Ratifications. Each Borrower # ratifies and confirms all provisions of the Loan Documents as amended by this Amendment, # ratifies and confirms that all guaranties, assurances, and liens granted, conveyed, or assigned to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents are not released, reduced, or otherwise adversely affected by this Amendment and continue to guarantee, assure, and secure full payment and performance of all present and future Obligations, and # agrees to perform such acts and duly authorize, execute, acknowledge, deliver, file, and record such additional documents, and certificates as the Administrative Agent may request in order to create, perfect, preserve, and protect those guaranties, assurances, and liens.

Ratification. Borrower hereby ratifies, confirms and agrees that, following the effectiveness of this Amendment: # the Credit Agreement, the Notes, and the other Credit Documents shall remain in full force and effect; # all guaranties, assurances, and Liens granted, conveyed, or assigned to Administrative Agent under the Credit Documents by such Person are not released, reduced, or otherwise adversely affected by this Amendment and continue to guarantee, assure, and secure full payment and performance of the present and future Obligation; and # the Notes shall continue to evidence and secure, in the manner and to the extent provided therein, the performance of the Obligations under the Credit Agreement.

Ratification. Borrower and each Guarantor hereby confirm and ratify the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Documents and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, as amended hereby, and acknowledge and agree that the same shall continue in full force and effect, as amended hereby and by any prior amendments thereto. Nothing in this Amendment extinguishes, novates or releases any right, claim, lien, security interest or entitlement of any of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent created by or contained in any of such documents nor is Borrower or any other Guarantor released from any covenant, warranty or obligation created by or contained herein or therein.

Confirmation of Guaranty. Each of the Guarantors confirms that they have read and understand the Amendment. In order to induce the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the other Agents to enter into the Amendment, each of the Guarantors: # consents to the Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby; # ratifies and confirms each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party; # ratifies, agrees and confirms that it has been a Guarantor and a Loan Party at all times since it became a Guarantor and a Loan Party and from and after the date hereof, each Guarantor shall continue to be a Guarantor and a Loan Party in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the same may be amended in connection with the Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby; and # hereby ratifies and confirms its obligations under each of the Loan Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto), as the same may be amended in connection with the Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby, by signing below as indicated and hereby acknowledges and agrees that nothing contained in any of such Loan Documents is intended to create, nor shall it constitute an interruption, suspension of continuity, satisfaction, discharge of prior duties, novation or termination of the indebtedness, loans, liabilities, expenses, guaranty or obligations of any of the Loan Parties under the Credit Agreement or any other such Loan Document.

Reaffirmation. Each of the Loan Parties as debtor, grantor, pledgor, guarantor, assignor, or in other any other similar capacity in which such Loan Party grants liens or security interests in its property or otherwise acts as accommodation party or guarantor, as the case may be, hereby # ratifies and reaffirms all of its payment and performance obligations, contingent or otherwise, under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party (after giving effect hereto) and # to the extent such Loan Party granted liens on or security interests in any of its property pursuant to any such Loan Document as security for or otherwise guaranteed the [[Loan Parties:Organization]]’ Obligations under or with respect to the Loan Documents, ratifies and reaffirms such guarantee and grant of security interests and liens and confirms and agrees that such security interests and liens hereafter secure all of the Obligations as amended hereby. Each of the Loan Parties hereby consents to this Amendment and acknowledges that each of the Loan Documents remains in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and reaffirmed. The execution of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or Lenders, constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents or serve to effect a novation of the Obligations.

Ratification. Borrower and each Guarantor hereby confirm and ratify the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Documents and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, as amended hereby, and acknowledge and agree that the same shall continue in full force and effect, as amended hereby and by any prior amendments thereto. Nothing in this Amendment extinguishes, novates or releases any right, claim, lien, security interest or entitlement of any of the Lenders or the