Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the [[Consolidated Parties:Organization]] shall not be required to compensate a Lender or such L/C Issuer

Requests for Extension. The Borrowers may, by sending an Extension Letter to the Agents (who shall promptly notify the Lenders) no earlier than sixty (60) days and no later than forty-fivethirty (4530) days prior to any anniversary of the Closing Date (each such anniversary of the Closing Date being an “Anniversary Date”), request that each Lender extend such Lender’s then-existing Scheduled Maturity Date (with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s “Current Maturity Date”) for one year; provided, that, no more than two Extension Letters may be submitted by the Borrowers during the term of this Agreement.

Interest. No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

Interest Subject to the provisions of subsection # below, # each Term SOFR Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate for such Facility; # each Base Rate Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for such Facility; # each Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan under the Revolving Credit Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Alternative Currency Daily Rate plus the Applicable Rate; # each Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan under the Revolving Credit Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Alternative Currency Term Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; and # each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to # the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for the Revolving Credit Facility or # the rate quoted to ​ by the Swing Line Lender on the date any Swing Line Loan shall be requested.

Interest. The outstanding principal amount of this Note shall accrue interest at the rate of 7% per annum until the Maturity Date. After the Maturity Date and upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, any principal balance of the Note remaining unpaid shall bear interest at the rate of 9% per annum. Accrued interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed and shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date and be compounded monthly on the first (1st) day of each calendar month. At the option of the Investor, interest payments shall be paid either in cash or in shares of Empire Common Stock (as defined below) (“Interest Shares”) on each of the following dates (or if any such date is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day) (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), except upon the occurrence (and during the continuance) of an Event of Default, in which case interest will accrue and be paid in cash on demand:

Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

Interest. This Note shall carry 5 percent (5.00%) interest for the entirety of the Term as defined herein.

Interest. Interest will not be paid on any employee accounts, except to the extent that the Board or the Committee, in its sole discretion, elects to credit employee accounts with interest at such rate as it may from time to time determine.

INTEREST. Interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note at the annual rate of Eight Percent (8%) until the entire Principal Amount is paid in full. Interest shall not be compounded and shall be computed on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year comprised of twelve (12) months of thirty (30) days each, with any calculation based upon a partial month of less than thirty (30) days based on actual days lapsed. [[Organization B:Organization]] will make interest payments quarterly, with the first interest payment due three (3) months from the Effective Date hereof and on each 3 months from such date until all interest and outstanding principal is paid in full.

Interest. The Company shall make monthly interest only payments in arrears on the first day of each month beginning on the first day of the month following the Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).