Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit issued by it and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

Existing Obligations. Borrowers and Guarantors hereby acknowledge, confirm and agree that # Existing Spartan Borrowers are indebted to Administrative Agent and Lenders for loans and advances to Existing Spartan Borrowers under the Existing Spartan Credit Agreement, as of the close of business on November 18, 2013, in the aggregate principal amount of $56,607,277.70 and the aggregate amount of $550,000 in respect of Letter of Credit Obligations (as defined in the Existing Spartan Credit Agreement) and # Existing [[Nash-Finch:Organization]] Borrowers are indebted to Administrative Agent and Lenders for loans and advances to Existing [[Nash-Finch:Organization]] Borrowers under the Existing [[Nash-Finch:Organization]] Credit Agreement, as of the close of business on November 18, 2013, in the aggregate principal amount of $373,542,053 and the aggregate amount of $13,685,284 in respect of L/C Obligations (as defined in the Existing [[Nash-Finch:Organization]] Credit Agreement), in each case, together with all interest accrued and accruing thereon (to the extent applicable), and all fees, costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, all of which are unconditionally owing by Borrowers and Guarantors to Administrative Agent and Lenders, without offset, defense or counterclaim of any kind, nature or description whatsoever.

Independent Obligations. All Advances (other than Swing Loans and Protective Advances) shall be made by the Lenders contemporaneously and in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares. It is understood that # no Lender shall be responsible for any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligation to make any Advance (or other extension of credit) hereunder, nor shall any Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligations hereunder, and # no failure by any Lender to perform its obligations hereunder shall excuse any other Lender from its obligations hereunder.

Existing Obligations. The Loan Parties hereby acknowledge, confirm and agree that, as of the date hereof , the Loan Parties are indebted to Agent (in its capacity as agent under the Existing Credit Agreement) and Existing Lenders in respect of extensions of credit under the Existing Credit Agreement in the aggregate principal amount of $71,000,000, and with respect to the Letters of Credit $995,931, in each case together with all interest accrued and accruing thereon (to the extent applicable), and all fees, costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, all of which are unconditionally owing by Borrowers to Agent (in its capacity as agent under the Existing Credit Agreement) and Existing Lenders, without offset, defense or counterclaim of any kind, nature or description whatsoever.

Computershare, in any of its capacities hereunder, shall have no obligation to provide investment directions pursuant to Section 2.11 or any other Section requiring investment directions from the Servicer.

Loyalty Obligations. The Executive agrees that, immediately upon execution of this Agreement, the following obligations (“Loyalty Obligations”) shall apply in consideration of the Executive’s employment by or continued employment with the Company:

Obligations Unconditional. (a) The obligations of ​ under [Section 4.01(a)] are joint and several, absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to therein, or any substitution, release, impairment or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this [Section 4.02(a)] that the obligations of ​ hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor, as applicable, shall have no right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution against any Loan Party for amounts paid under this Article IV until such time as the Obligations have been paid in full.

Swap Obligations. Neither the Borrowers nor any Restricted Subsidiaries have incurred any outstanding obligations under any Swap Contracts, other than Permitted Swap Obligations.

Obligations Independent. The obligations of the ​ hereunder are those of primary obligor, and not merely as surety, and are independent of the Obligations and the obligations of any other ​, and a separate action may be brought against the ​ to enforce this Guaranty whether or not any Borrower or any other person or entity is joined as a party.

Brown Obligations. It will constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents if # any holder of the Brown Obligations exercises any rights or remedies against any Loan Party with respect to the Brown Obligations, # any Loan Party makes any payment or principal or interest with respect to the Brown Obligations, or # any Loan Party provides collateral to secure the Brown Obligations.