THIRD AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
This THIRD AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of the 8th day of
February, 2018 among:
(a)    SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC., an Ohio corporation (the “Borrower”);

(b)    the Lenders, as defined in the Credit Agreement, as hereinafter defined;
and

(c)    KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the administrative agent for the Lenders
under the Credit Agreement (the “Administrative Agent”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to
that certain Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of
November 9, 2016 (as amended and as the same may from time to time be further
amended, restated or otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders desire to amend
the Credit Agreement to modify certain provisions thereof and add certain
provisions thereto;

WHEREAS, each capitalized term used herein and defined in the Credit Agreement,
but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning given such term in the
Credit Agreement; and

WHEREAS, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, the provisions of the
Credit Agreement revised herein are amended effective as of the date of this
Amendment;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants
herein and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders agree as follows:

1.    Amendment to Definitions in the Credit Agreement. Section 1.1 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the definitions of “Applicable
Margin”, “Availability Block”, “Collateral”, “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” and
“GAAP” therefrom and to insert in place thereof, respectively, the following:

“Applicable Margin” means:

(a)    with respect to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans, two hundred
seventy-five (275.00) basis points;

(b)    with respect to Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Loans, three hundred
seventy-five (375.00) basis points;

(c)    with respect to portions of the Term Loan that are Base Rate Loans, three
hundred twenty-five (325.00) basis points; and

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(d)    with respect to portions of the Term Loan that are Eurodollar Loans, four
hundred twenty-five (425.00) basis points.

“Availability Block” means an amount equal to Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000).

“Collateral” means (a) all of the Borrower’s existing and future (i) personal
property, (ii) Accounts, Investment Property, instruments, contract rights,
chattel paper, documents, supporting obligations, letter‑of‑credit rights,
Pledged Securities, Pledged Notes (if any), Commercial Tort Claims, General
Intangibles, Inventory and Equipment, (iii) funds now or hereafter on deposit in
the Cash Collateral Account (if any), and (iv) Cash Security; (b) the Mortgaged
Real Property; and (c) Proceeds and products of any of the foregoing; provided
that Collateral shall exclude (A) any fixed asset that is subject to a purchase
money security interest or capital lease permitted under this Agreement to the
extent that and only so long as the agreements with respect to such purchase
money security interest or capital lease, as the case may be, specifically
prohibit additional Liens, (B) licenses and contracts which by the terms of such
licenses and contracts prohibit the assignment of such agreements (to the extent
such prohibition is enforceable at law), (C) any letter-of-credit right for a
specified purpose, to the extent the Borrower is required by applicable law to
apply the proceeds of such letter-of-credit right for such specified purpose,
and (D) voting equity interests of any CFC that is a Foreign Subsidiary, solely
to the extent that such equity interests represent more than sixty-five percent
(65%) of the outstanding voting equity interests of such CFC.

“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as determined for the most recently
completed four fiscal quarters of the Borrower, on a Consolidated basis, the
ratio of (a) the total of (i) Consolidated EBITDA, minus (ii) Consolidated
Unfunded Capital Expenditures, minus (iii) Consolidated Income Tax Expense paid
in cash, minus (iv) Capital Distributions paid in cash; to (b) Consolidated
Fixed Charges; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing for the four fiscal
quarter period ending December 31, 2018, the calculation of Consolidated
Unfunded Capital Expenditures may be reduced by the amount of proceeds received
from the sale of the Irish Real Estate during such period, in an aggregate
amount not to exceed One Million Seven Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Six Hundred
Dollars ($1,755,600).

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as
then in effect, which shall include the official interpretations thereof by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board, applied on a basis consistent with the
past accounting practices and procedures of the Borrower; provided that, with
respect to the revenue recognition rules, “GAAP” shall mean generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States as in effect prior to January 1, 2018
with respect to Persons with a fiscal end of December 31, 2017 (or as in effect
prior to October 1, 2018 with respect to the Borrower), which shall include the
official interpretations thereof by the Financial Accounting Standards Board,
applied on a basis consistent with the past accounting practices and procedures
of the Borrower.

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2.    Deletion of Definition in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is
hereby amended to delete the definition of “Availability Block Increase
Termination Date” therefrom.

3.    Additions to Definitions in the Credit Agreement. Section 1.1 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add the following new definitions thereto:

“Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, as determined on a
Consolidated basis:

(a)    Consolidated Net Earnings for such period plus, without duplication, the
aggregate amounts deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Earnings in
respect of:

(i)     Consolidated Interest Expense;

(ii)    Consolidated Income Tax Expense;

(iii)    Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Charges;

(iv)    reasonable non-recurring non-cash losses not incurred in the ordinary
course of business;

(v)    non-cash losses attributable to foreign exchange conversion losses;

(vi)    non-recurring extraordinary cash losses or expenses not incurred in the
ordinary course of business that are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent and supported by documentation reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent;

(vii)    any increase in the reserve for inventories for which cost is
determined using the last in, first out (“LIFO”) method;

(viii)    losses incurred in connection with the disposal of operating assets;

(ix)    non-cash equity compensation expenses; and

(x)    one-time relocation costs and expenses for the Chief Executive Officer,
in an aggregate amount not to exceed Two Hundred

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Thousand Dollars ($200,000) and to be expensed during the Commitment Period;
minus
(b)    to the extent included in Consolidated Net Earnings for such period, (i)
non-recurring non-cash gains not incurred in the ordinary course of business,
(ii) non-cash gains attributable to foreign exchange conversion gains, (iii)
non-recurring extraordinary cash gains not incurred in the ordinary course of
business, (iv) gains incurred in connection with the disposal of operating
assets, (v) any decrease in the reserve for inventories for which cost is
determined using the LIFO method, and (vi) non-cash equity compensation gains.

“Adjusted Orange Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, Adjusted
Consolidated EBITDA attributable to the operations conducted at the plant of the
Companies located in Orange, California, as set forth on the monthly financial
statements of the Companies delivered pursuant to Section 5.3(b) hereof,
calculated in a manner consistent with the past accounting practices and
procedures of the Borrower.

“Alliance Machinery and Equipment” means the Machinery and Equipment held at the
plant of the Companies located at 562 W. Ely Street, Alliance, Ohio, as set
forth in more particular detail in that certain Valuation & Review Report,
conducted by Gordon Brothers Asset Advisors, LLC (dba Gordon Brothers-AccuVal),
dated as of September 20, 2016; provided that the Machinery and Equipment
specifically identified on Schedule 5.38 hereto shall not be considered or
included as “Alliance Machinery and Equipment”.

“Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively (a) the National Flood Insurance
Reform Act of 1994 (which comprehensively revised the National Flood Insurance
Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973), as now or hereafter
in effect or any successor statute thereto, (b) the Flood Insurance Reform Act
of 2004, as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, and (c)
the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, as now or hereafter in
effect or any successor statute thereto.

“Liquidation Firm” means that term as defined in Section 5.38 hereof.

“Mortgage” means each Open-End Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents and
Security Agreement (or deed of trust or comparable document), dated on or after
the Third Amendment Effective Date, relating to the Mortgaged Real Property,
executed and delivered by a Credit Party, to further secure the Secured
Obligations, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated or otherwise
modified.

“Mortgaged Real Property” means each parcel of real estate owned by a Credit
Party, as set forth on Schedule 6 hereto, together with all improvements and
buildings thereon and all appurtenances, easements or other rights thereto
belonging, and being defined collectively as the “Property” in each of the
Mortgages.

“Third Amendment Effective Date” means February 8, 2018

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4.    Retroactive Amendment to Financial Covenant Provisions. Article V of the
Credit Agreement is hereby retroactively amended, effective as of December 31,
2017, to delete Section 5.7 therefrom and to insert in place thereof the
following:

Section 5.7. Financial Covenants.

(a)    Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Borrower shall not suffer or permit at
any time the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.10 to 1.00 on
December 31, 2018 and thereafter.

(b)    Minimum Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA. The Borrower shall not suffer or
permit Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA to be less than:

(i)    negative Nine Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars (-$970,000) for the most
recently completed two fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2018;

(ii)    Three Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($345,000) for the most
recently completed three fiscal quarters ending June, 2018; and

(iii)    One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000) for the most
recently completed four fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2018.

(c)    Minimum Adjusted Orange Consolidated EBITDA. The Borrower shall not
suffer or permit Adjusted Orange Consolidated EBITDA to be less than:

(i)    negative One Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand Dollars (-$158,000) for the
one-month period ending March 31, 2018;

(ii)    negative Thirteen Thousand Dollars (-$13,000) for the two-month period
ending April, 30, 2018;

(iii)    One Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand Dollars ($159,000) for the three-month
period ending May 31, 2018;

(iv)    Three Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($355,000) for the four-month
period ending June 30, 2018;

(v)    Five Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($535,000) for the five-month
period ending July 31, 2018;

(vi)    Seven Hundred Nine Thousand Dollars ($709,000) for the six-month period
ending August 31, 2018; and

(vii)    One Million Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($1,025,000) for the
seven-month period ending September 30, 2018.

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(d)    Consolidated Unfunded Capital Expenditures. The Credit Parties shall not
invest in Consolidated Unfunded Capital Expenditures more than an aggregate
amount equal to (i) Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000)
during the fiscal year of the Borrower ending September 30, 2018, and (ii) Three
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000) during the fiscal year of
Borrower ending September 30, 2019 and during any fiscal year thereafter. For
purposes of clarification, the Calculation of Consolidated Unfunded Capital
Expenditures for purposes of calculating the financial covenant set forth in
this subsection (d) shall not be reduced by the amount of any proceeds received
from the sale of the Irish Real Estate.

5.    Additions to Covenant Provisions. Article V of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended to add the following new Sections 5.37, 5.38 and 5.30 at the end
thereof:

Section 5.37. Flood Hazard. If any portion of any Mortgaged Real Property is at
any time located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to
which flood insurance has been made available under the Flood Insurance Laws,
then the Borrower shall, or shall cause the applicable Credit Parties to (a)
maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable
insurer, flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with
all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance
Laws, which such insurance shall (i) identify the addresses of each property
located in a special flood hazard area, (ii) indicate the applicable flood zone
designation, the flood insurance coverage and deductible relating thereto, (iii)
provide that the insurer will give the Administrative Agent at least thirty (30)
days’ written notice of cancellation or non-renewal, and (iv) shall otherwise be
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and
(b) deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance, in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, including, without
limitation, evidence of annual renewals of such insurance. The applicable Credit
Party shall also provide to Administrative Agent from time to time such
documents and other information reasonably requested by Administrative Agent to
permit Administrative Agent and the Lenders to comply with Flood Insurance Laws.
Any increase, extension or renewal of the Commitment shall be subject to flood
insurance due diligence and flood insurance compliance reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.

Section 5.38. Sale of Machinery and Equipment. The Borrower shall, on or before
June 30, 2018, consummate the sale of the Alliance Machinery and Equipment. If
such sale is not consummated on or before June 30, 2018, the Borrower shall, on
or before July 31, 2018, retain a third-party distressed asset liquidation firm
(the “Liquidation Firm”) to conduct an orderly liquidation sale of the Alliance
Machinery and Equipment, under terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent, to consummate the sale or other disposition of such
Machinery and Equipment. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all fees, costs and
expenses of the Liquidation Firm for all work related to the Companies. The
Borrower also agrees (a) that the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the
Liquidation Firm may communicate directly with each other on all matters
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any way to the engagement of the Liquidation Firm regarding the Companies, and
(b) to fully cooperate with the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the
Liquidation Firm with respect to matters pertaining to or related to the
engagement of the Liquidation Firm. The Borrower hereby waives any right to
confidentiality or privacy obligations of the Liquidation Firm, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in each case solely with respect to the
Liquidation Firm’s engagement under this Section 5.38, and waives and releases
any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent or the Lenders with
respect to any communications among any of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders
and the Liquidation Firm, in each, case solely with respect to communications
related to the Liquidation Firm’s engagement under this Section 5.38.

Section 5.39. Transfer of Machinery and Equipment. If, at any time, the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio, for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters,
shall be less than 1.00 to 1.00, the Companies may not incur any Consolidated
Capital Expenditures, or any other expense in connection with the transfer of
any Machinery or Equipment from the plant of the Companies located in Alliance,
Ohio to any other plant or location of the Companies without the prior written
consent of the Administrative Agent.

6.    Additions to Schedules. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add a
new Schedule 6 (Mortgaged Real Property) and a new Schedule 5.38 (Alliance
Machinery and Equipment Not Subject to Sale) thereto in the form of Schedule 6
and Schedule 5.38 hereto.

7.    Closing Deliveries. Concurrently with the execution of this Amendment, the
Borrower shall:

(a)    pay an amendment fee to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
Lenders, in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000);

(b)    cause each Guarantor of Payment to execute the attached Guarantor
Acknowledgment and Agreement; and

(c)    pay all legal fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection
with this Amendment and any other Loan Documents.

8.    Post-Closing Deliveries. No later than thirty (30) days after the
execution of this Amendment (unless a longer period is agreed to in writing by
the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall, with respect to each parcel of
the Mortgaged Real Property, deliver to the Administrative Agent:

(a)    evidence to the Administrative Agent’s satisfaction, in its sole
discretion, that no portion of such Mortgaged Real Property is located in a
Special Flood Hazard Area or is otherwise classified as Class A or Class BX on
the Flood Maps maintained by the Federal Emergency Management Agency;

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(b)    the results of title and lien searches of such Mortgaged Real Property
records for the county in which such Real Property is located; and

(c)    an executed original of the Mortgage with respect to such Mortgaged Real
Property.

9.    Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby represents and
warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that (a) the Borrower has
the legal power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment; (b) the
officers executing this Amendment have been duly authorized to execute and
deliver the same and bind the Borrower with respect to the provisions hereof;
(c) the execution and delivery hereof by the Borrower and the performance and
observance by the Borrower of the provisions hereof do not violate or conflict
with the Organizational Documents of the Borrower or any material law applicable
to the Borrower or result in a breach of any provision of or constitute a
default under any other material agreement, instrument or document binding upon
or enforceable against the Borrower; (d) no Default or Event of Default exists,
nor will any occur immediately after the execution and delivery of this
Amendment or by the performance or observance of any provision hereof; (e) each
of the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents is true
and correct in all material respects as of the Third Amendment Effective Date as
if made on the Third Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent that any
such representation or warranty expressly states that it relates to an earlier
date (in which case such representation or warranty is true and correct in all
material respects as of such earlier date); (f) the Borrower is not aware of any
claim or offset against, or defense or counterclaim to, the Borrower’s
obligations or liabilities under the Credit Agreement or any other Related
Writing; and (g) this Amendment constitutes a valid and binding obligation of
the Borrower in every respect, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except
as enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium
and similar laws and by equitable principles, whether considered at law or in
equity.

10.    References to Credit Agreement and Ratification. Each reference to the
Credit Agreement that is made in the Credit Agreement or any other Related
Writing shall hereafter be construed as a reference to the Credit Agreement as
amended hereby. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all terms and
provisions of the Credit Agreement are confirmed and ratified and shall remain
in full force and effect and be unaffected hereby. This Amendment is a Loan
Document.

11.    Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, by different parties hereto in separate counterparts and by
facsimile or other electronic signature, each of which, when so executed and
delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together
shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

12.    Headings. The headings, captions and arrangements used in this Amendment
are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this
Amendment.

13.    Severability. Any provision of this Amendment that shall be prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
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prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions
hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any
other jurisdiction.

14.    Governing Law. The rights and obligations of all parties hereto shall be
governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to principles of
conflicts of laws.

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JURY TRIAL WAIVER. THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS, TO
THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY
PARTICIPATE IN RESOLVING ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR
OTHERWISE, AMONG THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS, OR ANY
THEREOF, ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE
RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY
NOTE OR OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO. THIS WAIVER SHALL NOT
IN ANY WAY AFFECT, WAIVE, LIMIT, AMEND OR MODIFY THE ABILITY OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR THE LENDERS TO PURSUE REMEDIES PURSUANT TO ANY
CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT OR COGNOVIT PROVISION CONTAINED IN ANY NOTE OR OTHER
INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT AMONG THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
AND THE LENDERS.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Amendment in
Cleveland, Ohio as of the date first set forth above.

 
SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC.

By:/s/Peter Knapper   
Peter Knapper
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
   as the Administrative Agent and as a Lender

By:/s/ Michael P. Gutia   
Michael P. Gutia
Vice President

Signature Page to
Third Amendment Agreement

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PRESIDENTIAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

By:/s/ Dennis Schlesner   
Dennis Schlesner
President

Signature Page to
Third Amendment Agreement

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GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT

The undersigned consent and agree to and acknowledge the terms of the foregoing
Third Amendment Agreement dated as of February 8, 2018. The undersigned further
agree that the obligations of the undersigned pursuant to the Guaranty of
Payment executed by the undersigned are hereby ratified and shall remain in full
force and effect and be unaffected hereby.

The undersigned hereby waive and release the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders and their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys,
affiliates and subsidiaries from any and all claims, offsets, defenses and
counterclaims of any kind or nature, absolute and contingent, of which the
undersigned are aware or should be aware, such waiver and release being with
full knowledge and understanding of the circumstances and effect thereof and
after having consulted legal counsel with respect thereto.

JURY TRIAL WAIVER. THE UNDERSIGNED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, HEREBY WAIVE
ANY RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY PARTICIPATE IN RESOLVING ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING
IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, AMONG THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,
THE LENDERS AND THE UNDERSIGNED, OR ANY THEREOF, ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION
WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT, THE AMENDMENT OR
ANY NOTE OR OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO. THIS WAIVER SHALL NOT
IN ANY WAY AFFECT, WAIVE, LIMIT, AMEND OR MODIFY THE ABILITY OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS TO PURSUE REMEDIES PURSUANT TO ANY CONFESSION
OF JUDGMENT OR COGNOVIT PROVISION CONTAINED IN ANY NOTE OR OTHER INSTRUMENT,
DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT AMONG THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, LENDERS AND
THE UNDERSIGNED.

 
GENERAL ALUMINUM FORGINGS, LLC
T & W FORGE, LLC
QUALITY ALUMINUM FORGE, LLC

By:/s/ Peter Knapper   
Peter Knapper
President

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