Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version  

WAIVER AND AMENDMENT NO. 10 TO FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

November 28, 2022,

among

FOCUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC, 

as the Borrower,

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
as Term Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Fronting Bank,

and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Revolver Administrative Agent and a Letter of Credit Issuer

RBC CAPITAL MARKETS,^*

SPC FINANCING COMPANY LLC, 

BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP., 

TRUIST SECURITIES, INC., 

BOFA SECURITIES, INC., 

CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

MUFG BANK, LTD., 

CITIZENS BANK, N.A., 

HUNTINGTON SECURITIES, INC., 

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, 

BANKUNITED, N.A.,

as Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners

* RBC Capital Markets is a brand name for the capital markets businesses of Royal Bank of Canada and its affiliates.

WAIVER AND AMENDMENT NO. 10 TO FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

This WAIVER AND AMENDMENT NO. 10 TO FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of November 28, 2022 (this “Amendment”), among FOCUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as term administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, the “Term Administrative Agent”) under the Credit Agreement referred to below, Bank of America, N.A., as Revolver Administrative Agent, each Replacement Participating Lender (as defined below) party hereto, each new term loan lender party hereto holding Tranche A Term Loan Commitments (the “Tranche A Term Loan Lenders”), each Replacement Revolving Lender (as defined below) party hereto, each Consenting Lender (as defined below) and the Fronting Bank (as defined below).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, reference is made to the First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2017 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and as may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including by this Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the lending institutions from time to time party thereto, the Revolver Administrative Agent and the Term Administrative Agent (capitalized terms used but not defined herein having the meaning provided in the Credit Agreement), pursuant to which the Lenders made Tranche B-3 Term Loans to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date in an aggregate initial principal amount of $1,139,187,324.00 and additional Tranche B-3 Term Loans to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date in an aggregate initial principal amount of $500,000,000.00;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested Replacement Term Loans and Replacement Term Loan Commitments in an aggregate principal amount of $1,760,000,000 (the “Tranche B-5 Term Loans”; the Replacement Term Loan Commitments in respect of such Tranche B-5 Term Loans, the “Tranche B-5 Term Loan Commitments”; and the Replacement Participating Lenders (as defined below) with Tranche B-5 Term Loan Commitments and any permitted assignees thereof, the “Tranche B-5 Term Loan Lenders”), which (i) will be available on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date (as defined below) to refinance all Tranche B-3 Term Loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to effectiveness of this Amendment (the “Existing B-3 Term Loans”), (ii) will have the terms and conditions as set forth in the Credit Agreement and (iii) shall, upon the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, constitute Replacement Term Loans and Term Loans (as applicable) for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (collectively, the “Replacement Term Loan Transactions”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested New Term Loan Commitments in an aggregate principal amount of $240,000,000.00 (the “Tranche A Term Loan Commitments”), which will be available on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date in the form of delayed draw commitments with the terms and conditions as set forth in the Credit Agreement (including a maturity date that is five (5) years following the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date) and which shall, upon the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, constitute New Term Loan Commitments under the Credit Agreement, and the loans thereunder (the “Tranche A Term Loans”) shall constitute New Term Loans under the Credit Agreement. The proceeds of the Tranche A Term Loans shall be used by the Borrower to repay outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, finance one or more Permitted Acquisitions and for other general corporate purposes (collectively, the “Incremental Term Loan Transactions”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested an extension of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date to November 28, 2027 and Revolving Commitments in an aggregate principal amount of $650,000,000 (the “Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitments” and the loans thereunder, the “Amendment No. 10 Revolving Loans”), which Revolving Commitments shall replace in full the Revolving Credit Commitments outstanding immediately prior to the occurrence of the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date (the “Existing Revolving Credit Commitments” and the loans thereunder, the “Existing Revolving Loans”), and which Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitments shall, for the avoidance of doubt, constitute Revolving Commitments, Revolving Credit Commitments and New Revolving Credit Commitments (as applicable) for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (collectively, the “Revolving Credit Facility Transactions”).

SOFR Transition:

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 13.1 of the Credit Agreement, (a) (i) the Borrower has notified the Term Administrative Agent that the Borrower has determined that the syndicated loan market has adopted a replacement rate to replace LIBOR and (ii) the Term Administrative Agent and the Borrower have jointly elected to replace LIBOR as the reference rate for the Tranche B-4 Term Loans with Term SOFR (the “Tranche B-4 SOFR Transition”), (b) this Amendment establishes the that the Term SOFR provisions currently applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility will apply to the Tranche B-4 Term Loans in the same manner; provided that with respect to the Tranche B-4 Term Loans, Term SOFR shall not contain a SOFR Adjustment, and (c) in connection therewith, the Term Administrative Agent and the Borrower have elected to exercise their rights make other changes necessary or advisable (in their good faith determination) to reflect such adoption and, subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3 below, enter into this Amendment with the Borrower implementing such Tranche B-4 SOFR Transition without any further action or consent of any other party to the Credit Agreement.

Limited Waivers and Consents:

WHEREAS, in order to undertake the Replacement Term Loan Transactions, the Revolving Credit Facility Transactions and the Incremental Term Loan Transactions, Borrower has requested that (a) the Lenders constituting Required Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement (the “Consenting Lenders”) agree to waive (I) clauses (i)(x), (ii) and (iv)(1) of the first proviso set forth in Section 2.14(d) of the Existing Credit Agreement, concerning limitations on the maturity date and the weighted average life to maturity of New Term Loans and requirements for terms (including financial maintenance covenants) applicable to New Term Loans and New Term Loan Commitments, to the extent necessary to permit the Incremental Term Loan Transactions and (II) clauses (a) and (b) of the first proviso set forth in the seventh paragraph of Section 13.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement, concerning limitations on the aggregate principal amount and Applicable Margin for such Replacement Term Loans, to the extent necessary to permit the Replacement Term Loan Transactions (collectively, the “Limited Waivers”) and (b) each of the Replacement Revolving Lenders consents to the Revolving Credit Facility Transactions.

Replacement Term Loans:

WHEREAS, assuming that the Required Lenders consent to the Limited Waivers on or prior to the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, the Borrower is hereby notifying the Term Administrative Agent that it is requesting the establishment of Replacement Term Loans pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, each Lender holding Existing B-3 Term Loans under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to effectiveness of this Amendment (each, an “Existing Term Lender”) which has executed this Amendment by electing Option A on its signature page (electing the cashless settlement option therein) (each such Existing Term Lender in such capacity and with respect to the Existing B-3 Term Loans so elected, a “Converting Lender” and, together with each other Person electing Option A or Option B on its signature page or otherwise providing a Tranche B-5 Term Loan Commitment, the “Replacement Participating Lenders”) shall be deemed (a) to have exchanged on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date the aggregate outstanding principal amount of its Existing B-3 Term Loans under the Existing Credit Agreement (or such lesser amount as may be allocated to such Replacement Participating Lender by the Lead Arrangers; provided that to the extent a lesser amount is so allocated, such Lender shall automatically be deemed a Non-Converting Lender with respect to an amount of such Lender’s Existing B-3 Term Loans equal to the difference between (x) the amount of its Existing B-3 Term Loans held immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment and (y) the amount of Tranche B-5 Term Loans so allocated to such Lender as a Converting Lender) for an equal aggregate principal amount of Tranche B-5 Term Loans under the Credit Agreement and (b) to have consented to the Limited Waivers and thereby to be a Consenting Lender;

WHEREAS, Royal Bank of Canada agrees to act as fronting bank for the syndication of the Tranche B-5 Term Loans (in such capacity, the “Fronting Bank”), and the Fronting Bank will purchase, and each Existing Term Lender that elects Option B on its signature page (electing the cash settlement option therein) (the “Non-Converting Lenders”) will (a) be deemed to have consented to the Limited Waivers and thereby to be a Consenting Lender and (b) sell to the Fronting Bank, immediately following the effectiveness of the Limited Waivers but prior to the effectiveness of the other transactions contemplated by this Amendment, the Existing B-3 Term Loans then held by the Non-Converting Lenders (the Existing B-3 Term Loans described in this recital, the “Participating Cash Settlement Term Loans”);

WHEREAS, the Fronting Bank will fund, on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, an aggregate principal amount of Tranche B-5 Term Loans equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Existing B-3 Term Loans of each Existing Term Lender that does not execute Option A or Option B on its signature page (or does not execute and deliver a signature page hereto) (the “Non-Participating Lenders”), the proceeds of which shall be used on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date to refinance such outstanding Existing B-3 Term Loans of the Non-Participating Lenders (the Existing B-3 Term Loans described in this recital, the “Non-Participating Cash Settlement Term Loans” and, together with the Participating Cash Settlement Term Loans, the “Reallocated Term Loans”);

WHEREAS, (a) to the extent there exist (1) any Participating Cash Settlement Term Loans, the Fronting Bank shall be deemed to exchange on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date such Participating Cash Settlement Term Loans on a cashless settlement basis for an equal aggregate principal amount of Tranche B-5 Term Loans under the Credit Agreement and (2) any Non-Participating Cash Settlement Term Loans, the Fronting Bank shall apply on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date proceeds of Tranche B-5 Term Loans in an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate amount of such Non-Participating Cash Settlement Term Loans to the repayment of such Non-Participating Cash Settlement Term Loans and (b) the Tranche B-5 Term Loans exchanged for or applied to the repayment of such Reallocated Term Loans shall promptly (but not later than 30 days following the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date (or such later date as may be agreed to by the Fronting Bank in its sole discretion)) thereafter be purchased by the applicable Replacement Participating Lenders (such Replacement Participating Lenders, other than Existing Term Lenders, the “New Lenders”), Non-Converting Lenders, and Existing Term Lenders that have elected to purchase additional Tranche B-5 Term Loans, each in accordance with such Replacement Participating Lenders’ respective signature page election and as allocated by the Lead Arrangers (as defined below) hereunder (in each case, subject to the prior written consent of the Borrower);

WHEREAS, the aggregate principal amount of Tranche B-5 Term Loans in excess of the aggregate principal amount of Existing B-3 Term Loans shall be deemed to be incurred pursuant to clause (b)(I) of the definition of “Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount” set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement; and

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the effectiveness of the Tranche B-5 Term Loan Commitments on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, the Borrower wishes to (a) make certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement to provide for the incurrence of the Tranche B-5 Term Loans and (b) make certain other modifications to the Existing Credit Agreement set forth herein.

Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitments:

WHEREAS, each Person party hereto as a “Replacement Revolving Lender” as indicated on its signature page hereto (with any permitted assignees thereof, each a “Replacement Revolving Lender”, with each such Replacement Revolving Lender not party to the Existing Credit Agreement being a “New Revolving Lender”) hereby severally agrees to provide, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitments, Amendment No. 10 Revolving Loans and Amendment No. 10 Letter of Credit Commitments (as defined below), as applicable.

New Term Loan Facility:

WHEREAS, assuming that the Required Lenders consent to the Limited Waivers on or prior the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, each Tranche A Term Loan Lender party hereto is willing to provide Tranche A Term Loans in an amount equal to such Tranche A Term Loan Lender’s Tranche A Term Loan Commitment, as set forth opposite such Tranche A Term Loan Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(d) hereto; and

WHEREAS, this Amendment shall constitute a Joinder Agreement giving effect to New Term Loan Commitments, New Term Loans and New Revolving Credit Commitments, pursuant to and as set forth in Section 2.14(a) of the Credit Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

(a)            Refinancing Mechanics. On the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, the Borrower shall (x) repay in full in cash the Existing Revolving Loans outstanding (if any) to the Revolver Administrative Agent for distribution to the Revolving Credit Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement (the “Existing Revolving Lenders”), (y) pay in cash to the Revolver Administrative Agent for distribution to the Existing Revolving Lenders, all fees and interest accrued pursuant to Section 2.8 and Section 4.1 of the Credit Agreement but unpaid with regards to the Existing Revolving Loans outstanding (if any) immediately prior to the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date and (z) terminate in full all Existing Revolving Credit Commitments. Any Letter of Credit issued and outstanding under the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments and the existing Letter of Credit Commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date shall, following the termination of such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments, be deemed issued and outstanding under the Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitments and Amendment No. 10 Letter of Credit Commitments as established below. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Credit Agreement, each Replacement Revolving Lender hereby waives any rights or claims it may have to compensation pursuant to Section 3.5 of the Credit Agreement in respect of its Existing Revolving Loans repaid with the proceeds of Amendment No. 10 Revolving Loans made under the Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitments.

(b)            Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the occurrence of the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date), each Replacement Revolving Lender hereby severally agrees to provide (i) such portion of the Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitments as is set forth opposite its name under the heading “Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitment” on Schedule 1.1(d) attached hereto on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date to refinance all Existing Revolving Credit Commitments and Existing Revolving Loans in respect thereof and (ii) if applicable, a replacement commitment for all or a portion of the existing Letter of Credit Commitments in the amount set forth opposite its name under the heading “Amendment No. 10 Letter of Credit Commitments” on Schedule 1.1(d) attached hereto on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date (as to each Replacement Revolving Lender holding such a replacement commitment, an “Amendment No. 10 Letter of Credit Commitment”). The Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitments, the Amendment No. 10 Revolving Loans made thereunder, the Amendment No. 10 Letter of Credit Commitments and any related L/C Obligations thereunder shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2, as applicable.

(c)            Terms Generally. On, and subject to the occurrence of, the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, upon the satisfaction or waiver (by the Lead Arrangers) of the conditions set forth in Section 8 hereof, (i) each of the Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitments provided pursuant to this Amendment shall thereupon constitute a “Revolving Commitment” and a “Revolving Credit Commitment” under the Credit Agreement and shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement with respect to “Revolving Commitments” and “Revolving Credit Commitments”, as applicable, and shall have a Revolving Credit Maturity Date of November 28, 2027 (ii) revolving loans incurred pursuant to the Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitments shall constitute “Revolving Credit Loans” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other applicable Credit Documents, (iii) each Replacement Revolving Lender shall be deemed, and shall have all rights of, a “Revolving Credit Lender” under the Credit Agreement and the other applicable Credit Documents, (iv) each of the Amendment No. 10 Letter of Credit Commitments provided pursuant to this Amendment shall thereupon constitute a “Letter of Credit Commitment” under the Credit Agreement and shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement with respect to “Letter of Credit Commitments”, (v) each Replacement Revolving Lender holding an Amendment No. 10 Letter of Credit Commitment as of the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date shall be deemed a “Letter of Credit Issuer” under the Credit Agreement and the other applicable Credit Documents and (vi) letters of credit issued pursuant to the Amendment No. 10 Letter of Credit Commitments shall constitute “Letters of Credit” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other applicable Credit Documents.

(d)            New Revolving Lenders. Each New Revolving Lender (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the exhibits and schedules thereto, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment and the Credit Agreement; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers or any Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (iii) appoints and authorizes each Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents as are delegated to such Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (iv) agrees that it will perform all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender, as the case may be, in each case, in accordance with the terms thereof as set forth in the Credit Agreement. Each New Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that it shall become a “Revolving Credit Lender” under, and for all purposes of, the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and shall be subject to and bound by the terms thereof, and shall have all rights of a “Revolving Credit Lender” thereunder.

(e)            Credit Agreement Governs. Except as set forth in this Amendment, the Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitments, the Amendment No. 10 Revolving Loans made thereunder, the Amendment No. 10 Letter of Credit Commitments and the related L/C Obligations thereunder shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

(f)            Consent to Limited Waivers. Each Existing Revolving Lender party hereto, by executing and delivering its signature page hereto, hereby consents to the Limited Waivers and thereby is a Consenting Lender.

(g)            Interest Period. Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 2.9 of the Credit Agreement, the Amendment No. 10 Revolving Loans borrowed on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date shall bear interest at a rate per annum that shall at all times be the Applicable Margin for Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loans plus Term SOFR for a tenor of one-month for an initial Interest Period beginning on the date of such Borrowing and expiring on the last Business Day of the first full month after the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date. For the avoidance of doubt, after the expiration of such Interest Period, the requirements of Section 2.9 of the Credit Agreement shall apply.

(a)            Each party hereto agrees that the Tranche B-4 SOFR Transition shall become effective without any further action of any Lender or any other Person so long as the Term Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five (5) Business Days of November 14, 2022, a written notice from Lenders constituting the Required Lenders stating that such Lenders object to the Tranche B-4 SOFR Transition, as more fully set forth in this Amendment, which, for the avoidance of doubt but subject to sub-clause (b) below, shall remove any option for any Tranche B-4 Term Loan to accrue interest at a rate based upon the LIBOR Rate and, in place thereof, to add the option for interest on such Tranche B-4 Term Loans to accrue at a rate based upon Term SOFR in a manner consistent with the provisions under which the Revolving Credit Facility accrues interest at a rate based upon Term SOFR under the Existing Credit Agreement; provided that Term SOFR with respect to the Tranche B-4 Term Loans shall not include a SOFR Adjustment.

(b)            It is understood and agreed that Tranche B-4 Term Loans outstanding prior to the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date shall continue as LIBOR Loans (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) until the last day of the then-current Interest Period at which time such Tranche B-4 Term Loans shall be converted into Term SOFR Term Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

(a)            Effective as of the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to 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 in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Annex I hereto.

(b)            The Existing Credit Agreement is amended and supplemented by attaching thereto Schedule 1.1(d) hereto, which sets forth (i) the Tranche A Term Loan Commitments of the Tranche A Term Loan Lenders party hereto, (ii) the Tranche B-5 Term Loan Commitments of each of the Tranche B-5 Term Loan Lenders and (iii) the Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitments and, as applicable, Amendment No. 10 Letter of Credit Commitments of each Replacement Revolving Lender.

(c)            Effective as of the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, Exhibit K to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in the form of Annex II attached hereto.

(a)            Terms Generally. Other than as set forth herein and in the Credit Agreement on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, for all purposes under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, the Tranche B-5 Term Loans shall have the same terms as the Existing B-3 Term Loans under the Existing Credit Agreement.

(b)            Proposed Borrowing. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document to the contrary, solely for purposes of the Tranche B-5 Term Loans to be borrowed by the Borrower on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, this Amendment shall constitute a Notice of Borrowing by the Borrower to borrow the Tranche B-5 Term Loans from the Tranche B-5 Term Loan Lenders under the Credit Agreement.

(c)            New Lenders. Each New Lender (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the exhibits and schedules thereto, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment and the Credit Agreement; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Term Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the lead arrangers and bookrunners noted on the cover page hereof (the “Lead Arrangers”) or any Lender or Agent and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (iii) appoints and authorizes the Term Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents as are delegated to the Term Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (iv) agrees that it will perform all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender, as the case may be, in each case, in accordance with the terms thereof as set forth in the Credit Agreement and (v) confirms that the Fronting Bank, in such capacity, shall consent to the Limited Waivers. Each New Lender acknowledges and agrees that it shall become a “Tranche B-5 Term Loan Lender” and a “Term Loan Lender” under, and for all purposes of, the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and shall be subject to and bound by the terms thereof, and shall have all rights of a “Tranche B-5 Term Loan Lender” and a “Term Loan Lender” thereunder. The Borrower hereby consents, for purposes of Section 13.6(b)(i)(A) of the Credit Agreement, to the assignment on or within ninety (90) days of the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date of any Tranche B-5 Term Loans by the Fronting Bank, to (A) any Person that was a Lender on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date (immediately prior to giving effect thereto) or (B) any assignees separately identified, and acceptable, to the Borrower.

(d)            Credit Agreement Governs. Except as set forth in this Amendment, the Tranche B-5 Term Loans shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

(e)            Exchange Mechanics.

(f)            Interest Period. Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 2.9 of the Credit Agreement, the Tranche B-5 Term Loans borrowed on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date shall bear interest at a rate per annum that shall at all times be the Applicable Margin for Term SOFR Term Loans plus Term SOFR for a tenor of one-month for an initial Interest Period beginning on the date of such Borrowing and expiring on the last Business Day of the first full month after the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date. For the avoidance of doubt, after the expiration of such Interest Period, the requirements of Section 2.9 of the Credit Agreement shall apply.

(a)            the Term Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each of the Borrower and the Consenting Lenders constituting the Required Lenders either (i) a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Term Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed counterpart of this Amendment) that such party has signed a counterpart to this Amendment;

(b)            the representations and warranties in Section 9 of this Amendment shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of the Limited Waivers Effectiveness; provided that, (A) in the case of any such representation and warranty which expressly relates to a given date or period, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the respective date or for the respective period, as the case may be and (B) if any such representation and warranty is qualified by or subject to a “material adverse effect”, “material adverse change” or similar term or qualification such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects; and

(c)            no Default or Event of Default shall exist on the date of the Limited Waivers Effectiveness before or after giving effect to the effectiveness of the Limited Waivers.

(a)            the Limited Waivers Effectiveness shall have occurred;

(b)            each Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each of the Borrower, the Replacement Participating Lenders, the Tranche A Term Loan Lenders, the Replacement Revolving Lenders, the Revolver Administrative Agent, the Term Administrative Agent and the Fronting Bank, either (i) a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the applicable Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed counterpart of this Amendment) that such party has signed a counterpart to this Amendment;

(c)            the Term Administrative Agent and the Revolver Administrative Agent shall each have received a certificate of the Borrower dated as of the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date and executed by a secretary, assistant secretary or other senior officer (as the case may be) thereof (i) (A) certifying and attaching the resolutions or similar consents adopted by the Borrower approving or consenting to this Amendment, the Tranche B-5 Term Loans, the Tranche A Term Loan Commitments and the Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitments, (B) certifying that the certificate of formation and operating agreement of the Borrower have not been amended since the Amendment No. 9 Effective Date, and (C) certifying as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing this Amendment and any related documents on behalf of the Borrower and (ii) certifying as to the matters set forth in clauses (e) and (f) below;

(d)            the applicable Administrative Agent shall each have received all fees and other amounts previously agreed to in writing by the Lead Arrangers and the Borrower to be due on or prior to the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date (or such later date as is reasonably agreed by the Borrower), the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal fees and expenses and the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of any other advisors in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement;

(e)            the representations and warranties in Section 9 of this Amendment shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date; provided that, (A) in the case of any such representation and warranty which expressly relates to a given date or period, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the respective date or for the respective period, as the case may be and (B) if any such representation and warranty is qualified by or subject to a “material adverse effect”, “material adverse change” or similar term or qualification such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects;

(f)            no Default or Event of Default shall exist on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date before or after giving effect to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the incurrence of the Tranche B-5 Term Loans, Tranche A Term Loan Commitments and Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitments;

(g)            solely to the extent that any Tranche A Term Loans or any Amendment No. 10 Revolving Loans are funded on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, the Term Administrative Agent or Revolver Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall have received a Notice of Borrowing as required pursuant to Section 7.2(a) of the Credit Agreement;

(h)            the Term Administrative Agent and the Revolver Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a customary written opinion (addressed to the Term Administrative Agent, the Revolver Administrative Agent and each Lender party hereto and dated as of the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date) of White & Case LLP, counsel to the Borrower; and

(i)            the Term Administrative Agent and the Revolver Administrative Agent shall each have received a certificate dated as of the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date from the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Vice President-Finance, a Director, a Manager, or any other senior financial officer of the Borrower to the effect that after giving effect to this Amendment, the Borrower is Solvent.

(a)            The Borrower has the corporate or other organizational power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions under this Amendment and has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment. The Borrower has duly executed and delivered this Amendment and this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity;

(b)            neither the execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of this Amendment nor compliance with the terms and provisions hereof nor the consummation of the other transactions contemplated hereby will (a) contravene any applicable provision of any material law, statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality other than as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (b) result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of the property or assets of any Credit Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Liens created under the Credit Documents or Permitted Liens) pursuant to, the terms of any material indenture, loan agreement, lease agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, agreement or other material instrument to which any Credit Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets is bound other than any such breach, default or Lien that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (c) violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation, by-laws, articles or other organizational documents of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(c)            the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment does not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or other action by, any Governmental Authority, except for (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) such licenses, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings or consents the failure of which to obtain or make would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(d)            both immediately before and after giving effect to the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date and the incurrence of the Tranche B-5 Term Loans and Tranche A Term Loans, if any, on such date, (i) the representations and warranties of the Credit Parties set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any such representation and warranty that is qualified by “material”, “material adverse effect” or a similar term, in all respects), in each case, on and as of the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any such representation and warranty that is qualified by “material”, “material adverse effect” or a similar term, in all respects) as of such earlier date and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date or would result from the consummation of this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby.

(a)            The Borrower, on behalf of itself and each other Credit Party, hereby confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment, each Credit Document to which any Credit Party is a party is, and the obligations of such Credit Party contained in the Credit Agreement, this Amendment or in any other Credit Document to which it is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as amended by this Amendment. For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower, on behalf of itself and each other Credit Party, hereby confirms that the existing security interests and/or guarantees granted by any Credit Party in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Credit Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the obligations of the Credit Parties under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents as and to the extent provided in the Credit Documents. Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall remain in full force.

(b)            Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Amendment, the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Agent or Lender under, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents.

(c)            On and after the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Credit Documents to the “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.

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- Schedule 1.1(d) -

ANNEX I

[Credit Agreement]

- Annex I -

Execution Version

Conformed through Amendment No. 9 to First Lien Credit Agreement dated as of April 13, 2022
ANNEX I CONFORMED THROUGH AMENDMENT NO. 10

FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of July 3, 2017

as amended by Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated January 17, 2018,
as amended by Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated March 2, 2018,
as amended by Amendment No. 3 to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated April 2, 2018,
as amended by Amendment No. 4 to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated June 29, 2018,
as amended by Amendment No. 5 to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated July 26, 2019,
as amended by Amendment No. 6 to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated January 27, 2020,
as amended by Amendment No. 7 to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated January 25, 2021,
as amended by Amendment No. 8 to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated July 1, 2021,

as amended by Amendment No. 9 to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated April 13, 2022,

as amended by Amendment No. 10 to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated November 28, 2022,

among

FOCUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC,

as the Borrower,

The Several Lenders

from Time to Time Parties Hereto,

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,

as the Term Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and a

Lender,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Revolver Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and a Letter of Credit Issuer

and

RBC CAPITAL MARKETS,

and

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREYTRUIST SECURITIES, INC.,

BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.,

FIFTH THIRD BANK,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners

and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as a Revolving Credit Facility Joint Lead Arranger and Bookrunner

and

THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.,

REGIONS BANK,

as Co-Documentation Agents

and

BANKUNITED, N.A.,

CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Co-Syndication Agents 

FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of July 3, 2017, among FOCUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the lending institutions from time to time parties hereto (each, a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Revolver Administrative Agent (the “Revolver Administrative Agent ”) and the Swingline Lender and a Letter of Credit Issuer and ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as the Term Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “ Term Administrative Agent”), the Collateral Agent and a Letter of Credit Issuer (such terms and each other capitalized term used but not defined in this preamble having the meaning provided in Section 1).

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2017 (the “Acquisition Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the Investor and the equityholders’ representative named therein, the Investor and the other Initial Investors will directly or indirectly acquire certain newly issued and existing units of the Borrower as described in the Acquisition Agreement;

WHEREAS, to fund, in part, the Acquisition, it is intended that the Investor and the other Initial Investors will make an equity contribution to the Borrower and/or a direct or indirect parent thereof in exchange for Capital Stock (such contribution, the “Equity Investments ”), which when combined with the fair market value of equity of management, certain partner firms and certain shareholders that is not being redeemed or repurchased in connection with the Transactions, shall be no less than 40% of the pro forma total capitalization of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries after giving effect to the Transactions (the “Minimum Equity Amount”);

WHEREAS, to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement, it is intended that the Borrower will incur Second Lien Term Loans under a second lien term loan facility established pursuant to the Second Lien Credit Agreement in an original principal amount of $207,000,000;

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing, the Borrower has requested that (i) the Lenders extend credit in the form of Initial Term Loans to the Borrower on the Closing Date, in an aggregate principal amount of $795,000,000, (ii) the Lenders extend credit in the form of Revolving Credit Loans made available to the Borrower at any time and from time to time prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, in Dollars and Alternative Currencies, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not in excess of the Dollar Equivalent of $250,000,000 less the sum of (1) aggregate Letters of Credit Outstanding at such time and (2) the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time, (iii) the Letter of Credit Issuers issue Letters of Credit at any time and from time to time prior to the L/C Facility Maturity Date, in Dollars and Alternative Currencies, in an aggregate Stated Amount at any time outstanding not in excess of the Dollar Equivalent of $30,000,000 and (iv) the Swingline Lender extend credit in the form of Swingline Loans at any time and from time to time prior to the Swingline Maturity Date, in Dollars, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not in excess of $25,000,000;

WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans will be used, together with (i) any net proceeds of borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, (ii) the net proceeds of the Second Lien Term Loans, (iii) the net proceeds of the Equity Investments on the Closing Date and (iv) cash on hand, to effect the Acquisition, to consummate the Closing Date Refinancing and to pay Transaction Expenses; and

WHEREAS, the Lenders, the Letter of Credit Issuers and the Swingline Lender are willing to make available to the Borrower such term loans and Revolving Credit Loans, letter of credit facilities and Swingline Loans upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

Section 1.              Definitions

1.1.         Defined Terms. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 1.1 unless the context otherwise requires (it being understood that defined terms in this Agreement shall include in the singular number the plural and in the plural the singular):

“ABR” shall mean for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (ii) (A) except in respect of the Revolving Credit FacilityTerm Loans, the rate of interest in effect for such day as determined from time to time by the Term Administrative Agent as its “prime rate” at its principal office in New York City and (B) solely in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by the Revolver Administrative Agent as its “prime rate,” and (iii) (A) except in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, the Adjusted LIBOR Rate (which rate shall be calculated based on an Interest Period of one month as of such date) and (Y) solely in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, Term SOFR, plus 1%; provided that the ABR shall not, in any event, be less than 0.00% per annum. Any change in the ABR due to a change in such rate determined by the applicable Administrative Agent or in the Federal Funds Effective Rate or Adjusted LIBOR RateTerm SOFR shall take effect at the opening of business on the day of such change. The Revolver Administrative Agent’s “prime rate” is a rate set by the Revolver Administrative Agent based upon various factors including the Revolver Administrative Agent’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate.

“ABR Loan” shall mean each Loan bearing interest based on the ABR and “ABR Term Loan” and “ABR Revolving Credit Loan” shall have corresponding meanings. All ABR Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.

“Acquired EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary (any of the foregoing, a “ Pro Forma Entity”) for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Pro Forma Entity (determined using such definitions as if references to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries therein were references to such Pro Forma Entity and its Restricted Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Pro Forma Entity.

“Acquired Entity or Business” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA.

“Acquired Indebtedness” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, (i) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged, consolidated, or amalgamated with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, including Indebtedness incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging, consolidating, or amalgamating with or into or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, and (ii) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

“Acquisition” shall mean the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement.

“Acquisition Agreement” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals of this Agreement.

“Additional Earnings” shall mean the “base earnings”, “base threshold”, “preferred earnings”, or similar economic preferential right, as applicable, each as described in the relevant acquisition agreement, management agreement, or other related agreements executed in connection with any acquisition by or of a “partner firm”.

“Adjusted LIBOR Rate” shall mean, solely with respect to the Term Loans, with respect to any LIBOR Rate Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the product of (i) the LIBOR Rate in effect for such Interest Period and (ii) Statutory Reserves; provided that the Adjusted LIBOR Rate shall not, in any event, be less than (x) with respect to the Tranche B-4 Term Loans, 0.50% per annum and (y) in all other cases, 0.00% per annum.

“Adjusted Total Revolving Credit Commitment” shall mean at any time the Total Revolving Credit Commitment less the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders.

“Adjusted Total Term Loan Commitment” shall mean at any time the Total Term Loan Commitment less the Term Loan Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders.

“Adjusted Total Tranche A Term Loan Commitment” shall mean at any time the Total Tranche A Term Loan Commitment less the Tranche A Term Loan Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders.

“Administrative Agent” shall mean the Term Administrative Agent and/or the Revolver Administrative Agent, as the context requires, or any successor administrative agent pursuant to Section 12.9.

“Administrative Agent’s Office” shall mean, with respect to any currency, the applicable Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 13.2 with respect to such currency or such other address or account as the applicable Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.

“Administrative Questionnaire” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(b)(ii)(D).

“Advisor Group” means each Person that manages the operations of a Subsidiary pursuant to a management agreement in the ordinary course of business.

“Advisor Group Documents” means, collectively, each management agreement, non-competition agreement and agreement documenting earn out payments entered into by the Borrower, the relevant Subsidiary and, if applicable, any member of the Advisor Group party thereto.

“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

“ Affiliated Institutional Lender ” shall mean (i) any Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than any portfolio company of the Sponsor) that is either a bona fide debt fund or such Affiliate extends credit or buys loans in the ordinary course of business and (ii) KKR Corporate Lending LLC and KKR Capital Markets LLC, and, in each case, any other Affiliate of an Initial Investor that is a bona fide debt fund, in any case, to the extent the Sponsor or such Initial Investor, as applicable, does not directly or indirectly possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such entity.

“Affiliated Lender” shall mean a Lender that is the Sponsor or any Affiliate thereof (other than the Borrower, any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, or any Affiliated Institutional Lender).

“Agent Parties” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.17(c).

“Agents” shall mean each Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Joint Lead Arranger and Bookrunner.

“Aggregate Multicurrency Exposure” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(a)(iv).

“Agreement” shall mean this Credit Agreement.

“Agreed Currency” means Dollars and any Alternative Currency, as applicable.

“Agreement Currency” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.19.

“AHYDO” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(i).

“Alternative Currency” shall mean British Pounds Sterling, Canadian Dollars, Euro, Australian Dollars and any other currency acceptable to the Revolver Administrative Agent and each applicable Revolving Credit Lender that is freely convertible into Dollars.

“Alternative Currency Daily Rate” shall mean, for any day, with respect to any Revolving Credit Loan:

(a) denominated in Sterling, the rate per annum equal to SONIA determined pursuant to the definition thereof plus the SONIA Adjustment; and

(b) denominated in any other Alternative Currency (to the extent such Loans denominated in such currency will bear interest at a daily rate), the daily rate per annum as designated with respect to such Alternative Currency at the time such Alternative Currency is approved by the Revolver Administrative Agent and each applicable relevant Revolving Credit Lender plus the adjustment (if any) determined by the Revolver Administrative Agent and each applicable Revolving Credit Lender;

provided, that, if any Alternative Currency Daily Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement. Any change in an Alternative Currency Daily Rate shall be effective from and including the date of such change without further notice.

“Alternative Currency Daily Rate Revolving Credit Loan” shall mean a Revolving Credit Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the definition of “Alternative Currency Daily Rate.” All Alternative Currency Daily Rate Revolving Credit Loans must be denominated in an Alternative Currency.

“Alternative Currency Equivalent” means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the RevolvingRevolver Administrative Agent or the L/C Participant, as the case may be, by reference to Bloomberg (or such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates), to be the exchange rate for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two (2) Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided, however, that if no such rate is available, the “Alternative Currency Equivalent” shall be determined by the RevolvingRevolver Administrative Agent or the L/C Participant, as the case may be, using any reasonable method of determination its deems appropriate in its sole discretion (and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error).

“Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loan” means an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Revolving Credit Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Revolving Credit Loan, as applicable.

“Alternative Currency Term Rate” shall mean, for any Interest Period, with respect to any Credit Event:

(a)               denominated in Euros, the rate per annum equal to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”), as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Revolver Administrative Agent from time to time) on the day that is two TARGET Days preceding the first day of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period;

(c)                denominated in Canadian Dollars, the rate per annum equal to the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (“CDOR”), as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Revolver Administrative Agent from time to time) (in such case, the “CDOR Rate”) on the Rate Determination Date with a term equivalent to such Interest Period;

(d)                denominated in Australian Dollars, the rate per annum equal to the Bank Bill Swap Reference Bid Rate (“BBSY”), as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Revolver Administrative Agent from time to time) on the Rate Determination Date with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and

(e)                denominated in any other Alternative Currency (to the extent such Revolving Credit Loans denominated in such currency will bear interest at a term rate), the term rate per annum as designated with respect to such Alternative Currency at the time such Alternative Currency is approved by the Revolver Administrative Agent and each applicable Revolving Credit Lender plus the adjustment (if any) determined by the Revolver Administrative Agent and each applicable Revolving Credit Lender;

provided, that, if any Alternative Currency Term Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

“Alternative Currency Term Rate Revolving Credit Loan” shall mean a Revolving Credit Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the definition of “Alternative Currency Term Rate.” All Alternative Currency Term Rate Revolving Credit Loans must be denominated in an Alternative Currency.

“Amendment No. 1” means Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2018 among the Borrower, the Term Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the lenders party thereto.

“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 1.

“Amendment No. 3” means Amendment No. 3 to this Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2018 among the Borrower, the Term Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the lenders party thereto.

“Amendment No. 3 Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 3.

“Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 3.

“Amendment No. 4” means Amendment No. 4 to this Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2018, among the Borrower, the Term Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Revolver Administrative Agent and the lenders party thereto.

“Amendment No. 4 Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 4.

“Amendment No. 4 Revolving Credit Commitments” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 4, which Amendment No. 4 Revolving Credit Commitments shall become a part of, and shall increase, the Revolving Credit Commitments.

“Amendment No. 5” means Amendment No. 5 to this Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2019 among the Borrower, the Term Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the lenders party thereto.

“Amendment No. 5 Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 5.

“Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 5.

“Amendment No. 6” means Amendment No. 6 to this Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2020 among the Borrower, the Term Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the lenders party thereto.

“Amendment No. 6 Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 6.

“Amendment No. 7” means Amendment No. 7 to this Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2021 among the Borrower, the Term Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the lenders party thereto.

“Amendment No. 7 Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 7.

“Amendment No. 7 Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 7.

“Amendment No. 8” means Amendment No. 8 to this Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021 among the Borrower, the Term Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the lenders party thereto.

“Amendment No. 8 Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 8.

“Amendment No. 8 Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 8.

“Amendment No. 9” means Amendment No. 9 to this Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2022 among the Borrower, the Revolver Administrative Agent, and the Revolving Credit Lenders party thereto.

“Amendment No. 9 Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 9.

“Amendment No. 10” means the Waiver and Amendment No. 10 to this Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2022 among the Borrower, the Revolver Administrative Agent, the Term Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the lenders party thereto.

“Amendment No. 10 Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 10.

“Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitments” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 10, which Amendment No. 10 Revolving Credit Commitments shall constitute, and shall increase, the Revolving Credit Commitments.

“Anti- Corruption Laws” shall mean laws relating to anti-bribery or anti-corruption (governmental or commercial) which apply to the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries, including laws that prohibit the corrupt payment, offer, promise, or authorization of the payment or transfer of anything of value (including gifts or entertainment), directly or indirectly, to any foreign government official, foreign government employee or commercial entity to obtain a business advantage; including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (15 U.S.C. §§78dd-1 et seq.), the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010, and all national and international laws enacted to implement the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Officials in International Business Transactions.

“Applicable Amortization Percentage” shall mean, with respect to Tranche A Term Loans, for each fiscal quarter ending during each period set forth below, the percentage specified below for such period:

“Applicable Authority” means, with respect to (a) with respect to Daily SOFR, the Daily SOFR Administrator or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or the Daily SOFR Administrator, (b) with respect to Term SOFR, CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR and (c) any Alternative Currency, the applicable administrator for the Relevant Rate for such Alternative Currency or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Revolver Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of the applicable Relevant Rate, in each case, acting in such capacity.

“Applicable Margin” shall mean a percentage per annum equal to:

(a)                in connection with the Tranche B-3A Term Loans, (1) for LIBORTerm SOFR Term Loans, 2.002.50% and (2) for ABR Loans, 1.001.50%;

(b)                in connection with the Tranche B-4 Term Loans, (1) for LIBORTerm SOFR Term Loans, 2.50% and (2) for ABR Loans, 1.50%; and

(c)                in connection with the Tranche B-5 Term Loans, (1) for Term SOFR Term Loans, 3.25% and (2) for ABR Loans, 2.25%;

(d)                in connection with Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans:

(i)                 at any time prior to the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, (1) so long as the First Lien Leverage Ratio set forth in the most recently delivered Section 9.1 Financials is greater than 4.00 to 1.00, (A) for Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loans and Alternative Currency Revolving Loans, 2.00% and (B) for ABR Loans, 1.00%, (2) so long as the First Lien Leverage Ratio set forth in the most recently delivered Section 9.1 Financials is less than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 but greater than 3.50 to 1.00, (A) for Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loans and Alternative Currency Revolving Loans, 1.75%, and (B) for ABR Loans, 0.75%, (3) so long as the First Lien Leverage Ratio set forth in the most recently delivered Section 9.1 Financials is less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00 but greater than 3.00 to 1.00, (A) for Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loans and Alternative Currency Revolving Loans, 1.50%, and (B) for ABR Loans, 0.50% and (4) so long as the First Lien Leverage Ratio set forth in the most recently delivered Section 9.1 Financials is less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00, (A) for Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loans and Alternative Currency Revolving Loans, 1.25%, and (B) for ABR Loans, 0.25%, and

(ii)               at any time on or after the Amendment No. 10 Effective Date, (1) so long as the First Lien Leverage Ratio set forth in the most recently delivered Section 9.1 Financials is greater than 4.00 to 1.00, (A) for Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loans and Alternative Currency Revolving Loans, 2.25% and (B) for ABR Loans, 1.25%, (2) so long as the First Lien Leverage Ratio set forth in the most recently delivered Section 9.1 Financials is less than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 but greater than 3.00 to 1.00, (A) for Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loans and Alternative Currency Revolving Loans, 1.752.00%, and (B) for ABR Loans, 0.751.00% ,and (3) so long as the First Lien Leverage Ratio set forth in the most recently delivered Section 9.1 Financials is less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00 but greater than 3.00 to 1.00, (A) for Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loans and Alternative Currency Revolving Loans, 1.501.75%, and (B) for ABR Loans, 0.50% and (4) so long as the First Lien Leverage Ratio set forth in the most recently delivered Section 9.1 Financials is less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00, (A) for Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loans and Alternative Currency Revolving Loans, 1.25%, and (B) for ABR Loans, 0.250.75%.

Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin for Revolving Credit Loans or Swingline Loans resulting from a change in the First Lien Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the most recent delivery of Section 9.1 Financials.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the Applicable Margin in respect of any Class of Extended Term Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant Extension Amendment, (b) the Applicable Margin in respect of any Class of New Term Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant Joinder Agreement, (c) the Applicable Margin in respect of any Class of Replacement Term Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant agreement and (d) in the case of the Term Loans and any Class of New Term Loans, the Applicable Margin shall be increased as, and to the extent, necessary to comply with the provisions of Section 2.14.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above in this definition or elsewhere in this Agreement, if it is subsequently determined that the First Lien Leverage Ratio set forth in any Compliance Certificate delivered to the applicable Administrative Agent is inaccurate for any reason and the result thereof is that the Lenders received interest or fees for any period based on an Applicable Margin that is less than that which would have been applicable had the First Lien Leverage Ratio been accurately determined, then, for all purposes of this Agreement, the Applicable Margin for any day occurring within the period covered by such Compliance Certificate shall retroactively be deemed to be the relevant percentage as based upon the accurately determined First Lien Leverage Ratio for such period, and any shortfall in the interest or fees theretofore paid by the Borrower for the relevant period as a result of the miscalculation of the First Lien Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be (and shall be) due and payable, at the time the interest or fees for such period were required to be paid; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as an Event of Default described in Section 11.5 is not continuing with respect to the Borrower, such shortfall shall be due and payable within five Business Days following the written demand thereof by the applicable Administrative Agent and no Default shall be deemed to have occurred as a result of such non-payment until the expiration of such five Business Day period. In addition, at any time during which the Borrower shall have failed to deliver any of the Section 9.1 Financials by the applicable date required under Section 9.1, then at the option of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders, the First Lien Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be above 4.254.00 to 1.00 for the purposes of determining the Applicable Margin for Revolving Credit Loans (in the case of both clause (a) and (cd), only for so long as such failure continues, after which such ratio and shall be determined based on the then existing First Lien Leverage Ratio).

“Approved Fund” shall mean any Fund that is administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender, or (iii) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

“Asset Sale” shall mean:

(i)            the sale, conveyance, transfer, or other disposition, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of property or assets (including by way of a Sale Leaseback) (each a “disposition”) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or

(ii)           the issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than preferred stock of Restricted Subsidiaries issued in compliance with Section 10.1), whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, in each case, other than:

(a)                any disposition of cash, Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities or obsolete, worn out, damaged or surplus property or property (including leasehold property interests) that is no longer economically practical in its business or commercially desirable to maintain or no longer used or useful equipment (or other assets) in the ordinary course of business or any disposition of inventory or immaterial assets or goods in the ordinary course of business;

(b)                the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower in a manner permitted pursuant to Section 10.3;

(c)                the making of any Restricted Payment or any transaction specifically excluded from the definition of Restricted Payments that in each case is permitted to be made, and is made, pursuant to Section 10.5, or any Permitted Investment (other than pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof);

(d)                any disposition of assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary in any transaction or series of transactions with an aggregate Fair Market Value of less than the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at the time of such disposition;

(e)                any disposition of property or assets or issuance or sale of securities by (1) a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower to the Borrower or (2) by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower to another Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower;

(f)                 to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Code, or any comparable or successor provision, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Similar Business;

(g)                any issuance, disposition or pledge of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(h)                foreclosures, condemnation, casualty, eminent domain or any similar action on assets (including dispositions in connection therewith);

(i)                 dispositions of accounts receivable, or participations therein, and related assets in connection with any Receivables Facility;

(j)                 any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, including Sale Leasebacks and asset securitizations permitted by this Agreement;

(k)                (1) any surrender or waiver of contractual rights or the settlement, release, or surrender of contractual rights or other litigation claims, (2) the termination or collapse of cost sharing agreements with the Borrower or any Subsidiary and the settlement of any crossing payments in connection therewith, or (3) the settlement, discount, write-off, forgiveness, or cancellation of any Indebtedness owing by any present or former consultants, directors, officers, or employees of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower) or any Subsidiary or any of their successors or assigns;

(l)                 the disposition or discount of accounts receivable, notes receivable or other current assets in the ordinary course of business or the conversion of accounts receivable to notes receivable or other disposition of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof;

(m)              the licensing, cross-licensing or sub-licensing of Intellectual Property or other general intangibles in the ordinary course of business;

(n)                the unwinding of any Hedging Obligations or obligations in respect of Cash Management Services;

(o)                sales, transfers, and other dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(p)                the lapse or abandonment of Intellectual Property rights, which in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower are not material to the conduct of the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(q)                the issuance of directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals or other third parties as required by applicable law;

(r)                 dispositions of property to the extent that (1) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property that is promptly purchased or (2) the proceeds of such Asset Sale are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property (which replacement property is actually promptly purchased);

(s)                 leases, assignments, subleases, licenses, or sublicenses of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;

(t)                 dispositions of non-core assets acquired in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder;

“Asset Sale Prepayment Event” shall mean any Asset Sale subject to the Reinvestment Period allowed in Section 10.4; provided, further, that with respect to any Asset Sale Prepayment Event, the Borrower shall not be obligated to make any prepayment otherwise required by Section 5.2 unless and until the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds from all such Asset Sale Prepayment Events, after giving effect to the reinvestment rights set forth herein, exceeds $25,000,000 (the “Prepayment Trigger”) in any fiscal year of the Borrower, but then from all such Net Cash Proceeds (excluding amounts below the Prepayment Trigger).

“Assignment and Acceptance” shall mean (i) an assignment and acceptance substantially in the form of Exhibit F, or such other form (including an electronic documentation form generated by use of an electronic platform) as may be approved by the applicable Administrative Agent and (ii) in the case of any assignment of Term Loans in connection with a Permitted Debt Exchange conducted in accordance with Section 2.15, such form of assignment (if any) as may be agreed by the applicable Administrative Agent and the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.15(a).

“Auction Agent” shall mean (i) the Term Administrative Agent or (ii) any other financial institution or advisor employed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (whether or not an Affiliate of the Term Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Permitted Debt Exchange pursuant to Section 2.15 or Dutch auction pursuant to Section 13.6(h); provided that the Borrower shall not designate the Term Administrative Agent as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Term Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Term Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent); provided, further, that neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries may act as the Auction Agent.

“Australian Dollars” or “AUS$” means the lawful currency of the Commonwealth of Australia.

“Authorized Officer” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any individual holding the position of chairman of the board (if an officer), the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Vice President–Finance, a Senior Vice President, a Director, a Manager, the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary or any other senior officer or agent with express authority to act on behalf of such Person designated as such by the board of directors or other managing authority of such Person.

“Auto Extension Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.2(d).

“Available Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.5.

“Available Commitment” shall mean an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment over (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of (a) all Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding and (b) the aggregate Letters of Credit Outstanding at such time.

“Bail-In Action” shall mean the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

“Bail-In Legislation” shall mean, 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 for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

“Bankruptcy Code” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.5.

“Base Revolving Loan Margin” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Applicable Margin.

“BBSY” shall have the meaning provided in “Alternative Currency Term Rate”.

“BBSY Screen Rate” shall mean, for any Loan in Australian Dollars, with respect to any Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to BBSY, or a comparable or successor rate which rate is approved by the Revolver Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Revolver Administrative Agent from time to time) at or about 10:30 a.m. (Melbourne, Australia time) on the Quotation Day with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that (i) to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Revolver Administrative Agent in connection with any rate set forth in this definition, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further, that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Revolver Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Revolver Administrative Agent.

“Benefited Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.8(a).

“Benefit Plan” shall mean any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the 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 Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

“Book of Business” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s client lists and customer contact information, including, without limitation, all personal goodwill associated therewith.

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

“Borrower Materials” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.17(c).

“Borrower” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble hereto.

“ Borrowing” shall mean Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted, or continued on the same date and, in the case of ABR Loans, LIBORTerm SOFR Term Loans, Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Revolving Credit Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

“Business Day” shall mean any day excluding Saturday, Sunday, and any other day on which the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office or banking institutions in New York City are authorized by law or other governmental actions to close; provided that:

(a) solely with respect to the Term Loans, if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a LIBOR Term Loan, any fundings, disbursements, settlements, and payments in respect of any such LIBOR Term Loan, or any other dealings in Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such LIBOR Term Loan, such day shall be a day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are conducted by and between banks in the applicable London interbank market and when used in connection with a LIBOR Term Loan for a LIBOR Quoted Currency, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for general business in London; and in addition, with respect to any date for the payment or purchase of, or the fixing of an interest rate in relation to, any LIBOR Quoted Currency any Non-Quoted Currency, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for general business in the principal financial center of the country of that currency and, if the Borrowings or Letters of Credit which are the subject of a borrowing, drawing, payment, reimbursement or rate selection are denominated in Euro, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which the TARGET2 payment system is not open for the settlement of payments in Euro);

(ba) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in Euro, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euro in respect of any such Alternative Currency Loan, or any other dealings in Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Alternative Currency Revolving Credit Loan, “Business Day” means a Business Day that is also a TARGET Day;

(cb) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in (i) Sterling, “Business Day” means a day other than a day banks are closed for general business in London because such day is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday under the laws of the United Kingdom, (ii) Australian Dollars, “Business Day” means a day other than when banks are closed for settlement and payments of foreign exchange transactions in Australia because such day is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday under the laws of Australia and (iii) Canadian Dollars, “Business Day” means a day other than when banks are closed for general business in Canada; and

( dc) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in a currency other than Dollars, Euro, Sterling, Australian Dollars or Canadian Dollars in respect of a Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars, Euro, Sterling, Australian Dollars or Canadian Dollars, or any other dealings in any currency other than Dollars, Euro, Sterling, Australian Dollars or Canadian Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Loan (other than any interest rate settings), “Business Day” means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency.

“Canadian Dollars” and “CAD” means the lawful currency of Canada.

“Capital Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capital Leases) by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be additions to property or equipment or intangibles on a consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including capitalized software expenditures, website development costs and website content development costs).

“ Capital Lease ” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal, or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is, or is required to be, accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person, subject to Section 1.12.

“Capital Stock” shall mean (i) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock, (ii) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights, or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, (iii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited), and (iv) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, that “cash-settled phantom appreciation programs” in connection with employee benefits that do not require a dividend or distribution shall not constitute Capital Stock).

“Capitalized Lease Obligation” shall mean, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a Capital Lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to Section 1.12.

“Capitalized Software Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by a Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of licensed or purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of a Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

“Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the immediately succeeding paragraph and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

“Cash Collateralize” shall mean to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Revolver Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the Letter of Credit Issuers or the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances in the currencies in which the Letters of Credit Outstanding are denominated or, if the Revolver Administrative Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuers shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support.

“Cash Equivalents” shall mean:

(iii)          (a) Euro, Pounds Sterling, Yen, Swiss Francs, or any national currency of any Participating Member State in the European Union or (b) local currencies held from time to time in the ordinary course of business,

(iv)          securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any country that is a member state of the European Union or any agency or instrumentality thereof with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition,

(v)           certificates of deposit, time deposits, and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of two years or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding two years, and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $100,000,000,

(vi)          repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (iii), (iv), and (ix) entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (iv) above,

(vii)        commercial paper rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency) and in each case maturing within 24 months after the date of creation thereof and any commercial paper or variable or fixed rate notes issued by or guaranteed by any Lender,

(viii)       marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized ratings agency) and in each case maturing within 24 months after the date of creation or acquisition thereof,

(ix)          readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof having an Investment Grade Rating from either Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency) with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition,

(x)           Indebtedness or preferred stock issued by Persons with a rating of A or higher from S&P or A-2 or higher from Moody’s with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition,

(xi)          solely with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary: (a) obligations of the national government of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business provided such country is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, in each case maturing within one year after the date of investment therein, (b) certificates of deposit of, bankers acceptances of, or time deposits with, any commercial bank which is organized and existing under the laws of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business provided such country is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof (any such bank being an “Approved Foreign Bank”), and in each case with maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition, and (c) the equivalent of demand deposit accounts which are maintained with an Approved Foreign Bank, in each case, customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by such Foreign Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction,

(xii)        Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s,

(xiii)       in the case of investments by any Foreign Subsidiary or investments made in a country outside the United States, Cash Equivalents shall also include investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (i) through (xii) above of foreign obligors, which investments have ratings, described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies, and

(xiv)       investment funds investing 95% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (xiii) above.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above; provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clauses (i) through (iii) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.

For the avoidance of doubt, any items identified as Cash Equivalents under this definition will be deemed to be Cash Equivalents for all purposes under the Credit Documents regardless of the treatment of such items under GAAP.

“Cash Management Agreement” shall mean any agreement or arrangement to provide Cash Management Services.

“Cash Management Bank” shall mean (i) any Person that, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement with the Borrower, is an Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or a Lender or (ii) any Person that is designated by the Borrower as a “Cash Management Bank” by written notice to the Term Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit M-2 or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Term Administrative Agent.

“Cash Management Services” shall mean any one or more of the following types of services or facilities: (i) commercial credit cards, merchant card services, purchase or debit cards, including non-card e-payables services, or electronic funds transfer services; (ii) treasury management services (including controlled disbursement, overdraft facilities, foreign exchange facilities, automatic clearing house fund transfer services, return items, and interstate depository network services); (iii) any other demand deposit or operating account relationships or other cash management services, including pursuant to any Cash Management Agreements; and (iv) and other services related, ancillary or complementary to the foregoing.

“Casualty Event” shall mean, with respect to any property of any Person, any loss of or damage to, or any condemnation or other taking by a Governmental Authority of, such property for which such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries receives insurance proceeds or proceeds of a condemnation award in respect of any equipment, fixed assets, or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets, or real property; provided that with respect to any Casualty Event, the Borrower shall not be obligated to make any prepayment otherwise required by Section 5.2 unless and until the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds from all such Casualty Events, after giving effect to the reinvestment rights set forth herein, exceeds $25,000,000 (the “ Casualty Prepayment Trigger”) in any fiscal year of the Borrower, but then from all such Net Cash Proceeds (excluding amounts below the Casualty Prepayment Trigger).

“CDOR” shall have the meaning provided in “Alternative Currency Term Rate”.

“CDOR Screen Rate” shall mean, for any Loan in Canadian Dollars, with respect to any Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to CDOR, or a comparable or successor rate which rate is approved by the Revolver Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Revolver Administrative Agent from time to time) (in such case, referred to as the CDOR Rate) at or about 10:00a.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the Quotation Day with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that (i) to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Revolver Administrative Agent in connection with any rate set forth in this definition, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Revolver Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Revolver Administrative Agent.

“CFC” shall mean a controlled foreign corporation within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.

“Change in Law” shall mean (i) the adoption of any law, treaty, order, policy, rule, or regulation after the Closing Date, (ii) any change in any law, treaty, order, policy, rule, or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Closing Date or (iii) compliance by any Lender with any guideline, request, directive, or order issued or made after the Closing Date by any central bank or other governmental or quasi -governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law), including, for avoidance of doubt, any such adoption, change or compliance in respect of (a) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines, or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (b) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements, 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 pursuant to Basel III in each case, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

“Change of Control” shall mean and be deemed to have occurred if (i) at any time prior to an IPO of the Borrower, the Permitted Holders shall at any time not own, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, at least 35% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Borrower; (ii) any Person, entity, or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Permitted Holders, shall at any time have acquired direct or indirect beneficial ownership of a percentage of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Borrower that exceeds 35% thereof, unless, in case of clause (i) or (ii) above, the Permitted Holders have, at such time, the right or the ability by voting power, contract, or otherwise to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower. For the purpose of clauses (i) and (ii), at any time when a majority of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Borrower is directly or indirectly owned by a Parent Entity or, if applicable, a Parent Entity acts as the manager, managing member or general partner of the Borrower, references in this definition to “the Borrower” shall be deemed to refer to the ultimate Parent Entity that directly or indirectly owns such Voting Stock or acts as (or, if applicable, is a Parent Entity that directly or indirectly owns a majority of the outstanding Voting Stock of) such manager, managing member or general partner. For purposes of this definition, (i) “beneficial ownership” shall be as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act, (ii) the phrase Person or “group” is within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person or “group” and its subsidiaries and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, and (iii) if any Person or “group” includes one or more Permitted Holders, the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower, the IPO Entity or the Borrower, as applicable, directly or indirectly owned by the Permitted Holders that are part of such Person or “group” shall not be treated as being owned by such Person or “group” for purposes of determining whether clause (ii) of this definition is triggered.

“Class” (i) when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Initial Term Loans, Tranche B-1 Term Loans, Tranche B-2 Term Loans, Tranche B-3 Term Loans, Tranche B-4 Term Loans, Tranche B-5 Term Loans, Tranche A Term Loans, New Term Loans (of each Series), Extended Term Loans (of the same Extension Series), Replacement Term Loans (of the same Series), Revolving Credit Loans, Extended Revolving Credit Loans (of the same Extension Series) New Revolving Credit Loans or Swingline Loans and (ii) when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is an Initial Term Loan Commitment, Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitment, Tranche B-2 Term Loan Commitment, Tranche B-3 Term Loan Commitment, Tranche B-4 Term Loan Commitment, Tranche B-5 Term Loan Commitment, Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, Tranche A Term Loan Commitment, a New Term Loan Commitment, a Revolving Credit Commitment, an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment (of the same Extension Series) or a New Revolving Credit Commitment.

“Closing Date” shall mean July 3, 2017.

“Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean an Intercreditor Agreement dated as of the Closing Date substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1 (with such changes to such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Term Administrative Agent and the Borrower).

“Closing Date Refinancing” shall mean the repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge of the Existing Debt and termination and/or release of any security interests and guarantees in connection therewith.

“Collateral” shall mean all property pledged or mortgaged or purported to be pledged or mortgaged pursuant to the Security Documents, excluding in all events Excluded Property.

“Collateral Agent” shall mean Royal Bank of Canada, as collateral agent under the Security Documents, or any successor collateral agent pursuant to Section 12.9, and any Affiliate or designee of Royal Bank of Canada, may act as the Collateral Agent under any Credit Document.

“Commitment Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(a).

“Commitment Fee Rate” shall mean a rate per annum equal to 0.50%; provided that, commencing on the first date of the first fiscal quarter commencing after the Amendment No. 410 Effective Date and for any day thereafter, the Commitment Fee Rate shall be the applicable rate per annum set forth below based upon the First Lien Leverage Ratio:

Any increase or decrease in the Commitment Fee Rate resulting from a change in the First Lien Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the most recent delivery of Section 9.1 Financials, in accordance with the table above.

“Commitments” shall mean, with respect to each Lender (to the extent applicable), such Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment, Tranche B-2 Term Loan Commitment, Tranche B-3 Term Loan Commitment, Tranche B-4 Term Loan Commitment, Tranche B-5 Term Loan Commitment, Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, Tranche A Term Loan Commitment, New Term Loan Commitment, Revolving Credit Commitment, Extended Revolving Credit Commitment or New Revolving Credit Commitment.

“Commodity Exchange Act” shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

“Communications” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.17(a).

“Company Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties made by the Borrower with respect to the Borrower, its subsidiaries and their respective businesses in the Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that the Borrower (or one of its Affiliates) has the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate its obligations under the Acquisition Agreement (or otherwise decline to consummate the Acquisition without any liability) as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties in the Acquisition Agreement.

“Compliance Certificate” shall mean a certificate of a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit H or such other form reasonably acceptable to the applicable Administrative Agent delivered pursuant to Section 9.1(d) for the applicable Test Period.

“Confidential Information” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.16.

“Confidential Information Memorandum” shall mean the Confidential Information Memorandum of the Borrower dated May 9, 2017.

“Conforming Changes” shall mean, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR, SONIA, EURIBOR, BBSY, CDOR or any proposed Successor Rate for any currency (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Daily SOFR), as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “ABR”, “SOFR”, “Term SOFR”, “SONIA”, “EURIBOR”, “BBSY”, “CDOR”, “Interest Period”, any Relevant Rate, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Revolver Administrative Agent or Term Administrative Agent, as applicable, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Revolver Administrative Agent or Term Administrative Agent, as applicable, in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Revolver Administrative Agent or Term Administrative Agent, as applicable, determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Revolver Administrative Agent or Term Administrative Agent, as applicable, determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Credit Document).

“Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” shall mean with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the amortization of deferred financing fees or costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, capitalized expenditures (including Capitalized Software Expenditures), customer acquisition costs, intangible amortization expenses in connection with any acquisition or other Investment, the amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par and incentive payments, conversion costs, and contract acquisition costs of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period:

(i)       increased (without duplication) by:

(a) provision for taxes based on income, profits, revenue or capital, including, without limitation, U.S. federal, state, non-U.S., franchise, excise, value added, and similar taxes (including, without limitation, any franchise taxes imposed in lieu of income taxes and Permitted Tax Distributions) and foreign withholding taxes of such Person paid or accrued during such period (including in respect of repatriated funds), including any penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations, and the net tax expenses associated with any adjustments made pursuant to the definition of “Consolidated Net Income” and any payments to any direct or indirect parent in respect of such taxes (including, without limitation, any Permitted Tax Distributions), plus

(b)                Fixed Charges of such Person for such period (including (1) net losses on Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, (2) bank and letter of credit fees and (3) costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, in each case, to the extent included in Fixed Charges), together with items excluded from the definition of Consolidated Interest Expense and any non-cash interest expense, in each case to the extent the same were deducted (and not added back) in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, plus

(c)                Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person for such period to the extent the same was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income, plus

(d)                any expenses, fees, charges, or losses (other than depreciation or amortization expense) related to any Equity Offering, Permitted Investment, Restricted Payment, acquisition, Wealth Advisor Recruitment (including any finders’, brokers’ or other recruitment fees payable to any executive recruiting firm or other Person in connection therewith), disposition, restructuring, recapitalization, any payments made to buy out or terminate any management agreement in connection with “partner firms” or the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Agreement (including a refinancing thereof) (whether or not successful and including any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date), including (1) such fees, expenses, or charges related to the incurrence of the Loans hereunder and all Transaction Expenses, (2) such fees, expenses, or charges related to the offering of the Credit Documents and any other credit facilities, and (3) any amendment or other modification of the Loans hereunder or other Indebtedness, and, in each case, deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income, plus

(e)                the amount of any costs and expenses associated with establishing new wealth management services and related offering and services, expanding the Borrower’s business or acquiring new wealth management services and related offering and services (including (1) the amount of any compensation paid within 24 months following any Wealth Advisor Recruitment to any applicable Wealth Advisor or prospective Wealth Advisor pursuant to such Wealth Advisor’s or prospective Wealth Advisor’s employment agreement with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or in connection with any applicable Wealth Advisor’s recruitment of another Wealth Advisor or prospective Wealth Advisor, in each case to the extent such compensation has not been equaled or exceeded by the amount of compensation paid to such Wealth Advisors during such period and (2) any legal expenses and other expenses and costs associated with hiring (including in connection with Wealth Advisor Recruitments) and ramp up of Wealth Advisors or other employees) deducted (and not added back) in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income, including any one-time costs incurred in connection with acquisitions and Wealth Advisor Recruitments after the Closing Date, and costs related to the closure and/or consolidation of facilities, plus

(f)                 any other non-cash charges, including any write-offs, write-downs, expenses, losses, or items to the extent the same were deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be deducted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period), plus

(g)                the amount of any net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary deducted (and not added back) in such period in calculating Consolidated Net Income, plus

(h)                the amount of management, monitoring, consulting, and advisory fees (including termination fees) and related indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in such period to the Initial Investors or any of their respective Affiliates, plus

(j)                 the amount of reasonably identifiable and factually supported “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and other synergies that are projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions either taken or expected to be taken within 24 months of the determination to take such action, net of the amount of actual benefits realized prior to or during such period from such actions (which cost savings, operating expense reductions, and synergies shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, or synergies had been realized on the first day of such period), plus

(k)                the amount of loss or discount on sale of receivables and related assets to a Receivables Subsidiary in connection with a Receivables Facility, plus

(l)                 any costs or expense incurred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to (i) any management equity plan or stock option or phantom equity plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, any severance agreement or any stock or unit subscription, contribution or shareholder or equityholder agreement, to the extent that such cost or expenses are non-cash or otherwise funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock), or (ii) any recruitment bonus arrangement entered into in connection with any acquisition or Wealth Advisor Recruitment (provided that any such bonus paid in units of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or parent companies shall be valued at the fair market value of such units for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA), plus

(m)              the amount of expenses relating to payments made to option, phantom equity or profits interest holders of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or parent companies in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equity holders of such Person or its direct or indirect parent companies, which payments are being made to compensate such option, phantom equity or profits interest holders as though they were equity holders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, in each case to the extent permitted under this Agreement and expenses relating to distributions made to equity holders of such Person or its direct or indirect parent companies resulting from the application of Financial Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718—Compensation—Stock Compensation (formerly Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123 (Revised 2004)), plus

(n)                with respect to any joint venture that is not a Restricted Subsidiary, an amount equal to the proportion of those items described in clauses (a) and (c) above relating to such joint venture corresponding to the Borrower’s and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ proportionate share of such joint venture’s Consolidated Net Income (determined as if such joint venture were a Restricted Subsidiary), plus

(o)                cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenses) not included in Consolidated EBITDA in any period solely to the extent that the corresponding non-cash gains relating to such receipts were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to paragraph (ii) below for any previous period and not added back, plus

(p)                to the extent not already included in the Consolidated Net Income, the amount of proceeds received or, so long as such Person has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and only to the extent that such amount is (A) not denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days and (B) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of the insurable or indemnifiable event (net of any amount so added back in any prior period to the extent not so reimbursed within the applicable 365-day period), due from business interruption insurance or reimbursement of expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification and other reimbursement provisions in connection with any acquisition or Investment or any disposition of any asset permitted under this Agreement, plus

(q)                charges, expenses and other items described in the Confidential Information Memorandum or the Sponsor Model, including without limitation all adjustments of the nature used in connection with the calculation of “Adjusted EBITDA” as set forth in the Confidential Information Memorandum to the extent such adjustments continue to be applicable during the period in which Consolidated EBITDA is being calculated; provided that any such adjustments that consist of reductions in costs and other operating improvements or synergies shall be calculated in accordance with, and satisfy the requirements specified in, the definition of Pro Forma Adjustment, plus

(r)                 any net pension or other post-employment benefit costs representing amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, actuarial losses, including amortization of such amounts arising in prior periods, amortization of the unrecognized net obligation (and loss or cost) existing at the date of initial application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715—Compensation—Retirement Benefits, and any other items of a similar nature, plus

(ii)           decreased by (without duplication), non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, excluding any non-cash gains which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period other than non-cash gains relating to the application of Financial Accounting Standards Codification Topic 840—Leases (formerly Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 13); provided that, to the extent non-cash gains are deducted pursuant to this clause (ii) for any previous period and not otherwise added back to Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated EBITDA shall be increased by the amount of any cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenses) in respect of such non-cash gains received in subsequent periods to the extent not already included therein; and

(a)                any net gain or loss resulting in such period from currency gains or losses related to Indebtedness, intercompany balances, and other balance sheet items, plus or minus, as the case may be,

(b)                any net gain or loss resulting in such period from Hedging Obligations, and the application of Financial Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815— Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815) (formerly Financing Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133), and its related pronouncements and interpretations, or the equivalent accounting standard under GAAP or an alternative basis of accounting applied in lieu of GAAP, plus or minus, as the case may be,

(c) any adjustments resulting from the application of Financial Accounting Standards Codification No. 460—Guarantees.

For the avoidance of doubt:

(x)                to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period any adjustments resulting from the application of ASC 815 and its related pronouncements and interpretations, or the equivalent accounting standard under GAAP or an alternative basis of accounting applied in lieu of GAAP;

(y)                there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, (1) (A) the Acquired EBITDA of any Person or business, or attributable to any property or asset acquired by such Person during such period, including any Book of Business or Additional Earnings (but not the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person or business or any Acquired EBITDA attributable to any assets or property, in each case to the extent not so acquired) to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred, abandoned, or otherwise disposed by such Person during such period (each such Person, business, property, or asset, including any Book of Business or Additional Earnings, acquired and not subsequently so disposed of, an “Acquired Entity or Business”) and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted Restricted Subsidiary”), based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) and (B) an adjustment in respect of each Acquired Entity or Business equal to the amount of the Pro Forma Adjustment with respect to such Acquired Entity or Business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) and (2) the Wealth Advisor EBITDA for such period; and

(z)                to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business, or asset sold, transferred, abandoned, or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business, or asset so sold, disposed of or classified, a “Sold Entity or Business”), and the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary”) based on the actual Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer, or disposition or conversion); provided that for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any classification under GAAP of any Person or business in respect of which a definitive agreement for the disposition thereof has been entered into as discontinued operations, the Disposed EBITDA of such Person or business shall not be excluded pursuant to this subsection (z) until such disposition shall have been consummated.

“Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of (1) cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capitalized Lease Obligations), net of cash interest income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net costs under hedging agreements, plus (2) non-cash interest expense resulting solely from (x) the net amortization of original issue discount and original issuance premium from the issuance of Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any Indebtedness borrowed under this Agreement in connection with the Transactions), plus (y) pay in kind interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (a) amortization of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and any other amounts of non-cash interest other than referred to in clause (2) above (including as a result of the effects of acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting), (b) non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of Indebtedness or obligations under Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815—Derivatives and Hedging, (c) any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates, (d) any “additional interest” owing pursuant to a registration rights agreement with respect to any securities, (e) any payments with respect to make whole premiums or other breakage costs of any Indebtedness, including, without limitation, any Indebtedness issued in connection with the Transactions, (f) penalties and interest relating to taxes, (g) accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities not constituting Indebtedness, (h) interest expense attributable to a direct or indirect parent entity resulting from pushdown accounting, (i) any expense resulting from the discounting of Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting, and (j) any interest expense attributable to the exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential), with respect thereto and with respect to the Transactions, any acquisition, Wealth Advisor Recruitment or Investment permitted hereunder, all as calculated on a consolidated basis.

For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis, excluding (and excluding the effect of), without duplication,

(i)           extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) or expenses (including relating to the Transactions or any multi-year strategic initiatives, any unusual or non-recurring operating expenses directly attributable to the implementation of cost savings initiatives and any accruals or reserves in respect of any extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual items), severance, relocation costs, integration and facility opening costs and other restructuring and business optimization expenses (including related to wealth management services and related offering and services and other strategic or cost savings initiatives), restructuring charges, accruals or reserves (including restructuring and integration costs related to Wealth Advisor Recruitment and acquisitions and adjustments to existing reserves), whether or not classified as restructuring expense on the consolidated financial statements, signing costs, retention or completion bonuses, other executive recruiting and retention costs, transition costs, costs related to closure/consolidation of facilities or other locations (including through any acquisition or Wealth Advisor Recruitment or other hiring of new brokers or advisors or broker teams or advisor teams), new wealth management services and related offering and service introductions, one-time compensation charges and curtailments or modifications to pension and post retirement employee benefit plans (including any settlement of pension liabilities and charges resulting from changes in estimates, valuations and judgments),

(ii)           the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period,

(iii)          any gain (loss) (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) on asset sales, disposals or abandonments (other than asset sales, disposals or abandonments in the ordinary course of business) or discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of),

(iv)          [Reserved],

(v)          the Net Income for such period of any Person that is (x) an Unrestricted Subsidiary or (y) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (a)(iii)(A) of Section 10.5, that is not the Borrower or a Subsidiary that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting; provided that, to the extent Net Income of any Person is excluded pursuant to clause (x) or (y) of this clause (v), Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash or Cash Equivalents (or to the extent converted into cash or Cash Equivalents), and the amount contractually required to be distributed in cash within 180 days after the end of any such period, to the referent Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period,

(vi)          solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (a)(iii)(A) of Section 10.5, the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) to the extent the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, is otherwise restricted by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions (a) has been legally waived, or otherwise released, (b) is imposed pursuant to this Agreement and other Credit Documents, New Term Loans, or Permitted Other Indebtedness, or (c) arises pursuant to an agreement or instrument if the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such agreement or instrument taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Secured Parties than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in the Credit Documents (as determined by the Borrower in good faith); provided that Consolidated Net Income of the referent Person will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash or Cash Equivalents (or to the extent converted into cash or Cash Equivalents) to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein,

(vii)        adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries) in any line item in such Person’s consolidated financial statements required or permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805— Business Combinations and Topic 350—Intangibles Goodwill and Other (ASC 805 and ASC 350) (formerly Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement Nos. 141 and 142, respectively) resulting from the application of purchase accounting, including in relation to the Transactions, any acquisition (by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise) or Investment or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes,

(viii)       (a) any income (loss) from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments (including deferred financing costs written off and premiums paid), (b) any non-cash income (or loss) related to currency gains or losses related to Indebtedness, intercompany balances, and other balance sheet items and to Hedging Obligations pursuant to ASC 815 (or any successor provision), and (c) any non-cash expense, income, or loss attributable to the movement in mark-to-market valuation of foreign currencies, Indebtedness, or derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP,

(ix)          any impairment charge, asset write-off, or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case pursuant to ASC 350 and Financial Accounting Standards Codification Topic 360—Impairment and Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (ASC 360) (formerly Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 144) or relating to investments in debt or equity securities and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to ASC 805,

(x)           (a) any non-cash compensation charge or expense, including any such charge related to earn-outs or similar arrangements or arising from employee benefit plans or post-employment benefit plans, grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, phantom equity, stock options, profits interest, restricted stock, restricted units or other rights to officers, directors, managers, employees or non-employees, any cash charges associated with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests by management or other employees of the Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies in connection with the Transactions, including any expense resulting from the application of ASC 718, and (b) any income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts,

(xi)          any fees and expenses (including any transaction fee or retention bonus or similar payment) incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, Investment, Wealth Advisor Recruitment, recapitalization, Asset Sale, issuance, or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (in each case, including any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed) and any charges or non-recurring costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the effects of expensing all transaction-related expenses in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805—Business Combinations and gains or losses associated with FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 460—Guarantees),

(xii)        accruals and reserves, contingent liabilities and any gains or losses on the settlement of any preexisting contractual or non-contractual relationships that are established or adjusted within 12 months after the Closing Date that are so required to be established as a result of the Transactions in accordance with GAAP (including any adjustment of estimated payouts on existing earn-outs), or changes as a result of adoption or modification of accounting policies,

(xiii)       to the extent covered by insurance or indemnification and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and only to the extent that such amount is (a) not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnifying party in writing within 180 days and (b) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of the determination by the Borrower that there exists such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days), losses and expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption,

(xiv)       any deferred tax expense associated with tax deductions or net operating losses arising as a result of the Transactions, or the release of any valuation allowance related to such items,

(xv)        any costs or expenses incurred during such period relating to environmental remediation, litigation, or other disputes in respect of events and exposures that occurred prior to the Closing Date,

(xvi)       costs and write-offs associated with, or in anticipation of, or preparation for, compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith and Public Company Costs, and

(xvii)       (a) the non-cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense; provided, that, the cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense that exceeds the amount expensed in respect of such rent expense shall be included.

In addition, to the extent not already included in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Consolidated Net Income shall include the amount of proceeds received or, so long as such Person has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount (A) is not denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days and (B) will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and only to the extent that such amount is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of the insurable or indemnifiable event (net of any amount so added back in any prior period to the extent not so reimbursed within the applicable 365-day period), due from business interruption insurance and reimbursements of any expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any acquisition, Wealth Advisor Recruitment or Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement.

“Consolidated Total Assets” shall mean with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, the amount that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) as of such date of determination, calculated on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to Consolidated Total Assets shall mean Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower.

“Consolidated Working Capital” shall mean with respect to any Person, at any date, the excess of (i) the sum of all amounts (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date excluding the current portion of current and deferred income taxes over (ii) the sum of all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, but excluding (for purposes of both clauses (i) and (ii) above), without duplication, (a) the current portion of any Funded Debt, (b) all Indebtedness consisting of Loans, Letter of Credit Exposure and Capital Leases to the extent otherwise included therein, (c) the current portion of interest, (d) the current portion of current and deferred income taxes, (e) any liabilities that are not Indebtedness and will not be settled in cash or Cash Equivalents during the next succeeding 12-month period after such date, (f) the effects from applying purchase accounting, (g) any accrued professional liability risks, (h) restricted marketable securities, and (i) deferred revenue reflected within current liabilities; provided that, for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow, increases or decreases in working capital (A) arising from acquisitions or dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be measured from the date on which such acquisition or disposition occurred and (B) shall exclude (I) the impact of non-cash adjustments contemplated in the Excess Cash Flow calculation, (II) the impact of adjusting items in the definition of Consolidated Net Income and (III) any changes in current assets or current liabilities as a result of (x) the effect of fluctuations in the amount of accrued or contingent obligations, assets or liabilities under hedging agreements or other derivative obligations, (y) any reclassification, other than as a result of the passage of time, in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent or (z) the effects of acquisition method accounting.

“Contingent Obligations” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends, or other payment obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (a) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (b) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, or (iii) to purchase property, securities, or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.

“Contract Consideration” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of Excess Cash Flow.

“Contractual Compensation” shall mean, with respect to any Wealth Advisor Recruitment, the amount of non-commission based compensation agreed to be paid by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Wealth Advisor(s) who are subject of such Wealth Advisor Recruitment over a period of time not longer than 24 months following such Wealth Advisor Recruitment.

“Contractual Requirement” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.3.

“Controlled Investment Affiliate” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person, other than any Investor, which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person and is organized by such Person (or any Person controlling such Person) primarily for making direct or indirect equity or debt investments in the Borrower and/or other Persons.

“Converted Restricted Subsidiary” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA.

“Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA.

“Credit Documents” shall mean this Agreement, each Joinder Agreement, each Extension Amendment, each Permitted Repricing Amendment, the Guarantees, the Security Documents, and any promissory notes issued by the Borrower pursuant hereto.

“Credit Event” shall mean and include the making (but not the conversion or continuation) of a Loan and the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

“Credit Facilities” shall mean, collectively, each category of Commitments and each extension of credit hereunder.

“Credit Facility” shall mean a category of Commitments and extensions of credit thereunder.

“Credit Party” shall mean each of the Borrower and the Guarantors.

“Cure Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.14.

“Cure Right” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.14.

“Daily SOFR” means the rate per annum equal to SOFR determined for any day pursuant to the definition thereof plus the SOFR Adjustment. Any change in Daily SOFR shall be effective from and including the date of such change without further notice. If the rate as so determined would be less than zero(w) with respect to the Tranche B-4 Term Loans, 0.50%, such rate shall be deemed to be zero0.50%, (x) with respect to the Tranche B-5 Term Loans, 0.50%, such rate shall be deemed 0.50%, (y) with respect to the Tranche A Term Loans, 0.50%, such rate shall be deemed 0.50% and (z) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, 0.00%, such rate shall be deemed 0.00%, in each case for all purposes of this Agreement.

“Daily SOFR Revolving Credit Loan” means a Revolving Credit Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Daily SOFR.

“Debt Incurrence Prepayment Event” shall mean any issuance or incurrence by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (excluding any Indebtedness permitted to be issued or incurred under Section 10.1 other than Section 10.1(w)(i)).

“Declined Proceeds” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(f).

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

“Default Rate” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.8(c).

“Defaulting Lender” shall mean any Lender whose acts or failure to act, whether directly or indirectly, cause it to meet any part of the definition of Lender Default.

“Deferred Net Cash Proceeds” shall have the meaning provided such term in the definition of Net Cash Proceeds.

“Deferred Net Cash Proceeds Payment Date” shall have the meaning provided such term in the definition of Net Cash Proceeds.

“Delayed Draw Term Loans” shall mean the Term Loans made pursuant to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments.

“Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(f),.

“Delayed Draw Term Loan Upfront Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(g),.

“Delayed Draw Commitment Termination Date” shall mean the earlier of (a) the date that is six months after the Amendment No. 8 Effective Date and (b) the date the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments are reduced to $0 pursuant to Section 4.3(i).

“Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments” shall mean the commitments as of the Amendment No. 8 Effective Date of any Term Loan Lender to make Delayed Draw Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.1(m) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Loan Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(c) or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Term Loan Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The initial amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments is $150,000,000.

“Derivative Counterparty” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.16.

“Designated Jurisdiction” shall mean any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.

“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” shall mean the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, setting forth the basis of such valuation, executed by either a senior vice president or the principal financial officer of the Borrower, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on or other disposition of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration. A particular item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration will no longer be considered to be outstanding when and to the extent it has been paid, redeemed or otherwise retired or sold or otherwise disposed of in compliance with Section 10.4.

“Designated Preferred Stock” shall mean preferred stock of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower (in each case other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an officer’s certificate executed by the principal financial officer of the Borrower or parent company thereof, as the case may be, on the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (iii) of Section 10.5(a).

“Disposed EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or any Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA were references to such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary and its respective Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary, as the case may be.

“Disposition” shall have the meaning assigned such term in clause (i) of the definition of Asset Sale.

“Disqualified Lenders” shall mean such Persons (i) that have been specified in writing to each Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners prior to the commencement of “primary syndication” as being Disqualified Lenders, (ii) who are competitors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that are separately identified in writing by the Borrower to each Administrative Agent from time to time, and (iii) in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), any of their Affiliates (other than any such Affiliate that is affiliated with a financial investor in such Person and that is not itself an operating company or otherwise an Affiliate of an operating company so long as such Affiliate is a bona fide Fund) that are either (a) identified in writing by the Borrower to each Administrative Agent from time to time or (b) clearly identifiable on the basis of such Affiliate’s name. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Credit Party and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that no Administrative Agent shall have any responsibility or obligation to determine whether any Lender or potential Lender is a Disqualified Lender and no Administrative Agent shall have liability with respect to any assignment made to a Disqualified Lender.

“Disqualified Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is puttable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Stock), other than as a result of a change of control, asset sale, condemnation event or similar event, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Stock), other than as a result of a change of control, asset sale, condemnation event or similar event, in whole or in part, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Term Loan Maturity Date hereunder; provided that if such Capital Stock is issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death, or disability; provided, further, that any Capital Stock held by any future, current or former employee, director, officer, manager or consultant (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower or any other entity in which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has an Investment and is designated in good faith as an “affiliate” by the board of directors of the Borrower (or the compensation committee thereof) shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries pursuant to any stockholders’ agreement, management equity plan, stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

“Dollar Equivalent” shall mean, at any time, (i) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (ii) with respect to any amount denominated in any currency other than Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars, as determined by the applicable Administrative Agent or the Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may be, on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined on the most recent date of determination) for the purchase of Dollars with such currency.

“Dollars” and “$” shall mean dollars in lawful currency of the United States.

“Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

“Early Warning Threshold” shall mean (a) with respect to any Regulated Subsidiary subject to regulation by the SEC, those circumstances set forth in Rule 17a 11(b) promulgated under the 1934 Act pursuant to which a broker-dealer is required to give an “early warning” notice of capital related problems to the SEC and (b) with respect to any Regulated Subsidiary not covered by clause (a) above, any provisions arising under applicable law or regulation similar in nature to those enumerated in clause (a) above.

“EEA Financial Institution” shall mean (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” shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

“EEA Resolution Authority” shall mean 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 Yield” shall mean, as to any Indebtedness, the effective yield on such Indebtedness in the reasonable determination of the Term Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower and consistent with generally accepted financial practices, taking into account the applicable interest rate margins, any interest rate floors (the effect of which floors shall be determined in a manner set forth in the proviso below), or similar devices and all fees, including upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized over the shorter of (i) the remaining weighted average life to maturity of such Indebtedness and (ii) the four years following the date of incurrence thereof) payable generally to Lenders or other institutions providing such Indebtedness in connection with the initial primary syndication thereof, but excluding any arrangement, structuring, ticking, or other similar fees payable in connection therewith that are not generally shared with the relevant Lenders and, if applicable, consent fees for an amendment paid generally to consenting Lenders; provided that with respect to any Indebtedness that includes a “LIBORTerm SOFR floor” or “ABR floor,” (a) to the extent that the Adjusted LIBOR RateTerm SOFR (with an Interest Period of three months) or ABR (without giving effect to any floors in such definitions), as applicable, on the date that the Effective Yield is being calculated is less than such floor, the amount of such difference shall be deemed added to the interest rate margin for such Indebtedness for the purpose of calculating the Effective Yield and (b) to the extent that the Adjusted LIBOR RateTerm SOFR (with an Interest Period of three months) or ABR (without giving effect to any floors in such definitions), as applicable, on the date that the Effective Yield is being calculated is greater than such floor, then the floor shall be disregarded in calculating the Effective Yield.

“Environmental Claims” shall mean any and all actions, suits, orders, decrees, demand letters, claims, notices of noncompliance or potential responsibility or violation, or proceedings pursuant to any Environmental Law or any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law (hereinafter, “Claims”), including, without limitation, (i) any and all Claims by governmental or regulatory authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial, or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law and (ii) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation, or injunctive relief relating to the presence, Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health or safety (to the extent relating to human exposure to Hazardous Materials), or the environment including, without limitation, ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, soil, land surface and subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands.

“Environmental Law” shall mean any applicable federal, state, foreign, or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, and rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any binding judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any binding judicial or administrative order, consent decree, or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of the environment, including, without limitation, ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, soil, land surface and subsurface strata and natural resources such as flora, fauna, or wetlands, or protection of human health or safety (to the extent relating to human exposure to Hazardous Materials) and including those relating to the generation, storage, treatment, transport, Release, or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials.

“Equity Interest” shall mean 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.

“Equity Investments” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Equity Offering” shall mean any public or private sale of common stock or preferred stock of the Borrower, or any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower (excluding Disqualified Stock), other than (i) public offerings with respect to the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent company’s common stock registered on Form S-8, (ii) issuances to any Subsidiary of the Borrower, (iii) any such public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution and (iv) any Cure Amount.

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

“ ERISA Affiliate ” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with any Credit Party, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

“ERISA Event” shall mean: (i) the failure of any Plan to comply with any provisions of ERISA and/or the Code (and applicable regulations under either) or with the terms of such Plan; (ii) the existence with respect to any Plan of a non-exempt Prohibited Transaction; (iii) any Reportable Event; (iv) the failure of any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan or any failure by any Pension Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Pension Plan, whether or not waived; (v) a determination that any Pension Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA); (vi) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan; (vii) the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA or the incurrence by any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan (other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA), including but not limited to the imposition of any Lien in favor of the PBGC or any Pension Plan; (viii) the receipt by any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice to terminate any Pension Plan under Section 4041 of ERISA or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA; (ix) the failure by any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (x) the incurrence by any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal from any Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA), or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA, or the complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Section 4203 or 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan; (xi) the receipt by any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, Insolvent, in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA), or terminated (within the meaning of Section 4041A of ERISA); or (xii) the failure by any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates to pay when due (after expiration of any applicable grace period) any installment payment with respect to Withdrawal Liability under Section 4201 of ERISA.

“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

“EURIBOR” shall have the meaning provided in “Alternative Currency Term Rate”.

“Euro” and “€” mean the single currency of the Participating Member States.

“Event of Default” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.

“Excess Cash Flow” shall mean, for any period, an amount equal to the excess of:

(i) the sum, without duplication (in each case, for the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis), of:

(b)                an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and cash receipts to the extent excluded in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(c)                decreases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period (other than( 1)   reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa and (2) any such decreases arising from acquisitions or Asset Sales by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period or the application of purchase accounting),

(d)                an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on Asset Sales by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Asset Sales in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(e)                cash receipts in respect of Hedge Agreements during such period to the extent not otherwise included in Consolidated Net Income,

(f)                increases in current and non-current deferred revenue to the extent deducted or not included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, and

(g)                extraordinary gains;

over (ii) the sum, without duplication, of:

(a)               an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, cash charges to the extent excluded in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, and Transaction Expenses to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and paid in cash during such period,

(b)               without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (k) below in prior periods, the amount of Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of Intellectual Property accrued or made in cash during such period by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, except to the extent that such Capital Expenditures or acquisitions were financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries (unless such Indebtedness has been repaid other than with the proceeds of long-term indebtedness) other than intercompany loans and Revolving Credit Loans,

(c)               the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including (1) the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations, (2) the amount of any scheduled repayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.5, and (3) the amount of a mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 5.2(a) to the extent required due to an Asset Sale that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income and not in excess of the amount of such increase but excluding (A) all other prepayments of Term Loans and (B) all prepayments of Revolving Loans (and any other revolving loans (unless there is an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder)) made during such period, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of other long-term Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries,

(d)               an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Asset Sales by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Asset Sales in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(e)               increases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period (other than (1) reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa and (2) any such increases arising from acquisitions or Asset Sales by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period or the application of purchase accounting),

(f)               payments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of any purchase price holdbacks, earn-out obligations, and long-term liabilities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness, to the extent not already deducted from Consolidated Net Income,

(g)               without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (k) below in prior fiscal periods, the aggregate amount of cash consideration (including earn-out payments and/or leveraged hire payments) paid by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) in connection with Investments (including acquisitions (but excluding Permitted Investments of the type described in clauses (i) and (ii) thereof) made during such period constituting Permitted Investments or made pursuant to Section 10.5 to the extent that such Investments were not financed with the proceeds received from the issuance or incurrence of long-term Indebtedness (other than intercompany loans),

(h)               the amount of dividends paid during such period (on a consolidated basis) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent such dividends were not financed with the proceeds received from the issuance or incurrence of long-term Indebtedness (other than intercompany loans),

(i)               the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period and are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income,

(j)               the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole, or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness to the extent that such payments are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income,

(k)               without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in other periods, (1) the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts, commitments, letters of intent or purchase orders (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period and (2) any planned cash expenditures by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (including cash expenditures made after the end of such period and prior to the time such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due) (the “Planned Expenditures”) including, in the case of each of clauses (1) and (2), for Permitted Acquisitions (or Investments similar to those made for Permitted Acquisitions), Capital Expenditures, Restricted Payments, restructurings or acquisitions of Intellectual Property to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period (except to the extent financed with any of the proceeds received from (A) the issuance or incurrence of long-term Indebtedness (other than intercompany loans) or (B) the issuance of Equity Interests); provided that to the extent that the aggregate amount of cash actually utilized to finance such Permitted Acquisitions (or Investments similar to those made for Permitted Acquisitions), Capital Expenditures, Restricted Payments, restructurings or acquisitions of Intellectual Property during such following period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration and Planned Expenditures, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters,

(l)               the amount of taxes (including penalties and interest) paid in cash (including payments made in connection with the Transactions) or tax reserves set aside or payable (without duplication) in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period,

(m)               cash expenditures by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Hedge Agreements during such period to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(n)               decreases in current and non-current deferred revenue to the extent included or not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, and

(o)               extraordinary losses.

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Excluded Contribution” shall mean net cash proceeds, the Fair Market Value of marketable securities, or the Fair Market Value of Qualified Proceeds received by the Borrower from (i) contributions to its common equity capital, and (ii) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Borrower or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Borrower) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Borrower, in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an officer’s certificate executed by either a senior vice president or the principal financial officer of the Borrower on the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Equity Interests are sold, as the case may be, which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (iii) of Section 10.5(a); provided that (i) any non-cash assets shall qualify only if acquired by a parent of the Borrower in an arm’s-length transaction within the six months prior to such contribution and (ii) no Cure Amount shall constitute an Excluded Contribution.

“Excluded Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

“Excluded Stock and Stock Equivalents” shall mean (i) any Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Term Administrative Agent and the Borrower (as agreed to in writing), the cost or other consequences of pledging such Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents in favor of the Secured Parties under the Security Documents shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (ii) solely in the case of any pledge of Capital Stock and Stock Equivalents of any Foreign Subsidiary of a Domestic Subsidiary, any Voting Stock or Stock Equivalents of any class of such Foreign Subsidiary in excess of 65% of the outstanding Voting Stock of such class, (iii) any Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents to the extent the pledge thereof would violate any applicable Requirements of Law (including any legally effective requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority unless such consent has been obtained), (iv) in the case of (A) any Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents of any Subsidiary to the extent such Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents are subject to a Lien permitted by clause (ix) of the definition of Permitted Lien or (B) any Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents of any Subsidiary that is not wholly-owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary, any Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents of each such Subsidiary described in clause (A) or (B) to the extent (I) that a pledge thereof to secure the Obligations is prohibited by any applicable Contractual Requirement (other than customary non-assignment provisions which are ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law and other than proceeds thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition or restriction), (II) any Contractual Requirement prohibits such a pledge without the consent of any other party; provided that this clause (II) shall not apply if (x) such other party is a Credit Party or Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or (y) consent has been obtained to consummate such pledge (it being understood that the foregoing shall not be deemed to obligate the Borrower or any Subsidiary to obtain any such consent) and for so long as such Contractual Requirement or replacement or renewal thereof is in effect, or (III) a pledge thereof to secure the Obligations would give any other party (other than a Credit Party or Wholly-Owned Subsidiary) to any contract, agreement, instrument, or indenture governing such Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents the right to terminate its obligations thereunder (other than customary non-assignment provisions which are ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law and other than proceeds thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition or restriction), (v) any Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents of any Subsidiary to the extent that the pledge of such Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents would result in materially adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or any Subsidiary as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Collateral Agent, (vi) any Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents that are margin stock, and (vii) any Capital Stock and Stock Equivalents of any Excluded Subsidiary other than as provided in clause (ii) above.

“Excluded Subsidiary” shall mean (i) each Subsidiary, in each case, for so long as any such Subsidiary does not (on (x) a consolidated basis with its Restricted Subsidiaries, if determined on the Closing Date by reference to the Historical Financial Statements or (y) a consolidated basis with its Restricted Subsidiaries, if determined after the Closing Date by reference to the Section 9.1 Financials most recently delivered to the Administrative Agents) constitute a Material Subsidiary, (ii) each Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary on any date such Subsidiary would otherwise be required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the requirements of Section 9.11 (for so long as such Subsidiary remains a non-Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary), (iii) each Foreign Subsidiary and each Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC, (iv) each Subsidiary that is not permitted by any applicable Contractual Requirement or Requirements of Law from guaranteeing or granting Liens to secure the Obligations at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (and for so long as such restriction or any replacement or renewal thereof is in effect) or would require governmental consent, approval, license or authorization to provide such Guarantee, (v) each Subsidiary with respect to which, as reasonably determined by the Borrower, the consequence of providing a Guarantee of the Obligations would adversely affect the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to satisfy applicable Requirements of Law, (vi) each Subsidiary with respect to which, as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Collateral Agent, providing such a Guarantee would result in material adverse tax consequences, (vii) each other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Collateral Agent and the Borrower, as agreed in writing, the cost or other consequences of providing a Guarantee of the Obligations shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (viii) each Unrestricted Subsidiary, (ix) each Receivables Subsidiary, (x) each other Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder and financed with assumed secured Indebtedness permitted hereunder, and each Restricted Subsidiary acquired in such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder that guarantees such Indebtedness, in each case to the extent that, and for so long as, the documentation relating to such Indebtedness to which such Subsidiary is a party prohibits such Subsidiary from guaranteeing the Obligations and such prohibition was not created in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder and (xi) each SPV, Regulated Subsidiary or not-for-profit Subsidiary.

“Excluded Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Credit Party, (a) any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Obligations of such Credit Party of, or the grant by such Credit Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Obligations thereof) is or becomes illegal or unlawful 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) or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Guarantor as specified in any agreement between the relevant Credit Parties and Hedge Bank applicable to such Swap Obligation. 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 Obligation or security interest is or becomes illegal or unlawful.

“Excluded Taxes” shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agents, any Lender, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party hereunder or under any other Credit Document, (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income, net profits, or branch profits (however denominated, and including (for the avoidance of doubt) any backup withholding in respect thereof under Section 3406 of the Code or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), and franchise (and similar) Taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income Taxes), in each case by a jurisdiction (including any political subdivision thereof) as a result of such recipient being organized in, having its principal office in, or in the case of any Lender, having its applicable lending office in, such jurisdiction, or as a result of any other present or former connection with such jurisdiction (other than any such connection arising solely 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 Credit Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Credit Document), (ii) any United States federal withholding Tax imposed on any payment by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party hereunder or under any Credit Document that is required to be imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of a Lender pursuant to laws in force at the time such Lender acquires an interest in any Credit Document (or designates a new lending office) (or if such Lender is an intermediary partnership or other flow-through entity for U.S. tax purposes, the date on which the relevant beneficiary, partner or member of such Lender becomes a beneficiary, partner or member thereof if later) other than in the case of a Lender that is an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 13.7 (or that designates a new lending office pursuant to a request by the Borrower), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Credit Parties with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 5.4, (iii) any Taxes attributable to a recipient’s failure to comply with Section 5.4(e), or (iv) any withholding Tax imposed under FATCA.

“Existing Debt” shall mean the Existing Secured Facility.

“Existing Letters of Credit” shall mean Letters of Credit issued prior to, and outstanding on, the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 1.1(b).

“Existing Revolving Credit Class” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(ii).

“Existing Revolving Credit Commitment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(ii).

“Existing Revolving Credit Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(ii).

“Existing Secured Facility” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2013, as amended, by and among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent.

“Existing Term Loan Class” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(i).

“Expiring Credit Commitment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(e).

“Extended Repayment Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(c).

“Extended Revolving Credit Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(ii).

“Extended Revolving Credit Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(ii).

“Extended Term Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(i).

“Extended Term Loan Commitment” shall mean the commitments of the Lenders to make Extended Term Loans.

“Extended Term Loan Repayment Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(ce).

“Extending Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(iii).

“Extension Amendment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(iv).

“Extension Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(v).

“Extension Election” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(iii).

“Extension Request” shall mean a Term Loan Extension Request or a Revolving Credit Extension Request, as the context may require.

“Extension Series” shall mean all Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Extension Amendment (or any subsequent Extension Amendment to the extent such Extension Amendment expressly provides that the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Extension Series) and that provide for the same interest margins, extension fees, and amortization schedule.

“Fair Market Value” shall mean with respect to any asset or group of assets on any date of determination, the value of the consideration obtainable in a sale of such asset at such date of determination assuming a sale by a willing seller to a willing purchaser dealing at arm’s length and arranged in an orderly manner over a reasonable period of time having regard to the nature and characteristics of such asset, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, whose determination shall be conclusive.

“FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the 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, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version described above), and any intergovernmental agreements (or related legislation or official administrative rules or practices) implementing the foregoing.

“Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, (x) with respect to the Term Loans, for any day, the weighted average of the per annum rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; provided that (i) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (ii) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to the Term Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Term Administrative Agent, and (y) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

“Fees” shall mean all amounts payable pursuant to, or referred to in, Section 4.1.

“First Lien Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean an Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2 (with such changes to such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Term Administrative Agent and the Borrower) among the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent, and the representatives for purposes thereof for holders of one or more classes of First Lien Obligations (other than the Obligations).

“First Lien Leverage Ratio” shall mean as of any date of determination with respect to any Person, the ratio of (i) Total First Lien Debt of such Person minus cash and Cash Equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination, in each case on a Pro Forma Basis.

“First Lien Obligations” shall mean the Obligations and the Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations that are secured by Liens on the Collateral that rank on an equal priority basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations.

“Fixed Charges” shall mean, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of:

(i)            Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period,

(ii)           all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of preferred stock (including any Designated Preferred Stock) or any Refunding Capital Stock of such Person made during such period, and

(iii)          all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Stock made during such period.

“ Flood Laws” shall mean, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 and (v) the Biggert –Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, as now or hereafter in effect of any successor statute thereto, in each case, together with all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing, implementing or interpreting any of the foregoing, as amended or modified from time to time.

“Foreign Benefit Arrangement” shall mean any employee benefit arrangement mandated by non-U.S. law that is maintained or contributed to by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

“Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) that is not organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof, (b) that is a Restricted Subsidiary of any Foreign Subsidiary or (c) that has no material assets other than securities or indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries (or Subsidiaries thereof) and/or cash relating to an ownership interest in any such securities or Subsidiaries.

“Fronting Exposure” shall mean, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the Letter of Credit Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of Swingline Loans other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

“Fronting Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(d).

“Fund” shall mean any Person (other than a natural Person) that is engaged or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in making, purchasing, holding, or investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.

“Funded Debt” shall mean all Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, to a date more than one year from the date of its creation or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date (including all amounts of such Funded Debt required to be paid or prepaid within one year from the date of its creation), and, in the case of the Credit Parties, Indebtedness in respect of the Loans.

“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from time to time; provided that if the Borrower notifies the Term Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision, regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Furthermore, at any time after the Closing Date, the Borrower may elect to apply International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) accounting principles in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such election, references herein to GAAP and GAAP concepts shall thereafter be construed to refer to IFRS and corresponding IFRS concepts (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement); provided that any such election, once made, shall be irrevocable; provided, further, that any calculation or determination in this Agreement that requires the application of GAAP for periods that include fiscal quarters ended prior to the Borrower’s election to apply IFRS shall remain as previously calculated or determined in accordance with GAAP. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, the amount of any Indebtedness under GAAP with respect to Capitalized Lease Obligations shall be determined in accordance with the definition of Capitalized Lease Obligations.

“Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation, sovereign, or government, any state, province, territory, or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory, or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including a central bank or stock exchange (including any supranational body exercising such powers or functions, such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

“Granting Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(g).

“Guarantee” shall mean (i) the Guarantee made by each Guarantor in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit B, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time and (ii) any other guarantee of the Obligations made by a Restricted Subsidiary in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agents.

“guarantee obligations” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness of any primary obligor in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such Indebtedness or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (a) for the purchase or payment of any such Indebtedness or (b) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities, or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such Indebtedness of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such Indebtedness, or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of such Indebtedness against loss in respect thereof; provided that the term guarantee obligations shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations or product warranties in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any guarantee obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the Indebtedness in respect of which such guarantee obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.

“Guarantors ” shall mean (i) each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is party to the Guarantee on the Closing Date, and (ii) each Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes a party to the Guarantee after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.11 or otherwise; provided that in no event shall any Excluded Subsidiary be required to be a Guarantor (unless such Subsidiary is no longer an Excluded Subsidiary).

“Hazardous Materials” shall mean (i) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials, friable asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; (ii) any chemicals, materials, or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous waste,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous waste,” “restricted hazardous waste,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants,” or “pollutants,” or words of similar import, under any applicable Environmental Law; and (iii) any other chemical, material, or substance, which is prohibited, limited, or regulated due to its dangerous or deleterious properties or characteristics, by any Environmental Law.

“Hedge Agreements” shall mean (i) 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 (ii) 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.

“Hedge Bank” shall mean (i) (a) any Person that, at the time it enters into a Hedge Agreement with the Borrower, is a Lender, an Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent and (b) with respect to any Hedge Agreement entered into prior to the Closing Date, any Person that is a Lender or an Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent on the Closing Date, (ii) Bank of America, N.A. and the Royal Bank of Canada and any of their respective Affiliates or branches and (iii) any other Person that is designated by the Borrower as a “Hedge Bank” by written notice to the Administrative Agents substantially in the form of Exhibit M-1 or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agents.

“Hedging Obligations” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under any Hedge Agreements (other than with respect to any Credit Party’s obligations that constitute Excluded Swap Obligations solely with respect to such Credit Party).

“Historical Financial Statements” shall mean (a) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016, and the related audited consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, members’ deficit and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016, and (b) the unaudited interim consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, members’ deficit and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter, and for the comparable quarter of the prior fiscal year.

“IFRS” shall have the meaning given to such term in the definition of GAAP.

“Immediate Family Members” shall mean, with respect to any individual, such individual’s child, stepchild, grandchild or more remote descendant, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, qualified domestic partner, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law (including adoptive relationships) and any trust, partnership or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing individuals or any private foundation or fund that is controlled by any of the foregoing individuals or any donor-advised fund of which any such individual is the donor.

“Impacted Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.10(a).

“Impacted Interest Period” shall mean, with respect to a LIBOR Screen Rate or a Local Screen Rate, as applicable, an Interest Period which shall not be available at the applicable time.

“Increased Amount Date” shall mean the date of effectiveness of any New Loan Commitments.

“Indebtedness” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) any indebtedness (including principal and premium) of such Person, whether or not contingent (a) in respect of borrowed money, (b) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures, or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without double counting, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), (c) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property (including Capitalized Lease Obligations), or (d) representing any Hedging Obligations, if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Indebtedness (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a net liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided that Indebtedness of any direct or indirect parent company appearing upon the balance sheet of the Borrower solely by reason of pushdown accounting under GAAP shall be excluded, (ii) to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation by such Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the obligations of the type referred to in clause (i) of another Person (whether or not such items would appear upon the balance sheet of such obligor or guarantor), other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) to the extent not otherwise included, the obligations of the type referred to in clause (i) of another Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed not to include (1) Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (2) obligations under or in respect of Receivables Facilities, (3) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business, (4) purchase price holdbacks arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warrants or other unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset, (5) any balance that constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, accrued in the ordinary course of business, (6) any earn-out obligation until such obligation, within 60 days after becoming due and payable, has not been paid and such obligation is reflected as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (7) any obligations attributable to the exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto, (8) accrued expenses and royalties or (9) asset retirement obligations and obligations in respect of workers’ compensation (including pensions and retiree medical care) that are not overdue by more than 60 days. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (iii) above shall (unless such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person) be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (y) the Fair Market Value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall exclude all intercompany Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 365 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.

“Indemnified Liabilities” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.5.

“Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.5.

“Indemnified Taxes” shall mean all Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party hereunder or under any other Credit Document, other than Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes.

“Initial Investors” shall mean (i) Stone Point Capital LLC and its Affiliates (including, as applicable, related funds and general partners thereof and limited partners thereof, but solely to the extent any such limited partners are directly or indirectly participating as investors pursuant to a side-by-side investing arrangement); (ii) KKR Freya Aggregator L.P., (iii) Trident FFP LP, (iv) CP Falcon AIV L.P., (v) Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS II, L.P., (vi) CCP II Falcon AIV – B, L.P., and (vii) members of management of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, certain “partner firms” and certain shareholders (or their respective direct or indirect parent or management vehicle) who are holders of Equity Interests of the Borrower (or its direct or indirect parent company or management investment vehicle) and any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) of which any of the forgoing are members, and each of their respective Affiliates.

“Initial Term Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a).

“Initial Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, in the case of each Lender that is a Lender on the Closing Date, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(a) as such Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment. The aggregate amount of the Initial Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $795,000,000.

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

“Intellectual Property” shall mean U.S. intellectual property, including all (i) (a) patents, inventions, processes, developments, technology, and know-how; (b) copyright rights to works of authorship or other copyrightable subject matter; (c) trademarks, service marks, trade names, brand names, corporate names, Internet domain names, logos, trade dress, and other source indicators, and the goodwill of any business symbolized thereby; and (d) trade secrets, confidential, proprietary, or non-public information and (ii) all registrations, issuances, applications, renewals, extensions, substitutions, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, re-issues, re-examinations, or similar legal protections related to the foregoing.

“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Alternative Currency Daily Rate Revolving Loan and Daily SOFR Revolving Credit Loan, the last Business Day of each calendar month, (b) as to any LIBORTerm SOFR Term Loan, Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Revolving Credit Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan (provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a LIBORTerm SOFR Term Loan, Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Revolving Credit Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates) and the applicable Maturity Date and (c) as to any ABR Loan, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the applicable Maturity Date.

“Interest Period” shall mean, with respect to any LIBORTerm SOFR Term Loan, Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Revolving Credit Loan the interest period applicable thereto, as determined pursuant to Section 2.9 (in each case, subject to the availability for the Relevant Rate applicable to the relevant currency).

“Investment” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances, or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable, trade credit, advances to customers, commission, travel, and similar advances to officers and employees, in each case made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests, or other securities issued by any other Person and investments that are required by GAAP to be classified on the consolidated balance sheet (excluding the footnotes) of the Borrower in the same manner as the other investments included in this definition to the extent such transactions involve the transfer of cash or other property; provided that Investments shall not include, in the case of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany loans (including guarantees), advances, or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business. In no event shall a guarantee of an operating lease of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary be deemed an Investment.

For purposes of the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary and Section 10.5,

(i)            Investments shall include the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Borrower at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to (a) the Borrower’s Investment in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less (b) the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and

(ii)           any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer.

The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time shall be the original cost of such Investment, reduced by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment, or other amount received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Investment (provided that, with respect to amounts received other than in the form of Cash Equivalents, such amount shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of such consideration).

“Investment Grade Rating” shall mean a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other ratings agency.

“Investment Grade Securities” shall mean:

(i)            securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents),

(ii)           debt securities or debt instruments with an Investment Grade Rating, but excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,

(iii)          investments in any fund that invests at least 90% in investments of the type described in clauses (i) and (ii) which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment or distribution, and

(iv)          corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high-quality investments.

“Investor” shall mean the Sponsor and certain other investor entities arranged and designated by the Sponsor.

“IPO” shall mean the initial underwritten public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) of common Equity Interests in the Borrower or a parent entity of the Borrower.

“IPO Entity” shall mean, at any time at and after an IPO, the Borrower or a parent entity of the Borrower, as the case may be, the Equity Interests in which were issued or otherwise sold pursuant to the IPO.

“IPO Listco” shall mean a parent entity of the Borrower or a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower formed in contemplation of an IPO to become the IPO Entity.

“IPO Reorganization Transactions” shall mean, collectively, the transactions taken in connection with and reasonably related to consummating an IPO, including (a) formation and ownership of IPO Shell Companies, (b) entry into, and performance of, (i) a reorganization agreement among any of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and/or IPO Shell Companies implementing IPO Reorganization Transactions and other reorganization transactions in connection with an IPO and (ii) customary underwriting agreements in connection with an IPO and any future follow-on underwritten public offerings of common Equity Interests in the IPO Entity, including the provision by IPO Entity and the Borrower of customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnification to the underwriters thereunder, (c) the merger of one or more IPO Subsidiaries with one or more direct or indirect holders of Equity Interests in the Borrower with the surviving entity in any such merger holding Equity Interests in the Borrower, and the merger of such entities with any IPO Shell Company or IPO Subsidiary, (d) the issuance of Equity Interests of IPO Shell Companies to holders of Equity Interests of the Borrower in connection with any IPO Reorganization Transactions, (e) the entry into an exchange agreement, pursuant to which holders of Equity Interests of the Borrower will be permitted to exchange such interests for certain economic/voting Equity Interests in IPO Listco, and (f) the entry into, and performance of, any Tax Receivable Agreement by any IPO Shell Company or IPO Subsidiary, in each case of clauses (a) through (f), so long as after giving Pro Forma Effect to such agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, the security interests of the Lenders in the Collateral and the Guarantees of the Obligations, taken as a whole, would not be materially impaired.

“IPO Shell Company” shall mean each of IPO Listco and IPO Subsidiary.

“IPO Subsidiary” shall mean a wholly-owned subsidiary of IPO Listco formed in contemplation of, and to facilitate, IPO Reorganization Transactions and an IPO.

“ISP” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

“Issuer Documents” shall mean with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Request, and any other document, agreement, and instrument entered into by the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) or in favor of such Letter of Credit Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.

“Joinder Agreement” shall mean an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

“Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners” shall mean RBC Capital Markets, SunTrust Robinson HumphreyTruist Securities, Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Fifth Third Bank and, solely with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, Bank of America, N.A.

“Judgment Currency” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.19.

“Junior Debt” shall mean any Indebtedness (other than any permitted intercompany Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) (i) in respect of Subordinated Indebtedness and (ii) that is secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations.

“Latest Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Term Loan hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity or expiration date of any New Term Loan or any Extended Term Loan, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

“LCT Election” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.12(b).

“LCT Test Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.12(b).

“L/C Borrowing” shall mean an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Borrowing.

“L/C Facility Maturity Date” shall mean the date that is three Business Days prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date; provided that the L/C Facility Maturity Date may be extended beyond such date with the consent of the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer.

“L/C Obligations” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unpaid Drawings, including all L/C Borrowings. For all purposes of this Agreement, 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 International Standby Practices (ISP98), such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time.

“L/C Participant” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.3(a).

“L/C Participation” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.3(a).

“ L/C Sublimit” shall mean up to $30,000,000 in aggregate amount of Letters of Credit that may be issued under the Revolving Credit Facility.

“Lender” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement, and unless the context requires otherwise, includes the Swingline Lender.

“Lender Default” shall mean (i) the refusal or failure of any Lender to make available its portion of any incurrence of Loans or Reimbursement Obligations, which refusal or failure is not cured within one business day after the date of such refusal or failure, unless such Lender notifies the applicable Administrative Agent in writing that such refusal or failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in writing) has not been satisfied, (ii) the failure of any Lender to pay over to the applicable Administrative Agent, any Letter of Credit Issuer or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one business day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, (iii) a Lender has notified, in writing, the Borrower or the applicable Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations under this Agreement, or a Lender has publicly announced that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under other loan agreements, credit agreements or similar facilities generally, (iv) a Lender has failed to, within one business day after written request by the applicable Administrative Agent, confirm in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (iv) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the applicable Administrative Agent), (v) a Distressed Person has admitted in writing that it is insolvent or such Distressed Person becomes subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event or (vi) a Lender that has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, become the subject of a Bail-In Action.

“Lender-Related Distress Event” shall mean, with respect to any Lender or any other Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender (each, a “Distressed Person”), other than via an Undisclosed Administration, a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person under any debt relief law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver, or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person, or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person or is subject to a forced liquidation or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any governmental authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that a Lender-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interests in any Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender by a governmental authority or an instrumentality thereof.

“Letter of Credit” shall mean each letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 3.1 providing for the payment of cash upon the honoring of a presentation thereunder. A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a letter of credit issued by an Letter of Credit Issuer other than Bank of America, N.A. after the Closing Date shall not be a “Letter of Credit” for purposes of the Credit Documents until such time as the Revolver Administrative Agent has been notified of the issuance thereof by the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and has confirmed availability under the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and the Letter of Credit Commitment with the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer.

“Letter of Credit Commitment” shall mean with respect to Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as a Letter of Credit Issuer, 100% of the L/C Sublimit, as may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 3.1.

“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” shall mean the day that is three Business Days prior to the scheduled Maturity Date then in effect for the Revolving Credit Facility.

“Letter of Credit Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, at any time, the sum of (i) the amount of the principal amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of which such Lender has made (or is required to have made) payments to the Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to Section 3.4(a) at such time and (ii) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the Letters of Credit Outstanding at such time (excluding the portion thereof consisting of Unpaid Drawings in respect of which the Lenders have made (or are required to have made) payments to the Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to Section 3.4(a)).

“Letter of Credit Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(b).

“Letter of Credit Issuer” shall mean (i) with respect to standby Letters of Credit, Bank of America, N.A., (ii) solely with respect to Existing Letters of Credit, Bank of America, N.A., (iii) any Affiliates or branches of either of the foregoing and (iv) any replacement, additional issuer, or successor pursuant to Section 3.6. In the event that there is more than one Letter of Credit Issuer at any time, references herein and in the other Credit Documents to the Letter of Credit Issuer shall be deemed to refer to the Letter of Credit Issuer in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit or to all Letter of Credit Issuers, as the context requires.

“Letter of Credit Request” shall mean a notice executed and delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.2, and substantially in the form of Exhibit L or another form which is acceptable to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer in its reasonable discretion.

“Letters of Credit Outstanding” shall mean, at any time the sum of, without duplication, (i) the aggregate Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and (ii) the aggregate amount of the principal amount of all Unpaid Drawings.

“LIBOR Term LoanLoans” shall mean, any Term Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBOR Ratehave the meaning provided in Section 2.3(a).

“LIBOR Quoted Currency” shall mean, solely with respect to the Term Loans, Dollars, Euro, Pounds Sterling and each other currency that is approved by the applicable Persons as a quoted currency in accordance with the definition of Alternative Currency.

“LIBOR Rate” shall mean:

(i)                 for any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Term Loan in any LIBOR Quoted Currency, the LIBOR Screen Rate as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Day for such currency with a term equivalent to such Interest Period;

(ii)               for any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Term Loan in any Non-Quoted Currency, the applicable Local Screen Rate for such Non-Quoted Currency as of the Specified Time and on the Quotation Day for such currency with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and

(iii)             for any interest calculation with respect to an ABR Term Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Screen Rate, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, determined two Business Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits with a term of one month commencing that day;

provided that if a LIBOR Screen Rate or a Local Screen Rate, as applicable, shall not be available at the applicable time for the applicable Interest Period, then the LIBOR Rate for such currency and Interest Period shall be such other successor or comparable rate as approved by the Term Administrative Agent.

“LIBOR Screen Rate” shall mean the London interbank offered rate administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for such LIBOR Quoted Currency for a period equal in length to such Interest Period (or a comparable or successor rate which rate is approved by the Term Administrative Agent) as displayed on the applicable Reuters screen page or, in the event such rate does not appear on such page, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate or, in the event such rate does not appear on any successor or substitute page, on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Term Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion; provided that (i) to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Term Administrative Agent in connection with any rate set forth in this definition, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further, that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Term Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Term Administrative Agent.

“Lien” shall mean with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, preference, priority, or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in, and any filing of, or agreement to give, any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event shall an operating lease or a license, sub-license or cross-license to Intellectual Property be deemed to constitute a Lien.

“Limited Condition Transaction” shall mean (a) any levered hire or acquisition or Investment by one or more of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of any assets, business or Person permitted to be acquired by this Agreement, in each case, whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing or (b) any redemption, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness or preferred stock requiring irrevocable notice in advance of such redemption satisfaction and discharge or repayment.

“Loan” shall mean any Revolving Loan, Swingline Loan, Term Loan or any other loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.

“Local Screen Rates” shall mean the CDOR Screen Rate, the BBSY Screen Rate and any other screen rate for any Non-Quoted Currency that is approved in accordance with the definition of Alternative Currency.

“Management Group” shall mean, collectively, (a) Ruediger Adolf, (b) Rajini Kodialam, (c) James Shanahan and (d) any other Person that is or may become a member of the management group of the CompanyBorrower (or the IPO Entity, if applicable).

“Mandatory Borrowing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(d).

“Master Agreement” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of Hedge Agreement.

“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a circumstance or condition affecting the business, assets, operations, properties, or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that would, individually or in the aggregate, materially adversely affect (i) the ability of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or (ii) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agents and the Lenders under the Credit Documents.

“Material Subsidiary” shall mean, at any date of determination, each Restricted Subsidiary (i) whose total assets at the last day of the Test Period ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal period for which Section 9.1 Financials have been delivered were equal to or greater than 5.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date or (ii) whose revenues during such Test Period were equal to or greater than 5.0% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Material Subsidiaries (other than Subsidiaries that are Excluded Subsidiaries by virtue of any of clauses (ii) through (xiii) of the definition of Excluded Subsidiary) have, in the aggregate, (a) total assets at the last day of such Test Period equal to or greater than 10.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date or (b) revenues during such Test Period equal to or greater than 10.0% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP, then the Borrower shall, on the date on which financial statements for such quarter are delivered pursuant to this Agreement, designate in writing to the Term Administrative Agent one or more of such Restricted Subsidiaries as Material Subsidiaries for each fiscal period until this proviso is no longer applicable.

“Maturity Date” shall mean the Tranche B-3 Term Loan Maturity Date, the Tranche B-4 Term Loan Maturity Date, the Tranche B-5 Term Loan Maturity Date, the Tranche A Term Loan Maturity Date, the New Term Loan Maturity Date, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, any New Revolving Credit Maturity Date or the maturity date of an Extended Term Loan or Extended Revolving Credit Loan, as applicable.

“Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount” shall mean, at any date of determination, an aggregate principal amount of up to (a) an amount such that (i) if such New Loan Commitment is secured on a pari passu basis with the Credit Facilities, after giving effect to the incurrence of such amount the Borrower would be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis (including any adjustments required by such definition as a result of a contemplated Permitted Acquisition, but excluding any prior or concurrent incurrence of Indebtedness pursuant to clause (b) below) with respect to the last day of the most recently ended Test Period with a First Lien Leverage Ratio of no greater than 5.00 to 1.00, (ii) if such New Loan Commitment is secured on a junior basis to the Credit Facilities, after giving effect to the incurrence of such amount the Borrower would be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis (including any adjustments required by such definition as a result of a contemplated Permitted Acquisition, but excluding any prior or concurrent incurrence of Indebtedness pursuant to clause (b) below) with respect to the last day of the most recently ended Test Period with a Total Secured Leverage Ratio of no greater than 6.25 to 1.00 or (iii) if such New Loan Commitment is subordinated in right of payment to the Credit Facilities or unsecured, after giving effect to the incurrence of such amount the Borrower would be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis (including any adjustments required by such definition as a result of a contemplated Permitted Acquisition, but excluding any prior or concurrent incurrence of Indebtedness pursuant to clause (b) below) with respect to the last day of the most recently ended Test Period with a Total Leverage Ratio of no greater than 6.25 to 1.00 (it being understood that (x) the proceeds from such New Loan Commitment shall not be used for netting Indebtedness for purposes of calculating the First Lien Leverage Ratio, the Total Secured Leverage Ratio or the Total Leverage Ratio, as applicable, pursuant to this clause (a) and (y) any New Revolving Credit Commitments being established shall be treated as being fully drawn), plus (b) the sum of (I) an amount equal to the greater of (x) 100% of Consolidated EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date and (y) $155,000,000, plus (II) the aggregate amount of (A) voluntary prepayments of (i) Term Loans (including purchases of the Term Loans by the Borrower at or below par, in which case the amount of voluntary prepayments of Term Loans shall be deemed not to exceed the actual purchase price of such Loans at or below par), (ii) Permitted Other Indebtedness issued or incurred pursuant to Section 10.1(x)(i)(a) in reliance on clause (b) of this definition and (iii) any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness specified in clauses (i) and (ii) above, and (B) voluntary reductions of Revolving Credit Commitments, in each case, other than from proceeds of the incurrence of long-term Indebtedness, minus (III) the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of New Term Loan Commitments incurred pursuant to Section 2.14(a) in reliance on clause (b)(I) of this definition prior to such date and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Permitted Other Indebtedness issued or incurred (including any unused commitments obtained) pursuant to Section 10.1(x)(i)(a) in reliance on clause (b)(I) of this definition prior to such date.

“Maximum Rate” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.6(c).

“Member” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any Acquired Entity or Business) that is a limited liability company, any “Member” (or any equivalent or comparable holder of Equity Interests) as defined in such Person’s operating agreement.

“Minimum Borrowing Amount” shall mean with respect to any Borrowing, $1,000,000.

“Minimum Collateral Amount” shall mean, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or Cash Equivalents or deposit account balances provided to reduce or eliminate Fronting Exposure during the existence of a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 102% of the Fronting Exposure of the Letter of Credit Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time and (ii) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or Cash Equivalents or deposit account balances provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.8(a)(i), (a)(ii), or (a)(iii), an amount equal to 102% of the outstanding amount of all L/C Obligations.

“Minimum Equity Amount” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals of this Agreement.

“MIRE Event” shall mean, if there are any Mortgaged Properties at such time, any increase, extension or renewal of any of the Commitments or Loans (including pursuant to Section 2.14 or any other incremental credit facilities hereunder, but excluding (i) any continuation or conversion of borrowings, (ii) the making of any Loan or (iii) the issuance, renewal or extension of Letters of Credit).

“Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor by merger or consolidation to its business.

“Mortgage” shall mean a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, trust deed, or other security document entered into by the owner of a Mortgaged Property and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in respect of that Mortgaged Property to secure the Obligations, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower, together with such terms and provisions as may be required by local laws.

“Mortgaged Property” shall mean each fee owned parcel Real Estate with respect to which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to Section 9.14.

“Multicurrency Exposure” shall mean with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans of such Lender then outstanding denominated in any Alternative Currency, (ii) such Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure at such time with respect to Letters of Credit denominated in any Alternative Currency, and (iii) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans at such time denominated in any Alternative Currency.

“Multicurrency Sublimit” shall mean $30,000,000.

“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the five preceding calendar years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

“Net Cash Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any Prepayment Event and any incurrence of Permitted Other Indebtedness, (i) the gross cash proceeds (including payments from time to time in respect of installment obligations, if applicable, but only as and when received) received by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Prepayment Event or incurrence of Permitted Other Indebtedness, as the case may be, less (ii) the sum of:

(a)               the amount, if any, of all taxes (including in connection with any repatriation of funds) paid or estimated to be payable by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Prepayment Event or incurrence of Permitted Other Indebtedness,

(b)               the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (a) above) (1) associated with the assets that are the subject of such Prepayment Event and (2) retained by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of such a Prepayment Event occurring on the date of such reduction,

(c)               the amount of any Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Permitted Other Indebtedness) secured by a Lien on the assets that are the subject of such Prepayment Event to the extent that the instrument creating or evidencing such Indebtedness requires that such Indebtedness be repaid upon consummation of such Prepayment Event,

(d)               in the case of any Asset Sale Prepayment Event or Casualty Event or Permitted Sale Leaseback, the amount of any proceeds of such Prepayment Event that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has reinvested (or intends to reinvest within the Reinvestment Period or has entered into a binding commitment prior to the last day of the Reinvestment Period to reinvest) in the business of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that any portion of such proceeds that has not been so reinvested within such Reinvestment Period (with respect to such Prepayment Event, the “Deferred Net Cash Proceeds”) shall, unless the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has entered into a binding commitment prior to the last day of such Reinvestment Period to reinvest such proceeds no later than 180 days following the last day of such Reinvestment Period, (1) be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Casualty Event, or Permitted Sale Leaseback occurring on the last day of such Reinvestment Period or, if later, 180 days after the date the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary has entered into such binding commitment, as applicable (such last day or 180th day, as applicable, the “Deferred Net Cash Proceeds Payment Date”), and (2) be applied to the repayment of Term Loans in accordance with Section 5.2(a)(i);

(e)               in the case of any Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Casualty Event, or Permitted Sale Leaseback by a non-Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (e)) attributable to non-controlling interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof;

(f)               in the case of any Asset Sale Prepayment Event or Permitted Sale Leaseback, any funded escrow established pursuant to the documents evidencing any such sale or disposition to secure any indemnification obligations or adjustments to the purchase price associated with any such sale or disposition; provided that the amount of any subsequent reduction of such escrow (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of such a Prepayment Event occurring on the date of such reduction solely to the extent that the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiaries receives cash in an amount equal to the amount of such reduction; and

(g)           all fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any of the foregoing (for the avoidance of doubt, including, (1) in the case of the issuance of Permitted Other Indebtedness, any fees, underwriting discounts, premiums, and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such issuance and any costs associated with unwinding any related Hedging Obligations in connection with such transaction, and (2) attorney’s fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, underwriting discounts and commissions, other customary expenses, and brokerage, consultant, accountant, and other customary fees),

in each case, only to the extent not already deducted in arriving at the amount referred to in clause (i) above.

“Net Income” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends.

“New Loan Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).

“New Project” shall mean (a) each facility or operating location which is either a new facility, location or office or an expansion, relocation, remodeling or substantial modernization of an existing facility, location or office owned by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries which in fact commences operations and (b) each creation (in one or a series of related transactions) of a business unit to the extent such business unit commences operations or each expansion (in one or a series of related transactions) of business into a new market.

“New Revolving Credit Commitment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).

“New Revolving Credit Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(b).

“New Revolving Credit Maturity Date” shall mean the date on which any tranche of Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to the Lenders’ New Revolving Credit Commitments matures.

“New Revolving Loan Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(b).

“New Term Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(c).

“New Term Loan Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).

“New Term Loan Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(c).

“New Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean the date on which a New Term Loan matures.

“New Term Loan Repayment Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(ce).

“Non-Bank Tax Certificate” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.4(e)(ii)(B)(3).

“Non-Consenting Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.7(b).

“Non-Defaulting Lender” shall mean and include each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.

“Non-Expiring Credit Commitment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(e).

“Non-Extension Notice Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.2(d).

“Non-Quoted Currency” shall mean Canadian Dollars and each other currency that is approved by the relevant Persons as a non-quoted currency in accordance with the definition of Alternative Currency.

“Non-U.S. Lender” shall mean any Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined by Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

“Notice of Borrowing” shall mean a Notice of Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit K (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the applicable Administrative Agent, including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the applicable Administrative Agent) and delivered in accordance with Section 2.3(a), 2.3(b) or 2.3(c).

“Notice of Conversion or Continuation” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.6(a).

“Obligations” shall mean all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants, and duties of, any Credit Party arising under any Credit Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, Revolving Credit Commitment or Letter of Credit or under any Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement (other than with respect to any Credit Party’s obligations that constitute Excluded Swap Obligations solely with respect to such Credit Party), in each case, entered into with the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Credit Parties under the Credit Documents (and any of their Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Credit Documents) include the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorney costs, indemnities, and other amounts payable by any Credit Party under any Credit Document.

“OFAC” shall mean the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

“Operating Agreement” shall mean (a) the Operating Agreement of the Borrower, (b) the bylaws of the Borrower following any conversion to a corporation permitted hereunder or (c) any other equivalent organizational document adopted as a replacement of any of the foregoing, in each case, as amended from time to time.

“Original Revolving Credit Commitments” shall mean all Revolving Credit Commitments, Existing Revolving Credit Commitments and Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, other than any New Revolving Credit Commitments (and any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments related thereto).

“Other Taxes” shall mean all present or future stamp, registration, court or documentary Taxes or any other excise, property, intangible, mortgage recording, filing or similar Taxes arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Credit Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document; provided that such term shall not include any of the foregoing Taxes (i) that result from an assignment, grant of participation pursuant to Section 13.6 or transfer or assignment to or designation of a new lending office or other office for receiving payments under any Credit Document (“Assignment Taxes”) to the extent such Assignment Taxes are imposed as a result of a connection between the assignor/participating Lender and/or the assignee/Participant and the taxing jurisdiction (other than a connection arising solely from any Credit Documents or any transactions contemplated thereunder), except to the extent that any such action described in this proviso is requested or required by the Borrower or (ii) Excluded Taxes.

“Overnight Rate” shall mean, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (b) an overnight rate determined by the applicable Administrative Agent, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

“Parent Entity” shall mean any Person that is a direct or indirect parent company (which may be organized as, among other things, a partnership), including any managing member, of the Borrower.

“Participant” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(c)(i).

“Participant Register” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(c)(ii).

“Participating Member State” shall mean any member state of the European Union that adopts or has adopted the Euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to economic and monetary union.

“Patriot Act” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.18.

“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

“Pension Plan” shall mean any “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, but excluding any Multiemployer Plan) that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, in respect of which any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4062 or Section 4069 of ERISA, be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

“Permitted Acquisition” shall have the meaning provided in clause (iii) of the definition of Permitted Investment.

“Permitted Asset Swap” shall mean the concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets and cash or Cash Equivalents between the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and another Person; provided that any cash or Cash Equivalents received must be applied in accordance with Section 10.4.

“Permitted Debt Exchange” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(a).

“Permitted Debt Exchange Notes” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(a).

“Permitted Debt Exchange Offer” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(a).

“Permitted Holders” shall mean each of (i) the Initial Investors and their respective Affiliates (other than any portfolio company of an Initial Investor) and members of management of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (or their respective direct or indirect parent or management investment vehicle) who are holders of Equity Interests of the Borrower (or its direct or indirect parent company or management investment vehicle) and any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) of which any of the foregoing are members; provided that, in the case of such group and without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, such Initial Investors, their respective Affiliates (other than any portfolio company of an Initial Investor) and members of management, collectively, have beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Borrower or any other direct or indirect Parent Entity, (ii) any direct or indirect Parent Entity formed not in connection with, or in contemplation of, a transaction (other than the Transactions or IPO Reorganization Transactions) that, assuming such parent was not formed after giving effect thereto, would constitute a Change of Control, (iii) any entity (other than a Parent Entity) through which a Parent Entity described in clause (ii) directly or indirectly holds Equity Interests of the Borrower and has no other material operations other than those incidental thereto and (iv) the Advisor Group and their affiliates.

“Permitted Investments” shall mean:

(i)            any Investment in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(ii)           any Investment in cash, Cash Equivalents, or Investment Grade Securities at the time such Investment is made;

(iii)          (a) any transactions or Investments otherwise made in connection with the Transactions and in accordance with the Acquisition Agreement and (b) any Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Person that is engaged in a Similar Business if as a result of such Investment (a “Permitted Acquisition”), (1) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (2) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged, consolidated, or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys a Book of Business or all or substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person; provided that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, transfer or conveyance;

(iv)          any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting cash, Cash Equivalents, or Investment Grade Securities and received in connection with an Asset Sale made pursuant to Section 10.4 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;

(v)           (a) any Investment existing or contemplated on the Closing Date and, in each case, listed on Schedule 10.5 and (b) Investments consisting of any modification, replacement, renewal, refinancing, refunding, reinvestment or extension of any such Investment; provided that the amount of any such Investment is not increased from the amount of such Investment on the Closing Date except pursuant to the terms of such Investment (including in respect of any unused commitment), plus any accrued but unpaid interest (including any portion thereof which is payable in kind in accordance with the terms of such modified, extended, renewed, refinanced, refunded or replaced Investment) and premium payable by the terms of such Investment thereon and fees, costs and expenses associated therewith as of the Closing Date;

(vi)          any Investment (x) acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization, or recapitalization of such other Investment or accounts receivable, (b) in satisfaction of judgments against other persons or (c) as a result of a foreclosure or other remedial action by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default and (y) received in compromise or resolution of (1) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer or (2) litigation, arbitration or other disputes;

(vii)        Hedging Obligations permitted under clause (j) of Section 10.1 and Cash Management Services;

(viii)       any Investment in a Similar Business having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (viii) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (a) $45,000,000 and (b) 30% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (viii) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (i) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (viii) for so long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary;

(ix)          Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower (in each case, exclusive of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower); provided that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (iii) of Section 10.5(a);

(x)           guarantees of Indebtedness permitted under Section 10.1;

(xi)          any transaction to the extent it constitutes an Investment that is permitted and made in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.9 (except transactions described in clause (b) of such paragraph) and Section 10.3;

(xii)        Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials or equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases of intellectual property, other assets or other rights in the ordinary course of business;

(xiii)       additional Investments having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (xiii) that are at that time outstanding (without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of cash or marketable securities), not to exceed the greater of (a) $65,000,000 and (b) 40% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (xiii) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (i) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (xiii) for so long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary;

(xiv)       Investments relating to any Receivables Subsidiary that, in the good faith determination of the board of directors of the Borrower, are necessary or advisable to effect a Receivables Facility or any repurchases in connection therewith;

(xv)        loans and advances to, or guarantees of Indebtedness of, employees, officers, directors, managers and consultants not in excess of the greater of (a) $15,000,000 and (b) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at the time of such Investment;

(xvi)       (a) loans and advances to officers, directors, managers, employees and consultants for business-related travel and entertainment expenses, moving and relocation expenses, and other similar expenses, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices or to fund such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent company thereof and (b) promissory notes received from stockholders of the Borrower, any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the exercise of stock options in respect of the Equity Interests of the Borrower, any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries;

(xvii)      Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of assets or services, advances, loans or extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;

(xviii)     Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of Uniform Commercial Code Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and Uniform Commercial Code Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;

(xix)       non-cash Investments in connection with tax planning and reorganization activities; provided that after giving effect to any such activities, the security interests of the Lenders in the Collateral, taken as a whole, would not be materially impaired;

(xx)        Investments made in the ordinary course of business in connection with obtaining, maintaining or renewing client, customer contracts and loans or advances made to, and guarantees with respect to obligations of, clients, customers, distributors, suppliers, licensors and licensees in the ordinary course of business;

(xxi)       the licensing, sub-licensing and contribution of Intellectual Property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons;

(xxii)       advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business;

(xxiii)     contributions to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy of the Borrower;

(xxiv)     Investments by an Unrestricted Subsidiary entered into prior to the day such Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(xxv)      intercompany current liabilities owed to Unrestricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and

(xxvi)     Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower acquired after the Closing Date or of an entity merged into or amalgamated or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower in a transaction that is not prohibited by Section 10.3 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation; and

(xxvii)    Investments by any Credit Party consisting of the purchase of call options to purchase RIAs the aggregate amount of which shall not exceed the greater of (a) $40,000,000 and (b) 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at any time outstanding, provided that to the extent any Credit Party acquires any RIA pursuant to a call option purchased by a Credit Party in accordance with this clause (xxvii), the initial purchase price of such call option shall no longer be included in the limitation set forth above;

(xxviii)  Investments by any Credit Party in a Regulated Subsidiary solely to the extent and in such amounts necessary to avoid a Regulatory Net Capital Deficiency; and

(xxix)     in the case of any Regulated Subsidiaries, Investments entered into or made in the ordinary course of business in accordance with normal practice.

“Permitted Joint Venture” shall mean, with respect to any Person, a joint venture (which for the avoidance of doubt is not itself a Restricted Subsidiary) of such Person, which joint venture is engaged in a Similar Business and in respect of which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary beneficially owns at least 20.0% of the shares of Equity Interests of such Person.

“Permitted Liens” shall mean, with respect to any Person:

(i)            pledges or deposits by such Person under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws, or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness), or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or U.S. government bonds to secure surety, stay, customs or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent or deposits made to secure obligations arising from contractual or warranty refunds, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(ii)           Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlords’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, mechanics’ and construction contractors’ Liens, in each case, for sums not yet overdue for a period of more than 60 days or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review or if due and payable, are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP (or, for Foreign Subsidiaries, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles that are applicable in their respective jurisdictions of organization);

(iii)          Liens for taxes, assessments, or other governmental charges not yet overdue for a period of more than 60 days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP (or, for Foreign Subsidiaries, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles that are applicable in their respective jurisdictions of organization) or are not required to be paid pursuant to Section 8.11, or for property taxes on property of the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries has determined to abandon if the sole recourse for such tax, assessment, charge, levy, or claim is to such property;

(iv)          Liens in favor of issuers of performance, surety, bid, indemnity, warranty, release, appeal or similar bonds or with respect to other regulatory requirements or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances issued, and completion guarantees provided for, in each case pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business;

(v)           survey exceptions, encumbrances, ground leases, easements, or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, servitudes, sewers, electric lines, drains, telegraph and telephone and cable television lines, gas and oil pipelines, and other similar purposes, or zoning, building codes, or other restrictions (including, without limitation, minor defects or irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and which do not, in the aggregate, materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person, taken as a whole;

(vi)          Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be outstanding pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 10.1 and clause (a), (b), (d), (r), (w), (x) or (y) of Section 10.1; provided that, (a) in the case of clause (d) of Section 10.1, such Lien may not extend to any property or equipment (or assets affixed or appurtenant thereto) other than the property or equipment being financed or refinanced under such clause (d) of Section 10.1, replacements of such property, equipment or assets, additions and accessions, and the income or proceeds thereof, and in the case of multiple financings of equipment provided by any lender, other equipment financed by such lender; (b) in the case of clause (r) of Section 10.1, such Lien may not extend to any assets other than the assets owned by the Restricted Subsidiaries incurring such Indebtedness; (c) in the case of Liens securing Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations that constitute First Lien Obligations pursuant to this clause (vi), the applicable Permitted Other Indebtedness Secured Parties (or a representative thereof on behalf of such holders) shall enter into security documents with terms and conditions not materially more restrictive to the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, than the terms and conditions of the Security Documents and (1) in the case of the first such issuance of Permitted Other Indebtedness constituting First Lien Obligations, the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and the representative for the holders of such Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations shall have entered into the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (2) in the case of subsequent issuances of Permitted Other Indebtedness constituting First Lien Obligations, the representative for the holders of such Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations shall have become a party to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof; (d) in the case of Liens securing Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations that do not constitute First Lien Obligations pursuant to this clause (vi), the applicable Permitted Other Indebtedness Secured Parties (or a representative thereof on behalf of such holders) shall enter into security documents with terms and conditions not materially more restrictive to the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, than the terms and conditions of the Security Documents and shall (x) in the case of the first such issuance of Permitted Other Indebtedness that does not constitute First Lien Obligations, the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and the representative of the holders of such Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations shall have entered into the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (y) in the case of subsequent issuances of Permitted Other Indebtedness that do not constitute First Lien Obligations, the representative for the holders of such Permitted Other Indebtedness shall have become a party to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof; without any further consent of the Lenders, the Administrative Agents and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized to negotiate, execute and deliver on behalf of the Secured Parties the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement contemplated by this clause (vi) and (e) in the case of Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 10.1 that constitutes First Lien Obligations, the Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with respect to the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, with a First Lien Leverage Ratio of no greater than 5.00 to 1.00;

(vii)        Liens existing on the Closing Date; provided that any Lien securing Indebtedness or other obligations in excess of (a) $5,000,000 individually or (b) $20,000,000 in the aggregate (when taken together with all other Liens securing obligations outstanding in reliance on this clause (b) that are not listed on Schedule 10.2) shall only be permitted if set forth on Schedule 10.2, and, in each case, any modifications, replacements, renewals, or extensions thereof;

(viii)       Liens on property or shares of stock of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming a Subsidiary; provided, further, however, that such Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than, with respect to such Person, any replacements of such property or assets and additions and accessions thereto, after-acquired property subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property of such Person, and the proceeds and the products thereof and customary security deposits in respect thereof and in the case of multiple financings of equipment provided by any lender, other equipment financed by such lender, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition);

(ix)          Liens on property at the time the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition, merger, consolidation, or designation; provided, further, however, that such Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than, with respect to such property, any replacements of such property or assets and additions and accessions thereto, after-acquired property subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, and the proceeds and the products thereof and customary security deposits in respect thereof and in the case of multiple financings of equipment provided by any lender, other equipment financed by such lender, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition);

(x)           Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 10.1; provided that any Liens securing obligations of a Credit Party to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party shall be subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations;

(xi)          Liens securing Hedging Obligations and Cash Management Services so long as the related Indebtedness is, and is permitted hereunder to be, secured by a Lien on the same property securing such Hedging Obligations and Cash Management Services;

(xii)        Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or letters of credit entered into in the ordinary course of business issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment, or storage of such inventory or other goods;

(xiii)       leases, subleases, licenses, or sublicenses, occupancy agreements or assignments (including of Intellectual Property, software and other technology licenses) granted to others in the ordinary course of business;

(xiv)       Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating leases or consignments entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(xv)         Liens in favor of the Borrower or any other Guarantor;

(xvi)       Liens on equipment of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary granted in the ordinary course of business to the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s client at which such equipment is located;

(xvii)      Liens on accounts receivable and related assets incurred in connection with a Receivables Facility;

(xviii)     Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancing, refunding, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in clauses (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), and (xv) of this definition of Permitted Liens; provided that (a) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the original Lien arose, could secure) the original Lien (plus improvements on such property), and (b) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (1) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, the committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clauses (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), and (xv) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under this Agreement, and (2) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums and accrued and unpaid interest, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal, or replacement;

(xix)       deposits made or other security provided to secure liabilities to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements in the ordinary course of business;

(xx)        other Liens securing obligations (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) which do not exceed the greater of (a) $80,000,000 and (b) 50% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at the time of the incurrence of such Lien; provided that at the Borrower’s election, (i) in the case of Liens securing Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations that constitute First Lien Obligations, the applicable Permitted Other Indebtedness Secured Parties (or a representative thereof on behalf of such holders) shall enter into security documents with terms and conditions not materially more restrictive to the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, than the terms and conditions of the Security Documents and (1) in the case of the first such issuance of Permitted Other Indebtedness constituting First Lien Obligations, the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and the representative for the holders of such Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations shall have entered into the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (2) in the case of subsequent issuances of Permitted Other Indebtedness constituting First Lien Obligations, the representative for the holders of such Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations shall have become a party to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof; and (ii) in the case of Liens securing Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations that do not constitute First Lien Obligations, the applicable Permitted Other Indebtedness Secured Parties (or a representative thereof on behalf of such holders) shall enter into security documents with terms and conditions not materially more restrictive to the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, than the terms and conditions of the Security Documents and shall (x) in the case of the first such issuance of Permitted Other Indebtedness that do not constitute First Lien Obligations, the Collateral Agent, each Administrative Agent and the representative of the holders of such Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations shall have entered into the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (y) in the case of subsequent issuances of Permitted Other Indebtedness that do not constitute First Lien Obligations, the representative for the holders of such Permitted Other Indebtedness shall have become a party to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof; and without any further consent of the Lenders, the Administrative Agents and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Secured Parties the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement contemplated by this clause (xx);

(xxi)       Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 11.5 or 11.10 and notices of this pendens and associated rights related to litigation so long as such Liens are adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings that may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment have not been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated has not expired;

(xxii)      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 and exportation of goods in the ordinary course of business;

(xxiii)     Liens (a) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code or any comparable or successor provision on items in the course of collection, (b) attaching to pooling, commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (c) in favor of banking or other financial institutions or other electronic payment service providers arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking or finance industry;

(xxiv)     Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under Section 10.1; provided that such Liens do not extend to any assets other than those that are the subject of such repurchase agreement;

(xxv)      Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(xxvi)     Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (a) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other Persons not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (b) relating to pooled deposits or sweep accounts of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, or (c) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(xxvii)    Liens (a) solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted under this Agreement or (b) consisting of an agreement to dispose of any property pursuant to a disposition permitted hereunder;

(xxviii)  rights reserved or vested in any Person by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant, or permit held by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or by a statutory provision, to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, grant, or permit, or to require annual or periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;

(xxix)     restrictive covenants affecting the use to which real property may be put; provided that the covenants are complied with;

(xxx)      security given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental authority when required by such utility or authority in connection with the operations of that Person in the ordinary course of business;

(xxxi)     zoning by-laws and other land use restrictions, including, without limitation, site plan agreements, development agreements, and contract zoning agreements;

(xxxii)    Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment, or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(xxxiii)   Liens arising under the Security Documents;

(xxxiv)  Liens on goods purchased in the ordinary course of business, the purchase price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit issued for the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(xxxv)   any encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements) with respect to capital stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;

(xxxvi)  Liens on cash or Cash Equivalents deposited in order to defease or to irrevocably satisfy and discharge Indebtedness pursuant to the terms of the agreements governing such Indebtedness; provided (a) such cash and/or Cash Equivalents are deposited into an account from which payment is to be made, directly or indirectly, to the Person or Persons holding the Indebtedness that is to be satisfied or discharged, (b) such Liens extend solely to the account in which such cash and/or Cash Equivalents are deposited and are solely in favor of the Person or Persons holding the Indebtedness (or any agent or trustee for such Person or Persons) that is to be satisfied or discharged, and (c) the satisfaction or discharge of such Indebtedness is expressly permitted hereunder;

(xxxvii)  with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, other Liens and privileges arising mandatorily by any Requirements of Law;

(xxxviii) to the extent pursuant to any Requirements of Law, Liens on cash or Permitted Investments securing Swap Obligations in the ordinary course of business;

(xxxix)   Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents securing Hedging Obligations and Cash Management Services;

(xl)        Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(xli)       Liens on vehicles or equipment of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries granted in the ordinary course of business;

(xlii)      Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; and

(xliii)     Liens on the assets of any Regulated Subsidiary incurred by such Regulated Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its brokerage business to finance the carrying of securities and other investment positions.

For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, (A) a Lien need not be incurred solely by reference to one category of Permitted Liens described in this definition but are permitted to be incurred in part under any combination thereof and of any other available exemption, (B) in the event that a Lien (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of Permitted Liens, the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify such Lien (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this definition, and (C) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by a Lien outstanding under any category of Permitted Liens shall be determined after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of any such Indebtedness to refinance any such other Indebtedness.

For purposes of this definition, the term “Indebtedness” shall be deemed to include interest on, and fees, expenses and other obligations payable with respect to, such Indebtedness.

“Permitted Other Indebtedness” shall mean subordinated or senior Indebtedness (which Indebtedness may (i) be unsecured, (ii) have the same lien priority as the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies), or (iii) be secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations), in each case issued or incurred by the Borrower or a Guarantor, (a) the terms of which do not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory repayment, or redemption or sinking fund obligations prior to, at the time of incurrence, the Latest Term Loan Maturity Date (other than, in each case, customary offers or obligations to repurchase upon a change of control, asset sale, or casualty or condemnation event, AHYDO payments and customary acceleration rights after an event of default), (b) the covenants, taken as a whole, are not materially more restrictive to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (as the case may be) than those herein (taken as a whole) (except, in any case for covenants applicable only to the periods after the Latest Term Loan Maturity Date) (it being understood that, (1) to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any such Indebtedness, no consent shall be required by the Administrative Agents or any of the Lenders if such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of any corresponding Loans remaining outstanding after the issuance or incurrence of such Indebtedness or (2) no consent shall be required by the Administrative Agents or any of the Lenders if any covenants are only applicable after the Latest Term Loan Maturity Date at the time of such refinancing); provided that a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Term Administrative Agent at least five Business Days (or such shorter period as the Term Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Term Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within two Business Days after receipt of such certificate that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees), (c) of which no Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than a Guarantor) is an obligor and (d) that, if secured, is not secured by a lien on any assets of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries other than the Collateral.

“Permitted Other Indebtedness Documents” shall mean any document or instrument (including any guarantee, security agreement, or mortgage and which may include any or all of the Credit Documents) issued or executed and delivered with respect to any Permitted Other Indebtedness by any Credit Party.

“Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations” shall mean, if any Permitted Other Indebtedness is issued or incurred, all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants, and duties of, any Credit Party arising under any Permitted Other Indebtedness Document, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations of the applicable Credit Parties under the Permitted Other Indebtedness Documents (and any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Permitted Other Indebtedness Documents) include the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorney costs, indemnities, and other amounts payable by any such Credit Party under any Permitted Other Indebtedness Document.

“Permitted Other Indebtedness Secured Parties” shall mean the holders from time to time of secured Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations (and any representative on their behalf).

“Permitted Other Provision” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(i).

“Permitted Repricing Amendment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.1.

“Permitted Sale Leaseback” shall mean any Sale Leaseback consummated by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date; provided that any such Sale Leaseback not between the Borrower and a Restricted Subsidiary is consummated for fair value as determined at the time of consummation in good faith by (i) the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) in the case of any Sale Leaseback (or series of related Sale Leasebacks) the aggregate proceeds of which exceed the greater of (a) $25,000,000 and (b) 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at the time of the incurrence of such Sale Leaseback, the board of directors (or analogous governing body) of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary (which such determination may take into account any retained interest or other Investment of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with, and any other material economic terms of, such Sale Leaseback).

“Permitted Tax Distributions” shall mean (a) with respect to the Borrower, the income tax distributions by it to its Members or on behalf of its Members to relevant Tax authorities pursuant to the Operating Agreement; provided that, such distributions shall not be made more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date such payments are to be paid by the Borrower’s Members and (b) after an IPO Reorganization Transaction pursuant to clause (a) of the definition thereof, distributions by the Borrower to an IPO Shell Company, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay (i) the tax liability for each relevant jurisdiction in respect of consolidated, combined or affiliated returns filed by or on behalf of the Borrower or such IPO Shell Company, (ii) franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain the corporate existence of the Borrower or such IPO Shell Company and (iii) payments pursuant to the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreements, if applicable.

“Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, or other enterprise or any Governmental Authority.

“Plan” shall mean, other than any Multiemployer Plan, any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), including any employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), any employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), and any plan which is both an employee welfare benefit plan and an employee pension benefit plan, and in respect of which any Credit Party or, with respect to any such plan that is that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such Plan were terminated, would under Section 4062 or Section 4069 of ERISA be reasonably likely to be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

“Platform” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.17(a).

“Pledge Agreement” shall mean the Pledge Agreement, entered into by the Credit Parties party thereto and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

“Post -Acquisition Period” shall mean, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, the period beginning on the date such Permitted Acquisition is consummated and ending on the last day of the eighth full consecutive fiscal quarter immediately following the date on which such Permitted Acquisition is consummated.

“Prepayment Event” shall mean any Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Debt Incurrence Prepayment Event, Casualty Event, or any Permitted Sale Leaseback.

“primary obligor” shall have the meaning provided such term in the definition of Contingent Obligations.

“Prime Rate” shall mean the “prime rate” referred to in the definition of ABR.

“Pro Forma Adjustment” shall mean, for any Test Period that includes all or any part of a fiscal quarter included in any Post-Acquisition Period, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary or the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower, the pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of (i) actions taken during such Post-Acquisition Period for the purposes of realizing reasonably identifiable and factually supportable cost savings or (ii) any additional costs incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, in each case, in connection with the combination of the operations of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary with the operations of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that (a) at the election of the Borrower, such Pro Forma Adjustment shall not be required to be determined for any Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the aggregate consideration paid in connection with such acquisition was less than $5,000,000; and (b) so long as such actions are taken during such Post-Acquisition Period or such costs are incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, as applicable, it may be assumed, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, that the applicable amount of such cost savings will be realizable during the entirety of such Test Period, or the applicable amount of such additional costs, as applicable, will be incurred during the entirety of such Test Period; provided, further, that any such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, shall be without duplication for cost savings or additional costs already included in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, for such Test Period.

“Pro Forma Basis,” “Pro Forma Compliance,” and “Pro Forma Effect” shall mean, with respect to compliance with any test, financial ratio, or covenant hereunder, that (i) to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made and (ii) all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement in such test or covenant: (a) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (1) in the case of a sale, transfer, or other disposition of all or substantially all Capital Stock in any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any division, product line, or facility used for operations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (2) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition of Specified Transaction, shall be included, (b) any retirement of Indebtedness, and (c) any incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith (it being agreed that if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, such Indebtedness shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate that is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination); provided that, without limiting the application of the Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to clause (a) above, the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and give effect to operating expense reductions that are (x)(1) directly attributable to such transaction, (2) expected to have a continuing impact on the Borrower, the Borrower or any of the other Restricted Subsidiaries, and (3) factually supportable or (y) otherwise consistent with the definition of Pro Forma Adjustment.

“Pro Forma Entity” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of Acquired EBITDA.

“Pro Forma Financial Statements” shall have the meaning provided in Section 6.12.

“Projections” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.1(c).

“Prohibited Transaction” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975(c) of the Code.

“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.

“Public Company Costs” shall mean costs relating to compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable to companies with equity or debt securities held by the public, the rules of national securities exchange companies with listed equity or debt securities, directors’ or managers’ compensation, fees and expense reimbursement, costs relating to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders or debtholders, directors’ and officers’ insurance and other executive costs, legal, tax and other professional fees, and listing fees.

“Purchase Money Obligations” shall mean any Indebtedness incurred to finance or refinance the acquisition, leasing, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) or assets, and whether acquired through the direct acquisition of such property or assets or the acquisition of the Capital Stock of any Person owning such property or assets, or otherwise.

“Qualified Proceeds” shall mean assets that are used or useful in, or Capital Stock of any Person engaged in, a Similar Business.

“Qualified Stock” of any Person shall mean Capital Stock of such Person other than Disqualified Stock of such Person.

“Quotation Day” shall meanRate Determination Date” means, with respect to any LIBOR Term Loan for any Interest Period, the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the commencementfirst day of such Interest Period (or such other day as is generally treated as the rate fixing day by market practice in such interbank market (and if quotations would normally be given on more than one day, then the Quotation DayRate Determination Date will be the last of those days); provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the applicable Administrative Agent, then “Rate Determination Date” means such other day as otherwise reasonably determined by the applicable Administrative Agent).

“Real Estate” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.1(f).

“Receivables Facility” shall mean any of one or more receivables financing facilities (and any guarantee of such financing facility), as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, renewed, restated, or refunded from time to time, the obligations of which are non-recourse (except for customary representations, warranties, covenants, and indemnities made in connection with such facilities) to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Subsidiary) pursuant to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary sells, directly or indirectly, grants a security interest in or otherwise transfers its accounts receivable to either (i) a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) a Receivables Subsidiary that in turn funds such purchase by purporting to sell its accounts receivable to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or by borrowing from such a Person or from another Receivables Subsidiary that in turn funds itself by borrowing from such a Person.

“Receivables Fee” shall mean distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any accounts receivable or participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with, any Receivables Facility.

“Receivables Repurchase Obligation” shall mean any obligation of a seller of receivables in a Receivables Facility to repurchase receivables arising as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, offset or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.

“Receivables Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary formed for the purpose of facilitating or entering into one or more Receivables Facilities, and in each case engages only in activities reasonably related or incidental thereto or another Person formed for the purposes of engaging in a Receivables Facility in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary makes an Investment and to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary transfers accounts receivable and related assets.

“Refinanced Term Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.1.

“Refinancing Indebtedness” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.1(m).

“Refunding Capital Stock” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.5(b)(2).

“Register” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(b)(iv).

“Regulatory Net Capital Deficiency” occurs if a Regulated Subsidiary’s Regulatory Net Capital is less than 125% of the highest Early Warning Threshold applicable thereto.

“Regulated Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the CompanyBorrower so long as such Subsidiary is (a) a Broker-Dealer broker-dealer Subsidiary or (b) otherwise subject to regulation by any Governmental Authority and for which the incurrence of Indebtedness (including Guarantees) or the granting of Liens with respect to its assets would be prohibited or restricted or would result in a negative impact on any minimum capital or similar requirement applicable to it, in any case, as set forth in any rule or regulation of such Governmental Authority.

“Regulatory Net Capital” means, for each Regulated Subsidiary, the Regulatory Total Capital adjusted by amounts and calculations that are specified in the applicable laws of the applicable Regulatory Supervising Organizations.

“Regulatory Supervising Organization” means (a) the SEC or (b) any other governmental or regulatory organization, exchange, clearing house or financial regulatory authority of which a Regulated Subsidiary is a member or to whose rules it is subject.

“Regulatory Total Capital” means, for each Regulated Subsidiary, the amount of capital (including qualified subordinated debt which is characterized as equity for regulatory reporting purposes) as calculated pursuant to the rules of, and reported from time to time to, the applicable Regulatory Supervising Organization.

“Regulation T” shall mean Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.

“Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.

“Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.

“Reimbursement Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.4(a).

“Reimbursement Obligations” shall mean the Borrower’s obligations to reimburse Unpaid Drawings pursuant to Section 3.4(a).

“Reinvestment Period” shall mean 450 days following the date of receipt of Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Casualty Event, or Permitted Sale Leaseback.

“Rejection Notice” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(f).

“Related Business Assets” shall mean assets (other than cash or Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Similar Business; provided that any assets received by the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries in exchange for assets transferred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person would become a Restricted Subsidiary.

“Related Fund” shall mean, with respect to any Lender that is a Fund, any other Fund that is advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate of such Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of such entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.

“Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, and advisors of such Person and any Person that possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.

“Release” shall mean any release, spill, emission, discharge, disposal, escaping, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection, or leaching into or migration through the environment.

“Relevant Rate” means (i) with respect to any Revolving Credit Loan denominated in (a) Dollars, Term SOFR, and (ii) with respect to any Revolving Credit Loan denominated in (ba) Sterling, SONIA, (cb) Euros, EURIBOR, (dc) Australian Dollars, BBSY and (ed) Canadian Dollars, the CDOR Rate, as applicable.

“Removal Effective Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.9(b).

“Repayment Amount” shall mean the Tranche B-3 Term Loan Repayment Amount, the Tranche B-4 Term Loan Repayment Amount, the Tranche B-5 Term Loan Repayment Amount, the Tranche A Term Loan Repayment Amount, a New Term Loan Repayment Amount with respect to any Series, or an Extended Term Loan Repayment Amount with respect to any Extension Series, as applicable.

“Replacement Term Loan Commitment” shall mean the commitments of the Lenders to make Replacement Term Loans.

“Replacement Term Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.1.

“Reportable Event” shall mean any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Pension Plan (other than a Pension Plan maintained by an ERISA Affiliate that is considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Section 414 of the Code), other than those events as to which notice is waived pursuant to DOL Reg. § 4043.

“Repricing Transaction” shall mean (i) the incurrence by the Borrower of any Indebtedness in the form of a similar term loan that is broadly syndicated to banks and other institutional investors (a) having an Effective Yield for the respective Type of such Indebtedness that is less than the Effective Yield for the Tranche B-45 Term Loans of the respective equivalent Type, but excluding Indebtedness incurred in connection with an IPO, Change of Control or Transformative Acquisition and (b) the proceeds of which are used to prepay (or, in the case of a conversion, deemed to prepay or replace), in whole or in part, outstanding principal of Tranche B-45 Term Loans or (ii) any effective reduction in the Effective Yield for the Tranche B-45 Term Loans (e.g., by way of amendment, waiver or otherwise), except for a reduction in connection with an IPO, Change of Control or Transformative Acquisition. Any determination by the Term Administrative Agent with respect to whether a Repricing Transaction shall have occurred shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders holding the Tranche B-45 Term Loans.

“Required Lenders” shall mean, at any date, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding more than 50.0% of the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of (i) the Adjusted Total Revolving Credit Commitment at such date (or, if the Total Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding more than 50.0% of the Revolving Credit Exposure (excluding Revolving Credit Exposure of Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate at such date), (ii) the Adjusted Total Term Loan Commitment at such date and (iii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans (excluding Term Loans held by Defaulting Lenders) at such date.

“Required Revolving Credit Lenders” shall mean, at any date, Non-Defaulting Lenders holding more than 50.0% of the Adjusted Total Revolving Credit Commitment at such date (or, if the Total Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated at such time, more than 50.0% of the Revolving Credit Exposure (excluding Revolving Credit Exposure of Defaulting Lenders) at such time).

“Required Term Loan Lenders” shall mean, at any date, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding more than 50.0% of the sum of (i) the Adjusted Total Term Loan Commitment at such date and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans (excluding Term Loans held by Defaulting Lenders) at such date.

“Required Tranche A Term Loan Lenders” shall mean, at any date, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding more than 50.0% of the sum of (i) the Adjusted Total Tranche A Term Loan Commitment at such date and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Tranche A Term Loans (excluding Tranche A Term Loans held by Defaulting Lenders) at such date.

“Requirements of Law” shall mean, as to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule, or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or assets or to which such Person or any of its property or assets is subject.

“Resignation Effective Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.9(a).

“Restricted Investment” shall mean an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

“Restricted Payment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.5(a).

“Restricted Person” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.16.

“Restricted Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean and include any Subsidiary of such Person other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a Restricted Subsidiary shall mean a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower.

“Retained Asset Sale Proceeds” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.4.

“Retained Declined Proceeds” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(f).

“Retired Capital Stock” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.5(b)(2).

“Revolver Administrative Agent” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble hereto.

“Revolving Commitment” shall mean, collectively or individually as the context may require, any Revolving Credit Commitment, Extended Revolving Credit Commitment or New Revolving Credit Commitment.

“Revolving Credit Commitment” shall mean, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(b), in an aggregate principal amount at any one-time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth, and opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(a) under the caption Revolving Credit Commitment or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including Section 2.14); provided that, upon the occurrence of the Amendment No. 410 Effective Date, the Revolving Credit Commitment shall be automatically replaced with the Amendment No. 410 Revolving Credit Commitments, which Amendment No. 410 Revolving Credit Commitments shall constitute Revolving Credit Commitments for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. The aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders shall be $650,000,000 on the Amendment No. 410 Effective Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

“Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage” shall mean at any time, for each Lender, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) obtained by dividing (i) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time by (ii) the amount of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment at such time; provided that at any time when the Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall have been terminated, each Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage shall be the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure at such time by (b) the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders at such time.

“Revolving Credit Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans of such Lender then outstanding, (ii) such Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure at such time, and (iii) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans at such time.

“Revolving Credit Extension Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(ii).

“Revolving Credit Facility” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.

“Revolving Credit Lender” shall mean, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment or a New Revolving Credit Commitment at such time.

“Revolving Credit Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(b).

“Revolving Credit Maturity Date” shall mean June 29November 28, 20242027, or, if such date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day.

“Revolving Credit Termination Date” shall mean the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have terminated, no Revolving Credit Loans or Swingline Loans shall be outstanding and the Letters of Credit Outstanding shall have been reduced to zero, Cash Collateralized, backstopped or otherwise provided for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

“Revolving Loan” shall mean, collectively or individually as the context may require, any Revolving Credit Loan, Extended Revolving Credit Loan or New Revolving Credit Loan, in each case made pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

“RIA” shall mean an independent investment advisor registered with the SEC.

“S&P” shall mean S&P Global Inc. or any successor by merger or consolidation to its business.

“Sanctions” shall mean any international economic sanction administered or enforced by OFAC, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.

“Sale Leaseback” shall mean any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any real or tangible personal property, which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person in contemplation of such leasing.

“Scheduled Unavailability Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.10(a).

“Screen Rate” shall mean the LIBOR Screen Rate and the Local Screen Rates collectively and individually as the context may require.

“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.

“Second Lien Administrative Agent” shall mean the “Administrative Agent” under and as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

“Second Lien Collateral Agent” shall mean the “Collateral Agent” under and as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

“Second Lien Credit Agreement” shall mean the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of the Closing Dates thereof among the Borrower, the other Credit Parties from time to time party thereto, the Second Lien Lenders and the Second Lien Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, restated and/or modified from time to time subject to the terms thereof.

“Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean a First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit I-3 (with such changes to such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agents and the Borrower) among the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent and the representatives for purposes thereof of any other Permitted Other Indebtedness Secured Parties that are holders of Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations having a Lien on the Collateral ranking junior to the Lien securing the Obligations.

“Second Lien Lenders” shall mean the “Lenders” under and as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

“Second Lien Security Documents” shall mean the “Security Documents” under and as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

“Second Lien Term Loans” shall mean the “Term Loans” under and as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

“Section 2.14 Additional Amendment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(iv).

“Section 9.1 Financials” shall mean the financial statements delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 9.1(a) or (b) together with the accompanying officer’s certificate delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 9.1(d).

“Secured Cash Management Agreement” shall mean any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Cash Management Bank; provided that solely with respect to any Cash Management Bank under clause (ii) of the definition therein, any Cash Management Agreement specified in writing by the Borrower to the Term Administrative Agent as constituting a Secured Cash Management Agreement hereunder.

“Secured Cash Management Obligations” shall mean Obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements.

“Secured Hedge Agreement” shall mean any Hedge Agreement that is entered into by and between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank; provided that solely with respect to any Hedge Bank under clause (b)(iii) of the definition therein, any Hedge Agreement which is specified in writing by the Borrower to the Term Administrative Agent as constituting a “Secured Hedge Agreement” hereunder. For purposes of the preceding proviso, the Borrower may deliver one notice designating all Hedge Agreements entered into pursuant to a specified Master Agreement as “Secured Hedge Agreements”.

“Secured Hedge Obligations” shall mean Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements.

“Secured Parties” shall mean each Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuers and each Lender, in each case with respect to the Credit Facilities, each Hedge Bank that is party to any Secured Hedge Agreement with Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, each Cash Management Bank that is party to a Secured Cash Management Agreement with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and each sub-agent pursuant to Section 12 appointed by the applicable Administrative Agent with respect to matters relating to the Credit Facilities or the Collateral Agent with respect to matters relating to any Security Document.

“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Security Agreement” shall mean the Security Agreement entered into by the Borrower, the other grantors party thereto, and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit D, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Security Documents” shall mean, collectively, the Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, if executed, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, if executed, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, if executed, the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement and each other security agreement or other instrument or document executed and delivered pursuant to Section 9.11, 9.12, or 9.14 or pursuant to any other such Security Documents to secure the Obligations or to govern the lien priorities of the holders of Liens on the Collateral.

“Series” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).

“Significant Subsidiary” shall mean, at any date of determination, (a) any Restricted Subsidiary whose gross revenues (when combined with the gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) for the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date were equal to or greater than 10% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined in accordance with GAAP or (b) each other Restricted Subsidiary that, when such Restricted Subsidiary’s total gross revenues (when combined with the total gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) are aggregated with each other Restricted Subsidiary (when combined with the total gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) that is the subject of an Event of Default described in Section 11.5 would constitute a “Significant Subsidiary” under clause (a) above.

“Similar Business” shall mean any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or any business that is similar, reasonably related, synergistic, incidental, or ancillary thereto.

“SOFR” means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).

“SOFR Adjustment” shall mean, (x) with respect to Daily SOFR, 0.10% (10.0 basis points); and (y) with respect to Term SOFR, 0.10% (10.0 basis points) for an Interest Period of one-month’s duration, 0.15% (15.0 basis points) for an Interest Period of three-months’ duration, and 0.25% (25.0 basis points) for an Interest Period of six-months’ duration.

“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of SOFR, or any successor administrator of SOFR designated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other Person acting as the SOFR Administrator at such time.

“SOFR Interpolated Rate” means, for any SOFR Non-Standard Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by the Revolver Administrative Agent or Term Administrative Agent, as applicable (which determination shall be presumed correct absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the Term SOFR for the longest term for which the Term SOFR is available that is shorter than such SOFR Non-Standard Interest Period and (b) the Term SOFR for the shortest term for which the Term SOFR is available that exceeds such SOFR Non-Standard Interest Period for such shortest term, in each case, at such time; provided that when determining the SOFR Interpolated Rate for a SOFR Non-Standard Interest Period which is less than one (1) month, the SOFR Interpolated Rate shall be the Term SOFR for Term SOFR Term Loans or Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loans with an Interest Period of one (1) month; provided, further, that if the SOFR Interpolated Rate determined in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this definition would otherwise be less than (w) with respect to the Tranche B-4 Term Loans, 0.50%, the SOFR Interpolated Rate shall be deemed 0.50%, (x) with respect to the Tranche B-5 Term Loans, 0.50%, the SOFR Interpolated Rate shall be deemed 0.50%, (y) with respect to the Tranche A Term Loans, 0.50%, the SOFR Interpolated Rate shall be deemed 0.50% and (z) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, 0.00%, the SOFR Interpolated Rate shall be deemed 0.00%, in each case for all purposes of this Agreement.

“SOFR Non-Standard Interest Period” means, with respect to a Term SOFR Term Loan or Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loan, an Interest Period which is for a term other than 1, 3 or 6 months.

“Sold Entity or Business” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA.

“Solvent” shall mean, after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, (i) the sum of the liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, does not exceed the present fair saleable value of the present assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis; (ii) the fair value of the property of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis; (iii) the capital of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is not unreasonably small in relation to their business as contemplated on the date hereof; and (iv) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, have not incurred and do not intend to incur, or believe that they will incur, debts including current obligations beyond their ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise).

“SONIA” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, the Sterling Overnight Index Average Reference Rate published on the fifth Business Day preceding such date on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time); provided however that if such determination date is not a Business Day, SONIA means such rate that applied on the first Business Day immediately prior thereto.

“SONIA Adjustment” means, with respect to SONIA 0.0326%.

“ Special Notice Currency” shall mean at any time an Alternative Currency, other than the currency of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at such time located in North America or Europe.

“Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(ii).

“Specified Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties with respect to the Borrower set forth in Sections 8.1(a), 8.2 (as related to the borrowing under, guaranteeing under, granting of security interests in the Collateral to secure the facilities under, and performance of, the Credit Documents), 8.3(c) (as related to the borrowing under, guaranteeing under, granting of security interests in the Collateral to secure the facilities under, and performance of, the Credit Documents), 8.5, 8.7, 8.17, 8.18, and in Sections 3.2(a) and (b) of the Security Agreement and Section 4(d) and (e) of the Pledge Agreement, except with respect to items referred to on Schedule 9.14 of this Agreement.

“ Specified Time” shall mean (i) in relation to a Loan denominated in a Non-Quoted Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Non-Quoted Currency as may be determined by the Revolver Administrative Agent in accordance with normal banking procedures; and (ii) in relation to a Loan denominated in a LIBOR Quoted Currency, as of 11:00 a.m. London time.

“Specified Transaction” shall mean, with respect to any period, any Investment (including a Permitted Acquisition), asset sale, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment, New Project, Subsidiary designation, New Revolving Credit Commitment, New Term Loan, restructuring or cost saving initiative, or other event or action that in each case by the terms of this Agreement requires Pro Forma Compliance with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

“Sponsor” shall mean Stone Point Capital LLC and its Affiliates but excluding portfolio companies of any of the foregoing.

“Sponsor Model” shall mean the Sponsor’s financial model, dated March 31, 2017, used in connection with the syndication of the Credit Facilities.

“ Spot Rate” for any currency shall mean the rate determined by the applicable Administrative Agent or Letter of Credit Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that such Administrative Agent or Letter of Credit Issuer, as applicable, may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by such Administrative Agent or Letter of Credit Issuer, as applicable, if it does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided, further, that the Letter of Credit Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.

“SPV” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(g).

“Stated Amount” of any Letter of Credit shall mean the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum amount from time to time available to be drawn thereunder, determined without regard to whether any conditions to drawing could then be met; provided that with respect to any Letter of Credit that by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the Stated Amount shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of 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.

“Statutory Reserves” shall mean a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) established by the Board and any other banking authority, domestic or foreign, to which either Administrative Agent or any Lender (including any branch, Affiliate or other fronting office making or holding a Loan) is subject to Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the Board). LIBOR Term Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency Liabilities and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D. Statutory Reserves shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

“Sterling”, “GBP” and “£” mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

“Stock Equivalents” shall mean all securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock and all warrants, options, or other rights to purchase or subscribe for any Capital Stock, whether or not presently convertible, exchangeable, or exercisable.

“Subject Lien” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.2(a).

“Subordinated Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor that is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the obligations of the Borrower or such Guarantor, as applicable, under this Agreement or the Guarantee, as applicable.

“Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean and include (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose Capital Stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time Capital Stock of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries, or (ii) any limited liability company, partnership, association, joint venture, or other entity of which such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries has more than a 50% equity interest at the time. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a Subsidiary shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

“Successor Borrower” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.3(a).

“Successor Rate” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.10(a).

“Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Credit Party, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1(a)(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

“Swingline Commitment” shall mean $25,000,000. The Swingline Commitment is part of and not in addition to the Revolving Credit Commitment.

“Swingline Exposure” shall mean at any time the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Swingline Loans. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender at any time shall equal its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure at such time.

“Swingline Lender” shall mean Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder or any replacement or successor thereto.

“Swingline Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(c).

“Swingline Maturity Date” shall mean, with respect to any Swingline Loan, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.

“TARGET Day” shall mean any day on which (i) TARGET2 is open for settlement of payments in Euro and (ii) banks are open for dealings in deposits in Euro in the London interbank market.

“TARGET2” shall mean the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET2) payment system, which utilizes a single shared platform and which was launched on November 19, 2007.

“Tax Receivable Agreement” shall mean the Tax Receivable Agreements, if any, entered into or to be entered into among the Borrower, an IPO Shell Company and certain existing, former or future direct or indirect owners of membership interests in the Borrower providing for certain payments to such owners relating to tax benefits realized by such IPO Shell Company, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Term Administrative Agent.

“Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, assessments, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), fees, or other similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority and any interest, fines, penalties, or additions to tax with respect to the foregoing.

“Term Administrative Agent” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble hereto; provided that following the discharge of the obligations with respect to the Term Loans, “Term Administrative Agent” shall mean “Revolver Administrative Agent”.

“Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment, Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitment, Tranche B-2 Term Loan Commitment, Tranche B-3 Term Loan Commitment, Tranche B-4 Term Loan Commitment and/or, Tranche B-5 Term Loan Commitment, Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment and/or Tranche A Term Loan Commitment and, if applicable, New Term Loan Commitment with respect to any Series, Extended Term Loan Commitment with respect to any Series and Replacement Term Loan Commitment with respect to any Series.

“Term Loan Extension Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14 (g)(i).

“Term Loan Lender” shall mean, at any time, any Lender that has a Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Term Loan.

“Term Loans” shall mean the Initial Term Loans, Tranche B-1 Term Loans, Tranche B-2 Term Loans, Tranche B-3 Term Loans, Tranche B-4 Term Loans (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Delayed Draw Term Loans), Tranche B-5 Term Loans, Tranche A Term Loans, any New Term Loans, any Replacement Term Loans, and any Extended Term Loans, collectively.

“Term SOFR” shall mean, (a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto and (b) for any calculation with respect to an ABR Loan on any date, the Term SOFR Screen Rate for a tenor of one month two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such day; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such Interest Period; provided that if the Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing provisions (a) or (b) of this definition would otherwise be less than zero(w) with respect to the Tranche B-4 Term Loans, 0.50%, the Term SOFR shall be deemed zero0.50%, (x) with respect to the Tranche B-5 Term Loans, 0.50%, the Term SOFR shall be deemed 0.50%, (y) with respect to the Tranche A Term Loans, 0.50%, the Term SOFR shall be deemed 0.50% and (z) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, 0.00%, the Term SOFR shall be deemed 0.00%, in each case for all purposes of this Agreement; provided, further, that if the Interest Period with respect to the applicable Term SOFR Term Loan or Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loan is a SOFR Non-Standard Interest Period, then the Term SOFR shall be the SOFR Interpolated Rate.

“Term SOFR Revolving Credit Loan” shall mean each Revolving Credit Loan bearing interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of Term SOFR.

“Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Revolver Administrative Agent or Term Administrative Agent, as applicable) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Revolver Administrative Agent or Term Administrative Agent (as applicable) from time to time).