UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 3, 2020

J.Crew Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 333-175075

225 Liberty Street

New York, New York 10281

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(212) 209-2500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Transaction Support Agreement

On May 3, 2020, Chinos Holdings, Inc. (“Parent”), the ultimate parent of J.Crew Group, Inc. (the “Company”), Chinos Intermediate Holdings A, Inc. (“Chinos A”), an indirect parent of the Company, Chinos Intermediate Holdings B, Inc. (“Chinos B”) the direct parent of the Company, the Company and certain of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors” and after emergence from the Chapter 11 Cases, as defined herein, the “Reorganized Debtors”) entered into an agreement (the “Transaction Support Agreement”) relating to a series of transactions (together, the “Transactions”) with an ad hoc group of creditors (the “Initial Consenting Support Parties”) collectively owning or controlling approximately (i) 71% of the term loans (the “Term Loans” and holders thereof, the “Term Lenders”) under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated March 5, 2014, among the Company, Chinos B, the lenders party thereto, and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB as successor administrative agent (the “Term Loan Agreement”) and (ii) 78% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 13.00% Senior Secured Exchange Notes due 2021 and 13.00% Senior Secured New Money Notes due 2021 (collectively, the “IPCo Notes” and holders thereof, the “IPCo Noteholders”) issued by J.Crew Brand Corp. and J. Crew Brand, LLC under the two Indentures dated July 13, 2017 (the “IPCo Indentures”). In addition, the Transaction Support Agreement is also supported by TPG Chinos, L.P., TPG Chinos Co-Invest, L.P., Green Equity Investors V, L.P., Green Equity Investors Side V, L.P. and LGP Chino Coinvest LLC (collectively, the “Sponsors”).

As previously disclosed, on May 4, 2020  (the “Petition Date”), as contemplated by the Transaction Support Agreement, the Debtors filed voluntary petitions (the “Bankruptcy Petitions,” and the cases commenced thereby, the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under chapter 11 of title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Initial Consenting Support Parties, the Sponsors and the Debtors have agreed to the principal terms of the Transaction, which will be implemented through a prearranged proposed plan of reorganization (the “Proposed Plan”) under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). The date on which the Proposed Plan is consummated is herein referred to as the “Effective Date.” All capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this Item 1.01 shall have the meaning given to them in the Transaction Support Agreement.

Under the terms of the Transaction Support Agreement:

“Eligible Holder Allocation” means the pro rata share of half of the DIP Loans and Additional New Term Loans, with (i) the numerator being the sum of such holder’s share of prepetition claims under the IPCo Indentures as of the Election Date and prepetition claims under the Term Loan Agreement as of the Election Date and (ii) the denominator being the aggregate amount of all prepetition amounts outstanding under the IPCo Indentures (which will include a make-whole calculated as of the Petition Date) and the Term Loan Agreement.

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In addition, the Transaction Support Agreement contemplates the following treatment for certain key classes of creditors under the Proposed Plan:

A condition to being a holder of an Ongoing Trade Claim will be execution of a trade agreement within 30 days of the Petition Date, providing for continuity of goods and services to the Reorganized Debtors for a period of at least 180 days on terms no less favorable to the Debtors than those in in place in the year prior the Petition Date.

Each of the Transactions is on terms and conditions as set forth in the Transaction Support Agreement and the exhibits thereto. The Transaction Support Agreement contains certain representations, warranties and other agreements by the Debtors, the Consenting Support Parties, and the Sponsors. The parties’ obligations thereunder are subject to various terms and conditions and termination provisions as set forth therein.

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The foregoing description of the Transaction Support Agreement (including the proposed terms of the Proposed Plan) is a summary only, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Transaction Support Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Any new securities to be issued pursuant to the Transaction have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws. Therefore, the new securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or buy, nor the solicitation of an offer to sell or buy, any securities referred to herein, nor is this Current Report on Form 8-K a solicitation of consents to or votes to accept the Proposed Plan or any other chapter 11 plan. Any solicitation or offer will only be made pursuant to a disclosure statement and only to such persons and in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.

As previously announced, on December 2, 2019, Parent, the Company, and certain of Parent’s subsidiaries entered into an agreement (as amended the “Existing Transaction Support Agreement”) with certain of the Term Lenders and IPCo Noteholders and the Sponsors. The commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases constituted an Automatic Termination Event (as defined in the Existing Transaction Support Agreement) under the Existing Transaction Support Agreement. The Existing Transaction Support Agreement has, therefore, terminated automatically in accordance with its terms.

Debtor in Possession Credit Facility

In connection with the Chapter 11 Cases and pursuant to the terms of the Proposed Plan and the Transaction Support Agreement, Chinos A, as borrower (in such capacity, the “Borrower”) and Parent, plan to enter into a Debtor in Possession Credit Agreement (the “DIP Credit Agreement”) with Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto from time to time. If approved by the Bankruptcy Court the DIP Credit Agreement will provide for a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $400 million (the “DIP Loans”). The Debtors expect the DIP Credit Agreement will mature one year from the anniversary of the Petition Date and that the DIP Loans will bear interest at a rate of either, at the election of the Borrower, (i) LIBOR plus 800 basis points per annum or (ii) an adjusted base rate plus 700 basis points per annum; provided, that, past due amounts under the DIP Credit Agreement shall accrue an additional 200 basis points per annum of default interest.

The entry into the DIP Credit Agreement will be subject to certain conditions precedent, including the entry by the Bankruptcy Court of an interim order approving the DIP Credit Agreement. The DIP Credit Agreement will contain certain representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and events of default customary in debtor in possession financings.

The filing of the Bankruptcy Petitions triggers an event of default that accelerated the obligations of certain of the Debtors under the following debt instruments (the “Debt Instruments”):

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The Debt Instruments provide that as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, the principal and accrued interest due, and in the case of the IPCo Notes, premium, if any, thereunder shall be immediately due and payable. Any efforts to enforce prepetition payment obligations under the Debt Instruments against the Debtors are automatically stayed by section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code as a result of the filing of the Bankruptcy Petitions, and the holders’ rights of enforcement in respect of the Debt Instruments against the Debtors are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.

Going Dark

The Company has decided to cease voluntary filing of periodic reports with the SEC. The Company has determined that “going dark” is in its best interest as a result of the substantial accounting and other expenses relating to maintaining status as a publicly reporting company. Because the Company is a voluntary filer with the SEC and was never required to file reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company is not currently required to file a Form 15 with the SEC. Although the Company will cease filing reports with the SEC, it intends to make certain financial and other information available on the investors section of its corporate website, https://investors.jcrew.com/.

Trading Securities

The Company cautions that acquiring the Company’s loans or trading in the Company’s securities during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases is highly speculative and poses substantial risks. The purchase or trading prices for the Company’s loans or securities may bear little or no relationship to the actual recovery, if any, by holders of the Company’s securities in the Chapter 11 Cases and the holders should be prepared to bear the risk the loss of all or most of the value of such loans or securities.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements herein and in the exhibits attached hereto, are “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements reflect the Debtors’ current expectations or beliefs concerning future events, and actual results of operations may differ materially from historical results or current expectations. Any such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including risks related to the terms of and potential transactions contemplated by the Transaction Support Agreement, Proposed Plan and Disclosure Statement, the Chapter 11 Cases and Bankruptcy Court proceedings, the anticipated mailing date of Solicitation Materials, the ability of the Debtors to comply with the terms of the Transaction Support Agreement and DIP Loans, including completing various stages of the restructuring within the dates specified by the Transaction Support Agreement and DIP Loans, the ability of Parent to obtain requisite support for the restructuring from various stakeholders, the ability of the Proposed Plan to satisfy all the requirements necessary for confirmation by the Bankruptcy Court, the ability of the Debtors to successfully execute the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Support Agreement without substantial disruption to the Company’s business, the high costs of bankruptcy proceedings and related fees, including the risk that the restructuring will take longer than anticipated, the actions and decisions of the Debtors’ creditors and other third parties who have interests in the Chapter 11 Cases that may be inconsistent with the Company’s operational and strategic plans, the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern, and the effects of disruption from the proposed restructuring making it more difficult to maintain business, financing and operational relationships and to retain key executives. Forward-looking statements are also subject to various risks and uncertainties related to the Company’s business, such as its ability to anticipate and timely respond to changes in trends and consumer preferences, the strength of the global economy, competitive market conditions, its ability to attract and retain key personnel, its ability to successfully develop, launch and grow its newer concepts and execute on strategic initiatives, product offerings, sales channels and businesses, its ability to implement its growth strategy, material disruption to its information systems, compromises to its data security, its ability to maintain the value of its brands and protect its trademarks, its ability to implement its real estate strategy, changes in demographic patterns, adverse or unseasonable weather or other interruptions in its foreign sourcing, customer call, order fulfillment or distribution operations, increases in the demand for or prices of raw materials used to manufacture its products, trade restrictions or disruptions, the impact of potential global health emergencies such as COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, including potential negative impacts on the global economy, product demand, foreign sourcing and operations generally and other factors which are set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and in all filings with the SEC made subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K and any information that is otherwise provided to investors. Because of the factors described above and the inherent uncertainty of predicting future events, the Company cautions you against relying on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

* Certain schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished as a supplement to the SEC upon request.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

TRANSACTION SUPPORT AGREEMENT

This TRANSACTION SUPPORT AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time and including all exhibits and schedules hereto, this “Agreement”) dated May 3, 2020 is entered into by and among:

The Company, each Consenting Support Party (as defined below), and each Sponsor are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties” and each, individually as a “Party”.

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to consummate, support, and consent to (as applicable) a series of transactions (the “Transaction”) on the Plan Effective Date (as defined below):

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, on a several but not joint basis, agree as follows:

As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a)    “Alternative Transaction” means any reorganization, liquidation, merger, consolidation, tender offer, exchange offer, business combination, joint venture, partnership, sale of a material portion of the Company’s assets or liabilities, including pursuant to a financing (debt or equity), recapitalization, or restructuring of the Company, other than the Transaction.

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(b)    “Backstop Minimum Allocation” means the Backstop Parties’ obligation to provide 50% of $400 million aggregate principal amount of DIP Loans and Additional New Term Loans in accordance with the Backstop Commitment Letter and the governing Definitive Documents.

(c)    “Confirmation Date” means the date on which the Bankruptcy Court enters the Confirmation Order.

(d)    “Confirmation Order” means the order entered by the Bankruptcy Court confirming the Plan, which will be consistent with this Agreement and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Requisite Consenting Support Parties.

(e)    “Consenting Claims” means all claims (as that term is defined by section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code) held by Consenting Support Parties from time to time, including all Term Loan Secured Claims, Term Loan Deficiency Claims, and IPCo Notes Claims (each as defined in the Transaction Term Sheet).

(f)    “Consenting Support Group” means any subset of the Consenting Support Parties that includes funds sponsored, managed, advised or sub-advised by the same sponsor, investment advisor, or manager or affiliated sponsors, investment advisors, or managers.

(g)    “Consenting Support Parties” means, collectively, the Initial Consenting Support Parties and the Subsequent Consenting Support Parties.

(h)    “Consenting Support Party Related Fund” means any fund managed, advised or sub-advised by a Consenting Support Party or any of its affiliates.

(i)    “Definitive Documents” means, collectively: (i) the Plan (and any and all exhibits annexes and schedules thereto), (ii) the Disclosure Statement and the other Solicitation Materials, (iii) the Disclosure Statement Order, (iv) the Confirmation Order, (v) all First Day Pleadings and all orders sought pursuant thereto, (vi) the DIP Credit Agreement, (vii) the Interim DIP Order, (viii) the Final DIP Order, (ix) the New Term Credit Agreement, (x) the Warrant Agreement, (xi) the Backstop Commitment Letter, (xii) the registration rights agreement in respect of New Common Shares and any other disclosure documents related to the issuance of New Common Shares, (xiii) the Shareholders Agreement, (xiv) the definitive credit agreement and related loan documentation in respect of any asset-based loan facility for the Company upon emergence from chapter 11, (xv) any new employment, consulting, or similar agreements, (xvi) the plan supplement, and any other compilation of documents and forms of documents, schedules, and exhibits to the Plan to be filed by the Company with the Bankruptcy Court, (xvii) the New Organizational Documents, and (xviii) any and all other agreements, filings, instruments or other documents related to the Transaction or reasonably desired or necessary to implement the Transaction, in each case consistent with this Agreement and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Requisite Consenting Support

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Parties; provided that any Definitive Document that (i) affects the release, exculpation, injunction, or indemnification provisions related to the Sponsors or (ii) adversely affects the rights or obligations of the Sponsors pursuant to this Agreement and to be implemented pursuant to the Plan shall, in each case, be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, the Requisite Consenting Support Parties, and the Sponsors.

(j)    “DIP Loan Documents” means, collectively, the DIP Credit Agreement and all other agreements, documents, and instruments delivered or entered into in connection therewith, including any guarantee agreements, pledge and collateral agreements, intercreditor agreements, subordination agreements, fee letters, and other security documents.

(k)    “Disclosure Statement” means the disclosure statement of the Company in respect of the Plan, as may be amended from time to time, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Requisite Consenting Support Parties.

(l)    “Disclosure Statement Order” means the order of the Bankruptcy Court approving the Disclosure Statement pursuant to section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(m)    “Eligible Holder Allocation” has the meaning set forth in the Transaction Term Sheet.

(n)    “Final DIP Order” means the final order entered by the Bankruptcy Court approving the DIP Loans, the Company’s use of cash collateral, and the parties’ rights with respect thereto, in form and substance consistent with the Interim DIP Order and otherwise satisfactory to the Company and the Required DIP Lenders.

(o)    “First Day Pleadings” means the “first-day” pleadings that the Company intends to file upon the commencement of, or determine are necessary or desirable to file in connection with, the Company’s chapter 11 cases.

(p)    “Governance Term Sheet” means the term sheet attached hereto as Exhibit E.

(q)    “Interim DIP Order” means the interim order entered by the Bankruptcy Court approving the DIP Loans, the Company’s use of cash collateral, and the parties’ rights with respect thereto, consistent with the form attached hereto as Exhibit F and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Company and the Required DIP Lenders.

(r)    “Material Adverse Effect” means any change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts, circumstance, condition or combination of the foregoing, occurring or existing (as applicable) after the Support Effective Date, that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, finances, properties, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Holdings and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, that no change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts, circumstance or condition to the extent arising from the following, either alone or in combination, will constitute, or be considered in determining whether there has been, a Material Adverse Effect: (A) any change in the United States or foreign economies or

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securities or financial markets in general or that generally affects any industry in which the Company operates; (B) any change arising in connection with earthquakes, hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions or any escalation or material worsening of any such hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions; (C) any changes in applicable laws or accounting rules; (D) resulting from the commencement of soliciting acceptances for the Plan or syndication of the New Term Loans, or actions required by this Agreement, or in furtherance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the filing and prosecution of litigation in connection with a claim, absent any subsequent material adverse ruling or judgment, arising therefrom or related thereto; (E) any change resulting from the public announcement of this Agreement, compliance with terms of this Agreement, or consummation of the Transactions; (F) any change resulting from any act or omission of any of the Company taken with the prior written consent of the Requisite Consenting Support Parties; (G) any failure by Holdings or any of its subsidiaries to meet any projections, estimates or forecasts (financial, operational or otherwise) for any period, or any changes in credit ratings of or with respect to Holdings or any of its subsidiaries, as applicable, or any of their indebtedness or securities (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise or contributing to such failure, to the extent not otherwise excluded by another clause of this definition, may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect); or (H) any act of god, including any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake or other natural disaster, or any pandemic or global public health emergency (as declared by the World Health Organization), including COVID-19; provided, that for the exceptions set forth in (A), (B), (C) and (H) shall not apply to the extent that it is disproportionately adverse to Holdings and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industries in which Holdings and its subsidiaries operate.

(s)    “Milbank” means Milbank LLP.

(t)    “Paul, Weiss” means Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, counsel to TPG.

(u)    “New Organizational Documents” means the organizational and governance documents for the Reorganized Debtors (as defined in the Transaction Term Sheet) and any subsidiaries thereof, including, as applicable, the certificates or articles of incorporation, certificates of formation or certificates of limited partnership, bylaws, limited liability company agreements, or limited partnership agreements (or equivalent governing documents of any of the foregoing).

(v)    “Person” means an individual, firm, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, Governmental Entity, or other entity or organization; provided that “Governmental Entity” for these purposes means the United States and any State (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico), Commonwealth, District, Territory, municipality (including a political subdivision or public agency or instrumentality of a State), foreign state, or a department, agency, or instrumentality of the foregoing.

(w)    “Petition Date” means the date on which the Company files with the Bankruptcy Court a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and any other documents necessary to commence a chapter 11 case for each of its debtor affiliates.

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(x)    “Plan Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions to effectiveness of the Plan have been satisfied or waived in accordance with its terms.

(y)    “Requisite Consenting Support Parties” means, excluding the Sponsors, as of the date of determination, Consenting Support Parties holding at least two-thirds in aggregate principal amount of Term Loans and IPCo Notes, taken together, held by all Consenting Support Parties.

(z)    “Required DIP Lenders” means the “Required Lenders” under the DIP Credit Agreement.

(aa)    “Shareholders Agreement” means the shareholders agreement consistent with the Governance Term Sheet and otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Requisite Consenting Support Parties.

(bb)    “Solicitation Materials” means any materials related to the solicitation of votes for the Plan pursuant to sections 1123, 1126, and 1143 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(cc)    “Subsequent Consenting Support Party” means any Person that becomes a party to this Agreement by executing a Joinder Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Subsequent Consenting Support Parties will not include the Initial Consenting Support Parties.

(dd)    “Supermajority Consenting Support Parties” means Consenting Support Parties beneficially owning or controlling at least 66-2/3% in principal amount outstanding, as of the date of determination, for each of (i) the Term Loans and (ii) the IPCo Notes.

(ee)    “Support Effective Date” means the date on which counterpart signature pages to this Agreement have been executed and delivered by (i) the Company, (ii) the Supermajority Consenting Support Parties, and (iii) the Sponsors.

(ff)    “Support Period” means the period commencing on the Support Effective Date and ending on the date on which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 7 hereof.

(gg)    “Warrant Agreement” means the agreement providing for the issuance of the New Warrants consistent with the Transaction Term Sheet and otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Requisite Consenting Support Parties.

(hh)    “Weil” means Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, counsel to the Company.

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Section 4.01    Support. Each Consenting Support Party agrees during the Support Period, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to use commercially reasonable efforts to:

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Section 4.02    Transfers. Each Consenting Support Party agrees that during the Support Period, it shall not sell, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of (“Transfer”), directly or indirectly, any Consenting Claims, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Common Stock, option thereon, or right or interest therein or any other claims against or interests in the Company (collectively, the “Claims and Interests”) (including grant any proxies, deposit any Claims and Interests into a voting trust or entry into a voting agreement with respect to such Claims and Interests), and any purported Transfer shall be void and without effect unless the transferee thereof:

Each Consenting Support Party agrees that any Transfer of any Claims and Interests that does not comply with the terms and procedures set forth herein shall be deemed void ab initio, and each other Party shall have the right to enforce the voiding of such Transfer.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, a Consenting Support Party may Transfer Claims and Interests to an entity that is acting in its capacity as a Qualified Marketmaker (as defined below) without the requirement that the Qualified Marketmaker be or

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become an entity identified in Sections 4.02(a) or (b) hereof (a “Permitted Transferee”) or a Subsequent Consenting Support Party; provided that the Qualified Marketmaker subsequently Transfers the right, title or interest to such Claims and Interests to a transferee that is a Permitted Transferee or becomes a Subsequent Consenting Support Party as provided herein and the Transfer documentation between the transferor and such Qualified Marketmaker shall contain a requirement that provides for such; provided, further, that if a Consenting Support Party is acting in its capacity as a Qualified Marketmaker, it may Transfer any Claims and Interests that it acquires from a holder of such Claims and Interests that is not a Consenting Support Party without the requirement that the transferee be a Permitted Transferee or become a Subsequent Consenting Support Party.

If at the time of a proposed Transfer of any Claims and Interests to a Qualified Marketmaker, such Claims and Interests: (x) may be voted or consent solicited with respect to a Transaction, then the proposed transferor must first vote or consent such claims or interests in accordance with Section 4.01, or (y) have not yet been and may yet be voted or consent solicited with respect to a Transaction and such Qualified Marketmaker does not Transfer such claims to a Permitted Transferee or a Subsequent Consenting Support Party before the third business day before the expiration of an applicable voting or consent deadline (such date, the “Qualified Marketmaker Joinder Date”), such Qualified Marketmaker shall be required to (and the Transfer documentation to the Qualified Marketmaker shall have provided that it shall), on the first business day immediately after the Qualified Marketmaker Joinder Date, become a Subsequent Consenting Support Party with respect to such claims or interests in accordance with the terms hereof; provided, further, that the Qualified Marketmaker shall automatically, and without further notice or action, no longer be a Subsequent Consenting Support Party with respect to such claim or interest at such time that the transferee becomes a Permitted Transferee or Subsequent Consenting Support Party in accordance with this agreement.

For these purposes, “Qualified Marketmaker” means an entity that (x) holds itself out to the market as standing ready in the ordinary course of business to purchase from and sell to customers Term Loans, IPCo Notes, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Common Stock, or Claims and Interests, or enter with customers into long or short positions in Term Loans, IPCo Notes, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Common Stock, or Claims and Interests, in its capacity as a dealer or market maker in such Term Loans, IPCo Notes, Series A Preferred Stock, Common Stock, or Claims and Interests; and (y) is in fact regularly in the business of making a market in claims, interest, or securities of issuers or borrowers.

Section 4.03    Additional Claims or Interests. If any Party acquires additional claims against or interests in the Company, including any Term Loans, IPCo Notes, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, or Common Stock, from any Person that is not a Consenting Support Party or a Sponsor, then such Party will notify Weil and Milbank within five business days of such acquisition. For the avoidance of doubt, each Party agrees that any additional claims or interests in the Company, including any Term Loans, IPCo Notes, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, or Common Stock, acquired by such Party from a Consenting Support Party, a Sponsor, or any other Person will be subject to this Agreement (other than with respect to any Term Loans, IPCo Notes, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Common Stock, or Claims and Interests acquired by such Party in its capacity as Qualified Marketmaker).

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Section 4.04    Forbearance. Each Consenting Support Party agrees to forbear solely during the Support Period applicable to such Consenting Support Party from the exercise of (or to direct an agent or trustee to exercise) any and all rights and remedies in contravention of this Agreement, whether at law, in equity, by agreement or otherwise, which are or become available to them in respect of the Term Loans, IPCo Notes, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Common Stock, or any other Claims and Interests. Additionally, during the Support Period, the Consenting Support Parties agree not to support, join, or otherwise assist any person in litigation against the Company or the Sponsors in connection with the Transaction, the Term Loans, the IPCo Notes, the Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, the Common Stock, or any other Claims and Interests; provided, that the foregoing will not limit any of the Consenting Support Parties’ rights to enforce any rights under this Agreement.

Section 4.05    Additional Provisions Regarding Consenting Support Party Commitments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Agreement shall: (a) affect the ability of any Consenting Support Party to consult with any other Consenting Support Party, the Company, or any other party in interest in the Company’s chapter 11 cases (including any official committee or the United States Trustee); (b) impair or waive the rights of any Consenting Support Party to assert or raise any objection permitted under this Agreement in connection with the Transaction; (c) prevent any Consenting Support Party from enforcing this Agreement or any Definitive Document, or from contesting whether any matter, fact, or thing is a breach of, or is inconsistent with, such documents; (d) prevent any Consenting Support Party from taking any customary perfection step or other action as is necessary to preserve or defend the validity or existence of its Claims and Interests (including, without limitation, the filing of proofs of claim); or (e) require any Consenting Support Party to incur any expenses, liabilities or other obligations, or agree to any commitments, undertakings, concessions, indemnities or other arrangements that could result in expenses, liabilities, or other obligations to any Consenting Support Party or any of its affiliates; provided, that nothing in the foregoing clause (e) shall serve to limit, alter, or modify any Consenting Support Party’s express obligations under the terms of this Agreement.

Section 4.06    Corporate Consent to DIP Credit Agreement. In their capacities as holders of Series A Preferred Stock constituting over a majority of such stock issued, the undersigned Consenting Support Parties hereby consent to Chinos A as borrower, and Holdings as holdings, entering into this Agreement, the DIP Credit Agreement and each Company entering into any DIP Loan Documents to which they are party and (a) the incurrence, assumption, guarantee or otherwise becoming liable for indebtedness or other obligations upon each Company thereunder and (b) the creation or imposition of a lien, encumbrance, mortgage, pledge, security interest or other similar interest on substantially all of their respective assets or properties, in each case consistent with the DIP Credit Agreement and the DIP Loan Documents. On the Support Effective Date, the corporate action in this Section 4.06 will, pursuant to section 228(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), be deemed to be contemporaneously delivered to Holdings by way of Holding’s countersignature hereto and be deemed effective as of the Support Effective Date. The Consenting Support Parties acknowledge and agree that this Section 4.06 constitutes and shall constitute action taken by Consenting Support Parties by written consent pursuant to Section 228(a) of the DGCL as if taken at a special meeting of the stockholders entitled to vote thereon.

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Section 5.01    The Company agrees during the Support Period to, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, use commercially reasonable efforts to:

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Section 5.02    Limited Forbearance Regarding License Agreements. During the Support Period, J. Crew Domestic Brand, LLC agrees to forbear from collection or enforcement of the “License Fees” as defined in and contemplated under the Amended and Restated Intellectual Property License Agreement and 2017 Intellectual Property License Agreement, each dated July 13, 2017, provided that the accrued and unpaid License Fees will remain outstanding without interest, penalties, or other charges through the earlier of the Support Period, payment in full, or consummation of the Plan.

Section 6.01    The Sponsors severally (and not jointly) agree during the Support Period to, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, use commercially reasonable efforts to:

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Section 6.02    Additional Provisions Regarding Sponsor Commitments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Agreement shall: (a) affect the ability of any Sponsor to consult with any other Sponsor, the Company, or any other party in interest in the Company’s chapter 11 cases (including any official committee or the United States Trustee); (b) impair or waive the rights of any Sponsor to assert or raise any objection permitted under this Agreement in connection with the Transaction; (c) prevent any Sponsor from enforcing this Agreement or any Definitive Document, or from contesting whether any matter, fact, or thing is a breach of, or is inconsistent with, such documents; (d) prevent any Sponsor from taking any customary perfection step or other action as is necessary to preserve or defend

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the validity or existence of its Claims and Interests (including, without limitation, the filing of proofs of claim); or (e) require any Sponsor to incur any expenses, liabilities or other obligations, or agree to any commitments, undertakings, concessions, indemnities or other arrangements that could result in expenses, liabilities, or other obligations to any Sponsor that are not reimbursable or indemnified by the Company; provided, that nothing in the foregoing clause (e) shall serve to limit, alter, or modify any Sponsor’s express obligations under the terms of this Agreement.

Section 6.03    Corporate Consent to DIP Credit Agreement.

(a)    In their capacities as holders of Series B Preferred Stock constituting over a majority of such stock issued, the undersigned Sponsors hereby consent to Chinos A as borrower, and Holdings as holdings, entering into this Agreement, the DIP Credit Agreement and each Company entering into any DIP Loan Documents to which they are party and (a) the incurrence, assumption, guarantee or otherwise becoming liable for indebtedness or other obligations upon each Company thereunder and (b) the creation or imposition of a lien, encumbrance, mortgage, pledge, security interest or other similar interest on substantially all of their respective assets or properties, in each case consistent with the DIP Credit Agreement and the DIP Loan Documents. On the Support Effective Date, the corporate action in this Section 6.03 will, pursuant to section 228(c) of the DGCL, be deemed to be contemporaneously delivered to Holdings by way of Holding’s countersignature hereto and be deemed effective as of the Support Effective Date. The Sponsors acknowledge and agree that this Section 6.03 constitutes and shall constitute action taken by Sponsors by written consent pursuant to Section 228(a) of the DGCL as if taken at a special meeting of the stockholders entitled to vote thereon.

(b)    In their capacities as holders of Common Stock, and in accordance with Section 3.2 of the Amended and Restated Principal Investors Stockholders’ Agreement, between Chinos Holdings, Inc., Chinos Intermediate Holdings A, Inc., Chinos Intermediate Holdings B, Inc., Chinos Intermediate, Inc. J. Crew Group, Inc. and the stockholder parties thereto, dated as of July 13, 2017, LGP hereby consents to Chinos A as borrower, and Holdings as holdings, entering into this Agreement, the DIP Credit Agreement and each Company entering into any DIP Loan Documents to which they are party and the incurrence of indebtedness by Chinos Holdings, Inc. (including assumption of credit and guarantees) or any of its subsidiaries.

Section 7.01    Generally. This Agreement will automatically terminate (a) upon the Plan Effective Date or (b) upon the receipt of written notice, delivered in accordance with Section 21 hereof, from (i) the Requisite Consenting Support Parties to the other Parties at any time after the occurrence, and during the continuation, of any Creditor Termination Event (as defined below) or (ii) the Company (which may be delivered by a single entity on behalf of the Company) to the other Parties at any time after the occurrence, and during the continuation, of any Company Termination Event (as defined below). This Agreement will be terminated solely as to the Sponsors upon the receipt of written notice, delivered in accordance with Section 21 hereof, from the Sponsors to the other Parties at any time after the occurrence, and during the continuation, of any Sponsor Termination Event (as defined below). No Party may terminate this Agreement based on a Creditor Termination Event, Company Termination Event, Sponsor Termination Event, or Individual Termination Event (as defined below), as applicable, caused by such Party’s

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failure to perform or comply in all material respects with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (unless such failure to perform or comply arises as a result of another Party’s actions or inactions in breach of such other Party’s obligations under this Agreement).

Each of the dates and time periods in this Section 7 may be extended by mutual agreement (which may be evidenced by e-mail confirmation) among the Company and the Requisite Consenting Support Parties.

Section 7.02    A “Creditor Termination Event” will mean any of the following:

(a)    the Petition Date has not occurred by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on May 4, 2020;

(b)    the Bankruptcy Court has not entered the Interim DIP Order by the date that is four business days after the Petition Date;

(c)    the Company has not filed the Plan and the Disclosure Statement by the date that is 14 calendar days after the Petition Date;

(d)    the Bankruptcy Court has not entered the Final DIP Order by the date that is 40 calendar days after the Petition Date;

(e)    the Bankruptcy Court has not entered the Disclosure Statement Order by the date that is 70 calendar days after the Petition Date;

(f)    solicitation of the Plan has not commenced by the date that is 80 calendar days after the Petition Date;

(g)    the Bankruptcy Court has not entered the Confirmation Order by the date that is 120 calendar days after the Petition Date;

(h)    the Plan Effective Date has not occurred by the date that is 130 calendar days after the Petition Date;

(i)    the occurrence of any Material Adverse Effect;

(j)    the occurrence of the DIP Termination Date (as defined in the Interim DIP Order or Final DIP Order, as applicable), the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the DIP Loan Documents), or the acceleration of obligations outstanding under the DIP Credit Agreement;

(k)    the termination of the Backstop Commitment Letter;

(l)    the Company withdraws or modifies the Plan or Disclosure Statement or files any motion or pleading with the Bankruptcy Court that is inconsistent with this Agreement or the Plan and such withdrawal, modification or pleading has not been revoked within three business days of written notice from the Requisite Consenting Support Parties;

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(m)    (i) any Definitive Document filed by the Company in its chapter 11 cases or any related order entered by the Bankruptcy Court is inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement or is otherwise not in accordance with this Agreement or any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement or (ii) any of the Definitive Documents is waived, amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified in any material respect without the prior written consent of the Requisite Consenting Support Parties (or such parties as may be required by the terms of such Definitive Document, if then effective), in each case, which has not been cured (if curable) within 10 calendar days of written notice from the Requisite Consenting Support Parties;

(n)    the material breach by the Company of any of the representations, warranties, covenants, or other obligations set forth in this Agreement (including the representations and warranties made by such parties will have been untrue in any material respect when made or will have become untrue in any material respect) and such breach has not been cured (if curable) within 10 calendar days of written notice from the Requisite Consenting Support Parties;

(o)    the Company files, proposes, or otherwise supports an Alternative Transaction or publicly announces its intention to pursue an Alternative Transaction;

(p)    the issuance by any governmental authority, including any regulatory authority or court of competent jurisdiction, of any ruling, judgment or order enjoining the consummation of or rendering illegal the Transaction, and such ruling, judgment, or order has not been reversed, stayed, or vacated within 10 calendar days after such issuance;

(q)    the Bankruptcy Court or a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order (i) converting the Company’s chapter 11 cases to cases under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) dismissing the Company’s chapter 11 cases, or (iii) appointing a trustee or examiner for the Company’s chapter 11 cases, which order in each case has not been reversed, stayed, or vacated within 10 calendar days of such order;

(r)    the Company files or supports another party in filing (i) a motion or pleading challenging the amount, validity, or priority of any claims held by any Consenting Support Party against the Company (or any liens securing such claims) or (ii) a motion or pleading asserting (or seeking standing to assert) any purported claims or causes of action against any of the Consenting Support Parties; which event remains uncured for a period of 10 calendar days after written notice from the Requisite Consenting Support Parties;

(s)    the Bankruptcy Court enters an order providing relief against any Consenting Support Party with respect to any of the causes of action or proceedings specified in Section 7.02(r)(i) or (ii);

(t)    the Company files any motion or application seeking authority to assume or reject any executory contract or unexpired lease, in either case without the prior written consent of the Requisite Consenting Support Parties (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), which filing is not withdrawn after 5 calendar days’ written notice from the Requisite Consenting Support Parties;

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(u)    without the prior consent of the Required Consenting Support Parties, the Company’s foreign subsidiaries or affiliates (i) voluntarily commences any case or files any petition seeking bankruptcy, winding up, dissolution, liquidation, administration, moratorium, reorganization or other relief under any federal, state, or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, administrative receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect except as provided in this Agreement, (ii) consents to the institution of, or fails to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any involuntary proceeding or petition described above, (iii) files an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (iv) applies for or consents to the appointment of a receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official, (v) makes a general assignment or arrangement for the benefit of creditors, or (vi) takes corporate action expressly authorizing any of the foregoing;

(v)    the Bankruptcy Court enters an order terminating the Company’s exclusive right to file or solicit acceptances of a plan of reorganization (including the Plan);

(w)    the Confirmation Order is reversed or vacated; or

(x)    any court of competent jurisdiction has entered a final, non-appealable judgment or order declaring this Agreement to be unenforceable.

Section 7.03    A “Company Termination Event” will mean any of the following:

(a)    the Consenting Support Parties entitled to vote on the Plan, following their actual receipt of the Solicitation Materials and the ballot, will have failed to vote their claims and interests in favor of the Plan by the voting deadline or at any time change their votes to constitute rejections to the Plan, in either case in a manner inconsistent with this Agreement; provided that this termination event will not apply if Consenting Support Parties have timely voted (and not withdrawn) their claims and interests to accept the Plan in amounts necessary for each applicable impaired class under the Plan to “accept” the Plan consistent with section 1126 of the Bankruptcy Code;

(b)    the occurrence of any Material Adverse Effect;

(c)    the Consenting Support Parties file or support any Alternative Transaction, modification, motion, or pleading with the Bankruptcy Court that is materially inconsistent with this Agreement or the Plan and such Alternative Proposal, modification, motion, or pleading has not been revoked within three days after such filing or support;

(d)    the occurrence of the DIP Termination Date (as defined in the Interim DIP Order or Final DIP Order, as applicable), the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the DIP Loan Documents), or the acceleration of obligations outstanding under the DIP Credit Agreement;

(e)    the termination of the Backstop Commitment Letter;

(f)    the material breach by one or more of the Consenting Support Parties of any of the representations, warranties, covenants, or other obligations of such Consenting

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Support Party set forth in this Agreement (including the representations and warranties made by such parties will have been untrue in any material respect when made or will have become untrue in any material respect) and (i) the breaching Consenting Support Parties have not cured such breach within 10 calendar days of written notice from the Company and (ii) the non-breaching Consenting Support Parties no longer constitute the Supermajority Consenting Support Parties;

(g)    the Consenting Support Parties no longer collectively beneficially own or control sufficient claims and interests to constitute the Supermajority Consenting Support Parties;

(h)    the board of directors, board of managers, or such similar governing body of any entity constituting the Company reasonably determines in good faith after consultation with outside counsel that continued performance under this Agreement would be inconsistent with the exercise of its fiduciary duties under applicable law;

(i)    the issuance by any governmental authority, including any regulatory authority or court of competent jurisdiction, of any ruling, judgment or order enjoining the consummation of or rendering illegal the Transaction and such ruling, judgment, or order has not been reversed, stayed, or vacated within 10 calendar days after such issuance;

(j)    the Bankruptcy Court or a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order (i) converting the Company’s chapter 11 cases to cases under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) dismissing the Company’s chapter 11 cases, or (iii) appointing a trustee or examiner for the Company’s chapter 11 cases, which order in each case has not been reversed, stayed, or vacated within 10 calendar days of such order;

(k)    the Confirmation Order is reversed or vacated; or

(l)    any court of competent jurisdiction has entered a final, non-appealable judgment or order declaring this Agreement to be unenforceable.

Section 7.04    A “Sponsor Termination Event” will mean any of the following:

(a)    the Consenting Support Parties entitled to vote on the Plan, following their actual receipt of the Solicitation Materials and the ballot, will have failed to vote their claims and interests in favor of the Plan by the voting deadline or at any time change their votes to constitute rejections to the Plan, in either case in a manner inconsistent with this Agreement; provided that this termination event will not apply if Consenting Support Parties have timely voted (and not withdrawn) their claims and interests to accept the Plan in amounts necessary for each applicable impaired class under the Plan to “accept” the Plan consistent with section 1126 of the Bankruptcy Code;

(b)    the Plan Effective Date shall not have occurred by the date that is 200 calendar days after the Petition Date

(c)    the occurrence of any Material Adverse Effect;

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(d)    the occurrence of the DIP Termination Date (as defined in the Interim DIP Order or Final DIP Order, as applicable), the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the DIP Loan Documents), or the acceleration of obligations outstanding under the DIP Credit Agreement;

(e)    the Company withdraws or modifies the Plan or Disclosure Statement or files any motion or pleading with the Bankruptcy Court that is inconsistent with this Agreement or the Plan, and such withdrawal, modification, or pleading has not been revoked within 10 calendar days of written notice from the Sponsors;

(f)    the termination of the Backstop Commitment Letter;

(g)    the Requisite Consenting Support Parties direct the Company to cause Holdings to be treated as a pass-through entity for tax purposes prior to the effectiveness of the Plan and such treatment would adversely affect the Sponsors;

(h)    (i) any Definitive Document filed by the Company in its chapter 11 cases or any related order entered by the Bankruptcy Court is inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement or is otherwise not in accordance with this Agreement or any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement or (ii) any of the Definitive Documents is waived, amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified in any material respect without the prior written consent of the Sponsors (or such parties as may be required by the terms of such Definitive Document, if then effective), in each case, which has not been cured (if curable) within 10 days of written notice from the Sponsors;

(i)    the material breach by one or more of the Consenting Support Parties of any of the representations, warranties, covenants, or other obligations of such Consenting Support Party set forth in this Agreement (including the representations and warranties made by such parties will have been untrue in any material respect when made or will have become untrue in any material respect) and (i) the breaching Consenting Support Parties have not cured such breach within 10 days of written notice from the Sponsors and (ii) the non-breaching Consenting Support Parties no longer constitute the Supermajority Consenting Support Parties;

(j)    the material breach by the Company of any of the representations, warranties, covenants, or other obligations set forth in this Agreement (including the representations and warranties made by such parties will have been untrue in any material respect when made or will have become untrue in any material respect) and such breach has not been cured (if curable) within 10 calendar days of written notice from the Sponsors;

(k)    the Consenting Support Parties no longer collectively beneficially own or control sufficient claims and interests to constitute the Supermajority Consenting Support Parties;

(l)    the Company files, proposes, or otherwise supports an Alternative Transaction or publicly announces its intention to pursue an Alternative Transaction;

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(m)    the issuance by any governmental authority, including any regulatory authority or court of competent jurisdiction, of any ruling, judgment or order enjoining the consummation of or rendering illegal the Transaction, and such ruling, judgment, or order has not been reversed, stayed, or vacated within 10 calendar days after such issuance;

(n)    the Bankruptcy Court or a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order (i) converting the Company’s chapter 11 cases to cases under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) dismissing the Company’s chapter 11 cases, or (iii) appointing a trustee or examiner for the Company’s chapter 11 cases, which order in each case has not been reversed, stayed, or vacated within 10 calendar days of such order;

(o)    the Company files or supports another party in filing (i) a motion or pleading challenging the amount, validity, or priority of any claims held by the Sponsors against the Company (or any liens securing such claims) or (ii) a motion or pleading asserting (or seeking standing to assert) any purported claims or causes of action against any of the Sponsors; which event remains uncured for a period of 10 calendar days after written notice from the Sponsors;

(p)    the Bankruptcy Court enters an order providing relief against the Sponsors with respect to any of the causes of action or proceedings specified in Section 7.04(n)(i) or (ii);

(q)    the Company files any motion or application seeking authority to assume or reject any executory contract or unexpired lease, in either case without the prior written consent of the Sponsors (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), which filing is not withdrawn within 10 calendar days’ of written notice from the Sponsors;

(r)    without the prior consent of the Requisite Consenting Support Parties, the Company’s foreign subsidiaries or affiliates (i) voluntarily commences any case or files any petition seeking bankruptcy, winding up, dissolution, liquidation, administration, moratorium, reorganization or other relief under any federal, state, or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, administrative receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect except as provided in this Agreement, (ii) consents to the institution of, or fails to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any involuntary proceeding or petition described above, (iii) files an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (iv) applies for or consents to the appointment of a receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official, (v) makes a general assignment or arrangement for the benefit of creditors, or (vi) takes corporate action expressly authorizing any of the foregoing;

(s)    the Confirmation Order is reversed or vacated; or

(t)    any court of competent jurisdiction has entered a final, non-appealable judgment or order declaring this Agreement to be unenforceable.

Section 7.05    Mutual Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by mutual agreement of the Company, Sponsors, and the Consenting Support Parties upon the receipt of written notice delivered in accordance with Section 21 hereof.

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Section 7.06    Individual Termination. Any individual Consenting Support Party may terminate this Agreement, as to itself only, by the delivery to the Company, the Initial Consenting Support Parties, and the Sponsors of a written notice, in accordance with Section 21 hereof, upon the occurrence and continuation of any of the following events (each, an “Individual Termination Event”):

(a)    this Agreement or the Plan is amended without its consent in such a way as to alter any of the economic terms hereof or thereof in a manner that is disproportionately adverse to such Consenting Support Party as compared to similarly situated Consenting Support Parties;

(b)    this Agreement or the Plan is amended without its prior written consent in a manner that adversely affects the economic treatment of such Consenting Support Party’s claims under the Plan compared to the economic treatment set forth in the Transaction Term Sheet or reduces the amount of such Consenting Support Party’s claims under the Plan compared to the amount of such claims set forth in the Transaction Term Sheet; or

(c)    the Plan Effective Date shall not have occurred by the date that is 200 calendar days after the Petition Date.

Section 7.07    Effect of Termination. Upon any termination of this Agreement that is not limited in its effectiveness to an individual Party or Parties in accordance with this Section 7, this Agreement will forthwith become void and of no further force or effect and each Party will, except as provided otherwise in this Agreement, be immediately released from its liabilities, obligations, commitments, undertakings and agreements under or related to this Agreement and will have all the rights and remedies that it would have had and will be entitled to take all actions, whether with respect to the Transaction or otherwise, that it would have been entitled to take had it not entered into this Agreement, including all rights and remedies available to it under applicable law, the Term Loan Agreement, the IPCo Indentures, the certificate of designation for the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, and any ancillary documents or agreements thereto; provided, that in no event will any such termination relieve a Party from liability for its breach or non-performance of its obligations hereunder before the date of such termination.

Upon a Sponsor Termination Event or Individual Termination Event (the applicable terminating party, the “Terminated Party”), this Agreement will forthwith become void and of no further force or effect with respect to the Terminated Party, who will, except as provided otherwise in this Agreement, be immediately released from its liabilities, obligations, commitments, undertakings and agreements under or related to this Agreement and will have all the rights and remedies that it would have had and will be entitled to take all actions, whether with respect to the Transaction or otherwise, that it would have been entitled to take had it not entered into this Agreement, including all rights and remedies available to it under applicable law, the Term Loan Agreement, the IPCo Indentures, the certificate of designation for the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, and any ancillary documents or agreements thereto; provided, that (a) in no event will any such termination relieve the Terminated Party from liability for its breach or non-performance of its obligations hereunder before the date of such termination and (b) this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect with respect to all Parties other than the Terminated Party.

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Upon any termination of this Agreement, (a) each Consenting Support Party and the Sponsors or (b) the Terminated Party, as applicable, will be deemed to have automatically revoked and withdrawn its participation in the Transaction (including any ballots submitted or releases granted), without any further action and irrespective of the expiration or availability of any “withdrawal period” or similar restriction, whereupon any such consents will be deemed, for all purposes, to be null and void ab initio and will not be considered or otherwise used in any manner by the Parties in connection with the Transaction and this Agreement, and the Company agrees not to accept any such consents and to take all action necessary or reasonably required to allow the Consenting Support Parties, Sponsors or Terminated Party, as applicable, to arrange with its or their custodian and brokers to effectuate the withdrawal of such consents, including the reopening or extension of any withdrawal or similar periods; provided that the revocation and withdrawal herein will not apply: (a) if the Agreement is terminated upon consummation of the Transaction; (b) to the Consenting Support Parties if the Agreement is terminated as a result of their breach of the Agreement; or (c) to the Sponsors if the Agreement is terminated as a result of their breach of the Agreement.

Section 7.08    Settlement. This Agreement and the Definitive Documents are part of a proposed settlement of a dispute among certain of the Parties. If the Transactions are not consummated, nothing herein will be construed as a waiver by any Party of any or all of such Party’s rights and the Parties expressly reserve any and all of their respective rights. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 408 and any other applicable rules of evidence, this Agreement and all negotiations relating hereto will not be admissible into evidence in any proceeding other than a proceeding to enforce its terms.

Section 7.09    Automatic Stay. The Company acknowledges that, after the commencement of the Company’s chapter 11 cases, the giving of notice of default or termination by any other Party pursuant to this Agreement shall not be a violation of the automatic stay under section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code, and the Company hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the applicability of the automatic stay as it relates to any such notice being provided; provided that nothing herein shall prejudice any Party’s rights to argue that the giving of notice of default or termination was not proper under the terms of this Agreement.

Section 8.01    Each Party hereby covenants and agrees to cooperate with each other in good faith in connection with, and will exercise commercially reasonable efforts with respect to, the negotiation, drafting and execution and delivery of the Definitive Documents. In the case of any conflict or inconsistency between the Transaction Term Sheet and any form of or term sheet for a Definitive Document attached as an exhibit hereto, the terms of the Transaction Term Sheet shall control.

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Section 9.01    Each Party, severally (and not jointly), represents and warrants to the other Parties that the following statements are true, correct and complete as of the date hereof (or such later date that such Party first becomes bound by this Agreement) and solely with respect to the Company, subject to any limitations or approvals arising from or required by the commencement of the Company’s chapter 11 cases:

(a)    such Party is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, and has all requisite corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar authority to enter into this Agreement and carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and perform its obligations contemplated hereunder; and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of such Party’s obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company, partnership or other similar action on its part;

(b)    assuming the Consenting Support Parties consent to the Transactions contemplated in this Agreement the execution, delivery and performance by such Party of this Agreement does not and will not (i) violate any provision of law, rule or regulation applicable to it or any of its subsidiaries or its charter or bylaws (or other similar governing documents) or those of any of its subsidiaries, or (ii) in the case of the Consenting Support Parties, conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any material contractual obligation to which it or any of its subsidiaries is a party, and (iii) in the case of the Company and the Sponsors, conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any contractual obligation to which it or any of its subsidiaries is a party, except, in the case of this clause (iii), for any such conflict, breach or default as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)    the execution, delivery and performance by such Party of this Agreement does not and will not require any registration or filing with, consent or approval of, or notice to, or other action to, with or by, any federal, state or governmental authority or regulatory body, except such filings that may be necessary in connection with the Company’s chapter 11 cases and such filings as may be necessary or required for disclosure by the SEC; and

(d)    this Agreement is the legally valid and binding obligation of such Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability or a ruling of a court.

Section 9.02    Each Consenting Support Party severally (and not jointly), represents and warrants to the other Parties that as of the date hereof (or such later date that such Party first becomes bound by this Agreement), such Consenting Support Party:

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Section 10.01    On the Support Effective Date, the Company will disseminate a press release disclosing the existence of this Agreement and the terms hereof. If the Company fails to make the foregoing disclosures in compliance with the terms specified herein, any Initial Consenting Support Party may publicly disclose the foregoing, including this Agreement (subject to the redactions called for by this Section 10 hereof), and the Company hereby waives any claims against the Initial Consenting Support Parties arising as a result of such disclosure by an Initial Consenting Support Party in compliance with this Agreement.

Section 10.02    The Company will submit drafts to Milbank and Paul, Weiss of any press releases, public documents, and any and all filings with the SEC that constitute disclosure of the existence or terms of this Agreement or any amendment to the terms of this Agreement at least two business days before making any such disclosure (if practicable, and if two business days before is not practicable, then as soon as practicable but in no event less than 24 hours before making any such disclosure), and will afford them a reasonable opportunity to comment on such documents and disclosures and will incorporate any such reasonable comments in good faith. Except as required by law or otherwise permitted under the terms of any other agreement between the Company and any Consenting Support Party, no Party or its advisors will disclose to any person (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Consenting Support Party), other than advisors to the Company, the principal amount or percentage of any Term Loans, IPCo Notes, Series A Preferred Stock, Common Stock, or any other securities of the Company held by any Consenting Support Party, in each case, without such Consenting Support Party’s prior

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written consent; provided, that (a) if such disclosure is required by law, subpoena, or other legal process or regulation, the disclosing Party will afford the relevant Consenting Support Party a reasonable opportunity to review and comment in advance of such disclosure and will take all reasonable measures to limit such disclosure and (b) the foregoing will not prohibit the disclosure of the aggregate percentage or aggregate principal amount of Term Loans, IPCo Notes, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, or Common Stock held by all the Consenting Support Parties collectively. Notwithstanding the provisions in this Section 10, any Party hereto may disclose, if consented to in writing by a Consenting Support Party, such Consenting Support Party’s individual holdings.

Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, this Agreement may not be waived, modified, amended or supplemented except in a writing signed by the Company and the Requisite Consenting Support Parties; provided that: (i) any waiver, modification, amendment, or supplement to Section 7.06 or this Section 11 shall require the prior written consent of each Party; (ii) any waiver, modification, amendment, or supplement to the definition of Requisite Consenting Support Parties shall require the prior written consent of each Initial Consenting Support Party; (iii) any waiver, modification, amendment, or supplement that materially and adversely affects the releases provided to Consenting Support Parties as holders of Series A Preferred Stock or Common Stock must also be approved by Consenting Support Parties holding a majority of Series A Preferred Stock or Common Stock, as applicable, outstanding for all Consenting Support Parties; and (iv) any waiver, modification, amendment or supplement that adversely affects the Sponsors shall require the prior written consent of the Sponsors. Any waiver, modification, amendment, or supplement to any Definitive Document that is in effect in accordance with the terms thereof shall be governed as set forth in such Definitive Document. Any consent required to be provided pursuant to this Section 11 may be delivered by e-mail from counsel.

This Agreement will become effective and binding on (a) the Company, the Initial Consenting Support Parties, and the Sponsors on the date of the Support Effective Date and (b) any Subsequent Consenting Support Party upon delivery of a validly completed Joinder Agreement and of a signed acknowledgement from the Company to the other Parties; provided that signature pages executed by Consenting Support Parties will be delivered to (x) other Consenting Support Parties in a redacted form that removes such Consenting Support Party’s holdings of the Term Loans, IPCo Notes, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, and Common Stock and (y) the Company, the Sponsors, Weil, Milbank, and Paul, Weiss in an unredacted form (to be held by Weil, Milbank, and Paul, Weiss on a professionals’ eyes only basis and by the Company and the Sponsors on a confidential basis).

THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE

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APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. BY ITS EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ANY LEGAL ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING AGAINST IT WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER UNDER OR ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED IN ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING, SHALL BE BROUGHT AND DETERMINED IN THE BANKRUPTCY COURT, FOR SO LONG AS THE COMPANY’S CHAPTER 11 CASES ARE PENDING, AND OTHERWISE IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS AND SUBMITS ITSELF TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF EACH SUCH COURT, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

All remedies that are available at law or in equity, including specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief, to any Party for a breach of this Agreement by another Party shall be available to the non-breaching Party (and for the avoidance of doubt, it is agreed by the other Parties that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by any Party and each non-breaching Party will be entitled to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy of any such breach); provided, that in connection with any remedy asserted in connection with this Agreement, each Party agrees to waive the requirement for the securing or posting of a bond in connection with any remedy and to waive the necessity of proving the inadequacy of money damages. All rights, powers, and remedies provided under this Agreement or otherwise available at law or in equity will be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise of any remedy, power, or remedy by any Party will not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such right, power, or remedy by such Party or any other Person.

Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7 hereof, Sections 7.07, 10, and 13–23 will survive such termination and will continue in full force and effect for the benefit of the Parties in accordance with the terms hereof; provided, however, that any liability of a Party for failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement will survive such termination.

The headings of the sections, paragraphs and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and will not affect the interpretation hereof or, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Agreement.

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This Agreement is intended to bind and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, will be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, such invalidity or unenforceability will attach only to such provision or part thereof and the remaining part of such provision hereof and this Agreement will continue in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon any such determination of invalidity, the Parties will negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible. The agreements, representations and obligations of the Parties are, in all respects, ratable and several and neither joint nor joint and several.

Unless expressly stated herein, this Agreement will be solely for the benefit of the Parties and no other person or entity will be a third-party beneficiary hereof. The Term Agent will be an express third-party beneficiary solely with respect to Section 4.01(d) of the Agreement, and no other sections or provisions of the Agreement.

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties, and supersedes all other prior negotiations, with respect to the subject matter hereof, except that the Parties acknowledge that any confidentiality agreements heretofore executed between the Company and any Consenting Support Party (or any advisor thereto) will continue in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof.

This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original, and all of which together will be deemed to be one and the same agreement. Execution copies of this Agreement may be delivered by electronic mail, which will be deemed to be an original for the purposes of this paragraph.

All notices hereunder will be deemed given if in writing and delivered, if contemporaneously sent by electronic mail, courier or by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) to the following addresses and electronic mail addresses:

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Any notice given by delivery, mail, or courier will be effective when received. Any notice given by electronic mail will be effective upon confirmation of transmission.

Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing herein is intended to, or does, in any manner waive, limit, impair, or restrict the ability of each of the Parties (i) to protect and preserve its rights, remedies and interests, including its claims against any of the other Parties (or their respective affiliates or subsidiaries), (ii) purchase, sell, or enter into any transactions in connection with the Term Loans, IPCo Notes, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, or Common Stock, (iii) enforce any right under the Term Loan Agreement, subject to the terms hereof, (iv) consult with other Consenting Support Parties, other holders of Term Loans, IPCo Notes, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, or Common Stock, or any other Party regarding the Transaction (and not any other Alternative Transaction), or (v) enforce any right, remedy, condition, consent or approval requirement under this Agreement or in any of the Definitive Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, if this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms for any reason (other than consummation of the Transaction), the Parties each fully and expressly reserve any and all of their respective rights, remedies, claims, defenses and interests, subject to Sections 7 and 14 in the case of any claim for breach of this Agreement arising before termination. Each of the Parties denies any and all wrongdoing or liability of any kind and does not concede any infirmity in the claims or defenses which it has asserted or could assert.

It is understood and agreed that no Consenting Support Party has any duty of trust or confidence in any kind or form with any other Consenting Support Party, and, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, there are no commitments between them. In this regard, it is understood and agreed that any Consenting Support Party may acquire Term Loans, IPCo Notes, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Common Stock, or other debt or equity securities of the Company without the consent of the Company or any other Consenting Support Party, subject to applicable securities laws and the terms of this Agreement; provided, that, no Consenting Support Party will have any responsibility for any such acquisition to any other entity by virtue of this Agreement.

Section 24.01    This Agreement is not and will not be deemed to be a solicitation to tender or exchange any of the Term Loans, IPCo Notes, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, or Common Stock. Each Party acknowledges that it has had an opportunity to receive information from the Company and that it has been represented by counsel, including with respect to tax matters, in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, any rule of law or any legal decision that would provide any Party with a defense to the enforcement of the terms of this Agreement against such Party based upon lack of legal counsel will have no application and is expressly waived.

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Section 24.02    Although none of the Parties intends that this Agreement should constitute, and they each believe it does not constitute, an offering of securities, each Consenting Support Party acknowledges, agrees, and represents to the other Parties that it (a) is (i) an “accredited institutional investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), or (7) under the Securities Act and/or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as such term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, (b) understands that any securities to be acquired by it pursuant to the Transaction have not been registered under the Securities Act and that such securities are being offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from registration contained in the Securities Act, based in part upon such Consenting Support Party’s representations contained in this Agreement, and cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration is available, and (c) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such Consenting Support Party is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the securities to be acquired by it pursuant to the Transaction and understands and is able to bear any economic risks with such investment.

Section 24.03    Each Consenting Support Party acknowledges that it is acquiring any New Equity Allocation and New Warrants for investment purposes and solely for its own account, or for the accounts of the beneficial owners for whom it acts as investment advisor or manager, and not with a view to, or for resale of such securities in violation of the Securities Act. Such Consenting Support Party will not resell, transfer, assign or distribute the New Equity Allocation and New Warrants acquired by it pursuant hereto except, if applicable, in compliance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption therefrom. The financial situation of such Consenting Support Party (and each beneficial owner for whom it acts as investment advisor or manager) is such that it can afford to bear the economic risk of holding any New Equity Allocation and New Warrants. Such Consenting Support Party (and each beneficial owner for whom it acts as investment advisor or manager) can afford to suffer the complete loss of its investment in any New Equity Allocation and New Warrants. The knowledge and experience of such Consenting Support Party in financial and business matters is such that it, together with the assistance of its advisors, is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of acquiring any New Equity Allocation and New Warrants. Such Consenting Support Party acknowledges that (a) the offers of New Equity Allocation and New Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act; (b) the offers of New Equity Allocation and New Warrants are intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or an available exemption; and (c) there is no established market for the New Common Shares and there may not be any public market for such securities in the future.

The Company shall pay and reimburse promptly all reasonable and documented fees and out-of-pocket expenses, to the extent invoiced and subject to and in accordance with the terms of any applicable engagement letter or fee letter or as otherwise agreed between the Company and the applicable party or professional, as the case may be, of (a) Milbank, as counsel to the ad hoc committee of crossholder creditors (the “Ad Hoc Committee”), (b) Tavenner & Beran, PLC, as local counsel to the Ad Hoc Committee, (c) PJT Partners, Inc. (“PJT”), as financial advisor to the Ad Hoc Committee, (d) the Term Agent and Seward & Kissel LLP, as counsel to the Term Agent, (e) Paul, Weiss, as counsel to TPG, and (f) Whiteford Taylor Preston, LLP as local

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counsel to TPG (collectively, the “Transaction Expenses”); provided, that to the extent that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 7 hereof, the Company’s reimbursement obligations under this Section 25 shall survive with respect to any and all Transaction Expenses incurred on or before the date of termination and such termination shall not automatically terminate any applicable fee or engagement letters. Before the Petition Date, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to pay any reasonable and documented Transaction Expenses accrued and outstanding as of the Petition Date.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers, solely in their respective capacity as officers of the undersigned and not in any other capacity.

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Annex A

Exhibit 1

Joinder

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT FOR CONSENTING SUPPORT PARTIES

This joinder agreement to the Transaction Support Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2020 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”), between the Company, the Consenting Support Parties, and the Sponsors, each as defined in the Agreement, is executed and delivered by                                                               (the “Joining Party”) as of                             , 2020. Each capitalized term used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

1. Agreement to be Bound. The Joining Party hereby agrees to be bound by all of the terms of the Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Joinder Agreement as Annex I (as the same has been or may be hereafter amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof).

2. Effectiveness. Upon (a) delivery of a signature page for this joinder and (b) written acknowledgement by the Company, the Joining Party shall hereafter be deemed to be a “Consenting Support Party” and a “Party” for all purposes under the Agreement and with respect to any and all Claims and Interests held by such Joining Party.

3. Representations and Warranties. With respect to the aggregate principal amount of Claims and Interests set forth below its name on the signature page hereto, the Joining Party hereby makes the representations and warranties of the Consenting Support Parties, as set forth in Section 9 of the Agreement to each other Party to the Agreement.

4. Governing Law. This joinder agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to any conflict of laws provisions which would require the application of the law of any other jurisdiction.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Joining Party has caused this joinder to be executed as of the date first written above.

Principal Amount of the Term Loans: $            

Principal Amount of the IPCo Notes: $            

Amount of Series A Preferred Stock:             

Amount of Series B Preferred Stock:             

Amount of Common Stock:             

Notice Address:

Exhibit A

Transaction Term Sheet

Exhibit A

CHINOS HOLDINGS, INC., ET AL.

TRANSACTION TERM SHEET

This term sheet (the “Term Sheet”) sets forth the principal terms of a comprehensive transaction involving the existing debt and other obligations of the Debtors (on the terms set forth herein, the “Transaction”). The Transaction will be consummated through prearranged cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division (the “Bankruptcy Court”) and as otherwise set forth in the transaction support agreement to which this Term Sheet is attached as Exhibit A (the “TSA”).¹

THIS TERM SHEET DOES NOT CONSTITUTE (NOR WILL IT BE CONSTRUED AS) AN OFFER WITH RESPECT TO ANY SECURITIES OR A SOLICITATION OF ACCEPTANCES OR REJECTIONS AS TO ANY CHAPTER 11 PLAN OF REORGANIZATION, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT SUCH A SOLICITATION, IF ANY, ONLY WILL BE MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF SECURITIES, BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAW.

UNLESS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN, TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY PROVISION OF THIS TERM SHEET IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE TSA, THE TERMS OF THIS TERM SHEET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROVISION SHALL CONTROL.

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DIP Credit Agreement

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FILING VERSION

DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of May [    ], 2020,

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WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB,

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THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO

SENIOR SECURED SUPER-PRIORITY DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION FACILITY

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DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT

This DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of May [    ], 2020, among CHINOS INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS A, INC., a Delaware corporation, as debtor and debtor-in-possession (the “Company” or the “Borrower”), CHINOS HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation, as debtor and debtor-in-possession (“Holdings”), WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB (“WSFS”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Administrative Agent”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Collateral Agent”) under the Loan Documents, and each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

WHEREAS, the Loan Parties (as defined herein) have commenced voluntary cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (as defined herein) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division (the “Bankruptcy Court”), and the Loan Parties continue to operate their businesses and manage their properties as debtors-in-possession pursuant to Sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has asked the Lenders to make post-petition loans and advances to the Borrower comprising a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $400 million. The Lenders have severally, and not jointly, agreed to extend such credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and

WHEREAS, to provide security for the repayment of the Loans (as defined herein), and the payment of the other Obligations (as defined herein) of the Loan Parties hereunder and under the Loan Documents (as defined herein), the Loan Parties will provide and grant to the Collateral Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Secured Parties, certain security interests, liens, and other rights and protections pursuant to the terms hereof, and security interests and liens pursuant to Sections 364(c)(2), 364(c)(3) and 364(d) of the Bankruptcy Code, and super-priority administrative expense claims pursuant to Section 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, and other rights and protections, as more fully described herein.

The applicable Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Accounting Terms

SECTION 1.01.    Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

“ABL Escrow Account” has the meaning assigned to the term “Borrowing Base Account” in the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order.

“Ad Hoc Committee Advisors” means the advisors of the Ad Hoc Committee consisting of PJT Partners, Inc., Milbank LLP and Tavenner & Beran, PLC.

“Ad Hoc Committee” means the ad hoc committee of Consenting Support Parties (as defined in the Transaction Support Agreement).

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“Adjusted Eurodollar Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by the Statutory Reserve Rate and (b) 1.00% per annum. The Adjusted Eurodollar Rate will be adjusted automatically as to all Eurodollar Rate Loan then outstanding as of the effective date of any change in the Statutory Reserve Rate.

“Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.

“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, neither any Agent nor any of its lending affiliates shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries.

“Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(d).

“Agent-Related Persons” means the Agents, together with their Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, attorney-in-fact, partners, trustees and advisors of such Persons and of such Persons’ Affiliates.

“Agents” means the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.

“Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

“Agreement Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.18.

“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50%, (b) to the extent ascertainable, the Eurodollar Rate (which rate shall be calculated based upon an Interest Period of one month and shall be determined on a daily basis and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Eurodollar Rate for any day shall be based on the rate determined on such day at 11 a.m. (London time)) plus 1.00% and (c) the Prime Rate. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the prime rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the Eurodollar Rate, as the case may be, shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the Eurodollar Rate, as the case may be.

“Annual Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of the Saturday closest to January 31, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the Company for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2019.

“Applicable Rate” means a percentage per annum equal to (i) in the case of Base Rate Loans, 7.00% and (ii) in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, 8.00%.

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“Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any Fund that is administered, advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate of such Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.

“Approved Plan of Reorganization” means the “Plan” as contemplated by and as defined in the Transaction Support Agreement.

“Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.

“Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit D or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Attorney Costs” means all reasonable and documented fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external legal counsel.

“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.

“Avoidance Actions” means all causes of action arising under Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code and similar statutes of the relevant states.

“Backstop Commitment Letter” means that certain Backstop Commitment Letter dated May [3], 2020 among the Borrower and the Backstop Lenders.

“Backstop Lender” means each Lender who is party to this Agreement on the Closing Date and is designated as a “Backstop Lender” on Schedule 2.01.

“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

“Bail-In Legislation” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

“Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association, acting in its individual capacity, and its successors and assigns.

“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

“Bankruptcy Court” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals hereto.

“Bankruptcy Court DIP Order” means the Interim DIP Order or the Final DIP Order, as applicable.

“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the Prime Rate and (c) the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate on such day for an Interest Period of one (1) month plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).

“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

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“Benchmark Replacement” means the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which may include Term SOFR) that has been selected by the Required Lenders and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to LIBOR for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of LIBOR with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for each applicable Interest Period, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Required Lenders and the Borrower giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of LIBOR with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of LIBOR with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.

“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that the Required Lenders and the Borrower decide may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders decide that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Required Lenders and the Borrower decide is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement); provided that any such changes shall be administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent.

“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to LIBOR: (a) in the case of clauses (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of LIBOR permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide LIBOR; or (b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.

“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to LIBOR: (a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of LIBOR announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide LIBOR, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide LIBOR, (b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of LIBOR, the US Federal Reserve System, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for LIBOR, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for LIBOR or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for LIBOR, which states that the administrator of LIBOR has ceased or will cease to provide LIBOR permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide LIBOR or (c) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of LIBOR announcing that LIBOR is no longer representative.

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“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means (a) in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication) and (b) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the date specified by the Required Lenders, as applicable, with the consent of the Borrower, by notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBOR and solely to the extent that LIBOR has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (a) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced LIBOR for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 1.10 and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced LIBOR for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 1.10.

“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

“Budget” means a budget in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G, as the same may be amended, supplemented and/or otherwise modified at any time and from time to time in accordance with Section 6.02(g).

“Budget Event” shall mean any of the following:

(a)    the aggregate amount of actual receipts during any Budget Testing Period shall be less than the aggregate receipts in the Budget for such Budget Testing Period by an amount greater than the Permitted Variance (this clause (a), the “Budgeted Receipts Test”); or

(b)    the actual amount of aggregate disbursements (excluding (x) Professional Fees and (y) restructuring charges arising on account of the Chapter 11 Cases (which restructuring charges shall solely consist of (A) U.S. Trustee fees, (B) professional fees and expenses incurred by or for the benefit of (1) any official committee appointed in the Chapter 11 Cases, (2) the Administrative Agent and/or (3) Lenders, (C) amounts paid by the Loan Parties as adequate protection, (D) the fees and expenses of the tax advisors of Holdings, the Borrower and its subsidiaries, (E) interest payable under this Agreement, (F) cash collateral posted in respect of (1) Cash Management Services in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 in the aggregate across all Budget Testing Periods and/or (2) Post-Petition Letters of Credit in an amount not to exceed $40,000,000 in the aggregate across all Budget Testing Periods and (G) any amounts set forth in the Budget in the line items entitled “Restructuring Charges” and “Utility Deposits”, in each case without duplication) shall exceed the projected aggregate disbursements in the Budget for such Budget Testing Period by more than the Permitted Variance (this clause (b), the “Budgeted Disbursements Test”).

“Budget Testing Date” means (a) in the case of the Budgeted Receipts Test, the fourth Saturday after the Petition Date and on Saturday of each week thereafter and (b) in the case of the Budgeted Disbursements Test, the second Saturday after the Petition Date and on Saturday of each week thereafter.

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Sunday prior to the date that is three weeks prior to such Budget Testing Date and ending on such Budget Testing Date and

(b)    for the Budgeted Disbursements Test, (i) with respect to the first Budget Testing Date, the period beginning on Sunday of the week in which the Petition Date occurs and ending on such Budget Testing Date and (ii) with respect to each Budget Testing Date thereafter, the period beginning on the Sunday prior to the date that is one week prior to such Budget Testing Date and ending on such Budget Testing Date.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the jurisdiction where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located and if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, or any other dealings to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market.

“Canadian Dollars” means Canadian dollars, the lawful currency of Canada.

“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a Capitalized Lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP.

“Capitalized Leases” means all leases that have been or are required to be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases; provided that for all purposes hereunder the amount of obligations under any Capitalized Lease shall be the amount thereof accounted for as a liability in accordance with GAAP.

“Carve Out” has the meaning specified in the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order.

“Cash Equivalents” means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary:

(a)    Dollars, Euros or Canadian Dollars;

(b)    in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business and not for speculation;

(c)    readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(d)    certificates of deposit, time deposits and Eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, demand deposits, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any domestic or foreign commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000;

(e)    repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (c) and (d) above or clause (g) below entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (d) above;

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(f)    commercial paper rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency) and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof;

(g)    marketable short-term money market and similar highly liquid funds having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency);

(h)    readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof having an Investment Grade Rating from either Moody’s or S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency) with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(i)    Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency); and

(j)    investment funds investing substantially all of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (i) above.

In the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary or Investments made in a country outside the United States of America, Cash Equivalents shall also include (i) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (a) through (j) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (ii) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (a) through (j) and in this paragraph.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clause (a) above, provided that such amounts are converted into Dollars as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten (10) Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.

“Cash Management Orders” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(j).

“Cash Management Services” means any agreement or arrangement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit card processing, credit or debit card, purchase card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management and/or banking services arrangements.

“Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.

“Causes of Action” has the meaning specified in Section 10.25(c).

“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty (excluding the taking effect after the date of this Agreement of a law, rule, regulation or treaty adopted prior to the date of this Agreement), (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any

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Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203, H.R. 4173), all Laws relating thereto, all interpretations and applications thereof and any compliance by a Lender with any request or directive relating thereto and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall, in each case for purposes of this Agreement, be deemed to be adopted subsequent to the date hereof.

“Chapter 11 Cases” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.

“Chinos Intermediate Holdings B” means Chinos Intermediate Holdings B, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“Claims” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Environmental Claim”.

“Closing Date” means the first date all the conditions in Section 4.01 have been satisfied or waived.

“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

“Collateral” means any and all assets of the Loan Parties other than Excluded Property.

“Collateral Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

“Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:

(a)    all Obligations shall have been unconditionally guaranteed by Holdings and each Subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Excluded Subsidiary (each, a “Guarantor”);

(b)    the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a first-priority security interest (subject to the Carve Out in all respects and Liens permitted by Section 7.01) through the provisions of the Interim DIP Order and the Final DIP Order, as applicable, in (i) all the Equity Interests of the Borrower, (ii) all Equity Interests of each direct, wholly owned Subsidiary (other than J. Crew Global Holdings A, LLC or J. Crew Global Holdings Bermuda LP) that is directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (iii) all Equity Interests of J. Crew Global Holdings Bermuda LP (other than the Excluded Equity Interests); and

(c)    except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder, including subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01, or under any Collateral Document or the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order, the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a perfected first-priority (subject in all respects to the Carve Out, the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order (including with respect to Lien priorities set forth therein) and Liens permitted by Section 7.01) security interest (to the extent such security interest may be perfected by virtue of the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order or by filing financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or making any necessary filings for perfection with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office) in substantially all tangible and intangible personal property of the Borrower and each Guarantor (including accounts (other than deposit accounts, other bank or securities accounts), inventory, equipment, investment property, contract rights, applications and registrations of intellectual property filed in the United States, other general intangibles, and proceeds of the foregoing), in each case, with the priority required by the Collateral Documents and the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order, in each case subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order;

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provided that any such security interests (i) in Current Asset Collateral shall be subject to the terms of the Prepetition ABL Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) shall exclude Excluded Property.

The foregoing definition shall not require the perfection of pledges of or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, surveys, abstracts or appraisals with respect to, particular assets if and for so long as, in the reasonable judgment of the Required Lenders and the Borrower, the cost of perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets or obtaining title insurance, surveys abstracts or appraisals in respect of such assets shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom.

“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order, each of the mortgages (if any), collateral assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to any Agent and the Lenders in connection with this Agreement, any intercreditor agreement and the Guaranty.

“Committee Professionals” shall mean the professionals retained by any official committee of unsecured creditors appointed under Section 1103 of the Bankruptcy Code.

“Commitment” means the Initial Commitment and the Incremental/Exit Commitment.

“Company” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

“Company Parties” means the collective reference to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, including the Borrower, and “Company Party” means any one of them.

“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

“Confirmation Order” means an order of the Bankruptcy Court, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders and the Agents, confirming the Approved Plan of Reorganization.

“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

“Control” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Affiliate”.

“COVID-19 Pandemic” means the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic, financial, business, operational and healthcare effects thereof and the response of governmental and healthcare authorities with respect thereto.

“Credit Extension” means a borrowing of Loans made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or Section 2.01(d).

“Current Asset Collateral” means all the “ABL Priority Collateral” as defined in the Prepetition ABL Intercreditor Agreement.

“Debtor Professionals” shall mean persons or firms retained by the Loan Parties pursuant to section 327, 328 or 363 of the Bankruptcy Code.

“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

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“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

“Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (a) the Base Rate plus (b) the Applicable Rate applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (c) 2.0% per annum; provided that with respect to the outstanding principal amount of any Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan (giving effect to Section 2.02(c)) plus 2.0% per annum, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

“DIP Funding Account” means the account in the name of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, in which the proceeds of the Loans shall be deposited and held.

“DIP Superpriority Claim” means allowed superpriority expense claims pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Sections 364(c)(1), 503 and 507 granted by the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order.

“Disclosure Statement” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(ee)(ii).

“Disclosure Statement Order” has the meaning specified in the Transaction Support Agreement.

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any sale or issuance of Equity Interests in a Subsidiary) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.

“Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Maturity Date of the Loans; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings, the Borrower or the Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because it may be required to be repurchased by Holdings, the Borrower or the Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

“Early Opt-in Election” means the occurrence of both: (a) (i) a notification by the Required Lenders to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) that the Required Lenders have determined that Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities generally being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in Section 1.10, are being generally executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace LIBOR, and (b) (i) the election by the Required Lenders to

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declare that an Early Opt-in Election has occurred and the provision, as applicable, by the Required Lenders of written notice of such election to the Administrative Agent.

“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

“Electing DIP Term Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).

“Electing DIP Term Lender Funding Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).

“Electing IPCo Noteholder” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).

“Electing Term Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).

“Election Deadline” shall mean 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date that is ten (10) Business Days after the Petition Date.

“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.07(b)(iii) and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.07(b)(iii)).

“EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.

“Environmental Claim” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations (other than internal reports prepared by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (a) in the ordinary course of such Person’s business or (b) as required in connection with a financing transaction or an acquisition or disposition of real estate) or proceedings with respect to any Environmental Liability (hereinafter “Claims”), including (i) any and all Claims by governmental or regulatory authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any Environmental Law and (ii) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief pursuant to any Environmental Law.

“Environmental Laws” means any and all Laws relating to the protection of the environment or, to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials, human health.

“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities) of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the

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environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares, interests, rights, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests or units in) such Person and all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase, acquisition or exchange from such Person of any of the foregoing (including through convertible securities).

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that together with any Loan Party is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.

“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as a termination under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan, written notification of any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or written notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (d) the filing under Section 4041(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, other than for the payment of plan contributions or PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates, (f) the application for a minimum funding waiver under Section 302(c) of ERISA with respect to a Pension Plan, (g) the imposition of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan or (h) a determination that any Pension Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 303 of ERISA).

“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

“Eurodollar Rate” means

(a)    for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to (i) the ICE Benchmark Administration London Interbank Offered Rate or such other rate per annum as is designated by the Required Lenders as a widely recognized successor thereto if the ICE Benchmark Administration is no longer making a London Interbank Offered Rate available (“LIBOR”), as published by Bloomberg (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of LIBOR as may be designated by the Required Lenders from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period, or (ii) if such published rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Required Lenders to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in Same Day Funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or converted and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; and

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(b)    for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to (i) LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time determined two (2) Business Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for a term of one month commencing that day or (ii) if such published rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Required Lenders to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the date of determination in Same Day Funds in the approximate amount of the Base Rate Loan being made or maintained and with a term equal to one month would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at the date and time of determination.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any rate elected pursuant to the foregoing subsections (a) and (b) must be administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent.

“Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of Eurodollar Rate.

“Euros” means the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.

“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Excluded Equity Interests” means (a) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of J. Crew Global Holdings A, LLC, J. Crew Global Holdings Bermuda LP and any Subsidiary of J. Crew Global Holdings Bermuda LP; provided that such Equity Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as the pledge of 100% of the outstanding Equity Interests of J. Crew Global Holdings A, LLC or J. Crew Global Holdings Bermuda LP shall not have material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) the Equity Interests of J. Crew Japan, Ltd and (c) any Equity Interest if, to the extent and for so long as the pledge of such Equity Interest hereunder or under any collateral agreement is prohibited by any applicable Law (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the UCC, the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order or any other applicable Law; provided that such Equity Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be effective.

“Excluded Property” means (a) any “intent to use” trademark application, solely during the period in which the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal law, (b) the Excluded Equity Interests, (c) any deposit account or similar account established as “assurance of payment” for a utility pursuant to section 366 of the Bankruptcy Code, (d) any assets securing purchase money obligations or Capitalized Lease Obligations permitted to be incurred hereunder, to the extent that the terms of the agreements relating to such Lien prohibit the security interest hereunder or under any Collateral Document from attaching to such assets, (e) any particular asset, if the pledge thereof or the security interest therein is prohibited by applicable Law other than to the extent such prohibition is rendered ineffective under or by virtue of the UCC, the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition, (f) any rights of a Loan Party arising under or evidenced by any contract, lease, instrument, license or agreement to the extent the pledge thereof is prohibited or restricted by such contract, lease, license or other agreement, except to the extent (x) the pledge of such rights is deemed ineffective under or by virtue of the UCC, the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order or other applicable Law or principle of equity notwithstanding such prohibition or restriction, (g) licenses and any other property and assets to the

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extent that the Collateral Agent may not validly possess a security interest therein under applicable Laws (including, without limitation, rules and regulations of any Governmental Authority) to the extent such applicable Laws, rules or regulations are not rendered ineffective under or by virtue of the UCC, the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order or other applicable Law, or the pledge or creation of a security interest in which would require governmental consent, approval, license or authorization, provided that Collateral shall include to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law all rights incident or appurtenant to such licenses, property and assets (except to the extent any Lien on such asset in favor of the Collateral Agent requires consent, approval or authorization from any Governmental Authority), (h) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent security interests in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted thereby (except to the extent such prohibition or restriction is deemed ineffective under or by virtue of the UCC, the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order or other applicable Law or principle of equity), (i) any escrow, fiduciary, payroll, tax withholding or trust account (each, an “Excluded Account”), (j) Avoidance Actions, (k) the Professional Fees Account (including funds held in the Professional Fees Account), (l) cash deposits and/or cash collateral permitted by Section 7.01 and/or (m) the ABL Escrow Account.

“Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) J. Crew Global Holdings A, LLC, (b) J. Crew Global Holdings Bermuda LP, (c) any Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower, (d) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary and (e) any Subsidiary that is prohibited or restricted by applicable Law from providing a Guaranty or if such Guaranty would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization.

“Exit Conversion” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(a).

“Exit Term Loan Facility Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(b).

“Exit Term Loans” means the loans under the Exit Term Loan Facility Credit Agreement.

“Exit Term Loan Facility Term Sheet” means the Term Sheet attached hereto as Exhibit I.

“Facility” means the Initial Loans or any Incremental Loans, as the context may require.

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as in effect on the date hereof or any successor provision that is substantively the equivalent thereof (and, in each case, any regulations promulgated thereunder or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreements implementing any of the foregoing, and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any of the foregoing).

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

“Fee Letter” ” means that certain Fee Letter, dated as of May [_], 2020, by and among the Borrower and the Agents.

“Final DIP Order” has the meaning specified in the Interim Order or otherwise as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time with the express written consent of the Required Lenders and the Agents.

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“Final DIP Order Entry Date” means the date on which the Final DIP Order is entered on the docket of the Bankruptcy Court.

“Final Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).

“Final Loan Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).

“Final Loan Date” means a date selected by the Borrower in its sole discretion on or after July 8, 2020, or such earlier date as is agreed by the Required Lenders (without the consent of any other Lender); provided that such date shall not occur prior to the entry of the Final DIP Order Entry Date without the consent of each Lender.

“Foreign Casualty Event” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

“Foreign Disposition” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

“Foreign Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

“Foreign Plan” means any material employee benefit plan, program or agreement maintained or contributed to by, or entered into with, Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings with respect to employees employed outside the United States (other than benefit plans, programs or agreements that are mandated by applicable Laws).

“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof (including through the adoption of IFRS) on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof (including through the adoption of IFRS), then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

“Granting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(g).

“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, without duplication, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly

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or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or monetary other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or monetary other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

“Guarantor” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”.

“Guaranty” means (a) the guarantee made by the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties substantially in the form of Exhibit E and (b) each other guarantee and guarantee supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.11.

“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes, all hazardous or toxic substances, and all wastes or pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas and infectious or medical wastes regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

“Holdings” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

“IFRS” means international accounting standards within the meaning of the IAS Regulation 1606/2002 to the extent applicable to the relevant financial statements.

“Impacted Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03.

“Incremental Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(d).

“Incremental/Exit Commitment” means as to each Lender, its commitment to make one or more Incremental Loans to the Borrower hereunder and/or in connection with the Exit Conversion, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Incremental Loans or the Exit Term Loans, as applicable, to be made by such Lender hereunder or in connection with the Exit Conversion, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.04 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. The initial amount of each Lender’s Incremental/Exit Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Incremental/Exit Commitment” or, otherwise, in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Incremental/Exit Commitment, as the case may be. The initial aggregate amount of the Incremental/Exit Commitments is $145,000,000.

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“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

(a)    all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b)    the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions that may have been reimbursed) of all letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;

(c)    net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;

(d)    all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts and accrued expenses payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any earn-out obligation until such obligation is not paid after becoming due and payable and (iii) accruals for payroll and other liabilities accrued in the ordinary course of business);

(e)    indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements and mortgage, industrial revenue bond, industrial development bond and similar financings), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

(f)    all Attributable Indebtedness;

(g)    all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests; and

(h)    all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include (A) the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venture, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Indebtedness is otherwise limited and only to the extent such Indebtedness is in the form of debt for borrowed money, capitalized leases and/or purchase money indebtedness and (B) in the case of Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, exclude loans and advances made by Loan Parties having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business solely to the extent that such intercompany loans and advances are evidenced by one or more notes in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders and pledged as Collateral. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e) shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (ii) the fair market value (as determined by such Person in good faith) of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith.

“Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

“Indemnified Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.08.

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“Initial Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to make a Loan to the Borrower hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Loan to be made by such Lender under this Agreement, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.04 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. The initial amount of each Lender’s Initial Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Initial Commitment” or, otherwise, in the Assignment and Assumption, pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Initial Commitment, as the case may be. The initial aggregate amount of the Initial Commitments is $255,000,000.

“Initial Loans” shall mean the Interim Loans and Final Loans made by the Lenders on the Closing Date and the Final Loan Date, as applicable, to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01.

“Intellectual Property Security Agreements” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

“Intercompany Preferred Stock” means the approximately 300,000 shares of 7% preferred Series A common stock issued by Chinos Intermediate, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the applicable Maturity Date; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each January, April, July and October and the applicable Maturity Date.

“Interest Period” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, or three months thereafter (or, with prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, such period of less than one month as may be consented to by each Lender and is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent), as selected by the Borrower in its Request for Credit Extension; provided that:

(a)    any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;

(b)    any Interest Period (other than an Interest Period having a duration of less than one month) that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

(c)    no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.

“Interim DIP Order” means the order of the Bankruptcy Court, approving the Facility on an interim basis, substantially in the form of Exhibit J hereto.

“Interim DIP Order Entry Date” means the date on which the Interim DIP Order is entered on the docket of the Bankruptcy Court.

“Interim Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).

“Interim Loan Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).

“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition (including without limitation by merger or otherwise)

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of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, intercompany loans, advances, or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions, including without limitation by merger or otherwise) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment at any time shall be the amount actually invested (measured at the time made), without adjustment for subsequent changes in the value of such Investment, net of any return representing a return of capital with respect to such Investment.

“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by the Borrower.

“IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.15.

“IPCo DIP Portion” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).

“IPCo Notes Trustee” means U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent and indenture trustee under the Prepetition IPCo Notes Indentures.

“IRS” means Internal Revenue Service of the United States.

“J. Crew Brand” means J. Crew Brand, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“J. Crew Brand Corp.” means J. Crew Brand Corp., a Delaware corporation.

“J. Crew Brand Holdings” means J. Crew Brand Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“J. Crew Group” means J. Crew Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“Judgment Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.18.

“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities and executive orders, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.

“Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a “Lender”.

“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

“LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate”.

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“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any Capitalized Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing); provided that in no event shall an operating lease in and of itself be deemed a Lien.

“Liquidity” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Withdrawal Weekly Cap”.

“Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II.

“Loan Documents” means, collectively, (a) this Agreement, (b) the Notes, (c) the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order, (d) the Collateral Documents and (e) each other agreement, instrument or document designated by the Borrower, on the one hand, and either the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, on the other hand, as a “Loan Document”.

“Loan Parties” means, collectively, (a) Holdings, (b) the Borrower and (c) each other Guarantor.

“Margin Stock” has the meaning set forth in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto.

“Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Swap Contract”.

“Material Adverse Effect” means, any event, circumstance or condition that has had a materially adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than a result of (i) the Chapter 11 Cases or any event, circumstance or condition leading up to, related to or resulting from the Chapter 11 Cases or (ii) the COVID-19 Pandemic (provided that the exception in this clause (ii) shall not apply to the extent that it is disproportionately adverse to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industries in which Holdings and its Subsidiaries operate), (b) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their respective payment obligations under any Loan Document to which any of the Loan Parties is a party or (c) the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document.

“Material Real Property” means any real property owned by any Loan Party with a fair market value in excess of $5,000,000.

“Maturity Date” means the one year anniversary of the Petition Date, provided, that if the Exit Conversion occurs, the Loans shall not be paid in cash and shall convert in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein; provided, further, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately following such day.

“Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.10.

“Merger Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November 23, 2010, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated January 18, 2011, among Holdings, J. Crew Group and Chinos Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

“Milestone” or “Milestones” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(ee).

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

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“Mortgages” means collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, hypothecs and mortgages (if any) made by the Loan Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Lenders in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders and the Collateral Agent, and any other mortgages executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.13.

“Multiemployer Plan” means any multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and subject to Title IV of ERISA, to which any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

“Net Cash Proceeds” means:

(a)    with respect to the Disposition of any asset by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or any Casualty Event, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (including any cash and Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received and, with respect to any Casualty Event, any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of such Casualty Event actually received by or paid to or for the account of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries) over (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness that is secured by the asset subject to such Disposition or Casualty Event and required to be repaid in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), (B) the out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees) actually incurred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event, (C) taxes or distributions made pursuant to Section 7.06(g)(i) or (g)(iii) paid or reasonably estimated to be payable in connection therewith (including taxes imposed on the distribution or repatriation of any such Net Cash Proceeds), (D) in the case of any Disposition or Casualty Event by a non-wholly owned Subsidiary, the pro-rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (D)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a wholly owned Subsidiary as a result thereof, and (E) any reserve for adjustment in respect of (x) the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP and (y) any liabilities associated with such asset or assets and retained by the Borrower or any Subsidiary after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction, it being understood that “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include the amount of any reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount) of any reserve described in this clause (E); and

(b)    with respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or any Subsidiary by the Borrower, the excess, if any, of (A) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such incurrence or issuance over (B) the investment banking fees, underwriting discounts, commissions, costs and other out-of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses, incurred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection with such incurrence or issuance.

“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.07.

“Non-Loan Party” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party.

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“Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Loans made by such Lender.

“Notice of Withdrawal” shall mean a request by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 2.02 and substantially in the form of Exhibit K, or such other form as shall be reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents (and any of their Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Loan Documents) include the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, charges, expenses, fees, Attorney Costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

“OID” means original issue discount.

“Operating Account” means the deposit account established by the Borrower for the purpose of receipt of the Withdrawals.

“Organization Documents” means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

“Other Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(f).

“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, the Federal Funds Rate.

“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(d).

“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(e).

“Participating Member State” means each state so described in any EMU Legislation.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

“Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates or to which any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time in the preceding five plan years.

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“Permitted Variance” means, for purposes of testing whether a Budget Event has occurred, during any Budget Testing Period, a variance of, (a) with respect to the Budgeted Receipts Test, 25% and (b) with respect to the Budgeted Disbursements Test, 15%.

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

“Petition Date” means May [4], 2020.

“PIK Notes” means the 7.75%/8.50% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2022 of the Borrower issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of November 4, 2013, between the Borrower and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “PIK Notes Trustee”), as amended and supplemented from time to time.

“Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), other than a Foreign Plan, established by any Loan Party or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any of their respective ERISA Affiliates.

“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

“Post-Petition Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued at the request of the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary after the Petition Date that is permitted pursuant to Section 7.03 hereof.

“Prepetition ABL Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Prepetition ABL Documents, or any successor administrative agent and collateral agent under the Prepetition ABL Documents.

“Prepetition ABL Credit Agreement” means that certain asset-based revolving credit agreement, dated as of March 7, 2011, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified on or prior to the date hereof, among, inter alios, J. Crew Group, Chinos Intermediate Holdings B, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, as administrative agent and collateral agent for such lenders, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced from time to time in one or more agreements (in each case with the same or new lenders, institutional investors or agents).

“Prepetition ABL Documents” means the Prepetition ABL Credit Agreement, the Prepetition ABL Intercreditor Agreement and all security agreements, guarantees, pledge agreements and other agreements or instruments executed in connection therewith.

“Prepetition ABL Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness or other obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary outstanding, or secured, under the Prepetition ABL Documents.

“Prepetition ABL Intercreditor Agreement” means the intercreditor agreement dated as of March 7, 2011, between the Bank of America, N.A. in its in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for ABL Lenders (as defined therein) and Bank of America, N.A. in its in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Term Lenders (as defined therein), as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Prepetition Documents” means the Prepetition Term Documents, the Prepetition ABL Documents, the Prepetition IPCo Notes Documents and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents executed pursuant thereto.

“Prepetition Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower or any Guarantor outstanding, or secured, under the Prepetition Documents.

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“Prepetition Indebtedness Holders” means, collectively, the Prepetition Term Agent, the Prepetition Term Lenders, the Prepetition ABL Agent, the Prepetition ABL Lenders, each Prepetition IPCo Noteholder, any holders of Other Liabilities (as defined in the Prepetition ABL Credit Agreement) and obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements (as defined in the Prepetition Term Loan Agreement).

“Prepetition IPCo Noteholder” means a holder of Prepetition IPCO Notes issued under any Prepetition IPCO Notes Indenture.

“Prepetition IPCo Notes” means (a) the 13% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 and (b) the 13% Senior Secured New Money Notes due 2021, in each case issued by the IPCo Notes Issuers.

“Prepetition IPCo Notes Documents” means the IPCo Notes Indentures and all security agreements, guarantees, pledge agreements and other agreements or instruments executed in connection therewith.

“Prepetition IPCo Notes Indentures” means, collectively, (a) the Indenture, dated on or about July 13, 2017, as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 26, 2019, among the Prepetition IPCo Notes Issuers, as issuers, the guarantors party thereto and the IPCo Notes Trustee, with respect to the 13.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 of the Prepetition IPCo Notes Issuers, and (b) the Indenture, dated on or about July 13, 2017, among the Prepetition IPCo Notes Issuers, as issuers, the guarantors party thereto and the IPCo Notes Trustee, with respect to the 13.00% Senior Secured New Money Notes due 2021 of the Prepetition IPCo Notes Issuers.

“Prepetition IPCo Notes Issuers” means J. Crew Brand and J. Crew Brand Corp.

“Prepetition Obligations” means all (i) Prepetition Term Obligations, (ii) “Obligations” under the Prepetition ABL Credit Agreement and (iii) “Notes Obligations” under each of the Prepetition IPCo Notes Indentures of the Loan Parties to the Prepetition Indebtedness Holders incurred prior to the Petition Date.

“Prepetition Term Agent” means Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as successor to Bank of America N.A., in its capacities as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Prepetition Term Documents, or any successor administrative agent and collateral agent under the Prepetition Term Documents.

“Prepetition Term Credit Agreement” means that certain term Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2014, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2017 and as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified on or prior to the date hereof, among J. Crew Group, Chinos Intermediate Holdings B, the lenders party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as administrative agent and collateral agent, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced from time to time in one or more agreements (in each case with the same or new lenders, institutional investors or agents).

“Prepetition Term Documents” means the Prepetition Term Credit Agreement and all security agreements, guarantees, pledge agreements and other agreements or instruments executed in connection therewith.

“Prepetition Term Lender” means any lender under the Prepetition Term Credit Agreement.

“Prepetition Term Loan” means any loan made pursuant to the Prepetition Term Credit Agreement.

“Prepetition Term Obligations” means “Obligations” (as defined in the Prepetition Term Credit Agreement).

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“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by The Wall Street Journal as the “prime rate” for such day or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H. 15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as reasonably determined by the Required Lenders) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as reasonably determined by the Required Lenders).

“Priority Collateral” shall have the meaning specified in the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order.

“Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Lender at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments, if applicable and without duplication, Loans of such Lender under the applicable Facility at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments and, if applicable and without duplication, Loans under the applicable Facility at such time.

“Proceeds” has the meaning specified in the UCC.

“Professional Fees” shall mean all unpaid fees and expenses incurred by Professional Persons.

“Professional Fees Account” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order.

“Professional Persons” shall mean Debtor Professionals and Committee Professionals and any notice claims agent retained in the Chapter 11 Cases.

“Proposed Budget” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02(g).

“Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

“Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.

“Quarterly Financial Statements” means the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the most recent fiscal quarters after the date of the Annual Financial Statements and ended at least forty five (45) days before the Closing Date (other than the fourth Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal Year); provided that filing of the required financial statements on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q by the Company shall satisfy the foregoing requirements with respect to the Company.

“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(c).

“Related Indemnified Person” of an Indemnitee means (a) any controlling person or controlled affiliate of such Indemnitee, (b) the respective directors, officers, or employees of such Indemnitee or any of its controlling persons or controlled affiliates and (c) the respective agents of such Indemnitee or any of its controlling persons or controlled affiliates, in the case of this clause (c), acting at the instructions of such Indemnitee, controlling person or such controlled affiliate; provided that each reference to a controlled affiliate or controlling person in this definition shall pertain to a controlled affiliate or controlling person involved in the negotiation or syndication of the Facility.

“Related Party” means, with respect to any Person, its current and former Affiliates, managed accounts and funds, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, subcontractors, advisory board members, consultants, management companies, fund advisors, agents, principals, partners, trustees, advisors, representatives and predecessors, successors and assigns, heirs, executors, estates, servants and nominees of such Person.

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“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the purpose of recommending a benchmark rate to replace LIBOR in loan agreements similar to this Agreement.

“Replacement Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01.

“Reportable Event” means, with respect to any Pension Plan, any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.

“Request for Credit Extension” means a notice of (a) a Credit Extension, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

“Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, (a) Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (i) outstanding Loans and (ii) aggregate unused Commitments and (b) to the extent not all Lenders are Affiliates, two or more Lenders that are not Affiliates; it being understood and agreed for the avoidance of doubt that two Lenders who (i) are not Affiliates and (ii) collectively hold more than 50% of the sum of the (A) outstanding Loans and (B) aggregate unused Commitments shall constitute “Required Lenders”.

“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer or other similar officer or Person performing similar functions of a Loan Party and, as to any document delivered on the Closing Date, any secretary or assistant secretary of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Responsible Officer” shall refer to a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interest of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to the Borrower’s or Holdings’ stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Persons thereof).

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.

“Same Day Funds” means disbursements and payments in immediately available funds.

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

“Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Supplemental Administrative Agent and each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.01(b).

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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“Security Agreement” means the Pledge and Security Agreement executed by the Borrower, each Guarantor and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit F.

“Series A Preferred Stock” means the approximately 190,000 shares of 7% non-convertible perpetual series A preferred stock issued by Chinos Holdings, Inc.

“Series B Preferred Stock” means the approximately 130,000 shares of 7% non-convertible perpetual series B preferred stock issued by Chinos Holdings, Inc.

“SOFR” with respect to any day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website.

“SPC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(g).

“Sponsor” means any of TPG Capital, L.P., TPG Chinos Co-Invest, L.P. (for so long as TPG Capital, L.P. or any of its Affiliates retains control of the voting power thereof), Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., LGP Chino Coinvest LLC (for so long as Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. or any of its Affiliates retains control of the voting power thereof) and any of their respective Affiliates and funds or partnerships managed or advised by any of them or any of their respective Affiliates but not including, however, any portfolio company of any of the foregoing.

“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the FRB to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the calculation of the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the FRB). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

“Store” means any retail store (which includes any real property, fixtures, equipment, inventory and other property related thereto) operated, or to be operated, by the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, charitable foundations) of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

“Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Guarantor other than Holdings.

“Supplemental Administrative Agent” and “Supplemental Administrative Agents” have the meanings specified in Section 9.12(a).

“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or

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forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

“Term DIP Portion” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).

“Term SOFR” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

“Threshold Amount” means $10,000,000.

“Transaction” means collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents to which they are a party and the Credit Extensions hereunder and (b) the payment of the Transaction Expenses.

“Transaction Expenses” means any fees, premiums, or expenses and other transaction costs (including OID or upfront fees) payable or otherwise borne by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions and the transactions contemplated thereby.

“Transaction Support Agreement” means that Transaction Support Agreement dated as of May [_], 2020 by and among the Company, each Consenting Support Party (as defined therein) and each Sponsor (as defined therein).

“Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

“U.S. Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(d).

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided that, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, perfection, or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of a security interest in any Collateral or the availability of any remedy under any Loan Document is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than New York, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority or availability of such remedy, as the case may be.

“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

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“Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code or any successor provision thereof as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code or any successor provision thereof (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.

“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

“USA PATRIOT Act” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended or modified from time to time.

“Variance Report” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(c).

“wholly owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than (x) director’s qualifying shares and (y) nominal shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person and/or by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

“Withdrawal” means a disbursement of funds from the DIP Funding Account, “Withdraw” and “Withdrawn” shall have correlative meanings thereto.

“Withdrawal Amount” means, with respect to any week, the amount set forth in the Budget in the line item entitled “Total Operating Disbursements” for such week.

“Withdrawal Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(f).

“Withdrawal Liability” means the liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such term is defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

“Withdrawal Weekly Cap” means:

(a)    for the week in which the Closing Date occurs, the lesser of:

(i)    the sum of:

(A)    (1) $50,000,000 minus (2) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Loan Parties as of such date that would not appear as “restricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of the Loan Parties (other than (x) cash maintained in any payroll account in the ordinary course of business and (y) cash maintained in the DIP Funding Account) (“Liquidity”) (without giving effect to the funding of any Loan) plus

(B)    if, on the Closing Date, the Borrower in good faith projects that Liquidity will fall below $50,000,000 at any time during such week, 110% of the Withdrawal Amount for the immediately following week plus

(C)    the amount of any cash collateral required during such week (or in the following week) in respect of any Post-Petition Letter of Credit and/or Cash Management Services plus

(D)    any amount required during such week (or in the following week) to be deposited in the ABL Escrow Account pursuant to the terms of the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order, and

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(ii)    the amount on deposit in the DIP Funding Account on the relevant date of determination and

(b)    for each week thereafter, the lesser of:

(i)    the sum of:

(A)    if the Borrower in good faith projects that Liquidity will fall below $50,000,000 at any time during such week, the greater of (1) 110% of the Withdrawal Amount for the immediately following week and (2) an amount such that, after giving effect to (x) the relevant Withdrawal and (y) the Net Cash Flow projected for such week in the Budget (excluding, for purposes of determining Net Cash Flow in this clause (y), the effect of any item in the “TL Draw” row in the Budget for such week), the Borrower will have $50,000,000 in Liquidity plus

(B)    the amount of any cash collateral required during such week (or in the following week) in respect of any Post-Petition Letter of Credit and/or Cash Management Services plus

(C)    any amount required during such week (or in the following week) to be deposited in the ABL Escrow Account pursuant to the terms of the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order and

(ii)    the amount on deposit in the DIP Funding Account on the relevant date of determination.

“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

“WSFS” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

SECTION 1.02.    Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

(c)    The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

(d)    (i) The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

(i)    References in this Agreement to an Exhibit, Schedule, Article, Section, clause or sub-clause refer (A) to the appropriate Exhibit or Schedule to, or Article, Section, clause or sub-clause in this Agreement or (B) to the extent such references are not present in this Agreement, to the Loan Document in which such reference appears.

(ii)    The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.

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(iii)    The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.

(e)    In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including”.

(f)    Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(g)    For purposes of determining compliance with any Section of Article VII, in the event that any Lien, Investment, Indebtedness, Disposition, Restricted Payment, Affiliate transaction, Contractual Obligation, or prepayment of Indebtedness meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of transactions permitted pursuant to any clause of such Sections, such transaction (or portion thereof) at any time, shall be permitted under one or more of such clauses as determined by the Borrower in its sole discretion at such time.

SECTION 1.03.    Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained herein (including in the definitions of “Capitalized Lease” and/or “Capitalized Lease Obligation”), in the event of an accounting change requiring all leases to be capitalized, only those leases (assuming for purposes hereof that such leases were in existence on the date hereof) that would constitute Capitalized Leases in conformity with GAAP as of December 31, 2017 shall be considered Capitalized Leases, and all calculations and determinations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made or delivered, as applicable, in accordance therewith.

SECTION 1.04.    Rounding. [Reserved].

SECTION 1.05.    References to Agreements, Laws, Etc. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by any Loan Document; and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

SECTION 1.06.    Times of Day; Timing of Payment or Performance. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable). When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of Interest Period) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

SECTION 1.07.    [Reserved].

SECTION 1.08.    [Reserved].

SECTION 1.09.    Currency Equivalents Generally. For purposes of determining compliance with Sections 7.01, 7.02 and 7.03 with respect to any amount of Indebtedness or Investment in a currency other than Dollars, no Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of currency

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exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness or Investment is incurred (so long as such Indebtedness or Investment, at the time incurred, made or acquired, was permitted hereunder).

SECTION 1.10.    Effect of Benchmark Transition Event.

(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, the Required Lenders and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement; provided that any such Benchmark Replacement shall be administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, and provided further the Administrative Agent shall not be bound to follow or agree to any amendment or supplement to this Agreement (including, without limitation, any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes) that would increase or materially change or affect the duties, obligations or liabilities of the Administrative Agent (including without limitation the imposition or expansion of discretionary authority), or reduce, eliminate, limit or otherwise change any right, privilege or protection of the Administrative Agent, or would otherwise materially and adversely affect the Administrative Agent, in each case in its reasonable judgment, without its express written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld). Subject to the foregoing, following delivery by the Required Lenders of any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event to the Administrative Agent, such amendment will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered such amendment to the Administrative Agent together with written notice that such Required Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 1.10 will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.

(b)    In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Required Lenders will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be bound to follow or agree to any amendment or supplement to this Agreement (including, without limitation, any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes) that would increase or materially change or affect the duties, obligations or liabilities of the Administrative Agent (including without limitation the imposition or expansion of discretionary authority), or reduce, eliminate, limit or otherwise change any right, privilege or protection of the Administrative Agent, or would otherwise materially and adversely affect the Administrative Agent, in each case in its reasonable judgment, without its express written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld).

(c)    The Required Lenders will promptly notify the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Required Lenders pursuant to this Section 1.10, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 1.10. In the event that LIBOR or applicable Benchmark is not available on any determination date, then unless the Administrative Agent is notified of a replacement benchmark in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement at least five business days prior to any Interest Payment Date, the Administrative Agent shall use the interest rate in effect for the immediately prior Interest Period.

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(d)    Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice from the Required Lenders of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period, the component of the Base Rate based upon LIBOR will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate. The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate” or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto or the effect of any of the foregoing.

ARTICLE II

The Commitments and Credit Extensions

SECTION 2.01.    Commitment.

(a)    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Bankruptcy Court DIP Orders, each Lender severally agrees to make on each applicable borrowing date, a Loan to the Borrower denominated in Dollars equal to such Lender’s Initial Commitment. The Lenders shall make two Credit Extensions in respect of their Initial Commitments that shall consist of (i) loans (the “Interim Loans”) on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to $110,000,000 (the “Interim Loan Amount”), which shall be made by each Lender in accordance with its respective Pro Rata Share of the Interim Loan Amount, and (ii) loans (the “Final Loans”) in an aggregate principal amount equal to $145,000,000 (the “Final Loan Amount”) on the Final Loan Date, which shall be made by each Lender in accordance with its respective Pro Rata Share of the Final Loan Amount. The Initial Commitments in respect of the Interim Loans shall terminate automatically after the making of the Interim Loans on the Closing Date, and the Initial Commitments in respect of the Final Loans shall terminate automatically after the making of the Final Loans on the Final Loan Date. Proceeds of the Loans shall be deposited into the DIP Funding Account by the Administrative Agent.

(b)    Each Lender as of the Closing Date and the Borrower hereby acknowledge and agree that (i) each Prepetition Term Lender that is not a Backstop Lender and that is a party to the Transaction Support Agreement (in such capacity, an “Electing Term Lender”) may participate with the other Electing Term Lenders to provide its pro rata portion of 38.3% of the Facility and the Exit Term Loans (the “Term DIP Portion”) and (ii) each Prepetition IPCo Noteholder that is not a Backstop Lender and that is a party to the Transaction Support Agreement (in such capacity, an “Electing IPCo Noteholder” and, together with the Electing Term Lenders, the “Electing DIP Term Lenders”) may participate with the other Electing IPCo Noteholders to provide its pro rata portion of 11.7% of the Facility and the Exit Term Loans (the “IPCo DIP Portion”), in each case, by executing an election joinder in the form of Exhibit M-1 (for Electing Term Lenders) or Exhibit M-2 (for Electing IPCo Noteholders) no later than the Election Deadline. Such participation shall be on a pro rata basis in accordance with (x) for Electing Term Lenders, the proportion of (1) the obligations under the Prepetition Term Credit Agreement owed to each such Prepetition Term Lender to (2) the obligations owed to all Prepetition Term Lenders under the Prepetition Term Credit Agreement on the Election Deadline, as applicable, of the Term DIP Portion and (y) for Electing IPCo Noteholders, the proportion of (1) the obligations under the Prepetition IPCo Indentures owed to each such Prepetition IPCo Noteholder to (2) the obligations owed to all Prepetition IPCo Noteholders under the Prepetition IPCo Indentures on the Election Deadline, as applicable, of the IPCo DIP Portion. Each such Electing DIP Term Lender shall become a Lender on the day that is five (5) Business Days after the Election Deadline (the “Electing DIP Term Lender Funding Date”) upon the funding by such Electing DIP Term Lender of its Initial Loans and the provision by such Electing DIP Term Lender of a Commitment, of its applicable amount, upon which Schedule 2.01 shall be revised with the consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to reflect the Commitments of the Electing DIP Term Lenders under the Facility. Each Backstop Lender’s Loans shall be

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repaid within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such funds and reduced proportionally on the Electing DIP Term Lender Funding Date with all the other Backstop Lenders. Each Electing DIP Term Lender’s funding of its Loan must be made not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Electing DIP Term Lender Funding Date.

(c)    It is understood and agreed for the avoidance of doubt that (x) neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall be required to take any action to facilitate (I) the funding by any Electing DIP Term Lender of its Loans hereunder and/or (II) any repayment of any DIP Loan required to effectuate the foregoing other than (1) to facilitate the posting of notices to the Prepetition IPCo Noteholders or the Prepetition Term Lenders through the IPCo Notes Trustee or the Prepetition Term Agent, as applicable, and (2) consenting to the revisions of Schedule 2.01 as provided above and (y) in no event shall any transaction contemplated by Section 2.01(b) result in a reduction in the aggregate amount of Commitments or Loans available to the Borrower under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 2.01 to the contrary, in no event shall the Administrative Agent have any obligations with respect to the determination of, or funding of, any Commitments or Loans by any Electing DIP Term Lender or Backstop Lender other than to (i) receive funds from the Electing DIP Term Lenders on the Electing DIP Term Lender Funding Date, (ii) distribute such funds received from the Electing DIP Term Lenders to the Backstop Lenders on a pro rata basis based on the principal amount of Loans outstanding for each Backstop Lender immediately prior to such funding by the Electing DIP Term Lenders, and (iii) after receipt and distribution of such funds contemplated by (i) and (ii) above, revise the Register based on a schedule provided to it by the Ad Hoc Committee Advisors and the Loan Parties’ advisors which shall be conclusive and binding on the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

(d)    The Borrower may at any time and from time to time after the Final Loan Date request that each Lender fund additional loans (the “Incremental Loans”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount of such Lender’s outstanding Incremental/Exit Commitment. With the consent of the Required Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion (but without the consent of any other Lender), subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 hereof (it being understood that all references to “the date of such Credit Extension” or similar language in such Section 4.02 shall be deemed to refer to the borrowing date of such Incremental Loans), each Lender severally agrees to make on the applicable borrowing date (it being understood and agreed that there may be more than one such borrowing date subject to the provisions of this Section 2.01(d)), an Incremental Loan to the Borrower in Dollars in an amount up to such Lender’s Incremental/Exit Commitment. Each borrowing of Incremental Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) the Incremental Loans shall be provided on the same terms as all other Loans hereunder including, without limitation, with respect to the Maturity Date and the Applicable Rate and (ii) it is understood and agreed for the avoidance of doubt that each Lender shall be required to provide Incremental Loans in the amount of its Incremental/Exit Commitment even if it does not consent to the relevant borrowing of Incremental Loans so long as the Required Lenders have consented to the borrowing of such Incremental Loans. Proceeds of the Incremental Loans shall be deposited into the DIP Funding Account by the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 2.02.    The Credit Extensions.

(a)    Each Credit Extension, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent. In order to request any Credit Extension, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by delivery of a written Request for Credit Extension or by telephone, not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) two (2) Business Days prior to the requested date of such Credit Extension or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or any conversion of Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of any Credit Extension of Base Rate Loans, or such shorter time as may be agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by electronic delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written

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Request for Credit Extension. Each conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Each conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof. Each Request for Credit Extension shall specify the following information: (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Credit Extension, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the date of such Credit Extension, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in any Request for Credit Extension or fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Credit Extension of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Request for Credit Extension, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one (1) month.

(b)    Following receipt of any Request for Credit Extension by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly (i) forward such Request for Credit Extension to each Lender, (ii) notify each Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share of the requested Credit Extension, as applicable, and (iii) if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or continuation of Loans described in Section 2.02(a). In the case of each Credit Extension, each Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent (to such account as the Administrative Agent may designate) in immediately available funds not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day specified in the applicable Request for Credit Extension. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Credit Extension is on the Closing Date, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent by crediting the DIP Funding Account.

(c)    Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Required Lenders may require by notice to the Borrower that no Loans may be converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans.

(d)    The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurodollar Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. At any time when Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in the Prime Rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

(e)    After giving effect to all Credit Extensions, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten (10) Interest Periods in effect unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the Required Lenders.

(f)    Subject to Section 4.02, the Borrower may request disbursements from the DIP Funding Account by delivering to the Administrative Agent a Notice of Withdrawal, not later than 12:00 p.m., New York City time, one Business Day before (or such shorter time as agreed by the Administrative Agent) the proposed date of the applicable Withdrawal (the “Withdrawal Date”) and no more frequently than one Withdrawal per week; provided that (i) the amount that may be Withdrawn during any calendar week shall not exceed the Withdrawal Weekly Cap for such week without the consent of the Required Lenders and (ii) the Borrower may request one or more additional Withdrawals in any week if the proceeds of the relevant additional

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Withdrawal are applied to (A) cash collateralize any Post-Petition Letter of Credit and/or any Cash Management Services and/or (B) fund the ABL Escrow Account in accordance with the terms of the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order. On the Withdrawal Date, the Administrative Agent shall disburse funds from the DIP Funding Account in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount specified in such Notice of Withdrawal to the Operating Account. All proceeds of the Loans shall be held in the DIP Funding Account at all times until such proceeds are disbursed in accordance with this Section 2.02(f) for purposes permitted under Section 5.18 or applied in accordance with Section 2.10. In no event shall the Administrative Agent have any responsibility or liability with respect to monitoring or determining whether any Withdrawal request is in compliance with the Withdrawal Weekly Cap and may conclusively rely on a representation of the Borrower in the Notice of Withdrawal that such Withdrawal does not exceed the Withdrawal Weekly Cap.

With respect to any disbursement, withdrawal, transfer, or application of funds from the DIP Funding Account hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, any Request for Credit Extension or Notice of Withdrawal submitted by the Borrower.

(g)    The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Credit Extension shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Credit Extension, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Credit Extension.

(h)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Credit Extension that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Credit Extension, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such Pro Rata Share available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Credit Extension in accordance with paragraph (b) above, and the Administrative Agent may (but shall have no obligation to), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If the Administrative Agent shall have so made funds available, then, to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such portion available to the Administrative Agent, each of such Lender and the Borrower severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Credit Extension and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the Overnight Rate plus any administrative, processing, or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the foregoing. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.02(h) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Credit Extension to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Credit Extension. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 2.03.    Prepayments.

(a)    Optional.

(i)    The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Loans in whole but not in part without premium or penalty; provided that such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York, New York time) (A) three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and the payment amount specified

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in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(a) shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.

(ii)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower may rescind any notice of prepayment under Section 2.03(a)(i) if such prepayment was conditioned upon the occurrence of other events, and such other events do not occur.

(b)    Mandatory.

(i)    

(A)    If (x) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries Disposes of any property or assets (other than any Disposition of any property or assets permitted by Section 7.05(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (j), (l), (n), (p), (q), (r) and (t)) or (y) any Casualty Event occurs, which results in the realization or receipt by the Borrower or such Subsidiary of Net Cash Proceeds, the Borrower shall prepay on or prior to the date which is five (5) Business Days after the date of the realization or receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, subject to clause (b)(iii) of this Section 2.03, an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds realized or received provided, that no prepayment shall be required pursuant to this Section 2.03(b)(i)(A) with respect to such portion of such Net Cash Proceeds that the Borrower shall have, on or prior to such date, given written notice to the Administrative Agent of its intent to reinvest in accordance with Section 2.03(b)(i)(B).

(B)    With respect to any Net Cash Proceeds realized or received with respect to any Disposition consummated in reliance on Section 7.05(i) or any Casualty Event, at the option of the Borrower, the Borrower may reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in assets useful for its business within (x) twelve (12) months following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds or (y) if the Borrower enters into a legally binding commitment to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds within twelve (12) months following receipt thereof, within the later of (1) twelve (12) months following receipt thereof and (2) one hundred and eighty (180) days of the date of such legally binding commitment; provided that if any Net Cash Proceeds are no longer intended to be or cannot be so reinvested at any time after delivery of a notice of reinvestment election, and subject to clause (iii) of this Section 2.03(b), an amount equal to any such Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied within five (5) Business Days after the Borrower reasonably determines that such Net Cash Proceeds are no longer intended to be or cannot be so reinvested to the prepayment of the Loans as set forth in this Section 2.03.

(ii)    If the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurs or issues any Indebtedness not expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.03, the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom on or prior to the date which is five (5) Business Days after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds.

(iii)    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.03(b), (A) to the extent that any or all of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition by a Foreign Subsidiary giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to Section 2.03(b)(i) (a “Foreign Disposition”) or the Net Cash Proceeds of any Casualty Event from a Foreign Subsidiary (a “Foreign Casualty Event”) are prohibited or delayed by applicable local law from being repatriated to the United States, the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Loans at the times provided in this

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Section 2.03(b) but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law will not permit repatriation to the United States (the Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all actions reasonably required by the applicable local law to permit such repatriation), and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Cash Proceeds is permitted under the applicable local law, such repatriation will be immediately effected and such repatriated Net Cash Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than two (2) Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the repayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(b) to the extent provided herein and (B) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Cash Proceeds of any Foreign Disposition or any Foreign Casualty Event would have a material adverse tax cost consequence (taking into account any foreign tax credit or benefit actually realized in connection with such repatriation) with respect to such Net Cash Proceeds, the Net Cash Proceeds so affected may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of this clause (B), on or before the date on which any Net Cash Proceeds so retained would otherwise have been required to be applied to reinvestments or prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.03(b), (x) the Borrower applies an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds to such reinvestments or prepayments as if such Net Cash Proceeds had been received by the Borrower rather than such Foreign Subsidiary, less the amount of additional taxes that would have been payable or reserved against if such Net Cash Proceeds had been repatriated (or, if less, the Net Cash Proceeds that would be calculated if received by such Foreign Subsidiary) or (y) such Net Cash Proceeds are applied to the repayment of Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary.

(c)    Interest, Funding Losses, Etc. All prepayments under this Section 2.03 shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with, in the case of any such prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period therefor, any amounts owing in respect of such Eurodollar Rate Loan pursuant to Section 3.05.

SECTION 2.04.    Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

(a)    Optional. The Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the unused Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the unused Commitments, in each case without premium or penalty; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent one (1) Business Day prior to the date of termination or reduction and (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire amount thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may rescind or postpone any termination of any Commitment if such termination is conditioned upon the occurrence of other events and such other events do not occur.

(b)    Mandatory. The Initial Commitment of each Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the making of such Lender’s Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(a) (it being understood and agreed that such Lender’s Initial Commitment shall not be reduced to $0 if such Lender fails to fund its Loans in accordance with Section 2.01(a)). The Incremental/Exit Commitment of each Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the making of such Lender’s Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(d) or upon the Exit Conversion (it being understood and agreed that such Lender’s Incremental/Exit Commitment shall not be reduced to $0 if such Lender fails to fund its Loans in accordance with Section 2.01(d)).

SECTION 2.05.    Repayment of Loans(c) . The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of the Lenders, on the Maturity Date for any Loan, the aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding on such date.

SECTION 2.06.    Interest.

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(a)    Subject to the provisions of Section 2.06(b), (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate and (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing or conversion date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(b)    The Borrower shall pay interest on past due amounts hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

(c)    Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and irrespective of the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

SECTION 2.07.    Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Agents such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in the Fee Letter in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever (except as expressly agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Agent).

SECTION 2.08.    Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 days or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360 day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.10(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

SECTION 2.09.    Evidence of Indebtedness.

(a)    The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and evidenced by one or more entries in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent, acting solely for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 5f.103-1(c), as agent for the Borrower, in each case in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be prima facie evidence absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b)    Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to Section 2.09(a), and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to Section 2.09(a), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the

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Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, absent manifest error; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or such Lender to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such account or accounts shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

SECTION 2.10.    Payments Generally.

(a)    Except as provided in Section 2.12 hereof, all payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, including in Section 2.12 hereof, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office for payment and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. (New York, New York time), shall in each case be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.

(b)    If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

(c)    Unless the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent, prior to the date any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of any Lender, that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to such Lender. Except as provided in Section 2.12 hereof, if and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds, then such Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect.

(d)    If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

(e)    The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan or purchase its participation.

(f)    Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

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Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent and applied by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 8.03. If the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender.

SECTION 2.11.    Sharing of Payments, Etc. If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein, any Lender shall obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on account of the Loans made by it (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans made by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment of principal of or interest on such Loans, pro rata with each of them; provided that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement as in effect from time to time or (B) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant permitted hereunder. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff, but subject to Section 10.09) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Administrative Agent, to the extent it receives written notification, will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section 2.11 and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section 2.11 shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased.

SECTION 2.12.    Conversion of Loans; Implementation.

(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the consummation of the Approved Plan of Reorganization, subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by the Required Lenders, of the conditions set forth in the Exit Term Loan Facility Term Sheet and this Section 2.12, the Borrower may, in its sole option and discretion but subject to the Transaction Support Agreement, either (i) repay the Loans hereunder in cash or (ii) convert the Loans hereunder into an exit term loan (the “Exit Conversion”).

(b)    Upon the Exit Conversion:

(i)    each Lender, severally and not jointly, hereby agrees to continue or convert its Loans (including the Incremental Loans) hereunder outstanding on the effective date of the Approved Plan of Reorganization as loans under a credit agreement governing the continuation and conversion of

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the Loans (the “Exit Term Loan Facility Credit Agreement”) and related documentation to the extent that such documentation is substantially consistent with the Exit Term Loan Facility Term Sheet and contains substantially the terms set forth in the Exit Term Loan Facility Term Sheet and is otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders and the agents party thereto; and

(ii)    subject to Section 2.12(a), the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Loan Parties agree that, upon the effectiveness of the Exit Term Loan Facility Credit Agreement:

(A)    J. Crew Group, in its capacity as the reorganized “borrower”, Chinos Intermediate Holdings B, in its capacity as the reorganized “holdings”, and each Subsidiary of J. Crew Group that is a Guarantor, in its capacity as a reorganized Guarantor, shall assume all the Obligations hereunder with respect to the Loans and all other obligations in respect thereof in the manner set forth in the Exit Term Loan Facility Credit Agreement and/or related loan documents;

(B)    the Loans hereunder shall be continued or converted, as the case may be, as loans under the Exit Term Loan Facility Credit Agreement, which loans will be pari passu in right of payment and with respect to security with any “new money” loans provided under the Exit Term Loan Facility Credit Agreement;

(C)    each Lender hereunder shall be a lender under the Exit Term Loan Facility Credit Agreement in respect of its Loans continued or converted as the case may be;

(D)    each Lender hereunder agrees to provide its pro rata share of the “new money” loans in an amount not to exceed its Incremental/Exit Commitment provided under the Exit Term Loan Facility Credit Agreement; which Incremental/Exit Commitment shall be reduced dollar-for-dollar by the outstanding principal amount of any Incremental Loans, for an aggregate commitment of $400,000,000 under the Exit Term Loan Facility Credit Agreement;

(E)    the administrative agent and collateral agent under the Exit Term Loan Facility Credit Agreement shall be selected by J. Crew Group and the Required Lenders; and

(F)    with respect to the Loans, this Agreement and all Obligations hereunder with respect thereto shall terminate and be superseded and replaced by the Exit Term Loan Facility Credit Agreement.

(c)    Upon the occurrence of the Exit Conversion, the Administrative Agent shall transfer any amounts remaining in the DIP Funding Account to J. Crew Group.

SECTION 2.13.    Professional Fees Account. The Loan Parties shall establish, fund, and disburse funds in, the Professional Fees Account in accordance with the provisions of the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order. The Professional Fees Account and the funds contained therein from time to time, and the rights and interests of the applicable parties with respect thereto shall be governed by the provisions of the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Professional Fees Account and the funds held therein shall (x) not be considered to be property of the Loan Parties or their estates, (y) be held in trust solely for the benefit of the Professional Persons and (z) not be encumbered by or subject to the Liens securing, or claims related to, the Obligations or granted as adequate protection.

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ARTICLE III

Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality

Taxes.

(a)    Except as required by law, any and all payments by the Borrower or any Guarantor to or for the account of any Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges, and all liabilities (including additions to tax, penalties and interest) with respect thereto, excluding, in the case of each Agent and each Lender, (i) taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated, and including branch profits and similar taxes), and franchise or similar taxes, imposed by the United States, the jurisdiction under the laws of which it is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, (ii) taxes imposed by reason of any present or former connection between such Agent or Lender and any taxing jurisdiction other than a connection arising solely by executing or entering into any Loan Document, receiving payments thereunder or having been a party to, performed its obligations under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, sold or assigned an interest in, or enforced, any Loan Documents, (iii) subject to Section 3.01(e), any U.S. federal tax that is (or would be) required to be withheld with respect to amounts payable hereunder in respect of an Eligible Assignee (pursuant to an assignment under Section 10.07) on the date it becomes an Eligible Assignee to the extent such tax is in excess of the tax that would have been applicable had such assigning Lender not assigned its interest arising under any Loan Document (unless such assignment is at the express written request of the Borrower), (iv) any U.S. federal withholding taxes imposed as a result of the failure of any Agent or Lender to comply with the provisions of Sections 3.01(b) and 3.01(c) (in the case of any Foreign Lender, as defined below) or the provisions of Section 3.01(d) (in the case of any U.S. Lender, as defined below), (v) any taxes imposed on any amount payable to or for the account of any Agent or Lender as a result of the failure of such recipient to satisfy the applicable requirements under FATCA to establish that such payment is exempt from withholding under FATCA, (vi) amounts excluded pursuant to Section 3.01(e) hereto, and (vii) penalties and interest on the foregoing amounts (all such non-excluded taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as “Indemnified Taxes”). If the Borrower or a Guarantor is required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (as defined below) from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to any Agent or any Lender, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01(a)), each of such Agent and such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower or Guarantor shall make such deductions, (iii) the Borrower or Guarantor shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxing authority, and (iv) within thirty (30) days after the date of such payment (or, if receipts or evidence are not available within thirty (30) days, as soon as practicable thereafter), the Borrower or Guarantor shall furnish to such Agent or Lender (as the case may be) the original or a facsimile copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof to the extent such a receipt has been made available to the Borrower or Guarantor (or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent). If the Borrower or Guarantor fails to pay any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to any Agent or any Lender the required receipts or other required documentary evidence that has been made available to the Borrower or Guarantor, the Borrower or Guarantor shall indemnify such Agent and such Lender for any incremental Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes that may become payable by such Agent or such Lender arising out of such failure.

(b)    To the extent it is legally able to do so, each Agent or Lender (including an Eligible Assignee to which a Lender assigns its interest in accordance with Section 10.07) that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (each a “Foreign Lender”) agrees to complete and deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which the Agent or Lender (or Eligible Assignee) becomes a party hereto, two (2) accurate and complete signed copies of whichever of the

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following is applicable: (i) IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E certifying that it is entitled to benefits under an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party; (ii) IRS Form W-8ECI certifying that the income receivable pursuant to any Loan Document is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States; (iii) if the Foreign Lender is not (A) a bank described in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a 10-percent shareholder described in Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower within the meaning of Section 864(d) of the Code, a certificate to that effect in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (a “Non-Bank Certificate”) and an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, certifying that the Foreign Lender is not a United States person; (iv) to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes, IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Lender, accompanied by, as and to the extent applicable, a Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E, Form W-8ECI, Non-Bank Certificate, Form W-9, Form W-8IMY (or other successor forms) and any other required supporting information from each beneficial owner (it being understood that a Lender need not provide certificates or supporting documentation from beneficial owners if (x) the Lender is a “qualified intermediary” or “withholding foreign partnership” for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (y) such Lender is as a result able to establish, and does establish, that payments to such Lender are, to the extent applicable, entitled to an exemption from or, if an exemption is not available, a reduction in the rate of, U.S. federal withholding taxes without providing such certificates or supporting documentation); or (v) any other form prescribed by applicable requirements of U.S. federal income tax law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable requirements of law to permit the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

(c)    In addition, each such Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, (i) promptly submit to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two (2) accurate, complete and signed copies of such other or additional forms or certificates (or such successor forms or certificates as shall be adopted from time to time by the relevant taxing authorities) as may then be applicable or available to secure an exemption from or reduction in the rate of U.S. federal withholding tax (A) on or before the date that such Lender’s most recently delivered form, certificate or other evidence expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, (B) after the occurrence of a change in the Foreign Lender’s circumstances requiring a change in the most recent form, certificate or evidence previously delivered by it to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (C) from time to time thereafter if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, and (ii) promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any change in the Foreign Lender’s circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction.

(d)    Each Agent or Lender that is a “United States person” (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) (each a “U.S. Lender”) agrees to complete and deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two (2) copies of accurate, complete and signed IRS Form W-9 or successor form certifying that such Agent or Lender is not subject to United States backup withholding tax (i) on or prior to the Closing Date (or on or prior to the date it becomes a party to this Agreement), (ii) on or before the date that such form expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, (iii) after the occurrence of a change in the Agent’s or Lender’s circumstances requiring a change in the most recent form previously delivered by it to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (iv) from time to time thereafter if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent.

(e)    Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary (but subject to the succeeding sentence), if a Lender, Eligible Assignee or Agent is subject to any U.S. federal tax that is (or would be) required to be withheld with respect to amounts payable hereunder at a rate in excess of zero percent at the time such Lender, Eligible Assignee or Agent becomes a party to this Agreement or otherwise acquires an interest in any Loan, or pursuant to a law or other legal requirement in effect at such time (including a law with a delayed effective date), such tax (including additions to tax, penalties and interest imposed with respect to such tax) shall be considered excluded from Indemnified Taxes (unless and until such time as such Lender, Eligible Assignee or Agent subsequently provides forms and certifications that establish to the reasonable satisfaction of Borrower

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and the Administrative Agent that such Lender, Eligible Assignee or Agent is subject to a lower rate of tax, at which time tax at such lower rate (including additions to tax, penalties and interest imposed with respect to such tax) shall be considered so excluded for periods during which such forms and certifications remain valid and are sufficient, under the law in effect at the time such forms and certifications are provided (including any law with a delayed effective date), to establish that such Lender, Eligible Assignee or Agent is subject to such lower rate of tax) except, in the case of an Eligible Assignee, to the extent the Lender’s assignor was entitled to additional amounts or indemnity payments immediately prior to the assignment (unless such assignment is made at the express written request of the Borrower). Further, the Borrower shall not be required pursuant to this Section 3.01 to pay any additional amount to, or to indemnify, any Lender, Eligible Assignee or Agent, as the case may be, to the extent that such Lender, Eligible Assignee or Agent becomes subject to Indemnified Taxes subsequent to the Closing Date (or, if later, the date such Lender, Eligible Assignee or Agent becomes a party to this Agreement or otherwise acquires an interest in any Loan) solely as a result of a change in the place of organization or place of doing business of such Lender, Eligible Assignee or Agent (or any applicable beneficial owner), a change in the Lending Office of such Lender or Eligible Assignee (or any applicable beneficial owner) (other than at the written request of the Borrower to change such Lending Office), a change that results in such Lender or Eligible Assignee (or any applicable beneficial owner) being described in clauses (A), (B) or (C) of Section 3.01(b)(iii) or otherwise as a result of any change in the circumstances of such Lender, Eligible Assignee or Agent, other than a Change in Law, occurring after the date that such Lender, Eligible Assignee or Agent becomes a party to this Agreement or otherwise acquires an interest in any Loan.

(f)    The relevant Loan Parties agree to pay any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes and any other excise, property, intangible or mortgage recording taxes or charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document (including additions to tax, penalties and interest related thereto) excluding, in each case, such amounts that result from an Assignment and Assumption, grant of a participation, transfer or assignment to or designation of a new applicable Lending Office or other office for receiving payments under any Loan Document, except to the extent that any such change is requested in writing by the Borrower (all such non-excluded taxes described in this Section 3.01(f) being hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).

(g)    If any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes are directly asserted against any Agent or Lender with respect to any payment received by such Agent or Lender in respect of any Loan Document, such Agent or Lender may pay such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes and the Loan Parties will promptly indemnify and hold harmless such Agent or Lender for the full amount of such Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes (and any Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes imposed on amounts payable under this Section 3.01), and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted. Payments under this Section 3.01(g) shall be made within ten (10) days after the date Borrower receives written demand for payment from such Agent or Lender.

(h)    A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent.

(i)    If the Borrower determines in good faith that a reasonable basis exists for contesting any taxes for which indemnification has been demanded hereunder, the relevant Lender or the relevant Agent, as applicable, shall cooperate with the Borrower in a reasonable challenge of such taxes if so requested by the Borrower, provided that (a) such Lender or Agent determines in its reasonable discretion that it would not be prejudiced by cooperating in such challenge, (b) the Borrower pays all related expenses of such Agent or Lender and (c) the Borrower indemnifies such Lender or Agent for any liabilities or other costs incurred by such party in connection with such challenge.

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(j)    If any Agent or any Lender determines, in its reasonable discretion, that it has received or is entitled to receive a refund in respect of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or Holdings, as the case may be or with respect to which the Borrower or Holdings, as the case may be has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such refund (to the extent not yet received) (provided that doing so would not otherwise materially disadvantage the Agent or Lender) and it shall promptly remit such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower or Holdings, as the case may be under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agents or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower or Holdings, as the case may be, upon the request of any Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower or Holdings, as the case may be (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Agent or such Lender in the event the Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. The relevant Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, shall provide the Borrower with a copy of any notice of assessment or other evidence reasonably available of the requirement to repay such refund received from the relevant Governmental Authority (provided that such Lender or the Administrative Agent may delete any information therein that such Lender or the Agent deems confidential in its reasonable discretion). This subsection shall not be construed to require the Agents or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it reasonably deems confidential) to the Borrower, Holdings or any other Person.

(k)    Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 3.01(a) or (g) with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts (subject to legal and regulatory restrictions) to mitigate the effect of any such event, including by designating another Lending Office for any Loan affected by such event and by completing and delivering or filing any tax-related forms which such Lender is legally able to deliver and which would reduce or eliminate any amount of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes required to be deducted or withheld or paid by the Borrower; provided that such efforts are made at the Borrower’s expense and on terms that, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its Lending Office(s) to suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided further that nothing in this Section 3.01(k) shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrower or the rights of such Lender pursuant to Section 3.01(a) or (g).

(l)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may deduct and withhold any taxes required by any Laws to be deducted and withheld from any payment under any of the Loan Documents, subject to the provisions of this Section 3.01.

(m)    With respect to any Lender’s claim for compensation under this Section 3.01, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate such Lender for any amount incurred more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event that gives rise to such claim; provided that, if the circumstance giving rise to such claim is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

(n)    The agreements in this Section 3.01 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

SECTION 3.02.    Illegality. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate or Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, (i) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar

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Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended, and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be reasonably determined by the Required Lenders without reference to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (x) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Credit Extension of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans and shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be reasonably determined by the Required Lenders without reference to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans and (y) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate with respect to any Base Rate Loans, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

SECTION 3.03.    Inability to Determine Rates. If the Required Lenders reasonably determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that (a) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan (in each case with respect to this clause (a), “Impacted Loans”), (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (c) the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan then the Required Lenders shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent will thereafter promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended, and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Credit Extension of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Credit Extension of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Required Lenders have made the determination described in clause (a) of this Section 3.03, the Required Lenders, in consultation with the Borrower and the affected Lenders, may establish an alternative interest rate for the Impacted Loans (it being understood and agreed that in no event shall such alternative rate be any higher than the Base Rate at such time and any such rate must be administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent), in which case, such alternative rate of interest shall apply with respect to the Impacted Loans until (1) the Administrative Agent revokes the notice delivered with respect to the Impacted Loans under clause (a) of the first sentence of this Section or (2) the Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that such alternative interest rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding the Impacted Loans.

SECTION 3.04.    Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans(a) .

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(a)    Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

(i)    impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender;

(ii)    subject any Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement or any Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes covered by Section 3.01 and any taxes and other amounts described in clauses (i) through (vii) of the first sentence of Section 3.01(a) that are imposed with respect to payments for or on account of any Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document, and except for Other Taxes); or

(iii)    impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender that is not otherwise accounted for in the definition of Adjusted Eurodollar Rate or this clause (a);

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Loan the interest on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, from time to time within fifteen (15) days after demand by such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail such increased costs (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b)    Capital Requirements. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by it to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the charge and the calculation of such reduced rate of return (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent),the Borrower will pay to such Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c)    Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section 3.04 and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

(d)    Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

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SECTION 3.05.    Funding Losses. Upon written demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, which demand shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

(a)    any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day prior to the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

(b)    any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or

(c)    any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.07;

including any loss or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits or margin) actually incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.

SECTION 3.06.    Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation.

(a)    Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in any material economic, legal or regulatory respect

(b)    Suspension of Lender Obligations. If any Lender requests compensation by the Borrower under Section 3.04, the Borrower may, by notice to such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans from one Interest Period to another Interest Period, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurodollar Rate Loans, until the event or condition giving rise to such request ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 3.06(c) shall be applicable); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation so requested.

(c)    Conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans. If any Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) that the circumstances specified in Section 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to the conversion of such Lender’s Eurodollar Rate Loans no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when Eurodollar Rate Loans made by other Lenders are outstanding, such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding Eurodollar Rate Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, interest rate basis, and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.

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SECTION 3.07.    Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances. If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04 or ceases to make Eurodollar Rate Loans as a result of any condition described in Section 3.02 or Section 3.04, (ii) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, (iii) any Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender or (iv) any other circumstance exists hereunder that gives the Borrower the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.07), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to one or more Eligible Assignees that shall assume such obligations (any of which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:

(a)    the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 10.07(b)(iv);

(b)    such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

(c)    such Lender being replaced pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall (i) execute and deliver to the Borrower and Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans, and (ii) deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or Administrative Agent (or a lost or destroyed note indemnity in lieu thereof); provided that the failure of any such Lender to execute an Assignment and Assumption or deliver such Notes shall not render such sale and purchase (and the corresponding assignment) invalid and such assignment shall, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent of such sale and purchase, be recorded in the Register and the Notes shall be deemed to be canceled upon such failure;

(d)    the Eligible Assignee shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans, Commitments and participations, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender;

(e)    in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; and

(f)    such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws.

In the event that (i) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent has requested that the Lenders consent to a departure or waiver of any provisions of the Loan Documents or agree to any amendment thereto, (ii) the consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of each Lender, all affected Lenders or all the Lenders and (iii) the Required Lenders have agreed to such consent, waiver or amendment, then any Lender who does not agree to such consent, waiver or amendment shall be deemed a “Non-Consenting Lender”.

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

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SECTION 3.08.    Survival. All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder and resignation of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent.

ARTICLE IV

Conditions Precedent to the Credit Extensions

SECTION 4.01.    Conditions to Closing Date and Availability of the Interim Loan. The obligation of each Lender to make the Interim Loan on the Closing Date is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (unless waived in accordance with Section 10.01):

(a)    Credit Agreement, Loan Documents, Certificates and Lien Searches. The Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or electronic copies unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders and their legal counsel:

(i)    executed counterparts of (A) this Agreement from the Borrower and Holdings, (B) the Security Agreement and (C) the Guaranty;

(ii)    any Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a Note at least two (2) Business Days in advance of the Closing Date;

(iii)    [Reserved];

(iv)    [Reserved];

(v)    such certificates of good standing from the applicable secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party, certificates of resolutions or other action and incumbency certificates evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party on the Closing Date; and

(vi)    copies of results of recent UCC, tax and judgment Lien searches, with respect to each of the Loan Parties, in such Loan Parties jurisdiction of organization (in the case of UCC and tax Lien searches) and the county of its chief executive office (in the case of judgement Lien searches) (it being understood and agreed that the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent have received such copies as of the date hereof).

(b)    Fees.    All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and invoiced at least one (1) Business Day before the Closing Date shall have been paid in full in cash.

(c)    [Reserved].

(d)     [Reserved].

(e)    Financial Reports. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received (i) the Annual Financial Statements and (ii) the Quarterly Financial Statements; it being understood and agreed that the condition set forth in this clause (e) has been satisfied on the date hereof.

(f)    Information. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received at least two (2) days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information reasonably requested in writing

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by them at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date in order to allow the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to comply with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act.

(g)    Budget. The Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received the Budget; it being understood and agreed that the condition set forth in this clause (g) has been satisfied on the date hereof.

(h)    Commencement of Chapter 11 Cases. The Chapter 11 Cases shall have been commenced and all of the pleadings related to the “first day orders” shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders; [it being understood and agreed that the forms of such orders delivered to counsel to the Required Lenders on [●] are satisfactory to the Required Lenders.]¹

(i)    Interim DIP Order. The Interim DIP Order, substantially in the form of Exhibit J hereto, shall have been entered by the Bankruptcy Court within four (4) Business Days after the Petition Date and the Administrative Agent shall have received a true and complete copy of such order, and such order shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been reversed, modified, amended, stayed or vacated absent prior written consent of the Required Lenders and the Agents.

(j)    Cash Management Orders. All orders entered by the Bankruptcy Court pertaining to the Loan Parties’ cash management (“Cash Management Orders”) and all motions and other documents filed, and submitted to, the Bankruptcy Court in connection therewith shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders; [it being understood and agreed that the forms of such orders, motions and documents delivered to counsel to the Required Lenders on [●] are satisfactory to the Required Lenders.]²

(k)    Trade Orders. All orders entered by the Bankruptcy Court pertaining to any payment of the Loan Parties’ vendors, shippers, or other trade counterparties and all motions and other documents filed, and submitted to, the Bankruptcy Court in connection therewith shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders; [it being understood and agreed that the forms of such orders delivered to counsel to the Required Lenders on [●] are satisfactory to the Required Lenders.]³

(l)    No Appointment of Trustee. No trustee, receiver or examiner with expanded powers shall have been appointed in any of the Chapter 11 Cases.

(m)    Adequate Protection. The Prepetition Term Agent, the Prepetition Term Lenders, and the IPCo Notes Trustee (on behalf of itself and the Prepetition IPCo Noteholders) shall have each received adequate protection in respect of the Liens securing their respective Prepetition Obligations pursuant to the Interim DIP Order.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

SECTION 4.02.    Conditions to Each Credit Extension and Each Withdrawal Date. The obligation of each Lender to make each Credit Extension and the Borrower’s right to make a Withdrawal on

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each Withdrawal Date (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any request to convert Loans to the other Type and/or any continuation of any Eurodollar Rate Loan) is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a)    the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension or Withdrawal Date; provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided, further, that, any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates;

(b)    no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result from such proposed Request for Credit Extension or Withdrawal or from the application of proceeds therefrom; and

(c)    the Administrative Agent shall have received a Request for Credit Extension or a Notice of Withdrawal, as applicable, in accordance with the requirements hereof.

The Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that the conditions specified in this Section 4.02 have been satisfied on and as of the date of such Credit Extension or Withdrawal Date, as applicable.

ARTICLE V

Representations and Warranties

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders that:

SECTION 5.01.    Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (a) is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction), (b) subject to the entry and terms of the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order and other orders of the Bankruptcy Court, as applicable, has all corporate or other organizational power and authority to (i) own its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and in good standing (to the extent such concept exists) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, (d) unless stayed by the Chapter 11 Cases, is in compliance with all applicable Laws, orders, writs, injunctions and orders and (e) unless stayed by the Chapter 11 Cases, has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently conducted; except in each case referred to in clause (c), (d) or (e), to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.02.    Authorization; No Contravention. Subject to the entry and terms of the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order:

(a)    The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action.

(b)    Neither the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party nor the consummation of the Transaction will (i) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents, (ii) result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien upon any of the property or assets of such Person or any of the Subsidiaries (other than as

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permitted by Section 7.01) under (A) any Contractual Obligation entered into after the Petition Date to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (iii) violate any applicable Law; except with respect to any breach, contravention or violation (but not creation of Liens) referred to in clauses (ii) and (iii), to the extent that such breach, contravention or violation would not reasonably be expected to have a, individually or in the aggregate, Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.03.    Governmental Authorization. Other than the Bankruptcy Court DIP Order, no material approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for (i) filings necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties, (ii) the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings that have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect and (iii) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.04.    Binding Effect. Subject to the entry and the terms of the Bankruptcy Court DIP Orders, (i) this Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto and (ii) this Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity and principles of good faith and fair dealing.

SECTION 5.05.    Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

(a)    The Annual Financial Statements and the Quarterly Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of J. Crew Group and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, (A) except as otherwise expressly noted therein and (B) subject, in the case of the Quarterly Financial Statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

(b)    Since the Petition Date, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.06.    Litigation. Except the Chapter 11 Cases, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, overtly threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.07.    Labor Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against any of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened and (b) since March 7, 2011, hours worked by and payment made based on hours worked to employees of each of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries have not been in material violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Laws dealing with wage and hour matters.

SECTION 5.08.    Ownership of Property; Liens. Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all real property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens

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except for Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and except where the failure to have such title or other interest would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.09.    Environmental Matters.

(a)    Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Environmental Laws in all jurisdictions in which each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, is currently doing business (including having obtained all Environmental Permits) unless stayed by the Chapter 11 Cases and (ii) none of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries has become subject to any pending, or to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened Environmental Claim or any other Environmental Liability.

(b)    None of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries has treated, stored, transported or disposed of Hazardous Materials at or from any currently or formerly operated real estate or facility relating to its business in a manner that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.10.    Taxes. Except as (a) would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (b) set forth on Schedule 5.10, Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have timely filed all Federal and state and other tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have timely paid all Federal and state and other taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges (including satisfying its withholding tax obligations) levied or imposed on their properties, income or assets or otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or the payment of which is stayed by the Chapter 11 Cases.

SECTION 5.11.    ERISA Compliance.

(a)    Except as set forth in Schedule 5.11(a) or as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state Laws.

(b)    (i) No ERISA Event has occurred; (ii) no Pension Plan has failed to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Pension Plan; (iii) none of the Loan Parties or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 et seq. or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; (iv) none of the Loan Parties or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has engaged in a transaction that is subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; and (v) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan, insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or has been determined to be in “endangered” or critical status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA) and no such Multiemployer Plan is expected to be insolvent or endangered or critical status, except, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses of this Section 5.11(b), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)    Except where noncompliance or the incurrence of a material obligation would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Foreign Plan has been maintained in substantial compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations and orders, and neither Holdings nor any Subsidiary has incurred any material obligation in connection with the termination of or withdrawal from any Foreign Plan.

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SECTION 5.12.    Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, neither Holdings nor any other Loan Party has any Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.12, and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower and the Subsidiaries have been validly issued and are fully paid and (if applicable) non-assessable, and all Equity Interests owned by Holdings or any other Loan Party are owned free and clear of all security interests of any Person except (i) those in respect of the Secured Obligations and the Prepetition Documents and (ii) any nonconsensual Lien that is permitted under Section 7.01. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 5.12 (a) sets forth the name and jurisdiction of each Subsidiary, (b) sets forth the ownership interest of Holdings, the Borrower and any other Subsidiary in each Subsidiary, including the percentage of such ownership and (c) identifies each Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary the Equity Interests of which are required to be pledged on the Closing Date.