-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CPtag9Oq6l4pz6TWwliEVuIJD9nUliwvYM4TzEZtvL0D/URBmuGXPa9dYnSwqBXH RnOSJR/NTDkq2Kkezx9UWw== 0000950123-10-007717.txt : 20100202 0000950123-10-007717.hdr.sgml : 20100202 20100202160239 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-10-007717 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 18 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100202 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100202 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TB WOODS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001000227 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT, NEC [3569] IRS NUMBER: 251771145 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-164646-05 FILM NUMBER: 10566979 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 440 N FIFTH AVE CITY: CHAMBERSBURG STATE: PA ZIP: 17201 BUSINESS PHONE: 7172647161 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN ENTERPRISES MPT CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001242646 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-164646-14 FILM NUMBER: 10566988 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8730 STONY POINT PARKWAY CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23235 BUSINESS PHONE: 804-560-4070 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Altra Industrial Motion, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001319916 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT, NEC [3569] IRS NUMBER: 300283143 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-164646-15 FILM NUMBER: 10566989 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 GRANITE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 201 CITY: BRAINTREE STATE: MA ZIP: 02184 BUSINESS PHONE: 781-917-0600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 GRANITE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 201 CITY: BRAINTREE STATE: MA ZIP: 02184 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Formsprag LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001321805 IRS NUMBER: 010712538 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-164646-10 FILM NUMBER: 10566984 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 23601 HOOVER ROAD CITY: WARREN STATE: MI ZIP: 48089 BUSINESS PHONE: 617.689.6380 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 23601 HOOVER ROAD CITY: WARREN STATE: MI ZIP: 48089 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Warner Electric LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001321806 IRS NUMBER: 541967089 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-164646-03 FILM NUMBER: 10566977 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 449 GARDNER STREET CITY: SOUTH BELOIT STATE: IL ZIP: 61080 BUSINESS PHONE: 617.689.6380 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 449 GARDNER STREET CITY: SOUTH BELOIT STATE: IL ZIP: 61080 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: American Enterprises MPT Holdings, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001321808 IRS NUMBER: 522005171 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-164646-13 FILM NUMBER: 10566987 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION STREET 2: 14 HAYWARD STREET CITY: QUINCY STATE: MA ZIP: 02171 BUSINESS PHONE: 617.689.6380 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION STREET 2: 14 HAYWARD STREET CITY: QUINCY STATE: MA ZIP: 02171 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: American Enterprises MPT Holdings, L.P. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050325 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ameridrives International, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001321810 IRS NUMBER: 541826102 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-164646-12 FILM NUMBER: 10566986 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1802 PITTSBURGH AVENUE CITY: ERIE STATE: PA ZIP: 16502 BUSINESS PHONE: 617.689.6380 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1802 PITTSBURGH AVENUE CITY: ERIE STATE: PA ZIP: 16502 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Ameridrives International, L.P. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050325 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Nuttall Gear, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001321813 IRS NUMBER: 541856788 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-164646-07 FILM NUMBER: 10566981 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2221 NIAGARA FALLS BOULEVARD CITY: NIAGARA FALLS STATE: NY ZIP: 14302 BUSINESS PHONE: 617.689.6380 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2221 NIAGARA FALLS BOULEVARD CITY: NIAGARA FALLS STATE: NY ZIP: 14302 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Warner Electric International Holding, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001321818 IRS NUMBER: 541967086 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-164646-01 FILM NUMBER: 10566975 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION STREET 2: 14 HAYWARD STREET CITY: QUINCY STATE: MA ZIP: 02171 BUSINESS PHONE: 617.689.6380 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION STREET 2: 14 HAYWARD STREET CITY: QUINCY STATE: MA ZIP: 02171 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Warner Electric Technology LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001321819 IRS NUMBER: 541967086 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-164646-02 FILM NUMBER: 10566976 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION STREET 2: 14 HAYWARD STREET CITY: QUINCY STATE: MA ZIP: 02171 BUSINESS PHONE: 617.689.6380 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION STREET 2: 14 HAYWARD STREET CITY: QUINCY STATE: MA ZIP: 02171 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Boston Gear LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001321880 IRS NUMBER: 113723980 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-164646-11 FILM NUMBER: 10566985 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14 HAYWARD STREET CITY: QUINCY STATE: MA ZIP: 02171 BUSINESS PHONE: 617.689.6380 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14 HAYWARD STREET CITY: QUINCY STATE: MA ZIP: 02171 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Kilian Manufacturing CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001321911 IRS NUMBER: 060933715 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-164646-08 FILM NUMBER: 10566982 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1728 BURNET AVENUE STREET 2: PO BOX 6974 (13217) CITY: SYRACUSE STATE: NY ZIP: 13206 BUSINESS PHONE: 617.689.6380 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1728 BURNET AVENUE STREET 2: PO BOX 6974 (13217) CITY: SYRACUSE STATE: NY ZIP: 13206 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Inertia Dynamics, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001365458 IRS NUMBER: 204221420 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-164646-09 FILM NUMBER: 10566983 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14 HAYWARD STREET CITY: QUINCY STATE: MA ZIP: 02171 BUSINESS PHONE: 617 328-3300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14 HAYWARD STREET CITY: QUINCY STATE: MA ZIP: 02171 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Altra Holdings, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001374535 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT, NEC [3569] IRS NUMBER: 611478870 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-164646 FILM NUMBER: 10566974 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 GRANITE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 201 CITY: BRAINTREE STATE: MA ZIP: 02184 BUSINESS PHONE: 781-917-0600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 GRANITE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 201 CITY: BRAINTREE STATE: MA ZIP: 02184 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TB Wood's Enterprises, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001398789 IRS NUMBER: 510393505 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-164646-04 FILM NUMBER: 10566978 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALTRA MOTION, INC. STREET 2: 14 HAYWARD STREET CITY: QUINCY STATE: MA ZIP: 02171 BUSINESS PHONE: 617 689-6307 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALTRA MOTION, INC. STREET 2: 14 HAYWARD STREET CITY: QUINCY STATE: MA ZIP: 02171 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TB Wood's INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001398790 IRS NUMBER: 231232420 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-164646-06 FILM NUMBER: 10566980 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALTRA MOTION, INC. STREET 2: 14 HAYWARD STREET CITY: QUINCY STATE: MA ZIP: 02171 BUSINESS PHONE: 617 689-6307 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALTRA MOTION, INC. STREET 2: 14 HAYWARD STREET CITY: QUINCY STATE: MA ZIP: 02171 S-4 1 b79208sv4.htm ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC. sv4
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2010
Registration No. 333-          
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
Form S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
Altra Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
         
Delaware   3569   61-1478870
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
300 Granite Street
Suite 201
Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
(781) 917-0600
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
 
 
Glenn E. Deegan, Esquire
Vice President, Legal & Human Resources, General Counsel and Secretary
Altra Holdings, Inc.
300 Granite Street
Suite 201
Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
(781) 917-0600
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
 
 
See Table of Additional Registrants Below
 
 
Copy to:
 
Robert J. Grammig, Esquire
Rodney H. Bell, Esquire
Holland & Knight LLP
701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3000
Miami, Florida 33131
(305) 374-8500
 
 
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public:  As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.
 
If the securities being registered on this form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box. o
 
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
 
If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
             
Large accelerated filer o
  Accelerated filer þ   Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o
 
If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:
 
Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) o
 
Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer) o
 
 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 
                         
            Proposed Maximum
    Proposed Maximum
    Amount of
Title of Each Class of
    Amount to be
    Offering Price per
    Aggregate Offering
    Registration
Securities to be Registered     Registered     Unit     Price(1)     Fee
81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
    $210,000,000     100%     $210,000,000     $14,973.00
Guarantees of 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
                —(2)
                         
(1) Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(f) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act.
(2) The additional registrants will guarantee the payment of the 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016. Pursuant to Section 457(n) of the Securities Act, no separate registration fee for the guarantees is payable.
 
 
The Registrants hereby amend this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrants shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
 


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ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS
 
                         
        Primary
   
    State or Other
  Standard
  I.R.S.
    Jurisdiction of
  Industrial
  Employer
    Incorporation or
  Classification
  Identification
Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter
  Organization   Code Number   No.
 
Altra Industrial Motion, Inc. 
    Delaware       3569       30-0283143  
American Enterprises MPT Corp. 
    Delaware       3569       52-2005169  
American Enterprises MPT Holdings, LLC
    Delaware       3569       52-2005171  
Ameridrives International, LLC
    Delaware       3569       52-1826102  
Boston Gear LLC
    Delaware       3569       11-3723980  
Formsprag LLC
    Delaware       3569       01-0712538  
Inertia Dynamics, LLC
    Delaware       3569       20-4221420  
Kilian Manufacturing Corporation
    Delaware       3569       06-0933715  
Nuttall Gear LLC
    Delaware       3569       54-1856788  
TB Wood’s Incorporated
    Pennsylvania       3569       23-1232420  
TB Wood’s Corporation
    Delaware       3569       25-1771145  
TB Wood’s Enterprises, Inc. 
    Delaware       3569       51-0393505  
Warner Electric LLC
    Delaware       3569       54-1967089  
Warner Electric Technology LLC
    Delaware       3569       54-1967084  
Warner Electric International Holding, Inc. 
    Delaware       3569       54-1967086  
 
The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of the principal corporate offices for each of the additional registrants is:
 
300 Granite Street
Suite 201
Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
(781) 917-0600
 
The name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of the registered agent for service of process for each of the additional registrants is:
 
Glenn E. Deegan, Esquire
Vice President, Legal & Human Resources, General Counsel and Secretary
Altra Holdings, Inc.
300 Granite Street
Suite 201
Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
(781) 917-0600


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell or offer these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
 
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED FEBRUARY 2, 2010
 
PROSPECTUS
 
(ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC. LOGO)
 
Offer to exchange all outstanding
$210,000,000 principal amount of
81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
for
$210,000,000 principal amount of
81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
registered under the Securities Act of 1933
 
 
 
 
We are offering to exchange our outstanding notes described above for the new, registered notes described above. In this prospectus, we refer to the outstanding notes as the “old notes” and our new notes as the “registered notes,” and we refer to the old notes and the registered notes, together, as the “notes.” The form and terms of the registered notes are identical in all material respects to the form and terms of the old notes, except for transfer restrictions, registration rights and additional interest payment provisions relating only to the old notes. We do not intend to apply to have any notes listed on any securities exchange or automated quotation system and there may be no active trading market for them.
 
Material Terms of the Exchange Offer
 
  •  The exchange offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on          , 2010, unless extended. Whether or not the exchange offer is extended, the time at which it ultimately expires is referred to in this prospectus as the time of expiration.
 
  •  The only conditions to completing the exchange offer are that the exchange offer not violate any applicable law, regulation or interpretation of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC.
 
  •  All old notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn will be exchanged.
 
  •  Tenders of old notes in the exchange offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the time of expiration.
 
  •  The terms of the registered notes to be issued in the exchange offer are substantially identical to the old notes, except that the registered notes will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and will not have any transfer restrictions, registration rights or rights to additional special interest.
 
  •  The exchange of old notes for registered notes in the exchange offer will not be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
 
  •  No public market exists for the registered notes. We do not intend to apply for listing of the registered notes or to arrange for them to be quoted on a quotation system.
 
  •  We will not receive any cash proceeds from the exchange offer.
 
None of our affiliates, no broker-dealers that acquired old notes directly from us and no persons engaged in a distribution of registered notes may participate in the exchange offer. Any broker-dealer that acquired old notes as a result of market-making or other trading activities and receives registered notes for its own account in exchange for those old notes must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of those registered


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notes. The letter of transmittal states that, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer for that purpose. We have agreed that, for a period ending on the earlier of (a) 180 days after the time of expiration and (b) the date on which broker-dealers are no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities, we will make this prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any resales by that broker-dealer. See “Plan of Distribution.”
 
Consider carefully the “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 of this prospectus.
 
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
 
 
 
The date of this prospectus is          , 2010
 
 
 
 
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any information or represent anything about us, our financial results or this exchange offer that is not contained in this prospectus. If given or made, any such other information or representation should not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. We are not making an offer to sell securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
 


 

 
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 EX-1.1 Purchase Agreement, dated November 16, 2009
 EX-4.1 Form of 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
 EX-4.2 Indenture, dated November 25, 2009
 EX-4.3 Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 25, 2009
 EX-5.1 Opinion of Holland & Knight LLP
 EX-5.2 Opinion of Saul Ewing LLP
 EX-12.1 Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges
 EX-23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
 EX-25.1 Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of Trustee under the Indenture
 EX-99.1 Form of Letter of Transmittal
 EX-99.2 Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
 EX-99.3 Form of Letter to Nominees/Brokers
 EX-99.4 Form of Letter to Clients
 
This prospectus incorporates important business and financial information about us that is not included in or delivered with the prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation by Reference.” This information is available without charge to security holders upon request to Altra Holding Inc.’s Corporate Secretary by calling (781) 917-0600, or by writing to Corporate Secretary, Altra Holdings, Inc., 300 Granite Street, Suite 201, Braintree, Massachusetts 02184. To obtain timely delivery, security holders must request the information no later than          , 2010, which is five business days before the expiration date of the exchange offer.
 
In this prospectus, the terms “the Company,” “Altra,” “we,” “our” or “us” refer to Altra Holdings, Inc. together with its subsidiaries unless the context suggests otherwise.


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
Forward-looking statements are those that do not relate solely to historical fact. They include, but are not limited to, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance, achievements or events. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by phrases such as “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “should,” “seeks,” “predicts,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “plans,” “could,” “designed,” “should be” and other similar expressions that denote expectations of future or conditional events rather than statements of fact. Forward-looking statements also may relate to strategies, plans and objectives for, and potential results of, future operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity, and are based upon management’s current plans and beliefs or current estimates of future results or trends.
 
These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors outside of our control, that may cause actual results to differ materially from trends, plans or expectations set forth in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties may include these factors and the risks and uncertainties described in Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as well as those included in this prospectus. Among these risks are:
 
  •  our access to capital, credit ratings, indebtedness, and ability to raise additional financings and operate under the terms of our debt obligations;
 
  •  the risks associated with our debt leverage;
 
  •  the effects of intense competition in the markets in which we operate;
 
  •  our ability to successfully execute, manage and integrate key acquisitions and mergers;
 
  •  our ability to obtain or protect intellectual property rights;
 
  •  our ability to retain existing customers and our ability to attract new customers for growth of our business;
 
  •  the effects of the loss or bankruptcy of, or default by, any significant customer, supplier, or other entity relevant to our operations;
 
  •  our ability to successfully pursue our development activities and successfully integrate new operations and systems, including the realization of revenues, economies of scale, cost savings, and productivity gains associated with such operations;
 
  •  our ability to complete cost reduction actions and risks associated with such actions;
 
  •  our ability to control costs;
 
  •  failure of our operating equipment or information technology infrastructure;
 
  •  our ability to achieve our business plans, including with respect to an uncertain economic environment;
 
  •  changes in employment, environmental, tax and other laws and changes in the enforcement of laws;
 
  •  the accuracy of estimated forecasts of OEM customers and the impact of the current global economic environment on our customers;
 
  •  fluctuations in the costs of raw materials used in our products;
 
  •  our ability to attract and retain key executives and other personnel;
 
  •  work stoppages and other labor issues;
 
  •  changes in our pension and retirement liabilities;
 
  •  our risk of loss not covered by insurance;
 
  •  the outcome of litigation to which we are a party from time to time, including product liability claims;


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  •  changes in accounting rules and standards, audits, compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and regulatory investigations;
 
  •  changes in market conditions that would result in the impairment of goodwill or our other assets;
 
  •  changes in market conditions that would influence the value of our stock;
 
  •  the effects of changes to critical accounting estimates; changes in volatility of our stock price and the risk of litigation following a decline in the price of our stock price;
 
  •  the cyclical nature of the markets in which we operate;
 
  •  the risks associated with the global recession and volatility and disruption in the global financial markets;
 
  •  political and economic conditions nationally, regionally, and in the markets in which we operate;
 
  •  natural disasters, war, civil unrest, terrorism, fire, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, or other matters beyond our control; and
 
  •  the risks associated with international operations, including currency risks.
 
Given these risks and uncertainties, we urge you to read this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein completely and with the understanding that actual future results may be materially different from what we plan or expect. All of the forward-looking statements made in this prospectus are qualified by these cautionary statements and we cannot assure you that the actual results or developments that we anticipate will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to or effects on us or our business or operations. In addition, these forward-looking statements present our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this prospectus. Except for any ongoing obligation to disclose material information as required by federal securities laws, we do not intend to update you concerning any future revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this prospectus. However, you should carefully review the risk factors set forth in other reports or documents we file from time to time with the SEC.


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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
 
This summary highlights selected information about us. In addition to reading this summary, to understand this exchange offer fully, you should carefully review the entire prospectus, including the “Risk Factors” section of this document beginning on page 18, and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
 
Our Company
 
We are a leading global designer, producer and marketer of a wide range of mechanical power transmission, or MPT, and motion control products serving customers in a diverse group of industries, including energy, general industrial, material handling, mining, transportation and turf and garden. Our product portfolio includes industrial clutches and brakes, enclosed gear drives, open gearing, belted drives, couplings, engineered bearing assemblies, linear components, electronic drives, and other related products. Our products are used in a wide variety of high-volume manufacturing processes, where the reliability and accuracy of our products are critical in both avoiding costly down time and enhancing the overall efficiency of manufacturing operations. Our products are also used in non-manufacturing applications where product quality and reliability are especially critical, such as clutches and brakes for elevators, and residential and commercial lawnmowers. For the twelve month period ended September 26, 2009, or the LTM Period, we generated net sales of $486.0 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $68.7 million.
 
We market our products under well recognized and established brands, many of which have been in existence for over 50 years. We believe many of our brands, when taken together with our brands in the same product category, have achieved the number one or number two position in terms of consolidated market share and brand awareness in their respective product categories. Our products are either incorporated into products sold by original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, sold to end-users directly or sold through industrial distributors.
 
We are led by a highly experienced management team that has established a proven track record of execution, successfully completing and integrating major strategic acquisitions and delivering significant growth in both revenue and profits. We employ a comprehensive business process called the Altra Business System, or ABS, which focuses on eliminating inefficiencies from every business process to improve quality, delivery and cost.
 
Our Industry
 
Based on industry data supplied by Penton Information Services, we estimate that industrial power transmission products generated sales in the United States of approximately $36.0 billion in 2008. These products are used to generate, transmit, control and transform mechanical energy. The industrial power transmission industry can be divided into three areas: MPT products; motors and generators; and adjustable speed drives. We compete primarily in the MPT area which, based on industry data, we estimate was a $17.8 billion market in the United States in 2008.
 
The global MPT market is highly fragmented, with over 1,000 small manufacturers. While smaller companies tend to focus on regional niche markets with narrow product lines, larger companies that generate annual sales of over $100 million generally offer a much broader range of products and have global capabilities. The industry’s customer base is broadly diversified across many sectors of the economy and typically places a premium on factors such as quality, reliability, availability and design and application engineering support. We believe the most successful industry participants are those that leverage their distribution network, their products’ reputations for quality and reliability and their service and technical support capabilities to maintain attractive margins on products and gain market share.
 
Our Strengths
 
Leading Market Shares and Brand Names.  We believe we hold the number one or number two market position in key products across many of our core platforms. We believe that over 50% of our sales are derived from products where we hold the number one or number two market-share or brand-recognition position, on a consolidated basis with our brands in the same product category, in the markets we serve. In addition, we have


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recently captured additional market share in several product lines due to our innovative product development efforts and exceptional customer service.
 
Customized, Engineered Products Serving Niche Markets.  We employ approximately 170 non-manufacturing engineers involved with product design, research and development, testing and technical customer support, and we often participate in lengthy design and qualification processes with our customers. Many of our product lines involve a large number of unique parts, are delivered in small order quantities with short lead times, and require varying levels of technical support and responsive customer service. As a result of these characteristics, as well as the essential nature of our products to the efficient operations of our customers, we generate a significant amount of recurring sales with repeat customers.
 
Significant Operating Leverage Driven by Disciplined Cost Reductions.  We have implemented a successful strategy to manage cost through the cycle with demonstrable results. Our disciplined cost saving initiatives have included workforce and payroll reductions, facility consolidations, and procurement savings. We estimate that we have realized net savings of approximately $49 million through September 2009, representing net annualized savings of approximately $77 million. We estimate that, once volume returns to prior year levels, between $10 and $12 million of these savings will be permanent in nature, creating significant operating leverage and improving our cost position.
 
Aftermarket Sales Supported by Large Installed Base.  With a history dating back to 1857 with the formation of TB Wood’s, we believe we benefit from one of the largest installed customer bases in the industry. The moving, wearing nature of our products necessitates regular replacement and our large installed base of products generates significant aftermarket replacement demand. This has created a recurring revenue stream from a diversified group of end-user customers. For the LTM Period, we estimate that approximately 44% of our revenues were derived from aftermarket sales.
 
Diversified End Markets.  Our revenue base has a balanced exposure across a diverse mix of end-user industries, including energy, food processing, general industrial, material handling, mining, transportation and turf and garden. We believe our diversified end markets insulate us from volatility in any single industry or type of end-user. In the LTM Period, no single industry represented more than 9% of our total sales. In addition, we are geographically diversified with approximately 30% of our sales coming from outside North America during the LTM Period.
 
Strong Relationships with Distributors and OEMs.  We have over 1,000 direct OEM customers and enjoy established, long-term relationships with the leading industrial MPT distributors, critical factors that contribute to our high base of recurring aftermarket revenues. We sell our products through more than 3,000 distributor outlets worldwide. We believe our scale, expansive product lines and end-user preference for our products make our product portfolio attractive to both large and multi-branch distributors, as well as regional and independent distributors in our industry.
 
Experienced, High-Caliber Management Team.  We are led by a highly experienced management team with over 250 years of cumulative industrial business experience and an average of 13 years with our companies. Our CEO, Carl Christenson, has over 28 years of experience in the MPT industry, while our CFO, Christian Storch, has approximately 22 years of experience. Our management team has established a proven track record of execution, successfully completing and integrating major strategic acquisitions and delivering significant growth and profitability.
 
The Altra Business System.  We benefit from an established culture of lean management emphasizing quality, delivery and cost through the ABS. ABS is at the core of our performance-driven culture and drives both our strategic development and operational improvements. We continually evaluate every aspect of our business to identify productivity improvements and cost savings.
 
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the near term, we are focused on cost reduction measures and working capital improvements. We seek to achieve these objectives through the following strategies:
 
  •  Leverage Our Sales and Distribution Network.  We intend to continue to leverage our established, long-term relationships with the industry’s leading national and regional distributors to help maintain and grow our revenues. We seek to capitalize on customer brand preferences for our products to generate pull-through aftermarket demand from our distribution channel. We believe this strategy also allows our distributors to achieve higher profit margins, further enhancing our preferred position with them.
 
  •  Focus Our Strategic Marketing on New Growth Opportunities.  We intend to expand our emphasis on strategic marketing to focus on new growth opportunities in key end-user and OEM markets. Through a systematic process that leverages our core brands and products, we seek to identify attractive markets and product niches, collect customer and market data, identify market drivers, tailor product and service solutions to specific market and customer requirements, and deploy resources to gain market share and drive future sales growth.
 
  •  Accelerate New Product and Technology Development.  We focus on aggressively developing new products across our business in response to customer needs in various markets. Our extensive application-engineering know-how drives both new and repeat sales and we have an established history of innovation with over 250 granted patents and pending patent applications worldwide. In total, new products developed by us during the past three years generated approximately $43 million in revenues during the nine months ended September 26, 2009.
 
  •  Capitalize on Growth and Sourcing Opportunities in the Asia-Pacific Market.  We intend to continue to leverage our established sales offices in the Asia Pacific region as well as expand into regions where we currently do not have sales representation. Our recently expanded manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China serves as our principal manufacturing site in China and primarily supports our customers in the local Asia-Pacific market. In addition, we intend to continue utilizing our sourcing office in Shanghai to significantly increase our current level of low-cost-country-sourced purchases. We may also consider additional opportunities to outsource some of our production from North American and Western European locations to Asia or lower cost regions.
 
  •  Continue to Improve Operational and Manufacturing Efficiencies through ABS.  We believe we can continue to improve profitability through cost control, overhead rationalization, global process optimization, continued implementation of lean manufacturing techniques, and strategic pricing initiatives. Our operating plan, based on manufacturing centers of excellence, provides additional opportunities to consolidate purchasing processes and reduce costs by sharing best practices across geographies and business lines.
 
  •  Continue to Focus on Cost-Reduction Initiatives.  We intend to generate significant operating leverage by continuing to manage our business through the economic cycle. We continue to effect measures to reduce costs, including the timely implementation of workforce reduction and payroll savings initiatives, engaging the entire organization in pursuing procurement savings and other cost initiatives, and executing as many as six plant consolidations through mid-2010. As a result of these initiatives, at current volume levels, we have generated an estimated net annualized savings of approximately $77 million, $10 to $12 million of which we expect to be permanent in nature once volume returns to prior year levels. We expect these cost reductions will provide a competitive advantage as the industry rebounds.
 
  •  Selectively Pursue Strategic Acquisitions that Complement Our Strong Platform.  While we have a successful track record of identifying, acquiring and integrating acquisitions, our current focus remains centered on cash generation and preservation. However, we believe that in the future there may be a number of attractive potential acquisition candidates, in part due to the fragmented nature of the industry. We plan to continue our disciplined pursuit of strategic acquisitions to strengthen our product portfolio, enhance our industry leadership, leverage fixed costs, expand our global footprint, and create value in products and markets that we know and understand.


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Refinancing Transactions
 
In connection with the offering of the old notes, we refinanced our outstanding indebtedness. The principal terms of the refinancing transactions (which includes the offering of the old notes) (the “Refinancing Transactions”) that we closed concurrently with or shortly following the offering of the old notes are as follows:
 
New Senior Secured Credit Facility
 
Concurrently with the closing of the offering of the old notes, Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., or Altra Industrial, entered into a new senior secured credit facility that provides for borrowing capacity in an initial amount of up to $50.0 million (subject to adjustment pursuant to a borrowing base and subject to increase from time to time in accordance with the terms of the credit facility). The new senior secured credit facility replaced Altra Industrial’s then existing senior secured credit facility and the TB Wood’s existing credit facility. See the section entitled “Description of Other Indebtedness — New Senior Secured Credit Facility.”
 
Tender Offer
 
During the fourth quarter of 2009, Altra Industrial retired an additional $15.0 million principal balance of its 9% Notes. In connection with the redemption, Altra Industrial incurred $0.3 million of pre-payment premium and wrote off $0.1 million of deferred financing fees, which was recorded as interest expense. As of the date hereof, none of Altra Industrial’s 9% Notes remain outstanding. We used the proceeds of the offering of the old notes to repurchase or redeem Altra Industrial’s 9% Notes. In connection with the repurchase of the 9% Notes, on November 10, 2009, Altra Industrial commenced a cash tender offer to repurchase any and all of its outstanding 9% Notes as of the date thereof at a price equal to $1,000.00 per $1,000 principal amount of notes tendered, plus an early tender premium of $25.00 per $1,000 principal amount of notes tendered, payable on notes tendered before the early tender deadline. Holders who tendered their 9% Notes also agreed to waive any rights to written notice of redemption. With respect to any 9% Notes that were not tendered, Altra Industrial redeemed all 9% Notes that remained outstanding after the expiration of the tender offer by issuing a notice of redemption on the early tender deadline. On the early tender deadline, Altra Industrial satisfied and discharged all of its obligations under the indenture governing the 9% Notes by depositing funds with the depositary in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge any remaining indebtedness on the 9% Notes upon the consummation of the tender offer.
 
Corporate Structure
 
The following chart illustrates a summary of our corporate structure:
 
FLOW CHART
 
Risks Factors
 
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2008, and any subsequent periodic reports, as well as other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of certain risks relating to an investment in our notes.
 
Information
 
Our principal executive offices are located at 300 Granite Street, Suite 201, Braintree, MA 02184 and our telephone number is (781) 917-0600. Our internet address is www.altramotion.com. We are not including the information contained in our website as part of, or incorporating it by reference into, this prospectus.


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Summary of the Terms of the Exchange Offer
 
We issued the old notes on November 25, 2009 to Jefferies & Company, Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., and Stephens Inc., or the Initial Purchasers, pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the Initial Purchasers resold the old notes to qualified institutional buyers, or QIBs, or persons reasonably believed to be QIBs pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. We refer to the issuance of the old notes in this prospectus as the “original issuance.”
 
At the time of the original issuance, we entered into an agreement in which we agreed to register new notes, with substantially the same form and terms of the old notes, and to offer to exchange the registered notes for the old notes. This agreement is referred to in this prospectus as the “registration rights agreement.”
 
Unless you are a broker-dealer and so long as you satisfy the conditions set forth below under “— Resales of the Registered Notes,” we believe that the registered notes to be issued to you in the exchange offer may be resold by you without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act. You should read the discussions under the heading “The Exchange Offer” for further information regarding the exchange offer.
 
Registration Rights Agreement Under the registration rights agreement, we are obligated to offer to exchange the old notes for registered notes with terms identical in all material respects to the old notes. The exchange offer is intended to satisfy that obligation. After the exchange offer is complete, except as set forth in the next paragraph, you will no longer be entitled to any exchange or registration rights with respect to your old notes.
 
The registration rights agreement requires us to file a shelf registration statement for a continuous offering in accordance with Rule 415 under the Securities Act for your benefit if you would not receive freely tradeable registered notes in the exchange offer or you are ineligible to participate in the exchange offer and indicate that you wish to have your old notes registered under the Securities Act.
 
We note that under the registration rights agreement, we were required to file a registration statement with the SEC by or on February 23, 2010 and such registration statement, as amended, is required to be declared effective by or on September 21, 2010. Failure to meet such requirements as of the applicable dates subjects the company to an additional interest penalty on the old notes of .25% per annum for the first 90 days following such date, with an additional increase of .25% per annum for each 90-day period thereafter. The amount of additional interest penalty at any time is capped at 1.00% per annum and such penalty ceases to accrue after we have filed our registration statement or it has been declared effective, as applicable.
 
We are offering to exchange registered notes in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount of 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016, which have been registered under the Securities Act, for old notes in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount of unregistered 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 that were issued in the original issuance.
 
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The Exchange Offer We are offering to exchange registered notes in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount of 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016, which have been registered under the Securities Act, for old notes in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount of unregistered 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 that were issued in the original issuance.
 
As of this date, there are $210.0 million aggregate principal amount of old notes outstanding. We will issue the registered notes promptly after the time of expiration.
 
Resales of the Registered Notes Except as described below, we believe that the registered notes to be issued in the exchange offer may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by you without compliance with the registration and (except with respect to broker-dealers) prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act if (but only if) you meet the following conditions:
 
• you are not an “affiliate” of us, as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act;
 
• if you are a broker-dealer, you acquired the old notes which you seek to exchange for registered notes as a result of market making or other trading activities and not directly from us and you comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act;
 
• the registered notes are acquired by you in the ordinary course of your business;
 
• you are not engaging in and do not intend to engage in a distribution of the registered notes; and
 
• you do not have an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the registered notes.
 
Our belief is based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC, as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties unrelated to us. The staff has not considered the exchange offer in the context of a no-action letter, and we cannot assure you that the staff would make a similar determination with respect to the exchange offer.
 
If you do not meet the above conditions, you may not participate in the exchange offer or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any old notes unless (i) they have been registered for resale by you under the Securities Act and you deliver a “resale” prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act or (ii) you sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the registered notes in accordance with an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
 
Any broker-dealer that acquired old notes as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and receives registered notes for its own account in exchange for old notes, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of the registered notes. See “Plan of Distribution.” A broker-dealer may use this prospectus for an offer to resell or to otherwise transfer those registered notes for a period of 180 days after the time of expiration.


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Time of Expiration The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on          , 2010, unless we decide to extend the exchange offer. We do not currently intend to extend the exchange offer, although we reserve the right to do so.
 
Conditions to the Exchange Offer The only conditions to completing the exchange offer are that the exchange offer not violate any applicable law, regulation or applicable interpretation of the staff of the SEC. See “The Exchange Offer — Conditions.”
 
Procedures for Tendering Old Notes Held in the Form of Book-Entry Interests The old notes were issued as global notes in fully registered form. Beneficial interests in the old notes held by direct or indirect participants in The Depository Trust Company, or DTC, are shown on, and transfers of those interests are effected only through, records maintained in book-entry form by DTC with respect to its participants.
 
If you hold old notes in the form of book-entry interests and you wish to tender your old notes for exchange pursuant to the exchange offer, you must transmit to the exchange agent on or prior to the time of expiration of the exchange offer either:
 
• a written or facsimile copy of a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, including all other documents required by such letter of transmittal, at the address set forth on the cover page of the letter of transmittal; or
 
• a computer-generated message transmitted by means of DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program system and received by the exchange agent and forming a part of a confirmation of book-entry transfer, in which you acknowledge and agree to be bound by the terms of the letter of transmittal.
 
The exchange agent must also receive on or prior to the expiration of the exchange offer either:
 
• a timely confirmation of book-entry transfer of your old notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfers described in this prospectus under the heading “The Exchange Offer — Book-Entry Transfer;” or
 
• the documents necessary for compliance with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below.
 
A letter of transmittal for your notes accompanies this prospectus. By executing the letter of transmittal or delivering a computer-generated message through DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program system, you will represent to us that, among other things:
 
• you are not an affiliate of us;
 
• you are not a broker-dealer who acquired the old notes that you are sending to the issuer directly from the issuer;
 
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• you do not have an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the registered notes.
 
Procedures for Tendering Certificated Old Notes If you are a holder of book-entry interests in the old notes, you are entitled to receive, in limited circumstances, in exchange for your book-entry interests, certificated notes which are in equal principal amounts to your book-entry interests. See “The Exchange Offer — Book-Entry Interests.” If you acquire certificated old notes prior to the expiration of the exchange offer, you must tender your certificated old notes in accordance with the procedures described in this prospectus under the heading “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering — Certificated Old Notes.”
 
Special Procedures for Beneficial Owners If you are the beneficial owner of old notes and they are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and you wish to tender your old notes, you should contact the registered holder promptly and instruct the registered holder to tender on your behalf. If you wish to tender on your own behalf, you must, prior to completing and executing the letter of transmittal and delivering your old notes, either make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the old notes in your name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered holder. The transfer of registered ownership may take considerable time. See “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering — Procedures Applicable to All Holders.”
 
Guaranteed Delivery Procedures If you wish to tender your old notes in the exchange offer and:
 
  (1) they are not immediately available;
 
  (2) time will not permit your old notes or other required documents to reach the exchange agent before the expiration of the exchange offer; or
 
  (3) you cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely basis;
 
you may tender your old notes in accordance with the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering — Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.”
 
Acceptance of Old Notes and Delivery of Registered Notes Except under the circumstances described above under “The Exchange Offer — Conditions,” the issuer will accept for exchange any and all old notes which are properly tendered prior to the time of expiration. The registered notes to be issued to you in the exchange offer will be delivered promptly following the time of expiration. See “The Exchange Offer — Terms of the Exchange Offer.”
 
Withdrawal You may withdraw the tender of your old notes at any time prior to the time of expiration. We will return to you any old notes not accepted for exchange for any reason without expense to you promptly after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the exchange offer.
 
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Consequences of Failure to Exchange If you do not participate in the exchange offer for your old notes, upon completion of the exchange offer, the liquidity of the market for your old notes could be adversely affected. See “The Exchange Offer — Consequences of Failure to Exchange.”
 
Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Exchange Offer The exchange of old notes for registered notes in the exchange offer will not be a taxable event for United States federal income tax purposes. See “Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences.”
 
Federal and State Regulatory Approvals No federal or state regulatory requirements must be complied with an no approval must be obtained in connection with the transaction.
 
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Summary of the Terms of the Registered Notes
 
The summary below describes the principal terms of the registered notes. Certain of the terms described below are subject to important limitations and exceptions. See the section entitled “Description of Notes” of this prospectus for a more detailed description of the terms of the registered notes and the indenture governing the registered notes. In this subsection, “we,” “us” and “our” refer only to Altra Holdings, Inc., as issuer of the registered notes, and not to any of our subsidiaries.
 
Issuer Altra Holdings, Inc.
 
Securities Offered $210,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016.
 
Maturity Date December 1, 2016.
 
Interest Rate We will pay interest on the registered notes at an annual interest rate of 81/8%.
 
Interest Payment Dates We will make interest payments on the registered notes semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning June 1, 2010. Interest will accrue from November 25, 2009.
 
Guarantees The registered notes and our obligations under the indenture governing the registered notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis by each of our existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries. The registered notes will not be guaranteed by our foreign subsidiaries or our unrestricted subsidiaries. As of September 26, 2009, our foreign subsidiaries had approximately $3.5 million of indebtedness outstanding (other than indebtedness to us or a restricted subsidiary). Our foreign subsidiaries generated approximately 32% of our consolidated sales in the nine-month period ended September 26, 2009 and held approximately 31% of our consolidated assets as of September 26, 2009.
 
Security Interests The registered notes, the guarantees and our obligations under the indenture governing the registered notes will be secured by a second-priority security interest in substantially all of our and the guarantors’ assets, including a pledge of 65% of the capital stock of our foreign subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions. The registered notes and the guarantees will not be secured by any assets of our foreign subsidiaries or our unrestricted subsidiaries.
 
Ranking The indenture governing the registered notes will permit us to incur indebtedness in an amount up to the greater of (i) $65.0 million and (ii) the Credit Facilities Borrowing Base, as defined in “Description of Notes — Certain Definitions,” under a new senior secured credit facility which Altra Industrial entered into concurrently with the consummation of the offering of the old notes. The registered notes and the guarantees will rank senior in right of payment to all of our and the guarantors’ future subordinated indebtedness and equal in right of payment with all of our and the guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, including indebtedness under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility. The registered notes and guarantees will be secured by a second priority lien on substantially all of the assets of Altra and the guarantors. Pursuant to the terms of an intercreditor agreement, the security interests securing the registered notes will be subject to first priority liens securing the new senior

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secured credit facility to the extent of the value of the collateral securing Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility and to purchase money indebtedness, capital lease obligations and certain other secured indebtedness permitted under the indenture. The intercreditor agreement with the new senior secured credit facility will provide for a 120-day standstill period by the collateral agent for the registered notes in the event a standstill notice is provided by the lenders under the new senior secured credit facility after an event of default of the new senior secured credit facility.
 
Optional Redemption On or after December 1, 2012, we may redeem some or all of the registered notes at the redemption prices set forth under “Description of Notes,” plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. On or prior to December 1, 2012, we may, at our option, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the registered notes at the premium set forth under “Description of Notes,” plus accrued and unpaid interest, with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings. During each twelve-month period ending on December 1, 2010, 2011 and 2012, we may redeem up to 10% of the originally issued principal amount of registered notes, at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount of the registered notes redeemed. In addition, we may, at our option, redeem some or all of the registered notes at any time prior to December 1, 2012, by paying a “make-whole” premium.
 
Change of Control Offer If we experience certain change-of-control events, the holders of the registered notes will have the right to require us to purchase their registered notes at a price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase.
 
Asset Sale Offer Upon certain asset sales, we may be required to offer to use a portion of the net proceeds of the asset sale to purchase some of the registered notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase.
 
Certain Covenants The indenture governing the registered notes will, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to:
 
• incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue disqualified capital stock;
 
• transfer or sell assets;
 
• pay dividends or distributions, redeem subordinated indebtedness, make certain types of investments or make other restricted payments;
 
• create or incur liens;
 
• incur dividend or other payment restrictions affecting certain subsidiaries;
 
• consummate a merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets;
 
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• engage in a business other than a business that is the same or similar to our current business or a reasonably related business; and
 
• take or omit to take any actions that would adversely affect or impair in any material respect the collateral securing the registered notes.
 
These covenants will be subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications. See “Description of Notes — Certain Covenants.”
 
Use of Proceeds We will not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of the registered notes in exchange for the old notes. We are making this exchange solely to satisfy our obligations under the registration rights agreement. In consideration for issuing the registered notes, we will receive old notes in an equal aggregate principal amount. The old notes surrendered in the exchange for the registered notes will be cancelled and cannot be reissued. Accordingly, issuance of the registered notes will not result in any change in our indebtedness. See “Use of Proceeds.”
 
No Public Market The registered notes are a new issue of securities and will not be listed on any securities exchange or included in any automated quotation system. The Initial Purchasers have advised us that they intend to make a market in the registered notes. The initial purchasers are not obligated, however, to make a market in the registered notes, and any such market may be discontinued by the initial purchasers in their discretion at any time without notice. See “Plan of Distribution.”
 
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Summary Consolidated Historical and As Adjusted Financial Information
 
The following table sets forth our summary consolidated historical and as adjusted financial data for fiscal years 2006, 2007 and 2008 and for the unaudited nine months ended September 27, 2008 and September 26, 2009 and for the unaudited LTM Period. The summary consolidated historical and as adjusted financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with (i) the section entitled “Use of Proceeds” contained elsewhere in this prospectus, (ii) our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto and the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 26, 2009, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and (iii) our Form 8-K filed on November 5, 2009, which amends Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
 
The summary consolidated historical financial data as of December 31, 2007 and 2008 and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 have been derived from our consolidated historical financial statements incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The summary consolidated historical financial data as of December 31, 2006 and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 has been derived from our consolidated historical December 31, 2006 financial statements not included in this prospectus. The summary consolidated unaudited historical financial data for the nine months ended September 27, 2008 and September 26, 2009 have been derived from our consolidated unaudited historical financial statements incorporated by reference into this prospectus which, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, including usual recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of that information for such periods. The financial data presented for the interim periods is not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.
 
The summary consolidated financial data for the unaudited LTM Period have been prepared by adding the financial data from our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 to the financial data from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 26, 2009 and subtracting the financial data from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 27, 2008 (each included elsewhere in this prospectus). The results of operations for the LTM Period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period.
 
The summary consolidated as adjusted financial data set forth below give effect to the Refinancing Transactions as if they had occurred on September 26, 2009 for balance sheet data purposes and September 27, 2008 for income statement purposes. Such data is based on assumptions and is presented for illustrative and informational purposes only and does not purport to represent what our actual financial position or results of operations would have been had this offering and the Refinancing Transactions actually been completed on the date or for the periods indicated, and is not necessarily indicative of our financial position or results of operations as of the specified date or in the future.
 
                                                 
                      Nine Months Ended     LTM Ended  
    Fiscal Year Ended December 31     September 27
    September 26
    September 26
 
    2006     2007     2008     2008     2009     2009  
                      (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
 
Statement of Operations Data
                                               
Net sales
  $ 462,285     $ 584,376     $ 635,336     $ 490,523     $ 341,183     $ 485,996  
Cost of sales
    336,836       419,109       449,244       346,517       250,950       353,677  
                                                 
Gross profit
    125,449       165,267       186,092       144,006       90,233       132,319  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    83,276       92,898       99,185       76,623       60,971       83,533  
Research and development expenses
    4,938       6,077       6,589       5,160       4,569       5,998  
Goodwill impairment
                31,810                   31,810  
Restructuring costs
          2,399       2,310       1,149       5,360       6,521  
(Gain) loss from curtailment on post retirement benefit plan
    (3,838 )     2,745       (925 )     (276 )     (1,467 )     (2,116 )
Loss on sale/disposal of assets
          313       1,584       193       516       1,907  
                                                 
Total operating expenses
    84,376       104,432       140,553       82,849       69,949       127,653  
Income from operations
    41,073       60,835       45,539       61,157       20,284       4,666  
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 8,941     $ 13,461     $ 6,718     $ 27,461     $ 300     $ (20,443 )


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                      Nine Months Ended     LTM Ended  
    Fiscal Year Ended December 31     September 27
    September 26
    September 26
 
    2006     2007     2008     2008     2009     2009  
                      (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
 
Other Financial Data:
                                               
EBITDA(1) (unaudited)
  $ 54,828     $ 80,161     $ 72,632     $ 80,575     $ 35,720     $ 27,777  
Adjusted EBITDA(2) (unaudited)
    53,791       88,268       103,113       80,270       45,865       68,708  
Depreciation and amortization
    14,611       21,939       21,068       16,755       16,684       20,997  
Capital expenditures
    9,408       11,633       19,289       12,234       5,105       12,160  
 
         
    LTM Ended
    September 26,
    2009
    (Unaudited)
 
As Adjusted Financial Data and Credit Statistics:
       
Cash interest expense(3)
  $ 17,954  
Net debt
    173,338  
Ratio of Adjusted EBITDA(2) to cash interest expense(3)
    3.8 x
Ratio of net debt to Adjusted EBITDA(2)
    2.5 x
 
                 
    As of September 26, 2009
    Actual   As Adjusted
    (Unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands, except ratio data)
 
Balance Sheet Data:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 71,940     $ 44,534  
Total assets
    490,871       467,224  
Total liabilities
    350,590       335,834  
Total stockholders’ equity
    140,281       131,390  
 
 
(1) EBITDA, as used herein, represents net income (loss) plus provision (benefit) for income taxes, net interest expense, and depreciation and amortization. We consider EBITDA to be an important measure of performance from core operations because EBITDA excludes various income and expense items that we believe are not indicative of our operating performance. We have included information concerning EBITDA in this prospectus because we believe that such information is used by certain investors as one measure of a company’s historical ability to service debt. Our calculation of EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to that of other similarly titled measures reported by other companies. EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) and accordingly should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, earnings from operations, cash flows from operations or other traditional indications of a company’s operating performance or liquidity. EBITDA has important limitations, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. The table below provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA.
 
(2) Adjusted EBITDA, as used herein represents EBITDA before other non-operating expense (income), restructuring costs, (gain) loss from curtailment on post retirement benefit plan, goodwill impairment, loss on sale/disposal of assets, stock based compensation and inventory adjustment. We consider Adjusted EBITDA to be an important measure of performance from core operations because Adjusted EBITDA excludes various income and expense items that we believe are not indicative of our operating performance. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating our ability to incur and service debt, make capital expenditures and meet working capital requirements. We also believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in the same industry, as the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA eliminates, among other things, the effects of financing and other transactions and costs and the accounting effects of capital spending, all of which may vary from one company to another for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance. Our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily comparable

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to that of other similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with U.S. GAAP and accordingly should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, earnings from operations, cash flows from operations or other traditional indications of a company’s operating performance or liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA has important limitations, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. The following table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA:
 
                                                 
                      Nine Months Ended     LTM Ended  
    Fiscal Year Ended December 31,     September 27,
    September 26,
    September 26,
 
    2006     2007     2008     2008     2009     2009  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 8,941     $ 11,460     $ 6,494     $ 27,237     $ 300     $ (20,443 )
Adjustments:
                                               
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    5,797       8,208       16,731       14,127       (143 )     2,461  
Interest expense, net
    25,479       38,554       28,339       22,456       18,879       24,762  
Depreciation and amortization
    14,611       21,939       21,068       16,755       16,684       20,997  
                                                 
EBITDA
    54,828       80,161       72,632       80,575       35,720       27,777  
Adjustments:
                                               
Other non-operating expense (income)
    856       612       (6,249 )     (2,887 )     1,248       (2,114 )
Restructuring costs(a)
          2,399       2,310       1,149       5,360       6,521  
(Gain) loss from curtailment on post retirement benefit plan(b)
    (3,838 )     2,745       (925 )     (276 )     (1,467 )     (2,116 )
Goodwill impairment(c)
                31,810                   31,810  
Loss on sale/disposal of assets(d)
          313       1,584       193       516       1,907  
Stock based compensation(e)
    1,945       2,038       1,951       1,516       2,273       2,708  
Inventory adjustment(f)
                            2,215       2,215  
                                                 
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 53,791     $ 88,268     $ 103,113     $ 80,270     $ 45,865     $ 68,708  
                                                 
 
(a) Represents costs associated with reducing headcount, consolidating operating facilities and relocating manufacturing to lower cost areas.
 
(b) In October 2007, we renegotiated our contract with the labor union at our Erie, Pennsylvania facility, resulting in a provision to close the plant by December 2008 and triggering a special retirement pension feature and plan curtailment. In August 2008, an announcement was made that we would no longer be closing the plant in Erie, Pennsylvania and that we would continue to employ those employees that had not previously been terminated. In connection with the change at the Erie, Pennsylvania plant, as employees were terminated, we recorded a post-retirement benefit plan curtailment gain. In March 2009, we reached a new collective bargaining agreement with the union at our Erie, Pennsylvania facility, resulting in a provision that eliminates benefits that employees were entitled to receive through the existing other post employment benefit plan (“OPEB”). OPEB benefits will no longer be available for retired and active employees.
 
(c) In the fourth quarter of 2008, we recorded a non-cash impairment of goodwill related to our TB Wood’s, Huco and Warner Linear businesses. The impairment was driven by the economic downturn.
 
(d) Represents the loss on sale or abandonment of fixed assets at various locations.
 
(e) Represents non-cash stock based compensation for key management.
 
(f) Represents a non-cash inventory charge taken in the first quarter of 2009 due to the economic downturn.
 
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
The following table sets forth our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and the period from inception (December 1, 2004) to December 31, 2004, and the nine months ended September 26, 2009. The table also includes the ratio of earnings to fixed charges for our predecessor, Power Transmission Holding LLC, for the period from January 1, 2004 through November 30, 2004.
 
                                                         
                        Period from
  Period from
                        December 1,
  January 1,
    Nine Months
                  2004 to
  2004 to
    Ended
                  December 31,
  November 30,
    September 26,
  Fiscal Year Ended December 31,   2004
  2004
    2009   2008   2007   2006   2005       Predecessor
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    1.01 x     1.80 x     1.56 x     1.70 x     1.48 x     *     3.63x  
 
 
* Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges in the period December 1 to December 31, 2004 by $6.0 million.
 
For purposes of calculating the ratios of earnings to fixed charges:
 
1. Earnings is the amount of income before income taxes, discontinued operations, cumulative effect of change in accounting principle charges, and fixed charges.
 
2. Fixed charges is the sum of (i) interest expense and (ii) a portion of rental expense which we believe is representative of the interest component of rental expense.
 
For the periods indicated above, we had no outstanding shares of preferred stock with required dividend payments. Therefore, our ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for the periods indicated are identical to the ratios presented in the table above.


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RISK FACTORS
 
Participating in the exchange offer and investing in the registered notes involves a high degree of risk. You should read and consider carefully each of the following factors, as well as the other information contained in this prospectus, before making a decision on whether to participate in the exchange offer. Any of the following risks could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In such case, you may lose all or part of your original investment.
 
Risks Associated with the Exchange Offer
 
An active trading market may not develop for the registered notes, which may affect your ability to resell your registered notes.
 
The registered notes will be registered under the Securities Act, but will constitute a new issue of securities with no established trading market, and there is a risk that:
 
  •  a liquid trading market for the registered notes may not develop;
 
  •  holders may not be able to sell their registered notes; or
 
  •  the price at which the holders would be able to sell their registered notes may be lower than anticipated and lower than the principal amount or original purchase price.
 
If a trading market were to develop, the trading price of the registered notes will depend on many factors, including prevailing interest rates, the market for similar debentures and our financial performance.
 
We understand that the Initial Purchaser of the old notes presently intends to make a market in the notes. However, it is not obligated to do so, and any market-making activity with respect to the notes may be discontinued at any time without notice. In addition, any market-making activity will be subject to the limits imposed by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and may be limited during the exchange offer or the pendency of an applicable shelf registration statement. An active trading market may not exist for the registered notes, and any trading market that does develop may not be liquid.
 
In addition, any holder who tenders in the exchange offer for the purpose of participating in a distribution of the registered notes may be deemed to have received restricted securities, and if so, will be required to comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction. For a description of these requirements, see “The Exchange Offer.”
 
Your old notes will not be accepted for exchange if you fail to follow the exchange offer procedures.
 
We will not accept your old notes for exchange if you do not follow the exchange offer procedures. We will issue registered notes as part of this exchange offer only after a timely receipt of your old notes, a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal and all other required documents. Therefore, if you wish to tender your old notes, please allow sufficient time to ensure timely delivery. If we do not receive your old notes, letter of transmittal and other required documents by the time of expiration of the exchange offer, we will not accept your old notes for exchange. We are under no duty to give notification of defects or irregularities with respect to the tenders of outstanding old notes for exchange. If there are defects or irregularities with respect to your tender of old notes, we will not accept your old notes for exchange.
 
If you fail to exchange your old notes, there will continue to be restrictions on your ability to resell your old notes and such notes may become less liquid.
 
Following the exchange offer, old notes that you do not tender or that we do not accept will continue to be restricted securities. You may not offer or sell untendered old notes except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. We will issue registered notes in exchange for the old notes pursuant to the exchange offer only following the satisfaction of the procedures and conditions described elsewhere in this prospectus. These procedures and conditions include timely receipt by the exchange agent of the old notes and of a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal. Because we


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anticipate that most holders of old notes will elect to exchange their old notes, we expect that the liquidity of the market for any old notes remaining after the completion of the exchange offer will be substantially limited.
 
Risks Related to the Registered Notes
 
Our substantial level of indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition, harm our ability to react to changes to our business, and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under our debt.
 
As of September 26, 2009, after giving pro forma effect to the offering of the old notes and the entry by Altra Industrial into the new senior secured credit facility, we would have $217.9 million of indebtedness outstanding. Under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility we have an initial amount of up to $50.0 million available for additional borrowing (subject to adjustment pursuant to a borrowing base and subject to increase from time to time in accordance with the terms of the credit facility). See the section entitled “Description of Other Indebtedness” for more detailed information.
 
Our high level of indebtedness could have significant adverse effects on our business, including the following:
 
  •  make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to the registered notes;
 
  •  our high level of indebtedness makes us more vulnerable to economic downturns and adverse developments in our business;
 
  •  our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, or general corporate purposes may be impaired;
 
  •  we must use a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to pay interest on the registered notes and our other indebtedness, which will reduce the funds available to us for operations and other purposes;
 
  •  all of the indebtedness outstanding under our purchase money indebtedness, equipment financing, and real estate mortgages will have a prior ranking claim on the underlying assets;
 
  •  our ability to fund a change of control offer may be limited;
 
  •  our high level of indebtedness could place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that may have proportionately less debt;
 
  •  our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate may be limited; and
 
  •  we may be restricted from making strategic acquisitions or exploiting other business opportunities.
 
We expect to use cash flow from operations to pay our expenses and amounts due under the registered notes and our outstanding indebtedness. Our ability to make these payments depends on our future performance, which will be affected by financial, business, economic, and other factors, many of which we cannot control. Our business may not generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future and our anticipated growth in revenue and cash flow may not be realized, either or both of which could result in our being unable to repay indebtedness, including the notes, or to fund other liquidity needs. If we do not have enough money, we may be required to refinance all or part of our then-existing debt (including the notes), sell assets, or borrow more money. We may not be able to accomplish any of these alternatives on terms acceptable to us, or at all. In addition, the terms of existing or future debt agreements, including Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility and the indentures governing the registered notes, may restrict us from adopting any of these alternatives. The failure to generate sufficient cash flow or to achieve any of these alternatives could materially and adversely affect the value of the notes and our ability to pay the amounts due under the registered notes.
 
Despite our substantial indebtedness, we may still incur significantly more debt. This could exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial leverage.
 
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additional debt, these restrictions are subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions and, under certain circumstances, debt incurred in compliance with these restrictions, including secured debt, could be substantial. Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility permits additional borrowings in an initial amount of up to $50.0 million (subject to adjustment pursuant to a borrowing base and subject to increase from time to time in accordance with the terms of the credit facility). Adding additional debt to current debt levels could exacerbate the leverage-related risks described above. If we incur any additional indebtedness that ranks equally with the registered notes, the holders of that debt will be entitled to share ratably with the holders of the registered notes in any proceeds distributed in connection with any insolvency, liquidation, reorganization, dissolution or other winding up of us, subject to any collateral securing the registered notes. See the section entitled “Description of Other Indebtedness” for more detailed information.
 
To service our indebtedness and other obligations, we will require a significant amount of cash. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control.
 
Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness, including the registered notes, and to fund working capital needs and planned capital expenditures, will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. A significant reduction in our operating cash flows resulting from changes in economic conditions, increased competition or other events beyond our control could increase the need for additional or alternative sources of liquidity and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects and our ability to service our debt and other obligations. If we are unable to service our indebtedness, we will be forced to adopt an alternative strategy that may include actions such as reducing capital expenditures, selling assets, restructuring or refinancing our indebtedness or seeking additional equity capital. We cannot assure you that any of these alternative strategies could be effected on satisfactory terms, if at all, or that they would yield sufficient funds to make required payments on the registered notes and our other indebtedness.
 
We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flows from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility or otherwise in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay our indebtedness, including these registered notes, or to fund our other liquidity needs. We may need to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness, including the registered notes, on or before the maturity of the debt. We cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance any of our indebtedness, including Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility and the registered notes, on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
 
We are a holding company and depend upon the earnings of our subsidiaries to make payments on the registered notes.
 
We are a holding company and conduct all of our operations through our subsidiaries. All of our operating income is generated by our operating subsidiaries. We must rely on dividends and other advances and transfers of funds from our subsidiaries, and earnings from our investments in cash and marketable securities, to provide the funds necessary to meet our debt service obligations, including payment of principal and interest on the registered notes. Although we are the sole stockholder, directly or indirectly, of each of our operating subsidiaries and therefore able to control their respective declarations of dividends, applicable laws may prevent our operating subsidiaries from being able to pay such dividends. In addition, such payments may be restricted by claims against our subsidiaries by their creditors, such as suppliers, vendors, lessors, and employees, and by any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, or similar laws applicable to our operating subsidiaries. The availability of funds, and therefore the ability of our operating subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments or advances to us, will depend upon their operating results.
 
If we default on our obligations to pay our other indebtedness, we may not be able to make payments on the registered notes.
 
Any default under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility that is not waived by the required lenders, and the remedies sought by the holders of such indebtedness, could make us unable to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest on the registered notes and substantially decrease the market value of the registered notes. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows and are otherwise unable to obtain funds necessary to meet


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required payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness, or if we otherwise fail to comply with the various covenants, including financial and operating covenants, in the instruments governing our indebtedness including Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility, we could be in default under the terms of the agreements governing such indebtedness. In the event of such default, the holders of such indebtedness could elect to declare all the funds borrowed under such agreements to be due and payable, together with accrued and unpaid interest, the lenders under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility could elect to terminate their commitments, cease making further loans and institute foreclosure proceedings against our assets and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. If our operating performance declines, we may, in the future, need to seek to obtain waivers from the required lenders under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility or other debt that we may incur in the future to avoid being in default. If we breach our covenants under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility and seek a waiver, we may not be able to obtain a waiver from the required lenders. If this occurs, we would be in default under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility, the lenders could exercise their rights as described above and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. If we are unable to repay debt, lenders having secured obligations, such as the lenders under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility and holders of the registered notes, could proceed against the collateral securing the debt. Because the indenture governing the registered notes and Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility will have customary cross-default provisions, if the indebtedness under the registered notes or under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility or any of our other debt is accelerated, we may be unable to repay or finance the amounts due. See the section entitled “Description of Other Indebtedness” for more detailed information.
 
The registered notes impose significant operating and financial restrictions, which may prevent us from pursuing our business strategies or favorable business opportunities.
 
Subject to a number of important exceptions, the indenture governing the registered notes and Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility may limit our and Altra Industrial’s ability to:
 
  •  incur more debt;
 
  •  pay dividends or make other distributions;
 
  •  redeem stock;
 
  •  issue stock of subsidiaries;
 
  •  make certain investments;
 
  •  create liens;
 
  •  reorganize our corporate structure;
 
  •  enter into transactions with affiliates;
 
  •  merge or consolidate; and
 
  •  transfer or sell assets.
 
The restrictions contained in the indenture governing the registered notes and Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility may prevent us from taking actions that we believe would be in the best interest of our business, and may make it difficult for us to successfully execute our business strategy or effectively compete with companies that are not similarly restricted. A breach of any of these covenants or the inability to comply with the required financial ratios could result in a default under the notes, Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility, or the indenture governing the registered notes, as applicable. If any such default occurs, the lenders under Altra Industrial’s senior secured credit facility and the holders of our registered notes may elect to declare all of their respective outstanding debt, together with accrued interest and other amounts payable thereunder, to be immediately due and payable. The lenders under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility also have the right in these circumstances to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings. In addition, following an event of default under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility, the lenders under the facility will have the right to proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure the debt. If the debt under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility or the registered notes were to be accelerated, our assets may not be sufficient to repay


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in full the registered notes and all of our other debt. See the section entitled “Description of Other Indebtedness” for more detailed information.
 
We may not be able to satisfy our obligations to holders of the registered notes upon a change of control or sale of assets.
 
Upon the occurrence of a change of control, as defined in the indenture, we will be required to offer to purchase the notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of such notes, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, to the date of purchase. See “Description of Notes — Repurchase at the Option of Holders — Change of Control.”
 
Upon the occurrence of an asset sale, as defined in the indenture, we will under certain circumstances be required to offer to purchase the registered notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such registered notes, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, to the date of purchase. See “Description of Notes — Repurchase at the Option of Holders — Asset Sale.”
 
We cannot assure you that, if a change of control offer or asset sale offer is made, we will have available funds sufficient to pay the change of control purchase price or asset sale purchase price for any or all of the registered notes that might be delivered by holders of the notes seeking to accept the change of control offer or asset sale offer. If we are required to purchase notes pursuant to a change of control offer or asset sale offer, we would be required to seek third-party financing to the extent we do not have available funds to meet our purchase obligations. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such financing on acceptable terms to us or at all. Accordingly, none of the holders of the registered notes may receive the change of control purchase price or asset sale purchase price for their notes. Our failure to make or consummate the change of control offer or asset sale offer, or to pay the change of control purchase price or asset sale purchase price when due, will give the holders of the registered notes the rights described in “Description of Notes — Events of Default and Remedies.”
 
In addition, the events that constitute a change of control or asset sale under the indenture may also be events of default under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility. These events may permit the lenders under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility to accelerate the debt outstanding thereunder and, if such debt is not paid, to enforce security interests in our specified assets, thereby limiting our ability to raise cash to purchase the notes and reducing the practical benefit of the offer-to-purchase provisions to the holders of the registered notes.
 
The proceeds from the collateral securing the registered notes may not be sufficient to pay all amounts owed under the registered notes if an event of default occurs.
 
The registered notes will rank senior in right of payment to all existing and future senior subordinated indebtedness and equal in right of payment with all other existing and future senior indebtedness, but will be effectively senior to all future unsecured senior indebtedness and unsecured trade credit. The registered notes will be unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by each of our existing and future domestic subsidiaries. The guarantees will rank senior in right of payment to all existing and future senior subordinated indebtedness of these subsidiaries, and equal in right of payment with all existing and future senior indebtedness of these subsidiaries.
 
The registered notes and the guarantees will be secured by a security interest in substantially all of our and our domestic subsidiaries’ tangible and intangible assets. The registered notes, however, will not be secured by any assets of our foreign subsidiaries, representing approximately 31% of our consolidated assets as of September 26, 2009, or our unrestricted subsidiaries. The registered notes and the guarantees also will be secured by a pledge of the stock of our domestic subsidiaries. The liens on the collateral that secure the registered notes and the guarantees will be contractually subordinated pursuant to an intercreditor agreement to the liens securing the indebtedness under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility. Therefore, in the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or similar proceeding against us, or an acceleration of our indebtedness under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility, the assets that secure Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility on a first priority basis must be used first to pay the lenders thereunder before any payments are made therewith on the registered notes.


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No appraisal of the value of the collateral has been made in connection with the offering of the registered notes, and the value of the collateral in the event of liquidation will depend on market and economic conditions, the availability of buyers, and other factors. Consequently, we cannot assure you that liquidating the collateral securing the registered notes would produce proceeds in an amount sufficient to pay any amounts due under the registered notes after also satisfying the obligations to pay any other senior secured creditors. Nor can we assure you that the fair market value of the collateral securing the registered notes would be sufficient to pay any amounts due under the registered notes following their acceleration.
 
Additionally, the terms of the indenture will allow us to issue additional notes in certain circumstances. The indenture will not require that we maintain the current level of collateral or maintain a specific ratio of indebtedness-to-asset values. Any additional registered notes issued pursuant to the indenture will rank pari passu with the registered notes and be entitled to the same rights and priority with respect to the collateral. Thus, the issuance of additional registered notes pursuant to the indenture may have the effect of significantly diluting your ability to recover payment in full from the then existing pool of collateral. In addition, releases of collateral from the liens securing the registered notes are permitted under some circumstances. See “Description of Notes — Security.”
 
The collateral is subject to casualty risks.
 
We will be obligated under the collateral arrangements to maintain adequate insurance or otherwise insure against hazards as is customarily done by corporations having assets of a similar nature in the same or similar localities. There are, however, certain losses that may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable, in whole or in part. As a result, it is possible that the insurance proceeds will not compensate us fully for our losses. If there is a total or partial loss of any of the pledged collateral, we cannot assure you that any insurance proceeds received by us will be sufficient to satisfy all of our secured obligations, including the registered notes.
 
The registered notes will not be guaranteed by any of our foreign, immaterial or unrestricted subsidiaries, and the registered notes and the guarantees of the registered notes will not be secured by any assets of our foreign, immaterial or unrestricted subsidiaries.
 
The subsidiary guarantors of the registered notes include only our domestic subsidiaries. The registered notes will not be guaranteed by any of our foreign, immaterial or unrestricted subsidiaries, and the registered notes and the guarantees of the registered notes will not be secured by any assets of our foreign, immaterial or unrestricted subsidiaries. In addition, although the registered notes and the guarantees of the registered notes will be secured by a pledge of 65% of the capital stock of our foreign subsidiaries, the registered notes and the guarantees of the registered notes will not be secured by the remaining capital stock of our foreign subsidiaries. As a result of this structure, the registered notes will be structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other obligations, including trade payables, of our non-guarantor subsidiaries. The effect of this subordination is that, in the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, or similar proceeding involving a non-guarantor subsidiary, the assets of that subsidiary cannot be used to pay registered note holders until after all other claims against that subsidiary, including trade payables, have been fully paid. In addition, holders of minority equity interests in non-guarantor subsidiaries may receive distributions prior to, or pro rata with, us, depending on the terms of the equity interests.
 
The historical financial data included in this prospectus include our non-guarantor subsidiaries. In fiscal 2008, the aggregate net sales of our non-guarantor subsidiaries were $222.4 million, representing approximately 35% of our consolidated sales. As of December 31, 2008, and September 26, 2009, the aggregate total assets (based on book value) of our non-guarantor subsidiaries were $152.6 million, representing approximately 30% of our total assets (based on book value), and $154.4 million, representing approximately 31% of our total assets (based on book value), respectively.
 
In addition, our unrestricted subsidiaries will not be subject to the restrictive covenants in the indenture under which the registered notes are being issued. As a result, our unrestricted subsidiaries will be able to engage in many of the activities that we and our restricted subsidiaries are prohibited or limited from doing under the terms of the indenture, such as selling, conveying or distributing assets, incurring additional debt, pledging assets, guaranteeing debt, paying dividends, making investments and entering into mergers or other business combinations, subject to


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certain restrictive covenants in any of their financing documents, as applicable. These actions could be detrimental to our ability to make payments of principal and interest when due and to comply with our other obligations under the registered notes, and may reduce the amount of our assets that will be available to satisfy your claims should we default on the registered notes. As of the date of the indenture, we will not have any unrestricted subsidiaries.
 
Holders of registered notes will not control decisions regarding collateral.
 
In connection with this offering, the trustee and collateral agent for the holders of the registered notes will enter into an intercreditor agreement with the agent under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility. The intercreditor agreement will provide, among other things, that the lenders under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility will control substantially all matters related to the collateral that secures Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility on a first priority basis, the lenders under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility may foreclose on or take other actions with respect to such collateral with which holders of the registered notes may disagree or that may be contrary to the interests of holders of the registered notes, to the extent such collateral is released from securing Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility to satisfy such claims, the liens on such collateral securing the registered notes will also automatically be released without any further action by the trustee, collateral agent or the holders of the registered notes, and the holders of the registered notes will agree to waive certain of their rights relating to such collateral in connection with a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding involving us or any guarantor of the registered notes. See the sections entitled “Description of Notes — Security” and “Description of Notes — Intercreditor Agreement.”
 
A court could void the registered notes, the guarantees, or the security interests under fraudulent conveyance laws.
 
Under the U.S. bankruptcy law and comparable provisions of the state fraudulent transfer laws, the registered notes, the guarantees, or the grant of the security interests could be voided, or claims in respect to the registered notes, the guarantees or the grant of the security interests could be subordinated to all of our existing debt or our guarantors’ other debts if, among other things, we, at the time of the issuance of the registered notes, our guarantors, at the time they incurred the indebtedness evidenced by their guarantees, or we or our guarantors, at the time we or our guarantors granted the security interests:
 
  •  intended to hinder, delay or defraud any present or future creditor; or
 
  •  received less than reasonably equivalent value and/or fair consideration for the issuance of the registered notes, the incurrence of the guarantee, or the granting of the security interests; or
 
  •  were insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of the issuance of the registered notes, the incurrence of the guarantee, or the granting of the security interests; or
 
  •  were engaged in a business or transaction for which our, our guarantors’ or the security-interest grantors’ remaining assets constituted unreasonably small capital; or
 
  •  intended to incur, or believed that we or our guarantors would incur, debts beyond our or our guarantors’ ability to pay such debts as they mature.
 
Moreover, any payments made by us on the registered notes or by our guarantors pursuant to their guarantees could be voided and required to be returned to us or our guarantors, or to a fund for the benefit of our creditors or our guarantors’ creditors. To the extent that the registered notes, any guarantees or any security interests are voided as a fraudulent conveyance, the claims of holders of the registered notes would be adversely affected.
 
In addition, a legal challenge of the registered notes, the guarantees, or the security interests on fraudulent transfer grounds will focus on, among other things, the benefits, if any, realized by us, our guarantors, or any grantors of security interests as a result of the issuance of the registered notes. The measures of insolvency for purposes of these fraudulent transfer laws will vary depending upon the governing law. Generally, however, a guarantor would be considered insolvent if:
 
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  •  if the present fair saleable value of its assets were less than the amount that would be required to pay its probable liability on its existing debts, including contingent liabilities, as they become absolute and mature; or
 
  •  it could not pay its debts as they become due.
 
On the basis of historical financial information, recent operating history and other factors, we believe that the registered notes are being issued, guarantees are being incurred, and the security interests are being granted for proper purposes, in good faith, and for fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value, and that we, after giving effect to the issuance of the registered notes, each guarantor, after giving effect to its guarantee of the registered notes, and each grantor of security interests, after giving effect to the grant of those security interests, will not be insolvent, will not have unreasonably small capital for the business in which it is engaged, and will not have incurred debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature. There can be no assurance, however, as to what standard a court would apply in making such determinations, or that a court would agree with our conclusions in this regard.
 
Rights of holders of registered notes in the collateral may be adversely affected by bankruptcy proceedings.
 
The right of the collateral agent for the registered notes to repossess and dispose of the collateral securing the registered notes upon acceleration is likely to be significantly impaired by federal bankruptcy law if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced by or against us prior to, or possibly even after, the collateral agent has repossessed and disposed of the collateral. Under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, a secured creditor, such as the collateral agent for the registered notes, is prohibited from repossessing its security from a debtor in a bankruptcy case, or from disposing of security repossessed from a debtor, without bankruptcy court approval. Moreover, bankruptcy law permits the debtor to continue to retain and to use collateral, and the proceeds, products, rents, or profits of the collateral, even though the debtor is in default under the applicable debt instruments, provided that the secured creditor is given “adequate protection.” The meaning of the term “adequate protection” may vary according to circumstances, but it is intended in general to protect the value of the secured creditor’s interest in the collateral and may include cash payments or the granting of additional security, if and at such time as the court in its discretion determines, for any diminution in the value of the collateral as a result of the stay of repossession or disposition or any use of the collateral by the debtor during the pendency of the bankruptcy case. In view of the broad discretionary powers of a bankruptcy court, it is impossible to predict how long payments under the registered notes could be delayed following commencement of a bankruptcy case, whether or when the collateral agent would repossess or dispose of the collateral, or whether or to what extent holders of the registered notes would be compensated for any delay in payment or loss of value of the collateral through the requirements of “adequate protection.” Furthermore, in the event the bankruptcy court determines that the value of the collateral is not sufficient to repay all amounts due on the registered notes, the holders of the registered notes would have “undersecured claims” as to the difference. Federal bankruptcy laws do not permit the payment or accrual of interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees for “undersecured claims” during the debtor’s bankruptcy case.
 
Rights of holders of registered notes in the collateral may be adversely affected by the failure to perfect liens on certain collateral acquired in the future.
 
The liens securing the registered notes cover substantially all of our and our domestic subsidiaries’ tangible and intangible assets, whether now owned or acquired or arising in the future. Applicable law requires that certain property and rights acquired after the grant of a general security interest or lien can only be perfected at the time such property and rights are acquired and identified. There can be no assurance that the trustee or the collateral agent will monitor, or that we will inform the trustee or the collateral agent of, the future acquisition of property and rights that constitute collateral, and that the necessary action will be taken to properly perfect the lien on such after acquired collateral. Neither the trustee, nor the collateral agent for the registered notes has any obligation to monitor the acquisition of additional property or rights that constitute collateral or the perfection of any security interests therein. Such failure may result in the loss of the lien thereon or of the priority of the lien securing the registered notes.


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Any future pledge of collateral might be avoidable in bankruptcy.
 
Any future pledge of collateral to secure the registered notes, including pursuant to security documents delivered after the date of the indenture, might be avoidable by the pledgor (as debtor in possession) or by its trustee in bankruptcy if certain events or circumstances exist or occur, including, among others, if (1) the pledgor is insolvent at the time of the pledge, (2) the pledge permits the holders of the registered notes to receive a greater recovery than if the pledge had not been given, and (3) a bankruptcy proceeding in respect of the pledgor is commenced within 90 days following the pledge, or, in certain circumstances, a longer period.
 
Our domestic subsidiaries may be unable to fulfill their obligations under their guarantees.
 
The registered notes and the guarantees will be secured by a security interest in substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries’ tangible and intangible assets. We expect that our domestic subsidiaries will use cash flow from operations to pay amounts due, if any, pursuant to their guarantees of the registered notes. The ability of such subsidiaries to make these payments depends on our future performance, which will be affected by financial, business, economic, and other factors, many of which we cannot control. Such subsidiaries’ businesses may not generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future and their anticipated growth in revenue and cash flow may not be realized, either or both of which could result in their being unable to honor their guarantees or to fund other liquidity needs. If such subsidiaries do not have enough money, they may be required to refinance all or part of their then-existing debt, sell assets, or borrow more money. They may not be able to accomplish any of these alternatives on terms acceptable to them, or at all. In addition, the terms of existing or future debt agreements, including Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility and our indentures, may restrict such subsidiaries from adopting any of these alternatives. The failure of our subsidiaries to generate sufficient cash flow or to achieve any of these alternatives could materially and adversely affect the value of the registered notes and the ability of such subsidiaries to pay the amounts due under their guarantees, if any.
 
The information contained in our Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008, our Form 10-Qs for the Fiscal Quarters Ended March 28, 2009, June 27, 2009 and September 26, 2009 and our Definitive Proxy Statement dated April 3, 2009, does not contain all the revisions to our disclosure suggested by the SEC in their comment letters during fiscal year 2009.
 
During fiscal year 2009, the SEC reviewed and commented on our Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008, our Form 10-Q for the Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2009 and our Definitive Proxy Statement dated April 3, 2009. In their comment letter, the SEC asked us to revise our disclosures in our applicable future filings and to show them in our supplemental response what our proposed revisions would look like. We responded to such comments and on September 11, 2009, the SEC informed us that they had completed their review of our Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Definitive Proxy Statement and had no further comments.
 
To the extent practicable, we have included additional disclosure in our Form 10-Q for the Fiscal Quarter Ended September 26, 2009 in response to the SEC’s comments. However, our Form 10-Q for the Fiscal Quarter Ended September 26, 2009, is not required to include and does not include disclosure in response to certain of the SEC’s comments. Specifically, our Form 10-Q does not contain disclosure in response to the SEC’s comments regarding our presentation of warranty costs, nor does it contain disclosure in response to the SEC’s comments on our Definitive Proxy Statement related to compensation discussion and analysis. We intend to include these revisions in applicable future filings.


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THE EXCHANGE OFFER
 
Purpose and Effect
 
We issued the old notes on November 25, 2009 to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the Initial Purchasers resold the old notes to qualified institutional buyers, or QIBs, or persons reasonably believed to be QIBs pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. In connection with this original issuance, we and the subsidiary guarantors entered into a registration rights agreement. The registration rights agreement requires that we file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the registered notes to be issued in the exchange offer and, upon the effectiveness of the registration statement, offer to you the opportunity to exchange your old notes for a like principal amount of registered notes. Except as set forth below, these registered notes will be issued without a restrictive legend and we believe, may be reoffered and resold by you without registration under the Securities Act. After we complete the exchange offer, our obligations with respect to the registration of the old notes and the registered notes will terminate, except as provided in the last paragraph of this section. Copies of the indenture relating to the notes and the registration rights agreement have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this prospectus forms a part.
 
Based on an interpretation by the staff of the SEC set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties unrelated to us, we believe that the registered notes issued to you in the exchange offer may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by you, without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, unless you are a broker-dealer that receives registered notes in exchange for old notes acquired by you as a result of market-making or other trading activities. This interpretation, however, is based on your representation to us that:
 
  •  the registered notes to be issued to you in the exchange offer are being acquired in the ordinary course of your business;
 
  •  you are not engaging in and do not intend to engage in a distribution of the registered notes to be issued to you in the exchange offer; and
 
  •  you have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the registered notes to be issued to you in the exchange offer.
 
If you have any of the disqualifications described above or cannot make any of the representations set forth above, you may not rely on this interpretation by the staff of the SEC referred to above. Under those circumstances, you must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a sale, transfer or other disposition of any notes unless you are able to utilize an applicable exemption from all those requirements. Each broker-dealer that receives registered notes for its own account in exchange for old notes where such old notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of those registered notes. See “Plan of Distribution.”
 
If you will not receive freely tradeable registered notes in the exchange offer or are not eligible to participate in the exchange offer, you may elect to have your old notes registered in a “shelf” registration statement on an appropriate form pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. If we are obligated to file a shelf registration statement, we will be required to keep the shelf registration statement effective until the earlier of (a) two years from the date the securities were originally issued, (b) the date on which all the securities registered under the shelf registration statement are disposed in accordance with the shelf registration statement or (c) there ceases to be any old notes outstanding. Other than as set forth in this paragraph, you will not have the right to require us to register your old notes under the Securities Act. See “— Procedures for Tendering.”
 
We note that under the registration rights agreement, we were required to file a registration statement with the SEC by or on February 23, 2010, and such registration statement, as amended, is required to be declared effective by or on September 21, 2010. Failure to meet such requirements as of the applicable dates subjects us to an additional interest penalty on the old notes of .25% per annum for the first 90 days following such date, with an additional increase of .25% per annum for each 90-day period thereafter. The amount of additional interest penalty at any time


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is capped at 1.00% per annum and such penalty ceases to accrue after we have filed our registration statement or it has been declared effective, as applicable.
 
Consequences of Failure to Exchange
 
After we complete the exchange offer, if you have not tendered your old notes, you will not have any further registration rights, except as set forth above. Your old notes may continue to be subject to certain restrictions on transfer. Therefore, the liquidity of the market for your old notes could be adversely affected upon completion of the exchange offer if you do not participate in the exchange offer.
 
Terms of the Exchange Offer
 
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal, we will accept any and all old notes validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the time of expiration. We will issue a principal amount of registered notes in exchange for the principal amount of old notes accepted in the exchange offer. You may tender some or all of your old notes pursuant to the exchange offer. However, old notes may be tendered only in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount.
 
The form and terms of the registered notes are substantially the same as the form and terms of the old notes, except that the registered notes to be issued in the exchange offer have been registered under the Securities Act and will not bear legends restricting their transfer. The registered notes will be issued pursuant to, and entitled to the benefits of, the indenture which governs the old notes. The registered notes and old notes will be deemed a single issue of securities under the indenture.
 
As of the date of this prospectus, $210.0 million aggregate principal amount of old notes was outstanding. This prospectus, together with the letter of transmittal, is being sent to all registered holders and to others believed to have beneficial interests in the old notes. We intend to conduct the exchange offer in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated under the Exchange Act.
 
We will be deemed to have accepted validly tendered old notes when, as, and if we have given oral or written notice of its acceptance to the exchange agent. The exchange agent will act as our agent for the tendering holders for the purpose of receiving the registered notes from us. If we do not accept any tendered old notes because of an invalid tender or the failure of any conditions to the exchange offer to be satisfied, we will return the unaccepted old notes, without expense, to the tendering holder promptly after the time of expiration or termination of the tender offer. For the conditions of the exchange offer see “— Conditions.”
 
You will not be required to pay brokerage commissions or fees or, except as set forth below under “— Transfer Taxes,” transfer taxes with respect to the exchange of your old notes in the exchange offer.
 
We will pay all charges and expenses, other than certain applicable taxes, in connection with the exchange offer. See “— Fees and Expenses” below.
 
Expiration; Amendments
 
The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on          , 2010, unless we determine, in our sole discretion, to extend the exchange offer, in which case it will expire at the later date and time to which it is extended. We do not currently intend to extend the exchange offer, although we reserve the right to do so. If we do extend the exchange offer, we will give oral or written notice of the extension to the exchange agent and give each registered holder of old notes for which the exchange offer is being made notice by means of a press release or other public announcement of any extension prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the scheduled expiration date of the exchange offer.
 
We also reserve the right, in our sole discretion:
 
  •  subject to applicable law, to delay accepting any old notes and extend the exchange offer if any of the conditions set forth below under “— Conditions” have not been satisfied or waived, to terminate the exchange offer by giving oral or written notice of the delay or termination to the exchange agent; or


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  •  to amend the terms of the exchange offer in any manner by complying with Rule 14e-1(d) under the Exchange Act to the extent that rule applies, provided that, in the event of a material change in the exchange offer, involving the waiver of a material condition, we will extend the offer period if necessary so that at least five business days remain in the exchange offer following notice of the material change.
 
We acknowledge and undertake to comply with the provisions of Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, which requires us to return the old notes surrendered for exchange promptly after the termination or withdrawal of the exchange offer. We will notify you promptly of any extension, termination or amendment.
 
Procedures for Tendering
 
Book-Entry Interests
 
The old notes were issued as global notes in fully registered form. Beneficial interests in the global notes, held by direct or indirect participants in DTC, are shown on, and transfers of these interests are effected only through, records maintained in book-entry form by DTC with respect to its participants.
 
If you hold old notes in the form of book-entry interests and you wish to tender your old notes for exchange pursuant to the exchange offer, you must transmit to the exchange agent on or prior to the time of expiration either:
 
  •  a written or facsimile copy of a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, including all other documents required by that letter of transmittal, to the exchange agent at the address set forth on the cover page of the letter of transmittal; or
 
  •  a computer-generated message transmitted by means of DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program system and received by the exchange agent and forming a part of a confirmation of book-entry transfer, in which you acknowledge and agree to be bound by the terms of the letter of transmittal.
 
In addition, in order to deliver old notes held in the form of book-entry interests:
 
  •  a timely confirmation of book-entry transfer of those old notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfers described below under “— Book-Entry Transfer” must be received by the exchange agent prior to the time of expiration; or
 
  •  you must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below.
 
The method of delivery of old notes and the letter of transmittal and all other required documents to the exchange agent is at your election and risk. Instead of delivery by mail, we recommend that you use an overnight or hand delivery service. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to assure delivery to the exchange agent before the time of expiration. You should not send the letter of transmittal or old notes to us. You may request your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to effect the above transactions for you.
 
Certificated Old Notes
 
Only registered holders of certificated old notes may tender those notes in the exchange offer. If your old notes are certificated notes and you wish to tender those notes for exchange pursuant to the exchange offer, you must transmit to the exchange agent on or prior to the time of expiration, a written or facsimile copy of a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, including all other required documents, to the address set forth below under “— Exchange Agent.” In addition, in order to validly tender your certificated old notes:
 
  •  the certificates representing your old notes must be received by the exchange agent prior to the time of expiration; or
 
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Procedures Applicable to All Holders
 
If you tender an old note and you do not withdraw the tender prior to the time of expiration, you will have made an agreement with us in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal.
 
If your old notes are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and you wish to tender your old notes, you should contact the registered holder promptly and instruct the registered holder to tender on your behalf. If you wish to tender on your own behalf, you must, prior to completing and executing the letter of transmittal and delivering your old notes, either make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the old notes in your name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered holder. The transfer of registered ownership may take considerable time.
 
Signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by a financial institution, including most banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage houses, that is a medallion signature guarantor, each an “eligible institution,” unless:
 
  •  old notes tendered in the exchange offer are tendered either:
 
  •  by a registered holder who has not completed the box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions” or “Special Delivery Instructions” on the holder’s letter of transmittal; or
 
  •  for the account of an eligible institution; and
 
  •  the box entitled “Special Registration Instructions” on the letter of transmittal has not been completed.
 
If the letter of transmittal is signed by a person other than you, your old notes must be endorsed or accompanied by a properly completed bond power and signed by you as your name appears on those old notes.
 
If the letter of transmittal or any old notes or bond powers are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, those persons should so indicate when signing. Unless we waive this requirement, in this instance you must submit with the letter of transmittal proper evidence satisfactory to us of its authority to act on your behalf.
 
We will determine, in our sole discretion, all questions regarding the validity, form, eligibility, including time of receipt, acceptance and withdrawal of tendered old notes. This determination will be final and binding. We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all old notes not properly tendered or any old notes, our acceptance of which would, in the opinion of our counsel, be unlawful. We also reserve the right to waive any defects, irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular old notes; provided, however, that, in the event we waive any condition of tender for any noteholder, we will waive that condition for all noteholders. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the exchange offer, including the instructions in the letter of transmittal, will be final and binding on all parties.
 
You must cure any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of your old notes within the time period we determine unless we waive that defect or irregularity. Although we intend to notify you of defects or irregularities with respect to your tender of old notes, neither we, the exchange agent nor any other person will incur any liability for failure to give this notification. Your tender will not be deemed to have been made and your old notes will be returned to you if:
 
  •  you improperly tender your old notes; or
 
  •  you have not cured any defects or irregularities in your tender; and
 
  •  we have not waived those defects, irregularities or improper tender.
 
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In addition, we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to:
 
  •  purchase or make offers for, or offer registered notes for, any old notes that remain outstanding subsequent to the expiration of the exchange offer;
 
  •  terminate the exchange offer upon the failure of any condition to the exchange offer to be satisfied; and
 
  •  to the extent permitted by applicable law, purchase notes in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.
 
The terms of any of these purchases or offers could differ from the terms of the exchange offer. By tendering in the exchange offer, you will represent to us that, among other things:
 
  •  you are not an “affiliate” of us, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act;
 
  •  if you are a broker-dealer, you acquired the old notes which you seek to exchange for registered notes as a result of market making or other trading activities and not directly from the issuer and you comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act;
 
  •  the registered notes to be issued to you in the exchange offer are being acquired in the ordinary course of your business;
 
  •  you are not engaging in and do not intend to engage in a distribution of the registered notes to be issued to you in the exchange offer; and
 
  •  you do not have an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the registered notes to be acquired by you in the exchange offer.
 
In all cases, issuance of registered notes for old notes that are accepted for exchange in the exchange offer will be made only after timely receipt by the exchange agent of certificates for your old notes or a timely book-entry confirmation of your old notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC, a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal and all other required documents. If any tendered old notes are not accepted for any reason set forth in the terms and conditions of the exchange offer or if old notes are submitted for a greater principal amount than you desire to exchange, the unaccepted or non-exchanged old notes, or old notes in substitution therefor, will be returned without expense to you. In addition, in the case of old notes, tendered by book-entry transfer into the exchange agent’s account at DTC pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures described below, the non-exchanged old notes will be credited to your account maintained with DTC, promptly after the expiration or termination of the exchange offer.
 
Guaranteed Delivery Procedures
 
If you desire to tender your old notes and your old notes are not immediately available or one of the situations described in the immediately preceding paragraph occurs, you may tender if:
 
  •  you tender through an eligible institution;
 
  •  on or prior to the time of expiration, the exchange agent receives from an eligible institution, a written or facsimile copy of a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal and notice of guaranteed delivery, substantially in the form provided by us; and
 
  •  the certificates for all certificated old notes, in proper form for transfer, or a book-entry confirmation, and all other documents required by the letter of transmittal, are received by the exchange agent within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the date of execution of the notice of guaranteed delivery.
 
The notice of guaranteed delivery may be sent by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery. The notice of guaranteed delivery must set forth:
 
  •  your name and address;
 
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  •  a statement that your tender is being made by the notice of guaranteed delivery and that you guarantee that within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the execution of the notice of guaranteed delivery, the eligible institution will deliver the following documents to the exchange agent:
 
  •  the certificates for all certificated old notes being tendered, in proper form for transfer or a book-entry confirmation of tender;
 
  •  a written or facsimile copy of the letter of transmittal, or a book-entry confirmation instead of the letter of transmittal; and
 
  •  any other documents required by the letter of transmittal.
 
Book-Entry Transfer
 
The exchange agent will establish accounts with respect to book-entry interests at DTC for purposes of the exchange offer promptly after the date of this prospectus. You must deliver your book-entry interest by book-entry transfer to the account maintained by the exchange agent at DTC for the exchange offer. Any financial institution that is a participant in DTC’s systems may make book-entry delivery of book-entry interests by causing DTC to transfer the book-entry interests into the relevant account of the exchange agent at DTC in accordance with DTC’s procedures for transfer.
 
If you are unable to:
 
  •  deliver a book-entry confirmation of book-entry delivery of your book-entry interests into the relevant account of the exchange agent at DTC; or
 
  •  deliver all other documents required by the letter of transmittal to the exchange agent prior to the time of expiration; then you must tender your book-entry interests according to the guaranteed delivery procedures discussed above.
 
Withdrawal Rights
 
You may withdraw tenders of your old notes at any time prior to the time of expiration.
 
For your withdrawal to be effective, the exchange agent must receive a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal at its address set forth below under “— Exchange Agent” prior to the time of expiration.
 
The notice of withdrawal must:
 
  •  state your name;
 
  •  identify the specific old notes to be withdrawn, including the certificate number or numbers and the principal amount of old notes to be withdrawn;
 
  •  be signed by you in the same manner as you signed the letter of transmittal when you tendered your old notes, including any required signature guarantees, or be accompanied by documents of transfer sufficient for the exchange agent to register the transfer of the old notes into your name; and
 
  •  specify the name in which the old notes are to be registered, if different from yours.
 
We will determine all questions regarding the validity, form and eligibility, including time of receipt, of withdrawal notices. Our determination will be final and binding on all parties. Any withdrawn tenders of old notes will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the exchange offer. Any old notes which have been tendered for exchange but which are not exchanged for any reason will be returned to you without cost promptly after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the exchange offer.
 
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Conditions
 
Notwithstanding any other provision of the exchange offer and subject to our obligations under the registration rights agreement, we will not be required to accept for exchange, or to issue registered notes in exchange for, any old notes in the exchange offer and may terminate or amend the exchange offer, if at any time before the expiration of the exchange offer the exchange offer would not be permitted by applicable laws or a policy of the SEC, or the exchange offer violates any applicable interpretation of the SEC.
 
These conditions are for our sole benefit and we may assert them regardless of the circumstances giving rise to them, subject to applicable law. We also may waive in whole or in part at any time and from time to time any particular condition to the exchange offer in our sole discretion. If we waive a condition, we may be required to extend the expiration of the exchange offer in order to comply with applicable securities laws. Our failure at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights will not be deemed a waiver of these rights, and these rights will be deemed ongoing rights which may be asserted at any time and from time to time (in the case of any condition involving governmental approvals necessary for the completion of the exchange offer) and at any time prior to the time of expiration (in the case of all other conditions).
 
In addition, we will not accept for exchange any old notes tendered, and no registered notes will be issued in exchange for any of those old notes, if at the time the old notes are tendered any stop order is threatened by the SEC or in effect with respect to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
 
The exchange offer is not conditioned on any minimum principal amount of old notes being tendered for exchange.
 
Exchange Agent
 
We have appointed The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as exchange agent for the exchange offer. Questions, requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of the prospectus, the letter of transmittal and other related documents should be directed to the exchange agent addressed as follows:
 
By Hand, Regular, Registered or Certified Mail or Overnight Courier:
 
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
Corporate Trust Operations
Reorganization Unit
Attn: Mr. Randolph Holder
101 Barclay Street, 7 East
New York, New York 10286
 
By Facsimile:
 
212-298-1915, Attn: Corporate Trust Operations
 
For more information or confirmation by telephone please call 212-815-5098. Originals of all documents sent by facsimile should be sent promptly by registered or certified mail, by hand or by overnight delivery service.
 
Fees and Expenses
 
We will not pay brokers, dealers or others soliciting acceptances of the exchange offer. The principal solicitation is being made by mail. Additional solicitations, however, may be made in person or by telephone by our officers and employees.
 
We will pay the cash expenses to be incurred in connection with the exchange offer.
 
Transfer Taxes
 
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accepted in the exchange offer be returned to, a person other than the registered tendering holder, in which event, the registered tendering holder will be responsible for the payment of any applicable transfer tax.
 
Accounting Treatment
 
We will not recognize any gain or loss for accounting purposes upon the consummation of the exchange offer. We will amortize the expense of the exchange offer and the unamortized expenses related to the issuance of the old notes over the term of the registered notes under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
USE OF PROCEEDS
 
The exchange offer is intended to satisfy our obligations under the registration rights agreement. We will not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of the registered notes. In consideration for issuing the registered notes as contemplated in this prospectus, we will receive, in exchange, an equal number of old notes in like principal amount. The form and terms of the registered notes are identical in all material respects to the form and terms of the old notes, except that the registered notes will be registered under the Securities Act and will not have the same registration rights or additional interest payment provisions. The old notes surrendered in exchange for the registered notes will be retired and marked as cancelled and cannot be reissued.


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SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
 
The following tables set forth our selected historical consolidated audited and unaudited financial and other data for the periods indicated. The data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and the period from inception (December 1, 2004) to December 31, 2004, have been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (2006, 2007 and 2008 are incorporated by reference into this prospectus). The data for the period from January 1, 2004 through November 30, 2004 is for PTH (the Predecessor). Colfax Corporation did not maintain separate financial statements for PTH as a stand-alone business. At the time of the PTH Acquisition, Colfax Corporation produced historical financial statements for PTH for the eleven-month period from January 1, 2004 through November 30, 2004. The data as of and for the nine months ended September 27, 2008 and September 26, 2009 have been derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The data as of and for September 27, 2008 and September 26, 2009, in our opinion, include all adjustments, including usual recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the data. The selected historical consolidated financial data below should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements incorporated by reference into this prospectus and with the sections entitled “Summary — Summary Consolidated Historical and As Adjusted Financial Information,” “Use of Proceeds,” “Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data,” and the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 26, 2009, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus and our Form 8-K filed on November 5, 2009, which amends Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
 
                                                                 
          Altra  
    Predecessor                                   Nine Months Ended  
    1/1 to
    12/1 to
    Fiscal Year Ended December 31,     September 27,
    September 26,
 
    11/30/04     12/31/04     2005     2006     2007     2008     2008     2009  
                                        (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
 
Statement of Operations Data:
                                                               
Net sales
  $ 275,037     $ 28,625     $ 363,465     $ 462,285     $ 584,376     $ 635,336     $ 490,523     $ 341,183  
Cost of sales
    209,253       23,847       271,952       336,836       419,109       449,244       346,517       250,950  
                                                                 
Gross profit
    65,784       4,778       91,513       125,449       165,267       186,092       144,006       90,233  
Operating Expenses:
                                                               
Selling, general, administrative and other operating expenses
    45,321       8,973       61,579       83,276       92,898       99,185       76,623       60,971  
Research and development expenses
    3,947       378       4,683       4,938       6,077       6,589       5,160       4,569  
Goodwill impairment
                                  31,810              
Restructuring costs
    947                         2,399       2,310       1,149       5,360  
(Gain) loss from curtailment on post retirement benefit plan
                      (3,838 )     2,745       (925 )     (276 )     (1,467 )
Loss (gain) on sale/disposal of assets
    (1,300 )           (99 )           313       1,584       193       516  
                                                                 
Total operating expenses
    48,915       9,351       66,163       84,376       104,432       140,553       82,849       69,949  
                                                                 
Income (loss) from operations
    16,869       (4,573 )     25,350       41,073       60,835       45,539       61,157       20,284  
Other non-operating income and expense:
                                                               
Interest expense, net
    4,294       1,612       19,514       25,479       38,554       28,339       22,456       18,879  
Other non-operating (income) expense, net
    148             (17 )     856       612       (6,249 )     (2,887 )     1,248  
                                                                 
Total other non-operating (income) and expense
    4,442       1,612       19,497       26,335       39,166       22,090       19,569       20,127  
                                                                 


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          Altra  
    Predecessor                                   Nine Months Ended  
    1/1 to
    12/1 to
    Fiscal Year Ended December 31,     September 27,
    September 26,
 
    11/30/04     12/31/04     2005     2006     2007     2008     2008     2009  
                                        (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
 
Income from continuing operations before income tax
    12,427       (6,185 )     5,853       14,738       21,669       23,449       41,588       157  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    5,532       (292 )     3,349       5,797       8,208       16,731       14,127       (143 )
                                                                 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
    6,895       (5,893 )     2,504       8,941       13,461       6,718       27,461       300  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                            (2,001 )     (224 )     (224 )      
                                                                 
Net income (loss)
  $ 6,895     $ (5,893 )   $ 2,504     $ 8,941     $ 11,460     $ 6,494     $ 27,237     $ 300  
                                                                 
Other Financial Data:
                                                               
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 6,074     $ 919     $ 11,533     $ 14,611     $ 21,939     $ 21,068     $ 16,755     $ 16,684  
Purchase of fixed assets
    3,489       289       6,199       9,408       11,633       19,289       12,234       5,105  
Cash flow provided by (used in):
                                                               
Operating activities
    3,604       5,623       12,023       11,128       41,808       45,114       31,634       52,054  
Investing activities
    953       (180,401 )     (5,197 )     (63,163 )     (124,672 )     (3,687 )     5,076       (5,105 )
Financing activities
    (6,696 )     179,432       (971 )     83,837       84,537       (31,760 )     (31,576 )     (30,080 )
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1)(2)
    3.6 x           1.5 x     1.7 x     1.6 x     1.8 x     2.8 x     1.0 x
Basic earnings per share:
                                                               
Net income from continuing operations
    n/a       n/a     $ 278.22     $ 7.56     $ 0.57     $ 0.26     $ 1.08     $ 0.01  
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
    n/a       n/a                   (0.08 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )      
                                                                 
Net income
    n/a       n/a     $ 278.22     $ 7.56     $ 0.49     $ 0.25     $ 1.07     $ 0.01  
                                                                 
Diluted earnings per share:
                                                               
Net income from continuing operations
    n/a       n/a     $ 0.13     $ 0.46     $ 0.55     $ 0.26     $ 1.05     $ 0.01  
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
    n/a       n/a                   (0.08 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )      
                                                                 
Net income
    n/a       n/a     $ 0.13     $ 0.46     $ 0.47     $ 0.25     $ 1.04     $ 0.01  
                                                                 
 
                                                         
                        As of
    As of December 31,   September 27,
  September 26,
    2004   2005   2006   2007   2008   2008   2009
                        (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
    (Dollars in thousands)
 
Balance Sheet Data (at end of period):
                                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 4,729     $ 10,060     $ 42,527     $ 45,807     $ 52,073     $ 49,822     $ 71,940  
Total assets
    299,387       297,691       409,368       580,525       513,584       574,866       490,871  
Long term debt
    173,851       173,760       229,128       294,066       261,523       262,766       232,628  
Total stockholders’ equity
    29,088       24,951       79,416       146,432       128,865       170,635       140,281  
 
 
(1) For purposes of calculating the ratio for earnings to fixed charges, earnings represent income before income taxes, discontinued operations, cumulative effect of change in accounting principles and fixed charges. Fixed charges represent interest expense and a portion of rental expense which we believe is representative of the interest component of rental expense.
 
(2) Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges in the period from December 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 by $6.0 million.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
 
You can find the definitions of certain terms used in this description under the subheading “Certain Definitions.” In this description, “Altra” refers only to Altra Holdings, Inc. and not to any of its subsidiaries. Certain defined terms used in this description but not defined below under “— Certain Definitions” have the meanings assigned to them in the indenture.
 
We issued the old notes and will issue the new notes under the Indenture dated as of November 25, 2009, among Altra, the Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and collateral agent, in a private transaction that is not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The terms of the notes will include those stated in the indenture and those made part of the indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”). The term “notes” refers to the old notes and the new notes.
 
The following description is a summary of the material provisions of the indenture, the registration rights agreement, the Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement. It does not restate those agreements in their entirety. We urge you to read the indenture, the registration rights agreement, the Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement because they, and not this description, define your rights as holders of the notes. Copies of the indenture, the registration rights agreement, the Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement are available as set forth below under “— Additional Information.”
 
The registered holder of a registered note will be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. Only registered holders will have rights under the indenture.
 
Brief Description of the Notes and the Note Guarantees
 
The Notes
 
The notes:
 
  •  will be senior secured obligations of Altra;
 
  •  will be pari passu in right of payment to all existing and future senior Indebtedness of Altra, including borrowings under the Credit Facilities;
 
  •  will be effectively senior to all unsecured indebtedness of Altra to the extent of the assets securing the notes;
 
  •  will be effectively subordinated to the Credit Facilities and to the obligations secured by certain other Permitted Liens to the extent of the assets securing such obligations;
 
  •  will be senior in right of payment to any future subordinated Indebtedness of Altra; and
 
  •  will be unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by the Guarantors.
 
The notes will be effectively subordinated to all first priority secured Indebtedness of Altra to the extent of the assets securing such Indebtedness, including, without limitation, Indebtedness of Altra under the Credit Facilities and other secured Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under the indenture. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to the Notes — The proceeds from the collateral securing the registered notes may not be sufficient to pay all amounts owed under the registered notes if an event of default occurs.” As of September 26, 2009, after giving pro forma effect to this offering and the application of the net proceeds as described under “Use of Proceeds”, there would have been no first priority secured Indebtedness outstanding.
 
The Note Guarantees
 
The notes will initially be guaranteed by all of Altra’s Domestic Subsidiaries.
 
Each guarantee of the notes:
 
  •  will be a senior secured obligation of the Guarantor;
 
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  •  will be effectively senior to all unsecured indebtedness of Altra to the extent of the assets securing such obligations;
 
  •  will be effectively subordinated to the Credit Facilities and to the obligations secured by certain other Permitted Liens to the extent of the assets securing such obligations; and
 
  •  will be senior in right of payment to any future subordinated Indebtedness of that Guarantor.
 
Not all of Altra’s Subsidiaries will guarantee the notes. The notes will not be guaranteed by Altra’s existing Foreign Subsidiaries. In addition, Altra may acquire or own Foreign Subsidiaries in the future in accordance with the terms of the indenture, and such future Foreign Subsidiaries will not be required to guarantee the notes. As a result, the notes will be effectively subordinated to all of the existing and future liabilities of Altra’s Foreign Subsidiaries. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of any of Altra’s Foreign Subsidiaries, Altra’s Foreign Subsidiaries will pay the holders of their debt and their trade creditors before they will be able to distribute any of their assets to us. As of September 26, 2009, Altra’s Foreign Subsidiaries had approximately $3.5 million of Indebtedness outstanding (other than Indebtedness to Altra or a Restricted Subsidiary). Altra’s Foreign Subsidiaries generated 32% of Altra’s consolidated revenues in the nine-month period ended September 26, 2009 and held 31% of Altra’s consolidated assets as of September 26, 2009. At the closing of this offering, only the Foreign Subsidiaries of Altra will be non-guarantor Subsidiaries.
 
As of the date of the indenture, all of Altra’s Subsidiaries will be Restricted Subsidiaries and there will be no Unrestricted Subsidiaries. However, under the circumstances described below under the caption “— Certain Covenants — Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries,” Altra will be permitted to designate certain of its Subsidiaries as “Unrestricted Subsidiaries.” Altra’s Unrestricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to many of the restrictive covenants in the indenture and will not guarantee the notes.
 
Principal, Maturity and Interest
 
Altra issued $210.0 million in aggregate principal amount of old notes in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 thereof. The notes will mature on December 1, 2016. Altra may issue additional notes under the indenture from time to time after this offering. Any issuance of additional notes is subject to all of the covenants in the indenture, including the covenant described below under the caption “— Certain Covenants — Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.” Any additional notes will be secured, equally and ratably, with the notes. As a result, the issuance of additional notes will have the effect of diluting the Collateral for the then outstanding notes. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to the Notes— The proceeds from the collateral securing the registered notes may not be sufficient to pay all amounts owed under the registered notes if an event of default occurs.” Because, however, any additional notes may not be fungible with the notes for federal income tax purposes, they may have a different CUSIP number or numbers and be represented by a different global note or notes. The notes and any additional notes subsequently issued under the indenture will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. Unless the context otherwise requires, for all purposes of the indenture and this Description of Notes, references to the notes include any additional notes actually issued.
 
Interest on the notes will accrue at the rate of 81/8% per annum and will be payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year commencing on June 1, 2010. Interest on overdue principal and interest and Additional Interest, if any, will accrue at a rate that is 1% higher than the then applicable interest rate on the notes. Altra will make each interest payment to the holders of record on the immediately preceding May 15 and November 15.
 
Interest on the notes will accrue from the date of original issuance or, if interest has already been paid, from the date it was most recently paid. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
 
Methods of Receiving Payments on the Notes
 
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payments on the notes will be made at the office or agency of the paying agent and registrar within the City and State of New York unless Altra elects to make interest payments by check mailed to the noteholders at their address set forth in the register of holders.
 
Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes
 
The trustee will initially act as paying agent and registrar. Altra may change the paying agent or registrar without prior notice to the holders of the notes, and Altra or any of its Subsidiaries may act as paying agent or registrar.
 
Transfer and Exchange
 
A holder may transfer or exchange notes in accordance with the provisions of the indenture. The registrar and the trustee may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents in connection with a transfer of notes. Holders will be required to pay all taxes due on transfer. Altra will not be required to transfer or exchange any note selected for redemption. Also, Altra will not be required to transfer or exchange any note for a period of 15 days before a selection of notes to be redeemed.
 
Note Guarantees
 
The notes and Altra’s obligations under the indenture will be guaranteed by each of Altra’s current and future Domestic Subsidiaries. These Note Guarantees will be joint and several obligations of the Guarantors. The obligations of each Guarantor under its Note Guarantee will be limited as necessary to prevent that Note Guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to the Notes — A court could void the notes, the guarantees, or the security interests under fraudulent conveyance laws.”
 
A Guarantor may not sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person, other than Altra or another Guarantor, unless:
 
(1) immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and
 
(2) either:
 
(a) the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under the indenture, the registration rights agreement, its Note Guarantee, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to a supplemental indenture and appropriate Collateral Documents satisfactory to the trustee and collateral agent; or
 
(b) the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of the indenture.
 
The Note Guarantee of a Guarantor will be released:
 
(1) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of that Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) Altra or a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra, if the sale or other disposition does not violate the “Asset Sale” provisions of the indenture;
 
(2) in connection with any sale or other disposition the Capital Stock of that Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) Altra or a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra, if the sale or other disposition does not violate the “Asset Sale” provisions of the indenture and the Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra as a result of the sale or other disposition;
 
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(4) upon Legal Defeasance, Covenant Defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the indenture as provided below under the captions “— Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance” and “— Satisfaction and Discharge.”
 
Security
 
The notes and the Note Guarantees (together with Altra’s obligations under the indenture) will be secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of Altra and the Guarantors, including a pledge of the Capital Stock owned directly by Altra and the Guarantors; provided, that no such pledge will include more than 65% of the Voting Stock of any of Altra’s Foreign Subsidiaries directly owned by Altra or any Guarantor.
 
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the proceeds from the sale of Collateral securing the notes and Altra’s obligations under the indenture may be insufficient to satisfy Altra’s obligations under the notes and the indenture. No appraisals of any of the Collateral have been prepared in connection with this offering. Moreover, the amount to be received upon such a sale would be dependent upon numerous factors, including the condition, age and useful life of the Collateral at the time of the sale, as well as the timing and manner of the sale. By its nature, all or some of the Collateral will be illiquid and may have no readily ascertainable market value. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Collateral, if saleable, can be sold in a short period of time.
 
Subject to the terms of the Collateral Documents, Altra and the Guarantors will have the right to remain in possession and retain exclusive control of the Collateral securing the notes to freely operate the Collateral and to collect, invest and dispose of any income therefrom in their sole discretion.
 
All funds distributed under the Collateral Documents and received by the collateral agent for the ratable benefit of the holders shall be distributed by the collateral agent in accordance with the provisions of the indenture.
 
The collateral release provisions of the indenture permit the release of Collateral without substitution of collateral having at least equal value under certain circumstances, including asset sales or dispositions made in compliance with the indenture.
 
Altra will be entitled to releases of assets (including Capital Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries) included in the Collateral from the Liens securing the notes under any one or more of the following circumstances:
 
(1) to enable Altra to consummate asset sales or dispositions that are not Asset Sales or that are Asset Sales permitted under the covenant described below under the caption “— Repurchase at the Option of Holders — Asset Sales;”
 
(2) to enable Altra to consummate mergers, consolidations or sales of assets that are permitted under the covenant described below under the caption “— Certain Covenants — Mergers, Consolidation and Sale of Assets;”
 
(3) if any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor is released from its Note Guarantee, that Subsidiary’s assets will also be released;
 
(4) if Altra exercises its Legal Defeasance option or its Covenant Defeasance option as described below under the caption “— Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance;” or
 
(5) upon satisfaction and discharge of the indenture or payment in full of the principal of and premium, if any, accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the notes and all other obligations that are then due and payable.
 
Intercreditor Agreement
 
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behalf of itself, the Trustee and the Holders, and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, will enter into an Intercreditor Agreement which will provide, among other things:
 
(1) that Liens on the assets securing the notes will be junior to the Liens in favor of the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement, and consequently, the lenders will be entitled to receive proceeds from the foreclosure of any such assets prior to the Holders,
 
(2) that during any insolvency proceedings, the administrative agent and the Collateral Agent will coordinate their efforts to give effect to the relative priority of their security interests in the Collateral, and
 
(3) for the procedure for enforcing the Liens on the collateral, including (a) the distribution of sale, insurance or other proceeds of the Collateral and (b) permitting the administrative agent and the lenders under the Credit Agreement to enter into and use the Collateral securing the notes in order to realize on their collateral.
 
The Intercreditor Agreement will also provide that the Collateral Agent and the administrative agent will provide notices to each other with respect to the occurrence of events of default and the acceleration of the notes or the Indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement, as the case may be.
 
Certain Bankruptcy and Other Limitations
 
The ability of the holders of the notes to realize upon the Collateral may be subject to certain bankruptcy law limitations in the event of a bankruptcy. See the section entitled “Risk Factors — Risks Related to the Registered Notes.” The collateral agent’s ability to foreclose on the Collateral may be subject to lack of perfection, the consent of third parties, prior Liens and practical problems associated with the realization of the collateral agent’s Lien on the Collateral.
 
Additionally, the collateral agent may need to evaluate the impact of the potential liabilities before determining to foreclose on Collateral consisting of real property (if any) because a secured creditor that holds a Lien on real property may be held liable under environmental laws for the costs of remediating or preventing release or threatened releases of hazardous substances at such real property. Consequently, the collateral agent may decline to foreclose on such Collateral or exercise remedies available if it does not receive indemnification to its satisfaction from the holders.
 
Altra is permitted to form new Restricted Subsidiaries and to transfer all or a portion of the Collateral to one or more of their Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries; provided, that each such new Domestic Subsidiary will be required to execute a Note Guarantee in respect of Altra’s obligations under the notes and the indenture and a supplement to the security agreement granting to the Collateral Agent a Lien on the assets of such Domestic Subsidiary on the same basis and subject to the same limitations as described in this section.
 
So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and subject to certain terms and conditions in the indenture and the Collateral Documents and other financing agreements for secured Indebtedness of Altra, each of Altra and the Guarantors will be entitled to receive all cash dividends, interest and other payments made upon or with respect to the Collateral pledged by them (other than payments of principal with respect to intercompany notes, which will be required to be pledged to the collateral agent) and to exercise any voting and other consensual rights and other rights pertaining to the Collateral pledged by them. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default upon written notice from the collateral agent, and subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement,
 
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(3) the collateral agent may sell the Collateral or any part thereof in accordance with, and subject to the terms of, the Collateral Documents.
 
No fair market value appraisals of any of the Collateral have been prepared by or on behalf of Altra in connection with the issuance of the notes. There can be no assurance that the proceeds from the sale of the Collateral remaining after the satisfaction of all other obligations in which any Collateral secures such other obligations owing to the holders of other Liens which have priority over the Lien securing the notes would be sufficient to satisfy the obligations owed to the holders of the notes.
 
The security interests granted by Altra and the Guarantors that secure the notes and the Note Guarantees will also be junior to Permitted Liens securing other existing Indebtedness. Subject to the restrictions on incurring Indebtedness in the indenture and the Credit Agreement, Altra and its Restricted Subsidiaries will also have the right to grant Liens securing Banking Services Obligations, Capital Lease Obligations, Hedging Obligations, and Purchase Money Indebtedness.
 
To the extent third parties hold Permitted Liens, such third parties may have rights and remedies with respect to the property subject to such Liens that, if exercised, could adversely affect the value of the Collateral. Given the intangible nature of certain of the Collateral, any such sale of such Collateral separately from the assets of Altra as a whole may not be feasible. The ability of Altra to grant or perfect a security interest in certain Collateral may be limited by legal or other logistical considerations. The ability of the holders to realize upon the Collateral may be subject to certain bankruptcy law limitations in the event of a bankruptcy.
 
Optional Redemption
 
At any time prior to December 1, 2012, Altra may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of notes issued under the indenture at a redemption price of 108.125% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of an Equity Offering by Altra; provided that:
 
(1) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of notes originally issued under the indenture (excluding notes held by Altra and its Subsidiaries and any notes redeemed under the next succeeding paragraph) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; and
 
(2) the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of such Equity Offering by Altra.
 
In addition, during each twelve-month period ending on December 1, 2010, 2011 and 2012, Altra may redeem up to 10% of the originally issued principal amount of notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to the registered address of each holder of notes or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount of the notes redeemed and accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the redemption date, subject to the rights of holders of notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.
 
At any time prior to December 1, 2012, Altra may also redeem all or a part of the notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, mailed by first-class mail to each holder’s registered address, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of redemption (the “Redemption Date”), subject to the rights of holders of notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.
 
Except pursuant to the preceding paragraphs, the notes will not be redeemable at Altra’s option prior to          , 2012.
 
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indicated below, subject to the rights of holders of notes on the relevant record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date:
 
         
Year
  Percentage
 
2012
    106.094 %
2013
    104.063 %
2014
    102.031 %
2015 and thereafter
    100.000 %
 
Unless Altra defaults in the payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the notes or portions thereof called for redemption on the applicable date of redemption.
 
The agreements governing Altra’s other Indebtedness contain, and future agreements may contain, prohibitions of or restrictions on the Altra’s ability to redeem the notes.
 
Mandatory Redemption
 
Altra is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the notes.
 
Repurchase at the Option of Holders
 
Change of Control
 
If a Change of Control occurs, each holder of notes will have the right to require Altra to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereof) of that holder’s notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer on the terms set forth in the indenture. In the Change of Control Offer, Altra will offer a Change of Control Payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the notes repurchased to the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”), subject to the rights of holders of notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, Altra will mail a notice to each holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and offering to repurchase notes on the Change of Control Payment Date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the “Change of Control Payment Date”), pursuant to the procedures required by the indenture and described in such notice. Altra will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the notes as a result of a Change of Control. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control provisions of the indenture, Altra will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions of the indenture by virtue of such compliance.
 
On the Change of Control Payment Date, Altra will, to the extent lawful:
 
(1) accept for payment all notes or portions of notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;
 
(2) deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all notes or portions of notes properly tendered; and
 
(3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the trustee the notes properly accepted together with an officers’ certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of notes or portions of notes being purchased by Altra.
 
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The provisions described above that require Altra to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control will be applicable whether or not any other provisions of the indenture are applicable. Except as described above with respect to a Change of Control, the indenture does not contain provisions that permit the holders of the notes to require that Altra repurchase or redeem the notes in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or similar transaction.
 
Altra will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by Altra and purchases all notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, or (2) notice of redemption has been given pursuant to the indenture as described above under the caption “— Optional Redemption,” unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price.
 
The definition of Change of Control includes a phrase relating to the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of “all or substantially all” of the properties or assets of Altra and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase “substantially all,” there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a holder of notes to require Altra to repurchase its notes as a result of a sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of less than all of the assets of Altra and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to another Person or group may be uncertain.
 
Asset Sales
 
Altra will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:
 
(1) Altra (or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (measured as of the date of the definitive agreement with respect to such Asset Sale) of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and
 
(2) at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by Altra or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents. For purposes of this provision, each of the following will be deemed to be cash:
 
(a) any liabilities, as shown on Altra’s most recent consolidated balance sheet, of Altra or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the notes or any Note Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary novation or indemnity agreement that releases Altra or such Restricted Subsidiary from or indemnifies against further liability;
 
(b) any securities, notes or other obligations received by Altra or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are contemporaneously, subject to ordinary settlement periods, converted by Altra or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash, to the extent of the cash received in that conversion; and
 
(c) any stock or assets of the kind referred to in clauses (2) or (4) of the next paragraph of this covenant.
 
Within 360 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale, Altra (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) may apply such Net Proceeds:
 
(1) to repay senior secured Indebtedness and other Obligations under a Credit Facility that are secured by a first priority Lien and, if the Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto;
 
(2) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of, another Permitted Business, if, after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Stock, the Permitted Business is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra;
 
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(4) to acquire other assets that are not classified as current assets under GAAP and that are used or useful in a Permitted Business.
 
Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds, Altra (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings or otherwise invest the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by the indenture.
 
Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as provided in this covenant will constitute “Excess Proceeds.” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $15.0 million, within 30 days thereof, Altra will make an offer (an “Asset Sale Offer”) to all holders of notes and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in the indenture with respect to offers to purchase, prepay or redeem the maximum principal amount of notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased, prepaid or redeemed out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer price in any Asset Sale Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of purchase, prepayment or redemption, subject to the rights of holders of notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date, and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, Altra may use those Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by the indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of notes and other pari passu Indebtedness tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the trustee will select the notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Upon completion of each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero.
 
Altra will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Asset Sale provisions of the indenture, Altra will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Asset Sale provisions of the indenture by virtue of such compliance.
 
The agreements governing Altra’s other Indebtedness contain, and future agreements may contain, prohibitions of certain events, including events that would constitute a Change of Control or an Asset Sale. The exercise by the holders of notes of their right to require Altra to repurchase the notes upon an Asset Sale could cause a default under these other agreements, even if the Change of Control or Asset Sale itself does not, due to the financial effect of such repurchases on Altra. In the event a Change of Control or an Asset Sale occurs at a time when Altra is prohibited from purchasing notes, Altra could seek the consent of its senior lenders to the purchase of notes or could attempt to refinance the borrowings that contain such prohibition. If Altra does not obtain a consent or repay those borrowings, Altra will remain prohibited from purchasing notes. In that case, Altra’s failure to purchase tendered notes would constitute an Event of Default under the indenture which could, in turn, constitute a default under the other indebtedness. Finally, Altra’s ability to pay cash to the holders of notes upon a repurchase may be limited by Altra’s then existing financial resources. We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to finance the Change of Control Offer or the Asset Sale Offer required by the indenture. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to the Registered Notes — We may not be able to satisfy our obligations to holders of the registered notes upon a change of control or sale of assets.”
 
Selection and Notice
 
If less than all of the notes are to be redeemed at any time, the trustee will select notes for redemption on a pro rata basis unless otherwise required by law or applicable stock exchange or depositary requirements.
 
No notes of $2,000 or less can be redeemed in part. Notices of redemption will be mailed by first class mail at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of notes to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the indenture. Notices of redemption may not be conditional.
 
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portion of the original note will be issued in the name of the holder of notes upon cancellation of the original note. Notes called for redemption become due on the date fixed for redemption. On and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on notes or portions of notes called for redemption.
 
Certain Covenants
 
Restricted Payments
 
Altra will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
 
(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of Altra’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of Altra’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than dividends, other payments, or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of Altra and other than dividends, other payments, or distributions payable to Altra or a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra);
 
(2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving Altra) any Equity Interests of Altra (other than any such Equity Interests owned by Altra or any Restricted Subsidiary);
 
(3) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness of Altra or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the notes or to any Note Guarantee (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among Altra and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except a payment of interest or principal at the Stated Maturity thereof; or
 
(4) make any Restricted Investment
 
(all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (1) through (4) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:
 
(1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Payment;
 
(2) Altra would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of the covenant described below under the caption “— Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock;” and
 
(3) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by Altra and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the date of the indenture (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2), (3), (4), (6), (7) and (8) of the next succeeding paragraph), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:
 
(a) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of Altra for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing after the date of the indenture to the end of Altra’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit); plus
 
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(c) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the date of the indenture is sold for cash or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash, the lesser of (i) the cash return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any) and (ii) the initial amount of such Restricted Investment; plus
 
(d) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of Altra is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of Altra’s Investment in such Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation or (ii) such Fair Market Value as of the date on which such Subsidiary was originally designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; plus
 
(e) 50% of any dividends received by Altra or a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra that is a Guarantor after the date of the indenture from an Unrestricted Subsidiary of Altra, to the extent that such dividends were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of Altra for such period.
 
So long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the preceding provisions will not prohibit:
 
(1) the payment of any dividend or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 90 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of the indenture;
 
(2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of Altra) of, Equity Interests of Altra (other than Disqualified Stock) or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to Altra; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will not be considered to be net proceeds of Equity Interests for purposes of clause (3)(b) of the preceding paragraph;
 
(3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness of Altra or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the notes or to any Note Guarantee with the net cash proceeds from a substantially concurrent incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
 
(4) the payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership or limited liability company, any similar distribution) by a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis;
 
(5) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of Altra or any Restricted Subsidiary of Altra held by any current or former officer, director or employee of Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $2.0 million in any twelve-month period provided further that Altra may carry over and make in subsequent calendar year periods, in addition to the amounts permitted for such calendar year period, the amount of such repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value permitted to have been made but not made in any preceding calendar year period up to a maximum of $2.0 million in any calendar year period;
 
(6) the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or other similar rights or in connection with employee stock repurchase plans to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options, warrants or other similar rights;
 
(7) the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of Altra or any Restricted Subsidiary of Altra issued on or after the date of the indenture in accordance with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test described below under the caption “— Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock;” and
 
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The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by Altra or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The Fair Market Value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this covenant will be determined by the Board of Directors of Altra whose resolution with respect thereto will be delivered to the trustee. The Board of Directors’ determination must be based upon an opinion or appraisal issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing if the Fair Market Value exceeds $15.0 million.
 
Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock
 
Altra will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, “incur”) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and Altra will not issue any Disqualified Stock and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of Disqualified Stock; provided, however, that Altra may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified Stock, and the Guarantors may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified Stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for Altra’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock is issued, as the case may be, would have been at least 2.0 to 1.0, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred or the Disqualified Stock had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period.
 
The first paragraph of this covenant will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):
 
(1) the incurrence by Altra and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness and letters of credit under Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding under this clause (1) (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of Altra and its Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder) not to exceed the greater of (1) $65.0 million and (2) the amount of the Credit Facilities Borrowing Base, less the aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds of Asset Sales applied by Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the date of the indenture to repay any term Indebtedness under a Credit Facility or to repay any revolving credit Indebtedness under a Credit Facility and effect a corresponding commitment reduction thereunder pursuant to the covenant described above under the caption “— Repurchase at the Option of Holders — Asset Sales.”
 
(2) the incurrence by Altra and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Existing Indebtedness;
 
(3) the incurrence by Altra and the Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the notes and the related Note Guarantees to be issued on the date of the indenture and the related registered notes and Note Guarantees to be issued pursuant to the registration rights agreement;
 
(4) Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations and Purchase Money Indebtedness, in each case, for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of design, construction, installation or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate principal amount, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (4), not to exceed $15.0 million at any time outstanding;
 
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(6) the incurrence by Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among Altra and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that:
 
(a) if Altra or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not Altra or a Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be unsecured and expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations then due with respect to the notes, in the case of Altra, or the Note Guarantee, in the case of a Guarantor; and
 
(b) (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than Altra or a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either Altra or a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra, will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by Altra or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (6);
 
(7) the issuance by any of Altra’s Restricted Subsidiaries to Altra or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that:
 
(a) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such preferred stock being held by a Person other than Altra or a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra; and
 
(b) any sale or other transfer of any such preferred stock to a Person that is not either Altra or a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra, will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such preferred stock by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (7);
 
(8) the incurrence by Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Banking Services Obligations and Hedging Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
 
(9) the guarantee by Altra or any of the Guarantors of Indebtedness of Altra or a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra to the extent that the guaranteed Indebtedness was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this covenant; provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or pari passu with the notes, then the Guarantee must be subordinated or pari passu, as applicable, to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;
 
(10) the incurrence by Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness in respect of workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, bankers’ acceptances, performance, bid and surety bonds and completion guarantees in the ordinary course of business;
 
(11) the incurrence by Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn against insufficient funds, so long as such Indebtedness is covered within five business days;
 
(12) the incurrence by Foreign Subsidiaries of Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding pursuant to this clause (12) not to exceed the greater of (x) $15.0 million or (y) the amount of the Foreign Subsidiaries Borrowing Base as of the date of such incurrence;
 
(13) Indebtedness arising in connection with endorsement of instruments for deposit in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
 
(14) Indebtedness consisting of the financing of insurance premiums;
 
(15) Indebtedness consisting of Guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices under repurchase agreements or similar agreements in connection with the sales of goods in the ordinary course of business; and
 
(16) the incurrence by Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (16), not to exceed $15.0 million.


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Altra will not incur, and will not permit any Guarantor to incur, any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of Altra or such Guarantor unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the notes and the applicable Note Guarantee on substantially identical terms; provided, however, that no Indebtedness will be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of Altra solely by virtue of being unsecured or by virtue of being secured on a junior priority basis.
 
For purposes of determining compliance with this “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (1) through (16) above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant, Altra will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence, or later reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this covenant. Indebtedness under Credit Facilities outstanding on the date on which notes are first issued and authenticated under the indenture will initially be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance on the exception provided by clause (1) of the definition of Permitted Debt. The accrual of interest or preferred stock dividends, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, the reclassification of preferred stock as Indebtedness due to a change in accounting principles, and the payment of dividends on preferred stock or Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock for purposes of this covenant; provided, in each such case, that the amount of any such accrual, accretion or payment is included in Fixed Charges of Altra as accrued. For the purpose of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be utilized, calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that Altra or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values.
 
The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:
 
(1) the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount;
 
(2) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness; and
 
(3) in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of:
 
(a) the Fair Market Value of such assets at the date of determination; and
 
(b) the amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person.
 
Liens
 
Altra will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens.
 
Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries
 
Altra will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
 
(1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or pay any indebtedness owed to Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
 
(2) make loans or advances to Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or
 
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However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
 
(1) agreements governing Existing Indebtedness and Credit Facilities as in effect on the date of the indenture and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements; provided that the amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those agreements on the date of the indenture;
 
(2) the indenture, the notes, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents;
 
(3) applicable law, rule, regulation or order;
 
(4) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness or Capital Stock was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of the indenture to be incurred;
 
(5) customary non-assignment provisions in contracts and licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business;
 
(6) Purchase Money Obligations and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property purchased or leased of the nature described in clause (3) of the preceding paragraph; provided, that such encumbrances and restrictions relate only to the assets financed with such Indebtedness;
 
(7) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary pending the sale or other disposition;
 
(8) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the restrictions contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced;
 
(9) Liens securing Banking Services Obligations and Hedging Obligations;
 
(10) Liens of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business under Section 4-208 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the relevant jurisdiction covering any of the items being collected upon;
 
(11) Liens permitted to be incurred under the provisions of the covenant described above under the caption “— Liens” that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;
 
(12) provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements entered into with the approval of Altra’s Board of Directors, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements;
 
(13) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; and
 
(14) any such encumbrances or restricting consisting of customary provisions in leases governing leasehold interests to the extent such provisions restrict the transfer of the lease or the property leased thereunder.
 
Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets
 
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properties or assets of Altra and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:
 
(1) either: (a) Altra is the surviving corporation; or (b) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than Altra) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made is either (i) a corporation organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia or (ii) a partnership or limited liability company formed or existing under the laws of the United States or the District of Columbia that has at least one Restricted Subsidiary that is a corporation organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, which corporation also becomes the co-issuer of the notes pursuant to a supplemental indenture reasonably satisfactory to the trustee;
 
(2) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than Altra) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes all the obligations of Altra under the notes, the indenture, registration rights agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the trustee;
 
(3) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists;
 
(4) Altra or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than Altra), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made would, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of the covenant described above under the caption “— Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock”; and
 
(5) Altra has provided to the trustee and collateral agent an officers’ certificate and opinion of counsel stating that the applicable transaction complies with the provisions of the indenture, the notes, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.
 
In addition, Altra will not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of the properties and assets of it and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person.
 
This “Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets” covenant will not apply to any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among Altra and its Restricted Subsidiaries. Clauses (3) and (4) of the first paragraph of this covenant will not apply to any merger or consolidation of Altra or a Restricted Subsidiary with an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reincorporating Altra or such Restricted Subsidiary in another jurisdiction.
 
Transactions with Affiliates
 
Altra will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of Altra (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”), unless:
 
(1) the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to Altra or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by Altra or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; and
 
(2) Altra delivers to the trustee:
 
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(b) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $15.0 million, an opinion as to the fairness to Altra or such Subsidiary of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing.
 
The following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of the prior paragraph:
 
(1) any employment agreement, employee benefit plan (including retirement, health, stock option, equity incentive plans, employee stock purchase plans and other benefit plans), officer or director indemnification agreement, agreements to register securities of directors, officers, employees or other Affiliates, or any similar arrangement entered into by Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and payments pursuant thereto;
 
(2) transactions between or among Altra and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
 
(3) transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of Altra) that is an Affiliate of Altra solely because Altra owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;
 
(4) payment of reasonable directors’ fees to Persons who are not otherwise Affiliates of Altra;
 
(5) any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of Altra to Affiliates of Altra;
 
(6) Restricted Payments that do not violate the provisions of the indenture described above under the caption “— Restricted Payments”;
 
(7) loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $2.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;
 
(8) any merger or other transaction with an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reincorporating Altra in another jurisdiction or creating a holding company of Altra; and
 
(9) any agreement existing and as in effect on the date of the indenture.
 
Business Activities
 
Altra will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than Permitted Businesses, except to such extent as would not be material to Altra and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
 
Additional Note Guarantees
 
If Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquires or creates another Domestic Subsidiary after the date of the indenture, then that newly acquired or created Domestic Subsidiary will become a Guarantor and execute a supplemental indenture and deliver an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the trustee within 10 business days of the date on which it was acquired or created.
 
Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries
 
The Board of Directors of Altra may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that designation would not cause a Default. If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by Altra and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as Unrestricted will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under the covenant described above under the caption “— Restricted Payments” or under one or more clauses of the definition of Permitted Investments, as determined by Altra. That designation will only be permitted if the Investment would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Board of Directors of Altra may


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redesignate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if that redesignation would not cause a Default.
 
Any designation of a Subsidiary of Altra as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the trustee by filing with the trustee a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an officers’ certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by the covenant described above under the caption “— Restricted Payments.” If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of the indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under the covenant described under the caption “— Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock,” Altra will be in default of such covenant. The Board of Directors of Altra may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra; provided that such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, and such designation will only be permitted if (1) such Indebtedness is permitted under the covenant described under the caption “— Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock,” calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period; and (2) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.
 
Payments for Consent
 
Altra will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any holder of notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of the indenture, the notes, the Note Guarantee, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all holders of the notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.
 
Impairment of Security Interest
 
Neither Altra nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will (a) take or omit to take any action which would adversely affect or impair in any material respect the Liens (other than the incurrence of Permitted Liens) in favor of the collateral agent with respect to the Collateral, (b) grant to any Person (other than the collateral agent), or permit any Person (other than the collateral agent), to retain any interest whatsoever in the Collateral other than Permitted Liens or (c) enter into any agreement that requires the proceeds received from any sale of Collateral to be applied to repay, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire any Indebtedness of any Person, other than as permitted by the indenture, the notes, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. Altra shall, and shall cause each Guarantor to, at their sole cost and expense, (i) execute and deliver all such agreements and instruments as necessary to fully or accurately describe the property intended to be Collateral or the obligations intended to be secured by the Collateral Documents and (ii) file any such notice filings or other agreements or instruments as may be reasonably necessary or desirable under applicable law to perfect the Liens created by the Collateral Documents.
 
Real Estate Mortgages and Filings
 
With respect to any fee interest in any real property (individually and collectively, the “Premises”) (a) owned by Altra or a Domestic Subsidiary on the date of the indenture or (b) acquired by Altra or a Domestic Subsidiary after the date of the indenture, in each case with a purchase price or Fair Market Value as of the date of the indenture, as applicable, greater than $2.5 million, Altra shall deliver to the Collateral Agent (i) within 90 days of the date of the indenture in the case of clause (a), or (ii) within 90 days of the acquisition thereof in the case of clause (b), the following:
 
(1) as mortgagee, or as beneficiary under a deed of trust, fully executed counterparts of recordable mortgages or deeds of trust, as the case may be (each, a “Mortgage,” and, collectively the “Mortgages”), each duly executed by Altra or the applicable Domestic Subsidiary, and dated as of a date on or prior to the delivery


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of such Mortgage, together with evidence of the recordation of such Mortgage in the appropriate county clerk’s office in order to create a valid, perfected Lien, subject to Permitted Liens, against the Premises purported to be covered thereby; and
 
(2) mortgagee policies of title insurance in favor of the collateral agent, as mortgagee for the ratable benefit of the collateral agent, the trustee, the collateral agent and the holders of notes in an amount equal to the purchase price (for Premises acquired after the date of the indenture), or 100% of the Fair Market Value (for Premises owned by Altra of a Domestic Subsidiary on the date of the indenture), insuring that title to the Premises purported to be covered by the related Mortgage is marketable and that the interests created by the Mortgage constitute valid Liens thereon free and clear of all Liens, defects and encumbrances other than Permitted Liens, and such policies shall also include, to the extent available, other customary endorsements and shall be accompanied by evidence of the payment in full of all premiums thereon; and shall be accompanied by evidence of the payment in full of all premiums thereon.
 
Landlord Waivers
 
Altra and each of its Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver with respect to its leasehold interests in each of the premises (collectively, the “Leased Premises”) occupied by Altra or such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to leases (a) existing as of the date of the indenture and (b) entered into after the date of the indenture (collectively, the “Leases” and individually, a “Lease”) where the demised premises are used for the storage of inventory of equipment (other than immaterial amounts thereof), an agreement executed by the lessor under such Lease, whereby the landlord or lessor waives or subordinates its landlord Lien (whether granted by the instrument creating the leasehold estate or by applicable law), if any, and which shall be entered into by the collateral agent, and which provides for access to the premises after a termination of the Lease as a result of an event of default to remove such inventory or equipment (i) within 120 days of the date of the indenture in the case of clause (a), or (ii) within 90 days of the date of such Lease in the case of clause (b).
 
Reports
 
Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any notes are outstanding, Altra will furnish to the holders of notes or cause the trustee to furnish to the holders of notes (unless such reports or other communications are filed with the SEC and are publicly available), within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations:
 
(1) all quarterly and annual reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if Altra were required to file such reports; and
 
(2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if Altra were required to file such reports.
 
Regardless of the availability on a website or through the SEC, Altra will deliver reports referred to in (1) and (2) above to the Trustee.
 
All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the rules and regulations applicable to such reports. Each annual report on Form 10-K will include a report on Altra’s consolidated financial statements by Altra’s certified independent accountants. In addition, Altra will file a copy of each of the reports referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above with the SEC for public availability within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations applicable to such reports (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing) and will post the reports on its website within those time periods.
 
If, at any time, Altra is no longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, Altra will nevertheless continue filing the reports specified in the preceding paragraphs of this covenant with the SEC within the time periods specified above unless the SEC will not accept such a filing. Altra will not take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept Altra’s filings for any reason, Altra will post the reports referred to in the preceding paragraphs on its website within the time periods that would apply if Altra were required to file those reports with the SEC.


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If Altra has designated any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, then the quarterly and annual financial information required by the preceding paragraphs will include a reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, and in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of the financial condition and results of operations of Altra and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries of Altra.
 
In addition, Altra and the Guarantors agree that, for so long as any notes remain outstanding, if at any time they are not required to file with the SEC the reports required by the preceding paragraphs, they will furnish to the holders of notes and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
 
Events of Default and Remedies
 
Each of the following is an “Event of Default”:
 
(1) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on, or Additional Interest, if any, with respect to, the notes;
 
(2) default in the payment when due (at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise) of the principal of, or premium, if any, on, the notes;
 
(3) failure by Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with the provisions described under the captions “— Repurchase at the Option of Holders — Change of Control,” “— Repurchase at the Option of Holders — Asset Sales,” or “— Certain Covenants — Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets;”
 
(4) failure by Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for 60 days after notice to Altra by the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding voting as a single class to comply with any of the other agreements in the indenture or the Collateral Documents;
 
(5) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of the indenture, if that default:
 
(a) is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on, such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a “Payment Default”); or
 
(b) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity, and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $15.0 million or more;
 
(6) failure by Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay final judgments entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction aggregating in excess of $15.0 million, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days after such judgment or judgments become final and non-appealable;
 
(7) (i) any security interest created by any Collateral Document ceases to be in full force and effect (except as permitted by the terms of the indenture or the Collateral Documents) with respect to the Collateral having a Fair Market Value in excess of $15.0 million, or (ii) the repudiation by Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any of its obligations under any of the Collateral Documents or the unenforceability of any of the Collateral Documents against Altra or any of its Subsidiaries for any reason;
 
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(9) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency described in the indenture with respect to Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary.
 
In the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, with respect to Altra, any Restricted Subsidiary of Altra that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Altra that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing and has not been waived in accordance with the terms of the indenture, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes may declare all the notes to be due and payable immediately.
 
Subject to certain limitations, holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes may direct the trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The trustee may withhold from holders of the notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest, except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal, interest, or premium or Additional Interest, if any.
 
The trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the indenture at the request or direction of any holders of notes unless such holders have offered to the trustee reasonable indemnity or security against any loss, liability or expense. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest when due, no holder of a note may pursue any remedy with respect to the indenture or the notes unless:
 
(1) such holder has previously given the trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;
 
(2) holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes have requested the trustee to pursue the remedy;
 
(3) such holders have offered the trustee reasonable security or indemnity against any loss, liability or expense;
 
(4) the trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and
 
(5) holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes have not given the trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.
 
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes by notice to the trustee may, on behalf of the holders of all of the notes, rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest or premium or Additional Interest, if any, on, or the principal of, the notes.
 
In the case of any Event of Default occurring by reason of any willful action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of Altra with the intention of avoiding payment of the premium that Altra would have had to pay if Altra then had elected to redeem the notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of the indenture, an equivalent premium will also become and be immediately due and payable to the extent permitted by law upon the acceleration of the notes. If an Event of Default occurs prior to December 1, 2012, by reason of any willful action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of Altra with the intention of avoiding the prohibition on redemption of the notes prior to December 1, 2012, then an additional premium specified in the indenture will also become and be immediately due and payable to the extent permitted by law upon the acceleration of the notes.
 
Altra is required to deliver to the trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the indenture. Upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, Altra is required to deliver to the trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.
 
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders
 
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their creation. Each holder of notes by accepting a note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.
 
Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
 
Altra may at any time, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an officers’ certificate, elect to have all of its obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding notes and all obligations of the Guarantors discharged with respect to their Note Guarantees (“Legal Defeasance”) except for:
 
(1) the rights of holders of outstanding notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, or interest or premium and Additional Interest, if any, on, such notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to below;
 
(2) Altra’s obligations with respect to the notes concerning issuing temporary notes, registration of notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust;
 
(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the trustee, and Altra’s and the Guarantors’ obligations in connection therewith; and
 
(4) the Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance provisions of the indenture.
 
In addition, Altra may, at its option and at any time, elect to have the obligations of Altra and the Guarantors released with respect to certain covenants (including its obligation to make Change of Control Offers and Asset Sale Offers) that are described in the indenture (“Covenant Defeasance”) and thereafter any omission to comply with those covenants will not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to the notes. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, all Events of Default described under “— Events of Default and Remedies” (except those relating to payments on the notes, bankruptcy, receivership, rehabilitation and insolvency events) will no longer constitute an Event of Default with respect to the notes.
 
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:
 
(1) Altra must irrevocably deposit with the trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the holders of the notes, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or interest and premium and Additional Interest, if any, on, the outstanding notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and Altra must specify whether the notes are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date;
 
(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, Altra must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the trustee confirming that (a) Altra has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (b) since the date of the indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion of counsel will confirm that, the holders of the outstanding notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
 
(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, Altra must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the trustee confirming that the holders of the outstanding notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
 
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will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which Altra or any Guarantor is a party or by which Altra or any Guarantor is bound;
 
(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than the indenture and the agreements governing any other Indebtedness being defeased, discharged or replaced) to which Altra or any of its Guarantors is a party or by which Altra or any of its Guarantors is bound;
 
(6) Altra must deliver to the trustee an officers’ certificate stating that the deposit was not made by Altra with the intent of preferring the holders of notes over the other creditors of Altra with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of Altra or others; and
 
(7) Altra must deliver to the trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
 
Amendment, Supplement and Waiver
 
Except as set forth in this section, the indenture, the notes, the Note Guarantees the Collateral Documents and, with the consent of the required lenders under the Credit Facilities, the Intercreditor Agreement, may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, notes), and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of the indenture or the notes or the Note Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, notes).
 
Without the consent of each holder of notes affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not (with respect to any notes held by a non-consenting holder):
 
(1) reduce the principal amount of notes whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
 
(2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any note or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption of the notes (other than provisions relating to the covenants described above under the caption “— Repurchase at the Option of Holders”);
 
(3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, including default interest, on any note;
 
(4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium or Additional Interest, if any, on, the notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the notes by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
 
(5) make any note payable in money other than that stated in the notes;
 
(6) make any change in the provisions of the indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of holders of notes to receive payments of principal of, or interest or premium or Additional Interest, if any, on, the notes;
 
(7) waive a redemption payment with respect to any note (other than a payment required by one of the covenants described above under the caption “— Repurchase at the Option of Holders”);
 
(8) release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or the indenture, except in accordance with the terms of the indenture; or
 
(9) make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions.
 
In addition, any amendment to, or waiver of, the provisions of the indenture or any Collateral Document that has the effect of releasing all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens securing the notes will require the consent of holders of at least 662/3% in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding.


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Notwithstanding the preceding, without the consent of any holder of notes, Altra, the Guarantors and the trustee may amend or supplement the indenture, the notes or the Note Guarantees:
 
(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
 
(2) to provide for uncertificated notes in addition to or in place of certificated notes;
 
(3) to provide for the assumption of Altra’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to holders of notes and Note Guarantees in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of Altra’s or such Guarantor’s assets, as applicable;
 
(4) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the holders of notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the indenture of any such holder;
 
(5) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;
 
(6) to conform the text of the indenture, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or the notes to any provision of this Description of Notes to the extent that such provision in this Description of Notes was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the indenture, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or the notes, which intent may be evidenced by an officers’ certificate to that effect;
 
(7) to enter into additional or supplemental Collateral Documents;
 
(8) to release the Collateral in accordance with the terms of the indenture and the Collateral Documents;
 
(9) to provide for the issuance of additional notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in the indenture as of the date of the indenture; or
 
(10) to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Note Guarantee with respect to the Notes.
 
Satisfaction and Discharge
 
The indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all notes issued thereunder, when:
 
(1) either:
 
(a) all notes that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed notes that have been replaced or paid and notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to Altra, have been delivered to the trustee for cancellation; or
 
(b) all notes that have not been delivered to the trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or will become due and payable within one year and Altra or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the notes not delivered to the trustee for cancellation for principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;
 
(2) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which Altra or any Guarantor is a party or by which Altra or any Guarantor is bound;
 
(3) Altra or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under the indenture; and
 
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In addition, Altra must deliver an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel to the trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.
 
Concerning the Trustee
 
If the trustee becomes a creditor of Altra or any Guarantor, the indenture limits the right of the trustee to obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions; however, if it acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee (if the indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act) or resign.
 
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the trustee, subject to certain exceptions. The indenture provides that in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the trustee will be required, in the exercise of its power, to use the degree of care of a prudent man in the conduct of his own affairs. Subject to such provisions, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request of any holder of notes, unless such holder has offered to the trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
 
Governing Law
 
The indenture provides that it and the notes will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
 
Additional Information
 
Anyone who receives this prospectus may obtain a copy of the indenture and registration rights agreement without charge by writing to 300 Granite Street, Suite 201, Braintree, Massachusetts 02184, Attention: Chief Financial Officer.
 
Book Entry, Delivery and Form
 
The registered notes will be represented by one or more global notes in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons (the “Global Notes”). Each Global Note will be deposited with the trustee as custodian for DTC and registered in the name of a nominee of DTC in New York, New York for the accounts of participants in DTC.
 
Investors may hold their interests in a Global Note directly through DTC, if they are DTC participants, or indirectly through organizations that are DTC participants. Except in the limited circumstances described below, holders of notes represented by interests in a Global Note will not be entitled to receive their notes in fully registered certificated form.
 
Depository Procedures
 
The following description of the operations and procedures of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream are provided solely as a matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of the respective settlement systems and are subject to changes by them. Altra takes no responsibility for these operations and procedures and urges investors to contact the system or their participants directly to discuss these matters.
 
DTC has advised Altra that DTC is a limited purpose trust company created to hold securities for its participating organizations (collectively, the “Participants”) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of transactions in those securities between the Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of its Participants. The Participants include securities brokers and dealers (including the initial purchasers), banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Access to DTC’s system is also available to other entities such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either directly or indirectly (collectively, the “Indirect Participants”). Persons who are not Participants may beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through the Participants or the


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Indirect Participants. The ownership interests in, and transfers of ownership interests in, each security held by or on behalf of DTC are recorded on the records of the Participants and Indirect Participants.
 
DTC has also advised Altra that, pursuant to procedures established by it:
 
(1) upon deposit of the Global Notes, DTC will credit the accounts of the Participants designated by the initial purchasers with portions of the principal amount of the Global Notes; and
 
(2) ownership of these interests in the Global Notes will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership of these interests will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to the Participants) or by the Participants and the Indirect Participants (with respect to other owners of beneficial interest in the Global Notes).
 
Except as described below, owners of interests in the Global Notes will not have notes registered in their names, will not receive physical delivery of notes in certificated form and will not be considered the registered owners or “holders” thereof under the indenture for any purpose.
 
Payments in respect of the principal of, and interest and premium, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, on, a Global Note registered in the name of DTC or its nominee will be payable to DTC in its capacity as the registered holder under the indenture. Under the terms of the indenture, Altra and the trustee will treat the Persons in whose names the notes, including the Global Notes, are registered as the owners of the Notes for the purpose of receiving payments and for all other purposes. Consequently, neither Altra, the trustee nor any agent of Altra or the trustee has or will have any responsibility or liability for:
 
(1) any aspect of DTC’s records or any Participant’s or Indirect Participant’s records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interest in the Global Notes or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any of DTC’s records or any Participant’s or Indirect Participant’s records relating to the beneficial ownership interests in the Global Notes; or
 
(2) any other matter relating to the actions and practices of DTC or any of its Participants or Indirect Participants.
 
DTC has advised Altra that its current practice, upon receipt of any payment in respect of securities such as the notes (including principal and interest), is to credit the accounts of the relevant Participants with the payment on the payment date unless DTC has reason to believe that it will not receive payment on such payment date. Each relevant Participant is credited with an amount proportionate to its beneficial ownership of an interest in the principal amount of the relevant security as shown on the records of DTC. Payments by the Participants and the Indirect Participants to the beneficial owners of notes will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices and will be the responsibility of the Participants or the Indirect Participants and will not be the responsibility of DTC, the trustee or Altra. Neither Altra nor the trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC or any of the Participants or the Indirect Participants in identifying the beneficial owners of the notes, and Altra and the trustee may conclusively rely on and will be protected in relying on instructions from DTC or its nominee for all purposes.
 
Transfers between the Participants will be effected in accordance with DTC’s procedures, and will be settled in same-day funds, and transfers between participants in Euroclear and Clearstream will be effected in accordance with their respective rules and operating procedures.
 
Subject to compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the notes described herein, cross market transfers between the Participants, on the one hand, and Euroclear or Clearstream participants, on the other hand, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTC’s rules on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by their respective depositaries; however, such cross market transactions will require delivery of instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by the counterparty in such system in accordance with the rules and procedures and within the established deadlines (Brussels time) of such system. Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its respective depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving interests in the relevant Global Note in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Euroclear participants and Clearstream participants may not deliver instructions directly to the depositories for Euroclear or Clearstream.


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DTC has advised Altra that it will take any action permitted to be taken by a holder of notes only at the direction of one or more Participants to whose account DTC has credited the interests in the Global Notes and only in respect of such portion of the aggregate principal amount of the notes as to which such Participant or Participants has or have given such direction. However, if there is an Event of Default under the notes, DTC reserves the right to exchange the Global Notes for legended notes in certificated form, and to distribute such notes to its Participants.
 
Although DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream have agreed to the foregoing procedures to facilitate transfers of interests in the Global Notes among participants in DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, they are under no obligation to perform or to continue to perform such procedures, and may discontinue such procedures at any time. None of Altra, the trustee and any of their respective agents will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream or their respective participants or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.
 
Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes
 
A Global Note is exchangeable for Certificated Notes if:
 
(1) DTC (a) notifies Altra that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes or (b) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, Altra fails to appoint a successor depositary;
 
(2) Altra, at its option, notifies the trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of the Certificated Notes; or
 
(3) there has occurred and is continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to the notes.
 
In addition, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be exchanged for Certificated Notes upon prior written notice given to the trustee by or on behalf of DTC in accordance with the indenture. In all cases, Certificated Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests in Global Notes will be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the depositary (in accordance with its customary procedures).
 
Same Day Settlement and Payment
 
Altra will make payments in respect of the notes represented by the Global Notes (including principal, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by DTC or its nominee. Altra will make all payments of principal, interest and premium, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, with respect to Certificated Notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the holders of the Certificated Notes or, if no such account is specified, by mailing a check to each such holder’s registered address. The notes represented by the Global Notes may be made eligible to trade in DTC’s Same-Day Funds Settlement System, and any permitted secondary market trading activity in such notes will, therefore, be required by DTC to be settled in immediately available funds. Altra expects that secondary trading in any Certificated Notes will also be settled in immediately available funds.
 
Because of time zone differences, the securities account of a Euroclear or Clearstream participant purchasing an interest in a Global Note from a Participant will be credited, and any such crediting will be reported to the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream participant, during the securities settlement processing day (which must be a business day for Euroclear and Clearstream) immediately following the settlement date of DTC. DTC has advised Altra that cash received in Euroclear or Clearstream as a result of sales of interests in a Global Note by or through a Euroclear or Clearstream participant to a Participant will be received with value on the settlement date of DTC but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream cash account only as of the business day for Euroclear or Clearstream following DTC’s settlement date.


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Registration Rights; Additional Interest
 
The following description is a summary of the material provisions of the registration rights agreement. It does not restate that agreement in its entirety. You should read the registration rights agreement in its entirety because it, and not this description, defines your registration rights as holders of these notes. See “— Additional Information.”
 
Altra, the Guarantors and the initial purchasers entered into the registration rights agreement on November 25, 2009. Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, Altra and the Guarantors agreed to file with the SEC the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (as defined in the registration rights agreement) on the appropriate form under the Securities Act with respect to the registered notes. Upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, which occurred on     , 2010, Altra and the Guarantors will offer to the holders of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer (as defined in the registration rights agreement) who are able to make certain representations the opportunity to exchange their Transfer Restricted Securities for registered notes.
 
If:
 
(1) Altra and the Guarantors are not
 
(a) required to file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement; or
 
(b) permitted to consummate the Exchange Offer because the Exchange Offer is not permitted by applicable law or SEC policy; or
 
(2) any holder of Transfer Restricted Securities notifies Altra prior to the 20th business day following consummation of the Exchange Offer that:
 
(a) it is prohibited by law or SEC policy from participating in the Exchange Offer;
 
(b) it may not resell the registered notes acquired by it in the Exchange Offer to the public without delivering a prospectus and the prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not appropriate or available for such resales; or
 
(c) it is a broker-dealer and owns notes acquired directly from Altra or an affiliate of Altra,
 
Altra and the Guarantors will file with the SEC a Shelf Registration Statement (as defined in the registration rights agreement) to cover resales of the notes by the holders of the notes who satisfy certain conditions relating to the provision of information in connection with the Shelf Registration Statement.
 
For purposes of the preceding, “Transfer Restricted Securities” means each note until the earliest to occur of:
 
(1) the date on which such note has been exchanged by a Person other than a broker-dealer for a registered note in the Exchange Offer;
 
(2) following the exchange by a broker-dealer in the Exchange Offer of a note for a registered note, the date on which such registered note is sold to a purchaser who receives from such broker-dealer on or prior to the date of such sale a copy of the prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement;
 
(3) the date on which such note has been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the Shelf Registration Statement; or
 
(4) the date on which such note is distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
 
The registration rights agreement provides that:
 
(1) Altra and the Guarantors will file an Exchange Offer Registration Statement with the SEC on or prior to 90 days after the closing of the offering of the notes, which Altra filed on February 2, 2010;
 
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(3) unless the Exchange Offer would not be permitted by applicable law or SEC policy, Altra and the Guarantors will:
 
(a) commence the Exchange Offer; and
 
(b) use all commercially reasonable efforts to issue on or prior to 30 business days, or longer, if required by the federal securities laws, after the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC, registered notes in exchange for all old notes tendered prior thereto in the exchange offer; and
 
(4) if obligated to file the Shelf Registration Statement, Altra and the Guarantors will use all commercially reasonable efforts to file the Shelf Registration Statement with the SEC on or prior to 30 days after such filing obligation arises and to cause the Shelf Registration to be declared effective by the SEC on or prior to 90 days after such obligation arises.
 
If:
 
(1) Altra and the Guarantors fail to file any of the registration statements required by the registration rights agreement on or before the date specified for such filing;
 
(2) any of such registration statements is not declared effective by the SEC on or prior to the date specified for such effectiveness (the “Effectiveness Target Date”);
 
(3) Altra and the Guarantors fail to consummate the Exchange Offer within 30 business days of the Effectiveness Target Date with respect to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement; or
 
(4) the Shelf Registration Statement or the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective but thereafter ceases to be effective or usable in connection with resales of Transfer Restricted Securities during the periods specified in the registration rights agreement (each such event referred to in clauses (1) through (4) above, a “Registration Default”), then Altra and the Guarantors will pay Additional Interest to each holder of Transfer Restricted Securities.
 
With respect to the first 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of the first Registration Default, Additional Interest will be paid in an amount equal to 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding. The amount of the Additional Interest will increase by an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period until all Registration Defaults have been cured, up to a maximum amount of Additional Interest for all Registration Defaults of 1.0% per annum of the principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities outstanding.
 
All accrued Additional Interest will be paid by Altra and the Guarantors on the next scheduled interest payment date to DTC or its nominee by wire transfer of immediately available funds or by federal funds check and to holders of Certificated Notes by wire transfer to the accounts specified by them or by mailing checks to their registered addresses if no such accounts have been specified.
 
Following the cure of all Registration Defaults, the accrual of Additional Interest will cease.
 
Holders of notes will be required to make certain representations to Altra (as described in the registration rights agreement) in order to participate in the Exchange Offer and will be required to deliver certain information to be used in connection with the Shelf Registration Statement and to provide comments on the Shelf Registration Statement within the time periods set forth in the registration rights agreement in order to have their notes included in the Shelf Registration Statement and benefit from the provisions regarding Additional Interest set forth above. By acquiring Transfer Restricted Securities, a holder will be deemed to have agreed to indemnify Altra and the Guarantors against certain losses arising out of information furnished by such holder in writing for inclusion in any Shelf Registration Statement. Holders of notes will also be required to suspend their use of the prospectus included in the Shelf Registration Statement under certain circumstances upon receipt of written notice to that effect from Altra.


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Certain Definitions
 
Set forth below are certain defined terms used in the indenture. Reference is made to the indenture for a full disclosure of all defined terms used therein, as well as any other capitalized terms used herein for which no definition is provided.
 
“Acquired Debt” means, with respect to any specified Person:
 
(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person or expressly assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person or whether such Indebtedness being incurred is in connection with the acquisition of assets; and
 
(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
 
Acquired Debt will be deemed to be incurred on the date that the acquired Person becomes a Subsidiary or the date on the related acquisition of assets from such Person.
 
“Additional Interest” means all additional interest then owing pursuant to the registration rights agreement.
 
“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control,” as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Voting Stock of a Person will be deemed to be control. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have correlative meanings.
 
“Applicable Premium” means, as determined by Altra, with respect to any note on any redemption date, the greater of:
 
(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of the note; or
 
(2) the excess of:
 
(a) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of the note at December 1, 2012 (such redemption price being set forth in the table appearing above under the caption “— Optional Redemption”) plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the note through December 1, 2012, (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over
 
(b) the principal amount of the note, if greater.
 
Asset Sale” means:
 
(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets or rights by Altra or any of Altra’s Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Altra and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by the provisions of the indenture described above under the caption “— Repurchase at the Option of Holders — Change of Controland/or the provisions described above under the caption “— Certain Covenants — Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets” and not by the provisions of the Asset Sale covenant; and
 
(2) the issuance of Equity Interests by any of Altra’s Restricted Subsidiaries or the sale by Altra or Altra’s Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity Interests in any of its Subsidiaries.
 
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(2) a transfer of assets, including Equity Interests, between or among Altra and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
 
(3) an issuance or transfer of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra to Altra or to a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra;
 
(4) the sale, lease or other transfer of products, services or accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business and any sale or other disposition of damaged, worn-out or obsolete assets in the ordinary course of business;
 
(5) the granting of Liens not prohibited by the covenant described above under the caption “— Liens;”
 
(6) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents; and
 
(7) a Restricted Payment that does not violate the covenant described above under the caption “— Certain Covenants — Restricted Payments” or a Permitted Investment.
 
“Asset Sale Offer” has the meaning assigned to that term in the indenture governing the notes.
 
“Banking Services Obligations” means, with respect to any specified person, the obligations of such Person, whether or not contingent, in respect of cash management, treasury management and other commercial banking services, including, without limitation, obligations in respect (1) credit and debit cards (including, without limitation, commercial credit cards, purchasing cards and stored value cards) and related processing services, and (2) controlled disbursement services, electronic funds transfer services, automated clearinghouse transaction services, and overdraft, depository and interstate depository network services.
 
“Beneficial Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have a corresponding meaning.
 
Board of Directors” means:
 
(1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;
 
(2) with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership;
 
(3) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof; and
 
(4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
 
“Capital Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be prepaid by the lessee without payment of a penalty.
 
“Capital Stock” means:
 
(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
 
(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;
 
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(4) 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, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.
 
Cash Equivalents” means:
 
(1) United States dollars;
 
(2) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support of those securities) having maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition;
 
(3) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding six months and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any lender party to the Credit Facilities or with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million and a Thomson Bank Watch Rating of “B” or better;
 
(4) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above;
 
(5) commercial paper having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moody’s or S&P and, in each case, maturing within six months after the date of acquisition; and
 
(6) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (5) of this definition.
 
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:
 
(1) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Altra and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act);
 
(2) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of Altra;
 
(3) if any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions to either of the foregoing), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of Altra (for purposes of this clause (3), such person or group shall be deemed to Beneficially Own any Voting Stock of a corporation held by any other corporation (the “parent corporation”) so long as such person or group Beneficially Owns, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent corporation);
 
(4) during any period of two consecutive years commencing after the date of the indenture, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of Altra (together with any new directors whose election or appointment by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of Altra was approved by a vote of not less than three fourths of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors then in office; or
 
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Person constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance).
 
“Change of Control Offer” has the meaning assigned to that term in the indenture governing the notes.
 
“Collateral” has the meaning assigned to it in the Collateral Documents.
 
“Collateral Documents” means the security agreements, mortgages, pledge agreements, agency agreements and other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to the indenture or any of the foregoing, as the same may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time and pursuant to which Collateral is pledged, assigned or granted to or on behalf of the collateral agent for the ratable benefit of holders of the notes and the trustee or notice of such pledge, assignment or grant is given.
 
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus, without duplication:
 
(1) an amount equal to any extraordinary loss plus any net loss realized by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale, to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
 
(2) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
 
(3) the Fixed Charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such Fixed Charges were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
 
(4) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash charges and expenses (excluding any such non-cash charge or expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash charges or expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash charge or expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges or expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
 
(5) one-time charges incurred in connection with the fees and expenses and other charges related to (i) the issuance of notes and entering into the Credit Agreement, (ii) any equity offerings by Altra, and (iii) transaction expenses related to acquisitions by Altra and its Restricted Subsidiaries; minus
 
(6) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.
 
Notwithstanding the preceding, the provision for taxes based on the income or profits of, and the depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses of, a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra will be added to Consolidated Net Income to compute Consolidated EBITDA of Altra only to the extent that a corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of determination to be dividended, distributed or advanced to Altra by such Restricted Subsidiary without prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained), and without direct or indirect restriction pursuant to the terms of its charter and all agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees, orders, statutes, rules and governmental regulations applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders.
 
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that:
 
(1) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Person;


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(2) the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends, similar distributions or advances by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders;
 
(3) each of (i) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and (ii) goodwill or other intangible asset impairment charges, will be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income; and
 
(4) notwithstanding clause (1) above, the Net Income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary will be excluded, whether or not distributed to the specified Person or one of its Subsidiaries.
 
“Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, to be dated as of the closing date of the notes (or as soon as practicable thereafter), by and among Altra, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced in any manner (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities) in whole or in part from time to time.
 
“Credit Facilities” means, one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement) or commercial paper facilities, in each case, with banks or other institutional lenders providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced in any manner (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities) in whole or in part from time to time.
 
“Credit Facilities Borrowing Base” means, as of any date, an amount equal to:
 
(1) 85% of the face amount of all accounts receivable owned by Altra and its Domestic Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent calendar month preceding such date; plus
 
(2) 60% of the book value of all inventory owned by Altra and its Domestic Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent calendar month preceding such date.
 
“Default” means any event or condition that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
 
“Disqualified Stock” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case, at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than redeemable only for Capital Stock which is not itself Disqualified Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock (other than redeemable only for Capital Stock which is not itself Disqualified Stock), in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require Altra to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that Altra may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with the covenant described above under the caption “— Certain Covenants — Restricted Payments.” The amount of Disqualified Stock deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of the indenture will be the maximum amount that Altra and its Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Disqualified Stock, exclusive of accrued dividends.
 
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of Altra that was formed under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States or the District of Columbia or that guarantees or otherwise provides direct credit support for any Indebtedness of Altra.
 
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“Equity Offering” means a public offering and sale of Equity Interests of Altra (other than Disqualified Stock and other than to Altra or a Subsidiary of Altra) pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC (other than Form S-8) or any private placement of Equity Interests to any Person (other than Disqualified Stock, other than to Altra or a Subsidiary of Altra and other than issuances upon exercises of stock options to employees).
 
“Existing Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness of Altra and its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement) in existence on the date of the indenture (including, but not limited to, Altra Industrial Motion Inc.’s 9% senior secured notes due 2011), until such amounts are repaid.
 
“Fair Market Value” means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party, determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of Altra (unless otherwise provided in the indenture).
 
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means with respect to any specified Person for any period, the ratio of the Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, repays, repurchases, redeems, defeases or otherwise discharges any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving pro forma effect (in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act) to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of preferred stock, and the use of the proceeds therefrom, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period.
 
In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:
 
(1) acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations, or any Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquired by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and including all related financing transactions and including increases in ownership of Restricted Subsidiaries, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date, or that are to be made on the Calculation Date, will be given pro forma effect (in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act) as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period;
 
(2) the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded;
 
(3) the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date;
 
(4) any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such four-quarter period;
 
(5) any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such four-quarter period; and
 
(6) if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest, the interest expense on such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligation applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term as at the Calculation Date in excess of 12 months).
 
“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
 
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obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, but excluding amortization of debt issuance costs, original issue discount and non-cash interest payments (only to the extent there will be no contingent or other cash interest payment in connection therewith) relating to Indebtedness incurred on or prior to the date of the indenture or in connection with the issuance of notes or the Credit Facilities on or after the date of the indenture, and (ii) net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates; plus
 
(2) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus
 
(3) any interest on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such Guarantee or Lien is called upon; plus
 
(4) the product of (a) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of Altra (other than Disqualified Stock) or to Altra or a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra, times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
 
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of Altra that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
 
“Foreign Subsidiaries Borrowing Base” means, as of any date, an amount equal to 85% of the face amount of all accounts receivable owned by Altra’s Foreign Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent calendar month preceding such date.
 
“GAAP” means (i) generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession or (ii) International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) in the event the SEC mandates U.S. public companies to transition to IFRS during the term of the notes, in each case which are in effect from time to time.
 
“Guarantee” means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise).
 
“Guarantors” means any other Subsidiary of Altra that executes a Note Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of the indenture, and their respective successors and assigns, in each case, until the Note Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of the indenture.
 
“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under:
 
(1) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements;
 
(2) other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk; and
 
(3) foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements or other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates or commodity prices.
 
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(2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
 
(3) in respect of banker’s acceptances;
 
(4) representing Capital Lease Obligations;
 
(5) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services due more than six months after such property is acquired or such services are completed; or
 
(6) representing any Hedging Obligations, if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.
 
“Intercreditor Agreement” means the intercreditor agreement, among the collateral agent and the first priority collateral agent, which may be entered into on or after the date of the indenture (as the same may be amended, modified, superseded, reinstated, succeeded or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms and the terms of the indenture).
 
“Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If Altra or any Subsidiary of Altra sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Altra such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary of Altra, Altra will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of Altra’s Investments in such Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of the covenant described above under the caption “— Certain Covenants — Restricted Payments.” The acquisition by Altra or any Subsidiary of Altra of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by Altra or such Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of the covenant described above under the caption “— Certain Covenants — Restricted Payments.” Except as otherwise provided in the indenture, the amount of an Investment shall be its Fair Market Value at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.
 
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
 
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
 
“Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends, excluding, however:
 
(1) any gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such gain (but not loss), realized in connection with: (a) any Asset Sale; or (b) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and
 
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“Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (other than the portion of any such deferred payment constituting interest) received by Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale net of:
 
(1) out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses);
 
(2) all taxes and other costs and expenses actually paid or estimated by Altra to be payable in cash in connection with such Asset Sale;
 
(3) repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale and any reserve for adjustment or indemnification obligations in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP; and
 
(4) appropriate amounts to be provided by Altra or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as a funded cash reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by Altra or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale, until such amounts are released from such reserve.
 
“Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness:
 
(1) as to which neither Altra nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or (c) constitutes the lender;
 
(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity; and
 
(3) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
 
“Note Guarantee” means the Guarantee by each Guarantor of Altra’s obligations under the indenture and the notes, executed pursuant to the provisions of the indenture.
 
“Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
 
“Permitted Business” means any business that is the same or similar, reasonably related, complementary or incidental to the business in which Altra and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the date of the indenture.
 
“Permitted Investments” means:
 
(1) any Investment in Altra or in a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra;
 
(2) any Investment in cash or Cash Equivalents;
 
(3) any Investment by Altra or any Restricted Subsidiary of Altra in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:
 
(a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra; or
 
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(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with the covenant described above under the caption “— Repurchase at the Option of Holders — Asset Sales;”
 
(5) any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of Altra;
 
(6) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (a) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer; or (b) litigation, arbitration or other disputes;
 
(7) Investments represented by Hedging Obligations;
 
(8) loans or advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business of Altra or any Restricted Subsidiary of Altra in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2.0 million at any one time outstanding;
 
(9) advances to suppliers and customers in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice;
 
(10) Investments in securities of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers in exchange for claims against such creditors or customers;
 
(11) Investments in, repurchases of, and exchanges of the notes;
 
(12) Investments in existence on the date of the original issuance of the notes; and
 
(13) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (13) that are at the time outstanding not to exceed $20.0 million.
 
Permitted Liens” means:
 
(1) Liens on assets of Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness and other obligations under Credit Facilities that was incurred pursuant to clause (1) of the definition of Permitted Debt and/or securing Hedging Obligations related thereto; provided, that the lender of any such indebtedness has become a party to the Intercreditor Agreement;
 
(2) Liens in favor of Altra or the Guarantors;
 
(3) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra or is merged with or into or consolidated with Altra or any Subsidiary of Altra; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of Altra or such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with Altra or the Subsidiary;
 
(4) Liens on property (including Capital Stock) existing at the time of acquisition of the property by Altra or any Subsidiary of Altra; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to, such acquisition, and not incurred in contemplation of, such acquisition;
 
(5) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, insurance, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business (including Liens to secure letters of credit issued to assure payment of such obligations);
 
(6) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations or Purchase Money Indebtedness) permitted by clause (4) of the second paragraph of the covenant entitled “— Certain Covenants — Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covering only the assets acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness;
 
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(8) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor;
 
(9) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;
 
(10) survey exceptions, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;
 
(11) Liens created for the benefit of (or to secure) the notes (or the Note Guarantees);
 
(12) Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under the indenture; provided, however, that:
 
(a) the new Lien is limited to all or part of the same property and assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien arose, could secure the original Lien (plus improvements and accessions to, such property or proceeds or distributions thereof); and
 
(b) the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (x) the outstanding principal amount, or, if greater, committed amount, of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged with such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and (y) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such renewal, refunding, refinancing, replacement, defeasance or discharge;
 
(13) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as such Lien is adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period with such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;
 
(14) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory of other goods;
 
(15) Liens on assets of any Foreign Subsidiary of Altra securing Indebtedness and other obligations that was incurred pursuant to clause (12) of the definition of Permitted Debt;
 
(16) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including rights of offset and set-off;
 
(17) Liens on assets of Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing Hedging Obligations in the ordinary course of business pursuant to clause (8) of the definition of Permitted Debt; and
 
(18) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of Altra or any Subsidiary of Altra with respect to obligations that do not exceed $10.0 million at any one time outstanding.
 
“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that:
 
(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith);


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(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is (a) equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged or (b) more than 90 days after the final maturity date of the notes;
 
(3) if the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged is subordinated in right of payment to the notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to, the notes on terms at least as favorable to the holders of notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged; and
 
(4) such Indebtedness is incurred either by Altra or by the Restricted Subsidiary who is the obligor on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged.
 
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.
 
“Purchase Money Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of Altra and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price, or the cost of installation, construction or improvement, of property or equipment, provided, that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the lesser of the Fair Market Value of such property or such purchase price or cost.
 
“Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
 
“Restricted Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
 
“Security Agreement” means the security agreement, dated as of the date of the indenture, among Altra and the Guarantors in favor of the collateral agent, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
 
“Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the date of the indenture.
 
“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the date of the indenture, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
 
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person:
 
(1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and
 
(2) any partnership or limited liability company of which (a) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership interests or otherwise, and (b) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.
 
“Treasury Rate” means, as obtained by Altra, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two business


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days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to December 1, 2012; provided, however, that if the period from the redemption date to December 1, 2012, is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.
 
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Altra or any successor to any of them) that is designated by the Board of Directors of Altra as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:
 
(1) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;
 
(2) except as permitted by the covenant described above under the caption “— Certain Covenants — Transactions with Affiliates,” is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with Altra or any Restricted Subsidiary of Altra unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to Altra or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of Altra;
 
(3) is a Person with respect to which neither Altra nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and
 
(4) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of Altra or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
 
“Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
 
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
 
(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by
 
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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS
 
The following summary of certain provisions of the instruments evidencing our material indebtedness, after giving pro forma effect to the Refinancing Transactions, does not purport to be complete, but it does discuss the provisions that are, in our view, material for investors in the notes, and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the corresponding agreements, including the definitions of certain terms therein that are not otherwise defined in this offering memorandum.
 
New Senior Secured Credit Facility
 
Concurrently with the consummation of the offering of the old notes, Altra Industrial entered into a new three year senior secured revolving credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the sole initial lender, in the amount of up to $50.0 million, which may be increased from time to time by up to an additional $15.0 million. The availability under the new senior secured credit facility is subject to adjustment pursuant to a borrowing base. Under the new senior secured credit facility, the lenders will make loans to and issue letters of credit for the account of Altra Industrial and certain of its domestic subsidiaries.
 
Interest on the senior secured credit facility is an applicable rate plus an applicable margin as set forth in the credit agreement. The new senior secured credit facility requires us to pay certain customary fees, including servicing fees, collateral monitoring and review fees, and commitment fees.
 
Obligations under the senior secured credit facility are guaranteed by us and all of our direct or indirect material domestic subsidiaries that are not borrowers under the senior secured credit facility. The senior secured credit facility is secured by a first priority security interest in all of our current and future property and assets, all of the current and future property and assets of our domestic subsidiaries, all of the equity interests in all of our domestic subsidiaries, and a certain portion of the equity interests in our foreign subsidiaries.
 
The credit agreement governing the senior secured credit facility contains various affirmative and negative covenants and restrictions, which among other things, require the borrowers to provide certain financial reports to the lenders, require the borrowers to meet certain financial tests (including a fixed charge coverage ratio if availability is below a certain threshold), and limit our and our subsidiaries’ ability to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make other equity distributions, purchase or redeem capital stock or debt, make certain investments, sell assets, engage in certain transactions, and effect a consolidation or merger. The new senior secured credit facility contains customary events of default, and a cross-default provision wherein if we are in default under the terms of the indenture governing the notes, default on the senior secured credit facility is automatic.
 
The borrowers under the senior secured credit facility are able to prepay amounts outstanding under the senior secured credit facility at any time and, under certain circumstances, without prepayment penalty, and must make mandatory prepayments upon certain events.
 
Intercreditor Agreement
 
Concurrently with the consummation of the offering of the old notes and Altra Industrial’s entrance into the new senior secured credit facility, we entered into, along with our guarantors, the lenders under Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility, and the trustee under the indenture, an intercreditor agreement which sets forth the respective rights and obligations of the parties to the intercreditor agreement with respect to the collateral securing Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility and the notes. Pursuant to the terms of the intercreditor agreement, the security interests securing the notes is subject to first priority liens securing the new senior secured credit facility to the extent of the value of the collateral securing Altra Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility and to purchase money indebtedness, capital lease obligations and certain other secured indebtedness permitted under the indenture. The intercreditor agreement for the new senior secured credit facility provides for a 120-day standstill period by the collateral agent for the notes in the event a standstill notice is provided by the lenders under the new senior secured credit facility after an event of default of the new senior secured credit facility. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to the Registered Notes — The proceeds from the collateral securing the registered notes may not be sufficient to pay all amounts owed under the registered notes if an event of default occurs,” “Risk


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Factors — Risks Related to the Registered Notes — Holders of registered notes will not control decisions regarding collateral” and “Description of Notes — Intercreditor Agreement.”
 
Overdraft Agreements
 
Certain foreign subsidiaries maintain overdraft agreements with financial institutions. There were no borrowings as of September 26, 2009 or December 31, 2008 under any of the overdraft agreements.
 
Variable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds
 
In connection with the acquisition of TB Wood’s, we assumed the obligation to make payments due under certain Variable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds outstanding as of the acquisition date. TB Wood’s had borrowed approximately $3.0 million and $2.3 million through the issuance of Variable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds under the authority of the industrial development corporations of the City of San Marcos, Texas and City of the Chattanooga, Tennessee, respectively. These bonds bear variable interest rates (less than 1% interest as of September 26, 2009), and mature in April 2024 and April 2022, respectively. The bonds were issued to finance production facilities for TB Wood’s manufacturing operations in those cities, and are secured by letters of credit issued under the terms of the TB Wood’s Credit Agreement.
 
As of December 31, 2008, we planned to sell the building in Chattanooga, Tennessee. According to the terms of the indenture and lease, before we can acquire the building, free of all encumbrances, the outstanding debt under the Variable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds would have to be paid in full. As a result, the debt was classified as a current liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008.
 
In the first quarter of 2009, due to real estate market conditions in Chattanooga, Tennessee, we reevaluated the classification of these buildings as an asset held for sale and reclassified this building to held and used. As a result of the change in classification, we reclassified $2.3 million of debt associated with the Chattanooga property to long-term debt on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.
 
Mortgage
 
In June 2006, we entered into a mortgage on our building in Heidelberg, Germany with a local bank. In the third quarter of 2009, we re-financed the mortgage. We borrowed an additional €1.0 million. The new mortgage has an interest rate of 3.5% and is payable in monthly installments over three years. As of September 26, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the mortgage had a remaining principal balance outstanding of €2.2 million, or $3.3 million, and €1.6 million or $2.3 million, respectively.
 
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MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
 
Material United States Federal Tax Considerations of Exchange of Old Notes for Registered Notes
 
The exchange of old notes for registered notes will not result in any U.S. federal income tax consequences to holders. When a holder exchanges old notes for registered notes in the exchange offer, the holder will have the same adjusted basis and holding period in the registered notes as in the old notes immediately before the exchange.
 
Material United States Federal Tax Considerations of Ownership and Disposition of Registered Notes
 
In the opinion of our counsel, Holland & Knight LLP, the following is a general discussion of certain material U.S. federal income tax considerations (and certain U.S. federal estate tax considerations to Non-U.S. Holders (as defined below)) relating to the purchase, ownership and disposition of the registered notes by U.S. Holders (as defined below) and Non-U.S. Holders (as defined below). However, it does not purport to be a complete analysis of all potential tax consequences.
 
Except where noted, this discussion deals only with registered notes and does not deal with special situations, such as those of:
 
  •  dealers in securities or currencies,
 
  •  banks or other financial institutions,
 
  •  regulated investment companies,
 
  •  real estate investment trusts,
 
  •  tax-exempt entities,
 
  •  insurance companies,
 
  •  persons holding registered notes as a part of a hedging, integrated, conversion or constructive sale transaction or a straddle,
 
  •  traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities holdings,
 
  •  persons liable for alternative minimum tax,
 
  •  investors in pass-through entities, or
 
  •  U.S. Holders (as defined below) of registered notes whose “functional currency” is not the U.S. dollar.
 
In addition, this summary does not consider specific facts and circumstances that may be relevant to a particular Non-U.S. Holder’s tax position and does not consider the state, local or non-U.S. tax consequences of an investment in our registered notes. Special rules may apply to certain Non-U.S. Holders, such as:
 
  •  U.S. expatriates,
 
  •  “controlled foreign corporations,”
 
  •  “passive foreign investment companies,” and
 
  •  corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax.
 
Such Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors to determine the U.S. federal, state, local and other tax consequences that may be relevant to them.
 
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discussion is limited to initial holders who purchase the registered notes for cash in the initial offering at the original offering price and who hold the registered notes as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code.
 
We cannot assure you that the Internal Revenue Service (which we refer to as the IRS), will not challenge one or more of the tax considerations described below. We have not obtained, and do not intend to obtain, a ruling from the IRS or an opinion of counsel with respect to the U.S. federal tax considerations resulting from acquiring, holding or disposing of the registered notes.
 
This summary is included herein as general information only. We urge you to consult your own tax advisors concerning the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences to you of the purchase, ownership, or disposition of our registered notes, as well as any consequences to you arising under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction, including the effect and applicability of state, local or foreign or other tax laws, such as gift and estate taxes and any tax treaty.
 
CIRCULAR 230 DISCLOSURE
 
BASED ON U.S. TREASURY REGULATIONS GOVERNING PRACTICE BEFORE THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THE ISSUER HEREBY INFORMS YOU THAT: (A) ANY ADVICE CONTAINED HEREIN, INCLUDING ANY OPINION OF COUNSEL REFERRED TO HEREIN (IF ANY), IS NOT INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED BY A TAXPAYER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING PENALTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED ON THE TAXPAYER; (B) ANY SUCH ADVICE IS WRITTEN TO SUPPORT THE PROMOTION OR MARKETING OF THE REGISTERED NOTES; AND (C) EACH TAXPAYER SHOULD SEEK ADVICE BASED ON THE TAXPAYER’S PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES FROM AN INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISOR.
 
For purposes of this discussion, the term “U.S. Holder” means:
 
  •  an individual citizen or resident of the United States,
 
  •  a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia,
 
  •  an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or
 
  •  a trust, if it (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more U.S. persons, as described in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
 
As used herein, the term “Non-U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of a note that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is not a U.S. Holder.
 
If a partnership or other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds our registered notes, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner of a partnership holding our registered notes, we urge you to consult your own tax advisors.
 
Consequences to U.S. Holders
 
Payments of Interest
 
Payments of stated interest on a note generally will be includible in the gross income of a U.S. Holder as ordinary interest income at the time that such payments are received or accrued in accordance with such U.S. Holder’s method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
 
We may be required to make payments of additional amounts if we call the registered notes for redemption or if we repurchase the registered notes at the option of the holders upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale. We intend to take the position that the registered notes should not be treated as contingent payment debt instruments because of these additional payments, and this disclosure assumes that our position will be respected.


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Assuming such position is respected, a U.S. Holder would be required to include in income the amount of such additional payment at the time such payments are received or accrued in accordance with such U.S. Holder’s method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the IRS successfully challenged this position, and the registered notes were treated as contingent payment debt instruments, U.S. Holders could be required to accrue interest income at a rate higher than the rate that would otherwise apply and to treat as ordinary income, rather than capital gain, any gain recognized on a sale, exchange or redemption of a note. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the potential application to the registered notes of the contingent payment debt instrument rules and the consequences thereof.
 
Original Issue Discount
 
The registered notes may be issued with original issue discount.
 
General.  A debt obligation that has an issue price that is less than its stated redemption price at maturity, or SRPM, by more than a de minimis amount will be treated as issued with original issue discount, or OID, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As explained below, the issue price of the registered notes may be substantially less than their SRPM, so the registered notes may be issued with OID.
 
Generally, the issue price of a note will be the first price at which a substantial amount of the registered notes is sold to the public (ignoring sales to bond houses, brokers, or similar persons or organizations acting in the capacity of underwriters, placement agents, or wholesalers). The SRPM of a note will be the sum of all payments provided by the note other than payments of qualified stated interest. The registered notes may be issued at a discount from their SRPM that exceeds a de minimis amount. Accordingly, the registered notes may be issued with OID.
 
U.S. Holders must generally include OID in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes on an annual basis under a constant yield method without regard to the holder’s method of accounting for tax purposes. As a result, if the registered notes are issued with OID, U.S. Holders will generally be required to include OID in income in advance of the receipt of cash attributable to such income. However, U.S. Holders of the registered notes generally will not be required to include separately in income cash payments received on the registered notes to the extent such payments constitute payments of accrued OID. OID accrues based on a compounded, constant yield to maturity, taking into account the mandatory redemption described in the section entitled “Description of Notes — Mandatory Redemption.” Accordingly, if the registered notes are issued with OID, U.S. Holders of registered notes will be required to include in income increasingly greater amounts of OID in successive accrual periods. The aggregate amount of OID on each note will equal the excess of such note’s SRPM over such note’s issue price.
 
The amount of OID includible in income by a U.S. Holder of a note is the sum of the “daily portions” of OID with respect to the note for each day during the taxable year (or portion of the taxable year) in which such U.S. Holder held such note. The daily portion is determined by allocating to each day in any “accrual period” a pro rata portion of the OID to that accrual period in such period. The “accrual period” for a note may be of any length and may vary in length over the term of the note, provided that each accrual period is no longer than one year and each scheduled payment of principal or interest occurs on the first day or the final day of an accrual period.
 
In general, the amount of OID that accrues with respect to an accrual period is an amount equal to the product of the note’s adjusted issue price at the beginning of such accrual period and its yield to maturity (determined on the basis of compounding at the close of each accrual period and properly adjusted for the length of the accrual period) less the amount of stated interest allocable to the accrual period. The registered notes’ yield to maturity is the rate that, when used to determine the present value of all payments due under the registered notes, produces an amount equal to the issue price of the registered notes. The yield must be constant over the term and must be calculated to at least two decimal places. OID allocable to a final accrual period is generally the difference between the amount payable at maturity and the adjusted issue price at the beginning of the final accrual period. The “adjusted issue price” of a note at the beginning of any accrual period is equal to its issue price increased by the accrued OID for each prior accrual period and reduced by any payments made on such note on or before the first day of the accrual period.


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Election to Treat all Interest as Original Issue Discount
 
You may elect, subject to certain limitations, to include in gross income all interest that accrues on a note, including stated interest and OID, on the constant yield method. When applying the constant yield method to a note for which this election has been made, the issue price of a note will equal your tax basis in the note immediately after its acquisition and the issue date of the note will be the date of its acquisition by you.
 
The election is to be made for the taxable year in which you acquired the registered notes by attaching to your timely filed U.S. federal income tax return a statement that you are making the election and it may not be revoked without the consent of the IRS. You should consult your own tax advisor before making this election.
 
Sale, Exchange or Redemption of the Registered notes
 
Upon the disposition of a note by sale, exchange or redemption, you generally will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between (i) the amount realized on the sale, exchange or redemption (other than amounts attributable to accrued but unpaid stated interest which, if not previously included in income, will be treated as interest paid on the registered notes) and (ii) your adjusted federal income tax basis in the note. Your adjusted federal income tax basis in a note generally will equal the cost of the note increased by the amount of any OID previously included in your income with respect to the note and decreased by any cash payments made with respect to the note, other than stated interest.
 
Any gain or loss you recognize on a disposition of a note generally will constitute capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if you held the note for longer than one year at the time of disposition. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to certain limitations.
 
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
 
Under the Code, you may be subject, under certain circumstances, to information reporting and/or backup withholding with respect to certain payments made on or with respect to the registered notes. Backup withholding applies only if you are a U.S. Holder and you (i) fail to furnish your taxpayer identification number, or TIN, which for an individual is your social security number, within a reasonable time after a request therefor, (ii) furnish an incorrect TIN, (iii) are notified by the IRS that you failed to report interest or dividends properly, or (iv) fail, under certain circumstances, to provide a certified statement, signed under penalty of perjury, that the TIN provided is correct and that you have not been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding. The application for exemption is available by providing a properly completed IRS Form W-9. These requirements generally do not apply with respect to certain holders, including corporations, tax-exempt organizations, qualified pension and profit sharing trusts, certain financial institutions and individual retirement accounts.
 
The backup withholding tax rate equals the fourth lowest rate of tax applicable under section 1(c) of the Code. That rate is currently 28%. Any amount withheld from a payment under the backup withholding rules is allowable as credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability (and may entitle you to a refund), provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS. You should consult your tax advisor as to your qualification for exemption from backup withholding and the procedure for obtaining such exemption.
 
U.S. Federal Estate Tax
 
Your estate will not be subject to U.S. federal estate tax on registered notes beneficially owned by you at the time of your death, provided that (1) you do not own, actually or constructively, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our voting stock (within the meaning of the Code and the Treasury Regulations) and (2) interest on those registered notes would not have been, if received at the time of your death, effectively connected with the conduct by you of a trade or business in the United States.


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Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders
 
Interest
 
Interest paid (including OID, if any) to a Non-U.S. Holder that is not effectively connected with such holder’s U.S. trade or business will generally not be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax of 30% (or, if applicable, a lower treaty rate) provided that:
 
  •  such holder does not actually (or constructively) own 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our voting stock within the meaning of the Code and the Treasury Regulations;
 
  •  such holder is not a controlled foreign corporation that is related, directly or indirectly, to us through stock ownership and is not a bank that received such registered notes on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business; and
 
  •  such holder has fulfilled the certification requirements set forth in Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code, as discussed below.
 
The certification requirements referred to above will be fulfilled if you certify on IRS Form W-8BEN or other successor form, under penalties of perjury, that you are not a U.S. person for federal income tax purposes and provide your name and address, and (i) you file IRS Form W-8BEN or other successor form with the withholding agent or (ii) in the case of a note held on your behalf by a securities clearing organization, bank or other financial institution holding customers’ securities in the ordinary course of its trade or business, the financial institution files with the withholding agent a statement that it has received the IRS Form W-8BEN or other successor form from the holder and furnishes the withholding agent with a copy thereof; provided that a foreign financial institution will fulfill the certification requirement by filing IRS Form W-8IMY if it has entered into an agreement with the IRS to be treated as a qualified intermediary. With respect to registered notes held by a non-U.S. partnership and certain other non-U.S. entities, unless the non-U.S. partnership or entity has entered into a withholding agreement with the IRS, the non-U.S. partnership or entity generally will be required to provide on IRS Form W-8IMY or other successor form and to associate with such form an appropriate certification or other appropriate documentation from each partner, other member or beneficial owner of the note. You should consult your tax advisor regarding possible additional certification requirements.
 
If you cannot satisfy the requirements described above, payments of interest (including OID, if any) made to you will be subject to the 30% U.S. federal withholding tax, unless you provide us with a properly executed (1) IRS Form W-8BEN (or successor form) claiming an exemption from (or a reduction of) withholding under the benefit of a tax treaty and stating your taxpayer identification number or (2) IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form) stating that payments on the note are not subject to withholding tax because such payments are effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States, as discussed below.
 
United States Trade or Business
 
If interest (including OID, if any) or gain on the registered notes is effectively connected with a Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business and, if a tax treaty applies, is attributable to a permanent establishment in the United States, the Non-U.S. Holder will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the interest (including OID, if any) and gain on a net income basis in the same manner as if you were a U.S. Holder. See the section entitled “Material United States Federal Tax Considerations — Consequences to U.S. Holders” above. In that case, the Non-U.S. Holder would not be subject to the 30% U.S. federal withholding tax and would be required in lieu of the certifications described above to provide to the withholding agent a properly executed IRS Form W-8ECI or other successor form. In addition, a foreign corporation that is a holder of the registered notes may be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) of its effectively connected earnings and profits for the taxable year, subject to certain adjustments, unless it qualifies for a lower rate under an applicable tax treaty. For this purpose, interest (including OID, if any) on registered notes will be included in earnings and profits if so effectively connected.


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Sale or Other Taxable Disposition of the Registered notes
 
Any gain realized on the sale, exchange or redemption of the registered notes generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless:
 
  •  that gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States and, if a tax treaty applies, is attributable to a permanent establishment in the United States; or
 
  •  you are an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of that disposition, and certain other conditions are met;
 
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
 
If you are a Non-U.S. Holder and you provide the applicable IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8IMY or other applicable form, together with all appropriate attachments, signed under penalties of perjury, and stating that you are not a U.S. person, you will not be subject to IRS reporting requirements and U.S. backup withholding.
 
Under current Treasury Regulations, payments on the sale, exchange or other disposition of a note made to or through a U.S. office of a broker generally will be subject to information reporting or backup withholding unless the holder either certifies its status as a Non-U.S. Holder under penalties of perjury on the applicable IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8IMY or other applicable form (as described above) or otherwise establishes an exemption. The payment of the proceeds on the disposition of a note by a Non-U.S. Holder to or through a non-U.S. office of a non-U.S. broker will not be subject to backup withholding or information reporting unless the non-U.S. broker is a “U.S. Related Person” (as defined below). The payment of proceeds on the disposition of a note by a Non-U.S. Holder to or through a non-U.S. office of a U.S. broker or a U.S. Related Person generally will not be subject to backup withholding, but will be subject to information reporting, unless the holder certifies its status as a Non-U.S. Holder under penalties of perjury or the broker has certain documentary evidence in its files as to the Non-U.S. Holder’s foreign status and the broker has no actual knowledge to the contrary.
 
For this purpose, a “U.S. Related Person” is (i) a “controlled foreign corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (ii) a foreign person 50% or more of whose gross income from all sources for the three-year period ending with the close of its taxable year preceding the payment (or for such part of the period that the broker has been in existence) is derived from activities that are effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business or (iii) a foreign partnership if at any time during its tax year one or more of its partners are U.S. persons who, in the aggregate, hold more than 50% of the income or capital interest of the partnership or if, at any time during its taxable year, the partnership is engaged in the conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
 
Information reporting requirements may apply regardless of whether withholding is required. Copies of the information returns reporting such interest and withholding also may be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which a Non-U.S. Holder is a resident under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty or agreement.


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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
Any broker-dealer who holds old notes that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than old notes acquired directly from the issuer), may exchange such old notes pursuant to the exchange offer; however, such broker-dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the registered notes received by such broker-dealer in the exchange offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery of such broker-dealer of this prospectus. We have agreed that, for a period ending on the earlier of (a) 180 days after the registration statement containing this prospectus is declared effective and (b) the date on which a broker-dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities, we will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. In addition, until          , 2010, all dealers effecting transactions in the registered notes may be required to deliver a prospectus.
 
We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of registered notes by broker-dealers. Registered notes received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the exchange offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over the counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the registered notes or a combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer or the purchasers of any such registered notes. Any broker-dealer that resells registered notes that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such registered notes may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit on any such resale of registered notes and any commission or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The letter of transmittal states that, by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.
 
We will promptly send additional copies of this prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests such documents in the letter of transmittal. We have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the exchange offer (including the expenses of one counsel for the holders of the notes) other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers and will indemnify the holders of the notes (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
 
LEGAL MATTERS
 
Certain legal matters relating to the issuance of the registered notes will be passed upon for us by Holland & Knight LLP, Miami, Florida.
 
EXPERTS
 
Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements included in our November 4, 2009 Current Report on Form 8-K, our financial statement schedules included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, as set forth in their reports, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement. Our financial statements and schedules are incorporated by reference in reliance on Ernst & Young LLP’s reports, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
 
On March 18, 2009, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Altra Holdings and Altra Industrial dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as their independent registered public accounting firm effective as of March 20, 2009. On March 18, 2009, the Audit Committee appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP as Altra Holdings’ and Altra Industrial’s new independent registered public accounting firm.
 


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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
 
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Exchange Act. The public may read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC (http://www.sec.gov). Our Internet address is http://www.altramotion.com.
 
We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the following documents filed by us with the SEC, other than information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, each of which should be considered an important part of this prospectus.
 
     
SEC Filing (File No. 001-33209)
  Period Covered or Date of Filing
 
Annual Report on Form 10-K
  Year ended December 31, 2008
Quarterly Reports Current Reports on Form 10-Q   Quarters ended March 28, 2009, June 27, 2009, and September 26, 2009
Current Reports on Form 8-K
  February 9, 2009, March 6, 2009, March 23, 2009, November 5, 2009, November 12, 2009, November 19, 2009, December 2, 2009, and December 11, 2009
All subsequent documents filed under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934   After the date of the initial registration statement and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement and before the termination of the exchange offer
 
You should rely only on the information contained in and incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the respective document. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
 
The information in this prospectus may not contain all of the information that may be important to you. You should read the entire prospectus, as well as the documents incorporated by reference in the prospectus, before making an investment decision.
 
This prospectus includes summaries of the terms of the indenture governing the notes, but reference is made to the actual documents and agreements and all such summaries are qualified in their entirety by this reference. For so long as any notes remain outstanding, we will make available, upon request, to any holder and any prospective purchaser of notes the information required pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act during any period in which we are not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. We will provide you, free of charge, with a copy of the notes and the indenture governing the notes, as well as a copy of each of our filings. Exhibits to a document will not be provided unless they are specifically incorporated by reference in that document. You may request a copy of these documents in writing or by telephone at the following address:
 
Altra Holdings, Inc.
300 Granite Street
Suite 201
Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
(781) 917-0600
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$210,000,000
 
 
Offer to exchange all outstanding
$210,000,000 principal amount of
81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
for
$210,000,000 principal amount of
81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
registered under the Securities Act of 1933
 
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PART II: INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
 
Item 20.   Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
 
The following is a summary of the statutes, charter and bylaw provisions or other arrangements under which the registrants’ directors and officers are insured or indemnified against liability in their capacities as such. All the directors and officers of the registrants are covered by insurance policies maintained and held in effect by Altra Holdings, Inc. against certain liabilities for actions taken in their capacities as such, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
 
REGISTRANTS INCORPORATED UNDER DELAWARE LAW
 
Altra Holdings, Inc., Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., American Enterprises MPT Corp., Kilian Manufacturing Corporation, TB Wood’s Corporation, TB Wood’s Enterprises, Inc. and Warner Electric International, Inc. are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware.
 
Section 145 of Delaware General Corporation Law.
 
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or DGCL, provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful.
 
Section 145 also provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery of Delaware or such other court shall deem proper.
 
To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith; provided that indemnification provided for by Section 145 or granted pursuant thereto shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled; and a Delaware corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person’s status as such whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liabilities under Section 145.


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Certificate of Incorporation Provisions on Indemnification.
 
The Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Altra Holdings, Inc. and the Certificate of Incorporation of Altra Industrial Motion, Inc. provide that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to either the corporation or any stockholder for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty except for liability (i) for breaches of the duty of loyalty, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) as required by Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for a transaction resulting in an improper personal benefit.
 
Under the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Altra Holdings, Inc., the corporation has the power to indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any person serving, or who served, as a director of the corporation or, while a director of the corporation, is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director (or similar role) of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise.
 
Under the Certificate of Incorporation of Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., the corporation has the power to indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any person serving, or who served, as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or, at the request of the corporation, is or was serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise.
 
The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of American Enterprises MPT Corp. provides that a director or officer of the corporation shall not be personally liable to either the corporation or any stockholder for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty except for liability (i) for breaches of the duty of loyalty, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) as required by Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for a transaction resulting in an improper personal benefit. In addition, to the extent permitted by law, the corporation has the power to indemnify employees or agents and shall indemnify its directors, officers and anyone who, while a director of the corporation, is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director (or similar role) of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise.
 
The Certificate of Incorporation of Warner Electric International Holding, Inc. provides that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to either the corporation or any stockholder for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty except for liability (i) for breaches of the duty of loyalty, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) as required by Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for a transaction resulting in an improper personal benefit.
 
The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of TB Wood’s Corporation provides that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to either the corporation or any stockholder for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty except for liability (i) for breaches of the duty of loyalty, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction resulting in an improper personal benefit.
 
The Certificate of Incorporation of TB Wood’s Enterprises, Inc. provides that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to either the corporation or any stockholder for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty except for liability (i) for breaches of the duty of loyalty, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction resulting in an improper personal benefit. In addition, the corporation shall indemnify directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law.
 
Bylaw Provisions on Indemnification
 
The Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Altra Holdings, Inc. provide that the corporation has the power to indemnify its directors and officers, and, at the discretion of its board of directors, its employees and agents in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative, or with any claim, issue or matter therein (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), in which such person is, or is threatened to be made, a party or participant by reason of such person’s status, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to


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the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Altra Holdings, Inc. also provide that the corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent against any liability asserted against or incurred by the corporation or any such person, or arising out of any such person’s status.
 
The Bylaws of Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., the Bylaws of TB Wood’s Corporation, and the Bylaws of Warner Electric International Holding, Inc. generally provide that each corporation has the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
 
The Bylaws of TB Wood’s Enterprises, Inc. provide that the corporation has the power, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, to indemnify any person who was or is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person (or a person from whom such person is the legal representative) is or was (i) a director or officer of the corporation or its subsidiaries or (ii) a director, officer or employee of the corporation and is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, nonprofit entity, or other enterprise.
 
The Bylaws of American Enterprises MPT Corp. provide that the corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation (or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise) against liability asserted against or incurred by such person in such capacity or arising from such person’s status as such.
 
The above discussion of the DGCL and of the Certificates of Incorporation and Bylaws of the registrants incorporated under Delaware law is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such Certificates of Incorporation, Bylaws and the DGCL.
 
REGISTRANTS EXISTING AS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES UNDER DELAWARE LAW
 
American Enterprises MPT Holdings, LLC, Ameridrives International, LLC, Boston Gear LLC, Formsprag LLC, Inertia Dynamics, LLC, Nuttall Gear LLC, Warner Electric LLC and Warner Electric Technology LLC are limited liability companies organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.
 
Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
 
Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, or the DLLC Act, provides that a limited liability company may, and shall have the power to, indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever, subject to the standards and restrictions, if any, set forth in its limited liability company agreement.
 
Limited Liability Company Agreement Provisions on Indemnification.
 
The Limited Liability Company Agreement of American Enterprises MPT Holdings, LLC, the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Ameridrives International, LLC, the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Boston Gear LLC, the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Nuttall Gear L L C, the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Warner Electric LLC, and the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Warner Electric Technology LLC each provide that such company shall indemnify any member or officer of the company, to the fullest extent permitted by law, from and against any loss, claim, demand, cost, damage, liability, expense, judgment, fine, settlement or other related amount, in which such person may be involved, or threatened to be involved as a party or otherwise, arising out of or incidental to the business or activities of or relating to the


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company, provided that such person’s conduct does not constitute willful misconduct and that the claim, action, suit, proceeding or counterclaim is not initiated by or on behalf of such person.
 
The Operating Agreement of Inertia Dynamics, LLC provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the company shall indemnify the member and the managers, as well as the directors, officers and partners of the member and the managers, for any loss, liability, damage or claim incurred by such person by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such person in good faith on behalf of the company, provided that any indemnity shall be provided out of and to the extent of the company’s assets only, and none of the persons indemnified shall have any related personal liability.
 
The Limited Liability Company Agreement of Formsprag LLC provides that the company shall indemnify any member or officer (or affiliate thereof) of the company, to the fullest extent permitted by law, from and against any loss, claim, demand, cost, damage, liability, expense, judgment, fine, settlement or other related amount, in which such person may be involved, or threatened to be involved as a party or otherwise, arising out of or incidental to the business or activities of or relating to the company, except for liability (i) for breaches of the duty of loyalty, (ii) for acts or omissions involving intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for a transaction resulting in an improper personal benefit. The Limited Liability Company Agreement of Formsprag LLC also provides that the company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of the members and such other persons as the members shall determine against any liability that may be asserted against or expense that may be incurred by such persons in connection with the offering of interests in the company or the business or activities of the company.
 
The above discussion of the Limited Liability Company Agreements and Operating Agreement, as applicable, of the registrants and of the DLLC Act is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by the Limited Liability Company Agreements, the Operating Agreement, and the DLLC Act.
 
REGISTRANT INCORPORATED UNDER PENNSYLVANIA LAW
 
TB Wood’s Incorporated is incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
 
Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law
 
Subchapter D of Chapter 17 of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended, or Subchapter D, provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a representative of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a representative of another domestic or foreign corporation for profit or not-for-profit, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful.
 
Subchapter D also provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a representative of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a representative of another domestic or foreign corporation for profit or not-for-profit, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court of common pleas of the judicial district embracing the county in which the registered office of the corporation is located or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court of common pleas or such other court shall deem proper.


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To the extent that a representative of a business corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith; provided, that indemnification provided for by Subchapter D or granted pursuant thereto shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled; and a Pennsylvania corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a representative of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a representative of another domestic or foreign corporation for profit, or not-for-profit, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person’s status as such whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liabilities under Subchapter D.
 
By-law Provisions on Indemnification
 
The By-laws of TB Wood’s Incorporated provide that the corporation has the power to indemnify its directors and officers, and, to the extent authorized by the corporation’s board of directors, persons who are not directors or officers of the corporation, in connection with any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (whether brought by or in the name of the corporation or otherwise), arising out of their service to the corporation or to another organization at the corporation’s request. The By-laws of TB Wood’s Incorporated also provide that the corporation may maintain insurance to protect itself and any such director, officer or other person against any liability, cost or expense incurred in connection with any such action, suit or proceeding.
 
The above discussion of Subchapter D and the By-Laws of TB Wood’s Incorporated is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Subchapter D.
 
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the registrants as disclosed above, the registrants have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
 
Item 21.   Exhibits.
 
(a) The following exhibits are filed with this Registration Statement.
 
         
Number
 
Description
 
  1 .1   Purchase Agreement, dated November 16, 2009 among Altra Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and the Initial Purchasers party thereto
  2 .1(1)   LLC Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2004, among Warner Electric Holding, Inc., Colfax Corporation and Altra Holdings, Inc.
  2 .2(1)   Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2004, between Altra Holdings, Inc. and Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.
  2 .3(2)   Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2005, among Altra Industrial Motion, Inc. and the stockholders of Hay Hall Holdings Limited listed therein
  2 .4(3)   Asset Purchase Agreement, dated May 18, 2006, among Warner Electric LLC, Bear Linear LLC and the other guarantors listed therein
  2 .5(5)   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 17, 2007, among Altra Holdings, Inc., Forest Acquisition Corp. and TB Wood’s Corp.
  3 .1(4)   Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Altra Holdings, Inc.
  3 .2(8)   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Altra Holdings, Inc.
  3 .3(1)   Certificate of Incorporation of Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.
  3 .4(1)   By-laws of Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.
  3 .5(1)   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of American Enterprises MPT Corp.
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Number
 
Description
 
  3 .7(3)   Certificate of Formation of American Enterprises MPT Holdings, LLC
  3 .8(3)   Limited Liability Company Agreement of American Enterprises MPT Holdings, LLC
  3 .9(3)   Certificate of Formation of Ameridrives International, LLC
  3 .10(3)   Limited Liability Company Agreement of Ameridrives International, LLC
  3 .11(1)   Certificate of Formation of Boston Gear LLC
  3 .12(1)   Limited Liability Company Agreement of Boston Gear LLC
  3 .13(1)   Certificate of Formation of Formsprag LLC, as amended
  3 .14(1)   Limited Liability Company Agreement of Formsprag LLC, as amended
  3 .15(1)   Certificate of Formation of Inertia Dynamics, LLC
  3 .16(1)   Operating Agreement of Inertia Dynamics, LLC
  3 .17(1)   Certificate of Incorporation of Kilian Manufacturing Corporation
  3 .18(1)   By-laws of Kilian Manufacturing Corporation
  3 .19(1)   Certificate of Formation of Nuttall Gear LLC
  3 .20(1)   Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Nuttall Gear LLC
  3 .21(1)   Certificate of Formation of Warner Electric LLC
  3 .22(1)   Limited Liability Company Agreement of Warner Electric LLC
  3 .23(1)   Certificate of Formation of Warner Electric Technology LLC
  3 .24(1)   Limited Liability Company Agreement of Warner Electric Technology LLC
  3 .25(1)   Certificate of Incorporation of Warner Electric International Holding, Inc.
  3 .26(1)   By-laws of Warner Electric International Holding, Inc.
  3 .27(11)   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of TB Wood’s Corporation
  3 .28(11)   By-laws of TB Wood’s Corporation
  3 .29(11)   Certificate of Incorporation of TB Wood’s Enterprises, Inc.
  3 .30(11)   By-laws of TB Wood’s Enterprises, Inc.
  3 .33(11)   Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of TB Wood’s Incorporated
  3 .34(11)   By-laws of TB Wood’s Incorporated
  4 .1   Form of 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
  4 .2   Indenture, dated November 25, 2009, among Altra Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
  4 .3   Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 25, 2009, among Altra Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and the Initial Purchasers party thereto
  5 .1   Opinion of Holland & Knight LLP
  5 .2   Opinion of Saul Ewing LLP
  10 .1(3)   Subscription Agreement, dated November 30, 2004, among Altra Holdings, Inc., the preferred purchasers and the common purchasers as listed therein
  10 .2(6)   Labor Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2007, between Warner Electric LLC (formerly Warner Electric Inc.) and International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Works, AFL-CIO, and Aeronautical Industrial District Lode 776, Local Lodge 2771
  10 .3(6)   Employment Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2007, among Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., Altra Holdings, Inc. and Christian Storch
  10 .4(7)   Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2008, among Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., Altra Holdings, Inc. and Michael L. Hurt
  10 .5(9)   Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2009, among Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., Altra Holdings, Inc. and Carl Christenson
  10 .6(10)   Labor Agreement, effective as of February 1, 2009, between Warner Electric LLC and United Steelworkers and Local Union No. 3245

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Number
 
Description
 
  10 .7(8)   Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into between Altra Holdings, Inc. and the Directors and certain officers
  10 .8(8)   Form of Change of Control Agreement entered into among Altra Holdings, Inc., Altra Industrial Motion, Inc. and certain officers
  10 .9(1)   Altra Holdings, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan
  10 .10(3)   Amendment to Altra Holdings, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan
  10 .11(4)   Second Amendment to Altra Holdings, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan
  10 .12(1)   Form of Altra Holdings, Inc. Restricted Stock Award Agreement
  10 .13(4)   Form of Amendment to Restricted Stock Agreements with Michael Hurt
  12 .1   Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
  21 .1(9)   Subsidiaries of Altra Holdings, Inc.
  23 .1   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
  23 .2   Consent of Holland & Knight LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
  24 .1   Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature pages of this registration statement)
  25 .1   Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of Trustee under the Indenture
  99 .1   Form of Letter of Transmittal
  99 .2   Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
  99 .3   Form of Letter to Nominees/Brokers
  99 .4   Form of Letter to Clients
 
 
(1) Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2005.
 
(2) Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2006.
 
(3) Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2006.
 
(3) Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2006.
 
(4) Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 2006.
 
(5) Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 2007.
 
(6) Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
 
(7) Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 26, 2008.
 
(8) Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2008.
 
(9) Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
 
(10) Incorporated by reference to Altra Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2009.
 
(11) Incorporated by reference to Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2007.

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Item 22.   Undertakings.
 
The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake:
 
(a)
 
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
 
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
 
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any fact or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
 
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.
 
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unexchanged at the termination of the offering.
 
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness; provided , however , that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
 
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrants under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrants pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrants will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser.
 
(i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrants relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
 
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(iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrants or their securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants; and
 
(iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrants to the purchaser.
 
(b) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of a registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
(d) To respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Items 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of this Form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request.
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant, Altra Holdings, Inc., and the co-registrant, Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Braintree, State of Massachusetts, on February 2, 2010.
 
ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION, INC.
 
   
/s/  Carl R. Christenson
By: Carl R. Christenson
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
 
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carl R. Christenson and Christian Storch, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, including any related registration statement filed pursuant to Rules 413 or 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
         
/s/  Carl R. Christenson

Carl R. Christenson
  President and Chief Executive Officer and Director   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Christian Storch

Christian Storch
  Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Todd B. Patriacca

Todd B. Patriacca
  Vice President Finance, Corporate Controller and Assistant Treasurer   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Michael J. Hurt P.E.

Michael J. Hurt P.E.
  Executive Chairman   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Edmund M. Carpenter

Edmund M. Carpenter
  Director   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Lyle G. Ganske

Lyle G. Ganske
  Director   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Michael S. Lipscomb

Michael S. Lipscomb
  Director   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Larry McPherson

Larry McPherson
  Director   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  James H. Woodward Jr.

James H. Woodward Jr.
  Director   February 2, 2010
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, each of the registrants, as listed on the attached Schedule A, have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Braintree, State of Massachusetts, on February 2, 2010.
 
On behalf of each Registrant listed on Schedule A hereto.
 
   
/s/  Carl R. Christenson
By: Carl R. Christenson
  Title: President
 
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carl R. Christenson and Christian Storch, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, including any related registration statement filed pursuant to Rules 413 or 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
         
/s/  Carl R. Christenson

Carl R. Christenson
  President and Director   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Christian Storch

Christian Storch
  Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Glenn Deegan

Glenn Deegan
  Director   February 2, 2010
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, each of the registrants, as listed on the attached Schedule B, have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Braintree, State of Massachusetts, on February 2, 2010.
 
On behalf of each Registrant listed on Schedule B hereto.
 
   
/s/  Carl R. Christenson
By: Carl R. Christenson
  Title: President
 
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carl R. Christenson and Christian Storch, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, including any related registration statement filed pursuant to Rules 413 or 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
         
/s/  Carl R. Christenson

Carl R. Christenson
  President   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Christian Storch

Christian Storch
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Carl R. Christenson

Carl R. Christenson
  President of American Enterprises MPT Corp., as Sole Member   February 2, 2010
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, each of the registrants, as listed on the attached Schedule C, have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Braintree, State of Massachusetts, on February 2, 2010.
 
On behalf of each Registrant listed on Schedule C hereto.
 
   
/s/  Carl R. Christenson
By: Carl R. Christenson
  Title: President
 
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carl R. Christenson and Christian Storch, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, including any related registration statement filed pursuant to Rules 413 or 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
         
/s/  Carl R. Christenson

Carl R. Christenson
  President   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Christian Storch

Christian Storch
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Carl R. Christenson

Carl R. Christenson
  Chief Executive Officer and President of Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., as Sole Member   February 2, 2010
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, each of the registrants, as listed on the attached Schedule D, have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Braintree, State of Massachusetts, on February 2, 2010.
 
On behalf of each Registrant listed on Schedule D hereto.
 
   
/s/  Carl R. Christenson
By: Carl R. Christenson
  Title: President
 
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carl R. Christenson and Christian Storch, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, including any related registration statement filed pursuant to Rules 413 or 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
         
/s/  Carl R. Christenson

Carl R. Christenson
  President and Director   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Christian Storch

Christian Storch
  Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Edward L. Novotny

Edward L. Novotny
  Director   February 2, 2010
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, Kilian Manufacturing Corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Braintree, State of Massachusetts, on February 2, 2010.
 
KILIAN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
 
   
/s/  Carl R. Christenson
By: Carl R. Christenson
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carl R. Christenson and Christian Storch, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, including any related registration statement filed pursuant to Rules 413 or 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
         
/s/  Carl R. Christenson

Carl R. Christenson
  Chief Executive Officer and Director   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  William Duff

William Duff
  President and Director   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Christian Storch

Christian Storch
  Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
and Director
  February 2, 2010
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, TB Wood’s Enterprises, Inc., has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Braintree, State of Massachusetts, on February 2, 2010.
 
TB WOOD’S ENTERPRISES, INC.
 
   
/s/  Carl R. Christenson
By: Carl R. Christenson
  Title: President
 
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carl R. Christenson and Christian Storch, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, including any related registration statement filed pursuant to Rules 413 or 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
         
/s/  Carl R. Christenson

Carl R. Christenson
  President   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Christian Storch

Christian Storch
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Barry Crozier

Barry Crozier
  Director   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Todd Patriacca

Todd Patriacca
  Director   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Glenn Deegan

Glenn Deegan
  Director   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Jonathan Kasdan

Jonathan Kasdan
  Director   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Bob Grenda

Bob Grenda
  Director   February 2, 2010
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Inertia Dynamics LLC, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Braintree, State of Massachusetts, on February 2, 2010.
 
INERTIA DYNAMICS LLC
 
   
/s/  Carl R. Christenson
By: Carl R. Christenson
  Title: Manager
 
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carl R. Christenson and Christian Storch, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, including any related registration statement filed pursuant to Rules 413 or 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
         
/s/  Carl R. Christenson

Carl R. Christenson
  Manager   February 2, 2010
Date
         
/s/  Christian Storch

Christian Storch
  Manager   February 2, 2010
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SCHEDULE A
 
AMERICAN ENTERPRISES MPT CORP.
WARNER ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDING, INC


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SCHEDULE B
 
AMERICAN ENTERPRISES MPT HOLDINGS, LLC
AMERIDRIVES INTERNATIONAL, LLC
NUTTALL GEAR LLC
FORMSPRAG LLC


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SCHEDULE C
 
BOSTON GEAR LLC
WARNER ELECTRIC LLC
WARNER ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY LLC


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SCHEDULE D
 
TB WOOD’S CORPORATION
TB WOOD’S INCORPORATED


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
         
Number
 
Description
 
  1 .1   Purchase Agreement, dated November 16, 2009 among Altra Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and the Initial Purchasers party thereto
  4 .1   Form of 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
  4 .2   Indenture, dated November 25, 2009, among Altra Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
  4 .3   Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 25, 2009, among Altra Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and the Initial Purchasers party thereto
  5 .1   Opinion of Holland & Knight LLP
  5 .2   Opinion of Saul Ewing LLP
  12 .1   Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
  23 .1   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
  23 .2   Consent of Holland & Knight LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
  25 .1   Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of Trustee under the Indenture
  99 .1   Form of Letter of Transmittal
  99 .2   Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
  99 .3   Form of Letter to Nominees/Brokers
  99 .4   Form of Letter to Clients

EX-1.1 2 b79208exv1w1.htm EX-1.1 PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED NOVEMBER 16, 2009 exv1w1
Exhibit 1.1
$210,000,000
Altra Holdings, Inc.
81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
November 16, 2009
JEFFERIES & COMPANY, INC.
As Representative of the
      Initial Purchasers listed in
      Schedule I hereto
c/o Jefferies & Company, Inc.
520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Ladies and Gentlemen:
     Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the Guarantors (as hereinafter defined) hereby agree with you as follows:
          1. Issuance of Notes. Subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, the Company proposes to issue and sell to the initial purchasers listed on Schedule I (the “Initial Purchasers”) $210,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of November 25, 2009, among the Company, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings set forth in the “Description of the Notes” section of the Final Offering Memorandum (as hereinafter defined).
     The proceeds of the Notes along with cash on hand will be used to repurchase or redeem the outstanding 9% Senior Secured Notes due 2011 (the “9% Notes”), of Altra Industrial Motion, Inc, a Delaware corporation (“Altra Industrial”), to repay indebtedness under the TB Wood’s credit facility and to pay related fees and expenses. The Company launched a tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) in connection with the repurchase of the 9% Notes on November 10, 2009.
     The Notes will be offered and sold to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”). Upon original issuance thereof, and until such time as the same are no longer required under the applicable requirements of the Act, the Notes shall bear the legends set forth under the “Notice to Investors” section of the final offering memorandum, dated the date hereof, including the information incorporated by reference therein (the “Final Offering Memorandum”). The Company has prepared (i) a preliminary offering memorandum, dated November 12, 2009, including the information incorporated by reference therein (the “Preliminary Offering Memorandum”), (ii) a pricing term sheet attached hereto as Exhibit A, which includes pricing terms and other information with respect to the Notes (the “Pricing Term Sheet”) and (iii)

 


 

the Final Offering Memorandum relating to the offer and sale of the Notes (the “Offering”). “Offering Memorandum” means the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and any exhibits and schedules thereto, including all information incorporated by reference therein, as supplemented by the Pricing Term Sheet at 2:30 p.m. New York City time on the date hereof (the “Applicable Time”). No later than the second Business Day following the date hereof, the Company will prepare and deliver to the Initial Purchasers the Final Offering Memorandum and from and after the time such Final Offering Memorandum is delivered to the Initial Purchasers, all references herein to the “Offering Memorandum” shall be deemed collectively to refer to (i) the Preliminary Offering Memorandum (as supplemented by the Pricing Term Sheet and any exhibits thereto) and (ii) the Final Offering Memorandum (and any amendment or supplement to either such document), including exhibits and schedules thereto. The Preliminary Offering Memorandum immediately prior to the Applicable Time, taken together with the Pricing Term Sheet, is referred to as the “Pricing Disclosure Package.”
     On the Closing Date and concurrently with the consummation of this Offering, Altra Industrial will enter into a new three year senior secured revolving credit facility among Altra Industrial, the guarantors named therein, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the sole initial lender, in the amount of up to $50.0 million, which may be increased from time to time by up to an additional $25.0 million (as amended, supplemented, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “New Credit Agreement”).
          2. Terms of Offering. The Initial Purchasers have advised the Company, and the Company understands, that the Initial Purchasers will make offers to sell (the “Exempt Resales”) some or all of the Notes purchased by the Initial Purchasers hereunder on the terms set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, as amended or supplemented, to persons (the “Subsequent Purchasers”) whom the Initial Purchasers reasonably believe to be (i) “qualified institutional buyers” (“QIBs”) as defined in Rule 144A under the Act, as such may be amended from time to time and (ii) non-U.S. persons permitted to purchase the Notes in offshore transactions in reliance upon Regulation S under the Act and in compliance with the laws applicable to such persons in jurisdictions outside the United States (each, a “Reg S Person” and, together with the QIBs, “Eligible Purchasers”).
     Pursuant to the Indenture, all Domestic Subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company shall fully and unconditionally guarantee, on a senior secured basis, to each holder of the Notes and the Trustee, the payment and performance of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes (each such subsidiary being referred to herein as a “Guarantor” and each such guarantee being referred to herein as a “Guarantee”).
     Pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents all of the obligations under the Notes and the Indenture will be secured by a second priority lien and security interest on substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors described therein (subject to a prior ranking lien for the benefit of the lenders under the New Credit Agreement and the Permitted Liens).
     Holders of the Notes (including Subsequent Purchasers) will have the registration rights set forth in the registration rights agreement applicable to the Notes (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), to be executed on and dated as of the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will agree, among other things, to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (a) a registration statement under the Act relating to Senior Secured Notes (the “Exchange Notes”), which shall be identical to the Notes (except that the Exchange Notes shall have been registered pursuant to such registration statement and will not be subject to restrictions on transfer or contain additional interest provisions) to be offered in exchange for the Notes (such offer to exchange being referred to as the “Exchange Offer”), and/or (b) under certain circumstances, a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act (the “Shelf Registration

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Statement”) relating to the resale by certain holders of the Notes. If required under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will issue Exchange Notes to the Initial Purchasers (the “Private Exchange Notes”). If the Company fails to satisfy its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, it will be required to pay additional interest to the holders of the Notes under certain circumstances.
          This Agreement, the Indenture, Collateral Documents, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Notes, the Guarantees, the Exchange Notes and the Private Exchange Notes are collectively referred to herein as the “Documents.”
          3. Purchase, Sale and Delivery. On the basis of the representations, warranties, agreements and covenants herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Initial Purchasers, and each of the Initial Purchasers agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, the respective principal amount of the Notes set forth opposite such Initial Purchaser’s name in Schedule I hereto, the Notes at a purchase price of 96.441% of the aggregate principal amount thereof. Delivery to the Initial Purchasers of and payment for the Notes shall be made at the closing of the Offering to be held at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on November 25, 2009 (the “Closing Date”) at the New York offices of Proskauer Rose LLP, 1585 Broadway, NY, NY 10036.
     The Company shall deliver to the Initial Purchasers one or more certificates representing the Notes in definitive form, registered in such names and denominations as the Initial Purchasers may request, against payment by the Initial Purchasers of the purchase price therefor by immediately available federal funds bank wire transfer to such bank account or accounts as the Company shall designate to the Initial Purchasers at least two business days prior to the Closing Date. The certificates representing the Notes in definitive form shall be made available to the Initial Purchasers for inspection at the New York offices of Proskauer Rose LLP, 1585 Broadway, NY, NY 10036 (or such other place as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Initial Purchasers) not later than 10:00 a.m. one business day immediately preceding the Closing Date. Notes to be represented by one or more definitive global securities in book-entry form will be deposited on the Closing Date, by or on behalf of the Company, with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its designated custodian, and registered in the name of Cede & Co.
          4. Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Guarantors. The Company and the Guarantors jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Initial Purchasers that, as of the Applicable Time and as of the Closing Date:
(a)   As of the Applicable Time, the Pricing Disclosure Package and Final Offering Memorandum do not, and at the Closing Date, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 4(a) do not apply to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Initial Purchasers furnished to the Company in writing by the Initial Purchasers expressly for use in the Offering Memorandum. For the purposes of this Agreement, the only information furnished in writing to the Company by the Initial Purchasers specifically for use in the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto is the information set forth in the fourth paragraph under the heading “Plan of Distribution” in the Offering Memorandum (such information, the “Furnished Information”). No injunction or order has been issued that either (i) asserts that any of the transactions contemplated by the Documents is subject to the registration requirements of the Act or (ii) would prevent or suspend the issuance or sale of any of the Notes or the use of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package,

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    the Final Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto, in any jurisdiction. The Pricing Disclosure Package as of the Applicable Time and each of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final Offering Memorandum, as of their respective dates, contained, and the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum, as of the Closing Date, will contain, all the information specified in, and meet the requirements of, Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Act.
 
(b)   The Company has not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or distributed and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or distribute any written communication that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes (each such communication by the Company or its agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) below) a “Company Additional Written Communication”) other than (i) the Pricing Disclosure Package, (ii) the Final Offering Memorandum, and (iii) any electronic road show or other written communications, in each case used in accordance with Section 5(c). Each such Company Additional Written Communication, when taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package, did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that this representation, warranty and agreement shall not apply to statements in or omissions from each such Company Additional Written Communication made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by any Initial Purchaser expressly for use in any Company Additional Written Communication.
 
(c)   Each corporation, partnership or other entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly through any of its subsidiaries, owns more than fifty percent (50%) of any class of equity securities or interests is listed on Schedule II attached hereto (the “Subsidiaries”). Each Subsidiary that is a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary (as defined in the Indenture) has an asterisk (“*”) next to its name on such schedule.
 
(d)   Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) has been duly organized or formed, as the case may be, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as described in the Offering Memorandum and to own, lease and operate its properties and assets as described in the Offering Memorandum and (iii) is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity, as the case may be, authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of such business or the ownership or leasing of such properties requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on (A) the properties, business, operations, earnings, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (B) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations in all material respects under any Document, (C) the enforceability of the Collateral Documents or the attachment, perfection or priority of any of the Liens or security interests intended to be created thereby, (D) the validity or enforceability of any of the Documents or (E) the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated under any of the Documents (each, a “Material Adverse Effect”).
 
(e)   All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of or membership interests in, as the case may be, the Company and the Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, and were not issued in violation of, and are not subject to, any preemptive or similar rights. The table under the caption “Capitalization” in the Pricing Disclosure Package (including the footnotes thereto) sets forth, as of its date, (i) the actual cash

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    and cash equivalents and capitalization of the Company and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and (ii) the adjusted cash and cash equivalents and capitalization of the Company and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, after giving effect to the offer and sale of the Notes, the application of the net proceeds therefrom, and the other transactions described in the Offering Memorandum under the section entitled “Use of Proceeds.” Except as set forth in such table, immediately following the closing of the Offering, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries will have any liabilities, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, other than (A) liabilities that are reflected in the Financial Statements (as hereinafter defined) or (B) liabilities incurred subsequent to the date thereof in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each of the Subsidiaries are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, free and clear of all liens, security interests, mortgages, pledges, charges, equities, claims or restrictions on transferability or encumbrances of any kind (collectively, “Liens”), other than those described in the Pricing Disclosure Package, (i) pursuant to the Credit Agreement, among Altra Industrial, the other parties named therein and Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc. (as amended, supplemented, modified, replaced, extended or restated from time to time), as of the date hereof, or the New Credit Agreement, as of the Closing Date, (ii) pursuant to the Indenture, or (iii) imposed by the Act and the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of certain domestic or foreign jurisdictions. Except as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package, there are no outstanding (A) options, warrants or other rights to purchase from the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, (B) agreements, contracts, arrangements or other obligations of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to issue or (C) other rights to convert any obligation into or exchange any securities for, in the case of each of clauses (A) through (C), shares of capital stock of or other ownership or equity interests in the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.
 
(f)   No holder of securities of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries will be entitled to have such securities registered under the registration statements required to be filed by the Company and the Guarantors with respect to the Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
 
(g)   The Company and each of the Subsidiaries that are corporations have the requisite corporate power and authority, and each of the Subsidiaries that are limited partnerships or limited liability companies have all the requisite partnership or other power and authority, to execute, deliver and perform their respective obligations under the Documents to which they are a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.
 
(h)   This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantors. Each of the Indenture and the Collateral Documents have been duly and validly authorized by the Company and the Guarantors. Each of the Indenture and the Collateral Documents, when executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantors, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Company and Guarantors, enforceable against each of the Company and the Guarantors in accordance with its terms, except that the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
 
(i)   The Registration Rights Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by the Company and the Guarantors. The Registration Rights Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantors, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Guarantors, enforceable against the Company and the Guarantors in accordance with its terms, except that (i) the enforcement thereof may be subject to (A) bankruptcy, insolvency,

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    reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (B) general principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought and (ii) any rights to indemnity or contribution thereunder may be limited by federal and state securities laws and public policy considerations.
 
(j)   The Notes, when issued, will be in the form contemplated by the Indenture. The Indenture meets the requirements for qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”). The Notes, Exchange Notes and Private Exchange Notes have each been duly and validly authorized by the Company and, in the case of the Notes, when delivered to and paid for by the Initial Purchasers in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture, will have been duly executed, issued and delivered and will be legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, entitled to the benefit of the Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Registration Rights Agreement, and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except that the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
 
(k)   The Guarantees have been duly and validly authorized by the Guarantors and, when executed by the Guarantors, will have been duly executed, issued and delivered and will be legal, valid and binding obligations of the Guarantors, entitled to the benefit of the Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Registration Rights Agreement, and enforceable against the Guarantors in accordance with their terms, except that the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
 
(l)   Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is in violation of its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents (the “Charter Documents”). Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is (i) in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law (including, without limitation, common law) or ordinance, or any judgment, decree, rule, regulation or order (collectively, “Applicable Law”) of any federal, state, local and other governmental authority, governmental or regulatory agency or body, court, arbitrator or self-regulatory organization, domestic or foreign (each, a “Governmental Authority”) applicable to any of them or any of their respective properties, or (ii) in breach of or default under any bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or any other agreement or instrument to which any of them is a party or by which any of them or their respective property is bound (collectively, “Applicable Agreements”), except for such violations, breaches or defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, there exists no condition that, with the passage of time or otherwise, would constitute (a) a violation of such Charter Documents or Applicable Laws, (b) a breach of or default under any Applicable Agreement or (c) result in the imposition of any penalty or the acceleration of any indebtedness.
 
(m)   Neither the execution, delivery or performance of the Documents, as applicable, nor the consummation of any transactions contemplated therein will conflict with, violate, constitute a breach of or a default (with the passage of time or otherwise) under, require the consent of any person (other than consents already obtained and in full force and effect) under, result in the

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    imposition of a Lien on any assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except for Liens pursuant to the Collateral Documents), or result in an acceleration of indebtedness under or pursuant to (i) the Charter Documents, (ii) any Applicable Agreement or (iii) any Applicable Law, except for, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), any conflict, violation, breach or default that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. After consummation of the Offering and transactions contemplated in the Documents, no Default or Event of Default under the Indenture will exist.
 
(n)   When executed and delivered, the Documents will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof in the Pricing Disclosure Package. Except as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package, there are no related party transactions that would be required to be disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package if the Pricing Disclosure Package were a prospectus included in a Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed under the Act.
 
(o)   No consent, approval, authorization or order of any Governmental Authority or third party is required for the issuance and sale by the Company of the Notes to the Initial Purchasers or the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated hereby, except such as have been obtained and such as may be required under state securities or “Blue Sky” laws or laws applicable in foreign jurisdictions (in relation to the purchase or sale of the Notes in such foreign jurisdictions) in connection with the purchase and resale of the Notes by the Initial Purchasers and such as may be required in connection with the Exchange Offer or Shelf Registration Statement.
 
(p)   Except as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package, there is no action, claim, suit, demand, hearing, notice of violation or deficiency, or proceeding, domestic or foreign (collectively, “Proceedings”), pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, that either (i) seeks to restrain, enjoin, prevent the consummation of or otherwise challenge any of the Documents or any of the transactions contemplated therein or (ii) would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not subject to any judgment, order, decree, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority that would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(q)   The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all licenses, permits, certificates, consents, orders, approvals and other authorizations from, and has made all declarations and filings with, all Governmental Authorities presently required or necessary to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate their respective properties and to carry on their respective businesses as now or proposed to be conducted as set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package (“Permits”), except where the failure to possess such Permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has fulfilled and performed all of its obligations with respect to such Permits and no event has occurred that allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or results in any other material impairment of the rights of the holder of any such Permit that would individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and none of the Company or its Subsidiaries has received any notice of any proceeding relating to revocation or modification of any such Permit, except as described in the Pricing Purchase Package or except where such revocation or modification would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(r)   Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good and indefeasible title to all real property owned by it and good title to all personal property owned by it and good title to all leasehold estates in real and personal property being leased by it and, as of the Closing Date, all such owned or leased real or personal property will be free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens).

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    All Applicable Agreements to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound are legal, valid and binding obligations, other than as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package, and are enforceable against each of the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, and are enforceable against the other party or parties thereto and are in full force and effect with only such exceptions as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(s)   All Tax returns required to be filed by the Company and each of the Subsidiaries have been filed and all such returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects. All material Taxes that are due from the Company and its Subsidiaries have been paid other than those (i) currently payable without penalty or interest or (ii) being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States, consistently applied (“GAAP”). To the knowledge of the Company, after reasonable internal inquiry, there are no actual or proposed Tax assessments against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries that would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The accruals and reserves on the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of any material Tax liability for any period not finally determined are adequate to meet any assessments of Tax for any such period. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Tax” and “Taxes” shall mean all federal, state, local and foreign taxes, and other assessments of a similar nature (whether imposed directly or through withholding), including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
 
(t)   Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed under, and has the right to use, all material patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks and trade names (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) necessary for the conduct of its business and, as of the Closing Date, such Intellectual Property will be free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens. No claims or notices of any potential claim have been asserted in writing by any person challenging the use of any such Intellectual Property by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or questioning the validity or effectiveness of the Intellectual Property or any license or agreement related thereto (other than any claims that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). To the knowledge of the Company, the use of such Intellectual Property by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries will not infringe on the Intellectual Property rights of any other person.
 
(u)   The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) material transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, (ii) material transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP, and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any material differences. The Company’s independent auditors and board of directors have been advised of: (i) all significant deficiencies, if any, in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and (ii) all fraud, if any, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a role in the Company’s internal controls; all material weaknesses, if any, in internal controls have been identified to the Company’s independent auditors; since the date of the most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls, there have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses; the principal

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    executive officers (or their equivalents) and principal financial officers (or their equivalents) of the Company have made all certifications required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the statements contained in each such certification are complete and correct.
 
(v)   The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company and the Subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.
 
(w)   The audited consolidated financial statements and related notes of the Company and the Predecessor (as such term is defined in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum) contained in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (the “Financial Statements”) present fairly the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries and the Predecessor, as the case may be, as of the respective dates and for the respective periods to which they apply and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and the requirements of Regulation S-X of the Act. The financial data set forth under “Summary Consolidated Historical and As Adjusted Financial Information” and “Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data” included in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum has been prepared on a basis consistent with that of the Financial Statements and present fairly the consolidated financial position and results of operations of the Company and the Predecessor (as such term is defined in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum) as of the respective dates and for the respective periods indicated. All other financial, statistical, market and industry related data included in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum are fairly and accurately presented in all material respects and are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes to be reliable and accurate.
 
(x)   Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, except as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, (i) neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has incurred any liabilities, direct or contingent, that are material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company, or has entered into any transactions not in the ordinary course of business, (ii) there has not been any material decrease in the capital stock or any material increase in long-term indebtedness or any material increase in short-term indebtedness of the Company, or any payment of or declaration to pay any dividends or any other distribution with respect to the Company, and (iii) there has not been any material adverse change, or development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the properties, business, operations, earnings, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole in the aggregate (each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), a “Material Adverse Change”). To the knowledge of the Company, after reasonable internal inquiry, there is no event that is reasonably likely to occur, which would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect except as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.
 
(y)   No “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Act) (i) has imposed (or has informed the Company that it is

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    considering imposing) any condition (financial or otherwise) on the Company retaining any rating assigned to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or to any securities of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or (ii) has indicated to the Company that it is considering (A) the downgrading, suspension or withdrawal of, or any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change in, any rating so assigned, or (B) any negative change in the outlook for any rating of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any securities of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.
 
(z)   All indebtedness represented by the Notes is being incurred in good faith and for the purposes set forth in the “Use of Proceeds” section of the Pricing Disclosure Package. On the Closing Date, after giving pro forma effect to the Offering and the use of proceeds therefrom as indicated in the “Use of Proceeds” section of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, the Company and its Guarantors, on a consolidated basis, (i) will be Solvent (as hereafter defined), (ii) will have sufficient capital for carrying on its business and (iii) will be able to pay its debts as they mature. As used in this paragraph, the term “Solvent” means, with respect to a particular date, that on such date (i) the present fair market value (or present fair saleable value) of the assets of the Company and each Guarantor is not less than the total amount required to pay the liabilities of the Company and each Guarantor on its total existing debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they become absolute and matured; (ii) the Company and each Guarantor is able to pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and commitments as they mature and become due in the normal course of business; (iii) assuming consummation of the issuance of the Notes and Guarantees as contemplated by this Agreement and the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, neither the Company nor any Guarantor is incurring debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; (iv) neither the Company nor any Guarantor is engaged in any business or transaction, and does not propose to engage in any business or transaction, for which its property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which the Company or any Guarantor is engaged; and (v) neither the Company nor any Guarantor is otherwise insolvent under the standards set forth in applicable laws.
 
(aa)   The Company has not and, to its knowledge after reasonable internal inquiry, no one acting on its behalf (excluding for such purposes, the Initial Purchasers) has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in, or that has constituted or that might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Notes, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased or paid anyone any compensation for soliciting purchases of any of the Notes or (iii) except as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package, paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.
 
(bb)   Assuming (i) the accuracy of the representations contained in Section 6 hereof (including, without limitation, the accuracy of the Initial Purchasers’ representations contained herein regarding the absence of general solicitation in connection with the sale of the Notes to the Initial Purchasers and in the Exempt Resales), and (ii) that the purchasers in the Exempt Resales are QIBs or non-U.S. persons (as defined under Regulation S of the Act), no registration under the Act and no qualification of the Indenture under the TIA is required for the sale of the Notes to the Initial Purchasers as contemplated hereby or for the Exempt Resales.
 
(cc)   Assuming the accuracy of the representations contained in Section 6 hereof, the Notes are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Act and no other securities of the Company are of the same class (within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Act) as the Notes and listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act or quoted in a U.S. automated

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    inter-dealer quotation system. No securities of the Company of the same class as the Notes have been offered, issued or sold by the Company or any of its respective Affiliates within the six-month period immediately prior to the date hereof.
 
(dd)   Neither of the Company nor any of its Affiliates or other person acting on behalf of the Company (excluding for such purposes, the Initial Purchasers) has offered or sold the Notes by means of any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the Act or, with respect to Notes sold outside the United States to non-U.S. persons (as defined in Rule 902 under the Act), by means of any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Rule 902 under the Act, and the Company, any affiliate of the Company and any person acting on behalf of the Company have complied with and will implement the “offering restrictions” within the meaning of such Rule 902; provided, that no representation is made in this subsection with respect to the actions of the Initial Purchasers.
 
(ee)   Except as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package, each of the Company, the Subsidiaries and each ERISA Affiliate has fulfilled its obligations, if any, under the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), with respect to each “pension plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Section 302 of ERISA that the Company, the Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or maintains, or with respect to which it has (or within the last three years had) any obligation to make contributions, and each such plan is in compliance in all material respects with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), in each case, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package, neither the Company, the Subsidiaries, nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any unpaid liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (other than for the payment of premiums in the ordinary course) or to any such plan under Title IV of ERISA. “ERISA Affiliate” means a corporation, trade or business that is, along with the Company or any Subsidiary, a member of a controlled group of corporations or a controlled group of trades or businesses, as described in Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.
 
(ff)   Other than as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package, (i) neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement with any labor organization; (ii) none of the employees of the Company or the Subsidiaries is represented by a labor union, and, to the knowledge of the Company after reasonable internal inquiry, no union organizing activities are taking place that could, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) to the Company’s knowledge, no union organizing or decertification efforts are underway or threatened against the Company or the Subsidiaries; (iv) no labor strike, work stoppage, slowdown or other material labor dispute is pending against the Company or the Subsidiaries, or, to the knowledge of the Company, after reasonable internal inquiry, threatened against the Company or the Subsidiaries; (v) there is no worker’s compensation liability, experience or matter that could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (vi) to the knowledge of the Company, after reasonable internal inquiry, there is no threatened or pending liability against the Company or the Subsidiaries pursuant to the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act of 1988, as amended (“WARN”), or any similar state or local law; (vii) there is no employment-related charge, complaint, grievance, investigation, unfair labor practice claim or inquiry of any kind pending against the Company or the Subsidiaries that could, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (viii) to the knowledge of the Company, after reasonable internal inquiry, no employee or agent of the Company or the Subsidiaries has committed any act or omission giving rise to liability for any violation identified in subsection (vi) and (vii) above, other than such acts or omissions that would not, individually

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    or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ix) no term or condition of employment exists through arbitration awards, settlement agreements, or side agreement that is contrary to the express terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement.
 
(gg)   None of the transactions contemplated in the Documents or the application by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of the proceeds of the Notes will violate or result in a violation of Section 7 of the Exchange Act (including, without limitation, Regulation T (12 C.F.R. Part 220), Regulation U (12 C.F.R. Part 221) or Regulation X (12 C.F.R. Part 224) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).
 
(hh)   Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is an open-end investment company, unit investment trust or face-amount certificate company that is or is required to be registered under Section 8 of the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”); and neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries, after giving effect to the Offering and sale of the Notes and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Offering Memorandum, will be an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act.
 
(ii)   The Company has not engaged any broker, finder, commission agent or other person (other than the Initial Purchasers) in connection with the Offering or any of the transactions contemplated in the Documents, and the Company is not under any obligation to pay any broker’s fee or commission in connection with such transactions (other than commissions or fees to the Initial Purchasers).
 
(jj)   Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is (i) in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, provincial, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to health and safety, or the pollution or the protection of the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) has received and is in compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its respective businesses and (iii) has not received notice of, and is not aware of, any actual or potential liability for damages to natural resources or the investigation or remediation of any disposal, release or existence of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, in each case except where such non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive and comply with required permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has been named as a “potentially responsible party” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, or any similar state or local or foreign or provincial Environmental Laws or regulations requiring the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to investigate or remediate any pollutants or contaminants, except where such requirements would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business.
 
    In the ordinary course of its business, the Company periodically reviews the effects of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated costs and liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws, or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties). On the basis of such review and the indemnification for certain costs and liabilities that the Company or its Subsidiaries is entitled to receive from the Company’s former parent company, the Company has reasonably concluded that such associated costs would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company’s business, operations or earnings.

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    The Company reviewed the effects of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Company and the Subsidiaries, and has identified and evaluated associated costs and liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws, or any permit arising from the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ or any predecessors’ or formerly owned or operated properties or license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties). Based on such review, the Company has reasonably concluded that such associated costs and liabilities would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company’s business, operations or earnings.
 
(kk)   As of the Closing Date, except as provided in the Credit Agreement and the Indenture and as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package, there will be no encumbrances or restrictions (other than under applicable law) on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Company (x) to pay dividends or make other distributions on such Subsidiary’s capital stock or to pay any indebtedness to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, (y) to make loans or advances or pay any indebtedness to, or investments in, the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company or (z) to transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company.
 
(ll)   Upon execution and delivery of the Collateral Documents and the issuance of the Notes, (i) the Collateral Documents, as modified, will provide, in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in all right, title and interest of the Company and any Guarantor (subject only to Permitted Liens) in the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement), subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, and (ii) upon the filing of any necessary additional UCC financing statements, together with any necessary amendments to such existing UCC financing statements required under the Code (as defined in the Security Agreement), or other filings as may be required under federal law, in the case of any Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights (each as defined in the Security Agreement), such security interests will be valid and perfected, and subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, will constitute a second priority security interest in the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement), subject only to Permitted Liens. As of the Closing Date, the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) will be subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens. Upon the execution and delivery by the Company and/or any Guarantor of a Control Agreement (as defined in the Security Agreement), such security interest will be valid and perfected (to the extent required thereunder), and will constitute a second priority security interest in such Securities Account or Deposit Account, as applicable (each as defined in the Security Agreement), subject to the Intercreditor Agreement. As of the Closing Date, any such Securities Account or Deposit Account, as applicable (each as defined in the Security Agreement), if any, will be subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.
 
(mm)   As of the Closing Date, except with respect to Permitted Liens, there will be no currently effective financing statement, security agreement or other document filed or recorded with any filing records, registry or other public office that purports to cover, affect or give notice of any present or possible future Lien on, or security interest in, any assets or property of the Company or any Guarantor, except for Permitted Liens.
 
(nn)   Each certificate signed by any officer of the Company, or any Subsidiary thereof, delivered to the Initial Purchasers shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company or any such Subsidiary thereof (and not individually by such officer) to the Initial Purchasers with respect to the matters covered thereby.

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(oo)   Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which they are engaged. All policies of insurance insuring the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are in full force and effect. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such policies and instruments in all material respects, and there are no material claims by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries under any such policy or instrument as to which any insurance company is denying liability or defending under a reservation of rights clause. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(pp)   There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company and the Subsidiaries or any of the officers and directors of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations in connection therewith.
 
(qq)   (i) The Company has established and maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) and (ii) the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” are reasonably designed to ensure that all information (both financial and non-financial) required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations thereunder, and that all such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company required under the Exchange Act with respect to such reports.
 
(rr)   Ernst & Young LLP, the accountants who certified the financial statements included in the Pricing Disclosure Package and Final Offering Memorandum and Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm as of March 20, 2009, are independent public accountants as required by the Act and the regulations promulgated under the Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
 
(ss)   No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) or presentation of market-related or statistical data contained in the Pricing Disclosure Package has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed in other than good faith.
 
(tt)   The Company has not taken or omitted to take any action and will not take any action or omit to take any action (such as issuing any press release or making any other public announcement referring to the Offering without an appropriate stabilization legend) which may result in the loss by the Initial Purchasers of the ability to rely on any stabilization safe harbour provided by the Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”); such representation and warranty only to apply if any such stabilization safe harbor is, or was to become, applicable to the issuance of the Notes and on the basis that at the date of this Agreement no such safe harbor is available; provided, however, that an appropriate stabilization legend was not in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Pricing Term Sheet. The Company has been informed of the guidance relating to stabilization provided

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    by the Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom, in particular the guidance contained in Section MAR 2 of the Financial Services Handbook.
 
(uu)   Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or Subsidiary of the Company is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of U.S. interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA; and the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance in all material respects with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.
 
(vv)   The Company is subject to and is in full compliance in all material respects with the reporting requirements of Section 13 and Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Exchange Act.
 
(ww)   There are no stamp or other issuance or transfer taxes or duties or other similar fees or charges required to be paid in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement on the issuance or sale by the Company of the Notes.
 
(xx)   The Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 3, 2009, all current reports on Form 8-K filed with February 9, 2006, March 6, 2009 and March 23, 2009 and all subsequent documents filed under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act filed after the date of this Agreement, incorporated by reference into the Offering Memorandum (the “Incorporated Information”), complies or will comply in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the Incorporated Information does not and will not (as amended or supplemented, if amended or supplemented) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
 
(yy)   The operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or the Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.
 
(zz)   Neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or the Subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint

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    venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
          5. Covenants of the Company and the Guarantors. Each of the Company and the Guarantors jointly and severally agrees:
(a)   To (i) advise the Initial Purchasers promptly after obtaining knowledge (and, if requested by the Initial Purchasers, confirm such advice in writing) of (A) the issuance by any state securities commission of any stop order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Notes for offer or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose by any state securities commission or other regulatory authority, or (B) the happening of any event that makes any statement of a material fact made in the Pricing Disclosure Package, any Company Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum untrue or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Pricing Disclosure Package, any Company Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Notes under any state securities or Blue Sky laws, and (iii) if, at any time, any state securities commission or other regulatory authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Notes under any such laws, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time.
 
(b)   To (i) furnish the Initial Purchasers, without charge, with as many copies of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, and any amendments or supplements thereto, as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request, and (ii) promptly prepare, upon the Initial Purchasers’ reasonable request, any amendment or supplement to the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum that the Initial Purchasers, upon advice of legal counsel, reasonably determine may be necessary in connection with Exempt Resales (and the Company hereby consents to the use of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, and any amendments and supplements thereto, by the Initial Purchasers in connection with Exempt Resales).
 
(c)   Not to amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Offering Memorandum prior to the Closing Date, or at any time prior to the completion of the resale by the Initial Purchasers of all the Notes purchased by the Initial Purchasers, unless the Initial Purchasers shall previously have been advised thereof and shall have provided their written consent thereto. Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving or referring to any Company Additional Written Communications, the Company will furnish to the Initial Purchasers and counsel for the Initial Purchasers a copy of such written communication for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve or refer to any such written communication to which the Initial Purchasers reasonably object.
 
(d)   So long as the Initial Purchasers shall hold any of the Notes, (i) if any event shall occur as a result of which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company or the Initial Purchasers, it becomes necessary or advisable to amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary to amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum to comply with Applicable Law, to prepare, at the expense of the Company, an appropriate amendment or supplement to the

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    Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers) so that (A) as so amended or supplemented, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum will not include an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (B) the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum will comply with Applicable Law and (ii) if in the reasonable judgment of the Company it becomes necessary or advisable to amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum so that the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum will contain all of the information specified in, and meet the requirements of, Rule 144A(d)(4) of the Act, to prepare an appropriate amendment or supplement to the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers) so that the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, as so amended or supplemented, will contain the information specified in, and meet the requirements of, such Rule.
 
(e)   To cooperate with the Initial Purchasers and the Initial Purchasers’ counsel in connection with the qualification of the Notes under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Initial Purchasers may request and continue such qualification in effect so long as reasonably required for Exempt Resales.
 
(f)   Whether or not any of the Offering or the transactions contemplated under the Documents are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay (i) all costs, expenses, fees and taxes incident to and in connection with: (A) the preparation, printing and distribution of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and all amendments and supplements thereto (including, without limitation, financial statements and exhibits), and all other agreements, memoranda, correspondence and other documents prepared and delivered in connection herewith, (B) the negotiation, printing, processing and distribution (including, without limitation, word processing and duplication costs) and delivery of, each of the Documents, (C) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Notes, (D) the qualification of the Notes for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of the several states, (E) furnishing such copies of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, and all amendments and supplements thereto, as may reasonably be requested for use by the Initial Purchasers and (F) the performance of the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under the Registration Rights Agreement, including but not limited to the Exchange Offer, the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any Shelf Registration Statement, (ii) all fees and expenses of the counsel, accountants and any other experts or advisors retained by the Company, (iii) all fees and expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel) of the Company in connection with approval of the Notes by DTC for “book-entry” transfer, (iv) all fees charged by rating agencies in connection with the rating of the Notes, (v) all fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, (vi) all costs and expenses in connection with the creation and perfection of the Security Agreement (including, without limitation, filing and recording fees, search fees, taxes and costs of title policies) and (vii) all reasonable fees, disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Initial Purchasers in connection with its services to be rendered hereunder (including, without limitation, fees, disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel to the Initial Purchasers up to $450,000, travel and lodging expenses, word processing charges, messenger and duplicating services, facsimile expenses and other customary expenditures). If the sale of the Notes provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers set forth in Section 7 is not satisfied, because this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9 or because of any failure, refusal or inability

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    on the part of the Company to perform all obligations and satisfy all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder (other than in each case solely by reason of a default by the Initial Purchasers on its obligations hereunder after all conditions hereunder have been satisfied in accordance herewith), the Company agrees to promptly reimburse the Initial Purchasers for all reasonable fees, disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses, travel and lodging expenses, word processing charges, messenger and duplicating services, facsimile expenses and other reasonable and customary expenditures (including, without limitation, fees, disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel to the Initial Purchasers up to $450,000) that shall have been incurred by the Initial Purchasers in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Notes.
 
(g)   To use the proceeds of the Offering in the manner described in the Pricing Disclosure Package under the caption “Use of Proceeds.” To deliver to the Initial Purchasers, upon the expiration of the Tender Offer, satisfactory evidence that the funds deposited with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as depositary for the Company (the “Depositary”), have been used to repurchase any 9% Notes tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer and to redeem any and all 9% Notes not tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer, in accordance with the indenture governing the 9% Notes.
 
(h)   To do and perform all things required to be done and performed under the Documents prior to and after the Closing Date.
 
(i)   Not to, and to ensure that no affiliate (as defined in Rule 501(b) of the Act) of the Company will, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any “security” (as defined in the Act) that would be integrated with the sale of the Notes in a manner that would require the registration under the Act of the sale to the Initial Purchasers or to the Subsequent Purchasers of the Notes.
 
(j)   For so long as any of the Notes remain outstanding, during any period in which the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to make available, upon request, to any owner of the Notes in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective Subsequent Purchasers of such Notes from such owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Act.
 
(k)   To comply with the representation letter of the Company to DTC relating to the approval of the Notes by DTC for “book entry” transfer.
 
(l)   For so long as any of the Notes remain outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Initial Purchasers copies of all reports and other communications (financial or otherwise) furnished by the Company to the Trustee or to the holders of the Notes and, as soon as available, copies of any reports or financial statements furnished to or filed by the Company with the SEC or any national or foreign securities exchange on which any class of securities of the Company may be listed unless such reports or other communications are filed with the SEC and are publicly available.
 
(m)   Except in connection with the Exchange Offer or the filing of the Shelf Registration Statement, not to, and not to authorize or permit any person acting on its behalf to, (i) distribute any offering material in connection with the offer and sale of the Notes other than the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and any amendments and supplements to the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum prepared in compliance with this Agreement, (ii) solicit any offer to buy or offer to sell the Notes by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising (including, without limitation, as such terms are used in Regulation D under the Act) or in any manner

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    involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Act or (iii) engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S, and all such persons will comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.
 
(n)   During the one-year period after the Closing Date, to not, and to not permit any current or future Subsidiaries of either the Company or any other affiliates (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) controlled by the Company to, resell any of the Notes which constitute “restricted securities” under Rule 144 that have been reacquired by the Company, any current or future Subsidiaries or any other “affiliates” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) controlled by the Company, except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
 
(o)   The Company shall pay all stamp, documentary and transfer taxes and other duties, if any, which may be imposed by the United States or any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to the issuance of the Notes or the sale thereof to the Initial Purchasers.
 
(p)   To use their best efforts to complete on or prior to the Closing Date all filings and other similar actions required in connection with the perfection of security interests as and to the extent contemplated by the Collateral Documents.
 
(q)   To deliver to the Initial Purchasers on and as of the Closing Date satisfactory evidence of the good standing of the Company and the Guarantors in their respective jurisdictions of organization and the good standing of the Company and its subsidiaries in such other jurisdictions as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of telecommunication, from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions.
          6. Representations and Warranties of the Initial Purchasers. Each of the Initial Purchasers represents and warrants that:
(a)   It is a QIB as defined in Rule 144A under the Act and it will offer the Notes for resale only upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.
 
(b)   It will solicit offers to buy the Notes only from, and will offer and sell the Notes only to, (A) persons reasonably believed by the Initial Purchasers to be QIBs or (B) non-U.S. persons reasonably believed by the Initial Purchasers to be a purchaser referred to in Regulation S under the Act and in compliance with laws applicable to such persons in jurisdictions outside the United States; provided, however, that in purchasing such Notes, such persons are deemed to have represented and agreed as provided under the caption “Notice to Investors” contained in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.
 
(c)   No form of general solicitation or general advertising in violation of the Act has been or will be used nor will any offers in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Act or, with respect to Notes to be sold in reliance on Regulation S, by means of any directed selling efforts be made by such Initial Purchasers or any of its representatives in connection with the offer and sale of any of the Notes.
 
(d)   With respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom, it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment

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    activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any of the Notes (i) to persons who are (a) “qualified investors” as defined in section 86(7)(a) of the FSMA, being persons falling within the meaning of Article 2.1(e)(i), (ii) or (iii) of the European Prospectus Directive 2003/71/EC (the “Prospectus Directive”); and (b) to persons who fall within Article 19(5) (“Investment Professionals”) of the FSMA (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 of the United Kingdom, as amended (the “FPO”) or to persons who fall within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (“high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc”) of the FPO or to persons to whom the offering may otherwise lawfully be communicated without the need for such communication to be approved, made or directed by an “authorised person” as referred to in section 21 of the FSMA (all such persons being together referred to as “Qualifying UK Persons”); (ii) in compliance with all applicable provisions of the FSMA; and (iii) in circumstances which do not require the publication by the Company of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive, the FSMA or the United Kingdom Listing Authority Prospectus Rules issued thereunder by the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority and that any Initial Purchasers within the United Kingdom are also Qualifying UK Persons.
 
(e)   In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”), the Notes have not been and will not be offered to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that the Initial Purchasers may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time (i) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; or (ii) to any legal entity which has two or more of: (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000; and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or (iii) in any other circumstances, provided no such offer requires the publication by the Company of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.
          For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
          7. Conditions. The obligations of the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Notes under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
(a)   All the representations and warranties of the Company and the Subsidiaries contained in this Agreement and in each of the Documents to which it is a party shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation or warranty that already contains a materiality exception therein, in each such case shall be true and correct as written) as of the date hereof and at the Closing Date. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company and each other party to the

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    Documents (other than the Initial Purchasers) shall have performed or complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all conditions on their respective parts to be performed, complied with or satisfied pursuant to the Documents (other than conditions to be satisfied by such other parties, which the failure to so satisfy would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect).
 
(b)   No injunction, restraining order or order of any nature by a Governmental Authority shall have been issued as of the Closing Date that would prevent or materially interfere with the consummation of the Offering or any of the transactions contemplated under the Documents; and no stop order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Notes in any jurisdiction shall have been issued and no Proceeding for that purpose shall have been commenced or, to the knowledge of the Company, after reasonable internal inquiry, be pending as of the Closing Date.
 
(c)   No action shall have been taken and no Applicable Law shall have been enacted, adopted or issued that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the consummation of the Offering or any of the transactions contemplated under the Documents. No Proceeding other than as set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the Company after reasonable internal inquiry, threatened other than Proceedings that (i) if adversely determined would not, individually or in the aggregate, adversely affect the issuance or marketability of the Notes, and (ii) would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(d)   Subsequent to the respective dates as of which data and information is given in the Pricing Disclosure Package (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto) there shall not have been any Material Adverse Change which in the judgment of the Initial Purchasers makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.
 
(e)   On or after the date hereof and on or prior to the Closing Date, (i) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, suspension or withdrawal of, nor shall any notice have been given of any potential or intended downgrading, suspension or withdrawal of, or of any review (or of any potential or intended review) for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change in, any rating of the Company or any securities of the Company (including, without limitation, the placing of any of the foregoing ratings on credit watch with negative or developing implications or under review with an uncertain direction) by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Act, (ii) there shall not have occurred any negative change, nor shall any notice have been given of any potential or intended negative change, in the outlook for any rating of the Company or any securities of the Company by any such rating organization and (iii) no such rating organization shall have given notice that it has assigned (or is considering assigning) a lower rating to the Notes than that on which the Notes were marketed.
 
(f)   The Initial Purchasers shall have received on the Closing Date:
  (i)   certificates dated the Closing Date, signed by the Chief Executive Officer and the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, on behalf of the Company, to the effect that (A) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 hereof and in each of the Documents that are not qualified by materiality were true and correct in all material respects as of the Applicable Time and are true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as though expressly made

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      at and as of the Closing Date, (B) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 hereof and in each of the Documents that are qualified by materiality were true and correct as of the Applicable Time and are true and correct as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Date, (C) the Company has performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and satisfied in all material respects all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date, (D) at the Closing Date, since the Applicable Time or since the date of the most recent financial statements in the Pricing Disclosure Package and except as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package, (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto after the date hereof), to the knowledge of such officers, no event or events have occurred, no information has become known nor does any condition exist that, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect, (E) since the date of the most recent financial statements in the Pricing Disclosure Package (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto after the date hereof), other than as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package or contemplated hereby, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has incurred any liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, not in the ordinary course of business, that are material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or entered into any transactions not in the ordinary course of business that are material to the business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations or prospects of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and there has not been any change in the capital stock or long-term indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company that is material to the business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations or prospects of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (F) the sale of the Notes has not been enjoined (temporarily or permanently);
 
  (ii)   a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by the Secretary of the Company and each Guarantor, certifying such matters as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request;
 
  (iii)   a certificate of solvency, dated the Closing Date, executed by the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company substantially in the form previously approved by the Initial Purchasers or its counsel;
 
  (iv)   the opinion of Holland & Knight LLP, counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto;
 
  (v)   Saul Ewing LLP, local Pennsylvania counsel to the Company, shall have furnished to the Initial Purchasers, at the request of the Company, its written opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Initial Purchasers, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto;
 
  (vi)   an opinion, dated the Closing Date, of Proskauer Rose LLP, counsel to the Initial Purchasers, in form satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers covering such matters as are customarily covered in such opinions;
 
  (vii)   a certificate from the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers as to the accuracy of certain numbers, contained or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, which numbers shall be set forth in a schedule attached to such certificate, including Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”) and Adjusted EBITDA.

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  (viii)   a certificate from the Depositary, setting forth: (a) the principal amount of 9% Notes tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer through the Closing Date, (b) the aggregate Tender Offer consideration payable with respect to the 9% Notes that were tendered prior to the Closing Date, (c) the aggregate accrued interest payable with respect to the tendered 9% Notes on the Closing Date and (d) the total amounts payable with respect to the tendered 9% Notes on the Closing Date.
(g)   The Initial Purchasers shall have received from each of Deloitte & Touche LLP and Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, with respect to the Company, (A) a comfort letter, dated the date hereof, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Jefferies & Company, Inc. as representative of the Initial Purchasers and their counsel, with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference to the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, and (B) a comfort letter, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Jefferies & Company, Inc. as representative of the Initial Purchasers and their counsel, to the effect that Deloitte & Touche LLP and Ernst & Young LLP, respectively, each reaffirms the statements made in its letter furnished pursuant to clause (A).
 
(h)   Each of the Documents shall have been executed and delivered by all parties thereto, and the Initial Purchasers shall have received a fully executed original of each Document.
 
(i)   The Initial Purchasers shall have received copies of all opinions, certificates, letters and other documents delivered under or in connection with the Offering or any transaction contemplated in the Documents.
 
(j)   The terms of each Document shall conform in all material respects to the description thereof in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.
 
(k)   The Collateral Agent shall have received (with a copy for the Initial Purchasers) on the Closing Date:
(i) appropriately completed copies of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements naming the Company and each Guarantor as a debtor and the Collateral Agent as the secured party, or other similar instruments or documents to be filed under the UCC of all jurisdictions as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent and its counsel, desirable to perfect the security interests of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement;
(ii) appropriately completed copies of Uniform Commercial Code Form UCC 3 termination statements, if any, necessary to release all Liens (other than Permitted Liens) of any Person in any collateral described in any Security Agreement previously granted by any Person;
(iii) certified copies of Uniform Commercial Code Requests for Information or Copies (Form UCC 11), or a similar search report certified by a party acceptable to the Collateral Agent, dated a date reasonably near to the Closing Date, listing all effective financing statements which name the Company or any Guarantor (under its present name and any previous names) as the debtor, together with copies of such financing statements (none of which shall cover any collateral described in any Collateral Document, other than such financing statements that evidence Permitted Liens);
(iv) such other approvals, opinions, or documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;

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(v) the Collateral Agent and its counsel shall be satisfied that (A) the Lien granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the collateral described above is of the priority described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum; and (B) no Lien exists on any of the collateral described above other than the Lien created in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to a Collateral Document, in each case subject to the Permitted Liens;
(vi) All Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or other similar financing statements and Uniform Commercial Code Form UCC-3 termination statements required pursuant to clause (k)(i) and (k)(ii) above (collectively, the “UCC Statements”) shall have been delivered to CT Corporation System or another similar filing service company acceptable to the Collateral Agent (the “Filing Agent”). The Filing Agent shall have acknowledged in a writing that is reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and its counsel (i) the Filing Agent’s receipt of all UCC Statements, (ii) that the UCC Statements have either been submitted for filing in the appropriate filing offices or will be submitted for filing in the appropriate offices within ten days following the Closing Date and (iii) that the Filing Agent will notify the Collateral Agent and its counsel of the results of such submissions within 30 days following the Closing Date;
(l)   Concurrently with the closing of this Offering, Altra Industrial shall (i) purchase all of the 9% Notes tendered by the early tender date, (ii) call for the redemption of any 9% Notes not tendered in the Tender Offer and (iii) deposit funds in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge all obligations remaining under the indenture governing the 9% Notes with the Depositary, as set forth in the “Use of Proceeds” section of the Pricing Disclosure Package. The Initial Purchasers shall have received from each of the Company and the Depositary satisfactory evidence that on the Closing Date funds have been deposited with the Depositary in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge all obligations under the indenture governing the 9% Notes.
               8. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a)   The Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Initial Purchasers, their affiliates, directors, officers and employees, and each person, if any, who controls the Initial Purchasers within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities of any kind to which the Initial Purchasers, their affiliates, directors, officers and employees, or such controlling persons may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), insofar as any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon:
  (i)   any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package, any Company Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto);
 
  (ii)   the omission or alleged omission to state in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package, any Company Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto) a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or

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  (iii)   any breach by the Company or any of the Guarantors of their respective representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein or breach of applicable law;
    and, subject to the provisions hereof, will reimburse, as incurred, the Initial Purchasers, their affiliates, directors, officers, employees and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses incurred by the Initial Purchasers or such controlling person in connection with investigating, defending against or appearing as a third-party witness in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in respect thereof; provided, however, the Company and the Guarantors will not be liable in any such case to the extent (but only to the extent) that a court of competent jurisdiction shall have determined by a final, unappealable judgment, that such loss, claim, damage or liability resulted solely from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Disclosure Package, any Company Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with the Furnished Information. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability that the Company and the Guarantors may otherwise have to the indemnified parties.
 
(b)   Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Company and the Guarantors and their respective directors, officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company or any such director, officer or controlling person may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as a court of competent jurisdiction shall have determined by a final, unappealable judgment that such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) have resulted solely from (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto or (ii) the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated in any Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent (but only to the extent) that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with the Furnished Information furnished by such Initial Purchaser; and, subject to the limitation set forth immediately preceding this clause, will reimburse, as incurred, any legal or other expenses incurred by the Company, each of the Guarantors or any such director, officer or controlling person in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in respect thereof. Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby acknowledges that the only information that the Initial Purchasers have furnished to the Company or its agents specifically for use in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Final Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto, is the Furnished Information. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability that the Initial Purchasers may otherwise have to the indemnified parties.
 
(c)   As promptly as reasonably practicable after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action for which such indemnified party is entitled to indemnification under this Section 8, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof in writing; but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and only to the extent it is materially prejudiced as a result thereof and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) above. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the

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    commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may elect, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, that if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, and the indemnified party shall have concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party or (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after receipt by the indemnifying party of notice of the institution of such action, then, in each such case, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties and such indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to defend such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties at the expense of the indemnifying party. After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof and approval by such indemnified party of counsel appointed to defend such action, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses, other than reasonable costs of investigation, subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof, unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that in connection with such action the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (in addition to local counsel) in any one action or separate but substantially similar actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, designated by the Initial Purchasers in the case of paragraph (a) of this Section 8 or the Company in the case of paragraph (b) of this Section 8, representing the indemnified parties under such paragraph (a) or paragraph (b), as the case may be, who are parties to such action or actions), (ii) the indemnifying party has authorized in writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party and (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party and shall be paid as they are incurred. After such notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party, the indemnifying party will not be liable for the costs and expenses of any settlement of such action effected by such indemnified party without the prior written consent of the indemnifying party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), unless such indemnified party waived in writing its rights under this Section 8, in which case the indemnified party may effect such a settlement without such consent.
 
(d)   No indemnifying party shall be liable under this Section 8 for any settlement of any claim or action (or threatened claim or action) effected without its written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, but if a claim or action is settled with its written consent, or if there is a final judgment for the plaintiff with respect to any such claim or action, each indemnifying party jointly and severally agrees, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth above, to indemnify and hold harmless each indemnified party from and against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities (and legal and other expenses as set forth above) incurred by reason of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), effect any settlement or compromise of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which the indemnified party is

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    or could have been a party, or indemnity could have been sought hereunder by the indemnified party, unless such settlement (A) includes an unconditional written release of the indemnified party, in form and substance satisfactory to the indemnified party, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (B) does not include any statement as to an admission of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of the indemnified party.
 
(e)   In circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 8 is unavailable to, or insufficient to hold harmless, an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), each indemnifying party, in order to provide for just and equitable contributions, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties, on the one hand, and the indemnified party, on the other hand, from the Offering or (ii) if the allocation provided by the foregoing clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties, on the one hand, and the indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions or alleged statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof). The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total proceeds from the Offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total discounts and commissions received by the Initial Purchasers. The relative fault of the parties shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, on the one hand, or the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission or alleged statement or omissions, and any other equitable considerations appropriate in the circumstances.
 
(f)   The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be equitable if the amount of such contribution determined pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph (e) were determined by pro rata or per capita allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the first sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph (e). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8, the Initial Purchasers shall not be obligated to make contributions hereunder that in the aggregate exceed the total discounts, commissions and other compensation received by such Initial Purchasers under this Agreement, less the aggregate amount of any damages that such Initial Purchasers have otherwise been required to pay by reason of the untrue or alleged untrue statements or the omissions or alleged omissions to state a material fact. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Initial Purchasers’ obligation to contribute hereunder shall be several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint. For purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph (e), each person, if any, who controls the Initial Purchasers within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Initial Purchasers, and each director of the Company and the Guarantors, each officer of the Company and the Guarantors and each person, if any, who controls either of the Company or the Guarantors within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company and the Guarantors.

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               9. Termination. The Initial Purchasers may terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing Date by written notice to the Company if any of the following has occurred:
(a)   since the date hereof, any Material Adverse Effect or development involving or expected to result in a prospective Material Adverse Effect that could, in the Initial Purchasers’ sole judgment, be expected to (i) make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Offering Memorandum, or (ii) materially impair the investment quality of any of the Notes;
 
(b)   the failure of the Company or the Guarantors to satisfy the conditions contained in Section 7(a) hereof on or prior to the Closing Date;
 
(c)   any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity or crisis, including acts of terrorism, or material adverse change or disruption in economic conditions in, or in the financial markets of, the United States (it being understood that any such change or disruption shall be relative to such conditions and markets as in effect on the date hereof), if the effect of such outbreak, escalation, calamity, crisis, act or material adverse change in the economic conditions in, or in the financial markets of, the United States could be reasonably expected to make it, in the Initial Purchasers’ sole judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to market or proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Offering Memorandum or to enforce contracts for the sale of any of the Notes;
 
(d)   trading in the Company’s common stock shall have been suspended by the SEC or the NASDAQ Global Market or the suspension or limitation of trading generally in securities on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ National Market or the NASDAQ Global Market shall have occurred or any setting of limitations on prices for securities on any such exchange shall have occurred;
 
(e)   the enactment, publication, decree or other promulgation after the date hereof of any Applicable Law that in the Initial Purchasers’ counsels’ sole opinion materially and adversely affects, or could be reasonably expected to materially and adversely affect, the properties, business, prospects, operations, earnings, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
 
(f)   any securities of the Company shall have been downgraded or placed on any “watch list” for possible downgrading by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Act;
 
(g)   the representation and warranty contained in the first sentence of Section 4(a) of this Agreement is incorrect in any way; or
 
(h)   the declaration of a banking moratorium by any Governmental Authority; or the taking of any action by any Governmental Authority after the date hereof in respect of its monetary or fiscal affairs that in the Initial Purchasers’ opinion could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial markets in the United States or elsewhere.
               10. Survival of Representations and Indemnities. The representations and warranties, covenants, indemnities and contribution and expense reimbursement provisions and other agreements, representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors set forth in or made

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pursuant to this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect, and will survive, regardless of (i) any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers, (ii) acceptance of the Notes, and payment for them hereunder, and (iii) any termination of this Agreement.
          11. Defaulting Initial Purchaser. If, on the Closing Date, any one of the Initial Purchasers shall fail or refuse to purchase Notes that it or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate principal amount of Notes which such defaulting Initial Purchaser agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one tenth of the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be purchased on such date, the other Initial Purchasers shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the principal amount of Notes set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth opposite the names of all such non defaulting Initial Purchasers to purchase the Notes which such defaulting Initial Purchaser agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date. If, on the Closing Date any Initial Purchaser shall fail or refuse to purchase Notes which it or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date and the aggregate principal amount of Notes with respect to which such default occurs is more than one tenth of the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to the non defaulting Initial Purchasers and the Company for the purchase of such Notes are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of the non defaulting Initial Purchasers or of the Company or any Guarantor. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Initial Purchaser from liability in respect of any default of such Initial Purchaser under this Agreement.
          12. No Fiduciary Duty. The Company hereby acknowledges that the Initial Purchasers are acting solely in connection with the purchase and sale of the Notes. The Company further acknowledges that the Initial Purchasers are acting pursuant to a contractual relationship created solely by this Agreement entered into on an arm’s length basis and in no event do the parties intend that the Initial Purchasers act or be responsible as a fiduciary to the Company, its management, stockholders, creditors or any other person in connection with any activity that the Initial Purchasers may undertake or have undertaken in furtherance of the purchase and sale of the Notes, either before or after the date hereof. The Initial Purchasers hereby expressly disclaim any fiduciary or similar obligations to the Company, either in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters leading up to such transactions, and the Company hereby confirms its understanding and agreement to that effect. The Company and the Initial Purchasers agree that they are each responsible for making their own independent judgments with respect to any such transactions, and that any opinions or views expressed by the Initial Purchasers to the Company regarding such transactions, including but not limited to any opinions or views with respect to the price or market for the Notes, do not constitute advice or recommendations to the Company. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Initial Purchasers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of any fiduciary or similar duty to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters leading up to such transactions.
          13. Miscellaneous.
(a)   Notices given pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be addressed as follows: (i) if to the Company, to: 300 Granite Street, Suite 201, Braintree, Massachusetts, 02184, Attention: Glenn E. Deegan, Esq., with a copy to: Holland & Knight LLP, 701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3000, Miami, Florida 33131, Attention: Rodney H. Bell, Esq. and (ii) if to the Initial Purchasers, to: Jefferies & Company, Inc., 520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attention: General Counsel, with a copy to: Proskauer Rose LLP, 1585 Broadway, New York,

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    New York 10036, Attention: Frank J. Lopez, Esq. (or in any case to such other address as the person to be notified may have requested in writing).
 
(b)   This Agreement has been and is made solely for the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Company and the Guarantors, the Initial Purchasers and, to the extent provided in Section 8 hereof, the controlling persons, officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents referred to in Section 8, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, all as and to the extent provided in this Agreement, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. The term “successors and assigns” shall not include a purchaser of any of the Notes from the Initial Purchasers merely because of such purchase. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly understood and agreed that each purchaser who purchases Notes from the Initial Purchasers is intended to be a beneficiary of the covenants of the Company and the Guarantors contained in the Registration Rights Agreement to the same extent as if the Notes were sold and those covenants were made directly to such purchaser by the Company and the Guarantors, and each such purchaser shall have the right to take action against the Company and the Guarantors to enforce, and obtain damages for any breach of, those covenants.
 
(c)   THE VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY THEREIN, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
 
(d)   EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE GUARANTORS HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ANY SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY; AND (II) WAIVES (A) ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE INITIAL PURCHASERS AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM RELATED TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING AND (B) ANY OBLIGATION WHICH IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
 
(e)   This Agreement may be signed in various counterparts, which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
(f)   The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
 
(g)   If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared

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    to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
 
(h)   This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may be given, provided that the same are in writing and signed by all of the signatories hereto.
 
(j)   Any action by the Initial Purchasers hereunder may be taken by Jefferies & Company, Inc. on behalf of the Initial Purchasers, and any such action taken by Jefferies & Company, Inc. shall be binding upon each of the Initial Purchasers.

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     Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement among the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers.
         
  Very truly yours,

ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Glenn E. Deegan    
    Name:   Glenn E. Deegan   
    Title:   Vice President, Legal and Human
Resources, General Counsel and Secretary 
 
 
  ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION, INC.
AMERICAN ENTERPRISES MPT CORP.
AMERICAN ENTERPRISES MPT HOLDINGS, LLC
AMERIDRIVES INTERNATIONAL, LLC
BOSTON GEAR LLC
FORMSPRAG LLC
INERTIA DYNAMICS LLC
KILIAN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
NUTTALL GEAR LLC
WARNER ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDING, INC.
WARNER ELECTRIC LLC
WARNER ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY LLC
TB WOOD’S CORPORATION
TB WOOD’S INCORPORATED
TB WOOD’S ENTERPRISES, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Glenn E. Deegan    
    Name:   Glenn E. Deegan   
    Title:   Secretary   

 


 

         
Accepted and Agreed to:
JEFFERIES & COMPANY, INC.
For itself and on behalf of the
Initial Purchasers listed in Schedule I hereto
         
   
By:   /s/ Sean Sullivan    
  Name:   Sean Sullivan   
  Title:   Managing Director   

 


 

         
SCHEDULE I
INITIAL PURCHASERS
         
Initial Purchasers   Principal Amount  
Jefferies & Company, Inc.
  $ 84,000,000  
Banc of America Securities LLC
  $ 60,900,000  
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
  $ 54,600,000  
KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.
  $ 5,355,000  
Stephens Inc.
  $ 5,145,000  
Total
  $ 210,000,000  
 
     

 


 

SCHEDULE II
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
       
Altra Holdings, Inc. Subsidiaries   Jurisdiction of Incorporation/Formation
Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.
    Delaware
 
     
Altra Industrial Motion (Shenzhen) Ltd*
    China
 
     
3091780 Nova Scotia Company*
    Nova Scotia, Canada
 
     
American Enterprises MPT Corp.
    Delaware
 
     
American Enterprises MPT Holdings, LLC
    Delaware
 
     
Ameridrives International, LLC
    Delaware
 
     
Bibby Group Ltd.*
    United Kingdom
 
     
Bibby Transmissions Ltd.*
    United Kingdom
 
     
Bibby Turboflex SA*
    South Africa
 
     
Boston Gear LLC
    Delaware
 
     
Dynatork Air Motors Ltd.*
    United Kingdom
 
     
Dynatork, Ltd.*
    United Kingdom
 
     
Formsprag LLC
    Delaware
 
     
The Hay Hall Group Ltd.*
    United Kingdom
 
     
Hay Hall Holdings Ltd.*
    United Kingdom
 
     
Huco Engineering Industries Ltd.*
    United Kingdom
 
     
Huco Power Transmission, Ltd.*
    United Kingdom
 
     
Inertia Dynamics, LLC
    Delaware
 
     
Kilian Canada, ULC*
    Nova Scotia, Canada
 
     
Kilian Manufacturing Corporation
    Delaware
 
     
Matrix International GmbH*
    Germany
 
     
Matrix International, Ltd.*
    United Kingdom
 
     
Nuttall Gear LLC
    Delaware
 
     
Rathi Turboflex Pty Ltd.*
    India
 
     
Saftek Ltd.*
    United Kingdom
 
     
Stieber GmbH*
    Germany
 
     
Torsiflex Ltd.*
    United Kingdom
 
     
Turboflex Ltd.*
    United Kingdom
 
     
Twiflex Ltd.*
    United Kingdom
 
     
Warner Electric Australia Pty. Ltd.*
    Australia
 
     
Warner Electric Europe SAS*
    France

 


 

       
Altra Holdings, Inc. Subsidiaries   Jurisdiction of Incorporation/Formation
Warner Electric Group GmbH*
    Germany
 
     
Warner Electric (Holding) SAS*
    France
 
     
Warner Electric International Holding, Inc.
    Delaware
 
     
Warner Electric LLC
    Delaware
 
     
Warner Electric (Netherlands) Holding, B.V.*
    Netherlands
 
     
Warner Electric (Singapore), Ltd.*
    Singapore
 
     
Warner Electric (Taiwan) Ltd.*
    Taiwan
 
     
Warner Electric Technology LLC
    Delaware
 
     
Warner Electric (Thailand) Ltd.*
    Thailand
 
     
Warner Electric UK Group Ltd.*
    United Kingdom
 
     
Warner Electric UK Holding, Ltd.*
    United Kingdom
 
     
Warner Shui Hing Limited, (HK)*
    Hong Kong
 
     
Wichita Company Ltd.*
    United Kingdom
 
     
Industrial Blaju, S.A. de C.V.*
    Mexico
 
     
TB Wood’s Corporation
    Delaware
 
     
T.B. Wood’s Canada Ltd.*
    Canada
 
     
TB Wood’s Enterprises, Inc.
    Delaware
 
     
TB Wood’s Incorporated
    Pennsylvania
 
*   Denotes a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary of the Company

 


 

EXHIBIT A
Pricing Term Sheet

 


 

Confidential – Summary of Final Terms   $210,000,000   November 16, 2009
(ALTRA LOGO)
8.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
This summary pricing sheet relates only to the securities described below and should only be read together with the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, subject to completion, dated November 12, 2009, relating to these securities and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.
     
Issuer   Altra Holdings, Inc.
Security Description
  8.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2016.
Distribution
  144A / Regulation S – with Registration Rights as described in the Preliminary Offering
 
  Memorandum.
 
   
Aggregate Principal Amount
  $210,000,000.
Gross Proceeds
  $207,251,100.
 
   
Coupon
  8.125%.
Maturity Date
  December 1, 2016.
 
   
Offering Price
  98.691%.
Yield to Maturity
  8.375%.
Spread to Treasury
  +555 basis points.
Benchmark
  45/8% UST due November 15, 2016.
 
   
Ratings (Moody’s / S&P)1
  B1 / B+.
 
   
Interest Payment Dates
  December 1 and June 1, commencing June 1, 2010.
Coupon Record Dates
  November 15 and May 15.
Guarantees
  The notes and our obligations under the indenture governing the notes will be fully and
 
  unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis by each of
 
  our existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries. The notes will not be
 
  guaranteed by our foreign subsidiaries or our unrestricted subsidiaries.
Ranking and Security Interests
  The notes and the guarantees will rank senior in right of payment to all of Altra’s and
 
  the guarantors’ future subordinated indebtedness and equal in right of payment with all
 
  of Altra’s and the guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, including
 
  indebtedness under Altra Industrial’s new The notes and senior secured credit facility.
 
  guarantees will be secured by a second priority lien on substantially all of the assets of
 
  Altra and the guarantors. Pursuant to the terms of an intercreditor agreement, the
 
  security interests securing the notes will be subject to first priority liens securing the
 
  new senior credit facility to the extent of the value of the collateral securing Altra
 
  Industrial’s new senior secured credit facility and to purchase money indebtedness,
 
  capital lease obligations and certain other secured indebtedness permitted under the
 
  indenture. The intercreditor agreement with the new senior credit facility provides for a
 
  120-day standstill period by the collateral agent for the notes in the event a standstill
 
  notice is provided by the lenders under the new senior credit facility after an event of
 
  default of the new senior credit facility.
 
1   A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and should be evaluated independently of any other rating. The rating is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization.
 
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Confidential — Summary of Final Terms   $210,000,000   November 16, 2009
(ALTRA LOGO)
8.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
     
Optional Redemption
  Make-whole at T+50 prior to December 1, 2012. Callable thereafter at the following prices:
             
    For the period below   Percentage
 
  On or after December 1, 2012     106.094 %
 
  On or after December 1, 2013     104.063 %
 
  On or after December 1, 2014     102.031 %
 
  On or after December 1, 2015     100.000 %
     
Additional Optional
   
Redemption
  During each twelve-month period ending on December 1, 2010, 2011 and 2012, Altra may redeem up to 10% of the originally issued principal amount of notes, at a redemption price equal to 103%.
Equity Clawback
  35% at 108.125 (on or prior to December 1, 2012); provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes originally issued under the indenture (excluding any notes held by Altra or its subsidiaries or any notes redeemed under Additional Optional Redemption above) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption.
 
   
Change of Control Offer
  101%. 
Asset Sale Offer
  100%. 
 
   
Trade Date
  Monday, November 16, 2009.
Settlement Date
  Wednesday, November 25, 2009 (T+7).
         
    144A   Regulation S
CUSIP Numbers
  02208R AA4   U0206R AA7
     
Joint Book-Running Managers
  Jefferies & Company
 
  BofA Merrill Lynch
 
  J.P. Morgan
 
   
Co-Managers
  KeyBanc Capital Markets
Stephens
THE NOTES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. UNLESS THEY ARE REGISTERED, THE NOTES MAY BE OFFERED ONLY IN TRANSACTIONS EXEMPT FROM OR NOT SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTES HAVE BEEN OFFERED ONLY TO QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR TO NON-U.S. PERSONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES UNDER REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CIRCULAR 230, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY DISCUSSION OF FEDERAL TAX MATTERS SET FORTH IN THIS SUMMARY WAS WRITTEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROMOTION OR MARKETING OF THE TRANSACTIONS OR MATTERS ADDRESSED HEREIN AND WAS NOT INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED, BY YOU, OR ANY NOTE HOLDER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING TAX-RELATED PENALTIES UNDER FEDERAL TAX LAW. YOU, OR ANY NOTE HOLDER, SHOULD SEEK ADVICE BASED ON YOUR, OR THE HOLDER’S, PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES FROM AN INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISOR.
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Confidential — Summary of Final Terms   $210,000,000   November 16, 2009
(ALTRA LOGO)
8.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
THIS COMMUNICATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IN SUCH JURISDICTION.
A copy of the offering memorandum relating to this offering may be obtained by contacting Jefferies & Company, Inc. at 888-708-5831.
Any disclaimers or other notices that may appear below are not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded. Such disclaimers were automatically generated as a result of this communication being sent via Bloomberg or another email system.
 
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EXHIBIT B
Form of Opinions of Holland & Knight LLP

 


 

H&K Draft 11/16/09
November [__], 2009
Jefferies & Company, Inc.,
as Representative of the Initial Purchasers
520 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
      Re: Altra Holdings, Inc.
Offering of $210,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes due 2016
Ladies and Gentlemen:
     We have acted as counsel to Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Covered Guarantors (as defined herein), in connection with the sale by the Company of $210,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”), pursuant to that certain Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated November 16, 2009, among the Company, the Guarantors named therein, and Jefferies & Company, Inc., as representative (the “Representative”) of the Initial Purchasers.
     This Opinion Letter is being furnished to you pursuant to Section 7(f)(iv) of the Purchase Agreement. Except as otherwise indicated herein, capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
A. Basis of Opinions
     In connection with this Opinion Letter, we have examined such documents and obtained such factual information as we believe necessary to give the opinions set forth herein, including the following:
  1.   Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and the organizational documents of each Guarantor listed on Schedule 1 hereto, other than the Guarantors organized under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania and under the laws of the State of Tennessee (each a “Covered Guarantor”), as the case may be, each as amended through the date hereof;
 
  2.   Bylaws, Operating Agreement or Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company and each Covered Guarantor, each as amended through the date hereof, as applicable;
 
  3.   Certificates of Good Standing of the Company and each Covered Guarantor under the laws of the jurisdiction of their incorporation or formation, as the case may be;

 


 

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  4.   Written consents and minutes of all meetings of the Boards of Directors or Managers of the Company and each Covered Guarantor, as applicable, relating to the transactions contemplated in connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes and the Guarantees;
 
  5.   Pricing Disclosure Package;
 
  6.   The Preliminary Offering Memorandum dated November [___], 2009;
 
  7.   The Final Offering Memorandum dated November [___], 2009;
 
  8.   The Purchase Agreement;
 
  9.   The Indenture, dated November [___], 2009, by and among the Company, Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee and collateral agent, and the Guarantors named therein (the “Indenture”);
 
  10.   The Notes and the Guarantees (collectively, the “Securities”);
 
  11.   The Exchange Notes and Private Exchange Notes;
 
  12.   The Collateral Documents (as defined herein);
 
  13.   The Registration Rights Agreement, dated November [___], 2009, between the Company and the Representative of the Initial Purchasers (the “Registration Rights Agreement”);
 
  14.   [The Financing Statements, as defined herein;] and
 
  15.   Certificates dated as of the Closing Date executed by certain officers of the Company.
     The documents referred to in items (5) through (13) above are sometimes referred to as the “Transaction Documents.” Except as may be otherwise specifically noted in this Opinion Letter, the opinions expressed herein relate solely to the documents listed above and not to any other documents, including any documents that are referred to in, incorporated by reference into or listed as attachments, exhibits or schedules to any of the Transaction Documents.
B. Assumptions
     In rendering the following opinions, we have assumed, with your permission and without investigation, as to factual matters which affect our opinions, the accuracy of the statements, representations and warranties contained in the Purchase Agreement, the documents and the certificates delivered by the Company and the Covered Guarantors on the Closing Date, and statements and certificates of public officials, officers or managers of the Company and the Covered Guarantors and others, all of which we have assumed are true and accurate. We have

 


 

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not undertaken any intellectual property, litigation or judgment search or searches of court dockets in any jurisdiction. We have made no examination or investigation to verify the accuracy or completeness of any financial statements or related notes or schedules or other financial information or statistical data incorporated by reference into the Final Offering Memorandum or any other documents furnished to the Representative, and express no opinion, view or belief with respect thereto.
     For purposes of rendering this Opinion Letter, we have assumed: (1) the legal existence of all parties to the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Indenture, other than the Company and the Covered Guarantors; (2) the power and authority of each person, other than the Company and the Covered Guarantors, to execute, deliver and perform under the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Indenture; (3) the authorization, execution and delivery by each person, other than the Company and the Covered Guarantors, of the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Indenture; (4) that each of the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Indenture is valid, binding and enforceable against all of the parties thereto, other than the Company and the Covered Guarantors; (5) that there have been no undisclosed modifications of any provision of any document reviewed by us in connection with the rendering of these opinions and no undisclosed prior waiver of any right or remedy contained in any of the documents; (6) there has not been any mutual mistake of fact or misunderstanding, fraud, duress or undue influence in connection with the authorization, execution and delivery of any document referred to in this Opinion Letter; (7) there are no agreements or understandings among the parties, written or oral, and there is no usage of trade or course of prior dealing among the parties that would, in either case, define, supplement or qualify the terms of the Transaction Documents; (8) the Transaction Documents will be enforced in circumstances and in a manner in which it is commercially reasonable to do so and the conduct of the parties complies with any requirement of good faith and fair dealing; (9) the genuineness of each signature, the completeness of each document submitted to us, the authenticity of each document reviewed by us as an original, the conformity to the original of each document reviewed by us as a copy, and the authenticity of the original of each document reviewed by us as a copy; (10) each person who has taken any action relevant to any of our opinions in the capacity of director, officer or manager of any entity was duly elected to that director, officer or manager position and held that position when such action was taken; and (11) that each of the Company and the Covered Guarantors will comply with its respective agreements and covenants contained in the Transaction Documents.
C. Opinions
     We give only the opinions that are set forth herein and no opinions should be inferred beyond the opinions specified herein. Based on the foregoing, and upon our examination of such matters of law as we consider necessary and appropriate to provide the opinions set forth herein, and subject to the assumptions, limitations, qualifications and exceptions stated elsewhere in this Opinion Letter, we are of the opinion that:

 


 

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     1. The Company is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each Covered Guarantor is a corporation or limited liability company validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
     2. The Company and each Covered Guarantor has full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as described in the Final Offering Memorandum and to take and has duly taken all action necessary under their respective governing instruments to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of each Transaction Document to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.
     3. The Purchase Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each Covered Guarantor.
     4. The Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each Covered Guarantor and, when duly executed and delivered by the other parties thereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company and each Covered Guarantor enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, preference, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution thereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.
     5. The Exchange Notes and the Private Exchange Notes have been duly authorized by the Company and each Covered Guarantor and, when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and assuming no change in relevant facts, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company and each Covered Guarantor, enforceable against the Company and each Covered Guarantor in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, preference, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution thereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.
     6. The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each Covered Guarantor and, assuming that the Indenture is the valid and legally binding obligation of the Trustee, is a legally valid and binding agreement of the Company and the Guarantors, enforceable against the Company and each Covered Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, preference, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution thereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we express no opinion as to the

 


 

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validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of any provision of the Indenture that requires or relates to the payment of any interest at a rate or in an amount which a court would determine in the circumstances under applicable law to be commercially unreasonable or a penalty or a forfeiture.
     7. The Securities have been duly authorized, executed and issued by the Company and, assuming due authentication of the Securities by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and payment and delivery of the Securities in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the Securities will be legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, preference, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution thereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we express no opinion as to the validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of any provision of the Securities that requires or relates to the payment of any interest at a rate or in an amount which a court would determine in the circumstances under applicable law to be commercially unreasonable or a penalty or a forfeiture.
     8. [The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum under the caption “Capitalization”] (except for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to reservations, agreements, or employee benefits plans referred to in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum or pursuant to the exercise of convertible securities or options referred to in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Memorandum). Each of the outstanding shares of capital stock and membership interests, as the case may be, of the Company and the Covered Guarantors have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, and to our knowledge, were not issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights, and to our knowledge, the outstanding shares of capital stock and membership interests, as the case may be, of the Covered Guarantors are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or the Covered Guarantors, as the case may be, free and clear of all security interests, liens, encumbrances, equities and claims or restrictions on transferability (other than those imposed by the Act and the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of certain domestic or foreign jurisdictions) or voting (other than Permitted Liens).
     9. The Securities are in the form contemplated by the Indenture. The Securities, when executed and delivered by the Company and the Covered Guarantors in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement and the Indenture (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Registration Rights Agreement and the Indenture by the Trustee and due authentication and delivery of such guarantees by the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture), will be entitled to the benefits of the Registration Rights Agreement and the Indenture.

 


 

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     10. When executed and delivered, the Transaction Documents will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.
     11. To our knowledge, no Proceeding is pending or threatened against or affecting the Company or any of the Covered Guarantors that (i) seeks to or does restrain, enjoin, prevent the consummation of or otherwise questions the validity or legality of the Transaction Documents or any of the transactions contemplated therein, or (ii) could, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To our knowledge, neither the Company, nor any Covered Guarantor, is subject to any judgment, order, decree, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority that could, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
     12. The execution and delivery by the Company and each Covered Guarantor of each Transaction Document to which it is a party does not, and the performance by each of the Company and the Guarantors of its obligations thereunder, including the issuance and sale of the Notes to the Initial Purchasers, the granting of the Liens provided for in the Transaction Documents, and the transactions contemplated thereby, will not (i) conflict with, or result in a violation or breach of, any of the provisions of the Charter Documents of the Company or any Covered Guarantor; (ii) conflict with or violate any United States federal or state law, rule or regulation to be applicable to the Company or any Covered Guarantor, or any order, judgment or decree known to us to be applicable to the Company, any Covered Guarantor or the Transactions or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Covered Guarantor is or may be bound; or (iii) conflict with, or result in a violation or breach of, any of the material terms or provisions of, or constitute a default (with or without due notice and/or lapse of time) under (A) any loan or credit agreement, indenture (including, without limitation, the Indenture), mortgage, note or other material agreement or instrument known to us to which the Company or any Covered Guarantor is a party or by which they or any of their properties or assets is or may be bound or (B) any material agreement or instrument listed as an exhibit to the Annual Report on the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 of the Company, or the Quarterly Reports on the Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 28, 2009, June 27, 2009 and September 26, 2009 of the Company, except in the case of (ii) or (iii) above, where such breach, conflict, violation or default would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
     13. No Governmental Authorization (as defined below) or consent, approval authorization or order of any third party, is required for (a) the issuance and sale by the Company of the Notes to the Initial Purchasers, the execution, delivery or performance by the Company or the Covered Guarantors of any Transaction Document to which it is a party or for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except such as have been obtained and such as may be required under state securities or “Blue Sky” laws in connection with the purchase and resale of the Notes by the Initial Purchasers; (b) the grant by the Company and the Covered Guarantors of the Liens in the Article 9 Collateral (hereinafter defined) granted by it pursuant to the Security Agreement; (c) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens in the Article 9 Collateral created under the Security Agreement (including the priority

 


 

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nature thereof required under the Transaction Documents); or (d) the exercise by the Collateral Agent of its rights under the Transaction Documents or the remedies in respect of the Article 9 Collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement, except for (i) the filings referred to in paragraph 16 below, and (ii) the filing of the fixture filings and the recording of the Mortgages [defined?] in the real property records of the county in which the real property subject to such Mortgages is located.
     “Governmental Authorization” means any judgment, order or decree, consent, authorization, approval, order, exemption, registration, qualification or other action of, or filing with or notice to any Governmental Authority.
     14. The statements in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum under the captions “Description of Notes” and “Description of Certain Indebtedness,” to the extent that such information constitutes a summary of the legal matters, documents or proceedings referred to therein, fairly present in all material respects such legal matters, documents and proceedings. The statements under the caption and “Material United States Federal Tax Considerations,” in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, insofar as such statements summarize certain federal income and estate tax laws of the United States, constitute a fair summary of the principal U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of an investment in the Notes.
     15. The Collateral Documents are effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, to secure the Secured Obligations (as defined therein), a valid security interest (the “Article 9 Security Interest”) in all right, title and interest of the Company and the Covered Guarantors in and to that portion of the Collateral (as defined therein) in which a security interest may be created under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York (the “NYUCC”) (the “Article 9 Collateral”).
     16. Each of the financing statements listing a Covered Guarantor has been reviewed by us (the “Financing Statements”) and is in appropriate form for filing with the Secretary of the State of Delaware. Upon the proper filing in the applicable filing offices of the Financing Statements, the Article 9 Security Interest in that portion of the Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Delaware (the “Delaware UCC”) will be perfected without any other action or notice.
     17. Each of the Mortgages to be recorded by the applicable County Clerks of the State of [___] is in proper form (i) to be accepted for recording by the County Clerks of such Counties and (ii) upon such recording, to provide notice to third parties of the mortgage liens on the interest of the Company or the Covered Guarantor party to such Mortgage in the Collateral comprising the real property described therein. Each such Mortgage constitutes a fixture financing statement for purposes of the [___] UCC. The Florida UCC (as defined herein), the NYUCC, and the Delaware UCC are sometimes referred to herein collectively as the “UCC.”

 


 

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     18. The Article 9 Security Interest in that portion of the Article 9 Collateral consisting of Certificated Securities (as defined in Article 8 of the NYUCC) represented by the certificates identified on Schedule [___] to the Security Agreement (the “Pledged Securities”) will be perfected upon the Collateral Agent or its designee taking possession in the State of New York of such certificates which are in registered form, issued or endorsed in the name of the Collateral Agent or in blank by an effective endorsement accompanied by undated stock powers with respect thereof duly endorsed in the name of the Collateral Agent or in blank by an effective endorsement, the security interest of the Collateral Agent therein is perfected by “control” within the meaning of Section 8-106 of the NYUCC.
     19. Assuming that the Collateral Agent has no notice of any “adverse claim” (as defined in Article 8 of the NYUCC) to the Pledged Securities and that the Article 9 Security Interest in the Pledged Securities is perfected as set forth in paragraph 18 above, the Collateral Agent will acquire the Article 9 Security Interest in the Pledged Securities free of “adverse claims.”
     20. The Article 9 Security Interest in that portion of the Article 9 Collateral consisting of the uncertificated securities (as defined in Article 8 of the NYUCC) identified on Schedule [___] to the Security Agreement (the “Uncertificated Pledged Securities”) will be perfected upon the execution and delivery by the issuer thereof of an agreement that it will comply with the instructions with respect to the Uncertificated Pledged Securities originated by the Collateral Agent without further consent by the registered owner of such Uncertificated Pledged Securities.
     21. Assuming that the Collateral Agent has no notice of any “adverse claim” (as defined in Article 8 of the NYUCC) to the Uncertificated Pledged Securities and that the Article 9 Security Interest in the Uncertificated Pledged Securities is perfected as set forth in paragraph 20 above, the Collateral Agent will acquire the Article 9 Security Interest in the Uncertificated Pledged Securities free of “adverse claims.”
     22. No registration under the Act of the Notes is required in connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes to the Initial Purchasers as contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum or in connection with the initial resale of the Notes by any Initial Purchaser in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, and, prior to the commencement of the Exchange Offer or the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, the Indenture is not required to be qualified under the TIA, in each case assuming (i) (A) that the purchasers who buy the Notes in the initial resale thereof are “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A promulgated under the Act, (B) institutional “accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Act or (C) that the offer or sale of the Notes is made in an offshore transaction as defined in Regulation S; and (ii) the accuracy of each Initial Purchaser’s representations in Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement and those of the Company contained in the Purchase Agreement regarding the absence of a general solicitation in connection with the sale of the Notes to the Initial Purchasers and the initial resale thereof.

 


 

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     23. The issuance and sale by the Company of the Notes as contemplated by the Purchase Agreement does not violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
     24. The documents incorporated by reference in the Final Offering Memorandum (other than the financial statements and supporting schedules and the other financial data included therein or omitted therefrom, as to which we express no opinion), when they were filed with the SEC, complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act.
     25. Neither the Company nor any Covered Guarantor is and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Notes and the application of the proceeds therefrom as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, will be an “investment company” (as defined in the Investment Company Act) or a subsidiary thereof.
     26. The Indenture complies with the TIA.
     27. The Collateral Documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each Covered Guarantor, as applicable, and, when duly executed and delivered by the other parties thereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company and each Covered Guarantor, as applicable, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, preference, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution thereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.
     In addition to the foregoing opinions, we advise you supplementally that we have participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the Company and the Covered Guarantors, representatives of the independent public accountants for the Company, representatives of the Initial Purchasers and representatives of the Initial Purchasers’ counsel, during which conferences the contents of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and related matters were discussed. Although we are not passing upon and do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (other than as specified in paragraph 14 above), and have not made any independent check or verification thereof, on the basis of the information we gained during the course of performing the services referred to above, we advise you that nothing has come to the attention of those lawyers currently with Holland & Knight LLP who have actively participated in representing the Company (after consultation with such other attorneys as they deem appropriate) that causes us to believe that (a) the Pricing Disclosure Package (including the documents incorporated by reference therein), together with the pricing term sheet listed on Exhibit A of the Purchase Agreement (except as to the financial statements, schedules, notes, other financial and accounting data, including statistical data included therein or derived therefrom, and information about disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, as to which we express no opinion),

 


 

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contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (b) the Final Offering Memorandum (including the documents incorporated by reference therein) (except as to the financial statements, schedules, notes, other financial and accounting data, including statistical data included therein or derived therefrom, and information about disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, as to which we express no opinion) as of its date and as of the Closing Date contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
D. Limitations, Qualifications and Exceptions
     The foregoing opinions are subject to the following additional comments, limitations, qualifications and exceptions:
  1.   For purposes of this Opinion Letter, the terms “to our knowledge,” “known to us” or other similar words mean the actual, current knowledge of only those lawyers currently with Holland & Knight LLP who have actively participated in representing the Company and the Covered Guarantors in connection with the Transaction Documents and do not (i) include constructive or assumed notice or knowledge of matters or information or (ii) imply that we have undertaken any independent investigation with any persons other than those described above, but we have relied upon the representations, warranties and statements as to factual matters made in the Purchase Agreement or in a certificate of the Company or of the Covered Guarantors, or their respective officers, directors or managers, as the case may be. Furthermore, such references mean only that we do not know of any fact or circumstance contradicting the statement that follows and does not imply that we know the statement to be correct.
 
  2.   In rendering the opinions expressed in paragraph 18 above, we have assumed, without independent investigation, (a) that the Securities are sold to the Initial Purchasers in the manner contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, (b) the accuracy of the Initial Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in the Purchase Agreement, (c) that prior to or simultaneously with the time of sale by the Initial Purchasers to any purchaser of the Securities purchased by the Initial Purchasers from the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Initial Purchasers furnished to that purchaser a copy of the Pricing Disclosure Package, (d) compliance by the Initial Purchasers with each of their agreements set forth in Sections 2 and 3 of the Purchase Agreement, (e) the due performance by the Company, the Covered Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers of their respective covenants and agreements set forth in the Purchase Agreement, (f) the Initial Purchasers’ compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Securities or the Exchange Securities, and (g) that each purchaser to whom the Initial

 


 

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      Purchasers initially resell Securities or the Exchange Securities complies with the applicable transfer restrictions contained in the Securities or the Exchange Securities, respectively.
  3.   Although we have acted as counsel to the Company and the Covered Guarantors in connection with certain other matters, our engagement is limited to certain matters about which we have been consulted. Consequently, there may exist matters of a legal nature involving the Company and the Covered Guarantors and their respective subsidiaries in connection with which we have not been consulted and have not represented either the Company or the Covered Guarantors.
 
  4.   In rendering the opinions expressed in paragraph 1 with respect to the Company and Covered Guarantors organized under the laws of Delaware, we have relied solely upon good standing certificates issued by officials of the State of Delaware.
 
  5.   The opinions expressed in herein are subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting the rights or remedies of creditors and the effect of general principles of equity, whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (including the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief), concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing that certain provisions of such document relating to the exercise of remedial or procedural rights that purport to waive any requirement of due process of law or of notice, diligence or commercially reasonable performance or other care may be subject to possible limitations, and of the discretion of a court or other authority or body to invalidate or decline to enforce any right, remedy, or provisions of such document if any thereof are determined by such court or other authority or body to be violative of public policy or a penalty.
 
  6.   In rendering the opinion expressed in paragraph 11 no opinion is expressed or intended to be expressed regarding the outcome or possible outcome of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation and no such opinion shall or should be inferred therefrom and we have not conducted any docket or other search of, or otherwise reviewed, any court or other public records or undertaken any other external investigation.
 
  7.   This Opinion Letter is rendered as of the date hereof, and we undertake no, and hereby disclaim any, obligation or responsibility to advise you of any change in any matter, whether factual or legal in nature, set forth herein. This Opinion Letter is limited to the matters stated herein and no opinion is implied or inferred beyond the matters stated herein.
 
  8.   For purposes of this Opinion Letter, “Collateral Documents” shall mean the security agreements, mortgages, pledge agreements, agency agreements and other

 


 

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      instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to the Indenture which are governed by the laws of the State of New York.
     Notwithstanding our opinions expressed herein, we express no opinion with respect to any of the following provisions in the Transaction Documents, except as specifically referred to in our opinions:
     (i) Provisions mandating contribution towards judgments or settlements among various parties;
     (ii) Except as relates to sovereign immunity, waivers of (A) legal or equitable defenses, (B) rights to damages, (C) rights to counter claim or set off, (D) statutes of limitations, (E) rights to notice, and (F) the benefits of statutory, regulatory, or constitutional rights, unless and to the extent that they cannot be waived under applicable law;
     (iii) Provisions providing for forfeitures, the recovery of amounts deemed to constitute penalties or for liquidated damages;
     (iv) Provisions that provide a time limitation after which a remedy may not be enforced;
     (v) Provisions that attempt to change or waive rules of evidence or fix the method or quantum of proof to be applied in litigation or similar proceedings;
     (vi) Any federal, state or local law relating to taxation, zoning, land use, the environment, usury, antitrust, trade regulation, banking, securities, labor or employee rights and benefits laws, including, ERISA;
     (vii) Any federal, state or local law relating to corrupt practices or designed to combat terrorism or money laundering, including, without limitation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, as amended, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq., and The Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. app. I et seq.;
     (viii) Choice-of-law provisions, other than with respect to provisions selecting New York State law;
     (ix) Provisions on the enforceability of any self-help, limit the right of a creditor to use force or cause a breach of the peace in enforcing rights;
     (x) Provisions regarding arbitration;
     (xi) Provisions imposing limitations or restrictions on the transfer or alienation of or encumbrance on property or contract rights;

 


 

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     (xii) Provisions providing that determinations by a party or a party’s designee are conclusive;
     (xiii) Provisions relating to indemnity or set-off;
     (xiv) Provisions that would permit declaration of a default on the part of a party based on representations or warranties of such party that the party declaring the default knew were false or incorrect based on information supplied to the party declaring the default prior to closing;
     (xv) Provisions purporting to allow remedies to be exercised concurrently;
     (xvi) The effect of rules of equity governing specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, or involving time is of the essence clauses or the exercise of judicial discretion in any proceedings at law or in equity; and
     (xvii) Provisions which by their terms are effective “to the extent permitted by applicable law” or similar phrases.
     We express no opinion as to the existence of, or the title of the [Loan Parties] to, any item of Collateral or the priority, or (except as set forth in paragraphs 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 above) the perfection, of any security interest created by the [Security Documents] and specifically call your attention to the following:
          (i) the effectiveness of each [Florida Financing Statement] and each [Existing Delaware Financing Statement] terminates five years after the date of filing unless a continuation statement with respect to such financing statement is filed prior to such termination in accordance with the Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Florida (the “Florida UCC”) and the Delaware UCC, respectively;
          (ii) the UCC provides that if the debtor so changes its name, identity or corporate structure that a filed financing statement becomes seriously misleading, the filing is not effective to perfect a security interest in collateral acquired by the debtor more than four months after such change unless a new appropriate financing statement is filed before the expiration of that period;
          (iii) the UCC provides that (a) if the debtor changes its “location” within the meaning of Article 9 of the UCC, the effectiveness of the financing statement naming such debtor will lapse four months after such change of location; and (b) if the debtor transfers any of the Collateral to a person that thereby becomes a debtor under any of the [Security Documents] and is located in another jurisdiction within the meaning of Article 9 of the UCC, the effectiveness of the applicable financing statement, with respect to the Collateral transferred, will lapse one year after such transfer;

 


 

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          (iv) under certain circumstances described in the UCC, the rights of a secured party to enforce a perfected security interest in proceeds of collateral may be limited;
          (v) under certain circumstances described in the UCC, purchasers of collateral may take the same free of a perfected security interest;
          (vi) certain types of collateral described in the Guarantees and the Collateral Agreements may not be perfected by the filing of financing statements under the UCC;
          (vii) a transferee of money or funds from a deposit account takes such money or funds free of a security interest in the deposit account unless the transferee acts in collusion with the debtor in violating the rights of the secured party;
          (viii) a bank with which a deposit account is maintained may exercise any right of recoupment or set-off against a secured party that holds a security interest in the deposit account, unless the secured party has obtained control over the deposit account by becoming the bank’s customer with respect to such account and the set-off is based on a claim against the debtor or unless the bank agrees otherwise in an authenticated record;
          (ix) any security interest of the [Administrative Agent] and the [Lenders]: (a) with respect to “future advances,” (b) in an interest of a party under a “lease contract,” or (c) in the “lessor’s residual interest” in “goods,” and the perfection, in each case, of such security interests, is limited to the extent set forth in Article 9 of the UCC;
          (x) we express no opinion with respect to the perfection or enforceability of any security interest in any of the Article 9 Collateral consisting of claims against any government or governmental agency (including, without limitation, the United States of America or any state thereof, or any agency or department of the United States of America or any state thereof);
          (xi) we express no opinion as to the creation, enforceability, attachment, assignment or priority whatsoever of any security interests, or the existence of any claims, rights or other matters, in favor of any obligor under the Article 9 Collateral;
          (xii) except as provided in numbered paragraph 17 above, we express no opinion as to the creation, validity, binding effect, enforceability, effectiveness or perfection of any security interest not governed exclusively by Article 8 or Article 9 of the UCC;
          (xiii) any security interest in any of the Article 9 Collateral which is cash or cash equivalents, a “deposit account,” “tangible chattel paper,” “instruments,” “negotiable documents,” “certificated securities,” “goods,” “letter of credit rights,” “investment property” and certain other types of collateral may be subject to the rights of other persons who take, or have taken, possession, delivery or control of such Article 9 Collateral pursuant to Article 8 or Article 9 of the UCC;

 


 

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          (xiv) any security interest in any of the Article 9 Collateral that is subject to a statute, regulation or treaty referred to in Article 9 of the UCC is subject to the requirements of such statute, regulation or treaty;
          (xv) any security interest arising from (a) an assignment of “accounts” or “payment intangibles” which does not by itself or in conjunction with other assignments to the same transferee transfer a significant part of the assignor’s outstanding “accounts” or “payment intangibles,” (b) the delivery of a “financial asset” under Article 9 of the UCC, or (c) an assignment for the benefit of all creditors of the transferor and subsequent transfers by the assignee thereunder, is perfected when it attaches under Article 9 of the UCC;
          (xvi) we call to your attention that, under the UCC, the failure of a secured party to respond within two weeks after receipt of a debtor’s request for approval or correction of such debtor’s statement of the aggregate amount of unpaid obligations or such debtor’s list of collateral may result in a loss of that secured party’s security interest in collateral as against persons misled by that secured party’s failure to respond, and may also result in liability of that secured party for any loss caused to such debtor thereby; and
          (xvii) any security interest in after-acquired property, any security interest in accessions, and any security interest in contracts, agreements and accounts is subject in all respects to the limitations set forth in the UCC.
     We express no opinion with respect to the perfection of any security interest in any collateral consisting of goods that are or are to become fixtures, standing timber to be cut, farm products, consumer goods, as-extracted collateral, or goods covered by certificates of title.
     We express no opinion as to the perfection or enforcement of any security interest in any collateral that is subject to an agreement that is or purports to be non-assignable or that may not be assigned under applicable law or regulation, other than collateral consisting of accounts, chattel paper, general intangibles, health-care-insurance receivables, lease agreements and promissory notes, to the extent provided in the UCC, and we express no opinion regarding the enforceability of provisions that purport to render void and of no effect any transfers of any Loan Party’s rights in the collateral in violation of the terms of the Loan Documents.
     We express no opinion with respect to the enforceability of any provision of the [Loan Documents] granting the secured party or obligee the unilateral right or discretion to determine standards or requirements for performance not expressly enumerated in the [Loan Documents], or to establish standards or requirements that are not commercially (or manifestly) reasonable, or to use self-help to repossess collateral if a breach of the peace were to occur.
     Our opinions are also subject to the effect of rules of law that:
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     (B) provide that forum selection clauses with respect to courts in contracts are not necessarily binding on the court(s) in the forum selected;
     (C) limit the availability of a remedy under certain circumstances where another remedy has been elected;
     (D) limit the enforceability of provisions releasing, exculpating or exempting a party from, or requiring indemnification of a party for, liability for its own action or inaction, to the extent the action or inaction involves gross negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct, unlawful conduct, violation of law or public policy or litigation against another party determined adversely to such party;
     (E) govern and afford judicial discretion regarding the determination of damages and entitlement to attorneys’ fees and other costs;
     (F) permit a party that has materially failed to render or offer performance required by the contract to cure that failure unless (i) permitting a cure would unreasonably hinder the aggrieved party from making substitute arrangements for performance, or (ii) it was important in the circumstances to the aggrieved party that performance occur by the date stated in the contract;
     (G) relate to the sale or disposition of collateral or the requirements of a commercially reasonable sale; and
     (H) may, if less than all of a contract is unenforceable, limit the enforceability of the remainder of the contract to circumstances in which the unenforceable portion is not an essential part of the agreed exchange.
     Our advice on each legal issue addressed herein represents our opinion concerning how that issue would be resolved were it to be considered by the highest court of the jurisdiction upon whose law our opinion on that issue is based. The manner in which any particular issue would be treated in any actual court case would depend in part on facts and circumstances peculiar to the case, and our opinions are not a guaranty of an outcome of any legal dispute which may arise with regard to any of the documents relating to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
     We advise you that this Opinion Letter is limited to the federal laws of the United States of America and the laws of the States of Florida and New York (but not including any statutes, ordinances, administrative decisions, rules or regulations of any political subdivision of the State of Florida or New York), the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, which, in each case, in our experience is normally applicable to a transaction of the type contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and the Delaware UCC. Because we are not admitted to the Bar of the State of Delaware, with respect to the opinions expressed herein concerning the Delaware UCC: (i) we have reviewed the latest available standard compilation of the applicable sections of Articles 8 and 9 (and related definitional

 


 

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provisions of Article 1) of the Delaware UCC, as codified in Del. Code Ann., Title 6, Article 8 and Article 9 (2009), as displayed on Westlaw on June 29, 2009, without regarding to the decisional law of the State of Delaware; and, with your consent, we have not obtained opinions of local Delaware counsel with respect to such opinions. In rendering the opinions set forth herein, we assume, with your permission and without independent review, that insofar as the law of any other state or nation may be applicable to any matters opined to herein, such law is identical to, and would be interpreted by a court in the same manner as, the law of the State of New York applicable thereto. We express no opinion as to the extent to which the law of the State of New York or the law of any other jurisdiction may apply, notwithstanding any provision in the Purchase Agreement or any other documents executed and delivered by the Company on the Closing Date. We do not express any opinion concerning the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
     This Opinion Letter may be relied upon by you only in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and may not be used or relied upon by any other person for any purpose whatsoever, without our prior written consent. This opinion may also be delivered to Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee under the Indenture, and Bank of New York Mellon may rely on this Opinion Letter to the same extent as if such Opinion Letter were addressed to it. Except for the use permitted herein, this Opinion Letter may not be quoted or reproduced in whole or in part or otherwise referred to in any manner whatsoever nor is it to be filed with any governmental agency or delivered to any other person without our prior written consent.
         
  Very truly yours,

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
 
 
     
     
     
 

 


 

SCHEDULE 1
COMPANY AND COVERED GUARANTORS
     
    Jurisdiction
Altra Holdings, Inc.
  Delaware
     
Covered Guarantors   Jurisdiction
Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.
  Delaware
 
   
American Enterprises MPT Corp.
  Delaware
 
   
American Enterprises MPT
  Delaware
Holdings, LLC
   
 
   
Ameridrives International, LLC
  Delaware
 
   
Boston Gear LLC
  Delaware
 
   
Formsprag LLC
  Delaware
 
   
Inertia Dynamics LLC
  Delaware
 
   
Kilian Manufacturing Corporation
  Delaware
 
   
Nuttall Gear LLC
  Delaware
 
   
Warner Electric International
  Delaware
Holding, Inc.
   
 
   
Warner Electric LLC
  Delaware
 
   
Warner Electric Technology LLC
  Delaware
 
   
TB Wood’s Corporation
  Delaware
 
   
TB Wood’s Enterprises, Inc.
  Delaware

 


 

EXHIBIT C
Form of Opinions of Local Counsel

 


 

FORM OF OPINIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNSEL
     Set forth below are the proposed opinions to be included in the opinion of the Company’s Pennsylvania counsel. These will be replaced with the actual form of opinion and it is our intent to negotiate the form of such opinion in its entirety (including the assumptions, qualifications and limitations to be contained therein).
     1. TB Wood’s Incorporated (“TB Wood’s”) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and subsisting under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
     2. TB Wood’s has corporate power and authority to conduct its businesses as described in the Final Offering Memorandum and to take, and has duly taken, all action necessary under its respective governing instruments to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of each Document to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, and has duly executed and delivered each Document to which it is a party.
     3. Each Document to which TB Wood’s is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of TB Wood’s, enforceable against TB Wood’s in accordance with its terms.
     4. Each of the outstanding shares of capital stock of TB Wood’s has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and, to our knowledge, was not issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights and is owned, to our knowledge, directly or indirectly, by the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, free and clear of all security interests (that can be perfected by filing under Division 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “Pennsylvania UCC”)), liens, encumbrances, equities and claims or restrictions on transferability (other than those imposed by the Act and the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of certain domestic or foreign jurisdictions) or voting (other than Permitted Liens) .
     5. Each of the Mortgages to be recorded by the applicable Recorder of Deeds of the pertinent county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is in proper form (i) to be accepted for recording by the Recorder of Deeds of such Counties and (ii) upon such recording, to provide notice to third parties of the mortgage liens on the interest of the Company or the Guarantor party to such Mortgage in the Collateral comprising the real property described therein. Each such Mortgage is effective as a fixture financing statement for purposes of Division 9 of the Pennsylvania UCC.
     6. No Governmental Authorization (as defined below) or consent, approval authorization or order of any third party, is required for (a) the execution, delivery or performance by TB Wood’s of any Document to which it is a party or for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Documents except such as have been obtained and such as may be required under state securities or “Blue Sky” laws in connection with the purchase and resale of the Notes by the Initial Purchaser, (b) the grant by TB Wood’s of the Liens in the Article 9 Collateral (hereinafter defined) granted by it pursuant to the Security Agreement, (c) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens in the Article 9 Collateral created under the Security Agreement (including the priority nature thereof required under the Documents) or (d) the exercise by the Collateral Agent of its rights under the Documents or the remedies in respect of the Article 9 Collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement, except for (i) the filings referred to in paragraph 6 and (ii) the filing of the fixture filings and the recording of the Mortgages in the real property records of the county in which the real property subject to such Mortgages is located.

 


 

     “Governmental Authorization” means any judgment, order or decree, consent, authorization, approval, order, exemption, registration, qualification or other action of, or filing with or notice to any Pennsylvania governmental or Pennsylvania corporate authority or regulatory body.
     7. Each of the financing statements listing TB Wood’s as Guarantor has been reviewed by us (the “Financing Statements”) and is in appropriate form for filing with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Upon the proper filing in the applicable filing offices of the Financing Statements, the Article 9 Security Interest in that portion of the Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing a financing statement under the Pennsylvania UCC will be perfected without any other action or notice.
     8. The choice of New York law to govern the construction and interpretation of the Documents is a valid and effective choice of law under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and adherence to existing judicial precedents under Pennsylvania law would require courts sitting in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to abide by such choice of law, provided that such courts would find that the laws of the State of New York, as so applied, are not contrary to the public policy of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
     9. The execution and delivery by TB Wood’s of each Document to which it is a party does not, and the performance by TB Wood’s of its obligations thereunder, including the granting of the Liens provided for in the Documents, and the transactions contemplated thereby, will not (i) result in a violation or breach of, (A) any of the provisions of the Charter Documents of TB Wood’s, (B) any provisions of any Commonwealth of Pennsylvania statute, rule or regulation known to us to be applicable to TB Wood’s, or (C) violate any judgment or order of any Pennsylvania governmental authority known to us and binding upon TB Wood’s.
     10. No transfer tax, stamp tax or other fee, tax or governmental charge (other than filing and recording fees imposed by law) is required to be paid in Pennsylvania in connection with the execution, delivery, filing or recording of the Collateral Agreements.

 

EX-4.1 3 b79208exv4w1.htm EX-4.1 FORM OF 81/8% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2016 exv4w1
 
Exhibit 4.1
 
FORM OF 81/8% SENIOR SECURED NOTE DUE 2016
[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
 
THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
 
[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
 
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS A NON-U.S. PURCHASER AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO SUCH PURCHASER IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH ACQUISITION IS MADE, AND (2) AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) WHICH IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501 OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PURCHASERS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF


 

REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (C) (D) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.


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ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
81/8% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2016
 
CUSIP No. 02208R AA4
 
U.S.$207,090,000.00
Certificate No. 144A-1
 
Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) promises to pay to          , or registered assigns, the principal sum of           DOLLARS on December 1, 2016 and to pay interest thereon as hereinafter set forth.
 
Interest Rate:  81/8%
 
Interest Payment Dates:  December 1 and June 1
 
Record Dates:  November 15 and May 15
 
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained on the reverse side of this Note, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
 
[Signature page follows.]


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officer.
 
ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
 
  By: 
Name:
Title:
 
Dated:          , 20     


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TRUSTEE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
 
This is one of the 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
 
  By: 
Name:
Title:
 
Dated:          , 20     


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(REVERSE OF SECURITY)
 
81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
 
Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
 
1. Interest.  Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at a rate of 81/8% per annum until maturity [and shall pay the Additional Interest, if any, payable pursuant to Section 4 of the Registration Rights Agreement referred to below]. The Company will pay interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] semi-annually in arrears on December 1 and June 1 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided further that the first Interest Payment Date shall be          , 20          . The Company will pay interest on overdue principal and premium [and Additional Interest, if any,] from time to time on demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in effect to the extent lawful; it will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
 
2. Method of Payment.  The Company will pay interest on the Notes [and Additional Interest, if any,] to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the November 15 or May 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, [and] premium [and Additional Interest, if any,] and interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within or without the City and State of New York, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest, [and] premium [and Additional Interest, if any,] on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which will have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent. Such payment will be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
 
3. Paying Agent and Registrar.  Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Trustee and Collateral Agent under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
 
4. Indenture.  The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of November 25, 2009 (the “Indenture”) among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee and Collateral Agent. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Notes are secured obligations of the Company. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the Indenture, as the same may be amended from time to time.
 
5. Optional Redemption.
 
(a) At any time prior to December 1, 2012, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture at a redemption price equal to 108.125% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] to the date of redemption (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant regular record date to receive interest


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due on the relevant interest payment date that is on or prior to the applicable date of redemption), with the net cash proceeds of an Equity Offering by the Company; provided that:
 
(A) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued under this Indenture (excluding Notes held by the Company and its Subsidiaries and any Notes redeemed under Paragraph 5(c)) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; and
 
(B) the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of such Equity Offering by the Company.
 
(b) On or after December 1, 2012, the Company may on one or more occasions redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable date of redemption, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on December 1 of the years indicated below, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date:
 
         
Year
  Percentage  
 
2012
    106.094 %
2013
    104.063 %
2014
    102.031 %
2015 and thereafter
    100.000 %
 
(c) During each twelve-month period ending on December 1, 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Company may redeem up to 10% of the originally issued principal amount of Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to the registered address of each Holder of Notes or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC, at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed and accrued and unpaid interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] to the redemption date, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.
 
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to December 1, 2012, the Company may also redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] on the Notes redeemed, to the date of redemption, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.
 
(e) Except pursuant to Paragraphs 5(a),(c) and (d), the Notes will not be redeemable at the Company’s option prior to December 1, 2012.
 
(f) Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on the applicable redemption date.
 
6. No Mandatory Redemption.  The Company is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
 
7. Repurchase at the Option of Holder.
 
(a) If there is a Change of Control, the Company will make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereof) of each Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] thereon to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date (the “Change of Control Payment”). Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and offering to repurchase Notes on the Change of Control Payment Date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, pursuant to the procedures required by the Indenture and described in such notice.


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(b) If the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company consummates any Asset Sales, within 30 days of each date on which the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $15.0 million, the Company will make an offer to all Holders of Notes and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in the Indenture with respect to offers to purchase, prepay or redeem the maximum principal amount of notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased, prepaid or redeemed out of the Excess Proceeds (an “Asset Sale Offer”) pursuant to Section 3.09 of the Indenture to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] thereon to the date of purchase, prepayment or redemption, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Company may use such remaining Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Holders of Notes that are the subject of an offer to purchase will receive an Asset Sale Offer from the Company prior to any related purchase date and may elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes.
 
8. Security.  The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under the Notes and the Guarantees are secured by Liens on the Collateral pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents. The actions of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Holders secured by such Liens and the application of proceeds from the enforcement of any remedies with respect to such Collateral are limited pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
 
9. Intercreditor Acknowledgment.  The lien and security interest evidenced by this Note and the exercise of any right or remedy by any Holder in respect thereof is junior and subordinate to the interest of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., individually and as Senior Agent and is subject to the provisions of that certain Intercreditor and Lien Subordination Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2009, as amended, supplemented, modified or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof among JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Senior Agent, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Collateral Agent, the Company, Altra Industrial Motion, Inc. and certain of the Company’s Subsidiaries.
 
10. Notice of Redemption.  Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction or discharge of the Indenture. Notes and portions of Notes selected will be in minimum amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000; except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed or purchased.
 
11. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange.  The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.
 
12. Persons Deemed Owners.  The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.
 
13. Amendment, Supplement and Waiver.  Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, and the Collateral Documents (including, with the consent of the required lenders under the Credit Facilities, the Intercreditor Agreement) may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes), and any existing Default or


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Event or Default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes). Any amendment to, or waiver of, the provisions of the Indenture or any Collateral Document that has the effect of releasing all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes will require the consent of the Holders of at least 662/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
 
Without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be amended or supplemented (i) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; (ii) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; (iii) to provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to Holders of Notes and Note Guarantees in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s or such Guarantor’s assets, as applicable; (iv) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any such Holder; (v) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA; (vi) to conform the text of this Indenture, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or the Notes to any provision of the “Description of Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such provision was intended by the Company to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or the Notes, which intent shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate to that effect; (vii) to enter into additional or supplemental Collateral Documents; (vii) to release Collateral in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents; (ix) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in this Indenture as of the date of this Indenture; or (x) to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Note Guarantee with respect to the Notes.
 
14. Defaults and Remedies.  The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. In the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, with respect to the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing and has not been waived in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest, except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest or premium [or Additional Interest, if any].
 
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest or premium [or Additional Interest, if any,] on, or the principal of, the Notes. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of the Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon. The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Company is required, upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.
 
15. [Registration Rights.  Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 25, 2009 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers, the Company will be obligated to consummate an Exchange Offer. Upon such Exchange Offer, the Holders of Notes shall have the right, subject to compliance with securities laws, to exchange such Notes for Exchange Notes in like principal amount and having terms identical in all material respects to the Notes. The Holders of the Notes shall be entitled to receive certain Additional Interest in the event such exchange offer is not consummated and upon certain other conditions, all pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.]


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16. Trustee Dealings with Company.  The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.
 
17. No Recourse Against Others.  A director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder or other owner of Capital Stock of the Company or any of the Guarantors, as such, will not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Note Guarantees or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
 
18. Authentication.  This Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
 
19. Abbreviations.  Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
 
20. Additional Rights of Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes.  In addition to the rights provided to Holders of Notes under the Indenture, Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes will have all the rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
 
21. CUSIP Numbers.  Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption, and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
 
22. GOVERNING LAW.   THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THIS NOTE AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
 
The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture and/or the Registration Rights Agreement. Requests may be made to:
 
Altra Holdings, Inc.
300 Granite Street, Suite 201
Braintree, Massachusetts, 02184
Attention: Glenn E. Deegan, Esq.


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ASSIGNMENT FORM
 
If you the Holder want to assign this Note, fill in the form below and have your signature guaranteed:
 
I or we assign and transfer this Note to:
 
 
(Print or type assignee’s legal name, address and zip code and social security or tax ID number)
 
and irrevocably appoint ­ ­ to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Dated: ­ ­          Signed: 
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note)
 
Signature Guarantee*: ­ ­
 
In connection with any transfer of this Note occurring prior to the date which is the earlier of (i) the date of the declaration by the SEC of the effectiveness of a registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), covering resales of this Note (which effectiveness shall not have been suspended or terminated at the date of the transfer) and (ii)          , 20  , the undersigned confirms that it has not utilized any general solicitation or general advertising in connection with the transfer and that this Note is being transferred:
 
[Check One]
 
(1)            to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or
 
(2)            pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act; or
 
(3)            to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements (the form of which letter can be obtained from the Trustee); or
 
(4)            outside the United States to a person other than a “U.S. person” in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act; or
 
(5)            pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
 
Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided that if box (3), (4) or (5) is checked, the Company or the Trustee may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, in its sole discretion, such legal opinions, certifications (including an investment letter in the case of box (3) or (4)) and other information as the Trustee or the Company has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
 
If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Trustee or Registrar shall not be obligated to register this Note in the name of any person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in Section 2.06 of the Indenture shall have been satisfied.
 
Dated: ­ ­          Signed: 
(Sign exactly as your name appears on
the other side of this Note
)
 
 
Signature Guarantee*: ­ ­          
 
* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).


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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (2) ABOVE IS CHECKED
 
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
 
Dated: ­ ­          ­ ­
 
                                                           NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer


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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
 
If you want to elect to have all or any part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box:
 
o Section 4.10      o Section 4.15
 
If you want to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:
 
$
(multiple of $1,000)
 
  Date:  ­ ­          Your Signature: ­ ­
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note)
 
                                               Tax Identification No: ­ ­
 
Signature Guarantee*: ­ ­
 
 
* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).


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Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note *
 
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:
 
                                 
                Principal Amount
       
                of this Global Note
    Signature of
 
    Amount of Decrease
    Amount of Increase
    Following Such
    Authorized Officer
 
    in Principal Amount
    in Principal Amount
    Decreases or
    of Trustee or
 
Date of Exchange
  of this Global Note     of this Global Note     Increases     Custodian  
 
 
 
* This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.


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EX-4.2 4 b79208exv4w2.htm EX-4.2 INDENTURE, DATED NOVEMBER 25, 2009 exv4w2
Exhibit 4.2
 
 
ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.
AND EACH OF THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO
81/8% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2016
 
INDENTURE
Dated as of November 25, 2009
 
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

Trustee and Collateral Agent
 
 

 


 

CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
           
Trust Indenture    
Act Section   Indenture Section
310
(a)(1)     7.10  
 
(a)(2)     7.10  
 
(a)(3)     N.A.  
 
(a)(4)     N.A.  
 
(a)(5)     7.10  
 
(b)     7.10  
 
(c)     N.A.  
311
(a)     7.11  
 
(b)     7.11  
 
(c)     N.A.  
312
(a)     2.05  
 
(b)     13.03  
 
(c)     13.03  
313
(a)     7.06  
 
(b)(1)     10.03  
 
(b)(2)     7.06; 7.07  
 
(c)     7.06; 10.03;13.02  
 
(d)     7.06  
314
(a)     4.03;13.02; 13.05  
 
(b)     10.02  
 
(c)(1)     13.04  
 
(c)(2)     13.04  
 
(c)(3)     N.A.  
 
(d)     10.03; 10.04  
 
(e)     13.05  
 
(f)     N.A.  
315
(a)     7.01  
 
(b)     7.05; 13.02  
 
(c)     7.01  
 
(d)     7.01  
 
(e)     6.11  
316
(a) (last sentence)     2.09  
 
(a)(1)(A)     6.05  
 
(a)(1)(B)     6.04  
 
(a)(2)     N.A.  
 
(b)     6.07  
 
(c)     2.12  
317
(a)(1)     6.08  
 
(a)(2)     6.09  
 
(b)     2.04  
318
(a)     13.01  
 
(b)     N.A.  
 
(c)     13.01  
 
N.A. means not applicable.
 
*   This Cross Reference Table is not part of the Indenture.

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
             
        Page
 
           
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
 
           
Section 1.01
  Definitions     1  
Section 1.02
  Other Definitions     21  
Section 1.03
  Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act     21  
Section 1.04
  Rules of Construction     22  
 
           
ARTICLE 2
THE NOTES
 
           
Section 2.01
  Form and Dating     22   
Section 2.02
  Execution and Authentication     23   
Section 2.03
  Registrar and Paying Agent     23   
Section 2.04
  Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust     24   
Section 2.05
  Holder Lists     24   
Section 2.06
  Transfer and Exchange     24   
Section 2.07
  Replacement Notes     36   
Section 2.08
  Outstanding Notes     36   
Section 2.09
  Treasury Notes     36   
Section 2.10
  Temporary Notes     36   
Section 2.11
  Cancellation     37   
Section 2.12
  Defaulted Interest     37   
 
           
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
 
           
Section 3.01
  Notices to Trustee     37  
Section 3.02
  Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased     38  
Section 3.03
  Notice of Redemption     38  
Section 3.04
  Effect of Notice of Redemption     39  
Section 3.05
  Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price     39  
Section 3.06
  Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part     39  
Section 3.07
  Optional Redemption     39  
Section 3.08
  Mandatory Redemption     40  
Section 3.09
  Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds     40  
 
           
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
 
           
Section 4.01
  Payment of Notes     42  
Section 4.02
  Maintenance of Office or Agency     42  
Section 4.03
  Reports     43  
Section 4.04
  Compliance Certificate     44  
Section 4.05
  Taxes     44  
Section 4.06
  Stay, Extension and Usury Laws     45  
Section 4.07
  Restricted Payments     45  
Section 4.08
  Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries     48  
Section 4.09
  Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock     49  
Section 4.10
  Asset Sales     52  

 


 

             
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Section 4.11
  Transactions with Affiliates     54  
Section 4.12
  Liens     55  
Section 4.13
  Business Activities     55  
Section 4.14
  Corporate Existence     55  
Section 4.15
  Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control     56  
Section 4.16
  Payments for Consent     57  
Section 4.17
  Additional Note Guarantees     57  
Section 4.18
  Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries     57  
Section 4.19
  Impairment of Security Interest     58  
Section 4.20
  Real Estate Mortgages and Filings     58  
Section 4.21
  Landlord Waivers     59  
 
           
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSORS
 
           
Section 5.01
  Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets     59  
Section 5.02
  Successor Corporation Substituted     60  
 
           
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
 
           
Section 6.01
  Events of Default     61  
Section 6.02
  Acceleration     62  
Section 6.03
  Other Remedies     63  
Section 6.04
  Waiver of Past Defaults     63  
Section 6.05
  Control by Majority     63  
Section 6.06
  Limitation on Suits     64  
Section 6.07
  Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment     64  
Section 6.08
  Collection Suit by Trustee     64  
Section 6.09
  Trustee May File Proofs of Claim     65  
Section 6.10
  Priorities     65  
Section 6.11
  Undertaking for Costs     65  
 
           
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
 
           
Section 7.01
  Duties of Trustee     66  
Section 7.02
  Rights of Trustee     67  
Section 7.03
  Individual Rights of Trustee     68  
Section 7.04
  Trustee’s Disclaimer     68  
Section 7.05
  Notice of Defaults     68  
Section 7.06
  Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes     68  
Section 7.07
  Compensation and Indemnity     68  
Section 7.08
  Replacement of Trustee     69  
Section 7.09
  Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.     70  
Section 7.10
  Eligibility; Disqualification     70  
Section 7.11
  Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company     70  
 
           
ARTICLE 8
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
 
           
Section 8.01
  Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance     71  
Section 8.02
  Legal Defeasance and Discharge     71  
Section 8.03
  Covenant Defeasance     71  
Section 8.04
  Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance     72  

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Section 8.05
  Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions     73  
Section 8.06
  Repayment to Company     73  
Section 8.07
  Reinstatement     74  
 
           
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
 
           
Section 9.01
  Without Consent of Holders of Notes     74  
Section 9.02
  With Consent of Holders of Notes     75  
Section 9.03
  Compliance with Trust Indenture Act     76  
Section 9.04
  Revocation and Effect of Consents     76  
Section 9.05
  Notation on or Exchange of Notes     77  
Section 9.06
  Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.     77  
 
           
ARTICLE 10
COLLATERAL AND SECURITY
 
           
Section 10.01
  Grant of Security Interest     77  
Section 10.02
  Recording and Opinions     78  
Section 10.03
  Release of Collateral     78  
Section 10.04
  Certificates of the Company     80  
Section 10.05
  Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Collateral Agent Under the Collateral Documents     80  
Section 10.06
  Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Collateral Documents     80  
Section 10.07
  Termination of Security Interest     80  
Section 10.08
  Intercreditor Acknowledgment     81  
Section 10.09
  Rights, Protections and Immunities of the Collateral Agent     81  
 
           
ARTICLE 11
NOTE GUARANTEES
 
           
Section 11.01
  Guarantee     81  
Section 11.02
  Limitation on Guarantor Liability     82  
Section 11.03
  Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee     82  
Section 11.04
  Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms     83  
Section 11.05
  Releases     83  
 
           
ARTICLE 12
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
 
           
Section 12.01
  Satisfaction and Discharge     84  
Section 12.02
  Application of Trust Money     85  
 
           
ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS
 
           
Section 13.01
  Trust Indenture Act Controls     86  
Section 13.02
  Notices     86  
Section 13.03
  Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes     87  
Section 13.04
  Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent     87  
Section 13.05
  Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion     87  
Section 13.06
  Rules by Trustee and Agents     88  
Section 13.07
  No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders     88  
Section 13.08
  Governing Law     88  

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Section 13.09
  No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements     88  
Section 13.10
  Successors     88  
Section 13.11
  Severability     88  
Section 13.12
  Counterpart Originals     89  
Section 13.13
  Table of Contents, Headings, etc.     89  
Section 13.14
  Waiver of Jury Trial     89  
EXHIBITS
     
Exhibit A
  FORM OF NOTE
Exhibit B
  FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Exhibit C
  FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Exhibit D
  FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
Exhibit E
  FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
Exhibit F
  FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

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     INDENTURE dated as of November 25, 2009 among Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Guarantors (as defined herein) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Collateral Agent.
     The Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) of the 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”):
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01 Definitions.
     “144A Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A1 hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.
     “Acquired Debt” means, with respect to any specified Person:
     (1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, or expressly assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person or whether such Indebtedness being incurred is in connection with the acquisition of assets; and
     (2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
Acquired Debt will be deemed to be incurred on the date that the acquired Person becomes a Subsidiary or the date on the related acquisition of assets from such Person.
     “Additional Interest” means all additional interest then owing pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
     “Additional Notes” means additional Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.02 and 4.09(b), as part of the same series as the Initial Notes.
     “Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control,” as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Voting Stock of a Person will be deemed to be control. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have correlative meanings.
     “Agent” means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying Agent or additional paying agent.

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     “Applicable Premium” means, as determined by the Company, with respect to any Note on any redemption date, the greater of :
     (1) 1.0% of the principal amount of the Note; or
     (2) the excess of:
     (A) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of the Note at December 1, 2012, such redemption pricing being set forth in the table appearing in Section 3.07(b) hereof plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the Note through December 1, 2012, (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over
     (B) the principal amount of the Note, if greater.
     “Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.
     “Asset Sale” means:
     (1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets or rights by the Company or any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by Sections 4.15 and 5.01 hereof and not by Section 4.10 hereof; and
     (2) the issuance of Equity Interests by any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries or the sale by the Company or any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity Interests in any of the Company’s Subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:
     (1) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets having a Fair Market Value of less than $2.5 million;
     (2) a transfer of assets, including Equity Interests, between or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
     (3) an issuance or transfer of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
     (4) the sale, lease or other transfer of products, services or accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business and any sale or other disposition of damaged, worn-out or obsolete assets in the ordinary course of business;
     (5) the granting of Liens not prohibited by Section 4.12 hereof;
     (6) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents; and

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     (7) a Restricted Payment that does not violate Section 4.07(a) hereof or a Permitted Investment.
     “Banking Services Obligations” means, with respect to any specified person, the obligations of such Person, whether or not contingent, in respect of cash management, treasury management and other commercial banking services, including, without limitation, obligations in respect (1) credit and debit cards (including, without limitation, commercial credit cards, purchasing cards and stored value cards) and related processing services, and (2) controlled disbursement services, electronic funds transfer services, automated clearinghouse transaction services, and overdraft, depository and interstate depository network services.
     “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
     “Beneficial Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have a corresponding meaning.
     “Board of Directors” means:
     (1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;
     (2) with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership;
     (3) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof; and
     (4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
     “Broker-Dealer” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
     “Business Day” means any day other than a Legal Holiday.
     “Capital Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be prepaid by the lessee without payment of a penalty.
     “Capital Stock” means:
     (1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
     (2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

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     (3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and
     (4) 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, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.
     “Cash Equivalents” means:
     (1) United States dollars;
     (2) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support of those securities) having maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition;
     (3) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding six months and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any lender party to the Credit Facilities or with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million and a Thomson Bank Watch Rating of “B” or better;
     (4) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above;
     (5) commercial paper having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Rating Services and, in each case, maturing within six months after the date of acquisition; and
     (6) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (5) of this definition.
     “Cash Management Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person in respect of overdrafts and liabilities owed to any other Person that arise from treasury, depositary or cash management services, including in connection with any automated clearing house transfers of funds, or any similar transactions.
     “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:
     (1) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act);
     (2) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
     (3) if any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions to either of the foregoing), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of securities within the meaning

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of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company (for purposes of this clause (3), such person or group shall be deemed to Beneficially Own any Voting Stock of a corporation held by any other corporation (the “parent corporation”) so long as such person or group Beneficially Owns, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent corporation); or
     (4) during any period of two consecutive years commencing after the date hereof, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of the Company (together with any new directors whose election or appointment by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company was approved by a vote of not less than three fourths of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors then in office; or
     (5) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the Voting Stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for Voting Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the surviving or transferee Person constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance).
     “Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, S.A.
     “Collateral” has the meaning assigned to it in the Collateral Documents.
     “Collateral Agent” means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., in its capacity as Collateral Agent under the Collateral Documents, together with its successors in such capacity.
     “Collateral Documents” means the security agreements, mortgages, pledge agreements, the Intercreditor Agreement, agency agreements and other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to the indenture or any of the foregoing, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time and pursuant to which Collateral is pledged, assigned or granted to or on behalf of the Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of holders of the Notes and the Trustee or notice of such pledge, assignment or grant is given.
     “Company” means the Altra Holdings, Inc., and any and all successors thereto.
     “Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus, without duplication:
     (1) an amount equal to any extraordinary loss plus any net loss realized by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale, to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
     (2) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

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     (3) the Fixed Charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such Fixed Charges were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
     (4) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash charges and expenses (excluding any such non-cash charge or expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash charges or expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash charge or expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges or expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
     (5) one-time charges incurred in connection with the fees and expenses and other charges related to (i) the issuance of Notes and entering into the Credit Agreement, (ii) any equity offerings by the Company, and (iii) transaction expenses related to acquisitions by the Company and any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries; minus
     (6) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business,
in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.
Notwithstanding the preceding, the provision for taxes based on the income or profits of, and the depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses of, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company will be added to Consolidated Net Income to compute Consolidated EBITDA of the Company only to the extent that a corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of determination to be dividended, distributed or advanced to the Company by such Restricted Subsidiary without prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained), and without direct or indirect restriction pursuant to the terms of its charter and all agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees, orders, statutes, rules and governmental regulations applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders.
     “Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that:
     (1) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Person;
     (2) the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends, similar distributions or advances by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders;
     (3) each of (i) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and (ii) goodwill or other intangible asset impairment charges, will be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income; and

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     (4) notwithstanding clause (1) above, the Net Income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary will be excluded, whether or not distributed to the specified Person or one of its Subsidiaries.
     “continuing” means, with respect to any Default or Event of Default, that such Default or Event of Default has not been cured or waived.
     “Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” will be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 13.02 or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Company.
     “Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, to be dated as of the date of this Indenture (or as soon as practicable hereafter), by and among the Company, the Subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced in any manner (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities) in whole or in part from time to time.
     “Credit Facilities” means, one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement) or commercial paper facilities, in each case, with banks or other institutional lenders providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced in any manner (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities) in whole or in part from time to time.
     “Credit Facilities Borrowing Base” means, as of any date, an amount equal to:
     (1) 85% of the face amount of all accounts receivable owned by the Company and the Company’s Domestic Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent calendar month preceding such date; plus
     (2) 60% of the book value of all inventory owned by the Company and the Company’s Domestic Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent calendar month preceding such date.
     “Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.
     “Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
     “Definitive Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.
     “Depositary” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.

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     “Disqualified Stock” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case, at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than redeemable only for Capital Stock which is not itself Disqualified Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock (other than redeemable only for Capital Stock which is not itself Disqualified Stock), in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.07 hereof. The amount of Disqualified Stock deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of this Indenture will be the maximum amount that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Disqualified Stock, exclusive of accrued dividends.
     “Domestic Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was formed under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States or the District of Columbia or that guarantees or otherwise provides direct credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company.
     “Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
     “Equity Offering” means a public offering and sale of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock and other than to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC (other than Form S-8) or any private placement of Equity Interests to any Person (other than Disqualified Stock, other than to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company and other than issuances upon exercises of stock options to employees).
     “Euroclear” means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system.
     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
     “Exchange Notes” means the Notes issued in the Exchange Offer pursuant to Section 2.06(f) hereof.
     “Exchange Offer” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
     “Exchange Offer Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
     “Existing Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement) in existence on the date of this Indenture (including, but not limited to, Altra Industrial Motion Inc.’s 9% senior secured notes due 2011), until such amounts are repaid.
     “Fair Market Value” means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party, determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company (unless otherwise provided herein).

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     “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means with respect to any specified Person for any period, the ratio of the Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, repays, repurchases, redeems, defeases or otherwise discharges any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving pro forma effect (in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act) to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of preferred stock, and the use of the proceeds therefrom, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period.
     In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:
     (1) acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations, or any Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquired by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and including all related financing transactions and including increases in ownership of Restricted Subsidiaries, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date, or that are to be made on the Calculation Date, will be given pro forma effect (in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act) as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period;
     (2) the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded;
     (3) the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date;
     (4) any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such four-quarter period;
     (5) any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such four-quarter period; and
     (6) if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest, the interest expense on such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligation applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term as at the Calculation Date in excess of 12 months).
     “Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
     (1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation (i) the interest component

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of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, but excluding amortization of debt issuance costs, original issue discount and non-cash interest payments (only to the extent there will be no contingent or other cash interest payment in connection therewith) relating to Indebtedness incurred on or prior to the date of the indenture or in connection with the issuance of Notes or the Credit Facilities on or after the date of the indenture, and (ii) net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates; plus
     (2) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus
     (3) any interest on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such Guarantee or Lien is called upon; plus
     (4) the product of (a) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal,
    in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
     “Foreign Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
     “Foreign Subsidiaries Borrowing Base” means, as of any date, an amount equal to 85% of the face amount of all accounts receivable owned by the Company’s Foreign Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent calendar month preceding such date.
     “GAAP” means (i) generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession or (ii) International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) in the event the SEC mandates U.S. public companies to transition to IFRS during the term of the Notes, in each case which are in effect from time to time.
     “Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(2) hereof, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
     “Global Notes” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A1 hereto and that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(3), 2.06(b)(4), 2.06(d)(2) or 2.06(f) hereof.
     “Government Securities” means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America, and the payment for which the United States pledges its full faith and credit.

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     “Guarantee” means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise).
     “Guarantors” means any other Subsidiary of the Company that executes a Note Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and their respective successors and assigns, in each case, until the Note Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreement.
     “Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under:
     (1) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements;
     (2) other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk; and
     (3) foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements or other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates or commodity prices.
     “Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.
     “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), whether or not contingent:
     (1) in respect of borrowed money;
     (2) evidenced by bonds, Notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
     (3) in respect of banker’s acceptances;
     (4) representing Capital Lease Obligations;
     (5) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services due more than six months after such property is acquired or such services are completed; or
     (6) representing any Hedging Obligations,
if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.

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     “Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
     “Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.
     “Initial Notes” means the first $210,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture on the date hereof.
     “Initial Purchasers” means, with respect to the Initial Notes, Jefferies & Company, Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Stephens Inc.
     “Institutional Accredited Investor” means an institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act, who are not also QIBs.
     “Insolvency Proceeding” means, with respect to the Company or any Guarantor, means (a) any voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other Bankruptcy Law with respect to the Company or any Guarantor, (b) any other voluntary or involuntary insolvency, reorganization or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding with respect to the Company or any Guarantor or with respect to a material portion of its respective assets, (c) any liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or winding up of the Company or any Guarantor whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy or (d) any assignment for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief or any other marshalling of assets and liabilities of the Company or any Guarantor.
     “Intercreditor Agreement” means the intercreditor agreement, among the Collateral Agent and the first priority collateral agent, which may be entered into on or after the date of this Indenture (as the same may be amended, modified, waived, superseded, reinstated, succeeded or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms and the terms of this Indenture).
     “Investments” means with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Investments in such Restricted Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in Section 4.07(c) hereof. The acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an amount determined as provided in Section 4.07(c) hereof. Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the amount of an Investment will be determined at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.
     “Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain

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closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening period.
     “Letter of Transmittal” means the letter of transmittal to be prepared by the Company and sent to all Holders of the Notes for use by such Holders in connection with the Exchange Offer.
     “Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
     “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
     “Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends, excluding, however:
     (1) any gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such gain (but not loss), realized in connection with: (a) any Asset Sale; or (b) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and
     (2) any extraordinary gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary gain (but not loss).
     “Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (other than the portion of any such deferred payment constituting interest) received by the Company or any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale net of:
     (1) out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses);
     (2) all taxes and other costs and expenses actually paid or estimated by the Company to be payable in cash in connection with such Asset Sale;
     (3) repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale and any reserve for adjustment or indemnification obligations in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP; and
     (4) appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, as a funded cash reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale, until such amounts are released from such reserve.

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     “Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness:
     (1) as to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or (c) constitutes the lender;
     (2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity; and
     (3) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of the Company or any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries.
     “Non-U.S. Person” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.
     “Note Guarantee” means the Guarantee by each Guarantor of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes, executed pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.
     “Notes” has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture. The Initial Notes and the Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, and unless the context otherwise requires, all references to the Notes shall include the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes.
     “Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
     “Offering Memorandum” means the Company’s final offering memorandum, dated November 16, 2009, relating to the initial offering of the Notes.
     “Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person.
     “Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, that meets the requirements of Section 13.05.
     “Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section 13.05. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company.
     “Participant” means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).

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     “Permitted Business” means any business that is the same or similar, reasonably related, complementary or incidental to the business in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the date of this Indenture.
     “Permitted Investments” means:
     (1) any Investment in the Company or in a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
     (2) any Investment in cash or Cash Equivalents;
     (3) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:
          (a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or
          (b) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
     (4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.10 hereof;
     (5) any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;
     (6) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (a) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer; or (b) litigation, arbitration or other disputes;
     (7) Investments represented by Hedging Obligations;
     (8) loans or advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2.0 million at any one time outstanding;
     (9) advances to suppliers and customers in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice;
     (10) Investments in securities of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers in exchange for claims against such creditors or customers;
     (11) Investments in, repurchases of, and exchanges of the Notes;
     (12) Investments in existence on the date of this Indenture; and
     (13) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (13) that are at the time outstanding not to exceed $20.0 million.

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     “Permitted Liens” means:
     (1) Liens on the assets of the Company or any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness and other obligations under Credit Facilities that was incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a) and/or securing Hedging Obligations related thereto hereof; provided that the lender of any such indebtedness has become a party to the Intercreditor Agreement;
     (2) Liens in favor of the Company or the Guarantors;
     (3) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Company or the Subsidiary;
     (4) Liens on property (including Capital Stock) existing at the time of acquisition of the property by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to such acquisition and not incurred in contemplation of, such acquisition;
     (5) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, insurance, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business (including Liens to secure letters of credit issued to assure payment of such obligations);
     (6) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations or Purchase Money Indebtedness) permitted by Section 4.09(b)(4) hereof covering only the assets acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness;
     (7) Liens existing on the date of this Indenture;
     (8) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor;
     (9) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;
     (10) survey exceptions, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;
     (11) Liens created for the benefit of (or to secure) the Notes (or the Note Guarantees);
     (12) Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture; provided, however, that:

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          (a) the new Lien is limited to all or part of the same property and assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien arose, could secure the original Lien (plus improvements and accessions to, such property or proceeds or distributions thereof); and
          (b) the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount, or, if greater, committed amount, of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged with such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and (ii) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such renewal, refunding, refinancing, replacement, defeasance or discharge;
     (13) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as such Lien is adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period with such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;
     (14) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory of other goods;
     (15) Liens on assets of any Foreign Subsidiary securing Indebtedness and other obligations that were incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(12) hereof
     (16) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, including rights of offset and set-off;
     (17) Liens on assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company securing Banking Services Obligations or Hedging Obligations in the ordinary course of business pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(8) hereof; and
     (18) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company with respect to obligations that do not exceed $10.0 million at any one time outstanding.
     “Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that:
     (1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith);
     (2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is (a) equal to or greater

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than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged or (b) more than 90 days after the final maturity date of the Notes;
     (3) if the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged; and
     (4) such Indebtedness is incurred either by the Company or by the Restricted Subsidiary who is the obligor on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged.
     “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.
     “Private Placement Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(1) hereof to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.
     “Purchase Money Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price, or the cost of installation, construction or improvement, of property or equipment, provided, that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the lesser of the Fair Market Value of such property or such purchase price or cost.
     “QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
     “Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2009, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers, as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and, with respect to any Additional Notes, one or more registration rights agreements among the Company, the Guarantors and the other parties thereto, as such agreement(s) may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, relating to rights given by the Company to the purchasers of Additional Notes to register such Additional Notes under the Securities Act.
     “Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
     “Regulation S Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.
     “Responsible Officer,” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the Corporate Trust Administration of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
     “Restricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

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     “Restricted Global Note” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.
     “Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
     “Restricted Period” means the 40-day distribution compliance period as defined in Regulation S.
     “Restricted Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
     “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
     “Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
     “Rule 903” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
     “Rule 904” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.
     “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
     “Security Agreement” means the security agreement, dated as of the date of this Indenture, among the Company and the Guarantors in favor of the Collateral Agent, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
     “Shelf Registration Statement” means the Shelf Registration Statement as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.
     “Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the date of this Indenture.
     “Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the date of this Indenture, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
     “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person:
     (1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or Trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and
     (2) any partnership or limited liability company of which (a) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, whether in the form of membership, general, special

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or limited partnership interests or otherwise, and (b) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.
     “TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb).
     “Treasury Rate” means as of the applicable redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to such redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from such redemption date to December 1, 2012; provided, however, that if the period from such redemption date to December 1, 2012, is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.
     “Trustee” means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.
     “Unrestricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
     “Unrestricted Global Note” means a Global Note that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
     “Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company (or any of their respective successors) that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:
     (1) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;
     (2) except as permitted by Section 4.11 hereof is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company;
     (3) is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and
     (4) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
     “U.S. Person” means a U.S. Person as defined in Rule 902(k) promulgated under the Securities Act.
     “Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

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     “Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
     (1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by
     (2) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
Section 1.02 Other Definitions.
         
    Defined in
Term   Section
 
       
“Affiliate Transaction”
    4.11  
“Asset Sale Offer”
    3.09  
“Authentication Order”
    2.02  
“Change of Control Offer”
    4.15  
“Change of Control Payment”
    4.15  
“Change of Control Payment Date”
    4.15  
“Covenant Defeasance”
    8.03  
“DTC”
    2.03  
“Event of Default”
    6.01  
“Excess Proceeds”
    4.10  
“incur”
    4.09  
“Legal Defeasance”
    8.02  
“Offer Amount”
    3.09  
“Offer Period”
    3.09  
“Paying Agent”
    2.03  
“Permitted Debt”
    4.09  
“Payment Default”
    6.01  
“Purchase Date”
    3.09  
“Registrar”
    2.03  
“Restricted Payments”
    4.07  
Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
     Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.
     The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
     “indenture securities” means the Notes;
     “indenture security Holder” means a Holder of a Note;
     “indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;
     “indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and

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     “obligor” on the Notes and the Note Guarantees means the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the Note Guarantees, respectively.
     All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them.
Section 1.04 Rules of Construction.
     Unless the context otherwise requires:
     (1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
     (2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
     (3) “or” is not exclusive;
     (4) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;
     (5) “will” shall be interpreted to express a command;
     (6) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and
     (7) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act will be deemed to include substitute, replacement of successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time.
ARTICLE 2
THE NOTES
Section 2.01 Form and Dating.
     (a) General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note will be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples thereof
     The terms and provisions contained in the Notes will constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
     (b) Global Notes. Notes issued in global form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note will represent such of the outstanding Notes as will be specified therein and each shall provide that it represents the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of

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outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby will be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.
     (c) Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and “Customer Handbook” of Clearstream will be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.
Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication.
     At least one Officer must sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature. If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note will nevertheless be valid.
     A Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature will be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
     The Trustee shall, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by one Officer, either by manual or facsimile signature, (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate and deliver the (i) Initial Notes, (ii) any Additional Notes in accordance with Section 4.09, and (iii) Exchange Notes from time to time for issue only in exchange for a like principal amount at maturity of Initial Notes. All Notes issued under this Indenture shall vote and consent together on all matters as one class and no series of Notes shall have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter, including, without limitation, with respect to waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase.
     The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company.
Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent.
     The Company will maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”). The Registrar will keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
     The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.
     The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

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Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
     The Company will require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any Default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such Default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) will have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it will segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee will serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
Section 2.05 Holder Lists.
     The Trustee will preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company will furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a).
Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange.
     (a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes if:
     (1) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 120 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary;
     (2) the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Trustee; or
     (3) there has occurred and is continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes and the Registrar has received a request from the Depositary to issue Definitive Notes.
     Upon the occurrence of either of the preceding events in (1) or (2) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a); however,

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beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b), (c) or (f) hereof.
     (b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes will be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also will require compliance with either subparagraph (1) or (2) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:
     (1) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided, however, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(1).
     (2) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(1) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either:
(A) both:
     (i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and
     (ii) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase; or
(B) both:
     (i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and
     (ii) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above.
     Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with Section 2.06(g) hereof, the requirements of this Section 2.06(b)(2) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt by

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the Registrar of the instructions contained in the Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof.
     (3) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the Registrar receives the following:
     (A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; and
     (B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and
     (4) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2)above and:
     (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (i) a Broker-Dealer, (ii) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
     (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
     (C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
     (D) the Registrar receives the following:
     (i) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or
     (ii) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

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and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
     If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) of this Section 2.06(b)(4) at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) of this Section 2.06(b)(4). Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.
     (c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.
     (1) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
     (A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;
     (B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
     (C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
     (D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
     (E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) of this Section 2.06(c)(1), a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;
     (F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

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     (G) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,
the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(1) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.
     (2) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if:
     (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of such beneficial interest, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (i) a Broker-Dealer, (ii) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
     (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
     (C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
     (D) the Registrar receives the following:
     (i) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or
     (ii) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D, if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the

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Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
     (3) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(2) hereof, the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(3)will be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest requests through instructions to the Registrar from or through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee will deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(3) will not bear the Private Placement Legend.
     (d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.
     (1) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
     (A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;
     (B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
     (C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
     (D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
     (E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) of this Section 2.06(d)(1), a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;

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     (F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or
     (G) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,
the Trustee will cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, and in the case of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Note.
     (2) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if:
     (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (i) a Broker-Dealer, (ii) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
     (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
     (C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
     (D) the Registrar receives the following:
     (i) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or
     (ii) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(2), the Trustee will cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.

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     (3) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee will cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.
If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (2)(B), (2)(D) or (3) of this Section 2.06(d)(2) at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.
     (e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar will register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder must present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder must provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e).
     (1) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:
     (A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
     (B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and
     (C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
     (2) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if:
     (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (i) a Broker-Dealer, (ii) a Person participating in the distribution

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of the Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
     (B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
     (C) any such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
     (D) the Registrar receives the following:
     (i) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or
     (ii) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
     (3) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.
     (f) Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate:
     (1) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (A) they are not Broker-Dealers, (B) they are not participating in a distribution of the Exchange Notes and (C) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; and
     (2) Unrestricted Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Restricted Definitive Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (A) they are not Broker-Dealers, (B) they are not participating in a distribution of the Exchange Notes and (C) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company.

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     Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Unrestricted Definitive Notes in the appropriate principal amount.
     (g) Legends. The following legends will appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
(1) Private Placement Legend.
     (A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) of this Section 2.06(g)(1), each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:
“THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS A NON-U.S. PURCHASER AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO SUCH PURCHASER IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH ACQUISITION IS MADE, AND (2) AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) WHICH IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501 OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PURCHASERS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (C) (D) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM

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APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.”
     (B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(4), (c)(2), (c)(3), (d)(2), (d)(3), (e)(2), (e)(3) or (f) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) will not bear the Private Placement Legend.
     (2) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note will bear a legend in substantially the following form:
“THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”
     (h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note will be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note will be reduced accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note will be increased accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

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     (i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.
     (1) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof or at the Registrar’s request.
     (2) No service charge will be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.10, 4.15 and 9.05 hereof).
     (3) The Registrar will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
     (4) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes will be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
     (5) Neither the Registrar nor the Company will be required:
     (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection;
     (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part; or
     (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.
     (6) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
     (7) The Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.
     (8) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.
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law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary Participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
Section 2.07 Replacement Notes.
     If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company will issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.
     Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes.
     The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note.
     If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser.
     If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
     If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes will be deemed to be no longer outstanding and will cease to accrue interest.
Section 2.09 Treasury Notes.
     In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company or any Guarantor, or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any Guarantor, will be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee will be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that the Trustee knows are so owned will be so disregarded.
Section 2.10 Temporary Notes.
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will be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as may be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company will prepare and the Trustee will authenticate (upon receipt of an Authentication Order) definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
     Holders of temporary Notes will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 2.11 Cancellation.
     The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent will forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else will cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and will destroy canceled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act). Certification of all canceled Notes will be delivered to the Company. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest.
     If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it will pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The Company will fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date may be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) will mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee.
     If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it must furnish to the Trustee, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth:
     (1) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur;
     (2) the redemption date;
     (3) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed; and
     (4) the redemption price.

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Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased.
     If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee will select Notes for redemption or purchase on a pro rata basis unless otherwise required by law or applicable securities exchange requirements.
     The Trustee will promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and portions of Notes selected will be in minimum amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000; except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed or purchased. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase.
Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption.
     Subject to the provisions of Section 3.09 hereof, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail (or in the case of Notes held in book entry form, by electronic transmission), a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Articles 8 or 12 hereof.
     The notice will identify the Notes to be redeemed and will state:
     (1) the redemption date;
     (2) the redemption price;
     (3) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;
     (4) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
     (5) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
     (6) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;
     (7) the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and
     (8) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.
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prior to the redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.
Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption.
     Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price. A notice of redemption may not be conditional.
Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price.
     One Business Day prior to the redemption or purchase date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price of and accrued interest and Additional Interest, if any, on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent will promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued interest and Additional Interest, if any, on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.
     If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption or purchase date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or purchased on or after an interest record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such record date. If any Note called for redemption or purchase is not so paid upon surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or purchase date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.
Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part.
     Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, the Trustee will authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered.
Section 3.07 Optional Redemption.
     (a) At any time prior to December 1, 2012, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture at a redemption price equal to 108.125% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of redemption, (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date that is on or prior to the applicable date of redemption) with the net cash proceeds of an Equity Offering by the Company; provided that:
     (1) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued under this Indenture (excluding Notes held by the Company and its Subsidiaries and any Notes redeemed under Section 3.07(c)) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; and

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     (2) the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of such Equity Offering by the Company.
     (b) On or after December 1, 2012, the Company may on one or more occasions redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable date of redemption, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on December 1 of the years indicated below, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date:
         
Year   Percentage
2012
    106.094 %
2013
    104.063 %
2014
    102.031 %
2015 and thereafter
    100.000 %
     (c) During each twelve-month period ending on December 1, 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Company may redeem up to 10% of the originally issued principal amount of Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to the registered address of each Holder of Notes or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC, at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed and accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the redemption date, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.
     (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to December 1, 2012, the Company may also redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to the date of redemption, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.
     Except pursuant to Sections 3.07(a), 3.07(c) and 3.07(d) hereof, the Notes will not be redeemable at the Company’s option prior to December 1, 2012.
     Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on the applicable redemption date.
     (e) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption.
     The Company is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
Section 3.09 Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds.
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     The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to purchase, prepay or redeem the maximum principal amount of notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased, prepaid or redeemed out of the Excess Proceeds. The Asset Sale Offer will remain open for a period of at least 20 Business Days following its commencement and not more than 30 Business Days, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the “Offer Period”). No later than three Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the “Purchase Date”), the Company will apply all Excess Proceeds (the “Offer Amount") to the purchase of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness (on a pro rata basis, if applicable) or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes and other Indebtedness tendered in response to the Asset Sale Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased will be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.
     If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, will be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such record date, and no additional interest will be payable to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.
     Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company will send, by first class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each of the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee. The notice will contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The notice, which will govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, will state:
     (1) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.09 and Section 4.10 hereof and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer will remain open;
     (2) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;
     (3) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment will continue to accrue interest;
     (4) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer will cease to accrue interest after the Purchase Date;
     (5) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in minimum amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 only;
     (6) that Holders electing to have Notes purchased pursuant to any Asset Sale Offer will be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Company, a Depositary, if appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice at least three days before the Purchase Date;
     (7) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased;
     (8) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness surrendered by holders thereof exceeds the Offer Amount, the Trustee will select

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the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the principal amount of Notes surrendered or required to be prepaid or repurchased (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in minimum amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000, will be purchased); and
     (9) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer).
     On or before the Purchase Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered, and will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating that such Notes or portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.09. The Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, will promptly (but in any case not later than five days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Company for purchase, and the Company will promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon written request from the Company, will authenticate and mail or deliver (or cause to be transferred by book entry) such new Note to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on the Purchase Date.
     Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.09, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.09 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.01 Payment of Notes.
     The Company will pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on, the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest and Additional Interest, if any will be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. The Company will pay all Additional Interest, if any, in the same manner on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
     The Company will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal to 1% per annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and Additional Interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.
Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency.
     The Company will maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an Affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of

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transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company fails to maintain any such required office or agency or fails to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
     The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission will in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.
     The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof.
Section 4.03 Reports.
     (a) Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Holders of Notes or cause the Trustee to furnish to the Holders of Notes (unless such reports or other communications are filed with the SEC and are publicly available) within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations:
     (1) all quarterly and annual reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such reports; and
     (2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports.
Regardless of the availability on a website or through the SEC, the Company will deliver reports referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above to the Trustee.
All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the rules and regulations applicable to such reports. Each annual report on Form 10-K will include a report on the Company’s consolidated financial statements by the Company’s certified independent accountants. In addition, the Company will file a copy of each of the reports referred to in clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 4.03(a) with the SEC for public availability within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations applicable to such reports (unless the SEC will not accept such filing) and will post the reports on its website within those time periods.
     (b) If, at any time, the Company is no longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, the Company will nevertheless continue filing the reports specified in clauses (1) and (2) of Section 4.03(a) above with the SEC within the time periods specified above unless the SEC will not accept such a filing. The Company will not take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept the Company’s filings for any reason, the Company will post the reports referred to in the preceding clauses (1) and (2) of Section 4.03(a) above on its website within the time periods that would apply if the Company were required to file those reports with the SEC.

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     (c) If the Company has designated any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, then the quarterly and annual financial information required by clauses (1) and (2) of Section 4.03(a) will include a reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, and in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company.
     (d) In addition, the Company and the Guarantors agree that, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, if at any time they are not required to file with the SEC the reports required by this Section 4.03, they will furnish to the Holders of Notes and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
Section 4.04 Compliance Certificate.
     (a) The Company and each Guarantor (to the extent that such Guarantor is so required under the TIA) shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officers’ Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and the Collateral Documents and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture or the Collateral Documents (or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Notes is prohibited or if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
     (b) So long as not contrary to the then current recommendations of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the year-end financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.03 above shall be accompanied by a written statement of the Company’s independent public accountants (who shall be a firm of established national reputation) that in making the examination necessary for certification of such financial statements, nothing has come to their attention that would lead them to believe that the Company has violated any provisions of Article 4 or Article 5 hereof or, if any such violation has occurred, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, it being understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or indirectly to any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation.
     (c) So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company will deliver to the Trustee, forthwith upon any Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, an Officers’ Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
Section 4.05 Taxes.
     The Company will pay, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by

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appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.
Section 4.06 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.
     The Company and each of the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company and each of the Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
Section 4.07 Restricted Payments.
     (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
     (1) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company and other than dividends, other payments, or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company);
     (2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) any Equity Interests of the Company (other than any such Equity Interests owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries);
     (3) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the Notes or to any Note Guarantee (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except a payment of interest or principal at the Stated Maturity thereof; or
     (4) make any Restricted Investment
(all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (1) through (4) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”),
     unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:
     (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Payment;
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applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(a) and
     (c) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the date of this Indenture (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2), (3), (4), (6), (7) and (8) of this Section 4.07), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:
     (1) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing after the date of this Indenture to the end of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit); plus
     (2) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company since the date of this Indenture as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Company, in each case that have been converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests (and convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or convertible or exchangeable debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary of the Company); plus
     (3) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the date of this Indenture is sold for cash or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash, the lesser of (i) the cash return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any) and (ii) the initial amount of such Restricted Investment; plus
     (4) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Investment in such Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation or (ii) such Fair Market Value as of the date on which such Subsidiary was originally designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; plus
     (5) 50% of any dividends received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Guarantor after the date of this Indenture from an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company, to the extent that such dividends were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period.
     (b) So long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the provisions of Section 4.07(a) hereof will not prohibit:
     (1) the payment of any dividend or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 90 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;
     (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of, Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or from the substantially

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concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Company; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will not be considered to be net proceeds of Equity Interests for purposes of clause (c)(2) of Section 4.07(a) hereof;
     (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the Notes or to any Note Guarantee with the net cash proceeds from a substantially concurrent incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
     (4) the payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership or limited liability company, any similar distribution) by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis;
     (5) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company held by any current or former officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $2.0 million in any twelve-month period provided further that the Company may carry over and make in subsequent calendar year periods, in addition to the amounts permitted for such calendar year period, the amount of such repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value permitted to have been made but not made in any preceding calendar year period up to a maximum of $2.0 million in any calendar year period;
     (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or other similar rights or in connection with employee stock repurchase plans to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options, warrants or other similar rights;
     (7) the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company issued on or after the date of this Indenture in accordance with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(a) hereof; and
     (8) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $20.0 million since the date of this Indenture.
     (c) The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The Fair Market Value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this covenant will be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company, whose resolution with respect thereto will be delivered to the Trustee. The Board of Directors’ determination must be based upon an opinion or appraisal issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing if the Fair Market Value exceeds $15.0 million.

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Section 4.08 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.
     (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
     (1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or pay any indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
     (2) make loans or advances to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or
     (3) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
     (b) The restrictions in Section 4.08(a) hereof will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
     (1) agreements governing Existing Indebtedness and Credit Facilities as in effect on the date of this Indenture, and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements; provided that the amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those agreements on the date of this Indenture;
     (2) this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents;
     (3) applicable law, rule, regulation or order;
     (4) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness or Capital Stock was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred;
     (5) customary non-assignment provisions in contracts and licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business;
     (6) Purchase Money Obligations and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property purchased or leased of the nature described in Section 4.08(a)(3) hereof; provided, that such encumbrances and restrictions relate only to the assets financed with such Indebtedness;
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     (8) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the restrictions contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced;
     (9) Liens securing Banking Services Obligations and Hedging Obligations;
     (10) Liens of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business under Section 4-208 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the relevant jurisdiction covering any of the items being collected upon;
     (11) Liens permitted to be incurred under the provisions of Section 4.12 hereof that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;
     (12) provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements entered into with the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements;
     (13) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; and
     (14) any such encumbrances or restricting consisting of customary provisions in leases governing leasehold interests to the extent such provisions restrict the transfer of the lease or the property leased thereunder.
Section 4.09 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.
     (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, “incur”) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and the Company will not issue any Disqualified Stock and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of any Disqualified Stock; provided, however, that the Company may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified Stock, and the Guarantors may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified Stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock is issued, as the case may be, would have been at least 2.0 to 1, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred or the Disqualified Stock had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period.
     (b) The provisions of Section 4.09(a) hereof will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):
     (1) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness and letters of credit under Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding under this clause (1) (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder) not to exceed the greater of (1) $65.0 million and (2) the amount of the Credit Facilities Borrowing Base, less the aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds of Asset Sales applied

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by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the date of the indenture to repay any term Indebtedness under a Credit Facility or to repay any revolving credit Indebtedness under a Credit Facility and effect a corresponding commitment reduction thereunder pursuant to Section 4.10;
     (2) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of Existing Indebtedness;
     (3) the incurrence by the Company and the Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the Notes and the related Note Guarantees to be issued on the date of this Indenture and the Exchange Notes and the related Note Guarantees to be issued pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement;
     (4) Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations and Purchase Money Indebtedness, in each case, for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of design, construction, installation or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate principal amount, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (4), not to exceed $15.0 million at any time outstanding;
     (5) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by this Indenture to be incurred under Section 4.09(a) hereof or clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (9), (12), (13), (14), (15) or (16) of this Section 4.09(b).
     (6) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that:
          (a) if the Company or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not the Company or a Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be unsecured and expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations then due with respect to the Notes, in the case of the Company, or the Note Guarantee, in the case of a Guarantor; and
          (b) (i) subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company,
will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (6);
     (7) the issuance by any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that:
          (a) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such preferred stock being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; and

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          (b) any sale or other transfer of any such preferred stock to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company,
will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such preferred stock by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (7);
     (8) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Banking Services Obligations and Hedging Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
     (9) the guarantee by the Company or any of the Guarantors of Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the extent that the guaranteed Indebtedness was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this Section 4.09(b); provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or pari passu with the Notes, then the Guarantee must be subordinated or pari passu, as applicable, to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;
     (10) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness in respect of workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, bankers’ acceptances, performance, bid and surety bonds and completion guarantees in the ordinary course of business;
     (11) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn against insufficient funds, so long as such Indebtedness is covered within five Business Days;
     (12) the incurrence by Foreign Subsidiaries of Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding pursuant to this clause (12) not to exceed the greater of (x) $15.0 million or (y) the amount of the Foreign Subsidiaries Borrowing Base as of the date of such incurrence;
     (13) Indebtedness arising in connection with endorsement of instruments for deposit in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
     (14) Indebtedness consisting of the financing of insurance premiums;
     (15) Indebtedness consisting of Guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices under repurchase agreements or similar agreements in connection with the sales of goods in the ordinary course of business; and
     (16) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (16), not to exceed $15.0 million.
     (c) The Company will not incur, and will not permit any Guarantor to incur, any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Guarantor unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and the applicable Note Guarantee on substantially identical terms; provided, however, that no Indebtedness will be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right

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of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company solely by virtue of being unsecured or by virtue of being secured on junior priority basis.
     (d) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (1) through (16) of Section 4.09(b) hereof, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a) hereof, the Company will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence, or later reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this Section 4.09. Indebtedness under Credit Facilities outstanding on the date on which Notes are first issued and authenticated under this Indenture will initially be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance on the exception provided by Section 4.09(b)(1) hereof. The accrual of interest or preferred stock dividends, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, the reclassification of preferred stock as Indebtedness due to a change in accounting principles, and the payment of dividends on preferred stock or Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock for purposes of this Section 4.09; provided, in each such case, that the amount of any such accrual, accretion or payment is included in Fixed Charges of the Company as accrued. For purposes of determining compliance with any United States dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the United States dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be utilized, calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.09, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this Section 4.09 shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values.
     (e) The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:
     (1) the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount;
     (2) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness; and
     (3) in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of:
     (A) the Fair Market Value of such assets at the date of determination; and
     (B) the amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person.
Section 4.10 Asset Sales.
     (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:
     (1) the Company (or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (measured as of the date of the definitive agreement with respect to such Asset Sale) of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and

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     (2) at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents. For purposes of this provision, each of the following will be deemed to be cash:
     (A) any liabilities, as shown on the Company’s most recent consolidated balance sheet, of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary novation or indemnity agreement that releases the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from or indemnifies against further liability;
     (B) any securities, Notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are contemporaneously, subject to ordinary settlement periods, converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash, to the extent of the cash received in that conversion; and
     (C) any stock or assets of the kind referred to in Sections 4.10(b)(2) or 4.10(b)(4).
     (b) Within 360 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale, the Company (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) may apply such Net Proceeds:
     (1) to repay senior secured Indebtedness and other Obligations under a Credit Facility that are secured by a first priority Lien and, if the Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto;
     (2) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of, another Permitted Business, if, after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Stock, the Permitted Business is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
     (3) to make a capital expenditure; or
     (4) to acquire other assets that are not classified as current assets under GAAP and that are used or useful in a Permitted Business.
     (c) Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds, the Company (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings or otherwise invest the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Indenture.
     (d) Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as provided in Section 4.10(b) will constitute “Excess Proceeds.” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $15.0 million, within 30 days thereof, the Company will make an offer (an “Asset Sale Offer”) to all Holders of Notes and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to purchase, prepay or redeem the maximum principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased, prepaid or redeemed out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer price with respect to the Notes in any Asset Sale Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of purchase, prepayment or redemption, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company may use those Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture. If the

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aggregate principal amount of Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee will select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Upon completion of each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero.
     (e) The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.10, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.10 by virtue of such compliance.
Section 4.11 Transactions with Affiliates.
     (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”), unless:
     (1) the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; and
     (2) the Company delivers to the Trustee:
     (A) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10.0 million, a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company set forth in an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section 4.11 and that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company; and
     (B) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $15.0 million, an opinion as to the fairness to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing.
     (b) The following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of Section 4.11(a) hereof:
     (1) any employment agreement, employee benefit plan (including retirement, health, stock option, equity incentive plans, employee stock purchase plans and other benefit plans), officer or director indemnification agreement, agreements to register securities of directors, officers, employees or other Affiliates, or any similar arrangement entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and payments pursuant thereto;
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     (3) transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company) that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;
     (4) payment of reasonable directors’ fees to Persons who are not otherwise Affiliates of the Company;
     (5) any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company to Affiliates of the Company;
     (6) Restricted Payments that do not violate the provisions of Section 4.07;
     (7) loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $2.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;
     (8) any merger or other transaction with an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction or creating a holding company of the Company; and
     (9) any agreement existing and as in effect on the date of this Indenture.
Section 4.12 Liens.
     The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens.
Section 4.13 Business Activities.
     The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than Permitted Businesses, except to such extent as would not be material to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Section 4.14 Corporate Existence.
     Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect:
     (1) its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Subsidiary; and
     (2) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Subsidiaries, if the Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.

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Section 4.15 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.
     (a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date (the “Change of Control Payment”). Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and stating:
     (1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.15 and that all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment;
     (2) the purchase price and the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the “Change of Control Payment Date”);
     (3) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest;
     (4) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
     (5) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;
     (6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the second Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have the Notes purchased; and
     (7) that Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, which unpurchased portion must be equal to $2,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple thereof.
     The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change in Control. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.15, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.15 by virtue of such compliance.
     (b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:
     (1) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;

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     (2) deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and
     (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by the Company.
     (c) The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Notes properly tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.
     (d) The provisions described above that require the Company to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control will be applicable whether or not any other provisions of this Indenture are applicable. Except as described in this Section 4.15 with respect to a Change of Control, this Indenture does not contain provisions that permit the Holders of the Notes to require that the Company repurchase or redeem the Notes in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or similar transaction.
     (e) the Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, or (2) notice of redemption has been given pursuant to Section 3.02 unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price.
Section 4.16 Payments for Consent.
     The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any Holder of Notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all Holders of the Notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.
Section 4.17 Additional Note Guarantees.
     If the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquires or creates another Domestic Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture, then that newly acquired or created Domestic Subsidiary will become a Guarantor and execute a supplemental indenture and deliver an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee within 10 Business Days of the date on which it was acquired or created. The form of such Note Guarantee is attached as Exhibit E hereto.
Section 4.18 Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
     (a) The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that designation would not cause a Default. If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation, which will reduce

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the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07 hereof or under one or more clauses of the definition of Permitted Investments, as determined by the Company. That designation will only be permitted if the Investment would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Board of Directors of the Company may redesignate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if that redesignation would not cause a Default.
     (b) Any designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by Section 4.07 hereof. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 4.09 hereof, the Company will be in default of such covenant. The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, and such designation will only be permitted if (1) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.09(b) hereof calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period; and (2) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.
Section 4.19 Impairment of Security Interest
     (a) Neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will (a) take or omit to take any action which would adversely affect or impair in any material respect the Liens (other than the incurrence of Permitted Liens) in favor of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Collateral, (b) grant to any Person (other than the Collateral Agent), or permit any Person (other than the Collateral Agent), to retain any interest whatsoever in the Collateral other than Permitted Liens or (c) enter into any agreement that requires the proceeds received from any sale of Collateral to be applied to repay, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire any Indebtedness of any Person, other than as permitted by the indenture, the Notes, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. The Company shall, and shall cause each Guarantor to, at their sole cost and expense, (i) execute and deliver all such agreements and instruments as necessary to fully or accurately describe the property intended to be Collateral or the obligations intended to be secured by the Collateral Documents and (ii) file any such notice filings or other agreements or instruments as may be reasonably necessary or desirable under applicable law to perfect the Liens created by the Collateral Documents.
Section 4.20 Real Estate Mortgages and Filings
     (a) With respect to any fee interest in any real property (individually and collectively, the Premises”) (a) owned by the Company or a Domestic Subsidiary on the date of the indenture or (b) acquired by the Company or a Domestic Subsidiary after the date of the indenture, in each case with a purchase price or Fair Market Value as of the date of the indenture, as applicable, greater than $2.5 million, the Company shall deliver to the Collateral Agent (i) within 90 days of the date of the indenture in the case of clause (a), or (ii) within 90 days of the acquisition thereof in the case of clause (b), the following:
     (1) as mortgagee, or as beneficiary under a deed of trust, fully executed counterparts of recordable mortgages or deeds of trust, as the case may be (each, a “Mortgage,” and,

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collectively the “Mortgages”), each duly executed by the Company or the applicable Domestic Subsidiary, and dated as of a date on or prior to the delivery of such Mortgage, together with evidence of the recordation of such Mortgage in the appropriate county clerk’s office in order to create a valid, perfected Lien, subject to Permitted Liens, against the Premises purported to be covered thereby; and
     (2) mortgagee policies of title insurance in favor of the Collateral Agent, as mortgagee for the ratable benefit of the Collateral Agent, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Holders of Notes in an amount equal to the purchase price (for Premises acquired after the date of this Indenture), or 100% of the Fair Market Value (for Premises owned by the Company of a Domestic Subsidiary on the date of the indenture), insuring that title to the Premises purported to be covered by the related Mortgage is marketable and that the interests created by the Mortgage constitute valid Liens thereon free and clear of all Liens, defects and encumbrances other than Permitted Liens, and such policies shall also include, to the extent available, other customary endorsements and shall be accompanied by evidence of the payment in full of all premiums thereon; and shall be accompanied by evidence of the payment in full of all premiums thereon
     (3) an opinion from local counsel in each state where a Premises is located to the effect that such Mortgage is sufficient to constitute a valid lien on the property subject to the Mortgage, and covering the enforceability of the relevant Mortgages.
Section 4.21 Landlord Waivers
     (a) The Company and each of its Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver with respect to its leasehold interests in each of the premises (collectively, the “Leased Premises”) occupied by the Company or such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to leases (a) existing as of the date of this Indenture and (b) entered into after the date of this Indenture (collectively, the “Leases” and individually, a “Lease”) where the demised premises are used for the storage of inventory of equipment (other than immaterial amounts thereof ), an agreement executed by the lessor under such Lease, whereby the landlord or lessor waives or subordinates its landlord Lien (whether granted by the instrument creating the leasehold estate or by applicable law), if any, and which shall be entered into by the Collateral Agent, and which provides for access to the premises after a termination of the Lease as a result of an event of default to remove such inventory or equipment (i) within 120 days of the date of the indenture in the case of clause (a), or (ii) within 90 days of the date of such Lease in the case of clause (b).
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets.
     (a) The Company will not, directly or indirectly, (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation), or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:
     (1) either:
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     (B) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made is (i) a corporation organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia or (ii) a partnership or limited liability company formed or existing under the laws of the United States or the District of Columbia that has at least one Restricted Subsidiary that is a corporation organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, which corporation also becomes the co-issuer of the Notes pursuant to a supplemental indenture reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;
     (2) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes, this Indenture, the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;
     (3) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and
     (4) the Company or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made would, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(a); and
     (5) the Company has provided to the Trustee and Collateral agent an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel stating that the applicable transaction complies with the provisions of the indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.
     (b) The Company will not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person.
     (c) This Section 5.01 will not apply to any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
     (d) Clauses (3) and (4) of Section 5.01(a) will not apply to any merger or consolidation of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary with an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in another jurisdiction.
Section 5.02 Successor Corporation Substituted.
     Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 5.01 hereof, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the

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successor Person and not to the Company), and may exercise every right and power of the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein; provided, however, that the predecessor Company shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes except in the case of a sale of all of the Company’s assets in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 5.01 hereof.
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01 Events of Default.
     Each of the following is an “Event of Default”:
     (1) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest, or Additional Interest, if any, with respect to, the Notes;
     (2) default in the payment when due (at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise) of the principal of, or premium, if any, on, the Notes;
     (3) failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with the provisions of Sections 4.10, 4.15, and 5.01 hereof;
     (4) failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for 60 days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class to comply with any of the other agreements in this Indenture or the Collateral Documents;
     (5) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of this Indenture, if that default:
     (A) is caused by a failure to pay principal of , or interest or premium, if any, on, such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a “Payment Default”); or
     (B) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity,
and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $15.0 million or more;
     (6) failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay final judgments entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction aggregating in excess of $15.0 million, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days after such judgments become final and non-appealable;
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with respect to the Collateral having a Fair Market Value in excess of $15.0 million; or (B) the repudiation by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any of its obligations under any of the Collateral Documents or the unenforceability of any of the Collateral Documents against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any reason;
     (8) except as permitted by this Indenture, any Note Guarantee is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor, denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guarantee;
     (9) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law:
     (A) commences a voluntary case,
     (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,
     (C) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property,
     (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or
     (E) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; and
     (10) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
     (A) is for relief against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;
     (B) appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or
     (C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.
Section 6.02 Acceleration.
     (a) In the case of an Event of Default specified in clause (9) or (10) of Section 6.01 hereof, with respect to the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a

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Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing and has not been waived in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Upon any such declaration, the Notes shall become due and payable immediately.
     (b) The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, rescind an acceleration and its consequences or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under this Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest (including Additional Interest) or premium, if any, on, or the principal of, the Notes.
     (c) If an Event of Default occurs on or after December 1, 2012 by reason of any willful action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of the Company with the intention of avoiding payment of the premium that the Company would have had to pay if the Company then had elected to redeem the Notes pursuant to Section 3.07(b), an equivalent premium will also become and be immediately due and payable to the extent permitted by law upon the acceleration of the Notes. If an Event of Default occurs prior to December 1, 2012, by reason of any willful action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of the Company with the intention of avoiding the prohibition on redemption of the Notes prior to December 1, 2012, then the premium that the Company would have had to pay if the Company had elected to redeem the Notes pursuant to Section 3.07(d) will also become and be immediately due and payable to the extent permitted by law upon the acceleration of the Notes.
Section 6.03 Other Remedies.
     If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture, including payment for all sums due the Trustee and Collateral Agent hereunder and under the Collateral Documents.
     The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults.
     Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest or premium or Additional Interest, if any, on, or the principal of, the Notes. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 6.05 Control by Majority.
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may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability.
Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits.
     Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest (including Additional Interest, if any) when due, no Holder of a Note may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:
     (1) such Holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;
     (2) Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have requested the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
     (3) such Holders have offered the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
     (4) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and
     (5) Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.
     A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note.
Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder; provided that a Holder shall not have the right to institute any such suit for the enforcement of payment if and to the extent that the institution or prosecution thereof or the entry of judgment therein would, under applicable law, result in the surrender, impairment, waiver or loss of the Lien of this Indenture upon any property subject to such Lien.
Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee.
     If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as Trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on, the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

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Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
     The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 6.10 Priorities.
     Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if the Trustee collects any money or other property pursuant to this Article 6, including pursuant to the Collateral Documents, it shall pay out the money in the following order:
     First: to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;
     Second: to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any and interest, respectively; and
     Third: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.
     The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.
Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs.
     In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to

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Section 6.07, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee.
     (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee will exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.
     (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
     (1) the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
     (2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee will examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.
     (c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
     (1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;
     (2) the Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
     (3) the Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05.
     (d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this Section 7.01.
     (e) No provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holder has offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
     (f) The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

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Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee.
     (a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
     (b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.
     (c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.
     (d) The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
     (e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company will be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.
     (f) The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any Holders of Notes unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to the Trustee against the losses, liabilities and expenses that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
     (g) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
     (h) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
     (i) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.
     (j) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee and by the Collateral Agent in each of its capacities hereunder and under the Collateral Documents, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.
     (k) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being

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understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances..
Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee.
     The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as Trustee (if this Indenture has been qualified under the TIA) or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.
Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer.
     The Trustee will not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it will not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it will not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.
Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults.
     If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee will mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it is known to the Trustee. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal, interest, premium or Additional Interest, if any, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes.
Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.
     (a) Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with May 15, 2010, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee will mail to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA § 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA § 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also will comply with TIA § 313(b)(2). The Trustee will also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA § 313(c).
     (b) A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of Notes will be mailed by the Trustee to the Company and filed by the Trustee with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA § 313(d). The Company will promptly notify the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange.
Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity.
     (a) The Company will pay to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company will reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances

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and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses will include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s (and Collateral Agent’s) agents and counsel.
     (b) The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will indemnify the Trustee and the Collateral Agent against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company and the Guarantors (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, the Guarantors, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith. The Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, will notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company or any of the Guarantors of their obligations hereunder. The Company or such Guarantor will defend the claim and the Trustee and the Collateral Agent will cooperate in the defense. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent may have separate counsel and the Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor need pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
     (c) The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section 7.07 will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
     (d) To secure the Company’s and the Guarantors’ payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent will have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
     (e) When the Trustee or the Collateral Agent incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(9) or (10) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
     (f) The Trustee will comply with the provisions of TIA § 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.
Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee.
     (a) A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee will become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.
     (b) The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee if:
     (1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;
     (2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

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     (3) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
     (4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
     (c) If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company will promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
     (d) If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or the Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
     (e) If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
     (f) A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective, and the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee will mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee will promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.07 hereof will continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.
     If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further act will be the successor Trustee.
Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification.
     There will at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.
     This Indenture will always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA § 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA § 310(b).
Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
     The Trustee is subject to TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA § 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

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ARTICLE 8
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
     The Company may at any time, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.
Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge.
     Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company and each of the Guarantors will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes (including the Note Guarantees) on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company and the Guarantors will be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes (including the Note Guarantees), which will thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 8.02, and to have satisfied all their other obligations under such Notes, the Note Guarantees and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which will survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:
     (1) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, or interest or premium and Additional Interest, if any, on, such Notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to in Section 8.04 hereof;
     (2) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.02 hereof;
     (3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations in connection therewith; and
     (4) this Article 8.
     Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.
Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance.
     Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company and each of the Guarantors will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, 4.19, 4.20, 4.21 and clause (4) of Section 5.01 hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes will thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but will continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes will not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to

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the outstanding Notes and Note Guarantees, the Company and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and will have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes and Note Guarantees will be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(3) through 6.01(8) hereof will not constitute Events of Default.
Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.
     In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof:
     (1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in United States dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in United States dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm, or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest on, the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date;
     (2) in the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that:
     (A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or
     (B) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law,
in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
     (3) in the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
     (4) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound;

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     (5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture and the agreements governing any other Indebtedness being defeased, discharged or replaced) to which the Company or any of the Guarantors is a party or by which the Company or any of the Guarantors is bound;
     (6) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders of Notes over the other creditors of the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Company or others; and
     (7) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.
     Subject to Section 8.06, all money and non-callable Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 in respect of the outstanding Notes will be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
     The Company will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.
     Notwithstanding anything in this Article 8 to the contrary, the Trustee will deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(1)), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
Section 8.06 Repayment to Company.
     Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on, any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) will be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note will thereafter be permitted to look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a

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date specified therein, which will not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.
Section 8.07 Reinstatement.
     If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and the Note Guarantees will be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on, any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company will be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of Notes.
     Notwithstanding Section 9.02, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees without the consent of any Holder of Note:
     (1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
     (2) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes;
     (3) to provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to Holders of Notes and Note Guarantees in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s or such Guarantor’s assets, as applicable;
     (4) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any such Holder;
     (5) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;
     (6) to conform the text of this Indenture, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or the Notes to any provision of the “Description of Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such provision was intended by the Company to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or the Notes, which intent shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate to that effect;
     (7) to enter into additional or supplemental Collateral Documents;
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     (9) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in this Indenture as of the date of this Indenture; or
     (10) to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Note Guarantee with respect to the Notes.
     Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 and 9.06 hereof, the Trustee will join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee will not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of Notes.
     Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture (including, without limitation, Section 3.09, 4.10 and 4.15 hereof), the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents (including, with the consent of the required lenders under the Credit Facilities, the Intercreditor Agreement) with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07, any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, the Notes).
     Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee will join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but will not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture.
     It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it is sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
     After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company will mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, will not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental indenture or waiver. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may waive compliance in a particular instance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees. However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

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     (1) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
     (2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption of the Notes (except as provided above with respect to Sections 3.09, 4.10 and 4.15 hereof);
     (3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, including default interest, on any Note;
     (4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium or Additional Interest, if any, on, the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
     (5) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;
     (6) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments of principal of, or interest or premium or Additional Interest, if any, on, the Notes;
     (7) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note (other than a payment required by Sections 3.09, 4.10 or 4.15 hereof);
     (8) release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or this Indenture, except in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; or
     (9) make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment to, or waiver of, the provisions of this Indenture or any Collateral Document that has the effect of releasing all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes will require the consent of the Holders of at least 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.
     Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes will be set forth in a amended or supplemental indenture that complies with the TIA as then in effect.
Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents.
     Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.

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Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes.
     The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.
     Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note will not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.
     The Trustee will sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Company may not sign an amended or supplemental indenture until the Board of Directors of the Company approves it. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee will be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) will be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 13.04 hereof, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.
ARTICLE 10
COLLATERAL AND SECURITY
Section 10.01 Grant of Security Interest.
     The due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest and Additional Interest (to the extent permitted by law), if any, on the Notes and performance of all other obligations of the Company and the Guarantors to the Holders or the Trustee under this Indenture and the Notes, according to the terms hereunder or thereunder, are secured as provided in the Collateral Documents which the Company and the Guarantors have entered into simultaneously with the execution of this Indenture (including, but not limited to, all interest accrued or accruing (or which would, absent commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding (and the effect of provisions such as Section 502(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code), accrue) after commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such Insolvency Proceeding). Each Holder, by its acceptance of Notes, consents and agrees to the terms of the Collateral Documents (including, without limitation, the provisions providing for foreclosure and release of Collateral) as the same may be in effect or may be amended, waived, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms and authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Collateral Documents and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith. The Company will deliver to the Trustee copies of all documents delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents, and will do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be necessary or proper, or as may be required by the provisions of the Collateral Documents, to assure and confirm to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent the security interest in the Collateral contemplated hereby, by the Collateral Documents or any part thereof, as from time to time constituted, so as to render the same available for the security and benefit of this Indenture and of the Notes secured hereby, according to the intent and purposes herein expressed. The Company will take, and will cause its Subsidiaries to take any and all actions required to cause the Collateral Documents to create and maintain, as security for the Obligations of the Company

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hereunder, a valid and enforceable perfected Lien in and on all the Collateral, in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders, superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons and subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens. The Collateral Agent may open and maintain one or more accounts to hold the Collateral and the Collateral Documents from time to time, it being understood that such accounts shall not in any way expand or otherwise affect the Collateral Agent’s duties under the Collateral Documents.
Section 10.02 Recording and Opinions.
     (a) The Company will furnish to the Trustee simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Indenture an Opinion of Counsel either:
     (1) stating that, other than as set forth in the Collateral Documents, in the opinion of such counsel, subject to customary qualifications, assumptions and exceptions, all action has been taken with respect to the recording, registering and filing of this Indenture, financing statements or other instruments necessary to make effective the Lien intended to be created by the Collateral Documents, and reciting with respect to the security interests in the Collateral, the details of such action; or
     (2) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, subject to customary qualifications, assumptions and exceptions, no such action is necessary to make such Lien effective.
     (b) The Company will furnish to the Collateral Agent and the Trustee on or within one month of December 1 in each year beginning with December 1, 2010, an Opinion of Counsel either:
     (1) (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, subject to customary qualifications, assumptions and exceptions, action has been taken with respect to the recording, registering, filing, re-recording, re-registering and re-filing of all supplemental indentures, financing statements, continuation statements or other instruments of further assurance as is necessary to maintain the Lien of the Collateral Documents and reciting with respect to the security interests in the Collateral the details of such action or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, and (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, subject to customary qualifications, assumptions and exceptions, based on relevant laws as in effect on the date of such Opinion of Counsel, all financing statements and continuation statements have been executed and filed that are necessary as of such date and during the succeeding 12 months fully to preserve and protect, to the extent such protection and preservation are possible by filing, the rights of the Holders of Notes and the Collateral Agent and the Trustee hereunder and under the Collateral Documents with respect to the security interests in the Collateral; or
     (2) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, subject to customary qualifications, assumptions and exceptions, no such action is necessary to maintain such Lien and assignment.
     (c) The Company will otherwise comply with the provisions of TIA §314(b).
Section 10.03 Release of Collateral.
     (a) Subject to subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 10.03, Collateral may be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Collateral Documents at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Collateral Documents or as provided hereby, which request by the Company shall be made pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate certifying that all conditions precedent

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hereunder have been met, and without the consent of any Holder and Opinion of Counsel, the Company and the Guarantors will be entitled to releases of assets included in the Collateral from the Liens securing the obligations under this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents, under on or more of the following circumstances:
     (1) to enable the Company to consummate asset sales and dispositions that are not Asset Sales or that are Asset Sales permitted under Section 4.10;
     (2) to enable the Company to consummate mergers, consolidations or sales of assets that are permitted under Section 5.01;
     (3) if any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor is released from its Note Guarantee, such Subsidiary’s assets will also be released from the Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantee;
     (4) if the Company exercises Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance as set forth, and subject to the conditions stated, in Article 8; or
     (5) upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or payment in full of the principal of and premium, if any, accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes and all other obligations that are then due and payable.
     Upon receipt of such Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, the Collateral Agent shall execute, deliver or acknowledge any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction or release to evidence to release of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture or the Collateral Documents.
     (b) No Collateral may be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Collateral Documents pursuant to the provisions of the Collateral Documents unless the certificate and Opinion of Counsel required by this Section 10.03 has been delivered to the Collateral Agent.
     (c) At any time when a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the maturity of the Notes has been accelerated (whether by declaration or otherwise) and the Trustee has delivered a notice of acceleration to the Collateral Agent, no release of Collateral pursuant to the provisions of the Collateral Documents will be effective as against the Holders, except as provided in the Intercreditor Agreement.
     (d) The release of any Collateral from the terms of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents will not be deemed to impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof if and to the extent the Collateral is released pursuant to the terms hereof. To the extent applicable (the determination of which is to be made by the Company and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate), the Company will cause TIA § 313(b), relating to reports, and TIA § 314(d), relating to the release of property or securities from the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents and relating to the substitution therefor of any property or securities to be subjected to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents, to be complied with. Any certificate or opinion required by TIA § 314(d) may be made by an Officer of the Company except in cases where TIA § 314(d) requires that such certificate or opinion be made by an independent Person, which Person will be an independent engineer, appraiser or other expert selected or approved by the Trustee and the Collateral Agent in the exercise of reasonable care. Fees, charges and expenses incurred by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent in connection herewith, including the fees and reasonable expenses of any such engineer, appraiser or other expert shall be reimbursed to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent (as applicable).

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Section 10.04 Certificates of the Company.
     The Company will furnish to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, prior to each proposed release of Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents:
     (1) all documents required by TIA §314(d); and
     (2) an Opinion of Counsel, which may be rendered by internal counsel to the Company, to the effect that such accompanying documents constitute all documents required by TIA §314(d).
     The Trustee may, to the extent permitted by Sections 7.01 and 7.02 hereof, accept as conclusive evidence of compliance with the foregoing provisions the appropriate statements contained in such documents and such Opinion of Counsel.
Section 10.05 Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Collateral Agent Under the Collateral Documents.
     Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01 and 7.02 hereof, the Trustee may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Holders, direct, on behalf of the Holders, the Collateral Agent to, take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to:
     (1) enforce any of the terms of the Collateral Documents; and
     (2) collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Obligations of the Company hereunder.
     The Trustee will have power to institute and maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts that may be unlawful or in violation of the Collateral Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee may deem expedient to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral (including power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment, rule or order would impair the security interest hereunder or be prejudicial to the interests of the Holders or of the Trustee).
Section 10.06 Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Collateral Documents.
     The Trustee is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of the Holders distributed under the Collateral Documents, and to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders according to the provisions of this Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 10.07 Termination of Security Interest.
     Upon the payment in full of all Obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes, or upon Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, the Trustee will, at the request of the Company, deliver a certificate to the Collateral Agent stating that such Obligations have been paid in full, and instruct the Collateral Agent to release the Liens pursuant to this Indenture and the Collateral Documents.

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Section 10.08 Intercreditor Acknowledgment
     The lien and security interest evidenced by this Indenture and the exercise of any right or remedy by any Holder in respect thereof is junior and subordinate to the interest of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., individually and as Senior Agent and is subject to the provisions of that certain Intercreditor and Lien Subordination Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2009, as amended, supplemented, modified or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof among JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Senior Agent, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Collateral Agent, the Company, Altra Industrial Motion, Inc. and certain of the Company’s Subsidiaries.
Section 10.09 Rights, Protections and Immunities of the Collateral Agent
     For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Agent (in acting hereunder and under the Collateral Documents) shall have all of the rights, protections and immunities granted to the Trustee under this Indenture.
ARTICLE 11
NOTE GUARANTEES
Section 11.01 Guarantee.
     (a) Subject to this Article 11, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that:
     (1) the principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest on, the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof (including, but not limited to, all interest accrued or accruing (or which would, absent commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding (and the effect of provisions such as Section 502(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code), accrue) after commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such Insolvency Proceeding); and
     (2) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.
     Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors will be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.
     (b) The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder are unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or

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defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenant that this Note Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture.
     (c) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid by either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force and effect.
     (d) Each Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Note Guarantee. The Guarantors will have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Note Guarantee.
Section 11.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability.
     Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Guarantor will be limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 11, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
Section 11.03 Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee.
     To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 11.01 hereof, each Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Note Guarantee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto will be endorsed by an Officer of such Guarantor on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and that this Indenture will be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by one of its Officers.
     Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 11.01 hereof will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Note Guarantee.
     If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Note Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which a Note Guarantee is endorsed, the Note Guarantee will be valid nevertheless.

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     The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, will constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.
     In the event that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries creates or acquires any Domestic Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture, if required by Section 4.17 hereof, the Company will cause such Domestic Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of Section 4.17 hereof and this Article 11, to the extent applicable.
Section 11.04 Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms.
     Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.05 hereof, no Guarantor may sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person, other than the Company or another Guarantor, unless:
     (1) immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and
     (2) either:
     (A) the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under its Note Guarantee, this Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to a supplemental indenture and appropriate Collateral Documents satisfactory to the Trustee and Collateral Agent; or
     (B) the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of the indenture.
     In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance and upon the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the Note Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Guarantor, such successor Person will succeed to and be substituted for the Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Guarantor. Such successor Person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Note Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Notes issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee. All the Note Guarantees so issued will in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Note Guarantees had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.
     Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 hereof, and notwithstanding Section 11.04(2)(A) and 11.04(2)(B) hereof, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Notes will prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the Company or another Guarantor, or will prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or another Guarantor.
Section 11.05 Releases.
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     (1) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of that Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.10 hereof;
     (2) in connection with any sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of that Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.10 hereof and the Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as a result of the sale, issuance or other disposition;
     (3) if the Company designates any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture;
     (4) upon Legal defeasance, Covenant Defeasance in accordance with Article 8 or satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture in accordance with Article 12; or
     (5) in accordance with, and pursuant to the terms of, the Intercreditor Agreement.
     (b) At the Company’s written direction and expense, in the event that a Note Guarantee of a Guarantor shall be released in accordance with this Section 11.05, the Trustee will execute and deliver an instrument acknowledging such release in accordance with the terms of this Indenture (in a form prepared by the Company).
     (c) Any Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee as provided in this Section 11.05 will remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest and premium and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes and for the other obligations of any Guarantor under this Indenture as provided in this Article 11.
ARTICLE 12
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 12.01 Satisfaction and Discharge.
     This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued hereunder, when:
     (1) either:
     (A) all Notes that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
     (B) all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year and the Company or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in United States dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in United States dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, without

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consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium, and Additional Interest, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;
     (2) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound;
     (3) the Company or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under this Indenture; and
     (4) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be.
In addition, the Company must deliver an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.
     Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money has been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (B) of clause (1) of this Section 12.01, the provisions of Sections 12.02 and 8.06 hereof will survive. In addition, nothing in this Section 12.01 will be deemed to discharge those provisions of Section 7.07 hereof, that, by their terms, survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
Section 12.02 Application of Trust Money.
     Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 12.01 hereof shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium and Additional Interest, if any) and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
     If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 12.01 hereof by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 12.01 hereof; provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal of, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on, any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

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ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 13.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls.
     If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by TIA §318(c), the imposed duties will control.
Section 13.02 Notices.
     Any notice or communication by the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:
    If to the Company and/or any Guarantor:
Altra Holdings, Inc.
300 Granite Street, Suite 201,
Braintree, Massachusetts, 02184
Attention: Glenn E. Deegan, Esq.
with a copy to:
Holland & Knight LLP
701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3000
Miami, Florida 33131
Attention: Rodney H. Bell, Esq.
    If to the Trustee and Collateral Agent:
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
700 S. Flower Street, Suite 500
Los Angeles, California 90017
Facsimile No.: (213) 630- 6298
Attention: Corporate Trust Unit
     The Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee, by notice to the others, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
     All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) will be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, provided, however, that notice to the Trustee shall be effective only upon actual receipt.
     The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods; provided, however, that (a) the party providing such written instructions, subsequent to such transmission of written instructions, shall provide the originally executed instructions or directions to the Trustee in a timely

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manner, and (b) such originally executed instructions or directions shall be signed by an authorized representative of the party providing such instructions or directions. If the party elects to give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The party providing electronic instructions agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or interception and misuse by third parties.
     Any notice or communication to a Holder will be mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or communication will also be so mailed to any Person described in TIA § 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it will not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.
     If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
     If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it will mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
Section 13.03 Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.
     Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).
Section 13.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
     Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
     (1) an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 13.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and
     (2) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 13.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.
Section 13.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
     Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA § 314(a)(4)) must comply with the provisions of TIA § 314(e) and must include:
     (1) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

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     (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
     (3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and
     (4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.
Section 13.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents.
     The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.
Section 13.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.
     No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, this Indenture, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.
Section 13.08 Governing Law.
     THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
Section 13.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
     This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 13.10 Successors.
     All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture will bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 11.05.
Section 13.11 Severability.
     In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

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Section 13.12 Counterpart Originals.
     The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
Section 13.13 Table of Contents, Headings, etc.
     The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 13.14 Waiver of Jury Trial
     EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE GUARANTORS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
[Signatures on following page]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be executed as of the date first written above.
         
  ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.
ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Glenn E. Deegan    
    Name:   Glenn E. Deegan   
    Title:   Vice President, Legal and Human Resources,
General Counsel and Secretary 
 
 
AMERICAN ENTERPRISES MPT CORP.
AMERICAN ENTERPRISES MPT HOLDINGS, LLC
AMERIDRIVES INTERNATIONAL, LLC
BOSTON GEAR LLC
FORMSPRAG LLC
INERTIA DYNAMICS LLC
KILIAN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
NUTTALL GEAR LLC
WARNER ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDING, NC.
WARNER ELECTRIC LLC
WARNER ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY LLC
TB WOOD’S CORPORATION
TB WOOD’S INCORPORATED
TB WOOD’S ENTERPRISES, INC.
         
     
  By:   /s/ Glenn E. Deegan    
    Name:   Glenn E. Deegan   
    Title:   Secretary   


 

         
         
  TRUSTEE AND COLLATERAL AGENT

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

 
 
  By:   /s/ Raymond Torres    
    Name:   Raymond Torres   
    Title:   Senior Associate   
 


 

Exhibit A
FORM OF 81/8% SENIOR SECURED NOTE DUE 2016
[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS A NON-U.S. PURCHASER AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO SUCH PURCHASER IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH ACQUISITION IS MADE, AND (2) AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) WHICH IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED

 


 

INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501 OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PURCHASERS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (C) (D) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.

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ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.
81/8% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2016
CUSIP No. 02208R AA4
     
Certificate No. 144A-1   U.S.$207,090,000.00
Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) promises to pay to                     , or registered assigns, the principal sum of                      DOLLARS on December 1, 2016 and to pay interest thereon as hereinafter set forth.
     Interest Rate: 81/8%
     Interest Payment Dates: December 1 and June 1
     Record Dates: November 15 and May 15
     Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained on the reverse side of this Note, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
[Signature page follows.]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officer.
         
  ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
Dated:                     , 20     

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TRUSTEE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
     This is one of the 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
         
  THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
Dated:                     , 20     

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(REVERSE OF SECURITY)
81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
     Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
     1. Interest. Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at a rate of 81/8% per annum until maturity [and shall pay the Additional Interest, if any, payable pursuant to Section 4 of the Registration Rights Agreement referred to below]. The Company will pay interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] semi-annually in arrears on December 1 and June 1 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided further that the first Interest Payment Date shall be                     , 20     . The Company will pay interest on overdue principal and premium [and Additional Interest, if any,] from time to time on demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in effect to the extent lawful; it will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
     2. Method of Payment. The Company will pay interest on the Notes [and Additional Interest, if any,] to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the November 15 or May 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, [and] premium [and Additional Interest, if any,] and interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within or without the City and State of New York, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest, [and] premium [and Additional Interest, if any,] on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which will have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent. Such payment will be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
     3. Paying Agent and Registrar. Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Trustee and Collateral Agent under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
     4. Indenture. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of November 25, 2009 (the “Indenture”) among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee and Collateral Agent. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are

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referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Notes are secured obligations of the Company. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the Indenture, as the same may be amended from time to time.
     5. Optional Redemption.
     (a) At any time prior to December 1, 2012, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture at a redemption price equal to 108.125% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] to the date of redemption (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date that is on or prior to the applicable date of redemption), with the net cash proceeds of an Equity Offering by the Company; provided that:
     (A) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued under this Indenture (excluding Notes held by the Company and its Subsidiaries and any Notes redeemed under Paragraph 5(c)) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; and
     (B) the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of such Equity Offering by the Company.
     (b) On or after December 1, 2012, the Company may on one or more occasions redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable date of redemption, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on December 1 of the years indicated below, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date:
         
Year   Percentage
2012
    106.094 %
2013
    104.063 %
2014
    102.031 %
2015 and thereafter
    100.000 %
     (c) During each twelve-month period ending on December 1, 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Company may redeem up to 10% of the originally issued principal amount of Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to the registered address of each Holder of Notes or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC, at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed and accrued and unpaid interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] to the redemption date, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.
     (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to December 1, 2012, the Company may also redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] on the Notes redeemed, to the date of

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redemption, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.
     (e) Except pursuant to Paragraphs 5(a),(c) and (d), the Notes will not be redeemable at the Company’s option prior to December 1, 2012.
     (f) Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on the applicable redemption date.
     6. No Mandatory Redemption. The Company is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
     7. Repurchase at the Option of Holder.
     (a) If there is a Change of Control, the Company will make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereof) of each Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] thereon to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date (the “Change of Control Payment”). Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and offering to repurchase Notes on the Change of Control Payment Date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, pursuant to the procedures required by the Indenture and described in such notice.
     (b) If the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company consummates any Asset Sales, within 30 days of each date on which the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $15.0 million, the Company will make an offer to all Holders of Notes and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in the Indenture with respect to offers to purchase, prepay or redeem the maximum principal amount of notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased, prepaid or redeemed out of the Excess Proceeds (an “Asset Sale Offer”) pursuant to Section 3.09 of the Indenture to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest [and Additional Interest, if any,] thereon to the date of purchase, prepayment or redemption, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Company may use such remaining Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Holders of Notes that are the subject of an offer to purchase will receive an Asset Sale Offer from the Company prior to any related purchase date and may elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes.
     8. Security. The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under the Notes and the Guarantees are secured by Liens on the Collateral pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents. The actions of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Holders secured by such

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Liens and the application of proceeds from the enforcement of any remedies with respect to such Collateral are limited pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
     9. Intercreditor Acknowledgment. The lien and security interest evidenced by this Note and the exercise of any right or remedy by any Holder in respect thereof is junior and subordinate to the interest of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., individually and as Senior Agent and is subject to the provisions of that certain Intercreditor and Lien Subordination Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2009, as amended, supplemented, modified or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof among JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Senior Agent, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Collateral Agent, the Company, Altra Industrial Motion, Inc. and certain of the Company’s Subsidiaries.
     10. Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction or discharge of the Indenture. Notes and portions of Notes selected will be in minimum amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000; except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed or purchased.
     11. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.
     12. Persons Deemed Owners. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.
     13. Amendment, Supplement and Waiver. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, and the Collateral Documents (including, with the consent of the required lenders under the Credit Facilities, the Intercreditor Agreement) may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes), and any existing Default or Event or Default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes). Any amendment to, or waiver of, the provisions of the Indenture or any Collateral Document that has the effect of releasing all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes will require the consent of the Holders of at least 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
     Without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be amended or supplemented (i) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;

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(ii) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; (iii) to provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to Holders of Notes and Note Guarantees in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s or such Guarantor’s assets, as applicable; (iv) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any such Holder; (v) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA; (vi) to conform the text of this Indenture, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or the Notes to any provision of the “Description of Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such provision was intended by the Company to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or the Notes, which intent shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate to that effect; (vii) to enter into additional or supplemental Collateral Documents; (vii) to release Collateral in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents; (ix) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in this Indenture as of the date of this Indenture; or (x) to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Note Guarantee with respect to the Notes.
     14. Defaults and Remedies. The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. In the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, with respect to the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing and has not been waived in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest, except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest or premium [or Additional Interest, if any].
     Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest or premium [or Additional Interest, if any,] on, or the principal of, the Notes. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of the Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon. The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Company is required, upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.
     15. [Registration Rights. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 25, 2009 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers, the Company will be obligated to consummate an Exchange Offer. Upon such Exchange Offer, the Holders of Notes shall have the right, subject to compliance with securities laws, to exchange such Notes for Exchange Notes in like principal amount and having terms identical in all material respects to the Notes. The Holders of the Notes shall be entitled to

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receive certain Additional Interest in the event such exchange offer is not consummated and upon certain other conditions, all pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.]
     16. Trustee Dealings with Company. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.
     17. No Recourse Against Others. A director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder or other owner of Capital Stock of the Company or any of the Guarantors, as such, will not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Note Guarantees or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
     18. Authentication. This Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
     19. Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
     20. Additional Rights of Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes. In addition to the rights provided to Holders of Notes under the Indenture, Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes will have all the rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
     21. CUSIP Numbers. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption, and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
     22. GOVERNING LAW. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THIS NOTE AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
     The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture and/or the Registration Rights Agreement. Requests may be made to:
Altra Holdings, Inc.
300 Granite Street, Suite 201
Braintree, Massachusetts, 02184
Attention: Glenn E. Deegan, Esq.

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ASSIGNMENT FORM
     If you the Holder want to assign this Note, fill in the form below and have your signature guaranteed:
I or we assign and transfer this Note to:
 
 
(Print or type assignee’s legal name, address and zip code and
social security or tax ID number
)
     
and irrevocably appoint
   
 
   
to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
                     
Dated:
          Signed:        
 
 
 
         
 
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note)
   
Signature Guarantee*:                                                          
     In connection with any transfer of this Note occurring prior to the date which is the earlier of (i) the date of the declaration by the SEC of the effectiveness of a registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), covering resales of this Note (which effectiveness shall not have been suspended or terminated at the date of the transfer) and (ii)                     , 20     , the undersigned confirms that it has not utilized any general solicitation or general advertising in connection with the transfer and that this Note is being transferred:
[Check One]
(1) _____   to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or
 
(2) _____   pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act; or
 
(3) _____   to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements (the form of which letter can be obtained from the Trustee); or
 
(4) _____   outside the United States to a person other than a “U.S. person” in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act; or
 
(5) _____   pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided that if box (3), (4) or (5) is checked, the Company or the Trustee may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, in its sole discretion, such legal opinions, certifications (including an investment letter in the case of box (3) or (4)) and other information as the Trustee or the Company has reasonably requested to

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confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
     If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Trustee or Registrar shall not be obligated to register this Note in the name of any person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in Section 2.06 of the Indenture shall have been satisfied.
                     
Dated:
          Signed:        
 
 
 
         
 
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note)
   
Signature Guarantee*:                                         
 
*   Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (2) ABOVE IS CHECKED
     The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
                 
Dated:
               
 
 
 
     
 
NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer
   

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
     If you want to elect to have all or any part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box:
o Section 4.10           o Section 4.15
     If you want to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:
$                                        
  (multiple of $1,000)
                     
Date:
          Your Signature:        
 
 
 
         
 
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note)
   
             
 
  Tax Identification No:        
 
     
 
   
Signature Guarantee*:                                                          
 
*   Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

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Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note *
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:
                 
            Principal Amount    
            of this Global Note   Signature of
    Amount of Decrease   Amount of Increase   Following Such   Authorized Officer
    in Principal Amount   in Principal Amount   Decreases or   of Trustee or
Date of Exchange   of this Global Note   of this Global Note   Increases   Custodian
                 
 
*   This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.

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Exhibit B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Altra Holdings, Inc.
300 Granite Street, Suite 201
Braintree, Massachusetts, 02184
Attention: Glenn E. Deegan, Esq.
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
700 S. Flower Street, Suite 500
Los Angeles, California 90017
Facsimile No.: (213) 630- 6298
Attention: Corporate Trust Unit
  Re:  81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
     Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of November 25, 2009 (the “Indenture”), among Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and collateral agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
     ____________, (the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $_________ in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to _______________ (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:
[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
1. o Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Rule 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
2. o Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a Person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the

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Securities Act, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchasers). Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
3. o Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):
     (a) o such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;
or
     (b) o such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary thereof;
or
     (c) o such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act;
or
     (d) o such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further certifies that it has not engaged in any general solicitation within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act and the Transfer complies with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note or Restricted Definitive Notes and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) a certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit D to the Indenture and (2) if such Transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes at the time of transfer of less than $250,000, an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the the Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
4. o Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.
(a) o Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions

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contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
(b) o Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
(c) o Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company.
         
 
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
 
 
     
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
Dated: __________________

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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
1.   The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:
CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)
  (a)   o a beneficial interest in the:
  (i)   o 144A Global Note (CUSIP 02208R AA4), or
 
  (ii)   o Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP U0206R AA7), or
  (b)   o a Restricted Definitive Note.
2.   After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:
[CHECK ONE]
  (a)   o a beneficial interest in the:
  (i)   o 144A Global Note (CUSIP ____________), or
 
  (ii)   o Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP ____________), or
 
  (iv)   o Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP ____________), or
  (b)   o a Restricted Definitive Note; or
 
  (c)   o an Unrestricted Definitive Note,
 
  in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

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Exhibit C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Altra Holdings, Inc.
300 Granite Street, Suite 201
Braintree, Massachusetts, 02184
Attention: Glenn E. Deegan, Esq.
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
700 S. Flower Street, Suite 500
Los Angeles, California 90017
Facsimile No.: (213) 630- 6298
Attention: Corporate Trust Unit
  Re:  81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
     Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of November 25, 2009 (the “Indenture”), among Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and collateral agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
     _______________, (the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $_________ in such Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:
1. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note
(a) o Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
(b) o Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
(c) o Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being

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acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
(d) o Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
2. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes
(a) o Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Restricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
(b) o Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] o 144A Global Note, o Regulation S Global Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company.
         
 
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
 
 
     
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
Dated: _______________

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Exhibit D
FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM
ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
Altra Holdings, Inc.
300 Granite Street, Suite 201
Braintree, Massachusetts, 02184
Attention: Glenn E. Deegan, Esq.
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
700 S. Flower Street, Suite 500
Los Angeles, California 90017
Facsimile No.: (213) 630- 6298
Attention: Corporate Trust Unit
     Re: 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
     Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of November 25, 2009 (the “Indenture”), among Altra Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and collateral agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
In connection with our proposed purchase of $                     aggregate principal amount of:
(a) o a beneficial interest in a Global Note, or
(b) o a Definitive Note,
we confirm that:
1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any interest therein, we will do so only (A) to the Company or any subsidiary thereof, (B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined therein), (C) to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Company a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter and, if such transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes, at the time of transfer of less than $250,000, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (E) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or (F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any Person purchasing the Definitive Note or beneficial interest in a Global Note from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (E) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein.

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3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you and the Company such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Company may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
4. We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.
5. We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional “accredited investor”) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
         
     
     
  [Insert Name of Accredited Investor]   
       
 
     
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
Dated:                                         

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Exhibit E
FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
     For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture) has, jointly and severally, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture dated as of November 25, 2009 (the “Indenture”), among Altra Holdings, Inc., (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and collateral agent (the “Trustee”), (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium [and Additional Interest, if any,] and interest on, the Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other Obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms set forth in this Note, the Indenture and the Collateral Documents and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee pursuant to this Notation of Guarantee (this “Guarantee”) and the Indenture, and the limitations thereon, are expressly set forth in Article 11 of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of this Guarantee. The validity and enforceability of this Guarantee shall not be affected by the fact that it is not affixed to any particular Note. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
     THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE UNDERSIGNED TO HOLDERS OF THE NOTES AND TO THE TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO THIS GUARANTEE AND THE INDENTURE ARE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE INDENTURE AND REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE INDENTURE FOR THE PRECISE TERMS OF THE GUARANTEE AND ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE INDENTURE TO WHICH THE GUARANTEE RELATES. EACH HOLDER OF A NOTE, BY ACCEPTING THE SAME, (A) AGREES TO AND SHALL BE BOUND BY SUCH PROVISIONS AND (B) APPOINTS THE TRUSTEE AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FOR SUCH HOLDER FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
     THIS IS A CONTINUING GUARANTEE AND SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AND SHALL BE BINDING UPON EACH GUARANTOR AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS UNTIL FULL AND FINAL PAYMENT OF ALL OF THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE NOTES AND THE INDENTURE OR UNTIL RELEASED OR LEGALLY DEFEASED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDENTURE AND SHALL INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF THE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF THE TRUSTEE AND THE HOLDERS, AND, IN THE EVENT OF ANY TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS BY ANY HOLDER OR THE TRUSTEE, THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES HEREIN CONFERRED UPON THAT PARTY SHALL AUTOMATICALLY EXTEND TO AND BE VESTED IN SUCH TRANSFEREE OR ASSIGNEE, ALL SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS HEREOF. THIS IS A GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE AND NOT OF COLLECTABILITY.
     THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS GUARANTEE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has caused this Guarantee to be duly executed as of                                         , 20___.
         
  [Name of Guarantor(s)]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

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Exhibit F
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS
     This Supplemental Indenture , dated as of                                         , 20___, (this “Supplemental Indenture”) among                                          (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a New York banking corporation (the “Trustee”), as trustee and collateral agent under the Indenture referred to below.
WITNESSETH
     WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of November 25, 2009 providing for the issuance of 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”);
     WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Note Guarantee”); and
     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
2. Joinder to Indenture. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to become bound by the terms, conditions and other provisions of the Indenture with all attendant rights, duties and obligations stated therein, with the same force and effect as if originally named as a guarantor therein and if such party executed the Indenture on the date thereof.
3. Agreement to Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide an unconditional Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Note Guarantee, the Collateral Documents and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 11 thereof, and subject to the limitations therein.
4. No Recourse Against Others. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder or agent of the Company or Guaranteeing Subsidiary, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Notes, any Note Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.
5. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

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WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
6. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
7. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
8. The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Company.
[Signature page follows.]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first written above
         
  ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  [GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  [EXISTING GUARANTORS]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee and Collateral Agent
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
     
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

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EX-4.3 5 b79208exv4w3.htm EX-4.3 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, DATED NOVEMBER 25, 2009 exv4w3
 
Exhibit 4.3
 
$210,000,000
 
ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
 
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
November 25, 2009
JEFFERIES & COMPANY, INC.
as representative of the
Initial Purchasers named on
Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement
520 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is issuing and selling to Jefferies & Company, Inc. and the other initial purchasers listed on Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”), upon the terms set forth in the Purchase Agreement, dated November 16, 2009, by and among the Company, the Initial Purchasers and the guarantors named therein (the “Purchase Agreement”), $210,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 issued by the Company (each, together with the related guarantees, a “Note” and collectively, the “Notes”). As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors (as defined below) agree with the Initial Purchasers, for the benefit of the Holders (as defined below) of the Notes (including, without limitation, the Initial Purchasers), as follows:
 
1.   Definitions
 
Capitalized terms that are used herein without definition and are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 
Additional Interest:  See Section 4(a).
 
Advice:  See Section 5(w).
 
Agreement:  This Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Company, the Guarantors party hereto and the Initial Purchasers.
 
Applicable Period:  See Section 2(e).
 
Blackout Period:  See Section 3(e).
 
Business Day:  A day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to be closed.
 
Closing Date:  November 25, 2009.
 
Collateral Documents:  Has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
 
Company:  See the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
 
Effectiveness Date:  The 210th day following the date that the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is filed with the SEC.
 
Effectiveness Period:  See Section 3(a).


 

Exchange Act:  The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
 
Exchange Notes:  Senior Secured Notes due 2016 of the Company registered under the Securities Act, identical in all material respects to the Notes, including the guarantees relating thereto, except for restrictive legends and Additional Interest provisions.
 
Exchange Offer:  See Section 2(a).
 
Exchange Offer Registration Statement:  See Section 2(a).
 
Filing Date:  The 90th day after the Closing Date, or if such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
 
FINRA:  Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
Guarantors:  Each subsidiary of the Company that guarantees the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the Indenture.
 
Holder:  Any beneficial holder of Registrable Notes.
 
Indemnified Party:  See Section 7(c).
 
Indemnifying Party:  See Section 7(c).
 
Indenture:  The Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, pursuant to which the Notes are being issued, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
 
Initial Purchasers:  See the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
 
Initial Shelf Registration Statement:  See Section 3(a).
 
Inspectors:  See Section 5(o).
 
Lien:  Has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
 
Losses:  See Section 7(a).
 
Maximum Contribution Amount:  See Section 7(d).
 
Notes:  See the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
 
Participating Broker-Dealer:  See Section 2(e).
 
Person:  An individual, trustee, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, union, business association, firm, government or agency or political subdivision thereof, or other legal entity.
 
Private Exchange:  See Section 2(f).
 
Private Exchange Notes:  See Section 2(f).
 
Prospectus:  The prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
 
Purchase Agreement:  See the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
 
Records:  See Section 5(o).


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Registration Default:  See Section 4(a).
 
Registrable Notes:  Notes and Private Exchange Notes, until they have been sold, exchanged or transferred pursuant to an effective Registration Statement or are eligible to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force, but not Rule 144A) without restriction under the Securities Act.
 
Registration Statement:  Any registration statement of the Company and the Guarantors filed with the SEC under the Securities Act (including, but not limited to, the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Shelf Registration Statement and any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) that covers any of the Registrable Notes pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
 
Rule 144:  Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule (other than Rule 144A) or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC providing for offers and sales of securities made in compliance therewith resulting in offers and sales by subsequent holders that are not affiliates of an issuer of such securities being free of the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
 
Rule 144A:  Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule (other than Rule 144) or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.
 
Rule 415:  Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.
 
Rule 430A:  Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.
 
SEC:  The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Securities:  The Notes, the Exchange Notes and the Private Exchange Notes.
 
Securities Act:  The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
 
Shelf Notice:  See Section 2(i).
 
Shelf Registration Statement:  The Initial Shelf Registration Statement and any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement.
 
Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement:  See Section 3(b).
 
TIA:  The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
 
Trustee:  The trustee under the Indenture and, if existent, the trustee under any indenture governing the Exchange Notes and Private Exchange Notes (if any).
 
Underwritten Registration or Underwritten Offering:  A registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter for reoffering to the public.
 
2.   Exchange Offer
 
(a) Unless the Exchange Offer would not be permitted by applicable laws or a policy of the SEC, the Company shall (and shall cause each Guarantor to) (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to no later than the Filing Date, prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement (the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement”) on an appropriate form under the Securities Act with respect to an offer (the “Exchange Offer”) to exchange the Notes for Exchange Notes guaranteed by the Guarantors which shall have terms substantially identical in all material respects to the Notes, (ii) use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective no later than the Effectiveness Date, (iii) use all commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement effective until the consummation of the Exchange Offer in accordance with its terms, and (iv) commence the Exchange Offer and use all commercially reasonable efforts to issue, on or prior to


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30 Business Days after the date that the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC (or such longer period if required by applicable securities laws), Exchange Notes in exchange for all Notes tendered prior thereto in the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall not be subject to any conditions, other than that the Exchange Offer does not violate applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the staff of the SEC.
 
(b) The Exchange Notes and the Private Exchange Notes shall be issued under, and entitled to the benefits of, the Indenture or a trust indenture that is identical to the Indenture (other than such changes as are necessary to comply with any requirements of the SEC to effect or maintain the qualifications thereof under the TIA), which in either case will provide that (i) the Exchange Notes will not be subject to the registration rights, transfer restrictions or Additional Interest provisions set forth in the Indenture, (ii) the Private Exchange Notes will be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture and (iii) the Exchange Notes, the Private Exchange Notes and the Notes, if any, will be deemed one class of security (subject to the provisions of the Indenture) and entitled to participate in all the security granted by the Company pursuant to the Collateral Documents (to the extent provided therein) and in any Guarantee (as such terms are defined in the Indenture) on an equal and ratable basis.
 
(c) Interest on the Exchange Notes and Private Exchange Notes will accrue from (i) the later of (x) the last interest payment date on which interest was paid on the Notes surrendered in exchange therefor or (y) if the Note is surrendered for exchange on a date in a period which includes the record date for an interest payment date to occur on or after the date of such exchange and as to which interest will be paid, the date of such interest payment date or (ii) if no interest has been paid on the Notes, from the Closing Date. Each Exchange Note and Private Exchange Note shall bear interest at the rate set forth thereon.
 
(d) The Company may require each Holder as a condition to participation in the Exchange Offer to represent to the Company that at the time of the commencement and consummation of the Exchange Offer, (i) any Exchange Notes received by such Holder will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) such Holder has not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (iii) such Holder is not an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the Company or if such Holder is an affiliate such Holder will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, (iv) if such Holder is not a broker-dealer, that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, the distribution of the Exchange Notes and (v) if such Holder is a Participating Broker-Dealer that will receive Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities, that it will deliver a Prospectus in connection with any resale of the Exchange Notes.
 
(e) The Company shall (and shall cause each Guarantor to) include within the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement a section entitled “Plan of Distribution” reasonably acceptable to the Initial Purchasers which shall contain all of the information that the SEC may require with respect to the potential “underwriter” status of any broker-dealer that is the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of Exchange Notes received by such broker-dealer in the Exchange Offer for its own account in exchange for Notes that were acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (a “Participating Broker-Dealer”), whether such positions or policies have been publicly disseminated by the staff of the SEC or such positions or policies, in the judgment of the Initial Purchasers, represent the prevailing views of the staff of the SEC. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also allow, to the extent permitted by applicable policies and regulations of the SEC, the use of the Prospectus by all Persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, including, to the extent so permitted, all Participating Broker-Dealers, and include a statement describing the manner in which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the Exchange Notes. The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement effective and to amend and supplement the Prospectus contained therein, in order to permit such Prospectus to be lawfully delivered by all Persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act for such period of time as such Persons must comply with such requirements in order to resell the Exchange Notes; provided that such period shall not exceed the lesser of 180 days and the date on which all persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act have sold all Exchange Notes held by them (the “Applicable Period”).
 
(f) If, upon consummation of the Exchange Offer, the Initial Purchasers hold any Notes acquired by them and having the status of an unsold allotment in the initial distribution, the Company (upon the written request from an


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Initial Purchaser) shall, simultaneously with the delivery of the Exchange Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, issue and deliver to such Initial Purchaser in exchange (the “Private Exchange”) for the Notes held by such Initial Purchaser, a like principal amount of debt securities of the Company, including guarantees relating thereto (issued under the same Indenture as the Exchange Notes) that are identical in all material respects to the Exchange Notes except for the existence of restrictions on transfer thereof under the Securities Act and securities laws of the several states of the United States (the “Private Exchange Notes”). The Private Exchange Notes shall bear the same CUSIP number as the Exchange Notes.
 
(g) In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company shall (and shall cause each Guarantor to):
 
(i) mail or cause to be mailed to each Holder a copy of the Prospectus forming part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal (substantially in the form attached as an exhibit to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) and any related documents;
 
(ii) keep the Exchange Offer open for not less than 20 Business Days (or longer if required by applicable law) after the date notice thereof is mailed to the Holders;
 
(iii) utilize the services of a depository for the Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, which may be the Trustee or an affiliate thereof;
 
(iv) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Registrable Notes at any time prior to the close of business, New York time, on the last Business Day on which the Exchange Offer shall remain open; and
 
(v) otherwise comply in all material respects with all applicable laws.
 
(h) Promptly after the close of the Exchange Offer or the Private Exchange, as the case may be, the Company shall (and shall cause each Guarantor to):
 
(i) accept for exchange all Registrable Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer or the Private Exchange, as the case may be;
 
(ii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Notes so accepted for exchange; and
 
(iii) cause the Trustee to authenticate and deliver promptly to each Holder tendering such Registrable Notes, Exchange Notes or Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, equal in principal amount to the Notes of such Holder so accepted for exchange; provided, that, in the case of any Notes held in global form by a depositary, authentication and delivery to such depositary of one or more replacement Notes in global form in an equivalent principal amount thereto for the account of such Holders in accordance with the Indenture shall satisfy such authentication and delivery requirement.
 
(i) If (i) any change in law or in applicable interpretations thereof by the staff of the SEC would not permit the consummation of the Exchange Offer, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not consummated within 30 Business Days after the Effectiveness Date, (iii) the Initial Purchaser so requests with respect to the Notes (or the Private Exchange Notes) not eligible to be exchanged for Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer and held by it following consummation of the Exchange Offer, or (iv) in the case of (A) any Holder prohibited by law or SEC policy from participating in the Exchange Offer, (B) any Holder that may not resell the Exchange Notes acquired by it in the Exchange Offer to the public without delivering a prospectus and the prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not appropriate or available for such resales (other than due solely to the status of such Holder as an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of rule 405 of the Securities Act) or (C) any Participating Broker-Dealer holds Notes acquired directly from the Company or one of its affiliates, and in each case contemplated by clause (iii) or (iv) above, such Initial Purchaser or such Holder notifies the Company in writing thereof prior to 20 Business Days following consummation of the Exchange Offer, then in each case the Company shall promptly (and in any event within five Business Days of such notification) deliver to the Holders and the Trustee notice thereof (the “Shelf Notice”) and shall as promptly as practicable and at its sole expense file an Initial Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 3 hereof.


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3.   Shelf Registration
 
If a Shelf Notice is delivered pursuant to Section 2(i), then this Section 3 shall apply to all Registrable Notes. Otherwise, upon consummation of the Exchange Offer in accordance with Section 2, the provisions of this Section 3 shall apply solely with respect to (i) Notes held by any Holder thereof not permitted to participate in the Exchange Offer, (ii) Private Exchange Notes, and (iii) Exchange Notes that are not freely tradable as contemplated by Section 2(i)(iv)(B) hereof, provided in each case that the relevant Holder has duly notified the Company within 20 Business Days of the Exchange Offer as required by Section 2(i)(iv) hereof.
 
(a) Initial Shelf Registration.  The Company shall, and shall cause each Guarantor to, use all commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 covering all of the Registrable Notes (the “Initial Shelf Registration Statement”) within 45 days of the delivery of the Shelf Notice and shall (and shall cause each Guarantor to) use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Initial Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable thereafter (but in no event more than 90 days after delivery of the Shelf Notice); provided, however, that if the Company (and each Guarantor) has not filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement prior to the delivery of the Shelf Notice, then the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to file (and shall cause each Guarantor to file) with the SEC the Initial Shelf Registration Statement on or prior to the Filing Date and shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Initial Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act on or prior to the Effectiveness Date. The Initial Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-1 or another appropriate form permitting registration of such Registrable Notes for resale by Holders in the manner or manners reasonably designated by them (including, without limitation, one or more Underwritten Offerings). The Company and Guarantors shall not permit any securities other than the Registrable Notes to be included in any Shelf Registration Statement. The Company shall (and shall cause each Guarantor to) use all commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Initial Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of two years from the Closing Date or such shorter period ending when (i) all Registrable Notes covered by such Shelf Registration Statement cease to be Registrable Notes, (ii) all Registrable Notes covered by the Initial Shelf Registration Statement have been sold in the manner set forth and as contemplated in the Initial Shelf Registration Statement, (iii) a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Notes covered by and not sold under the Initial Shelf Registration Statement or an earlier Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective under the Securities Act, or (iv) there cease to be any outstanding Registrable Notes.
 
(b) Subsequent Shelf Registrations.  If the Initial Shelf Registration Statement or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period (other than during a Blackout Period or because of the sale of all of the Securities registered thereunder), the Company shall (and shall cause each Guarantor to) use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof, and in any event shall within 30 days of such cessation of effectiveness amend such Shelf Registration Statement in a manner designed to obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file (and cause each Guarantor to file) an additional “shelf” registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 covering all of the Registrable Notes covered by and not sold under the Initial Shelf Registration Statement or any earlier Registration Statement (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement”). If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall (and shall cause each Guarantor to) use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective as soon as practicable after such filing and to keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective for a period equal to the number of days in the Effectiveness Period less the aggregate number of days during which the Initial Shelf Registration Statement or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement was previously continuously effective.
 
(c) Supplements and Amendments.  The Company shall promptly amend any Shelf Registration Statement and/or amend or supplement the Prospectus constituting a part thereof if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used for such Shelf Registration Statement, if required by the Securities Act, or if reasonably requested in writing by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes covered by such Shelf Registration Statement or by any underwriter of such Registrable Notes.


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(d) Provision of Information.  No Holder shall be entitled to include any of its Registrable Notes in any Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless such Holder furnishes to the Company and the Trustee in writing, within 20 days after receipt of a written request therefor, such information as the Company or the Trustee, after conferring with counsel with regard to information relating to Holders that would be required by the SEC to be included in such Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus included therein, may reasonably request for inclusion in any Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus included therein, and no such Holder shall be entitled to Additional Interest pursuant to Section 4 hereof unless and until such Holder shall have provided such information.
 
(e) Blackout Periods.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, upon notice to Holders, the Company may suspend use of the Prospectus included in any Shelf Registration Statement in the event that and for a period of time (a “Blackout Period”) not to exceed an aggregate of 90 days in any 12-month period if the board of directors of the Company determines in good faith that (1) the disclosure of an event, occurrence or other item at such time could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations or prospects of the Company and the Guarantors, taken as a whole, or (2) the disclosure otherwise relates to a material business transaction which has not been publicly disclosed and that any such disclosure would jeopardize the success of the transaction or that disclosure of the transaction is prohibited pursuant to the terms thereof. The cumulative Blackout Periods in any 12-month period commencing on the Closing Date may not exceed an aggregate of 90 days during any 12-month period. The Company may exercise its rights pursuant to this Section 3(e) twice during any 12-month period, and then only as to separate events.
 
4.   Additional Interest
 
(a) The Company and each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that the Holders of Registrable Notes will suffer damages if the Company or any Guarantor fails to fulfill its material obligations under Section 2 or Section 3 hereof and that it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages with precision. Accordingly, the Company and the Guarantors agree to pay additional cash interest on the Notes (“Additional Interest”) under the circumstances and to the extent set forth below (each event described in clauses (i) through (iii) below, a “Registration Default” and each of which shall be given independent effect):
 
(i) if (A) neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement nor the Initial Shelf Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC on or prior to the Filing Date or (B) notwithstanding that the Company has consummated or will consummate an Exchange Offer, the Company is required to file a Shelf Registration Statement and such Shelf Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the date required by this Agreement, then, commencing on the day after either such required filing date, Additional Interest shall accrue on the Notes over and above any stated interest at a rate of 0.25% per annum of the principal amount at maturity of such Notes for the first 90 days immediately following such filing date, such Additional Interest rate increasing by an additional 0.25% per annum at the beginning of each subsequent 90-day period, subject to the provisos in the last sentence of this paragraph;
 
(ii) if (A) neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement nor the Initial Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC on or prior to the Effectiveness Date, or (B) notwithstanding that the Company has consummated or will consummate an Exchange Offer, the Company is required to file a Shelf Registration Statement and such Shelf Registration Statement is not declared effective by the SEC on or prior to the 90th day following the date such Shelf Registration Statement was filed, then, commencing on the day after either such required effective date, Additional Interest shall accrue on the Notes over and above any stated interest at a rate of 0.25% per annum of the principal amount at maturity of such Notes for the first 90 days immediately following such effective date, such Additional Interest rate increasing by an additional 0.25% per annum at the beginning of each subsequent 90-day period, subject to the provisos in the last sentence of this paragraph;
 
(iii) if (A) the Company (and any Guarantor) has not exchanged Exchange Notes for all Notes validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer on or prior to 30 Business Days after the Effectiveness Date, (B) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement ceases to be effective any time prior to the consummation of the Exchange Offer, (C) if applicable, a Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective and such Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective at any time prior to the earlier of the time


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when all Registrable Notes cease to be Registrable Notes or the second anniversary of the Closing Date (other than during a Blackout Period or after such time as all Notes have been disposed of thereunder), or (D) the Company issues a valid notice to suspend the use of the Prospectus included in any Shelf Registration Statement and such suspension, when taken together with all other suspensions, if any (but solely to the extent not concurrent), during any 12 month period exceeds 90 days, then, in each case, Additional Interest shall accrue on the Notes over and above any stated interest at a rate of 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of such Notes for the first 90 days commencing on (x) the 31st Business Day after the Effectiveness Date, in the case of clause (A) above, (y) the day such Exchange Offer Registration Statement or a Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective or useable, in the case of clause (B) or (C) above, as applicable or (z) the day the Prospectus in any Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be useable, (in the case of clause (D) above, such Additional Interest rate increasing by an additional 0.25% per annum at the beginning of each subsequent 90-day period;
 
provided, however, that Additional Interest will not accrue under more than one of the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) at any one time; provided further, however, that the amount of Additional Interest accruing on the Notes shall not exceed at any one time in the aggregate 1.0% per annum; and provided further, however, that (1) upon the filing of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Initial Shelf Registration Statement (in the case of clause (i) above), (2) upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement (in the case of clause (ii) above), (3) upon the exchange of Exchange Notes for all Notes tendered (in the case of clause (iii)(A) above), (4) upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or a Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, which had ceased to remain effective (in the case of clauses (iii)(B) or (iii)(C) above), or (5) upon the day the Prospectus in any Shelf Registration Statement the use of which was previously suspended may be used again (in the case of clause (iii)(D) above), Additional Interest on the Notes as a result of such clause (or the relevant subclause thereof), as the case may be, shall cease to accrue. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) the amount of Additional Interest payable shall not increase because more than one Registration Default has occurred and is pending, and (y) Additional Interest shall be payable for Registration Defaults related to a failure of the Company to cause a Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective only to those Holders who sought to have their Registrable Notes registered pursuant to Section 3 hereof. Additional Interest pursuant to this Section 4 constitutes liquidated damages with respect to a Registration Default and shall be the exclusive monetary remedy available to the Holders with respect to a Registration Default.
 
(b) The Company shall notify the Trustee within three Business Days after each and every date on which a Registration Default occurs in respect of which Additional Interest is required to be paid. Any amounts of Additional Interest due pursuant to clause (a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) of this Section 4 will be payable in cash, on the dates and in the manner provided in the Indenture for interest payments on the Notes and whether or not any cash interest would then be payable on such date, commencing with the first such semi-annual date occurring after any such Additional Interest commences to accrue. The amount of Additional Interest will be determined by multiplying the applicable Additional Interest rate by the principal amount of the Notes, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days such Additional Interest rate was applicable during such period (determined on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months and, in the case of a partial month, the actual number of days elapsed), and the denominator of which is 360.
 
5.   Registration Procedures
 
In connection with the filing of any Registration Statement pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 hereof, the Company shall (and shall cause each Guarantor to) effect such registrations to permit the sale of such Securities covered thereby in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto and in connection with any Registration Statement filed by the Company hereunder, the Company shall (and shall cause each Guarantor to):
 
(a) Prepare and file with the SEC on or prior to the Filing Date, the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or, if the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not filed because of the circumstances contemplated by Section 2(i), a Shelf Registration Statement as prescribed by Section 3, and use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein; provided that, if (i) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section 3 or


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(ii) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, before filing any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto the Company shall (and shall cause each Guarantor to), if requested, furnish at no charge to Holders of the Registrable Notes to be registered pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, each Participating Broker-Dealer, the managing underwriters, if any, and each of their respective counsel, a reasonable opportunity to review copies of all such documents (including copies of any documents to be incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto) proposed to be filed (in each case at least five Business Days prior to such filing). The Company and each Guarantor shall not (and shall not allow any of the other Guarantors to) file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto in respect of which the Holders must provide information for the inclusion therein without the Holders being afforded an opportunity to review such documentation if the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement, or any such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, or the managing underwriters, if any, or any of their respective counsel shall reasonably object in writing on a timely basis. A Holder shall be deemed to have reasonably objected to such filing if such Registration Statement, amendment, Prospectus or supplement, as applicable, as proposed to be filed, contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or fails to comply with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act.
 
(b) Provide an indenture trustee for the Registrable Notes, the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, and cause the Indenture (or other indenture relating to the Registrable Notes) to be qualified under the TIA not later than the effective date of the first Registration Statement; and in connection therewith, to effect such changes to such indenture as may be required for such indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA; and execute, and use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such trustee to execute, all documents as may be required to effect such changes, and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC to enable such indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner.
 
(c) Other than during a Blackout Period, prepare and file with the SEC such pre-effective amendments and post-effective amendments to each Shelf Registration Statement or Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as the case may be, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective for the Effectiveness Period or the Applicable Period, as the case may be; cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented by any Prospectus supplement required by applicable law, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) promulgated under the Securities Act; and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act applicable to them with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented and with respect to the subsequent resale of any securities being sold by a Participating Broker-Dealer covered by any such Prospectus. The Company and each Guarantor shall not (and shall not allow any other Guarantor to), during the Applicable Period, voluntarily take any action that would result in selling Holders of the Registrable Notes covered by a Registration Statement or Participating Broker-Dealers seeking to sell Exchange Notes not being able to sell such Registrable Notes or such Exchange Notes during that period, unless such action is required by applicable law, rule or regulation or permitted by this Agreement.
 
(d) Furnish to such selling Holders and Participating Broker-Dealers who so request in writing (i) upon the Company’s receipt, a copy of the order of the SEC declaring such Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto effective, (ii) such reasonable number of copies of such Registration Statement and of each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including any documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits), (iii) such reasonable number of copies of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus) and each amendment and supplement thereto, and such reasonable number of copies of the final Prospectus as filed by the Company and each Guarantor pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and each amendment and supplement thereto, and (iv) such other documents (including any amendments required to be filed pursuant to clause (c) of this Section 5), as any such Person may reasonably request in writing. The Company and the Guarantors hereby consent to the use of the Prospectus by each of the selling Holders of Registrable Notes or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, and the underwriters or agents,


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if any, and dealers, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Notes covered by, or the sale by Participating Broker-Dealers of the Exchange Notes pursuant to, such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.
 
(e) If (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section 3, or (2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period relating thereto, the Company shall notify in writing the selling Holders of Registrable Notes, or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, and the managing underwriters, if any, promptly (but in any event within two Business Days) (i) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective (including in such notice a written statement that any Holder may, upon request, obtain, without charge, one conformed copy of such Registration Statement or post-effective amendment including financial statements and schedules, documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference and exhibits), (ii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Prospectus or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (iii) if at any time when a Prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Registrable Notes the representations and warranties of the Company and any Guarantor contained in any agreement (including any underwriting agreement contemplated by Section 5(n)) hereof cease to be true and correct in all material respects, (iv) of the receipt by the Company or any Guarantor of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of a Registration Statement or any of the Registrable Notes or the Exchange Notes to be sold by any Participating Broker-Dealer for offer or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the happening of any event, the existence of any condition or any information becoming known to the Company that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in, or amendments or supplements to, such Registration Statement, Prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (vi) of any reasonable determination by the Company or any Guarantor that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate and (vii) of any request by the SEC for amendments to the Registration Statement or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information relating thereto.
 
(f) Use all commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of a Prospectus or suspending the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Notes or the Exchange Notes to be sold by any Participating Broker-Dealer, for sale in any jurisdiction, and, if any such order is issued, use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible date.
 
(g) If (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section 3, (2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period or (3) reasonably requested in writing by the managing underwriters, if any, or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being sold in connection with an Underwritten Offering, other than during a Blackout Period, (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information or revisions to information therein relating to such underwriters or selling Holders as the managing underwriters, if any, or such Holders or any of their respective counsel reasonably request in writing to be included or made therein and (ii) make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received notification of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplements or post-effective


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amendment; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to take any action hereunder that would, in the written opinion of counsel to the Company, violate applicable laws.
 
(h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Notes or any delivery of a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, use all commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Notes or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, the underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes, as the case may be, for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any selling Holder, Participating Broker-Dealer or any managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, reasonably request in writing; and, if Exchange Notes held by Participating Broker-Dealers or Registrable Notes are offered other than through an Underwritten Offering, the Company and each Guarantor shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause its counsel to perform Blue Sky investigations and use all commercially reasonable efforts to file any registrations and qualifications required to be filed pursuant to this Section 5(h), use all commercially reasonable efforts to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the period such Registration Statement is required to be kept effective and use all commercially reasonable efforts to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Exchange Notes held by Participating Broker-Dealers or the Registrable Notes covered by the applicable Registration Statement; provided that neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, (ii) take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or (iii) subject itself to taxation in excess of a nominal dollar amount in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
 
(i) If (i) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section 3 or (ii) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 is requested to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Notes and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Notes to be sold, which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends and shall be in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company, and enable such Registrable Notes to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or Holders may reasonably request in writing.
 
(j) Use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Notes covered by any Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such United States governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter, if any, to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Notes, except as may be required solely as a consequence of the nature of such selling Holder’s business, in which case the Company shall (and shall cause each Guarantor to) cooperate in all reasonable respects with the filing of such Registration Statement and the granting of such approvals; provided that neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, (ii) take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
 
(k) If (i) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section 3 or (ii) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 5(e)(v) or (vi) hereof, other than during a Blackout Period, as promptly as practicable, prepare and file with the SEC, at the expense of the Company and the Guarantors, a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Notes being sold thereunder or to the purchasers of the Exchange Notes to whom such Prospectus will be delivered by a Participating Broker-Dealer, such Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to


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state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and, if SEC review is required, use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective as soon as possible.
 
(l) Use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Notes covered by a Registration Statement to be rated with such appropriate rating agencies, if so requested in writing by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement or the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any.
 
(m) Prior to the initial issuance of the Exchange Notes, (i) provide the Trustee with one or more certificates for the Registrable Notes in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and (ii) provide a CUSIP number for the Exchange Notes.
 
(n) If a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section 3, enter into such agreements (including an underwriting agreement in form, scope and substance as is customary in underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to the Notes, as may be appropriate in the circumstances) and take all such other actions in connection therewith (including those reasonably requested in writing by the managing underwriters, if any, or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being sold) in order to expedite or facilitate the registration or the disposition of such Registrable Notes, and in such connection, whether or not an underwriting agreement is entered into and whether or not the registration is an Underwritten Registration, (i) make such representations and warranties to the Holders and the underwriters, if any, with respect to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as then conducted, and the Registration Statement, Prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to the Notes, as may be appropriate in the circumstances, and confirm the same if and when reasonably required; (ii) use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an opinion of counsel to the Company and the Guarantors and updates thereof (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the managing underwriters, if any, and the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being sold), addressed to each selling Holder and each of the underwriters, if any, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions of counsel to the Company and the Guarantors requested in underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to the Notes, as may be appropriate in the circumstances; (iii) use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain “cold comfort” letters and updates thereof (which letters and updates (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the managing underwriters) from the independent certified public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the Registration Statement), addressed to each of the underwriters, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “cold comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to the Notes, as may be appropriate in the circumstances, and such other matters as reasonably requested in writing by the underwriters; and (iv) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested in writing by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being sold and the managing underwriters, if any, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties of the Company and its subsidiaries made pursuant to clause (i) above and to evidence compliance with any conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other similar agreement entered into by the Company or any Guarantor.
 
(o) If (1) a Shelf Registration Statement is filed pursuant to Section 3, or (2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, make available for inspection by any selling Holder of such Registrable Notes being sold, or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, any underwriter participating in any such disposition of Registrable Notes, if any, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such selling Holder or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, or underwriter (collectively, the “Inspectors”), at the offices where normally kept, during reasonable business hours, all financial and other records and pertinent


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corporate documents of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Records”) as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise any applicable due diligence responsibilities, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to supply all information reasonably requested in writing by any such Inspector in connection with such Registration Statement; provided that the foregoing inspection and information gathering on behalf of the Holders shall be coordinated by one counsel designated by and on behalf of the Holders. Each Inspector shall agree in writing that it will keep the Records confidential and that it will not disclose, or use in connection with any market transactions in violation of any applicable securities laws any of the Records unless (i) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in such Registration Statement, (ii) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court of competent jurisdiction, (iii) the information in such Records is public or has been made generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure or failure to safeguard by such Inspector or (iv) disclosure of such information is, in the reasonable written opinion of counsel for any Inspector, necessary or advisable in connection with any action, claim, suit or proceeding, directly or indirectly, involving or potentially involving such Inspector and arising out of, based upon, related to, or involving this Agreement, or any transaction contemplated hereby or arising hereunder. Each selling Holder of such Registrable Notes and each such Participating Broker-Dealer will be required to agree that information obtained by it as a result of such inspections shall be deemed confidential and shall not be used by it as the basis for any market transactions in the securities of the Company unless and until such information is made generally available to the public. Each Inspector, each selling Holder of such Registrable Notes and each such Participating Broker-Dealer will be required to further agree that it will, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in a court of competent jurisdiction, give notice to the Company and, to the extent practicable, use all commercially reasonable efforts to allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of the Records deemed confidential at its expense.
 
(p) Use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and make generally available to the security holders of the Company with regard to any applicable Registration Statement earning statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under the Securities Act) no later than 45 days after the end of any 12 month period (or 90 days after the end of any 12 month period if such period is a fiscal year) (i) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Registrable Notes are sold to underwriters in a firm commitment or best efforts underwritten offering and (ii) if not sold to underwriters in such an offering, commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company after the effective date of a Registration Statement, which statements shall cover said 12 month periods.
 
(q) Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer or Private Exchange, use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an opinion of counsel to the Company and the Guarantors (in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers), addressed to the Trustee for the benefit of all Holders participating in the Exchange Offer or the Private Exchange, as the case may be, to the effect that (i) the Company and the Guarantors have duly authorized, executed and delivered the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, and the Indenture, (ii) the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, and the Indenture constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company and the Guarantors, enforceable against the Company and the Guarantors in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement may be subject to customary United States and foreign exceptions and (iii) all obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, and the Indenture are secured by Liens on the assets securing the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under the Notes, the Indenture and the Collateral Documents to the extent and as discussed in the Registration Statement.
 
(r) If the Exchange Offer or a Private Exchange is to be consummated, upon delivery of the Registrable Notes by the Holders to the Company and the Guarantors (or to such other Person as directed by the Company and the Guarantors) in exchange for the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, the Company and the Guarantors shall mark, or cause to be marked, on such Registrable Notes that the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, are being issued as substitute evidence of the


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indebtedness originally evidenced by the Registrable Notes; provided that in no event shall such Registrable Notes be marked as paid or otherwise satisfied.
 
(s) Cooperate with each seller of Registrable Notes covered by any Registration Statement and each underwriter, if any, participating in the disposition of such Registrable Notes and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the FINRA.
 
(t) Use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange, if any, on which similar debt securities issued by the Company are then listed.
 
(u) Use all commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps reasonably necessary to effect the registration of the Registrable Notes covered by a Registration Statement contemplated hereby.
 
(v) The Company may require each seller of Registrable Notes or Participating Broker-Dealer as to which any registration is being effected to furnish to the Company such information regarding such seller or Participating Broker-Dealer and the distribution of such Registrable Notes as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably request in writing. The Company may exclude from such registration the Registrable Notes of any seller who fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time (which time in no event shall exceed 45 days) after receiving such request. Each seller of Registrable Notes or Participating Broker-Dealer as to which any registration is being effected agrees to furnish promptly to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished by such seller not materially misleading.
 
(w) Each Holder of Registrable Notes and each Participating Broker-Dealer agrees by acquisition of such Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes to be sold by such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 5(e)(ii), (iv), (v), or (vi) or the commencement of a Blackout Period, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Notes covered by a Registration Statement and such Participating Broker-Dealer will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Exchange Notes pursuant to any Prospectus and, in each case, forthwith discontinue dissemination of such Prospectus until such Holder’s or Participating Broker-Dealer’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 5(k), or until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company and the Guarantors that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any amendments or supplements thereto and, if so directed by the Company and the Guarantors, such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, will deliver to the Company all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in such Holder’s or Participating Broker-Dealer’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Notes current at the time of the receipt of such notice. In the event the Company and the Guarantors shall give any such notice, the Applicable Period shall be extended by the number of days during such periods from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when each Participating Broker-Dealer shall have received (x) the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 5(k) or (y) the Advice.
 
6.   Registration Expenses
 
(a) All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement (other than the underwriting discounts or commissions) by the Company and the Guarantors shall be borne by the Company and the Guarantors, whether or not the Exchange Offer or a Shelf Registration Statement is filed or becomes effective, including, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees, including, without limitation, (A) fees with respect to filings required to be made with the FINRA in connection with any Underwritten Offering and (B) fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or Blue Sky laws as provided in Section 5(h) hereof (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes and determination of the eligibility of the Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions (x) where the Holders are located, in the case of the Exchange Notes, or (y) as provided in Section 5(h), in the case of Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes to be sold by a Participating Broker-Dealer during the Applicable Period), (ii) printing expenses, including, without limitation, expenses of printing Prospectuses if the printing of Prospectuses is requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes included


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in any Registration Statement or by any Participating Broker-Dealer during the Applicable Period, as the case may be, (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their obligations hereunder, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, the Guarantors and, subject to Section 6(b), the Holders, (v) fees and disbursements of all independent certified public accountants referred to in Section 5 (including, without limitation, the expenses of any special audit and “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance), (vi) rating agency fees and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Securities to be registered on any securities exchange, (vii) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company and the Guarantors desire such insurance, (viii) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company and the Guarantors, (ix) fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter” or other independent appraiser participating in an offering pursuant to the bylaws of the FINRA, but only where the need for such a “qualified independent underwriter” arises due to a relationship with the Company and the Guarantors, (x) internal expenses of the Company and the Guarantors (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of officers and employees of the Company or the Guarantors performing legal or accounting duties), (xi) the expense of any annual audit, (xii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and the exchange agent and (xiii) the expenses relating to printing, word processing and distributing all Registration Statements, underwriting agreements, securities sales agreements, indentures and any other documents necessary in order to comply with this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary, each Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions of any underwriters with respect to any Registrable Notes sold by or on behalf of it.
 
(b) The Company and the Guarantors shall reimburse the Holders for the reasonable fees and disbursements of not more than one counsel chosen by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes to be included in any Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall pay all documentary, stamp, transfer or other transactional taxes attributable to the issuance or delivery of the Exchange Notes or Private Exchange Notes in exchange for the Notes; provided, that the Company shall not be required to pay taxes payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of any Exchange Note or Private Exchange Note in a name other than that of the Holder of the Note in respect of which such Exchange Note or Private Exchange Note is being issued. The Company and the Guarantors shall reimburse the Holders for reasonable fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Holders) relating to any enforcement of any rights of the Holders under this Agreement.
 
7.   Indemnification
 
(a) Indemnification by the Company and the Guarantors.  The Company and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Registrable Notes, Exchange Notes or Private Exchange Notes and each Participating Broker-Dealer selling Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, each Person, if any, who controls each such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors and partners of each such Holder, Participating Broker-Dealer and controlling person, to the fullest extent lawful, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees as provided in this Section 7) and reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing, pursuing or defending against any of the foregoing) (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, directly or indirectly caused by, related to, based upon, arising out of or in connection with any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any preliminary prospectus, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, and with respect to the Prospectus only, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except insofar as such Losses are based upon information relating to such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer and furnished in writing to the Company and the Guarantors (or reviewed and approved in writing) by such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer or their counsel expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the Company and the Guarantors will not be liable to any Indemnified Party under this Section 7 to the extent Losses were caused by an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission that was contained or made in any preliminary prospectus and corrected in the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto if (i) the Prospectus does not contain any other untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission of a material fact that was the subject matter of the related proceedings, (ii) any


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such Losses resulted from an action, claim or suit by any Person who purchased Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes which are the subject thereof from such Indemnified Party and (iii) it is established in the related proceeding that such Indemnified Party failed to deliver or provide a copy of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) to such Person with or prior to the confirmation of the sale of such Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes sold to such Person if required by applicable law, unless such failure to deliver or provide a copy of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) was a result of noncompliance by the Company with Section 5 of this Agreement. The Company and the Guarantors also agree to indemnify underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals, in each case, that are engaged by the Company and participating in the distribution, their officers, directors, agents and employees and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders or the Participating Broker-Dealer.
 
(b) Indemnification by Holder.  In connection with any Registration Statement, Prospectus or form of prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus in which a Holder is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company and the Guarantors in writing such information as the Company and the Guarantors reasonably request for use in connection with any Registration Statement, Prospectus or form of prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Guarantors, their respective directors and officers and each Person, if any, who controls the Company and the Guarantors (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers and partners of such controlling persons, to the fullest extent lawful, from and against all Losses arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, that such Losses are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact contained in or omitted from any information so furnished in writing (or reviewed and approved in writing) by such Holder to the Company and the Guarantors expressly for use therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the liability of any selling Holder be greater in amount than such Holder’s Maximum Contribution Amount.
 
(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings.  If any proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the party or parties from which such indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party” or “Indemnifying Parties”, as applicable) in writing; provided, that the failure to so notify the Indemnifying Parties shall not (i) relieve such Indemnifying Party from any obligation or liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above, unless and only to the extent it is materially prejudiced as a result thereof and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the Indemnifying Party from any obligations to any Indemnified Party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) above.
 
The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, exercisable by giving written notice to an Indemnified Party, within 20 Business Days after receipt of written notice from such Indemnified Party of such proceeding, to assume, at its expense, the defense of any such proceeding, provided, that an Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or parties unless: (i) the Indemnifying Party has agreed to pay such fees and expenses; or (ii) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such proceeding or shall have failed to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party; or (iii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party or any of its affiliates or controlling persons, and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that there may be one or more defenses available to such Indemnified Party that are in addition to, or in conflict with, those defenses available to the Indemnifying Party or such affiliate or controlling person (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Parties in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties, the Indemnifying Parties shall not have the right to assume the defense and the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party; it being understood, however, that, the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any


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one such proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (together with appropriate local counsel) at any time for such Indemnified Party).
 
No Indemnifying Party shall be liable for any settlement of any such proceeding effected without its written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, but if settled with its written consent, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such proceeding, each Indemnifying Party jointly and severally agrees, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth above, to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party from and against any and all Losses by reason of such settlement or judgment. The Indemnifying Party shall not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement unless such judgment or settlement (i) includes as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to each Indemnified Party of a release, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, from all liability in respect of such proceeding for which such Indemnified Party would be entitled to indemnification hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Party is a party thereto) and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Party.
 
(d) Contribution.  If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold such Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses in respect of which this Section 7 would otherwise apply by its terms (other than by reason of exceptions provided in this Section 7), then each applicable Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall have a joint and several obligation to contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Party, on the other hand, in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and Indemnified Party, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent any such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any proceeding, to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in Section 7(a) or 7(b) was available to such party.
 
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by another method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7(d), a selling Holder shall not be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of such Holder’s Maximum Contribution Amount. A selling Holder’s “Maximum Contribution Amount” shall equal the excess of (i) the aggregate proceeds received by such Holder pursuant to the sale of such Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes over (ii) the aggregate amount of damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7(d) are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of the Registrable Notes held by each Holder hereunder and not joint. The Company’s and Guarantors’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7(d) are joint and several.
 
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 7 are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.
 
8.   Rules 144 and 144A
 
The Company covenants that, for so long as the Registrable Notes remain outstanding, that it shall (a) file the reports required to be filed by it (if so required) under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in a timely manner in order to permit resales of Registrable Notes pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act and, if at any time the


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Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the written request of any Holder of Registrable Notes, make publicly available other information necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144 and 144A and (b) take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request in writing, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Notes without registration under the Securities Act pursuant to the exemptions provided by Rule 144 and Rule 144A.
 
9.   Underwritten Registrations of Registrable Notes
 
If any of the Registrable Notes covered by any Shelf Registration Statement are to be sold in an Underwritten Offering, the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers that will manage the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such Registrable Notes to be included in such offering; provided, however, that such investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers must be reasonably acceptable to the Company.
 
No Holder of Registrable Notes may participate in any Underwritten Registration hereunder unless such Holder (a) agrees to sell such Holder’s Registrable Notes on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (b) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
 
10.   Miscellaneous
 
(a) Remedies.  In the event of a breach by either the Company or any of the Guarantors of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, each Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein, in the Indenture or, in the case of the Initial Purchasers, in the Purchase Agreement, or granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and the Guarantors agree that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by either the Company or any of the Guarantors of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agree that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, the Company shall (and shall cause each Guarantor to) waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
 
(b) No Inconsistent Agreements.  The Company and each of the Guarantors have not entered, as of the date hereof, and the Company and each of the Guarantors shall not enter, after the date of this Agreement, into any agreement with respect to any of its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The Company and each of the Guarantors have not entered and will not enter into any agreement with respect to any of its securities that will grant to any Person piggy-back rights with respect to a Registration Statement.
 
(c) Adjustments Affecting Registrable Notes.  The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, take any action with respect to the Registrable Notes as a class that would adversely affect the ability of the Holders to include such Registrable Notes in a registration undertaken pursuant to this Agreement.
 
(d) Amendments and Waivers.  The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, other than with the prior written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Registrable Notes in circumstances that would adversely affect any Holders of Registrable Notes; provided, however, that any amendment or supplement to or modification of Section 7 or this Section 10(d) may not be amended, modified or supplemented without the prior written consent of each Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders of Registrable Notes whose securities are being tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer or sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect, impair, limit or compromise the rights of other Holders of Registrable Notes may be given by Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being tendered or being sold by such Holders pursuant to such Registration Statement.


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(e) Notices.  All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand delivery, registered first-class mail, next-day air courier or telecopier:
 
(i) if to a Holder of Securities or to any Participating Broker-Dealer, at the most current address of such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, set forth on the records of the registrar of the Notes, with a copy in like manner to the Initial Purchasers as follows:
 
Jefferies & Company, Inc.
as representative of the
Initial Purchasers
520 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Facsimile No.: (212) 284-2280
Attention: General Counsel
 
with a copy to:
 
Proskauer Rose LLP
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Facsimile No.: (212) 969-2900
Attention: Frank J. Lopez, Esq.
 
(ii) if to the Initial Purchasers, at the address specified in Section 10(e)(i);
 
(iii) if to the Company or any Guarantor, as follows:
 
Altra Holdings, Inc.
300 Granite Street, Suite 201
Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
Attention: Glenn E. Deegan, Esq.
 
with a copy to:
 
Holland & Knight LLP
701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3000
Miami, FL 33131
Attention: Rodney H. Bell, Esq.
 
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; one Business Day after being timely delivered to a next-day air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery; and when receipt is acknowledged by the addressee, if telecopied.
 
Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee under the Indenture at the address specified in such Indenture.
 
(f) Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto, including, without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders of Securities; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not inure to the benefit of or be binding upon a successor or assign of a Holder unless and to the extent such successor or assign acquired Registrable Notes from such Holder.
 
(g) Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
 
(h) Headings; Interpretation.  The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. When reference is made in this Agreement to a Section or clause, such reference shall mean a Section or clause of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The words


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“include,” “includes,” and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “herewith,” “hereby” and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. Any contract, statute or rule defined or referred to herein means such contract, statute or rule as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of contracts) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes or rules) by succession of comparable successor statutes or rules and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.
 
(i) Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAW. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE GUARANTORS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS FOR ITS AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE GUARANTORS IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY JURY AND ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE GUARANTORS IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE COMPANY AND THE GUARANTORS AT THEIR SAID ADDRESS, SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY HOLDER TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST THE COMPANY OR THE GUARANTORS IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
 
(j) Severability.  If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
 
(k) Securities Held by the Company or Its Affiliates.  Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Securities is required hereunder, Securities held by the Company or its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage.
 
(l) Third Party Beneficiaries.  Holders and Participating Broker-Dealers are intended third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement may be enforced by such Persons. No other Person is intended to be, or shall be construed as, a third party beneficiary of this Agreement.


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(m) Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, together with the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture and any Collateral Documents, is intended by the parties as a final and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein and any and all prior oral or written agreements, representations, or warranties, contracts, understanding, correspondence, conversations and memoranda between the Initial Purchasers on the one hand and the Company and the Guarantors on the other, or between or among any agents, representatives, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors in interest or successors in interest with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof are merged herein and replaced hereby.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the Company a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement among the Initial Purchasers, the Guarantors and the Company in accordance with its terms.
 
THE COMPANY
 
ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.
ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION, INC.
 
  By: 
/s/  Glenn E. Deegan
Name:     Glenn E. Deegan
  Title:  Vice President, Legal and Human
Resources, General Counsel and Secretary
 
GUARANTORS
 
AMERICAN ENTERPRISES MPT CORP.
AMERICAN ENTERPRISES MPT HOLDINGS, LLC
AMERIDRIVES INTERNATIONAL, LLC
BOSTON GEAR LLC
FORMSPRAG LLC
INERTIA DYNAMICS LLC
KILIAN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
NUTTALL GEAR LLC
WARNER ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDING, INC.
WARNER ELECTRIC LLC
WARNER ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY LLC
TB WOOD’S CORPORATION
TB WOOD’S INCORPORATED
TB WOOD’S ENTERPRISES, INC.
 
  By 
/s/  Glenn E. Deegan
Name:     Glenn E. Deegan
  Title:  Secretary
 
Registration Rights Agreement


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Accepted and Agreed to:
JEFFERIES & COMPANY, INC.
For itself and on behalf of the several
Initial Purchasers listed on Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement
 
  By: 
/s/  Craig Zaph
Name:     Craig Zaph
  Title:  Managing Director
 
Registration Rights Agreement


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EX-5.1 6 b79208exv5w1.htm EX-5.1 OPINION OF HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP exv5w1
Exhibit 5.1
[Holland & Knight LLP Letterhead]
February 2, 2010
Altra Holdings, Inc.
and the Guarantors listed on Schedule I hereto
300 Granite Street, Suite 201
Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
     Re:   Exchange by Altra Holdings, Inc. of $210,000,000 8⅛% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
Ladies and Gentlemen:
          We have acted as counsel to Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the guarantors listed on Schedule I hereto organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Guarantors”), and the guarantors listed on Schedule I hereto not organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Non-Delaware Guarantors” and together with the Delaware Guarantors, the “Guarantors”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the issuance by the Company of up to $210,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8⅛% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “Registered Notes”). The Registered Notes are being issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of November 25, 2009 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the Guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Registered Notes will be offered by the Company in exchange for a like aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 8⅛% Senior Secured Notes due 2016. The Registered Notes are to be unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by each of the Guarantors pursuant to guarantees contained in the Indenture (the “Guarantees”).
     We have examined instruments, documents and records which we deemed relevant and necessary for the basis of our opinion hereinafter expressed. In such examination, we have assumed (a) the authenticity of original documents and the genuineness of all signatures, (b) the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies, (c) the truth, accuracy and completeness of the information, representations and warranties contained in the records, documents, instruments and certificates we have reviewed and that there has been no undisclosed waiver of any right, remedy or provision contained in any such documents, and (d) that each transaction complies with all tests of good faith, fairness and conscionability required by law.
     We have also assumed (i) the valid existence and good standing of each Non-Delaware Guarantor and the Trustee, (ii) that each Non-Delaware Guarantor and the Trustee has the requisite limited liability company or corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Indenture and that the Indenture is the valid and legally binding obligation of each Non-Delaware Guarantor and the Trustee, and (iii) the due authorization, execution and delivery by each Non-Delaware Guarantor of its respective Guarantee. In addition, we have assumed that the Registered Notes and each Guarantee will be executed and delivered by an authorized officer of the Company or respective Guarantor, as the case may be, substantially in the form examined by us.
     Based on such examination and subject to the foregoing exceptions, qualifications, and limitations, we are of the opinion that:
     1. When the Registered Notes have been duly completed, executed, authenticated and delivered in accordance with the Indenture upon the exchange, the Registered Notes will be legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the limitations of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws or judicial decisions affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity.

 


 

     2. The execution, delivery and performance by each Delaware Guarantor of its Guarantee of the Registered Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action, as applicable, on the part of such Delaware Guarantor. The Guarantees of each of the Delaware Guarantors, when duly and validly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Delaware Guarantors in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, and duly authenticated by the Trustee, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Delaware Guarantor, enforceable against such Delaware Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject to the limitations of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws or judicial decisions affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity.
     This opinion speaks only as of its date. We undertake no obligation to advise the addressees (or any other third party) of changes in law or fact that occur after the date hereof, even though the change may affect the legal analysis, a legal conclusion or an informational confirmation in the opinion.
     We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the above-referenced Registration Statement and the use of our name wherever it appears in the Registration Statement, the prospectus and in any amendment or supplement thereto. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder.
         
  Very truly yours,
 
 
  /s/ HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP    
     
  HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP   
 

 


 

SCHEDULE I
     
GUARANTOR JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION
 
   
Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.
  Delaware
American Enterprises MPT Corp.
  Delaware
American Enterprises MPT Holdings, LLC
  Delaware
Ameridrives International, LLC
  Delaware
Boston Gear LLC
  Delaware
Formsprag LLC
  Delaware
Inertia Dynamics, LLC
  Delaware
Kilian Manufacturing Corporation
  Delaware
Nuttall Gear LLC
  Delaware
TB Wood’s Corporation
  Delaware
TB Wood’s Enterprises, Inc.
  Delaware
TB Wood’s Incorporated
  Pennsylvania
Warner Electric International Holding, Inc.
  Delaware
Warner Electric LLC
  Delaware
Warner Electric Technology LLC
  Delaware

 

EX-5.2 7 b79208exv5w2.htm EX-5.2 OPINION OF SAUL EWING LLP exv5w2
Exhibit 5.2
[Saul Ewing LLP Letterhead]
February 2, 2010
Altra Holdings, Inc.
and the Guarantors listed on Schedule I hereto
300 Granite Street, Suite 201
Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
     Re:   Exchange by Altra Holdings, Inc. of $210,000,000 8⅛% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
Ladies and Gentlemen:
     We have acted as counsel to TB Wood’s Incorporated, a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Pennsylvania Guarantor”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”), filed by Altra Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the issuance by the Company of up to $210,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8⅛% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “Registered Notes”). The Registered Notes are being issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of November 25, 2009 (the “Indenture”), by and among the, the guarantors listed on Schedule I organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Guarantors”), the Pennsylvania Guarantor (together with the Delaware Guarantors, the “Guarantors”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Registered Notes are to be offered by the Company in exchange for a like aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 8⅛% Senior Secured Notes due 2016. The Registered Notes are to be unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by each of the Guarantors pursuant to guarantees contained in the Indenture (the “Guarantees”).
     In rendering the opinion set forth below, we have examined and relied on originals or copies of the following documents:
     (a) the Registration Statement;
     (b) the Indenture; and
     (c) the form of Guarantee to be executed by the Pennsylvania Guarantor.
     We have examined instruments, documents and records that we deemed relevant and necessary for the basis of our opinion hereinafter expressed. In such examination, we have assumed (a) the authenticity of original documents and the genuineness of all signatures, (b) the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies, (c) the truth, accuracy and completeness of the information, representations and warranties contained in the records,

 


 

documents, instruments and certificates we have reviewed and that there has been no undisclosed waiver of any right, remedy or provision contained in any such documents, and (d) that each transaction complies with all requirements of good faith, fairness and conscionability required by law.
     Our opinion set forth herein is based on our consideration of only those statutes, rules, regulations and judicial decisions that, in our experience, are normally applicable to, or normally relevant in connection with, transactions of the type contemplated by the Indenture, but without having made any special investigation as to the applicability of any specific law, rule or regulation.
     We have also assumed (i) the valid existence and good standing of the Company, each Delaware Guarantor and the Trustee, (ii) that the Company, each Delaware Guarantor and the Trustee have the requisite limited liability company or corporate power and authority to enter into and perform their obligations under the Indenture and that the Indenture is the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, each Delaware Guarantor and the Trustee, (iii) the due authorization, execution and delivery by each Delaware Guarantor of its respective Guarantee, and (iv) that performance by the Company and the Guarantors of the obligations provided for in the Indenture, the Registered Notes and the Guarantees, as the case may be, do not and will not conflict with or constitute a default under any agreement or instrument to which the Company or the Guarantors are subject.. In addition, we have assumed that the Registered Notes and each Guarantee will be executed and delivered by an authorized officer of the Company or respective Guarantor, as the case may be, substantially in the form examined by us.
     Based on such examination and subject to the foregoing exceptions, qualifications, and limitations, we are of the opinion that:
     The execution, delivery and performance by the Pennsylvania Guarantor of its Guarantee of the Registered Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, on the part of the Pennsylvania Guarantor. The Guarantee of the Pennsylvania Guarantor, when duly and validly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Pennsylvania Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, and duly authenticated by the Trustee, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Pennsylvania Guarantor, enforceable against the Pennsylvania Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject to the limitations of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer, preference or other laws or judicial decisions affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity.
     The opinion expressed herein is limited to the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (including all Pennsylvania statutes, all Pennsylvania court opinions and all provisions of the Pennsylvania constitution that affect the interpretation of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law), and is based on the laws in effect on the date of this letter. This opinion speaks only as of its date. We undertake no obligation to advise the addressees (or any other third party) of changes in law or fact that occur after the date hereof, even though the change may affect the legal analysis, a legal conclusion or an informational confirmation in the opinion.

 


 

     We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the above-referenced Registration Statement and the use of our name wherever it appears in the Registration Statement, the prospectus and in any amendment or supplement thereto. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder.
         
  Very truly yours,
 
 
  /s/ SAUL EWING LLP    
     
  SAUL EWING LLP   
 

 


 

SCHEDULE I
     
GUARANTOR JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION
 
   
Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.
  Delaware
American Enterprises MPT Corp.
  Delaware
American Enterprises MPT Holdings, LLC
  Delaware
Ameridrives International, LLC
  Delaware
Boston Gear LLC
  Delaware
Formsprag LLC
  Delaware
Inertia Dynamics, LLC
  Delaware
Kilian Manufacturing Corporation
  Delaware
Nuttall Gear LLC
  Delaware
TB Wood’s Corporation
  Delaware
TB Wood’s Enterprises, Inc.
  Delaware
TB Wood’s Incorporated
  Pennsylvania
Warner Electric International Holding, Inc.
  Delaware
Warner Electric LLC
  Delaware
Warner Electric Technology LLC
  Delaware

 

EX-12.1 8 b79208exv12w1.htm EX-12.1 COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES exv12w1
Exhibit 12.1
ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                                                         
                                                    Predecessor  
    9 Months ended     Year-ended     Year-ended     Year-ended     Year-ended     From Inception     11 Months Ended  
    9/26/09     12/31/08     12/31/07     12/31/06     12/31/05     Dec. 1 - 31, 2004     11/30/04  
Net income (loss)
    300       6,494       11,511       10,363       4,444       (5,762 )     6,895  
Adjustments to net income (loss):
                                                       
(Gain) loss from discontinued operations
    0       (224 )     2,001                          
Interest expense
    18,879       28,339       38,554       23,522       17,065       1,410       4,294  
Interest component of operating rental expense
    328       437       356       528       344       56       440  
Income taxes
    (143 )     16,731       8,208       6,352       3,917       (221 )     5,532  
     
Earnings
    19,364       51,777       60,630       40,765       25,770       (4,517 )     17,161  
 
                                                       
Fixed charges:
                                                       
Interest expense, net
    18,879       28,339       38,554       23,522       17,065       1,410       4,294  
Interest component of operating rental expense (see calculation below)
    328       437       356       528       344       56       440  
 
                                                       
Total fixed charges
    19,207       28,776       38,910       24,050       17,409       1,466       4,734  
 
                                                       
Ratio (1) (2)
    1.01       1.80       1.56       1.70       1.48             3.63  
 
( 1 )     For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings represent income before income taxes, discontinued operations, cumulative effect of change in accounting principle charges and fixed charges. Fixed charges represent interest expense and a portion of rental expense which we believe is representative of the interest component of rental expense.
 
( 2 )     Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges in the period December 1 to December 31, 2004 by $6.0 million.

 

EX-23.1 9 b79208exv23w1.htm EX-23.1 CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP exv23w1
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in this Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of Altra Holdings, Inc. for the registration of $210,000,000 principal amount of 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports (a) dated March 6, 2009, with respect to the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Altra Holdings, Inc., included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K), and (b) dated March 6, 2009 (except Note 19, as to which the date is November 4, 2009), with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Altra Holdings, Inc., included in the Company’s November 4, 2009 Current Report (Form 8-K), both for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
         
     
        
    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP   
       
 
Boston, Massachusetts
February 2, 2010

EX-25.1 10 b79208exv25w1.htm EX-25.1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY ON FORM T-1 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939, AS AMENDED, OF TRUSTEE UNDER THE INDENTURE exv25w1
Exhibit 25.1
 
 
FORM T-1
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2)       o
 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
     
    95-3571558
(State of incorporation   (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)   identification no.)
     
700 South Flower Street    
Suite 500    
Los Angeles, California   90017
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)
 
ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   61-1478870
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)
Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   30-0283143
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)
American Enterprises MPT Corp.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   52-2005169
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)


 

American Enterprises MPT Holdings, LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   52-2005171
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)
Ameridrives International, LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   52-1826102
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)
Boston Gear LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   11-3723980
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)
Formsprag LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   01-0712538
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)
Inertia Dynamics, LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   20-4221420
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)
Kilian Manufacturing Corporation
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   06-0933715
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)
Nuttall Gear LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   54-1856788
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)


 

TB Wood’s Incorporated
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Pennsylvania   23-1232420
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)
TB Wood’s Corporation
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   25-1771145
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)
TB Wood’s Enterprises, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   51-0393505
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)
Warner Electric LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   54-1967089
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)
Warner Electric Technology LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   54-1967084
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)
Warner Electric International Holding, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   54-1967086
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)
     
300 Granite Street    
Suite 201    
Braintree, Massachusetts   02184
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)
 
81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
and Guarantees of 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
(Title of the indenture securities)
 
 


 

1.   General information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
  (a)   Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
     
Name   Address
Comptroller of the Currency United States Department of the Treasury
  Washington, D.C. 20219
 
   
Federal Reserve Bank
  San Francisco, California 94105
 
   
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  Washington, D.C. 20429
  (b)   Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
 
      Yes.
2.   Affiliations with Obligor.
 
    If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.
 
    None.
16.   List of Exhibits.
 
    Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “Act”) and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).
  1.   A copy of the articles of association of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152875).
 
  2.   A copy of certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. (Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948).
 
  3.   A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers (Exhibit 3 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152875).

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  4.   A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-162713).
 
  6.   The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152875).
 
  7.   A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

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SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Los Angeles, and State of California, on the 27th day of January, 2010.
         
  THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
 
 
  By:   /S/ TERESA PETTA    
    Name:   TERESA PETTA   
    Title:   VICE PRESIDENT   

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EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
of 700 South Flower Street, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
     At the close of business September 30, 2009, published in accordance with Federal regulatory authority instructions.
         
    Dollar Amounts  
ASSETS   in Thousands  
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
       
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin
    1,585  
Interest-bearing balances
    426  
Securities:
       
Held-to-maturity securities
    16  
Available-for-sale securities
    553,806  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
       
Federal funds sold
    83,000  
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
    0  
Loans and lease financing receivables:
       
Loans and leases held for sale
    0  
Loans and leases, net of unearned income
    0  
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses
    0  
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance
    0  
Trading assets
    0  
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)
    10,983  
Other real estate owned
    0  
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies
    1  
Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures
    0  
Intangible assets:
       
Goodwill
    852,858  
Other intangible assets
    251,145  
Other assets
    156,398  
 
     
Total assets
  $ 1,910,218  
 
     

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LIABILITIES
         
Deposits:
       
In domestic offices
    1,712  
Noninterest-bearing
    1,712  
Interest-bearing
    0  
Not applicable
       
Federal funds purchased and securities
       
sold under agreements to repurchase:
       
Federal funds purchased
    0  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    0  
Trading liabilities
    0  
Other borrowed money:
       
(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)
    268,691  
Not applicable
       
Not applicable
       
Subordinated notes and debentures
    0  
Other liabilities
    198,124  
Total liabilities
    468,527  
Not Applicable
       
 
EQUITY CAPITAL
       
 
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus
    0  
Common stock
    1,000  
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)
    1,121,520  
Not Applicable
       
Retained earnings
    316,907  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    2,264  
Other equity capital components
    0  
Not Available
       
Total bank equity capital
    1,441,691  
Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries
    0  
Total equity capital
    1,441,691  
 
     
Total liabilities and equity capital
    1,910,218  
 
     
     I, Karen Bayz, Managing Director of the above-named bank do hereby declare that the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) for this report date have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
     Karen Bayz     )      Managing Director
     We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of the Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) for this report date and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.
                 
Troy Kilpatrick, MD
    )          
Frank P. Sulzberger, MD
    )     Directors (Trustees)    
William D. Lindelof, MD
    )          

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EX-99.1 11 b79208exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 FORM OF LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL exv99w1
 
Exhibit 99.1
 
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.
OFFER TO EXCHANGE ALL OUTSTANDING
81/8% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2016
FOR NEWLY ISSUED
81/8% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2016
That Have Been Registered Under
the Securities Act of 1933
 
THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON          , 2010 UNLESS EXTENDED (THE “EXPIRATION DATE”). WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS FOR ACCEPTANCES OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT THAT TIME, UNLESS THE EXPIRATION DATE IS EXTENDED.
 
The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is:
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
 
By Registered or Certified Mail, by Hand or by Overnight Courier:
101 Barclay Street, 7 East
New York, New York 10286
Attention: Corporate Trust Operations
 
By Facsimile:
(212) 298-1915
 
By Telephone:
(212) 815-5098
 
DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION VIA A FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION TO A NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
 
The undersigned acknowledges that he or she has received the Prospectus dated , 2010 (the “Prospectus”) of Altra Holdings, Inc. (the “Issuer”) and this Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), which together constitute the Issuer’s offer (the “Exchange Offer”) to exchange an aggregate principal amount of up to $210,000,000 of the Issuer’s newly issued 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “Registered Notes”), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for a like principal amount of the Issuer’s outstanding 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “Original Notes”) from the registered holders thereof, that have not been so registered. The terms of the Registered Notes are identical in all material respects to the terms of the Original Notes for which they may be exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer, except that the Registered Notes are freely transferable by holders thereof (except as provided herein or in the Prospectus), are not subject to any covenant regarding registration under the Securities Act and are not subject to any covenant regarding additional interest payment provisions. Both the Original Notes and the Registered Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., American Enterprises MPT Corp., American Enterprises MPT Holdings, LLC, Ameridrives International, LLC, Boston Gear LLC,
 
Formsprag LLC, Inertia Dynamics, LLC, Kilian Manufacturing Corporation, Nuttall Gear LLC, TB Wood’s Incorporated, TB Wood’s Corporation, TB Wood’s Enterprises, Inc., Warner Electric LLC, Warner Electric Technology LLC and Warner Electric International Holding, Inc. (collectively, the “Guarantors”).
 
The undersigned has checked the appropriate boxes below and signed this Letter of Transmittal to indicate the action the undersigned desires to take with respect to the Exchange Offer.


 

 
PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE CHECKING ANY BOX BELOW. YOUR BANK OR BROKER CAN ASSIST YOU IN COMPLETING THIS FORM. THE INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED WITH THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL MUST BE FOLLOWED. QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE OR FOR ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT.
 
List below the Original Notes to which this Letter of Transmittal relates. If the space provided below is inadequate, the certificate numbers and principal amounts of Original Notes should be listed on a separate signed schedule affixed hereto.
 
                               

DESCRIPTION OF ORIGINAL NOTES TENDERED
            Aggregate Principal
     
Name(s) and Address(es) of Registered Holder(s)
    Certificate
    Amount Represented by
     
(Please fill in)     Number(s)*     Original Notes     Principal Amount Tendered**
                               
                               
                               
                               
        Total                      
                               
* Need not be completed if Original Notes are being tendered by book-entry transfer.
** Unless otherwise indicated, the holder will be deemed to have tendered the full aggregate principal amount represented by such Original Notes. See Instruction 2.
                               


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This Letter of Transmittal is to be used either if certificates representing Original Notes are to be forwarded herewith or if delivery of Original Notes is to be made by book-entry transfer to an account maintained by the Exchange Agent at the Depository Trust Company (the “Book-Entry Transfer Facility”), pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering.” DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY DOES NOT CONSTITUTE DELIVERY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT.
 
Holders whose Original Notes are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their Original Notes and all other documents required hereby to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date must tender their Original Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering — Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.”
 
o  CHECK HERE IF TENDERED ORIGINAL NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO AN ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
 
 
Name of Tendering Institution(s)
 
 
The Depository Trust Company Account Number
 
 
Transaction Code Number
 
By crediting the Original Notes to the Exchange Agent’s account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility’s Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”) and by complying with applicable ATOP procedures with respect to the Exchange Offer, including transmitting to the Exchange Agent a computer-generated agent’s message in which the holder of the Original Notes acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms of, and makes the representations and warranties contained in, the Letter of Transmittal, the participant in the Book-Entry Transfer Facility confirms on behalf of itself and the beneficial owners of such Original Notes all provisions of this Letter of Transmittal (including all representations and warranties) applicable to it and such beneficial owner as fully as if it had completed the information required herein and executed and transmitted this Letter of Transmittal to the Exchange Agent.
 
o  CHECK HERE IF TENDERED ORIGINAL NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
 
Name of Registered Holder(s)
 
Window Ticket Number (if any)
 
Name of Eligible Institution that Guaranteed Delivery
 
Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
 
If Delivered by Book-Entry Transfer:
 
Account Number ­ ­ Transaction Code Number ­ ­
 
o  CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO:
 
Name
 
Address


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If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of Registered Notes. If the undersigned is a participating broker-dealer that will receive Registered Notes for its own account in exchange for Original Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of such Registered Notes. However, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. Any holder who is an “affiliate” of the Issuer within the meaning of the Securities Act or who has an arrangement or understanding with respect to the distribution of the Registered Notes to be acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, or any broker-dealer who purchased Original Notes from the Issuer to resell pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or any other available exemption under the Securities Act, must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act.
 
o  CHECK HERE IF TENDERED ORIGINAL NOTES ARE ENCLOSED HEREWITH.


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PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
1. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby tenders to the Issuer the aggregate principal amount of Original Notes indicated above. Subject to, and effective upon, the acceptance for exchange of the Original Notes tendered hereby, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Issuer all right, title and interest in and to such Original Notes as are being tendered hereby.
 
2. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the Original Notes tendered hereby and that the Issuer will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claim when the same are accepted by the Issuer. The undersigned hereby further represents that: (i) any Registered Notes acquired in exchange for Original Notes tendered hereby will have been acquired in the ordinary course of business of the undersigned; (ii) at the time of the commencement of the Exchange Offer, the undersigned has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Registered Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer in violation of the Securities Act; (iii) it is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Issuer; (iv) if the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of the Registered Notes; (v) if the undersigned is a participating broker-dealer that will receive Registered Notes for its own account in exchange for the Original Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities, that the undersigned will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Registered Notes; and (vi) the undersigned is not acting on behalf of any persons or entities who cannot truthfully make the foregoing representations.
 
3. The undersigned also acknowledges that the Exchange Offer is being made in reliance on interpretations by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, that the Registered Notes issued in exchange for the Original Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by holders thereof (other than any such holder that is an “affiliate” of the Issuer within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided that: (i) such Registered Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holder’s business; (ii) at the time of the commencement of the Exchange Offer, such holder has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Registered Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer in violation of the Securities Act; (iii) such holder is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the Issuer; (iv) if such holder is not a broker-dealer, the holder is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of the Registered Notes; (v) if such holder is a participating broker-dealer that will receive Registered Notes for its own account in exchange for the Original Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities, that such holder will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Registered Notes; and (vi) such holder is not acting on behalf of any persons or entities who could not truthfully make the foregoing representations. However, the SEC has not considered the Exchange Offer in the context of a no-action letter and there can be no assurance that the staff of the SEC would make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange Offer as in other circumstances. If the undersigned is a participating broker-dealer that will receive Registered Notes for its own account in exchange for Original Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of such Registered Notes. However, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.
 
4. The undersigned may, if, and only if, it would not receive freely tradable Registered Notes in the Exchange Offer or is not eligible to participate in the Exchange Offer, elect to have its Original Notes registered in the shelf registration described in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2009, among the Issuer, the Guarantors, and Jefferies & Company, Inc., as representative of the Initial Purchasers (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of the Issuer, Registration No. 333-          . Capitalized terms used in this paragraph 4 and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Registration Rights Agreement. Such election may be made by checking the box under “Special Registration Instructions” below. By making such election, the undersigned agrees, as a holder of Original Notes participating in a Shelf Registration, to comply with the Registration Rights Agreement and to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, its respective affiliates, directors, officers, representatives, employees, agents and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer, within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,


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judgments, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation, the reasonable legal fees and other expenses actually incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted) caused by, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the Issuer shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any preliminary prospectus, or caused by, arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, but only with reference to information relating to such participant furnished to the Issuer in writing by such participant expressly for use in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus. Any such indemnification shall be governed by the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, including, without limitation, the provisions regarding notice, retention of counsel, contribution and payment of expenses set forth therein. The above summary of the indemnification provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by the Registration Rights Agreement.
 
5. The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents that the Issuer deems to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the Original Notes tendered hereby. All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter of Transmittal and every obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy and legal representatives of the undersigned and shall not be affected by, and shall survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned. This tender may be withdrawn only in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “The Exchange Offer — Withdrawal Rights.” See Instruction 9.
 
6. Unless otherwise indicated in the box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions” below, please issue the Registered Notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates representing Original Notes for any Original Notes not exchanged) in the name of the undersigned or, in the case of a book-entry delivery of Original Notes, please credit the account indicated above maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under the box entitled “Special Delivery Instructions” below, please send the Registered Notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates representing Original Notes for any Original Notes not exchanged) to the undersigned at the address shown above in the box entitled “Description of Original Notes Tendered.”


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THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS SUBJECT TO THE MORE DETAILED TERMS SET FORTH IN THE PROSPECTUS AND, IN CASE OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS OF THE PROSPECTUS AND THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, THE TERMS OF THE PROSPECTUS SHALL PREVAIL.
 
THE UNDERSIGNED, BY COMPLETING THE BOX ENTITLED “DESCRIPTION OF ORIGINAL NOTES TENDERED” ABOVE AND SIGNING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE TENDERED THE ORIGINAL NOTES AS SET FORTH IN SUCH BOX ABOVE.
 
 
SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 3 and 4)
 
To be completed ONLY if certificates for Original Notes not exchanged and/or Registered Notes are to be issued in the name of someone other than the person or persons whose signature(s) appear(s) on this Letter of Transmittal below, or if Original Notes delivered by book-entry transfer which are not accepted for exchange are to be returned by credit to an account maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility other than the account indicated above.
 
Issue Registered Notes and/or Original Notes to:
 
Name(s)*
(Please type or print)
 
(Please type or print)
 
(Please type or print)
 
Address:
 
 
(Zip Code)
 
(* Such person(s) must properly complete a Substitute Form W-9, a Form W-8BEN, a Form W-8ECI or a Form W-8IMY)
 
Credit unexchanged Original Notes delivered by book-entry transfer to the Book-Entry Transfer Facility account set forth below.
 
(Book-Entry Transfer Facility
Account Number, if applicable)
 
SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 3 and 4)
 
To be completed ONLY if certificates for Original Notes not exchanged and/or Registered Notes are to be sent to someone other than the person or persons whose signature(s) appear(s) on this Letter of Transmittal below or to such person or persons at an address other than shown in the box entitled “Description of Original Notes Tendered” on this Letter of Transmittal above.
 
Mail Registered Notes and/or Original Notes to:
 
Name(s)*
(Please type or print)
 
(Please type or print)
 
(Please type or print)
 
Address:
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 
(* Such person(s) must properly complete a Substitute Form W-9, a Form W-8BEN, a Form W-8ECI or a Form W-8IMY)



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SPECIAL REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
(See Paragraph 4 above)
 
To be completed ONLY IF the undersigned (i) satisfies the conditions set forth in paragraph 4 above, (ii) elects to register its Original Notes in the shelf registration described in the Registration Rights Agreement, and (iii) agrees to comply with the Registration Rights Agreement and to indemnify certain entities and individuals as set forth in paragraph 4 above.
 
o By checking this box the undersigned hereby (i) represents that it is entitled to have its Original Notes registered in a shelf registration in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, (ii) elects to have its Original Notes registered pursuant to the shelf registration described in the Registration Rights Agreement, and (iii) agrees to comply with the Registration Rights Agreement and to indemnify certain entities and individuals identified in, and to the extent provided in, paragraph 4 above.
 
 
IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OR A FACSIMILE HEREOF (TOGETHER WITH THE CERTIFICATES FOR ORIGINAL NOTES OR A BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS OR THE NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY) MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.


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PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING ANY BOX ABOVE.
 
 
PLEASE SIGN HERE
(TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING HOLDERS)
 
     
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  ­ ­, 2010
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  ­ ­, 2010
Signature(s) of Holder(s)
  Date
Area Code and Telephone Number ­ ­
 
If a holder is tendering any Original Notes, this Letter of Transmittal must be signed by the registered holder(s) as the name(s) appear(s) on the certificate(s) for the Original Notes or by any person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by endorsements and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please set forth full title. See Instruction 3.
 
Name(s):
 
Capacity:
 
Address:
 
Telephone:
 
Employer Identification or Social Security Number:
 
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
(if required by Instruction 3)
 
Signature(s) Guaranteed by an Eligible Institution: 
(Authorized Signature)
 
(Title)
 
(Name and Firm)
 
­ ­ , 2010
 
(Date)


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INSTRUCTIONS
 
1.   Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal and Notes; Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.
 
This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by holders of Original Notes either if certificates are to be forwarded herewith or if tenders are to be made pursuant to the procedures for delivery by book-entry transfer set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “The Exchange Offer — Book-Entry Transfer.” Certificates for all physically tendered Original Notes, or Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, as well as a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or manually signed facsimile thereof), with any required signature guarantees, and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth herein on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, or the tendering holder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth below. Original Notes tendered hereby must be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000.
 
Holders whose certificates for Original Notes are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their certificates and any other required documents to the Exchange Agent on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, or who cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely basis, may tender their Original Notes pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering — Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.” Pursuant to such procedures, (i) such tender must be made through an Eligible Institution (as defined below), (ii) on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, the Exchange Agent must receive from such Eligible Institution, a written or facsimile copy of a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, substantially in the form provided by the Issuer, setting forth the name and address of the holder of Original Notes and the amount of Original Notes tendered, stating that the tender is being made thereby and guaranteeing that within three The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) trading days after the date of execution of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, the Eligible Institution will deliver to the Exchange Agent the certificates for all certificated Original Notes being tendered, in proper form for transfer, or a Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, a written or facsimile copy of the Letter of Transmittal or a Book Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, and (iii) the certificates for all certificated Original Notes, in proper form for transfer, or Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, and all other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Exchange Agent within three NYSE trading days after the date of execution of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
 
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, THE ORIGINAL NOTES AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING HOLDERS, AND THE DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT. INSTEAD OF DELIVERY BY MAIL IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT HOLDERS USE AN OVERNIGHT OR HAND DELIVERY SERVICE. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ASSURE DELIVERY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE. NO LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OR ORIGINAL NOTES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE ISSUER.
 
See “The Exchange Offer” section in the Prospectus.
 
2.   Partial Tenders (not applicable to holders who tender by book-entry transfer).
 
If less than all of the Original Notes evidenced by a submitted certificate are to be tendered, the tendering holder(s) should fill in the aggregate principal amount at maturity of Original Notes to be tendered in the box above entitled “Description of Original Notes Tendered” under “Principal Amount Tendered.” A reissued certificate representing the balance of nontendered Original Notes of a tendering holder who physically delivered Original Notes will be sent to such tendering holder, unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on this Letter of Transmittal, promptly after the Expiration Date. All of the Original Notes delivered to the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated.
 
3.   Signatures on this Letter of Transmittal; Bond Powers and Endorsements; Guarantee of Signatures.
 
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder of the Original Notes tendered hereby, the signature must correspond exactly with the name as written on the face of the certificates without any change whatsoever.
 
If any tendered Original Notes are owned of record by two or more joint owners, all such owners must sign this Letter of Transmittal.


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If any tendered Original Notes are registered in different names on several certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate copies of this Letter of Transmittal as there are different registrations of certificates.
 
When this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder or holders of the Original Notes specified herein and tendered hereby, no endorsements of certificates or separate bond powers are required. If, however, the Registered Notes are to be issued, or any nontendered Original Notes are to be reissued, to a person other than the registered holder, then endorsements of any certificates transmitted hereby or separate bond powers are required. Signatures on such certificate(s) or bond powers must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
 
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered holder or holders of any certificate(s) specified herein, such certificates must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate bond powers, in either case signed exactly as the name or names of the registered holder or holders appear(s) on the certificate(s) and signatures on such certificates(s) or bond powers must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
 
If this Letter of Transmittal or any certificates or bond powers are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing, and, unless waived by the Issuer, proper evidence satisfactory to the Issuer of its authority to so act must be submitted with this Letter of Transmittal.
 
Endorsements on certificates for Original Notes or signatures on bond powers required by this Instruction 3 must be guaranteed by a financial institution (including most banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage houses) that is a participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program or the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program (each an “Eligible Institution” and collectively, “Eligible Institutions”).
 
Signatures on the Letter of Transmittal need not be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution if (A) the Original Notes are tendered (i) by a registered holder of Original Notes (which term, for purposes of the Exchange Offer, includes any participant in the Book-Entry Transfer Facility system whose name appears on a security position listing as the holder of such Original Notes) who has not completed the box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions” or “Special Delivery Instructions” on this Letter of Transmittal, or (ii) for the account of an Eligible Institution and (B) the box entitled “Special Registration Instructions” on this Letter of Transmittal has not been completed.
 
4.   Special Issuance and Delivery Instructions.
 
Tendering holders of Original Notes should indicate in the applicable box the name and address to which Registered Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer and/or substitute certificates evidencing Original Notes not exchanged are to be issued or sent, if different from the name or address of the person signing this Letter of Transmittal. In the case of issuance in a different name, the employer identification or social security number of the person named must also be indicated and such person named must properly complete an IRS Substitute Form W-9, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8ECI or IRS Form W-8IMY, as applicable. Noteholders tendering Original Notes by book-entry transfer may request that Original Notes not exchanged be credited to such account maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility as such noteholder may designate hereon. If no such instructions are given, such Original Notes not exchanged will be returned to the name and address of the person signing this Letter of Transmittal.
 
5.   Transfer Taxes.
 
Tendering holders of Original Notes will not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in connection with a tender of their Original Notes for exchange unless a holder instructs the Issuer to register Registered Notes in the name of, or request that Original Notes not tendered or not accepted in the Exchange Offer be returned to, a person other than the registered tendering holder, in which event the registered tendering holder will be responsible for the payment of any applicable transfer tax. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted herewith, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed to such tendering holder and the Exchange Agent will retain possession of an amount of Registered Notes with a face amount equal to the amount of such transfer taxes due by such tendering holder pending receipt by the Exchange Agent of the amount of such taxes.
 
6.   Waiver of Conditions.
 
The Issuer reserves the absolute right to waive satisfaction of any or all conditions enumerated in the Prospectus.


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7.   No Conditional Tenders.
 
No alternative, conditional, irregular or contingent tenders will be accepted. All tendering holders of Original Notes, by execution of this Letter of Transmittal, shall waive any right to receive notice of the acceptance of their Original Notes for exchange.
 
Although the Issuer intends to notify holders of defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of Original Notes, neither the Issuer, the Exchange Agent nor any other person shall incur any liability for failure to give any such notice.
 
8.   Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Original Notes.
 
Any holder whose Original Notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed should contact the Exchange Agent at the address indicated above for further instructions.
 
9.   Withdrawal of Tenders.
 
Tenders of Original Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.
 
For a withdrawal of a tender of Original Notes to be effective, a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be received by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth above prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. Any such notice of withdrawal must (i) specify the name of the person having deposited the Original Notes to be withdrawn (the “Depositor”), (ii) identify the specific Original Notes to be withdrawn (including the certificate number or numbers and principal amount of such Original Notes), (iii) be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original signature on this Letter of Transmittal by which such Original Notes were tendered (including any required signature guarantees) or be accompanied by documents of transfer sufficient to have the Exchange Agent to register the transfer of such Original Notes into the name of the person withdrawing the tender, and (iv) specify the name in which any such Original Notes are to be registered, if different from that of the Depositor. Any Original Notes so properly withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the Exchange Offer. Any Original Notes which have been tendered for exchange but which are not exchanged for any reason will be returned to the holder thereof without cost to such holder as soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender, or termination of the Exchange Offer. Properly withdrawn Original Notes may be retendered by following the procedures described under “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering” at any time on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.
 
All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt), acceptance and withdrawal of tendered Original Notes will be determined by the Issuer in its sole discretion, which determination will be final and binding on all parties. The Issuer reserves the absolute right to reject any and all Original Notes not properly tendered or any Original Notes the Issuer’s acceptance of which would, in the opinion of counsel for the Issuer, be unlawful. The Issuer also reserves the right to waive any defects, irregularities, or conditions of tender as to particular Original Notes. The Issuer’s interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer (including the instructions of this Letter of Transmittal) will be final and binding on all parties.
 
10.   Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies.
 
Questions relating to the procedure for tendering, as well as requests for additional copies of the Prospectus, this Letter of Transmittal and other related documents may be directed to the Exchange Agent, at the address and telephone number indicated above.


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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION
 
Each prospective holder of Registered Notes to be issued pursuant to Special Issuance Instructions should complete the attached Substitute Form W-9. Under current federal income tax law, a holder of Registered Notes is required to provide the Issuer (as payor) with such holder’s correct taxpayer identification number (“TIN”) on Substitute Form W-9 or otherwise establish a basis for exemption from backup withholding to prevent any backup withholding on any payments received in respect of the Registered Notes. If a holder of Registered Notes is an individual, the TIN is such holder’s social security number. If the Issuer is not provided with the correct taxpayer identification number, a holder of Registered Notes may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service. The Substitute Form W-9 need not be completed if the box entitled Special Issuance Instructions has not been completed.
 
Certain holders of Registered Notes (including, among others, all corporations) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. Exempt prospective holders of Registered Notes should indicate their exempt status on Substitute Form W-9. A foreign individual may qualify as an exempt recipient by submitting to the Issuer, through the Exchange Agent, the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 (e.g., Form W-8BEN, Form W-8ECI or Form W-8IMY) properly completed and signed under penalty of perjury, attesting to the holder’s exempt status. The appropriate Form W-8 will be provided by the Exchange Agent upon request and is also available at the IRS website (http://www.irs.gov). See the enclosed Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 for additional instructions.
 
If backup withholding applies, the Issuer is required to withhold 28% (or such other percentage that may be applicable to payments made after December 31, 2010) of any “reportable payment” made to the holder of Registered Notes or other payee. Backup withholding is not an additional federal income tax. Rather, the federal income tax liability of persons subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained from the Internal Revenue Service.
 
Purpose of Substitute Form W-9
 
To prevent backup withholding with respect to any payments received in respect of the Registered Notes, each prospective holder of Registered Notes to be issued pursuant to Special Issuance Instructions should provide the Issuer, through the Exchange Agent, with either: (i) such prospective holder’s correct TIN by completing the form below, certifying that the TIN provided on Substitute Form W-9 is correct (or that such prospective holder is awaiting a TIN) and that (A) such prospective holder has not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that he or she is subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends or (B) the Internal Revenue Service has notified such prospective holder that he or she is no longer subject to backup withholding or (ii) an adequate basis for exemption.
 
What Number to Give the Exchange Agent
 
The prospective holder of Registered Notes to be issued pursuant to Special Issuance Instructions is required to give the Exchange Agent the TIN (e.g., social security number or employer identification number) of the prospective record owner of the Registered Notes. If the Registered Notes will be held in more than one name or are not held in the name of the actual owner, consult the enclosed Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 for additional guidance regarding which number to report.


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Exhibit 99.1
 
                   
PAYOR’S NAME: ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.
SUBSTITUTE
FORM W-9
    Part 1 — PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TIN IN THE BOX AT RIGHT AND CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND DATING BELOW.     Social security number(s)
OR
Employer Identification Number(s)

                   
                   
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Payor’s Request for Taxpayer
Identification Number (TIN)
    Part 2 — Certification —
Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:
(1) the number shown on this form is my current taxpayer identification number (or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me);
(2) I am not subject to backup withholding either because I am exempt from backup withholding, I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding; and
(3) I am a U.S. person (including a resident alien).
    Part 3 —
Awaiting TIN  o
                   
                   
      Certificate Instructions — You must cross out item (2) in Part 2 above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding because of underreporting interest or dividends on your tax return. However, if after being notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding you receive another notification from the IRS stating that you are no longer subject to backup withholding, do not cross out item (2).
             
     
Signature­ ­
   
Date­ ­, 2010
                   
                   
 
NOTE: FAILURE BY A PROSPECTIVE HOLDER OF REGISTERED NOTES TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING OF 28% OF ALL PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU IN RESPECT OF THE REGISTERED NOTES DELIVERABLE TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER. PLEASE REVIEW THE ENCLOSED GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
 
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION IF YOU CHECKED THE BOX IN PART 3 OF SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9.
 
CERTIFICATE OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
 
I certify under penalties of perjury that a taxpayer identification number has not been issued to me, and either (a) I have mailed or delivered an application to receive a taxpayer identification number to the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Center or Social Security Administration Office, or (b) I intend to mail or deliver such an application in the near future. I understand that if I do not provide a taxpayer identification number within sixty (60) days, 28% of all reportable payments made to me thereafter will be withheld until I provide such a number.
 
Signature ­ ­  Date ­ ­, 2010


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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
 
Guidelines for Determining the Proper Identification Number to Give the Payer. Social Security Numbers have nine digits separated by two hyphens: i.e., 000-00-0000. Employer Identification Numbers have nine digits separated by only one hyphen: i.e., 00-0000000. The table below will help determine the number to give the payer. All “Section” references are to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). “IRS” is the Internal Revenue Service.
 
           
For this type of account:   Give the PROPER IDENTIFICATION of:
1.
    An individual’s account   The individual
2.
    Two or more individuals (joint account)   The actual owner of the account or, if combined funds, the first individual on the account(1)
3.
    Custodian account of a minor (Uniform Gift to Minors Act)   The minor(2)
4.
    a. The usual revocable savings trust account (grantor is also trustee)   The grantor-trustee(1)
4.
    b. So-called trust account that is not a legal or valid trust under State law.   The actual owner(1)
5.
    Sole proprietorship account or single-owner LLC   The owner(3)
6.
    A valid trust, estate, or pension trust   The legal entity(4)
           
7.
    Corporate account or LLC electing corporate status on Form 8832   The corporation
8.
    Association, club, religious, charitable, educational, or other tax-exempt organization account.   The organization
9.
    Partnership account or multimember LLC   The legal entity
10.
    A broker or registered nominee   The broker or nominee
11.
    Account with the Department of Agriculture in the name of a public entity (such as a State or local government, school district, or prison) that receives agricultural program payments   The public entity
           
 
(1) List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint account has a Social Security Number, that person’s number must be furnished.
(2) Circle the minor’s name and furnish the minor’s Social Security Number.
(3) You must show your individual name. You may also enter your business name. You may use either your Social Security Number or your Employer Identification Number.
(4) List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate, or pension trust, (Do not furnish the taxpayer identification number of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title.)
 
NOTE: If no name is circled when there is more than one name listed, the number will be considered to be that of the first name listed.


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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 — (Continued)
 
Obtaining a Number
 
If you don’t have a taxpayer identification number or you don’t know your number, obtain Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Number Card (for individuals) or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, at the local office of the Social Security Administration or the IRS and apply for a number. U.S. resident aliens who cannot obtain a Social Security Number must apply for an ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number) on Form W-7.
 
Payees Exempt from Backup Withholding
 
Payees specifically exempted from backup withholding on ALL payments include the following:
 
  •  An organization exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, or an individual retirement plan or a custodial account under Section 403(b) (7) of the Code, if the account satisfies the requirements of Section 401(f) (2) of the Code.
 
 
  •  The United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
 
 
  •  A State, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or any subdivision or instrumentality thereof.
 
 
  •  A foreign government, a political subdivision of a foreign government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
 
 
  •  An international organization or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
 
Other payees that MAY BE EXEMPT from backup withholding include the following:
 
  •  A corporation.
 
 
  •  A financial institution.
 
 
  •  A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the U.S., the District of Columbia or a possession of the U.S.
 
 
  •  A real estate investment trust.
 
 
  •  A common trust fund operated by a bank under Section 584(a) of the Code.
 
 
  •  A trust exempt from tax under Section 664 of the Code or a trust described in Section 4947 of the Code.
 
 
  •  An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
 
  •  A foreign central bank of issue.
 
 
  •  A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
 
 
  •  A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or custodian.
 
With respect to interest payments, all payees listed above, except the futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, are exempt payees.
 
Payments Exempt from Backup Withholding
 
Payment of dividends and patronage dividends not generally subject to backup withholding include the following:
 
  •  Payments to nonresident aliens subject to withholding under Section 1441 of the Code.
 
 
  •  Payments to partnerships not engaged in a trade or business in the U.S. and which have at least one nonresident alien partner.
 
 
  •  Payments of patronage dividends where the amount received is not paid in money.
 
  •  Payments made by certain foreign organizations.
 
 
  •  Section 404(k) payments made by an ESOP.


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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 — (Continued)
 
 
Payments of interest not generally subject to backup withholding include the following:
 
  •  Payment of interest on obligations issued by individuals. Note: You may be subject to backup withholding if this interest is $600 or more and is paid in the course of the payer’s trade or business and you have not provided your correct taxpayer identification number to the payer.
 
 
  •  Payment of tax-exempt interest (including exempt interest dividends under Section 852 of the Code).
 
 
  •  Payment described in Section 6049(b) (5) to nonresident aliens.
 
 
  •  Payments on tax-free covenant bonds under Section 1451 of the Code.
 
 
  •  Payments made by certain foreign organizations.
 
  •  Mortgage or student loan interest paid to you.
 
Exempt payees described above that are U.S. persons (including a U.S. resident alien individual) should file Form W-9 (or appropriate substitute form) to avoid possible erroneous backup withholding. ENTER YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, STATUS AND TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, WRITE “EXEMPT” ON THE FACE OF PART 1 OF THE FORM, SIGN AND DATE THE FORM AND RETURN IT TO THE PAYER. IF YOU ARE A NONRESIDENT ALIEN OR A FOREIGN ENTITY NOT SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING, FILE WITH THE PAYER A COMPLETED INTERNAL REVENUE FORM W-8BEN, W8ECI, W-8IMY or W-8EXP, AS APPLICABLE.
 
Certain payments other than interest, dividends, and patronage dividends, that are not subject to information reporting are also not subject to backup withholding. For details, see Sections 6041, 6041A, 6042, 6044, 6045, 6049, and 6050A and 605ON of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
Privacy Act Notice
 
Section 6109 requires most recipients of dividends, interest, or other payments to give taxpayer identification numbers to payers who must report the payments to the IRS. The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes and to help verify the accuracy of your tax return. Payers must be given the numbers whether or not recipients are required to file tax returns. Payers must generally withhold 28% (or such other percentage as may be applicable to payments made after December 31, 2010) of taxable interest, dividends, and certain other payments to a payee who does not furnish a taxpayer identification number to a payer. Certain penalties may also apply.
 
Penalties
 
(1) Penalty for Failure to Furnish Taxpayer Identification Number.  If you fail to furnish your taxpayer identification number to a payer, you are subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.
 
 
(2) Civil Penalty for False Information With Respect to Withholding.  If you make a false statement with no reasonable basis which results in no imposition of backup withholding, you are subject to a penalty of $500.
 
 
(3) Criminal Penalty for Falsifying Information.  Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.
 
 
(4) Misuse of TINs.  If the requester discloses or uses TINs in violation of Federal law, the register may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.
 
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR TAX CONSULTANT OR THE IRS.


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EX-99.2 12 b79208exv99w2.htm EX-99.2 FORM OF NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY exv99w2
Exhibit 99.2
 
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY

Altra Holdings, Inc.
OFFER TO EXCHANGE ALL OUTSTANDING

81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
FOR NEWLY ISSUED
81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
That Have Been Registered Under
the Securities Act of 1933
 
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or one substantially equivalent hereto must be used by registered holders of outstanding 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “Original Notes”) of Altra Holdings, Inc. (the “Issuer”), Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., American Enterprises MPT Corp., American Enterprises MPT Holdings, LLC, Ameridrives International, LLC, Boston Gear LLC, Formsprag LLC, Inertia Dynamics, LLC, Kilian Manufacturing Corporation, Nuttall Gear LLC, TB Wood’s Incorporated, TB Wood’s Corporation, TB Wood’s Enterprises, Inc., Warner Electric LLC, Warner Electric Technology LLC and Warner Electric International Holding, Inc. who wish to tender their Original Notes in exchange for a like principal amount of newly issued 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 of the Issuer registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the exchange offer described in the Prospectus, dated          , 2010 (as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Prospectus”), if the holder’s Original Notes are not immediately available or if such holder cannot deliver its Original Notes and Letter of Transmittal (and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal) to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “Exchange Agent”) prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on          , 2010, or such later date and time to which the exchange offer may be extended (the “Expiration Date”). This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or one substantially equivalent hereto may be delivered by hand or sent by facsimile transmission (receipt confirmed by telephone and an original delivered by guaranteed overnight courier) or mail to the Exchange Agent, and must be received by the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date. See “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering — Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” in the Prospectus.
 
The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is:
 
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
 
By Registered or Certified Mail, by Hand or by Overnight Courier:
101 Barclay Street, 7 East
New York, New York 10286
Attention: Corporate Trust Operations
 
By Facsimile:
(212) 298-1915
 
By Telephone:
 
(212) 815-5098
 
DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION VIA A FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION TO A NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
 
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is not to be used to guarantee signatures. If a signature on a Letter of Transmittal is required to be guaranteed by an eligible institution (as defined in the Prospectus), such signature guarantee must appear in the applicable space provided on the Letter of Transmittal for Guarantee of Signatures.


 

Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
The undersigned hereby tenders to the Issuers the principal amount of Original Notes indicated below, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.
 
                   
DESCRIPTION OF ORIGINAL NOTES TENDERED
      Name and Address of
    Certificate
     
      Registered Holder as it
    Number(s) for
    Principal Amount of
      appears on the Original
    Original Notes
    Original Notes
Name of Tendering Holder     Notes (Please print)     Tendered     Tendered
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   


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PLEASE SIGN HERE
 
X
 
X
 
X
Signature(s) of Holder(s)
 
X
 
X
 
X
Date
 
Must be signed by the holder(s) of Original Notes as their name(s) appear(s) on certificates for Original Notes or on a security position listing, or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by endorsement and documents transmitted with this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must set forth his or her full title below.
 
Please print name(s) and address(es)
 
Name(s):
 
 
 
Capacity:
 
Address(es):
 
 
 
 
 
o      The Depository Trust Company
(Check if Original Notes will be tendered by book-entry transfer)
Account Number: ­ ­
 
THE GUARANTEE ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE MUST BE COMPLETED


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THE FOLLOWING GUARANTEE MUST BE COMPLETED
GUARANTEE OF DELIVERY
(Not to be used for signature guarantee)
 
The undersigned, a member of a recognized signature guarantee medallion program within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, hereby guarantees to deliver to the Exchange Agent at its address set forth above, the certificates representing the Original Notes (or a confirmation of book-entry transfer of such Original Notes into the Exchange Agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company), together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), with any required signature guaranteed, and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the date of execution of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
 
     
Name of Firm: ­ ­
 
(Authorized Signature)
     
Address: ­ ­
  Title: ­ ­
     
(Zip Code)
  Name: ­ ­(Please type or print)
     
(Area Code and Telephone No.)
  Date: ­ ­
 
 
NOTE: DO NOT SEND ORIGINAL NOTES WITH THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY. ORIGINAL NOTES SHOULD BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.


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EX-99.3 13 b79208exv99w3.htm EX-99.3 FORM OF LETTER TO NOMINEES/BROKERS exv99w3
 
Exhibit 99.3
 
Offer to Exchange
81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
(Registered Under The Securities Act of 1933)
For Any and All Outstanding
81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
of
ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
To Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees:
 
Enclosed are the materials listed below relating to the offer by Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), to exchange its new 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “Registered Notes”), pursuant to an offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for a like principal amount of its issued and outstanding 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “Original Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Issuer’s Prospectus, dated          , 2010, and the related Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the “Exchange Offer”).
 
Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus.
 
Enclosed herewith are copies of the following documents:
 
1. Prospectus dated          , 2010;
 
2. Letter of Transmittal;
 
3. Notice of Guaranteed Delivery; and
 
4. Letter which may be sent to your clients (“Letter to Clients”) for whose accounts you hold Original Notes registered in your name or in the name of your nominee, with an instruction form provided for obtaining such clients’ instructions with regard to the Exchange Offer.
 
We urge you to contact your clients promptly.  Please note that the Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on          , 2010, unless extended.
 
The Exchange Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum number of Original Notes being tendered.
 
Pursuant to the Letter of Transmittal, each holder of Original Notes will represent to the Issuer that (i) the holder is not an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) of the Issuer, (ii) any Registered Notes acquired in exchange for Original Notes will have been acquired in the ordinary course of the holder’s business, (iii) at the time of commencement of the Exchange Offer, the holder has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Registered Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer in violation of the Securities Act, (iv) if the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of Registered Notes, (v) if the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive Registered Notes for its own account in exchange for Original Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, that the undersigned will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Registered Notes, and (vi) the undersigned is not acting on behalf of any persons or entities who cannot truthfully make the foregoing representations. By acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Registered Notes, such broker-dealer is not deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.
 
The enclosed Letter to Clients contains an authorization by the beneficial owners of the Original Notes for you to make the foregoing representations.
 
The Issuer will not pay any fee or commission to any broker or dealer or to any other persons (other than the Exchange Agent) in connection with the solicitation of tenders of Original Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. The Issuer will pay or cause to be paid any transfer taxes payable on the transfer of Original Notes to it, except as otherwise provided in Instruction 5 of the enclosed Letter of Transmittal.


 

Additional copies of the enclosed material may be obtained from the Exchange Agent at its address and telephone number set forth on the Letter of Transmittal.
 
Very truly yours,
 
Altra Holdings, Inc.
 
NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE YOU THE AGENT OF ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC. OR THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. OR AUTHORIZE YOU TO USE ANY DOCUMENT OR MAKE ANY STATEMENT ON THEIR BEHALF IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXCHANGE OFFER OTHER THAN THE DOCUMENTS ENCLOSED HEREWITH AND THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED THEREIN.


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EX-99.4 14 b79208exv99w4.htm EX-99.4 FORM OF LETTER TO CLIENTS exv99w4
 
Exhibit 99.4
 
Offer to Exchange
81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
(Registered Under The Securities Act of 1933)
For Any and All Outstanding
81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
of
ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
To Our Clients:
 
Enclosed is a Prospectus, dated          , 2010, of Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and a related Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the “Exchange Offer”) relating to the offer by the Issuer to exchange its new 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “Registered Notes”) registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for a like principal amount of its issued and outstanding 81/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “Original Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Exchange Offer.
 
Please note that the Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time,          on          , 2010, unless extended (the “Expiration Date”).
 
The Exchange Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum number of Original Notes being tendered.
 
We are the holder of record and/or participant in the book-entry transfer facility of Original Notes held by us for your account. A tender of such Original Notes can be made only by us as the record holder and/or participant in the book-entry transfer facility and pursuant to your instructions. The Letter of Transmittal is furnished to you for your information only and cannot be used by you to tender Original Notes held by us for your account.
 
We request instructions as to whether you wish to tender any or all of the Original Notes held by us for your account pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer. We also request that you confirm that we may, on your behalf, make the representations contained in the Letter of Transmittal.
 
Pursuant to the Letter of Transmittal, each holder of Original Notes will represent to the Issuer that (i) the holder is not an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) of the Issuer, (ii) any Registered Notes acquired in exchange for Original Notes will have been acquired in the ordinary course of the holder’s business, (iii) at the time of commencement of the Exchange Offer, the holder has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Registered Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer in violation of the Securities Act, (iv) if the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of Registered Notes, (v) if the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive Registered Notes for its own account in exchange for Original Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, that the undersigned will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Registered Notes, and (vi) the undersigned is not acting on behalf of any persons or entities who cannot truthfully make the foregoing representations. By acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Registered Notes, such broker-dealer is not deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.
 
In addition, your attention is directed to the following:
 
1. Registered Notes will be issued in the same aggregate principal amount as Original Notes accepted in the Exchange Offer. You may instruct us to tender some or all of your Original Notes in the Exchange Offer.
 
2. The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on          , 2010, unless extended. Tenders of Original Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the Expiration Date.
 
3. If you wish to tender any or all of your Original Notes, we must receive your instructions in ample time to permit us to effect a valid tender on your behalf on or prior to the Expiration Date.


 

If you wish to have us tender any or all of your Original Notes held by us for your account upon the terms set forth in the Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal, please so instruct us by completing, executing and returning to us the instruction form below. If you authorize the tender of your Original Notes, all such Original Notes will be tendered unless otherwise specified in your instructions below. YOUR INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO US IN AMPLE TIME TO PERMIT US TO SUBMIT A TENDER ON YOUR BEHALF ON OR PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.
 
The Exchange Offer is not being made to (nor will tenders of Original Notes be accepted from or on behalf of) holders of Original Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance of the Exchange Offer would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. However, the Issuer, in its sole discretion, may take such action as it may deem necessary to make the Exchange Offer in any such jurisdiction, and may extend the Exchange Offer to holders of Original Notes in such jurisdiction.
 
INSTRUCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER
 
The undersigned hereby acknowledge(s) receipt of your letter and the enclosed materials referred to therein relating to the Exchange Offer made by Altra Holdings, Inc. with respect to its Original Notes.
 
This will instruct you, the registered holder and/or book-entry transfer facility participant, as to the action to be taken by you relating to the Exchange Offer with respect to the Original Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned.
 
The aggregate face amount of the Original Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned is (fill in amount):
 
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With respect to the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby instructs you (check appropriate box):
 
o  To TENDER the following Original Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned (insert principal amount of Original Notes to be tendered, if any):
 
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o  NOT to TENDER any Original Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned.
 
If the undersigned instructs you to tender the Original Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned, it is understood that you are authorized to make, on behalf of the undersigned (and the undersigned, by its signature below, hereby makes to you), the representations and warranties contained in the Letter of Transmittal that are to be made with respect to the undersigned as beneficial owner(s), including but not limited to the representations, that (i) the holder is not an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the Issuer, (ii) any Registered Notes acquired in exchange for Original Notes will have been acquired in the ordinary course of the holder’s business, (iii) at the time of commencement of the Exchange Offer, the holder has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Registered Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer in violation of the Securities Act, (iv) if the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of Registered Notes, (v) if the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive Registered Notes for its own account in exchange for Original Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, that the undersigned will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Registered Notes, and (vi) the undersigned is not acting on behalf of any persons or entities who cannot truthfully make the foregoing representations. By acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Registered Notes, such broker-dealer is not deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.


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THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THIS DOCUMENT IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE UNDERSIGNED. IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, IS RECOMMENDED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ASSURE DELIVERY.
 
SIGN HERE
Name of beneficial owner(s) (please print):
 
 
Signature(s): 
 
Address: 
 
 
Telephone Number: 
 
Taxpayer Identification or Social Security Number:
 
 
Date: 


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