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Execution Version 111132808 v10 AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SENIOR SECURED SUPERPRIORITY
DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT This AMENDMENT NO. 3, dated as of January
26, 2016 (this "Amendment"), to the Senior Secured Superpriority
Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2015, among (a) GT
Advanced Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation, as a debtor and debtor-in-
possession (the “Borrower”), (b) certain Subsidiaries of Borrower, each as a
debtor and debtor- possession, as Guarantors party thereto, (c) the lenders
party from time to time thereto (collectively, the "Lenders" and individually, a
“Lender”), and (d) Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as administrative agent (in
such capacity, the "Administrative Agent") and as collateral agent for the
Lenders (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent” and together with the
Administrative Agent, collectively, the “Agent”) (as amended by that certain
Amendment No. 1 to Senior Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit
Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2015 among the Borrower, the Guarantors party
thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Agent and that certain Amendment No.
2 to Senior Secured Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement, dated
as of December 10, 2015 among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the
Lenders party thereto and the Agent, the "Existing DIP Credit Agreement"; the
Existing DIP Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, is referred to
herein as the "DIP Credit Agreement"), is by and among the Borrower, the
Guarantors, the Required Lenders and the Agent. Unless otherwise defined herein,
capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings provided in the DIP Credit
Agreement. WHEREAS, Borrower, the Guarantors, the Required Lenders and the Agent
desire to amend certain provisions of the DIP Credit Agreement as provided more
fully herein, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained in the DIP Credit
Agreement and herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby
agree as follows: Section 1 Amendments to the DIP Credit Agreement. 1.01 Section
6.17 of the DIP Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
as follows: “6.17 Milestones. Comply with the following milestones (unless
extended or waived by the Required Lenders): (a) On or prior to December 21,
2015, the Debtors shall have filed a plan of reorganization contemplating a
repayment in full in cash of the Facility upon the consummation of such plan of
reorganization (the “Acceptable Plan”) and the disclosure statement with respect
to the Acceptable Plan (the “Disclosure Statement” and together with the
Acceptable Plan, the “Chapter 11 Plan”); (b) On or prior to February 1, 2016,
the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered an order approving the Disclosure
Statement; EXHIBIT 10.1

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2 111132808 v10 (c) On or prior to February 22, 2016, the Bankruptcy Court shall
have entered an order confirming the Chapter 11 Plan; and (d) On or prior to
March 7, 2016, the Effective Date of the Chapter 11 Plan shall have occurred.”
Section 2 Waiver. The Required Lenders hereby waive any Default or Event of
Default that occurred prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date under Section
6.17(b) of the Existing DIP Credit Agreement. Section 3 Representations and
Warranties. The Loan Parties hereby represent and warrant to the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent as follows: 3.01 No Default. At and as of the date of this
Amendment and both prior to and after giving effect to this Amendment, no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing except for the
Default and/or Event of Default referenced in Section 2 above. 3.02
Representations and Warranties True and Correct. At and as of the date of this
Amendment and giving effect to this Amendment, each of the representations and
warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall
true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality
qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that
already are qualified or modified as to materiality or "Material Adverse Effect"
in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and
correct in all respects subject to such qualification) with the same effect as
if then made (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case
such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material
respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any
representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to
materiality or "Material Adverse Effect" in the text thereof, which
representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject
to such qualification) as of such earlier date). 3.03 Power, Authorization;
Enforceable Obligations. Each Loan Party has the power and authority, and the
legal right, to make, deliver and perform the Amendment. Each Loan Party has
taken all necessary organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery
and performance of the Amendment. No authorization or approval or other action
by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person
(other than those that have been, or on the Third Amendment Effective Date will
be, duly obtained or made and that are, or on the Third Amendment Effective Date
will be, in full force and effect) is required for the due execution, delivery
or performance by any Loan Party of this Amendment. The Amendment has been duly
executed and delivered on behalf of each Loan Party. This Amendment constitutes,
a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party, enforceable against
each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may
be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by
general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in
equity or at law). Section 4 Conditions. This Amendment shall become effective
and be deemed effective as of the date when, and only when, all of the following
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3 111132808 v10 as determined in the Agent's and the Required Lenders'
discretion (the date of such effectiveness being herein called the "Third
Amendment Effective Date"): (a) Amendment. The Agent shall have received this
Amendment, duly executed by the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Required Lenders
and the Administrative Agent. Section 5 Miscellaneous. 5.01 Continuing Effect.
Except as specifically provided herein, the DIP Credit Agreement and the other
Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their
respective terms and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. 5.02 No
Waiver. This Amendment shall be effective only in this specific instance for the
specific purpose set forth herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, the DIP Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are, and shall
continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed
in all respects. Except as expressly provided herein, the execution, delivery
and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as an amendment or waiver
of any right, power or remedy of the Agent or the Lenders under the DIP Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor constitute an amendment or waiver of
any provision of the DIP Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor
constitute a waiver of, or consent to, any Default or Event of Default now
existing or hereafter arising under the DIP Credit Agreement or any other Loan
Document and the Agent and the Lenders expressly reserve all of their rights and
remedies under the DIP Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, under
applicable law or otherwise. 5.03 Loan Document. This Amendment is a Loan
Document under and as defined in the DIP Credit Agreement. 5.04 Governing Law.
THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES (OTHER THAN
SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) THEREOF,
EXCEPT AS GOVERNED BY THE BANKRUPTCY CODE. 5.05 Counterparts. This Amendment may
be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate
counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be
an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and
the same Amendment. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of
this Amendment by telecopy or other electronic imaging means shall be effective
as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. 5.06 Headings.
Headings and numbers have been set forth herein for convenience only. Unless the
contrary is compelled by the context, everything contained in each Section
applies equally to this entire Amendment.

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4 111132808 v10 5.07 Binding Effect; Assignment. This Amendment shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns in accordance with the
terms of the DIP Credit Agreement. 5.08 Integration. This Amendment, including
the DIP Credit Agreement, and the other Loan Documents incorporate all
negotiations of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and
thereof and are the final expression and agreement of the parties hereto and
thereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Amendment,
including the DIP Credit Agreement, and the other Loan Documents represent the
agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and
thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties
by any party hereto or thereto relative to the subject matter hereof or thereof
not expressly set forth or referred to herein or therein. 5.09 Guarantor
Acknowledgment. Each of the undersigned Guarantors hereby acknowledges and
agrees to the terms of this Amendment and confirms that the Guaranty and any
other Loan Document to which such Guarantor is a party remains in full force and
effect after giving effect to this Amendment and continues to be the valid and
binding obligation of the undersigned, enforceable against the undersigned in
accordance with its terms. 5.10 Reaffirmation; Ratification. Each of Loan
Parties hereby reaffirms its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is
a party. Each Loan Party hereby further ratifies and reaffirms the validity and
enforceability of all of the Liens and security interests heretofore granted,
pursuant to and in connection with the Collateral Documents or any other Loan
Document as collateral security for the obligations under the Loan Documents in
accordance with their respective terms, and acknowledges that all of such Liens
and security interests, and all Collateral heretofore pledged as security for
such obligations, continue to be and remain collateral for such obligations from
and after the date hereof. 5.11 Expenses. The Borrowers will pay all fees, costs
and expenses pursuant to Section 11.04 of the DIP Credit Agreement. 5.12
Instruction to Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Each of the Lenders
signatory hereto (constituting Required Lenders) directs the Administrative
Agent and the Collateral Agent to execute this Amendment and authorize the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take action as agent on its
behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the DIP Credit Agreement
and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent and
the Collateral Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers and
discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Borrower and Lenders agree
that the indemnifications provided in Section 11.04 of the Credit Agreement
apply to the foregoing instruction and the execution of this Amendment.
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[Signature Page to DIP Amendment No. 3] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto
duly authorized, as of the date first above written. BORROWER: GT ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGIES INC. By: Name: Hoil Kim Title: Vice President, Chief Administrative
Officer, General Counsel and Secretary

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[Signature Page to DIP Amendment No. 3] GUARANTORS: GTAT CORPORATION By: Name:
Hoil Kim Title: Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel
and Secretary GT ADVANCED EQUIPMENT HOLDING LLC By: Name: Michele Rayos Title:
Treasurer GT EQUIPMENT HOLDINGS, INC. By: Name: Hoil Kim Title: Vice President
and Secretary LINDBERGH ACQUISITION CORP. By: Name: Hoil Kim Title: Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary

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[Signature Page to DIP Amendment No. 3] GUARANTORS: GT SAPPHIRE SYSTEMS HOLDING
LLC By: Name: Hoil Kim Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary GT
ADVANCED CZ LLC By: Name: Hoil Kim Title: Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary GT SAPPHIRE SYSTEMS GROUP LLC By: Name: Hoil Kim Title: Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary GT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LUXEMBOURG S.À
R.L. By: Name: Hoil Kim Title: Manager GTAT IP HOLDINGS LLC By: Name: Hoil Kim
Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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LENDER: JEFFERIES LEVERAGED CREDIT PRODUCTS, LLC By: ,~/~` Name: ~//i~.. 1~. ~
~L~~~ti ~.;~ Title: ~ U~' [Signature Page to DIP Amendment No. 3]

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LENDER: LATIGO ULTRA MASTER FUND, LTD LATIGO ADVISORS MASTER FUND, LTD CROWN
MANAGED ACCOUNTS SPC acting for and on behalf of CrownlLatigo Segregated
portfolio By: Latigo Partners LP By: ___ Name: ____________________ Title: ed
SCJnCYJ LATIGO PARTNERS MA2, L.P. By: Latigo GP LLC By: __________________ Name:
mvci 5kx1-h Title: kroi?ec Ji C)V,C1frV1 [Signature Page to DIP Amendment No. 3]

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LENDER: PRIVET GTAT FUNDING LLC By: Name: Title: [Signature Page to DIP
Amendment No. 3]

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