Reaffirmation of Loan Documents. All of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall, except as expressly amended and modified hereby, remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and affirmed by the Company, as amended. This Amendment is a Loan Document. Following the Amendment Effective Date, any reference to the Credit Agreement in the Loan Documents shall mean the Credit Agreement as amended or supplemented hereby. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Company to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents in similar or different circumstances.

Reaffirmation of Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement and the obligations of the Loan Parties thereunder and under the other Loan Documents, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect according to their terms. This Amendment is a Loan Document.

Amended Terms. On and after the Amendment Effective Date, all references to the Credit Agreement in each of the Loan Documents shall hereafter mean the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Except as specifically amended hereby or otherwise agreed, the Credit Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect according to its terms.

Except as specifically amended by this Amendment and the documents executed and delivered in connection herewith, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed by the Borrower in all respects.

Each Loan Document, after giving effect to this Amendment, is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed, except that, on and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in each of the Loan 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, and after giving effect to, this Amendment.

This Amendment is a Loan Document. The Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment is hereby ratified, approved, confirmed, and continued in each and every respect, and the parties hereto agree that the Loan Agreement remains in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to release, terminate or act as a novation of, in whole or in part, any Loan Document or any guaranty, lien, mortgage, deed, debenture, indenture, pledge or security interest granted pursuant thereto. All references to the Loan Agreement in each of the Loan Documents and in any other document or instrument shall hereafter be deemed to refer to the Loan Agreement as amended hereby. The Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect, except as provided in this Amendment or in any agreement executed and delivered by the Lender in connection herewith, and the Loan Documents are hereby ratified, confirmed, and continued in full force and effect in all respects. This Amendment shall not be construed as a waiver or amendment of any other provision of the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents or for any purpose, except as expressly set forth herein, or a consent to any other, further or future action on the part of the Borrower or the other Credit Parties that would require the waiver or consent of the Lender.

Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, all of the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement, each other Loan Document, and all other instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith are and shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby reaffirmed, ratified and confirmed, and the Borrowers shall continue to be bound by all of such terms and provisions.

Reference to and Effect on Credit Agreement. Except as specifically modified herein, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are each hereby ratified and confirmed. This Agreement shall be considered a Loan Document from and after the date hereof. The Borrower intend for the amendments to the Loan Documents set forth herein to evidence an amendment to the terms of the existing indebtedness of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and do not intend for such amendments to constitute a novation in any manner whatsoever.

Except as specifically amended by this Amendment and the documents executed and delivered in connection herewith, the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed by the Borrower in all respects.

References to Credit Agreement and Ratification. Each reference to the Credit Agreement that is made in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall hereafter be construed as a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement are confirmed and ratified and shall remain in full force and effect and be unaffected hereby. This Amendment is a Loan Document.