EX-10.1 2 exhibit101.htm EX-10.1 Document

Exhibit 10.1
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    THIS LOAN AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of May 15, 2026, between HARVEST VENTURES HOLDING COMPANY, a Texas corporation (the “Borrower”), with an address at 711 Broadway, Suite 320, San Antonio, Texas 78215, and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the Bank”), with an address at 112 E Pecan Street, Suite 200, San Antonio, Texas 78205.

    The Borrower and the Bank, with the intent to be legally bound, agree as follows:

    1.    Loan. The Bank has made or may make one or more loans (“Loan”) to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement. Each Loan shall be used for business purposes (and not for personal, family or household use) and is or will be evidenced by a promissory note or notes of the Borrower and all renewals, extensions, amendments and restatements thereof (whether one or more, collectively, the “Note”) acceptable to the Bank, which shall set forth the interest rate, repayment and other provisions of the respective Loan, the terms of which are incorporated into this Agreement by reference.

    The Loans governed by this Agreement shall include the Loans specifically described below, if any, and any additional lines of credit or term loans that the Bank has made or may, in its sole discretion, make to the Borrower in the future.

    1. Term Loan. One of the Loans governed by this Agreement is a term loan in the amount of $44,800,000 (the Term Loan”). The proceeds of the Term Loan will be used to purchase real property and improvements located at
        3167 North PanAm Expressway, San Antonio Texas
        3215 North PanAm Expressway, San Antonio Texas
        3251 North PanAm Expressway, San Antonio Texas
        3319 North PanAm Expressway, San Antonio Texas
        
    2.    Security. The security for repayment of the Loan shall include but not be limited to the collateral, guaranties and other documents heretofore, contemporaneously or hereafter executed and delivered to the Bank (the “Security Documents”), which shall secure repayment of the Loan and all other loans, advances, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties owing by the Borrower to the Bank described therein (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Obligations”).

    This Agreement, the Note, the Security Documents and all other agreements and documents executed and/or delivered pursuant or subject hereto, as each may be amended, modified, extended or renewed from time to time, are collectively referred to as the “Loan Documents. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Documents.

    3.    Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby makes the following representations and warranties, which shall be continuing in nature and remain in full force and effect until the Obligations are paid in full, and which shall be true and correct in all material respects except as otherwise set forth on the Addendum attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the “Addendum”):


Form 7G – Multistate Rev. 1/26



        3.1.    Existence, Power and Authority. If not a natural person, the Borrower is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of its incorporation or organization and has the power and authority to own and operate its assets and to conduct its business as now or proposed to be carried on, and is duly qualified, licensed and in good standing to do business in all jurisdictions where its ownership of property or the nature of its business requires such qualification or licensing. The Borrower is duly authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents, all necessary action to authorize the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents has been properly taken, and the Borrower is and will continue to be duly authorized to borrow under this Agreement and to perform all of the other terms and provisions of the Loan Documents.

        3.2.    Financial Statements. The Borrower has delivered or caused to be delivered to the Bank its most recent Financial Statements (as defined herein). The Financial Statements are true, complete and accurate in all material respects and fairly present the Borrower’s financial condition, assets and liabilities, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise and the results of the Borrower’s operations for the period specified therein. The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the Applicable Accounting Standards. As used herein, “Applicable Accounting Standards” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time (“GAAP”) consistently applied from period to period, subject in the case of interim statements to normal year-end adjustments and to any comments and notes acceptable to the Bank in its reasonable discretion; and “Financial Statements” shall mean (i) with respect to an entity that is not a natural person, consolidated and, if required by the Bank in its reasonable discretion, consolidating balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows for the year, month or quarter together with year-to-date figures and comparative figures for the corresponding periods of the prior year, prepared in accordance with the Applicable Accounting Standards, consistently applied from period to period; and (ii) with respect to natural persons, means personal financial statements and federal income tax returns.

        3.3.    No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the most recent Financial Statements, the Borrower has not suffered any damage, destruction or loss, and no event or condition has occurred or exists, which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change in its business, assets, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operation.

        3.4.    Binding Obligations. The Borrower has full power and authority to enter into the transactions provided for in this Agreement and has been duly authorized to do so by appropriate action of its Board of Directors if the Borrower is a corporation, its members and/or managers, as applicable, if the Borrower is a limited liability company, all its general partners if the Borrower is a partnership or otherwise as may be required by law, charter, other organizational documents or agreements; and the Loan Documents, when executed and delivered by the Borrower, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with their terms.

        3.5.    No Defaults or Violations. There does not exist any Default or Event of Default, as hereinafter defined, under this Agreement, or any default or violation by the Borrower of or under any of the terms, conditions or obligations of: (i) its partnership agreement if the Borrower is a partnership, its articles or certificate of incorporation, regulations and bylaws if the Borrower is a corporation, its articles or certificate of organization and operating agreement if the Borrower is a limited liability company, or its other organizational documents as applicable; (ii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, franchise, permit, contract, agreement, or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound; or (iii) any law, ordinance, regulation, ruling, order, injunction, decree, condition or other requirement applicable to or imposed upon it by any law, the action of any court or any governmental authority or agency; and the consummation of this Agreement and the transactions set forth herein will not result in any such Default, Event of Default or violation.

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        3.6.    Title to Assets. The Borrower has good and indefeasible title to the assets reflected on the most recent Financial Statements, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, except for (i) liens in favor of the Bank; (ii) current taxes and assessments not yet due and payable; (iii) assets disposed of by the Borrower in the ordinary course of business since the date of the most recent Financial Statements; and (iv) those liens or encumbrances, if any, specified on the Addendum.

        3.7.    Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings or governmental investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against the Borrower, which could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change in its business, assets, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations and there is no basis known to the Borrower for any action, suit, proceeding or investigation which could reasonably be expected to result in such a material adverse change. All pending and threatened (in writing) litigation against the Borrower is listed on the Addendum attached hereto.

        3.8.    Tax Returns. The Borrower has filed all returns and reports that are required to be filed by it in connection with any federal, state or local tax, duty or charge levied, assessed or imposed upon it or its property or withheld by it, including income, unemployment, social security and similar taxes, and all of such taxes have been either paid or adequate reserves or other provision has been made therefor.

        3.9.    Employee Benefit Plans. Each employee benefit plan as to which the Borrower may have any liability complies in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended from time to time, “ERISA”), including minimum funding requirements, and (i) no Prohibited Transaction (as defined under ERISA) has occurred with respect to any such plan; (ii) no Reportable Event (as defined under Section 4043 of ERISA) has occurred with respect to any such plan which would cause the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to institute proceedings under Section 4042 of ERISA; (iii) the Borrower has not withdrawn from any such plan or initiated steps to do so; and (iv) no steps have been taken to terminate any such plan.

        3.10.    Environmental Matters. The Borrower is in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws in jurisdictions in which the Borrower owns or operates, or has owned or operated, a facility or site, stores collateral, arranges or has arranged for disposal or treatment of hazardous substances, solid waste or other waste, accepts or has accepted for transport any hazardous substances, solid waste or other wastes or holds or has held any interest in real property or otherwise. Except as set forth in that certain Phase I Environmental Site Assessment dated February 5, 2025, prepared by Professional Services Industries, Inc. as Project Number 0435-6943 (the “Environmental Report”), and as otherwise disclosed on the Addendum, no litigation or proceeding arising under, relating to or in connection with any Environmental Law is pending or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, threatened in writing against the Borrower, any real property in which the Borrower holds or has held an interest or any past or present operation of the Borrower. Except as disclosed in the Environmental Report, no release, threatened release or disposal of hazardous waste, solid waste or other wastes is occurring, or to the knowledge of the Borrower has occurred, on, under or to any real property in which the Borrower holds or has held any interest or performs or has performed any of its operations, in violation of any Environmental Law. As used in this Section, “litigation or proceeding” means any demand, claim notice, suit, suit in equity, action, administrative action, investigation or inquiry whether brought by a governmental authority or any other person, and “Environmental Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term as set forth in that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement dated of even date herewith by and among XPEL, Inc., Borrower and Bank.

        3.11.    Intellectual Property. The Borrower owns or is licensed to use all patents, patent rights, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, intellectual property, technology, know-how and processes necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted that are material to the condition (financial or otherwise), business or operations of the Borrower.
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        3.12.    Regulatory Matters. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as now and from time to time in effect or for any purpose which violates the provisions of the Regulations of such Board of Governors.

        3.13.    Solvency. As of the date hereof and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, (i) the aggregate value of the Borrower’s assets will exceed its liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities); (ii) the Borrower will have sufficient cash flow to enable it to pay its debts as they become due; and (iii) the Borrower will not have unreasonably small capital for the business in which it is engaged.

        3.14.    Disclosure. None of the Loan Documents contains or will contain any untrue statement of material fact or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained in this Agreement or the Loan Documents not misleading in any material respect. There is no fact known to the Borrower which materially adversely affects the business, assets, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operation of the Borrower and which has not otherwise been fully set forth in this Agreement or in the Loan Documents.

        3.15.    Beneficial Owners. If the Borrower is or was required to execute and deliver to the Bank a Certification of Beneficial Owner(s) (individually and collectively, as updated from time to time, the “Certification of Beneficial Owners”), the information in the Certification of Beneficial Owners, as updated from time to time in accordance with this Agreement, is true, complete and correct as of the date hereof and as of the date any such update is delivered to the Bank. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Certification of Beneficial Owners is a Loan Document.

        3.16.    Anti-Corruption Laws and International Trade Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws; Certain Definitions. No Covered Entity, nor any of its directors, officers, or employees, nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any agents or affiliates acting on behalf of such Covered Entity: (i) is a Sanctioned Person; (ii) does business in or with, or derives any of its operating income, directly or indirectly, from any Sanctioned Jurisdiction or Sanctioned Person; or (iii) is in violation of, or is, directly or indirectly, taking any action that could cause any Covered Entity to be in violation of, applicable International Trade Laws, Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or Anti-Corruption Laws.

No Covered Entity nor any of its directors, officers, employees, nor to the knowledge of the Borrower, any agents or affiliates acting on behalf of any Covered Entity: (i) is in receipt of any notice or communication from any Compliance Authority that alleges, or otherwise pertains to, an actual or potential violation of any International Trade Laws, Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws; or (ii) is the target or subject of any investigation, or has received any request for information, involving any allegation relating to a violation of any International Trade Laws, Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws by an Official Body. There is no Blocked Property pledged as Collateral.

Any false, erroneous or misleading representation or warranty made as to Sanctions is automatically deemed material for purposes of determining the occurrence or existence of a default or event of default under any Loan Document. As used herein:

Anti-Corruption Laws” means (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; (b) the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, as amended; and (c) any other applicable Law relating to anti-bribery or anti-corruption in any jurisdiction in which any Loan Party is located or doing business.

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Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means (a) the Bank Secrecy Act and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001, each as amended; (b) the U.K. Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, as amended and the Terrorist Asset-Freezing Act 2010, each as amended; and (c) any other applicable Law relating to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism and related financial record keeping and reporting requirements in any jurisdiction in which any Loan Party is located or doing business.

Blocked Property” means any property: (a) required to be reported as blocked property under 31 C.F.R. §501.603, as amended; (b) owned, directly or indirectly, by, or due to or from, a Sanctioned Person subject to blocking or comprehensive Sanctions; (c) in which a Sanctioned Person subject to blocking or comprehensive Sanctions otherwise holds any interest; (d) located or originated in, or otherwise subject to restrictions due to its ties to, a Sanctioned Jurisdiction or (e) that otherwise could cause any actual or potential violation by the Bank of any applicable International Trade Law if the Bank were to obtain an encumbrance on, lien on, pledge, or security interest in such property, or provide services in consideration of such property.

Collateral” means any collateral securing any debt, liabilities, or other obligations of any Loan Party to the Bank.

Compliance Authority means (a) any Official Body of the United States (including the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and its Office of Foreign Assets Control) (b) the government of Canada or any agency thereof; (c) the European Union or any agency thereof; (d) the government of the United Kingdom or any agency thereof; (e) the United Nations Security Council; and (f) any other Official Body with jurisdiction to administer Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or International Trade Laws with respect to the conduct of a Covered Entity.

Covered Entity” means (a) the Borrower and each of the Borrower’s subsidiaries; (b) each Guarantor and any pledgor of Collateral under any Loan Document; and (c) each Person that directly or indirectly controls a Person described in clause (a) or (b) above.

Corporate Credit Agreement” means (a) that Credit Agreement among XPEL, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders party thereto dated April 6, 2023, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated September 11, 2025, and as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement date on or about the date hereof, and (b) any refinancing of the credit agreement in clause (a) or any refinancing of any such refinancing.

Guarantor” means (a) XPEL, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and (b) each other Person which executed and delivers an unconditional guaranty agreement in favor of Bank in a form acceptable to Bank.

International Trade Laws” means all Laws relating to export controls, trade embargoes, customs, and antiboycott measures.

Law” means any law(s) (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, opinion, release, ruling, order, executive order, injunction, writ, decree, bond, judgment, authorization or approval, lien or award, or any settlement arrangement, by agreement, consent or otherwise, of any Official Body, foreign or domestic.

Loan Party” means the Borrower and any Guarantors.

Official Body” means the government of the United States of America or of any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court,
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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) and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).

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

Sanctioned Jurisdiction” means, at any time, any country, area, territory, or jurisdiction that is the subject or target of comprehensive Sanctions.

Sanctioned Person” means any Person (a) located in, organized under the laws of, or ordinarily resident in a Sanctioned Jurisdiction; (b) identified on any sanctions-related list maintained by any Compliance Authority; or (c) owned 50% or more, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly by, controlled by, or acting for, on behalf of, or at the direction of, one or more Persons described in clauses (a) or (b) above; or (d) otherwise the subject or target of Sanctions.

Sanctions” means Laws relating to economic or financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, or secondary sanctions, administered, or enforced from time to time by any Compliance Authority.

    4.    Affirmative Covenants.  The Borrower agrees that from the date of execution of this Agreement until all Obligations have been paid in full and any commitments of the Bank to the Borrower have been terminated, the Borrower will:

        4.1.    Books and Records. Maintain books and records in accordance with the Applicable Accounting Standards and give representatives of the Bank access thereto at reasonable times during normal business hours upon reasonable prior notice, including permission to examine, copy and make abstracts from any of such books and records and such other information as the Bank may from time to time reasonably request, and the Borrower will make available to the Bank for examination copies of any reports, statements and returns which the Borrower may make to or file with any federal, state or local governmental department, bureau or agency.

        4.2.    Financial Reporting. Deliver or cause to be delivered to the Bank (i) the Financial Statements, reports and certifications, if any, set forth on the Addendum and (ii) such other information about Borrower’s or Guarantor’s financial condition, properties and operations as and when requested by the Bank, from time to time. 

        4.3.    Payment of Taxes and Other Charges. Pay and discharge prior to delinquency all indebtedness and all taxes, assessments, charges, levies and other liabilities imposed upon the Borrower, its income, profits, property or business, except those which currently are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower shall have set aside adequate reserves or made other adequate provision with respect thereto acceptable to the Bank in its reasonable credit judgement.

        4.4.    Maintenance of Existence, Operation and Assets. Do all things necessary to (i) maintain, renew and keep in full force and effect its organizational existence and all rights, permits and franchises necessary to enable it to continue its business as currently conducted; (ii) continue in operation in substantially the same manner as at present; (iii) keep its properties in good operating condition and repair; and (iv) make all necessary and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, additions and improvements thereto.

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        4.5.    Insurance. Maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance with respect to its property and business against such casualties and contingencies, of such types and in such amounts, as is customary for established companies engaged in the same or similar business and similarly situated. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Section and the terms of any Security Documents relating to insurance, the provisions in the Security Documents will control.

        4.6.    Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with all laws applicable to the Borrower and to the operation of its business (including without limitation any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation relating to employment practices, pension benefits or environmental, occupational and health standards and controls).

        4.7.    Bank Accounts. Establish and maintain at the Bank some of the Borrower’s depository accounts.

        4.8.    Financial Covenants. Comply with all of the financial and other covenants, if any, set forth on the Addendum.

        4.9.    Additional Reports. Provide prompt written notice to the Bank of the occurrence of any of the following (together with a description of the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto): (i) any Event of Default or any event, act or condition which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default (a “Default”); (ii) any litigation filed by or against the Borrower that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Borrower’s business, assets, operations or financial condition; (iii) any Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan(s) (as defined in ERISA) or (iv) any event which might reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change in the business, assets, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operation of the Borrower.

        4.10.    Certification of Beneficial Owners and Other Additional Information. Provide: (i) such information and documentation as may reasonably be requested by the Bank from time to time for purposes of compliance by the Bank with applicable laws (including without limitation the USA PATRIOT Act and other “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations), and any policy or procedure implemented by the Bank to comply therewith; and (ii) if the Borrower is or was required to deliver a Certification of Beneficial Owners to the Bank, (a) confirmation of the accuracy of the information set forth in the most recent Certification of Beneficial Owners provided to the Bank, as and when requested by the Bank; and (b) a new Certification of Beneficial Owners in form and substance acceptable to the Bank when the individual(s) identified as a controlling party and/or a direct or indirect individual owner on the most recent Certification of Beneficial Owners provided to the Bank have changed.

        4.11.    Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws and International Trade Laws. (i) In the event that any Collateral becomes Blocked Property, promptly notify the Bank and provide to the Bank Collateral that is not Blocked Property of at least equal value to the Collateral that became Blocked Property, except to the extent prohibited by applicable Law; and (ii) comply with applicable International Trade Laws, Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws and maintain and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with all applicable International Trade Laws, Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws by each Covered Entity, each Covered Entity’s directors and officers, and any employee, agent or affiliate acting on behalf of each Covered Entity in connection with this Agreement.

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    5.    Negative Covenants. The Borrower covenants and agrees that from the date of this Agreement until all Obligations have been paid in full and any commitments of the Bank to the Borrower have been terminated, except as set forth in the Addendum, the Borrower will not, without the Bank’s prior written consent:

        5.1.    Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money other than:

(a)    the Loan and any subsequent indebtedness to the Bank; and

(b)    any indebtedness under the Corporate Credit Agreement or any indebtedness permitted under the Corporate Credit Agreement.

        5.2.    Liens and Encumbrances. Except as provided in Section 3.6, create, assume, incur or permit to exist any mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, security interest, lien or charge of any kind upon any of its property, now owned or hereafter acquired, or acquire or agree to acquire any kind of property subject to any conditional sales or other title retention agreement, except liens securing indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 5.1 above.

        5.3.    Guarantees. Guarantee, endorse or become contingently liable for the obligations of any person, firm, corporation or other entity, except in connection with the endorsement and deposit of checks for collection in the ordinary course of business.

        5.4.    Investments, Loans or Advances. Purchase or hold beneficially any stock, other securities or evidence of indebtedness of, or make or have outstanding, any loans or advances to, or otherwise extend credit to, or make any investment or acquire any interest whatsoever in, any other person, firm, corporation or other entity, except investments permitted under the Corporate Credit Agreement, or that are otherwise acceptable to the Bank in its sole discretion.

        5.5.    Merger or Transfer of Assets. Liquidate or dissolve, or merge or consolidate with or into any person, firm, corporation or other entity, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial part of its property, assets, operations or business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.

        5.6.    Change in Business, Management or Ownership. Make or permit, nor shall any Guarantor or grantor under the Security Documents make or permit, any change in (i) its form of organization, including a division into two or more entities; (ii) the nature of its business as carried on as of the date hereof that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (iii) the composition of its current executive management, except for changes in the ordinary course of business; or (iv) (A) for Borrower, its equity ownership, and (B) for Guarantor, its equity ownership that results in a change of control.

        5.7.    Dividends. Declare or pay any dividends on or make any distribution with respect to any class of its equity or ownership interest, or purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire any of its equity except as provided in the Corporate Credit Agreement.

        5.8.    Acquisitions; Subsidiaries. (i) Make acquisitions of all or substantially all of the property or assets of any person, firm, corporation or other entity; or (ii) create, directly or indirectly, any subsidiaries, except as provided in the Corporate Credit Agreement.

        5.9.    Affiliate Transactions. Enter into or carry out any transaction with any affiliate of the Borrower (including purchasing property or services from or selling property or services to any affiliate of the
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Borrower) unless: (i) such transaction is not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement; (ii) is entered into in the ordinary course of business upon fair and reasonable arm’s-length terms and conditions which are promptly and fully disclosed to the Bank; and (iii) is in accordance with all applicable law. As used in this Section, “affiliate” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower, another person, firm, corporation or other entity, that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the Borrower.

        5.10.    Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws; International Trade Laws. (I) Do any of the following, nor permit any of its directors, officers or employees, or, to the Borrower’s actual knowledge, any agents or affiliates acting on behalf of any Loan Party in connection with this Agreement, nor such Loan Party’s subsidiaries to (a) become a Sanctioned Person; (b) directly or indirectly (through a third party or otherwise) provide, use, or make available the proceeds of any Loan hereunder (i) to fund any activities or business of, with, or for the benefit of any Person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is a Sanctioned Person, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or in any Sanctioned Jurisdiction, (iii) in any manner that could result in a violation by any Person (including the Bank) of Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or International Trade Laws or (iv) in violation of any applicable Law, including, without limitation, any applicable Anti-Corruption Law, Anti-Money Laundering Law or International Trade Law; (c) directly or indirectly, repay any Loan with Blocked Property or funds derived from any unlawful activity; or (d) permit any Collateral to become Blocked Property; (II) directly or indirectly provide, use, or make available the proceeds of any Loan hereunder to any such Loan Party’s subsidiaries that is not party to this Agreement, nor (III) do business in or with, or derive any of its income, directly or indirectly, from any Sanctioned Jurisdiction or Sanctioned Person.

    6.    Events of Default.  The occurrence of any of the following will be deemed to be an Event of Default”:

        6.1.    Covenant Default. The Borrower shall default in the performance of any of the covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement.

        6.2.    Breach of Warranty. Any Financial Statement, representation, warranty or certificate made or furnished by the Borrower to the Bank in connection with this Agreement shall be false, incorrect or incomplete in any material respect when made.

        6.3.    Other Default. The occurrence of (i) an Event of Default as defined in the Note or any of the other Loan Documents, (ii) a default or event of default under or as defined in any other agreement, instrument or document between the Borrower and PNC Bank, National Association or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates that has not been cured within any applicable cure period, and (iii) an event of default under the Corporate Credit Agreement that has not been cured within any applicable cure period.

        Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Bank will have all rights and remedies specified in the Note and the other Loan Documents and all rights and remedies available under applicable law or in equity.

    7.    Conditions. The Bank’s obligation to make any advance under any Loan, or to issue any letter of credit, is subject to the conditions that as of the date of the advance:

        7.1.    No Event of Default. No Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

        7.2.     Authorization Documents. The Bank shall have received certified copies of resolutions of the board of directors, the general partners or the members or managers of any partnership, corporation or
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limited liability company that executes this Agreement, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents; or other proof of authorization satisfactory to the Bank.

        7.3.    Receipt of Loan Documents. The Bank shall have received the Loan Documents and such other instruments and documents which the Bank may reasonably request in connection with the transactions provided for in this Agreement, which may include an opinion of counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank for any party executing any of the Loan Documents.

        7.4.    Fees. The Bank shall have received all fees owing in respect of the Loan.

    8.    Fees; Expenses. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Bank, upon the execution of this Agreement, and otherwise on demand, all fees due and payable to the Bank hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and all reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred by the Bank in connection with the preparation, negotiation and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any modifications or amendments thereto or renewals thereof, and the collection of all of the Obligations, including but not limited to enforcement actions, relating to the Loan, whether through judicial proceedings or otherwise, or in defending or prosecuting any actions or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including (i) reasonable fees and expenses of counsel; (ii) all reasonable costs related to conducting UCC, title and other public record searches; (iii) fees for filing and recording documents in the public records to perfect the Bank’s liens and security interests; (iv) reasonable expenses for auditors, appraisers and environmental consultants; and (v) taxes. The Borrower hereby authorizes and directs the Bank to charge Borrower's deposit account(s) with the Bank for any and all of the foregoing fees, costs and expenses.

    9.    Increased Costs. On written demand, together with written evidence of the justification therefor, the Borrower agrees to pay the Bank all direct costs incurred, any losses suffered or payments made by the Bank as a result of any Change in Law (hereinafter defined), imposing any reserve, deposit, allocation of capital or similar requirement (including without limitation, Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) on the Bank, its holding company or any of their respective assets relative to the Loan. “Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date hereof, of any of the following: (i) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty; (ii) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any governmental authority or (iii) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any governmental authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (b) 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 be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

    10.    Miscellaneous.

        10.1.    Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals and other communications required or permitted hereunder (“Notices”) must be in writing (except as may be agreed otherwise above with respect to borrowing requests or as otherwise provided in this Agreement) and will be effective upon receipt. Notices may be given in any manner to which the parties may agree. Without limiting the foregoing, first-class mail, postage prepaid, facsimile transmission and commercial courier service are hereby agreed to as acceptable methods for giving Notices. In addition, the parties agree that Notices may be sent electronically to any electronic address provided by a party from time to time. Notices may be sent to a party’s address as set forth above or to such other address as any party may give to the other for such purpose in accordance with this Section.

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        10.2.    Preservation of Rights; Waivers of Marshalling, Setoff, and Certain Other Rights. No delay or omission on the Bank’s part to exercise any right or power arising hereunder will impair any such right or power or be considered a waiver of any such right or power, nor will the Bank’s action or inaction impair any such right or power. The Bank’s rights and remedies hereunder are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies which the Bank may have under other agreements, at law or in equity. In addition to the other waivers hereunder, the Borrower waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (i) any and all rights to require the Bank to marshal assets or collateral, to proceed first against, or realize on, any assets or collateral or other credit support before proceeding against or realizing on any other assets or collateral or other credit support, or to otherwise require the Bank to exercise rights or remedies in any particular sequence, in connection with any of the Obligations, and (ii) any and all rights to set off or reduce the amount of the Obligations or any related deficiency against any obligations of the Bank, or on account of the value of any collateral or other credit support, or otherwise, whether any such rights described in this sentence are based on or asserted under any statutory provision, common law, equity or otherwise.

        10.3.    Illegality. If any provision contained in this Agreement should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, it shall not affect or impair the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

        10.4.    Changes in Writing. . No modification, amendment or waiver of, or consent to any departure by the Borrower from, any provision of this Agreement will be effective unless made in a writing signed by the party to be charged, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bank may modify this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents for the purposes of completing missing content or correcting erroneous content, without the need for a written amendment, provided that the Bank shall send a copy of any such modification to the Borrower (which notice may be given by electronic mail). No notice to or demand on the Borrower will entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstance.

        10.5.    Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. The representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements in this Agreement regarding Anti-Corruption Laws, International Trade Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws will control to the extent of any inconsistency between any such provisions and any provision in any Note regarding such matters.

        10.6.    Counterparts. This Agreement and any other Loan Document may be signed in any number of counterpart copies and by the parties hereto on separate counterparts, but all such copies shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement or any other Loan Document by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart. Any party so executing this Agreement or any other Loan Document by facsimile transmission shall promptly deliver a manually executed counterpart, provided that any failure to do so shall not affect the validity of the counterpart executed by facsimile transmission.

        10.7.    Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the Bank and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns; provided, however, that the Borrower may not assign this Agreement in whole or in part without the Bank’s prior written consent and the Bank at any time may assign this Agreement in whole or in part.

        10.8.    Interpretation. In this Agreement, unless the Bank and the Borrower otherwise agree in writing, the singular includes the plural and the plural the singular; words importing any gender include the other genders; references to statutes are to be construed as including all statutory provisions consolidating, amending or
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replacing the statute referred to; the word “or” shall be deemed to include “and/or”, the words “including”, “includes” and “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; references to articles, sections (or subdivisions of sections) or exhibits are to those of this Agreement; and references to agreements and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications to such instruments, but only to the extent such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement. Section headings in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, all accounting terms shall be interpreted and all accounting determinations shall be made in accordance with the Applicable Accounting Standards. If this Agreement is executed by more than one party as Borrower, the obligations of such persons or entities will be joint and several.

        10.9.    No Consequential Damages, Etc. The Bank will not be responsible for any damages, consequential, incidental, special, punitive or otherwise, that may be incurred or alleged by any person or entity, including the Borrower and any Guarantor, as a result of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the use of the proceeds of the Loan.

        10.10.    Assignments and Participations. At any time, without any notice to the Borrower, the Bank may sell, assign, transfer, negotiate, grant participations in, or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Bank’s interest in the Loan. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Bank to provide, without any notice to the Borrower, any information concerning the Borrower, including information pertaining to the Borrower’s financial condition, business operations or general creditworthiness, to any assignee of or participant in or any prospective assignee of or participant in all or any part of the Bank’s interest in the Loan.

        10.11.    USA PATRIOT Act Notice. To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Borrower that opens an account. What this means: when the Borrower opens an account, the Bank will ask for the business name, business address, taxpayer identifying number and other information or documentation that will allow the Bank to identify the Borrower, such as organizational documents. For some businesses and organizations, the Bank may also need to ask for identifying information and documentation relating to certain individuals associated with the business or organization.

        10.12.    Important Information about Phone Calls. By providing telephone number(s) to the Bank, now or at any later time, the Borrower hereby authorizes the Bank and its affiliates and designees to contact the Borrower regarding the Borrower’s account(s) with the Bank or its affiliates, whether such accounts are Borrower’s individual accounts or business accounts for which Borrower is a contact, at such numbers using any means, including but not limited to placing calls using an automated dialing system to cell, VoIP or other wireless phone number, or by leaving prerecorded messages or sending text messages, even if charges may be incurred for the calls or text messages. Borrower hereby consents that any phone call with the Bank may be monitored or recorded by the Bank.

        10.13.    Confidentiality. In connection with the Obligations, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Bank and the Borrower will be providing to each other, whether orally, in writing or in electronic format, nonpublic, confidential or proprietary information (collectively, “Confidential Information”). Each of the Borrower and the Bank agrees (i) to hold the Confidential Information of the other in confidence; and (ii) not to disclose or permit any other person or entity access to the Confidential Information of the other party, except for disclosure or access (a) to a party’s affiliates and its or their employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives, in each case who have a need to know such information and who are bound by confidentiality obligations at least as protective as those contained herein, (b) to other third parties that provide or may provide ancillary support relating to the Obligations, this Agreement and/or the other Loan Documents, provided such third parties are bound by confidentiality obligations at least as protective as those contained herein, (c) in
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connection with the exercise of any remedies or enforcement of rights under this Agreement or any action or proceeding relating to the Obligations, this Agreement and/or the other Loan Documents, (d) to its external or internal auditors or regulatory authorities, or (e) upon the order of a court or other governmental agency having jurisdiction over a party, provided that prior notice of such disclosure shall be provided to the other party to the extent legally permitted. It is understood and agreed that the obligation to protect such Confidential Information shall be satisfied if the party receiving such Confidential Information utilizes the same control (but no less than reasonable) as it does to avoid disclosure of its own confidential and valuable information. It is also understood and agreed that no information shall be within the protection of this Agreement where such information: (w) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the party to whom such Confidential Information has been disclosed, (x) is released by the originating party to anyone without restriction, (y) is rightly obtained from third parties who are not, to such receiving party's knowledge, under an obligation of confidentiality, or (z) is required to be disclosed by subpoena or similar process of applicable law or regulations.

    For the purposes of this Agreement, Confidential Information of a party shall include, without limitation, any financial information, scientific or technical information, design, process, procedure or improvement and all concepts, documentation, reports, data, data formats, specifications, computer software, source code, object code, user manuals, financial models, screen displays and formats, software, databases, inventions, knowhow, showhow and trade secrets, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, whether owned by a party or any third party, together with all memoranda, analyses, compilations, studies, notes, records, drawings, manuals or other documents or materials which contain or otherwise reflect any of the foregoing information.

    Each of the Borrower and the Bank agrees to return to the other or destroy all Confidential Information of the other upon the termination of this Agreement; provided, however, each party may retain such limited information for customary archival and audit purposes only for reference with respect to prior dealings between the parties subject at all times to the continuing terms of this Section 10.13.

    Each of the Borrower and the Bank agrees not to use the other's name or logo in any marketing, advertising or related materials, without the prior written consent of the other party.

        10.14.    Sharing Information with Affiliates of the Bank. The Borrower acknowledges that from time to time other financial and banking services may be offered or provided to the Borrower or one or more of its subsidiaries and/or affiliates (in connection with this Agreement or otherwise) by the Bank or by one or more subsidiaries or affiliates of the Bank or of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., and the Borrower hereby authorizes the Bank to share any information delivered to the Bank by the Borrower and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents to any subsidiary or affiliate of the Bank and/or The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., subject to any provisions of confidentiality in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents.

        10.15.    Electronic Signatures and Records. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the Borrower agrees that this Agreement, the Loan Documents, any amendments thereto, and any other information, notice, signature card, agreement or authorization related thereto (each, a “Communication”) may, at the Bank’s option, be in the form of an electronic record. Any Communication may, at the Bank’s option, be signed or executed using electronic signatures. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by the Bank of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format) for transmission, delivery and/or retention.

        10.16.    Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement has been delivered to and accepted by the Bank and will be deemed to be made in the State where the Bank’s office indicated above is located. This Agreement will be interpreted and the rights and liabilities of the Bank and the Borrower determined in accordance with the laws of the state where the Bank’s office indicated above is located, excluding its
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conflict of laws rules, including without limitation the Electronic Transactions Act (or equivalent) in effect in the state where the Bank’s office indicated above is located (or, to the extent controlling, the laws of the United States of America, including without limitation the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act). The Borrower hereby irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court in the county or judicial district where the Bank’s office indicated above is located; provided that nothing contained in this Agreement will prevent the Bank from bringing any action, enforcing any award or judgment or exercising any rights against the Borrower individually, against any security or against any property of the Borrower within any other county, state or other foreign or domestic jurisdiction. The Bank and the Borrower agree that the venue provided above is the most convenient forum for both the Bank and the Borrower. The Borrower waives any objection to venue and any objection based on a more convenient forum in any action instituted under this Agreement.

10.17.    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE BORROWER AND THE BANK IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR CLAIM OF ANY NATURE RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED IN ANY OF SUCH DOCUMENTS. THE BORROWER AND THE BANK ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FOREGOING WAIVER IS KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY.


THIS WRITTEN LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.

THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.


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WITNESS the due execution hereof as a document under seal, as of the date first written above.

HARVEST VENTURES HOLDING COMPANY, a Texas corporation
By: /s/ Barry R. Wood
Name:    Barry R. Wood
Title:    Vice President-Finance, Secretary and Treasurer



PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ Natalie Hill
Name: Natalie Hill
Title: Senior Vice President

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ADDENDUM


ADDENDUM to that certain Loan Agreement dated May 15, 2026 between HARVEST VENTURES HOLDING COMPANY, a Texas corporation as the Borrower and PNC Bank, National Association, as the Bank. Capitalized terms used in this Addendum and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement. Section numbers below refer to the sections of the Agreement. This Addendum is incorporated into and made a part of the Agreement. All references in the Agreement and this Addendum to the “Agreement” shall include both the Agreement and this Addendum.


3.6    Title to Assets. Describe additional liens and encumbrances below:

    Permitted encumbrances listed on Exhibit B of the Deed of Trust.

    Liens permitted under the Corporate Credit Agreement.

3.7    Litigation. Describe pending and threatened litigation, investigations, proceedings, etc. below:

    None.

3.10    Environmental Matters. Describe pending or threatened (in writing) litigation or proceeding arising under, relating to or in connection with any Environmental Law below:

    None.

4.2    Financial Reporting Requirements.

    1.    Financial Reporting.

(a)Annual Financial Statements. As soon as practicable and in any event within ninety (90) days (or, if earlier, on the date of any required public filing thereof) after the end of each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), an audited consolidated balance sheet of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal year and audited consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows including the notes thereto, all in reasonable detail setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures as of the end of and for the preceding fiscal year and prepared in accordance with GAAP and, if applicable, containing disclosure of the effect on the financial position or results of operations of any change in the application of accounting principles and practices during the year. Such annual financial statements shall be audited by an independent certified public accounting firm of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to the Bank, and accompanied by a report and opinion thereon by such certified public accountants prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards that is not subject to any “going concern” or similar qualification or exception or any qualification as to the scope of such audit or with respect to accounting principles followed by the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries not in accordance with GAAP. The Bank agrees that the foregoing financial statement disclosure requirement shall be satisfied by Guarantor’s filing of its Form 10-K with the Securities Exchange Commission.
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(b)Interim Financial Statements. As soon as practicable and in any event within forty-five (45) days (or, if earlier, on the date of any required public filing thereof) after the end of the first three fiscal quarters of each Fiscal Year (commencing with the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026), an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal quarter and unaudited consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows for the fiscal quarter then ended and that portion of the fiscal year then ended, including the notes thereto, all in reasonable detail setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures as of the end of and for the corresponding period in the preceding fiscal year and prepared by the Guarantor in accordance with GAAP and, if applicable, containing disclosure of the effect on the financial position or results of operations of any change in the application of accounting principles and practices during the period, and certified by the chief financial officer of the Guarantor to present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of their respective dates and the results of operations of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the respective periods then ended, subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes. The Bank agrees that the foregoing financial statement disclosure requirement shall be satisfied by Guarantor’s filing of its Form 10-Q with the Securities Exchange Commission.

(c)Certificates and Other Disclosures. Deliver to the Bank:

(i)at each time financial statements are delivered pursuant to Sections 4.2.1(a) or (b) above a copy of the duly completed Compliance Certificate (as defined in the Corporate Credit Agreement) which is delivered under the Corporate Credit Agreement or after the Corporate Credit Agreement ceases to be in effect, a Compliance Certificate in form acceptable to the Bank;

(ii)promptly upon the request thereof, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of the Guarantor, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Guarantor may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or with any national securities exchange, and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Bank pursuant hereto;

(iii)promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by Guarantor or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation or possible investigation or other inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of Guarantor or any Subsidiary thereof;

(iv)promptly upon the request thereof, such other information and documentation required under applicable “know your customer” rules and regulations, the PATRIOT Act or any applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws, in each case as from time to time reasonably requested by the Bank; and

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(v)promptly upon the request thereof, Borrower’s annual rent-roll to include a list of all tenants, and summarizing the terms of their respective leases, in form and content satisfactory to the Bank.

(d)Other Information. Within 45 days after the Bank’s request, such other financial and business information that the Bank may request from time to time concerning the Guarantor, any Guarantor or any pledgor, mortgagor or other person or entity providing collateral support for the Guarantor’s obligations to the Bank, which may include, without limitation, interim financial statements, financial projections, 13-week cash flow forecast models, budgets, debt schedules, accounts receivable agings, accounts payable agings, inventory reports, work-in-progress schedules, and business tax returns.

4.8    Financial Covenants. While the Corporate Credit Agreement is outstanding, the following financial covenants will not be tested but they will be tested as of the last day of each March, June, September, and December beginning with the first such date to occur after the Corporate Credit Agreement ceases to be in effect.

(a)Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio. Guarantor may not, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, permit the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio to be greater than 3.50 to 1.00.

(b)Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. Guarantor may not, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than 3.00 to 1.00.

As used herein:

Acquired EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person or business acquired pursuant to an acquisition for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of any such Person or business so acquired (determined using such definitions as if references to the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries therein were to such Person or business), as calculated by the Guarantor in good faith and which shall be factually supported by historical financial statements; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, in determining Acquired EBITDA for any Person or business that does not have historical financial accounting periods which coincide with that of the financial accounting periods of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries (a) references to Reference Period in any applicable definitions shall be deemed to mean the same relevant period as the applicable period of determination for the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries and (b) to the extent the commencement of any such Reference Period shall occur during a fiscal quarter of such acquired Person or business (such that only a portion of such fiscal quarter shall be included in such Reference Period), Acquired EBITDA for the portion of such fiscal quarter so included in such Reference Period shall be deemed to be an amount equal to (x) Acquired EBITDA otherwise attributable to the entire fiscal quarter (determined in a manner consistent with the terms set forth above) multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of months of such fiscal quarter included in the relevant Reference Period and the denominator of which shall be actual months in such fiscal quarter.

Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as finance leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

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Consolidated” means, when used with reference to financial statements or financial statement items of any Person, such statements or items on a consolidated basis in accordance with applicable principles of consolidation under GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of the following determined on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, for the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries:

(a)Consolidated Net Income for such period plus

(b)the sum of the following, without duplication, to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:

(i)Consolidated Interest Expense;

(ii)expense for Taxes measured by net income, profits or capital (or any similar measures), paid or accrued, including federal and state and local income Taxes, foreign income Taxes and franchise Taxes;

(iii)depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges or expenses (including stock based compensation and write-downs of goodwill), excluding any non-cash charge or expense that represents an accrual for a cash expense to be taken in a future period;

(iv)all transaction fees, charges and other amounts (including any financing fees, merger and acquisition fees, legal fees and expenses, due diligence fees or any other fees and expenses in connection therewith) in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, Investment, disposition, issuance or repurchase of Equity Interests, or the incurrence, amendment or waiver of Indebtedness permitted hereunder (other than those related to the Transactions or with respect to any amendment or modification of the Loan Documents), in each case, whether or not consummated, in each case to the extent paid within six (6) months of the closing or effectiveness of such event or the termination or abandonment of such transaction, as the case may be; provided that (A) the aggregate amount added back pursuant to this clause (b)(iv) with respect to any one transaction shall not exceed $2,000,000 for the applicable period and (B) any amounts added back for such applicable period shall be set forth in reasonable detail on the Compliance Certificate for such period;

(v)non-cash charges and losses (excluding any such non-cash charges or losses to the extent (A) there were cash charges with respect to such charges and losses in past accounting periods or (B) there is a reasonable expectation that there will be cash charges with respect to such charges and losses in future accounting periods); and

(vi)unusual and non-recurring expenses, charges or losses (excluding losses from discontinued operations);
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(vii)less

(c)the sum of the following, without duplication, to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:

(i)interest income;

(ii)federal, state, local and foreign income Tax credits of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for such period (to the extent not netted from income Tax expense);

(iii)any unusual and non-recurring gains;

(iv)non-cash gains (excluding any such non-cash gains to the extent (A) there were cash gains with respect to such gains in past accounting periods or (B) there is a reasonable expectation that there will be cash gains with respect to such gains in future accounting periods); and

(v)any cash expense made during such period which represents the reversal of any non-cash expense that was added in a prior period pursuant to clause (b)(iii) above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses, charges or losses were incurred.

For purposes of this Agreement, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the sum of, without duplication, (a) all liabilities, obligations and indebtedness for borrowed money including, but not limited to, obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments of any such Person, (b) all purchase money Indebtedness, (c) all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services of any such Person (including all payment obligations under non-competition, earn-out or similar agreements, solely to the extent any such payment obligation under non-competition, earn-out or similar agreements becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP), except trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business not more than ninety (90) days past due, or that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided for on the books of such Person, (d) the Attributable Indebtedness of such Person with respect to such Person’s Capital Lease Obligations and Synthetic Leases (regardless of whether accounted for as indebtedness under GAAP), (e) all drawn and unreimbursed obligations, contingent or otherwise, of any such Person relative to letters of credit, including any reimbursement obligation, and banker’s acceptances issued for the account of any such Person, (f) all obligations of any such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests which shall be valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends that are past due, (g) all Guarantees of any such Person with respect to any of the foregoing and (h) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability
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company) in which such Person is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person.

Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Reference Period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for the most recently completed Reference Period.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, as determined on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, for the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, interest expense (including interest expense attributable to Capital Lease Obligations and all net payment obligations pursuant to Hedge Agreements) for such period.

Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, in accordance with GAAP; provided, that in calculating Consolidated Net Income of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for any period, there shall be excluded (a) the net income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary which shall be subject to clause (c) below), in which the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries has a joint interest with a third party, except to the extent such net income is actually paid in cash to the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries by dividend or other distribution during such period, (b) the net income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries or is merged into or consolidated with the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries or that Person’s assets are acquired by the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries except to the extent included pursuant to the foregoing clause (a), (c) the net income (if positive), of any Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary to the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries of such net income (i) is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Subsidiary or (ii) would be subject to any taxes payable on such dividends or distributions, but in each case only to the extent of such prohibition or taxes, (d) the net income (or loss) of any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to the extent such net income (or loss) is attributable to the minority interest in such Subsidiary and (e) any gain or loss from Asset Dispositions during such period.

Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness on such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Reference Period.

Disposed EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person or business that is sold or disposed of in an Asset Disposition during any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of any such Person or business subject to such asset disposition (determined using such definitions as if references to the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries therein were to such Person or business), as calculated by the Guarantor in good faith.

Disqualified Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interest into which they are convertible or for which they are exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a)  mature or are mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a
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sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Guarantor (on a consolidated basis) so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Guarantor (on a consolidated basis) shall be subject to the prior repayment in full in cash of the Loan (b) are redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests) (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 in cash of the Loans and all other Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due) and the termination of the Commitments), in whole or in part, (c) provide for the scheduled payment of dividends in cash or (d) are or become convertible into, or exchangeable for, Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case of clauses (a) through (d), prior to the date that is 91 days after the latest scheduled maturity date of the Loan; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of the Guarantor or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such officers or employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Guarantor or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

Equity Interests” means (a) in the case of a corporation, capital stock, (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, (c) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited), (d) in the case of a limited liability company, membership interests, (e) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person and (f) any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

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

Pro Forma Basis” means:

(a)    for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period during which one or more Specified Transactions occurs, that (i) such specified transaction (and all other specified transactions that have been consummated during the applicable period) shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement, (ii) there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for such period, without duplication, the Acquired EBITDA of any Person or business, or attributable to any property or asset, acquired by the Guarantor or any Subsidiary during such period (but not the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person or business or any Acquired EBITDA attributable to any assets or property, in each case to the extent not so acquired) in connection with a permitted acquisition to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred, abandoned or otherwise disposed of by the Guarantor or such Subsidiary during such period, based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of such acquired entity or business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) plus any expenses eliminated as a result of such specified transactions and (iii) there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for such period, without duplication, the Disposed EBITDA of any Person or business, or attributable to any property or asset, disposed of by the Guarantor or any Subsidiary during such period in connection with a specified disposition or discontinuation of operations, based on the Disposed EBITDA of such disposed entity or business or
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discontinued operations for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such disposition or discontinuation); provided that the foregoing amounts shall be without duplication of any adjustments that are already included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA; and

(b)    in the event that the Guarantor or any Subsidiary thereof incurs (including by assumption or guarantees) or repays (including by redemption, repayment, retirement, discharge, defeasance or extinguishment) any Indebtedness included in the calculations of any financial ratio or test (in each case, other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes), (i) during the applicable measurement period or (ii) subsequent to the end of the applicable measurement period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, then such financial ratio or test shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, to the extent required, as if the same had occurred on the first day of the applicable measurement period and any such Indebtedness that is incurred (including by assumption or guarantee) that has a floating or formula rate of interest shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as of the relevant date of determination.

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

Reference Period” means, as of any date of determination, the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ended on or immediately prior to such date for which financial statements of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries have been delivered to the Bank hereunder.

Synthetic Lease” means any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product where such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP.

All of the above financial covenants shall be computed and determined in accordance with the Applicable Accounting Standards applied on a consistent basis (subject to normal year-end adjustments).
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