No Investment Company. The Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement will not be an “investment company” required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (an “Investment Company”). The Company is not controlled by an Investment Company.

Investment Company Act. None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, or any Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

No Credit Party is an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Investment Company Act. The Company is not required, and upon the issuance and sale of the Subordinated Notes and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as herein contemplated will not be required, to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Investment Company Act. The Borrower # is not a “covered fund” as defined in the Volcker Rule and # is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act. The Borrower relies on an exclusion from the definition of “investment company” under the Investment Company Act contained in Section

No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary is required to be registered as an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Investment Company Act. The Company has been advised of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder (collectively, the “Investment Company Act”); as of the date hereof and, after giving effect to the Offering and the use of proceeds of the Offering, each of the Company and the Guarantors is not and will not be, individually or on a consolidated basis, an “investment company” that is required to be registered under the Investment Company Act; and following the Closing, the Company and the Guarantors will conduct their businesses in a manner so as not to be required to register under the Investment Company Act.

Not an Investment Company. It is not, and is not controlled by, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, or is exempt from all provisions of such act. The SPV is excluded from the definition of “investment company” pursuant to Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, among other possible exclusions or exemptions.

No Company Liability. All RSUs and any Dividend Equivalents granted hereunder are intended to be compliant with Code Section 409A, and this Agreement and the Plan shall be interpreted, construed and operated to reflect this intent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement and the Plan may be amended at any time, without the consent of any party, to the extent that is necessary or desirable to satisfy any of the requirements under Code Section 409A, but the Company shall not be under any obligation to make any such amendment. Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall provide a basis for any person to take action against the Company or any Subsidiary based on matters covered by Code Section 409A, including the tax treatment of any amount paid or RSUs and any Dividend Equivalents granted under this Agreement, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall under any circumstances have any liability to the Grantee or his or her estate or any other party for any taxes, penalties or interest due on amounts paid or payable under this Agreement, including taxes, penalties or interest imposed under Code Section 409A.

Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act. (a) The Borrowers are not engaged, nor will they engage, principally or as one of their important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock and no proceeds of any Borrowings or drawings under any Letter of Credit will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock.