Conditions of Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the conditions precedent that the Administrative Agent shall have received # counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrowers, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent, # counterparts of the Consent and Reaffirmation attached as Exhibit A hereto duly executed by the Loan Parties and # payment and/or reimbursement of the Administrative Agent’s and its affiliates’ reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including, to the extent invoiced, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent) in connection with the Loan Documents.

Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent. This Agreement shall be effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

Conditions to Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:

The occurrence of the Closing Date and the effectiveness of this Agreement are subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

Conditions of Effectiveness. The amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to Section 1 of this Agreement shall become effective as of the first date (the “Restatement Effective Date”) on which each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Amendment. The provisions of Sections 2, 5(a) and 5(b) of this Amendment are conditioned upon, and such provisions shall not be effective until, satisfaction of the following conditions (the first date on which all of the following conditions have been satisfied being referred to herein as the “Amendment Effective Date”):

Conditions Precedent to Amendment. The satisfaction of each of the following shall constitute conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the Amendment (such date being the “Ninth Amendment Effective Date”):

SECTION # Conditions to Effectiveness of Amendment. This Amendment shall become effective on the date on which the following conditions precedent have been satisfied or waived (the “Amendment Effective Date”):

ARTICLE # CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall become effective when all of the following conditions have been satisfied:

SECTION # Conditions to Effectiveness of the First Amendment. This First Amendment shall become effective as of the first date when each of the following conditions is satisfied (such date, the “First Amendment Effective Date”):