SECTION 6. Effect on the Loan Documents.
(a) This Amendment shall not extinguish the Term Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement and nothing herein contained shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the Term Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement, which shall remain outstanding after the Second Amendment Effective Date, as modified hereby. Except as specifically amended herein, all Loan Documents shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. Each Loan Party hereby agrees, with respect to each Loan Document to which it is a party, that all of its obligations, liabilities and indebtedness under such Loan Document shall remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis after giving effect to this Amendment, the Amendments, and all of the Liens and security interests created and arising under such Loan Document remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis, and the perfected status and priority of each such Lien and security interest continues in full force and effect on a continuous basis, unimpaired, uninterrupted and undischarged, after giving effect to this Amendment, the Amendments, as collateral security for its obligations, liabilities and indebtedness under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(b) Upon the Second Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Amendment,” “herein,” “hereto,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” or in the other Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement”, or, in each case, words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement.
(c) Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents.
(d) The Borrower and the other parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document.
SECTION 7. Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for all of their reasonable, documented and invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Amendment, any other documents prepared in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, the reasonable, documented and invoiced fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent, all in accordance with and subject to Section 9.05 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 8. GOVERNING LAW; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, PROCEEDING, CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY PARTY RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
SECTION 9. Amendments; Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may not be amended nor may any provision hereof be waived except pursuant to a writing signed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in accordance with Section 9.08 of the Credit Agreement. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by email or facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
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