Each Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby (a) consents to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the North Atlantic Guarantee Agreement and each of the other Security Documents continue to be in full force and effect, (c) affirms and confirms its guarantee (in the case of a Guarantor) of the Obligations and the pledge of and/or grant of a security interest in its assets as Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents to secure such Obligations, all as provided in the Loan Documents, and (d) acknowledges and agrees that such guarantee, pledge and/or grant continues in full force and effect in respect of, and to secure, the Obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.