the formation of, or acquisition of an interest in, and the contribution of property and the making of loans to, any further limited or general partnerships, joint ventures, corporations, limited liability companies or other Persons (including the acquisition of interests in, and the contributions of property to, any Group Member from time to time) subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 2.4;

“Acquisition” means the acquisition of the Target and its subsidiaries pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement.

Formation Documents; Borrower Basic Documents. Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders), the Borrower will not # amend, modify, waive or terminate any provision of its Formation Documents or any other Borrower Basic Document or # permit the Member to amend, modify or terminate its Certificate of Formation or its limited liability company agreement. The Servicer shall provide a copy of each such proposed amendment, waiver or other modification to each Rating Agency, if any.

“Material Acquisition” means each of # the Houston Acquisition, # any individual Acquisition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in which the aggregate consideration paid for such Acquisition equals or exceeds $50,000,000.00, and # any series of Acquisitions by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the same fiscal quarter in which the aggregate consideration paid for all such Acquisitions equals or exceeds $50,000,000.00. Nothing in this definition permits any Acquisition by the Company or its Subsidiaries not otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement.

Restricted Subsidiaries That Are Not Excluded Subsidiaries. In the event that any Person becomes a direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) or ceases to constitute an Excluded Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary or if any Excluded Subsidiary shall guarantee any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Loan Party in excess of the Threshold Amount during any fiscal quarter, promptly thereafter, and in any event on or prior to the date the next Compliance Certificate is required to be delivered pursuant to [Section 6.02(b)] in respect of such fiscal quarter (such date, as it may be extended by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, a “Quarterly Reporting Date”) # cause such Person to execute and deliver a Joinder Agreement and such other documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, # pledge and maintain a pledge of one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary (subject to no Liens, other than Permitted Liens); (it being understood that, in the event the owner of such Equity Interests is not a Loan Party, such owner shall execute a deliver a Joinder Agreement and such other documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request), and # deliver, and cause such Person to deliver, to the Administrative Agent documents of the types referred to in [Sections 4.01(a)(iii), 4.01(a)(iv), 4.01(a)(viii), 4.01(a)(x) and 4.01(a)(ix)])])], and, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, documents of the types referred to in [Section 4.01(a)(xi)], and favorable opinions of counsel to the Borrower and such Subsidiary (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation executed pursuant to this [Section 6.11(a)]), all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Restrictions on Subsidiaries. Except for restrictions contained in this Agreement, in the Senior Note Indenture (as in effect on December 6, 2012) or any other agreement with respect to Indebtedness of any Borrower or Guarantor permitted hereunder as in effect on the date of Amendment No. 4, there are no contractual or consensual restrictions on any Borrower or Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries which prohibit or otherwise restrict # the transfer of cash or other assets # between any Borrower or Guarantor and any of its or their Subsidiaries or # between any Subsidiaries of any Borrower or Guarantor or # the ability of any Borrower or Guarantor or any of its or their Subsidiaries to incur Indebtedness or grant security interests to Administrative Agent or any Lender in the Collateral.

Designation of Subsidiaries. Parent may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary so long as # the Payment Conditions shall have been satisfied with respect to such designation (treating such designation as an Investment as provided below); # such Restricted Subsidiary is not a guarantor of any Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Obligations); # such Restricted Subsidiary is not a Borrower; and # none of the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary are, immediately before such designation, included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base. The designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Sixth Restatement Effective Date shall constitute an Investment by the applicable Loan Party therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value of such Loan Party’s direct or indirect Investment in such Restricted Subsidiary and such Investment must constitute a Permitted Investment. Parent may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such designation shall constitute the incurrence or making at the time of designation of any Investments, Indebtedness, and Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and each of the same must be permitted under the terms of this Agreement.

Subsidiaries; Equity Interests. As of the Closing Date, no Loan Party (to the extent such Loan Party was a Loan Party on the Closing Date) has any Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in [Schedule 6.13], and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in such Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are directly or indirectly owned by a Loan Party (except for certain immaterial director’s qualifying shares and as a result of the PDH Minority Interest) free and clear of all Liens except those created under the Collateral Documents and as otherwise disclosed in [Schedule 6.13]. All of the outstanding Equity Interests in each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable (to the extent such concepts are applicable in such Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization).

Additional Domestic Subsidiaries. Promptly notify the Administrative Agent of the creation or acquisition of any Domestic Subsidiary and, within thirty (30) days after such creation or acquisition, as such time period may be extended by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, cause such Domestic Subsidiary to # become a Subsidiary Guarantor by delivering to the Administrative Agent a duly executed supplement to the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement or such other document as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose, # grant a security interest in all Collateral (subject to the exceptions specified in the Collateral Agreement) owned by such Domestic Subsidiary by delivering to the Administrative Agent a duly executed supplement to each applicable Security Document or such other document as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose and comply with the terms of each applicable Security Document, # deliver to the Administrative Agent such opinions, documents and certificates referred to in Section 6.1 as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, # if such Equity Interests are certificated, deliver to the Administrative Agent such original certificated Equity Interests or other certificates and stock or other transfer powers evidencing the Equity Interests of such Person, # deliver to the Administrative Agent such updated Schedules to the Loan Documents as requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to such Domestic Subsidiary, and # deliver to the Administrative Agent such other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Brand or Business Acquisition. All profit or loss associated with the acquired brand or business, including associated changes to interest expense, as reported in the Company’s Adjusted Net Income, will be included in the Ending Year EPS calculation. Associated acquisition costs, including but not limited to transaction, transition, integration or restructuring, will be excluded from Ending Year EPS calculation.