any wholly-owned Subsidiary may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving entity, and any wholly-owned Subsidiary may merge into any Subsidiary Guarantor in a transaction in which such Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving entity;

any Subsidiary Guarantor of the Borrower may be merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any other Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that if any such transaction shall be between a Subsidiary Guarantor and a wholly owned Subsidiary Guarantor, the wholly owned Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or such other Person that is the continuing or surviving entity in such transaction becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor and expressly assumes, in writing, all the obligations of a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Loan Documents;

any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of a Borrower may merge into or consolidate with a Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving entity;

any Subsidiary Guarantor of the Borrower may be merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any other Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that # at the time thereof and after giving effect thereto, no Default shall have occurred or be continuing, # if any such transaction shall be between a Subsidiary Guarantor and a wholly owned Subsidiary Guarantor, the wholly owned Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving corporation and # if any such transaction shall be between the Borrower and a Subsidiary Guarantor, the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation;

any Person (other than the Borrower) may merge into or consolidate with any Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Restricted Subsidiary (provided that any such merger or consolidation involving a Guarantor must result in a Guarantor as the surviving entity);

any Restricted Subsidiary or any other Person may merge into or consolidate with the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving corporation;

(i) any Restricted Subsidiary may be merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower (provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation), any Subsidiary Guarantor (provided that the Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving corporation) or an entity that will become a Subsidiary Guarantor following a Permitted Acquisition and # any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor) may be merged or consolidated with or into a Subsidiary Guarantor (provided that the Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving corporation);

Section #3Mergers, Etc. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, become a party to a merger or consolidation, or purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets of any Person or any shares or other evidence of beneficial ownership of any Person, or wind-up, dissolve, or liquidate, except that # any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with Borrower so long as Borrower is the surviving entity, # any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with another Subsidiary so long as if a Subsidiary that is a Guarantor is involved in such merger or consolidation, such Guarantor is the surviving entity and # in connection with any Acquisition permitted under [Section 8.5(e)], any Borrower or any Subsidiary may merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided that # in the case of any such merger or consolidation to which Borrower is a party, Borrower shall be the surviving Person, and # in the case of any such merger or consolidation to which any Subsidiary (but not Borrower) is a party, # the Person surviving such merger shall be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Borrower and # if a Subsidiary that is a Guarantor is involved in such merger or consolidation, such Guarantor is the surviving entity.

the Borrower or any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any other Person so long as at the time thereof and after giving effect thereto, no Default shall have occurred or be continuing; provided that # if any such transaction shall be between the Borrower and another Person, the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation, # if any such transaction shall be between a wholly-owned Subsidiary Guarantor and another Person (other than the Borrower), a wholly owned Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving corporation and # if any such transaction shall be between a Subsidiary Guarantor and another Person (other than the Borrower or a wholly-owned Subsidiary Guarantor), a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving corporation;

. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, become a party to a merger or consolidation, or purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets of any Person or any shares or other evidence of beneficial ownership of any Person, or wind-up, dissolve, or liquidate, except that # any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with Borrower so long as Borrower is the surviving entity, # any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with another Subsidiary so long as if a Subsidiary that is a Guarantor is involved in such merger or consolidation, such Guarantor is the surviving entity and # in connection with any Acquisition permitted under [Section 8.5(e)], any Borrower or any Subsidiary may merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided that # in the case of any such merger or consolidation to which Borrower is a party, Borrower shall be the surviving Person, and # in the case of any such merger or consolidation to which any Subsidiary (but not Borrower) is a party, # the Person surviving such merger shall be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Borrower and # if a Subsidiary that is a Guarantor is involved in such merger or consolidation, such Guarantor is the surviving entity.