agreement is inconsistent with a term of any other Loan Document to which the parties of this Agreement are party, the term of this Agreement shall control to the extent of such inconsistency. There are no oral agreements among the parties hereto. Section 12.20. Construction. The Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Borrower and each Lender acknowledge that each of them has had the benefit of legal counsel of its own choice and has been afforded an opportunity to review this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with its legal counsel and that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed as if jointly drafted by the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, the Borrower and each Lender. Section 12.21. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of


 
- 164 - any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by: (a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and (b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable: (i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability; (ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or (iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority. Section 12.22. Headings. The paragraph and section headings in this Agreement are provided for convenience of reference only and shall not affect its construction or interpretation. ARTICLE XIII. Cross-Guarantee In order to induce the Lenders to extend credit to the other Borrowers hereunder, but subject to the last sentence of this Article XIII, each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the payment when and as due of the Obligations of such other Borrowers. Each Borrower further agrees that the due and punctual payment of such Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any such extension or renewal of any such Obligation. Each Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally jointly and severally agrees that if any obligation guaranteed by it is or becomes unenforceable, invalid or illegal, it will, as an independent and primary obligation, indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders immediately on demand against any cost, loss or liability they incur as a result of any Borrower not paying any amount which would, but for such unenforceability, invalidity or illegality, have been payable by it under this Article XIII on the date when it would have been due (but so that the amount payable by a Borrower under this indemnity will not exceed the amount it would have had to pay under this Article XIII if the amount claimed had been recoverable on the basis of a guarantee). Each Borrower waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to any Borrower of any of the Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its obligations and notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of each Borrower hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against any Borrower under the provisions of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise; (b) any extension or renewal of any of the Obligations; (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or release from, any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, or any other Loan


 
- 165 - Document or agreement; (d) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of any of the Obligations; (e) the failure of the Administrative Agent to take any steps to perfect and maintain any security interest in, or to preserve any rights to, any security or collateral for the Obligations, if any; (f) any change in the corporate, partnership or other existence, structure or ownership of any Borrower or any other guarantor of any of the Obligations; (g) the enforceability or validity of the Obligations or any part thereof or the genuineness, enforceability or validity of any agreement relating thereto or with respect to any collateral securing the Obligations or any part thereof, or any other invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against any Loan Party or any other guarantor of any of the Obligations, for any reason related to this Agreement, any Specified Derivatives Contract, any Specified Cash Management Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any provision of applicable law, decree, order or regulation of any jurisdiction purporting to prohibit the payment by such Borrower or any other guarantor of the Obligations, of any of the Obligations or otherwise affecting any term of any of the Obligations; or (h) any other act, omission or delay to do any other act which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of such Borrower or otherwise operate as a discharge of a guarantor as a matter of law or equity or which would impair or eliminate any right of such Borrower to subrogation. Each Borrower further agrees that its agreement hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (whether or not any bankruptcy or similar proceeding shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Obligations or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in favor of any Borrower or any other Person. The obligations of each Borrower hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, and shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any of the Obligations, any impossibility in the performance of any of the Obligations or otherwise. Each Borrower further agrees that its obligations hereunder shall constitute a continuing and irrevocable guarantee of all Obligations of such other Borrowers now or hereafter existing and shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Obligation (including a payment effected through exercise of a right of setoff) is rescinded or is or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower or otherwise. In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have at law or in equity against any Borrower by virtue hereof, upon the failure of any other Borrower to pay any Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, each Borrower hereby promises to and will, upon receipt of written demand by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in cash an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of such Obligations then due, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Upon payment by any Borrower of any sums as provided above, all rights of such Borrower against any Borrower arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation or otherwise shall in all respects be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full in cash of all the Obligations owed by such Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders. Nothing shall discharge or satisfy the liability of any Borrower hereunder except the full performance and payment of the Obligations.


 
- 166 - Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Loan Party to honor all of its obligations under this Article XIII or the Guaranty (if any), as applicable, in respect of Specified Derivatives Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this paragraph for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this paragraph or otherwise under this Article XIII or the Guaranty (if any), as applicable, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Article XIII or the Guaranty (if any), as applicable, shall remain in full force and effect until a discharge of such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Loan Documents. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this paragraph constitute, and this paragraph shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act. [Signatures on File with Administrative Agent]


 
Exhibit B Exhibit Q to Amended Credit Agreement [Attached.]


 
EXHIBIT Q FORM OF TERM LOAN NOTE _______________, 20___ FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, PARK INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of [____________________] or its registered assigns (the “Lender”), in care of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) at WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 600 South 4th Street, 10th Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415, or at such other address as may be specified in writing by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the aggregate unpaid Dollar amount of all Term Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount owing hereunder, at the rates and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement. This Term Loan Note is one of the “Term Loan Notes” referred to in that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 1, 2022 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., PK Domestic Property LLC, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower from time to time party thereto as Subsidiary Borrowers, the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5. thereof, the Administrative Agent and the other parties thereto, and is subject to, and is entitled to, all the provisions and benefits thereof. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Term Loan Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments of Term Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein. Except as permitted by Section 12.5. of the Credit Agreement, this Term Loan Note may not be assigned by the Lender to any Person. The Borrower hereby waives presentment for payment, demand, notice of demand, notice of non-payment, protest, notice of protest and all other similar notices. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising rights hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such rights. [This Term Loan Note is given in replacement of the Term Loan Note dated [___], 20[__], in the original principal amount of $[___] previously delivered to the Lender under the Credit Agreement. THIS TERM LOAN NOTE IS NOT INTENDED TO BE, AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE, A NOVATION OF ANY OF THE


 
OBLIGATIONS OWING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE OTHER TERM LOAN NOTE.]1 THIS TERM LOAN NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE. [Signatures on Following Page] 1 Language to be included in case of an assignment and need to issue a replacement note to an existing Lender.


 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Term Loan Note as of the date first written above. PARK INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC By: ______________________________ Name: _________________________ Title: __________________________


 
EX-99.1 4 exhibit991-expirationandre.htm EX-99.1 Document
Exhibit 99.1

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PARK HOTELS & RESORTS ANNOUNCES FINAL RESULTS OF TENDER OFFER
TYSONS, Va., May 16, 2024 — Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (“Park”) (NYSE: PK) announced today the expiration of and the final results for the previously announced offer to purchase for cash (the “Tender Offer”) commenced by Park’s subsidiaries, Park Intermediate Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability (the “Company”), PK Domestic Property LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and PK Finance Co-Issuer Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Issuers”), for any and all of their outstanding 7.500% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). The Tender Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 13, 2024 (the “Expiration Time”).
On May 16, 2024, the Issuers purchased $311,473,000 in principal amount of the Notes that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn or with respect to which a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery was delivered at or prior to the Expiration Time.
According to information received from Global Bondholder Services Corporation, the Tender and Information Agent for the Tender Offer, the following table sets forth details regarding the total aggregate principal amount of the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn or with respect to which a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery was delivered at or prior to the Expiration Time and the principal amount of the Notes that will be accepted for purchase by the Issuers today:
Title of Security
CUSIP Numbers/ISINs:
Principal Amount Outstanding Principal Amount Tendered
Principal Amount
to be
Accepted on 5/16/2024
7.500% Senior Notes due 2025
144A:
70052LAA1 / US70052LAA17
Reg S:
U7013LAA8 / USU7013LAA80
$650,000,000 $311,473,000 $311,473,000
In addition, on May 16, 2024, the Issuers issued a notice of redemption for all of the Notes outstanding following the settlement of the Tender Offer at a redemption price of 100.000% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date (which is expected to be June 1, 2024) pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the Notes. Following the redemption on the redemption date, the Issuers will no longer have any Notes outstanding.



Wells Fargo Securities, LLC served as Dealer Manager for the Tender Offer. Global Bondholder Services Corporation served as the Tender and Information Agent for the Tender Offer. Questions regarding the Tender Offer may be directed to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC at 550 South Tryon Street, 5th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, Attn: Liability Management Group, (866) 309-6316 (toll-free), (704) 410-4759 (collect) or by email to liabilitymanagement@wellsfargo.com.
This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to purchase or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities, including the Notes.
About Park Hotels & Resorts
Park is one of the largest publicly traded lodging REITs, with a diverse portfolio of iconic and market-leading hotels and resorts with significant underlying real estate value. Park’s portfolio currently consists of 43 premium-branded hotels and resorts with over 26,000 rooms located in prime city center and resort locations.

Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to the effects of Park’s decision to cease payments on its $725 million non-recourse CMBS loan secured by the 1,921-room Hilton San Francisco Union Square and the 1,024-room Parc 55 San Francisco – a Hilton Hotel and the lender’s exercise of its remedies, including placing such hotels into receivership, as well as Park’s current expectations regarding the performance of its business, financial results, liquidity and capital resources, including anticipated repayment of certain of its indebtedness (including the Notes), the completion of capital allocation priorities, the expected repurchase of Park’s stock, the impact from macroeconomic factors (including inflation, elevated interest rates, potential economic slowdown or a recession and geopolitical conflicts), the effects of competition, the effects of future legislation or regulations, the expected completion of anticipated dispositions, the declaration, payment and any change in amounts of future dividends and other non-historical statements. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts, and in some cases, can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seeks,” “projects,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “hopes” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. You should not rely on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond Park’s control and which could materially affect its results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, performance or future achievements or events.
All such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations of management and therefore involve estimates and assumptions that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in these forward-looking statements. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements and Park urges investors to carefully review the disclosures it makes concerning risks and uncertainties under “Risk Factors” and in Park’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as such factors may be updated from time to time in its periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as required by law, Park undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.




For more information, contact:
Ian Weissman
Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy
571-302-5591
iweissman@pkhotelsandresorts.com