Protective Advances Agent shall be authorized, in its discretion, at any time that any conditions in Section 6 are not satisfied to make Base Rate Loans (“Protective Advances”) # up to an aggregate amount of $7,500,000 outstanding at any time, if Agent deems such Loans necessary or desirable to preserve or protect Collateral, or to enhance the collectability or repayment of Obligations, as long as such Loans do not cause the outstanding Revolver Loans and LC Obligations to exceed the aggregate Revolver Commitments; or # to pay any other amounts chargeable to Borrowers under any Loan Documents, including interest, costs, fees and expenses. Each Lender shall participate in each Protective Advance on a Pro Rata basis. Required Lenders may at any time revoke Agent’s authority to make further Protective Advances under clause (a) by written notice to Agent. Absent such revocation, Agent’s determination that the funding of a Protective Advance is appropriate shall be conclusive. The aggregate outstanding amount of all Overadvances and Protective Advances made pursuant to [clause (a) of this Section 2.16] shall not exceed $15,000,000.

SECTION # Protective Advances. (a) Subject to the limitations set forth below, the Administrative Agent is authorized by the Borrowers and the Lenders, from time to time in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion (but shall have absolutely no obligation to), to make Loans to the Borrowers, on behalf of all Lenders, which the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, deems necessary or desirable # to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, # to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the Loans and other Obligations, or # to pay any other amount chargeable to or required to be paid by the Borrowers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including payments of reimbursable expenses (including costs, fees, and expenses as described in [Section 9.03]) and other sums payable under the Loan Documents (any of such Loans are herein referred to as “Protective Advances”); provided that, the aggregate amount of Protective Advances outstanding at any time shall not at any time exceed 10% of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment then in effect; provided further that, the Aggregate Revolving Exposure after giving effect to the Protective Advances being made shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment. Protective Advances may be made even if the conditions precedent set forth in [Section 4.02] have not been satisfied. The Protective Advances shall be secured by the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent in and to the Collateral and shall constitute Obligations hereunder. All Protective Advances shall be CBFR Borrowings. The Administrative Agent’s authorization to make Protective Advances pursuant to each of [Section 2.04(a)(i)] and [Section 2.04(a)(ii)] may be revoked at any time by 100% of the Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender). Any such revocation must be in writing and shall become effective prospectively upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt thereof. At any time that there is sufficient Availability and the conditions precedent set forth in [Section 4.02] have been satisfied, the Administrative Agent may request the Revolving Lenders to make a Loan to repay a Protective Advance. At any other time the Administrative Agent may require the Lenders to fund their risk participations described in [Section 2.04(b)].

Any contrary provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document notwithstanding, at any time # after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, or # that any of the other applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 are not satisfied, Agent hereby is authorized by Borrower and the Lenders, from time to time, in Agent's sole discretion, to make Revolving Loans to, or for the benefit of, Borrower, on behalf of the Revolving Lenders, that Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, deems necessary or desirable # to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, or # to enhance the likelihood of repayment of the Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations) (the Revolving Loans described in this [Section 2.3(d)(i)] shall be referred to as "Protective Advances"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate amount of all Protective Advances outstanding at any one time shall not exceed $5,000,000 without the consent of Required Lenders.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary: # no Overadvance or Protective Advance may be made by Agent if such Advance would cause the aggregate principal amount of Overadvances and Protective Advances outstanding to exceed an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the Maximum Credit; and # to the extent any Protective Advance causes the aggregate Revolver Usage to exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount, each such Protective Advance shall be for Agent’s sole and separate account and not for the account of any Lender and shall be entitled to priority in repayment in accordance with Section 2.4(b).

Any contrary provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document notwithstanding (but subject to [Section 2.3(d)(iv)]), at any time # after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, or # that any of the other applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 are not satisfied, Agent hereby is authorized by Borrowers and the Lenders, from time to time, in Agent’s sole discretion, to make Revolving Loans to, or for the benefit of, Borrowers, on behalf of the Revolving Lenders, that Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, deems necessary or desirable # to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, or # to enhance the likelihood of repayment of the Obligations (other than the Bank Product Obligations) (the Revolving Loans described in this [Section 2.3(d)(i)] shall be referred to as “Protective Advances”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate amount of all Protective Advances outstanding at any one time shall not exceed 5% of the Maximum Revolver Amount.