Collateral Matters. (a) The Pledge and Security Agreement, upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, will create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined therein) and # when the Collateral (as defined therein) constituting certificated securities (as defined in the UCC) is delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with instruments of transfer duly endorsed in blank, the security interest created under the Pledge and Security Agreement will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the pledgors thereunder in such Collateral, prior and superior in right to any other Person, but subject to Permitted Liens, and # when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the applicable filing offices, the security interest created under the Pledge and Security Agreement will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in the remaining Collateral (as defined therein) to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing UCC financing statements, prior and superior in right to any other Person, but subject to Permitted Liens.

The ​ hereby irrevocably authorize (and by its entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to authorize) Agent to, and Agent shall, release any Lien on any Collateral # upon the termination of the Revolver Commitments and payment and satisfaction in full by Borrower of all Obligations, # constituting property, including any Subsidiary, being sold or disposed of if a release is required or requested in connection therewith and if Borrower certifies to Agent that the sale or disposition is permitted under Section 6.7 of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (and Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), # which is being removed as a Pledged Investment in accordance with Section 5.2, # constituting property in which Borrower or its Subsidiaries owned no interest at the time the Agent’s Lien was granted nor at any time thereafter, or # constituting property leased to Borrower or its Subsidiaries under a lease that has expired or is terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement. Except as provided above, Agent will not execute and deliver a release of any Lien on any Collateral, release Guarantor from any obligations under any Guaranty, or contractually subordinate any of Agent’s Liens, without the prior written authorization of # if the release is not with respect to an immaterial Guarantor, of if, with respect to the Collateral, the release or contractual subordination is with respect to all or substantially all of the Collateral, all of the ​, or # otherwise, the Required ​. Upon request by Agent or Borrower at any time, the ​ will confirm in writing Agent’s authority to release any such Liens on particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this [Section 10.12]; provided, however, that # Agent shall not be required to execute any document necessary to evidence such release on terms that, in Agent’s opinion, would expose Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Lien without recourse, representation, or warranty, and # such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of Borrower in respect of) all interests retained by Borrower, including, the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral.

Administrative Agent may, at its option, from time to time, at any time on or after an Event of Default and for so long as the same is continuing or upon any other failure of a condition precedent to the Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations hereunder, make such disbursements and advances (“Special Administrative Agent Advances”) which Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, # deems necessary or desirable either to preserve or protect the Collateral or any portion thereof or # to enhance the likelihood or maximize the amount of repayment by Borrowers and Guarantors of the Loans and other Obligations, provided, that, the aggregate principal amount of the Special Administrative Agent Advances pursuant to [clauses (i) and (ii) above], plus the then outstanding principal amount of the additional Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations which Administrative Agent may make or provide as set forth in [Section 12.8] hereof, shall not exceed the aggregate amount of $75,000,000 or # to pay any

The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize [[Organization B:Organization]] to release any Lien on any Collateral # upon the termination of the Commitments and payment and satisfaction in full of all of the Obligations, # constituting property being sold or disposed of if a release is required or desirable in connection therewith and if [[Organization A:Organization]] certify to [[Organization B:Organization]] that the sale or disposition is permitted hereunder (and [[Organization B:Organization]] may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), # constituting property leased or licensed to a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries under a lease or license that has expired or is terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or # in connection with a credit bid or purchase authorized under this [Section 14.13]. The Loan Parties and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize [[Organization B:Organization]], based upon the instruction of the Required Lenders, to # consent to the sale of, credit bid, or purchase (either directly or indirectly

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article IV, Sections 7.12 and 7.14, the requirements of such Sections shall not apply to any assets or new Subsidiary created or acquired after the Closing Date, as applicable, if, in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, the costs of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets (including any mortgage, stamp or other similar tax) are (taking into account the present and future direct and indirect cost and/or burden to the Restricted Group) excessive in relation to the benefits accruing to the ​.

The due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on the Loans when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Loans and performance of all other Obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under this Agreement, the Loans and the Collateral Documents, according to the terms hereunder or thereunder, shall be secured as provided in the Collateral Documents, which define the terms of the Liens that secure the Loans and such other Obligations, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement. The Administrative Agent and the Borrower hereby acknowledge and agree that subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent holds the Collateral in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. Each Lender, by extending Loans, consents and agrees to the terms of the Collateral Documents (including the provisions providing for the possession, use, release and foreclosure of Collateral) and the Intercreditor Agreement, and authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith. It is hereby expressly acknowledged and agreed that, in doing so, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are not responsible for the terms or contents of such agreements, or for the validity or enforceability thereof, or the sufficiency thereof for any purpose. Subject to the terms and provisions hereof, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Agreed Security Principles, the Borrower shall deliver to the Collateral Agent copies of all documents pursuant to the Collateral Documents, and shall do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be reasonably required by the next sentence of this Section 10.1(a) to assure and confirm to the Collateral Agent the security interest in the Collateral contemplated hereby, by the Collateral Documents or any part thereof, as from time to time constituted, so as to render the same available for the security and benefit of this Agreement and of the Loans secured hereby, according to the intent and purposes herein expressed. Holdings shall, and shall cause it’s Restricted Subsidiaries to, use its and their commercially reasonable efforts to take any and all actions reasonably required to cause the Collateral Documents to create and maintain, as security for the Obligations, a valid and enforceable perfected Lien and security interest in and on all of the Collateral (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement), in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, subject only to Permitted Liens.

Agreement to Guarantee. The [[New Guarantor:Organization]] hereby agrees, jointly and severally with all Existing ​, to unconditionally guarantee the Borrower’s Obligations under the Loan Documents on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Guaranty and to be bound by all applicable provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Notes and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Guaranty. Effective as of the date hereof, the [[New Guarantor:Organization]] hereby becomes a party to the Guaranty as a Guarantor thereunder with the same effect as if the [[New Guarantor:Organization]] were an original signatory to the Guaranty.

The equity pledge is independent of rather than in lieu of any other guarantee, warranty or arrangement that is current between the Pledgee and the Pledgor or established at any time, and shall not influence or be influenced by the latter.

So long as the guarantee obligation and all the obligations and debts under this Agreement are reasonably practical after the performance and fulfillment thereof, the Pledgee shall take all necessary measures to release and realize the Pledged Equity, including but not limited to returning the shareholder qualification certificate for the Pledged Equity and writing off the equity pledge registration with the industrial and commercial bureau.

SECTION # NEGATIVE COVENANTS 4243

The provisions of [Schedule 2] apply.

“Equipment”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

“Guarantor”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

“Inventory”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

SECTION # Collateral Matters.